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Bus loader dies in tragic accident after falling under moving bus
A bus crew member tragically lost his life on Sunday after falling off a moving bus and being crushed by its wheels while attempting to load passengers and goods.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 11:52hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Lupane benefits from ZNA medical outreach
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s recent free medical outreach programme in Lupane District, Matabeleland North Province, has been hailed as a success, with more than 500 villagers receiving healthca...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:16hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Soldier in trouble for assaulting cop
A member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Decent Dube (31), along with two villagers, faces serious charges after allegedly assaulting a policeman in a dispute over a snooker game in Lupane, Matab...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:50hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Moyo under fire over poor record record
MATABELELAND North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo is under the spotlight for presiding over several failed and unfulfilled projects in the province since he was appointed minister in 2017....Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 15:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Massive queue at Hwange Post office
Masses of people flooded Hwange Post office in the late morning hours of Monday for pay withdrawals.Doors at Hwange Zim Post office were heavily congested with Civil Servants, Village heads an...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 19:22hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka
Chief Dingani-Nelukoba appeals for restoration of his area
Chief Dingani-Nelukoba of Mabale in Hwange District has called upon the government to reconsider the boundaries of his chiefdom, citing a significant reduction in its size due to encroachments by neig...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 14:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Small progress on Beitbridge, Bulawayo -Victoria Falls road
SMALL progress has been recorded in the rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo- Victoria Falls Road with the contractor expected to complete about 20km of newly surfaced road within the next two we...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bitumen World starts work on Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road
CONSTRUCTION giant, Bitumen World (Private) Limited, has deployed three well-equipped teams to undertake intense road maintenance and rehabilitation works along the dilapidated Bulawayo-Victoria Falls...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates warned
AHEAD of the sitting of the nomination court tomorrow, aspiring Zanu-PF candidates have been strongly urged to respect the electorate and not assume that victory will be given to them on a silver plat...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Call to speed up rehabilitation of Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road
Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo has expressed concern over the slow pace in the rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway and implored authoritie...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC resorts to fake news
The Triple CCC opposition party has resorted to the dissemination of false information as a desperate tactic in their campaign.Lacking any substantial message to present to the public, the ide...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 17:50hrs | | by Wilfred Mncube
Small progress registered on Beitbridge - Victoria Falls road rehab
SOME progress has been made on the rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) as the Second Republic continues to deliver o...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cimas gives underprivileged children ZITF treat
Cimas Health Group enabled 80 underprivileged children to experience the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), an experience they would otherwise be unlikely ever to have had. Cimas paid for their...Published: 09 May 2023 at 12:53hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Cash flush panners prey on vulnerable girls
GOLD panners are reportedly preying on vulnerable young girls in Nkayi District in Matabeleland North by using their financial muscle to quench their sexual appetite on the adolescents thereby exposin...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers target truck drivers
THE National Aids Council (Nac) has said sex work fuelled by truck drivers and timber loggers, could be one of the HIV and Aids key drivers in Lupane, Matabeleland North.Matabeleland North is ...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jotsholo lad electrifies homestead
SCIENTISTS in the West say recycling of e-waste must urgently be ramped up because mining the earth for precious metals to make new gadgets is unsustainable and thousands of kilometres away in Jotshol...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP decries poor infrastructure in his area
Lupane West Member of Parliament (MP), Martin Khumalo, has said the newly appointed Chief Menyezwa assumes responsibility at a challenging time because of poor infrastructure in the area.Thurs...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
4 cops up for demaning bribe
Four police officers have been charged with theft and abuse of duty after they demanded a bribe of over US$500 from a motorist in Harare.Last week Thursday Gideon Gunda (34) from Jotsholo Poli...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 12:51hrs | 1 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
4 bribe-sniffing cops arrested
FOUR police officers have been charged with theft and criminal abuse of duty after being caught red-handed soliciting for a bribe from a motorist and stealing his phone in Harare on Thursday last week...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
3,000 hectares of wheat in Mat North
FARMERS in Matabeleland North have increased their wheat hectarage from last year's 950 hectares to about 3 000 hectares as the province moves towards enhancing the country's food security and attainm...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra guerilla now a successful farmer
EX-ZIPRA guerrilla Moses Moyo is a beneficiary of the land reform programme and owns a plot under the A1 model in Makokomba village in Umguza District. He now has what he fought for – the land....Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's Gukurahundi denialism very unsettling
UTTERANCES by Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu (pictured) dismissing Gukurahundi as a "thing of the past" and telling victims to forget is tantamount to attempting to whitewash the gen...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
If Zimbabweans don't need to be reminded of painful history why does regime keep telling us about colonialism?
So, the Zimbabwe ruling establishment believes that the people of this country - especially, those who suffered the brunt of the regime's unimaginable cru...Published: 31 May 2022 at 19:48hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt urged to complete outstanding projects in honour of Chief Mabhikwa
Lupane West Member of Parliament (MP) Martin Khumalo has challenged the government to complete all the outstanding projects in Matabeleland North in honour of the late Chief Mabhikwa of Jotsholo, Lupa...Published: 31 May 2022 at 12:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Command burial as Chiwenga presides over chief's burial
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga is today expected to preside over the burial of Chief Mabhikwa of Lupane at his rural home in Jotsholo, Matabeleland North. President Mnangagwa yesterday ac...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mabhikwa: cause of death revealed
The late Chief Mabhikwa of Lupane lost a lot of blood after being involved in a head-on collision with a haulage truck on Sunday night leading to his death, his family has said, citing post-mortem res...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gone too soon! Chief Mabhikwa (28) dies in horror car crash
CHIEF Mabhikwa of Lupane who died yesterday after his vehicle crashed head on with a haulage truck on Sunday night has been described as a humble cultural preservationist of outstanding leadership qua...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Easter Holiday death toll hits 45
The holiday traffic death toll yesterday rose to 45 after two more people died in another crash at Masenyane area along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway.One more passenger from the Chimanim...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne constructs new base station in Lupane
THE country's mobile network operator, NetOne, has started constructing a new base station in rural Lupane, which will enhance mobile connectivity in 14 wards.The new base station is located i...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
LSU rocked by unscrupulous procurement deals
LUPANE State University (LSU) is reportedly rocked by unscrupulous procurement deals after it received 52 000 000.00 for Innovation and Industrialisation from ZIMDEF.Indications are that...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 10:51hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Cop arrested for stealing handcuffs
A COP stationed at Jotsholo Police Station in Lupane, Matabeleland North, has been arrested for allegedly stealing a wheelbarrow, duty roster book, stock clearance book and handcuffs from the police s...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lupane, Binga battles relived
TODAY as we continue our interview with Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Stanford Moyo pseudo name Lloyd Zvanananewako or Mabhikwa, the former freedom fighter takes us through operations in the Zipra oper...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Man catches wife pants down at in-laws
A man from Jotsholo, Matabeleland North Province, got the shock of his life when he caught his wife moaning in pleasure while indulging in sex with his neighbour.The court heard that Attalia K...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North farmers still planting wheat
WHEAT farmers in Matabeleland North were by yesterday still planting the winter crop following late delivery of inputs especially seed. The province is targeting to plant 1 000ha of winter whe...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa declares war on potholes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said he is pained by the potholes on the country's "once great highways" while committing $33,6 billion towards the rehabilitation of 10 000kms of the country's roads. ...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to 'demolish, repave' Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway, says Chiwenga
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says the government is very concerned about the deplorable state of the Bulawayo–Victoria Falls highway, which is the gateway to the country's prime tourism desti...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet jailed 20 years for rape
a sElF-PROClaiMEd prophet from Jotsholo in Matabeleland north province has been slapped with an effective 20-year jail term for raping a 10-year-old girl who was taken to him for prayers by her mother...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man beats friend to death in vicious age dispute
A LUPANE man beat his friend to death following an argument on who was older between the two, a court heard.Levison Luphahla (32) of Geleza village was incensed by Khumbulani Tshuma (30)'s ins...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 16:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
An open letter to Chief Mabikwa and Menyezwa Ward residents
Dear Chief Mabikwa and Menyezwa Ward residents, It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to you after the untimely death of Simelebona Ndebele of Sivuwe Village at Menyezwa Ward, conveying o...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 10:35hrs | 1 | by MLF
Haulage truck runs over pothole filler
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy from Lupane was crushed to death on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway near Cross Jotsholo when a haulage truck ran over him while he was filling potholes on the road. The a...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ministers Covid-19 deaths strike fear into the hearts of Zimbabwe's VIPs
Health Centre staff members test positive for Covid-19The government has shut down Lupane Rural Health Centre and Jotsholo Rural Health Centre after members of staff tested positive for Covid-19. ...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man catches wife pants down with herdboy
A MAN from Jotsholo who came home unexpectedly got the shock of his life after he caught his wife indulging in sex with their herdboy on their matrimonial bed.A source close to investigations ...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Borehole drilling company dupes clients
MORE than a dozen Zimbabweans based in the diaspora have fallen prey to an alleged bogus borehole drilling company that was operating in Bulawayo and duped them of thousands of United States dollars....Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bribery allegations rock RG's office as passport crisis deepens
Zimbabweans are allegedly paying as much as US$400 to obtain passports, as officials at the Registrar General's office cash in on a crisis that has seen production of the travel document coming to a v...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 19:32hrs | 1 | by Judith Sibanda
Man beats son to death before drinking poison
Community members in Jotsholo in Matabeleland North province were left shocked after a married man beat his son to death before committing suicide. The incident which has become the subject of...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police wary of upsurge in lethal weapons use
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has noted with concern the upsurge in the use of lethal weapons to commit murder in various parts of the country in the last two weeks. An analysis of the record m...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fears Matabeleland restoration: no one will baby sit him in Matabeleland
"If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand". These words of wisdom are attributed to Jesus Christ himself.Zimbabwe is one such Kingdom trying to find balance on shaky t...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by Israel Dube
Mbonisi Gumbo of MRP gives his 2018 election analysis
Mbonisi Gumbo of MRP offers a post-mortem and surgical assessment of the 2018 Elections. Mbonisi Gumbo is MRP's founding Secretary for Information and Publicity. In this wide ranging interview we are ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:33hrs | 3 | by Thulani Nkala
Zanu-PF official, sangoma jailed over pangolin scales
ZANU-PF Matabeleland North deputy provincial secretary John Khumalo (65) and a traditional healer, Sithembiso Tshuma (42), were yesterday jailed for nine years each for illegal possession of a pangoli...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 11:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top CIO operative Moyo dies
A senior officer in the President's Office and war veteran Austin Peter Moyo has died.He was 62.Moyo, whose war name was Madayiza, was involved in an accident last Tuesday and succumbe...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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