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Zimbabwe has only one cancer machine
HEALTH ministry secretary Jasper Chimedza yesterday revealed that Zimbabwe has only one functional radiotherapy machine to service all the country's cancer patients.According to Global Cancer ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 121 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani project yet to reach the second and third phases
LAWMAKERS have taken Treasury to task over delays in updating Parliament on the progress of the Gwayi-Shangani water project after it emerged that there has been little construction activity despite t...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:09hrs | 1371 | by Staff reporter
Lions cause havoc in Matebeleland North
A pride of lions is reportedly causing havoc in parts of Lupane, Matebeleland North, where herds of cattle belonging to different farmers have been killed.Children have not been to school as v...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:41hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Pastor4ED launch Matebeleland South Chapter
PASTORS for Economic Development (ED) has launched its Matabeleland South chapter as the church fraternity steps up efforts to mobilise five million votes for President Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF ahead of ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:12hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South school pinpointed as a source of Zimsec exam leakages
A senior government official has said the leakage of Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC)'s Ordinary Level examination papers in 2022 has been traced to a school in the Matebeleland South Pro...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 07:35hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
War vets should be vanguards of Zimbabwe's independence
Our war veterans should be at the forefront of condemning the institutionalised plunder of our vast national resources by a small ruling eliteONE of the greatest tragedies to befall post-colon...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:20hrs | 245 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's Obama says 'Vote out incompetent, corrupt leaders'
The marginalisation of the Matebeleland region calls for a comprehensive and reconciliatory strategy that respects people's rights, the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) leader Robert Chapman has sai...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 10:10hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
Afri-USA Initiative to launch Mat North Investment guide
The Afri-USA Business Initiative is set to launch the Matebeleland North Investment Guide which is an investment handbook targeting investors in the United States of America and Europe.The Pre...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:39hrs | 414 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Pastors4ED Matebeleland North Chapter set for official launch
THE newly formed Pastors4ED Matebeleland North chapter will be officially launched on Monday in Kamativi.Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo will be the ...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:39hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is being led by the Devil himself - please, dear God, intervene!
I have seen evil in this country before. In fact, I believe that my childhood experiences of watching those in my neighborhood of Redcliff being gruesomely beaten up, and their homes burnt to ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:53hrs | 1798 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Jonathan Moyo slams Chamisa party
Former Minister of Higher and Tertiary education, Science and Technology Development Jonathan Moyo blames the opposition party for the few number of people who have registered to vote.As of to...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 18:11hrs | 5341 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
WATCH: Prophet Edd Branson funds Bulawayo's Sizwakele Ndlovu show
Popular Television host and Bulawayo celebrity Sizwakele Ndlovu, affectionately known as Zwa, has received a shot in the arm for her Travel Heifer program after Harare based clergyman Prophet Edd Bran...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 08:57hrs | 996 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition starts looking for money through fear mongering
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition believes the country will have one of its bloodiest elections since independence in 1980.The group of more than 80 organisations, among them human rights bodie...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 06:49hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe public health collapse
The cries of doctors at Zimbabwe's largest public hospital appear to have fallen on deaf ears and an increasing number of health professionals are emigrating, resulting in a dearth of cancer treatment...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:59hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Marist Brothers wins Old Mutual High School Quiz Competition
Marist Brothers High School reigned supreme at the Old Mutual High School Quiz competition, fending off stiff competition from Zengeza High 1 to land the top prize at a two day event held in Harare on...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 09:43hrs | 1151 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Chamisa's CCC blasts Mnangagwa's 'lame duck' SONA address
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday reiterated the need for political players to shun violence as the country prepares for the 2023 general election.Mnangagwa said this during his State of ...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'chickens out' of Binga by-election
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has described the campaign environment in Binga as "peaceful and calm" ahead of by-elections slated for early next month.National polls manag...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 2860 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC says NO to Zimbabwe's Commonwealth return bid
"For Zimbabwe to rejoin the community of nations, it is very important for us to stop abusing citizens. You know that there are political prisoners who have been in pretrial detention for more than 14...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 3862 | by Staff reporter
ZIPRA demands inclusion in Mnangagwa's Gukurahundi resolution initiative
FORMER ZIPRA cadres have demanded to be part of the Gukurahundi resolution stakeholders, warning that any efforts to resolve the longstanding conflict without them and ZAPU members will not yield the ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Mnangagwa is running scared
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday begged his party supporters to refuse to be tricked into acts of political violence by suspected Zanu-PF supporters....Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:58hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda fights in CCC's Jasmine Toffa's corner?
As a political analyst I enjoy following debate and discussions in Parliament. I was perplexed by the events in Parliament last week when the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda exercised his authorit...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:54hrs | 938 | by Regis Charehwa
Mnangagwa's job creation mega deals facade exposed
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's much-vaunted job creation thrust and mega deals have proven to be mere political rhetoric after the country's statistical agency noted continuing joblessness, particular...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 19:14hrs | 2815 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni farm invader ordered to pay US$340,000 to Malunga and partners
THE Bulawayo High Court has ordered Zanu-PF linked Bulawayo businessman Dumisani Madzivanyathi to pay US$340,000 to Esidakeni farm owners in Nyamandlovu in Matebeleland North.Madzivanyathi and...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:58hrs | 2766 | by Staff reporter
Paul Kagame: Cruel Betrayal of Matebeleland
In the first week of September 2022, Emmerson Munangagwa visited the Rwanda Genocide Memorial while he was attending a continental African Green Revolution Forum Conference in that country. Many peopl...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 08:56hrs | 2140 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Chiefs resist renaming of Gukurahundi
A GOVERNMENT official allegedly tried, though without success, to convince Chiefs into dropping the nomenclature 'Gukurahundi' in reference to the genocide of the 1980s, and replacing it with a 'less ...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 08:26hrs | 2045 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents boycott anti-sanctions campaign
THE anti-sanctions provincial campaign scheduled for Bulawayo Tuesday attracted a paltry crowd with ordinary citizens and opposition parties boycotting the event.The function, which was initia...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1112 | by Staff reporter
Row erupts in Zimbabwe parliament
A ROW erupted in Parliament Wednesday after Justice minister and leader of government business Ziyambi Ziyambi accused opposition members of causing "unnecessary tensions in the house" by bringing up ...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2704 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bribes Matebeleland chiefs to submission?
GOVERNMENT has announced that in terms of Gukurahundi exhumations and memorials, traditional leaders will work with the affected families for verification purposes as well as identifying tradition and...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has 2,3 million youths loafing on the streets
SOME 2,3 million youths are loafing on the streets, hinting at the need for policies which will see the economy benefiting from this demographic dividend, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency's (ZI...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF old guard wins central committee elections in Matebeleland
Most of the senior Zanu-PF members in Matebeleland won in the party's central committee elections held on Saturday.The central committee is the party's highest decision-making body outside of ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | 1272 | by Staff reporter
Police officer stabbed to death while intervening in bar brawl
POLICE in Figtree situated in Matebeleland South have arrested 25-year-old Mthulisi Moyo for allegedly stabbing to death a Bulawayo based police officer.Detective Sergeant Lovedany Madambi, wh...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 18:21hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Matebeleland North, Matebeleland South risk losing constituencies
THE latest Afrobarometer survey says Bulawayo, Matebeleland North and Matebeleland South provinces have the least number of potential voters and could risk losing constituencies during the upcoming de...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:09hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa surprises with national hero from Matebeleland
LIBERATION stalwart Highten Nkomo has been declared a national hero.In a statement on Wednesday, President Mnangagwa announced the hero status."In recognition of his contribution to th...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 19:55hrs | 884 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda to retain Central Committee post?
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda's political career faces a tough litmus test as he seeks to retain his ZANU PF Central Committee spot after facing strong challenges from seasoned party cadres and ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 17:01hrs | 573 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matabeles not Zimbabweans: the sooner Zimbabweans accept this glaring fact the better
Matabeles are not Zimbabweans, they have never been and will never be Zimbabweans. On the same breath, Matabeleland is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not Matabeleland. This should sink into the ...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 11:17hrs | 1390 | by Israel Dube
12 Matebeleland dams set for fisheries programme
MATEBELELAND fish farmers are set to benefit from the Government's fisheries programme after 12 dams from the region were targeted for the Presidential Fisheries Programme that will involve 50 000 far...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:48hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South bans private cattle sales
GWANDA Rural District working with the Department of Veterinary Services and the police has banned private cattle sales or door to door sales in the district to curb rustling.In a public notic...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Colonial hangover will never end as long as racially brainwashed Mnangagwa regime in power
So, the Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa regime is over the moon over the two or so second handshake with former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair!In fact, the president did not waste any time pos...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 21:33hrs | 666 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CCC beats Zanu-PF in Matebeleland South
THE opposition Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) defeated Zanu-PF in the two wards by-elections held at the weekend in Bulilima, Matebeleland South province.Bulilima held by-elections on Satu...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, ZPCS given ultimatum to reverse prison transfers of jailed Mthwakazi activists
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has given President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) a four-day ultimatum to reverse the transfer of its party activists from...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 20:03hrs | 1948 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu accused of stealing produce at Esidakeni farm?
THE owners of Esidakeni farm in Matebeleland North have accused Zanu-PF secretary for administration, Obert Mpofu, of stealing farm produce at the disputed property.Mpofu allegedly stormed the...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 2814 | by Staff reporter
Remembering gukurahundi genocide
The spirit of Mthwakazi insecurity and why the Mthwakazi prosecutor general must bring the perpetrators of these henious crimes to justice.Greetings to all!For forty-two years, the insecur...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 773 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Khupe never arrested - say police; CCC campaign vehicle impounded
FORMER MDC -T president Thokozani Khupe, who was allegedly arrested Monday in Plumtree, was reportedly released without charge, the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has maintained....Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:03hrs | 2389 | by Staff reporter
Can we ever say what happened at Chimoio was a mere 'incident' - so why refer to Gukurahundi as simple 'disturbances'?
Insensitivity is as evil as witchcraft!At least, that is exactly how I feel.How else can anyone describe any indi...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 21:30hrs | 545 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
More houses for civil servants in Matebeleland North
GOVERNMENT has pledged to build more houses for civil servants in Matebeleland North capital, Lupane while civil works for the 19 housing units earmarked for civil servants have started at the Lupane ...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:28hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Road works breathe life into Matebeleland South economy
GOVERNMENT has stepped up the rehabilitation of critical roads in Matabeleland South province under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) with motorists praising the Second Republic for...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland gets Intwasa inputs
FARMERS in Matabeleland are geared for the summer cropping season following the delivery of agricultural inputs for the 2022/2023 farming season under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, p...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
UN doubts Zimbabwe Peace Commission's capacity to resolve Gukurahundi
THE UNITED Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) has poked holes into the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), questioning its ability to resolve the long-standing and highly emotive...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:17hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga national hero status snub sparks Parly debate
GOVERNMENT's failure to bestow national hero status on late arts icon Continue-loving (Cont) Mhlanga was Thursday questioned in Parliament, with legislator Sipho Mokone claiming the snub had angered t...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:49hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South agric show roars to life
THE 64th edition of Matebeleland South Agricultural Show will run from August 18 to 20 with the major attraction being the artificial insemination programme for cattle breeders.Matebeleland So...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
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