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Chinese firm 'disrupting' Gwanda water source
Residents of Gwanda have voiced growing concerns over what they describe as the excessive drawing of water from Mtshabezi River by a Chinese mining company, fearing that the river could dry up if the ...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:11hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
US$150 million Old Gwanda road construction begins
THE Government has approved the construction of the 120km Bulawayo-Old Gwanda Road at a cost of US$150 million by a private contractor with work expected to commence tomorrow in a Build, Operate and T...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Youths urged to venture into mining
UMZINGWANE legislator Levi Mayihlome has urged youths in the district to venture into gold mining instead of crying foul when outsiders seize opportunities.The district is rich in gold deposit...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Truck swept away in Mtshabezi River, duo marooned
Two men are marooned in the Mtshabezi River in Siyoka area some 100km west of Beitbridge town after their Nissan Truck was swept away early today as they attempted to cross the flooded river.T...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 18:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Popular prophet engaged to solve Mtshabezi Bridge mystery
ONE of the most talked about mysteries in Gwanda Town is of a mysterious creature which reportedly lies hidden in Mtshabezi River near Mtshabezi Bridge that is said to have claimed the lives of a numb...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pregnant woman found dead in river
A 20-YEAR-OLD Gwanda woman allegedly reportedly drowned in Mtshabezi River in a suspected suicide after falling pregnant out of wedlock. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
We are called tribalists
When we complain that our region gets the last and least priority from government we are called tribalists and all sorts of names.Today's mega headline is that Government has sourced money for...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 09:34hrs | 6 | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo
'Allow Gwanda to run its water affairs'
Gwanda Municipality should be allowed to administer its water system if it has the capacity do so as this will address the high cost of the commodity and bring an end to the perennial water problems f...Published: 26 May 2017 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Mtshabezi River overflowing
#Dineo effects in Matabeleland South...Published: 18 Feb 2017 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Homes in Matabeleland South succumb to heavy rains
FLASH floods hit some suburbs in Bulawayo while a number of homes in Matabeleland South succumbed to heavy rains that fell yesterday.Weather experts warned of more rains accompanied by strong ...Published: 18 Feb 2017 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gwanda residents demand a new bridge
From: Gwanda Residents AssociationTo: Gwanda Central MP Hon Edison Gumbo1 February 2017Mtshabezi River BridgeThe above refers,Following yesterday's flooding of ...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 08:02hrs | | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo
Heavy down pour in Gwanda as Mtshabezi river over floods
There has been heavy down pour at the usually drought prone Gwanda area as the Mtshabezi river was filled to an over spilling state blocking both walkers and motorists from crossing....Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 16:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MZWP: Paper trail of empty promises
BULAWAYO - Council sounded its latest alarm bells this month over the city's precarious water situation, warning that major supply dams could be decommissioned in the next three months.For...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda plans new town
GWANDA municipality is embarking on an ambitious project to establish a new town with three suburbs and a Central Business District across the Mtshabezi River along the Gwanda-Maphisa road. Th...Published: 12 May 2016 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Richard Muponde
Gwanda health time bomb as thousands resort to bush for toilet
A critical health time bomb continues to count down in Gwanda as the town entered its sixth day without water today. Water supply to the town was cut off on Saturday morning at the Zimbabwe Na...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 14:27hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF ministers exposed at conference
Gwanda Residents Association member Bekezela Fuzwayo has said Zanu PF minister were exposed on Friday when they were caught unaware and called to make reports on their ministries progress during congr...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 05:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Blame Gwanda council for water crisis - Zinwa tell residents
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has said it is not in position to provide Gwanda with uninterrupted water supplies as it has no money to procure treatment chemicals.Zinwa blames ...Published: 18 Oct 2015 at 11:07hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Tempers rise as Gwanda boy drowns fending for water
Gwanda is this morning reaching boiling point as a twelve year old child has died while fetching water from Mtshabezi river following another weekend without water in the town.Sources in Gwand...Published: 12 Oct 2015 at 11:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gwanda water troubles far from over
Residents of Gwanda town are far from getting a regular supply of water which has been in short supply for the last six weeks.The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) says that it is not ...Published: 31 Aug 2015 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Prison escapee found dead in river
A GWANDA Prison escapee was found dead in Mtshabezi River last week on Sunday afternoon, almost two weeks after his disappearance. The body was found floating in the river close to Mtshabezi ...Published: 23 Aug 2015 at 12:29hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Gwanda residents demand construction of roads and bridge
Gwanda residents have called for the construction of roads and bridge in the district amid revelations the Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Obert Mpofu said it is not government prior...Published: 22 May 2015 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt has no plans to surface 'rocky' Gwanda-Maphisa road says Mpofu
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Dr Obert Mpofu on Wednesday said the government has no plans to surface Gwanda-Maphisa road.Gwanda-Maphisa road is a 56,8 km gravel r...Published: 20 May 2015 at 21:45hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
ZINWA, Gwanda council disappoint residents
Statement from the Gwanda Residents Association on the planned demonstration about the on going water problems in the town:For close to three years now,...Published: 15 Nov 2014 at 20:41hrs | 1 | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo Spokesperson Gwanda Residents Association
Gwanda water woes; Police Officer drowns fetching water from river
The never ending Gwanda water woes have inevitably claimed the life of a prominent Gwanda Police Officer who had gone to fetch water from Mtshabezi River.The Police Officer, name supplied,...Published: 12 Nov 2014 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZANU PF silences little girl
The Matabeleland South ZANU PF leadership stopped a 14 year old primary school girl from recitation of a some what controversial poem in front of first lady Grace Mugabe in Gwanda on Monday....Published: 14 Oct 2014 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Driver tries to cross a flooded river, truck swept away - Video
In a video that was posted on YouTube in Aug 2013, a big truck was swept off a narrow flooded bridge and submerged into the river. The location is unknown but at Bulawayo24 News we have deci...Published: 15 Feb 2014 at 13:03hrs | 5 | by Moyo Roy
Mtshabezi river bridge maroons Gwanda town AGAIN
The notorious Mtshabezi River bridge in Gwanda is once again overflowing and blocking off the old Gwanda Bulawayo Road.The river has been overflowing since the late hours of Thursday ...Published: 07 Feb 2014 at 19:28hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Gwanda Residents Complain over Mtshabezi River bridge AGAIN!
Residents of Gwanda have yet again expressed their frustration over the Mtshabezi River Bridge.The bridge which links Gwanda Town to its three major mining operations, Blanket, Vumbachikwe...Published: 03 Feb 2014 at 22:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter in Gwanda
Popular gold buyer murdered
Mtshabezi residents found popular Gwanda gold buyer Mbonisi Moyo dead in a bushy area next to Mtshabezi River on Friday.According to a police statement, Moyo, 25, was murdered in a suspected r...Published: 28 Jan 2014 at 11:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Residents complain on Mtshabezi River Bridge
Residents of Gwanda have expressed serious displeasure at the condition of Mtshabezi River Bridge in the town.The very narrow bridge linking the town with Blanket Mine, Vumbachikwe Mine an...Published: 26 Dec 2013 at 09:22hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Saviour Kasukuwere faces arrest
ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minister Saviour Kasukuwere faces arrest while three Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) officials, who include the chief executive officer (CEO) and his two subor...Published: 26 Nov 2013 at 00:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda 'lunatic' drives away with Ambulance
A known Gwanda "lunatic" Polite Ngwenya continues to out do his acts and this time decided to have himself an emergency drive in a state ambulance from Gwanda Town to his rural home in Lushongwe a...Published: 28 Oct 2013 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman changes into mermaid, disappears during baptism
A Gwanda woman reportedly slipped from the grip of church elders and drowned during a baptism session. But interestingly, church members claim she 'TRANSFORMED INTO A MERMAID' and disappeared when pa...Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 04:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mbanje growers jailed one month
THE two villagers from Sipedza in Mtshabezi area of Gwanda District, one of them a village head, who were last week arrested for cultivating more than 1 800 plants of mbanje were yesterday sentenced...Published: 17 Apr 2012 at 04:10hrs | | by Court Reporter
Zim bank employees fake cash heist
THE alleged armed robbery that occurred at ZB Bank in Colleen Bawn has taken a new twist on the first appearance of suspects in court with revelations that two bank employees might have faked the heis...Published: 13 Jan 2012 at 04:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinwa claims that Gwanda water safe
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) yesterday assured Gwanda residents that the water the town is being supplied with is safe and meets World Health Organisation (WHO) standards....Published: 17 Dec 2010 at 17:47hrs | | by Gwanda correspondent
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