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By Lindy Ndhlovu Chief Marupi, also known as Oaheng Nare, passed away yesterday evening at Health Point Hospital in Harare after a brief illness. He was 28 years old. Born on February 26th in 1996, Chief Nare became one of Zimbabwe’s youngest traditional leaders when he was installed at 18 in 2012. His leadership was […]
By Andile Mvundla The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with Green Climate Fund and the Government, has commissioned a fully equipped semen processing and cryopreservation center. The center seeks to transform agricultural research and promote climate-smart agriculture by empowering smallholder livestock farmers to adapt to the increasing impacts of climate change by having […]
Nomathemba Mathe A group of seven armed robbers stormed a steel company in Belmont on Monday, 15 October, terrorizing employees and making off with a substantial amount of cash and valuables. According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the robbers stormed the premises, overpowering security guards and workers. The suspects, brandishing pistols and a pickaxe, […]
By Nomathemba Mathe Plumtree- based soulful musician, Babongile Sibanda will embark on a 100km walk from Bulawayo to Plumtree on October 19 as part of an anti-drug awareness campaign. The event aims to raise awareness about the dangers of drug abuse and encourage those struggling with addiction to seek help. Event organizer, Handy Sibanda, expressed […]
By Anisha Hungwe The Zimbabwe Council of Churches(ZCC) held a capacity enhancement training today for community based organisations and faith-based organisations at Medithodist church in Bulawayo. The event will run for two days under the theme ‘Comprehensive Broad Based National Dialogue. Lasting solutions for Zimbabwe’. It aimed at educating the community about what is happening […]
By Lindy Ndhlovu The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued a warning to residents and businesses regarding a fraudulent scheme involving an individual falsely claiming to be a “Legal Affairs Officer” named Mr. Mhlanga. This person has allegedly been sending letters to organizations and companies, demanding payment of legal fees, supposedly on behalf of the […]
By Effort Moyo Zimbabwe Council of Churches, in partnership with the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) and the Evangelical Christian Leaders Forum (ECLF),commenced a Peace Indaba in Bulawayo yesterday aimed at promoting sustainable peace, security, and development across the nation The Zimbabwe Council of Churches is united in the pursuit of a peaceful, just and cohesive […]
By Nomathemba Mathe 34-year-old Irvine Shoko from Hwange has been fined USD$150 after he threatened to murder his neighbor in a fit of rage when his marriage proposal was rejected. The confrontation unfolded after Shoko, armed with an okapi knife, stormed into his neighbor’s homestead demanding to marry the man’s already-married daughter. On the 6th […]
Nomathemba Mathe The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced that water supply to all residential areas has been cut off and will remain unavailable until Wednesday, October 16th. This follows power failures at the city’s pumping and treatment stations due to maintenance work being carried out by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC). […]
By Lindy Ndhlovu A 64-year-old man from Zezani Village in Beitbridge has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for brutally assaulting his wife after she delayed preparing breakfast. The incident occurred on the 5th of October 2024, and saw the man violently attacking his wife with both a stick and a stone. The Beitbridge […]