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Baby dumper arrested after two years on the run
A BULAWAYO woman who has been on the run for two years after dumping her two children outside a pub and going to live with "boyfriends" has been arrested. A court heard Thandiwe Dube (27) left...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:25hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Motorists fume over new tollgate
MOTORISTS have expressed dismay over the establishment of the Colleen Bawn tollgate along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road, saying they were already paying too much at existing tollgates. Government y...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:25hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Ecocash and swipe are gradually being phased out
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has said the Ecocash and swipe method of payment which has become the major methods of payment are now being rendered useless as some shops now dem...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 09:00hrs | 14312 | by Stephen Jakes
Near murder in radio volume row
A MAN (52) from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South has been admitted to hospital in critical condition after a 21 year old man brutally attacked him over radio volume during a beer drink. M...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
ZB avails 708 Plumtree housing stands
ZB BANK has availed 708 housing stands in Plumtree Town, which have since been opened up for sale to prospective home seekers in a partnership with the local authority. Speaking in Bulawayo du...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Bread price shoots up, bakeries shut down
THE price of bread is set to go up today as bakers struggle to secure flour amid rising operational costs and shortage of foreign currency to buy essential raw materials and equipment, it has emerged....Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:24hrs | 2865 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive 'killer' herdboy in court
A PLUMTREE herd boy, who allegedly fatally stabbed his neighbour with a knife 15 years ago for kicking his dog before he fled to South Africa, appeared in court yesterday. Petros Pamani Ndebel...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:11hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Pupils cheat death in wind storm
SCORES of pupils cheated death on Wednesday afternoon at Tokwana High School in Plumtree after strong winds blew roofs off two classroom blocks, hurling asbestos...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:10hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Usher Girls dormitory razed by fire
FORM Four students at Usher Girls Secondary School, south-west of Bulawayo, cheated death by a whisker when their dormitory was razed by fire on Sunday night.Most of the girls were left in onl...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 13:36hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Savage beating: woman in viral video speaks
THE young lady whose video went viral on social media a fortnight ago while she was being attacked with sticks and open hands by a fellow villager, has spoken out for the first time over what transpir...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:29hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
How Lucky is Mkosana?
UNITED STATES based striker Lucky Mkosana did not set the Warriors camp alight and his inclusion in the team that is in Congo Brazzaville was a major surprise.One can say that the 30-year-old ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:23hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Assaulted woman in viral video speaks
THE young lady whose video went viral on social media a fortnight ago while she was being attacked with sticks and open hands by a fellow villager, has spoken out for the first time over what transpir...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:00hrs | 519 | by Staff Reporter
Pair kills, burn motorist
TWO people, one of them a 16-year-old boy, allegedly killed a motorist and burnt his body after he offered them a lift in Plumtree. The two suspects are from Binga and met their alleged victim...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Did you see Guitars In Parliament today
SEVERAL musicians won parliamentary seats in this year's harmonised elections.Dingumuzi Phuti, Elias Musakwa, Energy Mutodi, Obedingwa Mguni and Joshua Sacco are some of the prominent musician...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 21:55hrs | 1840 | by Erick Matotoba
IDBZ gets $150m capital injection
The Government has injected $150 million equity capital into the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe to help the institution discharge its mandate of providing long and medium term funding for...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:28hrs | 194 | 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 | 471 | by Staff reporter
Villagers receive 1 000 goats
The Killer Zivhu Foundation has donated 1 000 goats to Lupinyu villagers under chief Mvuthu in an effort to eradicate poverty in the area.The ceremony was attended by scores of villagers who w...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 11:48hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Baker's Inn to sink $20million into bread production
CONFECTIONERY giant, Baker's Inn, will invest over $20 million towards putting up additional plants at its Bulawayo and Harare factories next year as it seeks to further ramp up production to meet the...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 11:00hrs | 1288 | by Staff Reporter
Plumtree police station gold theft saga deepens
THE Prosecutor-General's office yesterday deployed deputy chief magistrate Elijar Makomo from Harare to hear a case in Bulawayo, where a Plumtree regional magistrate and prosecutor face charges of unl...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 3539 | by Staff Reporter
Top lawyer arrested over 'smuggling'
A TOP Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya was arrested yesterday while allegedly trying to smuggle gold out of the country through the Plumtree Border Post.Acting Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi ...Published: 25 Aug 2018 at 15:59hrs | 3115 | by Staff Reporter
Man murdered over lover
A ZIMBABWEAN man based in South Africa was viciously stabbed before being stoned to death in broad daylight over a woman.The vicious murder happened last week on Wednesday in Hillbrow South Af...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:30hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
'Turn disused buildings into colleges'
EDUCATIONIST Ambassador Aaron Maboyi-Ncube has said idle buildings in Matabeleland South province could be turned into institutions of higher learning for the benefit of local students.Maboyi-...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
War veterans shelve anti-Mugabe demo
WAR veterans have put on hold plans to demonstrate against former President Robert Mugabe, demanding that the re-naming of the country's foremost international airport after him be reversed.Fo...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:41hrs | 2058 | by Staff reporter
Tomorrow is D-day for Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans across the country are anxiously waiting for the Constitutional court hearing tomorrow as they ardently follow the fate of their vote. Even Zimbabweans in the Diaspora and the entire globa...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:49hrs | 2596 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
What sin did Ariel Sibanda commit Mr Chidzambwa?
EVERY football player dreams of representing his national team during the course of his playing career.It is the ultimate "call" when one is invited to join the squad and gets to don the natio...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:51hrs | 606 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Prophet blew cover on $1m gold theft
A self-proclaimed prophet blew the cover on police constable Dingumuzi Ncube (35), who has since been arrested for theft of gold worth nearly $1 million from an armoury at Plumtree Police Station in M...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:55hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: $1 million gold heist cop arrested
A police constable has been arrested while a manhunt for a senior officer has been launched in connection with the case in which gold worth nearly $1 million vanished from an armoury at Plumtree Polic...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 16:12hrs | 5271 | by Staff reporter
Leaked document reveals 29kg gold stolen from police
About 28.5297 kilograms of gold was reportedly stolen from Zimbabwe Republic Police, (ZRP), Mineral Boarder Control Unit (MBUC), Plumtree on Wednesday.According to a leaked police memorandum, ...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 18:35hrs | 3391 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Madlela to launch new album in Gwanda
RHUMBA artiste Madlela Skhobokhobo is set to release his second album titled, "Amajazana", in his Gwanda hometown on September 1.The Gwanda launch will be at the Gwanda District Club followed ...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Army chief assures the nation
Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda yesterday assured the nation that the country remains safe and secure despite the recent politically motivated violence that erup...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1156 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga resurfaces
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday implored Zimbabweans to shun divisions and uphold unity of purpose if the country is to achieve socio-economic development. The Vice President, wh...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:35hrs | 4394 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T fails to learn from its past
Former Bulilima East MP Norman Mpofu has said the MDC-T has failed to learn from its past mistakes leading to their loss of elections this year."MDC Chamisa lost all seats in Mat south serve f...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 11:53hrs | 845 | by Stephen Jakes
Plumtree candidate arrested over a scuffle with Zanu PF team
A candidate for Bulilima East constituency in the just ended election, Solani Moyo is reported to have been arrested after he had a scuflle with a Zanu PF team which was doing door to door campaign....Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:42hrs | 771 | by Stephen Jakes
The hero of Tjewondo battle
On 27 May this year, we carried an article under our Lest We Forget column about how two elderly women, Loiusa Ndlovu and Eveline Ndlovu who are in their late 80s, witnessed the battle that took place...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:16hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Whoever wins Bulilima West constituency must push development in education
Former Bulilima East legislator Norman Mpofu who is currently contesting the seat has said among the 8 contestants for Bulilima East constituency who ever wins must push to improve educational f...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:31hrs | 270 | by Stephen Jakes
Dualisation of the Mutare-Plumtree highway taking shape
The dualisation of the Mutare-Plumtree highway is taking shape with the government expected to commission the Ruwa-Goromonzi up to Melfort tollgate stretch which have been dualised while the construct...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 15:45hrs | 2874 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree man appeals for funds for kidney transplant
My name is Hloniphani Ndlovu. I am 41years old. I live in Plumtree town in Zimbabwe Africa. I was diagonised with severe kidney failure in February 2015. Then started hemodialysis in the same year. On...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 20:14hrs | 1134 | by Hloniphani Ndlovu
Pair fatally assault neighbour
TWO Plumtree men who stormed into their neighbour's bedroom while he was sleeping with his girlfriend and fatally attacked him using a knobkerrie and a bicycle, were yesterday jailed for 10 years....Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:37hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe safer under Zanu-PF, claims Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF is the only party able to take Zimbabwe into the future, and is confident of victory in the forthcoming harmonised elections, President Mnangagwa has said. Addressing a huge crowd at R...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:24hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Man gets death threats after testifing in court
A MAN from Plumtree is living in fear after a villager he testified against in court, allegedly threatened to kill him.Mr Phineas Nkomo of Madlambuzi area made a report to the police after Lib...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:23hrs | 1462 | by Staff Reporter
'Be principled' says Khaya-Moyo
THE Minister of Energy and Power Development Simon Khaya-Moyo has urged people to be principled and do the right thing for the development of the nation.Khaya-Moyo made the call in his address...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:51hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga slams Chamisa's street antics
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has hit out at MDC Alliance leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, for tarnishing the reputation of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission by making unsubstantiated claims of improp...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 13:46hrs | 2116 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns G40 remnants
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has warned Zanu-PF members that are not happy with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership to "shape up or ship out".Addressing the party's Matabeleland S...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:51hrs | 1500 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi still hospitalised in SA
VICE-President Kembo Mohadi is still hospitalised in South Africa, where he is undergoing physiotherapy, while Zanu PF national chairperson Oppah Muchunguri is back in the country and is recovering fr...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | 1628 | by Staff rpeorter
Chiwenga tells Chamisa that 'Laws made in Parliament'
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has hit out at MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa for tarnishing the reputation of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by making unsubstantiated claims of im...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1112 | by Staff reporter
State challenges Zinara bosses' acquittal
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL, advocate Ray Goba has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging the recent acquittal of five Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) executives, who were facing criminal abu...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:55hrs | 375 | by Staff rpeorter
Chiwenga explains devolution
Zimbabwe is a unitary state and the devolution to be implemented is economic- oriented where provincial councils should initiate and champion economic programmes for their respective provinces, Vice P...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:47hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will remain a unitary State
Zimbabwe will remain a unitary State, while the devolution being implemented by Government seeks to achieve fair and balanced development spearheaded by provincial councils which must initiate economi...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | 207 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF to work hard to turn around economy, says Khaya Moyo
ZANU-PF will work hard to turn around the country's economy if voted into power in the forthcoming harmonised elections, the party's Politburo Secretary for Information and Publicity, Simon Khaya Moyo...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 07:44hrs | 338 | by Staff Reporter
Open letter to Ezra Tshisa Sibanda and All
Hello My Dear brother this is Mqondisi Moyo. Ngifisa ukukubonga ngenkulumo zakho ezinhle oziyenze ngami lebandla leMRP. Ngidlulisa ukubonga kwami okukhulu kuwe ngisithi eSibanda baba.Ngamadoda...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 18:17hrs | 3900 | by Mqondisi Moyo
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