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MP Bajila intervenes in Mafakela Primary bus levy dispute
Emakhandeni-Luveve Member of Parliament Descent Bajila has intervened to resolve a growing dispute at Mafakela Primary School in Old Luveve, Bulawayo, following allegations that learners were barred f...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man sentenced to 10 years for carjacking and assault
A 22-year-old man from Bulawayo, Respect Khumalo Nyoni, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assault and carjacking after he, along with two accomplices, attacked a taxi driver and stole his v...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:21hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidate assaulted and stabbed
Zanu-PF candidate for the Emakhandeni-Luveve National Assembly seat in the forthcoming harmonised elections Brian Samuriwo was allegedly assaulted and stabbed by two suspects who appeared in court yes...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:30hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Girl kidnapped, drugged and dumped at cemetery
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Old Luveve suburb was kidnapped by two women and a man who were driving a white commuter omnibus on 16 March.The juvenile had left her home at around 5PM going to Chigu...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 12:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Shona judge jails Mthwakazi activists for carrying knobkerries
NINE activists from the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) were sentenced to varying jail terms when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Mr Tawengwa Sangster.The nine who had pleaded not gui...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Fake title deeds flood market
If you recently bought a property, are you sure it is properly registered in your name?Well, there might be need to verify this with the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Propert...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Copper cable thieves leave suburb in darkness for a month
SOME Luvuve suburb residents in Bulawayo have gone for a month without electricity due to theft of copper cables.Bulawayo has of late witnessed an increase in theft of copper cables which has resu...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Sewage horror in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have called on Bulawayo City Council to urgently attend to burst sewers which have become a health time bomb in the city.In Mzilikazi and Makokoba suburbs, there are areas w...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
News vendor killer arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested the man behind the murder of a city newspaper vendor last week. Jongumuzi Lobati (age not given) of Woodville assaulted the now deceased Farai Mazhindu of Luveve subur...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo newspaper vendor killed
A NEWSPAPER vendor in Bulawayo was found dead with his privates ripped open, metres from his home in the early hours of Wednesday. Farai Mazhindu popularly known in Luveve as Dread or Rasta wa...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Affluent suburb residents not paying bills
BUSINESS and residents living in affluent suburbs like Burnside and Hillside are among those who have accumulated the highest unpaid bills to the Bulawayo City Council. The city is owed more t...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis ravages Bulawayo
Women carry the burden of collecting water for households...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Brezhnev Malaba
Wife finds used condoms in hubby pocket
A Bulawayo man apparently needs some cutting-edge tips on how to destroy evidence of cheating.The call to leave no evidence of sex behind comes after he failed to keep his sex habits to himsel...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 18:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster bags US$70 000, 1 million rand
A BULAWAYO businessman lost 1,3 million rands while another businessman based in the United States of America lost US$70 000 to a city fraudster who disappeared after swindling the two in two separate...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's biggest cemetery decommissioned again
BULAWAYO's biggest cemetery, West Park, has once again been decommissioned as it has run out of burial space with burials now taking place at Athlone and Luveve cemeteries. West Park Cemetery ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pensioner loses $17 000 to fraudster
A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested after he allegedly stole $17 000 from a pensioner's bank account before splashing the money on a car and transferring funds to other accounts. ...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donel wants to be an inspiration
THE Voice UK star Donel Mangena wants to be an inspiration to a generation through his music career and has set his sights on surpassing global super stars such as Chris Brown and Usher.In doi...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Councilor throws in weights for the Luveve Constituency contest
MDC-T Sitting councilor for Ward 15, Thamani Moyo will be contesting the Luveve-Constituency, Member of Parliament seat in the July 30 harmonised elections.Luveve Constituency consists of Cowd...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Bakidfzanani Dube
Canaan Banana's son eyes Luveve constituency
THE late first President of Zimbabwe Canaan Banana's son, Nathan, has declared his interest to contest in the Luveve Constituency for the House of Assembly seat in the forthcoming harmonised elections...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
D-Day for Zim's Donel in UK Singing competition
The stars seem to be lining up for Zimbabwe's Donel Mangena at The Voice UK ahead of the finals tonight as he is the odds-on favourite to land the top prize of a recording contract.The 16-year...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 11:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man places corpse in tenant's room
A DEFAULTING tenant got a rude awakening from her landlord who put a corpse in her rented room.Grace Rave who rents a room from Thamu Sibanda in Bulawayo's Old Luveve suburb had not paid for t...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndux Malax Junior robbed
Witness Malaba AKA Ndux Junior, son of the late Ndux Malax, was robbed of $20, R300, a Samsung smart phone and car radio at his Nkulumane home in Bulawayo earlier this month.Accordig to me...Published: 23 Sep 2016 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Fake' boy soldier freed on illegal possession of army uniform
A boy (17) from Old Luveve in Bulawayo caught wearing an army camouflage uniform at the Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo was freed after the court refused further remanding him since the state seemed ...Published: 04 Sep 2016 at 10:47hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Govt to gazette more cemeteries for Bulawayo
THE Government will soon gazette Pumula and Marvel cemeteries, paving the way for the establishment of more than 150 000 graves in Bulawayo. The city is fast running out of burial space follow...Published: 03 Aug 2016 at 09:02hrs | | by Sikhangele Zhou
Bulawayo businessman dies
A Bulawayo businessman, Charles Katso, had died. He was 80. Katso who owned shops in Luveve suburb, died on Wednesday after succumbing to cardiac arrest following years of battling with diabetes. ...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 07:03hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Kuthunjwe abafundi babanjwa iganyavu okwensuku ezintathu
BAZONDE bagane unwabu abazali belokitshini leOld Luveve edolobheni lakoBulawayo kulandela isehlakalo samadoda amabili okubikwa athumbe amankazana amabili abavalela kwenye indlu ekulelolokitshi anduban...Published: 26 Mar 2016 at 15:19hrs | 1 | by Johas Moyo
'Batshadiswa' sebeyizidumbu abafele engozini yomgwaqo
IZAKHAMIZI zelokitshini leLuveve koBulawayo zisele zibambe owangaphansi ngemva kwesiga ''sokutshadiswa'' kwezidumbu kwelinye ibandla ngoLwesithathu, uMthunywa ukuvezile lokhu.Umuyi uRona...Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 14:20hrs | 1 | by Johas Moyo
Kuqamuka amaqolo intsha yeLuveve ikokotsha ebhawa
IZAKHAMIZI zeLuveve, eMakhandeni leGwabalanda koBulawayo zikhala ezimathonsi ngenye ibhawa esiphenduke iSodoma leGomora elokitshini leOld Luveve nanko phela kubikwa abantwana abangaphansi kweminyaka e...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 21:58hrs | 2 | by YiNtatheli kaMthunywa
Bulawayo war vet sees red for campaigning for MDC-T
A member of the War Veterans association in Bulawayo is reported to have got himself into trouble after he was accused by fellow comrades of campaigning for the opposition MDC-T.Zimbabwe Peace...Published: 01 Feb 2016 at 05:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Poor voter turn out mared Nkulumane
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that on December 19 2015 the Nkulumane by-election was marred by poor voter turn out an indication that the majority of people did not vote and has no confidenc...Published: 31 Jan 2016 at 12:04hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Granny, 80, cheats death
AN 80-year-old granny from Bulawayo's Old Luveve suburb in Bulawayo survived an inferno when her six roomed house caught fire as she was home alone.Elizabeth Mavolwane was hospitalised for hea...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Patient Sibanda
Bulawayo population figures contradict 2012 Zimstat census results
THE Bulawayo City Council has compiled its own population figures using data from its housing system, thereby contradicting the 2012 Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (Zimstat) census results which...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 08:51hrs | 8 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Grave digging syndicate sells graves for $20
UNSCRUPULOUS grave diggers at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo are allegedly selling graves to desperate bereaved families outside the stipulated council channels and below the set rates. The grave digg...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 10:18hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Tendai Biti to testify in Khupe driver's trial on robbery
TRIAL of Witness Dube, MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe's driver Witness Dube and his alleged accomplice Kunashe Muchemwa on robbery and assault continues on March 23 when the MDC- Renewal Secreat...Published: 19 Mar 2015 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
BCC identifies new burial space
Following concerns that Bulawayo City had only three month's burial space available, the city fathers say they have identified new burial space near Pumula South and people can 'relax and feel free t...Published: 09 Jan 2015 at 15:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Khupe's driver ordered to return stolen car
MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe's driver, Witness Dube, and his accomplice Kudakwashe Muchemwa (32), have been ordered to return the vehicle they violently seized from the party's former Matabele...Published: 23 Sep 2014 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe driver robbery case still on
The case of Witness Dube, the driver of MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe, and his colleague, Kunashe Muchemwa (32) an MDC-T youth league member charged with robbery and assault has been transf...Published: 27 Aug 2014 at 18:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Chiza's lavish lifestyle
FOUNDER and general overseer of Eagle Life Assembly Church in Bulawayo Prophet Blessing Chiza is no doubt growing in his celebrity status as evidenced by his lavish lifestyle although little has been ...Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 09:37hrs | 5 | by Vincent Gono
Man shares bed with two wives
A WOMAN from Bulawayo's Old Luveve suburb was forced to flee her matrimonial home as she could no longer stomach her husband having sex with his second wife on the bed which the trio shared. A...Published: 06 Apr 2014 at 11:40hrs | | by Kay Kaseke
Man forced to lick woman's privates over $5 debt
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Old Luveve in Bulawayo was forced to l*ck the private parts of a woman he owed $5 while her friend filmed the act with a cellphone.The weird incident allegedly ha...Published: 05 Mar 2014 at 11:16hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ZRP arrests 74 most wanted Bulawayo criminals
SEVENTY-four suspected criminals on the police's most wanted list for allegedly committing crimes in and around Bulawayo were arrested over the festive season.Two months ago its was re...Published: 05 Jan 2014 at 22:11hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
List of Bulawayo's most WANTED criminals
MORE than 100 suspected criminals are on the police's most wanted list for committing various horrendous crimes in and around Bulawayo as it emerges that crime is on the rise in the city.Offic...Published: 25 Nov 2013 at 03:52hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver jailed for fatal accident
THE commuter omnibus driver who was involved in an accident that nearly killed seven people yesterday told the court that his attention was disturbed because of marital problems after his wife returne...Published: 02 Nov 2013 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Court Reporter
Eight touts nabbed for threatening cops
A GROUP of eight touts has been arrested for allegedly fighting three policemen who had arrested their colleague at the Basch Street Terminus, popularly known as Egodini.The three policemen ar...Published: 23 Oct 2013 at 03:53hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Notorious robber axes petrol attendant before robbing him
A notorious robber was yesterday arraigned before the courts for allegedly axing a petrol attendant before robbing him of R100, US$35 and groceries as he lay unconsciously on the ground.Artwel...Published: 17 Jun 2013 at 23:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Council runs out of burial space
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is fast running out of burial space and is mulling establishing a new cemetery west of Pumula South.According to a report of the Town Lands and Planning Committee, ...Published: 11 Jun 2013 at 03:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Find your nearest polling station in Bulawayo
PROVISIONAL POLLING STATIONS USED DURING 2013 CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM Bulawayo Provinc...Published: 16 Mar 2013 at 06:29hrs | 3 | by Moyo Roy
Taxi drivers nabbed for operating without licences
THREE pirate taxi drivers from Bulawayo that were operating along Bulawayo- Plumtree Road have been arrested for working without operators' licences.The trio were convicted on their own plea ...Published: 27 Jan 2013 at 21:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Youths disrupts MDC-T meeting
MDC-T youths disrupted an executive meeting in Gwabalanda on Sunday torching clashes between party members as violence and factionalism within the structures in Bulawayo continue.The meeting w...Published: 23 Aug 2012 at 05:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburbs go five days without electricity
Some Western suburbs in Bulawayo are still without power, five days after last week's electrical fault at Emagetsini Zesa sub-station in EmakhandeniThe power blackout was a result of an explo...Published: 23 May 2012 at 07:22hrs | | by Ndou paul
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