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BCC, police patrol nets 13 gold panners in Esigodini
A JOINT operation conducted by Bulawayo City Council (BCC) rangers and police in the city's catchment areas in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province, recently netted 13 gold panners, bringing total a...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:01hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners continue to invade Vumbachikwe Mine
Vumbachikwe Mine community members have complained over the random blasting occurring at the mine amid revelations gold panners continue to invade the min...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 22:44hrs | 431 | by Stephen Jakes
BCC collects US$2,000 in environment fines
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has collected more than US$2,600 from environmental fines while still being owed over US$3,300, according to a new report from the council's Parks Section detailing int...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:33hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Man acquitted after axing wife on the head
A 65-year-old woman from Filabusi, Matabeleland South, has lodged a formal complaint with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), accusing the Filabusi and Esigodini Magistrates' Courts of mishandling ...Published: 21 May 2025 at 11:13hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
BCC battle illegal environmental activities
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified efforts to clamp down on illegal gold mining, sand poaching, and firewood theft-activities that are wreaking havoc on the environment and jeopardising t...Published: 21 May 2025 at 08:56hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council nets over US$2,000 in fines
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has collected more than US$2,000 in environmental offence fines for April alone, as it intensifies efforts to combat the surge in illegal gold panning, sand poaching, a...Published: 10 May 2025 at 13:09hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Prophet accidentally shoots son
Jordan Phiri (29), the son of River of Life International Church founder and leader Prophet Bothwell Phiri (57), has been discharged from hospital following a harrowing incident last month in which he...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 17:39hrs | 3004 | by Staff reporter
Baboons terrorise Pumula residents
Bulawayo residents, particularly in Pumula South, are facing growing human-wildlife conflicts as baboons encroach onto their settlements, causing distress and property damage.According to the ...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:44hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Robber drops wallet, lands gang in jail
Police in Bulawayo have arrested three suspects involved in an armed robbery at Bambanani Shopping Center in Gumtree after one of the suspects accidentally dropped his wallet at the crime scene....Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 14:32hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter
68-year-old in court for allegedly stealing donkeys in Esigodini
A 68-year-old man from Mtshede village in Esigodini has found himself in trouble after being accused of stealing two donkeys belonging to his neighbour.Steven Lusaba appeared before Bulawayo m...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:00hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Shocking baby swap scandal rocks Bulawayo hospital, DNA confirms
A shocking case of baby-swapping has emerged from the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), where a new mother from Cowdray Park discovered through DNA testing that she had been discharged with a baby girl...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:24hrs | 2028 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF councillor jailed 14 years for stock theft
Former Zanu-PF Insiza Ward 17 Councillor Sindiso Ndlovu, alongside accomplice Buhle Nkomazana, received an effective 14-year prison sentence each on Friday after being convicted of stock theft. Their ...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:18hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Woman suffers miscarriage after being beaten up by her husband
A 39-year-old woman, Sibusiso Ndlovu, from the Entumbane suburb, endured a devastating ordeal after allegedly being brutally assaulted by her husband, Clever Jirimwe, 45, resulting in a miscarriage. T...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:52hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
5 guns and US$68,000 stolen in armed robberies
Police are investigating two armed robberies in Esigodini and Harare in which US$45,000 and US$23,000 was stolen respectively.In the raid at the offices of a security company on Lymington Road...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:04hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
Local cattle breeder donates semen
A local stud breeder is offering free semen from his stud bulls to help improve cattle breeds in communal areas, aligning with the national effort to rebuild Zimbabwe's livestock herd. This initiative...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:43hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Man killed for sipping beer without permission
A man from Kezi has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of another man over a dispute involving a sip of beer.Inspector Loveness Mangena, the Matabeleland South provincial police spokes...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:45hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
2 miners murdered in Esigodini
Two illegal miners were murdered on a farm in Esigodini while searching for gold at a panning site. One of the victims has been identified as 50-year-old Bulisani Ncube, while the other remains uniden...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini Gold Baron not going back to mining
Baron Dube, once a feared figure in Esigodini's illegal gold mining circles, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2020 for the murder of a rival gold panner, Prince Anthony Bvundura. Despite his ear...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:05hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
100 illegal gold panners arrested in Esigodini, Umzingwane
A recent joint operation by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and the police has led to the arrest of 100 illegal gold panners in the Umzingwane catchment area, which supplies much of the city’s water...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:36hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Enos Nkala widow gets peace order
Last week, the legal dispute over Mbalabala Properties took a new turn when the Esigodini Magistrates Court granted a peace order to Thandiwe Nkala, widow of the late nationalist and National Hero Eno...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:05hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Man sets hut on fire after finding ex-lover with new lover
A 40-year-old man, Mandlenkosi Mhlanga, appeared before the Esigodini Magistrates' Court on two counts of attempted murder. The National Prosecution Authority of Zimbabwe reported that Mhlanga is the ...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:48hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Over US$2 000 collected as BCC, police raid gold panners
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has reported that it collected over US$2,000 in fines for environmental violations across its jurisdiction and water catchment areas, according to its latest minutes addres...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Falcon College bus accident kills 1 student
ONE student died while three others were injured after a Falcon College bus overturned along the Bulawayo/Esigodini Road this afternoon. The bus was carrying 56 students who were coming from a...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 15:46hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Boy dates, impregnates sister
WHILE stories of love conquering all inspire some of the greatest works of art and literature, tales of infatuation between close relatives siblings, or parent and child elicit disgust.That wa...Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 08:03hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry as council repairs infrastructure
The Bulawayo City Council has temporarily disconnected water supply to several suburbs for maintenance work at the Tuli, 6J, and Rifle Range reservoirs. This maintenance began yesterday and is expecte...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man catches ex-lover pants down, sets hut on fire
Following a heartbreak, a man from Kensington faced further distress when he discovered his former partner in bed with another man. Enraged, he set fire to the hut they were in before attacking the ma...Published: 25 May 2024 at 12:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants two more years via backdoor
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his close political allies are now weighing the best constitutional and legal options to secure an additional two years in power outside an election when his second te...Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:41hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zinara to upgrade top six tollgates
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is upgrading six priority toll gates to plaza status in a bid to boost revenue collection and enhance the safety of motorists and staff....Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 10:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi interchange now 61% complete
LEGISLATORS yesterday toured the US$88 million Mbudzi Interchange project in Harare which is now 61 percent complete.The 31 legislators from the Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructura...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 05:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners invade Bulawayo suburbs
GOLD panners have invaded Bulawayo causing environmental degradation in two of its suburbs, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has said.The illegal gold panners have caused environmental degradat...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
John Nkomo's son loses 42 cattle
THE late Vice President John Landa Nkomo's son, Mr Jabulani Nkomo, lost a herd of 42 cattle in a suspected cattle rustling syndicate involving his two former workers who are now on the run.The...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 03:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gold panning threatens Inyankuni pipeline
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over the rampant illegal gold panning which is threatening the Inyankuni pipeline.BCC draws most of its water from six supply dams in Matabele...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:00hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council pounces on gold panners
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has declared war on gold panners in Esgodini, collecting US$2 000 in fines in the process.According to latest council minutes on the Parks Section monthly report, a...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Court acquits Umzingwane chief executive
UMZINGWANE Rural District Council chief executive Ndumiso Mpofu was on Wednesday last week acquitted at the close of the State's case where he was being charged with criminal abuse of office.M...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:54hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor arrested for stock theft
Zanu-PF councillor for Ward 17, Insiza North, Sindiso Ndlovu, has been accused of stealing cattle and selling them to Esigodini Abattoir. Ndlovu (40) and his co-accused, Buhle Nkomazana (29), appeared...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:55hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Police identify victims of horror crash that killed 22
Police have identified 15 of the 22 people who were killed in a road traffic accident which occurred on 14 November 2023 at the 27 Kilometre peg along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road when a Toyota Quantum mo...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 18:00hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners wreak havoc in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO municipal police have arrested 140 illegal miners since January for panning for gold near the city's water bodies, causing massive siltation.This is revealed in the council's environm...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:48hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans call for sanctions removal
Zimbabweans from diverse backgrounds assembled in numerous locations across the country to protest against the damaging, illegal sanctions imposed by Western nations.Remarkably, primary and se...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs terrorise Esigodini villagers
Villagers in the Esigodini area of Umzingwane district, Matebeleland South province, are living in fear due to the presence of machete-wielding artisanal miners who are terrorizing the communities....Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Family of 'vat en sit' deceased makes list of demands
THE family of Simosenkosi Sibanda (27), who was recently allegedly murdered by Dingani Sibanda, her live-in boyfriend in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb, is demanding lobola upfront before burial. ...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 05:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Woman in savage hammer attack on hubby's face
WHILE abuse of women is widely known, what is not widely recognised is that men can be victims of abuse too.Abuse of men is more common than once thought although the exact numbers on its occu...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 07:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes mother
IN apparently the rarest of rare cases, a 31-year-old man from Esigodini in Umzingwane District, Matebeleland South province left the entire area reeling in shock after he allegedly raped his 64-year-...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Suspected cattle rustler arrested in Esigodini
A MAN from Esigodini suspected to be part of a cattle rustling syndicate was arrested last week after over 18 cattle were reportedly stolen by the suspect now in police custody.One of the vill...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane MP embarks on roads rehab to unlock tourism, agriculture potential
ZANU-PF aspiring candidate for Umzingwane constituency Brigadier General (Rtd) Levi Mayihlome has embarked on a road rehabilitation programme targeting five prime roads which he says will unlock the t...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Peeping Tom turns rapist on cousin's wife
A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Esigodini who used to masturbate while peeping through the bathroom window when his cousin's wife was bathing has appeared in court facing rape charges.This was after he...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
NGO lobbies against poultry caging
ANIMAL rights lobby group, Nurture Imvelo Trust has upped its campaign for the eradication of battery cages in poultry production describing the practice as a gross violation of animal rights....Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Establish animal husbandry centre in Bulawayo'
LIVESTOCK farmers from the Matebeleland region are facing challenges in accessing technical support to boost their production as there is no veterinary training-focused institution, which negatively a...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
5-man gang kills youth over girlfriend
A FIVE-MAN gang from Esigodini under Chief Sigola has been arrested for allegedly killing a villager following a misunderstanding over a girlfriend.Police provincial spokesperson for Matebelel...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hands Matabeleland South youths 10ha plots
Ms Lilian Mhlanga (28) from Insiza District is among 60 youths from Matabeleland South Province who have been awarded permits for 10 hectare A2 plots under the Presidential 10-hectare Scheme, which se...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:09hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Falcon College pegs fees at $11 million
UPMARKET Falcon College has pegged its second term fees at a staggering US$10,588.79 just as University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students celebrate a High Court judgement barring the institution from hiking t...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
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