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Fatal motorcycle accident involving bull
Guruve, Zimbabwe - A tragic motorcycle accident claimed the life of 25-year-old David Girafa yesterday [November 13] in Guruve.According to Acting Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Serge...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 18:55hrs | 1337 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Executive Manyama pool club champions
Guruve pool league came to an end on Saturday with Executive Manyama pool club being crowned champions with 78 points from the 30 games they played.They defeated Homeground 9:6 at a decider ma...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 15:13hrs | 444 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex workers turn to illegal mining
Several commercial sex workers in Guruve have turned to illegal mining due to the harsh economic conditions.The sex workers have joined a huge number of illegal miners in Guruve Centre where t...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 13:45hrs | 908 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
High rainfall recorded in Tsholotsho
Zimbabwe received significant rainfall as isolated thunderstorms continue across the country, with the heaviest rainfall recorded in Kariba at 109mm. Other areas that saw substantial rainfall include ...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:37hrs | 5490 | by Staff reporter
Angry illegal miners destroy the guard room at Eureka mine
A group of angry illegal miners are reported to have destroyed Eureka Gold Mine's guard room yesterday after one of their own was shot dead by a Black Shark security guard.The angry miners all...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 568 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Guard shoots at marauding illegal gold panners, 1 dead
Tragedy struck at a gold mine in Guruve on Thursday when 33-year-old Titus Masango was shot dead amid a violent confrontation involving a gang of illegal gold panners. The incident, confirmed by the Z...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Illegal gold miner shot dead at Eureka mine
Hundreds of illegal gold miners stormed Eureka gold mine offices in Guruve yesterday in protest of a fatal shooting at the mine on Thursday....Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 20:24hrs | 1420 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Prison Officer Steals Company Compressor
A Guruve prison officer, Admire Manyika, is in trouble after allegedly stealing a compressor from the prison's grinding mill and selling it to a local villager.The case was revealed at the Gur...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 11:21hrs | 222 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man dies in mine shaft collapse while illegally mining
A 30-year-old man from Fort Rixon, under Chief Jahani's jurisdiction in Filabusi, tragically died yesterday in a mining accident while illegally extracting minerals near Mazari Mine. Confidence Cheban...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 18:45hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Chiedza Chedenga makes strides in gospel music
Mvurwi-based Acapella gospel group Chiedza Chedenga is rising in the gospel music industry.Speaking after the anti-drug Galla dubbed Indaba Boss birthday bash in Guruve recently the group lead...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:17hrs | 124 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Musicians target drug lords, as Mai Mabhena rescues Guruve
Several musicians scattered around Mashonaland Central province have launched their fight against drug cartels describing them as more evil than all criminals on earth.Speaking after musical g...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:50hrs | 348 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
East49 pool club harass Villagers in Guruve
Guruve-based pool teams (clubs) have been shown exit doors by reigning champions, East49, with the Village Legends team being immediate victim of game-plan harassment during a hotly contested title of...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 10:05hrs | 323 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Edson Mapani recently in Guruve
Zimbabwe expands e-passport services with new centres abroad
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to establish three new e-passport centres in the United Kingdom, Zambia, and the United States, aiming to facilitate easier access to essential civic documents for cit...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:19hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Journalist to hold birthday anti-drugs sports tournament
Journalist Simbarashe Sithole has opted to celebrate his birthday in Guruve (Mashonaland Central province) through hosting a pool tournament which is meant to bring youths and adults together while am...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 11:16hrs | 188 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Guruve
Self-styled prophets exhume spirit medium's remains
Police in Guruve arrested Five self-styled prophets who were caught exhuming remains of spirit medium at Dandarecha cave in Guruve.According to police the accused are Penias Murairo (54), Love...Published: 24 Sep 2024 at 14:10hrs | 1505 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cop's wife issues death threats to husband's 'girlfriend'
Memory, the wife of a police officer based in Guruve, Charles "Tocky" Matiza, has allegedly threatened to kill her husband's girlfriend, giving her only six days to live.The threats were repor...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 08:12hrs | 1139 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man stabs HIV+ girlfriend four times
In a shocking incident a 24- year-old man from Disi farm allegedly stabbed his HIV+ girlfriend four times before stabbing himself in the chest Bulawayo24....Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:36hrs | 1123 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Extra Valembe, Jah and Chirambiwa share stage
Families in Guruve and it's surrounding places were mesmerized by Romeo Gasa's Extra Valembe, Jah Lemmy's Guruve arts marimba ensemble and Moses Chirambiw...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 11:53hrs | 114 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe govt officials loot food aid
Two officers from the Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare in Guruve, Mashonaland West Province, have been arrested for allegedly stealing food aid meant to support villagers affecte...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 14:49hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Guruve hotel to host heroes gala
Various artistes will be performing at Guruve Hotel on Saturday at a gala dubbed "Gamba Remumhanzi."Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation (ZBC), National FM radio presenter Rabson Umali will be th...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 16:32hrs | 361 | by Paul Ndou
SADC must worry more about Zimbabweans' welfare than the leaders' comfort
The frequent visits by the SADC Secretariat to Zimbabwe are quite troubling. Ever since preparations for hosting the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit by Harare went into full thr...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:54hrs | 604 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Miner kills colleague, dumps body
A 21-year-old miner, Albert Tom, allegedly killed his colleague for stealing US$33 and then dumped the body in a bush to hide the crime. The incident occurred on 13 July at Chirwa Mine in Mashonaland ...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 07:52hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Artisanal miner kills colleague over cigarette
The love of cigarettes led a Guruve man in hot soup after he allegedly struck his mining colleague with an iron bar to death.Bothwell M...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:14hrs | 286 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mental patient fatally axes daughter at church shrine
In Guruve, Mashonaland Central province, a tragic incident unfolded when Bios Gweshe, reportedly a mental patient, fatally struck his daughter, Grace Gweshe, with an axe during a cleansing ceremony at...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:32hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Historical background of forceful evictions of villagers of Gota of Sipolilo
The promulgation of land settlement Act of 1957 by Sir Godfrey Huggins’s government in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) witnessed the forceful evictions of Villagers from their ancestral land of Gota ar...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 17:26hrs | 333 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Eureka mine worker murdered
POLICE in Guruve are hunting for three murder suspects who allegedly bashed a Eureka mine worker to death after demanding cash from him.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:16hrs | 27 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man bashes villagers for disrespecting chief
A Cheeky Mbire man is in soup after he assaulted two men before chasing them away with a knife for not removing their hats at a ceremony conducted by a Mb...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 18:42hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man kills girlfriend in sex dispute
The love of sex led to the death of a Guruve woman who refused to go to her place demanding sex from her boyfriend who was done with her waiting for another woman.Durai Chimujiri (40) of Bopot...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 20:38hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-ZANU PF MP falls on hard times
Former Guruve North Member of Parliament (MP) Girovah Dzepasi has fallen on hard times, this publication has learnt.Dzepasi who is a polygamist is allegedly failing to look after his three chi...Published: 26 May 2024 at 11:41hrs | 29 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa to commission 17 new Govt schools
President Mnangagwa is set to commission 17 new schools built by the government with additional funding from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) next Thursday.These schools, con...Published: 25 May 2024 at 10:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillors reinstated into civil service
GOVERNMENT has reinstated Zanu-PF councillors who resigned from the civil service to contest in the 2023 general elections in violation of its directive that bars civil servants from serving in local ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive rot hits RDCs
SEVERAL rural district councils (RDCs) across the country have come under the spotlight amid allegations of rot following audits by relevant authorities.The Zimbabwe's Anti-Corruption Commissi...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Upcoming Steve Tgol fights drugs
Guruve based upcoming Afro-fusion musician Stephen Ngandu of Tgol Muzik band is taking a leading role in fighting drugs.The musician ha...Published: 16 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | 12 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe in Starlink U-turn
ZIMBABWE appears to have made a U-turn over Starlink amid revelations senior government officials are in talks with the satellite internet service provider owned by billionaire Elon Musk.Zimba...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
10 new IPPs to generate 271MW for Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has licenced 10 more independent power producers (IPPs) to start generating 271MW of electricity in the next 12 to 24 months under the Government project support agreement which now holds clo...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teenager commits suicide after failing to drive scotch cart
A 19-YEAR-OLD Guruve man decided to end his life by hanging after he was scolded by his father for failing to drive an ox-drawn cart.Tinashe Kufakunesu of plot 34 Amajuba farm, Guruve committe...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 12:02hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
PHOTOS: ZANU PF activists steal Econet fuel
Three Harare-based suspected ZANU-PF activists were caught stealing 600 litres of diesel at an Econet booster in Mvurwi.The trio who was using a Mazda pickup with ZANU PF stickers is expected ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:04hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Starlink has not applied for operating licence in Zimbabwe
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said internet service provider Starlink has not applied for an operating licence, amid allegations that the government intends t...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Women arrested for killing sex pest
A Guruve man was allegedly killed by two women, one of whom he attempted to rape on Friday.The now-deceased Brighton Mapira died after being struck twice with an axe handle by his target victi...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes
Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Pre...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Sex starved rapist murdered by victim
A sex starved Guruve man was allegedly bashed to death after attempting to rape a married woman yesterday.The now deceased Brighton Map...Published: 23 Feb 2024 at 20:24hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
The history of the liberation struggle is incomplete without mentioning Sipolilo (Guruve) Battles
Sipolilo was the entry point for freedom fighters in Rhodesia from Zambia and Mozambique during the liberation struggle. ZANLA and ZIPRA freedom fighters infiltrated in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) through the...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:04hrs | 21 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Businessman honours scribe
Mvurwi businessman Prince "Priveve" Chipenda has organized a braai party at his Mzansi lounge venue in Mvurwi in honour of the good work being done by pro...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 13:27hrs | | by Christine Zvironzo
Man throws 5-year-old into blazing hut
A MENTALLY ill man from Zaka in Masvingo went berserk and torched a grass-thatched hut before throwing a juvenile in the raging inferno resulting in the boy succumbing to the burns, police said yester...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Guruve fisherman drowns
A 55-YEAR-OLD Guruve fisherman drowned on Thursday after an inflated vehicle tyre he was using burst.Dinhidza Murombo drowned while his uncle Daniel Makina managed to swim to safety at Karoi f...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 15:31hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
SA, UK and USA passport centres to open this year
ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa (SA) will begin applying and receiving passports in Johannesburg and Cape Town in March, while those living in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) wil...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 13:56hrs | 18 | by Staff Reporter
Men murdered over boots
A 33-YEAR-OLD Guruve man was on Tuesday this week murdered following an altercation over a defaulted payment for some garden boots.Police spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi disclo...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Woman found dead with multiple injuries
Police are investigating a case in which a woman was found dead in bushy area this week with multiple injuries in Bulawayo, as more murder cases have also been reported countrywide.The woman f...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Historical background of the town of Mvurwi formerly Umvukwes
Mvurwi is a prosperous farming town in Mashonaland Central province. The town is situated about hundred kilometers north of Harare along Kanyemba road, Mvurwi was formally known as Umvukwesi or (Mumug...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 20:02hrs | 150 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Augustine Chihuri's book has no useful history of policing in Zimbabwe
The History of Policing in Zimbabwe by Augustine Chihuri is a disappointing and poorly written book that fails to provide any meaningful insight into the evolution of the police force in the coun...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 11:54hrs | 12 | by Tatenda Mashanda
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