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Christmas: a time to be with family
Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas Day today and as we celebrate it is important to remind each other of some of the traditions that were practiced by our grandmothers not so ...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:22hrs | 113 | by Yvonne Ncube
Carl Joshua Ncube bounces back
Zimbabwe's biggest comedy export Carl Joshua Ncube has victoriously bounced back after a long absence from the public eye and comedy stage. Ncube, who has featured on Showmax, Comedy Central, ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 14:18hrs | 143 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe lures world's top celebrities
THE most watched man on television in the world, one of the world's richest men and two former United States presidents have all visited Zimbabwe in the last decade, in an endorsement of Zimbabwe as a...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 05:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Missing Zimbabwean actress has been found
A Zimbabwean actress who had been missing in Los Angeles for several days has been found, police said Monday.Tanyaradzwa "Tanya" Fear, 31, was found safe and her family has been notified, acco...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean actress reported missing in Hollywood
Zimbabwean actress Tanya Fear has been reported missing in Los Angeles, United States.Los Angeles police confirmed that they completed a missing person report on September 9 for Fear, but have...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 18:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tendaiishe Chitima wins 'Best Actress' at the I WILL TELL International Film Festival
Actress Tendaiishe Chitima has won "Best Actress" at the I WILL TELL International Film Festival on Sunday, September 5th for her outstanding performance in the film Gonarezhou: The Movie. ...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 15:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe film on Showmax
ACCIDENTAL Small House, a romantic comedy film by Zimbabwean production company, Invision Studios, is now available on Showmax, an online streaming platform owned by Africa's largest pay-TV group, Mul...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 06:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
A 'perfect' leader, incapable of erring, is the worst leader!
Quite frankly, I have never understood the mentality behind hero-worshipping and praise-singing another human being, since, my parents taught me five valuable concepts of life and human relationships ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 08:35hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa says people must rescue themselves
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the ongoing demolitions of illegal structures by government was a signal for the people of Zimbabwe to say enough is enough and converge to rescue the...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 05:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Umahlekisa engage Carl Joshua Ncube
Umahlekisa Comedy Club in partnership with ingwebu Breweries have taken their comedy tourism drive to Umzigwane in Matabeleland south province where they host a show today that features award-winning ...Published: 30 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officiate at the Culture Week commemorations
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Friday officiate at the Culture Week commemorations at Chief Njelele's homestead in Gokwe South, Midlands province.The concept of culture week is derived f...Published: 18 May 2021 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hands off Grace, says the Mugabes
THE late former President Mugabe's family yesterday rubbished moves by a Zvimba traditional leader to summon former First Lady Grace Mugabe to appear before his traditional court on a charge of "impro...Published: 13 May 2021 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe petitioned over 'courtyard' burial of Robert
A Zimbabwean chief has summoned former First Lady Grace Mugabe to appear before a village court to answer charges of "inappropriately" burying the country's late former president, Robert Mugabe, at th...Published: 12 May 2021 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Working Wives first Zimbabwean Series on largest African Streamer Showmax
Harare to the world. Web series explores an African millennial's perspective of love, life whilst navigating identity where tradition, urbanisation and ambition are a...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Comedian mimics Mugabe to mock Mnangagwa's 'failure'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has become the butt of jokes over his alleged neglect of the education sector after award-winning comedian Clive Chigubu chided him in his recent skit, The Pearly Gates wi...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Boys and men are raped also - urgent need to eliminate double-standards in prosecution of sexual gender-based violence cases
As a survivor of childhood sexual gender-based violence - which I was subjected to at the tender age of seven years old, at the hands of an older female, whom we resided with, and for some strange rea...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 14:36hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Nceku relocates to Cyprus
COMEDIAN Nceku has relocated from South Africa to Cyprus as he seeks to grow his brand. The talented comedian-cum-musician left Bulawayo for South Africa five years ago in search of greener pastures. ...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Of power and our intrinsic failings
Like so many of you, I too could never quite wrap it around my head. Just how does arguably the world's most developed nation connive to vote into the most important leadership position an unabashed b...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:56hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa administration: Comedy of errors
GENESIS 3 v 9-11 (NIV), "But the Lord God called the man, where are you? He answered: I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."This is the first time in the B...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:06hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
No respite for Zimbabwe under Biden
The United States of America, believed by many to be the sole superpower post-Cold War, has arguably the most staggering defence budget ever known to humanity. Post the cataclysmic attacks of ...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Sapien Sapien
Skyz Metro FM caught in Bosso elections storm
Bulawayo based radio station Skyz Metro FM has been caught in the Highlanders elections storm after its popular presenter Babongile Sikhonjwa allegedly declared during his Saturday morning show that h...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 17:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to offer Trump a word of advice?
Chamisa sits in his office feeling highly encouraged by the events in America. Should he offer Trump a message of solidarity? Amidst all the hypocrisy and pretence of democracy and being a democratic ...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 09:44hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Khupe wins the mantra for a bad loser
In a bizarre move characteristic of child play.Thokozani Khupe becomes referee in a contest where she is a player. While the practices of the MDC(s) provide Zimbabwe with a comedy to cheer the nation ...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 14:33hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Madlela takes axe to Khami Prison
Mothusi Bashimane Ndlovu popularly known by his stage moniker 'Madlela Skhobokhobo' has challenged the Bulawayo business community to partner the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service in different...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec in another exam boob
The Zimbabwe Schools examination Council (Zimsec) mixed up examination dates for the Ordinary Level Agriculture Paper One, with students only finding out via social media that they were supposed to si...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fortune Chasi's fight to be held on Boxing Day
Twenty-year-old online comedy sensation Melusi Chiripowako, affectionately known as Ray Vines, is set to take former Minister of Energy and Power Development, Fortune Chasi, in a boxing ring as part o...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mtshana hero status: A veiled insult on Matabeleland
Although the all-conquering Chief Mtshana, was a bona fide and outstanding freedom fighter of all-time requiring recognition, the recent villainous conferment of hero status on him by the relevance-se...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 09:20hrs | 2 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Gringo's son fits in father's shoes
THE captivating performances of the late comedian Lazarus Gringo Boora might not have vanished from the small screen with his death as his firstborn son Taurai, also knownas Gringoldinho, has vowe...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gringo's burial on today
THE late popular actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora, who succumbed to cancer on Monday morning at a private health institution in Harare, will be buried today at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape.Ye...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
When God uncovers mortal men
The true length of a frog is known on the day it dies. Such has been wisdom since time immemorial. Juxtaposing that with the recent deaths of Genius 'Ginimbi' Kadunungure and Lazarus '...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:51hrs | | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Trump called Chamisa for advice
The American elections have shown us a number of interesting things and indeed it has given us shocking similarities between Trump and Nelson Chamisa. There is a striking similar behaviour between the...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 22:47hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavza
Brave performance by Brendan Taylor as Pakistan pips Zimbabwe
Shaheen Afridi tops Brendan Taylor to make it 1-0 for PakistanPakistan 281 for 8 (Sohail 71, Imam-ul-Haq 58, Chisoro 2-31) beat Zimbabwe 255 (Taylor 11...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Demagogues are abandoning democratic values and high ground to defend recalled sell-out MPs
Democracy is the greatest gift the Greeks gave to mankind. "Government of the people, by the people, for the people," as US President Abraham Lincoln defined democracy in his famous Gettysburg speech ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 07:07hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
How the Khupe coup resonates with the import of Excelgate
Thi's time last year, Excelgate was about to be published, in the ex-pectation, inter alia, that the MDC Alliance, in particular, would capitalise on the revelations therein, to both fuel their legal ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:11hrs | | by Ibbo Mandaza
Zimbabwe's weak opposition falls prey to vultures
CELEBRATING Zimbabwe's main opposition party's 21st anniversary on September 26, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa tweeted: "MDCA 21st anniversary celebrations ... Thank you beloved and fellow citize...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:09hrs | | by Gumisai Nyoni
10 South African Celebrities Who Are Actually Zimbabwean
The South African entertainment industry has been conquered by highly talented men and women, who have held their own in all the niches of the industry - from sports to the movie industry, to comedy a...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 07:39hrs | 35 | by Staff Writer
Sasai launches talent promotion show across Africa
LONDON - Cassava Fintech International (CFI) has launched a new #African&Talented promotion aimed at identifying and supporting talent across Africa through the Sasai App, with the top winner walk...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 15:00hrs | | by Agencies
Mnangagwa and the cult of mediocrity in Zimbabwe politics
ZIMBABWE has finally arrived at its Idi Amin moment in history.This is a moment where the vulgar, obscene and grotesque performances of leaders get tragically normalised. It is a true "gods mu...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Dinizulu Macaphulana
Being Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni
Chief Ndiweni from Ntabazinduna is easily one of the newsmakers for 2019.The traditional leader, who has on many occasions angered President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government with his sharp crit...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:05hrs | 3274 | by The Sunday Times
Can Zimbabwe Diaspora Women in UK allow trade talks, with a country abusing its women?
ZHRO (Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation) Leadership has rallied its members to join the MDC (Movement For Democratic Change) (Zimbabwe's main Opposition party) in the UK to Protest the arrival of a h...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 11:55hrs | | by ZHRO
Cain Mathema and Police Boss challenged over abductions
Political activist Mlungisi Dube has challenged the Minister of Home Affairs Cin Ndabazekhaya Ginyilitshe Mathema and Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga to speak out on the recent wave of abdu...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 05:29hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government laughs at Gonyeti's abduction
Deputy Government Spokesperson Dr Energy Mutodi has scoffed at reports that Bustop comedian Gonyeti was abducted by unknown assailants on Wednesday night. Said Mutodi, "Gonyeti Gonyeti did a c...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 19:38hrs | 5211 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa accuses Mnangagwa of barbaric abuses
MDC Alliance leader has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of barbaric human rights abuses following the abduction and torture of Bustop TV comedian Samantha Kureya popularly known as Gonyeti by the...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:02hrs | 490 | by Staff Reporter
Which era had the best dramas?
So brilliant were their exploits such that long after the closing credits, their action on the small screen lingered, never to be forgotten.Their delivery was so sublime. Decades later, snippe...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 06:23hrs | | by Prince Mushawevato
Zimfest delivers another 'phenomenal' festival
Every summer, Zimfest Live is the epicenter of the Zimbabwean music and arts scene and for a third consecutive year, it did not disappoint.The popular southern African festival takes 'musiophi...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 15:28hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
Carl Joshua takes one-man show to SA
COMEDIAN Carl Joshua Ncube will be taking his one-man show to South Africa this weekend where he is billed to crack ribs at the ongoing One Night Stands Comedy Festival. The festival, which be...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corruption has become endemic a pandemic
My memory is either clouded or crowded, maybe erasing some irrelevant stuff would help. This Hon. Minister of Labour and Social Welfare whose name keep popping up in the NSSA saga, was she not...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 16:58hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
Zimbabwe's first post-Mugabe feature film - to premiere in the UK
Writer/Director Tomas Lutuli Brickhill will host the UK premiere of award-winning Zimbabwean film Cook Off alongside other members of the cast and crew, including lead actress Tendie Chitima, and actr...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Investigate the Pay-for-your-house Scheme of the 90s
Why is everyone quiet? Why the deafening silence? The Pay-for-your-house Scheme of the 90s was never transparent, contributors lost large amounts of money towards a government initiated housing scheme...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 19:38hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
Sikhala court case, 'No laughing in court,' magistrate tells gallery
There were moments of drama, humour and stern warnings during the initial appearance in court of MDC deputy chairperson Job Sikhala at the Bikita Magistrates Court in Masvingo on Thursday.Whil...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 13:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
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