Pair convicted of R137 000 robbery

Trish Mukwazo,[email protected] men have been convicted of robbing a woman of R137 000 as she walked home in Bulawayo’s Luveve suburb with her five-year-old child. Silence Kwangwa (30) of Trenance…

Zimbabwe’s walk on the wild side with Yellow Zebra Safaris

Nick Hendry Spending an early morning walking through a Zimbabwean forest is a surreal experience. The sun overhead is pleasantly warming, not yet hazardously scorching; the expansive silence makes it…

Elderly couple awaits judgment in US$30k bank glitch spending spree case

Trish Mukwazo, [email protected] elderly couple from Bulawayo’s Pelandaba suburb, accused of going on a spending spree after exploiting a technical glitch at Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and allegedly embezzling over US$30…

Workshops to educate creatives on social security, retirement on cards

Mbulelo Mpofu, [email protected] The National Social Security Authority (Nssa) in the Matabeleland region, in collaboration with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) in Bulawayo, is set to host a workshop in…

Floods close school, disrupting education

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] rains have brought lessons to a standstill at Seboza Primary School in Gwanda. Floodwaters inundated teachers’ accommodation and several classrooms, forcing staff to evacuate. The teachers lost…

Cocoa’s rise continues with another Nama nod

Mthabisi Tshuma, [email protected] Bulawayo-born dancer Cocoa (Ellain Ncube) is celebrating her second consecutive nomination at the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), cementing her transition from modelling to dance. Now based in…

“I was restricting him” – Grandmother’s change of heart on disability

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] Nkosiphile Lubombo, from Insiza District, hasn’t let his physical disability define him. He’s become a valued member of his community, enjoying a full and active life, much…

Safety, sisterhood, and speed: Female drivers rev up Bulawayo’s taxis

Peter Matika, [email protected]’S public transport system, known for its intensity, is attracting a new breed of drivers — women. They are taking on the mushikashika sector in their Honda Fits,…

33 new Victoria Falls school pupils’ dream fading, New school, no teachers, no lessons

Leonorah Ncube in Victoria FallsMASUWE Secondary School, a new build from last year, thanks to a local hospitality group, was supposed to transform the lives of its students. The goal…

Nqobile Magwizi presents award at Zambia’s Women’s Football Gala

Online Reporter ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi attended and presented an award at the Football Association of Zambia Women’s Football Celebration Gala. The event, which was held in Lusaka and hosted…