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CCC activist acquitted for assaulting village head

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Wilson Guvamatanga, 62, walked out of the Gutu Magistrate Court smiling today after being acquitted of assault charges in a case that highlighted ongoing tensions over the distribution of govern…

Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 13:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Double-storey house illuminates rural Matebeleland village

In a landscape dominated by traditional mud huts, a remarkable double-storey house in Jutshume Village, located in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South Province, has captured the imagination of locals and passers-by alike. This distinctiv…

Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwanda villagers pool resources to rehabilitate road

Villagers in Gwanda North, Matabeleland South province, have pooled resources to rehabilitate the Shaka-Mtshabezi Road due to delays by the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency. Ward 4 councillor Nokuthula Moyo stated that after ye…

Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:02hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF chef calls out abusive village heads

In Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, the Zanu-PF district chairperson for Nyandeni, Bongani Mlilo, has urged village chairpersons to cease harassing villagers affected by the government's recent eviction campaign. Approximately 180 vill…

Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 07:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's future is debated in the city but decided in the village

THE electoral lines have been drawn as we face the impending reckoning of the August 23 general election. Intra-party squabbles have been settled regarding who will be the torch bearer in what ward or constituency.Like all political contes…

Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:23hrs | 14 | by Ntando Dumani

Democracy, development and our village neighbour

A FORTNIGHT ago, I wrote about how and why African countries need to review the current practice of democracy. I argued that the current format is not fit for poor societies because it is prone to manipulation by capital power. I also cont…

Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo

Growing up in the village

Back in the village in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve the moon rose slowly, tentatively and imperceptibly, its soft rays breaking the virginity of the night. Slowly darkness gave way to moonlight. I twisted and turned on the co…

Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:40hrs | 13 | by Isdore Guvamombe-

Every child must at one stage stay at grandmotherâ€™s home

The eldest of us was Tapfuma, whose eggshell head made him look awkward. In our hierarchy Tapfuma was followed by me and then Obedience, a tall slim boy full of humour. The rest were toddlers. We so liked grandmother because she rarely bea…

Published: 08 May 2021 at 07:58hrs | 2 | by Isdore Guvamombe

When death visited the village

We were there, they were there, a very sad occurance in the village. One of our own, Agrippa Chinehasha had passed on and it was time for last rites and bidding him farewell. Who is safe, it's the order of things and a preserve for the Mos…

Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 18:11hrs | 1 | by Tondo

Man kills village head

A 20-year-old Zaka man allegedly fatally struck his village head and uncle with an axe for summoning him to his traditional court to censure him for attempting to rape his brother's wife. The brother was away in South Africa. Maxwell Manyi…

Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

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