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The Church as seen by a Young Layman: Unmasking the darker side of modernity in Christianity
It is now forty one years since Steve Biko, the doyen of South African Black Consciousness Movement passed on. A part of this piece title is developed from Steve Biko's, I Write What I Like. Although ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 275 | by Brian Maregedze and Tedious Ncube
Remembering Sidney Malunga
TWENTY-four years ago on August 28 my father died. It was sudden, unexpected, shocking!BY SIPHOSAMI MALUNGAHe had endured and survived much suffering in his lifetime. He had struggled ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1086 | by Siphosami Malunga
Chigumba lashes out at 'sore losers'
Over two months since Zimbabwe held its first post-Robert Mugabe elections, the outcome of the polls is still being disputed by the country's biggest opposition party, the MDC Alliance.MDC All...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1752 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs the best brains Zimbabwe can produce
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is currently in New York, United States of America, for the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Friday, he had an interview with CNN's Christi...Published: 10 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
ED set to address UNGA 2018
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Wednesday, departed Harare for New York, United States (US), where he is scheduled to attend and address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 73rd session for th...Published: 11 hrs ago | 162 | by Ashely Kondo
Dembare reach second round as FC Platinum, Ngezi bow out
Dynamos reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 Chibuku Super Cup after edging out Bulawayo Chiefs 1-0 in a match played at Rufaro Stadium on Saturday.Yadah, Chapungu and Herentals also progress...Published: 23 hrs ago | 2158 | by Staff reporter
The 'Chimurenga Monologue' and falsification of history
From The 1st Matebele War To The 2nd Matebele Rebellion War versus The "First" Chimurenga War of June 1896: Repudiating The "Chimurenga Monologue" and Falsification of HistoryThis input does n...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:46hrs | 1477 | by Thembani Mthembo Dube
African academic economists are a dangerous threat to Africa's future
It is sad, indeed dispiriting to read Professor Ayittey's article "Africa's Reform Conundrum and Zimbabwe's Tragedy", published in "The Zimbabwean" of 21st September 2018.You may think that to...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:39hrs | 603 | by David Barber & Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa has unveiled beacons of hope
The Second Republic under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unveiled beacons of hope which, if not sabotaged by indolent or mischievous workers put in office by God to help rule this country, will go a...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:26hrs | 330 | by Stephen Mpofu
Government disburse $20 million towards fuel importation
GOVERNMENT has disbursed $20 million towards fuel importation as it moves to ease the supply gap across the country which has seen some towns suffering temporary shortages resulting in queues at fuel ...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Brutalising vendors must stop
The Zanu PF government’s obsession and decision to evict vendors from the city centre is barbaric contemptuous and disrespectful. It is not the solution...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 16:53hrs | 3279 | by Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson
Man loses 'Toyota Raum' to robbers
A 25-YEAR-OLD Glendale motorist was reportedly robbed of his White Toyota Raum registration number AED 4845 and his $30 by two unknown suspects who purported to be hiring the car.Mashonaland C...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 15:18hrs | 3560 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa moves to thwart military threat
IN the aftermath of the recent general elections which gave him some semblance of political legitimacy, albeit a hotly-disputed presidential poll, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now making bold yet r...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:44hrs | 14175 | by Staff reporter
Sibusiso Moyo's emergency surgery 'successful'
Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo yesterday underwent what sources said had been a "successful" emergency surgery at a Harare hospital for a kidney-related ailment, the Da...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:42hrs | 9141 | by Staff reporter§
UNGA 2018: Articulating Zimbabwe's unique selling points
For the first time in 37 years Zimbabwe is represented at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly summit by a new leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who represents a refreshingly different poli...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:04hrs | 411 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chiwenga advised to sieze total Zimbabwe power
No nonsense vice president, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, might be forced to sieze total Zimbabwe power at all costs amid reported growing suspicion by his personal military advisor and confidant,...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 38286 | by Itai Mushekwe/ Mary-Kate Kahari
Cops, vendors clash
VIOLENCE rocked Harare yesterday as police and vendors fought running battles as informal traders resisted efforts by government and council to remove them from the central business district as part o...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter
Residents petition court over demolitions
NINE residents of Budiriro 4 in Harare have petitioned the High Court seeking an order to interdict the local authority from demolishing their houses.Through their lawyers, Manyurureni and Com...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Gumbura hires Madhuku to challenge delayed trial
Jailed church leader Robert Martin Gumbura and his nine accomplices, who are accused of masterminding a failed jailbreak at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in 2015, have enlisted the services of constitution...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa must not waste time fighting Mnangagwa'
Newly-appointed Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira has called for unity in the province, saying there was need to end "political dogfights" and focus on development. ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | 2016 | by Staff reporter
IMF offers to help Zimbabwe clear arrears
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said it was ready to help Zimbabwe craft a debt clearance strategy anchored on fundamental economic reforms. This comes after outgoing British A...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Forex crisis vexes Mnangagwa
AROUND mid-day on Tuesday, a decorated procession blasted off State House, its lash green lawns and flowering jacaranda trees complimenting to give breathtaking scenery.It was a long processio...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 18:56hrs | 5106 | by Staff reporter
Education system poised for major overhaul
As the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education our objective is to take Zimbabwean education to the 21st century and there has to be an educational transformation and full implementation of the co...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1456 | by Prof Paul Mavima
Over $29m mobilised for Zimbabwe cholera
Government has so far mobilised $29 million out of $64,1 million required to fight cholera, amid indications that the outbreak has been contained with the number of patients visiting health institutio...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leaves for New York
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will tonight leave the country, to attend the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit, in New York.The summit comes at the backdro...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 16:16hrs | 5415 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
The world awaits Mnangagwa's UNGA grand entry
Despite the challenges at home which include the cholera outbreak and economic challenges, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to travel to New York for his maiden United Nations General Assembly (UN...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 16:17hrs | 4035 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Gukurahundi documentary deemed to be carrying inflammatory information
Author of the Gukurahundi documentary - Gukurahundi Genocide 36 Years Later - Zenzele Ndebele was on Monday summoned by police over the project that is deemed to be carrying inflammatory information....Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:07hrs | 1310 | 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 | 666 | by Staff reporter
Open for business starts with health funding, Mr Mnangagwa
ONE death is a death too many to justify. As the cholera outbreak ravaged populous Harare high-density suburbs Glen View and Budiriro for the second time within a decade, my heart grieves and prays th...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:28hrs | 604 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Kombi ploughs into vendors
A KOMBI driver suspected to be unlicensed yesterday lost control of his vehicle, rammed into and seriously injured four vendors in the Bulawayo Central Business District. The incident occurred...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Umguza's polluted water pose health risk - Residents
Residents of communities on the outskirts of Bulawayo have warned that their main source of water, Umguza River has become a serious health time bomb as the water is contaminated with sewerage dischar...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Hiding in the comforts of Sweden: Paul Siwela pens a letter to Mnangagwa
Dear Bhudi Paul, With dismay I read the letter you wrote President Mnangagwa today. I hasten to say that I was disappointed by this militant language you have now adopted as a party: MLO. What...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 20:25hrs | 3477 | by Nomazulu Thata
Cholera death toll now 31
CHOLERA death toll has risen to 31 while efforts to contain the scourge are being made.A total of 5961 cases had been reported as of yesterday, the Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Obadiah...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:32hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Paul Siwela pens letter to Mnangagwa, Demands immediate restoration of Matabeleland State
Dear President ED Mnangagwa, Ref: Demand for Immediate Restoration of Matabeleland StateYour Excellency, I am writing to you in my capacity as t...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 10:57hrs | 4595 | by Paul Siwela
MRP assists Hadon & Sly employees
Mthwakazi Republic Party leadership and members braved the scorching heat to give support to the employees of Hadon & Sly who are on the brink of losing their jobs.The retail outlet is all...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 10:26hrs | 1975 | by Stephen Jakes
Grace Mugabe PhD: Lawyer dumps Nyagura
ADVOCATE Lewis Uriri yesterday recused himself from representing the suspended University of Zimbabwe Vice- Chancellor, Levi Nyagura in a case he is accused of criminal abuse of office for allegedly p...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 4318 | by Staff reporter
'Killer' dumps lawyer in court
THE trial of three robbers who allegedly waylaid and killed a drunken man in Bulawayo's Makokoba suburb before robbing him of a cap and jacket has been postponed indefinitely after one of the accused ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Driving policies towards Vision 2030
Zimbabwe has a new socio-political order. This has been dubbed the Second Republic, which is under the new dispensation. A new national policy is being crafted and hopefully will soon be unveiled. ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 190 | by Nick Mangwana
Mliswa laments killing of a Norton resident
Norton legislator Temba P Mliswa has lamented the killing of a Norton resident Sydney Kumbanga."It's very disturbing to hear that there has been another stabbing incident in Norton at Katanga ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 08:56hrs | 3443 | by Stephen Jakes
I regret joining Tendai Biti
FORMER vice-president of the Joice Mujuru-led National People's Party Samuel Sipepa Nkomo says his political career, spanning nearly six decades, had so many ups and downs, but the lowest dip was when...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 5912 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami has ordered his fellow councillors to publicly declare their assets
BULAWAYO deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami has ordered his fellow councillors to publicly declare their assets in the spirit of promoting transparency and accountability.The decision comes after ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Murder over rape rumour
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho allegedly bludgeoned a woman to death with a log after accusing her of spreading rumours that he once raped her. Witson Ncube of Mpanedziba area under chief T...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Letter to Nelson 'Mischief' Chamisa
Dear Mr Chamisa First, greetings from the cotton tuft-haired elders in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve. Admittedly, this is the first time that the council of Karitundundu, the agel...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 3291 | by Staff reporter
Poly student burns 'wizard' granddad
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo allegedly doused his maternal grandfather with petrol and set him alight leading to his death, after accusing him of bewitching him. Kudzai Munemo, a Bulawayo P...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
US piles pressure on Mnangagwa
Newly-appointed United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols says he is looking forward to seeing Zimbabwe return to being the powerhouse it used to be, once it embarks on a path of reviving its...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:41hrs | 21796 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs challenged to forego cars
ZANU-PF MPs have called on colleagues in Parliament to forgo their perks including top-of-the-range vehicles worth over $20m that government is set to buy them and channel the resources towards combat...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:31hrs | 3338 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa forces Obert Mpofu to relinquish his Senate seat
Former Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has been forced to relinquish his Senate seat to make way for his successor Cain Mathema, a week after he lost his Cabinet post.President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 14753 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi: Eccentric politician or mere court jester?
For eccentric Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi, old habits die hard.Mutodi, a struggling sungura musician and controversial businessman before his...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:06hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally wants vendors cleared from streets
NEWLY appointed Midlands Minister of State, Larry Mavhima has implored all local authorities in the province to clear all illegal vegetable and fruit vendors in central business districts (CBDs)...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:54hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu advises MDC-T on congress
FORMER MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has warned MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to immediately call for MDC-T congress to legitimised his leadership.Chamisa and Elias Mudzur...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:53hrs | 1768 | by Stephen Jakes
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