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The idea of Zimbabwe and Matabeleland question
I think the best way to understand the present day manifestations and character of Matebeleland politics is to situate them properly historically and politically within the broader terrain of the deve...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:01hrs | 1726 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Municipal police across Zimbabwe to get arresting powers
Municipal police across Zimbabwe will soon be granted arresting powers once amendments to the Urban Councils Act are finalized, a move aimed at enhancing local governance and addressing by-law violati...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:44hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa missed one fact: Unlike Mugabe, he has never been genuinely respected within ZANU-PF
Who can deny that ZANU-PF is teetering on the brink? As factional fighting within the ruling ZANU-PF intensifies - and even threatens to get ugly with the so-called "uprising" slated for 31st ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 22:52hrs | 975 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Wutawunashe's blasphemous utterances are an affront on Zimbabweans' rights and endorse repression
It becomes a huge concern when Christian leaders defend the oppression of God's children.When Prophet Andrew Wutawunashe recently likened Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to Jesus Chris...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 13:45hrs | 1717 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Geoff Nyarota betrayed the people of Matabeleland and Midlands
The recent passing of Geoff Nyarota, an award-winning veteran journalist and writer, has reopened a painful chapter in Zimbabwe's history.While lauded by others as a doyen of journalism, both ...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 05:29hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
The closure of VoA Studio 7 is a victory for tyranny in Zimbabwe!
The oppressed people of Zimbabwe have lost another voice! The closure of the Voice of America (VoA), particularly its Zimbabwe-focused service Studio 7, marks a dark and devastating chapter fo...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 21:00hrs | 1084 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gukurahundi massacre survivors want museum in Tsholotsho
Villagers from Mkhonyeni Village in Matabeleland North's Tsholotsho district are demanding national recognition for the atrocities committed by the Fifth Brigade during the Gukurahundi era, and have p...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:28hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Only Now, they can speak IsiNdebele!
Gone are the days when Shona people had visceral hatred of IsiNdebele. Instantly the so-called revolutionaries realize the advantages of speaking multiple languages that could be of benefit to the cur...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 17:05hrs | 1799 | by Nomazulu Thata
School headmaster dies while celebrating athletics victory
Hwange - A primary school headmaster from Harare Province tragically collapsed and died at Hwange Colliery Stadium this afternoon while celebrating his province's victory at the National Association o...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:17hrs | 1562 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Silent Struggle: A Nation on the brink but too fearful to rise
Zimbabwe is a nation in crisis, and the time for silence has passed. Power cuts are routine, water supplies are unreliable, and roads are riddled with potholes. The healthcare system has collapsed, wi...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 21:22hrs | 1433 | by Vusani Magwala
Choosing Chiwenga to replace Mnangagwa is like a mouse telling a black mamba bites better than a green mamba!
I wonder still if I could have said it better than this! (Wilbert Mukori's last article on BYO 24) Zimbabwean GenZs are a problem, not a solution. They will muddle with water instead of coming up with...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 15:13hrs | 1290 | by Nomazulu Thata
The rise of female maskandi artists in Zimbabwe: A call to action
Maskandi music, a genre deeply ingrained in the rich cultural heritage of the Matebele people of Zimbabwe, has long been dominated by male artists from the Matebeleland region. The likes of Zinjaziyam...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 17:12hrs | 542 | by Mcasiseli Brandon Gwaza
Book Review | Odyssey of Liberation: A Memoir of a Rebel Advocate
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, famously argued that "until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter". In his recently minted book, Od...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 14:08hrs | 235 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road truck stops, a haven for prostitution
Dressed in tight-fitting, body-revealing clothes that leave little to the imagination, two young women take turns knocking on the driver's side door of a haulage truck at Gwayi Shopping Centre, along ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:46hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean serial rapist gets 111 years in jail
A 38-year-old man from Chakondora village in Shamva has been sentenced to 111 years in prison after being convicted of raping six women and robbing villagers in Mt Darwin and Madziwa two years ago....Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:08hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa successfully thwarted a premature revolution! We waited for a Geza signal that would never come!
There is open disdain in all societies about how President Mnangagwa failed the people. At the same time the open discussions about a rift between Chiwenga and Mnangagwa is known; hostilities are play...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 20:32hrs | 1798 | by Nomazulu Thata
The tragedy of 'Zimba the Arsonist' who torched King Mzilikazi's gravesite
Zimba of the Shilwa clan was part of the Inqama regiment that guarded the grave of King Mzilikazi at Entumbane hill at the Matobo National Park. Sometime in the early 1870s when King Lobhengula was st...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 15:28hrs | 1155 | by Mzala Tom
Assassinations, rituals, and power struggles within ZANU PF
Socialite and activist Susan Mutami has stirred controversy with explosive claims regarding internal conflicts within ZANU PF, alleging that state security agents were involved in assassination plots ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 14:23hrs | 5066 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in the shadows of political darkness
Justice Alfred Mavedzenge has done a very informative analysis on the behavior of Nelson Chamisa, and the radical change in his political personality since his ZINASU days of a firebrand student polit...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 15:08hrs | 615 | by Reason Wafawarova
Zanu-PF members jostle for vacant Glen View South seat
Intense jockeying has begun within Zanu-PF as party members position themselves for the vacant Glen View South parliamentary seat ahead of the upcoming by-election.The seat fell vacant followi...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 14:40hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo roads crumble
BULAWAYO'S road network is crumbling under the strain of heavy rains, deepening potholes and forcing commuter omnibus operators to avoid smaller roads in both western and eastern suburbs.The w...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:32hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Leopard strays into Bulawayo outskirts
Villagers in St Peters, a peri-urban community on the outskirts of Bulawayo near Old Pumula, are living in fear following reports of a suspected leopard roaming the area with two cubs.The big ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 08:59hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Body found with missing lips
The body of 22-year-old Andrew Matete was retrieved from the murky waters of Nyanzuda River after a two-day search, with his lips missing, suspected to have been eaten by aquatic creatures.The...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 14:44hrs | 1587 | by Staff reporter
Residents decry surge in sex work in Bulawayo CBD
Residents of Ward 1 in Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD) are sounding the alarm over the increasing presence of sex workers between 8th and 9th Avenue and along Lobengula Street, expressing c...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 16:59hrs | 2043 | by Staff reporter
Hosiah Chipanga says he is not Zanu-PF, but war veteran
On November 4, 1977, Hosiah Chipanga, a renowned musician and emerging political figure, found himself plunged into a nightmare that would haunt him for years. Accused by the Rhodesian Forces' militar...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 10:00hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Geza revolution re-setting the political agenda
Zimbabwe's political climate and weather patterns are shifting like a tornado.The majority of Zimbabweans are currently upset over the revolutionary party's leadership shift and are hoping tha...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:18hrs | 3596 | by Leonard Koni
Bulawayo suburbs drown
For Prisca Moyo, a resident of Sizinda, the sight of darkening skies over Bulawayo brings a familiar dread. The thought of another night spent bailing water from her modest two-bedroomed house or dryi...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:49hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
The push for Mnangagwa's term extension is a threat to national unity and development
In recent years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has repeatedly called for unity among Zimbabweans. On paper, this is a noble and constructive appeal. A united nation, working collectivel...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 12:09hrs | 549 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
In memory of Sam Nujoma: A patriot who built Namibia while his fellow liberators turned into tyrants
It's another sad day for Africa! The death of Namibia's founding president, Sam Nujoma, at the age of 95 years, marks the passing of a man whose legacy transcends national borders. A r...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 23:02hrs | 340 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Sikhala details arrest drama in Penhalonga
National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) chairman Job Sikhala, a prominent activist and former MP, has recounted the events surrounding his arrest alongside 39 others during a meeting in Penhalonga, M...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 16:34hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
275 inmates baptised at Khami Prisons
In a remarkable display of faith and transformation, a record 275 inmates at Khami Remand and Medium Prisons were baptised last week, marking a significant milestone in their journey of reformation an...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:23hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council inquiry accused of protecting corrupt officials while attacking reformers
The ongoing Commission of Inquiry into the Harare City Council, led by retired Justice Maphios Cheda, is facing mounting accusations of complicity in shielding corrupt officials, while exerting unnece...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 17:14hrs | 160 | by David Hunda
Democracy and Elections in an Uneven World
Democracy is often presented as the great political ideal—the fairest system of governance, where people choose their leaders, shape their future, and hold their governments accountable. In theory, ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 10:53hrs | 350 | by Avelina Banda
Late Bishop remembered for confronting Mugabe
The late Archbishop of Bulawayo, Henry Karlen, was remembered for his courageous stance against the mass killings in Matabeleland during the 1980s, at a memorial service held on Saturday by Ibhetshu L...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:54hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Tungwarara's call for repression is a betrayal of Zimbabwe's struggle
I was left utterly speechless when I stumbled upon a news report in The Herald, the state-controlled daily newspaper.In it, Dr. Paul Tungwarara, the Special Presidential Investment Advisor to ...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 22:29hrs | 681 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police recover bodies of 2 men who drowned at Matopo school dam
Police have recovered the bodies of two men who drowned at Matopo Mission Dam on January 24.The men, who have not been named, had been engaged by the school to carry out repairs to dormitories...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 19:01hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Big Zulu involved in a near-fatal car accident
Prayers are up for musician Siyabonga Nene, affectionately known as Big Zulu, who was involved in a car accident over the weekend.According to his label, Inkabi Records, the heartbreaking news...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 09:44hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Harare Mayor blames Zesa for City's street light crisis
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has revealed that the city's municipality is struggling to maintain street lights due to ongoing issues stemming from the takeover of the thermal power station by the power u...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:03hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Flaws in the US electoral system
The United States of America has long been touted as a citadel of democracy where every citizen's voice is valued. Yet, despite the ideal of equal participation, one glaring flaw within the U.S. elect...Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 13:25hrs | 377 | by Takudzwa Chada
Will Zimbabweans finally stand up against oppression or continue trapped by fear?
Zimbabwe is at a crossroads! From various segments of Zimbabwean society - including social justice advocates like myself, opposition groups, and pro-democracy activists - there has been relen...Published: 22 Jan 2025 at 10:20hrs | 953 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Unpaid fees threaten food aid distribution
Transport operators engaged by the Zimbabwean government to distribute food aid across the country have raised serious concerns over unpaid fees, threatening the continuation of this crucial relief ef...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:51hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
45 years of Zanu PF misrule have been 'season of darkness' and even darker years ahead if 2028 elections are postpone
Zimbabwe is one of the world's suppliers of cheap labour and our contribution is not always appreciated.I was talking to a Zimbabwean Doctor who has worked in SA. His pay and working condition...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 22:16hrs | 704 | by Wilbert Mukori
Police recover stolen Boer goats
Police in Mashonaland East have launched a manhunt for a suspect who stole nine Boer goats from a farm in Beatrice on Sunday. The suspect reportedly gained entry to the farm by cutting through the sec...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 19:32hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
R14 million Zimbabwe cigarettes intercepted at SA border
South African authorities have apprehended a 44-year-old migrant at the Beitbridge border post after intercepting a consignment of illicit Remington Gold cigarettes valued at an estimated R14 million....Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 19:31hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi deployed on this day in 1983
January 20, 2025 marks the somber 42nd anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in Zimbabwe's history - the Gukurahundi genocide. This atrocity, carried out by the North Korea-trained Five Brigade u...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 11:09hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Innocent Mpoki, Zimbabweans do not deserve academic insults
Whoever read your today's article on Bulawayo24 is wondering on what planet you live on. I realized you live in USA: The hardships Zimbabwean are going through in that hellhole in Zimbabwe, you have n...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 21:23hrs | 980 | by Nomazulu Thata
The dangers of colonial nostalgia and Amnesia
The legacy of colonialism remains a stain on our society - something that cannot be whitewashed. It remains a source of trauma - a source of collective pain. Four decades after independence, its...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 11:21hrs | 442 | by Innocent Mpoki
So the opposition in Zimbabwe is effectively dead!
It was such a heartbreaking moment. In fact, it was not only arguably the darkest day in Zimbabwean history but an undeniable sign that democracy in Zimbabwe was finally dead.This real...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 14:00hrs | 985 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
A battery of corruption: ZESA's dubious energy storage deal
The quest for energy solutions in Zimbabwe has often been marred by corruption, incompetence, and misplaced priorities, and the latest developments at ZESA Holdings follow this all-too-familiar script...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 23:07hrs | 514 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Support ZANU-PF at your own risk as it will eat even its own children
Can ZANU-PF ever be trusted? The heart-wrenching letter from the headmaster of Stoneridge Park Primary School in Harare South Constituency exposes an unsettling reality about Zimbabwe's ruling...Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 16:11hrs | 1228 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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