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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
Community chases 5 teachers away
PARENTS and guardians with children at Ndangababi Primary School at Cross Dete in Hwange District have chased away five teachers accusing them of incompetence, insubordination and disrespecting tradit...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mystery of the abandoned trailer
FOR more than a decade, a haulage truck trailer has been lying on the side of Victoria Falls Road in Dopota, Hwange, abandoned, forgotten, neglected and untouched by thieves, leading to more questions...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jumbo attack: 74-year-old turns hero
A 74-YEAR-OLD villager from Mabale in Hwange who was attacked by an elephant which fractured his right leg turned hero of his own story after he dragged himself on his buttocks for eight hours until h...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man killed over wife at a party
AN Independence Day illegal party in Hwange ended in tragedy after a villager who grabbed a married woman to dance with her allegedly stabbed her protesting husband to death. Matabeleland Nort...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Speeding bus rams into cart, kills boy (10)
A speed race for passengers between two bus companies plying the Bulawayo-Binga route ended in tragedy after a CAG Travelers bus hit a donkey drawn scotch cart and killed a juvenile on the spot while ...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 20:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cops, villagers flee businessman's 'goblins'
VILLAGERS and two police officers scurried for cover after they allegedly stumbled on goblins in a businessman's suitcase while searching for poison that allegedly led to the death of several communit...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani dam completion set for 2020
Forget that Matabeleland North province sticks out as the only province out of the 10 that is yet to have a provincial hospital.That the Government composite building is yet to be completed an...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 11:27hrs | 9 | by ViewFromMatopos
Vandals uproot power-lines, rail tracks, ship them to Harare for resale
VILLAGERS in Mabale ward 17, Hwange East constituency, have raised concern over the rampant looting of the defunct Old Gwayi Mine property with local authorities reportedly reluctant to stop the vice....Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls residents team up, block 22 outsiders from grabbing 'their' jobs
Residents of Victoria Falls on Monday teamed up to block the "importation" of workers by a Harare construction company, forcing the immediate dismissal of 22 employees who had been bussed from the cap...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 13:46hrs | | by New Zimbabwe
Clashes mar distribution of presidential inputs
THERE was chaos and near clashes on Thursday in Hwange's Mabale ward after former councillor Spiwe Mapfuwa diverted a truck ferrying inputs for the Presidential Inputs Scheme to a Zanu-PF base, result...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 15:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mat North leaders accuse parastatals of bussing employees from other provinces
MATABELELAND North political and traditional leadership have expressed concern over marginalisation of local people who they said are being sidelined from jobs at Government projects in the province. ...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
97 nurses graduate at Hwange Colliery Hospital School of Nursing
97 nurses have graduated from the Hwange Colliery Hospital School of Nursing after successfully completing their training.After a six years of failing to host the graduation owing to var...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 11:09hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Power station expansion excites Hwange residents
PEOPLE from Hwange District are excited about the Hwange Power Station expansion project which they say is a game changer in the development of the district.President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wed...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:24hrs | | 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
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
Teen commits suicide after rape report threat
A 16-YEAR-OLD school drop-out from Hwange District allegedly committed suicide by hanging after his girlfriend and her mother reportedly threatened to report him to the police for rape.The...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man 'kidnaps, kills' stepdaughter, commits suicide
A MAN from Dete allegedly kidnapped his stepdaughter, strangled her with a piece of wire and tied the body under a weir to prevent it from floating to the surface before hanging himself. Lindwa Nawa, ...Published: 20 Feb 2016 at 09:39hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Woman 'rapes' herdboy
A WOMAN from Dete has been arrested for allegedly giving a sexual concoction commonly known as vuka vuka, to her teenage herdboy before "raping" him.Patricia Sibanda, 50, of Tshabasitshana Vil...Published: 16 Oct 2015 at 07:13hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Five people arrested over cyanide poisoning scam
Zimbabwe Parks and Wild Life Management has said they have picked five suspects in connection with the cyanide poisoning which killed the elephants at Hwange National Parks.Suspected poachers ...Published: 08 Oct 2015 at 07:28hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Spurned man demands lobola back, assaults father-in-law
A MAN from Dete area outside Hwange beat up his elderly father-in-law for refusing to give him back cattle he paid as lobola for his estranged wife. Mark Ncube, 38, of Songwe area under Chief ...Published: 03 Oct 2015 at 09:43hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Stray lions kill over 30 cattle in two months
A PRIDE of lions has killed 32 cattle in two months in Hwange and is terrorising villagers after straying from the nearby Hwange National Park.Hwange Rural District Council Ward 1 councill...Published: 29 Dec 2014 at 09:28hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
Chiefs opposed to teenage condom use
TRADITIONAL leaders from Matabeleland North Province are divided over the use of condoms by youths.The traditional leaders and their spouses who were attending an HIV/Aids sensitisation meetin...Published: 15 Nov 2014 at 17:07hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Goblins force 15 senior teachers, headmistress to transfer
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has transferred 15 senior teachers and their headmistress from Ndangababi Primary School in Dete following a fallout with the community over the iss...Published: 08 Sep 2014 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Zanu-PF will rule until donkeys grow horns says Khaya-Moyo
Zanu PF chairman Simon Khaya-Moyo yesterday said the party will rule until donkeys come home as he gathered several government ministers to address issues affecting Matabeleland that have given rise ...Published: 22 Jun 2014 at 20:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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