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Cont Mhlanga national hero status snub sparks Parly debate
GOVERNMENT's failure to bestow national hero status on late arts icon Continue-loving (Cont) Mhlanga was Thursday questioned in Parliament, with legislator Sipho Mokone claiming the snub had angered t...Published: 9 hrs ago | 620 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis cripples Bulawayo hospitals, clinics
AN acute water crisis is threatening operations at Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) which are the city's major public hospitals as they are going for several days without run...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
National hero Cont Mhlanga buried on ancestral lands
THE urban and rural worlds collided yesterday in Lupane District, Matabeleland North Province as villagers, artistes and high-profile dignitaries from various fields came to bid a spectacular farewell...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:27hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
National Hero Cont Mhlanga memorial set for tomorrow
THE memorial service for the late arts doyen Cont Mhlanga will be held tomorrow at the Amphitheatre in Bulawayo, before a drive through the city in his honour ahead of his burial in Lupane, Matabelela...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Cont
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has accorded late playwright Cont Mhlanga a State-assisted funeral and has given the family $2,5 million for funeral expenses.This was revealed by Bulawayo Minister of Stat...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
National hero Cont Mhlanga gets State assisted funeral
President Mnangagwa has accorded the late playwright Cont Mhlanga a State-assisted funeral and has given the family $2.5 million.This was announced by Bulawayo Minister of State for Provincial...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 19:55hrs | 896 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Who will Continue your work?
INTABA enkulu idilikile sums up the impact of the death of one of the country's icons of the arts, Cont Mhlanga.Cont (64) died yesterday morning at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after be...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga mourned
One of the country's icons of the arts, Cont Mhlanga, died yesterday morning at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after being admitted 10 days ago.He was 64.His family said he succum...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Stress-related suicide cases triple in Bulawayo
THE number of people attempting suicide has almost tripled in Bulawayo since last year with concerns that residents are failing to cope with stress, which drives them to the edge leading to suicide....Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Honour Alick Macheso with an honorary degree in music
The Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture should recommend to the relevant authorities to honour one of the greatest sons of Zimbabwe a polished musician of par excellence ever produced in the cou...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 22:01hrs | 1504 | by Leonard Koni
Chidawu leaves bitter-sweet legacy
THE untimely death Tuesday of Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs minister, Oliver Chidawu (68), due to suspected cardiac arrest, ignited social media amid revelations the top engineer-cum-politici...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 08:19hrs | 2500 | by Staff reporter
Midwives shortage hits Harare City Council clinics
HARARE City Council's health services director Prosper Chonzi yesterday said there was a serious shortage of midwives at council-run clinics, saying this had severely affected maternal healthcare serv...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
UBH suspends surgeries
THE United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) has suspended surgical operations with immediate effect due to lack of anaesthetics, the drugs used to induce sleep in patients.This was announced in a lette...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:11hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Family demands compensation for United Bulawayo Hospitals death
FOR eight months, a family from Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb did not bury the body of a loved one who died at the United Bulawayo Hospitals after he fell from the third floor of a building at the insti...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:09hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Family demands compensation for UBH death
FOR eight months, a family from Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb did not bury the body of a loved one who died at the United Bulawayo Hospitals after he fell from the third floor of a building at the insti...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 07:00hrs | 601 | by Staff Reporter
Tsholotsho injivas' example is worth emulating
Tsholotsho people working in South Africa commonly referred to as injivas have taken seriously the country's development philosophy Ilizwe lakhiwa ngabaninilo (Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo) as they have...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:34hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Godolude returns from SA
RHUMBA dancer-cum-musician Mandlenkosi "Godolude" Mpofu has returned home from South Africa.Godolude, who leads The Friendly Brothers band also known as Eze Energy, said he decided to come bac...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Man killed in squatter camp attack
A MAN was attacked at Killarney squatter camp in Bulawayo after being accused of burning down a shack and he later died from his injuries at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH).The deceased ha...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records an increase in home births
BULAWAYO recorded an increase in home deliveries since January this year, a development which experts say may reverse gains made in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Zimbabwe.R...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 07:34hrs | 680 | by Staff Reporter
Chief Nhlamba of Gwanda granted state-assisted funeral
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted the late Chief Nhlamba of Garanyemba in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, a state-assisted funeral.Vice President Constantino Chiwenga will represent the gov...Published: 31 May 2022 at 12:39hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Missing docket haunts acting PG
ACTING prosecutor general Nelson Mutsonziwa has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) by a Harare businessman on allegations of destroying a docket in a case involving ...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:59hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Car accident victims struggle for compensation
MS Sibangeni Moyo (53) from Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb says whenever she closes her eyes, the vision of an accident which killed her sister and left her wheelchair-bound comes back.She was i...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Chigubhu laid to rest
Anne Frank once said, "Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude ".In similar fashion and sentiment artists yesterday (Sunday) raised conc...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Burial programme of Clive Chigubhu
The body of the late award winning comedian Clive Chigubhu who succumbed to cancer will depart Doves Funeral Parlour for BF at 8AM today.Service will start at 9AM at Number 33 Babourfields, op...Published: 01 May 2022 at 06:44hrs | 779 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni mourns Clive chigubu
The Mayor of Bulawayo Solomon Madlala Mguni has sent his condolence message mourning the death of the award winning comedian Clive Chigubu who succumbed to cancer. In a statement Mguni said, "...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 10:18hrs | 984 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chigubu's death plunges showbiz into mourning
A DARK cloud hung over the local showbiz scene yesterday following the death of award-winning comedian Clive Chigubu.Chigubu succumbed to cancer in Bulawayo, aged 31.Chigubu is survive...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:00hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Creative sector mourns Chigubu
The creative sector has joined the family of the late Zimbabwean comedian, Clive Chigubu to organise his burial.Chigubu died yesterday morning at his home in Barbourfields suburb in Bulawayo a...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:57hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Old Nic Mine donates US$10 000 to UBH
The Old Nic Mine recently donated US$10 000 to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) towards buying of technological advanced equipment for endoscopic surgeries.The donations came followin...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:56hrs | 96 | by Stephen Jakes
Lupane men call for traditional sex enhancement supplements ban
LUPANE men have called for a ban on the use of traditional sex enhancement supplements, saying they are fueling new HIV infections.Zimbabwe is on a drive to end new HIV infections by 2030, and...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Sex enhancement supplements fueling HIV
LUPANE men have called for a ban on the use of traditional sex enhancement supplements, saying they are fuelling new HIV infections.Zimbabwe is in a drive to end new HIV infections by 2030, an...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 16:13hrs | 1732 | by Staff reporter
UBH records no COVID-19 admissions
UNITED Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), which was designated as one of the COVID-19 centres in the province, has revealed that currently the unit has no admitted patients.UBH acting chief executive N...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:43hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland group petitions Parly over villagers' displacements
A MATEBELELAND human rights group has petitioned Parliament to probe ongoing displacement of villagers in the region without compensation to pave way for mining operations.The Matabeleland Ins...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:37hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
UBH paediatric unit opens after 17 years
UNITED Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) chief executive officer Harrison Rambanapasi yesterday said the institution's paediatric unit which reopened after 17 years of closure is functioning well with over 10 ...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:37hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
UBH paediatric unit opens after 17 years
UNITED Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) chief executive officer Harrison Rambanapasi yesterday said the institution's paediatric unit which reopened after 17 years of closure is functioning well with over 10 ...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:50hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fire worker for Sikhonjwa links
HIGHLANDERS Football Club has fired its entities manager following allegations that he was electioneering for losing vice chairperson candidate, Babongile Sikhonjwa.The entities manager, Dalub...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:43hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Drama as funeral is temporarily stopped
THERE was drama in Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb when the burial of a 12-year-old girl was temporarily halted on Thursday after the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) said the burial could not go ahead wi...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:37hrs | 2642 | by Staff reporter
Might Warriors crash out of Awcon despite a win
Botswana 0 - 2 Zimbabwe(The match ended 3-3 on aggregate but Botswana qualify on away goals rule)THE Zimbabwe senior national women's football team failed to qualify for the Africa Women C...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
3 killed after 2 VW Golf vehicles driven by friends collide in Bulawayo
Three people were killed and two others are being treated in hospital after a two-vehicle collision in Bulawayo early Wednesday morning.Police said two VW Golf vehicles were travelling west on...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 17:39hrs | 2628 | by Staff reporter
Sikhonjwa guns for Bosso chairman post
LOSING Highlanders vice-chairman candidate and socialite Babongile Sikhonjwa says he has now set his eyes on running for the club chairmanship so that he works with Fiso Siziba, who defeated him in ye...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:13hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Siziba trounce Sikhonjwa in Bosso election
FISO Siziba is the new Highlanders FC vice-chairman after seeing off the challenge of Babongile Sikhonjwa in elections held at the clubhouse yesterday.A total of 253 members cast their vote to...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:12hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Murder at Sun Yet Sen
A man from Sun Yet Sen in Matabeleland South Province was on Monday killed for touching another's belongings.Police revealed on Twitter that they are looking for information which may lead to ...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 16:01hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
No celebrity, no matter how influential, can convince an abused person to support his tormentors
I remember a debate we had with a learned friend, on social media a couple of months back, on whether an individual, as self-proclaimed prophet Passion Java, could be considered an influential person....Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 17:29hrs | 544 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Highlanders chairman to update members on mining venture
HIGHLANDERS Football Club chairman, Johnfat Sibanda is expected to update the club's members on the mining project when he addresses the Bosso Annual General Meeting at the clubhouse this morning....Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:19hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Jwamu imali kakhondekitha kaZupco
KUCATSHANGELWA ukuba kuthe ngokuzwa indlala isihlasele lokuba lezikwelede, enye indoda yeZvishavane ijwamulele ukhondekitha wakoZupco imali, qede yacela ezinyaweni. Kubikwa uListon Kubvoruno ,...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 17:42hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
UBH, Ingutsheni health staff recover from COVID-19
HEALTH workers at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) and Ingutsheni Mental Hospital, who tested positive for COVID-19 virus late last year, have recovered.This was revealed by UBH chief executive...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:37hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Crossing the Limpopo River
NKANYEZI Dube is a 25-year-old young woman from Lubhangwe in the Matobo District of Matabeleland South. She attended Lubhangwe primary and secondary schools. She did not qualify to proceed to universi...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:56hrs | 338 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Bulawayo comedian bashed over 'dry joke'
Bulawayo comedian Zex Mdawini Sibanda was reportedly assaulted last week on a Zupco bus after he joked about lodgers in a manner which did not go down well with some of the passengers.Sibanda ...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:28hrs | 2622 | by Staff reporter
Crisis at Bulawayo council clinics deepens
BULAWAYO residents are spending long hours at council clinics due to a shortage of nurses, a development that is compromising access to health services in the city.Council clinics and Governme...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 18:56hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
'Govt has no funds for additional ICU beds'
THE Health and Child Care ministry has revealed that it has no funds to purchase equipment such as intensive care unit (ICU) beds for public hospitals designated as COVID-19 centres.Bulawayo p...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
‘Name Bosso offices after Gumede'
HIGHLANDERS' vice-chairman aspirant Babongile Sikhonjwa has suggested that the club's offices along Robert Mugabe Way be named Ndumiso Gumede House in honour of the late iconic club president....Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
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