Columnist / Peter matika
Concern over using of children during riots
CHILDREN are considered as the voiceless and innocent and are often susceptible to various forms of abuse by social misfits and political vultures who use them in skirmishes for their selfish gain and...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:55hrs | 2 | by Peter Matika
Prophet Chiza to be addressed as Prophet Doctor Blessing Chiza after honourary doctorate award
FOUNDER and leader of Eagle Life Assembly Church in Bulawayo, Prophet Blessing Chiza has returned from Zambia, where he received an honorary Doctorate degree awarded to him by the African Institute of...Published: 12 Sep 2016 at 19:15hrs | | by Peter Matika
Argentina clowns come to Bulawayo
NHIMBE Trust will this week play host to Argentina's Mandragora Circus in Bulawayo as part of the circus' worldwide tour.Mandragora Circus is a 55-minute long wordless performance where two cl...Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 10:07hrs | | by Peter Matika
Joshua Nkomo to be honoured in South Africa
THE life of the late Zimbabwean Vice-President, veteran nationalist and father figure, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo is scheduled to be commemorated in South Africa at the end of the month.The belat...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 16:52hrs | | by Peter Matika
Fidelis Fengu becomes a pastor
A JACK of all trades but a master of none . . . Enigmatic character, Fidelis Fengu who was linked to many and different positions, socially, on and off the political sphere is now a man of the cloth, ...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 16:50hrs | | by Peter Matika
'Zanu-PF members must stop using social media'
MEMBERS of the ruling Zanu-PF must stop using social media as it is a platform for regime change purveyors out to fight the Government and destabilise the country, a senior party official has said. ...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:07hrs | | by Peter Matika and Lynnia Ndlovu
Indian nightclub owner cries EXTORTION!
BULAWAYO-based Indian investor Uathalil Sasi Samanhraj is accusing some local businessmen and a well-known war veteran of allegedly extorting him of various amounts of money and interfering in his bus...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 16:15hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
Funeral parlours in dog fight over brand name
NEWLY established funeral services company Runyaradzo Funeral Services, has stirred the ire of Nyaradzo Group, as one would suggest that the company is a mere copycat of the renowned funeral company....Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 12:29hrs | | by Peter Matika
Hookers light street fires as cold bites
THE cold winter spell has forced some ladies of the night in Bulawayo working on street corners to light up fires in a bid to keep warm.With the drastic drop of temperatures as experienced...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 12:26hrs | | by Peter Matika
Soja, Gaffa show starts beef
LOCAL entertainment promoters are reportedly clashing over shows which are scheduled to take place in Bulawayo this week.Sunday News reported that promoters of the Jah Prayzah and Winky D show...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 13:07hrs | | by Peter Matika
AAG wades into nightclub war
ONE tyre from the vehicle belonging to Cloud Nine Emirates Restaurant and Pub was in a “mindless act of rage” slashed by supposed thug(s), as the ownership wrangle for the establishment rages on....Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 12:48hrs | 2 | by Peter Matika
International Gospel Extravaganza for Bulawayo
A MEGA gospel extravaganza featuring famous American gospel accapella group and Grammy Awards nominees — Committed has been penciled for the City of Kings.The show, dubbed the Ubuntu Music F...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 10:05hrs | | by Peter Matika
Night club terror
BAR patrons at a swish establishment - Cloud 9 Emirates Restaurant and Pub in Bulawayo, last Saturday were literally left gasping for air, after an unidentified gas substance was discharged in the pre...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 10:04hrs | | by Peter Matika
Traditional leaders call for set up of radio.TV stations in Binga
TRADITIONAL leaders in Binga have called on the Government to set up a television and radio station in the district. Sunday News reported that addressing Parliamentarians at the final stop of ...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 09:40hrs | | by Peter Matika
Liar liar! screams ex-wife
SOUTH Africa-based self-proclaimed prophet, Sisonke Ndlovu, has now come under the spotlight, following his rather provocative claims that no man of God was free from scandal.He made the sensa...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 10:41hrs | | by Peter Matika
Zimbabwe gives birth to new Beyonce
UNITED States-based Zimbabwean R&B sensation Tinashe Jorgenson Kachingwe, popularly known as Tinashe, recently dropped yet another billboard favourite - Player - featuring American rapper and R&am...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 06:01hrs | | by Peter Matika
Dial-A-Vision evicted of +$18,000 rent
A PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman was last week evicted from his place of business within the city centre where he has been operating for the last 20 years. Mr Abednico Ncube, the director of D...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 09:02hrs | | by Peter Matika
Bulawayo mourns Kiki Divaris
BULAWAYO'S modelling industry yesterday plunged into mourning after learning of the death of legendary modelling instructor and philanthropist, Vassiliki Babaletakis Divaris, warmly known as Kiki Diva...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 08:27hrs | | by Peter Matika
Court battles ground businesswoman
A PROMINENT Bulawayo woman who rose to become a successful businesswoman from a mere salon attendant a few years ago is singing the blues, as she has fallen on hard times - a life she would have prefe...Published: 01 Nov 2015 at 09:20hrs | | by Peter Matika
Dalom Kids stranded in Zimbabwe
WHILE Splash music star and stable owner Dan Tshanda, was likely somewhere off the coast relishing at his profits after a performance in Zimbabwe recently, his label mates Dalom Kids were reportedly s...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 10:39hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika and Ngqwele Dube
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
Zimbabwean sangomas a hit in South Africa
WITH traditional medicines fast growing popular in today's world it would come as no surprise to witness and experience a surge in numbers of traditional healers.Today, while Zimbabwe is flood...Published: 09 Aug 2015 at 09:28hrs | 8 | by Peter Matika
Violence mars Joshua Nkomo celebrations in South Africa
CELEBRATIONS of the life of the iconic nationalist and late Vice-President Dr Joshua Nkomo at Hillbrow Theatre in Johannesburg last week ended abruptly after the event was marred by violence which thr...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 10:21hrs | | by Peter Matika
Ritual fails to save teen abducted by mermaid
IT was a ceremony that never was for a Chipinge family in Manicaland Province after a 16-year-old girl believed to have been abducted by a mermaid in the mighty Save River could not be released seven ...Published: 28 Jun 2015 at 09:46hrs | | by Peter Matika
Zimbabweans in SA court over R24m gold and copper heist
FOUR people were arrested in Bulawayo last month, in connection with a R24 million gold and copper heist which made headlines in South Africa after police from that country seized a vehicle containing...Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 11:05hrs | | by Peter Matika
Zimra accused of corruption
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) in Bulawayo is embroiled in a scandal, where a local school uniform retail company is accusing the revenue authority of corruption, misconduct and abuse of auth...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 13:44hrs | | by Peter Matika
Traditional healers worried about influx of sex herbs
SEX enhancement products and concoctions have become the epitome of today's relationships, with many people flocking to different herbalists and traditional healers that claim they are able to enhance...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 14:25hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
Ladies, if you don’t know how to use makeup, don’t!
I AM always left in stiches when I attend events or just take a walk around town, when I see a number of women with faces resembling those of circus clowns.Their faces appear smudged, they lit...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 14:23hrs | | by Peter Matika
UK-based Zimbabwean starts empowerment NGO
FORMER United Nations Secretary-General Ghana's Koffi Annan once said, "There is no tool more effective for development than the empowerment of women."Inspired by such empowering remarks a Zim...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 14:06hrs | | by Peter Matika
SA actors in local film production
Drop dead gorgeous and much adored South African actress Katlego Danke, well-known for her former role, as the coy, enigmatic Dineo in the running TV soapie - Generations, is scheduled to grace a prev...Published: 24 May 2015 at 10:33hrs | 2 | by Peter Matika
Bulawayo beauty vying for Miss Perth Africa
HER undeterred determination to make a positive impact in society, through actively participating in social and none social events, may have just landed local rising entrepreneur Sakhile Skye Ndlovu a...Published: 17 May 2015 at 11:15hrs | | by Peter Matika
Binga herbalist a ZITF sensation
A BINGA herbalist became a sensation at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, which ended yesterday with hordes of people, particularly men, flocking to his stand to purchase herbs to boost their lib...Published: 03 May 2015 at 13:02hrs | | by Peter Matika
Ringo's 'bling bling' stolen at Holiday Inn in Bulawayo
SOUTH African Afro Jazz music icon Ringo Madlingozi's "bling-bling" was reportedly stolen last month at a local hotel, after a performance in the city, it has been learnt. Ringo was booked at ...Published: 08 Mar 2015 at 12:49hrs | | by Peter Matika
Zimbabwe's Tinashe rumoured to be dating American rapper and music producer
UNITED States-based Zimbabwean RnB and pop sensation - Tinashe - has for the past few months been rumoured to be dating American rapper and music producer, Future. A story suggesting that the two were...Published: 15 Feb 2015 at 09:25hrs | | by Peter Matika
Minister Mzembi to officially open Cape to Cairo on Valentine's Day
TOURISM and Hospitality Minister Walter Mzembi will next month officially open a local pub and restaurant, Cape to Cairo, which has been undergoing renovations for more than a month now. Cape ...Published: 18 Jan 2015 at 09:38hrs | | by Peter Matika
Madlela Skhobokhobo Power actor dies after releasing movie
BARELY two months after releasing a hilarious drama comedy movie - Madlela Skhobokhobo Power - which depicts the life of Zimbabweans based in South Africa, a co-star to the movie has passed away....Published: 12 Jan 2015 at 09:00hrs | 9 | by Peter Matika
Can anything good come out of Zimbabwe?
"CAN anything good come from Nazareth?" These were the sentiments of the Biblical Nathaniel when Philip told him they had found the Messiah written about by Moses and spoken about by the prophets....Published: 26 Oct 2014 at 09:49hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
Prominent city lawyer in bitter custody wrangle
PROMINENT city lawyer and Zimbabwe Football Association executive board member Tavengwa Hara is embroiled in a sensational but yet bitter child custody wrangle, with his estranged wife, who claims tha...Published: 21 Sep 2014 at 10:57hrs | 5 | by Peter Matika
Deputy Mayor in bitter maintenance wrangle again, faces arrest
BULAWAYO Deputy Mayor Gift Banda, popularly known as Mr Gee, might face arrest this week for allegedly defaulting on paying maintenance for a five-year-old child, whom he fathered out of wedlock, ...Published: 07 Sep 2014 at 09:49hrs | | by Peter Matika
Muvhango stars in Bulawayo
SOUTH African stars from the popular television soapie, Muvhango; Gabriel Temudzani, popularly known as Chief Azwindini; Rami Chueme, who plays the role of the dramatic Kgomotso and Humbulani Tsharani...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 08:32hrs | | by Peter Matika
Prostitutes using juju to get clients
"It's funny how people are now opting to use these herbs for selfish reasons. This is not a new phenomenon, as these herbs and charms have been in existence since time immemorial . . .''"It's ...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 06:54hrs | 6 | by Peter Matika
Artificial teeth sold on the street
WITH the weather being so unpredictable, I don't yet want to blow the horn and scream SUMMER is here!The temperatures are definitely warming up and the excess baggage we had grown so fond of c...Published: 10 Aug 2014 at 20:37hrs | 6 | by Peter Matika
Foreskins used in anti-ageing product
FORGET the stories you have heard about female rapists, pouncing on "unsuspecting" men, raping them in order to gather supplies for sperm banks and for other purposes, such as sorcery.Foreskin...Published: 03 Aug 2014 at 20:34hrs | | by Peter Matika
Bulawayo model for Toronto Africa Fashion Week
BULAWAYO born internationally acclaimed and award-winning high-end fashion magazine model — Tholakele Dlamini - has been invited to participate in this year's prestigious Africa Fashion Week to be h...Published: 06 Jul 2014 at 11:38hrs | | by Peter Matika
Of promiscuity, love potions and traditional healers
PROMISCUITY just like prostitution is as old as the human race itself. These are two moral ills that society has always tried to find ways to abort yet they still remain.The moral ills h...Published: 06 Jul 2014 at 11:30hrs | | by Peter Matika
'Central locking' (runoyaka) healer turns overnight celebrity
THE quest to find an eternal solution to prevent lovers and spouses from cheating, has seen a lot of people especially women seeking the services of the self-styled traditional healer, Eddington Virim...Published: 29 Jun 2014 at 09:28hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
Bulawayo disappointed over Miss Zimbabwe
FOR more than a decade now it has become more of a right, ritual and norm for Bulawayo to land and retain the prestigious Miss Zimbabwe title or even secure a top spot among the winners in the modell...Published: 29 Jun 2014 at 10:31hrs | | by Peter Matika
Cops fight over beer
IN an unprecedented event, two police officers believed to be stationed at Hillside Police Station in Bulawayo, were last week involved in a scuffle over beer, at a sports bar in Four Winds, whil...Published: 30 Mar 2014 at 10:10hrs | | by Peter Matika
Former Miss Zimbabwe's marriage on the brink
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala's husband of five months, businessman Sonny Phiri and a teenager are reportedly involved in an affair which the teen's parents have since described as disgraceful...Published: 23 Mar 2014 at 08:48hrs | 7 | by Peter Matika
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