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Know your history:- Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings
Why Visit?: - This historic site remembers one of the earliest European murders of the Matabele Rebellion or First Umvukela of 1896. There seems no doubt that the initial killings occurred on ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' faces rape charges
A self-styled prophet is facing charges of raping a 20- year-old mentally challenged woman aged 20.Macdonald Katurura (32) appeared before Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who rem...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 34 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Zanu-PF councillors reinstated into civil service
GOVERNMENT has reinstated Zanu-PF councillors who resigned from the civil service to contest in the 2023 general elections in violation of its directive that bars civil servants from serving in local ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man dies after drinking sex-enhancing concoction
A 49-YEAR-OLD Gokwe man died after he allegedly drank a sex-enhancing concoction that he had been given by a traditional healer.The traditional healer, Macdonald Ndlovu (49) has since been arr...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stolen cellphones ring from dead man's socks
REVELLERS at night clubs around Chikanga's TM area in Mutare were lucky to recover their stolen cellphones which had been tucked in knee-high socks of a thief who was fatally assaulted by his colleagu...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
New city takes shape in Umguza Rural District
A NEW city named Kings City with state-of-the-art facilities including shopping malls and gated townhouses is taking shape on the outskirts of Bulawayo in Umguza Rural District.The development...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Angry supporters slam Chamisa?
Angry Members of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) expressed their dissatisfaction with Mr. Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition party, during his recent visit to Bulawayo. They accused...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malinga, Nyathi, Ngwenya nominated for civic honours
FORMER Bulawayo Mayor and Special Advisor to the President on National Disability, Alderman Joshua Malinga together with renowned historian Mr Pathisa Nyathi and Mpilo Central Hospital clinical direct...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe presses miners to produce battery-grade lithium locally
Employees charge lithium ion batteries for a Hamba electric motorcycle at a solar-powered recharging station in Wedza, Zimbabwe, 22 May 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. REUTERS/MacDonald Dzirutwe...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Manifestos and democracy in Zimbabwe
MACDONALD Lewanika (2019) in his doctoral thesis argued that contrary to popular opinion Zanu-PF is a learning organization, which has changed its electoral practices to suit different needs.M...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Munyaradzi Mapfumo
3 armed robbers jailed 21 years
THREE Mberengwa men have been sentenced to a combined 21 years in jail for robbing a man at gunpoint.Alford Namusimundo, Macdonald Moyo and Nkosilathi Jabangwe pleaded guilty to the offence wh...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Pothole causes head-on collision
A Harare-bound Nissan vehicle encroached into the oncoming lane at Mazowe while trying to avoid a pothole and crashed into an oncoming Toyota vehicle this afternoon.Witnesses said the accident...Published: 23 Dec 2022 at 12:36hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
ZLHR receives funding from US to fund subversive activities?
A senior official with the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), Mr Macdonald Moyo, yesterday allegedly admitted that the organisation receives direct funding from the United States government to ...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZLHR on the payroll of the United States?
IN a shocking admission, Mr Macdonald Moyo of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has admitted that his organisation is on the payroll of the United States, bringing to the fore the nexus between so...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'We did not send you to unseat the leadership'
We resume our interview with former ZPRA guerilla and now Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Moses Mpofu who during the armed struggle was also known as Cde Mzandeki. Dr Mpofu who joined th...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 07:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Man kills neighbour
A 56-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man is in trouble after he allegedly murdered his neigbour while accusing him of neglecting his sick mother.Macdon...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 20:42hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Virtual courts may infringe rights'
MEMBERS of the public yesterday said the introduction of virtual courts could infringe on the rights of accused persons.This came out during a public hearing on the Judicial Laws Amendment Bil...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Youths shoot down national service
YOUTH organisations say they do not want to partake in the National Youth Service (NYS) programme which they say is associated with lawlessness and terror.The youths, who took part in the NYS ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinhoyi municipality bans use of farm bricks
JUNE 30 officially marks the date outlawing the use of farm bricks in property construction following their ban by Chinhoyi Municipality last year.Council had given residents a six-months grac...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Strive Masiyiwa
Hello Econet boss Mr Strive Masiyiwa I hope I find you well.I would like to express my disgust over day light robbery by yo...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 08:27hrs | 10 | by MacDonald Sithole
Zimbabwe's ultra-runner Hawgood shines in US
ZIMBABWE'S trail running phenom Emily Hawgood finished fifth at the Western States 100 mile (160km) Endurance Run in Auburn, California, United States, at the weekend to enhance her status as one of t...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Patients stranded as murse strike bites
THE ongoing public health professionals' strike that has crippled major government hospitals is continuing unabated until the demands of the workers have been met, leaving many patients stranded....Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elephants wreck havoc in Bubi
BUBI villagers in Matabeleland North province are living in fear after a herd of elephants invaded the area.Bubi MP Sonny Mguni (Zanu-PF) yesterday told Southern Eye that the villagers now fee...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe attends Chamisa meeting
FORMER MDC-T deputy president Thokozani Khupe yesterday effectively joined the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) after she attended a meeting addressed by Nelson Chamisa in Bulawayo.Khupe wa...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake title deeds flood market
If you recently bought a property, are you sure it is properly registered in your name?Well, there might be need to verify this with the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Propert...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillor fumes over Mwonzora links
A BULAWAYO councillor, who two weeks ago attended a caucus meeting of Citizens' Coalition for Change despite her being a member of the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T has taken a swipe at her colleagues ac...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa waivers parentage proof for birth certificates
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has brought relief to Zimbabweans who have been struggling to acquire crucial documents like birth certificates after he directed that parental proof is not a requirement in the on...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nyathi wins gold
BULAWAYO-based female bodybuilder Shyleen Nyathi won gold in the women's fitness development at the TrySupps Novice Zimbabwe competition held at the Zimbabwe College of Music in Harare on Saturday....Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora recalls 16 more councillors
ZIMBABWE could be faced with yet another by-election after the MDC effected a fresh round of recalls in various councils around the country.Yesterday the country completed its by-elections to ...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nust hosts Zusa Games
THE Zimbabwe Universities Sports Association Games with nine sporting disciplines get underway in Bulawayo on Wednesday with the National University of Science and Technology the hosts.Univers...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Mwonzora at each other's throats
THE MDC-T plunged into a new crisis yesterday following the suspension of its vice president Dr Thokozani Khupe who also announced that party leader Mr Douglas Mwonzora had fired himself from the oppo...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
5 killed in bar brawl
A member of the security services allegedly entered a bar in Mhondoro-Ngezi armed with an AK47 assault rifle and fatally shot five people on Christmas Day after being accused of proposing love to an u...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 06:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo continues in building demolition blitz
THE Bulawayo City Council has upped its efforts of identifying and giving notices to demolish illegal structures in the city with the latest identified properties also including one that was built by ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Miner in labour storm
FORMER workers at Maccoomber F Empire Mine in Filabusi have reported their employer Polani Mathemari to the National Employment Council (Nec), accusing him of refusing to pay their dues.The fo...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC crafts new fire by-laws to regulate fireworks
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has crafted new fire by-laws which will regulate the use of fireworks as well as the discarding of gas cylinders in the city.The council's intention was reveale...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
View from Up Here: Gukurahundi Genocide: An Open Wound Part 1
Gukurahundi is a thorny issue for our leaders. They do not want to talk about it, neither do they want it discussed. The objective is to relegate it to the dustbins of history. But can a nation move o...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Peter Muzira
Highlanders more than a football entity
HIGHLANDERS FC is more than a football entity. It is life and everything to some and leaving Bosso in 1976 would have seen club legend Douglas Mloyi disowned by his own family. The decision no...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man batters wife to death
A HARARE man was arrested yesterday for savagely attacking his wife, who later succumbed to the injuries, following a domestic dispute.Sharon Munhenga (22) of Budiriro high-density suburb was ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Choruma burial today
FORMER Warriors and Highlanders midfielder Richard Choruma, who died in South Africa following a short illness last week, is set to be buried at the Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo this morning....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Low-key send off for Choruma
THE funeral of former Warriors and Highlanders midfielder Richard Choruma is set to be a low-key event, with only a few close family members and probably a handful of friends allowed due to COVID-19 r...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'My health is more important than you' Chamisa's Bulawayo Councillor tells residents
Bulawayo's Ward 14 Councillor Macdonald Venus Chunga has told residents that his health is important than the work of the council, according to a communication availed to this reporter by the resident...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 20:02hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo committee chairpersons another extension of MDC Alliance factional fights
BULAWAYO councillors have elected new committee chairpersons amid factional tussles to control decision-making bodies in the local authority. The elections were held on Thursday last week at a...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare-Masvingo highway tar thief arrested
POLICE have arrested a 32-year-old man on charges of stealing tar worth $94 000 that was meant for the Harare-Masvingo Highway dualisation.National Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner ...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donations looting trio implicate soldiers
THREE Chipinge men landed themselves in trouble after being found in possession of suspected Cyclone Idai loot worth over ZW$1 000, which they claimed was given to them by soldiers for safe keeping....Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kambarami suspends Bulawayo Town Clerk, trying to capture City council
Acting Bulawayo mayor Tinashe Kambarami has reportedly suspended the city's Town Clerk Christopher Dube on allegations of misappropriating council funds.In a letter dated July 11, 2019, Cllr K...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 17:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Greedy MDC councillors plan to oust top BCC management
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) claims that a faction of corrupt MDC councillors in the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) who appear to have...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 23:12hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Mutanga deported from UK
GORY details have emerged about how former Highlanders and Hwange goalkeeper Luckson Mutanga, who tried to resuscitate his career at Bosso, was deported from the United Kingdom after serving a six-yea...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for 'serial land fraudster'
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for an allegedly serial land fraudster who pretended to be a village head and sold plots and residential stands to home seekers in Kensington on the outskirt...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reflections on the life of Dr Dumiso Dabengwa: highs and lows
Chief spies are not famous for mingling easily with the public: they tend to be aloof; secretive and in glamorised Western films have notoriety for keeping everyone guessing about everything in the wo...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | | by Dr Mandla Nyathi
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