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Zimbabweans should be wary of Trojan horse constitutional amendments!
So, the Zimbabwe government is planning more constitutional changes.This is according to Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, in an interview with the state-cont...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:12hrs | 238 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chivayo begs Mukanya to accept his gifts
Wickell Chivayo strongly criticized journalist Hopewell Chin'ono in response to his remarks following musician Thomas Mapfumo's refusal of a contentious businessperson's car and home gifts.In ...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:47hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional changes on cards in Zimbabwe
Government has set in motion plans to transfer the responsibility to register voters from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to the Civil Registry Department in sweeping changes to the electoral ...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:56hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru distributes millions in aid to vulnerable Africans
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 19, 2024 - Next-generation financial services platform, Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), has successfully distributed millions in aid to disadvantaged recipients in Africa throu...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:41hrs | 109 | by APO
Understanding suicide among diaspora-born youths
The prevalence of media reports highlighting the suicides of young Zimbabweans born in the Diaspora is a deeply concerning issue. The time has come for us as Zimbabweans to understand the underlying f...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:10hrs | 481 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Why an uprising against Zanu-PF will fail
I SEE some people advocating an uprising against Zanu-PF Have you people thought this through? If you really provoke a crisis, with the populace on one side and the machinery of the Zanu-PF go...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:32hrs | 1076 | by Kumbirai T Nhamo
Mnangagwa niece's legacy woes haunt ZBC
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is grappling with serious management challenges linked to Helliate Rushwaya - the newly appointed board chair - during her tenure as the acting chief execut...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1619 | by Staff reporter
'Stranger' at Mpilo hospital, can't speak any Zimbabwean language
MPILO Central Hospital is appealing for information that could lead to the identification of an unknown man who was admitted to the institution two months ago and does not understand or speak any of t...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:47hrs | 3396 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services recruiting
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services is recruiting physically fit correctional officers, who should be aged between 18 and 30 years.In a statement, ZPCS said applicants should submit...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 20:57hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Delayed payments rile civil servants
SOME civil servants recruited by the Department of Civil Registry to issue national identity cards ahead of last year's general elections have expressed concern over delayed payment for their services...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:58hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Senior magistrate in dock over grocery bribe
A SENIOR magistrate stationed at Murehwa Magistrates Court, Terrence Mashaire, who is accused of receiving bribes in the form of groceries and stationary, was yesterday remanded out of custody on US$1...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:58hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Vendors decry unfavourable conditions at Egodini
VENDORS operating at the newly refurbished Egodini Terminus have expressed concern over what they termed "unfavourable" business conditions after Bulawayo City Council (BCC) allegedly barred them from...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Children terrorised by invisible creatures
THE way your skin crawled after watching goosefleshers like The Conjuring , Gothika and The Ring, will pale into insignificance when you read through this living nightmare for three children from Magw...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:04hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana forge ahead with eliminating passport requirement
ZIMBABWE and Botswana are forging ahead with eliminating passport requirements for citizens travelling between the two countries with the Government already working on fine-tuning the modalities and o...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Masisi reprimands Botswana MPs over 'xenophobic' comments against Zimbabweans
With legislators fearful of a possible invasion as Botswana and Zimbabwe ponder the use of national identity cards (IDs) to cross borders, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned Members of Parliament ...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 17:41hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe National Youth Service back in April
THE National Youth Service (NYS), which seeks to provide a platform to groom youths to uphold Zimbabwean values and identity, is set to resume in April this year, a Cabinet minister has said.A...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:07hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Botswana passport requirements should go, says Masisi
BOTSWANA President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said he sees the removal of passport requirements between Zimbabwe and South Africa in line with the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) guidelines a...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:36hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges youths to develop their country
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged young people, both in Zimbabwe and abroad, to shoulder the burden of developing their country, emulating their forebears who liberated it and driving the development...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
The growth, legacy of Pelandaba Bus Company
ESTABLISHED in 1958 by the late Mtshumayeli Joseph Ngwenya in Bulawayo, Pelandaba Buses, born out of poultry selling, is still growing 50 years later.It is also proving to be a lifelong legacy...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:03hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Remains of 21 people exhumed in city
Remains of 21 people were exhumed from a housing development project site in Bulawayo's Killarney suburb before they were reburied at the city's Luveve cemetery.This was revealed in the latest...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 1829 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults nephew, locks him in freezer
A-28-YEAR-OLD Nyamandlovu man who allegedly assaulted his four-year-old nephew before locking him up in a freezer appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing assault charges.The a...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 17:57hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
BCC orders vendors to vacate 5th Avenue by tomorrow
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued a stern warning to vendors who are operating illegally along 5th Avenue. They have until tomorrow to leave the road or have their wares confiscated b...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 08:36hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 604 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
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 | 322 | by Bhekinkosi Jakobe Ncube
The ambiguous essence of Valentine's day
As social beings wired for celebration, human life is marked by various milestones. Births are celebrated, puberty initiations are observed in some cultures, weddings announce unions, and even divorce...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 11:44hrs | 318 | by Bishop John Carter
Masisi allays fears over Zimbabwe IDs usage at border posts
The proposed use of National Identity Documents (IDs) for travel between Botswana and Zimbabwe will not cause an influx of Zimbabwean nationals into Botswana.This was said by President Dr Mokg...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 10:09hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana reaffirm no passports deal
ZIMBABWE and Botswana will forge ahead with eliminating passport requirements for citizens travelling between the two countries in line with regional and continental aspirations of facilitating the fr...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:30hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
ZEC cleans up voters' roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has removed about 5 000 deceased persons from the voters roll as the election management body cleans the roll in terms of the Electoral Act.The removal ...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:29hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Busisa Moyo imposter begs donations from business executive's colleagues
Busisa Moyo has warned family and friends to disregard a social message by a fraudster who has been soliciting for financial donations from his circle while pretending it was the renowned business exe...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:15hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man busted with explosives in SA
A 35–YEAR–OLD Zimbabwean Citizen has been arrested in Mpumalanga province, South Africa with an assortment of smuggled explosives meant for illegal mining activities in that country.The su...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:36hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Radio personality busted with fake Zanu-PF IDs
Thandeka Hilda Chitombo, an up-and-coming presenter at Platinum FM radio, found herself in court on Saturday after being apprehended in Chinhoyi for allegedly posing as a Central Intelligence Organisa...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 19:27hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe census figures 'questionable'
ZIMBABWE'S population figures may be distorted because thousands of births and deaths of primarily children under five years, go unrecorded mainly in rural areas due to a lack of information and civil...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:58hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt sets new US$ fees for lost documents
GOVERNMENT has introduced a basket of new fees exclusively pegged in United States dollars for citizenship application or replacement of lost identity documents.According to Statutory Instrume...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners to pay U$5,000 for Zimbabwean citizenship
Foreigners applying for Zimbabwean citizenship on the basis of permanent residence will be required to pay US$5 000 cash for both adults and minors while those who seek restoration of citizenship afte...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 911 | by Staff reporter
Musvamhiri wins case in Shiri estate wrangle
One of the beneficiaries in the late former Air Force of Zimbabwe commander and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri's estate, Tanaka Musvamhiri, has had a case of forgery filed against her dismissed at t...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 12:16hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe changes approach in diplomatic engagements
In a week of vibrant diplomatic exchanges, Zimbabwe has emerged as a beacon of global collaboration, hosting a cascade of foreign delegations eager to explore partnerships across diverse sectors....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 10:24hrs | 6379 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Chamisa to form new party, 'not giving up!' Voters must, after 23 years and not even one reform implemented
Nelson Chamisa's resignation as leader of CCC has received worldwide coverage. "Mr Chamisa, a 45-year-old Christian pastor and lawyer, is expected to set up a new party. He said that "giving u...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 08:19hrs | 3513 | by Wilbert Mukori
Sex predator sangoma sexually abuses woman seeking help with marriage
A WOMAN facing difficulties in her marriage and seeking help from a traditional healer had her trust betrayed when she was subjected to repeated sexual assaults by the self-proclaimed healer and one o...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 1380 | by Staff reporter
What Of The Logo?
Five months ago, I wrote an article criticizing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) for using ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 19:29hrs | 1198 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
UN court to rule Friday in South Africa's genocide case against Israel
The United Nations' top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa's request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.The ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 12:01hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Barotseland wants out of Zambia
Many countries in the world have independentist movements within their borders and the African continent is no exception. Due to its colonial past and the distribution of its regions between the Europ...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 20:18hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Trio appears in court for alleged robbery of $1200 from woman
Three individuals, Cosmas Mpofu (36), Zibusiso Mpofu (26), and Fisani Mpofu (26), were brought before the Nkayi Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning in connection with the alleged robbery of $1200 fro...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 20:29hrs | 373 | by Peter Matuka
Mat North police arrest attempted murder suspect
POLICE in Matabeleland North have arrested a Hwange man for allegedly attempting to kill a local businessman using a wooden chair.Matab...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 07:41hrs | 1026 | by Stephen Jakes
No parking fees for those over 70 years old
BULAWAYO residents who are 70 years old and above will now be exempted from paying parking fees in the city as part of the local authority's endeavour to honour them for their contribution to the grow...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:24hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Thief forced to eat raw, unplucked chicken
A MAN from Pumula suburb in Bulawayo will forever rue his love for chicken when a vigilante group in the neighbourhood forced him to eat the raw meat of the bird that he had been caught stealing....Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:57hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
High Court to hand down judgement on CCC MPs' challenge against ballot removal
The High Court has reserved its judgement in a matter Citizens Coalition for Change self-imposed secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu is seeking to block recalled MPs from contesting under the party du...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:09hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Robbers raid police roadblock, kill one in Zimbabwe
Four unidentified suspected armed robbers allegedly shot and killed a person at a business centre in Masvingo after they had initially robbed police officers manning a traffic checkpoint near Muchakat...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:46hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Lobhengula's legacy embodied unique tactful diplomacy, military heroism
DISTINGUISHED researchers and historians have utterly dismissed the narrative that Ndebele monarch King Lobhengula Khumalo is associated with selling out to colonial settlers, arguing his distinct leg...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:05hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda High to introduce Sesotho subject
GWANDA High School has started working towards introducing SeSotho as one of the subjects to be taught at the school in line with Government policy of promoting the teaching of all indigenous language...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police probes sudden death case
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating the sudden death of an unknown male adult which occurred on December 24 last year at 15:13pm at corner Parirenyatwa and 6th Avenue.Bulawayo acting police s...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 10:29hrs | 774 | by Stephen Jakes
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