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Tight screening at borders for new Covid-19 variant
Border testing and movement controls in place for many months are being tightly enforced for travellers crossing into Zimbabwe, especially on the southern and western borders, in the wake of the disco...Published: 6 hrs ago | 211 | by Staff reporter
Man sells his car, only to steal it using duplicate keys
A 33-YEAR-OLD man from Plumtree was arrested for allegedly stealing a car he had sold to someone.Chido Abel Chifeku (33) from Dingimuzi suburb allegedly stole a vehicle he had sold to Irvine Muzen...Published: 23 hrs ago | 522 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teen pregnancy rate rises
ZIMBABWE'S teenage pregnancy rate has risen by two percent to 24 percent, with the majority being schoolgirls that are forced to drop out of school.The worrying trend has also led to debate ov...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa outsmarts security forces
As the "Ngapinde Hake Mukomana" slogan continues to grow, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has also continued to outsmart the security forces by meeting the masses.Yesterday, the young leader ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 08:09hrs | 15944 | by Desmond Nleya
Second Republic marred by litany of unfulfilled pledges
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa got into power in 2017, a lot of promises were made, creating the impression that Zanu-PF was ready to give Zimbabweans a fresh start.Four years later, it see...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls new Build Operate Transfer contractor for Beitbridge-Vic Falls highway
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Government is considering engaging a new contractor to upgrade the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway after noting that the company which was awarded the tender wa...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:54hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo's journey over the years
Zanu-PF secretary for Information and Publicity Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo, who died yesterday at the age of 76, was born in Plumtree, Matabeleland South on October 1 1945 to Mr Robert Khaya Ngulani ...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:24hrs | 3985 | by Staff reporter
Woman poisons 10 mourners
A 71-year-old woman has been arrested on allegations of attempting to kill at least 10 mourners at a funeral after lacing a bucket of water with an unknown poison at Luvuluma Village, Madlambuzi in Bu...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:22hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
'Artisanal miners fuel HIV spread in Matebeleland'
ARTISANAL miners have been blamed for causing the spread of HIV and tuberculosis in Matebeleland South province.Matebeleland South TB/HIV officer Norbert Singine told Southern Eye that the pro...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:36hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Border corruption accused challenges her suspension
A PLUMTREE-BASED immigration officer who allegedly facilitated the illegal exit of 17 travellers into Botswana in return for a US$425 kickback has approached the High Court challenging her suspension....Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Roads take up 30% of devolution funds
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has revealed that 30% of the $600 million it received from the government under the devolution programme have been used for the maintenance of the city's road network....Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 18:28hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Storm over Nkayi trainee nurses recruitment
Nkayi is one of the districts in the Matabeleland region, which are facing serious challenges in having qualified nurses recruited from the local people.It has also been difficult for local el...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:14hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Constitution an impediment to constititutionalism
The adoption of the new constitution is undemocratic in Zimbabwe. The failure to separate the three arms of state in Zimbabwe by the government has ...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 20:32hrs | 212 | by Desmond Nleya
Granny (92) killed by nephew over dog's bowl
In a bizarre incident that left villagers of Gotshopo under Headman Mangubo, Hingwe in Plumtree shell shocked, a 92-year-old woman lost her life on Tuesday morning after having being severely beaten o...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:25hrs | 540 | by Desmond Nleya
Truckers face Beitbridge chaos
When it was controversially awarded a US$240 million contract to upgrade the Beitbridge border post in 2018, the Zimborders Consortium said it would provide "world class border facilities that optimis...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 19:32hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo grave diggers overwhelmed
GRAVE diggers at Bulawayo cemeteries are overwhelmed and the council has proposed that mourners do the back-filling of the graves while it recruits more staff.According to the latest council m...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:32hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Govt takes over clinics construction in Matebeleland South
GOVERNMENT has taken over the construction of two clinics in Bulilima district, Matebeleland South initiated by villagers to reduce the distance travelled to access healthcare centres.Dibadiba...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:33hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
5 perish in Fort Rixon accident
FIVE people, among them two police officers and a soldier, died in a head-on collision which occurred along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway yesterday morning.In a statement, police said the fatal ...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1872 | by Staff reporter
ZRP lifts Zimbabwean flag very high
The first pillar of the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights (hereinafter UN Guiding Principles) underscores that the duty to protect human rights lies with the State.Assessment of police eff...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 428 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe police have achieved more in difficult times thanks to ED's choice of Matanga
The first pillar of the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights (hereinafter UN Guiding Principles) underscores that the duty to protect human rights lies with the state. Assessment of police effectiven...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 07:31hrs | 798 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Matabeleland marginalisation
THE marginalisation of the Matabeleland region is viewed as a deliberate extension of the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres by the Zanu pF government, to punish the people in the southern parts of the count...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:47hrs | 1124 | by Staff reporter
Top prosecutors in plot to 'fix' lawyer
TWO chief public prosecutors - Rosa Takuva and Justin Uladi - could face a criminal probe after an alleged clandestine manoeuvre to "destroy" Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya was unmasked.A WhatsAp...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1931 | by Staff reporter
Zinara disburses more than $4,7bn for ERRP2
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has disbursed more than $4,7 billion for the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) with road rehabilitation works now 50 percent complete....Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
'Dead' 14kg gold smuggler resurfaces, arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested Jefat Chaganda, the chief suspect in the 14 kilogramme gold case that happened in Plumtree in 2018.The case also resulted in the arrest of nine other suspects ...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:16hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Government takes development to ward level
While major national projects like construction of a modern road network in major cities, construction of Parliament building, various infrastructure development projects are being rolled out by the 2...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:02hrs | 263 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya
Matabeleland is marginalised
FORMER speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo says the Matabeleland region continues to be marginalised with locals not benefiting from natural resources.Moyo, who now fronts the opposition Unite...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:50hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
7732 returnees enter Zimbabwe the past week
The International Organisation for Migrants has reported that 7732 returnees' entries have been recorded at the country's four entry points. ...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 19:32hrs | 1579 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe to introduce drones at border posts
THE country's porous border posts will soon be under tight surveillance following Government's decision to acquire drones worth US$2 million to patrol the borderline to curb smuggling. The dro...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:20hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
50 000 arrested for cross-border crimes
ABOUT 50 000 people have been arrested since January for various cross-border crimes, particularly smuggling, a lucrative business that reportedly prejudices the country of hundreds of millions of dol...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:30hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Kezi mortuary down 10 years on
KEZI Clinic mortuary in Matobo District, Matabeleland South province, has not been functioning for over a decade despite financial and material donations made by locals based in the diaspora towards e...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
65 major Bulawayo roads under rehab
A TOTAL of 65 major roads across Bulawayo are being rehabilitated under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase Two (ERRP2) at an approximate cost of $625 million. The US$400 million...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:09hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Deaf male rapes minor
A minor was on Monday raped by a deaf dump man in Plumtree at Hingwe area, after he had invited her to his homestead.The girl aged 12(name withheld) who is also an orphan was allegedly raped b...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:15hrs | 934 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya
Ariel Sibanda does a Messi on Bosso
A MASSIVE player exodus looms at Highlanders following skipper and long-serving goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda's shock announcement that he's leaving the club he has served for 13 years. However, according ...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Driver loses US$15 000 to thieves
A DRIVER lost US$15 000 in the Bulawayo CBD after he had parked his car while attending to a mechanical fault. The police said the incident occurred on 12 August at around 3PM at Cnr 2nd Avenu...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
More charges for robbers
THE three suspected armed robbers, who were arrested during a shootout with the police in Bulawayo's Fourwinds suburb returned to court Friday on fresh charges of armed robbery dating back to last yea...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:33hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge accounts for 89% of returnees per week'
BEITBRIDGE Border Post has accounted for 89% of cross-border travellers, mostly returnees from South Africa, recording an average 6 311 movements between August 3 and 9.This was revealed in th...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Minister's tour raises eyebrows
LANDS and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka's decision to stay in Zvishavane during his three-day visit to Matabeleland South province has raised eyebrows with stakeholders who believe taxpayers' mo...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1689 | by Staff reporter
Zinara introduces automatic cameras at tollgates
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has introduced automatic number plate recognition cameras at tollgates along the Plumtree-Mutare Highway as part of broader measures to reduce conges...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha appeal for Government support
Informal cross-border transporters, popularly known as omalayitsha, are appealing for Government support in growing their business and enhancing their contribution to the economy. For many years, the ...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
ZRP warns hit and run drivers
Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned motorists to desist from fleeing scenes of traffic accidents after being involved in accidents. This follows a spate of hit and runs that have been reported a...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 10:14hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, neigbours mull border posts facelift
ZIMBABWE has entered into bilateral arrangements with Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique to modernise border posts.This was disclosed last Thursday in Parliament by Finance deputy minister Clemen...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:50hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Khoisans are Zimbabwe's forgotten tribe
KHOISANS are Zimbabwe's forgotten tribe. Despite being the first to settle in Zimbabwe, the minority Khoisan tribe remains poverty-stricken, centuries after settling in the country. For generation aft...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:46hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Fourwinds armed robbers appear in court
Three of six suspected armed robbers who were involved in a shootout with the police Saturday morning in Bulawayo's Fourwinds suburb have appeared in court charged with armed robbery.The suspe...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1198 | by Staff reporter
Shootout armed robber dies at UBH
A THIRD armed robber has died in hospital following a shootout with police on Saturday morning in Fourwinds Suburb in Bulawayo, it emerged in court yesterday. Two of them were shot dead while ...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1292 | by Staff reporter
Massive corruption by Zimra officers
There is a massive corruption by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officers currently stationed at Maitengwe Border Post in Plumtree with sources claiming th...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 14:00hrs | 3919 | by Shelton Muchena in Plumtree
Diasporians partner government in renovating Clinic
In a case of ploughing back to the community, Diasporians based in South Africa and other countries have partneerd the government in mobilising resources ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 13:57hrs | 1226 | by Desmond Nleya
Tutani was a rare breed, says Masunda
THE late veteran Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Conway Tutani's family yesterday said a post-mortem to ascertain the cause of the scribe's death would be done today, while burial arrangements w...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:20hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
New Zinara technology to ease congestion at tollgates
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has introduced automatic number plate recognition cameras at tollgates along the Plumtree-Mutare Highway as part of broader measures to reduce conges...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:11hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Man on the run after fatally clubbing a fellow villager
A MAN from Madlambuzi in Plumtree is on the run after fatally clubbing a fellow villager with a log on the head following a misunderstanding. Police are appealing for information leading to the arrest...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 20:52hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
4 killed in hit and run accidents
Drivers who fail to stop after being involved in traffic accidents face arrest and serious criminal charges, police have warned as they cope with four men killed in the past few days countrywide, afte...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:25hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
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