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Matebeleland chiefs demand satellite teachers' college
TRADITIONAL leaders from Matebeleland North say they are expecting government to honour their request for a satellite teachers' training college at the Ntabazinduna Vocational Training Centre....Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:47hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Africa: Beyond the captive state
The phrase "state capture" comes very easily into our formal and informal communication these days.What is not easy, however, is true understanding of what the phrase fundamentally means. In S...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:36hrs | 150 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Trevor Ncube gets online TV, radio licence
THE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has awarded leading diversified media group Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) a licence for online television and radio channels, in terms of Section 10 of the Br...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 13:04hrs | 2291 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to promote domestic tourism
GOVERNMENT has been urged to promote domestic tourism through a number of innovative initiatives, including concessionary support measures to low-wage earners.Speaking during the Professionals...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges banks to support farmers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged the banking sector to support economic revival, which has gathered pace in the last eight months, by extending loans to farmers at affordable interest rates...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:38hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Jobless Chamisa the biggest loser of 2018 elections
Zimbabwe's July 30, 2018 elections have come and gone and the Constitutional Court on August 24 buttressed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)'s position that President Mnangagwa was the winner. ...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:38hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Do not kill a dead snake!
This is what former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma said in reference to Thabo Mbeki who was voted out of the party and government as party leader and president of South Africa in Polokwane. This...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 15:49hrs | 3873 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa, the biggest loser of 2018 elections
Zimbabwe's 30 July 2018 elections have come and gone and the Constitutional Court on 24 August buttressed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) position that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was the win...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 12:00hrs | 4116 | by Elijah Chihota
Bartender stabs disrespectful customer
A BARTENDER from Ntabazinduna allegedly stabbed a customer twice with a knife for "disrespecting him."Mr Givemore Zhou (25) was admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals after Nkosilathi Mpofu...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 07:37hrs | 2549 | by Staff reporter
Man bludgeoned to death over soya chunks
A MAN armed with an iron bar allegedly bludgeoned a Lupane businessman to death for refusing to sell him some soya chunks last year.Ndumiso Mlilo allegedly killed Mr Fanet Ndlovu (41), who ope...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:36hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Decolonising Political Philosophy in Africa
It is the argument of the present piece that in the history of the world Africans have and still can produce, independent of Europe and America, political and economic ideas that can save the world. F...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:34hrs | 307 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
De-Westernisation towards Decolonisation
Most of what are called African problems today are problems that Europe and America have caused or at least promoted in the continent.Most African problems, including civil wars and genocides,...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:40hrs | 67 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Chiefs elect members for Senate seats
CHIEFS from all parts of the country yesterday elected 16 of their members who will take seats in the Senate alongside 80 other Senators.At least two chiefs were elected from each province and...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:32hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Promoting savings culture in Zimbabwe indispensable
Since time immemorial, generations have been saving. And going down the memory lane, lessons can be learnt from the Zunde raMambo concept from the Zimbabwean tradition where the kings store and preser...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | 89 | by Dephine Mazambani
Gukurahundi skeletons tumble out of the closet
AS Zimbabwe inches towards critical general elections on Monday, skeletons of Gukurahundi massacres - which remain an emotive political and electoral issue in the country - are tumbling out of the clo...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 11:19hrs | 1942 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni challenges Charumbira reelection
NTABAZINDUNA Chief Felix Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni has taken the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court seeking nullification of provincial assembly and national chiefs council elections held bet...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:35hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Deadly suicide blast at polling station in Pakistan
Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in elections that could propel former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan to power, as security fears intensified with a voting-day blast that killed at least 28 after a campa...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 09:32hrs | 457 | by AFP
Mqondisi Moyo never ceases to amaze
"Its Long walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela said"My name is Mlungisi Ndlovu originally from Ntabazinduna. I am here to say a little few words about this fellow called Mqondisi Moyo. ...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:36hrs | 777 | by Mlungisi Ndlovu
'Stop treating Obert Mpofu with kids gloves'
NTABAZINDUNA's Chief Felix Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni has implored the court to stop treating Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu with kids' gloves and subpoena him to testify in a matter where the tradit...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:01hrs | 1332 | by Staff reporter
MRP addresses rally in Ntabazinduna
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) was one of the parties that addressed the people of Ntabazinduna at a function that was initiated by the local Chief, Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni.The chief had call...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:27hrs | 970 | by Stephen Jakes
Gutu South yearns for capable leadership, says Togarepi
The people of Gutu South yearn for capable representation and leadership that can initiate and sustain development, something they are bound to have come July 30, Zanu-PF Gutu South parliamentary cand...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 12:17hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Infrastructure financing key for Zim's economy
Infrastructure is the backbone of economies throughout the universe. An efficient and well-maintained infrastructure is critical in sustaining an economy.Infrastructure is considered a key com...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:36hrs | 248 | by Dephine Mazambani
Zimbabwean journalist jailed 17 years in UK
United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean journalist Clemence Marijeni's prison sentence has been increased by seven years after he was found guilty of being "at the heart" of £720 000 maternity allowance frau...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:17hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
'Vote for 'devolution' govt,' says Chief Ndiweni
NTABAZINDUNA chief Felix Ndiweni has challenged the people of Bulawayo to elect a government that will prioritise the devolution of Matabeleland and facilitate the resuscitation of industries in Bulaw...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 08:43hrs | 2083 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu refuses to testify in Chief Ndiweni case
HOME Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has declined to testify in a case in which Ntabazinduna chief, FelixNhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni, and 23 villagers are accused of destroying a villager's fence an...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga embraces Chamisa's 'spaghetti roads'
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday unwittingly embraced MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's "spaghetti roads" idea saying they were the only viable solution to the country'...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 14:50hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North to have teachers' training college
THE Government will soon turn Ntabazinduna Vocational Training Centre in Matabeleland North into a teachers' training college.This emerged during a meeting between the Ministry of Higher and T...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:16hrs | 725 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabwe to reject MDC Alliance
President Mnangagwa yesterday called on Zimbabweans to reject ploys by MDC Alliance to foment instability and chaos ahead of the harmonised elections, saying focus should be on modernising, industrial...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | 3891 | by Srtaff Reporter
Suicide victim text father, directs him to his body
A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD man from Gokwe committed suicide by hanging after leaving a text message directing his father where to find his body.Moses Makuvire of Zenda Business Centre in Gokwe North se...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 06:09hrs | 4466 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa hands over 1 444 cattle to Matebeleland North farmers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday handed over 1 444 head of cattle to farmers in Matabeleland North at the official launch of the provincial Command Livestock and Fisheries Programme at Arda Jots...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 05:51hrs | 1541 | by Staff Reporter
Cop hangs self after fight with wife
A POLICE officer stationed at Lupane Police Station in Matabeleland North province committed suicide by hanging yesterday morning following an alleged infidelity dispute with his wife.Ernest V...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | 659 | by Staff rpeorter
We deliver on promises, claims Chiwenga
GOVERNMENT under the able leadership of President Mnangagwa is delivering to the people tangible life-changing projects as it is not time to promise fake things like spaghetti roads and rural home air...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:19hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Cop hangs self over WhatsApp message
A Lupane cop reportedly committed suicide by hanging last night after he had been caught by his wife chatting to a girlfriend on WhatsApp.Sources close to investigations allege Enerst Vivian M...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 12:45hrs | 3315 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lunchtime PSL kickoff
LOCAL soccer fans have commended the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League's decision to change Match Day 19 kick-off times to 1PM to allow fans and players to watch the Fifa World Cup final.The ...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:00hrs | 448 | by Staff rpeorter
Open letter to Ezra Tshisa Sibanda and All
Hello My Dear brother this is Mqondisi Moyo. Ngifisa ukukubonga ngenkulumo zakho ezinhle oziyenze ngami lebandla leMRP. Ngidlulisa ukubonga kwami okukhulu kuwe ngisithi eSibanda baba.Ngamadoda...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 18:17hrs | 3900 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Chief Ndiweni revels in anti-Mpofu ruling
Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhla Ndiweni has praised the country's judiciary after a magistrates' court here ruled in his favour against Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu.This was after Ndiwe...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 15:10hrs | 950 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu subpoenaed
BULAWAYO magistrate Gladmore Mushove yesterday ordered the State to subpoena Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu to court to testify in a case where he stands accused of inciting a Ntabazinduna villager...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | 1377 | by Staff reporter
The birth of tribal domination in Zimbabwean politics
On 8 November 1978, at the age of 61 years Chief Khayisa Ndiweni, formed the United National Federal Party (UNFP), as a break away from the Zimbabwe United Peoples Organization (ZUPO), a political par...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 13:05hrs | 2778 | by Taurai Njabulo Chirandu Njekete
Zimbabwe missed digitalization deadline by 3 years
Zimbabwe failed to meet the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deadline to migrate from analogue broadcasting to digital since June 2015.The digitalization project which is under the...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 12:31hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Uncle beds nephew's wife and brags, stabbed to death
A MAN from Matobo District who fatally stabbed his uncle with a knife for allegedly boasting that he was having an affair with his wife has been sentenced to 25 years in jail.Steven Tshuma (32...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's Turning Point
COMRADE Elison Mupamawonde (born 1950 in Bikita), whose Chimurenga was Soft Magarasadza last week spoke about how ZIPRA out-gunned Rhodesian forces at Chirundu during the liberation struggle and how t...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 07:59hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Black Umfolosi, Imbizo in joint show
BULAWAYO top Imbube outfits - Black Umfolosi and Imbizo Performing Arts will tomorrow night stage their first-ever joint performance, which promises fireworks at the Bulawayo Theatre.Imbube is...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:53hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
The top 5 party manifestos
LAST week's column looked at the Zanu-PF manifesto which I ranked 4th. This week we examine a third manifesto.Number 3: Build Zimbabwe AllianceBuild Zimbabwe's manifesto is under the s...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1387 | by Paul Kaseke
How ZIPRA outgunned Rhodesians at Chirundu
In our last instalment, Soft Magarasadza, a former ZIPRA commander, spoke about how he joined the liberation struggle and went on to walk from Mozambique to Botswana for two months after the failure o...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 18:17hrs | 3291 | by Staff reporter
Mushohwe pushes for Mnangagwa win
MUTARE West legislator and Zanu-PF Politburo member Christopher Mushohwe has urged losing candidates in Zanu-PF primary elections to abandon personal interests and work closely with those standing for...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:52hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu courts chiefs' wrath
THE legal fight between Minister of Home Affairs and Culture Dr Obert Mpofu and Chief Felix Nhlanhla Ndiweni got a little nastier last Friday, when the latter teamed up with two other chiefs from Mata...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1929 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe media 'failing to play its role effectively'
Award winning Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono, has criticised the state of the media in the southern African country ahead of crunching election on July 30.In an interview with News24...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 16:40hrs | 708 | by news24
State media sued over partisan reporting
PARLIAMENTARY watchdog, Firinne Trust also known as Veritas, has petitioned the High Court seeking an order compelling State media journalists to give equal coverage to all political players contestin...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:59hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Planetarity: From Third World to Global South
Presently it is the true stuff of political and intellectual fashion to refer to Africa, Latin America and even Asia as collectively the Global South.For the reason that there are more politic...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:29hrs | 64 | by Cetshwayo Zindaba Mabhena
Meet 'The Awards Mafia'
COMEDIAN Carl Joshua Ncube abruptly brought the Bulawayo arts scene down from the high of hosting the recently held Bulawayo Arts Awards when he suggested that there was a clique of arts practitioners...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:25hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
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