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How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 119 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
Umzingwane MP embarks on roads rehab to unlock tourism, agriculture potential
ZANU-PF aspiring candidate for Umzingwane constituency Brigadier General (Rtd) Levi Mayihlome has embarked on a road rehabilitation programme targeting five prime roads which he says will unlock the t...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Kalanga's n'holo we mwizana marriage myth demystified
MARRIAGE is defined differently depending on one's culture but it is primarily an institution where interpersonal interactions, typically intimate and sexual ones are acknowledged.Every tribe ...Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 18:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hyenas terrorise Esigodini villagers
HYENAS have wreaked havoc in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South province, where they are killing livestock.Villagers yesterday told Southern Eye that this had become a perennial problem....Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs estranged wife seven times
A BULAWAYO soldier followed his estranged wife to her family home where he allegedly fatally stabbed her seven times and in the process ripping open her stomach using a kitchen knife after she refused...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
$400m for roads rehabilitation
GOVERNMENT is working towards raising US$300 million from bonds issued by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) for road repairs across the country.Separately, US$100 million has...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grave opened, corpse stolen
In a suspected case of juju, an 18-month-old baby's corpse was exhumed within a day of burial at the crowded Granville cemetery (kuMbudzi) in the capital.Stains of blood were also found on a r...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 13:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Baboon terror gang on robbery spree
VILLAGERS in Matopo and Gwanda are living under a reign of terror as kleptomaniac baboons are wreaking havoc in the mountainous areas.The primates are said to be in the habit of ambushing peop...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nswazi man up for unlawful entry, theft of goods worth $45
A Man from Nswazi area is in trouble after he allegedly broke into a villagers' house and stole goods worth $45.75.Ethias Moyo (34) appeared before Esigodini magistrate Tawanda Muchemwa charge...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
UMzingwane Constituency organises tournament
Mtwakazi Republic party President Mqondisi Moyo and his National executive was invited at uMzingwani Constituency at Ndonga business centre, where a tournament for six under sixteen teams has bee...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 06:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Obituary : Rest in peace our eminent revolutionaries
Zimbabwe lost two prominent women in September alone, their deaths occurring hard on the heels of that of Mrs Maud Muzenda, another eminent Zimbabwean revolutionary mother.Mrs Angeline Kamba's...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 01:56hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
MRP holds yet another rally in Kumbudzi business centre at UMzingwane constituency
Mthwakazi Republic Party President Mqondisi Moyo, the NEC leadership and provincial leaders from the four provinces of Mthwakazi addressed another rally at Kumbudzi village Matabeleland South on Satur...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 07:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
The Ncube Clan: a Tale of Kalanga Origins
THE REBIRTH OF BUKALANGA: A GREAT NATION Since the publication of my book, The Rebirth of BuKalanga, a lot of interest has been generated in Kalanga ide...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 17:15hrs | 607 | by Ndzimu-Unami Emmanuel Moyo
Zimbabwe army roped in to provide temporary bridges
THE Government has engaged the Zimbabwe Defence Forces to erect dismountable bridges on the country's major highways where bridges were swept away by the heavy rains that have been pounding the countr...Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of illegal settlers and demolitions
There has been much hype on the issue of housing land, land barons, illegal settlers and demolitions for quite a long time, but solutions to this problem seem to eluding council officials.Prev...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 14:26hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Sand poachers wreck havoc in Harare
Sand poachers are reportedly wrecking havoc in Harare amid concerns have been raised by the Harare Residents Trust.The trust said sand poachers have destroyed the land at Granville Cemetery C ...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 05:57hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Council to remove cemetery settlers
Harare City Council has said it will move illegal settlers who have invaded Granville Cemetery and occupied land set aside for future graves. Desperate home-seekers have erected structures around the ...Published: 07 Jan 2016 at 05:04hrs | | by Abigail Mawonde
Kalanga festival to be held in Joburg
THE Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA) will hold an inaugural Kalanga festival in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday as part of their efforts to promote the Kalanga lan...Published: 22 Oct 2015 at 09:32hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Residents fetch water from Mukuvisi river
A health time bomb is ticking in Glen Norah and Hopley high density suburbs where residents are fetching water from Mukuvisi River.In the absence of clean, fresh and p...Published: 01 Oct 2014 at 16:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man (27) gang raped by four women
A 27-YEAR-OLD Harare man was last week Saturday allegedly raped by a gang of four women before he was dumped in Beatrice after boarding a Toyota Corolla from the city centre on his way to Glen Norah....Published: 06 Sep 2014 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff Reporteer
Female rapists strike again
A 27-YEAR-OLD Harare man was last week Saturday allegedly raped by a gang of four women before he was dumped in Beatrice after boarding a Toyota Corolla from the city centre on his way to Glen Norah....Published: 06 Sep 2014 at 09:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama as corpse tumbles out as suspects flee police, 9 arrested
THERE was drama yesterday at a funeral procession of one of the five suspected robbers who perished when their car collided with a bus in Harare last week when police detectives pounced and arrested ...Published: 22 Oct 2013 at 03:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Dembare star nabbed for stealing wife’s money
FORMER Warriors midfielder and Triangle player Leo Kurauzvione, who reportedly stole money from his wife before beating her accusing her of dating his former coach, yesterday appeared in court facing...Published: 20 Aug 2013 at 05:42hrs | | by Court reporter
Khupe quarrels with cops
MDC-T deputy president Ms Thokozani Khupe yesterday reportedly quarreled with police officers in Umzingwane following a flopped meeting that she had planned to hold at Kumbudzi Business Centre. ...Published: 19 Jul 2013 at 04:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Family buries wrong body
Identification boobs have seen a Harare funeral parlour releasing a corpse to the wrong people for burial.The body of Tinashe Katena was buried in Epworth on Saturday when Kuwadzana Funeral S...Published: 24 Apr 2013 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF should brace itself for a battle against a reunited MDC
Zanu-PF should brace itself for a battle that pits it against the reunited MDC factions. That is coming, and the sooner the revolutionary party gears itself up for that, the better for the cause of ...Published: 18 Feb 2013 at 05:19hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Hailstorm leaves a trail of distraction in Mtshabezi
SCORES of homesteads were destroyed and livestock washed away when a powerful hailstorm pounded Kumbudzi Village in Mtshabezi recently.Villagers said the storm that hit ...Published: 27 Dec 2012 at 04:36hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Police introduce 24-hour roadblocks
Preparations for the Christmas holiday got into full swing yesterday with police introducing 24-hour roadblocks on major routes countrywide as part of measures to curb road carnage during the festive...Published: 23 Dec 2012 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Inside the Great Nation of Bukalanga: A Definition of Bukalanga vis-à-vis the Ndebele, Shona and Ngwato
For most of the time in the past 200 years, the peoples of Bukalanga have been treated as a sub-ethnicity of the Ndebele, the Ngwato and the Shona. We also raised the point that the Great Nation of B...Published: 29 Apr 2012 at 22:58hrs | 49 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Hooray! Christmas cheer is back
Zimbabweans were on Christmas-eve busy making last-minute preparations to celebrate Christmas today with many expressing optimism that, unlike the previous few years, this is going to be a memorable ...Published: 25 Dec 2011 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
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