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Residents lambast councillors for sabotaging development
COWDRAY Park residents have described Bulawayo councillors as selfish after they took a swipe at Zanu-PF aspiring Cowdray Park constituency Parliamentary candidate, Professor Mthuli Ncube for fixing r...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tshova Mubaiwa to make comeback
GOVERNMENT is in the process of coming up with regulations to guide the liberalisation of the public transport sector.To improve the public transport system, Government in 2020 directed player...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Driver killed as car flies off Nguboyenja fly-over
A 59-year-old man died on the spot when he lost control of his car on the Nguboyenja flyover along Luveve Road in Bulawayo yesterday morning.Mr Dumisani Sibanda was driving a Mercedes Benz hea...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
New twist to Umguza farm dispute
A ROW over the ownership of Roslee Farm in Umguza District in Matabeleland North has spilled into the High Court with a Bulawayo company seeking to boot out one of its shareholders, Mr Zephaniah Matiw...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man fraudulently acquires 'dead' SA-based businessman's farm
A BULAWAYO man allegedly faked the death of a South Africa-based businessman and fraudulently took ownership of his farm in Umguza District, Matabeleland North, through a court order.Zephaniah...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:37hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Rebate on duty scammers exposed
GOVERNMENT has tightened the conditions for businesses benefiting from the rebate of duty facilities amid concerns over lack of transparency and accountability, which has seen some beneficiaries makin...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Tenant assaults landlord for making noise
A TENANT from Bulawayo has been sentenced to three months community service for assaulting his landlord for making noise using a radio speaker.Dumisani Sibanda (45) of Mzilikazi suburb, who is...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 18:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
War veterans 'tired of empty promises'
WAR veterans from Bulawayo and Matabeleland South provinces have urged Government to address their grievances once and for all as they are tired of empty promises that have been made over the years wi...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's fear over Gukurahundi
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and top government officials, particularly Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and Agriculture minister Perrence Shiri, are scared stiff of personal criminal responsibilit...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:15hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
'Rand answer to Zimbabwe export competitiveness'
ZIMBABWE needs to adopt a soft currency like the South African rand as reference exchange money to become competitive and attract the much-needed foreign direct investment, economics researcher and bu...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dog meat peddlers resurface in Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Council and an animal rights body have warned the public to desist from buying meat from the street amid fears that dog meat vendors could be back on the market.The warning comes...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs find base in Luveve
FOLLOWING the condemnation of Ross Camp ground in Bulawayo which was earmarked for use by Bulawayo Chiefs in the 2018 Premier Soccer League season by the First Instance Body (FIB) led by the Zifa exec...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra gears up for festive season
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced an electronic Temporary Import Permit (e-TIP) to make it convenient for motorists when coming to Zimbabwe during the Christmas and New Year holida...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 05:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Illicit cash dealings sabotage economy'
ZIMBABWE would not be having any cash shortages if individuals and businesses were depositing their money in banks for equitable circulation, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Deputy Governor, Dr Khupuki...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dog meat vendor records brisk business in Bulawayo
A HOMELESS Bulawayo man has been skinning carcasses of dogs that would have been put down by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and selling the meat to some residents....Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soldier seriously injured in kombi touts attack
A SOLDIER sustained serious injuries after he was attacked by three kombi touts along First Avenue in Bulawayo as he attempted to rescue a colleague who was being accused of pirating.A cou...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Veteran journalist Sibanda to be buried tomorrow
VETERAN journalist and former Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (Zuj) president, Dumisani Sibanda, who was found dead at his home in Bulawayo on Monday morning, will be buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery tom...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Bongani Ndlovu
ZUJ mourns former union President
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists has said it is with a very heavy heart and a deep sense of loss and sorrow to hear of the death of former Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, ZUJ,...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 19:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Veteran journalist dies - full report
VETERAN journalist and former Zimbabwe Union of Journalist (Zuj) president Dumisani Sibanda was yesterday found dead at his home in Bulawayo in what police described as a case of sudden death....Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 07:02hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Journalist found dead
Bulawayo based veteran journalist Dumisani Sibanda was found dead this morning at his Iodgings.Sibanda worked for both state run and private media houses.At the time of his death he wa...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 16:59hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Couple arrested for cultivating mbanje
A COUPLE from Gwanda has been arrested for cultivating 30 plants of mbanje in a garden and peddling twists of the dagga.Sifiso Moyo (25) and her husband Dumisani Sibanda (48) of Sibona Village...Published: 02 Jul 2016 at 12:10hrs | 1 | by Richard Muponde
Zipra war vets want properties back
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Bulawayo Province yesterday appointed a five-member committee which will press for the holding of a meeting of all ex-Zipra combatant...Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 19:27hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda
Ex-Mpilo boss set free
THE High Court has quashed both the conviction and sentence of former Mpilo Central Hospital staffer, Edgar Mdongo, who was jailed for five years for defrauding the hospital of R200,000.Mdongo...Published: 26 May 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
I'm not finished yet, says Matson Hlalo
MDC-T member Mr Victor Mapungwana was sworn in as Senator for his party after the expulsion of Senator Alderman Matson Hlalo from the opposition party. The firing of Mr Hlalo from MDC-T stemmed from a...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:55hrs | 6 | by Dumisani Sibanda
Zimbabwe radio awards nominees
A local online entertainment magazine Celebrity-check will on July 16 hold the inaugural Zimbabwe radio awards which will see radio personalities from local radio stations being honoured. The awards c...Published: 10 May 2016 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Sophia Chese-Msowa
Reminescing the Zhii era
One of the pioneers of the armed struggle that freed blacks in this country from colonial bondage was Clark Mpofu (CM) an ex-Zipra combatant. Sunday News Correspondent, Dumisani Sibanda (DS), ...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Clark Mpofu
'Give farmers title deeds,' says Joshua Malinga
On Wednesday, a senior Zanu-PF member and a beneficiary of the land reform programme, Joshua Teke Malinga addressed members of the Bulawayo Press Club where he spoke on a number of issues including th...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 09:11hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda
'High taxes in Zimbabwe hinder economic growth'
GOVERNMENT should reduce taxes and licensing fees as part of the process of internal devaluation in order to improve the ease of doing business and to enhance competitiveness of local industry in the ...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 04:25hrs | 1 | by Business Reporter
'Uncle Tom' Mboweni says Jonathan Moyo is 'noisy, irritating'
Former South Africa Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni called Zimbabwe's information minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo "noisy" and "irritating" - and sparked a lively Twitter war, complete with excit...Published: 17 Jun 2015 at 17:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Headmistress 'flees cops' over fraud
Luveve High School's headmistress has been arrested with two members of the School Development Association (SDA), for allegedly stealing $5,000 from the school. Pupils were reportedly treated...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Temba Dube
Whiz kid attains 11As, 2Bs in 2014 O level exams
A DAVID Livingstone Memorial Secondary School pupil got 10 As while another from Msiteli Secondary School in Bulawayo attained 11 As and two Bs in the 2014 Ordinary Level examinations.An ecsta...Published: 17 Feb 2015 at 08:53hrs | 2 | by Molline Gagare and Emily Mbewe
Zimbabwe police hunt monkey killer
POLICE have picked up the owner of a house in Bulawayo's Emakhandeni suburb where residents killed a monkey they suspected was being used to bewitch them. The development follows an announcem...Published: 09 Dec 2014 at 09:00hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Residents face jail for killing stray monkey
EMAKHANDENI suburb residents who killed a stray monkey which they said was being used to bewitch them face up to six months imprisonment for unlawfully killing the wild animal, an official has sai...Published: 29 Nov 2014 at 07:35hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
'Motor vehicle duty must be reduced,' says Tariffs Commission
GOVERNMENT has been recommended to halt any further increase in tariffs on duties on imported vehicles as the current tariffs of between 40% and 60% give the local assembly more than adequate protecti...Published: 25 Nov 2014 at 13:38hrs | 1 | by Business reporter
City Council chairman denies corruption
The Bulawayo Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU) board chairman Dumisani Sibanda on Thursday dismissed 'burning' allegations of maladministration and corruption levelled against the company's exec...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kombi crew 'kidnaps, assaults a cop'
A BULAWAYO kombi driver and a tout allegedly kidnapped a policeman and drove around the city as they assaulted him before robbing him of his cellphone, a court heard yesterday.Bulawayo regiona...Published: 07 Aug 2014 at 05:43hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Bulawayo has only 7 ambulances
The Bulawayo City Council has only seven ambulances instead of the required 25 to service the city with a population of close to one million people, The Zimbabwe Mail reported.Staffers at th...Published: 09 Apr 2014 at 13:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF deaths driver set free
THE UNLICENSED driver accused of causing the deaths of 10 people when the truck he was driving overturned while heading to a Zanu-PF rally in Nyamandlovu last year was on Tuesday acquitted by a Lupan...Published: 20 Mar 2014 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sipepa Nkomo decries political patronage
Dumisani Sibanda MDC-T legislator and national executive member Samuel Sipepa Nkomo Monday said he was not going to swear "allegiance" to MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai as did some of his coll...Published: 18 Mar 2014 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Driver blames Zanu-PF youths for tragic accident
AN UNLICENSED driver who caused the deaths of 10 people when the truck he was driving overturned while heading to a political rally in Nyamandlovu last year has blamed Zanu-PF youths for the tragi...Published: 07 Mar 2014 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Seven of nine road accident victims buried at Mandalay Farm
Seven of the nine people, who died in an accident along Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu Road in the Mimosa area on Sunday have been buried.The accident occurred when the driver of a Nissan UD truck,...Published: 31 Jul 2013 at 22:01hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Road accident claims eight Zanu-PF supporters
EIGHT people died, seven on the spot while 57 were seriously injured when a Nissan UD truck they were travelling in to a Zanu-PF rally overturned thrice at the 23km peg along the Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu...Published: 29 Jul 2013 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Last Zanu-PF official to see Chindori Chininga alive speaks - Audio
Listen to the audio clip where NewsDay Assignments Editor Dumisani Sibanda is speaking to Chanetsa at the scene of the accident. ...Published: 26 Jun 2013 at 13:59hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Innscor faces penalty for not giving notice of NatFoods acquisition
Innscor Africa faces a penalty from the Competition and Tariff Commission for not giving notice of its intent to acquire a majority stake in National Foods. The commission noted during a stak...Published: 13 May 2013 at 06:39hrs | | by Business reporter
ZCTU calls for the arrest of C Gauche owner for ill treatment of employees
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called for the arrest of the Zimbabwe Competition and Tariff Commission chairman, Dumisani Sibanda for ill-treating his employees at his company....Published: 12 Feb 2012 at 17:12hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
Zimbabwe ranked 117 on Press freedom
Zimbabwe has been ranked 117, on Press freedom in the world, improving by six notches from 2010, despite constant arrests of media practitioners last year, according to a report released by Reporters ...Published: 30 Jan 2012 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Journalists to launch blood campaign in memory of the late Freedom Moyo
Journalist organisations in conjunction with the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) will on Saturday launch a campaign in memory of the late veteran journalist Freedom Moyo, to encourage members o...Published: 25 Jan 2012 at 21:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
No bonus for beer brewery workers!
JUDGING by drinking habits of residents of the city of Kings and Queens, one would conclude with confidence without thinking twice that those that brew the holy waters have been thanked with a fat th...Published: 19 Dec 2011 at 13:28hrs | 3 | by Ncube Busani
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