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Zimbabwe businessman survives murder attempt
Three men from Harare, Ronald Mpopoma (38), Trevor Chigumba (40), and Fungayi Razawu (58), have been charged with attempted murder following an alleged attack on local businessman Blessed Runesu. The ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:34hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Panners wreak havoc in Gwanda
Residents of Gwanda in Matabeleland South have raised serious concerns about the adverse effects of increasing artisanal mining activities, which have led to environmental damage, livestock deaths, an...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:16hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disciplines land invaders
The ruling party Zanu-PF has implemented disciplinary measures against the Mutare DCC Chairman and certain party members implicated in the unlawful sale and allocation of land.In a statement f...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 09:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF draws line in the sand
Zanu-PF has demanded that all illegal land occupations, sale or parcelling out of land and stands, as well as illegal developments, stop forthwith, as the ruling party only supports planned settlement...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda sewer system not in a good state
GWANDA residents have called on the municipality to timeously upgrade the town's sewer reticulation system saying its failure may result in the outbreak of a number of diseases including cholera. ...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties march for peace
REPRESENTATIVES from different political parties in Gwanda Town on Friday conducted a march around the mining town in a bid to send a message of peace across the community as the country draws towards...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Failed Gwanda solar project angers residents
THE 100 megawatt Gwanda solar project awarded to controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has turned into a white elephant after it was abandoned due to the long protracted legal dispute with reside...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda council in land storm
THE Municipality of Gwanda (MOG) is in the eye of a storm after it irregularly parcelled out land originally designated for key public infrastructure despite written objections from residents who have...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 000 Zvimba families escape eviction
At least 4 000 families residing at Spitzkop Farm in Zvimba, Mashonaland West have survived a plot by a Zanu-PF-linked housing cooperative to evict them from their plots.This emerged last week...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Court stalls eviction of 4 000 Harare families
THE High Court has granted an interim relief to over 4000 families from Spitzkop Farm in Zvimba who were facing eviction after a company linked to Zanu-PF youth Vevhu Resources, was stopped from...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF-linked land baron up for fraud
Zanu-PF affiliated bogus land baron, Tafadzwa Kambarami, was over the weekend arrested on charges of fraud after he sold land belonging to party youths to an unsuspecting client.Kambarami (33)...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny axed to death as family watches
RESIDENTS of Gwanda are in shock following the death of a 68-year-old woman who was killed by an axe wielding man who had a score to settle with the woman's daughter and grandson.The woman, Em...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man axes woman to death
POLICE have arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly killing a 68-year-old woman by striking her with an axe on the head.The suspect, Albert Ncube also struck the old woman's grandson four tim...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda water woes persist
A drive along the streets of Spitzkop suburb in Gwanda as early as 5am follows a trail of desperate women and children carrying water buckets in search of water.Miss Tobekile Toma (16) and oth...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga calls on youths to lead clean-ups
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday called on all citizens, particularly youths, to participate in the National Environment Clean-Up campaign to help transform environs in urban areas in lin...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man killed, body parts missing
RESIDENTS of Gwanda were left in shock after a man was allegedly lured to five men who beat him up and stabbed him to death.After committing the spine-chilling act, they dumped his body in a t...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 16:15hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Police in manhunt for Gwanda reign of terror armed robbers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for four suspected armed robbers that have been terrorising Gwanda residents.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thaban...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents take council to task over outdated pipes
RESIDENTS in Gwanda have called on the municipality to urgently take action on the outdated asbestos cement (AC) pipes which have been bursting frequently causing serious water challenges in the minin...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Load shedding hits Gwanda
MOST suburbs in Gwanda and the central business district have since Monday last week been going for two to three hours per day without electricity, forcing residents to resort to alternative energy so...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
More schools needed in Gwanda
GWANDA District in Matabeleland South province has a dire shortage of schools and existing institutions are crowded. Schools countrywide have closed indefinitely due to a spike of Covid-19 cases. ...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda hookers now working from home
BEFORE the new normal, ladies of the night were much sought-after at various drinking spots in the mining town of Gwanda. Calling on sex workers' services was the order of the day for some men after i...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Decade of darkness in Gwanda suburb
RESIDENTS of Spitzkop North suburb in Gwanda have no kind words for the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), saying the entity has neglected them by not electrifying their homes for over 10 y...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lockdown fatigue hits Gwanda town
GWANDA town is slowly turning to be a ticking bomb as residents are no longer observing regulations of the ongoing 30-day strict lockdown.Under the newly imposed Level 4 lockdown, members of t...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda council under spotlight
GWANDA residents told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government that they had now resorted to use of the bush system and plastic bags to relieve themselves due to lack of water in the ...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda suburb residents build Blair toilets
RESIDENTS of Spitzkop North Extension suburb in Gwanda have resorted to constructing Blair toilets at their homes as they have gone for several years without proper ablution facilities. Some r...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man 'rapes' ex-girlfriend after chasing new lover away
A MAN from Gwanda allegedly raped his ex-girlfriend three times in one night after chasing her lover away. Clayton Khumalo of Spitzkop suburb allegedly burnt clothes that the lover left behind...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda prophet jailed
A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Gwanda has been jailed 18 years for raping a 16-year-old juvenile under the pretext of healing her.The prophet aged 38, from Spitzkop North suburb told the juven...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Parliament hopeful jailed for conning residents
A GWANDA Central parliamentary candidate for the Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) in last year's elections has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conning residents of about RTGS $800....Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Buyer 'steals' 14 cattle
A GWANDA-based cattle buyer has appeared in court for allegedly stealing 14 cattle from a Colleen Bawn farmer with the assistance of two other people. Perfect Nyathi (36) of Spitzkop Suburb pl...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Jukwa threatens to kill wife
A GWANDA woman has been granted a protection order against her abusive husband who was in the habit of locking her outside their house while undressed in the middle of the night.Mrs Thalia Juk...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman reports rape 15 years later
A 32-YEAR-OLD woman from Gwanda has reported her brother-in-law for rape 15 years after her family silenced her from revealing the incident.The 50-year-old man from Spitzkop Suburb, who cannot...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Stocktheft lecturer goes free
JOSHUA Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic college lecturer, Bernard Rangarirai Dube, yesterday heaved a sigh of relief after charges the State withdrew charges of stock theft against him and his accomplice due...Published: 05 May 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda businessmen in stocktheft storm
A GWANDA businessman who is facing charges of stocktheft has implicated another businessman Naison Nkala.Irimayi Muringa (54) of 1028 Phakama suburb alleged Nkala fraudulently used his...Published: 20 Apr 2017 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 Bosso fans die in crash
FIVE people, two of them police officers, believed to be Highlanders' Football Club supporters, died while five others were critically injured in an accident along the Bulawayo-Gwanda Road on Satu...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's $200m scam project stalls
A year after winning the tender to construct the US$202 million Gwanda Solar Project, and getting US$5 million for pre-commencement works, Intratek Zimbabwe has reportedly abandoned the project si...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
The $202 million Gwanda scam
Just some 10 kilometres before Gwanda was a police roadblock (quite a realistic expectation on the country's highways these days) and to us it was a somewhat good omen – what a better source of ...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda terror gang arrested
A GANG of nine gold panners which attacked people and patrons at night spots in Gwanda Town with machetes, knobkerries and knives has been arrested.The arrest of the gang that moved around...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents, council clash
Gwanda Residents Association is set for a showdown with the local authority over the proposed sell of residential stands under a first come first serve bases.Last week, the municipality reveal...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 07:57hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Angry kombi driver strikes cop with a brick
A GWANDA municipality security officer was on Thursday hit by a brick on the head and sustained injuries when a commuter omnibus driver who was angry after his vehicle was clamped over unpaid tickets ...Published: 31 Jul 2016 at 10:21hrs | | by Lynnia Ndlovu
Prison guard orders 'wife's lover' to hang self
A FORMER prison officer from Gwanda has been jailed for 18 months for ordering a man he suspected to be cheating with his wife to hang himself from the roof trusses with the alleged love rival only su...Published: 15 Mar 2016 at 07:14hrs | | by Richard Muponde
Ex-prison officer detains wife's lover 17hrs, orders him to hang himself
AN ex-prison officer detained and tortured a man he suspected to be his wife's lover for 17 hours before ordering him to hang himself, a court heard yesterday. Douglas Kamasha, 36, of Hla...Published: 31 Dec 2015 at 08:15hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Gwanda residents applaud opening of new school
Statement by Gwanda Residents AssociationToday in Gwanda we proudly witness the official hand over of the completed Gwanda Adventist Primary School to the community of Gwanda.As reside...Published: 28 Apr 2015 at 08:54hrs | | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo
Gwandagate! Councillors and officials loot funds in housing deal
Names of six Municipality of Gwanda councillors and three council officials have been leaked in a $4 000 each kick back scandal in a deal running into hundreds of thousand dollars with a Zvishavan...Published: 30 Mar 2015 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cop's husband detains girl, rapes her for 2 weeks
A BULAWAYO man has been jailed for 20 years after taking advantage of a teenager who had run away from home, by detaining her at his home and rape her for over two weeks.Gift Sikhosana (...Published: 22 Mar 2015 at 22:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New primary school for Gwanda
A NEW primary school is under construction in Gwanda Town, a development expected to help decongest schools in the mining town. The construction of the Gwanda Adventist Primary School in Spitzkop Nort...Published: 08 Mar 2015 at 12:36hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
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
New SDA school in Gwanda
The construction of the Gwanda Adventist primary school has been hailed as a positive development that will improve the quality of education in the town by easing the teacher-pupil ratio at the ot...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 15:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man, 60, dies after drinking brake fluid
A 60-YEAR-OLD Gwanda man committed suicide by drinking a bottle of brake fluid after two previous attempts had failed.Boy Khumalo of Spitzkop Medium Density in Gwanda Town who was employed as ...Published: 10 Nov 2014 at 21:04hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Jilted woman torches self in love dispute
GWANDA - A JILTED 22-year-old woman, Vimbai Galustus is battling for her life at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after reportedly burnt herself with fire following a scuffle with her husband...Published: 21 Oct 2014 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
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