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America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Hail King Nero: Impotence as strength
Hail King Nero, The First and Last!"There shall be a leader and Change Champion-in-Chief (Advocate Nelson Chamisa) who shall be the Administrator and President tasked by the citizens to champi...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:42hrs | 10 | by @Jamwanda on Saturday
Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?
Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minist...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Zimbabwe readies for Cyclone Freddy
Reports from Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Climate Services Centre indicate that the cyclone, which hit Madagascar on Tuesday night, is expected to make landfall in the region, includi...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Hit hard by storms and forest loss, Zimbabweans building stronger homes
For Florence Panda, the best thing about her new house in eastern Zimbabwe is not the modern design or the size, big enough for her family of nine.It's the fact that the house is built with ce...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes first payment to Paris Club in 20 years
ZIMBABWE says it has made its first debt repayment to a group of creditor countries known as the "Paris Club" under a refreshed plan to clear up to US$10,7 billion owed to several multilateral funders...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Illegal harvesting of natural resources sparks conflict
The Kenilworth community, in Bubi ward 19 has raised ire over the indigent harvesting of locally available natural resources by villagers from neighboring districts.Premature harvesting of bro...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 12:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ABC of knowing Mbudziyadhura munyaya dzematongerwo enyika
Not many zealous seemingly political Zimbabweans know @daddyhope, better called Mbudziyadhura. Let me measure for you the depth of his political convictions and what sets him hissing. I will do so fro...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 19:38hrs | | by Jamwanda
Chiwenga steps up his efforts of being the president
Zimbabwe once again was made to look for ear buds to clean their ears after being infected by the blubber and fake prophet Talent Chiwenga. The era of fake prophets who hide behind the name of God to ...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 14:05hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The Gems deserve better than that Chipe... something
Forget the Warriors that were recently aptly coined 'Worries' after their dismal performance at Afcon in Egypt and their 'turncoat' 13th man goalkeeper. That Chipe.....something man was no goalkeeping...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:17hrs | 2 | by Thomas Murisa
Auxilia Mnangagwa visits Dabengwa and Banana's wives
First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa visited Zodwa Dabengwa the widow of the late ZPRA Intelligence Supremo Dumiso Dabengwa to pass her condolences after the national hero passed away in Kenya last month. ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 11:09hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Trees are life let's plant them
Noone can downplay the importance of trees to both humanity and wildlife, from timber, cattle pens, firewood to fruits and the medicinal roots used by the village 'sangoma'. Trees are life let...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 19:26hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa
Mnangagwa, Chamisa must find each other now
THIS is for the two protagonists of Zimbabwe's national politics — President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa: stop with the procrastination, swallow your pride and get with...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:11hrs | | by Gabriel Manyati
The year of justice is nigh!
The Bishop lives! Hallelujah!And so, too, does sungura.What a holiday!Sorry, ndakazoenda ndisina kutaura. You see, this world is corrosive, especially for men of the cloth like...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:44hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
Zimbabwe's impressive cabinet line-up under a severe parliamentary vaccuum
For the first time in history, the new president has made constructive use of the specially elected parliamentarians window.From this window the president has addressed key discrepancies to br...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
Chicken Inn wins in five-goal thriller
Highlanders 2-3 Chicken InnCHICKEN Inn FC striker Obriel Chirinda inspired his team to a well-deserved victory over Highlanders in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Bulawayo derby at Barbou...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ngezi Platinum dismantle Caps United
CAPS United 1 - 2 Ngezi PlatinumLEADERS Ngezi Platinum Stars demonstrated their clout at the National Sports Stadium yesterday when they found a way to beat CAPS United for the first time in the l...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders, Dynamos on ZNA Shield war footing
ANY match pitting Highlanders and Dynamos always come with the hype, tension and fierce rivalry.Today's clash in the Zimbabwe National Army Commander's Charities Shield final at the National S...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Weed smoker bashes mom
A woman from Queens Park in Bulawayo was seriously assaulted by her son after she found him smoking cannabis at home and told him to leave the house to smoke his weed somewhere else.Trevor Nya...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Massive corruption at UZ'
Lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe have raised a red flag, claiming the institution is being run by a cartel which is prejudicing the institution of millions of dollars.In a December 2017...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women 'marry' trees in bizarre mass wedding
Reports say a group of young women in Peru have been filmed taking part in a bizarre mass wedding - when they put on white wedding dresses and tied the knot to a tree.Nature activists held the...Published: 16 Dec 2017 at 13:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Women 'marry' trees in bizarre ceremony
Reports say a group of young women in Peru have been filmed taking part in a bizarre mass wedding – when they put on white wedding dresses and tied the knot to a tree.Nature activists held t...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 14:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace is right in attacking Charamba - NPP
National People's Party (NPP) spokesperson Methuseli Moyo has said although he does not like first lady Grace Mugabe, but he was in agreement with her attacks on President Robert Mugabe's spokesperson...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 08:19hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tsvangirai clothed in borrowed robes and forgot to think beyond slogans
IT'S been many seasons ever since this column was launched, more accurately ever since I adopted it from its "tired" founder, Professor Jonathan Moyo. While I know Nathaniel to be his middle name, I w...Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 13:29hrs | 31 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Man sentenced to 12 months in jail for axing village Chief
A 24-year-old Mvurwi man who axed chief Makope over felling a forbidden tree was slapped with 12 months jail term by Bindura magistrate on 30 March.Belington Nyamadzawo (24) was convicted of a...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gushungo and his white shorts
I'm President Mugabe's uncle, though 10 years younger than him.My totem is Madyira, and I am of the same scion as his mother, Bona. My forebears originated from Gutu, relocated to Musana (then...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 22:39hrs | | by Ignatius Kutama
Bikita West by-election exposed Mujuru
THE emphatic victory by Zanu-PF in the Bikita West by-election at the weekend is significant in many ways in serving as an indicator of the outcome of the 2018 harmonised elections.Particu...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff writer
What happens when a chief's eldest child is a daughter: A look at the Mvuthu chieftainship
This time we focus the spotlight on the Mvuthu chieftainship at Jambezi within Hwange District in Matabeleland North. Our interest in it is inspired by the instance when a girl who was the eldest ...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:03hrs | 1 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Imagine a rat dreaming making love to a cat!
This week I enjoyed two statements sure to enrich the national stock of political sayings. The first one came from Kudzai Chipanga, the de facto leader of the Youth Wing of the ruling party, Zanu-PF. ...Published: 03 Sep 2016 at 09:38hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
The story of Triangle Leadership Crisis?
Upon receiving the news that the place I like the most in Zimbabwe has been brought down by the company’s most devastating and daunting strike in recent years. Obviously for reasons of ...Published: 15 Dec 2015 at 11:20hrs | 1 | by Julius Matare
Zanupf-ism, living In the past
This week, running down to the Zanu-PF independence day, one can hardly listen to ZBC, ZTV or read the state owned and operated newspapers like the herald and Sunday Mail. There is lot of libera...Published: 21 Apr 2015 at 11:03hrs | | by Zanda Shumba
Zimbabwe could be an outright desert in just 35 years
Harare - There's a buzz in Zimbabwe's lush forests, home to many animal species, but it's not bees, bugs or other wildlife. It's the sound of a high-speed saw, slicing through the heart of these ancie...Published: 15 Feb 2015 at 19:47hrs | | by Jeffrey Moyo
Man survives tree fall
A Harare man is lucky to be alive after a tree uprooted and crushed his parked vehicle at Westgate Shopping Complex in Harare.The heavy rains and strong wind that intermittently lashed the ca...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 19:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Polygamist up for assault
A 62-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane polygamist was hit with a 35-day imprisonment for assaulting a colleague following a squabble over Zanu-PF's factional politics.Solomon Size, who has two wives an...Published: 28 Aug 2014 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman uses son as bait in bid to kill neighbour
A 27-YEAR-OLD woman yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court charged with attempting to murder her neighbour after striking her on the head with a brick.The suspect, Fransisca Mutas...Published: 23 Aug 2014 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe Social Democrats call on Zimbabweans to stop looking for easy answers
By the time unemployment got up to the mid twenty percentage mark the Greeks inside Greece and outside were like hornet wasps after someone has knocked their nest; another five percentage increase...Published: 17 Jun 2014 at 23:18hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori, Secretary General Zimbabwe Social Democrats
Mugabe, Zuma plummet white power into crisis
With veteran nationalist and liberator of South Africa Nelson Mandela gone, the structures of black and white balance of eco-political power are likely to weigh heavily in favor of black people's econ...Published: 07 Apr 2014 at 14:39hrs | | by Maxwell Teedzai
Timber industry in limbo
The exotic timber industry was arguably one of the mainstream industries, not only in Manicaland province, but the whole country.The eastern highlands were known for the lush pine, gum and...Published: 08 Nov 2013 at 02:12hrs | | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Man kills granny over witchcraft
A MENTALLY–CHALLENGED Bindura convict Lawrence Musanjiko last week escaped the hangman's noose after Harare High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa retained a special verdict on him ...Published: 31 Oct 2013 at 03:01hrs | | by Court reporter
Supreme Court uphold five more death sentences
THE Supreme Court yesterday confirmed five more death sentences, two of them of men who murdered their lovers.On Tuesday the Supreme Court sitting in Bulawayo also confirmed three death sente...Published: 02 Aug 2012 at 05:36hrs | | by Court reporter
Felling of 'Nehanda tree' revives legends and superstitions
Thе felling οf Zimbabwe's prominent colonial-era "Hanging Tree" іѕ reviving legends аnd superstitions аnd hаѕ many believing...Published: 09 Dec 2011 at 08:28hrs | | by Associated Press
Felling of 'Nehanda tree' a good omen for change in Zim politics
A city of Harare council truck carrying out repair work knocked down the tree, an Harare landmark considered by some to have magical powers. Some Zimbabweans think the death of the "Nehanda tree" is...Published: 09 Dec 2011 at 10:20hrs | 23 | by -
MDC-T Harare council ordered the felling of Mbuya Nehanda tree
Harare - City of Harare authorities say Zimbabwe's famed colonial-era "hanging tree" crashed into the street after being struck by a workers' truck during highway repairs. MDC-T councillors believes ...Published: 09 Dec 2011 at 08:13hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Highlanders Academy scores 10 past Amalanda
Highlanders Academy 10 - 1 AmalandaHighlanders under 18s were today crowned 2011 Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Serie A champions after a demolition act that saw them pummel hapless Amalanda into ...Published: 19 Sep 2011 at 16:58hrs | | by Saphambaniso Dube
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