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Breaking the Silence: Prostate cancer awareness and the fight every man must face

When conversations about cancer arise, common narratives often centre on breast, lung, or colon cancer. While these deserve their spotlight, prostate cancer lingers in the shadows, affecting millions of men across the globe yet rarely comm…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 12:37hrs | 1 | by Anashe Mupamombe

We Africans have our way of doing things

The thunderous weather, intensified by blinding lightning, instils fear in many of us. Folklore has it that during such storms, bad debtors and adulterers often tremble to the core, fearing that those they've wronged might resort to unorth…

Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 14:57hrs | 278 | by Thomas Murisa

WATCH: Anti-colonialist leaflets in support of African people appeared in Brussels

The streets of the capital of Belgium, Brussels, were covered with numerous leaflets containing anti-colonialist slogans and calls for support for Africans who found themselves in dire straits due to the policies of European countries.http…

Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 20:36hrs | 345 | by Staff Reporter

In Vienna activists demanded the West to stop exploiting the African people

The streets of Vienna were plastered with numerous leaflets containing anti-colonial slogans and calls for support for the African people oppressed by the West. The authors of the leaflets accused Western countries of exploitation and pove…

Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 20:25hrs | 77 | by Staff Reporter

Ban all Elections in Zimbabwe

Almost all political parties in Zimbabwe are organized on the condition for Western aid and the Western form of democracy. None of them are organized upon the Zimbabwe democratic tradition.Given an opportunity to interview Zimbabwe Preside…

Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:08hrs | 2 | by Sam Wezhira

Mnangagwa targeting African churches

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly leaving no stone unturned as he targets churches with African roots as part of his wider presidential re-election campaign ahead of the 2023 elections.On Sunday, Mnangagwa attended a Zion Christia…

Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

African NGOs: Conveyors of national subversion?

Did you know that over 75 percent of the world's poor today live in Africa compared to 10 percent in 1970?Did you know that despite receiving a total US$4,6 trillion in aid between 1960 and 2013, by 2030 it is projected poverty levels will…

Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 57 | by Gibson Nyikadzino

African politicians thrive on deceiving electorate

AN interesting feature of liberation movements in Africa is their public denunciation of colonialism, imperialism and the injustices that are generally associated with these practices while they themselves have little regard for justice an…

Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:41hrs | 5 | by Mukunda Chitova

'Africans treated like animals in Ukraine'

Barlaney Mufaro Gurure, a space engineering student from Zimbabwe, had finally reached the front of a nine-hour queue at Ukraine's western border crossing of Krakovets after an exhausting four-day trip.It was her turn to cross. But the bor…

Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 11:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean is in great pain!

The report of today's Bulawayo24 is about two young men who beat a man of 72 years to death because he refused to share information about soccer results! Our citizen loses his life because of a trivial matter. The question we ask ourselves…

Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 13:06hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata

Zimbabwe urged to align electoral laws to AU charters

ZIMBABWE has been urged to update its electoral laws to strengthen dispute-resolution processes and ensure they are in tandem with the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG).Constitutional law expert James Tsabora y…

Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:16hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter

A political crisis looming in Zimbabwe ahead of 2023 election

The once prosperous southern African country's economy is now at its weakest point with low investment, low exports and very high debts. Corruption is ripping the country apart with little effort being done to eradicate it.By Leonard KoniT…

Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 12:05hrs | 4 | by Leonard Koni

Zimbabwe awaits Russian investors

Like many African countries, Zimbabwe's economy needs sustainable resuscitation. On his mid-January official working visit to Moscow, President Emmerson Mnangagwa told Sputnik News Agency (SNA) in an interview: "We have always had cooperat…

Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 09:01hrs | 5 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah

African politics: Why corruption grows more than reduce in nations developing? (part one)

International Transparency defines corruption asâ€¦ the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It can be classified as grand, petty and political, depending on the amounts of money lost and the sector where it occurs.Life experience ha…

Published: 23 May 2018 at 19:02hrs | 4 | by Andrew Manyevere

President Mugabe leads in living the African dream?

One of the most famous man who fought for the emancipation of the black people, Marcus Garvey once said, "The white man has succeeded in subduing the world by forcing everybody to think his way. The white man's propaganda has made him the …

Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 16:32hrs | 672 | by Tatenda Gono

How African parents teach girls to be gender slaves!

African parenting culture, doesn't exactly seem to be bosom friends with the feminine gender.A girl child in Africa, is widely considered a future property of her potential suitor, so the need to prepare her (at least marketable enough) fo…

Published: 10 May 2017 at 21:16hrs | 5 | by Nimi Princewill

Girl-Students are cooking meals for their boyfriend in Zambia: First letter to the women of Zimbabwe

International Women's Day 2017 Of late the social media was telling us big time what is going on in Zambia: the dear neighbours north of us. The young women are going traditional: they are cooking for their boyfriends in hostels: highest i…

Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 16:46hrs | 4 | by Nomazulu Thata

'The African Journey'

We have come a long way in our journey as Africans filled so much experiences which have shaped us to be who we are today. In so many aspects the various pieces of our life puzzle all with their different features make up a complete pictur…

Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 11:24hrs | | by Thabani P Mlilo

The Horror of Being Black and African!

To the wider world, being 'black' first identifies you as human, but further categorizes you as a "special grade" of human, fortified with great physical gallantry, but a reduced level of brain power.Well, as a black man and an African, I …

Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 21:28hrs | 4 | by Nimi Princewill

Africans also investing in China

African countries have poured over $14 billion in investments China, the world's newest economic superpower, surpassed the United States as Africa's largest trading partner in 2009. Since then, China's investments in Africa have been growi…

Published: 17 Jun 2015 at 18:56hrs | 4301 | by Bo Li

Who Are TRUE Africans?

The definition of an African is very simple; however, the social and cultural implications of that definition are complex. In Africa's ancient history, the term 'African' would have had no meaning, people defined themselves as members of k…

Published: 27 Jun 2014 at 07:26hrs | 5 | by Kufakunesu Mawira

Proud to be African

Dear EditorI get ridiculously annoyed, yet amused by the narrow-minded and condescending attitude most people in the Western world have about Africa. Their perception is skewed by non-objective history books and media reports. They equate …

Published: 26 Jun 2014 at 10:36hrs | 2011 | by Kufakunesu Mawira

President Zuma, 'It helps to think like an African!'

South African President Jacob Zuma is generally a man who harbours little fear of the negative consequences of his words or actions. Or if he does, he exhibits a certain confidence that he will overcome any such problematic effects of what…

Published: 23 Oct 2013 at 10:51hrs | 5 | by Takura Zhangazha

African leaders refuse to recognise rebel chief as president of CAR

African heads of state decided Wednesday that it was impossible to recognise rebel chief Michel Djotodia as president of the Central African Republic (CAR), and want the country to elect a transitional president, Chad's leader said at the …

Published: 04 Apr 2013 at 12:41hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Politics of succession: coping African when leaders die

In December 2008, a Guinean newspaper published a photo of a frail and ailing President Lansana ContâˆšÃ‰Â¬Â©, who appeared to be struggling to stand up. The photo stoked rumours of the president's ill health. By the next day, on the instr…

Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 16:24hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor

Just how much is the life of an African worth?

It pains me to start by the conclusion but facts and figures I am faced with show me that we Africans do not have regard or value another African's life. In America it is calculated that an citizen's  life is worth, in current dollars…

Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 11:32hrs | 4306 | by Velempini Ndlovu

African Sun splash $10 Million Loan on hotel refurbishment

Hospitality group Africa Sun Limited is re-launching its Holiday Inns hotels in Bulawayo and Harare after extensive renovations at the tune of $10 million in a move geared at bringing back the group to profitability, the company said.&nbsp…

Published: 10 Feb 2012 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Alois Sibanda

An African Dictator's Son And His Very Lavish Toys

The irony: The West African nation of Equitorial Guinea is one of the smallest countries in Africa, but its third largest exporter of oil, and it has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. Still, over 70% of the country's popu…

Published: 07 Jul 2011 at 15:33hrs | 2 | by Mfonobong Nsehe

Walter Mzembi crowned African Tourism Minister of the Year

Walter Mzembi,  the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Zimbabwe, was crowned the African Tourism Minister of the Year at the Africa investor Tourism Investment Awards in South Africa.The Africa investor Tourism Investment A…

Published: 23 Feb 2011 at 07:49hrs | 282 | by Bhebhe Mandla

Mixed marriage dynamicsâˆšÃ‡

The number of interracial marriages is increasing rapidly among Zimbabweans. When people shipped themselves abroad, records indicate that the number of interracial marriages increased at an exponential rate. This trend reflects the changes…

Published: 12 Jan 2011 at 12:09hrs | 18 | by Byo24News

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