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Zimbabwean gold panners jailed in Botswana
A Zimbabwean woman, Lucadia Ndlovu (38), has been handed a three-month suspended jail term and fined 100 pula for illegal gold panning in Botswana. Ndlovu was arrested on October 16, 2024, along with ...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:35hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Plot to replace Chiwenga with female candidate uncovered
Political maneuvering within Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF has intensified, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa reportedly planning to replace his ambitious deputy, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, with...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 08:04hrs | 3862 | by Staff reporter
Zimpricecheck wins fourth Value Creation Challenge
Garikai Dzoma of Zimpricecheck won the 2024 Value Creation Challenge, beating 11 other finalists in a competition for budding entrepreneurs at the finale last Friday, winning US$13 000 in total seed f...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 17:07hrs | 122 | by Staff Reporter
Wise farmers prepare land before the rains
The advent of Chinehasha Irrigation Scheme initiative that has seen 'boots on the ground' is a good omen for the locale and its environs. Our young farmers have the experience, zealousne...Published: 23 Sep 2024 at 18:25hrs | 626 | by Thomas Murisa
GMB rolls out silo construction project
The Zimbabwean government is constructing seven new silos to expand the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) network, aiming to increase the nation's grain storage capacity from 750,000 metric tonnes to 1.5 mi...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:54hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Silobela's Chief Gobo dies
CHIEF Gobo, born Clever Machona Msindo, of Silobela, Kwekwe District has died.He was 65.The traditional leader reportedly died at Gweru Provincial Hospital on Monday morning where he w...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 16:36hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
Man locked up for smuggling children into Botswana
A Zimbabwean man, Arnold Nyoni (23), has appeared before the Francistown Magistrates Court in Botswana, charged with smuggling four children from Zimbabwe to South Africa via Botswana. Nyoni w...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:45hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stocktheft
In Chiredzi, Misheck Bereredzani received a nine-year prison sentence for stealing a cow from his neighbor. The complainant noticed the cow was missing on July 4 and was later informed by a vi...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:04hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Man dies in fight over girlfriend
A 31-year-old man from Silobela was fatally stabbed by a rival suitor following a dispute over a girlfriend. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the murder of C...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 12:14hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide survivor cannot forgive Mugabe's foot soldiers
An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini's home in south-western Zimbabwe.One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at a primary school in the village of Sal...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1161 | by Staff reporter
I am suffocating and sick of crying
I am suffocating and sick of crying and dying for fresher air. I died in May, June and July, last year, and died forever in a shallow swamp on April 18, 1983. Later on, I died in a river full of class...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 09:17hrs | 28 | by Tafi Mhaka
How Bangwato and Nswazwi of Botswana settled in Zimbabwe
The Bangwato-Tswana people of Mangwe in Zimbabwe are descendants of the followers of Raditladi and Mphoeng who broke away from the main group, following a dispute with Bangwato Regent Khama III in the...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:37hrs | 5 | by People and Culture
Zimbabwe claims that issuance of e-passports in South Africa water-tight
The government will ensure thorough diligence in issuing passports to guarantee that only Zimbabweans receive them, legislators have been informed. Acting Leader of Government Business, Transp...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man survives gun attack at illegal roadblock
In Silobela, Midlands, a 19-year-old man named Clever Siwawa narrowly escaped a life-threatening encounter with suspected armed robbers at an illegal roadblock. On June 21 at 1:50am, Siwawa a...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:51hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Family lives in fear of machete attack
In Donsa village, Silobela, Midlands province, a family lives in fear after two of its members were allegedly killed by a suspected gold panner, Patson Ncube, who is currently in police custody in Plu...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures maize to feed 6 million people
The Zimbabwean government has mobilized 405,000 tonnes of grain to feed six million people for a year, distributing 7.5 kg per person, increasing to 8.5 kg from October to March. This response...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt responds to deployment of non-Ndebele teachers
In response to widespread concerns about the increasing number of non-Ndebele teachers in Matebeleland, the government has implemented a decentralization strategy for teacher deployment.The de...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:45hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Village Head caught pants down
There was drama in Silobela after a local village head was caught pants down with a married woman during daylight on Friday.The v...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 19:59hrs | 25 | by Simbarashe Sithole
World Bank warns of grim future
Climate change and global warming are no longer buzzwords. They have emerged as clear indicators of an impending crisis that threatens the very fabric of global societies, economies and food systems....Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF has dismally failed
The Zanu PF government continues to fail the majority of the people. All hope is now lost. The majority of people who are now finding it hard to eke out a living and put food on their tables. We shoul...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 15:40hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe seeks US$2b to avert famine
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday extended the begging bowl to raise over US$2 billion to avert starvation in Zimbabwe after declaring the El Niño-induced drought a state of disaster....Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man sets self-ablaze after wife allegedly cheats with landlord
A Silobela man reportedly doused himself with petrol before setting himself ablaze over allegations that his wife was cheating on him.Police could not readily confirm the incident but Member o...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 15:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean jailed for life in SA
A ZIMBABWEAN man who committed a series of crimes in South Africa, including murder, armed robbery, rape, kidnapping, housebreaking, escaping from jail and unlawful possession of a firearm, was yester...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man steals car, arrested while about to repaint it
A 22-YEAR-OLD Silobela man has been arrested for stealing a Toyota Hiace vehicle from a house in Mkoba 9 Suburb in Gweru on Sunday last week.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector E...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mutapa Investment Fund mustn't become conduit for looting'
AS prevalence of public sector corruption reaches alarming levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded that Zimbabwean authorities ensure the newly-established Mutapa Investment Fund (M...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
GMB maize stocks fall
MAIZE stocks have declined in the nation's reserves at Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots dotted across the country, and this may worsen food insecurity situation at a time when inflation and currency...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man on the run for love triangle murder
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a 22-year-old Silobela man who allegedly killed a rival suitor in a scuffle over a girl.Police in Midlands Province confirmed investigating the m...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family dumps decomposing corpse at killer's home, demands 55 head of cattle before burial
A family in Silobela is demanding 55 head of cattle and US$8 500 as compensation before they can bury their son who was allegedly killed in a revenge attack.The family of Tinashe Manyeruke who...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa whips 'errant' ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has castigated his ministers for failing to respect Cabinet business demanding real-time updates on the fight against the cholera epidemic ravaging Zimbabwe and the Sadc r...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reads Riot Act to Ministers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called on Cabinet Ministers to prioritise Cabinet over everything else and implement policies, programmes and projects that will catapult Zimbabwe to greater economic developme...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Grains importing Zimbabwe claims to have enough grain until next harvest
ZIMBABWE has 240 000 tonnes in its Strategic Grain Reserves which is enough to take the country to the next harvest, according to a report released by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture Fisheries, Wat...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Push to identify Gukaruhundi victims' mass graves
Ibhetshu LikaZulu, a Matebeleland-based human rights' watchdog, has sent an SOS for funds needed for installation of memoralisation plaques at unmarked mass graves where Gukurahundi victims are ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ailing SOEs owe Chinese, Indian banks US$1.7billion
ZIMBABWE has accessed loans of up to USS$1.7 billion from Chinese and Indian banks to shore up technically insolvent state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a leading regional financier has revealed.A...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Media development in Zimbabwe imperative
Media Institute for Southern Africa regional director Tabani Moyo has said media development in Zimbabwe requires a holistic approach, alive to the gains accrued thus far and complex enough to connect...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 09:19hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Police hunt four murder suspects
POLICE in Silobela, Midlands Province are hunting for four murder suspects who reportedly fatally stabbed a man over unknown reasons.Learnmore Chiribhani, Marshal Chuma, Marvellous Kuchicha, a...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Grain millers condemn Zimbabwe's improperly bred wheat variety
An investigation has been launched into concerns raised by local grain millers over the quality of wheat reportedly produced from an improperly bred variety, it has been learnt.Alarmed by the ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 19:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Silobela Dam construction underway
THE construction of a multi-million dollar dam in Silobela will impact on livelihoods of communities in the area through support of irrigation schemes, a minister said.Midlands Provincial Affa...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Treasury gives priority to Gwayi-Shangani pipeline completion
GOVERNMENT has scaled up investments in the provision of water for domestic, industrial and agricultural use with the Lake Gwayi-Shangani and pipeline construction being one of the priority projects i...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani, Kunzvi dam works expedited
The construction of major dams such as the Kunzvi and Gwayi-Shangani to augment supplies to Harare and Bulawayo is being expedited.Most suburbs in the cities have been facing water challenges ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
51 Zimbabwe parastatals fail to submit financials
A total of fifty-one state-owned enterprises have failed to submit their financial statements for auditing to the Auditor-General, as required by law.The Acting Auditor-General, Mrs. Rhea Kuji...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt must protect Gukurahundi plaques'
Ibhetshu LikaZulu, a pressure group based in Matebeleland, has called on the government to deploy security personnel to protect memorial plaques that the organization erected on several Gukurahundi ma...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Mutapa Fund likely to create oligarchs
FEARS abound that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's self-serving Mutapa Investment Fund project has hallmarks of how Russian state assets were sold for a song or brazenly stolen during its transition fro...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutapa looting machine
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is full of surprises.He wants to be seen to be doing something and, in many instances, creates new offices that in reality are as clear as mud.Mutapa Inves...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 21:34hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mnangagwa wants people to be served with humility
In his address to newly-elected Cabinet ministers, President Emmerson Mnangagwa emphasized the importance of humility and prioritizing the interests of the people over personal interests. He called fo...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi survivors want closure
A former PF Zapu official, Felix Ndebele, was in tears last week as he narrated how he almost lost his life under the colonial regime and during Gukurahundi in the 1980s.Ndebele, from Silobela...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo 'buries Gravedigger' to win Redcliff Constituency
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister July Moyo won the Redcliff Constituency in the just-ended harmonized election after outclassing three other contestants including outgoing legislator Ll...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 20:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo uses fear mongering, cash in bid to win elusive constituency on August 23
Fear pervades the peri-urban farming community of Matava in the Midlands Province's Redcliff Constituency on the eve of Zimbabwe's harmonised elections following a campaign allegedly anchored on coerc...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga pays tribute to Matebeleland heroes
VICE President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, yesterday paid tribute to the liberation struggle heroes from Matebeleland South Province and urged the electorate to vote in their numbers for the ruling part...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda rallies Zanu-PF supporters
Zanu-PF Secretary for Legal Affairs Advocate Jacob Mudenda yesterday implored citizens to remain resolute in safeguarding the gains of the country's liberation struggle by voting for ruling party in t...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe law graduates enrolling for nurse aide courses just to leave Zimbabwe'
OPPOSITION parliamentary aspirant Ephraim Ndlovu has said Zanu-PF party has failed to address youth and empowerment issues despite governing the country since independence.Ndlovu who was makin...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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