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Diaspora community form Funeral and repatriation service fund
Gwanda North community members based in South Africa have formed a funeral and bodies repatriation services group fund due to desperation of some colleagues whenever death strikes across the Limpopo....Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 12:54hrs | 603 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo poet to launch album on Zupco bus
It's a listening session that can't be missed!Bulawayo actor-cum-poet Prince Ncube otherwise known as Mazilankatha in the local showbiz, is planning a bus trip for his fans where they will enj...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Soldier ties note in full military honour
A BAYONET fixed on a rifle was used to cut the wedding cake that was adorned with the Zimbabwe Defence Forces badge and the national flag. The wedding came as an early Independence Day celebration for...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pandemic forces city dwellers to migrate
Thirty-nine-year-old retrenchee Thembelani Masuku ditched the bustling life of Bulawayo in May 2020 for his rural home in Matshetsheni village in Gwanda North, about 100 kilometres away.It was...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
People of Godlwayo retain identity and pride
Maduna Mafu, the chief of Godlwayo, led the armed struggle of 1896 in the eastern Ndebele State, together with other leaders such as Mahlahleni Mafu, Siminzela Mathema and Fezela Khumalo.Godlw...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:05hrs | 49 | by Phathisani Nyathi
Lockdown defiance rife in Matabeleland South
THERE is widespread defiance of lockdown regulations in most parts of Matabeleland South province, a development that health authorities and police say is worrisome. Areas such as Gwanda, Mbal...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Brig-Gen Sambulo Ndlovu
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has described the late Brigadier-General Sambulo Ndlovu as decorated General who served the country with distinction. Brig Gen Ndlovu died on Tuesday due to Covid-19 relate...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faction narrowly beats Zanu-PF to retain Gwanda mayoral seat
THE MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa yesterday won the Gwanda mayoral election, narrowly beating Zanu-PF.MDC Alliance candidate Njabulo Siziba garnered five votes while Zanu-PF's Albert Ndlo...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cellphones for prison inmates
INMATES in prisons have not been spared from the effects of Covid-19 pandemic as they have gone for six months without seeing their loved ones as visits have remained suspended due to lockdown restric...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hubby torches property in infidelity row
A GWANDA woman has been left stranded after her husband set their property on fire on Sunday morning following a dispute over alleged infidelity. The man, Amos Phiri (37) from Matshetsheni are...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
$100 bail for murder accused gold panners
FOUR gold panners suspected to be part of a mob that allegedly attacked a 35-year-old man from Gwanda before he was later found dead by a passerby, have been each granted $100 bail pending trial by th...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cops up for stocktheft
TWO police officers have been arrested for allegedly stealing five head of cattle from a grazing area in Gwanda which they later tried to sell. Tinashe Gono (26), who is based at Tuli Base in ...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Butcherman up for murder over sex worker
A GWANDA man has appeared in court facing a murder charge after he allegedly stabbed his friend to death using a knife in a brawl over a sex worker.Obadiah Dube (38), who works at a local butc...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
ARTUZ condemns abuse of schools and properties in ZANU-PF fights
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) condemns in the strongest of terms utmost contempt it deserves the abuse of schools and their properties, especially buses, in the ensuing ZANU PF ...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 11:10hrs | | by ARTUZ
CIO operative Ncube declared National hero?
The late Central Intelligence Organisation Zenzo Ntuliki Ncube has reportedly been declared a national hero.Ncube died at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo on Friday night.Zanu-PF Matabel...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 21:12hrs | | by Mary Charamba
Hero status for CIO boss?
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South has requested the party to confer national hero status on the late Central Intelligence Organisation boss, Zenzo Ntuliki, who died on Friday night.Ntuliki (5...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mlambos Express Band makes Easter date with Gwanda
Energetic South Africa-based rhumba outfit, Mlambos Express Band are set to perform in Nkwidzi, Matabeleland South Province over Easter.The 15-member group will stage a free, all-night out...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umdeni wako Ngwenya udinga umzawabo u Robathi Moyo ozalwa eMatshetsheni
Umdeni wako Ngwenya udinga umzawabo u Robathi Moyo ozalwa ngu Cwente Moyo wase Matshetsheni eGwanda yena ongasekho emhlabeni. Unina ka Robathi ngu Ayida Ngwenya odabuka eNkayi. U Robathi wasuka ekhaya...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 11:48hrs | | by Ngwenya
'We're old relax bail conditions,' appeals Matshetsheni villagers
MATSHETSHENI villagers under Chief Marupi in Gwanda district who mobbed, attacked and destroyed three homesteads belonging to people they suspected to be stealing their cattle successfully filed an ap...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:08hrs | | by Lynnia Ndlovu
‘Cross fire’ man stoned to death
A GWANDA man was last Monday brutally killed in a “cross fire” revenge mission after being mistaken to be the brother of a man who killed his rival suitor in a dispute over a woman early this year...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Lynnia Ndlovu
Wrong man stoned, stabbed to death
A GWANDA man was last Monday brutally killed in a "cross fire" revenge mission after being mistaken to be the brother of a man who killed his rival suitor in a dispute over a woman early this year. ...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 11:19hrs | | by Lynnia Ndlovu
Matshetsheni villagers released on bail
The 10 Matshetsheni Villagers who were arrested on allegations of burning 3 homesteads belonging to notorious cattle rustlers who had caused massive loss of economic survival and livelihoods to the pe...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 16:48hrs | 1 | by Matabeleland Solidarity Forum
Killer driver handed year-long ban
A WOMAN has been banned from driving for a year after running over and killing a motorcyclist. Sibonisiwe Ndlovu, who runs a popular restaurant in Gwanda, was on Saturday fined $300 and her licence wa...Published: 26 Apr 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Richard Muponde
Montrose Studios upgrade in advanced stage
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media, Information and Broadcasting Services has said Zimbabwe is on the verge of achieving universal television and radio coverage due to the ongoing digitali...Published: 16 Apr 2016 at 11:29hrs | 8 | by Pamela Shumba
Pregnant woman steals brandy
A PREGNANT woman has been sentenced to perform 105 hours of community service for stealing brandy from a supermarket in Gwanda Town.The six-month pregnant Tryphine Dube (28), of Silikwe Villag...Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 08:20hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Gwanda man tries to grab and rape school girl on her way from school
A man from Matshetsheni in Gwanda tried to grab a grade 2 pupil at Emabilini Mine Amazon Filabusi intending to rape her but she managed to escape and informed her mother.This was heard by Fila...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Gwanda crops a near right off as superstition surrounds low rainfall
Villagers and farmers in the Gwanda area say that the continued dry spell in the district has completely wiped off their crops in the fields.While most parts of the country are enjoying heavy...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man, 60, dies after drinking brake fluid
A 60-YEAR-OLD Gwanda man committed suicide by drinking a bottle of brake fluid after two previous attempts had failed.Boy Khumalo of Spitzkop Medium Density in Gwanda Town who was employed as ...Published: 10 Nov 2014 at 21:04hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Remains of woman (67), granddaughter (5) pulled out from a burning hut
CHARRED remains of a 67-year-old Esigodini woman and her five-year-old granddaughter were pulled out from a burning hut on Tuesday night in a suspected case of murder and arson.Shell-shocked ...Published: 26 Jul 2014 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Temba Dube
Grade zero pupils learn in beer hall
GRADE Zero pupils in Mahole, Filabusi in Matabeleland South use an old beer garden as a classroom which villagers have condemned as not conducive to proper learning as well as a health and safety haza...Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Indoor flea market turned into a church
A once very vibrant indoor flea market in Gwanda has been closed and converted into a church.The fl...Published: 03 Feb 2014 at 12:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Shona speaking teachers blamed for poor Grade Seven results
COUNCILLORS in Gwanda District yesterday blamed recruitment of teachers who cannot speak local languages for the poor Grade Seven examination results recorded by most schools....Published: 01 Feb 2014 at 21:04hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Gukurahundi blamed for 0% pass rate
THE poor Grade 7 results in the Matabeleland South province where some schools recorded a 0% pass rate has been blamed on Gukurahundi and the government's continued deployment of teachers who cannot s...Published: 27 Jan 2014 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda 0% pass-rate Minister steps in
THE Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Matabeleland South, Abednico Ncube has said he would approach the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to get an explanation on the dismal perfo...Published: 24 Jan 2014 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Shamed Gwanda schools record 0% pass rate
GWANDA district primary schools recorded a slight increase in the Grade 7 pass rate last year with 21,5% of the children passing against last year's 18%.Six schools recorded a 0% pass rate. Jo...Published: 22 Jan 2014 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda taxi rank feud
The newly elected Municipality of Gwanda Councillors are in a serious feud with the town's long distance and local transport operators.Reports coming from the town indicate that the new counci...Published: 12 Nov 2013 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gwanda villagers tell 'illegal' settlers to go or else...
Villagers from Matshetsheni area of Gwanda under Chief Masuku have given people who illegally settled in their livestock grazing land an ultimatum to vacate the area within seven days or they will rem...Published: 17 Oct 2013 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mat South Chiefs fume over unsanctioned Njelele rituals by war-vets
MATABELELAND South chiefs are fuming over the recent visit to Njelele shrine by people believed to be war veterans who reportedly performed unsanctioned rituals, saying the development was underminin...Published: 15 May 2012 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda North MP's son struck by lightning
THE son of Gwanda North Member of Parliament, Mr Thandeko Zinti Mnkandla, is lucky to be alive after he was struck by lightning at his home.Kukhanyakwenkosi Mnkandla (27), who is the second bo...Published: 17 Dec 2011 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
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