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UK-based lawyer in Victoria Falls area land grabbing storm
Gregory Philip Mabuza, a lawyer based in the UK who frequently visits his hometown of Victoria Falls, is embroiled in a contentious land dispute in Monde, a suburb of Victoria Falls. Mabuza, who claim...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:59hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Chief Dingani-Nelukoba appeals for restoration of his area
Chief Dingani-Nelukoba of Mabale in Hwange District has called upon the government to reconsider the boundaries of his chiefdom, citing a significant reduction in its size due to encroachments by neig...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 14:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane MP embarks on roads rehab to unlock tourism, agriculture potential
ZANU-PF aspiring candidate for Umzingwane constituency Brigadier General (Rtd) Levi Mayihlome has embarked on a road rehabilitation programme targeting five prime roads which he says will unlock the t...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Female chief endorsed
THE late Chief Mvuthu's daughter Ms Silibaziso Mlotshwa could be one foot closer to succeeding her father after the Chiefs Council endorsed her.Chief Mvuthu, born Nyangayezizwe Mlotshwa of Mvu...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former security guard helps build schools
THE painful experience of walking barefoot for 30km to and from school daily inspired Mr Kumbulani Tshambo of Victoria Falls to help build schools and reduce distance travelled by learners.Wit...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Matebeleland South official dies
THE ruling Zanu-PF in Matabeleland South has been plunged to mourning following the death of Evelyn Mpofu who was the vice-chair in the provincial Women's League.Mpofu, who passed on Friday wa...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:06hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Glow Petroleum opens US$1,5m facility in Vic Falls
GLOW Petroleum has opened a US$1,5 million state-of-art fuel service station in Victoria Falls and has committed to ensuring quality supplies and enhancing the tourism business growth.The gara...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Soldier, wife die in limo accident
A Bulawayo-based soldier and his wife died on the spot after a Limousine Lincoln they were travelling in burst its rear left tyre and veered off the road before hitting a tree.The accident hap...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Esigodini teacher launches 4th book
AN Esigodini teacher and senior pastor at Great Divine Missions Church, Qiniso Mpofu, has penned his fourth book titled But We Piped to You which was launched on Friday in Bulawayo.In a world ...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares war on potholes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said he is pained by the potholes on the country's "once great highways" while committing $33,6 billion towards the rehabilitation of 10 000kms of the country's roads. ...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lightning strike kills 19 cattle
Five families on the outskirts of Victoria Falls under Chief Mvuthu were left counting their losses after 19 cattle were killed by lightning during a heavy storm in the early hours of Saturday....Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 18:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
People of Godlwayo retain identity and pride
Maduna Mafu, the chief of Godlwayo, led the armed struggle of 1896 in the eastern Ndebele State, together with other leaders such as Mahlahleni Mafu, Siminzela Mathema and Fezela Khumalo.Godlw...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:05hrs | 37 | by Phathisani Nyathi
Zimbabwe to demolish illegal upmarket homes, lodges in Victoria Falls
The government is reportedly hunting for land barons who allegedly illegally parcelled communal land outside the world-class resort city amid indications more than 100 "illegal executive settlers" wil...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya investigated over women abuse
WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni last week revealed that her ministry through the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) investigated Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walther...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Traditionalists cleanse Victoria Falls
All is set for the traditional cleansing of Victoria Falls and its environs at a shrine in Phakama Village, Mvuthu today. Traditionalists from Chief Mvuthu's area led by descendants of the Tok...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers want soldiers withdrawn
Community leaders in Victoria Falls have expressed outrage at a claim by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) that the two Chisuma villagers who were shot dead by soldiers last Wednesday were trying to ...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 18:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mvutu succession war rages
THE wrangle within the Mlotshwa family in Monde outside Victoria Falls is far from over after the family failed to agree on who should succeed Chief Mvutu who died six years ago. Chief Mvutu, ...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Siblings drown in Zambezi River while bathing
A FAMILY from Dibutibu in Victoria Falls is searching for two siblings who were swept away by the Zambezi River on Friday while taking pictures close to the bank.Police, community and parks ra...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls rejects local currency
The resort town of Victoria Falls has almost completely dollarised due to the volatility of the local currency, but the development has adversely affected residents, it has emerged.Landlords, ...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Mvuthu's family in fresh wrangle
THE late Chief Mvuthu's family in Hwange District has approached Government seeking permission to remove Mr Bishop Matata Sibanda who has been acting chief for the past four years. The family ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killer Campfire ranger granted $100 bail
A RANGER from Hwange Rural District Council (HRDC) Community Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire), who allegedly accidentally killed a 62-year-old Jambezi woman as he tried t...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Village head arrested for rape
A VILLAGE head from Jambezi who allegedly turned a 25-year-old mentally challenged woman into a sex slave has been dragged to court facing rape charges.Walter Ncube (43) of Monde Village who i...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls man hangs self after bar brawl
A VICTORIA Falls man hanged himself following a bar brawl with a resident at Lupinyu business centre early this week.Matabeleland North police spokesperson Siphiwe Makonese confirmed Moses Jub...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers receive 1 000 goats
The Killer Zivhu Foundation has donated 1 000 goats to Lupinyu villagers under chief Mvuthu in an effort to eradicate poverty in the area.The ceremony was attended by scores of villagers who w...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 11:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rangers kill rogue jumbo
RANGERS from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) have killed a rogue bull elephant which had terrorised Victoria Falls residents.ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Faraw...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga launches $1,2bn convention centre in Victoria Falls
GOVERNMENT yesterday launched one of the first major capital projects under the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) with the ground-breaking of a $1,2 billion four-pronged convention centre set to create abo...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman dies at brother's wife's funeral
TRAGEDY hit a family in Chisuma area outside Victoria Falls town on Monday when an elderly woman collapsed and died soon after the burial of her brother's wife.The family has said it was still...Published: 03 May 2018 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Villagers survive on selling cow dung
VILLAGERS in the drought-prone Chief Mvuthu's area in Victoria Falls have resorted to selling cow dung manure and firewood to eke a living after most of their crops were destroyed by wild animals from...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elephant tramples Binga man to death
A 70-YEAR-OLD Binga man was trampled to death by an elephant, which had strayed from Hwange National Park, as cases of human-wildlife conflict continue to rise in Matabeleland North province.T...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange names streets after local chiefs
HWANGE Local Board has named streets in its suburbs in honour of its local traditional leaders as part of its efforts to preserve heritage and culture in communities.Speaking at the street nam...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 20:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 20 homes destroyed by hailstorm
THE Civil Protection Unit is on high alert for any disasters including floods this rainy season and Government has since released $1,2 million for any eventualities.This comes as more than...Published: 04 Jan 2018 at 07:30hrs | 12 | by Business Reporter
'Cops throw thief into gorge'
THE case of a man who allegedly outpaced police officers while in leg irons and made a suicidal dive into a deep gorge in Victoria Falls has taken a new twist after he told a court that cops cuffed an...Published: 27 Dec 2017 at 00:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Suspect in leg irons outruns cops
A DARING Victoria Falls man outpaced cops and took a suicidal dive into the deep gorges on the Zambezi River while in leg irons.Stanley Muzamba (33) from Chisuma Village under Chief Mvuthu out...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe fulfils pledge to five Hwange schools
FIVE schools in Hwange District have received a donation of 500 chairs and 500 desks which were pledged by ex-President Robert Mugabe when he commissioned the Victoria Falls International Airport last...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official in court over 'stolen' govt-sourced agric inputs
ZANU-PF's Hwange West women's league vice-chair Beauty Moyo yesterday appeared before Victoria Falls magistrate Rangarirai Gakanje facing allegations of stealing government-sourced agricultural inputs...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man drowns at Obert Mpofu's nightclub
A DRUNK curio vendor drowned in a swimming pool at one of Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu's nightclubs in Victoria Falls Town on Monday night.Officer Commanding Victoria Falls Police, Chief ...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court blocks Chief Mvuthu installation
THE High Court in Bulawayo has blocked the process of confirming Mr Sanders Mlotshwa as the substantive Chief Mvuthu until determination by the Constitutional Court on the wrangle with his niece Miss ...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 13:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman denied chieftainship because she experiences monthly menstrual periods
THE eldest daughter of the late Chief Mvuthu Mlotshwa of Hwange District, Miss Silibaziso Mlotshwa, has sought to take her fight to succeed her father to the Constitutional Court after she was blocked...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 12:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
A list of Mthwakazi Chiefs
Here is a list of iZinduna zakoMthwakazi, ezinye sezakhothama. 1. Bakwayi - Stanley Sithole »Matobo2. Bango - Godin Dube »Mangwe3. Bankwe - Silinga Sibanda »Mberengwa...Published: 05 May 2017 at 13:21hrs | 143 | by Staff Reporter
Ex-Zipra commemorate Kalisosa, Chidode battles
HUNDREDS of people from Hwange District and beyond converged on Chidobe Primary School last week to listen to chronicles of the liberation struggle by ex-Zipra freedom fighters who survived two battle...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 14:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools to bankroll Mugabe bash
THE Zanu-PF government has allegedly ordered all civil servants and schools throughout the country to make cash and kind donations towards President Robert Mugabe's 93rd birthday party to be held in M...Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dogs save man from leopard
A 19-YEAR- old man from Hwange grappled with a leopard and lived to tell the tale after his dogs attacked and killed the predator.Mr Silent Dube of Chidobe Area under Chief Mvuthu, suffered de...Published: 12 Sep 2016 at 11:22hrs | 1 | by Whinsley Masara
What happens when a chief's eldest child is a daughter: A look at the Mvuthu chieftainship
This time we focus the spotlight on the Mvuthu chieftainship at Jambezi within Hwange District in Matabeleland North. Our interest in it is inspired by the instance when a girl who was the eldest ...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:03hrs | 1 | by Pathisa Nyathi
No jail for 3 kids rapist
A 17-YEAR-OLD from Victoria Falls who raped three girls aged between 3 and 5 years, leaving them unable to walk properly, has escaped jail. The juvenile took advantage of his grandmother's absence to ...Published: 09 Aug 2016 at 08:52hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Paul Siwela's mother dies
The mother's of Paul Siwela, one of President Robert Mugabe's fiercest opponents, has passed on this morning. She was 82.Gezephi Dube was born in Kezi, Matobo District but moved to Vic...Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 19:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Child dies in 'mentally unstable' drug user's fire suicide
A Victoria Falls man (30) and his 18-month-old daughter were burnt beyond recognition after he allegedly set fire to their bedroom hut. Ngqabutho Petros Mahlangu, who family members alleged had become...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Leonard Ncube and Salani Ncube
Soldier kills uncle for proposing to his wife
A SOLDIER who had visited his wife for Valentine's Day allegedly tortured his uncle, military style, resulting in his death after his wife said he was proposing love to her. Corporal Bekithemb...Published: 15 Feb 2016 at 05:40hrs | 23 | by Leonard Ncube
Maid 'rapes' boss' son (14)
PROSECUTORS have charged a 19-year-old domestic worker with aggravated indecent assault after she allegedly forced her boss' 14-year-old son to have sex with her.The boy's elder sister alleged...Published: 06 Feb 2016 at 21:17hrs | | by Adelaide Moyo
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Working Your Local Music Scene
While getting our fantastic demo and connecting with others online is a great start to getting out there with our music, there's nothing like playing locally. Here are just some of the benefits:Ho...Published: 26 Jan 2016 at 22:29hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
Drought threatens over 500,000 cattle in Mat North
MORE than 500,000 cattle in Matabeleland North Province are likely to succumb to drought this year if no mitigatory measures are put in place as a matter of urgency after the livestock production depa...Published: 26 Jan 2016 at 05:19hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
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