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40% of SA children do not live with biological fathers
South Africa is a country battling the issue of absent fathers, which has led to many broken families.The State of South Africa's Fathers 2024 report, has found that 40 percent of children liv...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:29hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Witch hunters wreak havoc in Mhondoro-Ngezi
Stories of witch hunters wreaking havoc in rural areas have been told repeatedly, but gullible villagers continue to fall victim to the scammers.Known as tsikamutandas or gauras, the purported...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:40hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Bad parenting fuels juvenile delinquency
WHAT happened to good parenting?Many people are curious about this issue in the wake of incidents where young people are found in violation of the law.Recently, minors, some as young a...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:35hrs | 16 | by Veronica Gwaze
Family crisis in the West
I KNOW this is sensitive ground and most people avoid commenting on, but I think it is too important to the world and our own families and society to just brush it aside as another feature of a ...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Eddie Cross
'Politicians inciting violence'
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe accused political party leaders of inciting violence to destabilise the country ahead of the 2023 polls.Responding to questions in the Senate, Kazembe sai...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo accounts for most child headed families
BULAWAYO has the highest number of child headed families across all urban centres in the country, resulting in wayward behaviour. The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) 2020 ...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's body guards die in bomb attack
CONDOLENCE MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, CDE E.D. MNANGAGWA, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF TWO OFFICERS IN A BOMB BLAST. I learnt with a heavy heart of the death yesterday of our two...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 15:29hrs | 8 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Chamisa gets Zimbabwe dreaming again
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday said his party is ready to deliver tough solutions, which will resuscitate the crumbling economy, while transforming lives of the poor, but...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Father of 11 children in battle for birth certificates
A 53-year-old man from Robert Sinyoka in Bulawayo is struggling to get birth certificates for his 11 children who cannot access any official service in the country as they do not have identity particu...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mandela vs Mugabe: A legacy of ashes
Ever get that feeling that all the lifelong plans you have ever had will burn into red-hot disappointment one day? If you live in Johannesburg for long enough, you will hear stories about men and wome...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 12:10hrs | 4 | by Tafi Mhaka
Chipanga is a troubled juvenile exploited by G40
Kudzai Chipanga is a young lad whose brains are still forming and his thought processes are greatly influenced by the here and now. It is certainly safe to say that Chipanga is unable to think beyond ...Published: 15 Jun 2017 at 22:25hrs | 1 | by Themba Mthethwa
Mugabe Must Be Fired From SADC, AU and UN
MLO Supreme Council calls for the continental and world bodies like African Union and United Nations to expel Zimbabwe over occupation of Matabeleland, human rights abuses and Matabeleland genocide....Published: 18 Jul 2016 at 07:11hrs | | by Israel Dube
Why do Zim Dancehall artist sing about Wicknell and not Dzamara?
In Zimbabwe, AIDS and politics contributed to the destruction of the structural fiber of Zimbabwean family life. It started in the late 80's with Aids killing a parent or both parents and then in the ...Published: 23 Jun 2016 at 14:49hrs | 2 | by Amelie Moyo
The citizen's prayer: (day 1) deliver us from evil
Father in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, look at the evil that we are subjected to as the citizens of Zimbabwe. You said in Jeremiah 1 v 12 that you 'watch over your word to perform it...Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 01:19hrs | | by Sibangilizwe Madlela
After worshipping Mugabe and all disappointments, consider how lucky you are
You are here by right and not by accident. You are not here because Mugabe created you. In the middle of all the suffering, the oppression, the broken liberation war promises, the corruption, the sil...Published: 23 Aug 2015 at 10:32hrs | | by Rakanga Danble
Kembo Mohadi's daughter weds
A call has been made for Zimbabweans to protect the marriage institution which is the bedrock of a stable society that can create a stable environment for development.The call was made at the ...Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 15:54hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe petitioned
THE Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) has petitioned President Robert Mugabe to order the Civil Service Commission to employ graduates with a diploma in primary education offered by the institution....Published: 13 Feb 2014 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Broken Families: A Western Saharan man becomes a leader for his people.s struggle for justice
Broken Families, premiering on Sunday, 2 February 2014 on Al Jazeera English, follows Western Saharan community leader and activist Brahim Dahane as he seeks justice for his community against a...Published: 28 Jan 2014 at 14:08hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Obert Mpofu's mother-in-law dies
THE mother of Senator Sikhanyisiwe Mpofu, Mrs Sarah Mnkandla has died. She was 92.Mrs Mnkandla died on Thursday.Senator Mpofu is the wife of the Minister of Transport and Infrastructur...Published: 18 Nov 2013 at 10:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa faces arrest
Prominent prophets such as United Family International Church's Emmanuel Makandiwa and Uebert Angel Mudzanire of Spirit Embassy International face arrest for operating outside the Traditional Medical ...Published: 10 Jul 2012 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
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