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Zimbabwean man, pregnant daughter found dead a week apart in Cape Town
The death of a 49-year-old Zimbabwean man and his 23-year-old pregnant daughter in the small Eastern Cape Town of Makhanda has sent shockwaves through the community, where police have since opened a m...Published: 7 hrs ago | 542 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe name squad for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Zimbabwe have announced their squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 to be played across four venues in Harare and Bulawayo from 18 June to 9 July.Wicketkeeper-batter Joylord...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 18:17hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Labour quota system key to reducing future conflict in Zimbabwe
The current president of NMWUZ - National Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe, Mr Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka during an interview on labour and the combined 2023 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Governm...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:39hrs | 233 | by Maxwell Teedzai
3 pupils die, 18 injured in accident
Three pupils died while 18 others were injured after a T35 truck that was carrying them was hit on the driver's door by a bus, which resulted in all being thrown out of the vehicle.According t...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:14hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Double murder suspects arrested
POLICE in Kwekwe arrested four suspects in connection with the callous murder of two people that left the Kwekwe community shocked a fortnight ago.The body of renowned educationist, Lovemore M...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:13hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Man throws self into moving traffic after killing wife
A FORTY-TWO-year-old man from Ramahori Farm in Concession threw himself into moving traffic along the Mazowe-Mvurwi highway after fatally striking his wife with an axe on the head over infidelity accu...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:13hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Hwindi for ED threatens violence
ZANU PF Mvurwi ward four candidate councillor Elius Malukula "Hwindi Muchawa" recently threatened to deal with Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) members in Muzarabani district.Speaking at a p...Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:12hrs | 870 | by Simbarashe Sithole
CALA Here to stay. Parents don't understand what it means
THE Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALA) are a key feature in the country's primary and secondary school curriculum and will not be scrapped, but components per learning area might be redu...Published: 28 May 2023 at 13:13hrs | 388 | by Erick Matotoba
The Zimbabwean nightmare and tragic optimism of Mutambara
To mention Zimbabwe and the idea of a "dream" in the same sentence, as Professor Arthur Mutambara has done, is to be provocative and challenging.The provocation and the challenge come from the...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | 75 | by William Jethro Mpofu
72 year old cyclist dies after being hit by car
A 72-year-old cyclist from Luveve, Bulawayo was hit by a car and died upon admission at Mpilo Central Hospital.Enock Zhou ,was riding along L-street road opposite Luveve Stadium by an unnamed ...Published: 27 May 2023 at 16:52hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Man caught wife red-handed at a lodge
A FREE drama played out at a lodge after a married man caught his wife red-handed having the time of her life with her alleged lover.The married man Charles Nyamuzinga from Glendale, Mashonala...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:47hrs | 3255 | by Staff reporter
Economic sanctions continue to place Zimbabwe further into unsustainable debt
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the government supports Zimbabwe's implementation of key reforms to resolve its debt problems and end 21 years of sanction.If successful, such moves can ...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:26hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Nigerian man arrested in the UK for allegedly impregnating his spouse, in-law's mother, and in-law sister
A Nigerian man living in the UK has been detained after he allegedly impregnated not one but three women: his wife, his wife's mother, and his wife's sister. The arrest has stunned the neighbourhood a...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:25hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
What do we have to show for Africa Day except traditional attire?
When the OAU (Organization for African Unity) was established on 25th May 1963, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the main objective of the founding fathers was the unity and solidarity of all the people Afr...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:31hrs | 253 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The tragedy of Zimbabwe
Main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere last week spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy - a major United Nations conference that shines a sp...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 382 | by Fadzayi Mahere
NGO insists on reforms ahead of polls
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has implored government to implement electoral reforms in line with regional best practices ahead of the country's August polls.Zimbabwe's election...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Residents angry over Gwayi-Shangani Dam delays
BULAWAYO residents have expressed discontent over delays in the completion of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam and pipeline despite government undertaking to complete the project in June this year.The c...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Chinese investigators arrest murder suspect in Zimbabwe
CHINESE detectives successfully investigated the murder of their two countrymen in Zimbabwe, leading to the arrest of a Chinese national.One of the accused, Chen Long (34) appeared before Hara...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1199 | by Staff reporter
Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll', Dies Aged 83
Tina Turner, the legendary rock 'n' roll singer who became a pop behemoth in the 1980s, has died aged 83 after a long illness.Turner, who was born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, in 19...Published: 24 May 2023 at 20:48hrs | 781 | by Staff Reporter
It's time we retrace our footsteps
Face contorted as a result of the bitter taste in their mouth, baby on her lap near a crackling fire, the African mother does the ritual dutifully without fail. Was this not an immune-boosting herbal ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 09:25hrs | 303 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
CALA curriculum not fit for purpose in Zim
In my view, the Zimbabwe government has done well by my inviting the parents and all stakeholders, to review CALA curriculum. Of course, this type of curriculum demands a lot for it, in order to be pr...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:46hrs | 935 | by Njabulo
Indeed life was hard under colonialism but there were plenty of opportunities
Over the weekend I drove my mother to her rural home in Rusape for an important family gathering.To be expected, as soon as we hit familiar territory, which held significant memories for her -...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:01hrs | 578 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
19 killed in five road accidents
At least 19 people died while 27 others were seriously injured over the weekend in five fatal road accidents countrywide.The accidents occurred along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road, along Gokwe-...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
'Re-engagement will depend on holding credible 2023 elections' AfDB warns. At long last, some home-truths
"The African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe's $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe's reforms. The bank is leading ef...Published: 22 May 2023 at 21:59hrs | 844 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe and SA telcos hit hard by worsening energy crisis in the region
Telecommunication companies have been hit hard by the worsening energy crisis in the southern Africa region, which has seen daily national power grid electricity outages of up to 16 hours.The ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in spotlight over the massive Nssa corruption
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has presented its forensic audit which unearths corruption and names individuals implicated in the pensions fund's latest scandals to the Office of the Pr...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 3068 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane organises cultural, arts fest
UMZINGWANE district in Matebeleland South province has set Africa Day (May 25) as the day for its annual cultural and arts festival.Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the founding of th...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
8 killed, 11 injured in weekend accidents
Eight people were killed and 11 others injured in two separate road accidents in Mashonaland East and Matebeleland North provinces on Saturday.Four people were killed when a truck veered off t...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Ambassador Mandigora dies
War veteran, diplomat and former Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) chief executive Ambassador Thomas Mandigora has died.The former Ambassador to Botswana died at his home in Gletwyn, Ha...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF chairman dies after mistaking poison for alcohol
ZANU PF Chimurenga district chairman in Mazowe, Eddie Chanetsa died on Friday after mistaking poison for alcohol.An official told Bulawayo24.com that he died at Howard Hospital where he had be...Published: 21 May 2023 at 10:03hrs | 4399 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Chiweshe
Mutambara roasts Mnangagwa govt
FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as incompetent, corrupt, authoritarian and directionless.Mutambara made the claims in his ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF ropes in CIO, military in poll plot
Zanu-PF's elaborate plan to deploy state security services such as the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the military as part of its strategy to win the harmonised elections at all costs has...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Senator exposes Gukurahundi 'denialists'
Zanu-PF officials from Matebeleland have been accused of blocking any debate and motions on Gukurahundi whenever they are presented in Parliament.The claims were made by recalled MDC Alliance ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
4 dead, 7 injured after Granvia overturns
Four people died on the spot after a Toyota Granvia carrying 11 passengers veered off the road and overturned along the Masvingo-Beitbridge road.The fatal accident happened on Friday along the...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:52hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo receives machine to clear sewer blockages
Welthungerhilfe (WHH), in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), has donated a jetting machine to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) as part of the city's efforts to im...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's know it all female car enthusiast
Nyaradzo Munhamo regards herself as Bulawayo's know it all female car enthusiast and always envisioned herself as the owner of a fancy and expensive vehicle but never thought she would work as a car s...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:09hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Underage Marriages for Votes
United Nation Sustainable Development Goals Target 5.3 (Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation). Target 3.1 looks at the proportion of ...Published: 18 May 2023 at 21:11hrs | 1138 | by Sam Wezhira
Girl dies fleeing from Nyau dancers
A nine-year-old girl died on Monday after falling down while fleeing from Nyau dancers in Mabvuku.The Zimbabwe Republic police confirme...Published: 18 May 2023 at 00:20hrs | 2411 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Memorial lecture held for top Zapu member
A MEMORIAL lecture was held in Bulawayo on Monday for the late top Zapu member John Mthimkhulu who was killed by the Fifth Brigade at the height of the Gukurahundi massacres at his rural home in Bubi ...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:47hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
1 dies in Masvingo-Beitbridge road accident
ONE person died while seven others were injured in an accident which occurred at Chivi turn-off along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway on Monday, police have said.Initially there were fears tha...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:24hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
When the devil has colonised the pulpit
The ever-known spirit and will to excell in academic studies has left most school children, both at primary and secondary levels. The 'tiger' in them to succeed has never shown its head save f...Published: 16 May 2023 at 17:35hrs | 1478 | by TT Murisa
ZESA Hwange Unit 8, 300 MW, to boost supply. It's 43 years overdue, what's there to celebrate!
"Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 8 is expected to be synchronised with the grid on Tuesday, and will progressively add another 300 megawatts that will boost supplies to both domestic and industria...Published: 16 May 2023 at 17:28hrs | 1286 | by Wilbert Mukori
Govt shuts down Bikita Minerals
ZIMBABWE'S largest lithium mine Bikita Minerals, currently owned by China's Sinomine Resource Group, has been ordered to suspend operations until it complies with legal provisions that include labour,...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:10hrs | 1952 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe college students threatened against falling pregnant'
Zimbabwe college students who fall pregnant during the course of their studies continue to face threats from intolerant authorities within the tertiary institutions, legislators have observed....Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:06hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Fuel explosion claims one life
A Karoi fuel dealer was yesterday afternoon killed when containers of diesels exploded at a house in the farming town. The man, identified as Adam Kaponda, who was in company of two friends died on th...Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:56hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Drilling of boreholes by ZANU PF proves regime has no permanent solution to urban water crisis!
Judging by the manner in which the ZANU PF government is so fond of always castigating the opposition for failing to run urban authorities, one would be excused for believing the party had solutions....Published: 15 May 2023 at 14:02hrs | 320 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man dies in 24 metre suicide plunge
A 32-YEAR-OLD man from Gweru jumped to his death from a 24-meter-high Gweru City Council water reservoir for unknown reasons.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko c...Published: 14 May 2023 at 12:38hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara finishes a third volume of his new enlightening autobiography series
Oxford-trained Zimbabwean academic Professor Arthur Mutambara has finished a third volume of his new enlightening autobiography series, Ideas and Solutions: Deputy Prime Minister and Beyond; In Search...Published: 13 May 2023 at 19:03hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter
Parent sues Zimsec for discrimination
GOVERNMENT and the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) have been dragged to court for discriminating against students in private schools in the payment of examination fees for Grade Seven, ...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:27hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Upcoming Zimbabwe, DRC polls a bellwether for Sadc, African democracy
IN the era of democratic decline, signs of hope persist. One example in our region is the Electoral Support Network — Southern Africa (ESN-SA) which comprises domestic civic organisations of the 16 ...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:23hrs | 361 | by John Stremlau
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