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Man stabs love rival for cuddling girlfriend
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Njube suburb in Bulawayo allegedly stabbed his love rival several times with an okapi knife after he caught him cuddling his girlfr...Published: 12 Nov 2022 at 10:22hrs | 1674 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe banishes death penalty
IT'S been 6 273 days since Zimbabwe hanged a condemned person. For the gruesome murder of Themba Nkiwane, the High Court sentenced Never Masina Mandlenkosi to death in 2002 and he was executed...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Women jailed for assaulting husband with burning log
A Silobela woman, who was in the habit of beating up her husband, has been slapped with a two-and-half-year jail sentence for assaulting her husband with a burning log.Early this year, Shamiso...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:17hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Land reform under attack in Zimbabwe?
The Esidakeni Farm saga has set a dangerous precedence which could affect land reform in its entirety in Zimbabwe. Farmers with offer letters are now wondering what will happen to them should former o...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 11:44hrs | 5492 | by Thabo Nkiwane
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
Foul play disguised as incompetence at the Competition and Tariff Commission
I am an avid reader and consumer of all things Competition and Anti Monopolies related. I believe in healthy competition and have learnt a thing or two from watching the American Sherman act evolve in...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 12:48hrs | 1036 | by Thabo Nkiwane
Obert Mpofu guided by the Joshua Nkomo ethos on Gukurahundi
Gukurahundi is definitely a painful subject to those who witnessed it and those who participated in the military operation. Everyone who is or was involved in the operation agrees that it was a pa...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 14:23hrs | 1212 | by Thabo Nkiwane
Food security headache hits Mnangagwa government
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is facing potential bread shortages as wheat supplies dwindled sharply over the past few weeks.The looming shortage and hike in wheat prices was t...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 17:48hrs | 2541 | by Mandla Ndlovu
FULL TEXT: Nelson Chamisa Workers' Day statement
WORKERS' DAY is a special day to appreciate, salute and celebrate the amazing efforts ,resilience and endurance of all the hard pressed workers who gave and continue to give their sweat and bloo...Published: 01 May 2022 at 18:37hrs | 623 | by Nelson Chamisa
Mnangagwa's son pulls out of Zanu-PF youth race
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Kudakwashe, has pulled out of the race for Zanu-PF top youth leadership posts at an elective party youth conference slated for next month in the capital.The...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:30hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Chegutu commits $3m to water project
THE Municipality of Chegutu has committed the $3 million it received from Treasury under devolution funds to ramp up its water supply system, including plugging leakages and replacing obsolete equipme...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:21hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 40 passengers cheat death after bus overturns
FORTY people cheated death when a bus belonging to Dubies Bus Service veered off the road and overturned as the driver was trying to avoid two vehicles, a Zupco kombi and Bulawayo City Council (BCC) t...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 20:40hrs | 1424 | by Staff reporter
10 gang members nabbed for murder
TEN gang members have been arrested for allegedly fatally assaulting a Filabusi man with machetes, axes, spears and iron bars.The ten, among others who are still at large, allegedly drove from...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
One Day in 1985
I watched and followed the proceedings at the launch of the CITES Documentary on the abduction of the 11 Silobela men by Government forces on the 1st of January 1985. Dispite the incident having happe...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 20:06hrs | 13 | by Israel Dube
7 murder victims named
Police have released the names of seven Redcliff murder victims where Thubelihle Khoshow went berserk and struck people with an axe, spear and knife.Six people died on the spot while four othe...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Lovers resort to bush sex as lodges hike bookings
ADULTEROUS men and women in Bulawayo have been hit below the pocket after city lodges increased their booking charges.A survey carried out by NewZimbabwe.com this week in the city revealed tha...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:25hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Jane Ngwenya declared national hero
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday declared liberation stalwart Jane Ngwenya a national hero.Ngwenya (86) died on Thursday at Mater dei Hospital in Bulawayo.The conferment message was ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 22:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accords wife national honour
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has awarded his wife, First Lady Auxillia a gold medal for her "outstanding performance in her philanthropic activities among 99 other outstanding institutions, civilians ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa awards his wife with 'Order of the Great Zimbabwe Silver'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has created national awards to honour outstanding Zimbabweans - and one of the first recipients is his wife, Auxillia.Mrs Mnangagwa was awarded an Order of the...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 14:21hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'go extra mile to uplift Zimbabwe'
AS the march towards Vision 2030 continues, loyal sons and daughters of the country must step up and advance national interests both among the country's diplomats and also in the security establ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Double heroes' burial today
President Mnangagwa will today preside over the burial of two national heroes, Zimbabwe National Army Commander, Lieutenant General Edzai Chimonyo and Michael "Vhuu" Chakabva at the national heroes ac...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane burial date set
THE late national hero, Abraham Nkiwane, will be buried tomorrow at his farm on the outskirts of Umguza District while burial arrangements for two other national heroes, Commander of the Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane snubs Heroes Acre burial
THE family of the national hero Abraham Nkiwane has said it is yet to come up with the burial date of the veteran nationalist. They agreed that the liberation stalwart will be buried at his farm in Um...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns Chimonyo, Nkiwane
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has consoled families of national heroes, Zimbabwe National Army Commander, Lieutenant-General Edzai Absalom Chanyuka Chimonyo and Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane. ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Nkiwane
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has mourned liberation struggle stalwart Abraham Nkiwane describing him as a fearless unflinching patriot who never hesitated to make personal sacrifices to liberate Zimbabwe....Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 19:15hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane declared national hero
NATIONALIST and liberation stalwart Abraham Nkiwane has been declared a national hero.Nkiwane (93) succumbed to prostate cancer at Bulawayo United Hospitals (UBH) on Tuesday where he was admit...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 18:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zapu mourns Zpra veteran Nkiwane
OPPOSITION Zapu yesterday described the death of former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zpra) commander, Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane (93), as a loss to the nation as he was instrumental in the lib...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU mourns Elder Nkiwane
ZAPU family was yesterday thrown into mourning following the passing of our Elder Comrade Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane. He had been admitted at a local hospital in Bulawayo a few days earlier.Kno...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 11:59hrs | 6 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Ex-Zipra commanderAbraham Dumezweni Nkiwane dies
VETERAN nationalist and former Zipra commander Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane has died at the age of 93.Zanu-PF Politburo member Tshinga Dube confirmed the death.He said Nkiwane died in the...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Row over farm seizure deepens as owners produce deed of title
HOLDERS of Kershelmar Farms (Pvt) Limited - which legally owns Kershelmar Farm currently at the centre of a fierce row between politicians in Matabeleland North province and its lawful property owners...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:32hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Kenneth Kaunda obituary the last man standing
Kenneth David Kaunda was born on the 28 April 1924. He was affectionately known as KK was a Zambian politician who served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefr...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:33hrs | 44 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Correction of Zimbabwe history
The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) never had a Military Command Structure called Special Affairs. The name Special Affairs was a Code name for the Armed Struggle, which ZAPU, (under the...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 15:27hrs | 12 | by Phelekezela Mphoko (Zimbabwe former Vice President)
'Hunger forces vendors, touts to defy lockdown'
WHILE police have been out in full force enforcing the national lockdown, vendors and touts continue to defy their efforts especially in high density areas where life has been just normal.A vi...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
17-year-old drowns self after being dumped by girlfriend
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from Springs Farm in Umguza on the outskirts of Bulawayo decided to cut his life short by jumping into a dam and drowning himself after his flame dumped him for an illegal gold miner...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:39hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
We are not at war, says Malunga
VETERAN musician and promoter Clive Malunga yesterday challenged the government to run institutions based on non-partisanship after his Jenaguru Arts Centre built 25 years ago in the capital was on Th...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Cop killer arrested
One suspect believed to have been part of the machete-wielding artisanal miners who allegedly murdered a police officer in December last year at Good Hope Mine in Kadoma, was arrested on Tuesday follo...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Nust council dissolved
GOVERNMENT has dissolved the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) council as it aims to refocus the higher institution on a growth trajectory. Higher and Tertiary Education, Sc...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:25hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami: A pig in royal robes still finds amusement in mud
The Tinashe Kambarami cabal's crass exhibition of foolishness unmasks the failure of the MDC to run urban councils. The exalted office of councillorship has been defiled by the repugnant behaviour of ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1742 | by Ndabazabantu Sondokhulu
'KoNtuthu Ziyathunqa' - Only two towers will fall, ZESA says
THE iconic cooling towers at the Bulawayo Power Station have over the years become the hallmark of the city that even visitors marvel at. It is from these gigantic Zesa towers that endlessly b...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | 2874 | by Staff Reporter
Lead if you may, without power
The top left grandstand at the iconic White City Stadium gave me a vintage hawk's eye view of proceedings. Increasingly, White City has become an arena less popular for sport, for football and Boy Ndl...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | 2795 | by Zifiso Masiye
Zanu-PF blasted for monopoly over national hero status
ACTING Zapu president Isaac Mabuka yesterday said the Zanu-PF politburo should not have the monopoly to declare who national heroes are and called for an independent body to be set up to select people...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maj General Sedibe's speech at Dumiso Dabengwa memorial service
We are here to honour and celebrate the life of Cde. Dumiso Dabengwa. In South Africa, we regard him as a hero, and brother in arms. A highly treasured son to the people of Zimbabwe, and to all freedo...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:46hrs | 5978 | by Major Gen. Jackie Sedibe
DD: The man, soldier, pacifier
The light of the armed liberation struggle icon has been extinguished. Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, affectionately known as DD, passed on 23 May 2019.There was grief and anguish when news about his dea...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:44hrs | 281 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Unknown secrets about Dabengwa
It was in 2007 when l had four consecutive dreams about the same thing: l was talking to Dr Joshua Nkomo& he instructed me to go to Silobela&meet an old man from the Moyo clan& to deliver ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 01:04hrs | 13880 | by Benard Conrad Magugu
Velaphi Ncube's unheralded journey
ON Thursday, Misheck Ntunduzakovelaphi Velaphi Ncube was laid to rest at the National Heroes Acre in Harare following his declaration as a national hero.Born on 25 July 1937 in Matobo District...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:36hrs | 613 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Velaphi: Daring by bringing first batch of weapons into Rhodesia
IN the past few weeks we have been focusing the spotlight on what may be considered the pioneers of Zimbabwe's armed liberation struggle. This was done as part of a build up towards independen...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:24hrs | 5119 | by Pathisa Nyathi
A dying (public) intellectualism in Zimbabwe
THE late Masipula Sithole taught me (and many others) how to perceive and think about our country, Zimbabwe's politics.Not only formally via the university lecture room, but also more signific...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:54hrs | 1632 | by Takura Zhangazha
Ex-Chikwata striker bemoans low standards
FORMER Zimbabwe Saints striker Lexington Mujokoro is a disappointed footballer.The standards of the game, he believes have gone down in an era where coach education is compulsory."Our ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:42hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
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