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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 arrests since January this year to 36.Th…

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:01hrs | 419 | 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 magistrate Beverly Madzikatira on Wednesday, fac…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman in trouble over offensive messages

A 24-year-old woman from Esigodini, Matabeleland South, has appeared in court after allegedly sending grossly offensive messages to a neighbor. Charity Mpofu faces three counts of violating Section 88(a) of the Post and Telecommunicat…

Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:11hrs | 818 | 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 earlier release after an appeal, the Supre…

Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:05hrs | | 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 cityâ€™s water. According to the BCCâ€™s parks sectio…

Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:36hrs | 142 | 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 villagers, whose cattle were among the stolen herd …

Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Tsholotsho, Esigodini, Binga granted town status

TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council has been given the nod to develop Tsholotsho Centre into a town as the Government embarks on a drive of upgrading communities in fulfilment of the "no one and no place is left behind" economic development …

Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Esigodini fire victims identified

Police have released the names of the 10 victims who died while trying to extinguish a raging veld fire at Rodrose Farm, Esigodini yesterday.In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed that the…

Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Esigodini villagers nab cattle rustlers

ESIGODINI villagers recently ambushed four cattle rustlers and effected a citizen's arrest on one of them, while his three accomplices fled.The rustler was arrested after being found in possession of five slaughtered beasts at Irisvale in …

Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa govt unwilling to rescue 10 trapped Esigodini miners on tribal grounds?

Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance is concerned with the attitude of the ruling party concerning the trapped miners at Matshetshe mine at Esigodini, which is located under UMzingwane District in Matebeleland South. We understand that, the gover…

Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:14hrs | | by Mandlenkosi Nkomo

A country of Simpletons

The single major problem with the Zimbabwean society is its predictability.Take all Zimbabwean newspapers and lay them on the table; the headline theme is simple: Corruption! The corruption scourge runs deep! It has affected everyone from …

Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 12:25hrs | | by Sam Wezhira

Provincial Councils, the new economic hubs

The implementation of the devolution of Government responsibilities to Provincial Councils will give birth to new economic hubs as provinces will be able to manage their resources for the benefit of that respective province.The just ended …

Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 10:23hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota

Mnangagwa declares war on 'secessionists': fire will be met with fire!

President Mnangagwa's angry outbursts at Zanupf conference on Friday shows without any modicum of doubt that Matabeleland restoration cause puts the fear of God in him and his cabinet.MLO is aware that the emotionally charged attack on Mat…

Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 10:21hrs | | by Israel Dube, Secretary for Information and Public Affairs

Want to understand ZANU-PF Conferenceâ€¦ Ignore the noise!

Over the past few days, the media has been dominated by the 2018 ZANU-PF party conference, with both sides going into hyper-partisan overdrive.On the one hand you have the state media. Everything is wonderful they tell us. The economy is o…

Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 07:35hrs | | by Jealousy Dutiro

'Zanu-PF has no agenda for a GNU'

Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the the ruling party's 17th National People's Conference at Umzingwane High School, Esigodini. Below is the President's speech in full . . .  &n…

Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 22 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa

Zanu-PF Conference: What is at stake?

Next week, the ruling Zanu-PF party holds its 17th Annual People's Conference at Mzingwane High School in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province. This year's conference comes a year after last year's events that saw the resignation of form…

Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:23hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga

Challenges that have faced dialogue around Gukurahundi genocide

"The creation, arming and dispatching of Gukurahundi to this part of the country was not my role. It was the role of the security committee chaired by Mugabe whose members were Emmarson Munangwagwa, Sydney Sekeramayi and Ernest Kadungure" …

Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 13:35hrs | 7 | by Dumisani Mpofu

Women fight over bishop during church service

A bishop's wife fought a congregant in the middle of a church service at the Angels of God Apostolic Church in Esigodini accused her of dating her husband.Bishop Mkwananzi's wife, Ntombikayise Dube attacked Bonakele Ncube accusing her of h…

Published: 09 Sep 2016 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter

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