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Mutare Museum displays lightning making tools
The Mutare Museum holds many captivating exhibits, but few are as mystifying as the "mheni" or "umbane" (lightning) collection. These objects, reportedly used in the summoning of lightning for retribu...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:37hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
More than 20 pupils injured as lightning strikes two schools
On Monday morning, over 20 students at Fafi and Bhamala Primary Schools were hospitalized following lightning strikes at both schools. At Fafi Primary School, a lightning bolt struck a tree during les...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Professor Moyo dismiss Al Jazeera Gold Mafia as 'disjointed thesis'. He too is feeling fallout heat
When the story first broke that Al Jazeera was going to air a documentary of the gold smuggling and money laundering in Zimbabwe, Zanu PF regime and its apologists dismissed the whole thing s inconseq...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 23:36hrs | 8 | by Wilbert Mukori
Lightning bolts strike two Harare men dead
TWO male adults from Harare were this week struck dead by lightning bolts in separate incidents, as this year's rain season got off to a tragic start.The deceased have been identified as Leona...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
'It's foolish participating in rigged elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy' admitted Biti in 2015 - of course, has known this al
"Look, you can't keep on participating in flawed electoral processes that serve to give big benefits to dictators such as Robert Mugabe. Mugabe has perfected the art of winning elections. So it will b...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:42hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Woman struck by lightning while coming from church
A woman from Charandura Elisa Zhou died after being stuck by a lightning bolt while her nephew whom she was carrying on her back suffered severe burns last Sunday afternoon.Police confirmed th...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Binga Chief escapes 'lightning attack'
IN a stranger than fiction story, a traditional leader "escaped" a lightning attack that had been meant to kill him for enforcing customary law in his area of jurisdiction.Chief Siachilaba, bo...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains leave trail of destruction in Matebeleland North
INFRASTRUCTURE in parts of Matebeleland North province was damaged by strong winds and heavy rains that pounded the province last Friday.Villagers told Southern Eye that they now fear for thei...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:27hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
POEM: Africa My Africa
Africa, my Africa, land of natural splendor and natural glamour, Where impish eagles whistle and dominate the skies while hawks screech and scream! The fight for aerial territorial space is a ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 16 | by Thembani Dube
Lighting bolt kills 3, injures 1
THREE men were on Thursday last week killed by a lightning bolt at Mhembwechena Business Centre in Makonde district, while one was seriously injured.The three - Tongai Gandiwa (32), Stewart Ph...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 15:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lightning kills 25 cattle in Chipinge
Chipinge commercial farmer Mr Dawie Joubert was left counting losses after his 25 cattle were struck by lightning on Thursday afternoon. The district's Department of Agricultural, Technical an...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Nduna says R500k Ginimbi, Chivayo fraud hit him like lightning bolt
CHEGUTU West legislator Dexter Nduna said he felt like he had been hit by "lightning bolts coming in three dimensions" after realised he had allegedly been conned out of R535 000 by controversial busi...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Lightning bolt strikes woman dead
A bolt of lightning struck a 40-year-old woman, ravaging her private parts and breast, leading to her death.The shocking incident happened last Friday at Lucydale Farm in Matopo, Matobo Distri...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lightning bolt kills builder on rooftop
A 27-YEAR-OLD carpenter from Kwekwe died on the spot after he was struck by a bolt of lightning while doing construction work at a house in Redcliff over the weekend.Knowledge Ncube was roofin...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lightning strike 7 family members, killing 2
A LIGHTNING bolt struck seven family members, who were resting under a tree at their homestead in Mudzi, killing two while five of them, including two babies, sustained injuries last Saturday....Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lightning bolt strikes pupil, woman dead
A GRADE five pupil and a woman from Nkayi died on the spot while three other people suffered serious burns after they were struck by a bolt of lightning.One of the victims is said to be in a c...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 04:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lightning bolt strikes MSU student dead
A THIRD year Bio-Technology student at Midlands State University died on the spot after she was struck by lightning on Wednesday while her friend suffered some burns and was rushed to hospital, police...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lightning strikes woman at bus stop
A26-YEAR-OLD died on the spot after a bolt of lightning struck her while she waited for transport to her home at a bus stop in Filabusi.Sukoluhle Mkandla of Mahole area under Chief Ndube was k...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lightning bolt kills one pupil, injures 7 others
A GRADE Seven pupil at Jekwa Primary School in Murehwa was killed, while seven others were seriously injured after being struck by a lightning bolt on Wednesday.The injured pupils are admitted...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai's greed has turned into madness and now it threatens us all
When I was a boy I visited my Aunt, my father's step sister, and her family in Bulawayo. Her husband worked at Ingutsheni Mental Hospital. The one image that has stayed with me all life is of this pat...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 20:43hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori
Lightning bolt traumatise pupils, abandon lessons
Pupils at Chinatsa Secondary School in Marondera are too traumatised to attend lessons after a lightning bolt struck and killed two pupils and injured 85 last Thursday.The pupils w...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 03:00hrs | | by Staff Reporfter
Secondary school lightning victims identified
Police have identified the two students that were struck by lightning at Chinatsa Secondary School in Macheke yesterday.Grief has also gripped the community following the incident that left a ...Published: 28 Jan 2017 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lightning kills 2 school pupils at assembly
Two school pupils died today after being struck by lightning while at an assembly at Chinatsa Secondary School in Macheke today.The two pupils died from injuries sustained after being hit by t...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 16:14hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Man, 3 donkeys killed by lightning
A MAN and three donkeys died after they were struck by lightning in two incidents in Matabeleland North.A bolt of lightning fatally struck Charles Maponda (32) of Nyamandlovu in Umguza Distric...Published: 28 Oct 2016 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Any politician who cannot tolerate public criticism and ridicule is not ready for politics
A vexing question that has been asked by so many people over the long course of history is, 'what does it take to be a great leader?'I do not believe that there can ever be an easy answer to t...Published: 03 May 2016 at 18:21hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Congregant killed by lightning bolt
A WOMAN from Chivi died after being struck by a bolt of lightning while coming from a church service, police confirmed. Marvelous Makusha, 23, of Miti Village under headman Madyangove, was str...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 05:24hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Lightning kills 3 villagers
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed the Mutikwanda Village under Headman Chivhunze on Monday where three villagers were burnt beyond recognition after a lightning bolt struck a hut they were in.Chipi...Published: 29 Jan 2016 at 06:31hrs | | by Luthando Mapepa
Villager sends lightning to strike man who refused to buy him beer
A Tsholotsho villager allegedly sent a lightning bolt to destroy a fellow villager's homestead as punishment for refusing to buy him beer.The homestead at Mahungule was reduced to ashes...Published: 25 Dec 2015 at 15:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lightning plough through a grave leaving it open
A lightning bolt ploughed through a grave of a person buried a year ago, leaving it open at a homestead in the area leaving villagers of Monde in Victoria Falls shell-shocked.The bizarre inci...Published: 19 Feb 2015 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lightning strikes and kill 7 people
Seven people were yesterday struck and killed by a bolt of lightning at Mugwinyi village in Chief Mazungunye area in Bikita.The incident occurred on Monday at around 1630 hrs at Marian Nebvuma...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 21:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lightning strikes scare Tsholotsho villagers
TSHOLOTSHO district administrator Nosizi Dube has raised concern over the increase in lightning strikes in the district which have left three people, 18 herd of cattle and six goats dead this r...Published: 29 Jan 2015 at 06:37hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Minors watch as parents burn to ashes after lightning strikes
TWO minor children aged three and nine years watched helplessly as their parents were reduced to ashes after a bolt of lightning struck their kitchen hut in Tsholotsho recently.The two sibling...Published: 17 Nov 2014 at 00:39hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Woman struck by lightning
A 58-year-old Nyazura woman from Tekere Village under Chief Makoni was fatally struck by a lightning bolt last Saturday. Magore had gone to Periodic Bus Stop to collect her parcel which h...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:25hrs | | by Post Reporter
Knives out for Prophet Chiza as fans lose thousands in bets
Bulawayo residents have declared war of Prophet Blessing Chiza who made a false prediction on the outcome of the CHAN semi-final match between Zimbabwe and Libya.Hundreds of soccer fans t...Published: 29 Jan 2014 at 22:14hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Four apostolic church women struck by lightning
Four women from the apostolic sect have been struck by lightning at Nyangata village in Manicaland province.National police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said t...Published: 11 Jan 2014 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lightning bolt kills 3 members of the same family
THREE members of the same family were killed by a single bolt of lightning and a fourth seriously injured while out tending their fields, Midlands police said.Cousins Knowledge Masina, 42, Tal...Published: 08 Jan 2014 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lightning kills 3
AN eight-year old Gurure Primary School (Nyazura) pupil was last Thursday burnt beyond recognition after a lightning bolt struck a hut where she was in. The death of Precious Mukoto, a Grade ...Published: 28 Nov 2013 at 11:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uproar over 'sacred' Njelele Shrine resurfaces
A fresh uproar over the 'sacred' Njelele shrine in Matabeleland South province has re-surfaced with a group of spirit mediums and war veterans deciding to conduct their rituals at the place of pilgrim...Published: 03 Oct 2013 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two children killed by lightning bolt
Two children were recently killed when a bolt of lightning struck the hut they were sheltered with four other family members in Makumbe Village, Chikomba District. Acting Mashonaland East provincial p...Published: 31 Dec 2012 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lightning bolt claims four family members
Four family members, including three minors from Chief Malaba area in Kezi, were last week struck by lightning. The four were all burnt beyond recognition when a hut they were sleeping caught fire. ...Published: 06 Dec 2012 at 07:19hrs | | by Beitbridge Bureau
5 family members struck to death by a lightning bolt in Mash West
Five family members where yesterday afternoon struck to death by a lightning bolt at Temani Farm near Alaska in Mashonaland West Province.Tinashe Simbarashe and his 26-year old wife Sheila Mak...Published: 09 Nov 2012 at 10:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Njelele not just a rain-making shrine
Njelele, one of the oldest and most revered religious shrines in the country, has been at the centre of controversy over the past few months.The place of worship, located in the Matobo Hills i...Published: 23 Sep 2012 at 11:36hrs | 2 | by Hilary Mazinani
Lightning strikes a group of about 40 pupils, two die on the spot
TWO children died on the spot while 18 were injured when lightning struck a group of about 40 pupils at Nguwanyana Primary School in Mangwe district.The tragedy occurred at around 3pm on Wedn...Published: 17 Feb 2012 at 04:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police thwart Tsikamutandas
THE use of supernatural powers to either cause harm or to heal has always been part of our culture as Africans.As such, over the centuries, society has come to accept the existence of people w...Published: 22 Jan 2012 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lightning claims three members of the same family
Three members of the same family in Buhera died while a fourth sustained serious burns after their hut was struck by a lightning bolt following rains that swept across the district last week.M...Published: 20 Nov 2011 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lady Gaga has insisted, new video is not religious
Los Angeles - Lady Gaga has insisted that her new video is not religious.The eccentric singer has come under fire for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the promotional clip which accompanies ...Published: 06 May 2011 at 09:49hrs | 2 | by BangShowBiz
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