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'King Mambo' annoints his chiefs
Mike Moyo who identifies as the King Mambo of the historical Rozvi Empire (Dzimbahwe), anointed new chiefs on the 10th of August 2024.King Mambo also referred to as Ilitshe Aligiqiki was insta...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 12:52hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Caps United too weak for Simba
Caps United 1 - 2 Simba BhoraIn a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Rufaro yesterday, Zimbabwe international Walter Musona delivered a late free-kick to secure a victory for Simba Bhora ...Published: 27 May 2024 at 10:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banishes death penalty
IT'S been 6 273 days since Zimbabwe hanged a condemned person. For the gruesome murder of Themba Nkiwane, the High Court sentenced Never Masina Mandlenkosi to death in 2002 and he was executed...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa goes after ANC's Pule Mabe
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing a company with alleged links to ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe over a waste picking tender it scored in 2017.This comes after President Cyril Ramaph...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: Donors who assisted Nkayi farmers which lost 21 cows revealed
A full list of donors who assisted the Nkayi family which lost 21 cattle after mistaking a deadly pesticide for one of the popular worm remedies for livestock has been availed. The...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 17:27hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matabeleland is marginalised
FORMER speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo says the Matabeleland region continues to be marginalised with locals not benefiting from natural resources.Moyo, who now fronts the opposition Unite...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fears devolution may plug looting holes
LEADER of opposition United Movement for Devolution (UMD) party, Lovemore Moyo, says Zanu-PF is unwilling to implement devolution of power for fear it could deny its officials the opportunity to loot ...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers arrested for robbery
Two soldiers have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing two brothers of their hard-earned cash after they accused them of violating Covid-19 regulations.The two soldiers are Mboni...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vashandiri Vashe: A Zhombe musical group rocking national gospel charts
ZHOMBE hardly makes it to national news headlines. Since the days of Learnmore Jongwe who died nearly 20 years ago, it's rare to find a Zhombe story on radio or in national newspapers unless it's to d...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 10:23hrs | 11 | by Felix Chiroro
Fact-checking Mthuli Ncube
"It's early days, we just introduced the new currency regime a little over a month ago, so it (the new currency) is trying to find its way, it is trying to find equilibrium; it will get there and clos...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Freedom fighter Lazarus Ray Ncube mourned
Lazarus Ray Ncube who also worked for the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission for 32 years, has been unwell for a long period, but his untimely passing has left a big scar on us.During his vi...Published: 08 May 2019 at 16:09hrs | 3 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Zec commissioner wins legal battle against Bulawayo widow
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioner Dr Qhubani Moyo has won a legal battle against a Bulawayo widow with whom he was locked in a protracted house ownership wrangle for the past 18 years. ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Safari operator sues Zinwa, illegal settlers
SAFARI operator Debshan has taken the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) and two fishing cooperatives to court after cooperative members illegally settled on its property in Matabeleland South....Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Oskido stole our song'
WHEN the two members of Izikhali Zomsakazo met Kalawa Supremo Oscar Mdlongwa and handed him a demo with their songs on 27 December in 2013, they thought lady luck had smiled on them.Many artis...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police brutality snaring the public
In the colonial era the mases faced a lot of police brutality primarily due to the racial factor. One would have thought in this new democratic era the narrative would have changed rather the si...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 14:05hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Juju-induced mestrual period ruins couple's sex life
SHE had an abnormal menstrual period which led to the death of their sex life as the flow always became serious when her husband came near her.Efforts to get help from hospitals were fruitless...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu courts chiefs' wrath
THE legal fight between Minister of Home Affairs and Culture Dr Obert Mpofu and Chief Felix Nhlanhla Ndiweni got a little nastier last Friday, when the latter teamed up with two other chiefs from Mata...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Khupe-faction trio plead not guilty to violence
MDC-T national organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe and two other members of a faction aligned to the party's co-deputy president Dr Thokozani Khupe have pleaded not guilty to public violence or alter...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Chiefs seek peace order against Obert Mpofu
THREE Matabeleland North chiefs have approached the courts seeking a peace order against Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu, whom they accuse of being abusive, issuing ominous threats and occasionally ...Published: 24 May 2018 at 13:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Big winners at the eighth UK Zim Achievers Awards in London
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards raised the bar last night, putting on a spectacular event for the eighth edition at the Grange City Hotel in London.Running under the theme Plough Back, the award...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:50hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
Man 'kills, burns' married lover
A MAN from Nkayi allegedly fatally axed his married girlfriend before setting the body on fire in a bedroom hut over a yet to be established issue.Police sources said Coster Masina, age not ye...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Khupe allies in court for violence
MDC-T national organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe and two other members of a faction aligned to the party's co-deputy president Dr Thokozani Khupe appeared in court yesterday in connection with the ...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man 'steal' 680 litres of beer
An Ingwebu Breweries salesman was arrested for allegedly stealing 680 litres of beer from his employer early this month.Nkululeko Bhebhe (38) from Lobengula West suburb allegedly delivered 1 6...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 01:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zec commissioner locked in house wrangle with widow
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioner Dr Qhubani Moyo is locked in a legal battle with a Bulawayo widow over the ownership of a house in Selbourne Park suburb.Dr Moyo bought the res...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans struggle to cope with their unusual English names in the UK
Zimbabweans in the UK have a torrid time with their names. Most people have got English names given to them by their parents. Probably our parents saw a notice on an electric pole which says d...Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 18:28hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Cowdray Park resident in trouble for selling dagga
A man from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo is in trouble after he was caught red handed selling mbanje by members of the neighbourhood watch committee.Methuseli Masina (36) appeared in court on Wedne...Published: 26 May 2017 at 07:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Chihuri challenge cop’s application for review over dismissal
Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri and Chief Superintendant Masina has challenged the application for review filed by a police officer Tapiwa Chikukutu who was dismissed for misconduct....Published: 10 May 2017 at 06:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Man diagnosed with cancer, seeks help
A 33-year-old Bulawayo orphan is succumbing to a swollen foot and has been diagnosed with cancer.Speaking to Bulawayo24.com Sithabiso Masina (50) alleges that her nephew Ronald Dube (33) has b...Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 11:46hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
3 gold panners battling for life
THREE illegal gold panners are battling for life after two brothers allegedly attacked them with an axe, machete and knife in Fort Rixon.Casimiya Ngwenya and his sibling who is yet to be i...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
#FillUpWhiteCity - a dream far fetched?
Bulawayo artists' coming together to fill up white city stadium in remembrance of the living and departed "LEGENDS" is quite a noble initiative to bring the Cultural capital of the country alive.A lot...Published: 21 Nov 2016 at 06:21hrs | | by Trevor Moekie Kaitse
Zimbabwe, SA in key trade talks over import restrictions
GOVERNMENT will this week engage South Africa to discuss issues of mutual economic concern, joint ventures, credit lines, markets and Harare's policy to restrict certain imports as part of efforts...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malawi bans foreign witch doctors
Lilongwe - Malawi has banned foreign witch-doctors from plying their trade in the southern African nation in a bid to curb a rising wave of abductions, attacks and killings of albinos.So far 1...Published: 28 May 2016 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
HIV positive woman dies after suing councillor for revealing her status
THE woman who accused a councillor of revealing her HIV status has died.The 34-year-old from Belfast in Mpumalanga died on Monday night, just a month after she took Councillor Sonto Radebe to ...Published: 27 May 2016 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Why Zimbabwe needs to protect its economic sovereignty as the Rand continues to plummet
Preamble:OF late Zimbabwe seems to be getting a lot of attention from South Africa. If I may refer my readers to an article which appeared in last week's Sunday News: article "SA business delegati...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 10:42hrs | | by Dr Bongani Ngwenya
SA firms target Matabeleland
SOUTH African investors should capitalise on proximity benefits to tap into vast investment opportunities in Matabeleland region, an official said yesterday.Addressing the Zimbabwe-South Afric...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:33hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga
SA pumps R20 billion into Zimbabwe
SOUTH Africa has invested about R20 billion into the Zimbabwean economy in the last 12 years as the two countries intensify economic ties, a South African minister said yesterday.Mzwandile Mas...Published: 17 Mar 2016 at 05:43hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Zigara
What’s the name of that Chronicle cartoonist again?
What’s the name of that Chronicle cartoonist again? For at least two days, Zimbabweans were involved in heated social media exchanges - some of them very personal, bitter and abusive, over a cartoon...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 12:37hrs | | by Mxolisi Ncube
Junior cops slammed for abusing courts
Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has blasted junior police officers for abusing the courts by using them as shields against pending internal disciplinary hearings.Justice Ma...Published: 04 Feb 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
'Prostitute' hospitalised after fight over client
A SUSPECTED prostitute has been hospitalised after she was allegedly assaulted by a colleague over a client.Ntombikayise Masina, 25, of Mahlathini Village was admitted to Inyathi District Hosp...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Adelaide Moyo
Zimbabweans in fake South African papers ordeal
IT took less than a working day for two Zimbabwean brothers to secure asylum seeker temporary permits after a Home Affairs official reportedly sold them the sought-after documentation for R1 600 each....Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 13:35hrs | | by IOL news
2 die in NRZ building elevator accident
TWO people died after an elevator at the National Railways of Zimbabwe building in Bulawayo developed a fault and broke loose, plunging eight floors down.Chief police spokesperson, senior assi...Published: 06 Jul 2015 at 08:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bus conductor steal passengers' bags
A bus conductor, who is an ex-convict, will spend the next 18 months in prison after he stole bags belonging to three of his passengers.Farai Masina, 23, of Nkayi area who is employed by Ntund...Published: 07 Apr 2015 at 07:10hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Synagogue tragedy: South Africans stand with TB Joshua
Messages of support, especially from South Africa, have flooded in for Prophet T.B. Joshua in the wake of the tragic building collapse that devastated his church last week.A condolence mes...Published: 20 Sep 2014 at 11:04hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku - freelance Nigerian journalist
MDC-T Veterans abandon Biti
MDC Veteran Activists (VAA) consisting of stalwarts that have been active in the party since 1999 have rejected secretary general Tendai Biti and his leadership renewal team, opting to side with t...Published: 15 Jun 2014 at 21:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Malawi President Banda nullifies elections
President Joyce Banda of Malawi has declared this week's election to be "null and void", throwing the nation into a new political crisis.Speaking in the country's capital Ilongwe on Saturd...Published: 24 May 2014 at 12:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pardoned prisoners sing Mugabe praises
Pardoned female prisoners at Chikurubi Maximum Prison yesterday showered praises on President Robert Mugabe as they walked out of prison, thanking him for the amnesty.Fe...Published: 18 Feb 2014 at 16:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lightning bolt kills 3 members of the same family
THREE members of the same family were killed by a single bolt of lightning and a fourth seriously injured while out tending their fields, Midlands police said.Cousins Knowledge Masina, 42, Tal...Published: 08 Jan 2014 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Late NRZ chief to be buried at the National Heroes Acre on Sunday
The late national hero Retired Air Commodore Mike Karakadzai will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on Sunday at 10am.Zanu-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Rugare Gumbo confirme...Published: 24 Aug 2013 at 18:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'What's special with Mandela?... he betrayed us' says Tladi
Johannesburg - Pan Africanist Youth Congress of Azania spokesperson Sello Tladi said former president Nelson Mandela was a sell-out, The Citizen reported on Monday."He betrayed us by rubber-...Published: 17 Jun 2013 at 10:21hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
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