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Madzibaba veShanduko targeted in suspected 'petrol bomb' attack
A violent attack rocked the rural district of Guruve South on Monday night after the home of opposition activist Godfrey Karembera, popularly known as "Madzibaba veShanduko," was reduced to ashes in a...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:24hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa revives Guruve chieftainship
The people of Guruve District in Mashonaland Central Province have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to President Mnangagwa and the Second Republic for the revival of the Chimbwerere Chieftaincy, wh...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:32hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 12 deaths from diarrhoea
Zimbabwe has witnessed a surge in cases of common diarrhoea, with 12,483 reported incidents, including 12 deaths, in the week ending January 12, 2025. Of these, 2,867 cases involved children under the...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 07:04hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission 17 new Govt schools
President Mnangagwa is set to commission 17 new schools built by the government with additional funding from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) next Thursday.These schools, con...Published: 25 May 2024 at 10:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Malaria kills 39
LATEST reports from Health and Child Care ministry have shown that malaria has claimed 39 lives in the country, while 17 623 are suffering from the disease.Malaria is a preventable and treatab...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt embarks on national voter registration
THE Home Affairs ministry will embark on a countrywide exercise to register eligible voters in preparation for the 2023 general election, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has said.He said...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police issues temporal prohibition order
Zimbabwe Republic Police Guruve district issued a temporal prohibition order of carrying certain weapons in terms of section 4(1) of the maintainance peace and order section 11:23.The or...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 17:12hrs | 3 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Chaos in ZANU PF camp on vice chairperson post
There is chaos in Mashonaland Central province over the vice-chairperson post which fell vacant after the ex- vice-chairperson Epmarcus , Kanhanga was promoted to Politburo thereby replacing the late ...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 22:25hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
DDF in bridges, road rehab
The District Development Fund (DDF) in Mashonaland Central has started repairing bridges and 2 400km of roads after receiving $546,2 million from Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) and Gov...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man kills friend over US$5
A 28-YEAR-old Mvurwi man allegedly killed his friend following a dispute over a US$5 debt.Langton Machengo appeared before Guruve magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa yesterday for initial remand....Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt prosecutor granted bail
Guruve district public prosecutor Albert Mazhindu (56) who is facing abuse of office charge after he allegedly took US$100 bribe from a complainant was granted bail by Bindura provincial magistrate Ti...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 16:37hrs | 6 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Public prosecutor nabbed for bribery
Guruve district public prosecutor Albert Mazhindu (56) was nabbed on Thursday afternoon after he alleged took US$100 meant for bail on three suspects who ...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 23:22hrs | 8 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
7 perish, 40 injured in Heroes accidents
Seven people were killed, while 40 were injured in separate accidents that occurred in Beitbridge and Guruve yesterday.In Beitbridge, seven people died on the spot, and nine were injured when ...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 20:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
20 injured in lorry accident
AT least 30 people were seriously injured when the loading box of a lorry they were travelling in opened resulting in passengers being thrown out onto the tarmac on their way to Heroes' Day celebratio...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe challenges govt to support post-harvest programmes
THE University of Zimbabwe's Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering has urged government to support its ongoing Nutritional Post-Harvest estimation (Nutri-P-Loss) programmes, which ar...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Tobacco farmer falls off moving truck, dies
A MVURWI farmer, who had been perched atop bales of tobacco in a moving truck, fell off the bales and died instantly in Concession on Friday morning .Tonderai Madamombe (35) of Galloway Farm i...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials threatened Chief with death
Chief Chipuriro of Guruve (real name Clever Mashiki (74) has accused Zanu-PF officials of interfering with his judiciary work after they allegedly threatened him with death if he presides over environ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Girl (11) dies while panning for gold
An 11-year-old Guruve primary schoolgirl died on Sunday after being trapped in a disused mine shaft while looking for gold. Her colleague escaped with minor injuries, authorities said yesterday....Published: 01 May 2019 at 09:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3 IPPs line up power projects
Three independent power producers - Mopower Solar Limited, Zororo Energy Company Limited and Guruve Solar Park Limited - have submitted applications for licensing to set up power projects with a combi...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:30hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists set bases at schools
CIVIL servants yesterday claimed Zanu-PF activists had set up terror campaign bases at various schools throughout the country, where they allegedly interrogated teachers and other public servants and ...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF officials disrupt lessons at secondary school
ZANU PF officials in Guruve district, Mashonaland Central province reportedly disrupted lessons at Nyamangore Secondary School on Tuesday after they demanded a classroom for their caucus meeting....Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 19:55hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's farmers urge cloud seeding as drought withers crops
Zimbabwe farmers are urging authorities to undertake cloud seeding to ease an early-season drought that's hurting crops and destroying cattle pastures.The four-week dry spell has caused some f...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 20:21hrs | 1 | by Bloomberg
Mbanje, bronco dealer jailed 2 years
TEN bottles of Broncleer (Bronco) and a kilogramme of cannabis earned a prominent Guruve drug dealer two years in prison yesterday.Munyaradzi Muzhona pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs bef...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Guruve drug dealer gets 2 years in prison
Ten bottles of Broncleer (Bronco) and a kilogram of cannabis earned a prominent Guruve drug dealer two years in prison yesterday.Munyaradzi Muzhona pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs befor...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:48hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'War vets intimidating electorate'
Guruve South candidate Wilbert Mubaiwa has accused war veterans in the constituency of intimidation, following his decision to part ways with Zanu-PF to run as an independent.Addressing a rall...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hippo kills man
A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Makuvatsine Village under Chief Chitsungo in Mbire District of Mashonaland Central was last week attacked and killed by a hippo while he was in his garden. Takunda Siwek...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bid to protect Mnangagwa's name backfires
A BID to protect President Emmerson Mnangagwa from being insulted has landed a Zanu-PF activist in trouble after he was convicted of assaulting an MDC-T supporter in Mvurwi yesterday.Godfrey M...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC supporter bashed for 'insulting' Mnangagwa
A bid to save ZANU PF presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa from insults landed a ZANU PF activist in trouble after he was convicted of assaulting an MDC supporter in Mvurwi yesterday.Godf...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 19:28hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's lies exposed
Mnangagwa's government has come under fire after it availed the electronic voters roll Zanu-PF and the British embassy in Harare while opposition parties were asked to wait for a printed copy....Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zipra operations in Mashonaland
This week we continue our interview with former Zipra regional commander for the Northern Front 3 (NF3), Joseph Mbedzi pseudo name Joseph Sibuko. NF3 was a Zipra military zone that covered mainly part...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:40hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zanu-PF supporters return home without voting
ZANU PF electorate in Mazowe and Guruve districts have bemoaned the delay by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) ahead of today's primary elections.Many supporters could be seen going back...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 12:32hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Council in $41k scam
The Guruve Rural Council is reportedly failing to account for the vanishing of a sum of $41 000, which was taken under the pretext of purchasing a new vehicle. The vehicle was not delivered. I...Published: 31 Mar 2018 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman throws baby in blair toilet after dispute with hubby
A Muzarabani woman reportedly tried to kill her 6-weeks-old baby on Wednesday by dumping the infant in a blair toilet leaving the whole village shell-shocked.Investigations by Bulawayo24.com p...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:33hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Voter registration still open
The Biometric Voter registration is continuing at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission offices across the country. Mthwakazi Republic Party has urged citizens to visit centres to register as voters...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 13:47hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Cops fail to arrest man on wanted list at Mnangagwa rally
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Guruve district reportedly failed to arrest Guruve South legislator Patrick Dutiro who is on police wanted list after obstructing the course of justice in Birkdale f...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 14:45hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul
WATCH: Mnangagwa launches A1 farm model
The Siyalima farm irrigation, fisheries and fruit trees project has been launched in Guruve today, amid calls for communities to work tirelessly to ensure food security in the country.https://...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 15:20hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa security beefed up
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Guruve district has put a strong force ahead of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Siyalima Farm in Guruve South tomorrow.An insider told Bulawayo24.co...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 17:53hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF tribalists chase school head away
Tribal ZANU-PF supporters reportedly went riot at Chifamba High School on Friday at meeting demanding the ouster of the school headmistress whom they accused of charging exorbitant school levies....Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 20:43hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman axed to death, lover and hubby nabbed
A 35-year-old Guruve woman was found dead in the bush at Muriofold farm Guruve on Wednesday (yesterday) afternoon by residents.It is understood Sekai Mapusa (35) left her home with an axe to f...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 18:34hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Soldiers assault 19 families, force them to burn their houses
Five soldiers reportedly went on rampage in Birkdale farm Mvurwi and assaulted nineteen families before ordering them to set their houses on fire on Thursday afternoon (yesterday).Sources fami...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 20:05hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Soldiers force cops to dismantle roadblock
Four members of the Zimbabwe National Army allegedly dismantled police roadblock manned by three ZRP officers in Mashonaland central.According to an internal police document seen by this repor...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 21:11hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipenda
Zanu-PF fleecing teachers
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has given the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) a 14-day ultimatum to issue a policy circular barring political parties from fund...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 12:26hrs | 1 | by ARTUZ
Two jailed for stealing mufushwa
Two Notorious Guruve thieves were jailed 70 months each for unlawfully entering into six houses and stealing dried vegetables (mufushwa) among other things.Shame Kuzvova and Wellington Kuzvova...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 11:02hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Two men in court for hunting without licence
Two Guruve men were arraigned before Guruve magistrate court yesterday after hunting a female Eland and a porcupineBrian Chimbumu (31) and Calvin Muzwati (24) of Zvikumbo village pleaded not g...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Notorious thief gets seven years behind bars
A 37-year-old Guruve thief was finally jailed for seven years on thirteen counts of unlawful entry and theft by Guruve resident magistrate on Tuesday.The Notorious John Tahwa, who pleaded not ...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 12:12hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Salvation Army captain 'rapes' grade 6 pupil
A Salvation Army captain in Kachuta, Guruve area was arrested for allegedly raping a grade six pupil after forcing her to do house hold chores at his house on Saturday.Sources close to i...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 15:34hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
PHOTO: Crisis in Zimbabwe, police officer sits on stones indoors
Shortages of resources within the Zimbabwe Republic Police, a cop was captured sitting on stones at a police base in Mushumbi, Mbire district, Mashonaland Central....Published: 24 Sep 2017 at 10:19hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
5-yr-old drowns in dip tank, grandmother fears reporting to police
A 5-year-old grade zero pupil allegedly drowned in a dip tank at Muswite farm in Guruve on Monday.A source who spoke to Bulawayo24.com said Terence Francisco (5) drowned while playing with oth...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 01:03hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Civil servants forced to fund Mugabe rally
ZANU-PF, with the collusion of the Rural Development ministry, is allegedly forcing civil servants in Guruve to fund the staging of President Robert Mugabe's eighth youth interface rally to be held in...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drunk driver hits cycling schoolboys from behind, flees scene on foot
A Guruve driver allegedly hit two children on bicycles from behind before fleeing the scene on foot leaving his car.Sources close to investigations allege the vehicle, a Toyota Ipsum - registr...Published: 02 Sep 2017 at 13:06hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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