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Masvingo City to develop new CBD
Masvingo City is set to begin the development of a new central business district (CBD) in August this year, a move aimed at expanding the city's commercial infrastructure and alleviating congestion in...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:01hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Churches pray for peace ahead of SADC Summit
The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) recently held a prayer meeting at the Benjamin Burombo Government Complex to ask God to bless President Mnangagwa as he prepares to assume the SADC c...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:33hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo fumes over PVO Bill
OPPOSITION Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has rapped the Zanu-PF government for pushing for the enactment of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill that he described as retrogressively against...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ngwabi Bhebhe declared national hero
Founding Midlands State University (MSU) Vice Chancellor Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe, who died yesterday, has been declared a national hero in recognition of his outstanding role as an academic, a great t...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
A new great Zimbabwe is possible
IN a few months, Zimbabweans head to the polls to decide on their future.There have been many elections before, all of which have not brought the change we desire. So, I understand why, for ma...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 16:30hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa I CCC President
ZANU PF takes Zimbabwe 360° back to Rhodesia - country ripe for new wave of nationalism and liberation struggle!
There is a popular saying, "nothing under the sun is completely new" - as, with the planets, solar systems, galaxies, and the universe, everything simply goes round and round in circles, and repeating...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa charts new inclusive path
THE Government will give a holistic account of the country's liberation struggle by honouring forgotten heroes such as the late Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole and James Chikerema among others for their c...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'Never challenge, breach or compromise Unity Accord'
THE 1987 Unity Accord is a key pillar of national peace and stability, and should never be challenged, breached or compromised, President Mnangagwa has said.Writing in his weekly column, publi...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Ideological poverty provoked Joshua Nkomo'
"EMANCIPATE yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds . . ."The late reggae legend Bob Marley's Redemption Song could have been an inspiration to the iconic liberation st...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe sliding back to 2008 crisis'
ZIMBABWE is in economic and political crises which are threatening peace, particularly ahead of the 2023 elections.Observers say corruption and looting of public resources have reached alarmin...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tables turn against Chadzamira
THE battle for the Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial chairperson's post that raged between 2016 and 2017 was reignited in the recently held provincial elections which saw Provincial minister Ezra Chadzamira...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
ZACC in another catch and release storm
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) was Monday caught up in yet another catch and release storm after its investigators pounced on Minister of State for Masvingo Province Ezra Chadzamira in...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Heroine Ngwenya burial set for Saturday
NATIONALIST and liberation stalwart Jane Ngwenya who was declared a national heroine, will be buried on Saturday at the National Heroes Acre in Harare. Ngwenya (86) died last night at Bulawayo's Mater...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jane Ngwenya to be buried at Heroes Acre
NATIONALIST and liberation stalwart Jane Lungile Ngwenya has been declared a National Heroine. Ngwenya (86) died on Thursday night at Bulawayo's Mater Dei Hospital. Zanu-PF Secretary f...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police launch crime curbing initiatives
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a number of crime-curbing initiatives that have started to bear fruit, with community engagement strategies paying off.After a rise in criminal activities in t...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Workers bemoan worsening poverty on Mnangagwa's watch
AHEAD of the 2021 Workers' Day commemorations, The NewsHawks (NH) caught up with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions president, Peter Mutasa (PM), for an interview to mark the 2021 International Wor...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Lookout Masuku: An exceptional, patriotic fighter
SOME of the greatest wars in history were not only won through the competency of soldiers on the battlefield, but through the astute leadership of the men and women engaged in the fighting. Th...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | 7 | by Walter Muchinguri
75% of Bulawayo roads in bad state
AT least 75 percent of Bulawayo's road network has outlived its lifespan, with council revealing that the funds they received from the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) was a mere drop in the ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda, Chadzamira jumps the vacationing queue
Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira and Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda today headlined a group of senior Government and ruling party officials to receive the ...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu: A splendid traditional leader, cultural activist, nationalist
UGODLWAYO! Yithi! This is a familiar slogan in the Godlwayo Communal Land whenever people are gathered. Yesterday at around 01.00 hrs their Chief, Vezi Maduna Mafu passed away.Chief Maduna was...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:45hrs | 3 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Retracing the footprints of a heroic legacy
In the month of August we celebrate the gallant fighters of our liberation struggle - both the living and those no longer in our midst. Through their lived commitment to disfigure colonialism, w...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Obert Mpofu
Linda Masarira's message to workers
The struggle for emancipation by the Zimbabwean workers has its roots in the happening of the late 19th Century. After obtaining the Rudd concession the whites did not stop but rushed to obtain the ro...Published: 01 May 2019 at 10:37hrs | 5 | by Linda Masarira
AIR FORCE OF ZIMBABWE Recruitment
HOW ABOUT A CHALLENGING CAREER IN THE SERVICE OF YOUR COUNTRY? The Air Force of Zimbabwe is looking for suitably qualified persons who are Zimbabwean citizens and physically fit to join the Fo...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Communist Party solidarity speech to ARTUZ conference
Long live the spirit of Joshua Nkomo!Long live the spirit of Josiah Tongogara!Long live the spirit of Lookout Masuku!Long live the spirit of Benjamin Burombo!Comrades,l...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 12:24hrs | | by Ngqabutho Mabhena
Mnangagwa clamps down on ZCTU protests
POLICE armed with truncheons, tear smoke canisters and water cannon laid siege on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) head office in Harare yesterday and arrested top officials as government ...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo richest province, says Chadzamira
Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira has challenged people here to take advantage of the impending devolution to promote socio-economic development. He said Masvingo was the richest pr...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Crocodile Gang: 'Last man standing'
This week we publish the first part of an account from Enock Sithole, the lone survivor and commander of the six-member Crocodile Gang that operated in Melsetter (Chimanimani) in the 1960s. The group ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Unresolved ethnicity conflict haunts Bulawayo
For the past few weeks, the second largest city has been on the spotlight with the mayoral election taking centre stage.Residents gained interest in the election process as they argued that th...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
An inherited crisis of imagination: A Long Essay concerning the understanding of Zimbabwe - Pt2
Continuing from here...Truth be said, this is a great opportunity for Mnangagwa. And truth be repeated, the...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:03hrs | | by Tshepo Mabalane Mabalane
Zim Communist Party laments lack of progress after 38 years of independence
The Zimbabwe Communist Party has lamented lack of progress and development in the country despite the independence that was attained by the country in 1980,."It is to our shame that there has ...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 2 | by Robert Sigauke, Political Analyst, Johannesburg
Zimbabwe to face inflationary spirals
In order to maintain a sustainable purchasing power equal to the rising cost of living reflected by a Consumer Price Index (CPI), a taxable salary or wage must increase faster than the increase in the...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 07:54hrs | | by George Musvovi
Mugabe will go down in history an iconic figure of principle
OUR past is rich in history; the sacred sacrifices made by the founding fathers of this nation alongside many sons and daughters who perished for our freedom can never be overlooked.From the e...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 04:11hrs | 2 | by Reason Wafawarova
Zanu-PF seeks to identify group which booed Grace Mugabe
The Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial executive has set up a committee to investigate the identity of a group of individuals from the province who are believed to have been part of a group of people who boo...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister stages a bloodless 'palace coup'
Recently appointed Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Paul Chimedza has staged a bloodless palace coup by making himself the Zanu-PF deputy chair in the volatile Masvingo Province in the wake of a p...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 19:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso board, executive, technical team and players a bunch of mercenaries
Good morning Mthwakazi Omuhle Lina ondlela zimhlophe according to my watch it is 02:53 am and the happenings at Highlanders have forced me to pick a pen and paper and write this article.My hea...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 11:31hrs | 5 | by Mqondisi Moyo
'Joseph Msika wouldn't trade principles'
THE late Vice President Joseph Msika was a rare breed of a nationalist - a fearless and strict disciplinarian and one person who would not trade principle for friendship. His character would not chang...Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lest we forget
Zimbabwe yesterday remembered its national heroes and heroines who selflessly contributed their lives, limbs or properties for the liberation of their fatherland, which is now in the hands of the Afri...Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 06:33hrs | 4 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Youth and the Generational Mandate Misfortune: Zimbabwe's Political Dilemma
One of the biggest strength in every struggle is its ability to evolve and adapt to the changing dynamics and context of that struggle using different tools that would keep citizens informed and motiv...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 18:57hrs | 1 | by Chana ChaVatete
The time for a workers' revolution is now
Zimbabwe should be embarrassed to be amongst the eight African countries - three of whom are from the Southern African region - to be on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conference agenda f...Published: 17 May 2017 at 11:41hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Employers' blatant violation of Constitution can't be left unchallenged
As Zimbabwe's labour situation spirals out of control in a freefall characterised by serfdom - whereby employers blatantly violate the country's constitution on labour rights, increasingly abusing the...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 07:17hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe gets another political party
Zimbabwe which already has over 50 opposition parties working to topple veteran ruler President Robert Mugabe has not stopped the formation of new minor political parties a move which is seen as a con...Published: 18 Dec 2016 at 07:12hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
The Joshua Nkomo - Tell No Lies speech on Unity.
In memory of the First Commander in Chief of ZAPU and ZIPRA Forces. In memory of the Father of the Nation.POLITICAL REPORT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE PATRIOTIC F...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 07:06hrs | 15 | by Cakes Vundla
Joshua Nkomo Trust upgrading Muzenda's home
THE Friends of Joshua Nkomo Trust has started upgrading the late Vice President Simon Muzenda's Mucheke home, known as kwaVaMuzenda in Masvingo, into a heritage site at an estimated cost of $200,000....Published: 20 May 2016 at 06:30hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
ZANU PF government deliberately destroying economy to emasculate workers?
Leornard Karikoga Zhakata once sang this about workers, "Kuchema kwavo munamato mukuru kumatenga' - meaning that the workers' crying over there mistreatment and oppression is a prayer to God - and ind...Published: 01 May 2016 at 07:59hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mahofa back in the office
MASVINGO Provincial Affairs Minister Senator Shuvai Mahofa resumed official duties on Tuesday after nearly four months on the sidelines suffering from an undisclosed ailment that saw her at one time h...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:46hrs | | by George Maponga
Bedridden Shuvai Mahofa goes on sick leave
Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahofa, hospitalised on suspicion of food poisoning at the recently-ended Zanu-PF national conference held in Victoria Falls, is still recuperating at home ...Published: 06 Jan 2016 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official hospitalised in Harare
There are reports that Zanu-PF Minister Shuvai Mahofa has been hospitalised at a private hospital in Harare.According to NewsDay the 74-year-old Minister suffered from an undisclosed ailment....Published: 22 Dec 2015 at 09:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZAPU Strongly warns ZANU PF on workers' dismissals
ZAPU strongly deplores the current willy-nilly firing of workers by private and public organisations. Workers are human beings, workers are people, and workers are mothers, fathers, sisters and theref...Published: 16 Aug 2015 at 13:04hrs | | by Christopher Maphosa - ZAPU Europe Chairpaerson
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