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Government still prioritising rehabilitation of Bulawayo-Nkayi Road
The government remains committed to completing the rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Nkayi road, and work is expected to resume once funds are released by the treasury, according to a senior government o...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 17:41hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Chief Fortune Charumbira removed as PAP president
Chief Fortune Charumbira who faces sexual assault allegations by his niece has been removed as president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) with elections for his replacement slated for October....Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 09:14hrs | 1668 | by Staff reporter
150 000 electoral officers for Zimbabwe polls
ABOUT 150 000 electoral officers will be deployed to the 12 370 polling stations that have been identified across the country for voting on August 23, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said....Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bubi villagers applaud Chinese firm
COMMUNITIES in Bubi district, Matabeleland North province, have applauded Chinese gold miner Ming Chang Sino Africa (Ming Chang) for spending close to US$100 000 in a road rehabilitation project....Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bussing supporters to Matebeleland North star rally tomorrow
President Mnangagwa headlines a star rally in Nkayi, Matebeleland North Province, tomorrow as Zanu-PF continues to prove its popularity and huge following among voters.The rally, the sixth one...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:22hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zinara boss loses houses, cars
FORMER Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive Frank Chitukutuku and his wife Nyasha, have lost their two upmarket houses, a fleet of vehicles and shares in two businesses belie...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF will win resoundingly, party chair claims
Zanu-PF national chair Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has claimed the ruling party will win resoundingly in the August 23 harmonised elections as the party has done enough groundwork to win the hearts of th...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 19:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters torch headman's home
Headman Siabbubi of Chabwidi area under Chief Siabuwa in Binga and his family reportedly cheated death by a whisker when three assailants who are suspected Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC) supporte...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unpacking today's Nomination court
NOMINATION Courts sit countrywide today for all candidates aspiring to contest in harmonised elections set for August 23, paving the way for serious political campaigning.Candidates vying for ...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF names candidates for Matebeleland North provincial council
ZANU-PF Matebeleland North province has selected 10 candidates who will represent the party in the Provincial Council in line with the country's Constitution.The Constitution provides for a ne...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland leaders urged to work together to develop region
Umzingwane National Assembly member Levy Mayihlome has said there is urgent need for unity among leaders in the Matebeleland region so that there is shared vision on development.Addressing a m...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Senator exposes Gukurahundi 'denialists'
Zanu-PF officials from Matebeleland have been accused of blocking any debate and motions on Gukurahundi whenever they are presented in Parliament.The claims were made by recalled MDC Alliance ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Memorial lecture held for top Zapu member
A MEMORIAL lecture was held in Bulawayo on Monday for the late top Zapu member John Mthimkhulu who was killed by the Fifth Brigade at the height of the Gukurahundi massacres at his rural home in Bubi ...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland region gets only $789,6 million for road projects
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed $789,6 million towards road development projects in Matebeleland provinces in the first four months of this year out of a combined tota...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council, war vets clash over torture base
A group of war veterans from Matabeleland North are locked in a fierce battle with the Nkayi Rural District Council for control of an abandoned building that was once used as a torture camp for opposi...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cash flush panners prey on vulnerable girls
GOLD panners are reportedly preying on vulnerable young girls in Nkayi District in Matabeleland North by using their financial muscle to quench their sexual appetite on the adolescents thereby exposin...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drug lord in Zanu-PF primary election contest
VIOLENCE mongers, drug lords, and shoddy characters were disqualified from standing for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections as Zanu-PF maintains high ethical standards with rerun polls set t...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 6 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Work on Bulawayo-Nkayi Road begins
WORK on the rehabilitation of the 158km Bulawayo-Nkayi Road has resumed following the disbursement of funds by Government for the project as the Second Republic steps up efforts towards completing out...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Command centres submit Zanu-PF primary elections winners list
ZANU-PF provincial command centres have submitted the names of the winners of primary elections to the party's national elections directorate in Harare, which will officially announce the results....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zipra's Sharpshoot denied National Hero Status
THE late liberation stalwart David Mongwa Moyo has been conferred a State-assisted funeral in honour of his contribution before and after independence and will be buried at the Bulawayo Provincial Her...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sharpshoot MUST be declared a national hero
THE Presidium is dealing with a request for the late liberation stalwart and pioneer liberation fighter David Mongwa Moyo to be accorded national hero status.Moyo, whose war name was Sharpshoo...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lions cause havoc in Matebeleland North
A pride of lions is reportedly causing havoc in parts of Lupane, Matebeleland North, where herds of cattle belonging to different farmers have been killed.Children have not been to school as v...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wankie battle stalwart dies
A war veteran, David Mongwa Moyo has died.He was 97.Moyo, who was one of the oldest surviving pioneer freedom fighters in the country, died at the age of 97 at Materdei Hospital in Bul...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Smuggler, police in 250km high speed chase
A truck driver fleeing Beitbridge Border Post with a load of smuggled groceries in his 30-tonne rig was cornered after a 250km high-speed chase and although he managed to run off into the fields, his ...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkayi roadworks resume
WORK on the rehabilitation of a 15km stretch of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road is set to resume with contractors now in the process of mobilising machinery and other equipment, and expected to be on the site...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must stay away from occult wealth seeking
IMAGINE being instructed by an inyanga or sangoma to take soil from a stranger's grave that will be used to perform a ritual to invoke the spirit of a dead person to help you get instant wealth and po...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP decries poor infrastructure in his area
Lupane West Member of Parliament (MP), Martin Khumalo, has said the newly appointed Chief Menyezwa assumes responsibility at a challenging time because of poor infrastructure in the area.Thurs...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches US$10 million gold facility
Prospects for increased gold production received a boost yesterday when Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube launched a US$10 million gold fund targeting small-scale and a...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government to start upgrading Nkayi Airstrip
GOVERNMENT will next month start upgrading Nkayi Airstrip in Matabeleland North Province with $40 million already set aside for the project as the Second Republic continues to roll out key infrastruct...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastors4ED Matebeleland North Chapter set for official launch
THE newly formed Pastors4ED Matebeleland North chapter will be officially launched on Monday in Kamativi.Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo will be the ...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Couple kills employer, steals his property
Police in Bulawayo have arrested a couple who allegedly axed their employer, Dr Geneva Sibanda (62) to death before stealing his property in Inyathi.Sources close to investigations told Bulawa...Published: 02 Jan 2023 at 09:31hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's San community gets inaugural chief
MATABELELAND North leaders have lauded the Second Republic for appointing Mr Christopher Dube as the first substantive Chief Goledema for the San community in Tsholotsho District.He was offici...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man smuggles aeroplane spares
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested a 45-year-old man on allegations of smuggling aircraft spares through the Beitbridge Border Post.The accused identified as Charles Mutandwa of Eastview, Hara...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt bars Chinese 'brick plant' deal
PLANS by a Chinese firm Ming Chang Sino-Africa Mining Investments to "ostensibly" set up a multi-million-dollar brick moulding plant in a Harare area known for a lucrative century-old gold treasure tr...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 20:37hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Female chief endorsed
THE late Chief Mvuthu's daughter Ms Silibaziso Mlotshwa could be one foot closer to succeeding her father after the Chiefs Council endorsed her.Chief Mvuthu, born Nyangayezizwe Mlotshwa of Mvu...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo berates ex-Zpra cadres intimidating communities
ZAPU president, Sibangilizwe Nkomo, has chastised some ex-ZPRA cadres who are reportedly being used by the ruling Zanu-PF party to intimidate communities ahead of next year's elections.His rem...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF old guard wins central committee elections in Matebeleland
Most of the senior Zanu-PF members in Matebeleland won in the party's central committee elections held on Saturday.The central committee is the party's highest decision-making body outside of ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland provinces get 10 ambulances
THE Government has delivered 10 fully-kitted ambulances to Matabeleland North and South provinces out of the 100 it has so far procured as part of its efforts to alleviate challenges arising from tran...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ambulance distribution begins
The Government has allocated 40 new fully kitted ambulances to public health institutions countrywide, while an additional 60 specialised medical emergency vehicles are set to be distributed to health...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 08:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
12 Matebeleland dams set for fisheries programme
MATEBELELAND fish farmers are set to benefit from the Government's fisheries programme after 12 dams from the region were targeted for the Presidential Fisheries Programme that will involve 50 000 far...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtshabezi greenbelt transforms rural agriculture
AN 87-year-old dream turned into reality following Government's bold move to transform Mtshabezi Irrigation Scheme in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, into a greenbelt in line with the Second Repu...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to shake off basket case status
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is on course to regain the regional breadbasket status and his government remained committed to putting 350 000 hectares under irrigation.Writing in ...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinese man attacked, killed in Zimbabwe
A 60-year-old Chinese man who was working at a mine in Inyathi under Bubi district, Matabeleland North province died at Materdei hospital after he was robbed and severely attacked at the mine....Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
5 Zimbabweans, SA national in more than 1500 kg copper cables theft
SIX suspects were arrested after they were found in possession of more than 1 500 kgs of copper cables by a joint team comprising Zesa loss control officers, the police and other security officers at ...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans commemorates Heroes Day
Zimbabweans from across the political divide, joined by Ministers, mayors and senior service officers, converged at venues across the country to commemorate Heroes Day and salute the fallen and living...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha: Matebeleland's unsung heroes
OMALAYITSHA (cross border transporters) are among the unsung heroes to most communities particularly in Matabeleland region where most families have relatives based in South Africa who send them money...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreigners loot Zimbabwe's emeralds
WELL-CONNECTED foreign syndicates are looting Zimbabwe's emeralds using local proxies and taking advantage of corrupt systems to plunder and smuggle various other types of little-known precious stones...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:50hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge highway project: A new big step in the right direction
AS we turn right off the Harare-Beitbridge highway - just before the intersection of the Harare and Bulawayo arteries five kilometres north of Beitbridge Border Post on the banks of the Limpopo River ...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho, Nkayi roadworks take shape
THE construction of major roads linking Bulawayo with Nkayi and Tsholotsho districts has gathered momentum as the Second Republic steps up efforts towards completing outstanding infrastructure develop...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goblins shut down school
REPORTED mysterious manifestations have shut down a school in Matabelealnd North's Bubi district.Villagers in the area are currently up in arms after an apostolic sect prophet popularly known ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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