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Gukurahundi victims divided over Govt's compensation promise
As community hearings into the Gukurahundi atrocities continue across Matabeleland, the Zimbabwean government's recent promise to compensate victims has sparked a range of emotions among survivors and...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:14hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Delays in hearings over Gukurahundi irk chiefs
Some traditional chiefs in Matebeleland have voiced their frustration over the government's failure to adequately support the Gukurahundi outreach programme, citing a lack of financial commitment and ...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:28hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Modern homes for old Gwanda Road displaced families
The reconstruction of the 120km Old Gwanda Road in Matabeleland South has begun, bringing significant benefits to the region while also necessitating the relocation of 42 families. The project, valued...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:35hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Concerns raised over Gukurahundi hearings
Stakeholders have expressed concerns over the upcoming Gukurahundi hearings, expected to begin in the first quarter of this year, highlighting the need for transparency, inclusivity, and a clear budge...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:15hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland mourns Chief Marupi
A dark cloud has fallen over the Matebeleland region following the death of Chief Marupi, born Oaheng Nare, who passed away on Sunday in Harare after a short illness. The 28-year-old traditional leade...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:49hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings stalls amid logistical challenges
The Gukurahundi public outreach programme, initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July 2024, has hit a major roadblock due to unresolved logistical issues.The programme, designed to prov...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:44hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema bemoans lack of schools, clinics
Gwanda North traditional leader, Chief Khulumani Mathema, has expressed concern over the lack of essential facilities such as schools and clinics, forcing local residents to travel long distances for ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:19hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Chief pleads for more police deployments as illegal miners wreak havoc
Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda North has called on the government to deploy additional police personnel to his community to address the rising violence associated with illegal mining activities....Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:18hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema of Matabeleland South appeals for Gwanda roads rehab
Chief Brave Mathema from Gwanda, Matabeleland South, has made a heartfelt appeal to the government to address the poor state of rural roads in the district. He expressed frustration over the neglect o...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:17hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs oppose 'King Munhumutapa's shrine tour
Some Chiefs in Matabeleland have called on the National Chiefs Council to investigate the alleged King Munhumutapa seeking to conduct rituals at some of the spiritual shrines.The ruling party ...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 15:29hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide survivor cannot forgive Mugabe's foot soldiers
An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini's home in south-western Zimbabwe.One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at a primary school in the village of Sal...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema defends removed Minister
Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, voiced support for Bubi MP Simelisizwe Sibanda's stance on the issue of Early Childhood Development (ECD) and language policies in Zimba...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:55hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
'Stop Gukurahundi hearings'
STAKEHOLDERS and interest groups in Matabeleland have called on the government to stop the Gukurahundi hearings accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of running the project like a personal show....Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:44hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Daft Charumbira in Gukurahundi storm
CHIEF Fortune Charumbira touched off a storm yesterday after saying the disturbances that rocked the Midlands and Matebeleland provinces in the 1980s in which thousands were killed by North Korea-trai...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Poor rainfall hits Matebeleland South crops
Matebeleland South traditional leader Chief Khulumani Mathema has said the erratic rainfall received during the current agricultural season will affect crops in the region, adding that most of them we...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi not a small, tiny issue'
CHIEF Mathema of Matabeleland South has urged citizens and the government not to take the emotive Gukurahundi as a small issue. He said it would take several years to bring it to closure amid indicati...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South declares war on rustlers
LIVESTOCK farmers in Matebeleland South, operating under the Beitbridge-Gwanda Anti- Stock Theft Association (BB-GASTA) are intensifying their campaign against cattle rustlers following rampant stock ...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'No reason to celebrate Unity Day'
ZIMBABWE today celebrates the signing of the 1987 Unity Accord to end Gukurahundi, but critics are sceptical that traditional leaders are the best foot forward in finding closure to the massacres....Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:13hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Gukurahundi genocide not taken seriously
Human rights activists in Matebeleland have described the government's purported attempt to bring closure to the emotive issue of Gukurahundi as a joke.Gukurahundi left more than 20 000 people...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
King Mzilikazi commemoration preps on
ORGANISERS of the King Mzilikazi commemoration to mark 155 years since the death of the founder of the Ndebele nation, King Mzilikazi Khumalo, are at an advanced stage.The commemoration is set...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Fresh cases of Zanu-PF terror emerge
A FRESH report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has unearthed cases of brutal political violence perpetrated by Zanu-PF on opposition supporters in rural areas as the country counts down to the 23 ...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 16:10hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Violent political candidates don't deserve votes, says Chief Mathema
Aspiring candidates for the upcoming harmonised elections who incite violence do not deserve to be voted into any office, Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda has said.The outspoken traditional l...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Families to be displaced by the Bulawayo-Old Gwanda road project
THE construction of the 120km Bulawayo-Old Gwanda Road will result in the relocation of people living within a 70-metre radius of the road and new homes will be built for the affected families....Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Vote candidates with solutions for Gukurahundi, says Chief Mathema
Mathema made the remarks last Thursday at Emkhonyeni village in Tsholotsho during the memorial of 22 villagers who were burnt alive on March 16, 1983 by government forces during the Gukurahundi era....Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 19:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outcry over state of Old Gwanda road
Matabeleland South villagers have decried the poor state of Old Gwanda Road that has been neglected over the years.The road connects Bulawayo to Gwanda, the Matabeleland South capital....Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Local company sets aside US$150m for Old Gwanda road rehabilitation
A local company has pledged to rehabilitate Old Gwanda Road, stretching from Bagcwele to Gwanda, a project set to cost about US$150 million. The road project is expected to immensely benefit p...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 11:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs resist renaming of Gukurahundi
A GOVERNMENT official allegedly tried, though without success, to convince Chiefs into dropping the nomenclature 'Gukurahundi' in reference to the genocide of the 1980s, and replacing it with a 'less ...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 08:26hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema calls for thieving businessman's eviction
WARY of the growing number of cases of stock theft in his area, Chief Khulumani Mathema from Wenlock Communal Lands has revealed that he is considering evicting a local businessman from his community....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Conflict resolution training for chiefs ahead of Gukurahundi hearings
CHIEFS are set to undergo training on conflict resolution before they roll out hearings on Gukurahundi, with proceedings being recorded as Government moves to ensure that victims get closure on one of...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs raise Covid-19 alarm
CHIEFS have raised alarm over Zimbabweans sneaking into communities from neighbouring countries where they are based amid strong suspicions that some of them are border jumpers who are evading Covid-1...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Cattle farmers must use proper stockfeed for livestock survival
CATTLE farmers in Matebeleland have been encouraged to use proper stockfeed for their livestock to ensure their survival, particularly during the dry season.Matabeleland South Provincial Veter...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zapu demands Govt to stop machinations on Gukurahundi
Opposition Zapu party has demanded the government to stop its machinations on Gukurahundi genocide.The party said these are aimed...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 07:40hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's fresh gukurahundi plan raises eyebrows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's fresh plan to address the Gukurahundi atrocities has been questioned because it excludes chiefs from the Midlands province and is silent on reparations.Mnangagwa...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs want Gutu out of NPRC
MATABELELAND traditional leaders have called for the resignation of former MDC-T vice-president Obert Gutu from the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) claiming he was conflicted and t...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 17:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South chiefs question Govt sincerity on Gukurahundi
Some traditional leaders in Matebeleland have questioned the government's sincerity in solving the Gukurahundi atrocities after they were detained by police, Sunday, while on their way to Bhalagwe in ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 19:34hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi: Chief Mathema raps mute colleagues
OUTSPOKEN Gwanda traditional leader Chief Khulumani Mathema has rapped his colleagues in Matabeleland region for not speaking out about Gukurahundi massacres of the 1980s, saying they should help pile...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
MLF remembers David Magagula
Long live the defiant spirit of Comrade David Magagula long live!Forward with the struggle for Mthwakazi liberation forward!Vuka Mthwakazi Vuka!!!Mthwakazi kaNdaba, today marks a full ...Published: 18 May 2021 at 09:30hrs | 5 | by MLF
4 suspected rustlers arrested for possessing stolen cattle
POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have arrested four suspected rustlers who were found in possession of three cattle stolen from a farm in Gwanda.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector L...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Probe into Gwanda goat deaths launched
AUTHORITIES have launched an investigation into mysterious deaths of goats in Makwe area, Ward 8 in Gwanda. A team comprising officials from Gwanda Rural District Council, Zimbabwe National Pa...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Vampire' terror in Gwanda
DO vampires exist? According to legend, they are evil mythological beings which feed on blood and can morph into a bat or wolf. Most people associate vampires with movies or Count Dracula, the legenda...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Food crisis worsens in rural Matabeleland
THE food security situation in most parts of Matabeleland has reportedly worsened amid reports that some families are now only surviving on a single meal a day.According to the latest survey b...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dlodlo queries Charumbira's silence over Ndiweni case
MATABELELAND chiefs secretary Nothiwani Dlodlo has questioned the silence of the National Chiefs' Council president Fortune Charumbira following the incarceration of outspoken Ntabazinduna chief, Nhla...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chief Ndiweni incarceration political'
ONE of Matabeleland South's traditional leaders, Chief Mathema, has said he smells a political hand in the recent incarceration of the outspoken Ntabazinduna chief, Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni....Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Genocide survivors want to meet Mnangagwa
GUKURAHUNDI victims in Matabeleland South's Kezi district say they want to be addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whom they want to explain why the government targeted civilians in the killings...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi affected families want IDs
FAMILIES affected by Gukurahundi disturbances in Matabeleland region have urged Government to expedite the issuance of identity documents, saying it will help speed up the healing process and put the ...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 17:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two war veterans die
TWO liberation war heroes, Prichard Ndlovu and Allen Tshuma have died. Ndlovu whose liberation war name was Chaka Dlamini died aged 64 on April 20 at his Nkulumane home. He will be laid to res...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Concerns raised over Gukurahundi hearings
Matabeleland chiefs fear that the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) could miss crucial evidence on the Gukurahundi massacres of the early to mid 1980s, unless it abandons its current...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chief Maduna raises the stakes against Mnangagwa
Outspoken Fibalusi Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu has raised the stakes against President Emmerson Mnangagwa after it emerged he recently wrote a letter to the United Nations (UN) appealing for its interventi...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Give NPRC more powers to deal with Gukurahundi of the 1980s'
A Matabeleland South traditional leader has called on government to amend the Constitution to give the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission more powers to allow it to bring closure to the emot...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief Maduna takes Gukurahundi issue to UN
Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu of Fibalusi in Matabeleland South has taken his plea for the setting up of a special commission to investigate the Gukurahundi atrocities to the United NationsChief Vezi...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 14:00hrs | 13 | by Zenzele Ndebele - cite.org.zw
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