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Zimbabwe battles intense heatwave as temperatures hit record highs
Zimbabwe is enduring a severe heatwave, with temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels, particularly in areas like Beitbridge, Lupane, Gwanda, and Chiredzi, where the mercury has exceeded 40 degree...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:29hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, Karoi...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:34hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Real estate firm 'sells' BCC land
A REAL estate company has been dragged to court for allegedly selling a residential stand belonging to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC).Landwey Construction Private Limited, represented by Vain...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makokoba tenants resist eviction
TENANTS at a Makokoba house whose owner died are reportedly refusing to vacate as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) moves to repossess the property.This is revealed in the latest council minutes in ...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:05hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's son foils Zanu-PF's plan to campaign using late father's name
ZAPU president and late Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo's son Sibangalizwe has foiled Zanu-PF's plan to hold an all-night gala in commemoration of the late vice president at his rural Kezi home in Matebeleland S...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, K...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:07hrs | 10 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimbabwean street vendor shot dead in SA
The body of 37-year-old Lloyd Bhebhe, shot dead while trying to sell fruit in an Alberton North business complex, was repatriated to Zimbabwe at the weekend.Activists from the African Diaspora...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Kimberly Mutandiro
Nkayi Villagers cry for help
Villagers under Headman Manguni in Nkayi have requested urgent government assistance and help towards tackling challenges that have made life difficult for the people of Nkayi. Villagers r...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 11:52hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Drug lord in Zanu-PF primary election contest
VIOLENCE mongers, drug lords, and shoddy characters were disqualified from standing for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections as Zanu-PF maintains high ethical standards with rerun polls set t...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 12 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Omega Sibanga tries to knock sense into Mnangagwa's son in-law's head
FORMER Zifa vice-president Omega Sibanda has urged the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to lift the Zifa suspension which he says is the only way Zimbabwe will be reinstated back into the Fifa f...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Skirmishes as Zapu presidency fight rages on
THERE were skirmishes at the opposition Zapu party offices in Bulawayo yesterday when suspended party members staged a demonstration after they were barred from attending a National Executive meeting....Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman uses borrowed baby to claim US$1 800 from ex
IN a matter that left the Gweru magistrate court dumbfounded, a Senga woman allegedly borrowed a baby from her friend, which she used to claim US$1 800 from her ex-husband.This was heard when ...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda warns corrupt Government officials
THE day of reckoning is nigh for corrupt Government officials, Zanu-PF chairman for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province and former Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association chairman Jabulani Si...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:34hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
CBD parking fees furore escalates
THE public backlash against the Bulawayo City Council's contentious parking management system in the city centre continues to escalate with more residents blasting council for failure to adequately co...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mental patient' torches vehicles at carpark
A SUSPECTED mental patient went berserk and allegedly stoned four cars at an overnight carpark in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb before torching two of them, reducing them to shells while security guards w...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sibangilizwe Nkomo loses Zapu Harare nominations
THE late former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's son, Sibangilizwe, has lost in nominations for Zapu presidency in Harare province after initially being announced as winner in nominations that were later...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC workers demand bribe to fix burst sewer pipe
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) employees have been implicated in a scandal where they allegedly demanded US$35 bribe from the Anglican Church in Luveve to repair a burst sewer line.The issue emer...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pakistani gets 'Sibanda' surname, ID, passport in one day
IN a shocking revelation that has exposed deep rooted corruption at Lupane Provincial Registrar's Office, a Pakistan national was issued with a Zimbabwean National Identity Card bearing a common local...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Introducing the First Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi
Greetings to all! As I extend my cordial greetings to all our people, the people of Mthwakazi in their diversity comprising eight different linguistic communities, located in the 14 Districts ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:43hrs | | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Haulage truck runs over pothole filler
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy from Lupane was crushed to death on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway near Cross Jotsholo when a haulage truck ran over him while he was filling potholes on the road. The a...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man 'gangs up' against rival
A Plumtree man allegedly ganged up with a friend who is still at large and stabbed his rival five times using a knife for allegedly dating his ex-girlfriend. Innocent Moyo (25) of Madlambuzi a...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 machete-wielding robbers arrested
Police in Zvishavane have arrested six suspected armed robbers who were part of an eight machete-wielding gang that was targeting people with large amounts of cash.The six are Farai Moyo (21),...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 15:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wife battered over daily sex roster
THE saying a "hungry" man is an angry man is quite apt for Daniel Moyo (34) of Sibangani Village in Lupane who got angry and battered his wife Similo Sibanda (26) for refusing to have sex with him on ...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bewitched' man's revenge rape on neighbour fails
A GWANDA man who tried to rape his neighbour has described his actions as revenge after accusing the complainant's family of bewitching him. The man aged 32 who cannot be named as it would exp...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndabaningi Sithole immortalised
In a show of common purpose never experienced in Chipinge district for years, thousands of people of different statuses poured at Freedom Farm at Mount Selinda for the official launch of the Friends o...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Imprisoned 'looters' approach High Court
THIRTY-FIVE suspects who are languishing in remand prison for allegedly participating in violent protests and looting shops have approached the High Court challenging the court's refusal to grant them...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor forces daughters to drink poison before committing suicide
A pastor from Nkulumane suburb poisoned his two daughters before killing himself in South Africa where the family was based citing marital and other problems. Precocious Mpofu (36) allegedly f...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Teachers flee goblins' sexual terror
TEACHERS at a school in Tsholotsho District that failed to open after they fled to their respective homes following goblin attacks last week, have demanded that villagers put up in their rooms to witn...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo woman has miracle baby
A 36-YEAR-OLD woman naturally delivered a five kilogramme baby at Kings Poly Clinic in Bulawayo on Saturday morning. Medical practitioners have said the average weight of a "big" newborn child...Published: 25 Aug 2018 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
BREAKING: Zanu-PF retains two-thirds majority
Zanu-PF has retained its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly following the announcement of the latest batch of results from 55 constituencies announced today. The party now has 144 se...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance share spoils in Beitbridge
EARLY signs are that Zanu-PF has retained both Beitbridge parliamentary seats after head of former President Robert Mugabe's security, Albert Nguluvhe, won the East and Ruth Maboyi convincingly bagged...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aspiring candidates confront Zec
ZIMBABWE Election Commission (Zec) officials in Beitbridge were on Wednesday taken to task by candidates who demanded the latest voters' roll.The candidates, drawn from Beitbridge East complai...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panners jailed 25yrs for gruesome murder
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has said the courts are tired of the surge in gruesome murder cases perpetrated by gold panners who do not show remorse or respect for the sanctity ...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF aspiring candidates for primaries in Bulawayo
ZANU (PF) members to battle it out in the primary elections in Bulawayo Province to select candidates to represent the party in the 2018 elections;...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 15:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over chicken
A BINGA man was lucky to escape a lengthy custodial jail term after he was convicted of killing his cousin after a misunderstanding over a chicken.Makhandeni Lovemore Dube (30) of Sianungu in ...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for punching cousin to death over chicken
A BINGA man who punched his cousin to death following a misunderstanding over a chicken has been sentenced to five years in jail.Makhandeni Lovemore Dube (30) from Sianungu Village and his cou...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North - Phase 2 Voter Registration Centres
Constituency Ward Registration CentreLupane East 10 Lupaka Primary SchoolLupane East 10 Matshakayile Primary SchoolLupane East 10 Khatshana Primary SchoolLupane East 10 Janjanja - ...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 13:22hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Touts kidnap, assault traffic police officers for impounding car
THE Asifuni Bumbulu chant landed four touts in hot soup after they allegedly assaulted police officers who had impounded their colleague's vehicle.The four could not come to terms with the fac...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners, Cops in shootout - 1 dead
SUSPECTED illegal gold panners armed with machetes, swords and a pistol went on the rampage in Silobela yesterday, savaging revellers and exchanging gunfire with police in a melee that left one person...Published: 08 Jul 2017 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
School girls collapse in Satanism scare
EIGHT girls attending Monde Primary School just outside Victoria allegedly fainted under mysterious circumstances during a meeting at their "church" founded by a Grade seven pupil at the school....Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man brutally murdered over married 'lover'
A 26-year-old Shurugwi man was fatally stabbed on the back of his head with a bar stool leg which went through his head in a fight over a married woman.Police have since arrested two suspe...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa belittles Sibanda
ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa reportedly launched a scathing attack on Southern Region councillors, including his deputy Omega Sibanda and PSL chairman Peter Dube, accusing them of causing probl...Published: 01 Nov 2016 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans die while panning for gold in SA mine
Three Zimbabweans died after inhaling toxic gasses while working in a disused mine shaft at Langlaagte Gold Mine in South Africa and an undisclosed number are feared to have also succumbed to the toxi...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Gweru City Council elects new workers' committee
Workers at Gweru City Council have elected a workers' committee after going for months without one.About 700 workers out of 936 attended the elections and all the candidates were elected unopp...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
MLF Press Release on David Magagula and his cabal
It has come to our attention as the leadership of Mthwakazi Liberation Front, that Mr David Magagula has been announced by Mr Sibangani Ngwenya as their new MLF leader. We have learnt that Mr ...Published: 13 May 2016 at 07:29hrs | | by Dr Mpiyesizwe Churchill Guduza- MLF Vice President
Electricity shortages an affront to quality education
Modern education requires the use of ICTs which are powered by electricity. The shortages of electricity blighting our country has made computers and other ICT gadgets useless and inoperable tools. Re...Published: 05 Nov 2015 at 13:54hrs | | by Obert Masaraure RTUZ President
Man 'rapes' friend's HIV+ wife
A FILABUSI man allegedly raped his friend's HIV-positive wife, resulting in her contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI).He then gave her a rabbit to buy her silence, a court heard....Published: 03 Sep 2015 at 06:40hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Bosso 'swallowed' by Zanu-PF
HIGHLANDERS Football Club fans have claimed that their fading but popular club is being 'swallowed' by the ruling Zanu-PF as it is due to take a delivery of bus donated by long-time club ben...Published: 05 Jun 2015 at 09:12hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Starving worker steals from 'stingy' prominent businessman
A Gwanda man told a magistrate he stole money from prominent businessman Ntuseng Moyo because he was starving as Moyo was not paying him a living wage.Sibangani Bhebhe (23) of Spitzkop told Re...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 21:17hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
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