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Matabeleland North embarks on waste water infrastructure overhaul
Urban councils in Matabeleland North have initiated a comprehensive programme to modernise waste water treatment and reticulation systems as part of efforts to improve environment...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:56hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Tredgold fake IDs masterminds arrested
Two suspects, Brian Veririzhe and Thamsanqa Moyo, have been arrested for allegedly operating a sophisticated identity card forgery racket at the Umguza Civil Registry Department, located in the Tredgo...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:41hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Farmers in Matabeleland optimistic after rains
Farmers across Matabeleland are optimistic about a promising 2024/25 farming season following consistent rains that have rejuvenated crops, with the Government projecting a bumper harvest of 3.2 milli...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:07hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Rains rekindle hope
The recent downgraded Cyclone Chido has brought much-needed relief to farmers in Zimbabwe's southern regions, rejuvenating crops, pastures, and water sources that had been under severe stress due to t...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:46hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Police officer remanded in cattle rustling scandal
A 37-year-old Zvishavane police officer, Kudakwashe Chigwa, has been remanded in custody until December 3 over allegations of involvement in a cattle rustling operation in Fort Rixon. Chigwa face...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:41hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
15 years for raping commercial sex worker
A 30-year-old man from Sojini Village in Mbembesi, Umguza District, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping a commercial sex worker. Gracious Lamula was convicted by Bulawayo regional magi...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:58hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Ntabazinduna poised to become a smart city
The Umguza Rural District Council (RDC) is transforming the Ntabazinduna area into a smart city, with the industrial corridor along the Ntabazinduna Road turn-off from the Bulawayo-Harare Road already...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:30hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
Granny 'cattle rustler' denied bail
A daring 71-year-old woman from Ntabazinduna, Umguza District in Matabeleland North, has been denied bail after allegedly masterminding a complex cattle rustling operation involving the theft of 20 ca...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:08hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
17-year-old arrested in 800kg copper theft
Two suspects from Bulawayo, including a 17-year-old teenager, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of stealing 759.5 kg of copper cables valued at US$15,190.Ishmael Mpala (27) of Emakhan...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 20:18hrs | 752 | by Sankara Bizela
Apostolic Sect is the most followed religion in Matabeleland North
A 2024 Zimbabwe Livelihood Assessment Committee (ZimLAC) report has revealed that the majority of household heads in Matabeleland North province belong to the Apostolic Sect. ...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:07hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businessman charged for stealing excavator
Mohamed Daka, a businessman from Bulawayo, has appeared in court facing charges of attempting to seize control of a mine in Matabeleland North's Umguza district and illegally selling its excavator.&nb...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 18:13hrs | 3048 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms shine at ZNCC awards
At the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) 2024 Matebeleland Annual Business Awards, Mr. George Kudya of Star Distributors emerged as the star of the night, winning both the Overall Winner an...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:07hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to force road construction firms to erect fences along highways
The Government is considering new legislation to mandate that companies contracted for major road rehabilitation projects erect fences along highways to prevent accidents caused by stray domestic and ...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt engages Ndiweni family over Ntabazinduna chieftainship
The government has reached out to the Ndiweni family to propose a meeting concerning the vacant Ntabazinduna chieftainship following the dismissal of Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni by President Emmers...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:51hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
John Nkomo's son loses 42 cattle
THE late Vice President John Landa Nkomo's son, Mr Jabulani Nkomo, lost a herd of 42 cattle in a suspected cattle rustling syndicate involving his two former workers who are now on the run.The...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 03:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Father from hell impregnates daughter
AN EVIL man strangely bizarrely claimed before a magistrate that he was in love with his biological daughter whom he sexually attacked on several occasions before impregnating her.The 51-year-...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Farmer loses 50 head of cattle to thieves
AN organised cattle rustling syndicate has reportedly descended on Umguza District on the outskirts of Bulawayo where one farmer has been left counting losses after the thieves raided his farm and sto...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cholera cases continue to rise
CHOLERA cases are continuing to rise in the country with 770 new cases and 16 suspected cholera deaths in the past three days countrywide.Statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Chil...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mines minister orders stop to artisanal mining
Mines Minister Soda Zhemu has called on artisanal miners to "completely stop" mining activities during the current rain season which poses a high risk of mine disasters.In a statement, Zhemu a...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Whites on Zimbabwe farms are entitled to be there,' says Minister
MATABELELAND North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo yesterday said Government will decisively deal with criminals who are in the habit of illegally occupying private land in vio...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 07:05hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima, Tsholotsho dominate Zimbabwe HIV infections
BULILIMA and Tsholotsho districts in Matebeleland North Province have been identified as the leading hotspots in HIV infections in the country with calls for strengthening community engagements and us...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Outward migration fuelling HIV in Matebeleland North
Matebeleland North is witnessing a surge in HIV incidence rates, a challenge exacerbated by factors such as outward migration, according to the National Aids Council (Nac). During a press briefing on ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
New city takes shape in Umguza Rural District
A NEW city named Kings City with state-of-the-art facilities including shopping malls and gated townhouses is taking shape on the outskirts of Bulawayo in Umguza Rural District.The development...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 92 | 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 | 5 | by Staff reporter
More than 600,000 e-passports issued to date
THE Civil Registry Department (CRD) has issued more than 600 000 electronic passports since last year, clearing the 200 000-backlog accumulated from 2019 with women having acquired more of the travell...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
29 houses for families displaced by powerline
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) yesterday handed over 29 houses built in Hope Fountain on the outskirts of Bulawayo for families displaced by the new 400kv power transmission line under the Hwa...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:27hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Last minute rush to register to vote
MISS Buhlebenkosi Dube just turned 18 and if President Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date before her birthday, she would have had to wait for five years before she could vote for the first time....Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Poisoned meal lands family of 12 in hospital
A family of 12 from Village Two in Umguza District, Matebeleland North province, is lucky to be alive after eating poisoned isitshwala/sadza on Tuesday evening.The family members who were rush...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt pledges 8 borehole drilling rigs for Matebelelabd North
MATEBELELAND North province is expected to receive eight borehole drilling rigs as part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's efforts to curb water shortages in the region, Provincial Affairs and Devoluti...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF extortionists milk Chinese firm
Former vice-president Kembo Mohadi's name was used by two Zanu-PF officials to extort US$110 000 from a Chinese company that wanted to open a gold mine in Matabeleland South, court records have reveal...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
New housing deal for civil servants
GOVERNMENT is partnering the private sector to provide housing stands to civil servants through a system whereby it sells land to property developers at discounted rates and then it is given 10 percen...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
10,000 stands for new suburb in Umguza
A major new suburb with 10 000 houses and flats is being developed in Umguza on the outskirts of Bulawayo where low-density and high-rise buildings will be constructed by developer Radar Properties in...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:08hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Spilling Umguza dam reignites hope for good harvest
THE spilling of Lower Umguza Dam in Matabeleland North province has brought smiles among farmers and rekindled their hope of recording a bumper harvest. Lower Umguza Dam is a major source of p...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 07:32hrs | 37 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo dam levels still critically low
BULAWAYO's major supply dams have received insignificant inflows of water since the onset of the rainy season, raising fears of more water woes in the city.According to the latest update by th...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malunga and his two business partners granted stay of criminal proceedings
THE High Court has suspended criminal proceedings against human rights lawyer, Siphosami Malunga and his two business partners Zephaniah Dhlamini and Charles Moyo, who are facing charges of illegal oc...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
16-year-old girl knifes man to death in shebeen brawl
A 16-year-old Harare girl stabbed and killed a 35-year-old man with a knife Wednesday following a quarrel at a shebeen in Harare's Hatcliff suburb.Police said Thursday they have since arrested...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Malunga trial kicks off under protest
THE trial of human rights lawyer, Siphosami Malunga and his two business partners Zephaniah Dhlamini and Charles Moyo on charges of illegal occupation of Umguzana Farm popularly known as Esidakeni, ha...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
3,000 hectares of wheat in Mat North
FARMERS in Matabeleland North have increased their wheat hectarage from last year's 950 hectares to about 3 000 hectares as the province moves towards enhancing the country's food security and attainm...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani pipeline excites villagers
THE Gwayi-Shangani pipeline is set to transform the lives of thousands of people in six districts in the Matabeleland North Province as well as benefit Bulawayo and Matabeleland South immensely as the...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra guerilla now a successful farmer
EX-ZIPRA guerrilla Moses Moyo is a beneficiary of the land reform programme and owns a plot under the A1 model in Makokomba village in Umguza District. He now has what he fought for – the land....Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wife killer blames evil spirits
A 54-YEAR-OLD man from Umguza district in Matabeleland North province last week axed his wife to death and blamed evil spirits for influencing him.Sikhanyisiwe Zondo of Mawayilesini Village in...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Ndiweni cautions Mnangagwa's wife
EXILED former Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni has advised First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa to respect local cultural norms and values during her planned visit to Ntabazinduna for a men's...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Man 'rapes' former lover's daughter (12)
A 45-YEAR-OLD man from Umfazimithi Village 4 in Umguza district, under Village head Gift Mulawuzi is in trouble after he allegedly raped his former girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter.The man (n...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moves out of Obert Mpofu's offices
ZANU-PF Umguza district has moved out of the offices (pictured) that are owned by the party's Secretary for Administration Obert Mpofu located along Canaught Avenue in Bulawayo. A visit to the...Published: 26 May 2022 at 11:58hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Work to ensure smooth drive to Tsholotsho begins
THE rehabilitation of the 115km Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road has begun and is expected to be complete before the end of the year as the Second Republic ups the developmental momentum in the region....Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says he is still the chief of Ntabazinduna
Dethroned Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says he is still the traditional leader of his area despite moves by the government to strip him of his powers.Ndiweni, who is in ex...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners blamed for pupils' pregnancies
GOLD panners are wreaking havoc in Ntabazinduna, Umguza District in Matabeleland North, where they have been blamed for impregnating pupils and making them school drop-outs, with one school recording ...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Staf reporter
Zanu-PF is not allowing opposition to campaign in Umguza, claims CCC
OPPOSITION Citizen Coalition for Change party members in Umguza say they failed to field a candidate for Ward 14 in the forthcoming council elections because the ruling Zanu-PF threatened to unleash v...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF demands names of striking teachers
Zanu-PF activists in Umguza district, Matabeleland North province, have reportedly ordered school development committees (SDCs) to hand over names of striking teachers to the constituency offices....Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family dumps coffin at alleged killer's home
A FAMILY from Zhombe in Midlands province under Chief Ntabeni last week dumped the corpse of their relative at a house in Emganwini in Bulawayo where the alleged murderer stays.The family was ...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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