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Imiklomelo kaDakamela Festival lights up Nkayi with cultural celebrations
The third edition of the Imiklomelo kaDakamela festival held in Nkayi, Matabeleland North, on Friday and Saturday, lived up to expectations as the event brought the usually quiet district to life. A c...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:31hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa drawn into Khumalo Chieftaincy dispute
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been named as a respondent in a High Court case involving a chieftaincy dispute within the prominent Khumalo clan in Lupane, Matabeleland North province. The case, whi...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 20:06hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Fresh wrangle rattles Mabhikwa chieftaincy
The appointment of Ms. Zanele Khumalo as Regent Chief Mabhikwa has sparked fresh controversy, with 32 family members approaching the High Court to challenge her ascension to the chieftaincy.Za...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:22hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Khumalo family challenges appointment of regent Chief Mabhikwa in Court
Some members of the Khumalo family have approached the High Court of Zimbabwe to challenge the appointment of Zanele Khumalo as Regent Chief Mabhikwa. The dispute follows her introduction ceremony las...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 20:27hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Goverment rolls out food distribution programme
GOVERNMENT has started distributing grain to needy communities across the country in line with its commitment to ensure that no household starves.The programme targets the elderly, child-heade...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gone too soon! Chief Mabhikwa (28) dies in horror car crash
CHIEF Mabhikwa of Lupane who died yesterday after his vehicle crashed head on with a haulage truck on Sunday night has been described as a humble cultural preservationist of outstanding leadership qua...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council names streets after departed eminent leaders
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has named some streets in the city's new suburbs for easy identification of properties.The street names were given in line with the council resolution of 1990....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Dilemma for youthful Chief Nkalakatha
"When you are young no one trusts your judgements even when your decision could be the best. The elders would be saying 'singeke salalela umfana omncane kanti vele wazini?' (We can't listen to a young...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana-Village clown to stardom
He wakes up at 3AM every day and cycles 70KMs to see the progress at his new home. He makes numerous pit stops — it takes about five to six hours to-and-from his homestead in Gwamba Village in Nkayi...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chief Tshugulu lives in fear
The institutionalization of tribalism and the government sponsored segregation of uMthwakazi people has caused a lot of pain and agony for Matabeleland people since 1980 and nothing has been done sinc...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 17:08hrs | 1 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
'Newly installed Chief Tshugulu lives in fear after being threatened with assassination or forced disappearance'
The institutionalization of tribalism and the government sponsored segregation of uMthwakazi people has caused a lot of pain and agony for Matabeleland people since 1980 and nothing has been done sinc...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 10 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
MSU student installed chief
A 25 year old and Midlands State University (MSU) student, Zwelani Ndiweni has been installed Chief Nkalakatha in Binga, amid calls by the government for traditional leaders to preserve the country's ...Published: 09 May 2018 at 20:13hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Woman stabs baby, hangs self in infidelity row
A 24-YEAR-Old woman from Nkayi allegedly stabbed her one-year-old child before she committed suicide by hanging at her in-laws's home over an infidelity dispute with her husband.Nkosilomusa Gu...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
6 members flung out of hut by lightning
SIX members of the same family miraculously cheated death after their home was reduced to ashes by lightning on Wednesday evening in Nkayi. The incident occurred at around 6PM. Thunywa Gumbo, ...Published: 16 Jan 2016 at 16:10hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Chief Nkalakatha dies
CHIEF Nkalakatha in Nkayi, Matabeleland North died on Thursday evening at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo after a short illness.He was 49.Chief Nkalakatha, who was born Gilford Ndiw...Published: 25 Feb 2014 at 10:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
man (20) arrested for attempted murder
A Nkayi man has been arrested for attempted murder, after stabbing a fellow villager three times following an argument over a cigarette.The man, Codious Mhlanga (20), of Zinyangeni area under ...Published: 05 Jan 2013 at 00:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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