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7 Zimbabweans died in SA building collapse
Seven Zimbabweans were among the 33 victims who perished in a building collapse in George, Western Cape, South Africa. This tragic incident underscores the risks many Zimbabweans face when they migrat...Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Historical documents destroyed as Town House floods
THERE are fears that historical documents dating back to the colonial era belonging to the City of Harare were destroyed when a river flowing along Julius Nyerere Way recently flooded the basement of ...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare building collapse victim named
A woman killed during the collapse of part of a building in Harare on Saturday has been named as Yolanda Hodzi of Norton.Hodzi and dozens of people had taken cover from rain on the sidewalk of...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Strong winds, heavy rains blamed for building collapse
Strong winds and rains that hit Harare on Saturday afternoon caused the collapse of a building at corner Chinhoyi Street and Banks, killing a woman, injuring five others and damaging property, the bui...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
1 killed, 6 injured in Harare building collapse
ONE person died and six others were injured yesterday afternoon when a building collapsed in Harare's central business district (CBD) yesterday afternoon.Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confir...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border post ceiling collapses
THE ceiling boards at the one-storey Beitbridge Border Post building collapsed on Sunday evening, sending immigration officials scurrying for safety.No one was injured during the mishap....Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nando's bounces back from building collapse
BULAWAYO fast food outlet, Nando's, which abruptly closed shop in February this year after its veranda roof collapsed on customers and passersby – killing one – re-opened yesterday.Before ...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 06:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Nando's Bulawayo readies to re-open?
THERE seems to be activity at the Nando's Bulawayo outlet that collapsed in February this year as contractors have been spotted working on the structure, whetting the appetite of the city's foodies af...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nigeria's ex-Aviation minister reveals those behind 'bombing' of Prphet T.B. Joshua's church
Nigeria's Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has made startling revelations about the controversial building incident that took place at T.B. Joshua's church in Lagos, Nigeria, in Septembe...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
T.B. Joshua: Murder in the Church
A few weeks ago, I tweeted that I would write an essay about the bombing of a building at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, a church founded by Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua. Thoug...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 21:05hrs | 4 | by Femi Fani-Kayode
Chinotimba under attack over Chinx video clip
This week, legislator Joseph Chinotimba courted the ire of many Zimbabweans who condemned his abuse of smart phones after he shared a video clip of a bed-ridden and ailing Chinx.Many probably ...Published: 29 Apr 2017 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'T.B. Joshua's church was bombed!!!' - Femi Fani Kayode
Nigeria's former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode, has made a staggering revelation on Facebook about the building that fatally collapsed within The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations premises in ...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
35 buildings condemned in Bulawayo CBD
A week after a Bulawayo building that housed popular fast food outlet Nando's collapsed and killed one person, it has emerged that 35 more buildings in the city were condemned and need urgent attentio...Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 07:31hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Nando's takes responsibility after building collapse
There are unconfirmed reports that Nando's has taken full responsibility after the collapse of part of their building in Bulawayo.A source told Bulawayo24.com that the company took the victims...Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 22:19hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Nando's building collapse kills 1
ONE person who was hospitalised after a building housing a Nando's outlet in Bulawayo collapsed on him and three others has died.Wellington Maganga (29) sustained serious head injuries whe...Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Dineo leave dozens homeless, destroy property
RAINS following the downgraded cyclone Dineo have left dozens of people homeless and destroyed infrastructure that include roads and dams across the country. In a statement yesterday, the Departme...Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
One died after building collapse
One of the four people who were victims of the Nandos building collapse has reportedly died after admission at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo.Sources said four people were victims of the...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 12:37hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Citizens react to Nando's (Bulawayo) building collapse - Live Update
These views by citizens on the collapse of the front part of Nando's building in Bulawayo, yesterday, will be updated by Bulawayo24.com as they come. If you want to share your opinion on the matter pl...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 10:29hrs | 11 | by Moyo Roy
Four injured as Nando's building collapses
FOUR people were injured when the walk way roof of a building housing Nando's fast-food outlet in Bulawayo collapsed on them yesterday afternoon.Last night, there were unconfirmed reports that...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Nando's building collapses in Bulawayo
The front part of the Nando's building in Bulawayo collapsed on Saturday afternoon (today), seriously injuring four people. The building was renovated late last year. There are no heavy rains ...Published: 18 Feb 2017 at 16:04hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
Prophet TB Joshua's false prophecy
Nigeria's Synagogue Church of Nations (SCOAN) leader Prophet TB Joshua last week suffered a major embarrassment after he falsely prophesied that Democrats candidate Mrs Hillary Clinton would "narr...Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet TB Joshua case adjourned again
Lagos - A judge yesterday adjourned the criminal negligence trial of popular Nigerian preacher TB Joshua over a fatal building collapse at his Lagos mega-church.Joshua, church trustees and...Published: 23 Mar 2016 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Agencies
VIDEO: Lekki Building Collapse (2016) VS Synagogue Building Collapse (2014)
On 8th March 2016, a five-storey building in Lekki, Lagos collapsed, causing the deaths of at least 10 people. Almost immediately, structural failure was blamed as the cause of the collapse. The build...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 22:30hrs | | by Tawia Acheampong
Church collapses before Easter
FIRST came the earth tremor that was felt all the way from Tongaat to Durban in early February.Then a week ago a storm hit and added to the huge cracks that had appeared in the wall and also d...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 11:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Shocker! Lagos state high court faults coroner verdict on TB Joshua building collapse!
In a shocking turnaround, the Lagos State High Court has admitted that the coroner's inquest which indicted the engineers and contractors of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) guesthouse tha...Published: 02 Mar 2016 at 20:58hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
SCOAN authorities expected to be charged over building collapse
The trustees of TB Joshua’s Church of all Natio...Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 13:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Prophet TB Joshua to be prosecuted over church building collapse
Lagos - The trustees of TB Joshua's Church of all Nations (SCOAN) were on Monday reportedly set to be charged over a building collapse that killed at least 116 people on September 12, 2014.Acc...Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 09:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mzingwane library burns down to ashes
THE library at Mzingwane High School in Matabeleland South was last Wednesday reduced to ashes after catching fire following a suspected electrical fault.The fire that engulfed the library cou...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 05:07hrs | 4 | by Nqobile Tshili
Synagogue: Lagos Govt Accused of Alleged Subversion of Justice
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CCSOs) has accused the Lagos State Government of trying to subvert justice in the ongoing trial involving Synagogue Church of All Nations and the state....Published: 05 Oct 2015 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Nicolas Nice
Prophet Angel rocks South Africa
Popular Zimbabwean preacher and founder of Spirit Embassy Church, Uebert Angel last week rocked South Africa where he preached his controversial brand of gospel he calls "good news" to a packed Mt Zio...Published: 05 Sep 2015 at 13:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Infrasonic weapon' caused TB Joshua church collapse - academic
An "infrasonic weapon" caused the collapse of a church's guest house in Lagos where 81 South Africans were killed last year.That's according to an academic paper published this month.I...Published: 29 Jul 2015 at 09:02hrs | | by TB Joshua Fans UK Blog
Is TB Joshua on the Run?
Nigerian 'Prophet' T.B. Joshua's prolonged public absence is not only raising concerns among his followers but severely damaging local business in the area where his church is situated.The...Published: 27 Jul 2015 at 13:27hrs | 2 | by Ihechukwu Njoku, a freelance Nigerian journalist.
Coroner a Syndicate of the Collapse of the SCOAN Building?
As article after article is published about Prophet T.B. Joshua in the wake of his tragic church building collapse, the prejudice and bias unashamedly displayed by the coroner and the media have f...Published: 26 Jul 2015 at 15:20hrs | 2 | by TB Joshua Fans UK
Youths Describe TB Joshua Building Collapse Verdict As 'Rape Of Justice'
The controversies ensuing in the wake of the verdict given by the Lagos Coroner's Court about The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) building collapse last year show no signs of abating as a...Published: 10 Jul 2015 at 18:05hrs | 2 | by Ihechukwu Njoku, a freelance Nigerian journalist, wrote in from Lagos, Nigeria
'10,000 To Lose Jobs' Over TB Joshua
According to a report from Nigerian newspaper, ‘The Nation', up to 10,000 hospitality workers in the Ikotun-Egbe suburb of Lagos State are faced with imminent unemployment.The Pilgrims H...Published: 10 Jul 2015 at 11:50hrs | 1 | by Ihechukwu Njoku, a freelance journalist, wrote in from Lagos, Nigeria
Prophet TB Joshua's church 'negligent over deadly building collapse'
Lagos - A coroner on Wednesday said a megachurch run by popular Nigerian preacher TB Joshua was criminally negligent and should be prosecuted after a building collapse killed 116, most of them Sou...Published: 08 Jul 2015 at 13:12hrs | | by AFP
Huge birthday bash announced for Prophet TB Joshua in South Africa
A huge birthday celebration is set to be held in South Africa on Friday 12th June as Nigerian 'Prophet' TB Joshua turns 52.An announcement posted on Joshua's official Facebook page reveal...Published: 09 Jun 2015 at 19:50hrs | 5 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
TB Joshua Church Adhered to Universal Best Practice, Says Counsel
Counsel to The SCOAN, Olalekan Ojo has told the coroner that his client, The Synagogue, Church of All Nations adhered strictly to best practice principles in the engagement of professionals who ha...Published: 02 Jun 2015 at 20:19hrs | | by Nosa Osazuwa
Nigerian youth protest TB Joshua's persecution - Video
A group of Nigerian youth under the aegis, 'Peace For Real Forum' have staged a protest against the irregularity and unfairness characterising the ongoing coroner's inquest into The Synagogue, Church ...Published: 23 May 2015 at 09:20hrs | | by Tawia Acheampong
Prophet TB Joshua gathers 200,000 in Mexico
A Central American venue usually reserved for elite football matches and high-class concerts reverberated with a different sound last weekend - the sound of the 'supernatural'… The pres...Published: 14 May 2015 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Ihechukwu Njoku is a freelance Nigerian journalist
Synagogue: counsel faults report of building collapse prevention guild
Counsel to The Synagogue, Church of All Nations, Olalekan Ojo, has faulted major areas of the report submitted to the coroner by the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG).During the cr...Published: 23 Apr 2015 at 23:05hrs | 1 | by Nosa Osazuwa
Synagogue: More Knocks for Lasema, Nema as Nollywood rallies round T.B. Joshua
The Chief Security Officer to The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Mr. Sunday Okogie has told the coroner's inquest that NEMA and LASEMA were more interested in granting interviews to the...Published: 03 Mar 2015 at 13:48hrs | 1 | by Nosa Osazuwa
Synagogue: Collapsed building was built with world-class materials says contractor, suspects sabotage
The coroner's inquest into the cause of the collapse of a guesthouse at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) last year finally resumed on Thursday 26th February after several delays.T...Published: 26 Feb 2015 at 20:18hrs | | by Nosa Osazuwa
T.B. Joshua christens 2015 'the year of good morning'
At a candle light vigil service held to usher in the New Year 2015 at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua declared 2015 to be 'the year of good morning'...Published: 01 Jan 2015 at 08:13hrs | 6 | by Ihechukwu Njoku, freelance Nigerian journalist
Traditional rulers storm court to support T.B Joshua as Synagogue inquest proceeds despite high court application
On Wednesday 10th December 2014, the presiding magistrate of the coroner court investigating the cause of death of persons in the Synagogue building collapse, Oyetade Komolafe, submitted that the...Published: 10 Dec 2014 at 11:38hrs | | by Nosa Osazuwa
Prophet Magaya suspends all lined up crusades until further notice
Following the tragic stampede last Thursday at Prophet Walter Magaya's Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries crusade at Mbizo Stadium in Kwekwe, which killed 11 people, including three minors ...Published: 29 Nov 2014 at 14:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Students plan mass protest in support of TB Joshua as police insist on sabotage
Nigerian students from different parts of the country stormed the premises of the Ikeja High Court, Lagos during the Thursday November 20, 2014 hearing in the coroner's inquest into the collapsed ...Published: 20 Nov 2014 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Nosa Osazuwa
TB Joshua church collapse: 74 bodies return to SA
JOHANNESBURG - The bodies of the South African victims in the Nigeria building collapse have arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.The bodies of 74 of the 85 South Africans killed have bee...Published: 16 Nov 2014 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by EWN
T.B. Joshua pays tribute to Synagogue collapse casualties in song
Prophet T.B. Joshua's official YouTube channel 'Emmanuel TV' has released an emotive song dedicated to those who lost their lives in the tragic incident that left over 100 dead in September 2014....Published: 11 Nov 2014 at 15:45hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku - freelance Nigerian journalist
Synagogue Inquest: Oh What A Tangled Web Lagos Weaves
Recent revelations have left questions about the credibility of the witnesses at the Lagos State Government Inquest into The Synagogue Building disaster accentuated rather than assuaged.I...Published: 09 Nov 2014 at 23:40hrs | 2 | by Marelise Van der Merwe
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