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Neighbours drag 'intoxicated teen' from burning house in Bulawayo
Residents of New Lobengula in Bulawayo were startled late yesterday by a raging fire that engulfed a house in the neighborhood, illuminating the night sky with bright flames.A teenager identif...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 15:38hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
AMH Workers in salary arrears quandary
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) workers are grappling with stress over unpaid salary components, particularly the United States dollar portion, which has remained outstanding for five months and is not ref...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 11:17hrs | 829 | by Staff Reporter
NRZ to auction scrap wagons and passenger coaches across Zimbabwe
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has announced plans to dispose of 422 scrap wagons and several decades-old passenger coaches, located in Bulawayo, Harare, and other sites across the country. T...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 06:33hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army probes barracks fire
Investigations are underway to determine the cause of a fire that broke out at the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Headquarters administrative complex at Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks, formerly KGVI, ...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 17:01hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army headquarters extensively damaged by fire
A fire broke out at the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) headquarters in Harare early Sunday morning, causing significant damage to buildings and property, according to an official statement.The b...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:22hrs | 3081 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military officer found hanging was murdered
A somber atmosphere engulfed the Senate as Senator Lwazi Sibanda delivered an emotional address mourning the tragic and mysterious death of her cousin, Hillary Nleya, a military intelligence officer w...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 20:16hrs | 4458 | by Staff reporter
Makarawu sets new indoor 300m national record in United States
United States-based Zimbabwean sprinter Tapiwanashe Makarawu has once again made headlines by breaking the national indoor record for the 300m at the Louisville Opener, held at the Norton Healthcare S...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:42hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Fire destroys property at RMS warehouse in Bulawayo
A devastating fire at the Road Motor Services (RMS) warehouse in Bulawayo destroyed property valued at approximately ZWG2 million yesterday morning. The blaze, which broke out at around 7:37 am, was s...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:30hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Pirates ready to play with the big boys next year
In just nine months since their formation, Gwanda Pirates are on the brink of a historic achievement. The ZIFA Matabeleland South Division Two team is one victory away from clinching the championship ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:50hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ngungumbane sets a benchmark in education and leadership
In a remarkable display of commitment to education, Chief Ngungumbane of Mberengwa District has not only established himself as a respected traditional leader but also as a beacon of academic excellen...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:35hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Brothers set fire to neighbours' huts in revenge for alleged murder
Two brothers from Mberengwa are on the run after allegedly setting fire to two huts belonging to their neighbours, accusing them of being responsible for the death of their relative.The incide...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 13:03hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Mbare inferno a disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the devastating fire that ravaged the Mbare Traders Market a state of disaster, paving the way for urgent assistance and resources to support thousands of tra...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:56hrs | 1149 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Belarus fire engine malfunction, Gwanda Fire Brigade struggles
A Toyota Runx was completely gutted by fire this afternoon outside Gwanda city centre, near the NSSA complex along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road, after the Gwanda Fire Brigade faced challenges in extin...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:45hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
TTI Boss Lizwe Mabuza: The Philanthropic Visionary Driving Bulawayo's Social Responsibility Agenda
In an era where corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often reduced to buzzwords and token gestures, one man stands as a testament to genuine commitment towards community upliftment. Lizwe Mabuza, ...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 20:08hrs | 3593 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe diplomats to sign performance contracts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied Zimbabwe's diplomats worldwide to attract investments, boost tourism, and enhance trade opportunities.To this end, all the country's diplomats will in fut...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe doctors' residence project stalls
The reconstruction of the doctor's residence at Kwekwe General Hospital remains stalled due to lack of funding, leaving hospital staff struggling for accommodation nearly four years after a devastatin...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:31hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Harare demolishes Mbare structures
The Harare City Council has demolished illegal structures near its Remembrance Offices in Mbare to prepare a site for the relocation of traders affected by last month's devastating fire. The site, onc...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Man prevents wife from shaving privates for a year
In a shocking case that stunned the Matero Local Court, 33-year-old Peggy Changwe, a woman from the Katuba area near Lusaka, Zambia, was granted a divorce from her estranged husband, Peter Banda, afte...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:49hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
Security guard denied bail over Mbare market fire
A security guard at Mbare Musika marketplace, Action Chakauya, aged 35, has been denied bail following allegations of negligence that led to a significant fire, causing extensive property damage. Chak...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:52hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Security guard charged over US$5 million Mbare Musika fire
The fire that ravaged Mbare Musika Retail Market last week, causing property damage worth US$5 million, originated from a small fire negligently lit by a security guard trying to keep warm, a Mba...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:09hrs | 1221 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares State of Disaster after Mbare market fire
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following the devastating fire that tore through Mbare Traders Market on October 8, 2024. The fire, which raged for hours before being ext...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 14:00hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP blames opposition for loss of livelihoods
Parliament has urged the government to conduct a comprehensive investigation into a spate of fires that have recently devastated informal trading spaces and buildings in Harare. The call for inquiry f...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:33hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Fire breaks out at Mbare Musika market
A massive fire broke out at Mbare Musika market in Harare on Tuesday night, wreaking havoc on the bustling informal trade hub and destroying countless properties and livelihoods. The blaze, which star...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1672 | by Staff reporter
BCC grappling with fire at Richmond Landfill Site for 4 days now
The City of Bulawayo is actively working to extinguish a fire that erupted last Sunday at the Richmond Landfill Site, attributed to spontaneous combustion. The incident has raised alarm among resident...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Swift action by Bulawayo Fire Brigade saves trucks and buildings
The Bulawayo Fire Brigade responded promptly to a massive fire that broke out at Cotton Printers in the Belmont industrial area yesterday afternoon, managing to save three trucks and nearby buildings ...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:30hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Nyasha Magadhi: A Trailblazer in Zimbabwe's Mining Industry
Born: May 29, 2000 Occupation: Mining Entrepreneur, Consultant, Youth Advocate Founder: WeMine Zimbabwe, Ore Min...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:09hrs | 1545 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Suspected Arson Attacks Target National Railways of Zimbabwe Premises
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has reported a series of suspected arson attacks on its premises, with fires breaking out at key sites in Bulawayo...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:13hrs | 527 | by Staff Reporter
NRZ fire likely sparked by discarded cigarette stub
A carelessly discarded lit material, possibly a cigarette stub, may have sparked the massive fire that destroyed 51 decommissioned passenger coaches at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) mechanic...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:31hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
51 train coaches destroyed by fire in Zimbabwe
A fire that broke out at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) mechanical workshop in Bulawayo on Monday afternoon destroyed 51 decommissioned passenger coaches, the parastatal has confirmed. ...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:45hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
National Railways of Zimbabwe workshop in Bulawayo gutted by fire
The Bulawayo Fire Brigade is currently battling to contain a raging fire that broke out at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) technical workshops, destroying several stationary wagons and passeng...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 15:04hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Mafikizolo electrifies Harare crowd at Zimstock Festival
South African Afropop sensation Mafikizolo delivered an electrifying performance yesterday at Zimstock, Harare's premier family-friendly music festival held at Hellenic Primary School. The iconic duo,...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 11:19hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Everton Mlalazi: A beacon of hope in International Gospel Music
Everton Mlalazi, a prominent figure in the international gospel music scene, continues to captivate audiences worldwide with his powerful messages of hope, love, and unity. Born and raised in Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:03hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
What Zimbabweans need to know about Starlink, and how to order
GREAT news for internet users across Zimbabwe - Starlink has officially launched nationwide services as of September 7, 2024.After months of anticipation and a slight delay, Zimbabweans can no...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 16:08hrs | 2988 | by Staff reporter
Drunk man dies in inferno
In a disturbing incident that happened at Nyika Growth Point in Bikita, a man died after his house caught fire while he was drunk on the night of August 17.A charcoal heater found in the house...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:49hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Raymond Zondo's 'tainted' legacy draws to a sharp close
Colleagues, friends and high profile public figures have heaped praises on outgoing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who is set to hang up his robes after 27 years in the judiciary.Zondo was honou...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:04hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fire brigade lets family down, as US$350 000 home goes up in smoke
The Vella family from Bulawayo's Suburbs area will never forget July 28, 2024, when a fire ravaged their home, reducing nearly all their possessions to ashes. The blaze, suspected to have been caused ...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 17:33hrs | 1729 | by Staff reporter
Man burns 7 huts because wife asked her parents for food
Mncedisi Khumalo (33) reportedly attacked his wife, Ms. Lungile Nzima, and her elderly mother and aunt before burning down seven huts at their homestead in Paradise Village, Bubi, Matabeleland North. ...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:10hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Man sets hut on fire after finding ex-lover with new lover
A 40-year-old man, Mandlenkosi Mhlanga, appeared before the Esigodini Magistrates' Court on two counts of attempted murder. The National Prosecution Authority of Zimbabwe reported that Mhlanga is the ...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:48hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Protesters across Kenya say 'Ruto must go!'
Kenyan riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi on Tuesday and demonstrations erupted in other cities across the country demanding the resignation of President William Ruto, following a wee...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 12:04hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Woman douses hubby with petrol, sets him alight
A WOMAN from Maphisa in Kezi, Matobo district, who appeared before the High Court in Bulawayo for killing her husband, was sentenced to 10 years in jail.Sindiso Ndlovu (42) was charged with mu...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 07:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's new wife opens school robotics competition
Zimbabwe's first schools robotics competition opened in Harare, officiated by Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi-Chiwenga, wife of Vice President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga. Speaking at Westridge High School, C...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man sets Range Rover ablaze as couple sleeps
While Thembinkosi Ndlovu (53) and his wife Soneni Ndlovu (51) were sleeping at their home in Selbourne Park, Bulawayo, they were awakened by a loud explosion and discovered their Range Rover engulfed ...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo family homeless after arson attack
A family in the Queens Park East suburb of Bulawayo has been traumatized by a house fire caused by arson. An unidentified man used petrol and a mop to set their house ablaze, destroying possessions wo...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:07hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Fire guts Autoquip Complex in Bulawayo
Goods worth over Z$2 million were destroyed in a fire at the Autoquip complex on Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street in Bulawayo, leaving shop owners devastated. The complex, which housed a variety o...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 16:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
8 Anglicans perish in bus blaze
The government has cancelled the operating licence of Passion Link Coaches after a fire in an unroadworthy bus killed eight Anglican Diocese of Manicaland pilgrims returning from Bernard Mzeki shrine....Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man runs amok, burns down mother's house
AN 18-year-old man from Ntunjambili Village in Matobo District, Matebeleland South Province reportedly ran amok and threatened to kill his mother before setting her hut ablaze and went on to destroy h...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman sets hubby alight over infidelity
A 42-year-old woman from Maphisa, Matabeleland South province, accused of murdering her husband by dousing him with petrol and setting him ablaze during a dispute over infidelity, awaits her verdict t...Published: 25 May 2024 at 12:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man catches ex-lover pants down, sets hut on fire
Following a heartbreak, a man from Kensington faced further distress when he discovered his former partner in bed with another man. Enraged, he set fire to the hut they were in before attacking the ma...Published: 25 May 2024 at 12:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland chiefs visit King Lobengula's relative
MATEBELELAND chiefs recently visited the daughter of King Lobengula's last born son who resides in Plumtree to share notes on Ndebele history.Lobengula, the son of the founder of the Ndebele k...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man sets self-ablaze after wife allegedly cheats with landlord
A Silobela man reportedly doused himself with petrol before setting himself ablaze over allegations that his wife was cheating on him.Police could not readily confirm the incident but Member o...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 15:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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