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Woman found buried in garden, stepdaughter arrested

For four long months, the Dube family of Magotsha Village, Tsholotsho, lived with a haunting question: Where is Jennifer?Jennifer Dube, a mother of one and widow of the late liberation war hero Isaac Mzimela, vanished on May 2. On Septembe…

Published: 4 hrs ago | 96 | by Staff reporter

Mushekwe buried alone in Germany, sparking family controversy

The mysterious death of Zimbabwean journalist Itai Mushekwe in Cologne, Germany, has drawn attention to the apparent absence of family and friends during his final days and burial. Mushekwe, 42, passed away on May 30, 2025, and was laid to…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:07hrs | 2088 | by Staff reporter

Mangena's wife buried at Nkulumane Provincial Heroes Acre

The widow of national hero and iconic ZIPRA commander, Rodgers Alfred Nikita Mangena, Mrs Sikhubekiso Madeya Mangena, was laid to rest on Thursday at the Nkulumane Provincial Heroes Acre following her death last Sunday.Mrs Mangena was hono…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 16:46hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council's first black engineer laid to rest

Bulawayo City Council's first black electrical engineer, Jongilizwe Harold Sobantu, was laid to rest yesterday at Lady Stanley Cemetery, leaving behind a legacy of humility, faith, and remarkable contributions to the city's development. En…

Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:08hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter

Justice Sello Nare buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery

The burial of Retired Justice Sello Nare was today buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo, a resting place reserved for distinguished senior citizens and individuals who made significant contributions to the city's development. Nare, …

Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:10hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter

Pravin Gordhan to be cremated today?

Late former minister Pravin Gordhan will be cremated in Durban on Thursday.Gordhan died on September 13, at the age of 75, following a period of illness.President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a Special Official Funeral, Category 2 which will t…

Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 11:53hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter

3 family members buried together

In a heart-wrenching scene at Umvutsha Cemetery in Bulawayo yesterday, a family of three - Lorenzo Palu (36), his wife Forgive (31), and their three-year-old son Lwandile - were laid to rest side by side. The family was among the 10 passen…

Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:01hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa buried a hero who was forgotten while he lived

Makhethi Ndebele, better known as Jack Mpofu, was a towering figure in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.He passed away on July 27, 2024, at his home in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, at the age of 82. His death serves as a tragic reminder of how a …

Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:42hrs | 2398 | by Staff reporter

Dabengwa's widow laid to rest

MRS Zodwa Dabengwa, nee Khumalo, widow of the late national hero Dumiso Dabengwa, has been described as a courageous, kind and selfless woman, who steadfastly stood behind her husband as he fought for the country's independence.Mrs Dabengw…

Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:29hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Man survived being buried alive for 6 hours

BURIED Alive, a 2020 song released by Jamaican superstar Buju Banton resonates very well with popular Marondera well digger, Collin Kaseke.With apologies to the license holder, it goes: I was buried alive;But I'm still breathing; I don't k…

Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Man (68) axed to death over infidelity, buried in sorghum field

A 68-YEAR-OLD Maphisa District man was allegedly killed by two men after being accused of having an affair with one of the suspect's wive.According to Police, they have since arrested Member Nyathi (62) and Bruce Ngwenya (22) following the…

Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:10hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Alex Magaisa buried at rural Njanja home

LATE law expert and former advisor to the Prime Minister, Alex Magaisa, who died earlier this month was Tuesday laid to rest at his rural home in Njanja.Magaisa, an ardent but respected critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF gove…

Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 18:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Taguta laid to rest

THOUSANDS of Johane Marange Apostolic Church members converged at their Mafararikwa shrine to pay their last respects to High Priest St Noah Taguta Momberume who was buried here in Bocha yesterday. In recognition of his contribution to the…

Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Huge send-off for Gumede

SCORES of people thronged rural Inyathi in Bubi district today to pay their final respects to Highlanders president and veteran football administrator Ndumiso Gumede who was laid to rest at the family shrine.Gumede died on Wednesday after …

Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Engineer Simela Dube laid to rest

THE late Bulawayo City Council (BCC) Director of Engineering Services Engineer Simela Dube epitomised humility and tackled Bulawayo service delivery challenges head on.Through his innovations, council managed to source funds to address ser…

Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Dead man buried in wrong grave

The Bulawayo City Council's records of cemeteries are in shambles leading to the mislaying of the dead in reserved graves and the reopening of graves with remains.According to the Council, this is what led to the mix up for the Ngulube fam…

Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 21:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Jane Ngwenya laid to rest

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the late national heroine Jane Lungile Ngwenya as a courageous woman who played a pivotal role in the liberation of the country and pioneered the discourse of gender equality.He was speaking durin…

Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 21:26hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF MP Mpofu buried

Mberengwa South legislator Alum Mpofu (Zanu-PF), who died this week of kidney failure, was buried on Wednesday at his rural home in Gwarava, Mberengwa. Mpofu, who reportedly had a long history of kidney problems, collapsed at his home in M…

Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chief Maduna laid to rest

CHIEF Vezi Maduna Mafu has been buried at his rural home in Filabusi.The burial which was done in accordance with the Nguni culture where only immediate family members are allowed at the graveside was attended by senior government official…

Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 20:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Snubbed Zipra man gets liberation hero status

MAFELA Trust director and liberation hero Zephaniah Nkomo was buried today morning at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre in Nkulumane suburb.Nkomo (70) died on Sunday at a private hospital in Bulawayo following respiratory complications.A…

Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 16:17hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter

Chigwedere buried

Former Education Minister and Mashonaland East Governor Aeneas Chigwedere, who succumbed to Covid-19 on January 22, was buried yesterday at his farm in Marondera. Soon after his death, President and First Secretary of Zanu PF, Mnangagwa, c…

Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 06:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Worthwhile Mugabe buried

Worthwhile Mugabe who died on New Year's and was laid to rest at Umvutsha Park Cemetery in Bulawayo yesterday.Mugabe succumbed to Covid-19, two days short of his 53rd birthday at the prestigious Health Point Upper East Medical Centre in Be…

Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Ginimbi buried with a fortune

LIVING in a multimillion-dollar mansion, driving expensive cars and flashing money, the late socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure went on to be buried with a fortune in Nyamande village, Domboshava on Saturday.A self-procla…

Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

Gringo laid to rest

Comedian Lazarus Boora, better known as Gringo, was yesterday buried at his rural home in Rukweza village, Nyazura, with mourners describing his death as a great loss to the local film industry. Addressing mourners, Deputy Minister of Yout…

Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Oskido's father buried

OPPOSITION stalwart and father of music legend Oscar "Oskido" Mdlongwa, Esaph Mdlongwa was buried in Bulawayo yesterday.MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and his MDC-T rival Thokozani Khupe both spoke at the funeral.Chamisa described the …

Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Obedingwa Mguni buried

Former Home Affairs Deputy Minister and Mangwe legislator, Obedingwa Mguni has been buried at his rural home in Macingwane, amid glowing tributes of his humility and impeccable work ethic.Judging from the speeches during his burial, Mguni …

Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 20:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mguni declared liberation war hero

FORMER Home Affairs Deputy Minister and Mangwe MP, Obedingwa Mguni, who died on Tuesday has been declared a liberation war hero and will be buried at his homestead tomorrow. Mguni (57), who was also the Zanu-PF deputy chief whip and the pa…

Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

America's Cde Chimurenga buried in Zimbabwe

PAN-Africanist and founding member of the December 12 Movement, Randolph Simms, also known as Coltrane Chimurenga, was laid to rest at the Harare Provincial Heroes' Acre yesterday. Speaker-after-speaker described Chimurenga as a selfless c…

Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Hundreds grace DD funeral

CLOUDS of dust rose into the morning sky as vehicles, big and small, joined hundreds of feet shuffling to the late national struggle icon and hero, Dr Dumiso Dabengwa's, rural home in Ntabazinduna yesterday to bid farewell to a freedom fig…

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Idai buried people with their belongings

WHEN we arrived in cyclone hit Chimanimani a week after the monstrous Idai, what we could only see at most places are stone boulders that had buried wholesome villages underneath and someone coming from another planet could think this is h…

Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

MDC official finally buried

THE family of an MDC Highfield district executive who reportedly died after being abducted during Shutdown Zimbabwe protests in January finally managed to bury their relative yesterday following an independent post-mortem.The late Blessing…

Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Former top cop buried

Former police officer commanding Matabeleland South and North Provinces, Senior Assistant Commissioner Boyathi Ngwenya who died on New Year's Day, was laid to rest at Umvutsha Cemetery Park in Bulawayo, yesterday.Ngwenya aged 65, who was n…

Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's aunt buried

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's aunt, Gogo Deliwe Mpofu - nee - Mnangagwa, who died on Friday, has been buried today at her homestead in Mapanzure Village.Gogo Mpofu died after a short illness at the age of 86.Relatives described the late G…

Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Senior CIO operative buried

THE senior officer in the President's Department and former freedom fighter Austin Peter Moyo who died in a road accident last week was laid to rest at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre in Nkulumane yesterday after being declared a provi…

Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mzingwane suicide pupil buried

A Form Four pupil from Mzingwane High School who allegedly committed suicide by hanging was yesterday buried at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo.Ryan Siziba (16) of Bellevue suburb allegedly hanged himself on Tuesday night on the roof trusse…

Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bongo to be buried tomorrow

SLAIN cross border transporter (umalayitsha), Bongani "Bongo" Ndlovu, will be buried at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo tomorrow.Ndlovu (43), was killed last week on Saturday outside Zarah Lounge, allegedly by four assailants namely Andrew …

Published: 05 May 2018 at 14:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Police shooting victims buried

Government donated $200 and a coffin to the families of victims whose lives were tragically ended by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Thursday night.Three unarmed civilians were fatally shot by police during a government-backed operation …

Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 05:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Late CIO boss, Chirinda laid to rest

The late Deputy Director for Special Projects and Non-Traditional Threats in the President's Office, Nickson Chirinda who died in a car accident last week has been buried.Hundreds of mourners turned up at Rainfield Farm near Lions' Den to …

Published: 06 Jan 2018 at 15:43hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Buried alive as shaft collapses

ONE person died while the other one is feared dead following the collapse of a shaft at a gold mine in Esigodini, Matabeleland South.The shaft collapsed on Friday morning burying two miners, Thembani Ncube (17) and Brian Mathe (23), in the…

Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi victims 'hurriedly' reburied without any forensic analysis

Suspected human bones believed to be of victims of the Gukurahundi massacres discovered in Kezi, Matabeleland South last week were "hurriedly" reburied without any forensic analysis, raising questions that government is "hiding something".…

Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 20:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mafia-style murderd Zimbabwe's tender board boss buried

FORMER State Procurement Board (SPB)executive chairperson, Charles Kuwaza, who died under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday, was laid to rest at a low-key burial at Glen Forest Memorial Park yesterday. Efforts to get the results for his …

Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 10:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mwazha's wife buried

The wife of African Apostolic Church leader, Paul Mwazha, Mrs Joyce Mwazha, who died on Saturday, has been laid to rest at the family farm im Chivhu at a funeral attended by thousands of people who included the church followers.The Ministe…

Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Minister Moyo's son laid to rest

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Mazvihwa communal lands in Zvishavane to bid farewell to Fred Kudakwashe Moyo, son to Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development Engineer Fred Moyo who died on Tuesday in Harare.He was 23.Hundreds of g…

Published: 15 Jul 2016 at 20:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

John Nkomo's mother buried

The late Gogo MaDube, mother to the late Vice President John Landa Nkomo has been laid to rest at the family rural home in Tsholotsho.Hundreds of people from all walks of life convened at the Nkomo homestead to bid farewell to the late Gog…

Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 16:22hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Woman finally buried after 3-week standoff

A GOKOMERE woman who was allegedly strangled to death by her husband three weeks ago has finally been buried after her family was paid four beasts and $1,000 as compensation. SukaiChiutsi, 35, was buried at Gokomere Roman Catholic Cemetery…

Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Walter Mswazie

Chronicle editor Mafirakureva buried

The Chronicle business editor, Menart Mafirakureva, has been buried at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare. Mafirakureva died in a road traffic accident on Wednesday night when his car collided with a South African bound bus in Beatrice.H…

Published: 26 Jul 2014 at 21:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chief Ndondo to be buried on Saturday

Chief Neville of Mbembesi, Umguza district Matabeleland North who died on Monday from renal failure will be buried at his rural home in the area on Saturday morning, a family spokesperson confirmed.He was 75.Below is the full profile of Ch…

Published: 02 Jul 2014 at 16:26hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter

Man who brutally killed wife buried

The Bulawayo man who callously stabbed his wife nine times and left her to bleed to death before hanging himself, was buried at his rural home in Nkayi this afternoon.Gellot Ncube, 30, knifed his wife, Nomqhele Nkiwane, for walking out of …

Published: 10 Apr 2014 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

Bodies found at VP Nkomo's farm buried

THE two men who were recently found dead in a septic tank at the late Vice-President Landa John Nkomo's farm in Insuza have been buried.The bodies of Nhlanhla Dube (23) and Pilate Moyo (28) who were workers at the farm were found half undr…

Published: 28 Oct 2013 at 04:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Massive send-off for John Nkomo

THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans and leaders from the Sadc region thronged the National Heroes Acre yesterday for the burial of Vice President Landa John Nkomo who died last Thursday after a long battle with cancer.He was 79.Sadc leaders who atten…

Published: 22 Jan 2013 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

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