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Ex-Zanu-PF councillor jailed 14 years for stock theft
Former Zanu-PF Insiza Ward 17 Councillor Sindiso Ndlovu, alongside accomplice Buhle Nkomazana, received an effective 14-year prison sentence each on Friday after being convicted of stock theft. Their ...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:18hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
89 cattle die daily in Matebeleland South
The Department of Veterinary Services has sounded the alarm over a drastic surge in cattle deaths in Matebeleland South, attributing the sharp increase to the deadly January disease. Daily mortality r...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Insiza: The land of gold and glory
INSIZA is a district in Matabeleland South Province and its capital, Filabusi, is 100km south of Bulawayo, along the Mbalabala/Zvishavane Road. The district boasts of a diverse landscape, with gentle ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:21hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor arrested for stock theft
Zanu-PF councillor for Ward 17, Insiza North, Sindiso Ndlovu, has been accused of stealing cattle and selling them to Esigodini Abattoir. Ndlovu (40) and his co-accused, Buhle Nkomazana (29), appeared...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Filabusi gold discovery: New town emerges
"BEKEZELA" is IsiNdebele word for patience, and for residents of a suburb that bears the same name in Filabusi in Insiza District, Matebeleland South, development has been a long way, coming for the n...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Rival amakorokoza groups clash in Nkankezi
GOGO Martha Mlotshwa swears that she has never seen so much blood in her 75 years of existence.At her age, she has seen it all - the good, the bad and the worst of humanity but the level of vi...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills daughter after dispute with ex-wife
A HOMEDALE Farm resident has been accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter over an undisclosed matter.In a statement in its Twitter page, police said: "The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
87-year-old man goes missing
Police in Matabeleland South province are appealing for information that may lead to the location of an 87-year-old man from Filabusi who went missing on March 2.Matabeleland South provincial ...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills uncle over forex bonus
A MAN from Filabusi allegedly killed his uncle, a general hand at Filabusi District Hospital, claiming that he had failed to repay a debt despite having receiving his bonus in foreign currency....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
666 hooker killer arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man who allegedly killed a hooker at a lodge and inscribed 666, a number Biblically known as the mark of the beast and a star associated with the occult on her belly...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marginalisation, tribalism - The emergence of Mthwakazi Republic Party
A PARTY of young people from Matabeleland, the Mthwakazi Republic Party, believes there is no reason for Matabeleland to remain under the subjugation of Zimbabwe and they have been calling for secessi...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Thandekile Moyo
Shona teachers removed from Nkankezi Primary teachers because they could not speak isiNdebele
GOVERNMENT is investigating an removal of five teachers from Nkankezi Primary School in Matabeleland South, allegedly because they could not speak the local language. In a telephone interview ...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Matabeleland South to get trafficable road network by 2030'
MATABELELAND South Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Abednico Ncube has said the province is expected to have a trafficable road network by 2030 as the Government is making significant efforts ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF indaba under threat
THE ZANU-PF national people's conference, scheduled to take place in Esigodini from Tuesday to Sunday, is under threat of flooding after the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) warned of hailstor...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 die in road accidents
FOUR people have died in two separate accidents which occurred in Nkankezi and just outside Gwanda in Matabeleland South Province.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson Assis...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman chases hubby from home, accomodates boyfriend
IN an act of unbridled betrayal, a married woman from Nkankezi area in Insiza district, Matabeleland South is being accused of allegedly having sex with a boyfriend in the presence of her three childr...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman, lover engage in sex in view of teenage children
IN an incident that sounds more like a far-fetched soap opera plot than real life, a married woman from Nkankezi in Insiza district, Matabeleland South is facing arrest following revelations that she ...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Murder, robbery over beer
A 33-YEAR-OLD man was strangled to death at a bottle store in Filabusi after he allegedly refused to buy a round of beer for a group of men.The killers allegedly robbed the man of about $140 a...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkankezi Bridge repair works complete
REPAIRS at the Cyclone Dineo destroyed Nkankezi Bridge in Insiza district, Matabeleland South Province which is along Bulawayo-Zvishavane road were completed last Wednesday and the bridge was opened t...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkankezi bridge 60% complete
The reconstruction of Nkankezi bridge is now 60 percent complete.The news was revealed during a visit by a technical committee assigned to monitor progress of the emergency road rehabilitation...Published: 19 Jun 2017 at 21:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Nkankezi Bridge repair
Construction work at Nkankezi Bridge taking shape. The bridge collapsed during the rain season....Published: 28 May 2017 at 13:04hrs | | by Alice Dube
Big boost for Nkankezi bridge rehabilitation
THE rehabilitation of Nkankezi bridge has received a major boost after Unki and Mimosa Mining Companies raised a combined $102 000 towards the rehabilitation of the bridge.The Nkankezi Bridge,...Published: 24 May 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
$102,000 for Nkankezi bridge rehab
Local companies from Zvishavane and Mberengwa have raised US$102 000 for the rehabilitation of Nkankezi bridge that was destroyed by the recent Cyclone Dineo which affected some parts of the country....Published: 11 May 2017 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkankezi bridge repair to begin soon
The government says work to repair Nkankezi bridge in Insiza will commence at the end of this month after US$14,5 million was availed for emergency works on the country's road infrastructure....Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 16:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army roped in to fix bridges
The Transport ministry has engaged the army to assist in the reconstruction of bridges washed away by rampaging floods, Parliament has been told.This comes as torrential rains have swept a...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkayi hit by 'cyclone marginalisation'
Mr editor I hope you will find this worth publishing. My home village is 20 km past Nkayi growth point and this takes a whooping 3hours to cover the 20 km using a small car and thanks to being in Mata...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 10:39hrs | | by Nkayi Resident
Zimbabwe army roped in to provide temporary bridges
THE Government has engaged the Zimbabwe Defence Forces to erect dismountable bridges on the country's major highways where bridges were swept away by the heavy rains that have been pounding the countr...Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Kasukuwere visits damaged Nkankezi bridge
ZANU PF National Political Commissar, Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Saviour Kasukuwere on Friday visited the damaged Nkankezi river bridge.Kasukuwere said the...Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 00:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe govt panics
GOVERNMENT has pressed the panic button after heavy rains washed away most of the country's roads and destroyed several bridges, leaving many communities cut off from the rest of the country....Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Children 'swept away by floods' in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's weather department says record-breaking rains have fallen in southern districts - and it's claiming that children have been swept away by the floods, ...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 12:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Masvingo Highway closed to traffic
THE Government will soon airlift aid to stranded communities after widespread flooding left one person dead, extensively damaged roads and destroyed bridges, leaving parts of the country isolated....Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh floods alert
GOVERNMENT yesterday raised a fresh floods alert, as the country continued to receive heavy downpours, which claimed one life, destroyed various infrastructure, including homes and bridges, and le...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rains trigger state of disaster
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate yesterday recommended that a state of disaster be declared in the country's southern provinces where one person was killed, while hundreds were maroo...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 05:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
PICTURE: Masvingo -Mbalabala road bridge swept away by rains
Heavy rains swept away a bridge in Nkankenzi located in Insiza district along Bulawayo - Masvingo highway on Sunday night. Several bridges countrywide have been destroyed by the rains in...Published: 27 Feb 2017 at 08:12hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Upper Ncema spills for the first time in 2 decades
BULAWAYO could have kissed water problems goodbye after it emerged that three of its supply dams, Upper Ncema, Mtshabezi and Insiza Mayfair were now spilling following incessant rains that pounded...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:19hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Dineo update - Insiza Marvel bridge flooded (video)
Insiza river was overflowing this afternoon and Marvel bridge was covered under water making Filabusi-Silalatshani route inaccessible. Nkankezi bridge, along Zvishavane road, also stayed under water f...Published: 17 Feb 2017 at 18:47hrs | 2 | by Moyo Roy
Dineo Update: Nkankezi River, Mat South (Photo)
Nkakezi river this morning. Wanezi dam washed away, Nkankezi bridge collapsing. Masvingo - Byo had clos...Published: 17 Feb 2017 at 15:04hrs | 1 | by Concerned Citizen
Cyclone Dineo hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe on high alert
Zimbabwe has activated its disaster management teams as Cyclone Dineo intensifies and is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Matabeleland South, Masvingo and Manicaland provinces over the weekend....Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 12:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone to hit Matabeleland South, Masvingo and Manicaland provinces
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that a tropical cyclone might hit the country on Thursday with Matabeleland South, Masvingo and Manicaland provinces expected to be the hard...Published: 14 Feb 2017 at 05:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner drowns in shaft
A GOLD panner died while five of his colleagues escaped death by a whisker after a mining shaft they were working in was flooded by water in Colleen Bawn.Matabeleland South police spokespe...Published: 04 Feb 2017 at 11:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duo gets 18 months in jail for attacking 'pompous' man with empty beer bottles
Two men from Mahole and Nkankezi areas in Filabusi were on Monday slapped with and effective 18 months in jail for attacking a fellow villager with empty beer bottles and stones leaving him with deep ...Published: 23 Oct 2015 at 07:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Duo in trouble for axing and sticking man with iron bars in a dispute over pick
Two man from Nkankezi in Filabusi are in trouble after they confronted and axed their neighbour demanding their pick which he refused to give them before they paid the money they owed him.Ndod...Published: 18 Oct 2015 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Man in trouble for raping friend's niece
A MAN from Nkankezi in Filabusi is in trouble after he raped his friend's niece (14) during the night when they were drunk and infected her with STI.This was heard by a Filabusi Resident magis...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Man seriously assaulted for complaining over stolen SIM card and battery
A man from Nkankezi in Filabusi was seriously assaulted after he complained that his cellphone SIM card and battery were missing after he left the mobile phone to charge at a shop where the accused pe...Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Man 'rapes' friend's HIV+ wife
A FILABUSI man allegedly raped his friend's HIV-positive wife, resulting in her contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI).He then gave her a rabbit to buy her silence, a court heard....Published: 03 Sep 2015 at 06:40hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Grandpa puts 3 condoms, rapes grandchild
A 73-YEAR-OLD man allegedly put on three condoms and raped his 12-year-old granddaughter, a magistrate heard.The man, who cannot be named to protect the juvenile but is from Fort Rixon ar...Published: 24 Feb 2015 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Marvelous Moyo
Met Department warns of violent thunderstorms
THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of violent thunderstorms this week and only last week heavy rains left a trail of destruction in Matabeleland North and South provinces. The s...Published: 04 Nov 2013 at 19:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Filabusi comes second in district athletics competition
SHANGANI Secondary School in Insiza was a hive of activity on Friday when schools battled it out for supremacy in the inter-schools track and field competition.Shangani Secondary School came...Published: 28 Feb 2012 at 11:18hrs | 5 | by Sports Reporter
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