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Armed robbers jailed 21 years
Four Rushinga based armed robbers were sentenced to 21 years in jail after robbing a school headmaster of his car before being involved in an accident wit...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 09:25hrs | 650 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Students teach Kaindu a lesson
Highlanders 1 - 2 HerentalsHERENTALS secured a remarkable victory at Barbourfields Stadium with a memorable brace from Clemence Gobvu, which was enough to subdue a lackluster Highlanders in ...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 19:37hrs | 1292 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to start gold-tracing system in bid to curb smuggling
Zimbabwe's sole authorized buyer of gold will introduce a system that traces supply of the metal from mines to the market in a bid to stop smuggling.Fidelity Gold Refinery's initiative will st...Published: 21 May 2024 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
29-year-old Zimbabwean single mother of 2 defies odds to work as truck driver in Europe
A 29-year-old woman from Zimbabwe is a social media sensation after making a name for herself as one of Europe's top truck drivers. The achievement is one for the books for Sikhanyisiwe Tazvitya, who ...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:43hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
How Zec bungled a crucial poll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s move to sideline Printflow in favour of Fidelity Printers and Refiners to print ballot papers backfired during this week's crucial poll, the Zimbabwe Independ...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 08:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe produces US$1,1 billion gold
Zimbabwe produced a total of 16 855kg or 594 543 ounces of gold in the first seven months of this year, translating to about US$1,1 billion in value, statistics from Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) show....Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 13:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique to stop fuel exports to Zimbabwe if Porusingazi loses?
Incumbent Chipinge South Zanu-PF legislator Enock Porusungazi has said that there is nothing amiss after a FLERIMO official threatened to sever ties between Zimbabwe and Mozambique should Porusingazi ...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 20:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Hypocrites!!
Zimbabwe's political scenery has always been marred by accusations, manipulations, and power struggles among its various political parties. One such party, the ruling ZANU PF, has frequently resorted ...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Looting fears mount in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S gold markets were overrun this week by fears that the recently announced steep increase of 400% in gold dealing licence fees would result in a sharp rise in smuggling of the precious ...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brothers dig up son's grave to recover US$300
There was drama in Rushinga when two brothers allegedly dug up a grave to recover US$300 they believed was buried together with their son.The brothers Ranganai Magara (47) and Owen Magara (45)...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 16:13hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe gold deliveries to hit 40 tonnes
STATE-owned gold buyer, Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) is bullish on hitting a 40-tonne gold delivery target in 2023 buoyed by new gold mining projects coming into production as well as continuous polic...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold output reaches new record high
Zimbabwe's gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonnes in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments and incentives to miners.The output was 19.5 percent up from the previ...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:55hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
10 divorce cases a day in Masvingo
Justice Garainesu Mawadze of the High Court in Masvingo presided over 10 divorce cases in a day from the usual four-five cases a week.A...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo City silence Dynamos
Bulawayo City 1-0 Dynamos A Melikhaya Ncube goal from the penalty spot with 11 minutes to play was the difference as Bulawayo City earned a massive three points in their battle to survive relegati...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cheetahs out of World Cup after Canada loss
ZIMBABWE'S national rugby sevens side the Cheetahs, will face Hong Kong in the bowl competition quarterfinals this morning after they began their campaign at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens with...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gold coins safer than Zimdollar'
THE resilience of gold as a store of value pushed the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to introduce gold coins last month, a central bank official said yesterday.Azvinandava Saburi, director of ...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man 'refuses' to pay rent for whole year
A TENANT in Northend, Bulawayo is allegedly refusing to vacate the house and has reportedly gone for a year and half without paying rentals.The tenant, Mr Brian Chitsungo, was taken to c...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamos coach drags team in ZANU PF fights
Dynamos gaffer Tonderai Ndiraya was on Saturday dragged to Rushinga by ZANU PF Mashonaland Central chairperson Kazembe Kazembe for a campaign ahead of the...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 18:58hrs | 12 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Gold deliveries to increase
Gold miners are expected to deliver 28 tonnes of gold to Fidelity Printers and Refiners this year, up from the previous estimate of 25 tonnes, following improved deliveries from miners as a result of ...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fidelity to roll out mobile gold buying units
GOLD buying subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) is set to roll out mobile gold buying units next year, as part of efforts to curb leakages and smuggl...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei linked companies cited in US$49m privatisation deal
AS Treasury maintains a tight lid over the identity of gold producers who snapped 60% shareholding in Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), emerging details show that Kuvimba Mining House, Better Bran...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold deliveries slump
Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) is worried about the decline in gold deliveries over the years owing to a number of factors and the firm is working on a cocktail of measures to address the challe...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 16:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cheetahs face tough route to Tokyo
A TOUGH test awaits Zimbabwe's national rugby sevens side in their bid to book a ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games after they were drawn in Pool A alongside Ireland, Samoa, Tonga and Mexico for the up...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Killer T blasted for wishing Mnangagwa a happy birthday
Zimdancehall chanter Killer T has been blasted by his fans on his Facebook page yesterday after he posted his picture with First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa wishing her a happy birthday.The pictur...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fuel crisis has nothing to do with MDC unconstitutionalism
Some of the problems Zimbabwe is facing today are clearly due to faulty thinking resulting in people mixing issues —and not knowing what the idiom "fair game" means.For starters, if Presiden...Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:32hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Zanu-PF knives out for Kazembe Kazembe
THREE Zanu-PF members in Mazowe district have petitioned the party's national commissar Engelbert Rugeje demanding that he reins in Mashonaland Central provincial chairman Kazembe Kazembe, for alleged...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF MP granted bail pending appeal
FORMER Mutare North MP Batsirai Pemhenayi (Zanu PF) has been granted $100 bail pending appeal at the High Court after he was last week convicted and sentenced for assaulting the ruling party's Manical...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF MP jailed 4 months
Former Zanu-PF legislator for Mutare North Batsirai Pemhenayi has been sentenced four months in jail for the assault of Zanu-PF Manicaland official Mike Madiro's aide during last year's party primary ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Zanu-PF MP freed on bail
FORMER Mutare North Zanu-PF Member of Parliament Batsirai Pemhenayi, who was last week jailed four months for assaulting party members, has been freed. Pemhenhayi was freed on bail pending app...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zipra's plan after downing Rhodesian Viscounts
Last week, Comrade Agrippah Gava (born 1956) narrated how he left Tekwane High School with a group of 34 other students to join the liberation struggle in 1976. He narrated how he went for military tr...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Leaked - Chamisa's Cabinet
Before reading: Please note that these are Sam Wezhira's views and they do not represent those of Bulawayo24.com...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 20:09hrs | 3 | by Sam Wezhira
Joshua Nkomo's Turning Point
COMRADE Elison Mupamawonde (born 1950 in Bikita), whose Chimurenga was Soft Magarasadza last week spoke about how ZIPRA out-gunned Rhodesian forces at Chirundu during the liberation struggle and how t...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
How ZIPRA outgunned Rhodesians at Chirundu
In our last instalment, Soft Magarasadza, a former ZIPRA commander, spoke about how he joined the liberation struggle and went on to walk from Mozambique to Botswana for two months after the failure o...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masvingo mayor, deputy out of race
MASVINGO mayor Hubert Fidze and his deputy James Chiwara are out of the race for this year's general elections after they surrendered their council seats in MDC-T re-run primary elections held at the ...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
People from Matabeleland excluded form BAZ Board interviews?
The Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) is conducting interviews for appointment to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Board.The CSRO is mandated by Section 4 2 (b) of the Broadc...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti allays PDP split claim
People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tendai Biti has allayed claims that his party has split adding that he is leaving the door open for the party's secretary-general Gorden Moyo and his colleagues ...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 13:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
My fallout with Ndabaningi Sithole
OVER the past few weeks, John Munodawafa Gwitira whose Chimurenga name was Kenneth Gwindingwi (KG) narrated how he grew up in Nyanyadzi and later joined the liberation struggle in 1970. He narrated ho...Published: 06 Aug 2017 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman spared jail after stealing truckload of coal
A Sakubva woman has been spared jailed after stealing a truckload of charcoal from a vendor at the Sakubva market.Engedzai Mashaka, 37, of Sakubva was convicted on her own plea of guilty by ma...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Accident kills 2 people
TWO people died while nine others were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident along the Harare-Chirundu Road near Banket on Monday night."A Nissan Vanette w...Published: 11 May 2017 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
List of future interim government ministers and president suggested on social media
The zeal by Zimbabwean citizens to see things change for the better in the near future has seen a proliferation of suggestions for who should hold the interim government ahead of a democratic elected ...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Kombayi seeks to block ZEC
Fired Gweru mayor Hamutendi Kombayi and former councillor Kenneth Sithole have approached the High Court seeking an order to block the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) from holding by-elections...Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
36 human rights violations recorded in Bikita West within a week ahead on polls
Heal Zimbabwe has noted with great concern the growing number of human rights violations recorded this week (16 – 20 January 2017). Heal Zimbabwe has recorded a total of 36 human ...Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Opposition parties must never underestimate Zanu PF
Political commentator Rejoice Ngwenya has warned opposition parties to stop underestimating the ruling Zanu PF as that will make them to be embarrassed during the 2018 election.His warning cam...Published: 09 Jan 2017 at 03:53hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Cop arrested after being found with $40 in wallet
A Masvingo based Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) cop is in trouble after being caught in possession of $40 in his vehicle which was parked 50 metres away from the road block site yesterday (Friday)....Published: 07 Jan 2017 at 10:40hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zim Achievers USA a resounding success - Lovemore Majaivana gets 'Special Recognition Award'
The first USA edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) got off to a remarkable start last Saturday, as Zimbabweans living in different parts of the 50 state country turned out in their numbers f...Published: 22 Nov 2016 at 01:24hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
Mugabe's son a maize dealer
Robert Mugabe Jr, the son of 92-year-old President Mugabe has reportedly become a maize dealer.According to the Zimbabwe Independent, Robert Jr sought details from BancABC on maize importation...Published: 21 Oct 2016 at 15:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
43 counts robber shot
A NOTORIOUS criminal is nursing gunshot wounds on both legs and recovering under police guard at Gweru Provincial Hospital after he was shot as he tried to flee from the police during indications in S...Published: 07 Jun 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Givemore Godzi
Man stabs wife over new shoes
A 36–YEAR-OLD Gweru man has appeared in court for stabbing his wife with a knife after suspecting that a new pair of shoes she brought home had been bought by her boyfriend. Samuel Chito...Published: 06 Jun 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Patience Mutsiwi
Thieving 'prophet' fined $100
A self-styled prophet at Kingdom Empowerment Church of Christ was yesterday fined $100 or spend 30 days in prison for stealing a laptop and cellphone worth $820 given to him by a congregant for safeke...Published: 02 Feb 2016 at 05:09hrs | | by Lovemore Meya
Tendai Biti's party develops internal fissures
Hardly two weeks after its inaugural congress, the MDC-T breakaway People's Democratic Party, has developed internal fissures with deputy secretary general, Tongai Matutu, saying there are problems in...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 18:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
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