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Mugabe's death breathes life into sleepy Zvimba
TWO young women, flanking a middle-aged man who appears to enjoy every moment of it, stagger in a beer gut along the short road which branches off the smooth highway connecting Harare and Murombedzi g...Published: 18 hrs ago | 4189 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims react to Mugabe death
ANY mention of the late president Robert Mugabe still invokes a deep sense of resentment from many a villager in Maphisa, Matabeleland South, who are haunted by the army massacres, infamously known as...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Kanyemba villagers call for a GMB deport
Villagers in Kanyemba have called on the government to give them a Grain Marketing Board deport in their constituency following their failure to raise transport fees.A survey by this publicati...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 23:35hrs | 283 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF retains Masvingo North Ward 1 seat
Zanu-PF retained Masvingo North Ward 1 seat after its candidate Richard Kudakwashe Murambiwa polled 1 166 against MDC-Alliance candidate with 334 in an election held in Zimuto area on Saturday. Total ...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 06:53hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt should improve primary health care: Cross
FORMER MDC MP Eddie Cross, has called on government to roll out primary health care facilities in remote areas and ensure they are within walking distance to reduce preventable deaths.Cross ma...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 12:41hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga aide says Zimbabwe land reform program ill planned
A top aide to ailing Vice president Constantino Chiwenga has admitted government had no clear plan following the compulsory acquisition of land at the turn of the millennium.Minister of State ...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:19hrs | 724 | by newzimbabwe
Hunger stalks Matebeleland North
A non-governmental organisation has warned that villagers in Matebeleland North face serious starvation due to the drought that has affected most parts of the country.The Rural Community Empow...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:36hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Zvimba villagers mourn their late son Mugabe
A somber atmosphere gripped former president Robert Mugabe's rural village of Zvimba when news of his death filtered through in the early hours Friday.At Murombedzi Growth Point national flags...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:29hrs | 244 | by newzimbabwe
Robert Mugabe: A leader loved and hated in equal measure by Zimbabweans
Longtime Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has died. He was 95.Loved and hated in almost equal measure by Zimbabweans, the former teacher was best known for leading Zimbabwe to independence, ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 08:38hrs | 525 | by Compiled by Alet Janse van Rensburg
Go well Uncle Kingdom Mupfumisi
Our impromptu meeting at a ZANLA base near Nyaupfu River was quite scary, full of intrigue and surprises. Nyaupfu River meanders eastwards near Mupuyo Hill in Chiweshe, Mash. Central. Though y...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 19:20hrs | 456 | by Thomas Tondorindo Murisa
Bulilima council plans to roll out tap water to villagers
BULILIMA Rural District Council has mooted a programme to provide tap water to villagers in the drought-prone area.Villagers in Bulilima have been contending with acute water shortages as most...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:08hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Well collapses killing two men
TWO Pfungwe men died, while three others were left nursing injuries after a well collapsed and buried them while sinking irrigation pipes.George Kareku (53) and Israel Mukara (49), both of Dek...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:25hrs | 363 | by Staff Reporter
Bleak future for communal farmers
Communal and subsistence farmers in most parts of rural Zimbabwe are facing a bleak farming season due in two months as the military government has resorted to distributing seed and other inputs such ...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 21:44hrs | 1716 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Teenager beheads father, dumps body in a pit
Police in Wedza, Mashonaland East, have arrested a 19-year-old man who beheaded his father, wrapped his head in a plastic bag before throwing his dismembered body into a pit.The body and head ...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1837 | by Staff reporter
Minister challenges Matebeleland to embrace devolution
MATEBELELAND must embrace devolution as it brings equality in development to all provinces and districts in the country through the equitable sharing of national resources, a Cabinet minister has said...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:54hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
The discovery of mines in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe in Lomagundi district
The ex-members of the Pioneer Column during their exploration in the Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, discovered mining prospects in this country. During their tenure of exploration they eventua...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 21:12hrs | 2398 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Zanu-PF accused of vote-buying
THE MDC Alliance has accused Zanu-PF of vote-buying ahead of the Mangwe by-election in which their candidate Vincent Sihlabo will fight it out with the ruling party's Hlalani Mguni and six other conte...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 20:27hrs | 1944 | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni catalyst for debate
WHY has Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North, outside Bulawayo, raised so much controversy and debate in Zimbabwean social and political circles to a point where his pu...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 20:22hrs | 3225 | by Dumisani Muleya
Beitbridge records 520 drought-related animal deaths
BEITBRIDGE district has recorded at least 520 drought-related animal deaths while children in the district face stunted growth due to food shortages.This comes at a time food distribution to d...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni's fate to be determined at 2 PM
Jailed Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni is set to hear his fate on Wednesday afternoon after Justice Mabhikwa adjourned the bail pending appeal hearing to 2:15 PM. Ndiweni is being represented b...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 12:34hrs | 2075 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matebeleland chiefs throw Ndiweni under the bus
THE Matebeleland Chiefs Council says it will not interfere with Bulawayo Magistrate, Gladmore Mushove's ruling to sentence Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni to 18 months in pri...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 08:09hrs | 4203 | by newzimbabwe
Nhlanhla Ndiweni reveals poisoning fears
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday visited jailed Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni at Khami Maximum Security Prison on the outskirts of Bulawayo, where the traditional leader revealed he feared for his...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:56hrs | 2591 | by Staff reporter
The Chief can do no wrong
In Nguni "inkosi ayoni" the Chief can do no wrong. This is derived from the concept that all decisions made by the Chief represent the collective wisdom and aspirations of his people. Unlike a Judge t...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1859 | by L Dube
Chamisa visits jailed Chief Ndiweni
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa on Saturday visited jailed Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni at Khami Prison outside Bawayo where he is serving an 18 month prison sentence.After t...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 15:34hrs | 7780 | by Ndou Paul
'Chief Ndiweni could be poisoned in prison'
THE opposition Zapu party says it feared controversial Ntabazinduna chief and fierce government critic, Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni could be poisoned in jail.Ndiweni was jailed 18 months by Bulaw...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:27hrs | 5975 | by newzimbabwe
Businessman sleeps with own mother to boost wealth
A businessman from Chiyanga Village under Chief Chireya stunned villagers after confessing that he sleeps with his own mother to boost their family business.The man, Tadiwa Rushungo (37), shoc...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:26hrs | 3378 | by Staff reporter
Zivhu to be expelled from Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) has recommended the expulsion from the party of Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu for abuse of social media and posting messages that are aga...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 17:42hrs | 4934 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni is not above the law
Once upon a time, Felix Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni controversially assumed the Ndiweni Chieftainship on 22 August 2014 following the death of his father, Chief Khayisa Ndiweni who had held the post for ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | 3705 | by Bevan Musoko
Magistrate frustrates Chief Ndiweni's bail application
Efforts to get bail pending appeal for jailed Nhlambabaloyi Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has been struck by delays after the legal team handling the case failed to access the magistrate court record...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 21:04hrs | 5996 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chief Ndiweni's dilemma: A balanced analysis
The obfuscation of issues seems to have reached unprecedented levels and it is therefore necessary for sober voices and sound arguments to be part of the national discourse to preclude the noise from ...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 08:46hrs | 4758 | by L Dube
Chief Ndiweni fights conviction & sentence
JAILED chief, Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni and his 23 subjects who were last week jointly convicted for destroying a villager's property in Ntabazinduna, have approached the High Court challenging t...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni appeals against jail sentence
Chief Ndiweni's lawyer Dumisani Dube has filed an appeal against last week's ruling.Ndiweni has been sentenced to 24 months in prison over malicious damage to property charges after he alleged...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 16:06hrs | 3026 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko will be arrested, says Zacc
FORMER vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko has said he is not corrupt, and never stole anything during his time in office.Mphoko said this during an interrogation by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Com...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:58hrs | 3969 | by Staff reporter
Anger over Ndiweni imprisonment
The imprisonment of prominent Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, has been described as a "political sham" amid indications that his lawyers are preparing for an app...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:00hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Councillors petition Minister July Moyo
A GROUP of councillors from Tsholotsho have petitioned the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing July Moyo, concerning allegations of massive corruption within the Rural Dist...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:39hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Matobo clinic projects successful
THE initiative to rope in diasporans to play a key role in developing their areas of origin is paying off in Matobo District, Matabeleland South with major projects especially in the health sector bei...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:13hrs | 187 | by Staff Reporter
Pupurai Togarepi invests CDF in clinic
Gutu South Member of Parliament (MP) Pupurai Togarepi is investing part of the $50 000 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocated to him by parliament to resume work on a clinic project in Ward 28 ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:06hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas leave in a huff as villagers bay for their blood
HUNTERS popularly known as tsikamutandas left in a huff with egg on their faces after their trickery to swindle community members in Gokwe were exposed by the alert villagers who later bayed for their...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:05hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
3 Chiadzwa panners die in mine shaft collapse
THREE illegal diamond miners died in Chiadzwa on Wednesday night after a mine shaft they were working on at a Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) field reportedly collapsed.Manicaland...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Sex fracas earns Chief Ndiweni 18 months jail
FIREBRAND Ntabazinduna traditional chief and fearless government critic Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni was Friday slapped with an 18 month jail term after having been found guilty of destroying a vill...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 20:06hrs | 7368 | by newzimbabwe
Chief Ndiweni's incarceration is political
Today Bulawayo Magistrate courts found Chief Khayisa guilty and was immediately sent to prison pending judgement tomorrow.This happens on the eve of the opposition's scheduled demo which Chief...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:40hrs | 658 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Chief Ndiweni convicted
CHIEF Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni together with his 23 subjects, were today convicted on charges of destroying a villager's property in Ntabazinduna and will be sentenced tomorrow.Ndiweni (...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 18:23hrs | 4857 | by Staff reporter
Shangani circumcision teams turn away health partners
Shangani villagers in Chiredzi have shut out all health partners from taking part in this year's circumcision ceremony which started on Sunday, citing intrusion into their culture.The end of t...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge accident death toll rises
The death toll from the Beitbridge accident which occurred early Monday morning has gone up to eight, hospital sources have revealed.One of the four seriously injured passengers succumbed to i...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1912 | by Staff reporter
'Some fallen heroes, battle sites lie forgotten'
While war veterans across the country are fighting for gratuities and other benefits for their participation in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, some Zimbabweans believe they should be fighting for the...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:18hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda South communities feel betrayed
GWANDA South constituency is crying out loud for development.Having provided a passage for thousands of former freedom fighters departing to Botswana, en-route to Zambia and Mozambique for mil...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Solar projects boost food security in Matabelaland
GLOBAL humanitarian organisation, Practical Action, has rolled out a US$2,3 million solar-powered irrigation projects aimed at transforming drought-prone Gwanda North district into a greenbelt....Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Politicisation of food on the increase: ZPP
POLITICISATION of food aid is on the increase countrywide, with Zanu-PF activists and war veterans being mentioned as the chief culprits, the Zimbabwe Peace Project has said in its latest report....Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:57hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Bhalagwe heroes acre status rejected
A Matabelaland civic society organisation Ibhetshu lika Zulu has rejected the notion that Bhalagwe memorial site should be treated as a heroes acre. In a statement on Sunday issued by the Secr...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 20:48hrs | 2076 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Injiva's million dollar bet on Tsholotsho
OWEN Sibanda's childhood was typical of thousands that grow up in Tsholotsho, one of the poorest districts in Matabeleland South province.He walked at least 18km to and from school every day a...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:27hrs | 3950 | by Staff reporter
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