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Collapse of cotton farming fuels HIV vulnerability in Gokwe South

Once celebrated as Zimbabwe's "white gold belt," Gokwe South is witnessing the devastating social impact of cotton farming's collapse, with the decline of the cash crop deepening community vulnerability to HIV.For decades, cotton provided …

Published: 4 hrs ago | 2 | by Staff reporter

Gangsters stab father to death over son's grudge

GOKWE - A group of six suspects from Shonhiwa village under Chief Chireya in Gokwe are on the run after  they jointly took turns on  Sunday to assault and fatally stabbed a father over their grudge with his fleeing son.In a state…

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 20:13hrs | 1132 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Zimbabwe's 2 595 councillors to blow US$1 million

An estimated US$1 million of ratepayers' money is set to be spent as 2,595 councillors from Zimbabwe's 92 local authorities prepare to attend a brief meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa - the second such indaba in just seven months.T…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter

ZANU-PF Ministers dump Glenview, sprint to Gokwe

Using selective honesty and generosity to disarm opposition in Glenview South, ZANU-PF syndicates and some cabinet Ministers temporarily fake development to lure residents into voting Tsitsi Tawomhera during parliamentary by-election, with…

Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:18hrs | 1186 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole

Gokwe man sentenced to 10 years for fatal assault

A Gokwe resident, Evans Moyo, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of culpable homicide for fatally assaulting a 24-year-old man in 2022. Moyo, who was 25 at the time of the incident, appeared before the High Cour…

Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 12:36hrs | 477 | by Stephen Jakes

Gokwe man jailed 33 years for murder

A man from Matekenya Village, Chief Chireya, Gokwe North, Gift Chimbangu (25) has been convicted by the High Court sitting at Gokwe on murder charges and was slapped with 33 years imprisonment. NPAZ  said on January 1 last year Chimba…

Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 312 | by Stephen Jakes

Tourism promotes Zim economy, regional and global peace

Tourism clusterisation has the potential to boost Zimbabwean economy by the year 2025 whilst concurrently complementing regional and global peace, Minister Barbara Rwodzi has said during the occasion of World Tourism Day main celebrations …

Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 14:47hrs | 196 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

8 anti-Mnangagwa Gokwe residents freed on US$200 bail

The High Court freed eight Gokwe residents on US$200 bail each yesterday.The eight were arrested on 16 August for expressing disapproval of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assumption of the SADC Chairmanship.The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human R…

Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 12:42hrs | 1274 | by Staff reporter

Burial impasse drags on for 4 months

IT is now four months since the murder of a Gokwe artisanal miner at Zhombe Business Centre, popularly known as Kwa-Juwero under Chief Gwesela, with affected families failing to agree on terms and conditions reportedly set by the family of…

Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 06:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Pope Francis appoints new Bishop for Gokwe

Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Eusebius Jealous Nyathi, the Rector of Chishawasha National Major Seminary of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More, as the new Bishop for Gokwe.Fr. Nyathi comes from Hwange Diocese.The appointment was announced b…

Published: 24 Jun 2023 at 17:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Gokwe wish realised

DEEP down in Nenyunka area in Gokwe North district under Chief Nenyunka, some 90km north-west of Gokwe town, President Mnangagwa undoubtedly left an indelible mark in the hearts of the people from this area which borders Binga in Matabelel…

Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Juntal to preach in Gokwe

The king of Rhumba Farai "Juntal" Serima is set to preach the gospel of Rhumba in the remote Gokwe on Sartuday.The Afromix boss Juntal is taking his band to Gokwe as part of his nationwide tour.The band manager Irvine Kundishora said they …

Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 17:47hrs | 26 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Chamisa ZANU PF ally...details emerge

The March 26 by election campaign trail saw a unique picture being taken of Nelson Chamisa of the CCC and a man wearing ZANU PF regalia. Details have emerged that the man identified as Wilimore Ncube of Zhombe and is also a kraalhead (sabh…

Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 12:27hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

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 yesterday confirmed that Kudakwashe Gawa committed suic…

Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Rains destroy roads in Gokwe

RESIDENTS of Gokwe North and South in Midlands province have appealed to government to rehabilitate roads after rains exposed their poor state.Most roads in Gokwe are not tarred, and are often washed away by rains.Rains that hit the area r…

Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

NetOne donates

STATE-OWNED mobile operator NetOne on Monday donated Christmas groceries worth $300 000 to St Agnes Children's Home in Gokwe, Midlands province."As part of NetOne's 25th anniversary celebrations, NetOne has taken time to alleviate the plig…

Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Anger over delay in disbursement of Covid-19 funds

Nurses who took part in the Covid-19 vaccination program in Gokwe are unhappy with the deliberate delay in the distribution of funds meant for vaccinators.Eleven million RTGS was deposited into the hospital account sometime in September an…

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 12:48hrs | 5 | by Paul Ndou

Carrying of weapons banned in Kwekwe and Gokwe

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has banned the carrying of dangerous weapons in public in Gokwe and Kwekwe districts for the next three months.Midlands police spokesperson lnspector Emmanuel Mahoko said the prohibition order is in respo…

Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 20:57hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo

Machaya re-arrested

FORMER Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister and Senator for Gokwe, Jason Machaya, who has been in remand prison since Christmas Eve, tasted freedom for only 10 minutes on Thursday before being re-arrested on fresh charges while coming out …

Published: 06 Jan 2018 at 09:12hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Zimbabwean steals Sprinter in SA, hides it in Gokwe

POLICE in Gokwe have arrested a suspected motor vehicle thief believed to have stolen a Mercedes Benz Sprinter vehicle valued at R800 000 from Pretoria, South Africa and hid it in the Midlands town.The vehicle was recovered last month afte…

Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Village heads in Gokwe intimidates villagers over voting procedures in coming elections

Village heads in Gokwe are reported to have recently intimidated villagers through telling them that they will be required to cast their votes at a polling station they will be advised to go when the time comes.This was revealed by Zimbabw…

Published: 07 May 2017 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes

Man found with big snake - WhatsApp update

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.[16:14, 1/5/2017] +263 7* **** ***: Gokwe man found with a big snake in a bid…

Published: 05 Jan 2017 at 16:41hrs | 11 | by Concerned Citizen

A small Golden Town denied by the current govt

When they say, "Dynamites comes in small packages," they mean it. Asking questions is just like a waste of precious time. Its a small remote area in western part of the Mafungabusi plateau, namely Gokwe.It is a small town surrounded by hea…

Published: 20 Oct 2015 at 21:28hrs | 3 | by Summer Masocha Dube

'ZINWA Gokwe robbing consumers' - WhatsAppupdate

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.7:11am, 29 Mar - â€ª+263 7* *** ****â€¬: Goodmorning. ZINWA Gokwe daylight robbing cons…

Published: 29 Mar 2014 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Concerned Resident

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