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Farm hand, maid caught stealing big money
A farm hand and a maid appeared in court last Friday after allegedly stealing over US$80 000 from their employer while he was away.Milton Mudimu (24) and Sarah Matemarunda (59) were charged wi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 456 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets off to Brazil
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is among the leaders expected to attend next month's inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's third inauguration as Brazil's president.Brazil's foreign ministr...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean farmers to cash in on cannabis global boom
Zimbabwean farmers looking to cash in on a global boom in medicinal cannabis face a litany of costs and regulatory barriers, but growers like Munyaradzi Nyanungo are betting it will boost their fortun...Published: 11 May 2022 at 11:36hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes Lands Commission
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), headed by Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo, has instituted investigations into the operations of the Lands Commission in Marondera.The probe comes aft...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The bane of rabid, frenzied media
Again, dear reader, if ever you are in doubt, if ever you are confused, if ever you need a moral compass, or whenever you find yourself agreeing with Jonathan Moyo, you should know that you are close ...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Perrance Shiri's imposter in court for swindling farmers
AN unrepentant ex-convict who allegedly registered cellphone lines in the name of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri and used them to swindle unsuspectin...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Amakorokoza's Micah dies at 62
RICHARD Phiri, popularly known as Micah from the hit drama series Amakorokoza, has died.He was 62.Phiri died at his home in Mpopoma suburb on Thursday night after a long illness....Published: 19 Aug 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The land question in Africa
BEFORE Africa was carved up and occupied by the European colonial powers, land in Africa was largely under populated and human population growth was slow and could quite easily be accommodated....Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Eddie Cross
Don't mess with Grace Mugabe
During a state banquet in Pretoria, South Africa, in April 2015, I had a brief encounter with Grace Mugabe, the first lady of Zimbabwe. I was asking her husband, Robert Mugabe, about the question of ...Published: 16 Jul 2015 at 08:47hrs | 3 | by David Smith
Man undresses wife in public
DESPITE having been married for the past 34 years, a Mutare man shamed his wife by undressing in public following a domestic dispute.Veronica Chikwinya had to seek shelter at a nearby house wi...Published: 27 Jun 2015 at 15:43hrs | 4 | by Tendai Gukutikwa
Chaos as ex-workers attack black farmer
A Goromonzi farmer was on Tuesday assaulted by a group of ex-farm workers who are resisting eviction from his Bromley Farm.Several other people were injured, with one person reported missing f...Published: 16 Jul 2014 at 21:14hrs | | by Nomalanga Moyo
South African Agric minister calls for land grabs
Johannesburg - South Africa's agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson on Thursday advocated for the expropriation of white farmers, arguing that the ANC's land reform had failed 18 years on from t...Published: 28 Jun 2012 at 12:54hrs | | by AFP
Barbara Mhangami-Ruwende Reviews 'African Roar 2011'
This resplendent collection of short stories by African writers does indeed roar. The breadth and depth of topic, style, perspective and powerful story telling found within the pages of this treasure ...Published: 15 Nov 2011 at 13:42hrs | 3 | by Emmanuel Sigauke
The return of injiva (omtshifana)
WITH the holiday season just beginning, thousands of Zimbabweans based in South Africa have begun their annual pilgrimage back home. Injiva, as Zimbabweans in that country are known, always make the...Published: 28 Dec 2010 at 21:37hrs | 1 | by Correspondent
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