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SA court orders repatriation of Edgar Lungu

The full bench of the Pretoria High Court in South Africa has ruled that the body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu must be repatriated to Zambia to allow for a state funeral. This decision comes after Lungu's family had initially pl…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 10:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

ZANU PF thugs disrupt funeral, Councillor bashed

There was drama in Mazowe Ward 15 District at the funeral of a Citizens Coalition of Change (CCC) aspiring councillor.Suspected ZANU PF thugs who attended the funeral in Concession allegedly disrupted the funeral by chanting vulgar slogans…

Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 12:42hrs | 1909 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Hichilema wants to preside over Lungu's funeral, family halts repatriation

The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu delayed the repatriation of his body from South Africa for a second time Wednesday in a feud with the country's current leader over the details of the funeral.The family's lawyer said that…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Targeting Zimbabwean migrants at funeral services: A disturbing trend in Hillbrow

A disturbing trend has emerged in Hillbrow, where police are targeting Zimbabwean migrants at funeral services, arresting them, and demanding bribes ranging from R1500 to R3000. This practice has left many mourners traumatized, especially …

Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 14:39hrs | 762 | by Anonymous

Too old to die? 122-year-old Sekuru Banda denied funeral cover due to age

He has lived through the colonial era, both World Wars, and multiple global pandemics - yet for 122-year-old Sekuru Anuloisa Banda, a peaceful farewell remains an uncertain privilege.Yes, you read that right - he is 122 years old.Born on D…

Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:56hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter

Funeral parade for Tshinga Dube at Barbourfields Stadium

Today, Bulawayo will host a send-off funeral service for national hero Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube at Barbourfields Stadium, as the city pays tribute to one of Zimbabwe's most distinguished liberation war veterans.Scores of residents have…

Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter

Fast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans

In December 2023, Mavis Clinic Manyonga travelled to the Republic of Ireland from Zimbabwe, looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Valerie Munashe Makuwe, a nurse in town of Letterkenny, in Donegal county.But…

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF councillors clash over funeral speech

Two Zanu-PF councilors from ward 9 in Zaka District recently clashed over a funeral speech in which the sitting councillor Livison Paradza felt threatened by fellow councillor Beauty Musunda who got in council through women's quota after s…

Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 19:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Chief fumes over funerals boycotts

Chief Tshitshi of Mangwe district, Matebeleland South, has expressed his displeasure with some of his subjects who are not attending funeral gatherings in his jurisdiction.The traditional leader said the habit by his subjects was unAfrican…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa grants State-assisted burials for 22 Quantum accident victims

President Mnangagwa yesterday paid his condolences to the families of the 22 people, who died in a head-on collision involving a Toyota Quantum minibus and a DAF truck along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road on Tuesday, promising them State-ass…

Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Confusion as Zanu-PF, CCC activists clash over Ali's funeral

Chaotic scenes rocked Moreblessing Ali's funeral wake in her home village in Nyatsime on Sunday with Zanu-PF members claiming the slain political activist belonged to their party.This came after hundreds of CCC supporters thronged Ali's ho…

Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF, CCC activists clash over Ali's funeral

Chaotic scenes rocked Moreblessing Ali's funeral wake in her home village in Nyatsime on Sunday with Zanu-PF members claiming the slain political activist belonged to their party.This came after hundreds of CCC supporters thronged Ali's ho…

Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Chief Nhlamba of Gwanda granted state-assisted funeral

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted the late Chief Nhlamba of Garanyemba in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, a state-assisted funeral.Vice President Constantino Chiwenga will represent the government at the funeral.Chief Nhlamba, born Deni…

Published: 31 May 2022 at 12:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Funeral parlours mix up bodies families fear identifying relatives because of Covid-19

The third wave of coronavirus has been unforgiving. There has been an explosion in infections and deaths since mid-June.In the 54 days from June 19 â€” when fatalities rose to double digits â€” to last Thursday, deaths had risen from 2 325…

Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:30hrs | 3 | by Bishop L

Funeral parade for copter crash victims

A funeral parade to honour two pilots and a technician who died in a helicopter crash in Goromonzi last week will be held by the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) on Friday. The pilots are Wing Commander Thomas Tinashe Manyowa and Flight Lieuten…

Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF hijacked Soul Jah Love's funeral

Zimbabwe's ruling party Zanu PF has been for time immemorial leading in hijacking funerals, especially of celebrities.The party was shamelessly at it again this time around when they declared Saul Musaka popularly known as Soul Jah Love in…

Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 08:57hrs | | by Leonard Koni

Moana's family give socialite emotional send-off

LATE socialite Michelle â€˜Moana' Amuli's paternal and maternal families Saturday put their differences aside to give the fitness enthusiast a send-off at Warren Hills Cemetery, Harare.Since her death in a fatal car accident almost three w…

Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 18:00hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Another murder, another funeral

Civil partnership, I don't know whether to cry, laugh or simply throw hands up in the air in despair and disgust. Fellow countrymen is this coming from Zimbabweans or some third hand is forcing it down our throats? A legalised three or fou…

Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa

The funeral that is refusing to go

I am not a financial fundi neither am I an accounting apprentice, far from it but there is quiet mourning on the forex black market with rates looking the other way. Well, funerals and parties are not for ever but this one is taking long. …

Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 19:30hrs | 5 | by Thomas Murisa

Chamisa please grow up

I WAS laughing loud last week when I read the story, "Chamisa rapped for Tuku funeral antics". I asking myself if Mr Chamisa was crazy or what. Such attention-seeking gimmicks are not something we would expect from a politician. For a pres…

Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 17:35hrs | | by Terrence Musekiwa

Bulawayo holds funeral service for Prof Makhurane

BULAWAYO will today hold a funeral service for the founding Vice Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), Professor Phineas Makhurane, an academic giant who pushed for the teaching of sciences in the country.…

Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 05:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Thanksgiving to Everyone who burial of Tsvangirai

Thanksgiving to Everyone Who Attended the Burial of Our Democratic Icon Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai and to Those Who Morn in Different PlacesI would personal like to express my oath of thanksgiving to everyone who managed to present thems…

Published: 22 Feb 2018 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Richard M Simango

Mugabe snubs Charambas funeral

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace neither attended the funeral of the wife of the president's long-serving press secretary George Charamba nor sent a public condolence message to the family, exposing severely frayed relations as Z…

Published: 19 May 2017 at 15:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Playing to the gallery at Kathrada's funeral

One of South Africa's anti-apartheid luminaries, Ahmed Kathrada, is gone and he was laid to rest in Johannesburg yesterday.His death and burial occurred when so much is happening in South Africa's body politic. In the ruling African Nation…

Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Hildegarde The Arena

Wife of deceased thanks Zimbabwean community

The wife of late Shadreck Rukweza, who passed away on Boxing day in Birmingham, UK, has thanked the Zimbabwean community for their support.According to Sibongumusa Moyo-Rukweza, her husband suffered a cardiac arrest. Prior to that, Rukweza…

Published: 04 Jan 2017 at 00:12hrs | 6 | by Moyo Roy

Indoda ithonisa amalobolo emangcwabeni

ZISELE zitshe amathe izakhamizi zeLuveve emangcwabeni akulelilokitshi koBulawayo ngemva kokuba elinye ixhegu limise umngcwabo lithi umzukulu walo ngeke angcwatshe indodakazi yakhe ingalotsholwangwa.Isehlakalo lesi senzakale ngoLwesihlanu k…

Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 16:22hrs | | by Johas Moyo

Big send-off for Manica Junior PA

BIG funeral send-offs have become a custom in Mutare and many still remember long convoys that characterised the funerals of the late Blessing â€œYogo-Yogoâ€ Makunike in 2004 and diamond kingpin, Bothwell â€œSir Bathezâ€ Hlahla in 2011.M…

Published: 13 May 2016 at 12:24hrs | | by Ngoni Dapira

Mine accident victims: setting the record straight on funeral service

Dear Editor, I am concerned at the inaccuracies and omissions in the reportage of the event surrounding the arrival of the remains of Zimbabwean miners who perished in South Africa recently, specifically the reception and funeral service i…

Published: 13 Mar 2014 at 10:32hrs | | by Dr. Strike Mkandla

Dead Zim man to be finally repatriated to Zim following cash donation

DIASPORA Funeral Cash Plan, a funeral insurance underwritten by Zimnat Life, has donated US$1,600 towards a fund set up to repatriate the body of Cadwell Mashininga from a London mortuary to Zimbabwe for burial. Mashininga died on April 27…

Published: 07 Jun 2013 at 19:13hrs | 18 | by Social Affairs Correspondent

The Highlanders Funeral Scheme ready

Highlanders FC beat Gunners 2-1 over the weekend after a brace by Graham Ncube to give Bossolonians something to smile about after a sour defeat to Dynamos last week. As an icing on the cake, the Bosso Legends are a step away from the long…

Published: 01 Nov 2011 at 04:35hrs | | by Tse Ndex

Two cabbages and two litters of cooking oil: Joke

One afternoon a husband arrived home with sad news for his wife Husband: Wife, I just received a call, mother(mama) passed away. Shall we go to town and get some necessities for the funeral, Please write a list and then we can go?.Wife: A …

Published: 09 Aug 2011 at 19:51hrs | | by Makhox Lebandla lakhe

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