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Gweru makes it expensive to die
Residents of Gweru are expressing their outrage over the Gweru City Council's (GCC) proposed 2025 budget, which includes significant increases in cemetery fees, some rising by more than 100 percent. T...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Graves cave in at Luveve Cemetery
AN elderly woman, accompanied by two young adults walks briskly into a section of Luveve Cemetery in Bulawayo, a little bit on the edge and sombre.They continuously scan across the hundreds of...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Girl kidnapped, drugged and dumped at cemetery
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Old Luveve suburb was kidnapped by two women and a man who were driving a white commuter omnibus on 16 March.The juvenile had left her home at around 5PM going to Chigu...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 has alienated families
All last rites protocol thrown to the wind, priority of priorities is burial of the deceased. This pandemic has alienated families, the family tree branches are no more a one entity. Our tap-root is o...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 22:01hrs | | by Tondo
Graves being opened at cemetery
MOURNERS yesterday clashed with security officers at Granville cemetery while protesting against the theft of a body, less than 24 hours after burial.The Tizora family went to the graveyard in...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 13:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pregnancy after cemetery sex
A fifteen-year-old teen was allegedly impregnated by her boyfriend who later advised her to abort with the help of his sister.Keith Blondy Moyo (18) had been in a relationship with the teen fo...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Homeless man rapes woman in cemetery
A 23-YEAR-OLD homeless Harare man intercepted a woman walking towards the central business district with her boyfriend and dragged her to Pioneer Cemetery in Mbare before raping her the whole night....Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 04:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Princess Zila to honour King Lobengula
The story of King Lobengula's 'unfortunate' dispensation of his Monarchy is an issue that is still discussed by Historians and by whole of Society who have vested interest into the Matebeleland Cultur...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Sizwe Mda
Council close cemetary
Shortage of burial space at Mtapa cemetery has forced Gweru City Council to close it, Town Clerk, Elizabeth Gwatipedza has said.Only available space at the 12-hect...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The story of King Lobengula: The descendants of the Ndebele Monarch
The story of King Lobengula's 'unfortunate' dispensation of his Monarchy is an issue that is still discussed by Historians and by whole of Society who have vested interest into the Matebeleland Cultur...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 17:46hrs | 4 | by Sizwe Mda
Private cemetery for Bulawayo approved
THE government has approved the establishment of a private cemetery in Bulawayo's Northlyn/ Trenance suburb.Residents have over the years resisted establishment of the burial ground, saying it...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 07:14hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
PUBLIC NOTICE: Reservations of graves at Council cemeteries
PUBLIC NOTICE: RESERVATIONS OF GRAVESWe kindly request all those who have made reservations of graves at Council cemeteries prior to 2011 to come and show evidence (grave reservation certifica...Published: 27 May 2016 at 12:39hrs | 1 | by City of Bulawayo
Nqobizitha Maenzanise to be buried today
The late Highlanders, Zimbabwe Saints and Amazulu legend, Nqobizitha Maenzanise, who died at Mpilo Hospital on Monday, will be laid to rest Wednesday at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo, his family has ...Published: 19 Feb 2014 at 09:50hrs | | by Nkosana Sibanda
Gallant former Zipra cadre laid to rest
One of former Zipra Forces' finest cadres was laid to rest in South Africa recently after succumbing to an illness at Tambo Memorial Hospital in Johannesburg. The burial at Rodenbult Cemetary...Published: 11 Oct 2013 at 02:06hrs | 1 | by Felix Silundika
Cemetary rapist (31) gets 17 life sentences
Johannesburg - A man convicted of raping 11 women and a 12-year-old girl was sentenced to 17 life terms in prison by the South African South Gauteng High Court, The Star reported on Friday.Jaz...Published: 18 May 2012 at 09:03hrs | | by Sapa
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