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Man jailed 15 years for raping granny (59)
A GWANDA man, who raped a 59-year-old woman until she soiled herself, has been slapped with a 15-year jail term by the Beitbridge regional magistrate.Zivanai Ndlovu (28) of Tshanyaugwe denied ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1084 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa 'victim' to solve Zimbabwe power problems
Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko's company Matshela Energy has been awarded a tender to construct a solar plant to ease Zimbabwe's energy crisis. In a statement, Zimbabwe Energy Regulato...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 12:00hrs | 6548 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt moves to tackle gold leakages
The government will meet gold producers at various buying centres so as to ascertain why a significant number of small-scale producers continue to sidestep Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) and smu...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:15hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Getaway car catches fire
TWO suspected copper cable thieves were recently arrested after their getaway car caught fire during a high-speed chase along Harare-Nyamapanda Road. The two were fleeing the police after stea...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:24hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo request bribery proof
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is accused of bribing former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairperson Stanley Kazhanje, yesterday challenged the State to prove that he was favoured to win the multi-...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
'Court erred in clearing Chivayo'
THE High Court erred in various respects when it cleared businessman Wicknell Chivayo of fraud in a case he allegedly swindled Government of $5,6 million and that the State has excellent prospects of ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:04hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa directs Ministry to urgently invest in water reticulation
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the Ministry of Finance to urgently invest towards the rehabilitation of water and sewer infrastructure in the face of acute water shortages across the countr...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:00hrs | 251 | by Staff Reporter
Mangwe, Glen View South by-elections date set
President Mnangagwa has set September 7 as the day for National Assembly by-elections in Mangwe, Matabeleland South and Glen View South in Harare that fell vacant following the deaths of Obedingwa Mgu...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power outages a manifestation of endemic corruption in govt
THE massive daily power outages rocking the country have had a devastating impact on an already fragile economy, throwing into disarray President Emmerson Mnangagwa's mantra that "Zimbabwe is open for...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:24hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana negotiate cattle repatriation
Government is negotiating with Botswana to have hundreds of livestock that stray into the neighbouring country repatriated instead of being put down.Villagers along the border in Matabeleland ...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South has highest child starvation rates
ONLY 36 percent of nursing mothers from Gwanda district adhere to exclusive breastfeeding for their new born babies amid reports that Matebeleland South province has the country's highest starvation r...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:20hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi to contest Chivayo High Court judgment
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Mr Kumbirai Hodzi yesterday got the green light to contest a High Court judgment clearing Intratrek managing director Mr Wicknell Chivayo of any criminal liability in the $5,6 milli...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South teachers call for strike
EMBATTLED teachers in Insiza district, Matebeleland South, have called on their union, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, to urgently organise a strike over their deteriorating working ...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
Chasi pushes for duty free solar equipment imports
ENERGY and Power Development Minister, Advocate Fortune Chasi, says modalities are being put in place to ensure solar products are imported duty free to increase investment in renewable energy across ...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1488 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo apologises for failure to deliver on Gwanda solar project
FLAMBOYANT businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo whose company was in 2015 awarded a tender and paid US$5 million by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) for pre-commencement work at the 100 megawatt Gwanda sol...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Seagirl swims into copyright storm
After having a "bitter and sweet" musical year, coupled with awards, massive radio spins and also being pelted on stage on two occasions by her home fans, Bulawayo songstress Novuyo "Seagirl" Dube mig...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:22hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo cost country US$50 million
THE Government has suffered a potential revenue loss of about US$50 million as a result of the incompletion of the 100 megawatt Gwanda solar power plant, a Cabinet Minister has revealed.Speaki...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:13hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Gun-totting man jailed for 3 years
A MAN from Bulawayo's Pumula East suburb has been jailed 36 months for illegal possession of a loaded assault rifle, which was stolen from the Zimbabwe Republic Police armory a few months ago....Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:11hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's Intratrek ordered to complete Gwanda solar project
Energy Minister Fortune Chasi has ordered Intratrek Zimbabwe to deliver on a 100-megawatt solar power plant in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, following a visit to the construction site.Chasi, acc...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 17:29hrs | 2683 | by ZimLive
Ministers lead Makokoba clean up
Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube was joined by her counterpart Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi and the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi in cleanin...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 09:50hrs | 1083 | by Staff Reporter
Chivayo breached solar project contract: ZPC
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has accused Intratrek Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd of breaching the parties Gwanda solar project agreement by not contributing $1 million which it was supposed to inject into th...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:12hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding gangs terrorize villagers in Zvishavane
The 2008 violence that saw most rural Zimbabweans decapitated and maimed by Zanu-PF militia is being relieved in rural and urbanZvishavane and Shurugwi in the Midlands Province following a new wave of...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 18:36hrs | 3102 | by MakhoPrecious Moyo
Cop robs miners
A GWANDA-based police officer allegedly teamed up with eight accomplices to attack a group of artisanal miners and rob them of one tonne of gold ore. Ray Moyo (30), who is based at the ZRP Mat...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:14hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Tajamuka shut down flops
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday ignored desperate calls by a shadowy, pro-MDC Alliance group, Tajamuka and its affiliates to shut down the country on an anti-Government move to demonstrate against President Mna...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda proposes 300% rates increase
GWANDA Municipality has proposed to increase rates by 300% as the town council moves to improve service delivery as part of a drive to attain city status by next year.The town says it is battl...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Talk openly about Gukurahundi, says Mohadi
Gukurahundi should be discussed freely and openly by people in order to find lasting solutions and closure on the matter, Vice President Kembo Mohadi has said.Speaking after a closed-door meet...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi on Gukurahundi
VICE-President Kembo Mohadi has said Gukurahundi should be discussed freely and openly by people in order to find lasting solutions and closure on the matter.Emerging from a closed door meetin...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1202 | by Staff Reporter
Gwanda man dies in mine explosion
A MAN from Gwanda was found dead in a 20-metre deep mine shaft after an explosion at the mine. Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Sergeant Stanford Mguni, confirmed the ...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 08:39hrs | 1486 | by Staff Reporter
Lawyers warned against approaching High Court in pending criminal trials
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda has warned lawyers against challenging the dismissal of their clients' applications for discharge at the close of the State's case, saying the move was largely...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:34hrs | 1325 | by Staff reporter
Mechanic runs over passenger
A GWANDA mechanic has been ordered to pay a $300 fine after he ran over and killed a passenger who had dropped off from his vehicle.Calvin Sayi (31) of Marriage Suburb was convicted on his own...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:10hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
European Union embarasses ZBC
The European Union Mission in Zimbabwe has embarrassed the national broadcaster the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation after it tweeted a EU Afunded solar project in Gwanda and credited the government ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 14:38hrs | 10447 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe energy master plan anchored on solar'
THE government said it has developed a rural electrification master plan, mainly anchored on harnessing solar power that will see most rural communities electrified by 2030.This was said by En...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
Judge blasts ZPC over Chivayo's solar project
High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has castigated the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) for its lackadaisical approach to finding common ground with Intratrek Zimbabwe fronted by Wicknell Chivayo to ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | 2228 | by Staff reporter
'ZPC bosses evaded procedures in Intratrek deal'
Senior Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) managers have been accused of evading laid-down procedures when payments were done to Intratrek Investment fronted by flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo for th...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:03hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell wins court battle against ZPC
THE High Court on Monday granted an application by Intratrek Zimbabwe to proceed with the 100 megawatts Gwanda solar project, which had stalled after a contractual dispute with Zimbabwe Power Company ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 16:50hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Baboons terrorise Gwanda
Baboons are causing havoc in the mining town of Gwanda, where they are raiding homes for food and ambushing shoppers outside retail shops.The troops of baboons are also said to have been causi...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:30hrs | 2159 | by Staff reporter
Khuphe 'defrauds' agriculture college
A former Esigodini Agriculture College accounting assistant has been arrested for allegedly embezzling the institution's funds during his term of office.Honest Khuphe (32) of Nketa 6 suburb in...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:40hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
NUST Student hostels construction gathers pace
CONSTRUCTION of the $12 million upmarket accommodation facility to house more than 1 000 students in Bulawayo by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has started.IDBZ chief m...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Suspect 'hangs' self in police cell
A SUSPECT who was being held at the Gwanda Urban Police Station after being arrested for disorderly conduct reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the cells. The man whose name is ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:54hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested after high speed chase
A POLICE officer, who allegedly led a heist at former Gwanda mayor, Knowledge Ndlovu's Ettrick Mine and allegedly stole gold ore worth thousands of United States dollars, was reportedly arrested after...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1768 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo in fresh energy scandal
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo is in the eye of a storm as it emerged this week he could have misled the ZPC into making payments for earthmoving equipment worth US$800 000 to a non-existe...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1694 | by Staff repoter
Let us be selfless like Joshua Nkomo
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira last Friday urged Zimbabweans to emulate the late nationalist and Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, who he described as a selfless man who fought for the...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:13hrs | 1294 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda prophet jailed
A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Gwanda has been jailed 18 years for raping a 16-year-old juvenile under the pretext of healing her.The prophet aged 38, from Spitzkop North suburb told the juven...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:13hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Robbers target taxi drivers
TWO taxi drivers were attacked and one of them lost his vehicle to robbers who boarded their vehicles under the pretext that they were passengers in separate incidences which occurred in Matabeleland ...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Panic grips Mat South farmers
Farmers in Matabeleland South have been gripped by panic after 4000 cattle have died due to drought.According to provincial livestock experts, the drought is likely to wipe out almost half of ...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 06:52hrs | 1881 | by Gibson Nyathi
Joshua Nkomo lecture set for MSU
RESPECTED academic and author Sabelo Gatsheni Ndlovu will today deliver the 2019 Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo memorial lecture at the Midlands State University (MSU) campus in Gweru.The lecture, which...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:59hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
Rustlers torment West Nicholson farmers
LIVESTOCK farmers in West Nicholson, Matabeleland South province, who have lost about 100 beasts to cattle rustlers in past few months, are calling on the police to increase patrols in the area to cur...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:57hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Nurses vacate clinic over goblin scare
VILLAGERS in Gwanda rural have been left stranded as a clinic in their area has shutdown due to a goblin scare. Nurses at the rural health centre, Silikwe Clinic, have since downed their tools...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:53hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF youth faces expulsions for court action against party
Zanu-PF Bulawayo Provincial youth league aspiring chairperson Mthunzi Mabhena faces censure after taking the party to court.Mabhena took the party to court after losing in the elections for yo...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1228 | by Gibdon Nyathi
Police recover 58 cattle, 9 donkeys stolen from Botswana
A herd of 58 cattle and 9 donkeys stolen from Botswana by a Zimbabwean suspect has been recovered by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) at Jani farm in Gwanda.This comes amid efforts by both Z...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 16:50hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
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