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Maphisa to host Zimbabwe's 2026 independence celebrations

THE ZIMBABWE Cabinet has approved Maphisa Open Space in Matobo District, Matebeleland South Province, as the official venue for the 46th Independence Day and Children's Party Celebrations in 2026.The decision, announced following a recent …

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 15:31hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter

Matopo university to enrol first students in August

The University of Matopo is poised to enrol its inaugural cohort of students in August, operating from three campuses in Matabeleland South. The institution will focus on dryland studies, climate change, and ecological challenges while als…

Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:42hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter

University of Matopo gets approved

Matabeleland South province is set to have a third higher education institution following the approval of a proposal to establish the University of Matopo. The new university, an expansion of the Brethren in Christ Church's (BICC) commitme…

Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 17:28hrs | 3227 | by Staff reporter

Police recover bodies of 2 men who drowned at Matopo school dam

Police have recovered the bodies of two men who drowned at Matopo Mission Dam on January 24.The men, who have not been named, had been engaged by the school to carry out repairs to dormitories damaged in a fire incident last year.Gardson S…

Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 19:01hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter

BCC starts feasibility study for Matopos, Umganin aquifers

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has initiated a feasibility study aimed at identifying potential aquifers in the Matopos and Umganin areas, marking a significant step toward addressing the city's ongoing water shortages. The local authorit…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:54hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter

Strong winds leave families stranded in Matopo

Strong winds struck several wards in Umzingwane District on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction and rendering many villagers homeless. The worst-hit areas were wards 1, 2, 9, and 20, with the village of Matopo in ward 9 bearing the brun…

Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:04hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter

Outrage over Zanu-PF's Matopos rituals

ZANU-PF is facing controversy over its plans to conduct rituals at Matopos and Great Zimbabwe monuments. The party has invited King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, and three other chiefs to perform these rituals. However, the move has spark…

Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:41hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter

Former Matopo students donate uniforms to the fire victims

Former Matopo High School students have rallied to assist 52 students affected by a recent fire at the school's boys' hostel. The group, represented by renowned poet Albert Nyathi, donated 52 boys' uniforms worth US$1,300. The funds were r…

Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:13hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter

Second fire in 5 days guts Matopo High School

A FIRE has gutted another building at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South, barely a week after a dormitory was razed to a shell by an inferno on Friday morning.In a message to parents, the school headmaster Mr Gardson Sibanda said fir…

Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 15:50hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter

Fire razes dormitory at Matopo High School

Fifty-two learners at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South escaped unhurt when a fire gutted a school dormitory housing boys in the early hours of Friday but their personal belongings and some school material were destroyed in the infe…

Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:41hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Alleged Plumtree witch violently bashed by Tsikamutandas in Matobo

A disturbing video has surfaced on social media showing two youthful men who describe themselves as traditional healers beating up an elderly woman, whom they accuse of being a witch,  with tree branches. The video, which is in two pa…

Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 13:52hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu

The Gukurahundi issue is a closed chapter

THE 21st February Movement celebrations have come and gone, leaving some misguided secessionists elements with eggs on their faces.Prior to the annual event that marked the 93rd birthday of revolutionary icon and African statesman Presiden…

Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 05:42hrs | 3 | by John Sigauke

Lobels bakes Mugabe's birthday cake

Thousands of President Robert Mugabe's birthday guest would be feasting on Lobels Bakery baked cake.Bulawayo24.com has seen pictures of part of the cake.

Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 09:33hrs | | by Alice Dube

Pictures : Rains to spoil Mugabe bash

Heavy rains pounded President Robert Mugabe birthday party venue last night with reports saying the place is muddy.About 100000 Mugabe supporters are expected to gather at Rhodes Estate Preparatory School (Reps) in Matopo for hid 93 birthd…

Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Mary Charamba

Schools to bankroll Mugabe bash

THE Zanu-PF government has allegedly ordered all civil servants and schools throughout the country to make cash and kind donations towards President Robert Mugabe's 93rd birthday party to be held in Matobo, Matabeleland South province, on …

Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

PHOTOS: Mugabe bash venue

[13:15, 2/19/2017] +263 7* *** ****: Am sending u pictures of the venue of the birthday of Mugabe near Bhalagwe where thousands of people whom he murdered are hurried in a mass grave , a disused mine [13:22, 2/19/2017] +44 7496 478384…

Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 15:09hrs | | by Concerned Citizen

Civil servants being forced to donate towards Mugabe bash

Editor  Hello, I want to let people know that, the Mugabe bash in Matabeleland South has raised some fear among civil servants who will fail to pay the $1 for donations, the DAs are trying by all means to make every teacher pays. It's…

Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 13:15hrs | | by Concerned civil servant

Mat South and Matobo constituency must reject Mugabe birthday celebrations

This is the same place where Mugabe, ZANU and the North Korean trained brigade killed more than 20 000 unarmed civilians who mostly ZAPU supporters.This is the same area where Mnangangwa evicted people from their homeasteads in favour of T…

Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 14:44hrs | 1 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo

Teachers face expulsion over sex scam

TEACHERS at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South face expulsion following allegations that they are demanding sex from pupils.Officials at the school who spoke on condition of anonymity last week, said girls now lived in fear as male t…

Published: 29 Aug 2016 at 07:01hrs | | by Whinsley Masara

Ababalisi beMatopo High bacela ucansi kubafundi

ABAFUNDI beMatopo High abangamankazana sebedlela egilweni nanko phela sokuvele ukuba  kulababalisi asebethwalise abafundi laba amagabha avuzayo ngokucela ukuya emacansini labo, uMthunywa ukuzwile lokhu.Sekuyinsakavukela umchilo wezidw…

Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 16:29hrs | 17 | by YiNtatheli kaMthunywa

Matopo's domestic tourism promotion bears fruit

The Matopo National Park's drive to promote domestic tourism is yielding positive results with locals constituting at least 70 percent of visitors flocking the world heritage site.The national park is known for its rocky outcrops, wildlife…

Published: 02 Aug 2016 at 20:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Removing Rhodes' grave won't change history

SOME Zimbabwean print media recently published stories to the effect that some members of the Zanu-PF Youth League were stopped by an arm of the national security machinery from removing the remains of Cecil John Rhodes from his grave on t…

Published: 04 Apr 2015 at 08:56hrs | 7 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu

War vets are becoming a problem 'ngento zabo zamadlozi' says Mohadi

Kembo Mohadi, the Co-Home Affairs Minister on Friday castigated the group of war veterans, spirit mediums and chiefs who visited Matopos National Park and performed cleansing rituals. The large group, totalling about 568 people all be…

Published: 11 Aug 2012 at 03:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africa may face Matopo Hills moment

Late 19th-century Cape Times correspondent Vere Stent, in his account of Cecil John Rhodes's successful attempt to put an end to the 1896 Ndebele revolt in present-day Zimbabwe, relates an encounter the British imperial warlord and plunder…

Published: 11 Jul 2011 at 05:06hrs | | by iol

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