Search / Kwekwe
Letter to my friends in the MDC Alliance
I write to advise you as a friend that in your next congress scheduled for this year kindly introduce Term Limits for your Councillors and Members of Parliament. Your primary elections were ve...Published: 2 hrs ago | 1316 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, Sr
Beitbridge houses built on collapsing mine tunnels
A DOZEN families in the HaMbedzi section of Dulivhadzimo suburb in Beitbridge are living in fear of an imminent disaster after they were allocated stands and built their houses above a disused mine wh...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi clears air on Nuanetsi Ranch ownership
President Mnangagwa has appointed a board of trustees for the Development Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ) and board of directors for Nuanetsi Ranch Limited. The board of trustees for DTZ are former Mu...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1403 | by Staff reportert
Thabitha Khumalo barred from visiting MDC Alliance looters at Bulawayo prison
STAFF at Mlondolozi Women Prison in Bulawayo on Saturday barred MDC national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo and her delegation from visiting party members incarcerated at the penal facility.Khum...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | 336 | by newzimbabwe
'Madzibaba Kagoro has God-given powers'
God of Miracles Apostolic Church leader Jonah Kagoro, who is based at St Mary's in Chitungwiza where has a great following, has a story to tell.The 37-year-old Murehwa-born Man of God says he ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:09hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Zifa Cup set for return
The Zimbabwe Football Association is set to bring back the biggest football competition, the Zifa Cup, after more than a decade of absence.The tournament was last contested for in 2005 as the ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:02hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa whips NGOs into line
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in Kwekwe have called upon to be transparent in their operations and to desist from conducting community projects without approval from Government. ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:25hrs | 965 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe Remand Prison bans cooked food
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has banned visitors from bringing cooked food to inmates at Kwekwe Remand Prison at a time the institution is failing to provide standard meals....Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:40hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Two MDC MPs arrested over #ShutdownZimbabwe
MDC Member of Parliament for Mbizvo, Settlement Chikwinya and Redcliff MP Lloyd Mukapiko were arrested on Friday arrested on fresh charges of inciting public violence when they went to report to...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 10:24hrs | 2303 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa snubs prayer breakfast attended by Chamisa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today snubbed The National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Meeting organised by church leaders and attended by MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa. Mnangagwa decided to send Mi...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 14:47hrs | 5647 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's dialogue compared to Smith's 'Internal Settlement'
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) vice president Welshman Ncube compared talks initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resolve Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis, snubbed by his party on...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 20:45hrs | 3412 | by ZimLive/Reuters
Parents withdraw kids from schools
TEACHERS reported for duty yesterday in Bulawayo, Midlands and parts of Matabeleland North but education authorities decried the decision by some parents to withdraw their children from schools. ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance MPs freed on bail
Mbizo legislator Settlement Chikwinya and his Redcliff counterpart, Lloyd Mukapiko, who are facing charges of subverting a constitutionally-elected Government, have been granted bail by the High Court...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:58hrs | 1774 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash kills 4
Four people died on the spot this morning when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in burst a rear tyre at Tiger Reef-Bridge at the 15 kilometre peg along Gokwe-Kwekwe road.According to ey...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 13:27hrs | 1533 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs granted bail
MDC Alliance legislators Settlement Chikwinya (Kwekwe) and Lloyd Mukapiko (Mbizo) were last Friday granted $300 bail each by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese.Justice Makonese ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:09hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Hwange extension project underway
The actual construction works for Zesa's US$1,4 billion Hwange Power Station (HPS) 7 and 8 extension project have started, giving hope the project will be completed within time and original budget, a ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:43hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businessman to assemble, sell cars locally
A ZIMBABWEAN professional and businessman based in the United States of America has partnered an Indian and Italian car maker to set up a car assembling plant in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, focusing mainly on a...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:27hrs | 7323 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa no-show at rally raises eyebrows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday failed to attend a rally to thank his supporters following his controversial July 2018 election win, raising fresh speculation about alleged fissures in the pres...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 12:01hrs | 1676 | by Staff reporter
Riot police crash Gweru lawyers march
RIOT police yesterday blocked Gweru lawyers from marching in protest against the alleged absence of rule of law and lack of independence of the magistrates' courts.The legal practitioners unde...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:54hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs bailed after 2 weeks in custody
BULAWAYO High Court Judge Justice Martin Makonese on Friday granted bail to two treason-accused MDC legislators from Kwekwe.Redcliff MP Lloyd Mukapiko and Mbizo counterpart Settlement Chikwiny...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:43hrs | 323 | by newzimbabwe
The death of Zimbabwean economic giants
The market landscape of any country is shaped by a few companies that underpin socio-economic activities of that particular nation. These companies are mirrored on the competitive advantages that the ...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:16hrs | 810 | by Victor Bhoroma
Redcliff, Mbizo MPs approach High Court for bail
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance's Redcliff and Mbizo MPs, Lloyd Mukapiko and Settlement Chikwinya, have taken their freedom bid to the Bulawayo High Court.The two were arrested on January 17 on allega...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:44hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Forex woes blamed for bread shortages
The National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe has attributed the shortages of bread on the market to the lack of foreign currency to import wheat to make flour.The association's president Mr Ngo...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 23:05hrs | 1407 | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding gang's night spot attack leaves one dead
One person died while several others were injured after a machete and knobkerrie wielding gang besieged a night spot in Zhombe on Friday and started attacking revellers randomly. Thabani Dube ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:42hrs | 2485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean soccer player use false documents in Namibia
AT a time when Namibian football is at the crossroads, chaos has engulfed their top-flight league with an unheralded Zimbabwean player at the centre of a controversy that led to the expulsion of...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 20:51hrs | 4484 | by Staff reporter
Winky D barred from Tuku funeral
State security yesterday blocked MDC leader Nelson Chamisa from entering the National Sports Stadium where he intended to attend Oliver Mtukudzi's funeral.Dancehall artiste Winky D, who has be...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:14hrs | 3743 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi legacy under spotlight
The late music superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi will be laid to rest at his rural home in Madziwa, Shamva district in Mashonaland Central province today, amid revelations that it was the musician's ch...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:11hrs | 2358 | by STaff reporter
Former manager speaks about Oliver Mtukudzi
Tributes continue to pour in for the national hero, Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi who died on Wednesday aged 66. Many have described the late music icon who contributed immensely to the growth of the music i...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 12:48hrs | 6949 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF youths raid Kwekwe money changers
ZANU-PF youths over the weekend allegedly unleashed an orgy of violence on suspected illegal money changers in Kwekwe's central business district. The restive youths got away with various amounts in f...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:47hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
Winky D goes into hiding
Multi-award winning dancehall musician Winky D is said gone into hiding after a suspected group of Zanu-PF activists visited his home, possibly to harass him, during last week's stayaway which left a ...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:34hrs | 2076 | by Staff reporter
MDC hawks in the dock
But law enforcement agents have been working around the clock to account from criminals implicated in last week's violent demonstrations.Our Bulawayo Bureau reports that four MDC-Alliance legi...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:06hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's allies charged for subverting Mnangagwa's govt
Two MDC Alliance legislators have been charged for subverting a constitutionally elected government following the looting and violence that rocked the country this week.The two: Mbizo Constitu...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 19:04hrs | 2894 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs a proper team
"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now" - African proverb.It has just been six months since Zimbabwe held its general elections and, for the better part of...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:48hrs | 440 | by Cephas Msipa
Zimbabwe military maintains heavy presence in hotspots
Armed military personnel and trucks maintained a heavy presence in residential suburbs as schools, most shops and banks remained closed despite the end of a three-day national stayaway.Soldier...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:13hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Mayhem over fuel price hikes
MOTORISTS, economists, opposition parties and the commuting public yesterday reacted angrily to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to hike fuel prices by 150%, which triggered a wave of price increas...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:06hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A presidency under siege, is there a way out?
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now” - African ProverbIt’s only been six months since Zimbabwe held its ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 04:25hrs | 12828 | by Lloyd Msipa
Niece grabs aunt's hubby
A Kwekwe woman was left clutching thin air after her husband of more than a decade was snatched by her niece.Onisai Ndiweni of Mbizo in Kwekwe, will forever rue the day she invited her niece, ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:08hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
From Great Zimbabwe to Zimbabwe Ruins with Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
With great good hope Zimbabweans of all polical affiliation, race, colour and creed poured-out onto the streets, led by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, to tell Mugabe of The Enough of the journey from Th...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:33hrs | 1910 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
ZANU PF Youths confiscate jerrycans at fuel stations
Bulawayo ZANU PF Youths on Thursday stormed fuel service stations and confiscated all jerrycans from people who were on the queue to purchase fuel.Fuel stations are allowed to sell fuel to buy...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 11:42hrs | 3354 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cop, soldiers 'kill' maize seed 'thief'
A PLUMTREE-based cop allegedly ganged up with two soldiers attached to the 5.3 Infantry Battalion in Kwekwe and fatally assaulted a villager suspected of stealing bags of beans and maize seed from his...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers demand to be served first at fuel garage
Some members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces in Bulawayo arrived at a Puma garage in Bulawayo and demanded to be served first ahead of other motorists who had been queuing for more than five hours. ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 19:44hrs | 10666 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man nabbed for defrauding Sables Chemicals
A 34-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man, who was on the Interpol red flag for allegedly defrauding Sable Chemicals of 300 tonnes of fertiliser worth $174 000 four years ago, was last week apprehended outside the U...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:24hrs | 171 | 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 | 271 | by Staff reporter
Road rehab shelved due to heavy rains
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has suspended road rehabilitation projects in the Midlands Province due to heavy rains. The ministry last year embarked on a massive r...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:30hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Of mute MPs and their mute brigade
Parliament offers its members many platforms to speak on diverse issues.A member can rise on the floor to table a petition, a private members' Bill, raise a matter of national importance, ask ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:55hrs | 650 | by Blessings Mashaya
Baba Harare ropes in 'ED-PFee' singer
Contemporary musician Braveman "Baba Harare" Chizvino has defended the inclusion of Zanu-PF loyalist musician Chief Hwenje Shumba of the ED-PFee fame on the list of supporting acts that will perform a...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:05hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aborts annual leave
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been forced to report for duty, hardly a week into his annual leave, as the crisis in the country continues to deepen, with his deputy Constantino Chiwenga failing to ...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:10hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
No investors for Amaveni long-distance bus terminus
Kwekwe City Council is still failing to attract investors at the now defunct Amaveni Long Distance bus terminus as city fathers were still deciding what to do with the idle property, several years aft...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:05hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa purging Mugabe loyal CIO operatives
President Emmerson Mnanagagwa's government is purging senior Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives suspected of having links with former president Robert Mugabe as the Zanu-PF leader cont...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:26hrs | 5571 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth leader targets Chamisa
With a few days to go into the new year, the omens don't look good politically in 2019, following the Zanu-PF youth league's ominous threats this week against the country's opposition forces, the Dail...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 18:35hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
