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Jeys Marabini offers his recording studio for free
WHILE a lot has been written about award-winning afro jazz musician Jeys, little or nothing has been mentioned about his philanthropic side.In 2017 the Filabusi born towering artist opened a r...Published: 6 hrs ago | 96 | by Staff reporter
$19 000 robber arrested for other crimes
A SERIAL robber has been arrested while his accomplice is still at large for allegedly breaking into shops at Glassblock Business Centre in Filabusi and stealing clothing, beer and groceries. ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 537 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda businessman loses US$3 000
TWO men have been arrested while their accomplice is still at large after they allegedly defrauded a gold and diamond buyer of US$3 000 under the pretext of selling him the minerals.Philip Mpo...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:35hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Passenger fatally stabs driver after 'uncomfortable ride'
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Filabusi has been arrested for fatally stabbing a man who had offered him a lift. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele con...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:16hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed to death over transport fare
A 21-YEAR-OLD Filabusi man has been arrested for fatally stabbing a man, who had offered him a lift in a dispute over transport fare, with an Okapi knife.Matabeleland South provincial police s...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 15:09hrs | 1731 | by Staff reporter
Girlfriend paid R10 000 for businessman robbery
FIVE armed robbers have been arrested for allegedly robbing a Filabusi businessman of US$19 000, R72 000, RTGS$14 000 and electrical gadgets worth $10 000 after his girlfriend supplied the suspects wi...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 09:33hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt accused of creating criminal gangs
The military-backed government of President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has been accused of having created the menacing machete criminal gangs that are reportedly terrorizing people in the count...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 20:34hrs | 1611 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Meteorological Department warns of flash floods
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of flash floods and heavy rains in excess of 50 millimetres within 24 hours in most parts of the country, starting today and growing in intensit...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:45hrs | 1503 | by Staff reporter
Not all hope has been lost for Filabusi farmers
While most farmers across the country have since lost hope in the current cropping season owing to erratic rains that have been received, the same cannot be said of farmers in Gwatemba, Filabusi, and ...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 06:35hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
60 arrested at Gwanda violence hotspot
POLICE in Matabeleland South province have arrested 60 illegal gold panners during a raid at Vova mining site in Gwanda as part of an operation to fight illegal mining activities blamed for violent cr...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:34hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
The genesis of machete gangs
Violence in the informal mining sector began in the late 1990's. It began its journey in the Midlands with battles in which fists, stones and catapults were used by miners such as Bule Vampire in Zhom...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 15:02hrs | 2297 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Teen girl inspired by mother into philanthropy
AFTER hearing harrowing stories of a fragmented upbringing of her mother, dotted with untold suffering and endurance, a Bulawayo teenager has been motivated to venture into philanthropic work in a bid...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 08:36hrs | 1730 | by Staff Reporter
Massive cattle deaths irk Matabeleland South farmers
Villagers in Matabeleland South have cried foul over massive death of their cattle due to prolonged drought and their failure to purchase stock feed as a ...Published: 18 Dec 2019 at 16:04hrs | 1751 | by Stephen Jakes
Gold panner on the run after workmate murder
A GWANDA-based gold panner is on the run after he allegedly fatally struck his workmate with an axe over an undisclosed issue. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Nyathi ...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:12hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP dies
MATABELELAND South Zanu-PF Member of Parliament (Proportional Representation) Alice Ndlovu-Zulu has died. She was 63. Her younger brother, Mr Patnas Mazibuko said Ndlovu-Zulu succumbed to kidn...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:24hrs | 11731 | by Staff reporter
Homes, land destroyed as gold panners invade region
Under the blazing sun, a group of men use picks and shovels to dig up a bushy patch of land outside Zimbabwe's second-largest city, stopping every few seconds to scan the soil for signs of gold....Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:14hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Gold rush hits Insiza
GOLD deposits have reportedly been discovered at White Khami Farm in Insiza, with hundreds of illegal panners invading the area in search of the precious mineral, prompting the police to cordon off th...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:50hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
Man 'kills' neighbour for assaulting cousin
A MAN from Filabusi has been arrested after he allegedly fatally struck his neighbour with a brick on the head for assaulting his cousin. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chie...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:46hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally strikes neighbour with brick
A MAN from Filabusi has been arrested after he allegedly fatally struck his neighbour with a brick on the head for assaulting his cousin. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chie...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 876 | by Staff Reoprter
Woman strikes hubby with axe
A WOMAN from Matobo allegedly struck her husband with an axe twice on the head after the man assaulted her over a missing hoe. Charity Sithole (29) of Lushongwe Village is expected to appear i...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:05hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South police ban knobkerries
POLICE in Gwanda, Bulilima and Mangwe districts of Matebeleland South have imposed a three-month ban on the carrying of knobkerries and catapults, among other "weapons", citing increased crime in the ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:17hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Stabbing after sex-for-taxi fare deal goes sour
A SECURITY guard has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman several times on her back accusing her of not honouring her promise to have sex with him after paying her taxi fare. Nqobizith...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:15hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Armed gang bags US$20 000
A FILABUSI businessman lost US$20 660, R72 300 and $1 100 among other valuables to four men armed with pistols who stormed his home in a pre-dawn raid, police confirmed yesterday. Matabeleland...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
Revamp for Bulawayo bus termini
THE Government in partnership with the Bulawayo City Council and the private sector intends to embark on a massive refurbishment of the city's dilapidated 56 bus termini as it moves to overhaul the co...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Gold Baron turns to God
There is common wisdom that "change" is the only constant in life and nothing else. This view is borrowed from an ancient Greek philosopher and means that there is nothing in life which is stationary ...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:37hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Peace-maker stabbed to death
A MAN was stabbed to death while attempting to restrain his suspected murderer from stabbing another man during a dispute. Bhekimpilo Dlamini (27) of Vukuzenzele Village in Filabusi was not as...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:51hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
MaShurugwi are mere peace loving hardworking mortals!
In recent months our public media has been awash with stories of a group of artisanal miners by the name MaShurugwi, who for unfair reasons have come to be associated with a streak of cases of violenc...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 15:23hrs | 2103 | by Sizalobuhle Khumalo
An ethnic Genocide is brewing in Matebeleland as Ndebeles get tutsified by Mnangagwa's government
The Zanu PF's Rozvi mambo fraud in which the system is fronting Mike Moyo as their answer to King Bulelani Lobhengula, is the official government response to Matabele efforts to free themselves from S...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2731 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Gold panners invade mine
ABOUT 3 000 illegal gold panners have reportedly invaded a mining claim at Lonely Gold Mine in Inyathi, Bubi district, in Matabeleland North province after news spread that 3kgs of the mineral worth a...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 07:04hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Independent candidate beat Zanu-PF and MDC in Insiza
An independent candidate upstaged both Zanu-PF and MDC to win the Insiza Rural District Council ward 15 by-election.Shepherd Juta took 287 votes to claim victory. Zanu-PF's Zenzo Moyo placed s...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 06:48hrs | 2519 | by ZimLive
Gwanda University takes shape
Parliamentarians have applauded progress in the construction of Gwanda State University despite limited resources available to the institution. GSU, whose main campus is being developed at the...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland livestock situation dire
The livestock situation in Matebeleland has become dire with pastures having significantly deteriorated while cattle are succumbing to the drought.Matabeleland, owing to low rainfall the regio...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 18:42hrs | 2781 | by Staff reporter
Why chiefs are breaking ranks with Zanu-PF
The late Robert Mugabe's nearly four decades in power became possible because of a tight grip on the rural electorate where traditional leaders were a vital cog in mobilising votes for the ruling part...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 683 | by Silas Nkala
Magistrate arrested for embezzling funds
A FILABUSI magistrate has been arrested for allegedly embezzling court funds amounting to $431. Mzingaye Ephraim Moyo (33), who is the resident magistrate in charge of Filabusi Magistrates' Co...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 09:09hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Reymond Mugadza to stand for Chamisa's MDC in Insiza by-election
THE ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) has announced the names of candidates who were successfully nominated for the Insiza Ward 15 Rural District Council by-election slated for September 21....Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:46hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
'Artisanal miners should stop being nomadic'
ZIMBABWE Christian Alliance (ZCA) executive director Useni Sibanda said artisanal miners should desist from being nomadic and work within their confines to avoid clashes with rival gangs.Speak...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:41hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland land urged to shun emotional politics
PEOPLE occupying leadership positions in Zanu-PF should interact with people at the grassroots to get an appreciation of the situation on the ground, the party's National Political Commissar Victor Ma...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:38hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland chiefs throw Ndiweni under the bus
THE Matebeleland Chiefs Council says it will not interfere with Bulawayo Magistrate, Gladmore Mushove's ruling to sentence Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni to 18 months in pri...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 08:09hrs | 4244 | by newzimbabwe
Water woes rock Insiza South irrigation scheme
WATER woes at Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza South, Matabeleland South, have reached breaking point amid revelations that supplies will be disconnected at the end of this month due to very l...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Woman raped as lover flees
A GROUP of five men reportedly ambushed a Filabusi couple, threatened the man who fled from the scene before one of them raped the woman.Kennedy Wonder Ndlovu (23) of Marumba B Village in Fila...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:51hrs | 4550 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths slam Zimbabwe spring protests
THE Zanu-PF Youth League in Matabeleland South yesterday slammed the planned MDC Alliance demonstration set for tomorrow, saying it is an unwanted political gimmick bent on causing anarchy in the coun...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:19hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe on precipice of conflict'
HUMAN rights watchdog, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says Zimbabwe is on the brink of conflict brought on by escalating economic problems that came after the ban of the multi-currency system.In...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Freddy Gwala still in the game
Seasoned South African musician Freddie "Madamara" Gwala says he will never abandon his music career as he believes he was born a musician.Gwala (56) known for his Zumba music, a genre he inve...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:15hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's Gukurahundi utterances torch storm
ZANU-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu has said the Gukurahundi issue was resolved in 1987 with the signing of the Unity Accord and apologising for the mass killings will needlessly open old...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 3305 | by Staff reporter
Exploring the causes of Gukurahundi
It is true that the Matabeleland crisis resulted in a number of people losing their lives while some remained with permanent psychological and physical injuries.True that maybe, perceptions an...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:11hrs | 1008 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
1 200 get employment at Zupco
THE revival of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has created jobs for more than 1 200 people and more drivers and conductors are set to be hired countrywide starting next month. Zu...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Names and naming: Naming as a form of documentation
NOT so long ago we visited Beitbridge District to capture the voices of the youth. We visited Beitbridge East and the area provided me with an opportunity to reflect on naming, the subject that I am d...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:12hrs | 221 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Zanu-PF MP in soup over workers' unpaid wages
INSIZA North legislator and director of Progress Mine, Farai Taruvinga, has been taken to the mining industry National Employment Council (NEC) by his workers over wages as well as unlawful terminatio...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF youth faces expulsions for court action against party
Zanu-PF Bulawayo Provincial youth league aspiring chairperson Mthunzi Mabhena faces censure after taking the party to court.Mabhena took the party to court after losing in the elections for yo...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1317 | by Gibdon Nyathi
8 months ban for fatal crash driver
A DRIVER has been fined $300 and prohibited from driving for the next eight months after causing the death of a passenger in an accident. Liberty Nqobizitha Ngwenya (27) from Masvingo was conv...Published: 29 May 2019 at 07:53hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
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