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Fear grips Gwanda villagers
Residents of Gwanda South are living in fear following a daring armed robbery at the homestead of Chief Marupi last week, where gunmen made off with his newly allocated Isuzu double-cab vehicle, R2,70...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:54hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
I am suffocating and sick of crying
I am suffocating and sick of crying and dying for fresher air. I died in May, June and July, last year, and died forever in a shallow swamp on April 18, 1983. Later on, I died in a river full of class...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 09:17hrs | 28 | by Tafi Mhaka
Excited by the killings: How The Chronicle covered the Gukurahundi genocide
AbstractTHIS paper examines and interrogates the role of the state-controlled media during the Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe. Gukurahundi is a genocide that took place in Zimbabwe betwe...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 9 | by Bhekinkosi Jakobe Ncube
Mpilo Hospital staff as they save 90 people with gruesome stab wounds
THE festive season was a nightmare for healthcare workers at Mpilo Central Hospital who had to rope in external help from specialists to save the lives of attempted murder victims.A staggering...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South declares war on rustlers
LIVESTOCK farmers in Matebeleland South, operating under the Beitbridge-Gwanda Anti- Stock Theft Association (BB-GASTA) are intensifying their campaign against cattle rustlers following rampant stock ...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa urges voters to take advantage of CCC crisis
Zanu-PF Treasurer Patrick Chinamasa has urged residents of Mabvuku-Tafara constituency to take advantage of an ongoing crisis within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to vote party candidate Ped...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:42hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Senate and PR, the maxim gun firing at Bulawayo
The Senate, Youth and PR lists for the 2023 harmonised elections in Bulawayo Province, are the newest metaphorical maxim gun whose bullets are brutally firing at the tender heart of the City of Bulawa...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 20:03hrs | 19 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube (Secretary General)
The legend of Chief Maduna of Godlwayo
WHEN the 1896 First Umvukela/Chimurenga military campaign against the Ndebeles had not been a success, arch-imperialist Cecil John Rhodes called for a great indaba with Ndebele chiefs (izinduna) in th...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
This and that with Mal'phosa: Zan'arcissists
We are in a forced relationship with a narcissistic government. They think they are the best. They think they are great and important. They think we can never survive without them. And they think we d...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 16:05hrs | 3 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Spear rampage killer not guilty
A BUSINESSMAN who killed seven people in a knife and spear rampage in Redcliff in 2021 was acquitted of murder charges after the High Court ruled that he was mentally unstable when he committed the br...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:33hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: Will the real Ndebele please stand up
There has been a lot of talk about the resorgimento of the Ndebele Kingdom and crowning of the King himself. We have had so many pretenders to the throne, all claiming to be the rightful heirs or Prin...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 18:40hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Zimbabwe violence signals bloody 2023 poll
THE storming of an opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change Press conference at the Media Centre in Harare by suspected Zanu-PF youths is yet ominous sign that the 2023 general elections could be vio...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:43hrs | 1 | 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 | | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Gold panners impose curfew
RESIDENTS of Esigodini in Matabeleland South province are living in fear of suspected illegal panners who are terrorising them and have reportedly imposed some form of a ‘7 pm curfew' in the a...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mr Mnangagwa, longevity is a treasure beyond measure
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, congratulations on your 80th birthday. Given that for many people, 40 years is a lifetime, you rank among the fortunate remnant who have live...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Scores injured as illegal miners storm village
Villagers in the Malungwane area of Umzingwane District are living in fear after they were attacked by suspected illegal gold miners armed with spears, machetes and axes on Wednesday afternoon, leavin...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreigner arrested while trying to smuggle gun and ammunition into Zimbabwe
Police in Beitbridge arrested a 32-year-old foreign national, Mathabi Tshililo as he was attempting to smuggle a firearm and dangerous weapons into the country while at the Robert Mugabe International...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 17:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Prophet gifted me gun as lucky charm', busted woman tells shocked airport authorities
THERE was drama at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport after a South African bound Zimbabwean woman was intercepted trying to smuggle a firearm into the neighbouring county.The suspect...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police shoot machete wielding miners
POLICE in Bindura allegedly shot three illegal machete wielding miners who were causing myherm at Kitsiyatota mine in Bindura.The matte...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 13:44hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prophetess uses spirit medium
A JOHANE Masowe yeChishanu prophetess has SENSATIONALLY claimed that all prophets, who claim to be using the Holy Spirit, are a bunch of LIARS.Gogo Miriam has been a prophetess for 30 years....Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:32hrs | | 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 | 13 | by Elliot Ziwira
CCC Kwekwe rally violence; suspects released on bail
FIVE suspects linked to the violence that rocked a Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) Kwekwe rally leading to the death of one person have been released on bail.Mbongeni Ncube died from the sk...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rally murder takes new twist
The grisly murder of Mboneni Ncube, the Citizens for Coalition for Change (CCC) Kwekwe activist who was killed at a rally in the Midlands town in February has taken a new twist with the suspected kill...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbers attack friend's wife
BULAWAYO police have arrested four pistol-wielding brothers who robbed their friend's wife of R15 000 after overhearing that she had won a sports bet.Lungisani Nyathi overheard his friend shar...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet connects Kruger park to Victoria Falls
FASTJET has become the first airline in the history of Victoria Falls International Airport to offer a flight that connects Victoria Falls and Kruger National Park in Empumalanga, South Africa....Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leading in human rights violations
ZIMBABWE's electoral environment is increasingly turning violent, with the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) bearing the brunt of attacks from suspected State security agents and Zanu-PF ...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC under siege as police block campaign rally
The Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was yesterday denied yet another opportunity to hold a major campaign rally after police barricaded Marondera's Rudhaka Stadium and chased aw...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang leader shot dead by police
A MACHETE gang leader was fatally shot by police in Bindura after the gang attacked detectives who had come to rescue mine workers it had kidnapped and assaulted over a mining dispute.The inci...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK Parliament blasts Chiwenga
THE United Kingdom parliament has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to bring Zanu-PF activists accused of killing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporter Mboneni Ncube to justi...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 17:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete ringleader killed in police shootout
AN alleged ringleader of illegal gold miners, Claudius Tavazera (21) was on Friday gunned down by the police in a shootout in Bindura.In a statement yesterday, police said Tavazera was on thei...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Journey to koBulawayo: Learning about a community through its material culture
WHEN a people settle at a place, there is interaction between them and the environment.Their minds, their worldview impact on the environment, its various aspects and, in the process, space is...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:22hrs | | by Pathisa Nyathi
Chamisa's CCC confronts Chiwenga
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere asked Vice President Constantino Chiwenga retract his highly inflammatory statements in which he likened newly formed opposition party, ...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rally murder: 11 out
ELEVEN of the 16 youths who were arrested in connection with the murder of a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporter at a rally in Kwekwe, Midlands province, on Sunday have been released amid re...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police finger Zanu-PF in CCC Kwekwe violence
POLICE have accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of perpetrating the weekend violence in Kwekwe which left two opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters dead and 17 others injured, with ei...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
10 gang members nabbed for murder
TEN gang members have been arrested for allegedly fatally assaulting a Filabusi man with machetes, axes, spears and iron bars.The ten, among others who are still at large, allegedly drove from...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Five in court over Kwekwe rally murder
Five of 16 people who were arrested for the murder of 35-year-old Mbongeni Ncube during a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party campaign rally in Kwekwe appeared in court o...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa speaks out on Kwekwe violence
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa has strongly condemned Zanu-PF for instigating the violence which rocked his rally in Kwekwe Sunday.One CCC supporter died while 1...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Kwekwe rally rocked by violence
ONE person reportedly died yesterday while scores of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters were injured following an attack by suspected Zanu-PF supporters during party leader Nelson Chamisa'...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: ZANU PF kills 1, injures 17 Chamisa supporters
At least 17 have been hospitalized while 1 person sadly lost his life following an act of violence by suspected ZANU PF thugs during CCC President Nelson Chamisa’s address in Kwekwe today....Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 15:26hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Crimes of passion worry Zimbabwe police
POLICE in Gokwe have banned the carrying of machetes and other dangerous weapons as a way of curbing the rise in cases of murder, particularly those involving crimes of passion, Southern E...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding illegal miners kill one, leaves four in agony
A gang of machete wielding illegal miners from Midlands aboard two kombis descended on Shamva mine and attacked five people killing one on the spot yester...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 17:33hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sheep thief stoned to death in Gwanda
Police details in Gwanda have arrested Mayibongwe Nsingo (38), Thulani Mdlongwa (33), Likhwa Nsingo (20), Thobekani Nsingo (20) and Stanford Nsingo (44) in connection with a case of murder which occur...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 11:26hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
3 dead in fight over woman
Police in Matabeleland South province have launched a manhunt for four men who allegedly killed three artisanal miners over a woman in Lumene, Gwanda District, and are on the run.The accused p...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
You can't pull in croc with fish hook
IN the village, the outcome of a fishing trip to the river often meant the difference between a sumptuous meal and another dish to be tolerated just to keep the body and soul together.As pleas...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 11 | by Bishop Lazarus
Carrying of weapons banned in Kwekwe and Gokwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has banned the carrying of dangerous weapons in public in Gokwe and Kwekwe districts for the next three months....Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 20:57hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
New dispensation a replica of the old
DEAR President.Your Excellency, your ascendance to the Presidency was a political upstage which kindled hyped deliberations in the court of public opinion. Discussions on the probable directio...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Redcliff killings death toll rises
ONE more person has died from wounds sustained when a man went berserk in Redcliff on Saturday morning killing six people on the spot and leaving several others critically injured.Six people d...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba who massacred 6 family members arrested
Police have arrested Thubelithle Khoshow (26) in connection with cases of Murder and Rape which occurred on October 9 at around 0300 hours at ...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Shelton Muchena
6 people stabbed to death during all-night prayer, man, 26, arrested
A worshipper has stabbed six people to death and seriously wounded four others, police said on Saturday.The incident happened at around 3AM on Stone Claire Road in the Midlands town of Redclif...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 20:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man searching for puppies robbed by armed gang
A Zhombe man was attacked by six armed robbers at his homestead yesterday night while he was searching for his puppies.Shepherd Maning (41) was outside at night when he was grabbed by the wais...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 10:30hrs | 5 | by Tarisai Mudahondo in Zhombe
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