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Chief Mtshana Khumalo petitioned over poor roads
Villagers in Bubi, Matabeleland North province, have petitioned their traditional leader, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, regarding the poor condition of the Inyathi-Bubi Road, which has been neglected for 43 ...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:28hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mtshana Khumalo sings for his supper
Traditional leaders have been cautioned against disrespecting President Mnangagwa. National Council of Chiefs President, Senator Chief Mtshane Khumalo, emphasized the importance of loyalty and respect...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:15hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission a shrine
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow officially commission the Kamungoma Liberation War Shrine in Gutu district, Masvingo province.In a statement yesterday, Home Affairs and Cultural Her...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa wants to change culture of installing chiefs
GOVERNMENT says it is committed to having women considered for traditional leadership roles to promote gender equality, Women's Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said.Mutsvangwa yesterday...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fortune Charumbira ousted
Chief Fortune Charumbira, aligned with Zanu-PF, has been removed from his position as President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP), a role he assumed in 2022.The PAP secretariat has announced...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobhengula's legacy embodied unique tactful diplomacy, military heroism
DISTINGUISHED researchers and historians have utterly dismissed the narrative that Ndebele monarch King Lobhengula Khumalo is associated with selling out to colonial settlers, arguing his distinct leg...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:05hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Skepticism over Gukurahundi hearings
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have been accused of dragging their feet in addressing the emotive Gukurahundi issue by delaying the rollout of public hearings, which are a critical el...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Skepticism over Mnangagwa's Gukurahundi hearings
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have been accused of dragging their feet in addressing the emotive Gukurahundi issue by delaying the rollout of public hearings, which are a criti...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Fortune Charumbira removed as PAP president
Chief Fortune Charumbira who faces sexual assault allegations by his niece has been removed as president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) with elections for his replacement slated for October....Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ama2K turn up 4ED
ZANU-PF Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi has said the ruling party is geared up for the harmonised elections even if the polls were to be held next week, and called on the youth to play their part to ens...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
High emotion at Chief Sigola memorial service
Chief Zephania Sigola who died on Monday will be buried at his Springvale Farm in Esiphezini, Matabeleland South province today.His aunt, Mrs Eunice Mntungwa, confirmed the burial arrangements...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Sigola dies
One of the oldest traditional leaders in the country, Chief Sigola from Umzingwane district in Matabeleland South has died. He was 96. Vice president of the Zimbabwe Chiefs Council, Ch...Published: 01 May 2023 at 19:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga claims to have Monomotapa royal blood and has ties with Ndebele royalty
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga last week told his in-laws that he has royal blood, given that his grandfather was the last Monomotapa while his family has ties with Ndebele royalty, a revelation ...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga traces his and Mnangagwa's lineage to Mzilikazi
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has claimed his family, and that of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, have roots in Mzilikazi's kingdom of Matebeleland.In a 17-minute video shot during his mee...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Fuyana: The warrior who delivered the fatal blow on Major Allan Wilson
DEEP down in the hills of rural Matobo District sits Mbembeswana, a humble and unassuming village. But, humble as it may appear, it is where the remains of one of the greatest Ndebele warriors, Chief ...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
116-year old Inyathi Mission still exudes medieval charm
WITH walls of red-coloured rustic clay face bricks, the medieval 116-year-old Inyathi Mission, the country’s oldest Christian mission station and first to offer education to blacks in Zimbabwe still...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
116-year Inyathi Mission still looks charming
WITH walls of red-coloured rustic clay face bricks, the medieval 116-year-old Inyathi Mission, the country's oldest Christian mission station and first to offer education to blacks in Zimbabwe still l...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 06:49hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
Woman accuses man of cursing her privates
IN a protest-like fashion, a woman from Bubi District in Matabeleland North province sensationally claimed her husband locked her sexual organ with ulunyoka as a way of stopping her from being intimat...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gone too soon! Chief Mabhikwa (28) dies in horror car crash
CHIEF Mabhikwa of Lupane who died yesterday after his vehicle crashed head on with a haulage truck on Sunday night has been described as a humble cultural preservationist of outstanding leadership qua...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mtshana Khumalo: The general who outfoxed villain Allan Wilson
A MILITARY tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo, commanded an elite group of fighters tasked with safeguarding King Lobengula's life and dignity as he trekked north at the height of the Matabele War of ...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 10 | by Elliot Ziwira
Monument to Ndebele victory complete
CONSTRUCTION of Pupu National Monument in Lupane, Matabeleland North, is complete and the shrine is ready for commissioning.Government started upgrading the Pupu site about 50km east of Lupane...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt avails funding for Gukurahundi programmes
BUDGETARY allocations for chiefs to roll out Gukurahundi programmes have been approved and disbursement is expected to commence shortly, giving impetus to the national healing exercise.For the...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndumiso Gumede laid to rest
HUNDREDS of people converged at Ndumiso Gumede's rural home in Inyathi Village, Bubi District in Matabeleland North, to pay their last respects to the late decorated football administrator.The...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi resolution: Chiefs meet to map way forward
TRADITIONAL leaders are today expected to map the way forward on how they will tackle the Gukurahundi issue within their communities during an indaba in Bulawayo.Chiefs from the Matabeleland r...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Govt to correct Battle of Pupu story
GOVERNMENT has taken a bold step to correct a one-sided narrative of the famous Battle of Pupu, which for many years deliberately overlooked the African perspective. Under President Mnangagwa, the Sec...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ibhetshu Likazulu hits back at Chief Mtshane Khumalo
IBHETSHU LikaZulu has hit back at the Chiefs Council deputy president, Chief Mtshane Khumalo for accusing the pressure group for allegedly stifling the resolution of the post-independence Gukurahundi ...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
We need new heroes!
Sometimes, Bishop Lazi is glad that his uncle is dead.The man was never the same ever since returning from the war.He was no longer the bubbly and chatty young man who revelled in the ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
Mnangagwa accords wife national honour
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has awarded his wife, First Lady Auxillia a gold medal for her "outstanding performance in her philanthropic activities among 99 other outstanding institutions, civilians ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo to open Arts Festival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday ahead of the official opening of the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) and the launch of the Heritage Corridor in the city.The President will tour ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to unveil General Mtshana Khumalo statue
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Second Republic is going to unveil a statue for revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo.President Mnangagwa also said the statue of the iconic and ...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Mtshana falls prey to thieves
Deputy President of Zimbabwe Council of Chiefs, Chief Lucas Mtshana Khumalo was left counting his losses after thieves robbed him of his laptop, phone charger and books.The incident happened o...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 12:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Liberation War in Nkayi, Matebeleland: The Agenda by Rhodesian Army & State to starve 'terrorists', a personal experience!
In today's Africa, we often ascribe the violation of African rights to only African governments and easily forget a long-standing history of wanton violation of African rights by gun-ho racialist geno...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 22:38hrs | 11 | by Thembani Dube
Chief Mtshana hero status: A veiled insult on Matabeleland
Although the all-conquering Chief Mtshana, was a bona fide and outstanding freedom fighter of all-time requiring recognition, the recent villainous conferment of hero status on him by the relevance-se...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 09:20hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses
Mnangagwa honours King Lobengula's commander
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred National Hero status on revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo ahead of the unveiling of a monument at the site where the commander won his ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
National Hero status for Gen Mtshana Khumalo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred National Hero status on revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo ahead of the unveiling of a monument at the site where the commander won his ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Plans to transform King Lobengula's Inxwala venue
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is in the process of engaging stakeholders towards turning the large expanse of land at corner Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street and Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue where King Lobengu...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says his life was saved at UBH
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's visit to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) last Friday rekindled memories of how his life was saved at the institution after he ruptured his appendix 37 years a...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'There will never be a Ndebele King' Mnangagwa vows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed that the Ndebele people will never be able to revive the Kingdom as long as the country is a republic. Mnangagwa told ZANU PF officials over the weekend ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 12:02hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
The light shines at the end of the tunnel - MLF
Some days before the late leader of MLF, Mr David Magagula breathed his last breath, he alerted Mthwakazi that 33% of her independence had been won and what remained was 67%. Many people regarded it a...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 17:38hrs | | by MLF
Mnangagwa honours General Mtshana Khumalo with National hero status
The Second Republic has been commended for honouring revered General Mtshana Khumalo who has been granted National hero status. Gen Khumalo was the commander of King Lobengula's Imbizo Regimen...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lead if you may, without power
The top left grandstand at the iconic White City Stadium gave me a vintage hawk's eye view of proceedings. Increasingly, White City has become an arena less popular for sport, for football and Boy Ndl...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
What I Learnt From My Team Captain
Some days ago, my football team had a match with a rival team. The opposition was giving us a headache. We seemed to be struggling to keep up with their attacks. Even my dependable center-back was cru...Published: 30 May 2019 at 10:32hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Zimbabwe govt liberalises marriages…Chiefs, Vapostori to solemnise unions
Government has extended the role of marriage officers to include traditional and religious leaders such as Vapostori as it seeks to liberalise the solemnisation of unions.Justice, Legal and Pa...Published: 11 May 2019 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff Rporter
Chief Mtshane dismisses reports that he wants Chief Ndiweni recalled
THE deputy president of the Chiefs Council, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, has dismissed as false reports that he has written to the Government to recall Chief Nhanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna from his...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
What I learnt from a dog which stole an egg
(Warning 🚫 The following message may change your life) During the holiday while visiting my relatives in the village, I passed a certain old man's h...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Mnangagwa divides Ndebele chiefs
Matabeleland chiefs secretary Nothiwani Dlodlo has reported that Chief Mtshane Khumalo has escalated his fight against Chief Vwezi Maduna of Filabusi and Chief Nhanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 10:53hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cop, 2 accomplices sued for abducting villager
AN officer stationed at Nyamandlovu Police Station in Matabeleland North province and his two accomplices have been taken to court by a villager who is demanding $100 000 in damages for alleged abduct...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Donkey 'thief' sues villagers, cop for $100 000
A MAN from Nyamandlovu who was kidnapped by two villagers and subjected to a brutal mob attack before he was unlawfully arrested for allegedly stealing donkeys, is suing his assailants and a police of...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:07hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Chief Charumbira's evil intentions about Matabeleland genocide will never succeeded in our lifetime
Chief Charumbira's evil intentions about Matabeleland genocide cannot go unnoticed and unchallenged. His devilish plans will never see light of day in our lifetime. It must be categorically st...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 08:59hrs | | by Israel Dube
The Umthwakazi Nation Remember King Lobengula
The fierce encounter at Lalaphansi and a little later at the Shangani River in October, 1893, between Imbizo gallant Forces of King Lobengula and the Imperialist Forces were initial incide...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 20:13hrs | 6 | by Prince Zwide Peter Khumalo
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