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Decade-long Hwange chieftaincy wrangle ends with Mlotshwa's appointment
The protracted succession battle over the Mvuthu chieftaincy in Hwange District has finally come to an end following the appointment of 29-year-old Silibaziso Mlotshwa as the substantive Chief Mvuthu....Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:29hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Man axes brother to death
A beer-drinking spree in Nkayi District, Matabeleland North Province, ended in tragedy when a man allegedly killed his brother during a heated argument. The incident occurred on Sunday evening around ...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:28hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Siblings kill brother in witchcraft row
IN a shocking incident, a 57-year-old man from Macala Village in under Chief Sikhobokhobo's area in Nkayi, Matebeleland North province was allegedly murdered by his two brothers over witchcraft ...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Poor sound spoils Madlela's Kwamu album launch
Poor sound spoilt Madlela Sikhobokhobo's album launch in Bulawayo at the weekend.Somehow, the exact PA System that is run by a guy only referred to as Makura has spoilt a number of gigs and ye...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The Nkulumane Complex: A sleeping giant
The Nkulumane Mall is named after Nkulumane who was King Mzilikazi's son. Nkulumane was born in Mhlahlandlela, near modern-day Pretoria in South Africa. Nkulumane was named after Kuruman, where Dr. Ro...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 10:18hrs | 281 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
Female chief endorsed
THE late Chief Mvuthu's daughter Ms Silibaziso Mlotshwa could be one foot closer to succeeding her father after the Chiefs Council endorsed her.Chief Mvuthu, born Nyangayezizwe Mlotshwa of Mvu...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
NUST student has solutions to power challenges
HE started with developing a unique dry biomass-powered prototype machine in 2020, which has the capacity to pump up to 60 000 litres of water per hour, a model that could be scaled up for use on larg...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
King Lobengula's most trusted chieftaincy seeks reinstatement
EARLY on Sunday morning last week, Mr Minus Mabhena made his way to the back of the Maphungo homestead in Nkayi's Sikopo area, in Matabeleland North province and stood on what looked like an anthill....Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Madlela ropes in fresh talent on new song
MADLELA Skhobokhobo has roped in young and fresh talent in the creative game for his latest offering titled Ama International.The urban music track due to be released today alongside its visua...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
400 solar boreholes for Matabeleland North
GOVERNMENT aims to drill 400 solar-powered boreholes in Matabeleland North Province by December this year, which will boost access to clean water and facilitate establishment of nutritional gardens in...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho, Nkayi roadworks take shape
THE construction of major roads linking Bulawayo with Nkayi and Tsholotsho districts has gathered momentum as the Second Republic steps up efforts towards completing outstanding infrastructure develop...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council names streets after departed eminent leaders
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has named some streets in the city's new suburbs for easy identification of properties.The street names were given in line with the council resolution of 1990....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP 'hijacks' Buhlungu Sikhosana's private event
Villagers in Matabeleland North province have accused Zanu-PF legislator for Nkayi South Stars Mathe of hijacking the official opening of maskandi musician Cleopas Buhlungu Sikhosana's homestead for p...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dilemma for youthful Chief Nkalakatha
"When you are young no one trusts your judgements even when your decision could be the best. The elders would be saying 'singeke salalela umfana omncane kanti vele wazini?' (We can't listen to a young...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs compile database of undocumented citizens in Matabeleland
CHIEFS in Matabeleland region have started compiling a database of community members who have no national identity documents as part of efforts to address challenges arising from Gukurahundi.T...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magwaza wows crowds in Tsholotsho
Clement Magwaza on Friday showed that he is by far the best rhumba live stage performer as he dished out a top-drawer performance at Mathetshaneni Village in Tsholotsho.The two-day event that ...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:10hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana living his dream
A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.The bible verse rings true regarding Skhosana Buhlungu's musical career.For 14 years, Sikhosana strummed his guitar, ent...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 18:31hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Ndolwane Super Sounds star snubs Roil BAA
Martin "The Big Boss" Sibanda of Ndolwane Super Sounds has snubbed the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards and will not appear at the event because he has other plans.The nominees were announced on Frid...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Man dies after being hit by a truck
A 40-year-old man from Sikhobokhobo area in Nkayi died on admission to hospital after he was hit by a truck while crossing the road in Lupane on Monday.Police confirmed the accident which occu...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:24hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Former students move to lift Nkayi school
IN the winter of 2019, about 20 pupils from Sagonda Primary School in Matabeleland North's Nkayi district set out on a 53-kilometre walk aimed at raising funds to purchase building and educational mat...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:14hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Prisoners freed under Presidential Amnesty
SCORES of prisoners who qualified for release under the Presidential Amnesty on Tuesday were freed from various prisons yesterday afternoon. Government gazetted the legal instrument that saw s...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Liberation War in Nkayi, Matebeleland: The Agenda by Rhodesian Army & State to starve 'terrorists', a personal experience!
In today's Africa, we often ascribe the violation of African rights to only African governments and easily forget a long-standing history of wanton violation of African rights by gun-ho racialist geno...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 22:38hrs | 32 | by Thembani Dube
Chief Mvutu succession war rages
THE wrangle within the Mlotshwa family in Monde outside Victoria Falls is far from over after the family failed to agree on who should succeed Chief Mvutu who died six years ago. Chief Mvutu, ...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Madlela Skhobokhobo meets Macheso
RHUMBA music sensation, Madlela Skhobokhobo, will share the stage with Alick Macheso with the axe-wielding performer saying this was something that he had always longed for. September 6 will be ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Veteran Freedom Fighter who escaped the Rhodesian hangman's noose
The former Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Nkayi Constituency who served between 1995 and 2000 belongs to the first group of freedom fighters that was trained in the People's Republic of China. The g...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fireworks for Bulawayo @125th
SANDRA Ndebele, Madlela Skhobokhobo and Clement Magwaza will be the headline acts during the Bulawayo @125 celebrations taking place at the Large City Hall car park today. The celebrations are...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
The rising popularity of Maskandi artists in Bulawayo
WHILE impressionable youths may think Maskandi is backward, outdated and too traditional, there are some artistes who do not want to let go of their culture, norms and traditional vernacular music....Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles' long walk from Bulawayo to Harare
On the 7th December 2018 saw some dedicated and culturally conscious Ndebele men embark on a long walk from Bulawayo to Harare with an aim of petitioning the government of Zimbabwe on cultural res...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:22hrs | 2 | by Thulani Nkala
Bus conductor jumps out of moving bus, run over
A BUS conductor from Nkayi died on the spot after he was run over by a bus when he jumped off the moving vehicle to run after a passenger.Mr Mayibongwe Ncube (21) of Mfume village, under Chief...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 20:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Godlwayo meets in Avoca for a developmental agenda
One of the proudest people on planet earth are found in a place called Godlwayo in Filabusi under their much respected Chief, Vezi Maduna okaDambisamahubo Mafu. These people are culturally astute and ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Thulani Nkala
Joshua Nkomo honour lights up Bulawayo
A MULTITUDE yesterday flooded the streets of Bulawayo, bringing much activity to the usually serene city, as residents joined an organised procession along historic sites in memory and honour of the l...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man cut granny's throat, sucking her blood
A-34-YEAR-Old man from Nkayi is on the run after allegedly slitting a woman's throat before sucking her blood.Christopher Sibanda of Sikhewu village under Chief Sikhobokhobo, whom some allege ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Killer dad jailed for 25 years
A MAN from Nkayi who killed his handicapped three-year-old son and secretly buried his body in a shallow grave has been sentenced to an effective 25 years in jail.Jeremaya Sibanda (39) of Sikh...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man kills 3-year-old disabled son
A MAN from Nkayi allegedly killed his handicapped three-year-old son and secretly buried his body in a shallow grave after prophets claimed the toddler was a goblin.Jeremaya Sibanda (39) of Si...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
What's stopping collabos between Bulawayo, Harare music giants?
PERHAPS the genuine gesture of showing the world, fans or people that there are no squabbles, beefs, hostilities or hatred among artistes, collaborations have been a rare occasion between Bulawayo and...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Madlela won't follow Majaivana's footsteps
RHUMBA music expert, Madlela Sikhobokhobo, who stormed the industry when he dropped a foot-stopping hit titled Ngamnanka has dismissed any chances of him following Lovemore Majaivana who broke Zimbabw...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 17:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Lightning bolt strikes pupil, woman dead
A GRADE five pupil and a woman from Nkayi died on the spot while three other people suffered serious burns after they were struck by a bolt of lightning.One of the victims is said to be in a c...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 04:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Madlela to celebrate success with gala
MULTI-TALENTED artiste Madlela Sikhobokhobo will be holding an inaugural music festival dubbed Madlela Day on 23 December at Phelandaba Stadium in Gwanda to celebrate his success in the arts industry....Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Uhuru, Winnie Khumalo set for Mugabe rally in Bulawayo
It's a party at a rally as South Africa's Uhuru, Winnie Khumalo combine with Zimbabwe's Madlela Sikhobokhobo to thrill thousands of youths who will throng Bulawayo's White City Stadium for the Youth P...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 22:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwelutshena Primary receives over 20 computers from AFZ
The leadership of the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has paid a visit Gwelutshena Primary School where they handed over 20 computers.Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development Minis...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 12:29hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Is Bulawayo City Hall venue cursed?
EVER since music promoters turned to the Large City Hall car park to host local and international shows, it seems the gigs have been marred by unprecedented poor turnouts.The venue - located i...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 12:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF threatening Mthwakazi communities Biometric votes
Mthwakazi Republic Party leadership has claimed that it is reliably informed that ZANU PF is going around Mthwakazi communities threatening communities who would vote against them.Party secret...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 19:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Diarrhoea outbreak in Nkayi, 80 cases recorded
NKAYI has been hit by a diarrhoea outbreak with more than 80 cases having been recorded since last week.The first cases were recorded following a football tournament that was held in Sebhumane...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 06:22hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi will cost Zanu PF in 2018
Mthwakazi Republic Party has grabbed the opportunity of ZANU PF's failure to publicly admit any wrong doing in 1983 to 1987 massacres which left more than twenty thousand people dead, dismissing it as...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 09:49hrs | 1 | by Crispen Ndlovu
LIVE: Mugabe rally
15:16 President Mugabe says Matabeleland North has created a name for itself as a province."Well done Mat North. Let other provinces learn. To those who have hosted the rallies, keep your ...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 10:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madlela to perform for Mugabe
MAN-of-the-moment, Mothusi Bashimane Ndlovu, popularly known as Madlela Skhobokhobo, will be performing at the Presidential Youth Interface rally in Lupane tomorrow.Lots of entertainment will ...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | 2 | 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 | 511 | by Staff Reporter
Ndolwane launches album in South Africa
SA-based Zimbabwean music promoter, Polite Nkomo is overjoyed with the attendance at Martin Sibanda's Ndolwane Super Sounds album launch at Hillbrow Theatre in Johannesburg last Friday.The Kon...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Respect chiefs, says Mphoko
VICE-PRESIDENT Phelekezela Mphoko has urged the nation to respect chiefs, saying they play a leading role as custodians of cultural heritage and tradition.Addressing mourners at Matopo...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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