JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND (JOC) takes over hero Dabengwa burial programme, a move widely seen as a ploy to screen speakers of the late national hero, set for this Saturday

JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND (JOC) takes over  hero Dabengwa burial programme, a move widely seen as a ploy to screen speakers of the late national hero, set for this Saturday

JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND (JOC) takes over hero Dabengwa burial programme, a move widely seen as a ploy to screen speakers of the late national hero, set for this Saturday In a telephone interview with NewZimbabwe.com, Zapu acting president Isaac Mabuka confirmed the development. Burial programmes for national heroes are normally handled by the Ministry of Home Affairs in conjunction with family members.“Our secretary general Strike Mnkandla is with the JOC right now, finalising the burial…

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POLICE block Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru from holding a rally in Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North

POLICE block  Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru from holding a rally in Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North

  POLICE yesterday blocked Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru from holding a rally in Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North, with the Bulawayo High Court failing to handle the opposition party’s urgent chamber application seeking a reversal of the ban. Thousands of ZimPF supporters, who braved the searing heat, had already gathered awaiting results of the court application, but riot police closed off the venue. ZimPF had notified the police on September 3 about the…

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After Closing Down, The Police Training Depot, Chief Ndiweni, Closes GMB in Ntabazinduna

CHIEF Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North Province has allegedly directed the Grain Marketing Board to shut down its depot in his area, arguing that his people were not benefiting from the facility. Sunday News reported that the move comes barely a year after the traditional leader ordered the police and the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services to shut down their training depots in his area saying youths from his jurisdiction were not benefiting. He…

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‘Massive Loot Found Hidden In Ceiling &Buried By Bulawayo Criminal From Ntabazinduna’

AN abandoned car in Bulawayo’s Paddonhurst suburb led curious police officers to track down its owner, only to stumble on stolen property at the man’s house in Kumalo. Some of the property was stashed in the ceiling while other goods were buried underground in the yard, leading to the arrest of one of the city’s most dangerous robbers. Police yesterday said they also searched John Raphael Masuku’s rural homestead in Ntabazinduna where they recovered more…

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‘Kids Are A distraction’ Says Chief Ndiweni’

  MANY chiefs in Zimbabwe sire children who go on to inherit their thrones when they pass on. Those with no children have sleepless nights as they worry that when they die, relatives will fight over the vacated seats of power.   However, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni, the son of the late maveric chief, Khayisa Ndiweni is proving to be a rare breed, as he revealed to Sunday Leisure that he has not sired a…

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‘ Violet Makoto Collapsed In Ntabazinduna, And Blamed It On Heat And Hunger’

‘ Violet Makoto Collapsed In Ntabazinduna, And Blamed It On Heat And Hunger’

Forestry Commission Spokesperson, Violet Makoto caused a stir today when she collapsed during a media tour and blamed the move on hunger. Makoto, a former ZBC presenter in Bulawayo collapsed at Ntabazinduna in the presence of is the current Minister of Water, Environment and Climate,  Oppah Muchinguri  and her immediate boss deputy general manager, Abedinico Marufu. “It’s true that Violet collapsed in a dramatic manner.  She caused panic among the touring party including Muchinguri. “After…

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