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More than half of households in Matebeleland using bush toilet
ZIMBABWEANS in Matebeleland North are still using the bush to relieve themselves, a 2019 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac) report has said.According to the report, Binga dis...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 462 | by newzimbabwe
National documentation hearings start in Matebeleland North
PUBLIC hearings on the national inquiry on access to national documentation in the country are set to commence today in Matebeleland North province. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Human Rights C...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders the acceleration of roads tarring in Matebeleland
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the acceleration of roads development and tarring in Matebeleland, among them the 92km Plumtree-Maitengwe Border Post stretch.Transport and Infrastruct...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:12hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South has highest child starvation rates
ONLY 36 percent of nursing mothers from Gwanda district adhere to exclusive breastfeeding for their new born babies amid reports that Matebeleland South province has the country's highest starvation r...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:20hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South teachers call for strike
EMBATTLED teachers in Insiza district, Matebeleland South, have called on their union, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, to urgently organise a strike over their deteriorating working ...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
Zapu's position on gukurahundi genocide
It is an objective reality that Zimbabwe cannot move forward as a nation towards peace and development; unless and until the thorny issue of Gukurahundi is seriously and effectively addressed. The ass...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:27hrs | 841 | by Zapu
Ndebele 'King' addresses the nation
I would like to make it known that I, as King of Matabeleland alias Mthwakazi, am very much committed to the Restoration of my Kingdom. I also want the whole world to know that the whole Inter-cultura...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 13:19hrs | 7505 | by Stanley Khumalo
Ndiweni praises Mnangagwa? Setting the record straight
Outspoken traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni - who has in recent months courted the ire of Zanu-PF apparatchiks with his stinging criticism of the government - has praised President Em...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:55hrs | 5926 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and his shona speaking chiefs must blame Gukurahundi not Ndebele chiefs
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT PRESS STATEMENT01 JULY 2019As chiefs we are deeply disappointed by statements by some that Chiefs from the Midlands province were invited to a meeting with the Pres...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:42hrs | 1707 | by Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni
How Obert Mpofu acquired his wealth
A myth has been brewing across Zimbabwe which claims that Obert Mpofu corruptly acquired wealth while he was Minister of Mines and now owns half of Victoria Falls and half of Bulawayo. These old wives...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 10:54hrs | 13158 | by Nicholas Ncube
Mnangagwa meet Ndiweni
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Friday met controversial Matebeleland traditional leader and fierce government critic Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni but details of the closed-door indaba were not yet mad...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 23:25hrs | 6434 | by newzimbabwe
Has the President Begun?
On 29 April 2019 I wrote an article titled 'The Gukurahundi Solution', which was published by the on line media, bulawayo24 on 30 April 2019. In that article I had highlighted the pain us victims of t...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 18:36hrs | 2506 | by Clemen Moyo
Fear stricken Mnangagwa holds two Gukurahundi meetings within three months
MLO notes with interest that the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa has visited Matabeleland Statehouse in Bulawayo twice within a space of three months this year. His first visit was in M...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 12:03hrs | 3460 | by Israel Dube
Matebeleland Collective faces split
MATEBELELAND Collective (MC), a grouping of the clergy and civic society groups in the region, has been rocked by divisions amid counter accusations that some members were State security agents determ...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:28hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
Shona teacher terrorises pupils at Nejambezi Secondary school
A Shona speaking teacher by the name Huggins Makiwa based at Nejambezi Secondary school situated 28 km from Victoria Falls town is reportedly terrorising pupils that he teaches, by constantly remindin...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 12:52hrs | 4495 | by MRP
Evidence that Shonas arrived in Zimbabwe 300 years ago (1700's)
Dr. George MacCall Theal, Translator of Portuguese Documents to EnglishLet us start off t...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:55hrs | 7733 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo, PMP
Matabeleland - Zimbabwe border to be redrawn with blood
It must be unequivocally stated that Matabeleland is our motherland. We we will never seek Mnangagwa or any other Shona supremacist's permission to restore her independence and sovereignty.On ...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:17hrs | 4489 | by Israel Dube
Matebeleland qualifies for the World Football Cup in 2020
After a remarkable CONIFA World Football Cup in London 2018 we are more than delighted to announce to our stakeholders all over the world that the Matebeleland Football Team will return to the global ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 21:44hrs | 3047 | by Staff reporter
Massive scandal rocks Lupane Passport office
Mthwakazi Republic Party is saddened by the level of corruption at Lupane Passport office. The party's intelligence department through a tip-off raised by the Lupane residents has today unearthed a ma...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 19:13hrs | 5640 | by MRP
Sober approach to the Gukurahundi genocide problem
I take a bow to my lovely sister Nomazulu Thata who says she lives in Germany and stays in Berlin and Bremen interchangeably. This is in particular to her article entitled 'Israel Dube: First Things F...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:03hrs | 220 | by Clemen Moyo
Sober approach to the problem
I take a bow to my lovely sister Nomazulu Thata who says she lives in Germany and stays in Berlin and Bremen interchangeably. This is in p...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 13:45hrs | 2225 | by Clemen Moyo
Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation Director's Life in grave danger: Q & A Interview
The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) has had contact with the Director of the Dr Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation who is now in hiding and fears for his life. We put to him a co...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 16:46hrs | 978 | by Thembani Dube
Call To Investigate Ingwebu Breweries
Mthwazi Republic Party is concerned with the rumours of corruption and the abuse of workers and corporate governance at Ingwebu Breweries in Bulawayo. We call upon the City authorities to swiftl...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 12:12hrs | 2727 | by MRP
Matabeleland independence will come through the barrel of the gun
That Matabeleland will be an independent state very soon is no longer a question of if or how, but a mere when.One bullet one settler, one necklace one traitor! That is the trajectory the revo...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 3876 | by Israel Dube
Now is the time for Zapu to continue the liberation struggle
End of an Era: A Tribute to ZAPU/ZIPRA StalwartsThe dates 01 June and 01 July may well remain imprinted in our memories for generations to come. On 1 July 1999, Dr. Joshua Nkomo, founding ZAPU...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 19:43hrs | 1900 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
The Inevitable Rise of ZAPU
I must contend from the onset that the rise of the people's vanguard party ZAPU is inevitable and unstoppable. Everyone who has once associated with the party in the past and expended effort in improv...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1775 | by Mqondobanzi Nduna Magonya
Gukurahundi issue a priority in Matebeleland
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) will tackle the issue of Gukurahundi as a matter of priority in the Matebeleland region. Speaking during a strategic stakeholder engagem...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:53hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
CIOs target Dabengwa's Director
Suspected state agents on Thursday launched a manhunt for Director General of the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation Mthulisi Mduduzi Ncube Hanana for crimes including undermining the authority of the P...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 16:51hrs | 15272 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gwayi-Shangani dam completion set for 2020
Forget that Matabeleland North province sticks out as the only province out of the 10 that is yet to have a provincial hospital.That the Government composite building is yet to be completed an...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 11:27hrs | 1737 | by ViewFromMatopos
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 | 1171 | by Dr. Strike Mkandl
Dumiso Dabengwa: A fad or paradox of the nationalist memory?
Heroes are born out the willpower to reconstruct inequality to egalitarianism. True heroes define the course for the redemptive path to civilising and dignifying subjugated people. These are "men of t...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:44hrs | 270 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
PHOTOS: Death trap classrooms in Nkayi
Mopane Foundation International is appealing to individuals and corporates who can assist in the rehabilitation of Somakwilili primary school in Nkayi, Matebeleland North.The School has Grade ...Published: 29 May 2019 at 15:57hrs | 1677 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zapu lines up massive memorial for Dabengwa
The Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) Veterans Association and Zapu have called on all war veterans, who worked with the late national hero Dumiso Dabengwa (DD), to join a mass memorial s...Published: 29 May 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland hit by a serious shortage of teachers
MATABELELAND is facing an acute teacher shortage, with some schools reportedly having three, often unqualified teachers, taking ECD classes up to Grade Seven.In an interview on Friday, Matabel...Published: 28 May 2019 at 18:35hrs | 1841 | by Staff reporter
Join Matebeleland Gukurahundi Genocide Memorial Day on 29th June 2019
Join Matebeleland Gukurahundi Genocide Memorial Day on 29th June 2019Location: St Martin's Church Centre, 33 Parkstone Road, Desford, LE9 9HY, Leicestershire, United KingdomTime: 12:00...Published: 27 May 2019 at 14:36hrs | 1166 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
Matebeleland North education still a pipe-dream
SIFISO Ndebele, a Grade 5 pupil at Samukele Primary School in Matebeleland North, dreams of becoming a scientist.But sadly, her dream is not in tandem with the learning conditions at her schoo...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa an unrelenting fighter for the people
Dr. Dumiso Dabengwa passed away on 23 May 2019 and this led to a great buzz on Zimbabwe's political scene not common when opposition figures die. As a quick perusal of the media coverage soon after th...Published: 26 May 2019 at 21:32hrs | 1518 | by Dr. Strike Mkandla - ZAPU Secretary General
Smart money is in rural Matebeleland
While Zimbabwe grapples with a foreign-exchange shortage, rural districts in Matebeleland North and South have fostered a thriving South African rand economy.Since the abolition of Zimbabwe's ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 20:54hrs | 4703 | by Sunday Times
1893 MHRRM condolence message to Dabengwa family and Nation
It is with deepest and most profound sadness that the 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) has learnt of the passing of our great and illustrious liberator and freedom fighter...Published: 26 May 2019 at 18:30hrs | 503 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - 6 December 1939 to 23 May 2019 - A Tribute
A giant has fallen. Zimbabwe mourns. Dr Dumiso Dabengwa personified the war of liberation. Affectionately known as ‘the Black Russian', in reference to the fact he was one of the few liberation war ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 16:13hrs | 836 | by Lloyd Msipa
Mnangagwa's govt to register food insecure families
Government has started registration of all food insecure families and school children in need of food assistance ahead of the launch of an expanded food aid scheme countrywide in the wake of drought i...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
'I silenced Zanu-PF,' says Tabitha Khumalo
OPPOSITION MDC stalwart Tabitha Khumalo said she stood toe-to-toe with Zanu-PF hardliners as part of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic) between 2009 and 2013 and would not be pu...Published: 21 May 2019 at 09:56hrs | 4256 | by Staff reporter
Misheck Velaphi Ncube Obituary: Connecting the Dots
Misheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at Heroes Acre in Harare on 9 May 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the liberation and independence of Zimb...Published: 19 May 2019 at 20:59hrs | 1689 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Major Matabeleland roads under reconstruction
THE multi-million dollar road infrastructure development programme undertaken by the Government has moved a gear up with work on the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road now underway, amon...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Delta Coaches management
Dear Delta coaches management,On the 13th of May 2019 I used a Delta coach from Bulawayo to Johannesburg (Bus Registration HD 64 FG - GP) and I would like to register my displeasure to the Delta C...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:27hrs | 2987 | by Sizwesimanyene Godlwayo
Bambanani Association stands with Chief Ndiweni
There is little doubt that the recent garbled, inane vitriol against Chief Ndiweni, emanated from the office of the Zimbabwean President. Rarely does one find such a match between messenger and messag...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:23hrs | 637 | by Dr Ralph Mguni
ZAPU fires warning shots at Mnangagwa
ZANU is a criminal organization built on a foundation of lies, conspiracy, treachery and a network of bought puppets masquerading as all sorts of officials. These officials are found on all strata of ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 09:38hrs | 5369 | by ZAPU
1893 MHRRM condemns Ndiweni's harrassment by Zanu PF government
We strongly condemn, unresevedly, the attempts made on Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni's life by Zanu PF Hoodlums and rascals today.Ndiweni has a sacrosant democratic right to air his opinions without ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1035 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
WATCH: Dr Bekithemba Mpofu introduces himself to MDC structures in Matebeleland
MDC Deputy Spokesperson Dr Bekithemba Mpofu has thrown his name in the ring for the post of National Chairperson in the impending Congress pencilled for May.The former United Kingdom-based Uni...Published: 14 May 2019 at 16:23hrs | 3408 | by Ndou Paul
Matebeleland South gold wars turn bloody as gangs rampage
Avigilant Masotsha considers himself lucky to be alive.Masotsha, who hails from Kwekwe, was one of the more than 20 illegal miners who were panning for gold underground when a tunnel suddenly ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:31hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
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