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King Lobhengula: The Statesman Par Excellence
The man who is credited to have expanded Buthwakazi until it covered virtually the whole of Budlanondo (present day Zimbabwe and parts of present day Botswana) is King Lobhengula (named after Prince N...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 17:31hrs | 20 | by George Mkhwanazi
Schools inflate prices of uniforms
THE Government has called on parents to ignore unauthorised school fees for next term which begins in January, warning that school heads found flouting regulations will face disciplinary action....Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Sengezo Tshabangu defeats Morgan Tsvangirayi record' Analyst says
Sengezo Tshabangu, the Interim Secretary General of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has emerged as a formidable force in challenging the ruling ZANU PF through strategic electoral maneuvers, ...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 11:48hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo high school drama series premieres on DStv
A drama series, High School Diary produced in Bulawayo made its debut appearance DStv last week on the NRTV channel.The series was written by Elton Sibanda, produced by John Mabuyane Films and...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies humiliated
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies were once again left licking their wounds after suffering a second humiliating defeat in the ruling Zanu-PF party primary election re-runs.Mnangagwa had r...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's 'Lady of Steel' vows to humiliate Ziyambi in Zvimba West poll re-run
THE remaining candidate challenging Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi in the upcoming Zanu-PF Zvimba West primary election re-run has vowed to hand him a humiliating defeat in the second round of votin...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Major hurdles await Ziyambi
Zvimba West sitting MP Ziyambi Ziyambi, who may have been hoping and praying that all his rivals withdraw from a scheduled Zanu-PF primary poll re-run, still has a mountain to climb ahead.His ...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi rival withdraws from poll re-run
JUSTICE and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi is likely to represent Zanu-PF in Zvimba West after his rival pulled out from a scheduled primary election re-run.A re-run was schedu...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zvimba West primary election candidate withdraws
In a show of democratic maturity, one of the candidates for Zanu-PF in Zvimba West constituency Gifford Gomwe has withdrawn from a scheduled rerun.This leaves Maruva Mercy Dinha, who controver...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi, more Zanu-PF heavyweights fall in party primaries
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has suffered defeat in weekend Zanu-PF primary elections, becoming one of the high profile casualties in the just ended ruling party internal polls.A fervent l...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Phase out single-sex schools in Bulawayo'
EDUCATION authorities are considering transforming single-sex Government schools in Bulawayo into mixed ones as part of measures to address gang-related violence in learning institutions.Bulaw...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs' US$40,000 bribes will haunt them
MY late grandfather Lazarus Nyathi was a well-known panel beater, if not the only one at some point in our community. So great was his work that even insurance companies contracted him to do the resto...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:39hrs | | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Vacancies for 3000 school heads and deputies
THE Government is set to recruit 2 988 headmasters and deputies to fill primary and secondary school vacancies in a massive recruitment drive set to improve pass rates and maintenance of infrastructur...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 07:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Child Presidency goes to Bulawayo
GIFFORD High School (Bulawayo) student Unathi Nyoni was yesterday elected Child President ahead of the official opening of the 13th Junior Parliament by President Emmerson Mnangagwa tomorrow.N...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools meet to iron out pupils' rivalry
BOYS' schools in Bulawayo might soon consider enrolling female students as a way of eliminating violence among male students who continue to engage in public fights in the city centre.Pupils f...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Talen Vision shift home ground to Mthwakazi Stadium
ZIFA Southern Region Division One 2019 runners up, FC Talen Vision have opted to use Mthwakazi Stadium in Filabusi as their home ground, a move away Bulawayo.Mkhululi Mthunzi, the Talen Vision...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools demand fees from exam candidates
SOME schools in Bulawayo have been demanding fees for candidates that are writing Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, a practice that has been conde...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Life though the eyes of a Gukurahundi survivor
This week I was back in the village after a week away in the city and as usual to get the best of the news of what happened in my absence the first point of call is the home of my uncle, apart from be...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 14:58hrs | | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
A Gukurahundi genocide survivor's story
Last week I was back in the village after a week away in the city and as usual to get the best of the news of what happened in my absence, the first point of call is the home of my uncle.Apart...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:32hrs | | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Police summon gukurahundi genocide activist over 2019 'violence'
POLICE in Bulawayo have issued court summons to Ibhetshu LikaZulu secretary general, Mbuso Fuzwayo over his alleged involvement in violent protests which rocked Bulawayo City Hall in October 2019 foll...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland provinces face low registered voters
MATABELELAND provinces risk having fewer constituencies and wards when the delimitation exercise kicks-off as some areas have low numbers of registered voters. This comes at a time the Zimbabw...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo closes all quarantine centres
BULAWAYO has closed all of its Covid-19 quarantine centres owing to shortage of public space to accommodate returnees.At the peak of the first wave of the deadly virus last year, the city had ...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
High school boys 'beef' turns Bulawayo CBD into warzone
IN A split second, a usually uneventful street corner adjacent to the Chronicle building is suddenly turned into a war zone by a handful of boys from Milton and Gifford high schools. The boys ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must wake up before it is too late
Reading through the biography of Chris Hani, one can't help but notice the frustration that he went through during his days in exile in Zambia where the African National Congress (ANC) was preparing t...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:32hrs | | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
'People look up to MDC for leadership' - how is that still possible given Chamisa et al pathetic track record
Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess for many reasons and one of those reasons is the nation is cursed in having many citizens with an IQ not much above that of an idiot. There is a mountai...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 07:45hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa's MDC must wake up before it's too late
READING through the biography of Chris Hani, one cannot help but notice the frustration that he went through during his days in exile in Zambia, where the ANC was preparing the Umkhonto weSizwe gueril...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 12:10hrs | 7 | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Orap Zenzele Isuzu Champions Cup continues to grow
TREMENDOUS progress has been made in the Orap Zenzele Champions Cup over the years since its inception in 2014.This was said by Mike Blatch, the principal representative of Auto World Zimbabwe...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC extends bursary to A Level
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to offer its social welfare education grant to Advanced Level students following revelations that beneficiaries were failing to proceed beyond Ordinary Lev...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo looting had SA flare
Analysts and politicians in Bulawayo have hailed the significant uptake of the national shut down in the second capital, noting that citizens in the city heeded the call due to the unacceptable levels...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Form One boarding places almost full
ONLY 56 out of 258 boarding secondary schools in the country still have vacancies for Form One, the Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Edgar Moyo has said. In an interview on T...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unresolved ethnicity conflict haunts Bulawayo
For the past few weeks, the second largest city has been on the spotlight with the mayoral election taking centre stage.Residents gained interest in the election process as they argued that th...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa praying for unbiased Con-Court ruling
Political analysts and opposition political parties are praying that the judiciary will today conduct itself in a manner that is going to leave the credibility of Zimbabwe's electoral and judiciary sy...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma High in Copa Coca-Cola Bulawayo clean sweep
MPOPOMA High School achieved a clean sweep at the Copa Coca-Cola football Bulawayo finals with their boys as well as girls teams being crowned provincial champions at Gifford last Friday, which earned...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mzilikazi honoured for Copa success
MZILIKAZI High School in Bulawayo tasted the joy of winning the country's most prestigious schools football tournament, the Copa Coca-Cola, four times when they received a donation of books from the s...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporterq
Bulawayo's Chelsea Shield players named
BULAWAYO's finest 15 footballers – unattached to professional clubs – have been named to represent the city in the search for the player who will make it into the Shield-Chelsea Africa XI squad. ...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Regional parties fight for Bulawayo
The country's second largest city has since the turn of the millennium been regarded as an MDC stronghold in the process leaving the ruling Zanu-PF resorting to scrounging for the rural vote.N...Published: 23 May 2018 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chase the Chelsea dream at Gifford High School
VETERAN football coach, Cosmas "Tsano" Zulu, has challenged both male and female football players between the ages of 18 and 25 who are not attached to any professional league to throng Bulawayo's Gif...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mr Cooper joins Talen Vision
SOUTHERN Region Division One Soccer League side Talen Vision have strengthened their technical team by adding former national team assistant coach, Mkhuphali Masuku, to their structures.Talen ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Battle of the minds at Old Mutual Schools Quiz
SOME 200 schools from across the country are participating in the new season of Old Mutual Schools Quiz at the weekend with organisers anticipating an exciting battle of the minds.Takudzwa Tsi...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs find base in Luveve
FOLLOWING the condemnation of Ross Camp ground in Bulawayo which was earmarked for use by Bulawayo Chiefs in the 2018 Premier Soccer League season by the First Instance Body (FIB) led by the Zifa exec...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi memorial prayer cleared by police
Police have cleared a gukurahundi memorial prayer organised by Ibhetshu LikaZulu in Bhalagwe to be held on 21/02/18 time 10am....Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 14:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube sacking not a loss to Matabeleland
Analysts here have waded into the recent Cabinet reshuffle that saw two ministers from the Matabeleland region being dropped.Among those dropped were former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube ...Published: 14 Oct 2017 at 15:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Voter Registration centres in Bulawayo, Matabeleland and Midlands
Here is your list of some of the Registration centres within MatabelelandBULAWAYO 1. Rylanders CourtWindsor Park 16th AveFamona. Just after Gifford School from town opposite Ga...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 12:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Grand coalition can reclaim Bulawayo seats'
The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC's resolution to boycott by-elections in protest of electoral reforms may backfire as it would be a huge task to reclaim the seats it lost in Bulawayo.After its sh...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 12:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of Ndebele kingdom restoration, secession
SINCE the formation of the Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF) in 2010, there has been serious talk for secession of Matabeleland from Zimbabwe.While the chorus is getting louder, beneath are low...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 14:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Arts Awards winners - list
Outstanding Actress (Schools)Anita Moyo (Eveline Girls) Outstanding Actor (Schools)Nobert Makoche (Gifford Boys) &nb...Published: 01 Jul 2017 at 18:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
All set for Bulawayo Arts Awards
Bulawayo City Hall in the City of Queens and Kings plays host to the inaugural ceremony of the much-anticipated Bulawayo Arts Awards (BAA) on Friday.Given the socio-economic situation in the c...Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho wins Orap Zenzele Chevrolet Cup
TSHOLOTSHO High School are the winners of this year's Orap Zenzele Chevrolet Champions Cup Under-20 boys section after they overpowered Mosi-oa-tunya High 4-2 on penalties in the final of the football...Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 11:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
14 schools will battle it out in this year's Orap-Zenzele Chevrolet soccer tourney
Fourteen schools will battle it out in this year's Orap-Zenzele, Chevrolet champions soccer cup at Gifford High School in Bulawayo with hopes the event will unearth talent from remote areas.Sc...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 19:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mzilikazi lose out on title defence
MZILIKAZI High School, the 2016 Orap Zenzele Chevrolet Champions Cup holders, have been denied an opportunity to defend their boys' title after they were omitted from the Under-20 football tournament ...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
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