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Open letter to Innocent Kufa
Dear Sir, 25 years ago I, together with my Zimbabwean partner, resolved to open a small trading business in Bulawayo offering, amon...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1819 | by Gordon W. McFarlane
Lupane State University moves to ease students accommodation woes
LUPANE State University (LSU) is set to complete construction of a students' hostel on campus to ease accommodation challenges.The shortage of accommodation last year saw students protest agai...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:27hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
TjiKalanga now taught at university
LUPANE State University (LSU) has introduced a degree in Kalanga and Community Studies as part of efforts to promote indigenous languages in the country. It is the first university in Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 22:56hrs | 578 | 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 | 1660 | by Staff reportert
Matabeleland North govt offices to move to Lupane
The Matabeleland North government offices are finally expected to move to the provincial capital of Lupane by August this year.The offices are currently located at Mhlahlandlela Complex in Bul...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 15:48hrs | 2173 | by Staff reporter
Call to honour Cont Mhlanga
Many showbiz followers are calling for the recognition of arts doyen Cont Mhlanga, who is widely touted as the "King of Zimbabwean Theatre" with an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the arts ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1679 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF cannot convene talks'
POLITICAL and civic society activists have called for a neutral mediator to lead interparty talks, which they say should be all inclusive and not led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The remark...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1188 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Sanitary wear for Lupane girls
A LUPANE businesswoman has donated sanitary wear to local girls in a bid to keep them in school as some would not attend classes due to their failure to purchase them.Ms Debra Dube through pro...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:54hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Man beds best friend's wife
THERE was drama at Tiki village in Lupane after a man caught his best friend enjoying the forbidden fruit with his wife.The incident transpired on 22 December when Themba Ndlovu found his wife...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:30hrs | 4182 | by Staff reporter
South African firm injects R55 billion into Lupane gas
A SOUTH African mining firm Tumagole Consortium says it is committed to investing R55 billion into the Coal-Bed Methane mining project in Lupane. Tumagole Consortium officials, who were led by...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 23:00hrs | 3829 | by Staff reporter
Boy kills self in mock suicide game
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy from Lupane died last week after hanging himself in a mock suicide game he was playing with friends, Southern Eye has learnt.The incident happened on Tuesday last week in L...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
Cloud seeding commences countrywide
CLOUD seeding has commenced across the country, the Meteorological Services Department has said. Speaking in a telephone interview, a forecaster Mr Haanyadzisi Batisayi said seeding started in...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:21hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
University housing deal sought
GOVERNMENT is on the verge of securing at least $150 million from a local bank for construction of on-campus accommodation at recently established State universities, a Cabinet minister has said....Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:03hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Exiled Gukurahundi survivors return
Hundreds of survivors of Gukurahundi atrocities and political violence who have been living at a refugee camp in Botswana were yesterday expected to return to Zimbabwe after decades of residing in the...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:37hrs | 1715 | by Staff rpeorter
Cop calls for Mnangagwa's resignation
A Lupane cop has been nabbed for saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa must step aside for failing to address the deepening economic crisis characterised by civil servants' strike action and fuel shorta...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:29hrs | 3251 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe refugees return home
THE first of group of 335 Zimbabweans who sought refuge in Botswana a few years ago is set to arrive in the country today through Plumtree Border Post in an initiative being championed by the Governme...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 15:31hrs | 1963 | by Staff Reporter
Lupane man dies in armed villagers' raging war
A 19-year-old man died on the spot in a nasty fight between two armed gangs from neighbouring villages in Lupaka, Lupane, police have confirmed, the Chronicle reported. The Chronicle was told ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 12:01hrs | 1999 | by Staff Reporter
'Chamisa must rule' rant lands cop in soup
A LUPANE-BASED police officer has been arrested for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and calling on him to step down in favour of opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa. Taison Hove (29)...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:40hrs | 1333 | 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
Form One boarding places almost full
ONLY 56 out of 258 boarding secondary schools in the country still have vacancies for Form One, the Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Edgar Moyo has said. In an interview on T...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:07hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Ministerial delegation to meet civil servants
A HIGH-powered ministerial delegation will on Monday meet civil servants' representatives in Harare to discuss the prevailing challenges faced by Government workers. Acting Minister of Public ...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:05hrs | 501 | by Staff rpeorter
'18 teachers assaulted by students in 2018'
Teachers have raised concern over indiscipline in schools evidenced by an increased number of students assaulting teachers in classrooms.This comes after High Court judge David Mangota granted...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:03hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
ECD teacher shortages hit Lupane
Matabeleland North province's Lupane district is facing a crippling shortage of early childhood education (ECD) teachers, officials have said.This was revealed last Thursday at the launch of t...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:27hrs | 274 | 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 | 3582 | by Israel Dube
'Peace and healing can only move us forward'
Zimbabwe's Unity Day, which is celebrated on 22 December every year, lays background to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC).After the political conflict which took place in...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:31hrs | 71 | by Retired Justice Selo Nare
Zimbabwe's transition in prisoner's dilemma
This study interrogated two fundamental indicators of transition in the "quality of government" (service delivery and corruption reduction) in Zimbabwe since November 2017.Undergirding the stu...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:52hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
The girl at the market
They stood at the edge of the busy market, two complete opposites like night and day, winter and summer. The light-skinned girl was a life-size cut-out from a fashion magazine; smooth caramel skin...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | 4854 | by Jera
Potraz targets pedophiles
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has urged minors to report anyone who sends explicit and abusive messages on their cellphones, to either the State regulator...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:29hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government steps up road projects
Government has stepped up major road rehabilitation programmes across the country as it closes in on this year's target to spruce up over 50 000 kilometres of road.This year, Treasury released...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:03hrs | 1838 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to digitalise 3 500 schools
GOVERNMENT targets to fully digitalise about 3 500 schools countrywide within five years in an effort to enhance e-learning and quality education, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Professor Pa...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:52hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe telecoms investment costs drop 35%'
ZIMBABWE's infrastructure sharing model has yielded up to 35 percent drop in the cost of investment in the information and telecommunications sector, which will largely benefit ordinary consumers and ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:38hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga enjoys village life
After achieving so much in the arts and having founded Amakhosi Cultural Centre, multi-award winner Cont Mhlanga has retired to his rural home of Lupane in Shabulani Village, Matabeleland.Over...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:07hrs | 2258 | by Staff reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of all urban dwellers having access to safe drinking ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:09hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of all urban dwellers having access to safe drinking ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 08:09hrs | 683 | by Staff Reporter
Chinotimba rescues Bulawayo youth
A CHANCE meeting between a Bulawayo young man and Zanu-PF's Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba when he was in Bulawayo proved a life-changing encounter for the youth. Mr Shadreck Ndlovu...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:08hrs | 2183 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches national clean up program
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be launching a national clean up campaign on the 5th of December in a Harare we have learnt.In line with the program, the ministry of higher and tertiary educ...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 18:54hrs | 7077 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Death by 'snake bite' in deep well story takes new turn
THE story of a Lupane man who was allegedly fatally bitten by a snake in a 49-metre deep well has taken a new twist amid claims that he fell to his death in the shaft after a rope he was using broke. ...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 05:59hrs | 4092 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speaks on national budget
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday expressed mixed reactions to the 2019 National Budget statement with a majority saying it represented a bold, painful but very necessary step to return the country to prosperity....Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:49hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Colliery rescuers retrieve snake victim's body
RESCUERS from Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) yesterday used hooks to finally fish out the body of a Lupane man who was allegedly fatally bitten by a snake in a well last Wednesday. The...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 2616 | by Staff reporter
Deadly snake in 45 metre well derails efforts to retrieve corpse
A SNAKE that allegedly fatally bit a 25-year-old man from Lupane in a 45-metre deep well on Wednesday last week has kept rescuers at bay as everyone is afraid to enter the well and retrieve the body. ...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 05:50hrs | 3218 | by Staff reporter
More than $5 billion required for Zimbabwe roads rehabilitation
THE Government requires more than $5 billion to rehabilitate the country's entire road network with more than $250 million having been availed to the department of roads as work on re-establishing tra...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa hands over radio receivers
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has called on Zimbabweans to use information as a tool to foster unity and development than abuse it to denigrate each other...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:34hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
ZOU Vice Chancellor in court over $180k goat scandal
The Zimbabwe Open University Vice Chancellor Professor Alfred Champion Ncube and Finance Director Mr Garainesu Shoko appeared at the Harare Magistrates court on 15 November 2018 over a charge invo...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 11:44hrs | 4854 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matebeleland people excluded in developmental projects
Matebeleland chiefs have written a petition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa bemoaning their alleged economic marginalisation which they said should be corrected under the new dispensation.In t...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 13:50hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele Chiefs' letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa - Fulltext
From the Office of.... CHIEF VEZI MADUNA MAFU OF AVOCA FILABUSI COMMUNAL LANDS 9 October 2018 The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe His Excellency President E.D. Mnangagwa ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 20:46hrs | 5212 | by Chief Maduna, Chief Jahana and Chief Sibasa
Mnangagwa's tribal agenda exposed
A senior and influential traditional leader in Matabeleland South has broken rank and petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to establish a special commission to deal with the Gukurahundi atrocities....Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 20:35hrs | 7320 | by Staff reporter
Chief Maduna calls for special Gukurahundi commission
A senior and influential traditional leader in Matabeleland South has broken rank and petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to establish a special commission to deal with the Gukurahundi atrocities....Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 17:05hrs | 1360 | by cite.org.zw
Bus conductor jumps out of moving bus, run over
A BUS conductor from Nkayi died on the spot after he was run over by a bus when he jumped off the moving vehicle to run after a passenger.Mr Mayibongwe Ncube (21) of Mfume village, under Chief...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 20:12hrs | 6237 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches supplementary feeding programme in Matabeleland North
FIRST Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa yesterday launched a supplementary feeding scheme aimed at curbing malnutrition and stunting in children aged between 6 and 59 months in Matabeleland North province....Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 09:27hrs | 678 | by Staff Reporter
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