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'Chamisa plays tribal politics in Bulawayo'
MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa has been accused of playing tribal politics in Bulawayo to shut out perceived enemies and ensure his cronies win provincial congress elections held in the city...Published: 17 hrs ago | 5009 | by Methusi Ncube
Law student appeals for US$5 000 for medical bills
A 23-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean law student studying in China is appealing for about US$5 000 to foot medical bills after he suffered lung failure following an infection. Mr Brendon Anesu Gumbo...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Charamba's obsession of arrogance
President Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba who has dedicated his life to justify all evils perpetrated by Zanu-PF over the decades displayed once more his arrogance as he gave Zanu-PF's positi...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:16hrs | 1886 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Council commissions Luveve, Mpopoma swimming pools
THE Bulawayo City Council used Ward Retention Funds to refurbish the Mpopoma and Luveve Swimming Pools that were commissioned.Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni told a gathering at Mpopoma Swimmin...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance MP assaults female party member, appears in court
THE Member of Parliament for Mpopoma-Pelandaba, Charles Moyo (MDC Alliance), has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a female party member during ward elections held at the party's provincial o...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:46hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
PICTURE: 3 car collision, scores injured
Scores of people were injured in a three-car collision involving two kombis and a Nissan X-Trail along Khami Road in Mpopoma, Bulawayo, yesterday. (Picture by Eliah Saushoma) ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 15:10hrs | 1669 | by Picture by Eliah Saushom
MDC Alliance MP in court for assault
MDC-Alliance Mpopoma-Pelandaba Member of Parliament Honourable Charles Moyo has appeared in court facing charges of assault.Hon Moyo is accused of assaulting the party's deputy chairperson of ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:04hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Goodbye Rose of Matabeleland! You now belong to heaven and the stars spell out your name!
Goodbye rose of Matabeleland! Today is your burial I was blessed with your life on this earth. I was blessed with the friendship we shared together as young growing up girls, young women, moth...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 18:47hrs | 1533 | by Nomazulu Thata
The Heroine of Matabeleland is fallen! Matabeleland has heroes and heroines too!
The beautiful ones were born, but not acknowledged; these are women from Zapu - Matabeleland: Soneni Ngweny-Matiwaza is a nations' heroine: who cares today!The lyric from Bob Dylan goes like t...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 18:56hrs | 5265 | by Nomazulu Thata
Paul Siwela: fearless father of Matabeleland cause, roar 'King Lion' roar!
Hate him or love him Cde Paul Siwela is a fearless, unapologetic and very principled father of Matabeleland revolution who has been in and out of Zimbabwe prisons and courts since his teenage years. ...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 17:37hrs | 2159 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa challenges youths to use intellect, skills to spearhead development
THE country's youth should emulate the life of ingenious and innovative luminaries such as the late national hero, Professor Callistus Ndlovu to channel their creative prowess and innovation "to leapf...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:38hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Callistus Ndlovu to be buried today
All is set for the burial of former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairman Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu at the National Heroes Acre today. President Mnangagwa last night vi...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1776 | by Staff rpeorter
Callistus Ndlovu’s body to be airlifted to Plumtree rural home
THE body of the late national hero and former Cabinet Minister, Professor Callistus Ndlovu is set to be airlifted to his Brunapeg, Plumtree rural home today ahead of burial at the National Heroes' Acr...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:41hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Callistus Ndlovu death shocks Mnangagwa?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended his condolences to the Ndlovu family following the death of former Cabinet Minister and Bulawayo provincial chairman, Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu. ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1473 | by Staff reporter
Abducted boy dies in hospital
A FAMILY from Matshobana suburb in Bulawayo was plunged into mourning after their 18-year-old son was abducted by unknown men who severely beat him and he later died at a hospital. A dejected ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:28hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Pupils selling drugs at school
ZIMBABWE National Association of Mental Health (ZNAMH) has revealed that children as young as nine and 10 around the country are selling drugs in primary schools.The association conducted a re...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 21:32hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Military brutality now global crisis for Mnangagwa
The ongoing savage crackdown by the military against innocent civilians - including killings, rape, torture and horrendous beatings of law-abiding citizens - has become a full-blown international huma...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:16hrs | 2155 | by Staff reporter
6 kombi drivers remanded for 'fatal assault'
SIX kombi drivers who allegedly ganged up and fatally assaulted a protester who was among violent protesters who had barricaded a road, appeared in court yesterday. Mthulisi Sikwabayila (24) o...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:13hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Modi sets up makeshift shops in suburbs
ZANU-PF Bulawayo South legislator Raj Modi has set up makeshift shops in the western suburbs to service residents following the opposition instigated looting and destruction of shops last week. ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 23:01hrs | 6647 | by Staff reporter
Price of bread now $6
The price of bread on Thursday was reportedly being sold for prices ranging between $3 and $6 all over the country as the demand for the commodity rises and the suppliers are failing to meet the deman...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 15:03hrs | 4629 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe protests turn violent, 'overwhelm police'
The usually quiet Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo was turned into a mixture of teargas, black smoke from burning tyres and chanting of struggle songs on Monday as residents joined in protests over the lat...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:59hrs | 4520 | by Staff reporter
Sandra Ndebele reflects on music journey
SONGSTRESS Sandra 'Sandy' Ndebele will in March launch a new album whose theme is in line with celebrating her successes as an artiste of note over the last 15 years.Ndebele is the reigning ho...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:29hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe duped $3,5 billion
Government has been prejudiced in excess of $3,5 billion by company directors who shut-down their firms in order to avoid payment of taxes only to re-establish themselves under different trading names...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:59hrs | 7401 | by Staff reporter
Vocational training for Bulawayo women and girls
Inspire Women and Children is excited to announce that its long-anticipated inaugural vocational training school will commence on Monday the 7th of January here i...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:56hrs | 2156 | by Staff Reporter
Woman uses hubby's lover picture as profile photo
CLASSIC one!There is a trend that you put people you love or admire as WhatsApp profile picture or status update, but one woman from Mpopoma did the unthinkable as she updated hers with her hu...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:05hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bombing victims send SOS
TWO people who were injured after a Zanu-PF rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo was bombed weeks before the July 30 elections are appealing for assistance to settle medical bills and school fees f...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:37hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono: Zimbabwean Journalists are a Disaster
I am among the people offended by Hopewell Chin'ono's analysis published by Nehanda radio some few hours before the beginning of 2019. In his piece, he claimed that journalism industry is dead, briber...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:08hrs | 622 | by Don Chigumba
Man fatally stabs uncle with kitchen knife on Christmas Eve
A JAILBIRD from Bulawayo's Matshobana suburb fatally stabbed his uncle with a kitchen knife following a dispute revolving around a protection order granted against him. The incident occurred o...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:38hrs | 3444 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo City Council to ration water
Bulawayo City Council has notified residents of water rationing following the inconsistent supply of water to the Magwegwe Reservoir.In a recent notice issued town clerk Christopher Dube said:...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:51hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF blocks MDC bid to scrap 2% tax
A BID by the main opposition MDC Alliance legislators to have the 2% transaction tax cut to 0,5% hit a snag in the National Assembly when Zanu PF legislators used their majority to vote for its implem...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:32hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Minister frets over drug abuse in schools
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube has accused adults of lacing foodstuffs sold to pupils with drugs, which ended up affecting the children and interfering with their learning process....Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:35hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Man drinks self to death
POLICE in Bulawayo have released three men who had been arrested for allegedly killing a man from Mpopoma suburb after a post- mortem report revealed that he died due to excessive alcohol consumption....Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 05:40hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents turn to commuter trains
Long suffering Zimbabweans have turned to commuter trains as the economy continues to bite beyond the reach of many.This comes after kombi operators hiked their fares twice in a space of two m...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 15:21hrs | 2016 | by Staff reporter
Fatal assault over spilt beer
A 28-year-old man from Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb died after he was assaulted by three assailants at a beer garden for allegedly spilling beer on Friday night.Mr Farai Moyo died on Saturday aft...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:21hrs | 444 | by Staf reporter
Motlanthe lived in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb
Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, who has been leading a commission investigating the killing of six protesters in Harare on August 1, has revealed for the first time his close ties wi...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 15:49hrs | 13864 | by Staff reporter
Driver disappears after strange car crash
MYSTERY surrounds a suspected accident where a Mercedes Benz E class 450 plunged onto the railway line at the Emakhandeni fly-over in Bulawayo, forcing residents to panic and intercept a speeding good...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:23hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean engineer in revolutionary e-hailing cab App
EVERY great idea starts as a dream and as Gloria Steinem, an American journalist and social political activist - reckoned 'Dreaming after all is a form of planning'. But what separates an achiever fro...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:43hrs | 506 | by STaff reporter
Police called to quell fuel queue commotion
ANTI-RIOT police had to be called in to restore order at a service station along Khami Road near Thorngrove suburb in Bulawayo after violence broke out as motorists jostled to refuel. The diso...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:15hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Pastor forces daughters to drink poison before committing suicide
A pastor from Nkulumane suburb poisoned his two daughters before killing himself in South Africa where the family was based citing marital and other problems. Precocious Mpofu (36) allegedly f...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1613 | by Staff Reporter
Looking for my mother
To whom it may concern,Hello, my name is Patience Chenjerai. I am in the process of looking for my mother whom l lost contact.From the age of 2 years. I am now 27 years old but has pro...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 06:22hrs | 938 | by Patience Chenjerai
'Teachers' failure to embrace ICT skills stifling pupils' creativity'
GOVERNMENT has said failure by some teachers to embrace ICTs is stifling pupils' creativity. Addressing educationists and other guests at the commissioning of smart class equipment and an Earl...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Zulu King backs Mthwakazi activist
South Africa's Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini recently sent a delegation to Bulawayo to "meet and thank" a local human rights activist who has been campaigning for the revival of the Mthwakazi Republic...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:05hrs | 3261 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma, Luveve swimming pools re-open after 15 years
THE Mpopoma and Luveve Bulawayo City Council-run swimming pools re-opened on 1 October after being closed for 15 years.This was much to the joy of school going children who have been thronging...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
'Killer cop granted bail'
THE family of a three-year-old boy from Bulawayo who was allegedly strangled by his police officer father is locked in a bitter wrangle with the cop who allegedly hid the body and tried to conduct a b...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:03hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
'Killer cop': Wife goes into hiding
THE mother of a three-year-old boy who was allegedly killed by his police officer father has gone into hiding saying she fears the cop could kill her as well. Albert Nhenda (33), a Constable i...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:41hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
BCC re-opens swimming pools
In notices advertised in daily papers, City of Bulawayo wrote: "Notice is hereby given that Mpopoma, Luveve and North End Swimming Pools will officially open to the public on Monday, 1 October 2018....Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 13:10hrs | 2288 | by Sithabile Mafu
Anti-riot cop 'kills' son (3)
AN anti-riot police officer from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly strangling his three-year-old son and claiming the boy died due to injuries sustained after falling off the stairs. Al...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Richard Kamhoti confirmed by Kariba
Kariba former Chamber Secretary Mr Richard Kamhoti has been confirmed as the Town Clerk of Kariba taking up the vacant post left following the retirement of Mr Webster Tembo. Richard, born on the 28th...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | 332 | by John Tafadzwa Chirinda
Mpopoma whiz kid gets scholarship
LOCAL cement producer PPC Zimbabwe has offered a Bulawayo whiz kid who got 20 points at A-Level a scholarship to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Zimbabwe starting this year.Mkh...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1553 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube quits politics
FORMER Makokoba legislator Tshinga Dube, who on Saturday held a farewell rally for this constituency, has thrown in the towel, saying he has had enough of active party politics after being let down in...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 3701 | by Staff reporter
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