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'Ndebele kingship revival remains pipedream,' says Munhumutapa
The quest for the revival of the Ndebele Kingship is becoming increasingly complicated as self-styled King Munhumutapa, born Timothy Chiminya, has stated that divisions among claimants to the throne w...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Prophet jailed for armed robbery
A self-proclaimed prophet from Masendu Village, Matabeleland South, has been sentenced to six months in prison for robbing a man at knifepoint. Mpindeni Ncube (44), once revered in his community as a ...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:13hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi massacre survivors cry foul
For more than 40 years, Bongani Ncube and Patricia Baleni have carried the pain of losing their fathers in the Matabeleland massacres in which thousands of Zimbabweans were murdered in the 1980s....Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:23hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa defrauded US$48,000 and ZWG94 million
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) reportedly lost over US$48,000 and ZWG94,000,000 due to fraudulent activities allegedly carried out by a former personal assistant (PA) to the chief execu...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 13:39hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested for smuggling stolen Toyota Land Cruiser into Zimbabwe
A group of five suspected car thieves has been arrested after allegedly stealing a Toyota Land Cruiser in South Africa, forging documents, and attempting to smuggle the vehicle into Zimbabwe.I...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 13:24hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF revokes illegal co-options
In a bid to restore order in Mashonaland West province, Zanu-PF national political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha rescinded unconstitutional co-options of party members into structures. Machach...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:00hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims want apology from Mnangagwa
Survivors and victims of the Gukurahundi massacres in the 1980s have cautioned the government against dictating how this sensitive issue should be addressed, insisting that they are still alive to spe...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:44hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Matopo Hills clean-up campaign
A Matopo-based environmental conservation organization has launched a series of clean-up campaigns aimed at preserving the heritage site where Cecil John Rhodes is buried. Located atop a grani...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:29hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Partitioning of city buildings divides Bulawayo councillors
The Bulawayo City Council has raised concerns about the increasing trend of partitioning city centre buildings into mini-complexes for small and medium business operators. This unregulated growth is s...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Nkulumane market set to open
Bulawayo's Nkulumane market is scheduled to open by the end of the month, with vendors already being allocated spaces. The project, nearing completion, is a collaboration between the...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:02hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
SA vote results offer hope for Zimbabweans abroad
Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamngwe Ndiweni has noted that the outcome of the recent elections in South Africa provides a platform for Zimbabweans in the diaspora to have a listening ear from regional and int...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 14:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt engages Ndiweni family over Ntabazinduna chieftainship
The government has reached out to the Ndiweni family to propose a meeting concerning the vacant Ntabazinduna chieftainship following the dismissal of Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni by President Emmers...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:51hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
King Lobengula fate mystery deepens
The mystery surrounding the fate of 19th century Ndebele King Lobengula - son of the nation's founder King Mzilikazi - is still a moot historical event to Ndebele people, some Zimbabweans and scholars...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 10:30hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa personal history mystery
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's origins and personal history is as clear as mud claims The Newshawks.There are many stories about Mnangagwa's roots and this is now subject to scrutin...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:43hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni accuses Zanu of hypocrisy
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has accused the Zanu-PF government of "hypocrisy" in commissioning the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupane....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland chiefs visit King Lobengula's relative
MATEBELELAND chiefs recently visited the daughter of King Lobengula's last born son who resides in Plumtree to share notes on Ndebele history.Lobengula, the son of the founder of the Ndebele k...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bruce Grobbelaar advises Zimbabwe to move fast on Trey Nyoni
FORMER Warriors and Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar has advised Zimbabwe to move fast on Liverpool's Trey Nyoni before the Warriors lose him out completely.Grobbelaar says Nyoni would be...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
King Lobhengula: The Statesman Par Excellence
The man who is credited to have expanded Buthwakazi until it covered virtually the whole of Budlanondo (present day Zimbabwe and parts of present day Botswana) is King Lobhengula (named after Prince N...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 17:31hrs | 20 | by George Mkhwanazi
Zanu-PF-linked space barons invade Bulawayo CBD
A GANG of suspected Zanu-PF space barons illegally parcelled out new vending bays to illegal traders in Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday this week.The bays were reportedl...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in UK pile pressure on Mnangagwa regime
A GROUP of Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom recently petitioned that country's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, calling on Britain to use its diplomatic links to engage Harare authorities over the abduct...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni wins £39,000 lottery
United Kingdom-based Chief Felix Ndiweni received an early Christmas gift after he won £39 000 through the Postcode Lottery last week. Speaking to CITE in an interview, Chief Ndiweni said it ...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu wants to reinvent Bosso
RETURNING Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu wants to reinvent and reinvigorate the Premier Soccer League giants so that they can start challenging for titles.Bosso rehired Kaindu for a second sp...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean linked starlet makes first Newcastle United PSL debut against Chelsea
Zimbabwean youngster Michael Ndiweni made his Premier League debut against Chelsea in Saturday's 4-1 win at St James Park stadium.Ndiweni replaced Anthony Gordon in the 92nd minute.Ndiweni...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 18:01hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Churches overrun Bulawayo CBD
STAKEHOLDERS in Bulawayo are concerned that a growing number of churches are taking over premises in the central business district (CBD) and industrial sites.Fears abound that this is seriousl...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Police identify victims of horror crash that killed 22
Police have identified 15 of the 22 people who were killed in a road traffic accident which occurred on 14 November 2023 at the 27 Kilometre peg along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road when a Toyota Quantum mo...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 18:00hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chief Nyangazonke in boundary dispute
Chief Nyangazonke finds himself entangled in a prolonged dispute with his neighbor, Mr. Johannes Hart, whom he accuses of encroaching on his property in the Matobo District of Matabeleland South Provi...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
UK diaspora hands over Zimbabwe poll petition
VARIOUS civic society organisations and political party representatives in the United Kingdom have handed over a petition to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over alleged rigging during Zimbabwe's August 23...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC police pounce on vendors
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) municipal police have pounced on illegal vendors in the central business district (CBD) to reportedly decongest the city centre.Last week council police arrested il...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters demand extraordinary Sadc summit
A significant number of Zimbabweans affiliated with the opposition have submitted a petition to the Southern African Development Community (SADC), urging the organization to convene an extraordinary s...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youth innovation hub opens in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has opened a youth innovation hub which seeks to equip young people with skills to support and nurture their ideas.Under the safe and inclusive ...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni spearheads petition against Mnangagwa poll win
Exiled former Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has launched an online petition challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the disputed August election.In the petiti...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man passes out after testicles repeatedly twisted
A MAN from Nkayi in Matabeleland North province's decision not to leave the bottle store after it was closed came at a steep cost.He nearly lost his life.This was after he was brutally...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 20:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo flea burns
ABOUT 350 traders in Bulawayo have been left stranded after their wares were reduced to ashes by a raging inferno, which engulfed Mutize Flea Market, popularly known as the ‘Little Musina" early yes...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni says time had come for Zimbabweans to decide the country's future
DETHRONED Ntabazinduna traditional leader Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has challenged voters, particularly those who support opposition parties, to vote, guard and protect their votes at polling stations ...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Ndiweni wants court action over Zanu-PF rallies
Exiled former Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says Zanu-PF must be taken to court for coercing schoolchildren to attend its rallies in violation of a 2018 High Court ruling.I...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:06hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa honours wife with govt award
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pampered his wife Auxillia by awarding her philanthropic work with a Jairos Jiri Humanitarian Gold Award.The honouring of Auxillia's Angel of Hope Foundation c...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CCC Mthwakazi: kick out Shona supremacist Chamisa and declare Matabeleland independent, ignore Welshman apology
Nothing pains us more than seeing fellow Matabeles being humiliated, dehumanised, abused and used as voting cattle in the Zimbabwe election booths by opportunistic Zimbabwe opposition parties that do ...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 19:46hrs | 10 | by Israel Dube
I am a descendant of Allan Wilson, says presidential candidate
The August 23 harmonised elections are fast approaching with just over two weeks left. As The Herald continues to profile Presidential candidates, our reporter Wallace Ruzvidzo (WR), caught up with th...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Siblings kill brother in witchcraft row
IN a shocking incident, a 57-year-old man from Macala Village in under Chief Sikhobokhobo's area in Nkayi, Matebeleland North province was allegedly murdered by his two brothers over witchcraft ...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi was planned before Zimbabwe independence'
Former Co-Minister of National Healing and Integration, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, believes the Gukurahundi genocide that killed over 20 000 people in Matebeleland and Midlands was planned before independenc...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:10hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Invaders wreak havoc in Ntabazinduna
VILLAGERS in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North have appealed for help to repossess their communal lands including grazing fields that have been invaded by outsiders.According to the villagers, ...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 10:13hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa's widow laid to rest
MRS Zodwa Dabengwa, nee Khumalo, widow of the late national hero Dumiso Dabengwa, has been described as a courageous, kind and selfless woman, who steadfastly stood behind her husband as he fought for...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa's late wife granted State-assisted funeral
IN a poignant display of honour, the late Mrs Zodwa Dabengwa nee Khumalo, the widow of National Hero Cde Dumiso Dabengwa, has been granted a Atate-assisted funeral by the Government. Today, she will b...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mphini Ndiweni's long serving cop commits suicide
Chief Mphini Ndiweni's long-serving policeman committed suicide by hanging on Thursday at his relative`s homestead in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South Province.The policeman, Jerry Tonye ...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 19:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Declare a holiday after Joshua Nkomo'
Opposition political parties and activists from Matebeleland have accused the government of systematically trying to erase the legacy of late nationalist, Joshua Nkomo, by rejecting calls to honour hi...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 09:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa's wife was a courageous woman
The Khumalo and Dabengwa families have described the late Zodwa Dabengwa, wife of the late national hero and former ZAPU leader Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, who died in the United Kingdom as a courageous woman...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 19:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Britain's Catherine Hoey, Jonathan Oates, Chief Ndiweni, Haruzivishe in UK protest
BRITISH Parliamentarians Catherine Hoey and Jonathan Oates Wednesday joined over 70 Zimbabweans at Parliament Square, London to protest the year-long incarceration of local lawmaker Job Sikhala in Har...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Newcastle United extends Zimbabwe starlet's contract ahead of 2023/24 season
ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean teenager Michael Ndiweni is set to continue his development at Newcastle United after signing a new deal with the English Premier League side ahead of the new season.Th...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Madinda sacking divides opinion
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Jose De Oliveira Brito's alleged decision to freeze out assistant coach Madinda Ndlovu on suspicions of sabotage have divided opinion among followers who feel ...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Mambos' SA bride receives a rousing welcome
AFTER a colourful ceremony in South Africa where he wedded Queen Zandile Mhlambi recently, King Mambo's subjects gave a rousing welcome to his new bride, with people from around the country gathering ...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
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