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Bulawayo woman brutally killed in UK
A UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean woman was found lying in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds, inflicted allegedly by her husband. Essex police reported that a murder probe has si...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
MDC activists, family members brutalised in midnight raids
Fears are mounting over the safety of opposition activists, following abductions of members of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in a night raid allegedly by armed gunmen in Bulawayo last week....Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Abduction fears grip MDC members
THE MDC Bulawayo provincial executive has claimed that its members are now living in fear of abductions after three party activists were reportedly seized from their homes on Tuesday night and torture...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:43hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo woman killed in United Kingdom
Celebrated former radio presenter Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has posted on social media that a Bulawayo woman was allegedly killed by her husband in the United Kingdom. Posting on Wednesday Sibanda s...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | 2634 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC shona leadership brutalised in Bulawayo
The MDC is deeply concerned about reports of continued State-sanctioned abductions; torture and impunity in Bulawayo even after the State foiled and proscribed the people's right to hold a peaceful de...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 17:53hrs | 3257 | by MDC Communications
13-year-old girl married off for $80 in Zimbabwe
A FAMILY from Mpopoma village under Headman Chilonga, south of Chiredzi town, which is predominantly Shangani, has set tongues wagging after marrying off their 13-year-old daughter for $80 as the area...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Motorists warned against buying black market fuel
POLICE in Bulawayo have warned motorists against buying fuel from the black market saying they risk arrest at a time residents have reported that thieves are sneaking into their homes and draining fue...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:23hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council to repossess stands
THE Bulawayo City Council has resolved to repossess 10 stands from individuals and companies while 15 home seekers who benefited from the Bulawayo City Council's Emhlangeni stands pre-sale scheme risk...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 2051 | by Staff reporter
Famous ghosts that saved lives
Though stories of the dead returning from the afterlife to involve themselves in the affairs of the living are as old as humanity, they still send chills down many people's spines.When terrify...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:12hrs | 419 | by Tendai Chara
Bulawayo school to return disputed bus to Harare manufacturer
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry-appointed commission probing the purchase of a defective bus by Lukanyiso Primary School in Mpopoma, Bulawayo, two years ago has ordered that the controver...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
MDC chaplaincy leads prayer week
THE MDC's chaplaincy department - a new initiative created at the party's congress held in Gweru - is leading a national prayer week in Bulawayo, with sermons being held in residential areas.B...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 21:53hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Team redeployed to further probe BCC
GOVERNMENT has given a probe team that was investigating circumstances leading to the suspension of Bulawayo Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube a new mandate to look into corruption allegations raised aga...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:36hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Pupils have no birth certificates
ABOUT 200 pupils at Lukanyiso Primary School in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb do not have identity documents, a survey has revealed.The survey was conducted by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents' ...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:15hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
From Brunapeg with love, proudly Kalanga and a pilot
Born in the Brunapeg, a business centre and village in the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe,Simon Talon Moyo is both proudly Kalanga and a commercial pilot with many flying hours experience....Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Titshabona Malaba Ncube
Prophet Magaya unscathed after 6 months of legal trouble
WHEN pictures and videos of Prophet Walter Magaya's burning Yadah Hotel surfaced on Thursday night and early Friday morning, the raging ball of flame sitting on top of the exclusive piece of property ...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:10hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Thief finds bags of cash in parked car
A SUSPECTED thief from Bulawayo allegedly broke into a parked car and stole three bags with ZWL$13 400, R2 000 and US$495 after smashing a window on the car's passenger side. Mbongeni Dube (36...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Nkomo deserves sainthood'
ZIMBABWEANS should lobby the Catholic Church to declare Father Zimbabwe and former Vice President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, a saint in honour of his contribution to humanity, an official said yesterda...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:12hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Cop acquitted of brutally assaulting teen suspect
A POLICE officer, together with his two accomplices, who were facing charges of brutally assaulting a Msitheli High School student (16) in April, have been acquitted by a Bulawayo magistrate due to la...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:51hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant pupils divide Parliament
Parliament was left divided on Wednesday over a clause in the Education Amendment Bill which bans the expulsion of girls who fall pregnant while in school. Primary and Secondary Education Mini...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:31hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo retail shops exposed
LEADING retail shops in Bulawayo have been exposed for profiteering after they were caught selling basic commodities beyond retail prices recommended by suppliers.The deplorable consumer manip...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 3640 | by Staff Reporter
WITCHCRAFT: Family wakes up to find beaded guinea fowl in backyard
FEAR has gripped Mpopoma high density suburb residents in Bulawayo following a suspected witchcraft expedition gone wrong after a guinea fowl dressed in red and black beads was found at a house, resti...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 17:18hrs | 4575 | by Staff reporter
Growing up in Bulawayo: Chronicles of a colourful childhood
Bulawayo celebrated 125 years of existence as a city last week. That should be put out there because there are those who believe that the authorities misfired since King Lobengula established it some ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:26hrs | 3476 | by Lenox Lizwi Mhlanga
Sugar momma dumps Ben 10 over cheating
ENDING a relationship is painful but when someone suffocates your happiness, the best thing to do, according to a 65-year-old granny, who was left "gutted" by her 42-year-old lover when he cheated on ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
NRZ eyes regional markets for turnaround
GOVERNMENT plans to improve the interconnectivity of the National Railways of Zimbabwe with other countries in the region to improve the parastatal's market share and revenue, a Cabinet Minister said ...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:51hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Do elections work in Zimbabwe?
THIS article seeks to explore the efficacy of elections as a tool of democratic governance in Zimbabwe since 1980.It is by no means exhaustive, but in a brief and cursory manner looks at the m...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | 283 | by Dumisani Nkomo
Thousands bid national hero Dabengwa farewell
THOUSANDS yesterday thronged White City Stadium to pay their last respects to national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa as speakers from a cross section of society testified to his impeccable liberation war cr...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:46hrs | 884 | by Staff reporter
From KoBulawayo to Bulawayo @ 125
No sooner had Dr Leander Starr Jameson sauntered into the Maxim Hotel located just west of the Market Square did he pronounce Bulawayo a town. That happened on June 1, 1894, making Bulawayo 125 years ...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:30hrs | 745 | by Pathisa Nyathi
11 buses for Dabengwa memorial service
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to give national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa a befitting send-off by turning up in their numbers for a memorial service to be held in his honour at White City Stadium to...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:27hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs refuse to honour Dabengwa
TEMPERS flared in the National Assembly yesterday when Zanu-PF MPs refused to observe a minute of silence in honour of the late national hero and opposition Zapu leader, Dumiso Dabengwa.This f...Published: 29 May 2019 at 15:51hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
The life of Misheck Velaphi Ncube: Connecting the dots
ORBITUARYMisheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on May 9, 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the libe...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:49hrs | 273 | by Ernest Malandu, Vivian Siziba and Strike Mkandla
Mhlauri opens up on coaching career, poultry business
GROWING up and playing football in the grubby streets of Mpopoma high-density suburb in Bulawayo, all Charles Mhlauri wanted to do was to be a footballer of note.It didn't therefore come as a ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:48hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
DD: The man, soldier, pacifier
The light of the armed liberation struggle icon has been extinguished. Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, affectionately known as DD, passed on 23 May 2019.There was grief and anguish when news about his dea...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:44hrs | 266 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Misheck Velaphi Ncube Obituary: Connecting the Dots
Misheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at Heroes Acre in Harare on 9 May 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the liberation and independence of Zimb...Published: 19 May 2019 at 20:59hrs | 1710 | by Iphithule Maphosa
BCC girlfriend murder accused guard dies
THE Bulawayo City Council security guard who allegedly killed his girlfriend over a text message before attempting suicide by ingesting poison has died.Police confirmed the death of Absolom Nd...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:07hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Bulawayo Province to hold elections
ZANU-PF is set to hold district elections today in preparation for provincial elections tomorrow as part of the party's restructuring exercise in Bulawayo.The co-ordinator of the restructuring...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:07hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
RTGS$ is our domestic currency, says Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday told Parliament that his midterm budget statement earmarked for July will be announced in RTGS dollars as opposed to United States dollars which was the currenc...Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:26hrs | 3501 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Bulawayo goes to polls
HUNDREDS of Zanu-PF members aspiring to be part of the Bulawayo Provincial Executive Council on Monday thronged the party offices at Davies Hall to submit their CVs and application letters.Zan...Published: 15 May 2019 at 23:47hrs | 1279 | by Staff reporter
Cop 'abducting, brutally assaulting' schoolboy over cellphone
A BULAWAYO police officer and a city council security officer are accused of abducting and brutally assaulting a schoolboy (16), leaving him for dead after pulling his private parts.The two ac...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:34hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
BCC guard on the run after killing lover over SMS
A BULAWAYO City Council security guard allegedly murdered his girlfriend on Saturday night over a text message. Absolom Ndlovu is suspected to have strangled his girlfriend Ms Vonai Mhoya (29)...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:43hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa appoints team to investigate claims he rigged polls
MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has dispatched a seven member team to investigate claims that he rigged The Bulawayo provincial congress polls to ensure Ndebele candidates lost.The party...Published: 08 May 2019 at 08:52hrs | 3899 | by Methusi Ncube
48-hour water cuts are back in Bulawayo
Reporters THE Bulawayo City Council has with immediate effect re-introduced a 48-hour water shedding schedule in all suburbs amid revelations the city is among areas that will be hit by severe water s...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
MDC members challenge Bulawayo provincial congress results
SOME members of the MDC's Bulawayo province have filed an appeal to the party's national executive committee (NEC) challenging the process and outcome of the provincial congress held nearly two weeks ...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:53hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa taken to task for rigging
LOSING MDC Alliance Bulawayo provincial executive aspirants have taken the party's president Mr Nelson Chamisa head-on accusing him of manipulating processes at the provincial congress to achieve his ...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:35hrs | 2143 | by Staff reporter
No Ndebele VP for Chamisa
MATEBELELAND could lose out of one of the MDC's vice president slot as one of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's three deputies will be a woman after the party resolved to set aside the position for female c...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 07:42hrs | 14762 | by Staff reporter
Bosso star fined for 'stealing' a team jersey
HIGHLANDERS FC midfielder Adrian Silla, who was hauled before the club's disciplinary committee for allegedly stealing a team jersey, has been slapped with a RTGS$200 fine for the misdemeanour....Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 11:29hrs | 1396 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC in tribal storm
MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa has been sucked into a tribal storm at the party's Bulawayo structures who accuse the opposition leader of presiding over a provincial congress marred with irr...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 07:36hrs | 11165 | by Staff reporter
'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: 23 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 7512 | 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 | 467 | 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 | 1920 | 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 | 134 | by Staff reporter
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