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15 years for raping commercial sex worker
A 30-year-old man from Sojini Village in Mbembesi, Umguza District, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping a commercial sex worker. Gracious Lamula was convicted by Bulawayo regional magi...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:58hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Human semen harvester sentenced
THE long ongoing trial of a 32-year-old man from Nineva village, Mbembesi in Matabeleland North province who forced three teenagers to masturbate and ejaculate in condoms has come to an end as he has ...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 10:07hrs | 1475 | by Staff reporter
Man in trouble for refusing to pay sex worker
A 27-year-old man from Mbembesi, Matabeleland North province, has been charged with rape after allegedly refusing to pay a sex worker for her services. Gracious Lamula appeared before Bulawayo Regiona...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:03hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Spear-killer on the run
Police in Matabeleland South have launched a manhunt for a murder suspect, Petros Mbulawa, who is also wanted in connection with several assault cases. Matabeleland South provincial police spo...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 17:04hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pays tribute to nationalist Aaron Milner
ZANU-PF has paid tribute to the late Aaron Michael Milner, a prominent freedom fighter who played a crucial role in the liberation of several Southern African countries. Milner passed away from pneumo...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:21hrs | 38 | by Staff reportyer
Man stabs beer mate over song selection
Mncedisi Hadebe, a 37-year-old man from Matheleni Village, Mbembesi, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for stabbing his drinking companion, Khulani Mabothe, multip...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:32hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Man thrashed for friend's crimes
A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Mbembesi in Matabeleland North province was beaten to the pulp by a trio over an unknown dispute after he failed to disclose the whereabouts of his friend.Patrick Mpenge...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mix up at South African mortuary, 2-year body swap resolved
IN September 2021, then-31-year-old Bongani Ngwendu was attacked by a vigilante group in a suspected xenophobic attack at an informal settlement in Pretoria, South Africa, where he was burnt to death ...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shona youth that attack Matabele possessed by the demon of gukurahundi
Shona youth that drive all the way from Mashonaland to Matabeleland armed with machetes and fire arms to invade Matabeleland and violently attack and kill...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 23:53hrs | 31 | by Israel Dube
Herd boy commits suicide amid stock theft allegations
Police in Matabeleland North Province are probing a troubling case involving a herd boy who purportedly consumed a dipping chemical in an apparent suicide attempt following his implication in a recent...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:41hrs | 18 | by Peter Matuka
Bulawayo-Nkayi Road section opens
The Government has opened to the motoring public a completed section of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road near Turk Mine in Bubi District with the Government committing to avail more funds to complete the targe...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:28hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Handcuffed suspect outruns cops for a kilometre
THERE was drama when a man who had been arrested for unlawful entry and theft escaped from police cells before officers on duty gave chase and apprehended him after a breathless pursuit that spanned c...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Lobhengula's legacy embodied unique tactful diplomacy, military heroism
DISTINGUISHED researchers and historians have utterly dismissed the narrative that Ndebele monarch King Lobhengula Khumalo is associated with selling out to colonial settlers, arguing his distinct leg...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:05hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
2 arrested for beating suspected thief to death
TWO men have been arrested after they allegedly teamed up to beat to death, a man they accused of stealing their gold ore.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 16:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ZimDaily recycling a discredited historical myth
While most progressive Zimbabweans are genuinely outraged by renegade political activist Sengezo Tshabangu's calculated and determined assault on democracy at the behest of forces of darkness by disru...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 09:32hrs | | by Dumisani Muleya
Mbembesi Community Radio Station goes on air
MBEMBESI Community Radio Station is now on air with renovations of the studio ongoing, while staff have been trained by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ).This was said by the Minist...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 11:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man storms police station, destroys record book
A 40-year-old resident from Nqokola village in Mbembesi, Matabeleland North province, entered a local police station and vandalized a criminal record book housed in the charge office. The incident occ...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Small progress on Beitbridge, Bulawayo -Victoria Falls road
SMALL progress has been recorded in the rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo- Victoria Falls Road with the contractor expected to complete about 20km of newly surfaced road within the next two we...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Only 5km of reconstructed Victoria Falls Highway section open to motorists
BITUMEN World, the company contracted by Government to rehabilitate the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road has completed the reconstruction of a 5km section of the highway near Hwange and opened ...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor taken to task over lack of development
Community members from Ward 7 in Insiza South have accused their local councillor, Thabani ‘Malele' Ncube, of failing to deliver yet is seeking re-election in the upcoming elections.The comm...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 18:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Inzalo kaGodlwayo partners government to rehabilitate roads
Inzalo kaGodlwayo community group in Insiza has purchased 400 litres of diesel that will be used in the grading of Mbaulo to Maxolweni road, as part of its road rehabilitatiom programme.The gr...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 16:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Call to speed up rehabilitation of Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road
Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo has expressed concern over the slow pace in the rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway and implored authoritie...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Small progress registered on Beitbridge - Victoria Falls road rehab
SOME progress has been made on the rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) as the Second Republic continues to deliver o...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highway pothole patching begins
GOVERNMENT has started rehabilitating the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway starting with badly damaged sections that will be resurfaced. Bitumen World, which is already on site,...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army to recruit, train more women
COMMANDER of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Lieutenant-General David Sigauke, has said they will continue to train and recruit more women as they have proven to be dedicated, competent and determin...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Villagers accuse police of protecting criminals
VILLAGERS in the Mbembesi area of Matabeleland North province have accused the police of protecting criminals after some arrested cattle rustling suspects were reportedly released from police custody ...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP decries poor infrastructure in his area
Lupane West Member of Parliament (MP), Martin Khumalo, has said the newly appointed Chief Menyezwa assumes responsibility at a challenging time because of poor infrastructure in the area.Thurs...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man thrashed at birthday party
A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Mbembesi in Matabeleland North province has been hauled before the courts for allegedly striking another man on the head with a knobkerrie following a misunderstanding at a birt...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Lupane State University campus radio goes on air
LUPANE State University (LSU)'s campus radio station is now on air and broadcasting from its base in the Matabeleland North provincial capital with the institution set to receive the outstanding studi...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Manchester United fan kills man with machete after being taunted in 4-0 loss to Brentford
A man taunted over Manchester United's 4-0 drubbing by Brentford in the English Premier Soccer League killed a rival fan with a machete following a bar brawl, police said.Police are hunting Si...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 18:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
We Must all Condemn the Imprisonement of Mthwakazi Activists in Zimbabwe
Greetings to all! As I greet you all, I am saddened by the silence of all our people at the sentencing to long imprisonment of more than three (3) years recently of Mthwakazi activists by Zimb...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 14:17hrs | | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Nhlanhla Ndiweni cautions Mnangagwa's wife
EXILED former Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni has advised First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa to respect local cultural norms and values during her planned visit to Ntabazinduna for a men's...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police officer steals rations
A POLICE officer at Matabeleland North's Ntabazinduna police training depot has been dragged to court for allegedly stealing food rations meant for recruits.Maizon Fungawo (45) pleaded not gui...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police arrest two goats thieves in Bulawayo
Two men were recently arrested in connection with the theft of goats in Mbembesi in Matabeleland North.The suspects are identified as Kenneth Chirwa (42) and Gift Sibanda (32) of Cowdray Park ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 10:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
SA based Ndebele 'king' urges Zimbabweans to go back home
Self-styled Ndebele King Bulelani Lobhengula Khumalo has urged Zimbabweans domiciled in South Africa to flee the ongoing xenophobic violence and flock back home.His sentiments come after the f...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 16:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Security guard assaulted with his gun
A 28-year-old man from Mbembesi assaulted a 70-year-old security guard with his gun all over the body after he mistakenly lit his torch on him.The accused, David Mguni, was remanded in custody...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soldier shoots villager, jailed 3 years
A SOLDIER based in Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South province, has been sentenced to an effective three-year jail term for shooting a villager on the leg with an AK47 rifle during a beer brawl in 2020....Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt to assist Xhosa community set up radio station
GOVERNMENT has offered to support the Mbembesi community in Matabeleland North in purchasing equipment for its community radio station as it is struggling to raise the required funds.Deputy Mi...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda community radio set to go live
Ntepe-Manama Community Radio in Gwanda District is set to be the first community radio station in Matabeleland region to go on air as Government has already acquired broadcast equipment for it....Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staf reporter
Dreams made and dreams shattered at West Nicholson's 'Entabeni yegolide'
"Intaba yeWest" or "Entabeni yegolide", the soaring mountain with impervious vegetation along the Gwanda-Beitbridge highway in West Nicholson is not for the faint hearted.From afar, the mounta...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man killed, body parts missing
RESIDENTS of Gwanda were left in shock after a man was allegedly lured to five men who beat him up and stabbed him to death.After committing the spine-chilling act, they dumped his body in a t...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 16:15hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Zinara neglects highway fence
THE highway fencing funded by the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) to prevent livestock from straying onto the highway between Gweru and Ntabazinduna has been vandalised.The same situatio...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
A crime against humanity cannot be covered by twisted definitions of words Peace and Unity
In his speech on the Unity Day President E. D. Mnangagwa said a lot about the outcome of a unity accord that was signed by Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe. Mr Mnangagwa describes Zanu's quest for a one...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 09:53hrs | 7 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Chief Ndiweni to return home after treatment
Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna says a warrant for his arrest issued by a court in Bulawayo is “politically motivated."Police said he had breached bail conditions set by...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 19:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Dethroned Chief Ndiweni turns fugitive
DETHRONED Ntabazinduna Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has been declared a fugitive from justice after a Bulawayo magistrate issued a warrant of arrest against the ex-traditional leader for viola...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni jumps bail, arrest warrant issued
DETHRONED Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has been declared a fugitive from justice after a Bulawayo magistrate issued a warrant of arrest against the ex-traditional leader and convi...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest issued for Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni
A court in Bulawayo has issued a warrant for the arrest of former Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, just days after he stood outside 10 Downing Street in London to petition the Britis...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:07hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners whip colleague to death
POLICE in Matabeleland North have arrested seven gold panners in Inyathi for allegedly fatally assaulting a colleague with switches and logs in a dispute over gold ore.Matabeleland North polic...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mbembesi villagers resist non-Ndebele teachers
PARENTS of pupils at Mbembesi Primary School in Insiza, Matabeleland South province, on Saturday demonstrated against the deployment of teachers who do not speak local languages.The area is do...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
14 community radio stations licensed
GOVERNMENT has made tremendous progress in opening up the airwaves with 14 community radio stations having been licensed so far.In her post-Cabinet briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadca...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
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