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Police bust Plumtree cattle rustling syndicate
POLICE in Plumtree have smashed a cattle rustling syndicate operating in Bulilima and Mangwe districts that reportedly stole over 200 beasts.This follows the arrest last week of alleged gang l...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu subpoenaed again
NTABAZINDUNA Chief Nhlanhlayemangwe Felix Ndiweni's case of malicious damage to property was on Wednesday postponed after key witness, former Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu failed to show up, promp...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | 2182 | by Staff reporter
The bane of rabid, frenzied media
Again, dear reader, if ever you are in doubt, if ever you are confused, if ever you need a moral compass, or whenever you find yourself agreeing with Jonathan Moyo, you should know that you are close ...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 138 | by Bishop Lazi
'Health Insurance Bill now at an advanced stage'
HEALTH minister Obadiah Moyo says government is now at an advanced stage in the crafting of a National Health Insurance Bill, which will provide a national health safety net to all citizens.Mo...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Man loses R500k to armed robbers
A BEITBRIDGE man on Sunday reportedly lost more than half a million rand to armed robbers, who shot him seven times before driving away in his car.Muchineripi Hlaringo, a known money-changer a...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | 2759 | by Staff reporter
Man runs amok, axes 4 villagers
Police in Mudzi, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for a local man who allegedly went berserk, breaking into villagers' homes demanding money before axing them.Four villagers ...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:08hrs | 1354 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers wreak havoc in Plumtree
PLUMTREE villagers say they are being terrorised by gangs involved in the smuggling of goods from neighbouring Botswana who rob them of their valuables.The smugglers, who operate from illegal ...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:45hrs | 1798 | by Staff reporter
Veteran Freedom Fighter who escaped the Rhodesian hangman's noose
The former Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Nkayi Constituency who served between 1995 and 2000 belongs to the first group of freedom fighters that was trained in the People's Republic of China. The g...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland East consumes 7 million condoms
ABOUT seven million condoms were distributed across Mashonaland East province last year alone, in a bid to combat sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and new HIV infections.Addressing score...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:56hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Sex for goat arrangement takes nasty turn
An affair between a village head and his neighbour's wife took an ugly turn after the village head failed to deliver two goats that he had promised his neighbour's wife.Tonderai Jari, the vill...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3824 | by Staff reporter
Nurses vacate clinic over goblin scare
VILLAGERS in Gwanda rural have been left stranded as a clinic in their area has shutdown due to a goblin scare. Nurses at the rural health centre, Silikwe Clinic, have since downed their tools...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:53hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree granny dies after receiving eviction notice
A 60-YEAR-OLD woman reportedly collapsed and died after she received news from the Bulilima district administrator's office that she was being evicted from her illegal settlement at Sibantubanye....Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:36hrs | 1627 | by Staff reporter
Flying winnowing basket or African drone?
Witchcraft, can it be called profession, career, art or low intensity murders where there is absence of evidence. We have heard before that absence of evidence does not mean evidence of absence. ...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 10:17hrs | 1261 | by Thomas Murisa
Hundreds grace DD funeral
CLOUDS of dust rose into the morning sky as vehicles, big and small, joined hundreds of feet shuffling to the late national struggle icon and hero, Dr Dumiso Dabengwa's, rural home in Ntabazinduna yes...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Vandals uproot power-lines, rail tracks, ship them to Harare for resale
VILLAGERS in Mabale ward 17, Hwange East constituency, have raised concern over the rampant looting of the defunct Old Gwayi Mine property with local authorities reportedly reluctant to stop the vice....Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:38hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Top 15 Robert Mugabe's killing methods
The top 15 favourite killing methods used by Mugabe's North Korean trained Army brigade. The brigade was commanded by the current minister of Agriculture Perence Shiri(notoriously known as the Black J...Published: 31 May 2019 at 06:53hrs | 16793 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Accident scene looters escape jail
FIFTY-two villagers from Hwange in Matabeleland North province, who appeared in court for looting food stuffs from a Victoria Falls-bound truck that overturned, have escaped imprisonment.The v...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Reliving Gukurahundi and need for reparations
It is now nearly four decades after the Gukurahundi genocide that saw more than twenty thousand people killed in a seemingly ethnic cleansing act in the Midlands and Matabeleland north provinces. Ghos...Published: 29 May 2019 at 13:22hrs | 459 | by Makhoprecious Moyo
Zanu-PF officials threatened Chief with death
Chief Chipuriro of Guruve (real name Clever Mashiki (74) has accused Zanu-PF officials of interfering with his judiciary work after they allegedly threatened him with death if he presides over environ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1978 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree villagers demand restoration of Kalanga chiefs
VILLAGERS and headmen in Plumtree are pushing for the reinstatement of Kalanga chiefs who were demoted during the colonial era to appease Ndebele chiefs who reportedly provided soldiers to the British...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
Chiredzi farmers lose unutilised land
SCORES of Chiredzi A1 farmers in Essenby have received letters of withdrawal from the Lands ministry after failing to utilise the land allocated to them during the fast-track land reform programme....Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:31hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
The other side of Rhodesia’s education system
One of, if not the only critical aspect of the Rhodesian educational system was that it was inspired with skills. Of course, there is tons of empirical evidence on the vices of institutionalised racia...Published: 24 May 2019 at 15:39hrs | 3113 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
White Zimbabwean farmer 'resists' to make way for Mnangagwa ally's son
CHIPINGE farmer and retired Swiss banker, Richard Le Vieux, who has established a reputable business of exporting coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts for the past 30 years, appeared in court on Wednes...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:35hrs | 2536 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube 'buys' votes with 10 beasts for MDC congress
MDC deputy president Welshman Ncube has donated 10 heifers to feed delegates at the MDC congress which roars into life today in the Midlands capital, Gweru.The former Industry minister who hai...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
Headmen in soup for inviting tsikamutandas
Murewa's Chief Mangwende has descended on his headmen after they invited witch-hunters who allegedly ripped off villagers, taking their cattle and other valuables on the pretext of cleansing their hom...Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:46hrs | 1433 | by Staff reporter
Binga community resort to eating roots as hunger bites
Communities in rural Binga the largest district in Zimbabwe have returned to their nomadic lifestyles by eating wild fruits and other nutritious tubers to ward off hunger that has stalked the district...Published: 22 May 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1419 | by MakhoPrecious Moyo
MP urges villagers to register to vote to save constituency
BULILIMA WEST legislator Dingumuzi Phuti (Zanu-PF) has urged people in his constituency to register as potential voters in order to reach the stipulated threshold of registered voters and remain a sta...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:24hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 3788 | by PUMA
Maid jailed for infanticide
A NEWBORN baby girl survived two days in a blair toilet in Marange after its mother dumped her.The baby, however later died in hospital soon after being rescued by villagers who had to dig up ...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Villager slapped to death
A BUHERA man died on the spot after being slapped once by a fellow villager following an altercation over dating a married woman. The incident, which shocked many, happened on Monday in Chief Makumbe'...Published: 19 May 2019 at 12:39hrs | 3295 | by Staff reporter
200 vapostori evicted from farm
ABOUT 200 members of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church, who had illegally settled themselves at a farm in Chivhu, were on Thursday left homeless after their homes were set ablaze during an eviction...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:02hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU fires warning shots at Mnangagwa
ZANU is a criminal organization built on a foundation of lies, conspiracy, treachery and a network of bought puppets masquerading as all sorts of officials. These officials are found on all strata of ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 09:38hrs | 5362 | by ZAPU
Crocodile rips off fishmonger's privates parts
In an incident that shocked Beatrice villagers, a 27-year-old Harare fishmonger was attacked and killed by a crocodile before his body was discovered with his private parts missing.Paul Nyamha...Published: 16 May 2019 at 07:04hrs | 2290 | by Staff reporter
200 Matobo villagers face eviction
About 200 villagers in ward 25, Fox Farm, Matobo district are set to be evicted this week after receiving notice of eviction orders.Villagers who spoke on condition of anonymity told Southern ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
Nature and function of 'Alien Spirits' in the Shona/Ndebele traditional religion
Explain the nature and function of Alien Spirits in the Shona\Ndebele Traditional Religion.The concept of God, divinities and spirits in African traditi...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:19hrs | 558 | by Brian Maregedze
'Zanu-PF not invincible in rural areas'
MUTASA Central MP Trevor Saruwaka (MDC Alliance) yesterday said the ruling Zanu PF was not invincible in the rural areas after his party's victory in Mutasa Rural District Council ward 10 by-election ...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:52hrs | 1249 | by Staff reporter
Explain the nature and function of Alien Spirits in the Shona\Ndebele Traditional Religion
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies: Nature and Function of Alien Spirits in the Shona/Ndebele Traditional Religion The concept of God, diviniti...Published: 12 May 2019 at 08:29hrs | 2355 | by Brian Maregedze
Mnangagwa running out of time
THE opposition MDC party yesterday said it would soon give President Emmerson Mnangagwa an ultimatum to urgently address the deepening economic crisis facing the country, failing which government woul...Published: 09 May 2019 at 18:54hrs | 2594 | by Staff reporter
5 miners die in mine collapse
FIVE illegal miners died when a tunnel at Nugget Gold Mine in Matobo, Matabeleland South province collapsed while about 15 Amakorokoza were underground. The incident happened on Monday w...Published: 08 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1083 | by Staff Reporter
Chief, Mutodi clash over Chinese investment
A MEETING to discuss a potential mining investment by a Chinese firm, Geoglobal in Dombashawa, ended in acrimony after a clash between Chief Chinamhora and legislator for the area, Energy Mutodi....Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:55hrs | 2669 | by Staff reporter
'Lying’ Zanu-PF MP exposed
OFFICIALS representing Newfield Investments, involved in granite stone mining in Mutoko, have denied reports that they sealed off boreholes they had sunk in the area, leaving villagers stranded for wa...Published: 06 May 2019 at 22:49hrs | 2586 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF steps in as 10 000 face eviction
MORE than 10 000 villagers in Insiza District in Matabeleland South face eviction from their homesteads after the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement issued them with...Published: 05 May 2019 at 12:17hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
The horrors of Gukurahundi relived
At a time when former president Robert Mugabe's government avoided debate on Gukurahundi massacres to an extent that talk about the bloody past was criminalised, a human rights activist was helping th...Published: 05 May 2019 at 10:38hrs | 3244 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe: Mazowe villagers threatened with eviction
Settlers at a farm in Mazowe, once claimed by former first lady Grace Mugabe, say there are fresh moves to remove them from the property, a few years after they won the right to remain at their homes....Published: 05 May 2019 at 10:35hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi to embark on peace building programme countrywide
The national healing and reconciliation process has contributed to the country's security by removing social threats while building and fostering sustained peace and national cohesion, Vice President ...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Expert help for Gukurahundi reburials
Ukuthula Trust, which was responsible for the recent successful exhumation and reburial of a Gukurahundi victim in Tsholotsho, says it is ready to assist families rebury their loved ones as part of ef...Published: 04 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should ensure rule of law is followed
THIS week, we carried a story in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to the rescue of 20 000 villagers who were being evicted from a piece of land in Domboshawa, where a Chinese miner wants to sta...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:53hrs | 374 | by Editorial - Newsday
Mnanagwa meets 13 Chimanimani, Chipinge chiefs
GOVERNMENT will quickly resolve concerns and grievances raised by 13 chiefs from Chipinge and Chimanimani whose communities were ravaged by Cyclone Idai, President Mnangagwa has said. While ad...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:43hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Disruptive Technologies - Of Drones, AI and the Environment
In this discourse I would like to propose the use of disruptive technologies such as drones equipped with AI (African Artificial Intelligence) to solve one of Zimbabwe's excruciating pain points. I do...Published: 01 May 2019 at 09:16hrs | 471 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
Mnangagwa stops eviction of 20 000 villagers by Chinese miner
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered a Chinese company to stop its planned quarry mining activities in Domboshava, following an outcry by over 20 000 villagers who had already been ordered to vaca...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:45hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
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