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Is Justice Chinamora's comeback a bad omen for Zimbabwean justice?
In Zimbabwe, we have become accustomed to those embroiled in controversy and transgression in their professional conduct being somehow rewarded by the ruling establishment. However, the choice...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:54hrs | 1076 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Son impregnates and marries biological mother
A woman in Zambia named Betty Mbereko, aged 40, has married her son, 23-year-old Farai Mbereko, after becoming pregnant with his child, further complicating their relationship.Betty, who was w...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:37hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over 6-year coffin display at school
A coffin, crafted as part of a school project seven years ago, has become a source of concern at Lukhanyiso Primary School in Bulawayo. Residents and local officials are alarmed by its presence, feari...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:18hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims want apology from Mnangagwa
Survivors and victims of the Gukurahundi massacres in the 1980s have cautioned the government against dictating how this sensitive issue should be addressed, insisting that they are still alive to spe...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:44hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi ups campaign against apostolic sects
The Mthwakazi Republic Party has intensified its clean-up campaigns targeting Apostolic sects' open air churches operating in the bushes.The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has also been conductin...Published: 19 May 2024 at 19:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Was the Emperor a Zanu-PF tortoise on some post
AND THE EMPEROR TOO, is also into stories of tortoises that have allegedly wreaked havoc in CCC?Well, well. Interesting. It is of course a refreshing break from the daily verses on the hour bu...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 18:24hrs | | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Drunk man (21) axes niece to death
POLICE in Kadoma have launched a manhunt for a 21-year-old man, who returned from a beer drinking spree, and killed his brother's daughter, accusing her family of casting bad omens on him.The ...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 19:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ndabaningi Sithole: Zimbabwe's forgotten intellectual and leader
NDABANINGI Sithole was one of the founding fathers of the modern state of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. In August 1963, he became the first president of the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu), the ...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Mushakavanhu
Please tell me the president is also paid in Zim dollars!
As a truly patriotic Zimbabwean - who earnestly cares about this country's development and fellow citizens' welfare and wellbeing - I make every effort in...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 20:33hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Balancing rock splits and falls at Njelele shrine
A ROCK split into two with the other half sliding down a mountain destroying vegetation at the sacred Njelele Shrine in Matobo district in what culturalists believe is communication of a bad omen....Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga and Sipho Malunga bring bad omens to Zanu-PF!
There are some behaviours, which the wisest among the Bantu call bad omens. These are signs, real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.When we were children, and my f...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:58hrs | 14 | by Ken Mufuka
'US shifting goalposts on re-engagement'
Home Affairs deputy minister David Musabayana has alleged that the United States (US) was changing goalposts to stall government's re-engagement efforts.Musabayana said this in the Senate last...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Let the children learn and play
Who said puppies cannot bite? Deep cuts and 'weeping skin lacerations' have all been observed on victims of puppy bites 'Tumbwa'. These are cheap illicit alcoholic spirits packed in plastic bo...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:35hrs | 2 | by Tondo. Chinehasha
Family confesses to murder
A RUSAPE family's murder secret of seven years recently came out in the open as the avenging spirit of a slain teacher is now giving them a torrid time.The Maziofa family of Masvosva Village u...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 17:12hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
When mjolo turns sour: Should you give back gifts?
In his emotive single Juzi, Kae Chaps asks his ex-lover to pick up the jersey she left at his house as the sight of it was haunting him. He's heartbroken but says it's only a matter of time before he ...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 13 | by Yoliswa Dube-Moyo
Soul Jah Love, Dambudzo Marechera: Drawing parallels and their contribution to Zim Culture and Cultural Diplomacy
After an avalanches of tributes have already written on and about Soul Musaka aka Soul Jah Love the Zimdancehall maestro, whose untimely demise on 16 February 2021 gripped the nation with sorrow, ther...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:56hrs | 12 | by Taurai Mutoti
Mnangagwa says, 'No one can dethrone me'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has confirmed that there is a plot from within the ruling Zanu-PF party to unseat him, but dared his detractors to dream on. Addressing a Midlands provincial co-or...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Cancer man' unfazed by Magaya-hospital furore
Forty-three-year-old Peter Manganda is not concerned much about the current furore over circumstances surrounding his cure from a 5,3 kilogramme debilitating tumour that had grown on his head....Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 11:20hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe has an artisan shortage, here is how to fix it
ACCORDING to Zimstat, Zimbabwe had 93 714 university students as at August 2017, but only 25 952 polytechnic students. Harare, Zimbabwe's capital city, has six universities, but only one polytechnic....Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | 3 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Nature and function of 'Alien Spirits' in the Shona/Ndebele traditional religion
Explain the nature and function of Alien Spirits in the Shona\Ndebele Traditional Religion.The concept of God, divinities and spirits in African traditi...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:19hrs | 85 | by Brian Maregedze
Explain the nature and function of Alien Spirits in the Shona\Ndebele Traditional Religion
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies: Nature and Function of Alien Spirits in the Shona/Ndebele Traditional Religion The concept of God, diviniti...Published: 12 May 2019 at 08:29hrs | 1368 | by Brian Maregedze
When loneliness is great company
Gogo Chihera and 'Sekuru' Dlodlo stay in deferent provinces of Zimbabwe yet they have one thing in common, both their spouses are late hence lead lonely lives. Their brood has come of age and have gon...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:30hrs | | by Thomas Murisa.
Zimbabwe soccer fans reject Warriors kit
Zimbabwe football fans and fashion enthusiasts have rejected the new Warriors kit which was designed by top sportswear and equipment supplier, Umbro.The jersey is doing rounds on social media ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man marries 'mother'
END times!Residents in Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb have encountered a stunning situation of an aunt and nephew who decided to get married amid reports that the woman is now two months pregnant...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Lest you invite bad omens
Much has been said and discussed about the vetting and subsequent compensation of war collaborators but to date there is no substance. Most of these people are now in the twilight zone of their lives ...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 15:27hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
Mnangagwa vows to crush Chamisa protests, hails army crackdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa admitted Saturday that he deployed the army to carry out a brutal crackdown against opposition and civil society activists, which allegedly left 17 people dead and saw sev...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:15hrs | 5 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa issues chilling warning, ready to deploy the soldiers again
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has admitted that he deployed the army to carry out a brutal crackdown against opposition and civil society activists, which allegedly left 17 people dead and saw several ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Take care of the elders, they deserve more
In all this economic turmoil, prices madness and the consumer unfriendly three tier pricing system, how are NSSA pensioners making ends meet? Do they also have to pick their walking sticks and...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Tondo
Man kills 3 for body parts
A CHIVHU man killed his brother, friend and lover to get body parts for sale while buyers also wanted his wife's head.Brian Mupaiki, 28, squandered the money he got for body parts in Botswana ...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 17:31hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Hefty perks for Obert Mpofu and other fired old gurad
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has thrown a lifeline to his fellow comrades-in-arms whom he dropped from his Cabinet more than a week ago by giving them plum jobs at the Zanu-PF headquarters, complete w...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:37hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Family believes in mermaids
A GOROMONZI teenager drowned SEVEN days ago and the family still believes he will emerge from the dam alive.The Kandodo family has been made to believe that their 14-year-old son Emmanuel was ...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 16:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Con-Court ruling final nail in dashing Zimbabwe's hopes
LAST Friday was to all intents and purposes, as bleak as a Black Friday. Flags might as well have flown at half-mast. As Chief Justice Luke Malaba delivered the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling ...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Zimbabwe decides: implications of MDC-T Court dispute
The ruling by the Supreme Court that the MDC-T legal dispute between Dr Thokozani Khupe and Advocate Nelson Chamisa be resolved by way of the trial means that for the first time the MDC-T supporters a...Published: 28 May 2018 at 23:19hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Who betrayed Africa? Who betrayed me?
By the time others opted for guns, Spears were our splendid war tools By the time others were professionals, Naiveness made us fools Naively! Naiveness made my winter seasons painf...Published: 24 May 2018 at 20:14hrs | 2 | by Poseidon Tsautsau
Zimbabwe working on new diamond policy
Government has started working on a new diamond policy which will lead to the unbundling of the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Mining Company (ZCDC) to ensure more players are involved inthe sector, Pr...Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe needs own currency'
Since the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led new dispensation took charge last November, long-suffering Zimbabweans feel the country's economy has remained in the doldrums.The cash crisis, which...Published: 20 May 2018 at 19:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bad omen for Mnangagwa
As State-controlled media journalists, who lost in Zanu-PF primary elections retracted to their newsrooms, ethical quandaries they face constitute material for my future article.In view of the...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
Chamisa a lawless aspiring President
A political analyst Livingstone Masamba has said MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa is a lawless aspiring president.He said among the duties of the President of Zimbabwe in terms of section 90 of our...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mnangagwa as disappointing as Mugabe'
THE wife of the missing activist, Itai Dzamara, Sheffra, yesterday said it has been a painful three years of waiting for the return of her husband, whose whereabouts remain unknown, saying this was ta...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi: What Apology?
Whilst the issue of Gukurahundi remains emotive and certainly one that has built political careers either by design or default for some, the approach according to which a lid will finally shut it once...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 10:50hrs | 1 | by Robert Sigauke, Political Analyst, Johannesburg
Beggar threatens municipal cops
MUNICIPAL police were told they risk losing their jobs after destroying a beggar shack at Fife Avenue Shopping Centre.The unidentified woman believed to be mentally-challenged prayed in front ...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe today by the Liberal Democrats
Fellow Zimbabweans, indeed it appears true that the morning sickness after an orgy of drinking is more unbearable than the cocktail of all beers night. The excitement of the fall of the mighty Mr Muga...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 10:35hrs | | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
This coup, attempted coup isn't a national democratic project!
THE recent events in Zimbabwe are very depressing, fundamentally because they trample upon the fundamental principles enshrined in our very recent constitution. Our constitution guarantees, in the bil...Published: 20 Nov 2017 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Jealousy Mawarire
Cruelty has her rewards: Could Mugabe recover his downfall in 2018?
Odds are a bad omen when men keep contesting age against power rescuing and do so like when there was no end to life. Ingratitude is measured by the degree of avarice beyond scope of survival except t...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Andrew Manyevere
Uniting a divided Zanu-PF
If you've turned on the news or scrolled through social media over the past few weeks, your optimism about the state of our party may be waning. Respectful political discourse has hit a new low, rheto...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 09:24hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Oil spill shuts road to Zambia
THE road which runs from Victoria Falls to the border with Zambia was closed for nearly 24 hours when it became slippery after cooking oil that was being transported in a truck spilled onto the road....Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief demands a cow from a widow whose son committed suicide
In a bizarre incident Chief Negomo (real name Luscious Chitsinde) demanded a cow from a widow whose son had committed suicide, saying it was a fine because the hanging had happened within his jurisdic...Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 13:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Traffic cop flees angry mob
A TRAFFIC police officer allegedly stormed a house in Bulawayo's Sizinda suburb and locked himself in one of the rooms after being assaulted by a dreadlocked pirate Honda Fit driver he had tried to ar...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'No sex on eve of polls'
Kenya's main opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on his supporters not to engage in sex on the eve of the elections on August 8.The National Super Alliance party candidate said on Monday...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere divides opinion
Fadzayi Mahere, a young and articulate advocate made her name on social media as she took on politicians, demanding answers on issues affecting ordinary Zimbabweans.The debates raised by her F...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
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