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Methodist Church clash with council, BSPZ, SDA and Printers company over stand
The Methodist Church in Filabusi has clashed with the Insiza Rural District Council, the Seventh Day Adventist, the Better Schools Programme Zimbabwe and a Printers company in Filabusi business centre...Published: 14 May 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1214 | by Stephen Jakes
Vendors demand justice against Insiza councillor
Vendors and community members at Shangani Business Centre in Insiza, Matebeleland South, are calling for the swift delivery of justice in a fraud case involving local Councillor Nomusa Moyo (Citizens ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:52hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Insiza NGOs abruptly suspended in documentation blitz
All Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) operating in Insiza District have been ordered to immediately cease operations until they provide relevant documentatio...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 18:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Insiza tourist attractions set for upgrade
NESTLED on the picturesque landscapes and rich mineral deposits of Matebeleland South, Insiza District will soon be etched as one of the country's most sought-after tourist hubs as envisioned by the l...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:41hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Insiza cattle succumbing to cyanide
SOME villagers in Gcabayi, Insiza district of Matebeleland South province, are losing livestock after drinking water contaminated with cyanide disposed of along the Umzingwane River by artisanal miner...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Inzalo kaGodlwayo partners government to rehabilitate roads
Inzalo kaGodlwayo community group in Insiza has purchased 400 litres of diesel that will be used in the grading of Mbaulo to Maxolweni road, as part of its road rehabilitatiom programme.The gr...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 16:30hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Filabusi villagers on edge as loose lion preys on livestock
GOGO Janet Nkala has never seen her two grandkids so scared to the extent that they asked to sleep in the same bedroom with her hours after what they had witnessed in the afternoon.The boys we...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking today's Nomination court
NOMINATION Courts sit countrywide today for all candidates aspiring to contest in harmonised elections set for August 23, paving the way for serious political campaigning.Candidates vying for ...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Filabusi residents resort to bush toilets
Residents at a suburb in Filabusi have been forced to use bush toilets due to lack of water and sewer reticulation services since 2014, it was established.Bekezela residents raised fears of a ...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 18:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate goes into hiding
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)' candidate, Augustine Gumede, in Ward 4 Insiza Rural District Council (RDC) by-election slated for Saturday has gone into hiding following Monday's political violen...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wrangle over Nkayi top job
Nkayi Rural District councillors are in the eye of a storm after they allegedly changed the results of an interview for a chief executive officer to favour a candidate who came second.Acting C...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wrangle over Nkayi top job
Nkayi Rural District councillors are in the eye of a storm after they allegedly changed the results of an interview for a chief executive officer to favour a candidate who came second.Acting C...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shepard Tshuma appointed Insiza RDC CEO
LOCAL Government and Public Works Minister, July Moyo has appointed Mr Shepard Tshuma as the substantive CEO of Insiza Rural District Council (RDC).In letter addressed to Matabeleland South Se...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rural District Council hunts for new CEO
INSIZA Rural District Council is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the post of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the retirement of the former CEO. Insiza District Development ...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 17:57hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
2 decades of raw sewage for Filabusi townships
RESIDENTS in several townships in Filabusi centre, Matabeleland South, say for the past 21 years they have watched raw sewage flowing within their premises, a situation that poses a health hazard....Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Join Zanu-PF or face eviction, ex-councillor tells villagers
A FORMER independent councillor from Insiza district in Matabeleland South province has been accused of forcing villagers to join the ruling Zanu-PF party or face eviction.Sikhanyisiwe Nkomo o...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Maduna denied National Hero status by the regime
CHIEF Vezi Maduna Mafu will be buried today at his rural home in Avoca, Filabusi in Insiza District, after Government accorded him a State-assisted burial. Chief Maduna (86) died on Saturday a...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Chief Maduna death a blow for traditional institutions'
MINISTER of Local Government and Public Works July Moyo has described the death of Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu as a blow to the country and the traditional leadership saying he will be remembered for his i...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt mourns Chief Maduna
Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has sent a condolence message to the family of Chief Maduna who passed on last Saturday due to diabetes saying the funeral will be State assisted....Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance mourn Chief Maduna
Political parties from both sides of the aisle have paid tribute to Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu of Filabusi, Matabeleland South, following his death on Saturday aged 86.Mafu was in the midst of rec...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 07:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland South recommends hero status for Maduna
MATABELELAND South has recommended that Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu be declared a national hero for his illustrious fight for the rights of common man. Chief Maduna (86) died on Saturday at his Avo...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu: A splendid traditional leader, cultural activist, nationalist
UGODLWAYO! Yithi! This is a familiar slogan in the Godlwayo Communal Land whenever people are gathered. Yesterday at around 01.00 hrs their Chief, Vezi Maduna Mafu passed away.Chief Maduna was...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:45hrs | 3 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Iconic Chief Vezi Maduna mourned
ONE of the longest-serving Chiefs in the country, Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu, who died yesterday has been described as a father figure and exemplary traditional leader who constantly gave guidance to youn...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Paramount Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu dies
ONE of the country's longest serving traditional leaders, Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu, has died.He was 86 years old.Chief Maduna was recovering from a stroke he suffered on 18 August 2019....Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 06:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Insiza villagers angry with 'outsiders' exploiting macimbi
INSIZA villagers in Matabeleland South have complained over the exploitation of local resources such as amacimbi (mopane worms) and gold by people from outside the district who destroy vegetation....Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Leopard scare in Filabusi
VILLAGERS at Filabusi in Insiza district of Matabeleland South have expressed fears over a leopard and its puppies terrorising their area.Village head in Ndwangu area Godfrey Makhulumo Ndlovu ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thambolenyoka was hurt to leave military life
WE continue our interview with Tennyson Mlobi Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu who during the post-independence conflict operated as a dissident and was known as Thambolenyoka. However, during the war of liberati...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Thambolenyoka speaks about war experiences
THE mere mention of the name, Thambolenyoka, who operated as a dissident in the districts of Matabeleland South in the 80s during the post-independence disturbances used to send shivers down the spine...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:07hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF steps in as 10 000 face eviction
MORE than 10 000 villagers in Insiza District in Matabeleland South face eviction from their homesteads after the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement issued them with...Published: 05 May 2019 at 12:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
5 000 settlers face eviction in Insiza, Shangani
OVER 5 000 villagers who illegally settled themselves at Ensangu and Lochard farms in Shangani, Insiza district, are facing eviction as the government seeks to address the issue of chaotic settlements...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland Chiefs petition Chiwenga over dispute
THREE chiefs from Matebeleland South province have petitioned Vice-President Constantino Chiwengwa to rein in Chief Mapanzure of Zvishavane and stop him from interfering in Chief Jahana's area of juri...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Matabeleland South Grade 7 exams pass rate drops
THE pass rate in the Grade Seven examinations in Matabeleland South dropped from 52 percent to 49,39 percent last year.The province has 512 primary schools and nine schools recorded 100 percen...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 05:36hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Strong winds destroy houses in Insiza
More than 30 homesteads in Insiza South constituency have been destroyed by strong winds and rains experienced early this week leaving some families in desperate need of shelter.The marks of d...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 13:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
More plans for litter management in Filabusi
Insiza Rural District Council is impressed by the unprecedented citizen participation in the management of solid waste in Filabusi.Habakkuk Trust Community Advocacy Action Team started advocat...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Thambolenyoka's changed life
THE Biblical story of Saul who persecuted Jesus's followers but later turned to be the Lord's ardent follower and apostle, assuming the name Paul, preaching the Gospel to many and saving souls, vividl...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 11:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Andrew Langa evicted from council house
FORMER Arts, Sport and Culture minister Andrew Langa has been ordered to vacate a rented house at Insiza Rural District Council after accumulating an unpaid rental bill of $8 000 since 2004....Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko calls on business community to assist rural folk
VICE President Phelekezela Mphoko has challenged the business community to support community development projects, especially in rural areas to uplift the living standards of ordinary people.M...Published: 22 Jul 2016 at 09:13hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
Zanu-PF senior official stab two party members in land row
Zanu-PF Insiza rural district council chairperson Councillor Daniel Mpofu allegedly stabbed two Zanu-PF officials with a suspected Okapi knife while some youths used a knobkerrie and a whip to bea...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 09:32hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Andrew Langa drowning in massive debt, faces eviction over rent
THE Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture and suspended Zanu-PF Matabeleland South chairperson, Andrew Langa, is reportedly drowning in massive debt and could likely be evicted from his home and other ...Published: 10 May 2015 at 11:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Andrew Langa in gold mine ownership wrangle
SPORT, Arts and Culture Minister Andrew Langa has been sucked in a mine ownership dispute with claims that he was fraudulently given shares in a Filabusi gold mine.On Friday, the High Court ordered L...Published: 19 Jan 2015 at 07:39hrs | 3 | by Auxilia Katongomara
Sex workers wreak havoc in Filabusi
FILABUSI women have accused night club and bar operators at the business centre of importing commercial sex workers from Bulawayo saying they had spread a reign of terror against local women.T...Published: 13 Apr 2014 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Insiza Dam pipeline to displace villagers
THE Insiza Rural District Council says the duplication of the Insiza Dam pipeline to Ncema by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to improve water supply to the city will displace some villagers.I...Published: 14 Feb 2013 at 23:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt has no plans to build a dam for Bulawayo
THE Government has no plans to build an additional supply dam for Bulawayo despite the crippling water shortage that has forced the city to adopt a stringent water shedding regime, a Cabinet minister ...Published: 09 Jan 2013 at 21:51hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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