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Know your history:- Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings
Why Visit?: - This historic site remembers one of the earliest European murders of the Matabele Rebellion or First Umvukela of 1896. There seems no doubt that the initial killings occurred on ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF consistent, immovable and unshaken
AMERICAN journalist and essayist Henry Louis Mencken once remarked: "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 16:14hrs | 357 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Used clothes take Zimbabwe by storm
Kimberley Dube takes great care with her appearance. She always looks sharp and fashionable in smart-looking jeans, t-shirts, sweatpants, tops, and designer sneakers."I love jeans - can't get ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 11:24hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Robbers in dramatic school heist
Armed with explosives, machetes, and wearing balaclavas, a seven-member gang targeted Eureka Junior School in Banket around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, marking the second such raid in two years.The rob...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:01hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Miss South Africa Contestant Faces Identity Theft Allegations and Online Abuse
A major scandal has erupted in South Africa after Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the competition amid allegations of identity theft involving her mother. The ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 904 | by Staff Reporter
Old Mutual's O'mari launches home insurance solution
O'mari, the fintech subsidiary of Old Mutual Zimbabwe, has announced the launch of its new digital-first, low-cost home insurance product 'O'mari HomeCare', underwritten by Old Mutual Zimbabwe Insuran...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 17:56hrs | 380 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo fire brigade lets family down, as US$350 000 home goes up in smoke
The Vella family from Bulawayo's Suburbs area will never forget July 28, 2024, when a fire ravaged their home, reducing nearly all their possessions to ashes. The blaze, suspected to have been caused ...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 17:33hrs | 1728 | by Staff reporter
The mirage of mystery break-ins at high places in ZImbabwe
SINCE his rise to power in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been the target of several mysterious attacks by unknown assailants.Despite police investigations, the perpetrators of the...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:35hrs | 249 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Man sets Range Rover ablaze as couple sleeps
While Thembinkosi Ndlovu (53) and his wife Soneni Ndlovu (51) were sleeping at their home in Selbourne Park, Bulawayo, they were awakened by a loud explosion and discovered their Range Rover engulfed ...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Botswana to 'send' 20,000 elephants to Germany
Botswana's president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation.Angered by proposals in Berlin to restrict the import of hunting trophies, President Mokg...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 10:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP to sponsor Bosso?
HIGHLANDERS are set to receive a major boost ahead of their first big Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match of the season following a sponsorship deal between the club and Better Brands to be unvei...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, Karoi...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:34hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
2 more die from Karoi fuel explosion
TWO other victims who were seriously burnt last Saturday from a petrol explosion have died. One person died on the spot while the other two, who were rushed to hospital after containers of pet...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man burns in-law's vehicle
A DISPUTE between a man and his former sister-in-law did not end well after the man allegedly burnt her motor vehicle that was parked at her house in revenge.Emmanuel Muzeza (40) appeared befo...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
JZ Moyo's son laments Zimbabwe govt 'betrayal'
LATE nationalist Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo's son George Moyo has expressed disappointment with the government for failing to honour its promise to turn the late national hero's house in Bulawayo's M...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Huge fire consumes Harare shopping mall
A devastating fire broke out last night at a shopping mall located at the corner of Julius Nyerere and Speke Avenue, opposite Joina City, leaving many people counting losses after goods worth thousand...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Buried alive for 3 days
WIPING his dusty face and shaking his muddied clothes, Owen Jaison (24) takes a huge sigh of relief.He had just dug his way out of belly of the earth for a kilometre.He and other 14 ar...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:51hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe CEOs push back on salaries disclosure
THE chief executives (CEOs) of firms trading their shares on Zimbabwe's two stock exchanges have slapped down proposed regulations that would force them to disclose their earnings in line with interna...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
All set for DJ Tira and Holy Ten festival at Queen Sports Club
Brace yourselves, Bulawayo, for the most epic and adrenaline-pumping event of ...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 19:42hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mark Zuckerberg builds US$100 million underground house as he prepares for Doomsday
In a move that has sparked intense speculation, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly in the process of constructing a sprawling $100 million compound in Hawaii, featuring an underground bunker a...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 07:26hrs | 1077 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mliswa questions silence 2 years after death of Munatsi in mysterious fire
Former Member of Parliament (MP) Temba Mliswa has raised concerns about the continued silence of State Security agencies regarding the death of Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Chief ...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 05:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo recording 10 fires daily
BULAWAYO has recently been having a sharp increase in fire incidents with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) saying they are recording between eight to 10 fire calls daily and this has been taking a toll...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
How hope dies with every election in Zimbabwe
"People died. The fear of being asked whether you wanted a short or long sleeve cut (cutting your hand or your arm) by soldiers made people vote in fear, not with their heads. We were voting with our ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Beauty Dhlamini
Bulawayo fuel storage depot explodes
A petrol storage tank exploded resulting in a raging fire that reduced several vehicles to shells at a fuel storage depot in Kelvin West industrial area in Bulawayo yesterday.With a sudden who...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo flea burns
ABOUT 350 traders in Bulawayo have been left stranded after their wares were reduced to ashes by a raging inferno, which engulfed Mutize Flea Market, popularly known as the ‘Little Musina" early yes...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 years on, no leads on White City bombing
INVESTIGATIONS into the White City bombing in Bulawayo during a Zanu-PF rally in 2018 have turned into a cold case with no leads, five years on.Zanu-PF has been avoiding using White City Stadi...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa tried to kill Chiwenga' - Doctor drops bombshell at court?
A South African medical doctor on Friday claimed that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's former wife Mary Mubaiwa told him that President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried to kill his deputy in 2018....Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 09:26hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's candidates traded accusations after one of them had his house 'bombed'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates for St Mary's, Chitungwiza, yesterday traded accusations after one of them had his house attacked with an explosive device.The verbal exchanges o...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Device explodes at CCC candidate's home
The Citizens Coalition for Change says an explosive device was thrown at the home of its candidate for MP in St Mary's in Chitungwiza on Tuesday night.Brighton Mazhindu was not injured in the ...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 19:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gas explosion leaves sink holes in Johannesburg
There has been a massive gas explosion in the Johannesburg CBD, causing substantial damage to nearby roads and sinkholes.Videos seen on social media showed cars toppled along Johannesburg's Br...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 20:36hrs | 13 | by Erick Matotoba
Massive explosion rocks Joburg CBD, leaving devastation in its wake
Authorities rushed to the Johannesburg Central Business District on Wednesday evening following reports of an explosion in Bree Street.The city's emergency medical services confirmed an explos...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 17:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family buries four Boksburg gas victims
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Lushongwe Village in Gwanda as relatives and friends of four family members who were part of the 17 people who died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksbu...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile
OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, tow...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 12 | by Percy Zvomuya
Bulawayo woman cheats death in batteries explosion
A 38-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo's Woodlands suburb escaped death by a whisker in an explosion of solar batteries at her home last Saturday.Council acting chief fire officer Lynos Phiri confi...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers blow open bank safe
AN armed robber who is part of a five-man gang that used explosives to blow open a safe at Agribank Lupane branch is recovering in hospital under police guard after he was shot.Police national...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:09hrs | 9 | by Staff rporter
Armed robbers hit Lupane bank
A suspected armed robber from Lupane is battling for life in hospital after being shot by police on the buttocks while fleeing a crime scene where he and four accomplices still at large, attempted to ...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, K...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:07hrs | 8 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Govt considers closing down Kwekwe mines
Kwekwe city centre finds itself on the precipice as the Government contemplates closing down mines that have wreaked havoc on the town's infrastructure and environment. Midlands Provincial Aff...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe faces total collapse into mine tunnels
AN environmental catastrophe looms in Kwekwe, a gold mining city about 200km southwest of Harare, where properties are being swallowed by mine tunnels underneath them.Unregulated exploration b...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel tanker overturns, kills driver
A FUEL tanker driver died on the spot when his vehicle overturned outside the Mzilikazi Barracks in Bulawayo, spilling over 20 000 litres of petrol resulting in the closure of the Bulawayo-Harare high...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
1 dies in Masvingo-Beitbridge road accident
ONE person died while seven others were injured in an accident which occurred at Chivi turn-off along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway on Monday, police have said.Initially there were fears tha...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Fuel explosion claims one life
A Karoi fuel dealer was yesterday afternoon killed when containers of diesels exploded at a house in the farming town. The man, identified as Adam Kaponda, who was in company of two friends died on th...Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Mangena's widow
President Mnangagwa yesterday met Mrs Sikhubekiso Madeya Mangena, widow to Rodgers Alfred Nikita Mangena, national hero and former commander of Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army, the militant branc...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hwange's graveyard a tourism hanging fruit!
Rutendo Mapfumo is one of the few scribes who deserve special mention in a Hall of Fame of Zimbabwean journalists because of her doggedness, which leaves latter day fundis salivating with awe in terms...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Burzil Dube
Chinese steel plant now 60% complete
THE US$1,5 billion steel plant being constructed in Mvuma, 200km south of Harare, by the Chinese giant, Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco), is now 60% complete, NewsDay Business heard yesterday....Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fawcett Security guards up for stealing US$12,000 from thief
Two Fawcett Security guards appeared in court for allegedly stealing over US$12,000 cash from a theft suspect they had just apprehended with his loot from Total Energies in Hillcrest, Bulawayo....Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 sisters die in house inferno
TWO sisters were burnt to death when a house they were sleeping in caught fire in the Vhembe-view suburb yesterday.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and police are investigating t...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
China calls for investigation into Nord Stream blasts
China called on relevant parties to conduct an objective and fair investigation into the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline explosions incident and supported the accelerated investigation process to fin...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 20:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lets approach all crimes with the same zeal
While we are focusing on drug dealers and drug pushers, we should put in the same effort to stop the collaboration between criminals at our bus stops and the ZRP who look away while travellers are bei...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 21:13hrs | | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
In a normal country, both ZANU PF and CCC/MDC would be history!
It is bewildering listening to ZANU PF mouthpieces condemning the opposition (CCC and MDC) for running down once plush urban areas into disgusting shanty towns - thereafter, suggesting that residents ...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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