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Affinity to shut out truth don't want to hear is one cause we're a failed state
In 1975 lan Douglas Smith, Prime Minister Rhodesia said, "If blacks are to rule themselves people in towns will walk on sewage until they believe it's normal, all the gains from colonisation will varn...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 20:17hrs | 786 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe has US billion dollars overseas, can wipe out debt within 24 hrs
The recent Bulawayo24 article tells us that Zimbabwe is cash-strapped: it has a staggering debt of US$ 31billion; both domestic and international. This statement is partly true. In paper, Zimbabwe is ...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 19:56hrs | 25198 | by Nomazulu Thata
Innscor booted out of Profeeds
Innscor Africa Limited has been ordered to divest from Profeeds after the Supreme Court ruled that the merger of Profeeds and National Foods created a near monopoly in the stockfeed industry.S...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 13:11hrs | 2523 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, ANC were publicly sworn enemies
Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF and South Africa's old National Party government were publicly sworn enemies. Privately, their relationship was a bit more complicated.On 7 and 8 February, 1983, for instanc...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1265 | by Peter Fabricius
Exploring the Potential Characteristics of BPC-157 and TB-500
The study of peptides has garnered significant attention within the scientific community, particularly concerning the properties and impacts of synthetic peptides such as BPC-157 and TB-500. These ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 17:50hrs | 346 | by Staff Reporter
Gatekeepers in Ministry of Sports and Arts stiffle growth and innovation
In the pursuit of progress and development, it is disheartening to witness how gatekeepers within the Ministry of Sports and Arts are hindering the growth of the arts sector. These departments, intend...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 12:43hrs | | by Farai Mazango
Job Sikhala's New Year Message
CHIKURUBI MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONNEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM CHIKURUBI MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONDear Zimbabweans and my Worldwide friends.My dearest Zimbabweans and Worldwide friends, ...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 20:19hrs | 11 | by Job Wiwa Sikhala
Zimbabwe traditional leaders top rights abuse list
TRADITIONAL leaders are responsible for nearly half of Zimbabwe's human rights violations in rural areas, a leading human rights watchdog has claimed.Civil society organisations (CSOs) have be...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa miserably failed to utilise the coup d'état dividend
Robert Mugabe on Herbert Chitepo (and a Rejoinder on the Missed Opportunity of the 2017 Coup)Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:49hrs | 22 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Politics of ethnicity: Jumping from the pan into the fire
BELOW is a book excerpt from In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas and Solutions) by Professor Arthur Mutambara.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet shocked many b...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 08:31hrs | 8 | by Arthur Mutambara
Victoria Falls Bridge to close on Saturday for The Grand Tour filming
This Saturday, starting at 10.30 am in Victoria Falls, Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond will be filming an episode of The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe for Amazon Productions.An advert...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 08:35hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Clarkson, May and Hammond filming The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe
Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond recently embarked on the filming of an episode of The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe. The popular Amazon motoring show is entering its fifth season after a hiat...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah provides another soundtrack
AWARD winning musician Jah Prayzah provided another soundtrack as President Mnangagwa was inaugurated at the National Sports Stadium Monday, nine days after winning a contentious election.Jah ...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 06:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Makhadzi trades shots with Zimbabwean artist Winky D over botched UK gig
A spat has emerged between South African musician Makhadzi and Zimbabwean artist Winky D after Makhadzi publicly criticised the Africa Music Festival UK for perceived sabotage during her performance....Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 10:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere not endorsing Chamisa
Saviour Kasukuwere, blocked from running for president by a court, says he will not be endorsing any candidate in Wednesday's general elections - but he is urging his supporters not to vote for the in...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 21:04hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Shaka iLembe roadshow for Bulawayo
Following the successful launch of Shaka iLembe in Johannesburg and Harare on Tuesday, the fun is coming to Bulawayo today before the drama series premieres on Sunday. The drama is premiering ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kuda Mahachi flaunts R835 000 ride
Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates left winger Kudakwashe Mahachi is enjoying a soft life off the field of play despite the fact that he is currently a free agent for the longest time....Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 17:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa addresses Malawians in fluent Chewa
President Mnangagwa, who was in Malawi on a three-day State visit this week, proved his statesmanship when he surprised his Malawian audience by addressing them in fluent Chewa, leaving them thrilled....Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe need the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE joined the Commonwealth in 1980 after gaining independence from Britain - in what appeared to be a major victory for the Commonwealth. Twenty-three years down the road, Zimbabwe quit the Comm...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 2 | by Vusi Nyamazana
Mnangagwa claims that opposition councillors are corrupt
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused opposition-led local government councils of being "corrupt opportunists".He made the remarks at the burial of the late national hero, Oliver Chid...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Puppets will never rule Zimbabwe'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said time has come to vote out corrupt opposition councillors whose parties have not only run down local authorities but are puppets of Western countries that want to rem...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hits back
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused Harare's opposition councillors of being corrupt, at a time his own minister, July Moyo, is being investigated for allegedly forcing council into shadowy deals...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army recruits asked for opinion about Chamisa as president
The Zimbabwe National Army has placed perceptions around Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa at the heart of its recruitment exercise, ZimLive can reveal.Army recruits wh...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Presumptive patriotism reversing the Second Republic image building
The on going assaults on Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are a regrettable obtaining of the second republic. Political analyst and free market advocate Rejoice Ngwenya quizzed where the Zi...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 13:44hrs | | by Taruberekera Masara
Cassper Nyovest in town
SOUTH Africa award-winning musician Cassper Nyovest is in town for the Sunday Summer Boy Boys Party at the Khumalo Hockey Stadium this afternoon!And so are Naak Musiq and Amaroto who are also ...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells US to move with the times
INSTEAD of poking its nose in the country's democratic and electoral processes, the United States should take full advantage of the engagement and re-engagement drive extended by the Second Republic t...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Go well my friend, Cde SK
COMRADE Simon Khaya Moyo is no more. He has joined the pantheon of Zimbabwe's finest patriots throughout the ages. Of recent note are fellow heroines and heroes of Chimurenga II who sacrificed to bury...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 09:12hrs | 12 | by Amb Chris Mutsvangwa
Passengers appeal against police spikes
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has filed an appeal against a High Court judgment giving the police powers to use spikes when dealing with errant motorists on the country's roads....Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane burial date set
THE late national hero, Abraham Nkiwane, will be buried tomorrow at his farm on the outskirts of Umguza District while burial arrangements for two other national heroes, Commander of the Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Eswatini revolution today and Zimbabwe tomorrow: Catharsis in the words of Franz Fanon
"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better," wrote a theologian Richard Hooker in the 16th century. Confronted with a dilemma on one hand: Violence is a tool in which Zimbabw...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 19:49hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Pathisa Nyathi, the forgetful man who reminds us about our heritage
"HELLO. I will be with you in a moment. I just want to finish this sentence," Pathisa Nyathi told a news crew that visited him at his home in Gwabalanda last week.Nyathi, who was seated in the...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Gutu was a gukurahundi prosecutor
Political analysts have said Obert Gutu who recently joined Zanu-PF and is in the running for a post in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) does not qualify for the job due to his ...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
West's Zimbabwean political project crumbling
There is an interesting quotation from the Old Man in Charles Mungoshi's "Waiting for the Rain" (1975). It is a quotation that epitomises his lament about the alienation that has afflicted Lucifer, hi...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Ranga Mataire
Why Chinese model has not benefited Africa
Diverse views have been expressed about the Chinese socio-political and economic model.These range from the Chinese themselves, who, of course, uncritically praise their system as a faultless ...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:44hrs | 8 | by Arthur G O Mutambara
Towards meaningful diaspora engagement
Globally, it is estimated that 1 in 7 people is a migrant. Though this measly figure appears to be statistically insignificant and to give credence to the critics of the so-called mobility bias in mig...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Mutsa Murenje, Queensland, Australia
Nomboka lands Mining Union's Vice-Presidency Post
National Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe (NMWUZ), the only Mining Union affiliate of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions - ZCTU, recently appointed new executives to fill National Executive Board pos...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele people should stop attending Chamisa's Shona rallies
Listening to the celebrations of the 21st MDC inception, I cannot help but remind the people of Matabeleland to stop dreaming and be realist in supporting a politician like Nelson Chamisa. How long ha...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 19:19hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Morgan Tsvangirai must be turning in his grave
Morgan Tsvangirai, the late icon of Zimbabwe's tenuous democratic struggle, is a man I knew so well, having served as his spokesperson and trusted lieutenant for almost a decade until his untime...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 09:34hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
King Mzilikazi's Commemoration 2020
The Covid 19 pandemic protocols made it impossible for formal annual first week of September celebratory gatherings and festivities to take place at the Royal Palace, Emhlahlandlela in the Matop...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:10hrs | 2 | by Prince Zwide Peter Khumalo
Scrapping of 'small house' clause a plus in Aids fight
"Ko small house yako inani izvozvi?" (Who is with your small house right now?) was a screaming signature message on a number of billboards erected around the country by the Ministry of Health and Chil...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Forward Nyanyiwa
Mnangagwa rejects small house clause
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet on Tuesday has recommended to Parliament that Section 40 of the Marriages Amendment Bill, which refers to "civil partnerships" be removed, after noting that it g...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The profanity of the Marriage Bill
There has been total confusion surprise and total disgust over the Draft Marriages Bill, 2017 which is now called the Marriage Bill,which was recently thrown out by the parliament when the honourable ...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe citizens missing in action
IN his 1957 ANC presidential address, chief Albert Luthuli once remarked: The length of the term of slavery depends largely on the oppressed themselves and not on the oppressor."Although his r...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | | by Levison Bhebhe
Mnangagwa's govt moots scrapping duty on more imports
THE Government is fed up with unscrupulous businesses that are in the habit of wantonly increasing prices of basic commodities and will soon consider scrapping off import duty on various goods and foo...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jittery over small house saga
SECTIONS of the Draft Marriages Bill 2017, which seeks to provide for civil partnerships - better known as cohabitation - will legitimise 'small houses' if passed into law, a legal expert has said....Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:33hrs | 1 | by Fatima Bulla
Seven things to consider when transacting in Africa
1. Accept the uncertainty and gather knowledgeInvestors in Africa must consider geo-political and economic uncertainty on the continent as well as a ple...Published: 21 May 2019 at 16:26hrs | 8 | by Morne van der Merwe, Managing Partner, and Wildu du Plessis, Head of Africa at global law firm Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg
MDC Structures keep the dream alive, the Jewel of Africa returns
Julius Mwalimu Kambarage Nyerere referred to Zimbabwe as the jewel of Africa that needed heart and soul to protect it. Decades of independence later, Zanu-PF has changed that view. Zimbabwe has been c...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 10:05hrs | | by Jacob Mafume
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies Analysis: Death of Jesus and the Brandon theory
Question: Critically analyse the Brandon theory on the causes of the death of Jesus.This paper seeks to analyze Brandon thesis on the cause of the death...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 11:06hrs | 16 | by Brian Maregedze
Zanu-PF provinces directed to 'incorporated' war vets in their structures
Zanu-PF has ordered that key posts within the party's structures be reserved for liberation war veterans, in a move driven by the party's military element.Zanu-PF secretary for the commissaria...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 15:43hrs | | by ZimLive
Auxillia Mnangagwa takes luxury private jet home from Dubai
First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was flown home by private jet on Monday, ZimLive has learnt.Mnangagwa attended a meeting of the Merck Foundation in Dubai that tackled the stigmatisation of women...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
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