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Don’t confuse me with KK: Macdonald

KK grabs the attention with his shiny suits and his laughter as he struts around in front of the cameras in Muvhango. But actor Macdonald Ndou, 34, is nothing like the role he plays on the popular...

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Vikela reveals secret to success

Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) winning comedian Doc Vikela says his secret to success is hard work as it always pays off and his accolade is proof of that. Born...

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BCC rewards 8,000 loyal ratepayers

Oliver Kazunga Senior Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has started rewarding ratepayers who did not benefit from the government’s 2013 directive to write-off debts by crediting each ratepayer’s...

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4-man stocktheft gang denied bail

Elizabeth Tsuro Midlands Reporter FOUR suspected stock thieves from Chiundura have been arrested for allegedly stealing six head of cattle which they slaughtered and sold to a butchery in Gweru. Edmore...

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Man, 55, claims love affair with 13-yr-old

Melody Baya Court Reporter A 55-YEAR-OLD man from Hope Fountain has told a Bulawayo magistrate that he had a love affair with a 13-year-old girl whom he allegedly had sex with on several occasions....

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Prof Moyo reiterates traditional leaders’ importance

Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter TRADITIONAL leaders should be well capacitated as they play a significant role to promote peace and security in rural communities, Tsholotsho North legislator Professor...

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Woman ‘kills’ hubby over love child

Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle Reporter A WOMAN allegedly killed her husband in cold blood after she overheard him telling his mother that he had sired a child out of wedlock, a court has heard....

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Gushungo ‘bomber’ fingers army officials

Harare Bureau One of the suspects accused of attempting to petrol-bomb the First Family’s Alpha Omega Dairy Farm in Mazowe last Friday claimed some unnamed officials in the Zimbabwe National Army were...

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Amhlophe High withholds results over water levy

Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle Reporter AMHLOPHE High school in Pumula East suburb is allegedly withholding Ordinary Level results for some pupils over a $10 water levy that each of them was expected to...

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VP Mphoko sends out SOS…Appeals for private sector support in industry revival

Phelekezela Mphoko Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter— THE government is working with businesses to revive industries in Bulawayo in an initiative aimed at restoring the city’s status as the country’s...

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Rapulana (Tau) discharged. . .major questions over accident

Actor Rapulana Seiphemo has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at his home in Johannesburg. Family spokesperson Mduduzi Sikhakhane confirmed that he was discharged from Milpark Hospital on...

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iFest still owes comedians

Showbiz Correspondent Some comedians who performed at the Ibumba Arts Festival (iFest) in December last year, have not been paid yet. The annual iFest, organised by Saimon Mambazo Phiri was held from...

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Pub loses $5k to thieving employee

Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a 747 Sports Bar employee who allegedly broke into the company’s premises and stole $5,000. Spencer Magoge from...

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Man held for sodomising neighbour’s son at knifepoint

Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter A 59-year-old man from Binga has been arrested for sodomising his neighbour’s 14-year-old son at knifepoint. Siadinya Juta Mwembe, of Kamalumbu Village, Mabobolo...

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‘Bribe’ cop conviction, sentence overturned

Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter A FORMER policeman who was dismissed from the police force for allegedly accepting a bribe has successfully challenged his conviction and sentence at the Bulawayo...

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100 panners storm mine, kill guard

Richard Muponde Gwanda Correspondent A COWDRAY Park man who was employed as a security guard at a mine in West Nicholson died after about 100 illegal gold panners attacked the new owners of Geelong...

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Tomana to remain on remand

Johannes Tomana Tendai Rupapa Harare Bureau PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Johannes Tomana should remain on remand because there is reasonable suspicion that he committed an offence, Harare provincial magistrate,...

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‘Zim makes great strides towards death penalty abolition’

Takunda Maodza in Rome, Italy ZIMBABWE is making significant strides towards the elimination of the death penalty from its statutes as demonstrated by the removal of all women and persons aged below 21...

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President gets surprise party

President Mugabe assisted by First Lady Cde Grace Mugabe cuts the cake during his 92nd birthday celebrations hosted by his staff at State House in Harare yesterday. — (Picture by Justin Mutenda) Tendai...

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Gushungo bombing suspect’s request granted

Fungai Lupande Harare Bureau THE court yesterday granted access to telephone communication between one of the suspects accused of attempting to petrol-bomb the First Family’s Alpha Omega Dairy Farm in...

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