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In Aid of Orphaned Rural Zimbabwean Pupils' Education, MFI Annual's Fundraiser in Sheffield
It is that time of the year whereby Mopane Foundation International (MFI), a UK registered charity no. 1167272 is holding their annual fundraising event to raise funds for fees, uniforms and other bas...Published: 12 hrs ago | 234 | by MFI
Loser's one punch 'kills' gambler
A "SORE-LOSER" in Matobo District allegedly felled a gambler he had lost money to with one punch, leading to the man's death in hospital three days later. Lizwe Mlalazi (37) of Bhalagwe villag...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:51hrs | 439 | by Staf reporter
Gukurahundi tombstone vandalised
A tombstone of the unknown soldier erected by the government at Bhalagwe in Maphisa, Matabeleland South, was destroyed by yet-to-be-identified people.Bhalagwe in Matobo district, described as ...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:03hrs | 1276 | by Staff reporter
'Preserve culture to enhance local tourism'
THE organiser of the My Beautiful House hut decoration contest held in Matopos last week said locals should engage in more cultural activities to preserve cultural norms and promote local tourism....Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:50hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Baby dumper arrested after two years on the run
A BULAWAYO woman who has been on the run for two years after dumping her two children outside a pub and going to live with "boyfriends" has been arrested. A court heard Thandiwe Dube (27) left...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:25hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi appeals for donations towards Mzilikazi commemorations
Mthwakazi KaMzilikazi Cultural Association has appealed for donations towards the commemoration of the King Mzilikazi life and death which is scheduled for September 29.The event is set to be ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 09:48hrs | 843 | by Stephen Jakes
Media urged to desist from prioritising politics
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Mr George Charamba, has urged the media to desist from prioritising politics and help the nation fight the ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Shock developments at Bhalagwe Gukurahundi shrine
A visit by Mthwakazi Republic Party leaders to the Gukurahundi mass graves in Bhalagwe revealed some shocking developments. The delegation which was accompanied by victims and international journalist...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 08:31hrs | 5168 | by Khethani Ndlovu
Woman tries to kill lover over phone call
A MAN from Filabusi in Matabeleland South is battling for life in hospital after his girlfriend bashed him with a saucepan during a fight over a phone call.Perseverance Moyo (22) of Mthwakazi ...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:37hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
'Con-Court must be free to decide,' says Chiwenga
The Constitutional Court should be allowed to deal with MDC-Alliance application challenging President Mnangagwa's victory in the harmonised elections without undue influence from anyone, Acting Presi...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:54hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga tours controversial ARDA Antelope project
Acting President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga has arrived at ARDA Antelope Estate in Maphisa, Matobo District, to appreciate operations at the facility.He is accompanied by Lands, Agri...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 13:23hrs | 2211 | by Ndou Paul
Dynamics of the rural vote
Recent developments in the Zimbabwean electoral cycles have once again demonstrated the important role that peasants play in determining the country's future.Zimbabwe has a total of 63 distric...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1136 | by Dumisani Ncube
Game of Thrones actors to be Zimbabwe brand ambassadors?
A CALL has been made on social media to make two actors Liam Cunningham and Lucian Msamati from the HBO blockbuster series, Game of Thrones, brand ambassadors for Zimbabwe in order to boost the touris...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi fights in Chamisa's corner
SECESSIONIST Mthwakazi Republic Party has rallied behind opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's rejection of the results of the just-ended harmonised elections, saying there was massive evide...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:20hrs | 3137 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe fights cost opposition votes
CIVIC society groups based in Matabeleland have blamed the two warring MDC-T factions, led by Nelson Chamisa (left) and Thokozani Khupe (right), for selling out their parliamentary seats to the ruling...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1684 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF maintains dominance in Matebeleland South
Zanu-PF has maintained its dominance in Matabeleland South province where Government is implementing a lot of development and economic empowerment programmes to improve people's standards of living, a...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:24hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zanu-PF retains two-thirds majority
Zanu-PF has retained its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly following the announcement of the latest batch of results from 55 constituencies announced today. The party now has 144 se...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 16:21hrs | 1842 | by Staff reporter
The bones that haunt Mnangagwa
At the bottom of a crevice in the rocks - just as the eyewitness had said - was a parcel of bones, wrapped in a shirt. It was a shirt just like the one Fanta Ndlovu was wearing when he went missing 33...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:47hrs | 4411 | by BBC
Zanu-PF still in the lead, wins 110 seats out of 153 announced
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced a further 50 National Assembly results, bringing the total so far to 153.Of the 153 Zanu PF has won 110 seats while the MDC Alliance got 4...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 3244 | by Staff Reporter
Mthwakazi leader eyes Parly
The leader of the secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) says he is contesting in the Matobo North parliamentary election tomorrow to fight against the marginalisation of Matabeleland and Midland...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 13:01hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: United States to Improve Water Security for River Basin Communities
HARARE - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announces Resilient Waters, a five-year, $32.4 million project to address severe water challenges facing the Limpopo River Basin...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 09:50hrs | 403 | by APO
Mthwakazi thanks Bulawayo
Mthwakazi Republic Party today held one of its best rallies, outside Bulawayo's Large City Hall. Despite the fact that we had paid for the venue and been cleared by the Zimbabwe Republic Police who la...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 20:53hrs | 4179 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
'Undenge jailing sends message to thieves'
THE Government is committed to fighting corruption by public officials as evidenced by the jailing of former Cabinet Minister Samuel Undenge and more prosecutions of that nature will help fight agains...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Over 20 000 killed during Gukurahundi: Researcher
ONE of the surviving researchers who compiled a report on the 1980s mass killings in Midlands and Matabeleland has said the documented 20 000 civilian deaths during Gukurahundi was a conservative figu...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 08:06hrs | 1751 | by Staff reporter
Govt working on ways to fund rural electrification
GOVERNMENT has said it is working on finding alternative ways of mobilising additional resources for the Rural Electrification programme to augment the Rural Electrification Fund (REF).Power a...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:11hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Does Njelele hold the keys?
"It was on June 29, just a month before the nation votes on July 30, that they came and desecrated our shrine. Whether that is pure coincidence, a planned act or just another act of vandalism, we are ...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:46hrs | 436 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF dominates resettlement areas
CIVIL rights group, Habakkuk Trust has expressed concern that some of the wards in Matobo district's resettlement areas where Zanu PF candidates were nominated unopposed demonstrated that the land ref...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
A polling station in Matobo has only 7 registered voters - Bajila
MDC Alliance official Discent Collins Bajila has said one polling station in Matobo district has only seven registered voters a figure that gets into the number of presidential candidates three times....Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 10:11hrs | 1421 | by Stephen Jakes
ZEC sets up 'shady' polling stations
INDEPENDENT biometric voter registration (BVR) and data science experts analysing the voters' roll, yesterday claimed they had unearthed another suspected vote-rigging loophole, where the Zimbabwe Ele...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1169 | by Staff rpeorter
Matebeleland South youths urged to join security forces
Youths in Matebeleland South Province have been urged to consider joining the security forces amid concerns over the continued failure by the region to meet its quota.Speaking on the sidelines...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 21:07hrs | 1755 | by Staff reporter
CSOs, political parties condemn Njelele bombing
CIVIC Society Organisations (CSOs) and political parties have sternly condemned the bombing and desecration of the sacred Njelele rainmaking shrine, a traditional and cultural heritage site, in Matobo...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:14hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Uncle beds nephew's wife and brags, stabbed to death
A MAN from Matobo District who fatally stabbed his uncle with a knife for allegedly boasting that he was having an affair with his wife has been sentenced to 25 years in jail.Steven Tshuma (32...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
Origins of Mthwakazi Republic Party and its political views
Mthwakazi Republic Party is a politiccal institution that was established in 2013 soon after the Zimbabwean government and the state-controlled Zimbabwe Electoral Commission conducted the most unsatis...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 16:37hrs | 1904 | by MRP
Trust demands land for Nkomo memorial college
Lalangwe Mbambangwe Memorial Trust has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanding land for construction of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo School of Tourism and Hospitality in Matobo.The trust...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
List of Mthwakazi candidates
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), Mqondisi Moyo, says his party managed to successfully field candidates in all the 12 constituencies in the Bulawayo province while in Matebeleland North they managed to...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 12:01hrs | 1752 | by Ndou Paul
Matobo Action Team visits Umzingwane Clinic Project
The construction of Shale clinic in Umzingwane Ward 8 is an advocacy initiative that was adopted by Habakkuk Trust in the year 2013 after the community was failing to commence work due to conflict rel...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 12:05hrs | 219 | by Stephen Jakes
Cable thief wanted by police electrocuted
A SUSPECTED copper cable thief died on Monday night while another was severely burnt after they were electrocuted by a 66 000-volt power line in Umguza district.Elmon Ndlovu died on the spot w...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:53hrs | 632 | by Staffr eporter
Zanu-PF Mat South eyes poll clean sweep
Zanu-PF is poised for another clean sweep in Matebeleland South province in this year's harmonised elections after some of its candidates for local government were unopposed at the Nomination Court wh...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Government addresses transmission challenges in Maphisa
GOVERNMENT has promised the people of Maphisa, Matobo District in Matabeleland South province that it is working on a quick solution to ensure they receive radio transmission before elections....Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:48hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF takes early poll lead
Zanu-PF has taken an early lead in the 2018 harmonised elections after some of the party's candidates submitted nomination papers unopposed.Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Matabeleland South pro...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:39hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland releases candidates names
MATABELELAND North and South have released names of candidates who successfully submitted nomination papers for the 2018 harmonised elections.In Matabeleland North, a total of 156 National Ass...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:47hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South heritage sites get $1 million grant
MATOBO Hills, a national monument in Matabeleland South, and seven other endangered cultural heritage sites included on the 2018 World Monuments Watch list have received a $1 million grant from Americ...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:33hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF releases candidates list
ZANU-PF yesterday announced the final list of candidates who will contest the forthcoming harmonised elections on the ruling party's ticket.The list includes 210 National Assembly candidates, ...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:54hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
'MDC-T power-mongers plotting against Alliance'
MDC ALLIANCE spokesperson and leader of the MDC, Welshman Ncube has sensationally claimed that some power-hungry MDC-T officials had embarked on a mission to derail the coalition project after they we...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 09:05hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T bigwig dies
MDC-T Senator for Matobo constituency in Matabeleland South, Ms Sithembile Mlotshwa, has died. Ms Mlotshwa died yesterday at the United Bulawayo Hospitals where she was admitted for an undisclosed ill...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:50hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi not contesting presidential polls
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo has reiterated his party's position not to contest the presidential poll, saying he will stand as a Matobo North constituency parliamentary candidat...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:25hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
Why devolution of power is non-negotiable
The argument that was and is still propounded by some sections of the Zimbabweans society is both frivolous and vexatious for a number of reasons, which I will discuss in this instalment.Let me, h...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:54hrs | 256 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Bulawayo's Churchill hotel relaunched
Regional hospitality group Cresta Hotels has re-launched its Cresta Churchill hotel in Bulawayo after completing a $700 000 refurbishment that was focused principally on its accommodation offering, bu...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:35hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Jail time for axe gang members
TWO men have been jailed for eight years, another for four years while two others are still at large after they struck a 72-year-old man with an axe on the head leaving him seriously injured.N...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:32hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
CSO conducts series of sports, art events to encourage citizen participation in elections
Bulawayo based Civic organisation, Habakkuk Trust has conducted a series of sports and arts tournaments to encourage citizen participation in electoral processes.The event held under the theme...Published: 30 May 2018 at 07:06hrs | 107 | by Stephen Jakes
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