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Tsholotsho council accounts in shambles
The Tsholotsho Rural District Council (RDC) in Matabeleland North has been flagged by the Auditor General (AG) for failing to comply with International Accounting Standards (IAS) in its financial repo...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:09hrs | 182 | by Staff rporter
Workers, management clash over Ngamo Safaris takeover
Employees at Ngamo Safaris in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North, are protesting a controversial decision by management to lease the safari camp to a new investor without following the proper tender proce...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:16hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Woman fights for life after lion attack
A 55-year-old woman from Khwale village, located under Chief Gambu in Ward 16, Tsholotsho, is fighting for her life at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo after being brutally attacked by a stray lion ...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:01hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Elephants terrorise Tsholotsho communities
Villagers in Tsholotsho North are living in fear as elephants in search of food and water invade their communities, destroying property and disrupting daily life.Tsholotsho North legislator Li...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:48hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho man battles for life after hippo attack
A Tsholotsho man is currently fighting for his life at Mpilo Central Hospital after being attacked by a hippopotamus at a local dam in Chief Tategulu, Matabeleland North province. The victim, identifi...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 16:03hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho councillor seeks diaspora assistance to desilt Kanana River
Tsholotsho Rural District Council Ward 8 Councillor Jazz Sibanda has made an urgent appeal to Zimbabweans living in the diaspora for assistance in desilting the Kanana River, which is crucial for faci...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean children stuck in Botswana reunited with parents
The 14 Zimbabwean children intercepted by Botswana authorities while traveling to South Africa without proper travel documents have been reunited with their parents. The children, who are school-aged ...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 15:29hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Water shortages haunt Tsholotsho
Tsholotsho business centre and nearby townships are grappling with severe water shortages due to the near depletion of their supply dam and power outages affecting pumping operations. Resident...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:04hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army hands over new school in Tsholotsho
The Zimbabwe Defence Force has completed and handed over Tshino Secondary School in Tsholotsho to the Tsholotsho Rural District Council. Nkululeko Sibanda, the council's chief executive, confi...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Suspended Tsholotsho executives re-instated
Mr. Nkululeko Sibanda, CEO of Tsholotsho Rural District Council, and Dr. Bryton Malandule, finance executive, have returned to their positions after being suspended in December due to abuse of office ...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:00hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Massive rot hits RDCs
SEVERAL rural district councils (RDCs) across the country have come under the spotlight amid allegations of rot following audits by relevant authorities.The Zimbabwe's Anti-Corruption Commissi...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho RDC CEO arrested
Zacc arrests Tsholotsho RDC CEO, and Executive Finance Officer from left to right, Bryton Malandule, Tsholotsho Executive Finance Officer and Tsholotsho CEO Mr Nkululeko SibandaSikhumbuzo Moyo...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 14:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Horror crash exposes parlous state of Matebeleland roads
The Bulawayo City Council has completed a sewer and water sanitation rehabilitation project funded through an African Development Bank AfDB US$33,6 million grant.Council is considering approac...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:33hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and the death of Gukurahundi as a campaign trump card
DEVELOPMENT milestones achieved in the short stint of the Second Republic in the Matabeleland region have busted the opposition's political ideological bubble that was hollow of tangibles but inflated...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Vincent Gono
Tsholotsho RDC upbeat after getting town status
Tsholotsho Rural District Council (RDC) officials are upbeat following the decision by the government to award the centre township status.Tsholotsho RDC acting chief executive officer Lo...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube illegally rehabilitating roads in Cowdray Park?
BULAWAYO councillors have questioned how Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has been allowed to rehabilitate roads in Cowdray Park, where he intends to stand as a legislator, without their knowledge....Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho, Esigodini, Binga granted town status
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council has been given the nod to develop Tsholotsho Centre into a town as the Government embarks on a drive of upgrading communities in fulfilment of the "no one and no plac...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho now a town
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council has been awarded town status, chairperson Esau Siwela has announced.Siwela said the move would bring more investment and help in the development of the town....Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 20:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho gets town board status
GOVERNMENT has granted Tsholotsho a town board status in line with the national vision of transforming the country into an upper middle-income economy by 2030.This was revealed by Local Govern...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho Stadium dream suffered stillbirth
TSHOLOTSHO resident Meluleki Sibanda is a disappointed man.He still remembers the day he witnessed what was supposed to be the birth of a new era in Tsholotsho District.The constructio...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:03hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho RDC to acquire a fire tender
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) is planning to use devolution funds to purchase a fire services vehicle after going without it for several years.Chief executive officer Nkululeko Siban...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tightens firm chokehold on Jonathan Moyo
FORMER cabinet minister, MP and Zanu-PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo, who escaped by death by a whisker when the army stormed his home and that of a friend guns blazing during the 2017 military coup...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Spirit medium dies at 'Little Njelele'
A SPIRIT medium died after he was stung by a swarm of bees at a shrine in Tsholotsho where rain-makers, popularly known as ihosana, had gathered for some traditional rituals.Mr Milton Tshuma (...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mysterious Fire Guts PVO Bill Public Hearing Venue
THE Portfolio Committee on Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare was yesterday forced to seek for an alternative venue for a public hearing on the Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill in...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho launches stands repossession blitz
PEOPLE who were allocated stands in Tsholotsho but failed to pay for them over the years, risk losing them as the Tsholotsho Rural District Council (TRDC) has started repossessing the properties....Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
AUDIO: Shock as Jonathan Moyo divides ZANU PF
In a shocking twist of events senior ZANU PF members from Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North are throwing each other under the bus and revealing how and who was working with exiled former G40 kingpin Jona...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 09:34hrs | 4 | by Thabo Nkiwane
Police probe Tsholotsho elephant sales
POLICE have launched a probe into alleged under-pricing of elephants in Tsholotsho, with council management and councillors being called in for questioning on suspicion of corruption.Sources p...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:04hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Tsholotsho elephant sales
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) has been accused of selling elephants for a song to concession holders under the Government quota system.Communities living near national parks are allo...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:55hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 stalls Tsholotsho Campfire projects
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council acting chief executive Nkululeko Sibanda yesterday said the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) programme in the district has been...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Suspended town clerk gets windfall
VICTORIA Falls city fathers have resolved to pay suspended town clerk Ronnie Dube $200 000 in allowances, about $80 000 more than his basic salary, it has been established.Dube was suspended o...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Villagers injured in gold rush mayhem
HORDES of villagers and gold panners were injured when omakorokoza from various parts of the country went on a rampage at a gold mine along the Gwayi River, Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North Province....Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:04hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho to resume stadium construction
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council has said it is working on resuming the construction of a soccer stadium which was abandoned in 2015.The idea was the brainchild of former Higher Education min...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho kombi operators ditch route over state of road
KOMBI operators who ply the Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu-Tsholotsho route have abandoned it due to the poor state of the road and are now using the Bulawayo-Solusi Road Most roads in the country are in a bad ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Floods alert as rivers rise
TSHOLOTSHO District is on high alert for floods as water levels in the Gwayi and Khami rivers are rising at an alarming speed. With the Meteorological Services Department predicting more rains...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho boys drown during fishing expedition
THREE boys from Tategulu Village under chief Magama in Tsholotsho drowned in Gwayi River while fishing on Wednesday and their bodies were retrieved by the police sub aqua unit the following day. ...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho - Zibalongwe community builds classrom
The Tsholotsho - Zibalongwe Secondary Community Project (ZSP) says it has completed the construction of the first classroom block as part of its vision to build a secondary school. The project...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 17:26hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tsholotsho official on forced leave
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council executive officer-in-charge of Natural Resources, Mr Simelisizwe Sibanda has been sent on forced leave, following his arrest and subsequent appearance in court, where...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:00hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Pair arrested for killing a marauding lion
TWO Tsholotsho men have been arrested for killing a lioness which was part of a pride that preyed on their livestock and allegedly killed over 200 livestock in a space of two months.The pair a...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho RDC CEO resigns
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) Chief Executive Officer Mr Themba Moyo, who is facing allegations of fraud and misconduct, has resigned with immediate effect. His problems started when an audi...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:35hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimta officials 'forcing’ teachers to bunk classes
ZIMBABWE Teachers Union (Zimta) officials are allegedly forcing teachers in Binga and Tsholotsho to stop teaching and close the schools, a move alleged to be politically motivated.The official...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho community build own Zibalongwe Secondary School
BACKGROUND TO THE ZIBALONGWE SECONDARY SCHOOL PROJECTTsholotsho rural district residents at large face serious life challenges which include poverty, crime, unemployment, and a huge number of tee...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 16:25hrs | 11 | by Staf reporter
Chiri raises red flag over Zimdef payments
AUDITOR-General Mildred Chiri has raised the red flag over Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) finances amounting to almost a million dollars which were used for payment of science technology ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
CEO's case opens can of worms, suspended over hunting concessions
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) CEO Themba Moyo was suspended for allegedly being the "stumbling block" in efforts to capture all hunting concessions in the district by private players, accord...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho RDC CEO suspended
Tsholotsho Rural District Council has suspended its chief executive officer Themba Moyo over allegations of corruption and embezzlement of funds.A forensic report presented on the 30th of Octo...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 14:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho Stadium money ‘disappears'
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) is setting up a Commission of Inquiry into possible embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars, including $360 000 that was meant for the construction of ...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Three children burn to death
THREE children from Tsholotsho were burnt beyond recognition while four others were saved by their 12-year-old sibling after a fire gutted a room they were sleeping in while their parents attended a f...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Samahuru Primary School children receive new shoes from local organisation
On Friday the 6th of July 2018, children at Samahuru Primary School in Tsholotsho Rural District received some new shoes from a local organisation Shoes2School Zimbabwe. ...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 19:54hrs | 14 | by Agencies
Edmonton Rotary Club Urban Spirit, Canada Donates Classroom Furniture to Tsholotsho School
On Monday the 25th of June, 2018 the Edmonton Rotary Club Urban Spirit of Alberta and Canada donated USD2 700 classroom furniture to Samahuru Adventist High School in Tsholotsho Rural District of Zimb...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 20:32hrs | | by Agencies
Potraz to construct cell towers in Tsholotsho
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has committed to constructing towers in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North province, to boost telecommunications connectivity in...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Tsholotsho Stadium work resumes
CONSTRUCTION of Tsholotsho Stadium which was suspended in 2015 on the orders of the then Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Professor Jonathan Moyo is set to resume tomorrow....Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
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