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Insiza: The land of gold and glory
INSIZA is a district in Matabeleland South Province and its capital, Filabusi, is 100km south of Bulawayo, along the Mbalabala/Zvishavane Road. The district boasts of a diverse landscape, with gentle ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:21hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Memories of Christmas Joy: A 1983 Christmas in Rural Filabusi with Solomon Skuza's Banolila
In the soft glow of the Zimbabwean sun in 1983, a ten-year-old in rural Filabusi under Chief Maduna eagerly anticipated the most enchanting day of the year - Christmas. Rooted in tradition and surroun...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 15:34hrs | 16 | by Godlwayo Mahlabayithwale
Zinwa disconnects supplies to irrigation scheme, demands US$300 each from rural folk
The maize crop at Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza South, Matebeleland South province, is wilting before maturity after the Zimbabwe National Water Authority disconnected water supplies due to...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, wife bring relief to Sibasa villagers
SINGWANGO 1 Primary School under Chief Sibasa, in Matabeleland South province used to walk long distances with two bottles of water, one for themselves and one for their teacher.This is now a ...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Witch hunters trigger crisis meeting
CHIEF Bekezela Sibanda Sibasa of Filabusi last week called a crisis meeting with villagers, human rights watchdogs and the police to discuss witch hunters (tsikamutandas) who he said were wreaking hav...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police petitioned over Filabusi tsikamutandas
GWANDA-based human rights watchdog, Coalition for Citizens Advocates (Coca) has petitioned police in Matabeleland South to deal with tsikamutandas (witch hunters) who are "fleecing" Filabusi villages ...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zanla deploys in Matabeleland South
DURING the armed struggle some parts of Matabeleland South Province and its neighbour, the Midlands were shared operational areas by Zanla and Zipra guerrillas. Some of the shared areas were Mberengwa...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
PushGodlwayo takes over primary school renovations of Nyamime school
A community-led initiative, #PushGodlwayo, which intends to spearhead development projects in Insiza District in Matabeleland South has stepped up efforts of renovating the run-down Nyamime Primary Sc...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Jahana confronts Mnangagwa
Chief Jahana of Insiza has written a letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa 'strongly' objecting to the mining exploration of lithium in Fort Rixon without following due processes.The Governme...Published: 20 May 2021 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: Insiza on edge over gatherings
Traditional leaders in Matabeleland South's Insiza district fear coronavirus cases will spike as villagers continue to gather in huge numbers for funerals despite lockdown restrictions. Malind...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
People of Godlwayo retain identity and pride
Maduna Mafu, the chief of Godlwayo, led the armed struggle of 1896 in the eastern Ndebele State, together with other leaders such as Mahlahleni Mafu, Siminzela Mathema and Fezela Khumalo.Godlw...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:05hrs | 49 | by Phathisani Nyathi
Chief accuses Zanu-PF MP of violating lockdown regulations
INSIZA South legislator Spare Sithole (Zanu-PF) has been accused by villagers of holding a public meeting during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Sithole, whose constituency is in Matabeleland So...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Mutiusinazita
Former schoolmates revive imbube group
After taking a sabbatical for nearly 14 years, imbube ensemble Ontaba Kayikhonjwa have come together and reestablished their acapella group.The six men ensemble was founded by former school ma...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief pleads for soldiers to enforce lockdown
A TRADITIONAL leader in Insiza, Matabeleland South, Chief Sibasa born Bekezela Sibanda yesterday implored the government to deploy soldiers to his area to enforce the lockdown and curfew.The c...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Insiza villagers angry with 'outsiders' exploiting macimbi
INSIZA villagers in Matabeleland South have complained over the exploitation of local resources such as amacimbi (mopane worms) and gold by people from outside the district who destroy vegetation....Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man killed in late night bicycle and scotch-cart collision
A cyclist was killed in a collision with a scotch-cart in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, police said.The incident happened at around 9PM on January 2 between Sibasa and Silalatshani, Matabelela...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 10:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man beheads wife, commits
A MAN from Dekezi area in Filabusi under Chief Sibasa went berserk beheading one of his three wives after he found her having sex with a local herdman.Zama Mafu, allegedly beheaded his wife wi...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:59hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Water shortages threaten Silalatshani irrigation scheme
Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza South, Matabeleland South, which has been a lifeline for Filabusi and surrounding areas for the past 50 years, is facing crippling water shortages due to low d...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
War Vets warn of unrest
Former freedom fighters are up in arms with government over the ongoing land downsizing programme as they warned of a national security risk if the matter is not handled with care. This comes ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers sceptical over government' land audit
FARMERS have expressed reservations over the effectiveness of the government-initiated land audits in resolving land ownership disputes across the country. This emerged at the second launch of...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:17hrs | 1 | by Farmers' Voices
Zimbabwe land audits fail to resolve disputes
FARMERS have expressed reservations over the effectiveness of the government-initiated land audits in resolving land ownership disputes across the country.This emerged at the second launch of ...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebele Chiefs' letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa - Fulltext
From the Office of.... CHIEF VEZI MADUNA MAFU OF AVOCA FILABUSI COMMUNAL LANDS 9 October 2018 The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe His Excellency President E.D. Mnangagwa ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 20:46hrs | 12 | by Chief Maduna, Chief Jahana and Chief Sibasa
Umithisa unina! . . . 'Sasisithi siyadlala'
KULEMULI yeDzivarasekwa eHarare esele ithwele imikhono emakhanda kulandela ukuba enye indoda imithise unina omncane besithi bayadlala.Inina leli kubikwa seliseduze ukuthi libelethe.Abemuli le ...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 18:20hrs | | by Umlobi woMthunywa
Matebeleland Chiefs petition Chiwenga over dispute
THREE chiefs from Matebeleland South province have petitioned Vice-President Constantino Chiwengwa to rein in Chief Mapanzure of Zvishavane and stop him from interfering in Chief Jahana's area of juri...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
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 | | by Staff reporter
Ignore ZINWA debts, says Chiwenga
Villagers from Silalatshani under Chief Sibasa in Insiza are free to continue farming without worrying about Zimbabwe National Water Authority debts which were carried over from the bearer's cheque er...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira faces ouster
SOME traditional leaders have reportedly started pushing for the ouster of the Chiefs' Council president Fortune Charumbira, whom they accuse of frog-marching them into Zanu-PF politics when they were...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Chiefs want preferential treatment for Matebeleland students
TRADITIONAL leaders from Matebeleland region have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa, raising concern over alleged low recruitment of students from Matabeleland at local colleges.In the p...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers relive horrific battle
FOR 88-year-old Mrs Bhikhayeli Moyo (nee Dube), reliving the events of February 1979 is like recalling a gruesome scene from a horror movie, as it is the day her village of Ratanyana in Kezi ran red w...Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi party welcomed in Silalatshani
Mthwakazi Repuplic Party had a home welcome in Silalatshani on Saturday as officials trooped into the area to address a rally.This was said by party's spokesperson Mbonisi Gumbo who said the p...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 07:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
I'm not a tribalist, says Gorden Moyo
People's Democratic Party (PDP) secretary-general, Gorden Moyo has said he is not a tribalist and his faction, which claimed to have axed party leader, Tendai Biti, is made up of people from all the c...Published: 07 Oct 2017 at 12:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF steers clear of Ndebele king saga
ZANU-PF has steered clear of the controversy surrounding the planned revival of the Ndebele monarchy and the cancellation of self-proclaimed Ndebele king, Stanley Raphael Khumalo's coronation by the p...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Historian bares all
JOHANNESBURG - Upcoming and popular cultural activist, researcher and historian Arnold Mayibongwe Nkala is expected to drop his eagerly awaited debut book title AbeThwakazi here in Johannesburg. ...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 12:34hrs | 27 | by Vusmann
Ditched man 'bombs' girlfriend's house
IF I can't have you, no one can!A Gwanda man allegedly petrol-bombed his girlfriend's lodgings after she dumped him for another man.Emmanuel Mathuthu (46) allegedly carried out the ars...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland Chiefs take on Mnangagwa over marginalisation
THREE traditional leaders from the Matabeleland region yesterday met Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) in Harare to voice their concerns over the alleged marginalisation of the region and p...Published: 25 May 2017 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Closure of 40 Matabeleland South schools atrociously genocidal and unjust
The decision by the failing Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to close 40 Matabeleland South schools on the basis of low enrolment figures (as communicated by the Permanent Secretary Dr Slyv...Published: 23 May 2017 at 11:13hrs | | by Benedict Sibasa
Human rights groups hail Mphoko's Gukurahundi Bill
THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has thrown its weight behind Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's proposed National Peace and Reconciliation Bill (NPRC) Bill that was recently reject...Published: 22 May 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
A list of Mthwakazi Chiefs
Here is a list of iZinduna zakoMthwakazi, ezinye sezakhothama. 1. Bakwayi - Stanley Sithole »Matobo2. Bango - Godin Dube »Mangwe3. Bankwe - Silinga Sibanda »Mberengwa...Published: 05 May 2017 at 13:21hrs | 190 | by Staff Reporter
Man stabbed over $2, battles for life
A 31 year old Mthulisi Ndlovu from Filabusi was stabbed by his friend for failing to repay a $2 debt on Sunday morning around 4 pm at at Amazon Business Centre's Phumula Bar.Ndlovu is battling...Published: 03 May 2017 at 03:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Criminalise Gukurahundi denial'
A CALL has been made for government to consider criminalising the denial of post-independence atrocities committed by the State and commonly referred to as Gukurahundi.Pressure group Matab...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Ndebele elders angry about their land stolen by the regime
Maphisa villagers' fight for their land against the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) in Matabeleland South."I was born here in 1942. This is my only home and I cannot be...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 20:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Declare cyclone-induced floods a disaster'
A MATABELELAND human rights group has urged the government to declare the Cyclone Dineo-induced floods, which wreaked havoc in most parts of the region, a humanitarian disaster to pave way for int...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Parliamentarians should push for funding for constitutional awareness
As Parliament resumes sitting on the 24th of Janaury 2017 and legislatures are going to be debating the 2017 National Budget Statement, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights would like to urge the M...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 15:18hrs | | by Mr Benedict Sibasa
Zimbabweans should reject proposed constitutional amendments
The Parliament of Zimbabwe has indicated that it is going to be soon holding public hearings to gather people's views on the proposed amendments to the Constitution of Zimbabwe to give the Preside...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 15:02hrs | | by Benedict Sibasa
Parliamentarians should push for funding for constitutional awareness
As Parliament resumes sitting on the 24th of Janaury 2017 and legislatures are going to be debating the 2017 National Budget Statement, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights would like to urge the M...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 20:06hrs | | by Benedict Sibasa
2015 BEAM allocation is evidence of Human Rights Marginalisation
The evidence released by the Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Services Honourable Engineer Matangaidze in Parliament on the 30th of November 2016 regarding the 2015 BEAM alloca...Published: 06 Dec 2016 at 20:41hrs | | by Mr Benedict Sibasa
10 days to stand up for someone's rights Matabeleland call for action
From the 1st of December 2016 to the 10th of December 2016 Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights is calling the people of Matabeleland to join the challenge to stand up for someone's rights thro...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 13:18hrs | | by Benedict Sibasa
Draft Zimbabwe cybercrime bill misplaced and violate rights
The Zimbabwe Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Bill is a totally misplaced intervention by the government and a total violation of the citizens’ basic fundamental rights and freedoms as enshrined i...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 14:33hrs | | by Benedict Sibasa
‘Cross fire’ man stoned to death
A GWANDA man was last Monday brutally killed in a “cross fire” revenge mission after being mistaken to be the brother of a man who killed his rival suitor in a dispute over a woman early this year...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Lynnia Ndlovu
Wrong man stoned, stabbed to death
A GWANDA man was last Monday brutally killed in a "cross fire" revenge mission after being mistaken to be the brother of a man who killed his rival suitor in a dispute over a woman early this year. ...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 11:19hrs | | by Lynnia Ndlovu
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