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Vigilant Gwanda anti-stock theft group recover 16 stolen donkeys
Gwanda South villagers operating under the Gwanda Anti-Stock Theft Association (GASTA) have recovered 16 donkeys that were stolen in Sinayi area when the vigilant community members embarked on a...Published: 13 May 2025 at 14:19hrs | 340 | by Stephen Jakes
Cholera outbreak confirmed in Gwanda: 1 dead, 3 cases recorded
Health authorities have confirmed a cholera outbreak in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, where one person has died and three cases have been recorded to date. Efforts are underway to contain the o...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:35hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Albert Nguluvhe: Loyalty, courage and dedication in the shadows of power
In a political landscape often defined by betrayal, opportunism and shifting loyalties, Albert Nguluvhe stands out as a rare embodiment of courage, principle and unwavering dedication to duty. His sto...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 13:17hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Zapu councillor seeks US$400,000 for dam construction
Opposition Ward 17 councillor in Matobo-Mangwe constituency, Mpendulo Ncube of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu), has launched an appeal to well-wishers for donations in cash or kind to suppo...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 13:19hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Sugar tax money to set up new cancer treatment centres
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) has approved expedited procedures to procure new cancer treatment machines, with the potential completion of the process before the end of 2024....Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:32hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to fast-track procurement of new cancer machines
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) has approved a fast-tracked process to procure new cancer treatment machines, raising hopes that they will be in place by year-end.The a...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:23hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Chief Marupi's death leaves family searching for answers
Chief Marupi's death in Harare on Sunday has triggered a feud between his family and the local councillor who drove him to the capital, allegedly without their knowledge.The 28-year-old chief ...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 12:44hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to utilise PPPs to expedite roads rehab in Matebeleland
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development says it is utilising Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to expedite the rehabilitation of some dilapidated roads in the Matabeleland region....Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 09:05hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
'I am not sick but old,' says Mohadi
The second Vice President Kembo Mohadi (74) has dispelled rumours circulating about his deteriorating health and said he is fit and in good health but old age is now taking its toll on him.Moh...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:48hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi donates laptops, pushes for modern education
During his visit to Manama High School in Gwanda district, Matabeleland South, Acting President Kembo Mohadi, an alumnus, honored the school's significant role in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle. ...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala launches his movement
Former Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala has dumped Citizens Coalition for Change launching a mass nationwide democratic consultative process as he seeks to form a new national movement.Spea...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
JZ High School continues with 100% A-level pass rate
SITUATED in Gwanda District in the sprawling Matebeleland South Province, Jason Ziyaphapha (JZ) Moyo High School is not only named after a revolutionary luminary whose legacy cannot be bloated, but th...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:35hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Conductor plunges headlong to his death from bus roof
A conductor tragically lost his life when he fell from the roof of a bus traveling along the Gwanda-Manama route. The accident occurred when the conductor, Nannick Sibanda (33) from the Lobengula area...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 16:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates warned
AHEAD of the sitting of the nomination court tomorrow, aspiring Zanu-PF candidates have been strongly urged to respect the electorate and not assume that victory will be given to them on a silver plat...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bayethe FM goes live
ONE of the licenced Community radio stations Bayethe FM from Matobo in Matebeleland South province has gone on air.In a Tweet the station confirmed the development."Bayethe 107.6 FM is...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Shadowy group invades Gwanda polling stations
FOREVER Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), a state intelligence front, has invaded polling stations in Gwanda Central and Gwanda South constituencies in an intimidation exercise in members of the shadow...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda villagers recover 100 stolen donkeys
A GWANDA anti-stocktheft campaign group, Gohole Diaspora Vulture Team, claims to have recovered at least 100 stolen donkeys.Gohole Diaspora Vulture Team chairperson Vodloza Sibanda said his gr...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
The creation of absolute poverty and suffering in post-colonial Zimbabwe
THERE is little doubt that the advent of Zimbabwe's independence in 1980 has paradoxically generated a new debate on the notion of freedom and justice, particularly from philosophical perspectives....Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 13:51hrs | | by Dr Admore Tshuma
Reservoirs from Beitbridge to Plumtree
GOVERNMENT working with its development partners is setting up water reservoirs along Shashe River stretching from Beitbridge to Plumtree border posts as part of efforts to control cattle movement bet...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives for Matabeleland South visit
MATABELELAND South will be under the spotlight as President Mnangagwa is today expected to commission the Blanket Mine Central Shaft in Gwanda District during his two-day visit to the province....Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
First commander of Mkushi Camp declared National Hero
LIBERATION stalwart Highten Nkomo, who was the first commander of the Mkushi Women's Camp in Zambia, has been declared a National Hero.He was 70.Nkomo, who was also known as Billy Mzam...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda based war vet Nkomo awaits hero status
THE first commander of the ZPRA women camp in Zambia, Mkushi during the armed struggle, Highten Khuluma Nkomo commonly known as Billy Mzamo who died on Wednesday at his homestead in Gwanda District su...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Road works breathe life into Matebeleland South economy
GOVERNMENT has stepped up the rehabilitation of critical roads in Matabeleland South province under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) with motorists praising the Second Republic for...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Manama hit by water shortages
THE Manama business community in Gwanda has bemoaned the acute water shortages in the business centre amid reports that they fetch the precious liquid about 5 kilometres away.Boreholes a...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gungwe community calls for rehabilitation of Gungwe Dam
VILLAGERS in the Gungwe area in Gwanda District have called on Government to expedite efforts to repair the Gungwe Dam wall which was destroyed by floods about five years ago.Matanangombe, Nka...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Baron Dube sent back to prison
ESIGODINI gold dealer Baron Dube is back in prison after the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal against conviction and sentence for lack of merit.Dube (46) of Habane Extension Township was in ...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Manama's radio dream comes alive
THE long-cherished dream of the Babirwa people in Manama to have a local radio station broadcasting in SeSotho is finally coming to life as the Ntepe-Manama Community Radio is expected to go on air ne...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Road rehab ignites hope in Manama
FOR villagers in Manama, the rehabilitation of the Guyu-Manama Road in Gwanda District is the beginning of endless possibilities.With a good road network, villagers believe more investors will...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Thousands bid Major-General Nyathi farewell
THE late national hero, Major-General (Rtd) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi, who was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, was described as an intelligent and quiet soldier who stood firm f...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Major-General Nyathi burial today
National hero Major-General (Retired) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi will be buried at the National Heroes Acre today.Maj-Gen (Rtd) Nyathi (61) died last Sunday at the Josiah Magama Tongogara Barrac...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Go well defender of Zimbabwe's legacy!
IT was a grand sendoff fit for a liberator as the body of the late Major General (Retired) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi left his rural home yesterday in Mapate area in Gwanda on the final journey for buri...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Major General (Retd) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi dies
The Zimbabwe National Army has announced the death of Major General (Retd) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi.He was 61.In a statement, ZNA Commander, Lieutenant General David Sigauke said Major...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 17:59hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Tuli Manyange Dam work gathers momentum
THE construction of Tuli Manyange Dam in Gwanda District is gathering pace, with works on the main dam having started.Authorities say the project is taking shape and moving at a fast pace to m...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda, Beitbridge, Botswana villagers beat up, kill rustlers
A GROUP of 23 villagers from Gwanda and Beitbridge districts allegedly ganged up with 11 Botswana nationals and brutally assaulted seven suspected stock thieves, killing one of them during skirmishes....Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Villagers, cattle rustlers in bloody clashes
MASHABA area in Matabeleland South province was the scene of bloody clashes at the weekend after Botswana cattle farmers teamed up with Gwanda villagers to attack suspected cattle rustlers.The...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 Matebeleland hospitals to get solar power plants
THREE hospitals in Matebeleland region are set to benefit from solar power plants through a project being implemented by a consortium of local independent power producers (IPPs) and German partners....Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rogue cops linked to cattle rustling syndicates
LIVESTOCK farmers in Matabeleland South have raised concerns over the failure by police top brass to arrest and discipline officers accused of running organised cattle rustling syndicates in the provi...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Largest solar plant set for Matebeleland South
A 2,5MW solar power plant expected to be the single largest rural electrification project in the country is set to be constructed in Manama, Gwanda in Matebeleland South, at a cost of US$4,5 million....Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cattle rustler cops arrested
GOVERNMENT has launched a crackdown on police officers linked to organised cattle rustling syndicates that operate along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border leading to the arrest of some suspects and their s...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Rehabilitation of Manama Hospital maternity wing stalls
MANAMA Mission Hospital maternity ward in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province has failed to re-open despite undergoing some renovations after it was extensively damaged by a violent storm last year....Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tuli-Manyange dam project takes shape
THE construction of Tuli Manyange Dam has commenced in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, where preliminary works - to be completed by June this year - involving the building of saddle dams are unde...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:20hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda community radio set to go live
Ntepe-Manama Community Radio in Gwanda District is set to be the first community radio station in Matabeleland region to go on air as Government has already acquired broadcast equipment for it....Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe - Botswana agree on electronic tags for cattle
ZIMBABWE and Botswana have agreed to electronically tag cattle for communities living along the border and the programme is set to be pioneered at Mlambaphele border area in Gwanda District, Matabelel...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Manama Hospital renovations stall
Renovations at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm late last year have stalled due to lack of funds.In January, the roof had ...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Storm-damaged Manama hospital gets facelift
RENOVATIONS at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm late last year are nearing completion following the erection of a new roof....Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 09:25hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Beitbridge lacks disaster preparedness strategy'
BEITBRIDGE residents have rapped their municipality for lack of disaster preparedness following a series of fire incidents that the local authority failed to deal with.Their anger was triggere...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:47hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Govt releases $5m for Manama Hospital rehab
THE government has released $5 million out of the $28 million needed by Manama Hospital for renovations after the health institution's infrastructure was destroyed by a hailstorm in October this year....Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo was never a coward, says Mnangagwa
THE success the country is making in the re-engagement drive with the international community is as a result of the foundation laid by sacrifices and dedication to service that was exhibited by the la...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Manama Mission Hospital rehab almost complete
REPAIRS at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm early last month are at an advanced stage with works expected to be complete by Decemb...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Villagers detain, torture stock theft suspects
A GROUP of about 15 villagers from Gwanda allegedly kidnapped and tortured seven men for four days after accusing them of stealing their livestock.The Chronicle news crew caught up with two of...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
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