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Zimbabwean stars Shone and DJ TatendaLXA rejoin Coldplay
As British supergroup Coldplay resumed their Music of the Spheres World Tour in the early hours of today at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, Zimbabwean hip-hop sensation Shone and DJ TatendaLXA reignited th...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:39hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Why is the greed of Zimbabwe's leaders so insatiable - even at the cost of the nation?
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg! There is a peculiar kind of greed that afflicts some leaders - one so insatiable it defies logic. It is a form of acquisitive madness that t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:17hrs | 78 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Potraz warns of severe disruptions to Telecom Services amid power shortages
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has issued a stark warning about severe disruptions to the telecommunications sector in Zimbabwe, with worsening power short...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 07:00hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
'Migration to South Africa is nothing new,' says Zimbabwean ambassador
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi, has described the migration of Zimbabweans to South Africa as part of a broader, global phenomenon.He emphasised that migration is nei...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:25hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
The rise of online entertainment: How slots are becoming a global phenomenon
In recent years, online entertainment has undergone a significant transformation. One area experiencing explosive growth is online gaming, particularly online slots. This evolution has redefined how p...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:40hrs | 125 | by Staff Reporter
Calls for humane and dignified approaches to migration management
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, Kazembe Kazembe, has called for the adoption of alternative measures that prioritize the dignity and human rights of all individuals, regardless of their m...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:31hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Cyber crimes under-reported
Despite tireless efforts made by local, regional and global state and non-state actors to curb cybercrimes, statistics continues to spike because victims shun reporting these cases and therefore suffe...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 309 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
The Grand Tour: One for The Road - Zimbabwe edition to premiere on September 13
Prime Video has now unveiled a first look at the final episode of The Grand Tour: One For The Road.The first look snaps reveal emotional Grand Tour stars Jeremy Clarkson, 64, Richard Hammond, ...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 15:32hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans should know that independence never guarantees freedom
This is a truth that has seemingly been lost on many people. For some strange reason, we appear to believe that the attainment of political independence by a country automatically translates i...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 16:19hrs | 605 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Only 30% of Bulawayo residents own houses
THE majority of Bulawayo residents live in rented houses amid revelations that only 30 percent are homeowners as the city council is struggling to clear the housing backlog of about 120 000 units....Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council to roll out CCTV camera project
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) in partnership with Tendy Three Investments (TTI) is set to roll out the first phase of the camera surveillance project on the city's major roads in February to help curb c...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:27hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aims for top spot in carbon steel production
ZIMBABWE is now on a sustainable economic growth path following a number of interventions and is set to become one of the top carbon steel producers in sub-Saharan Africa in the next three years on th...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga decries escalating acts of terrorism in Africa
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga has decried escalating acts of terrorism in Africa saying it has become a "thorn in the flesh" for many governments.Addressing delegates at the official ope...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Figtree positions for place among smart cities
THE transformation of Figtree settlement into a smart city has started taking shape with technical teams working with Bulilima Rural District Council as Government moves to fully implement the smart c...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean secrets leaked to a high profile sexivist
Zimbabwe has once again woken up to some Twitter messages sent by the ever attention seeking Susa Mutami. It is important to understand who Susan Mutami is. She is if you remember the official mistres...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 07:04hrs | 7 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Social media and the spread of fake news in Zimbabwe
IT is not often uncommon that a new phenomenon dramatically rises up with so much clout and influence that it breaks and reshapes established African norms and beliefs.Africans are traditionally a...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Five soccer stadiums you simply have to experience
Soccer is the world's most popular sport and it encapsulates towns, cities and cultures like no other. As tribal as it gets in the world of sport, it's a global phenomenon and attracts fans in...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 16:45hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Social Media the new agora
Social media in the form of new technologies has become a new agora world-wide providing a platform for communication among different people regardless of space and time.Several applications s...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:43hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Matende and Lovemore Chidemo
Summer craze hits the streets
SUMMER is upon us and street fashionistas are not missing the opportunity to strut their stuff — from miniskirts to bum shorts — on the city's pavements.And judging by the number of heads ...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA announces end to special dispensation for Zimbabweans
SOUTH Africa has announced that Zimbabweans who acquired permits under special dispensation will have to follow the normal channel of applying for work and study visas when their permits expire in...Published: 10 Feb 2017 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beware the ghost of Benghazi
YOUTH is a period of impetuosity and adventure. It is a time to test and experiment. It is a period of physical and mental growth.Youth is a time of discovery and for self-definition. It is a ...Published: 26 Aug 2016 at 06:48hrs | | by Joram Nyathi
Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Bill - an unjust Law in the making
"An unjust law is no law at all" this is a quote from Saint Augustine, an early Christian theologian whose writings influenced the development of politics and law. This quote pretty much sums up t...Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 14:34hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Msipa
Africa day is time to tabulate the success stories of Africa,
On the 25th of May African countries celebrated Africa day reminiscing the glorious past of Africa, saluting the founding fathers of the African Union formerly the Organisation of African Unity. A...Published: 01 Jun 2016 at 16:26hrs | 2 | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
'Mugabe must implement devolution'
Former Vice President Joice Mujuru's Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) has condemned the Zanu-PF government's failure to implement the concept of devolution that is provided for in the country's Constitutio...Published: 09 Apr 2016 at 22:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi women venture into umsuzwane tea project
GENERATING an income is a nightmare for many people living in rural communities in Zimbabwe.But while many rural dwellers sit and complain about Zimbabwe's high unemployment rate, worsened by ...Published: 31 Mar 2016 at 00:39hrs | | by Bianca Mlilo
Drought threatens to worsen agro - based economy of entire Southern region
ZIMBABWE's agro-based economy is bound to be negatively affected by the drought facing the region South of the Zambezi River, a region comprising South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Swaziland...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 05:37hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Impact of violence on children
What do children need? We know the answer from our own childhood. First and foremost, children need a safe and secure home, free of violence and parents that love and protect them. They need to have a...Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Sandisiwe Mahlangu
Chinamasa deserves Nobel Prize in economics
IN its post-colonial history since 1980, Zimbabwe has gotten one big thing right, inter alia: the multi-currency system.To cut a long a long story short, Zimbabwe currently has arguably, the l...Published: 11 Aug 2015 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by Colls Ndlovu
Is democracy just an expression of ideas? - Part 1
Zimbabwe government is now facing a significant challenge as young, educated and out of employment youth begin to demand a share of political power. Will this lead to the eventual appearance of fo...Published: 19 Jun 2015 at 05:30hrs | | by Tendai Kwari
ZUNDE, one year on
Galvanized into action by the ominous results of July 31st elections, what started off 12 months ago on 24 October 2013 as a noble idea between three people, has grown steadily into a global pheno...Published: 21 Oct 2014 at 10:33hrs | 5 | by ZUNDE
Software piracy in Africa: Three companies found guilty by a court of law for reproducing and/or using the Sage brand or Sage so
PARIS, France - Sage, a leading global vendor of business management software, announces that it has won three court cases against pirate companies in Maghreb and i...Published: 04 Aug 2014 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by APO
New Cabinet will likely boost share prices
SHARE prices on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange will pick up once a new Cabinet has been named, Securities Commission of Zimbabwe chairperson Mrs Willia Bonyongwe has said. Mrs Bonyongwe said the...Published: 02 Sep 2013 at 21:29hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T's Juice offers little
After spending three years in government without its own party economic blue print but only deploying its energy towards demonising Zanu-PF's indigenisation policy, MDC-T has exposed its policy dysfun...Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 14:11hrs | | by Tafadzwa Musarara
US Ambassador defends US silence on Gukurahundi
Addressing Bulawayo residents at a meeting organised by Bulawayo Agenda, this week, United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Charles Ray, tried to defend US's silence on Gukurahundi. Ray has attr...Published: 26 Aug 2011 at 13:16hrs | | by Sapa
The Grace Mugabe story: If you can’t get to the man, go after his wife
The first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, was in the papers again recently. She is suing the Zimbabwean Standard newspaper US $15 million. The Standard published a story based on a report from t...Published: 11 Jan 2011 at 12:10hrs | | by Jane Madembo
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