Columnist / Mbongeni msimanga
Correcting of names : Reclaiming identity
WHEN Cecil John Rhodes and his Pioneer Column started pegging out land and stands more than 120 years ago, they gave certain areas names that depicted who they were and what they stood for. The countr...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:32hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Bulawayo's Cal_vin sabotaged in Harare
BULAWAYO'S rap "god" Cal_vin's performance was somewhat cut short at the recently held National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), which were held in Harare, raising speculation that he could have been sabotag...Published: 21 Feb 2016 at 07:21hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Filabusi Carnival
FILABUSI Centre will this Christmas reverberate to traditional dance, as the centre hosts a festival titled VukaGodlwayo, which seeks to celebrate Matabeleland traditional dances.Three groups,...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:13hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
The rise and rise of Bulawayo's motivational speaker
BULAWAYO'S young motivational speaker and writer, Njabulo Moyo continues to rise on the academic ladder, with his latest offering, Motivating the Inner Soul being well received by some of Zimbabwe's p...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:04hrs | 14 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Khuxxman not abandoning house music
POPULAR Bulawayo versatile musician Khulekani Bethule popularly known as Khuxxman has declared that house music is what shot him to fame and will not abandon the genre anytime soon.He made tho...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Rivals Cassper Nyovest and Aka included in bigger, better Kalawa homecoming show
THIS year's Kalawa homecoming show is expected to draw a larger crowd than past shows, thanks to South Africa's hip-hop artistes and rivals Cassper Nyovest and Aka. To ensure that the chaos that soile...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
'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...Published: 15 Nov 2015 at 08:57hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Brezhnev Malaba joins Skyz Metro FM
Former Sunday Mail Editor, Brezhnev Malaba has joined Skyz Metro FM - Bulawayo's first commercial radio station.The station that was licensed early this year, and had hoped to start broadcasti...Published: 11 Nov 2015 at 05:27hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
5 cops arrested after demanding bribe
FIVE Bulawayo police officers were yesterday arrested for soliciting bribes from motorists at a road block along Siyephambili Drive. The five police officers, Inspector Takawira Mukadzi and Co...Published: 07 Oct 2015 at 06:41hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Bongo Maffin to disband
MULTI-AWARD winning South African kwaito music group - Bongo Maffin, have indicated that they will be releasing their last album as a group, before going separate ways.Bongo Maffin, which comp...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 10:36hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Drama as woman disrupts wedding
DRAMA erupted at a Bulawayo Municipal Hall in Famona yesterday after a man tried to secretly wed his "small house" only for his wife to discover at the eleventh hour after she consulted a prophet to ...Published: 23 Aug 2015 at 11:46hrs | 1 | by Mbongeni Msimanga and Lungile Tshuma
Dan Tshanda might never perform in Zimbabwe
SOUTH African splash music sensation Dan Tshanda might never perform in Zimbabwe, unless he pays back money he supposedly owes an entertainment promotion agency, after he failed to meet his obligation...Published: 16 Aug 2015 at 09:55hrs | 1 | by Mbongeni Msimanga and Peter Matika
Tsvangirai endorse Gift Banda as party's chairperson
THE leader of the MDC-T, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday endorsed Councillor Gift Banda as the party's Bulawayo provincial chairperson, amid bickering by supporters of his rival for the post, Senator M...Published: 16 Aug 2015 at 09:18hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Jeys Marabini exposed
ON stage he dazzles fans with a hard unforgettable act that is usually punctuated with energetic dances while dishing out timeless acoustic tunes that take one down a rural life lane.He is pro...Published: 28 Jun 2015 at 09:41hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
2 more Zimbabwean buses attacked by armed robbers in South Africs
TWO Zimbabwean buses from the same company were yesterday attacked by armed robbers in Polokwane Province in South Africa, bringing the tally of such incidents to four buses in four days.The b...Published: 24 May 2015 at 09:44hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Soul Brothers founder member bares all
FOR almost four decades, the Soul Brothers have sailed the turbulent musical waters and refused to be corroded by the tragedies, the highs and lows that they faced in their musical journey including p...Published: 03 May 2015 at 12:59hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Former Miss Zimbabwe splash love on facebook
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala-Phiri and businessman husband Sonny Phiri seem to have patched up their differences as evidenced by their Facebook posts suggesting that their rough-sailing relat...Published: 01 Mar 2015 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Roki, Ammara break up
BREAK UP!!!Yes, there is no better word to describe the announcement by songbird Ammara Brown that she and her musician boyfriend Roki real name Rockford Josphats are "just friends now."...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 11:48hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Mental patient escapes, commits suicide
A PSYCHIATRIC patient at Ingutsheni Central Hospital on Wednesday committed suicide at his ex-girlfriend's house in Bulawayo's Kingsdale suburb after having escaped from the institution.The n...Published: 04 Jan 2015 at 07:36hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Counterfeit notes hit Bulawayo
A WOMAN from Nguboyenja suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested after allegedly trying to buy groceries using fake $100 notes, with police sources saying there has been a proliferation of counterfeit...Published: 22 Dec 2014 at 06:51hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
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