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Did Mtukudzi speak his troubled life in song?
"TATSAUKA pano nekuti paita Tuku, (We passed by because you are playing Tuku music)" my late brother Johannes and his friend Evaristo Chiwara once told merrymakers in Rimuka, Kadoma, in the late 1990s...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 09:03hrs | 3580 | by Moses Chibaya
CAPS United stun Dynamos in dramatic derby comeback
Dynamos 1 - 2 CAPS UnitedCAPS United ended a five-year wait for Harare derby glory with a dramatic late comeback, defeating rivals Dynamos 2-1 in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League showdown at...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Man steals US$7 259, R10 000 blows it on cleansing ritual
A 51-year-old Bulawayo man, Bongani Matshazi, has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted of stealing US$7,259 and R10,000 from his employer to pay for a spiritual cleansing ritua...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 15:22hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blows unbudgeted US$16m
The government incurred significant unbudgeted expenditures earlier this year by providing twin-cab vehicles to chiefs, a move that has placed their parent ministry in a financial deficit, Finance Min...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:12hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
The MK Party and the contestation of history
An angel of history is haunting the ANC - the spectre of the historical uMkhonto Wesizwe. The announcement of the MKP on December 16, 2023 by President Jacob Zuma conjured certain spirits or the ghost...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 20:11hrs | 452 | by Sankara Bizela
Phone tracker leads hubby to wife's love nest
WITH years of marriage, a spouse develops a keen sense of when something is not quite right.However, with the help of smartphones, mobile apps, or cutting-edge software like a tracker, you can...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's farm blows away Masisi
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi was deeply impressed by President Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm, located near Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, describing it as the "Garden of Eden" due to its lush green fields of wh...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:06hrs | 1565 | by Staff reporter
Truck runs over, kills Form 1 pupil
A Form One pupil from Founders High School was tragically run over by a truck in Emganwini while on her way to school. The incident occurred on Monday when the 14-year-old girl was hit by a UD truck d...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Man attacks wife for refusing to kill child in ritual
A woman from Zvimba sustained injuries after being allegedly assaulted by her husband with hammer blows to the head for refusing to kill their child for ritual purposes.On Wednesday, Musa Hove...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:13hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Ex-cop strikes mother to death with a hoe
Sungano Makubika, a former police officer from Chihota Village in Zimbabwe's Marondera district, has shocked his community by fatally attacking his mother with a hoe. According to sources, the...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 19:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Gate charges hike blows in Bosso executives' face
Highlanders' decision to increase prices for their match against Manica Diamonds in a Castle Lager Premiership fixture played yesterday didn't go as planned, with fewer than 5,000 fans turning up to w...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council boss blows thousands on bling
Chiredzi Council, which is struggling to deliver standard services to its 300 000plus residents, is in the eye of a storm following revelations that the local authority could be pampering its executiv...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 17:56hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Warriors date Harambee Stars in cup final
FOR the first time in almost four decades, Zimbabwe and Kenya national football teams are set to clash in a cup final when they feature in the Four Nations Tournament decider at Bingu National Stadium...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Apostolic sect members exchange blows
AN Apostolic sect shrine in Highfield was turned into a boxing ring after six members assaulted their churchmate accusing him of stealing a cellphone.The accused persons appeared before magist...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Popular football matches for all-time
Football, known as soccer in some regions, has a rich history filled with unforgettable matches that have captivated audiences worldwide. These matches have left an indelible mark on the sport and its...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 15:29hrs | 19 | by Staff Reporter
Love rat' bricked for proposing married women
A MAN accused of proposing love to several married women was left unconscious in a pool of blood after being allegedly struck several times in the head with a brick.When the near tragic incide...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Plumtree woman flees naked from violent boyfriend
Love turned ugly for a Plumtree woman who was allegedly bashed by her 33-year-old man and managed to escape with only a pant during midnight.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates co...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:04hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Johnfat Sibanda pummels Tavengwa Zidya
NOW you see it, now you don't . . .Then you feel it!That could be a way to describe how local businessman Tavengwa Zidya, popularly known as Mafridge, was punched by - of all people - ...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Naked woman storms Charge Office
POP-EYED police officers on duty at Entumbane Police Station reportedly scurried for cover when a naked woman stormed into the charge office.The stranger-than-fiction story occurred on Sunday,...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thief forced to eat raw, unplucked chicken
A MAN from Pumula suburb in Bulawayo will forever rue his love for chicken when a vigilante group in the neighbourhood forced him to eat the raw meat of the bird that he had been caught stealing....Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed, intestines exposed in fight over woman
A MAN from Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South province is battling for his life at a local hospital after he was stabbed with an Okapi knife which left him writhing in agony and clutching his protruding...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Herdsman assaults boss and wife over delayed December pay
THOSE who believe hell hath no fury like a woman scorned have probably never come across a herdsman who has not received his salary.An infuriated herdsman from Nkenyani Village in Bubi distric...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Pupil assaulted to death over homework
A TEACHER at Hamilton High School in Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly severely punching a student who later died at a local hospital for not doing his homework.Gcinani Nyathi (40) ...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blows US$1m on inauguration
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government reportedly blew more than US$1 million for his inauguration in Harare last week as he continues to flaunt the extravagance which characterised his nationwide ...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thief left naked after mob justice
IN a brutal act of mob justice, a suspected thief only identified as Thembani found himself at the receiving end of an irate mob which beat him up before stripping him naked after he allegedly broke i...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi was planned before Zimbabwe independence'
Former Co-Minister of National Healing and Integration, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, believes the Gukurahundi genocide that killed over 20 000 people in Matebeleland and Midlands was planned before independenc...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Sex worker fights with client's wife
A Chiweshe woman was arrested together with a sex worker who had an affair with her husband after a street fight.The sex worker Dion Jeti (24) and Pedzisai Chaumana (38) wife of the client of ...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 18:03hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chevrons down but not out
Zimbabwe cricket fans suffered a heartbreak after the national cricket team, the Chevrons, stumbled in their quest to qualify for the World Cup with a defeat to Sri Lanka at Queens Sports Club in Bula...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Masvingo Nomination Court
The nomination court for candidates eyeing National Assembly seats in Masvingo sat today with chaos marring the opposition CCC party led by Mr Nelson Chamisa as members almost traded blows outside the...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama, heartbreak at Nomination Court
ACROSS the country's 10 provinces, aspiring legislators and councillors filed their nomination papers before the closing of the Nomination Courts at 4pm yesterday with drama and heartbreak in some are...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blows US$125,4 million in diesel, petrol imports in just a month
ZIMBABWE spent a total US$125,4 million on diesel and petrol imports in March 2023, revealing an increase from the year's first two months, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) data has...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aspiring ZANU PF MP, councilor nearly trade blows
Aspiring Mazowe North ZANU PF Member of Parliament Tsungai Makumbe nearly traded blows with the losing candidate Campion Mugweni whom he defeated in the primary elections.Mugweni has since swa...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 21:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bosso seek missing spark against 'noisy' neighbours
With 19 points on the board, Bosso are on the cusp of greatness, they are within the chasing pack, yet one lingering question remains: Can they find the fire-power to secure crucial goals and turn dra...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Bulawayo streets erupt as cheating hubby faces wife's wrath in public confrontation
In a jaw-dropping scene that has set tongues wagging throughout the streets of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's vibrant second largest city, an unsuspecting man found himself at the mercy of his enraged wife, whi...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora tells MDC Alliance partners to 'go hang'
MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora has said allegations that he is working in cahoots with the ruling Zanu-PF to postpone elections through his ZEC delimitation report court challenge are "stupid"....Published: 18 May 2023 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prison walls will not change the ideals I stand for- Job Sikhala
For the purposes of the record, my name is Job Sikhala. I am tendering this statement pursuant to the provision of section 334 [3] [c] of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence. Act. [Chapter 9] I am adv...Published: 09 May 2023 at 20:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kicked to death
A Gokwe man has been arrested after he fatally kicked another man in the abdomen during a brawl where he accused him of preparing charcoal on his side of the field.Police have since arrested D...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:18hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
A dunderhead leader believes what he can't do is impossible for everyone else to accomplish!
Those who follow my articles are now all too familiar with how I regard with utter disdain those who make excuses for failing to fulfill their mandates.Quite frankly, I seriously doubt if ther...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 10:33hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zanu PF primaries were utter fiasco for ED thx Mafia' said Mliswa. ED's turn to sleep with one eye open
If one, Right Honourable Temba P Mliswa, MP for Norton, is to be believed, then the Gold Mafia is certainly bigger then Zanu PF and they are the ones behind President Mnangagwa's humiliating defeats i...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 11:12hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe in top 10 of most visited African countries
ZIMBABWE has been ranked ninth on the list of Africa's most visited countries in 2022 after receiving nearly 1 million international tourists.The country recorded 895 338 arrivals last year, a...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Intolerance behind polarisation in Zimbabwe
AS Zimbabwe heads for crucial harmonised later this year, there has been an unsurprising increase in calls for unity among the country's citizenry.This is in response to the highly toxic natur...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF official vociferously defends Murehwa violence
AN UNIDENTIFIED official, purporting to be a Zanu-PF functionary says the party has declared war on the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) as the ruling party and CCC "trade blows" and counter accusa...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hubby axes love rival on the face after finding him pants down with wife
A CHEATED husband went bananas after allegedly arriving home to find his wife canoodling in bed with a teacher from a local school, on his matrimonial bed.It was gathered that Elson Moyo Matam...Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs for sale, damnable loans
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, the Legislature ought to have felt unease about the impropriety of accepting housing loans from Treasury at a time hospitals are...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Fossil retrenches 2000 employees
The recent placement of Fossil Group on Sanctions by United States has pushed the firm to lay off more than 2000 employees. United States of America put Fossil on sanctions list ami...Published: 13 Dec 2022 at 14:35hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Chaos in Parly over Chamisa
THERE was chaos in the National Assembly yesterday with legislators nearly coming to blows over opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's calling out of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliam...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean defeats South African to retain EFC bantamweight title
RISING Zimbabwean Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Nicholas "Gokwe Boy" Hwende retained his EFC Bantamweight title after beating challenger Nkazimulo Zulu of South Africa by a unanimous points decisio...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tyson Fury stops Derek Chisora in 10 rounds
Tyson Fury dominated Derek Chisora to defend his WBC heavyweight title in 10 rounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday night.It was a dominant performance from Fury. He sub...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's politics of salving troubled consciences
Politics and poetryWilliam Butler Yeats, I think it was he who said out of our arguments with others we make politics, but out of arguments with ourselves we make poetry!We can forgive...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
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