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South Africa's funeral parlours at full capacity?
The long-feared Covid-19 coronavirus storm has arrived.Funeral parlours are battling to cope with demand as Covid-19-related deaths around the country rise daily, and government is increasing ...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 16:46hrs | 2960 | by City Press
Xenophobic ex-Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba threatens to bounce back
Former Mayor of the City of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba has threatened to bounce back to his former position and relaunch the fight against hijacked buildings. Speaking to South Africa media, ...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 11:14hrs | 2814 | by Mandla Ndlovu
172% taxi fare hike on the cards for Joburg commuters
A massive taxi fare hike is looming for Johannesburg commuters as the operators of one of the city's busiest routes seek to compensate for the Covid-19 lockdown on public transport.The Alexand...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 16:38hrs | 2051 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's 2 relatives poisoned in South Africa
Professor Jonathan Moyo is a grieving man after a tragedy struck and death took two of his close family members Lwazi Maseko and Thabo Ndlovu who was poisoned in South Africa. Posting on Twitt...Published: 23 May 2020 at 18:07hrs | 7593 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo beauty, eyes Miss Joburg crown
NEW kid on the block, South Africa-based model Kim Kay (real name Kimberly Dube) has her eyes set on the Miss Joburg City 2020 crown which she is training hard for. The 20-year-old who was rai...Published: 01 May 2020 at 07:51hrs | 6071 | by Staff reporter
'MDC leader raped a woman in South Africa...Tsvangirai negotiated his release'
United Kingdom-based Human Rights activist Pedzisayi Ruhanya has alleged that a senior MDC official was arrested in 2011 after raping a cleaner at a hotel in South Africa. In a Twitter thread ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:49hrs | 7573 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zifa approach Joburg
Zifa have officially approached the City of Johannesburg for a stadium to use in their Afcon 2021 qualifier against Algeria on March 29.Zifa wrote to the operators of Dobsonville and Ellis Par...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 17:40hrs | 4527 | by Staff reporter
Malayitshas and others to pay more in toll fees to drive from Joburg to Beitbridge and back
South Africa's Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has gazetted the new toll tariffs for 2020. The gazette outlines the fees for toll roads across the country which are set to come into effect on 1 M...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 07:39hrs | 3897 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: All Zimbabwe airports shut down
Zimbabwe Air traffic controllers have reportedly stopped planes from taking off or landing at all Zimbabwe airports.In November the traffic controllers at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International A...Published: 20 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 39304 | by Mandla Ndlovu
fastjet launches Bulawayo-Joburg flight
LOW-COST airline, Fastjet, yesterday officially launched its Bulawayo-Johannesburg flight, which is expected to increase capacity utilisation of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport and enha...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:12hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Joburg route oversubscribed: fastjet
LOW-COST airline fastjet Zimbabwe says it has been "overwhelmed" with positive responses from a wide spectrum of local and international customers after the announcement of the new route, Bulawayo to ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:27hrs | 4622 | by Staff reporter
New plane for Air ZImbabwe
AIR Zimbabwe is expecting delivery of a new plane in the next three weeks, a development that will see it introducing evening domestic flights to Victoria Falls. The flag carrier has been usin...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwean arrested after Joburg robbery goes viral
A Chinese national tries desperately to hold onto her handbag as a robbery suspect attacks her outside her Bruma home, east of Johannesburg. Picture: ScreenshotJohannesburg - Gauteng police have a...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 17:58hrs | 4365 | by Staff reporter
SA Express inaugural flight from Joburg to Bulawayo is today
Airline SA Express said on Wednesday it would commence flights to neighbouring Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo from November 18 (today) as it accelerates the restoration of its network.In a...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1837 | by Staff reporter
SA Express flights from Joburg to Bulawayo start November 18
SA Express revealed that it will commence flights from Johannesburg to Bulawayo from November 18. There will be daily flights between Johannesburg and Bulawayo from Monday to Saturday an...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:33hrs | 3341 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet to fly Bulawayo to Joburg route
Low cost airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe says it will next month introduce a new direct route schedule from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe to Johannesburg in South Africa.Fastjet Zimbabwe will begin fly...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:30hrs | 7055 | by Staff reporter
Denny Mashengele left a 'trail of friendship'
Master of ceremonies Church leaders Family members and all present I am honoured to be one of the people chosen to speak for the friends of Denny Mashengele. Harold Ndl...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 460 | by Strike Mkandla
PHOTOS: 7 buildings raided in Hillbrow
A combined operation under the Operation #BuyaMthetho raided 7 buildings in Hillbrow town of Johannesburg South, South Africa on Thursday.The buildings were alleged to harbour criminals a...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 16:06hrs | 13969 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Daily flights between Johannesburg and Bulawayo announced
Many African cities like Luanda and Dar es Salaam are experiencing a population boom, growing exponentially. But these cities also have beautiful attractions worth visiting.As SA Express (SAX)...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 11:34hrs | 5000 | by Staff reporter
Oskido on how he discovered Jah Seed, other stars
WHEN the man that had been born Anesu Mupemi in Mbare in 1973, jumped on stage and grabbed the microphone while heavyweight South African kwaito super group Boom Shaka were performing at Palace Garden...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:45hrs | 2427 | by Staff reporter
South Africa to experience 14 hours load-shedding
South Africa's power utility company Eskom has announced that load-shedding stage 2 will be implemented on Wednesday.According to a Twitter statement the load-shedding will be implemented from...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:27hrs | 969 | by Mandla Ndlovu
All set for MTHWAKAZI Maskandi Festival 2019 in Joburg
Mthwakazi Maskandi Festival is a festival that was started by the Maskandi Music artists based in RSA that originally come from Matebeleland region which is also known as Mthwakazi. That's where the n...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:35hrs | 764 | by Nkosini Tshuma
Man steals from church, blames dead man
All set for Mthwakazi Maskandi Festival 2019 in JoburgMthwakazi Maskandi Festival is a festival that was started by the Maskandi Music artists based in RSA that originally come from Matebeleland r...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 08:13hrs | 2138 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dismisses Jonathan Moyo's appointment report
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has termed the reports he appointed Professor Jonathan Moyo as his advisor bizarre lies. Chamisa was responding to circulating stories that eh appointed Moyo to be hi...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 09:35hrs | 4835 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo denies Chamisa appointment
Exiled Professor Jonathan Moyo has denied allegations that he was appointed to be MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's advisor recently.Posting on his micro blog twitter yesterday Moyo said, "President...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 08:16hrs | 11604 | by Staff Reporter
Xenophobia - Afrophobia unrest flares up in Joburg CBD
Businesses in parts of the Johannesburg city centre and surrounding areas have shut their doors as a group of men, believed to be mostly hostel dwellers from Jeppestown, march and protest on Sunday af...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 16:26hrs | 3098 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells Ramaphosa to use a bit of force
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged South Africa to use "a bit of force" to bring sanity in the neighbouring country following a recent wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals that has...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:28hrs | 3307 | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe: At the centre of Soweto!
As the wave of violence, threats of violence and looting against foreign nationals and their businesses subsided in Johannesburg, it finally arrived in Soweto!Just after sunset on Wednesday 14...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 352 | by Walter Nyabadza
BREAKING: Zimbabweans businessman critical following assassination attempt in Joburg
Simon Rudland, co-owner of Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation and member of Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA), was seriously injured in an apparent assassination attempt in Johannesburg on ...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 08:29hrs | 3612 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Embassy in SA monitors Johannesburg situation
THE Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa is monitoring the situation in Gauteng province mainly Johannesburg where police in that country have been rounding up foreign immigrants in the wake of recent c...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 12852 | by Staff Reporter
Mass arrest of foreigners in South Africa
At least 600 foreign nationals were arrested by police on Wednesday, South African media reports.In the targeted search operation carried out in the main city, Johannesburg, police also confis...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 15:22hrs | 4634 | by BBC
Foreigners arested in Johannesburg
South African home affairs and police services on Wednesday engaged in an offensive to arrest illegal immigrants in Johannesburg Central Business District. Reports coming from South Africa ind...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 13:43hrs | 14549 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nkomo remembered in South Africa
ZIMBABWEANS in South Africa this past weekend held a belated Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo commemoration where a number of local artists provided entertainment. Hundreds of the country's citizens...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:45hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
MDC officials turn to witchdoctors?
Human Rights activists Dr Pedzisai Ruhanya has alleged that opposition party MDC Officials are stampeding to consult Prophets and Witchdoctors in order to be given position at the all powerful strandi...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 15:07hrs | 6162 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The life of Misheck Velaphi Ncube: Connecting the dots
ORBITUARYMisheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on May 9, 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the libe...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:49hrs | 331 | by Ernest Malandu, Vivian Siziba and Strike Mkandla
Police station 'under siege' from angry Yeoville residents
The killing of a man in view of the public appears to have caused angry locals to target the police.Disgruntled Yeoville residents have demanded answers following the fatal shooting of a man, ...Published: 21 May 2019 at 19:12hrs | 3616 | by Citizen reporter
Misheck Velaphi Ncube Obituary: Connecting the Dots
Misheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at Heroes Acre in Harare on 9 May 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the liberation and independence of Zimb...Published: 19 May 2019 at 20:59hrs | 1797 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Open letter to Delta Coaches management
Dear Delta coaches management,On the 13th of May 2019 I used a Delta coach from Bulawayo to Johannesburg (Bus Registration HD 64 FG - GP) and I would like to register my displeasure to the Delta C...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:27hrs | 4175 | by Sizwesimanyene Godlwayo
Pricing madness hits Victoria Falls
NZALA Milimo was born in Victoria Falls in 1974 and did her primary and secondary education at public schools in the resort town's ghetto townships.But unlike the thousands of well-heeled fore...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:09hrs | 4250 | by Staff reporter
South African Airways develops scary fault in Harare
South African Airways flight which as supposed to depart from Harare to Johannesburg at 1305hrs developed a scary fault and is grounded at Harare International Airport.One of the persons onboa...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 15:48hrs | 18915 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Joburg concert shooter jailed 30 years
A ZIMBABWEAN national who killed his fellow countryman at Gift Amuli and Allan Ndoda's show at Hillbrow Theatre in Johannesburg two years ago, was on Tuesday sentenced to an effective 30 years in jail...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:12hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested for stabbing woman to death on Joburg street
Police have arrested a 25-year-old Zimbabwean man for allegedly stabbing a woman to death in the Johannesburg CBD on Sunday morning.Police spokesman Captain Xoli Mbele said the suspect had all...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 15:05hrs | 4393 | by Staff reporter
Beware booking Eagle Liner Coaches online
On the 19th of January 2019, a ticket was bought for me from South Africa to board a Eagle liner coach from Harare to Joburg for 10 a.m and unfortunately I missed 10:00 a.m departure time. I had earli...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 19:41hrs | 4178 | by Citizen
Malibongwe Ndlovu hospitalised at Joburg Hospital
Ababuya eTsholotsho kunobhudi abathi nguMalibongwe Ndlovu usesbhedlela eJhb hospital kalaa fonii uthi bamdubulile bamthathela ifoni kalaa fonii usesbhedlela ncela lidlulise lomlayezelo kumagroup wonke...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:17hrs | 3247 | by Social media
Zimbabwe's Delta Corporation to acquire SA's United National Breweries
Delta Corporation is set to acquire United National Breweries, the leading South African traditional beer company, which manufactures brands such as Chibuku, Leopard, Ijuba, Tlokwe and Joburg beer bra...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:47hrs | 3313 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Greyhound takes 40 hours from SA to Zim
A social media user Rutendo Sambina has alleged that Greyhound bus which her relatives had used from South Africa to Zimbabwe has taken more that 40 hours to arrive in the country.Watch the video ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 10:09hrs | 14144 | by Collen Ncube
Mzansi Express bus overturns
Mzansi Express travelling from Joburg overturned along the Beitbridge- Harare road. This breaking news article is being updated and more details will be publ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 20:25hrs | 13276 | by Social media
1893 MHRRM RSA Student Wing thanks Dialogue participants
1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) RSA student Wing would like to thank all the people who participated on the 1st of December 2018 Matebeleland Gukurahundi G...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:13hrs | 463 | by Jabulani Sikhosana, 1893 MHRRM RSA Student Wing Secretary
Mnangagwa blocks Mthuli Ncube from hiring MDC-T kingpin
In yet another controversy that has engulfed problems-prone Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blocked him from appointing economist and former opposition kingpin - Eddie ...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 09:49hrs | 15335 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube blocked from appointing Eddie Cross
In yet another controversy that has engulfed problems-prone Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blocked him from appointing economist and former opposition kingpin - Eddie ...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:07hrs | 3396 | by Staff reporter
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