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Zambia-bound truck spills 35 tonnes of sulphur
A Zambia-bound truck laden with 35 tonnes of sulphur overturned and caught fire at the 311km peg along the Harare-Chirundu Highway, near Tsetse checkpoint in Hurungwe District with preliminary investi...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:32hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi gets new CEO
THE Local Government ministry has appointed Silibele Mpofu as the new Nkayi Rural District Council chief executive officer (CEO) despite the Zanu-PF-dominated council preferring Lawrence Mudimba for t...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF shadow MP guns for Binga DDC
DAGGERS are out for Binga district development co-ordinator (DDC) Siansolo Kabome, who is being accused by Zanu-PF Binga shadow MP Kudakwashe Mavula Munsaka of sabotaging government programmes....Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Ndiweni cautions Mnangagwa's wife
EXILED former Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni has advised First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa to respect local cultural norms and values during her planned visit to Ntabazinduna for a men's...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:31hrs | 9018 | by Staff reporter
Over 960 teachers to benefit from ProFuturo Teacher Development Programme
Over 960 secondary school teachers in Chivi, Mudzi and Mutoko are set to benefit from the ProFuturo Teacher Development Programme being implemented by Teach For Zimbabwe in Chivi, Mutoko and Mudzi Dis...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 07:24hrs | 614 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
Kazembe fails to meet ZEC deadline
ZANU PF chairperson for Mashonaland Central province Kazembe Kazembe reportedly failed to meet the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) deadline for voter ...Published: 31 May 2022 at 19:39hrs | 1383 | by Paul Ndou
Wrangle over Nkayi top job
Nkayi Rural District councillors are in the eye of a storm after they allegedly changed the results of an interview for a chief executive officer to favour a candidate who came second.Acting C...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Wrangle over Nkayi top job
Nkayi Rural District councillors are in the eye of a storm after they allegedly changed the results of an interview for a chief executive officer to favour a candidate who came second.Acting C...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Work to ensure smooth drive to Tsholotsho begins
THE rehabilitation of the 115km Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road has begun and is expected to be complete before the end of the year as the Second Republic ups the developmental momentum in the region....Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Zim authorities rescind dismissal of traditional leaders sacked for resisting partisan manipulation during elections
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have reinstated six traditional leaders to their positions as village heads after rescinding their illegal and unceremonious dismissal which took place seven years ago.T...Published: 01 May 2022 at 20:38hrs | 638 | by Stephen Jakes
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says he is still the chief of Ntabazinduna
Dethroned Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says he is still the traditional leader of his area despite moves by the government to strip him of his powers.Ndiweni, who is in ex...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:24hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Johane Marange leader dies
The leader of Johane Marange Apostolic Church, High Priest St Noah Taguta Momberume has died. He died yesterday afternoon and believed to be in his gos. Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Aff...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:26hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa humiliates Tsvangirai tormentor
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week waded into a chieftainship row in his in-laws' family by endorsing his wife Auxillia's brother, Paradzai Kutyauripo, to take over a chieftainship in Mazowe distr...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 12:34hrs | 3390 | by Staff reporter
Haulage trucks damage highway
THE Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway is in a bad state especially in Hwange where the road is almost caving in at some sections, with haulage trucks belonging to mining companies being blamed for infli...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 376 | by Staf reporter
Zanu-PF MP, councilor clash over donations
Zaka Central Member of Parliament Davison Svuure left villagers shocked after he blocked food aid donations sourced by ward 13 councilor Manfred Mada meant to benefit villagers, claiming that he was t...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 19:20hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Oldest Chief Nyamondo dies aged 102
The Zimbabwe's oldest Chief Nyamondo born Runesu Solomon Gore (102) of Mberengwa has died.The chief attracted the attention of a nearby Chief Ngungumbane's subject Nothiwani Dlodlo last year w...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 14:09hrs | 1080 | by Stephen Jakes
Nasty chieftaincy row sucks in Zanu-PF, divides party
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's family is embroiled in a nasty fight over a chieftainship in her rural village in Mazowe district, Mashonaland Central province, amid fears she used her influence to ha...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:14hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
Fishing rigs for 17 Binga chiefs
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is this month expected to hand over fishing rigs to chiefs in Binga before holding a star rally in the district.The Binga community is excited by the impending visit which ...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Mangwana orders village heads to pledge votes to Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF National Secretary for Legal Affairs Paul Mangwana recently told village heads in Chingwizi to pledge the number of votes each will bring to Zanu-PF on the March 26 by-election.Mangwan...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:16hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Ana leaves a trail of destruction
An estimated 300 households in Mutasa and Nyanga districts in Manicaland province are in need of assistance after their homes were damaged by Cyclone Ana last week.Many parts of the country ex...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:22hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Ana sweeps 10 away in Muzarabani
Ten boys have been allegedly swept away by tropical storm Ana in Mukumbura whilst fishing at a local dam last night, Bulawayo24.com has ...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 23:35hrs | 1606 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Heavy rains sweep away bridge, damage houses
A bridge was swept away while a number of houses collapsed and roads damaged mainly in Manicaland due to heavy rains caused by the overland Tropical Depression Ana.Muchira Bridge in Chimaniman...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:34hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Tugwi-Mukosi spills for second time
Zimbabwe's largest interior dam Tugwi-Mukosi, spilled for the second time since its commissioning, sparking fears of flooding downstream.The Department of Civil Protection (DCP) in Chiredzi is...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:29hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Floods wreak havoc as downpours persist
The persistent rains falling countrywide have seen the usual seasonal flooding in some areas and blocked drains in urban areas.The rainy season started late, but since New Year rain has been f...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:17hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora ally wins Gweru mayorship
MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday suffered a blow after former Gweru mayor and Ward 1 councillor, Mr Hamutendi Kombayi, who is aligned to Mr Douglas Mwonzora's MDC-T party, bounced back ...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:26hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch youth livestock scheme
President Mnangagwa is expected to launch a youth livestock scheme in Kwekwe this Friday.Before the launch, President Mnangagwa is expected to lead a clean-up campaign in the city centre....Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 19:28hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
Man offers daughter (15) to appease avenging spirits
A man from Zhombe area in Kwekwe district allegedly married off his minor daughter to appease an avenging spirit while another one from the same area is reportedly forcing his under-age daughter to en...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:40hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Urban home-seekers invade rural area land
The rising cost of land in urban centres such as Harare has pushed desperate home seekers to invade adjacent rural areas, which are now experiencing increasing pressure on demand for social services....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Child marriages of concern in rural Gwanda
A NUMBER of cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and child marriages are going unreported in rural parts of Gwanda as facilities such as police stations and health facilities are located far from wher...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:08hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border modernisation to improve efficiency
The efficiency challenges that had become a perennial headache at the Beitbridge Border Post are gradually being addressed through the ongoing US$300 million modernisation works carried out by the Sec...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Tsholotsho elephant sales
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) has been accused of selling elephants for a song to concession holders under the Government quota system.Communities living near national parks are allo...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Lupane Magistrates courthouse almost complete
CONSTRUCTION of the Lupane Magistrates courthouse is almost complete with the main building, prison holding cells, waiting shed and ablution facilities already roofed.This comes as Government ...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Furore over Umguza suburbs
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) says allowing Umguza Rural District Council to create suburbs in areas earmarked for the city's extension will stifle its growth.BPRA chai...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans march against sanctions
Zimbabweans across the country commemorated the Sadc-initiated Anti-Sanctions Day by holding peaceful demonstrations denouncing the embargoes imposed by some Western countries against Zimbabwe....Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:38hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
264 Covid cases in schools
Schools have recorded about 264 Covid-19 infections since the resumption of lessons, with the affected pupils being isolated in sick bays or in special dormitories. In Mberengwa, Lutheran Chur...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs trained as Zanu PF commissars
CHIEFS in Zimbabwe have recently allegedly been trained as Zanu PF commissars at the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology to mobilise votes for the ruling party ahead of the 2023 elections, it has emerg...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
2 children killed as fire guts school
TWO children were burnt beyond recognition when a veld fire swept through Mitchel Primary School in Hurungwe East on Thursday with the Civil Protection Unit on the ground to assess the damage and help...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rural District Council hunts for new CEO
INSIZA Rural District Council is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the post of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the retirement of the former CEO. Insiza District Development ...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 17:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa upgrades three new Chiredzi chieftainships
President Mnangagwa has created three new chieftainships in Chiredzi after upgrading some sub-chiefs in a move tailored to improve administration of local governance issues in area. The new th...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 17:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Resident petitions govt over Lupane Local Board appointees
LUPANE resident Martin Stobart has petitioned Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo, challenging the appointment of Pardon Kuipa and Ennet Sibanda as caretakers of the Lupane Loc...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Minister warns farm invaders
THE Government will not allow the invasion of farms and grazing lands and land seekers need to follow procedure. Speaking after a tour of Gandawasvika Clinic which is being constructed by Mako...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Mahlathini heir apparent dies
The heir apparent to Chief Mahlathini chieftaincy in Tsholotsho, Jabulani Jiyane has succumbed to Covid-19.Jiyane, whose age could not be ascertained, was acting chief following the death of h...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 18:42hrs | 3 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Chief Tshovani dies
Long-serving Chiredzi paramount chief, Chief Tshovani has succumbed to Covid-19-related complications this morning.Chief Tshovani (75), born Hlaisi Mundau died this morning at Colin Saunders H...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 18:15hrs | | by Staff writer
Umguza villagers cry foul over dam
UMGUZA villagers are up in arms with authorities whom they accuse of failing to rebuild Mabhada Dam, 10 years after its wall collapsed.The collapse of the dam left thousands of people in three...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
146 deportees escape from quarantine, isolation facilities in Matebeleland South
A TOTAL of 146 deportees from South Africa and Botswana escaped from quarantine and isolation facilities in Matebeleland South Province during the past week. 139 escaped soon after being placed under ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane villagers cry foul over donors suspending food relief after crops failure due to water logging
In what might be described as donor syndrome, villagers in parts of Umzingwane district have cried foul that they are experiencing serious food shortage a...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 20:24hrs | 107 | by Stephen Jakes
NGOs denounce renewed govt threats
ZIMBABWE human rights and advocacy groups have condemned as disturbing and criminal a threat by the government to ban non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from operating in Masvingo, a threat impleme...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Battle to rescue three trapped illegal miners
The Shurugwi District Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has since Monday been battling to rescue three illegal gold miners who are trapped after a mine tunnel they were working in collapsed. The thr...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 09:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Stakeholders tackle poor pass rate in Matabeleland North
POOR pass rates in Matabeleland North schools took centre stage at an ongoing workshop where stakeholders are crafting a Provincial Economic Development Plan, amid concerns that the province's main ch...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
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