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Bulawayo hit by wave of lithium battery fires
Lithium batteries meant to power homes are instead turning them into death traps, as a surge of fires linked to poorly installed solar systems sweeps across Bulawayo.So far this year, 10 homes...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:38hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sweeps all 4 by-elections
Zanu-PF maintained its stronghold on Zimbabwe's political landscape by sweeping all four by-elections held on Saturday, capturing two National Assembly constituencies and two Rural District Council (R...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:19hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Silent jobs massacre sweeps through Zimbabwe
A silent but brutal jobs massacre is sweeping across Zimbabwe's construction industry, as companies contracted by the government for key infrastructure projects plunge into financial turmoil due to ch...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:04hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's second-largest city at risk of running dry by year-end
The taps in Zimbabwe's second-biggest city may run dry by the end of this year.Already, residents of Bulawayo have had to cope without piped water for at least five-and-a-half days a week and ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:55hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland sweeps away big guns
SOME five months ago, Zimbabwe's Finance minister Mthuli Ncube sauntered like a decorated knight in shining armour into Cowdray Park, a sprawling settlement north west of Bulawayo.The professo...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rewriting the Rules: Sweepstakes Casinos for the Modern Gambler
In recent years, the gambling landscape has undergone a significant transformation. Traditional brick-and-mortar casinos are no longer the sole option for avid gamblers seeking entertainment and the t...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 14:39hrs | 39 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa losing grip on Zanu-PF
DEFEATS of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close allies in Zanu-PF primary elections is an indication the embattled Zimbabwean leader is losing grip on the ruling party and power struggles could erupt ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 20:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's wife weeps over hubby's jailing
INCARCERATED legislator Job Sikhala's wife Ellen broke down in tears on Monday while narrating the challenges the family has endured since his arrest.The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vi...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Firearms smuggling suspect weeps in court
ARMY Colonel Leonard Matambo yesterday wept uncontrollably in the dock after a Harare magistrate said he faced a long jail sentence if convicted of trying to smuggle 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the c...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stunner weeps in court
Hip-Hop artiste, Desmond Chideme, wept uncontrollably in court yesterday while explaining how he missed his daughter. This forced the court to briefly adjourn to allow the urban grooves star t...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police block striking health workers from petitioning employer
Police on Wednesday blocked striking nurses and doctors from petitioning their employer, the Health Services Board (HSB) as the countrywide job action continues.The strike is now in its ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's hard man weeps in court
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) vice-chairman Job Sikhala wept in court yesterday after he saw journalist Hopewell Chin'ono in the gallery.CCC party president Nelson Chamisa also attended ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso will rise again, says new coach
WE are here to awaken a sleeping giant!These were the first remarks made by the new Highlanders coach Baltermar Brito and his assistant Antonio Joao Martins Leao Torres when they touched down ...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on high alert as Covid-19 fifth wave sweeps SA
The rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last week is not an indication that Zimbabwe has entered a fifth wave of infection but is largely just the breakers from the increase in ca...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's party battling fresh internal turbulence in cockpit
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is battling fresh internal turbulence after some party bigwigs openly said that they were uncomfortable with party leader Nelson Chamisa extending an olive bran...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Bidenism' has killed dollar dominance?
Time will tell whether Putin wins the sweepstakes of expansionism or the cost of economic distress eventually overwhelms Russia and him. However, some interesting shifts in geo-strategy are discernibl...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 16:09hrs | 11 | by Vaishali Basu Sharma
Chiwenga mocks Chamisa
The newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been equated to a useless infantile party by Acting President Constantino Chiwenga who also berated the country's opposition for running down m...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Ana sweeps 10 away in Muzarabani
Ten boys have been allegedly swept away by tropical storm Ana in Mukumbura whilst fishing at a local dam last night, Bulawayo24.com has ...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 23:35hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Vigilance paramount as 4th wave sweeps
ALL indications are that we are faced with a fourth and possibly deadly wave of the Covid-19 with disastrous consequences for both the national economy and human life. Official statistics point to a s...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Top businessman weeps in court
TOP businessman, Farai Matsika wept bitterly Monday in court after losing an appeal against a High Court ruling that he fabricated documents in a bid to snatch Croco Holdings owned by his former partn...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 18:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Old people's homes turn into poor families' dumping grounds
BANANA bread was served at a recent birthday party at Melfort Old People's home, where a group of residents mustered a raspy happy birthday tune.Just a week after arriving at the facility, Rod...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes health workers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday saluted healthcare workers for their sterling and relentless work in the fight against Covid-19 - at the same time warning the nation not to be complacent lest a fourth w...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SA unrest sweeps through Joburg CBD - live #FreeZuma #KZNShutdown
SAPS and Joburg metro police officers have been dispatched to parts of the Joburg CBD on Sunday as unrest swept through parts of the city.The Joburg metro police confirmed that parts of the M2...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 12:37hrs | 59 | by Online
'Zimbabwe is 3 months behind COVID-19'
LOCAL health experts yesterday noted that Zimbabwe was three months behind the ever-mutating COVID-19 virus, and suggested that the best brains were now required to tame the tide.This came as ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Petrol attendant shot as violent crime wave sweeps Bulawayo
A petrol attendant was shot in the chest on Friday after armed robbers targeted a Flo garage in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb – the latest in a series of violent robberies in Zimbabwe's second city....Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman weeps in court
A Harare woman wept uncontrollably before a magistrate saying that her sisters-in-law were abusing her, leaving her with no joy at her parents' house. The court had to adjourn and resume later...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'dismantling' opposition, weeps Senator Jim Risch
The latest recall of six MDC Alliance legislators, including party vice president Tendai Biti, is part of sustained attempts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at "dismantling" the opposition in Zimbabwe...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 08:35hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
SACU fights to attain 2030 goals
Corruption kills more than CORONA virus. It affects the hear but of society and strikes in the heart of the nation. The new dispensation has ushered in several ways of fighting corruption. Corruption ...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 11:17hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Sikhala weeps in court, threatens a prison officer
INCARCERATED MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala, who is being charged on allegations of communicating falsehoods through social media, yesterday wept in court, lamenting that he was being abu...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for impact as weakening Chalane sweeps in
Zimbabwe braced for impact on Wednesday as Cyclone Chalane swept in from Mozambique, although with reduced severity.Hundreds of people - some still living in temporary accommodation after the ...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 16:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
River sweeps away taxi, killing three
THREE people were killed when a pirate taxi they were travelling in was swept away by a flooded river in Zvishavane. Police identified the three as Tariro Makwa (24), Aneno Manduku (39) and Gertrude M...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC infighting timeline 2014 - 2020
AS the drama of recalls of MPs and councillors continues to unravel within the strife-torn opposition MDC, we trace the roots of the crisis back to May 2014 when the party was deeply divided before an...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 16:40hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Cattle rustler weeps in court
A Chiweshe man wept at Concession magistrates courts on Friday after he was sentenced to 9 years in jail.Fanuel Mazinde (29) was senten...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 21:01hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Remembering those who made it possible, our fallen heroes
As the blood of the heroes flows beneath our freedom, reminding us that every expression of joy and every fruit of freedom was watered by the blood of our heroes. It will become history if we do not r...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 19:31hrs | 4 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Well Taylored future for Wesley Madhevhere
The Chevrons are currently on tour in Rawalpindi in Pakistan and a lot has been anticipated from their outing. On the 30th of October 2020 Pakistan played host to its first ODI of the year with Babar ...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 10:31hrs | 19 | by Energy Mavaza
The Ins and Out of UK Horse Racing Events
Horse racing is steeped in tradition and the UK is home to some of the most renowned horse racing events in the world. Dotted throughout the UK and in all 4 home nations the horse racing is accessible...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 13:15hrs | 13 | by Staff Writer
Abandon sinking US dollar ship? Top UK banker pushes for new 'synthetic hegemonic currency'
Bank of England head Mark Carney has urged his fellow central bankers to embrace tech like Facebook's Libra to build a multipolar system, warning against "swapping one currency hegemon for another" - ...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:54hrs | | by RT
We are here waiting for the signal
As Bishop Lazi writes this, somewhere in Tripoli, Libya, a family is hunkered down or huddled in an apartment, fearing that if they venture out onto the streets, the likelihood of parting with their l...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:08hrs | 1 | by Bisho Lazi
Mnangagwa's minister weeps in court
Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who is facing seven counts of criminal abuse of public office, yesterday wept in court after acting chief magistrate Munamato M...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
7-tips to grow your blog using email marketing
There you are! You have managed to set your website well, identified a niche and went ahead to make blog posts on it. What remains of you, is just monetizing your website to start earning from various...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 14:11hrs | 3 | by Staff Writer
5 things to know about the upcoming immigration raids in major U.S. cities
A series of immigration raids is expected to begin as early as Sunday in several major American cities, according to President Donald Trump.It's part of the Trump administration's crackdown on...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:47hrs | | by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Republic
President Mnangagwa's clean-up campaign symbolic
The national clean up campaigns being conducted country-wide have portrayed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a people-person who wants to connect with the masses from all walks of life. Never in many y...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 08:56hrs | 6 | by Mayor Justin Mahlahla
Warriors' Umbro kit met with fierce resistance, and rejection
AMID the gloom that descended on domestic football yesterday, as the Warriors' Umbro kit was met with fierce resistance, and rejection, by furious fans, the team's former captain, Moses Chunga, provid...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Bulawayo Tower block; a labour of love?
A running thread in generations of residents that have called Bulawayo home has been their deep veneration and steadfast belief in its status as an exceptional habitat. Exemplary epochs of thi...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 18:02hrs | 2 | by Innocent B. Ncube
Botswana! The sinking of Africa's democracy basket
It was difficult to remain as silent when Africa's jewel of democracy took seat and comfort upon an imminent time bomb.The growing conflict between the most recent former president, Lt. Genera...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:58hrs | 7 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement condemns arrests of Journalists and human rights activists
In recent news, 1893MRM learnt with shock, the arrest of the owner and founder of Cite, Zenzele Ndebele as well as colleagues in his company, that included Lulu Brenda Harris and Sautsani Ali. Others ...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Mthwakazi Restoration
When seers failed to see the Ides of March
Bishop Lazi always tells his followers that as a people, we have been involved in a brutal rat race for the past two decades as we struggled for survival in choppy economic conditions.But the ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:24hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazi
Cyclone swept away entire growth point
Three women spent nearly 24 hours hanging onto a tree undressed before they were eventually rescued after Cyclone Idai-induced floods swept away 80 houses at Dzingire Growth Point, popularly known as ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa resurrects Beitbridge District club
THE Beitbridge District Club, once a social assembly point for white commercial farmers prior to independence, and the entire Beitbridge community after independence, relived its past glory last week....Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Ugly scenes as cyclone hits Chimanimani
Cyclone Idai has hit Chimanimani, destroying and sweeping away over 10 houses at Ngangu high density suburb last night.Rusitu Valley is also bearing the brunt of the cyclone which is expected ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 13:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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