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Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 39 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Zanu-PF sets 600 000 votes target in Masvingo
The ruling Zanu-PF has set a target to garner over 600 000 votes for President Mnangagwa in Masvingo in next month's harmonised elections, it aims for a clean sweep in the province.This develo...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers injured in crash
Several soldiers were injured when a Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) truck was on Tuesday involved in a road traffic accident in the Mushandike military training area near Masvingo. In a statemen...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet 'rapes, impregnates' his two cousins
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested Hitler Chanda Chaterera (35) a self-proclaimed prophet for allegedly raping and impregnating his two cousins.Chaterera from Mushandike Village in Masvingo, all...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Agric sector grows 34% on bumper harvest
Zimbabwean farmers did so well with the last harvest that the agricultural sector is now expected to grow 34 percent this year, more than three times the 11 percent initially projected in the budget a...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says no one will be displaced in Chilonga
No villager will be displaced from where they are settled by the planned Chilonga Irrigation Scheme in Chiredzi, whose aim is to develop and empower people in the drier region, Vice President Constant...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa should also check on levels of siltation in dams
NUMEROUS media channels have recently been inundated with stories on the national average dam levels breaching the 88 percent mark, which generated lots of excitement among farmers intending to produc...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Obert Chifamba
Zimbabwe dams gain record inflows in more than 5 decades
Dams in the country have gained a record 47,5 percent inflows since 1974 following improved rains in the current 2020–2021 summer season, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) says. ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK beef giant takes over CSC
CABINET has approved a joint venture between the Cold Storage Company (CSC) and a United Kingdom firm, Boulstead Beef (Pvt) Limited, which will see the investor injecting US$130 million into the meat ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mum 'sells' 3-year-old daughter
A 27-YEAR-OLD Masvingo woman allegedly sold her three year-old daughter to a South African based syndicate that uses children as beggars at busy traffic intersections. Grana Chiondegwa (27) of...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 23:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Murder victim relatives sought
POLICE in Bulawayo are looking for relatives of a murder victim whose body has been stuck in a mortuary since she was killed in July. Tendai Tarusenga (58) was found dead along Khami Road near...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga resurfaces
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday implored Zimbabweans to shun divisions and uphold unity of purpose if the country is to achieve socio-economic development. The Vice President, wh...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rapist 'Satanist' 's reign of terror
ALMOST a month after serial rapist and murderer Charles Matanga Magombedze was jailed for 72 years following a brief trial, villagers in Masvingo still live in fear as some do not believe his reign of...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 15:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives record breaking rainfall
Masvingo received 223mm of rainfall over the weekend, breaking a 100 year record in Zimbabwe.The record breaking rainfall has left most districts in the southern parts of the country battl...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
29 sables stolen from Zimbabwe recovered from South Africa
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has moved to Masvingo 29 sables that had been illegally captured and smuggled into South Africa.South Africans Edwin Hewitt, Hendricks Joha...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Injiva stabs peacemaker in love triangle
A SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Masvingo man has been arrested after he allegedly fatally stabbed a fellow villager with an Okapi knife for playing peacemaker in a love triangle.Witness Mapurisa (24)...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Togo endorses Mzembi's UNWTO campaign
Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Dr Walter Mzembi, who is the Zimbabwe and SADC-endorsed candidate for the post of UNWTO Secretary General that falls vacant in 2017, delivered a personal ...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mushandike Irrigation scheme, DuPont launch drought resistant maize hybrid
Mushandike Irrigation scheme and DuPont Pioneer in conjunction with Agritex have launched 30G21 and P3883w maize hybrid which is resistant to drought and a number of common diseases.The new hy...Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Man 'hoes' wife to death for ignoring calls
A WOMAN from Masvingo died yesterday from injuries sustained after she was allegedly struck with a hoe handle by her husband for "ignoring" his phone calls, police confirmed. Timothy Chiminya,...Published: 13 Feb 2016 at 08:51hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Touts arrested for littering
FIVE touts were yesterday arrested in Masvingo for allegedly throwing litter at a local bus terminus amid calls for vendors in rural areas to form waste management committees. They were found throwing...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:26hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Hospital stops ops over power cuts
INCESSANT power cuts have forced Masvingo General Hospital to suspend surgical operations.Scores of patients with problems that need surgical operations have been turned away and their appoint...Published: 27 Nov 2015 at 05:22hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Warrant of arrest for Zanu-PF linked Chief Fortune Charumbira
A Lawyer has pleaded with the courts to issue warrant of arrest for Chief Fortune Charumbira who has absconded court hearings on seven different occasions.Martin Mureri of Matutu and Kwi...Published: 16 Oct 2015 at 10:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Girl (15) with bending bones seek $1000
Esnath Mavhimira (15) of Mushandike Village 13 under Chief Charumbira is experiencing excruciating pain.Her bones are bending on their own and she now has limps that are shaped like bows....Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Broke CSC resort to selling off scrap metal
The Cold Storage Company (CSC) which is in dire financial constraints is now resorting to selling off part of its movable assets including scrap metal in five of its branches probably to raise cash....Published: 12 Apr 2015 at 12:42hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Cheating wife buries baby alive
A MASVINGO woman, who was impregnated by another man while her husband was away working in South Africa, attempted to conceal her alleged adultery and save her marriage by burying her three-day-old ba...Published: 22 May 2014 at 14:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man (29) fatally stabbed by friend over $20
A 29-year-old man from Masvingo's Hillside suburb was allegedly fatally stabbed with a knife by a colleague following a misunderstanding over $20, police confirmed yesterday.Masvingo police sp...Published: 18 Oct 2013 at 06:04hrs | | by Miles Gumbo
Man loses four teeth over isiNdebele
A 28-year-old man from Masvingo has been fined $100 or 30 days in prison for striking a fellow reveller until he lost his teeth for not understanding IsiNdebele.Ngodho Madzingo (24) of Villag...Published: 09 Oct 2013 at 16:24hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Man arrested for calling Mugabe a 'dog'
A man from Majange Business Centre was last week arraigned before the courts for allegedly saying Robert Mugabe is a dog and he had deceived people. Makasi allegedly said that, "Robert Mugabe ...Published: 30 Sep 2013 at 15:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
CSC to breed 14 000 cows and 360 bulls
The Cold Storage Company will soon embark on a project to breed 14 000 cows and 360 bulls at its ranches countrywide, a Cabinet minister has said.In a report presented before a Parliamentary P...Published: 11 Mar 2013 at 22:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Soldiers in court for murder
Nine soldiers based at Mushandike Training Camp on Saturday appeared before the courts, facing a murder charge after they allegedly beat revellers at a shopping centre in a revenge attack, leading t...Published: 13 Nov 2012 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman (44) killed by a crocodile while trying to rescue her dog
A 44-year-old Chivi woman from Mbeva village was attacked and killed by a crocodile while attempting to rescue her dog from the reptile last week.Grace H...Published: 20 Aug 2012 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nyanga kombi accident victims named
POLICE in Nyanga have named 14 of the 18 members of the Johanne Maso-we Wechishanu Jerusarema Sect who perished in the Nyanga road accident on Sunday.Those identified were the kombi driver, A...Published: 28 Mar 2012 at 05:14hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
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