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Chiwenga tightens army grip amid succession manoeuvres
ZIMBABWEAN Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga - a politically ambitious retired commander of the defence forces - has formally tightened his grip on the military as new Air Force of Zimbabwe boss Air...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 5265 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's plan to stay in power past 2028
President Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to extend his second and final term by at least two years until 2030 after abandoning plans to abolish term limits through a constitutional amendment which would req...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:25hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story
It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Rupert Murdoch to wed Roman Abramovich's former wife
The media mogul Rupert Murdoch is engaged for a sixth time, it emerged on Thursday, this time to Elena Zhukova, a retired scientist.Murdoch's office announced that the 92-year-old is set to ma...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 14:52hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa plots divisive constitutional coup
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy for a third term - practically a constitutional coup - is now gathering momentum and going full steam ahead after a brief retreat as the military reg...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:43hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa scared of gukurahundi, plots divisive constitutional coup
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy for a third term - practically a constitutional coup - is now gathering momentum and going full steam ahead after a brief retreat as the military reg...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:34hrs | 1917 | 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
Sangoma's US$30 000 wedding brings Harare to a standstill
SEKURU Tasvu's nuptials with his sweetheart Talent Qeliwe Mpofu last weekend were rare in more ways than one.Not only was it a spectacle to have a traditional healer opting to have a white wed...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | 849 | 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
Bulawayo set for major transformation
BULAWAYO is experiencing a renaissance as investor interest is surging, reindustrialisation efforts taking root and multi-million dollar projects underway, signalling a promising future for the city....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:00hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe leaders are from Mars!
I WAS touched by an impassioned plea by a fellow Zimbabwean.He appeared on local television, imploring the government to remove VAT (value added tax) on rice. His logic was that rice w...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:19hrs | 563 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Top Zimbabwe army generals fired over housing corruption
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), which brings together the country's army and air force wings, has fired three senior military commanders at the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) over a multi-million-dol...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:49hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
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
Mupfumira being victimised for supporting Mnangagwa's succession bid
Former Public Service Minister Prisca Mupfumira has written to Prosecutor General Loice Matanda-Moyo claiming that her arrest over corruption allegations was triggered by her loyalty to President Emme...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 18:34hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 1698 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Zimbabwe's internet costs surge
When a sharp hike in Zimbabwe's internet costs drove Joyce Kapvumfuti's small catering enterprise offline for a week, orders for her wedding cakes, business lunches and frosted cupcakes collapsed....Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:52hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Cop sent robbers to raid best friend
THE person you trust might be the one who could betray you and leave you with scars of betrayal and heartbreak.This is what businessman Never Sarukore who was recently robbed at gunpoint by a ...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:45hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's daughter marries a South African man
Tanya Masiyiwa, daughter of Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, recently celebrated her marriage to Lethabo Molobi, her South African partner.Following a traditional ceremony on December 23, 20...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 09:46hrs | 1654 | by Staff reporter
Insiza tourist attractions set for upgrade
NESTLED on the picturesque landscapes and rich mineral deposits of Matebeleland South, Insiza District will soon be etched as one of the country's most sought-after tourist hubs as envisioned by the l...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:41hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare on bended knees
HIGHLANDERS and Dynamos have been making frantic efforts to persuade petroleum giants Sakunda Holdings to sign another sponsorship contract with the two Premier Soccer League sides with the current de...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 16:10hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wedding was a political statement
HIGH-PROFILE weddings, especially those of the rich, famous and powerful - very important persons (VIPs) - are renowned worldwide for their grandeur, luxury and vibrant celebrations.These ausp...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 1971 | by Staff reporter
Sadc generals congratulate Chiwengas
Military Commanders in SADC have congratulated Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga and his wife, Colonel Miniyothabo Chiwenga, on their wedding.Acting President Chiwenga is a retired Comm...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:25hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's strategic best man
Many Zimbabweans would have expected Zimbabwe National Army commander Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe to be Vice-President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga's best man at his much-hyped wedding...Published: 26 Dec 2023 at 16:59hrs | 4999 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwas mend relationship with Grace Mugabe
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has mended their broken and bitter relations with the former president Robert Mugabe's widow, Grace and her family.The...Published: 26 Dec 2023 at 15:50hrs | 1915 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe condemns Pope Francis over same sex marriages
Catholic congregants in Zimbabwe have expressed disquiet at the Vatican's move to allow the church's priests to bless same-sex couples, saying this is abominable in the majority of African countries a...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:30hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praises Chiwenga
President Mnangagwa has heaped praise on Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, describing him as a symbol of the country's gallant war of liberation and a cadre who has executed national assignments...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:29hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reveals Chiwenga cheated on Marry Mubaiwa?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa weekend unwittingly cast his deputy Constantino Chiwenga as a cheat when he told guests at the latter's wedding with new wife Miniyothabo Chiwenga-nee-Baloyi the two were ...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 08:46hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga not really in love with Baloyi'
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and new wife Colonel Miniyothabo Chiwenga exchanged nuptials this Saturday at St Gerard's Catholic Church in Borrowdale, Harare.Ahead of the wedding with hi...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 18:26hrs | 5386 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga ties nuptial knot
Zimbabwean co-Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga today closed a dramatic chapter of his marriage life when he tied the nuptial knot God's way in Harare with new wife Colonel Miniyothabo Chiwenga (nee...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 17:56hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Leviticus 20:13 - Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God's love and mercy s...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 11:48hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa quits active politics, unveils tourism project
FORMER Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa (Independent) has turned his focus to tourism and hospitality business after failing to retain his parliamentary seat during the August 23 and 24 harmon...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:31hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
POLAD member accused of dumping wife and child in Bulawayo
THE leader of the opposition Nationalist Alliance Party (NAP) which is a member of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) Devine Muhambi Hove has been accused by Lungile Dube who claims to be his wife ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 13:30hrs | 796 | by Stephen Jakes
Ivy Kombo and Admire Kasi's legal woes continue
Ivy Kombo has been in the public eye for many years. She has embraced difficult experiences, problems and scandals as well as other trials and tribulations Zimbabwe's female musicians face. With her g...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 1256 | by Fred Zindi
Son-in-law demands back lobola, court saves in-laws
The High Court intervened to protect the Karoi in-laws, who were pressured by their son-in-law to reimburse him $2,720 paid as bride price for their daughter. The daughter, Shumirai Bandera, was disco...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa quits politics
FORMER Hurungwe West and Norton constituencies legislator, Temba Mliswa is optimistic of contributing to the turnaround of the country's tourism sector as he invests and focuses on his Karoi property....Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 21:12hrs | 2252 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart in talks with Aberdeen to revive Bulawayo
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says he recently met Lord Provost David Cameron of Aberdeen in Scotland to explore ways to strengthen the two cities' twinning arrangement.Coltart said he recently...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
DJ Russy on fire
Mvurwi-based disc jockey Russell Chimota popularly known as "DJ Russy" in the arts industry is in his best form so far.The popular DJ Russy is currently riding high at Tam-Tam pub and grill in...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:22hrs | 315 | by Simbarashe Sithole
BCC re-opens public pools
THE Bulawayo City council (BCC) has reopened all municipal swimming pools to the public for the 2023-2024 swimming season.In a statement Bulawayo town clerk Mr Christopher Dube said the pools ...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 14:38hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
War vet who quit Bosso for struggle
RALITALI Ngwenya Qondani decided to quit Highlanders FC to join the struggle in 1976 because he could not stand oppression.Qondani said his father Elias Qondani was in detention for political ...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF MP promises sanity in Mt Pleasant
Aspiring Member of the House of Assembly for Mt Pleasant Constituency, Beadle Musatye Gwasira has promised to bring meaningful development and sanity to the area.Speaking to Bulawayo24.com ahe...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:46hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZANU PF MP promises sanity in Mt Pleasant
Aspiring Member of the House of Assembly for Mt Pleasant Constituency, Mr. Beadle Musatye Gwasira has promised to bring meaningful development and sanity ...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:02hrs | 12 | by Simbarashe Sithole
There's life after Zimbabwe's August 23 polls
THERE is always a worrisome pattern that emerges particularly with each election.Generally, our elections are very competitive in nature. Sometimes members of different political parties tend ...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Gwanda man modifies horse cart for business
MR Elias Nyathi (45) from Gwanda has established a niche by creating a modified horse-drawn cart which he uses to take clients for joy rides.He also offers horse riding activities and hires ou...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Public wage bill balloons 3 times ahead of key Zimbabwe elections
ELECTION-related spending by the Zimbabwean government is going through the roof as President Emmerson Mnangagwa goes for broke, spending public funds like confetti at a wedding to retain his position...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 17:30hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe democracy for sale
AN imperfect stage is now set for Zimbabweans to elect new leaders after processes to confirm candidates for presidential, parliamentary and local government positions were concluded on June 21....Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 17 | by Kholwani Nyathi
Insights into Chiwenga's lavish wedding anniversary
ONLY few close relatives and friends might have had the privilege to attend Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and wife Miniyothabo Baloyi Chiwenga's first wedding anniversary, but thanks to social m...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga and wife celebrate first anniversary of their marriage
Zimbabwean Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and his wife Colonel Miniyathabo Baloyi, popularly known in publuc just as Minnie, are today celebrating the first anniversary of their marriage after hi...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 16:59hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Cholera hits wedding guests in Zimbabwe
HARARE City Council officials are investigating a case in which 40 wedding guests developed cholera symptoms at a resort in the capital.Council spokesperson Innocent Ruwende confirmed the inci...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
High Court to rule on Mupfumira trial
The High Court will on July 11 hear the arguments in the case of former Cabinet minister Priscah Mupfumira and her permanent secretary Ngoni Masoka who are being accused of criminal abuse of office....Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Husband impregnates entire wedding party
Please hide my ID am woman of 3 aged 32 in a good marital house that has since been shaken. Am devastated to learn that all my former wedding maids have been sleeping with my husband and he has gotten...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 10:52hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
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