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Experience is dangerous to Progress
Are you aware that experience hinders progress? This is how?Goliath was a well experienced soldier, a conqueror, a feared powerful sword fighter. When he saw a little 22 years old David, inexp...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:40hrs | 171 | by Smetch Sibanda
'MDC squabbles benefitting Zanu-PF'
FORMER Speaker of Parliament and MDC national chairperson Lovemore Moyo was at some point a powerful figure in the main opposition party. He later threw in the towel and decided to form his own politi...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:57hrs | 2942 | by Staff reporter
Mokoomba stirs magic on stage
INIMITABLE Afro-fusion outfit Mokoomba on Monday night justified their profile as the country's biggest music export with a matchless stage performance during the Africa is Mother Live Concert to mark...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa lashes African leaders
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday called on African leaders to stop silencing citizens and undermining human rights and democracy as the continent commemorated Africa Day....Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
The fear of lightening is called astraphobia
Folklore and hearsay has it that some people from Manicaland could and still can 'even it out' with home made lightening. The fear of lightening is called astraphobia which is very prevalent i...Published: 24 May 2020 at 21:57hrs | 111 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Why was Energy Mutodi fired?
Energy Mutodi has been hogging the lime light for all sorts of reasons. He has risen in Politics to be a deputy minister of Information. This was a ...Published: 23 May 2020 at 05:59hrs | 15623 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Tendai Biti takes Mnangagwa head on
Tendai Biti, the Vice President of the main MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of failing to understand statecraft and the principle of the same. ...Published: 22 May 2020 at 18:02hrs | 9109 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Financial literacy: Why it matters the most
Imagine not ever having to worry about money or that bills being due ever again. It is most people's dream but one that few people ever achieve. Financial literacy is understanding money and being abl...Published: 17 May 2020 at 21:53hrs | 730 | by Nobuhle Zondo
Covid-19 economic stimuli is not alive to a SME driven economy
Zimbabweans cannot reasonably expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa government to handle the twin challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy without making mistakes. However In times of crisis,...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:07hrs | 236 | by Brian Sedze
Army generals pay tribute to national hero Masuku
THE late national hero, Brigadier-General Crispan Masuku has been described as a steadfast, humble and hardworking soldier who gave his life to the country.The Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:22hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
These strange funerals
In 2004 I attended a bizarre funeral ever. It took place in sleepy tiny English village on the outskirts of Salisbury, Wiltshire County, United Kingdom. I had taken a temporary live-in care worker job...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:46hrs | 1537 | by Miriam Tose Majome
High Court judge reverses RBZ currency conversion
The High Court has declared unconstitutional a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe exchange control directive converting sums in accounts originally designated in US dollars into accounts designated in Zimbabwe ...Published: 15 May 2020 at 06:58hrs | 1586 | by Staff reporter
SA lockdown hits desperate Zimbabweans
South Africa's lockdown has hit migrant Zimbabwean workers in both the informal and formal sectors, with over 6 000 now seeking food aid from organisations and their embassy. While the South African g...Published: 15 May 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Remembering Leonard Dembo
On a very beautiful Saturday morning in February 1982 I was very young by then but could understand and comprehend what was happening.My father used to have a record player which was like a sm...Published: 14 May 2020 at 11:45hrs | 1711 | by Leonard Koni
'Zanu-PF enjoys having MDC around and doesn't wish them bad'
ZANU-PF Political Commissar, Victor Matemadanda has said that the ruling party enjoys having the opposition MDC as the opposition but does not wish to see the party go extinct.He said that rea...Published: 11 May 2020 at 16:05hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Recalling MDC Alliance MPs: Mudenda scored own goal
SOME of us once warned Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to release the $7,5 million to the rightful party with immediate effect, but he decided otherwise.Had he followed that advice, he would ...Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:22hrs | 7809 | by KK
Sikhala ordered to vacate his parliamentary seat immediately if he is serious about resigning
A sizeable number of parliamentary seats could be up for grabs if the MDC faction led by Mr Nelson Chamisa follows through its threat to "disengage" from the august House.However, MDC-T secret...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:26hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Should men and boys be included in menstruation discourses?
While menstruation is a natural biological process and a symbol of pride for humanity, it is often regarded as dirty and surrounded by stigmas and taboos that only exist to violate the rights and free...Published: 09 May 2020 at 16:22hrs | 1488 | by Clemence Machadu
Mnangagwa is his own detractor
THE deposal of former President Robert Mugabe in November 2017 was welcomed with song and dance. Citizenry thronged streets of Harare in joy, posing for selfies with soldiers and shaking hands with th...Published: 06 May 2020 at 08:01hrs | 1690 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Nguluvhe details Manama wartime recruitment
IN January 1977, the ring of a bell, usually alerting pupils at Manama High School in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, of the time to go to the dining hall for supper, signalled a new chapter for ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU blasts Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa has condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly failing to unite a divided nation whose economic fortunes have deepened in the ...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:22hrs | 1065 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's govt goes after defiant retailers
Government is dispatching monitors across the country this week to engage retailers who are resisting a recent agreement to reduce prices to March 25 levels, according to Information Minister Monica M...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 09:52hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers defy price control directive
MAJOR retailers throughout the country have defied a government price control directive issued last week and instead hiked the prices beyond the reach of many impoverished Zimbabweans, NewsDay reporte...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 22:26hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
UK Ambassador to Zimbabwe falls foul of emoji etiquette
Words - some old, others new - and emojis (pictographs) may carry different meanings online, with meanings changing over time, the United Kingdom's ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson learnt the h...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:30hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe virus lockdown ravages ZSE as trading volumes crash
Traders have abandoned Zimbabwe's stock market as a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus adds to the strains on an economy that was already contending with severe drought, hyperinfla...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 13:56hrs | 237 | by Bloomberg
Social distancing a mere formality for Mbare flats
ZIMBABWE does not have time.The government has to do many things in the shortest possible time - before the effects of the rampaging Covid-19 epidemic become insurmountable.From setting up...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
All repatriated bodies to be treated as Covid-19 positive
GOVERNMENT has decreed that bodies of people who died outside the country will be treated as if they have the Covid-19 contagion and will be subjected to stringent vetting before being allowed into th...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:48hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
New tight measures for repatriation of bodies from South Africa
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has come up with stringent measures to regulate the repatriation of bodies from South Africa into Zimbabwe through Beitbridge Border Post.The move which f...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 17:56hrs | 1971 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the imf debt relief. debunking the narrative that Zimbabwe was snubbed
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved immediate debt relief for 25 Countries. This was announced in a statement that was issued on the 13th of April by Ms Kristalina Georg...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 09:04hrs | 1179 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Zimdollar value plunges 580%'
THE Zimbabwe dollar has devalued by over 580% since February 2019 to date, United States Agency for International Development food security arm, FEWS NET, has said. Due to inadequate foreign currency,...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Health workers ready to defend nation
As Zimbabwe deepens the fight against Covid-19 by intensifying the screening, testing and isolation suspected cases, health workers remain determined to save lives despite the obvious risk associated ...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo memorial lecture coincides with Zimbabwe's 40th celebration
Zimbabwe's most decorated national hero, the late Joshua Nkomo would have been shattered by the present state of the country, says his daughter Thandiwe Nkomo-Ebrahim.Ahead of the fifth Joshua...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 20:42hrs | 710 | by Mthokozisi Dube
Barbourfields Stadium maintenance intensified
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has intensified work at Barbourfields Stadium in an effort to make the facility Caf compliant to host international matches. Caf further condemned Barbourfields Sta...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 07:28hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Temba Mliswa clashes with police officers
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has gain hogged controversy after a video clashing with a police officer has surfaced online. The video footage shows Mliswa exchanging heated words wi...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 10:25hrs | 2947 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Rural communities conform to lockdown regulations
RURAL communities are conforming to the lockdown regulations albeit struggling in terms of observing social distancing, a key factor in terms of safeguarding against the spreading Covid-19 while tradi...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:39hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Zonal maize meal facility starts in Bulawayo
THE zonal maize meal distribution system introduced by the Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) is set to commence today in Bulawayo and retailers who demand cash for the staple food face arr...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:39hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Homeless people struggle to adapt
WHILE some of the homeless people moved into shelters by the Government welcome the move, others say they miss street life and those fighting drug dependency are reportedly stealing blankets, soap and...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:33hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
1981-2020: Does life really begin at 40? - In memory of Zimbabwe's Uhuru
Siboza Business Centre my homelandThere is a lovely road that leads from Zvishavane going South to Shurugwi and finally to Gweru. That road leads you past s...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 22:38hrs | 1115 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
The illegality of the illegal Chamisa
The words of Hopwel Chingono in 2018 are true today as they were then. Hopwell wrote with all his brains in one place, when he was guarded by reason and common sense unfortunately Chingono now has pac...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 11:57hrs | 3330 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
LOCKDOWN: Dead bodies repatriation headache for SA and Zimbabwe
South Africa based funeral parlours are engaging authorities to ensure that there is smooth process of repatriating bodies, meant for burial in Zimbabwe, through Beitbridge Border Post.Current...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 20:02hrs | 3056 | by Staff reporter
An opportunity for organizations to improve customer experience through digital technologies
Zimbabwe, as indeed the rest of the world, is currently shrouded in uncertainty emanating from the effects and potential after-effects of the COVID-19 disease which has been declared a global pandemic...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 10:38hrs | 214 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya
Lockdown in the ghetto
THE lockdown issue has been done wrongly, especially to us in the ghettos. It has been set up in a way that negatively affects our wellness, wellbeing and livelihood.This is so because the peo...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 394 | by Vincent Mapiye
Bulawayo Covid-19 death family tells of catalogue of medical errors
PERTH, Australia - Out of genuine concern for all Zimbabweans, we wish to share the following account of our father's untimely death in the hope we might just save one life.Our father Ian Hysl...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 21:30hrs | 6433 | by Sharon Fury
US COVID-19 death figures of more than 20,000 overtake Italy
The United States on Saturday passed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, with more than 20,000 fatalities, a figure experts have called 'an underestimation.'More than 19...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 20:39hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Absolutism smacks incompetence - ZimFirst
The ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said the outbreak of Covid 19 world wide has exposed the incompetence of the Zimbabwean government."When a government promulgates a far reaching and life...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 12:59hrs | 748 | by Stephen Jakes
Covid-19: Where is God in all this . . .?
Covid-19 has threatened our basic threads of our existence. It has challenged everything we hold dear. It has questioned everything we consider precious. It harasses, it annoys, and it persists. We ar...Published: 09 Apr 2020 at 08:19hrs | 334 | by Hlakanipha Mbongolwane
BF renovations still not enough for Caf grade
Bulawayo has to construct a new modern stadium if it is to meet the Fifa and Caf requirements to host international matches. It has emerged that renovations underway at Barbourfields Stadium will part...Published: 09 Apr 2020 at 08:18hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man wins lotto in Canada
If ever Onismos Murambiwa second guessed his decision to move to Canada, winning the lotto surely changed things.Born and bred in Zimbabwe, this 47-year-old father of three could not believe h...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 14:15hrs | 90639 | by Staff Writer
Jonathan Moyo doesn't need Nelson Chamisa
Two days after former President Robert Mugabe fired Professor Jonathan Moyo, I received a meeting request from the former information and publicity minister. It was a crazy, unpredictable time....Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 11:49hrs | 6583 | by Tafi Mhaka
Most Barbourfields upgrades complete
MOST of the renovation work at Barbourfields Stadium has been completed, with the City of Bulawayo having worked tirelessly to get the facility up to standard.Responding to questions from this...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:13hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
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