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Bulawayo City Council's first black engineer laid to rest
Bulawayo City Council's first black electrical engineer, Jongilizwe Harold Sobantu, was laid to rest yesterday at Lady Stanley Cemetery, leaving behind a legacy of humility, faith, and remarkable cont...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:08hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland chiefs visit King Lobengula's relative
MATEBELELAND chiefs recently visited the daughter of King Lobengula's last born son who resides in Plumtree to share notes on Ndebele history.Lobengula, the son of the founder of the Ndebele k...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa's wife was a courageous woman
The Khumalo and Dabengwa families have described the late Zodwa Dabengwa, wife of the late national hero and former ZAPU leader Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, who died in the United Kingdom as a courageous woman...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 19:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The changing landscape of Makokoba suburb
MAKOKOBA, the oldest township and the first black African suburb in the City of Queens and Kings was named after the actions of one Mr Fallon, the native commissioner at the time, who used to walk aro...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
300 Bulawayo couples seek divorce in 6 months
MORE than 300 couples have applied for divorce in the High Court in Bulawayo in the first six months of the year, translating to about an average of 50 cases every month, a worrying trend observers bl...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Inflated BCC bills spark outrage
BULAWAYO City Council's decision to index charges in foreign currency and convert these at the prevailing official exchange rate has sparked outrage with residents saying they have received shocking b...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shanyawugwe, a stock theft headquarters that needs dismantling
IN the past two weeks, there has been sad news circulating in the media relating to massive stock theft incidents in Matabeleland South Province, specifically in Gwanda District.In one story f...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni Farm wrangle turns nasty
IN a move which underlines a further deterioration in the rule of law and property rights under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, Esidakeni Farm manager Makhabane Nkomo was on Thursday evenin...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 18:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Toponymic identity in Bulawayo and the need to recognise Black women
Histories of many states and nations in the world are generally histories of men and in some cases a few outstanding women, seemingly those whose absence in the historical narrative may discredit hist...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 14:42hrs | 2 | by Staff
Washonaphi uMzac'omnyama?
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi, Mthwakaz omnyama, ondlela zimhlophe iinduku zibomvu. Lombhalo ngiwubhala nje kungumbuzo engiwubhekise kumaNtungwa akwaSokhumalo okungabantu bakoKhumalo is...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | 2 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
Ngodzo weds maKhumalo
CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Zephania "Mania" Ngodzo and his long-time partner Nonhlanhla Khumalo on their wedding!The couple tied the knot at Barham Green in Bulawayo last Sunday and the p...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Jacob Zuma is not in hospital for Covid-19'
Former president Jacob Zuma is well and currently enjoying the holiday season with family at home.That's the word from Edward Zuma following a report that the former president and his wife Ger...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 18:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farmer co-operation important for disease control
A FARMER training session in Manicaland held recently revealed to me that our communities are almost the same with regards their approach to animal health matters.One area visited has endemic ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:47hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - End of an era, resilience of a vision
Speaking notes for ZAPU statement at the funeral of party President Dr. Dumiso DabengwaNtabazinduna, Umguza District, Matebeleland North, ZimbabweDr. Strike Mkandla, Secretary GeneralSatur...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:09hrs | 8 | by Dr. Strike Mkandl
Dumiso Dabengwa: An epitome of courage, endurance and integrity
HE used to call me at random and odd times; almost always late at night. The last time he did was at 11pm several weeks ago. He wanted to tell me he was in South Africa and was not well. This was the ...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 15:55hrs | | by Siphosami Malunga
Thousands bid national hero Dabengwa farewell
THOUSANDS yesterday thronged White City Stadium to pay their last respects to national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa as speakers from a cross section of society testified to his impeccable liberation war cr...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
The death of Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - A fiting tribute to an enigma
1. Paying tribute to an enigma I was on a bus on Thursday morning, the 24th May 2019, travelling through Botswana from Kwa Bulawayo, Mthwakazi when news abo...Published: 30 May 2019 at 15:45hrs | 2 | by Dr Mpiyesizwe Churchill Guduza
Dabengwa to be buried in Ntabazinduna
THE body of late national hero and Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa will now arrive in Bulawayo on Monday after family members and Zapu officials resisted government's move to ferry his body through Har...Published: 26 May 2019 at 19:39hrs | 6 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe is poorer without Dr Dabengwa
Liberation war icon Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, who was popularly known as the Black Russian, has been described as a commander par excellence who dedicated his life to the freedom and betterment of the lives...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF steps in as 10 000 face eviction
MORE than 10 000 villagers in Insiza District in Matabeleland South face eviction from their homesteads after the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement issued them with...Published: 05 May 2019 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu franchises its beer outlets
INGWEBU Breweries plans to franchise all its beer retailing outlets and focus on manufacturing and distribution of traditional beer, a development which could increase the company's revenue by at leas...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A new economy beckons for Bulawayo
THE year 2018 was very eventful for the economy of the City of Kings as it works towards fulfilling its vision to be 'a leader in local governance excellence' with a vibrant economy by year 2024. ...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:55hrs | | by Kholisani Moyo
Zuma's 24 year old lover gave birth to baby boy on JZ's birthday
A 24-year-old woman purported to be Jacob Zuma's bride-to-be delivered a baby boy in the Busamed Hillcrest Private Hospital on Thursday April 12, the same day the former president turned 76.Do...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:58hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
'Gangster's body found two days after stabbing alert
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a suspected thief from Bulawayo whose body was discovered in a bushy area two days after he had been allegedly stabbed.A passerby found the body of Dumisani Nyat...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Quibbling about chiefs' role and Lobengula's coronation date
THERE are several stumbling blocks against resolution of the Ndebele monarchy issue.The first is that those who are not members of Lobengula's house cannot join in the identification of an hei...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:27hrs | | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Chamisa will never again address a rally in Matebeleland
Chamisa handle Khuphe's issue carefully or you will never again address a rally in Matebeleland.I have been a loyal MDC-T member for almost two decades. In these two decades, I have noted tha...Published: 22 Feb 2018 at 19:03hrs | | by Disgruntled Matebeleland MDC-T youth.
WATCH: Zimbabwe coup, Ndebele elders' prayers answered
Mzilikazi II's sangoma prayed that they wish Hararians will continue fighting each other and never get peace.Ingathi isimo sithanda ukuba bucayi kemanje.Bafunga ngomhlaba wabo abadala. Lap...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny exposes sex-crazed hubby
HE SHOOTS above his weight!An elderly woman told the Bulawayo Civil Court that her aged husband had an abnormal sexual appetite.Nhlalo Khumalo's husband Mjuza Agrippa Khumalo (73) alle...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
AmaKhumalo conference and Ndebele historians dismiss Nyamande claims
The AmaNtungwa (AmaKhumalo) Conference, which is the only legitimate voice of amaKhumalo as a collective, has dismissed claims by the so-called King Lobhengula ...Published: 11 Sep 2017 at 15:42hrs | 1 | by Colls Ndlovu
Self imposed Ndebele King accused of being a mercenary
A Mthwakazi activist Philani Cele has accused the self imposed Ndebele king Stanley Raphael Khumalo of being a mercenary to cause disunity and disturb the process of the revival of the kingdom. Septem...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zenzele backs Mzilikazi II
As the Mighty King Mzilikazi left KZN before it was named, nobody knew that he will, together with Mambo Sinemhulu, will build such a mighty and wonderful Mthwakazi Kingdom. The journey proved to be f...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 18:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulelani has never toiled and suffered with uMthwakazi
Greetings to the mighty Mthwakazi Nation, uMthwakazi omuhle, oNdlela zimhlophe, uband' olubandwe yizitha zalutshiya. Uband'olwabandwa kusukela ngo1893 kuze kufike elalamuhla. Ubando olwabandwa lango19...Published: 26 Aug 2017 at 17:22hrs | 2 | by Greater Sibanda, Mzilikazi II's Spokesperson
Another Ndebele king named
Another Whatsapp based Khumalo clan faction has named 32-year-old Bulelani Colin Lobengula Khumalo, an alleged South African Intelligence office, as heir apparent to the Ndebele crown, which has remai...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 06:35hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Statement from the Royal House of Khumalos, Amantungwa, on the restoration of the Ndebele/Mthwakazi monarch
INTRODUCTION 1. DULY mandated by the Ndebele/Mthwakazi people as dictated to by their traditions, historical precedents and cultural values, chiefs and ...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 06:09hrs | 14 | by Royal House of Khumalos, Amantungwa
Grace disgraced Women's month of August
The month of August in Africa and in many other places is a specially designated and apportion month for women. This is a show of appreciation to women for their amazing strengths throughout the ages ...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 20:09hrs | | by Sipho Sibanda
Pastor murders wife after she denied him sex
A PASTOR from a Zion church in Gwanda allegedly beat his wife to death with a hoe handle when she denied him sex.Misheck Ncube (54) immediately handed himself over to police in Gwanda when he ...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foot rot disease in cattle
HEAVY rains received this year came with a number of challenges for livestock farmers especially as it relates to diseases.The disease prevalence and morbidity as well as mortality tend to...Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Ndebele elders wish Hararians will continue fighting each other
Ingathi isimo sithanda ukuba bucayi kemanje.Bafunga ngomhlaba wabo abadala. Lapha sibona bebiza okhokho ukuthi babavikele.Zwehamba Khezi Matobo DistrictTranscription: Ilang...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 17:42hrs | 1 | by Social media
UMthwakazi Monarch – A Public rejoinder to AmaNtungwa's Statement
Someone or some people calling themselves 'AmaNtungwa' has released a Statement in isNdebele or iSintu on the Ndebele King on this publication today (...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 22:27hrs | | by Xoxani Ngxoxo
There is no 'secessionist' Mthwakazi, only a 'restorationist' one!
There are no 'secessionist' political organization or political parties in Mthwakazi.There are only 'RESTORATIONIST' political organizations and political parties of Mthwakazi.Those political ...Published: 29 Dec 2016 at 18:05hrs | | by Xoxani Ngxoxo
MRP supports the efforts being made to restore the Mthwakazi Kingdom
MRP fully supports the efforts being made by Amakhumalo to restore the Mthwakazi Kingdom, we appeal yet again to those involved not to give us a puppet King and a sellout because we are serious ab...Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 08:36hrs | | by Mbo kaGumbo
What happens when a chief's eldest child is a daughter: A look at the Mvuthu chieftainship
This time we focus the spotlight on the Mvuthu chieftainship at Jambezi within Hwange District in Matabeleland North. Our interest in it is inspired by the instance when a girl who was the eldest ...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:03hrs | 1 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Girl, granny perish in trailer accident
AN elderly woman and her granddaughter died in a horrendous accident when they were struck by an uncontrolled trailer that had disengaged from a moving vehicle before hitting them and sending some bod...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:37hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo and Sandra Tekere
An act of Patriotism
The story of the descendants of King Lobengula who were banned to South Africa from the land of their birth is still a mystery to the Ndebele People. The AbaThwakazi are perplexed to the events that t...Published: 16 Oct 2015 at 15:30hrs | | by Sizwe Mda
Primary school kids beat, kill four-year-old
A sombre atmosphere engulfed C Field Resettlement area in Nyamandlovu after a four-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death by three boys aged eight and seven who accused him of beating up one of t...Published: 24 Jun 2015 at 06:49hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
'Baby slayer mum' goes for psychiatric evaluation
THE 22-YEAR-OLD Victoria Falls woman who on Tuesday allegedly beheaded her eight-month-old daughter before attempting to commit suicide has been sent for a psychiatric evaluation.Louislonh Gur...Published: 10 May 2014 at 06:43hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Bulawayo prostitutes turn churches into sex 'factories'
While prostitution is morally and spiritually regarded as a filthy 'profession', some Bulawayo prostitutes have gone further deep into sin to the extent of having sex with their clients in church...Published: 27 Mar 2014 at 22:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nomalanga Khumalo in 'domestic' violence scuffle with married lover
Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ms Nomalanga Khumalo is reported to have been involved in a bloody scuffle with her 60 year old married lover.Khumalo who is affectionately known as MaK...Published: 16 Feb 2014 at 16:30hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Ingwebu Breweries sales increase by 10%
INGWEBU Breweries recorded a 10 percent increase in sales during the festive season when the company was running a promotion to celebrate its 100 years of service and excellence.Speaking at th...Published: 21 Jan 2014 at 07:45hrs | | by Business reporter
Botswana land belongs to 'AmaNdebele of Botswana'?
DR BOGA THURA MANATSHA gives a broader perspective on the troubled issue of land and bogosi in the North East District, some of which stem from the territory's erstw...Published: 13 Nov 2013 at 01:27hrs | 15 | by DR BOGA THURA MANATSHA
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