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Man strangles pregnant ex-wife to death, dumps body in bush
A tragic altercation in Zvimba resulted in the death of a heavily pregnant woman, Viola Chitsinde, allegedly at the hands of her estranged husband, Bernard Kufakunesu. The incident occurred during a m...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:23hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Tshololotsho North lacks basic social amenities
Councillors from Tsholotsho North constituency have highlighted water, health, and education as the most pressing challenges facing their communities, urging their Member of Parliament, Libion Sibanda...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:34hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Chinese Steel Plant: Zimbabwe's economic boon
Zimbabwe is aiming to be home to Africa's largest steel plant, but disputes over the project continue even as it ramps up production.Over the past few months, villagers have been accusing the ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 06:53hrs | 7595 | by Staff reporter
Diasporas gift Tsholotsho with private school
A dedicated group of Zimbabweans based in South Africa has mobilized resources to construct a state-of-the-art private boarding and day school in the Tsholotsho district of Matabeleland North province...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:39hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt officials accused of land grab at Kanondo
Government officials have been accused of seizing land in the Kanondo area of Matabeleland North, designated for relocating villagers from Lubimbi to make way for the Gwayi-Tshangani Dam catchment are...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 14:39hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi councillor appeals for donations for school
Nkayi Ward 26 councillor, Busisani Sibanda, has appealed for donations to complete the construction of a classroom block for Early Childhood Development (ECD) learners at Sombengo Primary School....Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 20:06hrs | 115 | by Stephen Jakes
Food relief distribution intensifies in Matabeleland South
More than 320,000 people in Matebeleland South Province have received food aid over the last five months as the Government intensifies efforts through its Food Relief Mitigation Programme to assist vu...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Man fined for threatening fellow villager
A 34-year-old man from Gamba Village in Hwange was slapped with a fine of US$150 after threatening to murder a fellow villager.Irvine Shoko appeared before the Hwange Magistrate Court facing o...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:33hrs | 212 | by Stephen Jakes
Ex-CIO boss's father was killed after being branded a sellout
Former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has opened up about the devastating impact of the liberation struggle on his family, recounting the tragic murder of ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:47hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe flood victims stranded four years later
Four years after devastating floods ravaged Binga, the government has yet to allocate houses to some of the affected victims, despite repeated promises of assistance. In February 2020, heavy rains cau...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:06hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Chilonga villagers wary of govt 'reorganisation
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its commitment to the controversial Chilonga lucerne project, clarifying that the evictions of over 1,000 families remain an integral part of its plans, now fr...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:04hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army faces scrutiny over unlawful gold mining operations
Rusununguko/Nkululeko Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, a company owned by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), is allegedly conducting an unauthorized alluvial gold mining operation in Allied Timbers' Tarka Forest, ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:23hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
'Make your daughter marry me or I will kill you'
A 34-year-old man from Gamba Village in Hwange has been fined US$150 after threatening to murder a fellow villager who refused to marry off his daughter to him. Irvine Shoko appeared at the Hwange Mag...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:10hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Businessman cleared of stock theft
Zvishavane businessman Justice Zijena and his associates have been cleared of stock theft allegations after presenting the necessary paperwork proving the legitimate purchase of five cattle. The situa...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 10:41hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
'ZANU PF is a party of vagabonds,' says party councillor
Mazowe ward 6 councillor, Shamie Sande (51) has lambasted and labelled ZANU-PF party members as vagabonds following his arrest for allegedly stealing 100 bags of fertilizer reserved under the Presiden...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 20:04hrs | 1227 | by Paul Ndou
Foreign-funded NGO reports partisan distribution of food aid in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has raised alarming concerns over the politicization of food aid distribution in rural areas, with reports indicating that opposition supporters are being systematical...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 09:07hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
'Party activists contributed 40% to human rights violations'
A recent report from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has revealed that 40% of the human rights violations reported by community members between July and September 2024 can be attribu...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 09:02hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Fear grips Gwanda villagers
Residents of Gwanda South are living in fear following a daring armed robbery at the homestead of Chief Marupi last week, where gunmen made off with his newly allocated Isuzu double-cab vehicle, R2,70...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:54hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Insecure Zanu PF legislator threatens Villagers
Controversial legislator for Buhera Central Constituency Samson Matema (ZANU PF) is reportedly on a witch hunting expedition for people who did not support him during last year primary elections and h...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 13:29hrs | 1037 | by Staff Reporter
Prison Officer Steals Company Compressor
A Guruve prison officer, Admire Manyika, is in trouble after allegedly stealing a compressor from the prison's grinding mill and selling it to a local villager.The case was revealed at the Gur...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 11:21hrs | 222 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tsholotsho villagers spend nights up to quench thirsty livestock
Farmers in Tsholotsho district, Matabeleland North province, are enduring sleepless nights as they struggle to pump water for their livestock, grappling with the severe impacts of the El Niño-induced...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:54hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Villager, conservation clash overshooting of dogs
Chief Chundu, born Abel Mbasera, has urged constructive dialogue between Nyamakate villagers and Akashinga, a wildlife conservation organisation, following a disturbing incident involving the alleged ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 14:53hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches major telehealth initiative
Under the Second Republic, Zimbabwe has made significant strides in upgrading public health facilities to ensure that every citizen can access adequate medical treatment as a practical right. As part ...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:23hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions 200 kilowatt solar grid
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday commissioned a 200-kilowatt solar mini-grid at Hwakwata village in Chipinge, marking a significant step in the Second Republic's commitment to rural developmen...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 17:11hrs | 991 | 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 | 104 | by Staff reporter
JR Goddard roped in to construct Bopoma Glassblock Dam
The Zimbabwean government has endorsed the construction of the Bopoma Glassblock Dam in Matabeleland South province through a public-private partnership (PPP), aimed at bolstering bulk water supplies ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:49hrs | 2158 | by Staff reporter
East49 pool club harass Villagers in Guruve
Guruve-based pool teams (clubs) have been shown exit doors by reigning champions, East49, with the Village Legends team being immediate victim of game-plan harassment during a hotly contested title of...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 10:05hrs | 313 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Edson Mapani recently in Guruve
Lupane benefits from ZNA medical outreach
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s recent free medical outreach programme in Lupane District, Matabeleland North Province, has been hailed as a success, with more than 500 villagers receiving healthca...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:16hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Army deployment causes alarm in Lupane
Tshongogwe villagers in Lupane, Matabeleland North, were gripped by fear after the unexpected deployment of a large contingent of soldiers to their area.Villagers have expressed alarm at the h...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:32hrs | 2684 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe era farm grab victims to make way for Mnangagwa's wife
In a distressing echo of past land disputes, villagers residing at Arnold Farm, commonly known as Manzou, are reportedly facing pressures to vacate their homes to make way for First Lady Auxilia Mnang...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:40hrs | 2207 | by Staff reporter
Man assaulted over HIV rumours
Five villagers from Ensangu village in Matabeleland South have been sentenced for assaulting a neighbor, whom they accused of spreading false rumors about the HIV status of one of them. The incident h...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:35hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Chief Dambisamahubo Mafu dismiss 3 village heads
The recent dismissal of three village heads by Chief Dambisamahubo Mafu in the Chetumbu area has raised alarm among local residents, who view the decision as indicative of "rapid institutional inertia...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:19hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Security guard shoots, kills Honda Fit driver
A security guard at a mining syndicate in Bindura fatally shot a Honda Fit driver who was looking for passengers at Burnridge Farm in Bindura on Sunday. Paradzai Kaseke was shot dead by Leviso...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 13:43hrs | 2429 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man beheads wife in a domestic dispute
Rushinga-based David Meja is on the run following the death of his wife Grace Mureza (28) who was beheaded in a domestic dispute.The incident left villagers at Munyozo, Rusambo shell shocked....Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 13:31hrs | 1608 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chief Mposi extorts subjects, returns loot after uproar
The baLemba (Varemba) Mberengwa Chief, Mposi Mupangeri was forced to indefinitely withdraw charges and return four beasts which have been charged as traditional court fine by his marshalls after the v...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 12:53hrs | 1423 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Mberengwa
Man kills sister's baby with machete
Villagers of Mbeure in Chipinge are finding it hard to believe that Musikavantu Chirigo allegedly killed his sister's baby with a machete over a domestic dispute.The 37-year-old Chirigo allege...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 09:43hrs | 1419 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Soldier in trouble for assaulting cop
A member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Decent Dube (31), along with two villagers, faces serious charges after allegedly assaulting a policeman in a dispute over a snooker game in Lupane, Matab...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:50hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Is Justice Chinamora's comeback a bad omen for Zimbabwean justice?
In Zimbabwe, we have become accustomed to those embroiled in controversy and transgression in their professional conduct being somehow rewarded by the ruling establishment. However, the choice...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:54hrs | 1067 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Woman attacks 'husband's mistress'
Three women from Dzimbiti Village in Nyanga, Manicaland, have been sentenced to 16 months in prison for assaulting a fellow villager after one of them accused her of having an affair with her husband....Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:44hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Tragic morgue mix-up: Family buries stranger in Mangwe district
What was meant to be a solemn farewell for their beloved son turned into a shocking and bewildering ordeal for the Ndebele family from Matanka Two Village in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South. The f...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Bags of wheat 'stolen' at food distribution point
Villagers in Chegutu's Ward 21 are accusing local leaders of diverting food aid meant for the most vulnerable in their community, claiming the leaders are manipulating beneficiary registers to benefit...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:00hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blows unbudgeted US$16m
The government incurred significant unbudgeted expenditures earlier this year by providing twin-cab vehicles to chiefs, a move that has placed their parent ministry in a financial deficit, Finance Min...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:12hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
Starving Zimbabweans to feed on overpopulating elephants
In the wake of chronic food shortages and starvation necessitated by El Nino induced drought countrywide, several communities in Zimbabwe are set to benef...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 07:09hrs | 571 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Teenager rapes 85-year-old granny
Villagers in Madlambuzi pounced heavily on a 19-year-old boy who raped an 85-year-old grandmother during the night.Lebuhang Sibanda was arrested by an angry mob who tracked his footprints afte...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 11:14hrs | 1322 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Villagers tortured, forced to sing war songs in prison cell
Eleven villagers from Tshayane village in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province, were allegedly tortured and assaulted by police officers from Manoti Police Station in Gokwe, Midlands province, on July 1...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 08:02hrs | 784 | by Staff reporter
Bubi villagers petition Masuka, Zinwa over bills
Villagers in Bubi, Matabeleland North, have raised concerns with Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zin...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:55hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima villagers flee homes in fear of elephant attacks
In Bulilima, Matabeleland South, villagers are fleeing their homes due to a surge of elephant invasions driven by drought conditions. The elephants, migrating from Botswana, have been seeking food and...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:53hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Villagers fundraise to assist police dog attack victim
Villagers from Bubi, under the Bubi Community Parliament in Matabeleland North, have initiated a fundraising campaign to assist a 17-year-old boy, Sabelo Dube, who is struggling to receive medical tre...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:13hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Villagers up in arms with village head
Villagers in Malole B, Chetumbu area, Insiza District, Matabeleland South Province, are urgently seeking assistance due to alleged abuse by their village head, Anton Msimanga. Appointed in 2016 by the...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:59hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema of Matabeleland South appeals for Gwanda roads rehab
Chief Brave Mathema from Gwanda, Matabeleland South, has made a heartfelt appeal to the government to address the poor state of rural roads in the district. He expressed frustration over the neglect o...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:17hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
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