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More Bulawayo men commit suicide
Bulawayo has recorded 21 suicide cases since June this year, with an alarming 20 of them involving men, prompting police to call for increased community and family support to promote mental health. Th...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:31hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Bosso CEO dies
Highlanders Football Club CEO Sihlangu Dlodlo was found dead at his home in Nketa 9, Bulawayo, on Monday evening, leaving the football community in shock. His death was confirmed by close friend Allan...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:34hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Pupil killed in a freak accident
The small community of Godlwayo Village in Umzingwane District has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of a six-year-old Early Childhood Development (ECD) pupil in a road traffic acc...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 19:37hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
Former ZANU-PF MP under fire for supporting alleged child abuser
Former ZANU PF Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu has faced backlash on social media after pledging support for Shaw Mushati, a woman arrested for allegedly abusing her baby.Zivhu a...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 553 | by Simbarashe Sithole
10-year-old girl commits suicide in Bulawayo
Bulawayo police have launched an investigation into the heartbreaking death of 10-year-old Nomvelo Phumuzile Mqhele, who reportedly took her own life by hanging at her home in Pumula South. The incide...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 15:18hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Emganwini clinic downgraded to 'baby clinic'
A year after its opening, Emganwini Satellite Clinic in Bulawayo has significantly scaled back its operations, reportedly due to a critical lack of running water. The clinic, initially designed to ser...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
16 pregnant pupils fail to write Grade 7 exams
At least 16 pupils from Monozi Primary School in Mbire District were unable to sit for their Grade Seven Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations last week after falling pregnant. Th...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
5 girls from one family perish in horror crash
Five girls aged between 10 and 14, all from the same family, tragically lost their lives on Saturday after being struck by a vehicle that veered off the road near Bindura, along the Harare-Mukumbura R...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:17hrs | 1879 | by Staff reporter
4 die in Roy-Chiredzi road accident
In a heartbreaking incident, four people lost their lives on September 14, 2024, when a Nissan Serena veered off the road and overturned along the Roy-Chiredzi road. The police confirmed the details o...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:14hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos crash out of Caf Confederation cup on penalties
Zimbabwean football giants, Dynamos, were heartbreakingly eliminated from the Caf Confederation Cup on Sunday, after losing 3–1 on penalties to Botswana's Orapa United at the Obed Itani Chilume Stad...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:25hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Hwange goalie dies after colliding with opponent
Lusumbami FC goalkeeper Johnson Shumba tragically passed away on Wednesday morning at Mpilo Hospital. He was believed to be in his 20s.The team, which competes in the Matabeleland North Provin...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 10:09hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi Platinum crash out
AS Maniema Union 0 - 0 Ngezi Platinum Stars(AS Maniema Union progress to the first round after a 4-3 penalty shootout win)Ngezi Platinum Stars were eliminated from their debut CAF Champion...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:08hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Dhuterere 'blasts' manager, promoter
Musician Mambo Dhuterere has expressed his disappointment after his planned tour to the United Kingdom was canceled due to a dispute between his manager and the promoter.In a Facebook statemen...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:23hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nurse aid robs Ireland pensioners
"LOCK them up for a long time because they are evil," were the words of one of six vulnerable pensioners preyed on by their former carer for Euro 34 000 in violent burglaries in Athlone, Co. Westmeath...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:13hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Fire guts Autoquip Complex in Bulawayo
Goods worth over Z$2 million were destroyed in a fire at the Autoquip complex on Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street in Bulawayo, leaving shop owners devastated. The complex, which housed a variety o...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 16:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
48 drug dens destroyed yet granary bases remain untouchable
Cabinet received good news that 48 DRUG DENS had been DESTROYED these being:Manicaland -25Harare -10Mash Central - 6Mat North - 3 Mash West - 2Midlands&...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 05:48hrs | 4 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Man catches ex-lover pants down, sets hut on fire
Following a heartbreak, a man from Kensington faced further distress when he discovered his former partner in bed with another man. Enraged, he set fire to the hut they were in before attacking the ma...Published: 25 May 2024 at 12:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
New UK visa rules deter Zimbabwean migrants
Britain could face a further shortage of care workers as migrants who had been ready to move to the UK for jobs in the sector cancel their plans because of new visa rules that prevent them from bringi...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, Karoi...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:34hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Man rapes stepdaughter (3)
A 40-year-old Rushinga man has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping his three-year-old stepdaughter.Regional magistrate Amos Mbobo said the convict was heartless and cruel and he...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:32hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tragic Incident: Nine-Year-Old Boy Fatally Attacked by Crocodile in Zambezi River
In a tragic incident, a nine-year-old boy named Option Aurther Muzamba lost his life in a crocodile attack at the mighty Zambezi River on Saturday. The incident occurred while the boy's mother, Juliet...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 08:31hrs | 3 | by Peter Matuka/ Simbarashe Sithole
Tshabangu inflicted damage
"WHEN I saw the recall letter circulating on social media I thought it was a hoax. I showed it to my colleagues and we laughed it off," says Evidence Zana, the recalled Bulawayo youth quota member of ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono friend abducted
Suspected state security agents abducted a Harare-based construction manager - who has done a lot of building works for award-winning Zimbabwean filmmaking journalist Hopewell Chin'ono - yesterday in ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Cop sent robbers to raid best friend
THE person you trust might be the one who could betray you and leave you with scars of betrayal and heartbreak.This is what businessman Never Sarukore who was recently robbed at gunpoint by a ...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
2024 started on bitter note - Zanu PF rigged 2023 elections, for umpteenth time - it must end on sweet note!
A slave who can think never stays in chains for long. A free man who cannot think might as well be in chains. Man is a creature of reason. A man who cannot think is but as claw...Published: 02 Jan 2024 at 17:46hrs | 7 | by Wilbert Mukori
Vene veCCC battling against against 'rebels'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is battling to seize the initiative from disgruntled officials from his party who are allegedly using the recalls of elected opposition repres...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 18:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zahara dies in SA hospital
The world bids farewell to the exceptionally talented musician Zahara, known in private life as Bulelwa Mkutukana. The multi-award-winning artist took her final bow on Monday night, leaving a void in ...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 21:18hrs | 14 | by Mandla Ndlovu
When children give birth to children!
There could have never been a more heartbreaking and disturbing sight.I had gone to the local clinic in my small town of Redcliff for a scheduled medical review.This is an ordinary rou...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 11:11hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa battling to seize initiative from CCC 'rebels'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is battling to seize the initiative from disgruntled officials from his party who are allegedly using the recalls of elected opposition repres...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe at a crossroads: a statement by Tendai Biti
Former finance minister and Harare East MP Tendai Biti has issued the following statement responding to claims that he is colluding with self-styled CCC interim secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu to ...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 15:56hrs | 8 | by Tendai Biti
Please tell Mnangagwa our meat is rotting!
On Thursday, 3rd August 2023, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa commissioned the new Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8.Amidst the pomp and fanfare, Mnangagwa proudly and confident...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Redi Thlabi: the black woman weaponized against South Africa
South Africa is under attack by Western countries led by the US due to its BRICS membership and non-aligned geopolitical policy. This isn't surprising, given the West's frustration with the country's ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 12:46hrs | 2 | by Larmbert Ebitu
Whose agenda did our liberation movements truly serve?
There is nothing more baffling and shocking than hearing our so-called 'liberation movements' describing today's fight against injustice and oppression as a 'Western agenda'.The first thing th...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 18:26hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Jilted Zimbabwe man sets himself on fire at in-laws' house in bid to win back wife
In a shocking turn of events, a man's desperate attempt to win back his estranged wife led to a fiery tragedy at his in-laws' house in Chitungwiza.The incident, which took place on Wednesday, ...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 09:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Sikandar Raza apologises for Zimbabwe's World Cup heartbreak
ZIMBABWE cricket team star all-rounder Sikandar Raza has shared an emotional apology following the Chevrons' failure to qualify for the ICC Men's World Cup in India later this year.The Chevron...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe out of Cricket World Cup
For the second time in two Qualifiers, Zimbabwe have fallen short at the final hurdle, and as a result they won't be at the 2023 World Cup. They needed to win one of their last two matches, just as in...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Make or break tie for the Chevrons
ALL the Chevrons need to qualify for the World Cup finals is a win at Queens Sports Club today.In 2018, an associate nation was the last hurdle Zimbabwe had to jump to book their place in the ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chevrons down but not out
Zimbabwe cricket fans suffered a heartbreak after the national cricket team, the Chevrons, stumbled in their quest to qualify for the World Cup with a defeat to Sri Lanka at Queens Sports Club in Bula...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Drama, heartbreak at Nomination Court
ACROSS the country's 10 provinces, aspiring legislators and councillors filed their nomination papers before the closing of the Nomination Courts at 4pm yesterday with drama and heartbreak in some are...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Candidates ill-preparerd for Nomination Court
A MAJORITY of opposition and independent candidates appear to have been ill-prepared for the Nomination Court, although the 21 June date was announced about three weeks ago.There were hilariou...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 17:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, K...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:07hrs | 7 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Muskwe's EPL dream in limbo
ZIMBABWEAN forward Admiral Muskwe may have to wait a bit longer before playing English Premier League football after it emerged he could be sent out on loan again, to play League One football, by his ...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi rival withdraws from poll re-run
JUSTICE and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi is likely to represent Zanu-PF in Zvimba West after his rival pulled out from a scheduled primary election re-run.A re-run was schedu...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries show a 'generational shift'
SITTING Zanu-PF legislators paid the price for "ditching" their constituencies as they went on to lose primary elections held a fortnight ago.Zanu-PF this week announced successful candidates ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Changing political face in Manicaland
Zanu-PF Manicaland province has dumped its old guard and other party heavyweights after they were thumped in primary elections held last week, with 17 out 22 sitting legislators falling by the wayside...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in desperate need of national leaders not Mafia bosses and gang leaders!
It was the most heartbreaking sight - as images of a collapsed primary school in my home city of Kwekwe made the rounds across the country. In fact, the stab to my heart was made more excrucia...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:17hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Supporting someone merely because he can remove Mnangagwa is dangerous for Zimbabwe!
Change for the sake of change is the most dangerous thing!Have we ever wondered why there are some people who appear unable to sustain a relationship - who appear perennially divorcing!...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 16:50hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's tragedy is being led by a coward!
Over the past few days, I was in the breath-taking mountain city of Mutare - attending a dear cousin's funeral.During this visit to this captivating and awe-inspiring place - besides the immer...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 18:11hrs | 5 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zanu PF is rigging 2023, it's normal and CCC must be hard-hat equipped for it!' It's insane and must be stopped, now
In an interview with AFP Nelson Chamisa admitted that Zimbabwe's electoral process has "always attracted controversy" and is "littered with rigging, manipulation" and it is his reaction that we should...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 16:54hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Undocumented Zimbabwean children struggle to find schools in SA
It is 10:00, and 9-year-old Michael is begging at a set of traffic lights in Johannesburg. Most children his age are back at school after the holidays. But Michael is undocumented.He has not b...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
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