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Mugabe commissioned gukurahundi genocide reports 'have been lost'
Reports of two government commissions of inquiry into post-independence massacres in Matabeleland and the Midlands "have been lost", the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it has...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 19:49hrs | 2386 | by ZimLive
Judge blasts State over Chivayo appeal
The Supreme Court on Wednesday blasted the State over clumsy work in its appeal challenging the acquittal of businessman Wicknell Chivayo of the $5,6 million fraud charge involving Zimbabwe Power Comp...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Bekezela wants his music to appeal to Zimbabweans
South Africa-based Afro-Soul musician Bekezela Nkomo says he has a lot of work to do in order for Zimbabweans to know his music. Although he is making a name for himself in the neighbouring co...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:08hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide consultations begin
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has begun community consultations with victims of the Gukurahundi atrocities as part of government's plan to bring closure to the highly-emotive...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni fights eviction of white farmers
THE surprise eviction of popular Ntabazinduna farmers, Brain and Carol Davies, who operate Tabas Induna Farm, has attracted the wrath of local chief, Nhlanhla Ndiweni.The couple was served wit...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 3035 | by Staff reporter
Mavhaire distances self from ZPC bribery storm
FORMER Energy minister Dzikamai Mavhaire yesterday distanced himself from the case in which the former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje is being accused of concealing hi...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Missing man found dead
A 42-YEAR-OLD Gwanda man was found dead near a local business centre two days after he went missing during a drinking spree.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Ph...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 18:26hrs | 4361 | by Staff reporter
SA bound bus armed robber arrested
A BEITRIDGE man, who was part of a five-men armed robber gang that robbed 32 Brooklyn Bus passengers of cash and property valued at about R200 000, $16 300 and US$340 in February, has been arrested wh...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:01hrs | 1495 | by Staff reporter
Parliament hopeful jailed for conning residents
A GWANDA Central parliamentary candidate for the Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) in last year's elections has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conning residents of about RTGS $800....Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:11hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Game rangers beat poacher to death and dump body in a dam
TWO Gwanda-based game rangers have been arrested while their accomplice is at large after they reportedly beat a poacher to death and dumped his body in a dam in West Nicholson.Matabeleland So...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:45hrs | 2759 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders fan dies, 5 others injured in car crash
A HIGHLANDERS Football Club supporter coming from watching the Bosso and Caps United match at Barbourfields Stadium died on the spot while five other people were injured after the vehicles they were t...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:26hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Machete terror gangs spreading mayhem in Mnangagwa's home province
Murder and violence are spreading in the mineral-rich Midlands - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province - as armed militias reportedly sponsored by politicians wreak havoc with impunity....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1920 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi officials, 3 foreign nationals arrested
BULAWAYO police on Friday, arrested four Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) officials and three foreign nationals for an as yet to be established offense.The four MRP activists were arrested in Co...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:25hrs | 443 | by newzimbabwe
ZPC board secretary throws Kazhanje under the bus
Zimbabwe Power Company board secretary Laura Tsomondo yesterday said former chairperson of the parastatal, Stanley Kazhanje, failed to declare his dealings with Intratrek Zimbabwe when he presided ove...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:06hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Sorry! Matabeleland not for sell
We find no phrase that describes Jenni Williams and her little known organization Matabeleland Collective, better than "treacherous traitors". Some traitors would do their business under the cover of ...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 12:21hrs | 2429 | by MLO
More chaos visits MDC elections
CHAOS characterised the recently held MDC ward and district congresses in Midlands and Beitbridge where new structures were being elected ahead of the national crunch event set for May.Top par...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 2281 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo case in new twist
Former Zimbabwe Power Company chairperson Stanley Nyasha Kazhanje yesterday denied allegations that he received a $10 000 bribe so that he does not cancel a 100 megawatt Gwanda solar panel station pro...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:53hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
ZPC boss disowns Chivayo
FORMER Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairperson Stanley Nyasha Kazhanje yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he concealed a personal interest in a transaction from his principal after he alleg...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sucked into deadly chiefs' territorial war
ZVISHAVANE traditional leader Chief Mapanzure has been accused of illegally extending his territory into Insiza Chief Jahana's in a battle that has stoked tribal tensions between the two.What ...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 13:35hrs | 1933 | by Staff reporter
Man fondles friend's wife
AN 18-year-old man from Filabusi has been jailed eight years for fondling his friend's wife and inserting his finger into her privates. Wayne Sibanda of Bekezela Township went to his friend's ...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:06hrs | 3037 | by Staff reporter
AIR FORCE OF ZIMBABWE Recruitment
HOW ABOUT A CHALLENGING CAREER IN THE SERVICE OF YOUR COUNTRY? The Air Force of Zimbabwe is looking for suitably qualified persons who are Zimbabwean citizens and physically fit to join the Fo...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:36hrs | 13707 | by Staff reporter
$3million availed for Bulawayo-Kezi road
THE Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has started road construction and rehabilitation in most districts in Matabeleland South to improve accessibility. Last year Treasury ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:47hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa trips: Cross triggers a storm
FORMER MDC official Eddie Cross has triggered a storm following reports that he supported President Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant for flying in luxurious jets.Opinion is sharply divided over M...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:51hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
State appeals Chivayo ruling
State prosecutors have filed a notice of appeal against businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo's acquittal by the High Court in a $5,6 million fraud involving the Gwanda solar project.Mr Chivayo and ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:38hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner on the run after workmate 'stabbing'
A GOLD panner from Gwanda is on the run after he allegedly fatally stabbed his workmate with an Okapi knife in a dispute over the sharing of money realised from a gold deal. Matabeleland South...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:36hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo formalises acquittal
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo appeared in court yesterday to finalise his acquittal with the lower courts.Chivayo, who was jointly charged with his company, Intratek, was last wee...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:15hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
2 positions Judge of Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
The Judicial Service Commission announces that 2 (two) judge vacancies have arisen in the Supreme Court. In terms of section 180(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, members of the public are h...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 17:38hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
8 positions of Judge of High Court of Zimbabwe
The Judicial Service Commission announces that 8 (eight) judge vacancies have arisen in the High Court. In terms of section 180(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, members of the public are he...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 17:37hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Emasculating briefcase activists
What really is the Zimbabwean question? Are the Matabeleland development priorities similar to those of Midlands or Mashonaland West? Are Harare priorities? Zimbabwean priorities? Who holds the rights...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:18hrs | 311 | by Nhlanhla Mlilo
Two die in Colleen Bawn car crash
TWO people died on the spot after a vehicle they were travelling in overturned before landing on its roof in Colleen Bawn. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Phi...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:46hrs | 2725 | by Staff reporter
False start for Chivayo trial
The trial of businessman Wicknell Chivayo who allegedly transferred $10 000 into former Zimbabwe Power Company chairperson Stanley Kazhanje's bank account, ostensibly to influence him not to cancel a ...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:31hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa opens up on the ZIPRA/MK Wankie battle
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) Intelligence Supremo Dumiso Dabengwa on Thursday retold the historic Wankie battle of 1967 where the ZPRA cadres combined with the UMkhonto we Sizwe ...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 12:21hrs | 3458 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Schoolboy 'rapes' two minors
A FORM Three pupil from Esigodini has been issued with a warrant of arrest after he failed to turn up in court for allegedly raping two school girls on separate occasions while they were on their way ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:57hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo seeks consolidation of contract with ZPC
Intratrek Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd managing director Wicknell Chivayo has approached the High Court, seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to honour his contract for the construction o...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:08hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland Collective & Jenni Williams are traitors - MLO
We find no phrase that describes Jenni Williams and her little known organization Matabeleland Collective, better than "treacherous traitors". Some traitors would do their business under the cover of ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:44hrs | 337 | by Israel Dube
Review policies on access to IDs, Parliament told
Stakeholders in Gwanda have called for a review of laws and policies relating to the issuance of identity documents amid revelations that thousands of people have failed to access birth certificates a...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 14:14hrs | 1678 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa speaks on Chivayo saga
Norton member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has blamed botched Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) over the recent judgment that cleared businessman Temba Wicknell Chivayo over the botched Gwanda solar deal. ...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 10:32hrs | 5746 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean man dies during sex with SA mistress
A 67- year-old Zimbabwean man based in South Africa is reported to have died recently at a lodge in the neighbouring country, while indulging in sex with his mistress.Born in Gwanda the ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:25hrs | 5643 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is a listening President: Jenni Williams
THE Matabeleland region has over the years witnessed the sprouting of what has been termed "Gukurahundipreneurs" and secessionists whose objective was not to pursue the interests of the people but to ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:28hrs | 6135 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo to start work on Gwanda solar project
Wicknell Chivayo is the victim of malicious prosecution, a High Court judge ruled on Friday as he threw out fraud charges against the Harare businessman involving $5,6 million.Justice Owen Tag...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:21hrs | 908 | by ZimLive
Anti-graft body to contest Chivayo ruling
The Anti-Corruption Special Unit (ACSU) is breathing fire over the acquittal of businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo in the $5,6 million fraud charge involving Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC)'s Gwanda solar p...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:48hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber arrested with AK47 rifle
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 35-year-old suspected armed robber who was found in possession of a loaded AK47 rifle which was stolen from the Zimbabwe Republic Police Armoury. Ame Mpala o...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:43hrs | 3106 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Matabeleland leaders finally find each other
Yesterday, 21 March 2019, more than 120 civic societies, church bodies, faith based and community based organisations' leadership met the President of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnanga...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 18:42hrs | 2164 | by Matabeleland Collective
Wicknell Chivayo acquitted
The High Court has acquitted Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo of any criminal liability in the alleged US$5.6 million fraud and violation of the exchange control charges.Harare High Court j...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:12hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Gwanda thigh vendors clash over catchment area
JUNGLE fever!Ladies of the night from Bulawayo and Gwanda are at loggerheads over the latest "catchment" area which has big spending clients. Gwanda's railway station is what is being ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 07:31hrs | 2418 | by Staff reporter
Bishop Donga dies
THE founder of the Revival Crusade Missions International (RCM) Church Bishop Sibusiso Donga has died. He was 52. Born on November 30 in 1966, Bishop Donga passed away on Saturda...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:27hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over illiterate councillor
Resident from Gwanda town's ward 1 have slammed the opposition, MDC for seconding an illiterate councillor to represent their community.According to sources, the councillor, Mkhululi Tshuma al...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:05hrs | 1801 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi play gets Nama nomination
GWANDA-based Jahunda Community arts group is on cloud nine after its production, 1983: The Dark Years was nominated for the prestigious National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), whose ceremony is set for the...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:34hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Woman sues Minister for botched operation
A WOMAN whose daughter had her right arm amputated at Gwanda Provincial Hospital following a botched medical procedure is suing the hospital and the Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Obadiah Moyo f...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:44hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Shocking rot at Zimbabwe hospitals
PATIENTS are spending several days waiting for treatment at the country's poorly resourced public hospitals and many are dying prematurely due to lack of drugs, an investigation has revealed.A...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:53hrs | 1158 | by Staff reporter
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