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Zipra was behind Salisbury fuel tanks bombings
Former Zipra chief of logistics Thomas Ngwenya has challenged claims that Zanla forces bombed the Salisbury fuel tanks in 1978, insisting that it was Zipra that was behind the sabotage that proved to ...Published: 26 Dec 2023 at 20:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
2023 another wasted year for Matebeleland
Former principal director in the office of the prime minister Samukele Hadebe, says 2023 has been another year of deferred hopes for Matebeleland, a region that has suffered years of marginalisation....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 18:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zpra veterans want their colleagues to be honoured
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zpra) liberation are pleading with the government to declare a national holiday in remembrance of their colleagues, who were bombed by the Rhodesian army i...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa snub irks war veterans
Zapu ex-combatants have expressed frustration after the state failed to recognise Zodwa Dabengwa nee-Khumalo, the widow to the late liberation war stalwart, Dumiso Dabengwa, as a national heroine....Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zipra was behind the Salisbury fuel tanks bombings
Former Zipra chief of logistics Thomas Ngwenya has challenged claims that Zanla forces bombed the Salisbury fuel tanks in 1978, insisting that it was Zipra that was behind the sabotage that proved to ...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo hip hop duo salute fans
RISING hip hop duo ORIGINAL GANG (OG) has saluted the fans for unwavering support saying the positive response to their music has motivated them to work hard and release more music.The Bulaway...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tich Mataz on his rise to the top in South Africa, and then calamity
At the height of his fame in South Africa, Tichafa Matambanadzo had a garage teeming with 25 sleek, top of the range vehicles while he also had at least nine properties dotted around Mzansi.Th...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 08:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Tich Mataz speaks on rise, deportation from SA
AT the height of his fame in South Africa, Tichafa Matambanadzo had a garage teeming with 25 sleek, top of the range vehicles while he also had at least nine properties dotted around Mzansi.Th...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Not blind to justice
"YOU will definitely lose cases because you will not be able to see the demeanour of witnesses."Mr Mehluli Ndlovu, a legal practitioner (44) from Njube suburb, in Bulawayo remembers how these ...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zapu not dead'
ZAPU president Sibangilizwe Nkomo has dismissed the notion that the party had no support and could not win elections as it was stuck in the past and basking in yesteryear glory.Nkomo, son of t...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Delani Makhalima and the 'birth' of urban grooves
ONCE in a while in the world of music, there comes along an individual who not only shapes the sound of the day but also completely changes the trajectory of the industry as a whole.These are ...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Yesteryear songbirds who kept us going
I wish life could be rewinded backwards anti-clockwise the days we used to gather together in our dining rooms playing music on our one deck radio cassette player listening to those great songbirds....Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 15:12hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Time is right for alternative money
THE controversy surrounding the introduction of another local currency continues unabated. This time it was the former Finance minister, Tendai Biti, who ignited the current debate when he announced g...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:24hrs | 9 | by Zimwara
Dan Tshanda dies
Music fans are in mourning on Saturday after news broke that musician and producer Dan Tshanda passed away in Johannesburg after suffering heart failure at age 54.He was reportedly certified d...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 19:42hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
How Mugabe survived assassination in Gutu
Kenny Constantine Mabuya, whose Chimurenga name was Cde Kenny Ridzai, makes stunning revelations about their confrontation with the British authorities after they had been sent as the advance team for...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Make 2018 elections Mugabe vs Mnangagwa?
Street protests are coming and I urge the opposition to prepare to tape into the enthusiasm before it wanes. And best of all Mnangagwa will soon be available and I say if opposition is serious a...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 05:32hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
Karanga people under attack - Zodwa Wabantu rescues Masvingo
Karanga people are clever. Korekore people are uneducated. All Ndebeles want to do is drink, burn meat over fire and dance, if they are not stabbing people. Manyika people learn a few English words an...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 18:38hrs | | by Jera
No amount of legislation can stop piracy
IN all articles that I write, the term ICT is always in the middle of the action. Just to make sure that I do not lose my readers, I will summarise what the term means in a few lines. ICT - Informatio...Published: 28 May 2017 at 08:37hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
No amount of legislation can stop piracy
IN all articles that I write, the term ICT is always in the middle of the action. Just to make sure that I do not lose my readers, I will summarise what the term means in a few lines. ICT — Informat...Published: 27 May 2017 at 09:19hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Police accused of ignoring to deal with piracy
MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu has accused the police of concentrating in extorting money from motorists and ignoring the rot of music and movies piracy taking toll across the country.He said p...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 05:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bond notes fiasco: Importers stranded
THE introduction of bond notes has put ordinary Zimbabweans and importers in a rut with many facing bottlenecks as some local banks reject the use of the fiat money for foreign payments amid a severe ...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe born Dj makes wave in South Africa
Ras Cal Dj whose real name is Calvin Moyo is a house Dj to be reckoned with. He grew up in the humble streets of Johannesburg.He now resides in the CBD of johannesburg to persue his career professiona...Published: 30 Jul 2016 at 10:06hrs | | by DJ Sticha
Ndolwane Super Sounds member causes stir on Facebook
CHARLES Ndebele of Ndolwane Super Sounds Amangwe Part 1 caused a war on Facebook at the weekend after posting a message accusing his former partner - Martin Sibanda of stealing their property and mone...Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Bongani Ndlovu
Kead Wikead celebrates 13 years in showbiz
WHILE some in showbiz look for money and glamour from their chosen line of work, for local DJ Kead Wikead who has been in the industry for the past 13 years, a simple nod from a satisfied reveller aft...Published: 09 Apr 2016 at 08:40hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Macheso releases album on cassette, for $1
SUNGURA ace Alick Macheso is releasing his new album Tsoka Dzerwendo on Monday on cassette and online.The album would be sold for just $1 in a bid to counter pirated versions."The albu...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 12:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cassette players set to make a comeback
US rapper Eminem recently announced that he is re-releasing The Slim Shady LP, originally released in 1999, on cassette tape.This could lead to an upsurge in the sal...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 13:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
How hackers are breaking into ATMs, stealing money - Video
Kaspersky Lab's experts recently performed a forensic investigation into cyber-criminal attacks targeting ATMs around the world.During the course of the investigation, the company's researche...Published: 08 Oct 2014 at 10:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Oskido seeks talent
IT is hard to talk about the history of South African music without mentioning Oscar Bonginkosi Mdlongwa, better known as Oskido.Having launched musical heavyweights such as Boom Shaka, Bong...Published: 17 Jul 2014 at 09:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man tells court his wife slept with Gumbura
HARARE - A disgruntled man has accused his wife of having sex with jailed Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura and seven other church members.Romeo Ezra yesterday told H...Published: 12 Apr 2014 at 10:56hrs | 29 | by Staff Reporter
Zindala Zombili back by popular demand
JOHANNESBURG - Waya - Waya hitmaker and Rhumba legend Allen Ndoda Ndlovu's music is blossoming and spreading like wildfire in a dry veld. The reload of the popular Zindala Zombili is living testim...Published: 19 Feb 2014 at 16:34hrs | | by Vusumuzi Ndlovu
'Bring your dead relatives for resurrection,' says Prophet Chiza
Bulawayo-based Prophet Blessing Chiza yesterday dared his Faith in God (FIG) Eagle Life Assembly flock to bring their dead relatives to the church so that he can ‘resurrect' them.Prophet mad...Published: 03 Feb 2014 at 14:37hrs | | by Makhosi Sibanda
Judge tells girlfriend killer, 'money can't buy you love'
A Bulawayo judge told 62-year-old Danis David Konson charged with shooting his girlfriend to death that, "money can't buy you love."Konson admitted to shooting Siphathisiwe Ncube, 28, three ti...Published: 17 Jan 2014 at 04:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Isaac kills his father Isaiah over radio cassette player
Isaac Mangezi, from Nyajena in Masvingo will spend the next 17 years behind bars after a High Court judge found him guilty of killing his father Isaiah Mangezi, in a row over a radio cassette player....Published: 30 Jun 2013 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Black Umfolosi rework albums
WORLD travelled Imbube exponents Black Umfolosi are re-recording their yesteryear albums to make them available on the local market as well as upgrade them to compact discs. The well travelled ensembl...Published: 07 Jun 2013 at 04:08hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Popular SA gospel muso set for Zimbabwe shows
POPULAR South African gospel musician Benjamin Dube is expected to perform in Harare at the Celebration Centre on Saturday this week.Dube will grace an event where local gospel artiste Thembal...Published: 05 Mar 2013 at 12:44hrs | | by Arts reporter
Robert Mugabe speaks - on CD and cassette
He may be revered by some and reviled by others, but Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's skills as an orator are rarely in doubt, prompting a local record company to put his speeches on tape for "good...Published: 23 Jan 2013 at 11:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare Celebs Littering Facebook With Porn
As Facebook's graphic images policy tightens one wonders how some people from Harare are managing to post graphic images on their Facebook walls. Desmond Chideme aka Stunner, stunned everyone when he...Published: 05 Dec 2011 at 17:43hrs | 2 | by Moyo Roy
Up Close & Personal with Mantongande
Simangenkosi 'Mantongande' Nkala, nee Dube, is a breakthrough gospel singer helping to fill a huge void in Ndebele music which is struggling to catch on after the golden era of Solomon Skuza, Ndux M...Published: 03 Nov 2011 at 08:48hrs | 1 | by Nare Msupatsila
This and that with Maluphosa: Please, buy Local
Somewhere in the Jo'burg CBD along Twist Street, e-The Bridge, a man in a huge Western leather hat and cream viscose shirt, cuts a lone, seemingly pensive figure. He is playing disk-jockey and salesma...Published: 16 Oct 2011 at 10:46hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
This n that with Maluphosa Maluphosa: Please, buy Local
Somewhere in the Joburg CBD along Twist Street, e-The Bridge, a man in a huge Western leather hat and cream viscose shirt, cuts a lone, seemingly pensive figure. He is playing disk-jockey and salesman...Published: 16 Oct 2011 at 10:05hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Zanu PF: Keeping eye of the ball
MY piece last week on Libya has elicited quite a volume of responses, including, surprisingly, one from Costa Rica. I thank the writer for hearing me from so far away. Indeed, we must continue to buil...Published: 02 Apr 2011 at 12:30hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Was Radio Dialogue going to give Byo a voice?
In 2001 Father Nigel Johnson SJ, started Radio Dialogue in Bulawayo. The idea was to get a broadcasting license and give the people of Bulawayo a platform to tell their stories- through music, po...Published: 17 Jan 2011 at 14:48hrs | | by Byo24News
How to Future-proof your data archive
It's easier than ever to make sure copies of your most important records, documents, photos, videos, and other personal data will be readable/viewable/playable long after the hardware and software us...Published: 31 Dec 2010 at 04:46hrs | | by Dennis O'Reilly
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