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Bulk of Zimbabwe road network in sorry state
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona says the bulk of Zimbabwe's 90 000km road network is in a "sorry state" and needs urgent rehabilitation.Speaking yesterday at the ministry's annual strategic wor...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana thanks fans with track Khiwa
Sikhosana Buhlungu feels like a blessed man and appreciates the outpouring of love from fans and well-wishers who catapulted his life from the doldrums of poverty and transformed it into the man he is...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
$1,2 billion sanitary wear 'vanishes'
SANITARY wear worth $1,2 billion bought by government for distribution to rural schools cannot be accounted for, a Parliamentary probe has revealed.The Parliamentary Committee on Primary and S...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo - Beitbridge highway rehabilitation not anytime soon
FULL rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway will only start after the completion of the ongoing upgrade of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Highway, a Government official said ...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 7791 | by Staff reporter
Man killed for reprimanding foul-mouthed friend
A NKAYI man who allegedly killed his friend by plunging a home-made knife into his head following an argument has been arrested.The incident occurred at the Old Nkayi Shopping Centre on 16 Oct...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:10hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Man murdered for using vulgar language
A 36-YEAR-OLD man was stabbed to death in Nkayi after he failed to listen to reprimands of not using vulgar language in public while conversing with his friend, police have confirmed.Constance...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:16hrs | 256 | 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 | 356 | by Staff reporter
Man knifed to death in fight over 'powers' of a sangoma
An argument over the prowess of traditional healers turned bloody as a fight broke out between two Nkayi men leading to a fatal stabbing.Melinkosi Ndlovu who was aged 32 at the time, of Koto v...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:48hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana readies new single
MUSICIAN Sikhosana Buhlungu will next week Friday express gratitude to all those who have played a part in changing his life for the better when he releases an appreciation song titled Khiwa.T...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:40hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini fire victims identified
Police have released the names of the 10 victims who died while trying to extinguish a raging veld fire at Rodrose Farm, Esigodini yesterday.In a statement, national police spokesperson Assist...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
NUST student has solutions to power challenges
HE started with developing a unique dry biomass-powered prototype machine in 2020, which has the capacity to pump up to 60 000 litres of water per hour, a model that could be scaled up for use on larg...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF old guard wins central committee elections in Matebeleland
Most of the senior Zanu-PF members in Matebeleland won in the party's central committee elections held on Saturday.The central committee is the party's highest decision-making body outside of ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
Police officer stabbed to death while intervening in bar brawl
POLICE in Figtree situated in Matebeleland South have arrested 25-year-old Mthulisi Moyo for allegedly stabbing to death a Bulawayo based police officer.Detective Sergeant Lovedany Madambi, wh...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 18:21hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi Community Parliament: Statement on Alleged Partisan Behaviour by Police
Nkayi Community Parliament is strongly opposed to the alleged partisan and illegal behaviour by police in Nkayi with regard to political party gatherings. Reference is being made to the aborted Mthwak...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 07:12hrs | 1060 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube
Matabeleland provinces get 10 ambulances
THE Government has delivered 10 fully-kitted ambulances to Matabeleland North and South provinces out of the 100 it has so far procured as part of its efforts to alleviate challenges arising from tran...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF stalwarts and ex-ministers troop back
Zanu-PF stalwarts and ex-ministers in the current administration and late former President Robert Mugabe's government are plotting a political comeback after they were cleared by the politburo to cont...Published: 08 Oct 2022 at 21:06hrs | 2336 | by Staff reporter
'Allocate more funds for Nkayi projects'
GOVERNMENT has been urged to increase funding in the 2023 budget to ensure speedy completion of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Ziminya Dam projects, which would enhance economic activity and create more ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ambulance distribution begins
The Government has allocated 40 new fully kitted ambulances to public health institutions countrywide, while an additional 60 specialised medical emergency vehicles are set to be distributed to health...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 08:57hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Rural bus conductors causing mayhem on our roads
AN old rickety bus, carrying passengers packed like sardines with luggage and other goods, toddles its way on an uneasy terrain on its way to Nkayi in Matabeleland North province. Strangely, there are...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:51hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
King Lobengula's most trusted chieftaincy seeks reinstatement
EARLY on Sunday morning last week, Mr Minus Mabhena made his way to the back of the Maphungo homestead in Nkayi's Sikopo area, in Matabeleland North province and stood on what looked like an anthill....Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Nust sets up factories
PLASTIC container making, honey and fruit processing factories have been established at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) as the institution angles to play a critical role in Bu...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:41hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reaches out to Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders
Zanu-PF legislators have reached out to Zimbabweans in South Africa telling them that they were welcome back home should they fail to meet the requirements by authorities in Pretoria for them to remai...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 20:57hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Concern over Nkayi-Bulawayo Road contractors
VILLAGERS and businesspeople in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province, have raised concern over the capacity of companies contracted to work on the Nkayi-Bulawayo Road.Of major concern is that th...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:29hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Magriza Made Me Cook takes township tourism to another level
IN our African society, grandmothers play an integral part in the family. From telling folktales to disciplining, and taking care of grandchildren, these matriarchs are the glue that strengthens blood...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:02hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga claims to have Monomotapa royal blood and has ties with Ndebele royalty
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga last week told his in-laws that he has royal blood, given that his grandfather was the last Monomotapa while his family has ties with Ndebele royalty, a revelation ...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 14:24hrs | 3068 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga told to address Gukurahundi
Human rights' activists have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga to openly address the Gukurahundi massacres in the same way they have been publicly claiming to ...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Point of correction: Chiwenga not son in law of Matabeleland
We know that having a husband who holds a high position in Zimbabwe or any other country can be exciting for others. And having a better half of your choice from any country or nation is any woman or ...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:46hrs | 7796 | by Israel Dube
Chiwenga traces his and Mnangagwa's lineage to Mzilikazi
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has claimed his family, and that of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, have roots in Mzilikazi's kingdom of Matebeleland.In a 17-minute video shot during his mee...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:52hrs | 9209 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi Community Parliament: Condolence message to the Mhlanga family
The entire Nkayi Community Parliament is deeply sorry and saddened by the untimely passing on of our cultural and arts doyen, Mr Continueloving Mhlanga, p...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 22:14hrs | 423 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube
Goverment rolls out food distribution programme
GOVERNMENT has started distributing grain to needy communities across the country in line with its commitment to ensure that no household starves.The programme targets the elderly, child-heade...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:48hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
New Nkayi dam to have hydropower station
GOVERNMENT is constructing 12 high impact dams countrywide including Ziminya Dam in Nkayi, Matabeleland North, which will have a hydropower station on site.Ziminya Dam was mooted 24 years ago ...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
12 high-impact dams under construction
THE Government is constructing 12 high impact dams countrywide including Kunzvi Dam in Mashonaland East and Ziminya Dam in Nkayi, Matabeleland North, which will have a hydro power station on site....Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:35hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
400 solar boreholes for Matabeleland North
GOVERNMENT aims to drill 400 solar-powered boreholes in Matabeleland North Province by December this year, which will boost access to clean water and facilitate establishment of nutritional gardens in...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:24hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathe relocates to Zhilo after wrangle
VILLAGERS in Matobo and uMzingwane have decided to relocate the homestead of their newly chosen Chief Nkululeko Ngqabutho Mathe (51) to Zhilo from Silobi.This follows a chieftainship wrangle b...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:04hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Nkomo's legacy lives on'
TODAY marks 23 years since the late veteran nationalist and Vice President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo died, and the nation still cherishes his lifetime legacy of selfless sacrifice, peace, unit...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:16hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho, Nkayi roadworks take shape
THE construction of major roads linking Bulawayo with Nkayi and Tsholotsho districts has gathered momentum as the Second Republic steps up efforts towards completing outstanding infrastructure develop...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: ZANU PF Minister accused of 'hijacking' cattle donation to Nkayi family
Information coming from Matabeleland North indicate that the the Provincial resident minister Richard Moyo will preside over the handover of 17 cows, cash and medicines that have been mobilised by a f...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 18:20hrs | 4984 | by Mandla Ndlovu
FULL LIST: Donors who assisted Nkayi farmers which lost 21 cows revealed
A full list of donors who assisted the Nkayi family which lost 21 cattle after mistaking a deadly pesticide for one of the popular worm remedies for livestock has been availed. The...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 17:27hrs | 4782 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Early Christmas for Nkayi family which lost 21 cows...as they get 16 more
The Nkayi family which lost 21 cattle after mistaking a deadly pesticide for one of the popular worm remedies for livestock has received an early Christmas present after veteran farmers and well wishe...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 10:07hrs | 8374 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Donations pour in for Nkayi cattle loss family
WELL-WISHERS who have been touched by the story of the Nkayi family which lost 21 cattle after dozing them with a deadly grain protectant have mobilised donations including cattle to be handed over to...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:43hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Dispute erupts over Mathe chieftainship
A CHIEFTAINSHIP dispute has erupted in Matobo/Umzingwane, Matabeleland South where some clan members are challenging the installation of the new chief Nkululeko Ngqabutho Mathe (51).There are ...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:13hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
'DNA tests will resolve Ndebele kingship wrangle'
ONE of the claimants to the Ndebele kingship, Stanley Raphael Tshuma Khumalo, has challenged other contestants to a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test to determine genuine heirs to the throne.Al...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:39hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
21-cattle loss: 8 family members on suicide watch
MALE and female members of a Nkayi family in Matabeleland North Province, who lost 21 cattle after dozing them with a deadly grain protectant, have been sleeping in the same room since the fatal accid...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:33hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi gets new CEO
THE Local Government ministry has appointed Silibele Mpofu as the new Nkayi Rural District Council chief executive officer (CEO) despite the Zanu-PF-dominated council preferring Lawrence Mudimba for t...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family accidentally poisons 21 cattle
A Nkayi family in Matabeleland North Province has been left distraught after losing 21 cattle valued at over US$8 500 following a breakdown in communication which resulted in a dangerous grain protect...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo congratulates General Chiwenga on new wife
Exiled Zimbabwe Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere, and PatrickZhuwa have congratulated Vice President Constantino Chiwenga on his new marriage to Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi.Ch...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 13:01hrs | 17753 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube told his tricks are not working
LEGISLATORS took Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube to task in Parliament Wednesday, challenging him over the government's "failed" NDS-1 economic blue-print and the administration's apparent lac...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:34hrs | 2460 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sought Magaisa's support after coup?
Chiwenga chases Schroeder's record - The Lord of RingsZIMBABWEAN Vice-President retired General Constantino Chiwenga seems to be chasing former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's record in seri...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:47hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga settles down, marries army Colonel
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has settled down with army Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi after an acrimonious divorce with former model Marry Mubaiwa, it has emerged.In a leaked video seen by...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 10:58hrs | 11284 | by Staff Reporter
Chief Mathe's heir found 7 years later
A MATOBO clan in Matabeleland South has finally identified an heir to their chieftainship seven years after the last chief, Leonard Mathe died.Nkululeko Ngqabutho Mathe (51) who is the late ch...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter
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