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Mnangagwa donates over two tonnes of rice to Bulawayo care homes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has brought early Christmas cheer to vulnerable members of the Bulawayo community, donating over two tonnes of rice to 20 care homes in the city.The donation, hand...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 15:57hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Jonasi falls short in America's Got Talent Season 19
The search for the first comedian to win America's Got Talent (AGT) without a puppet continues as Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi came close but fell short in his pursuit of the grand prize last ...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:29hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
HCC workers exploit desperate toilet-seeking Hararians
Harare City Council workers have been exploiting a scheme to charge citizens for the use of public toilets, which are meant to be free, pocketing the money from desperate users. An investigation by Tr...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:08hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema: Absolute power corrupts absolutely
I could not believe what I was hearing. I tried to reassure myself that I was only dreaming. For the third time, I played the video and listened gravely. Again, the words fell like stones into the roo...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 11:38hrs | 1025 | by Dr. Field Ruwe
Zimbabwe national guilty of running romance fraud schemes in US
A jury has convicted a woman of laundering money from a variety of scams, including romance fraud online.Sherlyn Sims, a/k/a "Sherlyn Dzinzi," is from Zimbabwe, but she set up business in Geor...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:12hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for hit and run drivers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for four motorists in connection with hit and run accidents in which pedestrians were killed.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:17hrs | | 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 | 29 | by Staff Reporter
Harvard accused of favouring mostly white students
Harvard's practice of granting preference to undergraduate applicants with family ties to the elite college is facing a legal challenge.Advocacy groups have petitioned the government to stop t...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Demystifying youth participation in Zimbabwe politics
ZIMBABWEAN youth are often accused of being politically apathetic. This article will attempt to separate myths and facts about Zimbabwean youth political participation, identify who constitutes youth,...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Innocent Mpoki
How does Zim expect to instill pride in liberation struggle when always moaning over defeats?
Those who follow my writings can tell how proud I am of our country's liberation history.Even when teaching my son at home, I tackle this subject with tremendous zeal and excitement.Wh...Published: 11 Apr 2023 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Former Highlanders rising star turns down Major League for art
IN 2010, Ackim Mpofu was touted as a future star for Highlanders FC and the national team, two years later he was promoted into Bosso's first team.Mpofu captained the national Under-15 boys' t...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: What a disaster
Do rich people always have to brag every chance they get? For instance, he owns a construction company and bullies everyone to agree that he works hard. We know who works hard, and for peanuts. It's a...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 19:37hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Stanford University student and community activist killed in road crash on Zimbabwe visit
Tinotenda "Tino" Nyandoro, a junior with a passion for expanding education access, died on Sept. 12 in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe. He was 23 years old.Friends and faculty remembered...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council in key roads upgrade
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to rehabilitate 14 key roads and the programme starts with immediate effect after Government recently released funds for road works that will be done until mid-D...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Command burial as Chiwenga presides over chief's burial
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga is today expected to preside over the burial of Chief Mabhikwa of Lupane at his rural home in Jotsholo, Matabeleland North. President Mnangagwa yesterday ac...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mabhikwa: cause of death revealed
The late Chief Mabhikwa of Lupane lost a lot of blood after being involved in a head-on collision with a haulage truck on Sunday night leading to his death, his family has said, citing post-mortem res...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Condolence message for the Late Chief Mabhikwa- Vusumuzi N. Khumalo
The Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Honorable Senator Monica Mutsvangwa joins His Excellency, President Dr. E.D Mnangagwa and the nation at large in mourning the passing o...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreign banks troop to Zimbabwe forex auction
UNITED States-based multinational investment outfit JP Morgan was among global lenders that repatriated a combined US$30 million through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s forex auction system by th...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Bulawayo town planner shortlisted for US city manager position
Norman Khumalo, who has served as Hopkinton's town manager since 2009, was announced as one of three finalists for the city manager position in Watertown.Watertown is a city in Middlesex Count...Published: 01 May 2022 at 19:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's futile attempt to steal Zanu-PF history
DURING his visit to Boston in 1921, Albert Einstein made a famous statement. "Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of minds to think," he said. This statement by one of the greates...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Major Action Mandingo (Retired)
Methembe open to recruiting Zimbabwe talent
FORMER Bantu Rovers owner Methembe Ndlovu is on cloud nine following his appointment as head coach of Trinity College men's football team in the United States of America.Mayor, as Ndlovu is kn...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Methembe Ndlovu joins Trinity College as head coach
UNITED STATES: Zimbabwean Methembe Ndlovu has joined private liberal arts college Trinity College as head men's soccer coach.The former Highlanders coach brings to Trinity in Hartford, Connect...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors 2022 AFCON squad
THE Warriors embark on a fresh battle on the continent this Monday when they face Senegal in their first match at the rescheduled 2021 AFCON finals in Cameroon.Zimbabwe were drawn in Group B a...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
China stopping coal funding could power down Zimbabwe's energy plans
IF THERE is a country likely to be hurt the most by President Xi Jinping's decision for Beijing to stop building new power plants overseas, it is Zimbabwe.Among several African countries with ...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:18hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
J&J vaccine concerns over Delta variant
A study from a team of New York University researchers found the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is far less effective at preventing coronavirus infections from the Delta variant and other muta...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
One in three Covid-19 survivors suffer long-term health issues: review
At least one in three patients hospitalised with Covid-19 suffer long-term health issues including multiple organ problems and deteriorated mental health, according to a review of studies looking at t...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 12:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A country in 'crisis' cannot guarantee access to land
The term "crisis" is the latest buzzword in Zimbabwe meriting the attention of scholarly researches to establish if it is being used in the proper context. Opposition political parties are in overdriv...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:52hrs | | by Pardon Muzavazi
Methembe back in Warriors set-up, Rush overlooked
FORMER Young Warriors and senior national team midfielder Methembe Ndlovu could bounce back into the Warriors technical team set-up as one of the assistant coaches if the recommendations by the Zifa t...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Nelson Chamisa
Attention : Advocate Nelson Chamisa The Movement for Democratic Change has become the most powerful political organization in Zimbabwe. This influence h...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 19:54hrs | | by Pongo
What can Zimbabwe learn from Boston Marathon 2019
This year, I was fortunate enough to be in Boston, Massachusetts for the famous Boston Marathon on Patriots day. I was inspired by the boys and girls from the motherland who were raising their respect...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 20:00hrs | | by Denford Madenyika
Govt officials up for theft of command fuel
Three Agriculture, Mechanisation and Rural Resettlement ministry officials, who allegedly diverted fuel coupons worth thousands of dollars meant for command agriculture beneficiaries, yesterday appear...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Idiots are always in a majority
"I have never voted in my life... I have always known and understood that the idiots are in a majority so it's certain they will win."― Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894-1961) French novelis...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 18:37hrs | 2 | by unkown
Self-aggrandisement mars opposition politics in Zimbabwe
I arrived at Oslo International Airport one late afternoon in October 2005 en route to Oslo University where I had been invited as guest professor.By some coincidence, the then secretary-gener...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 16:30hrs | | by Geoffrey Nyarota.
Brands and stores affected by Edcon's new recovery plan
Edcon Holdings' latest recovery plan includes closing chains including Red Square cosmetics and La Senza lingerie and attempting to lure their customers to its flagship Edgars clothing stores....Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 12:41hrs | | by Bloomberg
Was Mnangagwa really meant to be killed - or was it something else?
I am not an explosives expert, or a security fundi, but the explosion that rocked ZANU PF and Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mangwana's rally yesterday raises more questions than answers, as it ...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 08:09hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Dare to dream- of 'bullet' trains the MDC Alliance way
There's a reason the "bullet train" train is a predictable pre-election teaser: it's an irresistible idea.With an expansion of rail networks, especially inter-city rail, we could expect the fo...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Dr Gus Manatsa
Chinese, US firms in joint bid for Batoka
GLOBAL electrical engineering giants, China Power and United States incorporated General Electric (GE), have launched a joint bid for a contract to construct the 2 400-megawatt Batoka Gorge hydropower...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's exit from politics is not enough to absolve individual crimes: Chin'ono responds to Dendere
CHIPO Dendere's testimony on Wednesday at the US Congress, looking at the post-Robert Mugabe era has been the subject of various discussions online. She made some interesting points, some which ...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 20:27hrs | 2 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Zimbabwean man nabbed over 16 US bank heists
A Zimbabwean man living in Boston, United States of America, has spent more than eight months in jail after he was arrested on allegations of robbing 16 banks.Albert Taderera (36), of Brighton...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Satan's ministers driving Morgan to deathbed
ZANU-PF never ceases to amaze. The suicidal tendencies are baffling, but let's leave this revolutionary party imbovhunura. There is a pressing issue that needs urgent ministration.I won't minc...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:16hrs | | by Bishop
Bosso come get me: Madzongwe
EAST, West - home is best for former Bulawayo City midfielder Kelvin Madzongwe whose intended move to Harare City flopped.Now he wishes to play for a big club like Highlanders. Madzongwe looke...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rugare Gumbo faces fraud charges
Former Cabinet minister Rugare Gumbo made a surprise appearance at the Harare Magistrates' Courts yesterday, amid accusations that he swindled an agricultural equipment dealer $27 000 through a botche...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 15:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hit and run driver arrested
A MOTORIST from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly killing a man in a hit and run car accident last year.Tongai Mativhu (40) allegedly hit the deceased, Thaban...Published: 31 Aug 2017 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to Mthwakazi
Dear Mthwakazi, As I pen this letter to you my fellow Mthwakazians who, like myself, are based in Zimbabwe's neighbouring countries, a lot of events that have a direct bearing on our future ar...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 16:03hrs | | by Nkonzo ka Mathanda
Zimbabwean students conquer Texas
AS Africa attempts to stake its claim on the world economy, education that sheds light on global economics and markets becomes more important. This has seen Zimbabwean students go to study abroad and ...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 07:28hrs | 10 | by Abel Dzobo
Nine Lives of a Democrat, A Journey to New Zimbabwe Post 2013
Background Every political party and its supporters need to rise again and retain their relevance in the political sphere especially after losing an e...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 10:00hrs | | by Chana ChaVatete
Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum
Insufficient financial inclusion, unbanked masses and financial literacy are increasingly attracting investors When she needed to transfer money to a f...Published: 30 May 2017 at 21:28hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Young DLC Jets Off To Kenya
Young DLC is one of the emerging electronic dance music producers and DJ in Africa. His production skills are sought after by major artists across the continent.Campus of Performing Arts Preto...Published: 17 May 2017 at 09:08hrs | | by Agencies
Zimbabwean finishes 14th in Boston
OLYMPIAN Cuthbert Nyasango gave a good account of himself on Monday when he came 14th at the tough Boston marathon in the United States.The top Zimbabwean runner came home in a time of 2 hours...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean engineer held for 16 heists in the US
Johannesburg - For two-and-a-half years the Incognito Bandit kept one step ahead of the law as he single-handedly robbed US bank after US bank, his face hidden by a disguise.Now the FBI sa...Published: 08 Apr 2017 at 20:35hrs | 5 | by Saturday Star
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