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Zimbabwe army recruit dies in drowning incident during training
An army recruit tragically died after drowning during training in April, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Matatu, the newly appointed Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) chief, disclosed on Friday. The revelatio...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:17hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Siziba, Chenhamo to be buried at National Heroes' acre
Major General (Retired) Solomon Siziba and Chenhamo "Chen" Chakezha Chimutengwende, who both passed away last week, will be laid to rest at the National Heroes' Acre in Harare on Wednesday, January 22...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:19hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube burial this week
National hero Colonel Tshinga Dube (Retired) will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare this week, with a funeral service scheduled for tomorrow at Bulawayo's Barbourfields Stadium. Col Dube...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:00hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Military wedding sets Bulawayo alight
The sight of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) personnel marching through the streets of Bulawayo yesterday stirred memories of the Covid-19 era when their presence dominated the city's landscape. However,...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:18hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tightens water rationing
THE Bulawayo City Council has further tightened its water rationing regime and introduced punitive fines for those exceeding daily expected limits.The stringent measures contained in the lates...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:09hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Eastern Suburbs to go without water
The Bulawayo City Council will cut water supplies for suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir to fix a burst pipe that connects Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations until further notice.In a statem...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fresh water woes for Bulawayo suburbs
The Bulawayo City Council said yesterday that suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir will be without water until it repairs a burst pipe connecting Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations.In a statem...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says his govt will constantly review civil service remuneration
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government will constantly review salaries and conditions of service for civil servants.Addressing the nation at the National Sports Stadium during the Zi...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts in Bulawayo after mainline pipe burst
A MAJOR water pipeline burst in Esigodini has forced Bulawayo City Council to announce an emergency week-long 48-hour water shedding regime starting today, affecting all suburbs and surrounding areas ...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
One dies, four injured in Zupco freak accident
One person reportedly died while four others were injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling on crashed on a Nissan Sunny at an intersection along the Bulawayo-Harare Road opposite Parklands...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
WATCH: 2 400 recruits become soldiers
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) should not be content with past achievement, but must build a formidable force relevant to modern security demands and thwart threats to the country and region....Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
4-day water cuts for Bulawayo
A number of low-density suburbs in Bulawayo will go for four days without water supplies, with the local authority reporting that it will be carrying out routine checks on the pipeline supplying the s...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
BCC decommissions Athlone cemetery
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has decommissioned Athlone cemetery after it ran out of burial space.Town clerk Christopher Dube confirmed the development in a notice to residents yesterday, addin...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis forces pupils to cut short lessons
BULAWAYO's water crisis has worsened forcing some schools to dismiss learners early as part of contingency measures in light of a looming health disaster. There are also reports that public schools in...Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 06:23hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
City Council struggles to pump water to Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO residents are set to endure a three-day weekly water shedding exercise as the local authority struggles to pump water to the city due to alleged power outages. On the other hand, Zimb...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 07:35hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
ZNA mourns Brig Gen Gatsheni, Colonel Muchero
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) yesterday announced the death of Brigadier General Mbonisi Gatsheni and Colonel Charles Pride Muchero, both succumbed to Covid-19 related complications. Brigad...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:47hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sets date to re-introduce full water shedding
BULAWAYO will revert to the dreaded city-wide water shedding schedule in February next year as two of its major supply dams are expected to be decommissioned by then if no major inflows are received i...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents face dry week
BULAWAYO City Council has shut down water supply to most parts of the city to pave way for the refurbishment of the cracked Ncema Clear Water Reservoir which feeds into the Tuli Reservoir.Coun...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles to provide water to residents
BULAWAYO residents are going for weeks without water supplies despite the local authority saying they have enough quantities in their supply dams to last until the next rainy season without the need f...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
First woman to lead military formation
HER great-great-grandfather was part of King Lobengula's revered Imbizo Regiment which was known for being fearless and participated in the Gadade Battle in Ntabazinduna before defeating the Allan Wil...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC tables 144-hour water shedding plan
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) yesterday released a 144-hour weekly water shedding programme which will see most suburbs receiving water twice a week. The industry, city centre and mining are...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
High Court blocks eviction of Heany Junction Farm settlers
MORE than 100 families occupying Heany Junction Farm in Umguza district, Matabeleland North got a reprieve after the High Court temporarily blocked the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) from evicting them ...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
11 buses for Dabengwa memorial service
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to give national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa a befitting send-off by turning up in their numbers for a memorial service to be held in his honour at White City Stadium to...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts are back in Bulawayo
Reporters THE Bulawayo City Council has with immediate effect re-introduced a 48-hour water shedding schedule in all suburbs amid revelations the city is among areas that will be hit by severe water s...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man breaks into 12 houses at army barracks
A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Lower Gweru allegedly broke into 12 houses at Lookout Masuku Barracks (formerly Imbizo Barracks) on the outskirts of Bulawayo and stole property worth more than $7 000.A...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Zipra commander Ndlovu lost his eyesight
THIS week we round-up our interview with former Zipra adjutant-general and later on chief of technical engineering Jeffery Ndlovu pseudonym Kenny Murwiri. In the past three weeks Ndlovu has spoken abo...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Generals and soldiers told to stick to their core duties not politics
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Director of Finance, Colonel Albert Malamo, has said soldiers should stick to their duties of maintaining peace in the country despite a lot of activity on the politic...Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army to defend Zimbabwe at all costs
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Lieutenant-General Philip Valerio Sibanda has said the army will defend the country's sovereignty at all costs, noting that some citizens were taking for granted...Published: 04 Jul 2017 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporetr
Retired army officer to be cremated
A military parade for Retired Lt-Col Eddie Sigoge Mlotshwa who died on Sunday last week at Mater Dei Hospital will be held tomorrow at Imbizo Barracks followed by the cremation of the body on Tuesday,...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NRZ asset register in shambles
THE rundown National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is sitting on countrywide real estate estimated to be worth more than $150 million, with the potential to raise at least $5 million in rentals monthly....Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 10:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZNA dismisses recruitment rumours
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has dismissed social media messages saying it was embarking on a recruitment exercise starting next Monday.ZNA Public Relations Director, Lieutenant Colone...Published: 17 Mar 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by STaff reporter
Driver flees undressed from armed robbers
A MAN from Bulawayo lost his Honda Fit vehicle to a gang of four men and a woman who seized it at knife point before tying him up and dumping him in Ntabazinduna.Mr Anesu Chipande (25), a ...Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man walks free for culpable homicide
A BULAWAYO man was given a wholly suspended four-year sentence for causing the death of his 13-year-old nephew who suffocated due to excessive heat when he left him locked in a car.Herbert...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City faces worst water crisis
BULAWAYO could be staring at the worst water crisis in five years as it has emerged that the combined capacity of supply dams for the city was now 30 percent, 10 percent lower than the 2012 and 20...Published: 16 Oct 2016 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Senior army official shot in love triangle
A SENIOR Zimbabwe National Army official sustained a wound on his thigh after he was shot during an argument in a love triangle.Dalton Muleya (49) head of the recruiting depot at Imbizo Barrac...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Tanaka Mrewa
'2013 elections were not rigged' says opposition
The key to Zimbabwe's economic recovery is via democratic political reform. The only reason why the latter has remained a mirage is because the opposition leaders who are supposed to delivery it are b...Published: 19 May 2016 at 22:58hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Ncube dies
LIBERATION war hero Stanley Ncube has died. He was 62. According to a statement from War Veterans in Bulawayo, Ncube died on Wednesday and will be buried tomorrow at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes' Ac...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 17:07hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
Liberation war hero Ncube dies
LIBERATION war hero Stanley Ncube has died. He was 62. According to a statement from War Veterans in Bulawayo, Ncube died on Wednesday and will be buried tomorrow at the Bulawayo Provincial He...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 09:04hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
War hero status for senior ZNA officer
Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Munyanduki, who died on Wednesday last week, has been declared a liberation hero.He was 59.Lt-Colonel Munyanduki was yesterday laid to rest at Glen Forest Cem...Published: 28 Mar 2016 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Fungai Lupande
Soldiers face starvation, no more breakfast
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) public relations director Alphios Makotore has denied soldiers are facing starvation at the barracks.The Zimbabwe Independent today reported quoting military s...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo gets new army commander
BULAWAYO District Zimbabwe National Army commander Brigadier-General Exsebios Vusa Tshuma last Tuesday bade farewell to troops in the district after being moved to be the commander of Four Brigade in ...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:33hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Zimbabwe soldiers warned against social media abuse
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces as well as the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) have been warned against abusing social media as this may have security implications for the cou...Published: 10 Nov 2015 at 10:12hrs | 3 | by Whinsley Masara/Nqobile Tshili
Zimbabwe soldier blows off own head with AK-47
A Bulawayo-based soldier blew up his head with an AK-47 rifle while on duty on Saturday night in a suspected case of suicide following alleged problems at home.Corporal Blessing Munetsi, 31, r...Published: 10 Nov 2015 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Pamela Shumba
Soldiers told to shun loan sharks
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) director of operations and plans, Brigadier General Fannie Rhonnie Mutizhe, has warned soldiers against taking loans from loan sharks as that may tempt them to sell s...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Whinsley Masara
Prison escapee gets 13 months jail term
An inmates who broke out of Imbizo Barracks Prisons in Bulawayo in February has been sentenced to 13 months in jail for escaping from jail.Lungisani Maphala (23) of Old Magwegwe and Mhluph...Published: 16 May 2015 at 08:56hrs | | by Stephen Jackson
Imbizo Barracks prison escapee recaptured
ONE of the two inmates who broke out of Imbizo Barracks Prisons in Bulawayo late February was brought to court yesterday charged with escaping from lawful custody.According to court records, L...Published: 29 Apr 2015 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Give us sex roster,' soldier asks magistrate
A BULAWAYO-BASED soldier who was ordered not to physically and sexually abuse his estranged wife pulled a shocker when he asked the magistrate to draft a roster with the number of days he can meet wit...Published: 19 Mar 2015 at 08:14hrs | | by Gibson Mhaka
Love triangle, soldier 'sets fire' on rival's vehicle
A BULAWAYO-based police officer alleges that a soldier set fire to his Toyota Granvia following an altercation in a suspected love triangle.The Granvia was reduced to a shell in the incident ...Published: 27 Oct 2014 at 06:24hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Kombis dodging tollgate near Imbizo Barracks - 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....Published: 12 Aug 2014 at 08:14hrs | 2 | by Concerned Citizen
Ex-cop in coma after soldier hits him with brick
A FORMER police officer is in a coma at Mpilo Central Hospital after he was hit by a brick by a soldier while trying to restrain him from assaulting an unidentified girl in Old Pumula suburb in Bulawa...Published: 19 Jul 2014 at 06:29hrs | | by Plaxcedes Hove
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