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Family 'hurt' by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu hero snub as late journalist buried
The family of the late journalist and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu said it was disappointed he was not accorded national hero status as he was laid to rest on Thursday.Gwakuba died aged 87 ...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:09hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Forget about traditional funeral rituals, says Omega Sibanda
THE death of five people in Lower Gweru from Covid-19 after performing body viewing of a deceased relative from South Africa has raised concerns over rites traditionally observed upon the passing on o...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:07hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
Zapu liberation struggle stalwart Thaka dies
A FORMER stalwart of the Zimbabwe armed liberation struggle, Teresa Thaka, has died after a short illness at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo.She died on Thursday aged 76.Her daughter, S...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:23hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
'Time to complete Tsvangira's democratic struggle,' says Chamisa's youths
YOUTHS from the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa say they are now prepared to finishing the legacy issue started by the late founding president Morgan Tsvangirai and complete the democratic struggle...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
'Nkayi district hospital mortuary not functioning for 13 years'
NKAYI District Hospital mortuary in Matabeleland North province has reportedly not been functional for close to 13 years following equipment breakdown.The hospital is in ward 29 in Nkayi distr...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:22hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Letter to the people of Zimbabwe
Pamusoroi Dzimbabwe.Allow me on behalf of my president, the NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT, and the nation of Zimbabwe, to convey our deepest of sympathies and apology, to the Ndebele nation, and a...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 09:36hrs | 779 | by Julius Machingura
Journalist Gwakuba Ndlovu burial set for today before Zanu-PF hero status
VETERAN journalist and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu will be buried today at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo, his family has said. Gwakuba Ndlovu died last Friday at the United Bulawayo Ho...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:46hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
5 die of Covid-19 after attending funeral
Five villagers from Lower Gweru under Chief Sogwala have died of Covid-19 in a space of a week after attending a funeral service for a relative who had succumbed to the virus. According to the local l...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:44hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Abednico Ncube battles Covid-19
Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs Minister Abednico Ncube and several top civil servants in the province have gone into isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.Ncube was conspicuous ...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 16:16hrs | 2464 | by Staff reporter
Choeni buried amid controversy
A WAR of words erupted at the burial of the late Matabeleland South Zanu-PF provincial chairperson Rabelani Choe ni as the family and party clashed over proceedings.Choeni died of Covid-19 com...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:10hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter
'Late contact tracing behind surge in Kwekwe Covid-19 cases'
KWEKWE residents have lodged a complaint with mayor Angelina Kasipo over late Covid-19 contact tracing by health authorities, which has resulted in more family members getting infected at home....Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Govt reduces workforce to 10%
GOVERNMENT has further decongested its workforce to 10 percent from 40 percent and temporarily closed some of its district offices in Hwange after staffers tested Covid-19 positive. In a circu...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:49hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Maisha Health Fund launches convenient, phone-based medical aid registration via USSD
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe's health insurance unit, Maisha Health Fund, has launched an innovative and convenient way to register for medical aid cover through the mobile phone. The service, wh...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 17:33hrs | 211 | by Agencies
5 family members perish in SA horror crash
A FAMILY in Entumbane, Bulawayo is mourning the death of five of its members in a horrific accident which claimed six people on Saturday in Polokwane, South Africa. Of the six, four are siblings from ...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1493 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital operations crippled
More than 60 doctors and nurses at Mpilo Central Hospital are in isolation after testing positive to Covid-19, a development that has crippled health care service delivery at the hospital. The...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1894 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South seeks national hero status for Choeni
The Zanu PF leadership in Matebeleland South province has applied to the national leadership to confer national hero status to their provincial chairman Rabelani Choeni. Choeni (71) succumbed to Covid...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:39hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
City to ban mourners
THE Bulawayo City Council will soon introduce a policy to ban mourners from attending burials at its cemeteries as concerns grow that gatherings at funerals and burials were becoming Covid-19 super sp...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 07:59hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei's vast tentacles grip Zimbabwe government
KUDAKWASHE Tagwirei's influence on government in recent years has been unmatched.The shadowy businessman has emerged one of the biggest beneficiaries of the November 2017 military coup which o...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:26hrs | 2266 | by Staff reporter
Veteran journalist Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu has died
Veteran journalist, writer and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu has died.He was 87.Saul died at United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) early Friday morning after a long illness.His wife...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 17:38hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Gweru records surge in demand for graves
DEMAND for burial space at Gweru council cemeteries has increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, mayor Josiah Makombe has revealed.In his state of the city address, Makomb...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:34hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mum on South Africa riots, calls for SADC unity
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries to draw lessons from their historical past and unite against ensuing instability in the region.He...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:16hrs | 2679 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces headache over next ZNA commander
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa could be agonising over who to appoint Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander following the death of his confidante, Edzai Chimonyo who was buried at the National Heroes A...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:16hrs | 6320 | by Staff reporter
Shun violence, says Chief Charumbira
Chiefs' Council president fortune Charumbira on Saturday urged his subjects in Masvingo to shun political violence ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.He was speaking at the burial of 85-ye...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:15hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'go extra mile to uplift Zimbabwe'
AS the march towards Vision 2030 continues, loyal sons and daughters of the country must step up and advance national interests both among the country's diplomats and also in the security establ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:05hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Double heroes' burial today
President Mnangagwa will today preside over the burial of two national heroes, Zimbabwe National Army Commander, Lieutenant General Edzai Chimonyo and Michael "Vhuu" Chakabva at the national heroes ac...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF accused of 'hijacking' senior Kariba citizen's funeral
Zanu-PF has been accused by the family of late senior Kariba resident, Phillip Chingono of attempting to gain political mileage through crowdfunding for his funeral when, in fact, the elderly man led ...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:35hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Robbers loot $55 million in Bulawayo
ARMED robbers in Bulawayo stole cash and valuables worth a total of $54 962 918 between March and June this year, in a four-month crime wave that saw 32 armed robberies committed around the city....Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:39hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane burial date set
THE late national hero, Abraham Nkiwane, will be buried tomorrow at his farm on the outskirts of Umguza District while burial arrangements for two other national heroes, Commander of the Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:38hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Robber who died of gunshot wounds boasted about crime
SUSPECTED armed robber, Benjamin Craig Musasa, who was killed in a gun battle with the police in Harare last week, reportedly boasted about his crime spree.Musasa, who was popularly known as "...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 08:34hrs | 2281 | by Staff Reporter
Bodies from SA congest Bulawayo cemeteries
BODIES repatriated from South Africa are topping the list of burials at most Bulawayo cemeteries, with council expressing concern that residents were not adhering to the 30 stipulated numbers of peopl...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:59hrs | 1955 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane snubs Heroes Acre burial
THE family of the national hero Abraham Nkiwane has said it is yet to come up with the burial date of the veteran nationalist. They agreed that the liberation stalwart will be buried at his farm in Um...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:54hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporter
Zapu mourns Zpra veteran Nkiwane
OPPOSITION Zapu yesterday described the death of former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zpra) commander, Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane (93), as a loss to the nation as he was instrumental in the lib...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:15hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Row over Kaunda's burial escalates
Some members of the family of Zambia's late President Kenneth Kaunda have gone to court to try to stop his burial at the Embassy Park national site in the capital Lusaka.Kaunda - the country's...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 18:26hrs | 5499 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns 'name droppers'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned against the tendency by some individuals to abuse their proximity to high ranking officials to seek undeserved favours and benefits.He was speaking at t...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 16:47hrs | 4525 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa issues warning over third wave
Zimbabweans must remain on their guard to beat back Covid-19 whose third wave has seen a spike in deaths and new infections, the President has said.He was speaking at the burial of Major-Gener...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 16:27hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
'New COVID-19 variants more deadly'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned that the Delta and Beta variants of the COVID-19 virus were running riot in the country, and urged Zimbabweans to heed lockdown regulations imposed by his...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 11:30hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says every Zimbabwean has to be vaccinated
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said every Zimbabwean has to be vaccinated if the country was to win the war against the rampaging Covid-19 third wave which has seen infections and deaths rise expone...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 18:52hrs | 1382 | by Staff reporter
Scores willing to die for Zuma
Scores of amabutho (regiments), politicians and ordinary citizens vowed that they are willing to die rather than endure watching former president Jacob Zuma being arrested.Zuma has until tomor...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 19:53hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi a priority for the whole nation
AFTER attaining full independence in April 1980, Zimbabwe embarked on a journey of nation building but along the way, conflict was unavoidable in the young nation. Factors including tribalism,...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:42hrs | 727 | by Staff Reporter
Big send-off for Chidzambga
DYNAMOS football legend Misheck "Scania" Chidzambga, who died last week, was buried in Mhondoro yesterday amid calls for recognition of former football stars by government.Chidzambga died abou...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:04hrs | 1081 | by Staff reporter
Top soldier dies due to Covid-19
Decorated military guru and former Commander of Two Infantry Brigade and a veteran of the liberation struggle, Major-General (Retired) Clever Shadreck Chiramba has died.He was 66.Maj-G...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 4004 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa Admits Zimbabwe is under Armed Siege
On 21 June 2021, President Mnangagwa (ED) put gun robbers on notice. Simply, this is an admission that the country is under siege from gun toting gangs. While we all Zimbabwean citizens except the out...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 14:20hrs | 7302 | by Sam Wezhira
MLF happy that Obert Gutu has clearly shown the intentions of President Mnangagwa on Gukurahundi
As MLF, we are glad that at long last, Obert Gutu has proved us spot on that ZANU and MDC share dog and puppy relationship. He has not only displayed how much he is not concerned about the welfare of ...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 10:49hrs | 1897 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Prominent medical practitioner Shah succumbs to Covid-19
PROMINENT medical practitioner, Dr Bilal Shah, who succumbed to Covid-19 at a local hospital yesterday has been buried at Warren Hills cemetery in Harare.Dr Shah (67) was buried within 24 hour...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 08:08hrs | 2510 | by Staff Reporter
Hand me down knowledge is drying up
Emotionally strong village elders are being quickly gathered to their ancestors, may be tell tale signs of the end times. Echoes from the corridors of time had very mature people guiding young...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:42hrs | 569 | by Tondo Murisa Chinehasha
Mnangagwa abhors cultural erosion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday lamented the effects of globalisation on Zimbabwe, saying they were overwhelming local cultures and threatening the lives of youths who were now resorting to dru...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:04hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa extends Kaunda's mourning by 14 days
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the national mourning of the late former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda by another 14 days while three days have been set aside for Father Emmanuel Ribeiro....Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 4032 | by Staff reporter
Kaunda supported Zapu, says Nkomo
SIBANGILIZWE, the son of the late for-mer Vice-President Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, yesterday paid tribute to the late Zambian founding President Kenneth Kaunda, describing his relationship with his father...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:08hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
Woman kills ‘second hubby' to go back to first one
A WOMAN from Njube suburb in Bulawayo allegedly stabbed her live-in boyfriend to death with a kitchen knife because she wanted to reconcile with a man she was once married to. Ntombikayise Ndl...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
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