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Chief Dakamela's ambitious vision

WHEN vehicles head in the direction of Nkayi on 4 April, where Chief Mbusi Bekithemba Dakamela will be hosting his famed annual Imiklomelo kaDakamela, the traditional leader believes that they will be serving a purpose bigger than most of …

Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:06hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter

Steady progress in Bulawayo-Nkayi Road rehab

The rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road has gained momentum, with the contractor working on a 23km stretch from Inyathi Business Centre, affirming the Second Republic's commitment to infrastructure development in Matabeleland North P…

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

CCC MP's demand role in agricultural inputs distribution

Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators are calling for greater involvement in the distribution of agricultural inputs in their constituencies, claiming that this is necessary to ensure fairness and prevent political bia…

Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 13:08hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter

Heavy rains leave six families homeless in Nkayi District

Six families in Mkhanyiso Village under Chief Madliwa are homeless after heavy rains caused extensive flooding on Monday, destroying homes, crops, and livestock in Nkayi District, Matabeleland North Province.The torrential downpour, measur…

Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 19:10hrs | 779 | by Staff reporter

16 teachers paraded naked to check who was menstruating!

A SENIOR staffer at Nkayi High School in Nkayi District, Matabeleland North province is accused of demeaning female teachers after forcing them to pose naked for an ancillary staff member to check which of them was on periods. The senior m…

Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:50hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter

Man hammers love rival's testicles

A MAN from Nkayi in Matabeleland North Province sustained swollen testicles after his love rival "struck" them with a hammer upon allegedly catching him having sex with his girlfriend.This was heard when Mthabisi Dlamini appeared before Bu…

Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo-Nkayi Road section opens

The Government has opened to the motoring public a completed section of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road near Turk Mine in Bubi District with the Government committing to avail more funds to complete the targeted portions of the road project.While …

Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:28hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter

Nkayi School of Nursing closed

THIRTY-THREE trainee primary care nurses at Nkayi District Hospital have been moved to other nursing schools in Masvingo and Manicaland provinces following the temporary closure of the institution, which has disrupted lectures following th…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:53hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter

Chief Dakamela launches housing and education foundations

Chief Dakamela of Nkayi has launched a housing scheme and education foundations to assist less privileged members of his community.The housing foundation will target mostly the elderly who do not have the means to build their own homes whi…

Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Nkayi Villagers cry for help

Villagers under Headman Manguni in Nkayi have requested urgent government assistance and help towards tackling challenges that have made life difficult for the people of Nkayi. Villagers revealed that Nkayi had been left behind under the n…

Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 11:52hrs | 1 | by Nkululeko Nkomo

Work on Bulawayo-Nkayi Road begins

WORK on the rehabilitation of the 158km Bulawayo-Nkayi Road has resumed following the disbursement of funds by Government for the project as the Second Republic steps up efforts towards completing outstanding major projects in Matabeleland…

Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Nkayi roadworks resume

WORK on the rehabilitation of a 15km stretch of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road is set to resume with contractors now in the process of mobilising machinery and other equipment, and expected to be on the site for the road works.The rehabilitation …

Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Government to start upgrading Nkayi Airstrip

GOVERNMENT will next month start upgrading Nkayi Airstrip in Matabeleland North Province with $40 million already set aside for the project as the Second Republic continues to roll out key infrastructure development across the country.The …

Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

NUST student has solutions to power challenges

HE started with developing a unique dry biomass-powered prototype machine in 2020, which has the capacity to pump up to 60 000 litres of water per hour, a model that could be scaled up for use on larger commercial projects in mines and irr…

Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Tsholotsho, Nkayi roadworks take shape

THE construction of major roads linking Bulawayo with Nkayi and Tsholotsho districts has gathered momentum as the Second Republic steps up efforts towards completing outstanding infrastructure development projects in the Matabeleland regio…

Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

BREAKING: ZANU PF Minister accused of 'hijacking' cattle donation to Nkayi family

Information coming from Matabeleland North indicate that the the Provincial resident minister Richard Moyo will preside over the handover of 17 cows, cash and medicines that have been mobilised by a farmers Cattle Mall to support a Nkayi&n…

Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 18:20hrs | 14 | by Mandla Ndlovu

FULL LIST: Donors who assisted Nkayi farmers which lost 21 cows revealed

A full list of donors who  assisted the Nkayi family which lost 21 cattle after mistaking a deadly pesticide for one of the popular worm remedies for livestock has been availed.  The donation of 17 cattle have been donated by lea…

Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 17:27hrs | 22 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Nkayi gets new CEO

THE Local Government ministry has appointed Silibele Mpofu as the new Nkayi Rural District Council chief executive officer (CEO) despite the Zanu-PF-dominated council preferring Lawrence Mudimba for the post.Mudimba had been acting chief e…

Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Villager excited over gains from goat meat project

For 60-year-old Soni Nkomalama of Sihlengeni Village in Ward 5 of Nkayi district, the direct goat meat marketing approach has been a game changer.Latest  Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme newsletter states that the proud owner of…

Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 07:13hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes

WATCH: Former students association donates to Zwelabo Secondary School in Nkayi

Former students of Zwelabo Secondary School in Nkayi under their grouping named Zwelabo Former Students Association (ZFSA) have donated books, soccer kit and 10 500 Rands for the drilling of a borehole at their former schoolThis was reveal…

Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 08:56hrs | 222 | by Stephen Jakes

Another dam for Matabeleland

A new 98 million cubic metre dam is being built by the Government in Nkayi district, making it the third major water body under construction in Matabeleland.The Government, through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), is also con…

Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Kidnapped Nkayi boy to be repatriated from Kenya

Authorities from Zimbabwe and Kenya are working on paperwork to repatriate a seven-year-old boy from Nkayi who was kidnapped and taken to Kenya in 2016 in a case of human trafficking.The boy, Awakhiwe Ackim Ncube was abducted while playing…

Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Nkayi Community Parliament: The model for peace in Matabeleland

The recently established, Nkayi Community Parliament, which fosters community involvement, participation and the development of Nkayi District, is a haven of ideas, peace, mutual respect and political tolerance within the district. The par…

Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 09:24hrs | 53 | by Nhlanhla Moses

COVID-19 outbreak shuts down Nkayi clinic

SIVALO Clinic in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province, was closed for two days after all staff members, including five nurses tested positive to COVID-19 as the third wave continues to hit the country.Provincial medical director Munekayi Pad…

Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

'Nkayi district hospital mortuary not functioning for 13 years'

NKAYI District Hospital mortuary in Matabeleland North province has reportedly not been functional for close to 13 years following equipment breakdown.The hospital is in ward 29 in Nkayi district.Indications were that very little effort ha…

Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Devolution helplessly biting the dust at Nkayi registry offices

Despite the unambiguous provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013, devolution sadly remains a pipedream in the generality of the country. For purposes of particularity, the Nkayi civil registry office is the f…

Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:52hrs | 14 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Former students move to lift Nkayi school

IN the winter of 2019, about 20 pupils from Sagonda Primary School in Matabeleland North's Nkayi district set out on a 53-kilometre walk aimed at raising funds to purchase building and educational materials for the school.The target was $1…

Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:14hrs | 10 | 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 genocidal slave drivers, colonialists and o…

Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 22:38hrs | 37 | by Thembani Dube

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