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Burial abandoned after relative goes berserk

A burial ceremony in Village Njobela under Chief Chisadza in Lower Gweru ended in chaos on Thursday after a close relative of the deceased went on a violent rampage, attacking mourners, including the presiding priest, and forcing the aband…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:00hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo's burials surge

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that a total of 480 burials took place across eight of the city's cemeteries during the month of June, while five bodies were cremated during the same period.According to the latest council statisti…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 18:01hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter

Chief Sogwala to be laid to rest Sunday

THE curtain will fall on one of Zimbabwe's longest-serving traditional leaders as Chief Sogwala of Lower Gweru is set to be buried Sunday 6 July 2025, at his homestead in Ward 7, Sogwala Village.Gweru District Development Coordinator Taris…

Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 11:12hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter

Lungu's South Africa burial halted

The Pretoria High Court has halted the burial of Zambia's former president Edgar Lungu in South Africa.The attorney-general of Zambia approached the court to halt Lungu's burial through an interim interdict on Wednesday.The court challenge…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter

Consumer watchdog wants tough stance against substandard products

The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has urged the government to strengthen enforcement of the Consignment-Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme to shield consumers from substandard, counterfeit, and mispriced goods flooding the m…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:26hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter

Gweru to set up modern crematorium

The Gweru City Council has announced plans to establish a modern crematorium at one of its cemeteries as part of efforts to improve burial services in the city.Mayor Martin Chivhoko confirmed the development during an interview yesterday, …

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:19hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe miners to get paupers' burial in SA

The North West health department is awaiting essential documentation, including death certificates, to proceed with the burial of 23 bodies of illegal miners recently recovered from abandoned shafts in Stilfontein.Department spokesperson T…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Dead man resurfaces 13 years after burial

In a sensational twist that reads more like fiction than reality, a 69-year-old Buhera woman, Judith Machao, has rocked her community - and social circles far beyond - with a jaw-dropping claim: her husband, long thought dead and buried in…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:32hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter

Widow ridiculed after being caught With a man just after hubby's burial

A young widow has come under intense fire from both her in-laws and social media users after a now-viral video surfaced showing her with another man barely a week after her husband was laid to rest.The footage, shared widely on the Crime W…

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:24hrs | 2177 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa calls for discipline, loyalty in ZDF

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for continued loyalty and dedication within the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), paying tribute to the late Brigadier General Tapiwa Rungani and national hero Walter Basopo during a funeral ceremony at…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:51hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter

Daniel Chapo courts Zimbabwe investors at ZITF

Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo has emphasized the importance of expanding economic cooperation between Mozambique and Zimbabwe, calling for more robust trade relations and foreign direct investment (FDI) at the opening of the …

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:31hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to bury 2 colleagues on Wednesday

A double burial for two national heroes, Brigadier-General (Retired) Victor Rungani and former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director Walter Basopo, has been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday at the National Heroes Acre in Hara…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:30hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa set to honour Sam Nujoma at burial

ADC Chairman and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to arrive in Namibia on Friday to attend the burial of the country's founding father and revered liberation struggle icon, Dr. Sam Nujoma. The veteran revolutionary leader pas…

Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 06:59hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter

Zvikomborero Sibanda to be buried tomorrow

The family of the late former ZBC TV news anchor Zvikomborero Sibanda has released details of her funeral and burial arrangements following her passing in Bulawayo on Thursday due to complications related to fibroids. Sibanda, who was wide…

Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 10:38hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter

Siqokoqela snubs Mphoko's burial

Siqokoqela Mphoko, the son of the late former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, was conspicuously absent from his father's burial at the family's Douglasdale plot in Bulawayo yesterday. His absence comes amid a bitter and ongoing family f…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 04:39hrs | 2033 | by Staff reporter

Phelekezela Mphoko: Farewell to a revolutionary

THE passing of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has left a profound void in the hearts of many Zimbabweans and those who knew him globally. As we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and comrades, we celebrate t…

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:28hrs | 1 | by Marshall Ndlela

Mphoko burial slated for Bulawayo tomorrow

Bulawayo is set to host the burial of national hero and former Vice President Phelekezela Report Mphoko tomorrow, in accordance with his family's wishes. Mphoko, who passed away at the age of 84, was recognized for his significant contribu…

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:23hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter

Mphoko's body expected tomorrow

The body of the late former Vice-President and national hero, Phelekezela Mphoko, is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe from India tomorrow. The announcement was made by Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube during a…

Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:37hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter

MPs demand answers on closed Bulawayo industries

Opposition members of Parliament have called on the government to provide clear timelines and concrete plans for the revival of Bulawayo's once-thriving industries, which have faced a steep decline in recent years. Bulawayo, once known as …

Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter

Pathisa Nyathi burial today

Prominent historian, writer, and cultural advocate Pathisa Nyathi, who passed away last Saturday at the age of 73, will be laid to rest today at Bulawayo's prestigious Lady Stanley Cemetery. The cemetery, reserved for the city's luminaries…

Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter

BCC proposes 'Pathisa Nyathi Corner

The legacy of Pathisa Nyathi, renowned historian and prolific author, will live on through the many works he published chronicling Zimbabwe's rich heritage, especially the histories of communities in the southern regions. Bulawayo Mayor, C…

Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:54hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter

Chief Marupi burial deferred to Wednesday

Chief Marupi of Gwanda District, who passed away last Sunday, will now be laid to rest on Wednesday at his rural home in Mbuzimbili Village, Selonga area. Originally scheduled for burial today, the arrangements have been shifted to allow h…

Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:00hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter

Chief Marupi to be laid to rest on Sunday

Gwanda District's youthful Chief Marupi, who passed away after a brief illness, will be laid to rest this Sunday at his rural home in the Mbuzimbili area of Matabeleland South. Chief Marupi, born Oaheng Nare, died at age 28 on Sunday eveni…

Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:45hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter

Tshinga Dube burial this week

National hero Colonel Tshinga Dube (Retired) will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare this week, with a funeral service scheduled for tomorrow at Bulawayo's Barbourfields Stadium. Col Dube, who passed away on Thursday evening a…

Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:00hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter

Tshinga Dube rejects National Heroes Acre burial?

Former Minister and liberation struggle Zipra commander Tshinga Dube, who passed away on Thursday night, has expressed his wish not to be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, according to his family. Dube's son, Vusumuzi Dube, rev…

Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:12hrs | 2807 | by Staff reporter

Sifiso Dabengwa to be buried in South Africa

Zimbabwean-born South African corporate executive Raymond Sifiso Dabengwa, former CEO of MTN Group and Eskom board member, will be laid to rest in Johannesburg on Saturday. Dabengwa, 66, passed away on Sunday morning after battling colon c…

Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 15:09hrs | 2413 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's nostalgic moment

President Mnangagwa recently revisited the Nanjing Army Command College, where he had trained in 1964 with four fellow Zimbabweans. This visit was a nostalgic reflection on his journey from a revolutionary trainee to the President of an in…

Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:24hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo housing stands unaffordable for many

The escalating demand for family housing in Bulawayo has driven housing stand prices beyond many people's reach, as the local authority struggles to provide enough land for the growing number of home seekers on its official waiting list. T…

Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:22hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter

Brigadier-General burial tomorrow

National hero Brigadier-General (Retired) Elasto Madzingira, who passed away on August 8 at the age of 65, will be buried tomorrow at the National Heroes Acre. President Mnangagwa will preside over the burial ceremony. Minister of Home Aff…

Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:30hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter

National Hero 'Jack Mpofu' burial tomorrow

Makhethi Ndebele, a late National Hero and former member of the ZPRA High Command known as Jack Mpofu, will be buried tomorrow at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, with President Mnangagwa presiding over the ceremony.The Ministry of Home…

Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:05hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter

Mutsvunguma's body arrives for burial

The body of national hero Retired Brigadier-General Romeo Daniel Mutsvunguma arrived at Charles Gumbo Barracks in Harare yesterday, ahead of his burial today at the National Heroes Acre. President Mnangagwa granted him National Hero status…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 03:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zapu's Sandi Moyo denied hero status, to be buried on Wednesday

THE burial for the late former Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister, Eunice Sandi Moyo, who died at Mater Dei Hospital last Thursday, has been set for Wednesday.Her daughter, Phoebe, confirmed the development but said finer details of the …

Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:23hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mix up at South African mortuary, 2-year body swap resolved

IN September 2021, then-31-year-old Bongani Ngwendu was attacked by a vigilante group in a suspected xenophobic attack at an informal settlement in Pretoria, South Africa, where he was burnt to death in his shack. His charred remains were …

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Remains of 21 people exhumed in city

Remains of 21 people were exhumed from a housing development project site in Bulawayo's Killarney suburb before they were reburied at the city's Luveve cemetery.This was revealed in the latest Bulawayo City Council minutes on cemeteries an…

Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Family dumps decomposing corpse at killer's home, demands 55 head of cattle before burial

A family in Silobela is demanding 55 head of cattle and US$8 500 as compensation before they can bury their son who was allegedly killed in a revenge attack.The family of Tinashe Manyeruke who was killed at Simana Business Centre in Januar…

Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Burial impasse drags on for 4 months

IT is now four months since the murder of a Gokwe artisanal miner at Zhombe Business Centre, popularly known as Kwa-Juwero under Chief Gwesela, with affected families failing to agree on terms and conditions reportedly set by the family of…

Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 06:58hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Gumbo set for big send off

WARRIORS and Highlanders legend Rahman Gumbo is expected to receive a big send off at his burial today at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo.Gumbo, who would have turned 60 today, died at a hospital in Francistown, Botswana on Friday last w…

Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa grants Rahman Gumbo state-assisted funeral

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accorded late Rahman Gumbo a state assisted funeral as Zanu-PF appeared Wednesday to have hijacked the Zimbabwe national football team and Highlanders legend's funeral arrangements.In correspondence written…

Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Maviri's family pays homage to Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda

The family of the late Insimbi ZeZhwane drummer and provincial hero, Thembinkosi "Maviri" Mpofu has thanked all those who supported them, singling out funeral service company, Kingdom Blue and media personality Ezra "Tshisa" Sibanda for th…

Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Ezekiel Guti snubs heroes acre burial

Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA Forward in Faith) founding leader and National Hero Archbishop Ezekiel Guti was yesterday buried at his old church started in 1960 under a eucalyptus tree on a mountain in Bindura.At this place, Arc…

Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

CCC activist not buried 1 year later

THE mother of slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali yesterday observed the first anniversary of her daughter's murder by suspected Zanu PF activist Pius Mukandi, alias Jamba, by blowing a candle.Ali's mother, …

Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mushohwe burial tomorrow

The late National Hero and former Cabinet Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe will be buried tomorrow morning at the National Heroes Acre.Dr Mushohwe died on Monday aged 69 after a long illness.The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Herita…

Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 20:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa mourns Air Commodore Maketo

President Mnangagwa has mourned the death of decorated Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) general air officer and pilot, Air Commodore Pio Pasipamire Maketo who died in on Saturday describing him as an exceptional trainer and dedicated cadre of t…

Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

National hero Nkomo burial set for today

The burial of liberation war stalwart Highten Nkomo is set to take place today at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.In an interview last night, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Permanent Secretary, Mr Aaron Nhepera, said President Mnang…

Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

National hero Nkomo burial set for Sunday

Liberation stalwart Highten Nkomo, who died a fortnight ago and was on Wednesday declared a National Hero, will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on Sunday.Yesterday his body made its final journey to his rural home in Bengo …

Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

7-day ultimatum for businesses operating illegally

More than 70 percent of businesses in Harare are operating in defiance of regulations or by-laws and Government will descend on them if they fail to regularise their operations within seven days.Most businesses in downtown Harare are breac…

Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter

Johanne Marange leader burial today

JOHANNE Marange Apostolic Church leader Noah Taguta Momberume will be buried today, three days after congregants were said to be camping in Manicaland's Marange communal lands anxiously awaiting his resurrection.He died on Sunday.Manicalan…

Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Doves faces two counts of fraud

DOVES Funeral Services faces two counts of fraud following a bizarre case in which the company last year buried two bodies in one coffin to cover a body mix-up.The mix-up in March 2021 saw Doves Funeral giving the Chimwamurombe family an e…

Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Doves burial scandal: New details emerge

DOVES Funeral Services allegedly stuffed blankets and plastic bags inside the coffin meant to have carried the remains of the late Maxwell Chimwamurombe, in the latest twist to the burial saga of the Nyanga resident who died in March last …

Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:15hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Ndumiso Gumede laid to rest

HUNDREDS of people converged at Ndumiso Gumede's rural home in Inyathi Village, Bubi District in Matabeleland North, to pay their last respects to the late decorated football administrator.The casket with Gumede's body was lowered into the…

Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

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