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Zimbabwe's traditional healers take to TikTok
WEARING a stylish black leather jacket and a red blouse, a denim sun hat covering her dreadlocked head, Gogo Mafirakureva goes live on TikTok.In just the first few minutes of her livestream, a...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 18:01hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Winky D now a politician?
DANCEHALL chanter Wallace Chirumiko, otherwise affectionately known as Winky D, has sparked a fiery debate following his December 31, 2023 show at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC)....Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
How Oskido 'discovered' Berita at taxi rank
THROUGHOUT his long and storied career, Kalawa supremo Oskido has earned a reputation as a man that is capable of finding talent in the unlikeliest of places. Take for example, the case of Ane...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:54hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Dreadlocked Zimbabweans brutally murdered in Benoni CBD
Residents and business owners in the Benoni CBD are reeling from shock following the gruesome murder of two best friends on June 15.The deaths of Obey Mavhengere (37) and Voight Mapfumo (26), ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:10hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
The nightmare of hiking on 'Mushikashika' vehicles
Sure, here is the text in paragraphs:The alarm sound from my comms gadget wrenched me from the dream world. It's 3:30 am, time to get ready if one wants to board 'mushikashika' commuter cars, ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by TT Murisa, Chinehasha
Dad christens kids Jesus, Mbuya Nehanda and Mugabe
Jesus, Mbuya Nehanda and Mugabe are siblings! This is not blasphemy or a script for a movie and believe it or not, there is a Harare family where they incarnate.Even if we are to invite the DN...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah sabotaged Andy Muridzo?
WHEN Andy Muridzo went under his mentor and supposedly his rival's wing, Jah Prayzah, the musician said he had a bigger picture that no one was seeing.Despite being warned by everyone about th...Published: 22 May 2022 at 19:21hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Dembare bank on imports
DYNAMOS coach Tonderai Ndiraya says the lack of high calibre centre forwards in the country has forced his club to import strikers from outside, which he is hopeful will help win the league championsh...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah, Winky D square off
CONTEMPORARY singer Jah Prayzah and dancehall chanter Winky D, who are considered the country's most sought-after musicians, are set to revive their "rivalry" when they battle for supremacy at this ye...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Loga turns to Fabisch
JONAH FABISCH is set to be handed his international debut when the Warriors take on Ethiopia in World Cup Group G second qualifying game tomorrow as coach Zdravko Logarusic looks to shake up his squad...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Sables power past Zambia
Zimbabwe 56 3 ZambiaThe Sables overcame a scrappy first half performance to turn on the style in the second half, with a clinical performance full of power, speed and attacking flair on thei...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:57hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF is broke we will give you Mountains - youth leader
ZANU PF acting youth leader in Mashonaland Central Esrom Nhete recently claimed that the party is broke and is going to give youths mountains since there is no farming land left for youths...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 22:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Another Zimbabwean survivor tells of horrific scenes in Cabo Delgado
A brief background of PalmaPalma is a coastal town located far north of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. It is very close to the Tanzanian boarder, 20 kilometres away.Since the dis...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
WATCH: Fuel tanker up in flames
A BULK fuel tanker went up in flames on Tuesday while offloading fuel at Bindura Council fuel station.The truck burnt and exploded and it became a center of attraction to Bindura residents....Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 09:52hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Warriors lose to Somalia
Somalia 1-0 Zimbabwe ZIMBABWEAN football hit a new low last night when the Warriors lost to the world's lowest-ranked team, Somalia, in a Fifa World Cup preliminary round first leg match played at...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:51hrs | | by New Ziana
Adamski's 'retired' number 13 shirt resurfaces
WHILE Prince Dube might have joined legends Shackman Tauro, Vitalis Takawira, Peter Ndlovu, Knowledge Musona, Agent Sawu and Gilbert Mushangazhike when he bagged a hat-trick against Mauritius, the mem...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt neglect driving citizens across borders
RURAL communities in southern Zimbabwe are bearing the brunt of government neglect, 39 years after independence forcing them to turn to neighbouring South Africa for greener pastures and general upkee...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 12:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Famous ghosts that saved lives
Though stories of the dead returning from the afterlife to involve themselves in the affairs of the living are as old as humanity, they still send chills down many people's spines.When terrify...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:12hrs | | by Tendai Chara
Bulawayo: The absent citizen
He must have been a pro. We never had a glimpse of the camera-man. He stood afixed to the door and focused on the desk and the town clerk's quivering face and frothing mouth. Even watching, many faint...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:24hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
Perennial failure continues as Warriors coach
CAPS midfielder Joel "Josta" Ngodzo was the surprise omission from the Warriors' 32-member squad announced by coach Sunday Chidzambga yesterday for the 2020 African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifi...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa courts Jah Prayzah to coin a song for the Warriors
FROM teams marching onto home grounds accompanied by theme songs, to World Cup anthems and pop culture references, the music industry has strong ties to the world's most beautiful game.Footbal...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff repoirter
Mhlauri opens up on coaching career, poultry business
GROWING up and playing football in the grubby streets of Mpopoma high-density suburb in Bulawayo, all Charles Mhlauri wanted to do was to be a footballer of note.It didn't therefore come as a ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warts of democracy can be an eyesore
Cynics often say politics is like a sewage as it allows stinking and filthy scum to rise to the top.In a twisted way, it's pretty much like milk, which, as it matures, allows cream to rise....Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:05hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
Businessman's death opens can of worms
THE sudden death of Mirirai Driving School proprietor, Washington Jekanyika (35), who died in unclear circumstances last Saturday has been the mainstay of public discourse in Mutare over the past week...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso star fined for 'stealing' a team jersey
HIGHLANDERS FC midfielder Adrian Silla, who was hauled before the club's disciplinary committee for allegedly stealing a team jersey, has been slapped with a RTGS$200 fine for the misdemeanour....Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 11:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nhamoinesu omission from Warriors squad raise eyebrows
THE WARRIORS technical team led by coach Sunday Chidzambga has said the players omitted from the provisional squad to face Congo Brazzaville later this month can still force their way into contention ...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Police torture 12-year-old to become witness'
POLICE in Chitungwiza allegedly beat up and tortured a 12-year old boy in order to coerce him to become a State witness in a case involving three men accused of public violence and looting at Chitungw...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mukanya wades into Dembare chaos
LEGENDARY Chimurenga music exponent Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo, concluded his "Peace Tour" with a show in Chitungwiza last Friday but there seems to be no peace to talk about at his beloved club Dynamos...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Edward Sadomba rejoins Dembare
EDWARD Sadomba is set for a sensational return to Dynamos, a decade after leaving the Harare giants and is part of a list of players that the club has identified to play a part in the rebuilding proce...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army nailed over August 1 shooting
Some of the witnesses who testified before the Commission of Inquiry into the politically-motivated violence which rocked central Harare on August 1 threw the military under the proverbial bus yesterd...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Relegated Bulawayo City thump Caps United
Bulawayo City 4 - 1 Caps UnitedIT was not the kind of football that was expected from an already relegated Premier Soccer League side.Bulawayo City yesterday produced a master class ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Musician's wife kills self over infidelity
UPCOMING popular Mutare youthful musician Lionel "Caff" Matanda is facing the darkest moment in his life after his wife – Oreen Sheila Phiri – hanged herself from a roof truss at the couple's Dang...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendayi Darikwa to finally get a Zimbabwean passport
WARRIORS coach Sunday Chidzambwa believes Tendayi Darikwa could help solve the puzzle he has been having on the right side of his defence, amid revelations that the Nottingham Forest defender could be...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's 'foreign' mayor remains unfazed
Newly-elected Bulawayo deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami has reacted to what he termed a crackdown on his person by some residents and activists, declaring that he was going to work for the development o...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso's historic victory over Dembare
HIGHLANDERS' demolition of archrivals, Dynamos, in Sunday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields Stadium was the Harare giants' worst ever defeat to Bosso since their formation in...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare fever grips Zimbabwe
AN electric atmosphere is expected to engulf Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon when two of the country most supported football teams, Highlanders and Dynamos collide in a Castle Lager Premier Socce...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Veteran DJ revives Zimbabwe music in UK
VETERAN United Kingdom-based wheel spinner Gqwetha Malinga affectionately known as DJ Gqwetha in the showbiz industry is set to revive Bulawayo music through hosting a gig dubbed the "Bulawayo Night"....Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 12:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Gabriel Nyoni makes grade in Botswana
HIGHLANDERS are set to lose speedy winger, Gabriel Nyoni, to Botswana champions Township Rollers after he impressed after a short trial stint last week.Nyoni featured in Township Rollers' 1-0 ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matemera gives Bossoman a red card
Harare City 1 - 2 Highlanders IN the end, it was party time for a 10-men Highlanders squad after the Bulawayo giants handed Harare City their second defeat in as many weeks at Rufaro yesterd...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Andy Brown's badluck haunting daughter?
IT'S quite beyond imagination that one of Zimbabwe's treasured stars, the late Andy Brown, whose influence positively changed the face of the music industry and made yester year's jamboree music fiest...Published: 20 May 2018 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Andy Muridzo 'freed'
MUSICIAN Andy Muridzo has been removed from remand as the police attending detail was reportedly not being found.The musician is being charged with two counts of contravening the Road and Traf...Published: 11 May 2018 at 16:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Tuku may be more loved than Mapfumo
After receiving a rousing reception at the Robert Mugabe International Airport earlier on Thursday, Thomas Mapfumo sat sedately on one of the chairs at the Star FM's studios, ready to give what would ...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:07hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Jah Prayzah vs Professor
They are both doing good music and have a massive following in Bulawayo and no one can take that away from either Zimbabwe's finest musician Mukudzeyi "Jah Prayzah" Mukombe or South African Kwaito kin...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Andy Muridzo 'mistress' cries foul
South Africa-based reggae artiste Sengeziwe Sibanda, popularly known as African Queen, has rubbished rumours that she is dating contemporary musician Andy Muridzo.Rumours started swirling that...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chieftainship wrangle rages on
Lawyers representing claimant to the Negomo chieftainship David Gweshe have written to Local Government minister July Moyo asking him to expedite his appointment as the substantive chief.Gwesh...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Yemi Alade, Jah Prayzah 'romance' lives past Nziyo Yerudo
Nigerian Afro-pop queen, Yemi Alade cannot seem to get over local superstar Jah Prayzah after she recently posted a picture of the two posing for a picture together.The two worked on mega-hit ...Published: 31 Dec 2017 at 12:20hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Popo' slams police
HOPING for better days!Former Highlanders and Chicken Inn veteran goal minder Njabulo "Popo" Nyoni who was injured mid-way through the season on duty for Southern Region Division One outfit, Z...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba rounds up the mentally challenged
There was drama in the Gweru central business district early this week when an Apostolic sect leader rounded up mentally challenged men on the streets.He forced them into an open truck then dr...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City dump Dembare
Dynamos 1-2 Bulawayo CityBULAWAYO City's veteran defender Zephaniah Ngodzo ended Dynamos' campaign in the Chibuku Super Cup when he rifled home a brilliant free-kick as the minnows came from a...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver speeds off with cop hanging onto wipers
A FEMALE police officer escaped death by a whisker when she clung precariously on the front of a kombi whose driver had tried to run over her at a roadblock in Gweru.The dreadlocked driver dro...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
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