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Chief Marupi's death leaves family searching for answers
Chief Marupi's death in Harare on Sunday has triggered a feud between his family and the local councillor who drove him to the capital, allegedly without their knowledge.The 28-year-old chief ...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 12:44hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Do not politicise Govt's food aid programme
Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development, Davis Marapira, has emphasized that community leaders must not politicize the government's food aid program. He insisted...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lithium haulage trucks chaos in Zimbabwe
Heavy trucks transporting lithium ore from Sandawana to the Gwanda lithium mine (plant) in Mandiwongola are leaving a perilous trail of boulders along the Causeway/Ntalale road, posing significant ris...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 20:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rains bring relief to Matabeleland South livestock farmers
RAINS being received in the country have brought relief to livestock farmers in Matabeleland South province whose animals were now in a poor condition because of shortage of pastures and drinking wate...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Nhlamba's brother appointed interim chief
THE brother of the late Chief Nhlamba, Jeffrey Ndlovu (63) has been appointed interim chief, a position he is expected to hold for a year.The late Chief Nhlamba who died in May was laid to res...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Free Zupco transport for traditional leaders
TRADITIONAL leaders will no longer have to pay transport fares on all Zupco buses across the country, Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga told mourners at the homestead of the late Chief Nhlamba in...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:53hrs | 1 | 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 gov...Published: 31 May 2022 at 12:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Liberation war icon Mabusa dies
LIBERATION struggle and former Zapu official Dauti Salatiel Mabusa has died.He was 82.The war veteran who contributed immensely to the liberation struggle died in his sleep at his home...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer fined for culpable homicide
A BULAWAYO based prison officer has been ordered to pay a $10 000 fine after he ran over and killed a 79-year-old man from Gwanda.Bekithemba Ndlovu (41) of Khami Prison Complex was convicted o...Published: 25 May 2021 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda villagers build dams
VILLAGERS in the Garanyemba area of Gwanda in Matabeleland South province have launched a community initiative to build small dams and roads to boost development in the area.In an interview, w...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda commercialises amacimbi harvesting
GWANDA Rural District Council (RDC) is awaiting approval of draft by-laws aimed at commercialising the harvesting of mopane worms (amacimbi/madora) in the area, which would help generate revenue for t...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda man swept away by river
THE body of a 30-year-old man from Garanyemba village in Gwanda who drowned in a river about a week ago has been found more than 10 kilometres downstream.Matabeleland South provincial police s...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 16:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stray hippo kills Gwanda man
A 37-year-old man from Lushongwe village in Gwanda district died yesterday after he was attacked by a hippopotamus while on his way to work.The hippopotamus is suspected to be part of two hipp...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Popular prophet engaged to solve Mtshabezi Bridge mystery
ONE of the most talked about mysteries in Gwanda Town is of a mysterious creature which reportedly lies hidden in Mtshabezi River near Mtshabezi Bridge that is said to have claimed the lives of a numb...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scotch cart accidents kill 3
THREE people died among them a five-year-old boy in two separate scotch cart mishaps in Matabeleland South Province.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philisani...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 13:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for 'strangling' woman
A MAN from Gwanda who allegedly confessed to killing a 50-year-old woman by strangulation in November 2013, has appeared in court. Kelboy Moyo (39) of Mutandawenhema village appeared before Bu...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ritual murder victim in morgue 1 year later
THE body of a mentally-ill man, whose head was decapitated in a suspected ritual murder, has spent more than a year in the morgue as police are reportedly still conducting investigations on the matter...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed to death in fight for hooker
A MAN from Gwanda was yesterday stabbed to death allegedly by his friend in a fight over a prostitute.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed th...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Prophets catch huge snake at cleansing ceremony
Members of the Zion Church dancing at a cleansing ceremony in Gwanda South where a "possessed" snake was said to be causing havoc in the community. (Video: Albert Ncube)...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 17:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophets fail to capture mysterious snake
The ability of prophets to deal with supernatural problems afflicting individuals or communities was this Sunday put to the test after leaders of the Zion Church's mission to remove a mysterious snake...Published: 31 May 2018 at 12:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ritual killing: Victim's body unclaimed for 11 months
THE body of a mentally-ill man, who was decapitated in a suspected ritual murder, will spend six more months in a mortuary before it is given a pauper's burial.The body, which is in an advance...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Plumtree stuck with 21 decomposing bodies
PLUMTREE health officials are in a quandary over 21 decomposing unclaimed bodies in the two districts' mortuaries, which have a combined holding capacity of 16 bodies at a time.The situation h...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC activists defect to Zapu
Opposition Zapu party has claimed that some members of the MDC led by Welshman Ncube in Garanyemba defected to the party after the community asked them to stand as candidates for the former liberation...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 06:19hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Murder victim's body stuck in hospital mortuary
THE body of a mentally ill man, whose head was decapitated in a suspected ritual murder, is still stuck at the Gwanda provincial hospital, nine months after he was killed.Mduna, as he was popu...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Republic Party receives a stunning welcome in Gwanda
Mthwakazi Republic Party says it had a very successful road show on Wednesday afternoon at Gwanda town."The party left Gwanda residents and some who were coming from rural areas asking for mor...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Police clears Gwanda MRP rallies
Police in Gwanda have cleared the MRP road shows and rallies to be held from the 10th to 12th of January 2018.MRP - Organising secretary Mat south Province Ngqabutho Mpofu said the campaign pr...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Corrupt' cop in court
A GWANDA cop has been arrested for demanding money from villagers who were seeking police services and failing to hand back a civilian's vehicle which he was using without authorisation.Consta...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ritual killing body stuck at mortuary
THE body of a mentally ill man from Gwanda who was beheaded in a suspected ritual murder three weeks ago, still lies unclaimed at Gwanda Provincial Hospital mortuary.A post mortem was done on ...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man 'kills' wife after failing to sexually satisfy her
NO sex! Come again, what?Even the "try, try, try again, if at first you don't succeed" poem was not enough to inspire a Gwanda man Ndabayezulu Ncube to sexual improvement hence his wife Nokuth...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man found with human head, private parts in bag
A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Gwanda has been arrested after being found with a human head and male private parts, the Chronicle reported.National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi...Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gold panner drowns in shaft
A GOLD panner died while five of his colleagues escaped death by a whisker after a mining shaft they were working in was flooded by water in Colleen Bawn.Matabeleland South police spokespe...Published: 04 Feb 2017 at 11:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers scramble for water in Mawane, appeal for more boreholes
Villagers at Mawane area in Matabeleland South have expressed concerns over shortage of boreholes in the area a development which they say leads them to scramble for water at the only one available bo...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 13:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Teenage boy 'kills' rival suitor
A 16-YEAR-OLD Gwanda boy allegedly killed a 24-year-old man while fighting over a girlfriend, police confirmed. The juvenile allegedly caused the death of Nkosiyazi Zwelithini Mhlanga of Dzidz...Published: 19 Jun 2015 at 06:56hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Gwanda crops a near right off as superstition surrounds low rainfall
Villagers and farmers in the Gwanda area say that the continued dry spell in the district has completely wiped off their crops in the fields.While most parts of the country are enjoying heavy...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Death toll rises in Gwanda accident
Three people have died following a horrific car crash in Gwanda on Saturday. Nompilo Dube and her son Decent Nhliziyo died on Saturday afternoon when a taxi veered off the road and hit them as the...Published: 06 May 2014 at 02:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man confesses to killing wrong woman
A 34-YEAR-OLD Gwanda man from Garanyemba confessed to killing a 50-year-old woman by strangulation in November 2013 when he appeared in the Gwanda Magistrates' Court on Monday.Kelboy Moyo appe...Published: 18 Feb 2014 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Police return MDC-T motorbikes
POLICE in Gwanda have returned seven of the 10 motorcycles they seized from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T party following a High Court order.Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Marti...Published: 18 Jul 2013 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ncube blasts Mutambara
Embattled new MDC leader Welshman Ncube has described former party president Arthur Mutambara as "(President Robert) Mugabe's puppet" and accused him of betraying his generation following his refusal...Published: 01 Mar 2011 at 05:08hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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