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Reckless police action almost cost girl's life
Dear Editor, On Monday 18 May 2020 I witnessed a horrific accident caused by ZRP's reckless action. The accident occurred along Zvishavane - Gweru road a few metres from Zvishavane hospital. T...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:19hrs | 1841 | by Munya Shumba
Mnangagwa accident a hoax, says Police
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police yesterday dismissed reports on social media that First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was involved in an accident, injuring a seven-year-old girl.The police said it was Z...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:53hrs | 2675 | by Staff reporter
Latest on reports that Auxilia Mnangagwa was involved in an accident
Secretary for Information Ndabaningi Nick Mangwana has dismissed reports that The First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa's convoy was involved in an accident after hitting a boy in Midlands on Thursday. ...Published: 21 May 2020 at 16:28hrs | 7602 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's eased lockdown is a lockdown no-more?
52 Days into the lockdown, and the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that as at 20 May 2020, cumulatively a total of 18 244 rapid screening tests and 14 618 PCR diagnostic tests had been cond...Published: 21 May 2020 at 11:23hrs | 2725 | by Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe
Inter-city travellers violate lockdown
A NUMBER of people are increasingly travelling between cities and provinces without exemption in violation of level two lockdown regulations banning inter-city travel. Some Zimbabweans continu...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2481 | by Staff reporter
85 MDC Alliance legislators bootlicks Chamisa
A TOTAL of 85 legislators elected on the MDC Alliance ticket publicly threw their weight behind party leader Nelson Chamisa at a meeting held at the party's Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House headquarter...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:59hrs | 4030 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora wishes injured Chibaya well
MDC official Douglas Mwonzora who made headlines last week by firing the Chamisa led Members of Parliament has wished Chamisa's Allay Amos Chibaya a speedy recovery after he was involved in an acciden...Published: 11 May 2020 at 16:23hrs | 1018 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Chamisa claims CIO plot to 'eliminate' Chibaya after accident
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa on Monday claimed the party's organising secretary Amos Chibaya had been targeted for "elimination" a day after he was involved in a car accident near Zvishavane....Published: 11 May 2020 at 15:52hrs | 1922 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: MDC leader Amos Chibaya involved in car accident with CIO operative
Reports from Midlands indicate that MDC Alliance Organising Secretary Amos Chibaya was involved in an accident as he was driving towards Zvishavane on Sunday afternoon. ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 14:22hrs | 7721 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Machete and axe armed gangs terrorize people as police look other side
Dear, They are so daring that they move around armed with machetes and big axes during broad day light. They terrorize, rob, rape, beat and kill villagers boasting that nothing will happen to ...Published: 07 May 2020 at 07:29hrs | 1211 | by Concerned Citizens
Calls for transparency on COVID-19 funds grow louder
COVID-19 provincial taskforces set up to help slow down the spread of the deadly pandemic have been warned against abusing funds allocated to them by government or under-reporting issues needing finan...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:58hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Health workers shun COVID-19 testing
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care in Midlands has expressed concern over the reluctance by frontline workers to get tested for coronavirus despite the risky nature of their work.The provin...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:11hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
$8m cash facility benefits 47 000 needy households
GOVERNMENT has in the past two weeks, disbursed nearly $8 million to over 47 000 households towards urban food deficit mitigation as part of efforts to cushion needy families during the Covid-19 lockd...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF UK donates towards Covid-19 right
ZANU-PF United Kingdom/European Union Youth League has launched a campaign to mobilise resources to support Government in the fight against the deadly Covid-19.The global pandemic was first de...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 14:32hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United eye ZSE listing
ALL football activities might have been halted but Premiership giants CAPS United have seen an opportunity to try and pursue their dream business model without pressure associated with tight deadlines...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 07:34hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
1981-2020: Does life really begin at 40? - In memory of Zimbabwe's Uhuru
Siboza Business Centre my homelandThere is a lovely road that leads from Zvishavane going South to Shurugwi and finally to Gweru. That road leads you past s...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 22:38hrs | 1111 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
9 Midlands suspected Covid-19 cases cleared
NINE suspected cases of Covid-19 in the Midlands province have been confirmed as negative after tests were conducted, Midlands Provincial Medical Director, Dr Simon Nyadundu said yesterday. In...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:59hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Digitisation progress charms Govt
MANY communities in remote areas now have access to radio services following the successful roll-out of Government's digitisation programme that has so far seen the installation of six gap filler tran...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe setting up 67 makeshift isolation centres
THE Government is working on establishing 67 makeshift isolation centres, producing and importing medicines, acquiring protective clothing and producing masks and hand sanitisers for distribution amon...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:40hrs | 2040 | by Staff reporter
'Urgent need to capacitate Ekusileni, Thorngrove hospitals'
THE Government has said there is an urgent need to capacitate Ekusileni Medical Centre and Thorngrove Infectious Disease Hospital as isolation centres for Covid-19 patients in Bulawayo. The bu...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:13hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Fatal accident at Mimosa mine
It is with deep regret that Mimosa Mining Company advises of a fatal accident at its mining location in Zvishavane. On Tuesday the 24th of March 2020, Stephen Chizola (41) was barring down in ...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 21:22hrs | 4794 | by Mimosa
3 die in Zvishavane accident
THREE people died on the spot while 11 others were injured in an accident that happened along the Rutenga-Zvishavane Road last week.Acting Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Eth...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:33hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Women face challenges in applying for mines
Legislator Priscilla Moyo has raised concerns that women face challenges when they apply for mining licences and called for the process to be allowed to be done at district level.She made the ...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 08:46hrs | 534 | by Stephen Jakes
No PSL games in Harare this season
NO Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match will be played in Harare this season unless the National Sports Stadium and Rufaro Stadium meet minimum requirements to host football matches. Pirai...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:56hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can only be unwell
I have searched deep and wide for reasons why President Mnangagwa is seemingly unperturbed by the accelerated plunge of this country.I found no plausible reason except that he can only be unwe...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 09:39hrs | 2963 | by Matthew Takaona
Stadia fiasco sucks in Treasury
The Local Government ministry has blamed the Finance ministry for not allocating money for the refurbishment of the National Sports Stadium, one of the three main football facilities that have been ba...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 12:33hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Anti-machete blitz nets 4 500 panners
Police have arrested 4 560 people since the launch of an anti-machete blitz in mining communities in January, in an effort to end violent crimes perpetrated by machete gangs and bring sanity to the mi...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:51hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Parliament demands answers
PARLIAMENT has summoned football stakeholders, including government ministries, the Sport and Recreation Commission (SRC) and Zifa over the decaying sporting facilities in the country which have been ...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:48hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
EMA fine miners a total of $30 000
ENVIRONMENTAL Management Agency (EMA) in partnership with the police have descended on chrome miners in the Midlands for excessive land degradation that has seen some miners fined $30 000.EMA ...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 10:03hrs | 392 | by Stephen Jakes
Kirsty's 'nonsense' rant stirs hornet's nest
Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation minister Kirsty Coventry has sparked outrage from social media users following her "reckless social media statement" where she described as "nonsense" some loca...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:35hrs | 3478 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's favourite soccer teams
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa revealed he supports FC Platinum and English Premiership giants Chelsea. The President is the patron of FC Platinum, his hometown side, which made history when they became ...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Mawere resigns
George Mawere has stepped down as the FC Platinum president after eight years at the helm.Mawere was ushered into the top post in December 2012, taking over from Nathan Shoko.His resig...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 13:15hrs | 2487 | by Staff reporter
Harrison raises fitness concerns
HIGHLANDERS coach Mark Harrison will measure the strength of his squad ahead of the Castle Challenge Cup against FC Platinum next month, and the league with a planned friendly match against Black Rhin...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 07:37hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Businessman 'rapes' shopkeeper twice
A Masvingo-based businessman (42) has been arrested for allegedly raping his shopkeeper (18) on two consecutive nights as punishment for having shortfalls from her daily banking from his shop....Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 06:55hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says committed to reforms
Zimbabwe is committed to implementing political, economic and legislative reforms as part of efforts to escalate sustainable socio-economic development initiatives, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sa...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 20:52hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Gold dealer pastor robbed
THREE Zvishavane men have been arrested for allegedly robbing a pastor who doubles as a gold dealer after they got information that he was processing his gold ore. Lawrence Mbizo (23), Michael...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:37hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Loga visits Bulawayo coaches
WARRIORS coach, Zdravko "Loga" Logarusic is set to use the expertise of local Premiership clubs' coaches as he prepares for the 2020 African Nations Championships (Chan) that take place in April in Ca...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:21hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
MDC senator further remanded for threatening to burn Zec offices
A ZVISHAVANE magistrate on Thursday further remanded Midlands Senator Lillian Timveos (MDC Alliance) to March 16 in a case where she is accused of threatening to destroy Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 16:34hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Warriors coach begs clubs
WARRIORS' coach Zdravko "Loga" Logarušić has launched a mission to try and persuade clubs to release players for his proposed 10-day training camp ahead of the African Nations Championships (Chan) f...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 16:32hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
PSL set season schedule
THIS year's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League is expected to start at the end of March after the Premier Soccer League (PSL) yesterday announced the fixture date for the curtain raising Castle Challe...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:55hrs | 1491 | by Staff reporter
Address transmission challenges before community radio Government told
Matabeleland North communities of Hwange and Binga have called on the government to address the poor radio and television transmission before it can ever talk of the establishment of community radio s...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:22hrs | 113 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Villagers told not to pay for food aid
VILLAGERS receiving food aid should not contribute money towards its transportation as that is the responsibility of the local authorities. In an interview yesterday, the Minister of State for...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Passenger fatally stabs driver after 'uncomfortable ride'
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Filabusi has been arrested for fatally stabbing a man who had offered him a lift. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele con...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:16hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Matutu, Tsenengamu now face expulsion from Zanu-PF
IN A dramatic turn of events, it has emerged that the newly-installed leadership of Zanu-PF's youth league may now be pushing for the expulsion of the wing's suspended executives from the ruling party...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 19:31hrs | 5065 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: 27 injured in another ZUPCO accident
Twenty-seven people were injured this afternoon when a Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (ZUPCO) bus bound for Harare veered off the road and overturned near Beatrice, in Mashonaland East province....Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 17:38hrs | 2629 | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed to death over transport fare
A 21-YEAR-OLD Filabusi man has been arrested for fatally stabbing a man, who had offered him a lift in a dispute over transport fare, with an Okapi knife.Matabeleland South provincial police s...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 15:09hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
MDC senator threatens to burn Zec offices
MIDLANDS Senator Lillian Timveous (MDC Alliance) is set to appear in court today facing charges of threatening to destroy Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's (Zec) offices in Zvishavane ahead of the July ...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:24hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, burns her body on 'altar'
A 68-YEAR-OLD mentally unstable Zvishavane man, who killed his wife in November 2016 and burnt her body on "a sacrificial altar" built on a hilltop, has been acquitted of murder after the High Court c...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1487 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF headed for another split?
ZANU-PF Youth League deputy secretary Lewis Matutu allegedly walked out of a Politburo meeting held at the party's headquarters in Harare on Wednesday afternoon.According to journalist Hopewel...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 15:25hrs | 5120 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF disintegrating'
ZANU-PF Youth leaders Godfrey Tsenengamu and Lewis Matutu have been accused of being the foot soldiers in a new plot to oust Vice President Constantino Chiwenga by a faction linked to Defense Minister...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 12:16hrs | 1672 | by Staff reporter
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