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PHOTOS: Mbuya Nehanda statue to be erected in Zimbabwe
A statue of Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana also known as Mbuya Nehanda who was assassinated in 1898 will be erected at the intersection of Samora Machel Avenue and Julius Nyerere Way in Harare.Acc...Published: 2 hrs ago | 920 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZEC in election U-turn, covid-19 'new norm' - without reforms, why risk even one life over a farce
"The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it would withdraw its proposal to suspend electoral activities during the COVID-19 lockdown because the ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1363 | by Nomusa Garikai
Kasukuwe mourns Stella Madzimbamuto
Saviour Kasukuwere has issued a condolence message to Zimbabweans on the passing away of Stella Madzimbamuto a struggle stalwart who is known for leading a legal challenge against the racist minority ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 10:20hrs | 5773 | by Mandla Ndlovu
I was born in Zimbabwe, top SA actor, Mona Monyane reveals
With the #BlackLivesMatter and #ZimbabweansMustFall campaigns having trended recently on Twitter popular actress, Mona Monyane who was born in Zimbabwe, took to Twitter on Thursday to share how she wa...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:11hrs | 3149 | by Staff reporter
High Court blocks Chief Mvutu's potential successor
The High Court has nullified nomination of Mr Sanders Mlotshwa as a potential successor to the late Chief Mvutu and ordered a restart of the selection process saying gender cannot be used as grounds t...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:08hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Zec makes U-turn over elections
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it would withdraw its proposal to suspend electoral activities during the COVID-19 lockdown because the pandemic was likely to be long-term.Zec...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:05hrs | 5011 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo pushes for out of court settlement
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is reportedly pushing for an out-of-court settlement with residents who dragged it to court demanding answers to the diarrhoea, typhoid and dysentery outbreak in the city....Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:24hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean artistes make waves in US
LOS ANGELES-BASED Zimbabwean musician-cum-producer Tinashe "Bantu" Sibanda and fellow artiste Philip "Dr Chaii" Kembo are currently riding on the crescent of a wave following the release of their albu...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:21hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo: A dream deferred but still attainable
Joshua Nkomo, perhaps like many great men and women before him saw a dream for Zimbabwe, one that would have seen the country cross over from colonialism to the proverbial Jordan. Born in 1917 he dedi...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 18:06hrs | 881 | by Lt Col JZ Dlamini
Zimbabwean white man raises US$100 000 for Bulawayo and Harare pensioners
Hotelier, farmer, writer, adoptive father of three, and amateur cyclist Eric de Jong is a man with stories to tell. And don't be fooled by his self-deprecation – he might not be a youth but is certa...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 13:51hrs | 5460 | by Dutch Embassy
Child marriage costs hubby
A Mbire man left Guruve magistrates courts in stitches after he queried the wisdom of having to be subjected to a trial over impregnating his 15-year-old wife.The suspect who cannot be named t...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 16:49hrs | 3820 | by Simbarashe Sithole
A very good lesson from Malawi
It is possible in theory to distinguish revolutionary parties, from those parties working within the mandate of temporal popularity. But the distinction is not always easy to make, because the same pa...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 09:51hrs | 3177 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
We have no power, we are just civilians
I'm writing this to Emerson Mnangagwa, the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Central Intelligence Officer or whatever he or she might be called.Please do no...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 23:13hrs | 2533 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Meet the reigning Ndebele leader Queen Cynthia Khumalo Mzilikazi
The Kingdom of Mzilikazi Khumalo whose people are predominately found in present day South-Western Zimbabwe is marred with civil fights to select the authentic successor of the people called Amahlabez...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 20:32hrs | 7639 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa has been hijacked, says Mashakada
Founding MDC member and Economic Planning former minister Tapiwa Mashakada recently left the MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa claiming the party had stopped being a workers' movement and that it had...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:44hrs | 8894 | by Staff reporter
Chakwera sworn in as Malawi president after historic win
Lazarus Chakwera has been sworn in as president of Malawi after winning an election rerun.He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of the vote in Tuesday's poll, the electoral commiss...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 11:09hrs | 2657 | by BBC
Joshua Nkomo: A globalist, political negotiator and institution builder
FORMER Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's legacy is prominently embedded in the military and radical polemic side of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.This historiography bias towards Nkomo's contribu...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:21hrs | 151 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Bread does not grow in supermarkets
IF there is an immutable truism that has stubbornly stood the test of time, it is the fact that common sense is not at all common.It is fair to say while common sense is rare, nonsense is ubiq...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:14hrs | 171 | by Bishop Lazarus
'Now is the time to liberate ourselves' - Why long wait? New Dotito puppy tale of the unexpected
Zimbabwe's corrupt and incompetent politicians, right across the political divide, take the Zimbabwean electorate for fools! It was only after Joice Mujuru was booted out; "baby dumped", as Gr...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 20:08hrs | 1967 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe suspends phone based mobile money transactions - Fulltext
The Statement of Suspension on Monetary Transaction on Phone-Based Mobile Money TransactionsThe government of Zimbabwe has with immediate effect suspended all mobile money services and trading...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 19:41hrs | 7637 | by Staff reporter
Top Swaziland born lawyer leads 'Obadiah Moyo must go' campaign
PROMINENT human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has joined thousands of disgruntled health workers and ordinary citizens in calling for Health minister Obadiah Moyo to be fired from government over alle...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:35hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
Tinashe stages spellbinding show
UNITED STATES-BORN R&B star, Tinashe Kachingwe, on Wednesday night staged a scintillating live show during the Coke Studio Sessions on #BeApp. Her performance lived up to the promise she made earl...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:23hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Madlela to launch Ntikoloshi
Ngamnanka hit-maker, Madlela Skhobokhobo has set August 7 as the day he will finally launch his third album titled Ntikoloshi. The album, a follow up to Majazana which he released last year, w...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:58hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Denial, blame game: Root cause of opposition failure
Back in my village, in the proverbial land of milk honey and dust - Guruve - my clique of friends often meet at the growth point early morning on weekends to buy bread or newspapers. Here, we ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:52hrs | 115 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Mtukudzi's genre lives on
Upcoming artiste Blessing Chirenga "Last Seen" has shifted from dancehall music to afro jazz music inorder to follow the footsteps of his insipiration legendary musician the late Dr Oliver Mtukudzi....Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1408 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
'Bulawayo Council guilty of Luveve water crisis'
Since the outbreak of the waterborne disease in Luveve Old and New that has so far claimed 12 lives, while over a thousand have been hospitalized, Bulawayo City Council management have been busy with ...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 06:59hrs | 1167 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Mnangagwa says 'end is coming'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa warned his government will tackle "malpractices" that have undermined his government's efforts to end an economic crisis.The comments echo remarks Mnangagwa made t...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 20:59hrs | 11350 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU President Isaac Mabuka speaks
Q1: Thank you Mr. Mabuka for your time. Please introduce yourself to the people. Who is Mabuka?A: I am Isaac Mabuka. I was born in 1953 on 26 April in Gwanda South. I did my primary education ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 13:15hrs | 3158 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The latest live scor soccer of the German Bundesliga
The German Bundesliga is gradually coming to an end. Soon the fans will know the distribution of places in the standings. It's worth watching all live scor soccer res...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 13:10hrs | 518 | by Staff writer
'MDC Alliance regrets Luveve deaths'
THE MDC Alliance has apologised to Bulawayo families that lost their loved ones to a diarrhoea outbreak that has infected over 1 000 residents to date. Nine people have died from gastrointestinal infe...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:04hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Bredenkamp: A dark overlord taking Zimbabwe's darkest secrets to the grave
AN entry on the website of one of John Bredenkamp's companies tells us all we need to know about the controversial businessman: "In Africa, it is essential to work with change, not against it." Breden...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:00hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter
If Zimbabwe could speak!
I am a country like no other I am Great Zimbabwewith a heart that pumps full of love for my inhabitants endowed with an assortment of mineral resources, Gold, diamonds, platinum and al...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 18:55hrs | 3742 | by Brilliant Pongo
MDC Alliance blames govt for Bulawayo water crisis
THE opposition MDC Alliance yesterday blamed government for the deteriorating water situation in Bulawayo, saying the Zanu-PF administration refused to grant the local authority permission to construc...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:10hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Adequate raw water is the answer to Bulawayo water woes: MDC
The MDC Alliance has said the construction of raw water sources around Bulawayo will be the major solution to the perennial water crisis that the city is facing.MDC A Secretary for local Gover...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:09hrs | 145 | by Stephen Jakes
National hero Nleya's burial set for Wednesday
NATIONAL hero Stanley Nleya will be buried at the National Heroes' Acre on Wednesday and not on Tuesday as earlier reported. Nleya (72), described as a true soldier, died on Tuesday at the Uni...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:54hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Edison Zvobgo abolished lobola Mr Ziyambi: it has become commodified livestock with variable price tag!
It should never escape me to comment on what Justice Minister Ziyambi previously said about lobola in our diverse cultures. Talking about lobola nowadays, almost every society in Zimbabwe upholds trad...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 18:50hrs | 3416 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mashakada fears for his life
The MDC Alliance has been accused of employing the services of cyber mercenaries to target fellow party members and silence them from speaking out on the chaos that has become of the party.Hat...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 17:00hrs | 2417 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC speaks on the killer disease that struck Bulawayo
MDC Alliance has urged the Mayor of Bulawayo His Worship Solomon Madlala Mguni to engage the residents and all stakeholders in Bulawayo in order to come up with a workable solution to the crisis that ...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 14:35hrs | 5224 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Beast Mtawarira now CEO of SA security firm
BARELY six months after guiding South Africa to a memorable Rugby World Cup triumph in Yokohama, Japan, Zimbabwe-born Springboks legend Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira is bracing for a new adventure, this ti...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:43hrs | 6907 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo leadership must shape up or ship out
I was born at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo during the last decade of the infamous Ian Smith Rhodesian regime. In those days black people were banished to the townships. I am not a fan of the Smi...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:40hrs | 379 | by Kevin S Malunga
BCC directors sucked into city land row
RESIDENTS have submitted their objections to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over a proposed land offer to the Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni, amid revelations that two council directors are also set...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:06hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Nleya and Sadza
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent his condolence message following the death of liberation war veteran and ZIPRA Commander, Stanely Nleya. He has also extended his deepest condolences to the Sadza...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 19:46hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
The Patriotic Front announces its national leadership
National coordinators of The Patriotic Front held a meeting Thursday evening, in which they elected members of the interim National Executive Committee, set to lead The Third Way until at least its of...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 12:12hrs | 5199 | by Mxolisi Ncube
Is the black American fight ours?
American race relations have once again been the focus of the world's attention after violent riots in the aftermath of yet another killing of a black man by a white policeman. The majority of...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:33hrs | 470 | by Miriam Tose Majome
'Mnangagwa is clueless'
The investor and I had just come to the realisation that the Victoria Falls Formula 1 Grand Prix project had been politically-infiltrated and most politicians wanted in at any cost. We decided to aban...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 17:40hrs | 16839 | by Shami Fred
The land isn't ours
A few years ago while visiting the city of Jos, which is located in north-east Nigeria, a person pointed to a vast neatly kept area behind a fence. "This ranch belongs to the Queen of England," he rem...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 17:10hrs | 1640 | by Hadebe Hadebe
MRP, Chief Nyangazonke, Chief Malaba defends Falcon Gold mine from Mashonaland looters
MRP President, Chief Nyangazonke and Chief Malaba join Hands in defending Falcon Gold mine.Today the 18th of June 2020 saw the MRP President Mqondisi Moyo, his members of the Security departme...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 17:02hrs | 1475 | by Velile D Moyo
Zimbabwe's economic collapse govt's own doing
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's claims that the deepening economic crisis is the work of his political detractors and greedy businesspeople reflect the government's failure to take responsibility for i...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:25hrs | 1603 | by Staff reporter
It's never too late to correct our mistakes
WHEN the government was warned against hastily re-introducing a local currency without the necessary back-up to stabilise the local currency, it insisted that the move would stir production and ensure...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:04hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents to object to Chamisa mayor's land offer
THERE has been a public outcry after the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) offered the Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni 3,5 hectares of agricultural land in Lower Rangemore under a 25-year lease at $165 per ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
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