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Zvishavane emerges as Midlands HIV hotspot
Zvishavane district has emerged as the new epicentre of HIV in the Midlands Province, recording the highest number of new infections and the highest HIV prevalence rate, according to recent stat...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:16hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to open e-passport enrolment centre in the UK by year-end
Work has begun on establishing a new e-passport enrolment centre in the United Kingdom, a significant development aimed at providing easier access to essential civic services for Zimbabweans living ab...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:57hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Nearly 50,000 Zimbabwean children dropped out of school in 2024 alone
Nearly 50,000 learners from both primary and secondary schools across Zimbabwe dropped out in 2024, with teenage pregnancies and long distances to school cited as the leading causes, a senior governme...Published: 10 May 2025 at 13:03hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man sentenced to 23 years for murder
James Munyaradzi from Gokwe South has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by the Gweru High Court Circuit for the brutal murder of 28-year-old Knowledge Jenhe. The tragic incident occurred on January...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:30hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains destroy Gokwe's Sesame Bridge again
Sesame Bridge in Gokwe South, which was rebuilt by the Ministry of Transport after being destroyed by heavy rains in December 2023, has been washed away once again due to the recent downpours....Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:48hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warns of armyworm outbreak
The government has issued a stern warning to farmers to be vigilant as two destructive species of armyworms, the African Armyworm and the Fall Armyworm, pose a serious threat to crops across the count...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:52hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi commissions Mnangagwa Clinic
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday officially commissioned the Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa Clinic, a state-of-the-art healthcare facility built to honor the First Lady's philanthropic and health advocacy...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 14:23hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains, strong winds cause damage in Midlands province
Heavy rains accompanied by fierce winds swept through Zimbabwe's Midlands province on Wednesday evening, leaving a trail of destruction but fortunately causing no injuries. Several structures in the r...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 16:52hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland South hard hit by livestock deaths
The El Niño-induced drought has severely impacted Matabeleland South province, leading to significant cattle deaths and economic losses for local households. A recent report by the 2024 Zimbabwe Live...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expands e-passport services with new centres abroad
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to establish three new e-passport centres in the United Kingdom, Zambia, and the United States, aiming to facilitate easier access to essential civic documents for cit...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:19hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabbed with own knife
A tragic incident occurred in Gokwe, where a 24-year-old man, Alfred Kamambo, was fatally stabbed with his own okapi knife during a confrontation with his 17-year-old friend, Tinashe Katsikadova. ...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:10hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South records 30% livestock deaths
Thirty percent of households in Matebeleland South reported livestock deaths this year due to the El Niño dry weather phenomenon, making it the hardest-hit province in Zimbabwe. The dry spell has sev...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:22hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passport, ID applications go online
Zimbabweans will soon be able to apply for passports and national identity cards through an advanced online platform being developed by the Civil Registry Department (CRD). This platform is expected t...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:01hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to open passport offices in US, UK and Zambia
The Cabinet recently approved the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage's Integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Systems Strategy, which aims to computerize government depa...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:03hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Johannesburg passport centre to open this month
The Zimbabwe passport centre in Johannesburg has been completed and will begin offering services to Zimbabweans in South Africa this month.Zimbabwe's Ambassador to South Africa, Mr David Hamad...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 19:18hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Woman's body found floating in sewer pond
Police in Gokwe South District are investigating a suspected murder case after a body of a woman was found floating in a sewer pond.The body was discovered by a villager who was herding cattle...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man loses chieftainship war
THE High Court has dismissed an application by a former acting chief from Gokwe who wanted the court to reverse the appointment of a substantive chief for the area.Mika Katyavazungu, who was a...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man kills his grandmother and cutting off her breast
A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Gokwe is on the run after allegedly fatally striking his grandmother (82) with a hoe handle before cutting off her left breast.The suspect was in 2016 charged with murde...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 year old boy 'hangs self' over missing socks
A 9-year-old Gokwe boy was found hanging from the home's dish drying rack in a suspected case of suicide that left the community shocked.The incident occurred on 7 February 2024 at about 8AM....Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 14:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Siblings bludgeon brother to death over witchcraft accusations
A GOKWE man died after being attacked by family members who accused him of bewitching them.Collen Bheka (39) died on the spot after four family members armed with machetes and axes teamed up a...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 17:56hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Flash floods damage 1 600 houses
MORE than 1 600 houses have been damaged in flash flooding incidents since commencement of the rainy season in October, resulting in the loss of properties valued at thousands of dollars.To da...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:49hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
2 police officers killed driving across flooded river
Two police officers and their four-month-old daughter drowned after their vehicle was swept away as they attempted to cross the flooded Kana River which cuts across the road between Gomoza in Lupane a...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:02hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Wizard' beaten to death
A 59-year-old man from Gokwe lost his life due to a brutal beating inflicted by another man who accused him of practicing witchcraft.Vunzai Siachilimba (32) left Guster Sikadongwe (59) severel...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Murdered artisanal miner's body 'demanding' its missing body parts at mortuary
FROM spending nine days dumped outside a house at the Muchechetere homestead in Zhombe East, the remains of Munyaradzi Dube (31) who was allegedly murdered for ritual purposes, are now reportedly "mak...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Huge turnout for elections countrywide
Thousands of people thronged polling stations across the country to cast their votes for their preferred candidates for Presidential, National Assembly and local authority elections.A peaceful...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF grassroots reject 2023 candidates
A protest vote is looming in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's backyard in Midlands where Zanu-PF grassroots are rejecting recently elected party candidates in more than 10 constituencies.Insider...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:14hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man kicked to death
A Gokwe man has been arrested after he fatally kicked another man in the abdomen during a brawl where he accused him of preparing charcoal on his side of the field.Police have since arrested D...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:18hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Primaries: Remaining candidates announced
Zanu-PF has announced the final list of candidates who will represent the party in the forthcoming harmonised elections with 205 candidates cleared, and only five remaining to allow for reruns....Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers earn ZW$39 636 (US$33)
THE impoverishment of professionals by the government has reached heart-rending levels, but those who dare complain are often victimised, leaving public sector workers feeling helpless in the face of ...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:34hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Minor killed in accident
A 15-YEAR-OLD Gokwe juvenile died on the spot while another is battling for life at a hospital after they were hit by a vehicle along Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway.Midlands Police Spokesperson, Inspect...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 15:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces 136 000 teacher deficit
A PALTRY 7 000 teachers will be recruited this year out of the 50 000 that the Primary and Secondary Education ministry requested for last year to fill vacant teaching posts.This means the cou...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Midlands inches closer to 2030 rural electrification target
The Midlands Province is inching closer to the 2030 target for all rural areas to have electricity as three-quarters of public schools, clinics, extension offices and other public institutions have be...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe floods destroy 160ha of crops
FLOODS and strong winds destroyed over 160 hectares of crops, including maize and tobacco valued at thousands of dollars, as well as damaging 48 homes in six provinces countrywide over three days last...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Community joins police in search of paedophile teacher
Gokwe and Zhombe community declared not to rest in assisting the police in search of a teacher only identified as Mr Mugonesi from a primary school in Gokwe South following allegations of sexual assau...Published: 22 Dec 2022 at 16:09hrs | 3 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
CCC member case withdrawn
A GOKWE South Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member accused of insulting a chief had her case withdrawn before plea on Tuesday.Nokhuthula Ncube, who was represented by Solomon Kangembeu f...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bloody 2023 Zimbabwe polls beckon'
FORMER State Security minister and top Zanu-PF official in the Midlands province Owen Ncube has threatened a bloody 2023 election campaign reminiscent of the 2008 bloodbath to ensure the ruling party ...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi continues to draw resources from the government
Zanu-PF second secretary Kembo Mohadi is drawing fuel from the government for partisan political programmes, a leaked document shows.Mohadi has crisscrossed the country in recent months meetin...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 19:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vote Zanu-PF, Mohadi tells chiefs
Zanu-PF second secretary Kembo Mohadi, who is on a countrywide tour to meet chiefs, headmen and village heads, has pleaded with them to support the ruling party.On Sunday, Mohadi visited Gokwe...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
3 die in Gokwe accident
THREE people died on the spot, while six others were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in, an Isuzu truck burst a front tyre and overturned along the Gokwe-Kwekwe Road on Sunday morning....Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says said Mnangagwa is Zanu-PF's sole candidate in the 2023 election
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has said President Mnangagwa is Zanu-PF's sole candidate in the 2023 Presidential election.VP Chiwenga was addressing multitudes of Zion Christian Church me...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Driver killed as bus overturns, burns
A BUS driver died on the spot while two passengers sustained serious injuries when a Gokwe-bound bus there were travelling in veered off the road, overturned and rolled several times before it caught ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Multi-million-dollar road rehabilitation storm erupts in Zimbabwe
KWEKWE City Council in the Midlands has failed to account for millions of dollars poured into the local authority for the rehabilitation of roads amid revelations that politically connected comp...Published: 23 May 2022 at 13:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft owl trapped in a bedroom
AN owl is viewed as a creature of witchcraft in Zimbabwe and when a family in Kuruwa Village in Gokwe South under Chief Nemangwe woke up, close to midnight, to find the nocturnal bird trapped in their...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
2 drown in mine shaft
TWO men were found dead in a flooded mine shaft in Gokwe South, police have said.Munyaradzi Muduri (33) and Admire Mazarahanda (22) both from Chief Njelelele in Gokwe, died upon admission at G...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide over work-related dispute
A 19-YEAR-OLD Gokwe man died after consuming a pesticide following a misunderstanding with a workmate.Acting Midlands provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende yesterda...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man killed for snatching rival's girlfriend
A 21-year-old Zhombe man in the Midlands province was fatally stabbed at a night club for allegedly snatching his rival suitor's girlfriend.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Im...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teenager fatally stabs rival over girlfriend
An 18-year-old from Gokwe has been arrested after he fatally stabbed a rival he accused of snatching his girlfriend. Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirme...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Unpacking a Prospective Councillor's Political Manifesto: Education
On the 7th of December 2021 I published my Political Manifesto as prospective councillor for Gokwe-Mapfungautsi Constituency Ward 25 Zimbabwe 2023 General Elections.My manifesto was received with mixe...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 22:13hrs | 11 | by Etiwel Mutero
Chamisa lashes out at Mnangagwa
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters braved tear smoke, water cannon and buton attacks by police determineed to stop the opposition party leader Nelson Chamisa from addressing a campaign ral...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masuka Chieftaincy restored after 71 years
When the late Chief Mafini Masuka of Gokwe South became radical, denouncing and confronting the white colonial regime in 1951, he immediately suffered retribution and was stripped of his chieftaincy....Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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