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Plan to rebury war heroes in unmarked graves underway
The Government is drafting a landmark law to facilitate the exhumation, repatriation, and reburial of thousands of liberation war heroes who remain buried in unmarked mass graves across Zimbabwe and b...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's disgruntled cops stage uniform protests
JUNIOR police details are showing up at this year's independence celebrations inspection parades wearing clothes that do not match in a planned protests to express their disgruntlement against the esc...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:59hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Edd Branson and Chris Okafor host biggest event in Harare
The stage is set and ready for the Mighty Storms Visitation service which is scheduled to be held on the 19th and 20th of May 2023 in Harare Zimbabwe.The event is set to see 2 powerful preache...Published: 17 May 2023 at 14:29hrs | 26 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Grand Palm Lodge owner dies, burial tomorrow
SENIOR citizen, seasoned businesswoman and Grand Palm Lodge proprietor Mrs Phyllis Pamie Majele-Sibanda who died last Saturday will be buried at Denver Farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo tomorrow....Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Home wedding venues banned
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has barred homeowners from turning their properties in the city into weddings and functions venues amid revelations that only 21 of such venues are legally registered w...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
In their time NSSA pensioners kept the economy going
The Hon. Minister of Labour and Social Welfare is said to have confirmed a periodic upward review of civil servants salaries to cushion them against rising prices of goods and services. Dr Sek...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Tondorindo
Zimbabwe's ingenious intelligence services and a liability Head of State
That shocking erroneous diagnosis grossly lacking real intelligence! Deliberate or otherwise! The inability to see and act on that daily shimmering hot potato pot since the first of August 2018! ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 14:36hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
MDC Alliance morphs into party
MDC Alliance principals have welcomed the idea of transforming the loose electoral coalition into a political party going forward in order to build a formidable opposition against President Emmerson M...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF shelves Mnangagwa victory parade
THE Zanu-PF youth league in Harare has suspended plans for a grand parade in celebration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's disputed election victory.Provincial youth league chairman Godwin Gom...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Tribalism in Zimbabwe so prevalent, so thick that you can even touch it'
Ladies and gentlemen my fellow countrymen we thank the Lord God Almighty for the daily care he renders to us 'free'. For it is definitely not the cuningness in us that is keeping us alive but Hi...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 14:15hrs | 6 | by Clement Moyo
'Africa is vibrant and prosperous,' says Ramaphosa - not true, a head in clouds Nero moment
It is a great disappointment when, seemingly level-headed people, are appointed into high and they lose their heads. The act of elevating them into high office makes them lose their heads in the cloud...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ndebele king: Unemotional solution required
I HAVE been investing a great deal of time to find a possible solution to the monarchy controversy and I have come to the conclusion that the recent Court ruling provides a possible answer. It provide...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
MLF supports Heir Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo to take over as Mthwakazi King
Mthwakazi Liberation Front official David Magagula has said his party supports the coronation of Bulelani Khumalo as Ndebele King."As founder members and the main stream MLF we stand to correc...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 15:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Ramaphosa caught in media scrum
When asked the question on the country's lips - what President Jacob Zuma's immediate future holds - ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa just laughed.Ramaphosa found himself in a media-scrum as he e...Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Sapa
Mthawakazi has risen!
MRP has risen from dust to greater heights through the sacrifice of comrades and leadership. It is at this critical stage that the trajectory of the movement must be put straight and clear...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 07:33hrs | 4 | by Malwande Nyathi
Mnangagwa praises Chiwenga
Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Constantino Guvheya Nyikadzino Dominic Chiwenga yesterday officially handed over the reins to General Philip Valerio Sibanda, marking an end to his 44-year il...Published: 19 Dec 2017 at 23:34hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
BVR Diaries: Issue of regularising citizenship clarified
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has received reports especially from mining towns and farming communities where people who have their origins in some countries in Southern Africa in particular Zambia...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Grace Mugabe on Succession: Is this the beginning to an end?
Just about a month ago, War Veterans Minister Cde Tshinga Dube was rebuked for suggesting that President Mugabe must consider naming his successor to avoid confusion surrounding the ongoing succesion ...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 21:10hrs | | by James Katso
Biti deals coalition body blow
THE proposed coalition of opposition parties to challenge President Robert Mugabe in next year's elections was thrown into serious doubt yesterday after one of the key figures, Tendai Biti, unveiled h...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grand coalition, panacea to Zanu-PF rigging, is dead in water - only excuse left greed
There are those who have tried very hard to sell the idea of a grand coalition bring together Zimbabwe's opposition parties, at least the main ones, as the panacea to end Zanu PF political dominance. ...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 19:32hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mujuru to dump Tsvangirai?
National People's Party (NPP) President Joice Mujuru is set to dump Morgan Tsvangirai for Tendai Bit led Coalition of Democrats (CODE), a nine party union of smaller parties, following widening differ...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africans wake up to the horror of white interests in the rainbow
My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Chidyausiku family on the loss of Godfrey, our recently retired Chief Justice. He was a fine character, an enormous lawyer by any measure.Above all, he served ...Published: 06 May 2017 at 12:27hrs | 2 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Grandpa finds wife engaging in sex with another man, hangs self
A Bulilima man (58) allegedly hanged himself in his bedroom hut after he found his wife (50) engaging in sex with another man in a bush.Chief Madlambuzi said Emson Khupe of Mpoyi Village r...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in Cape Town besiege Zimbabwe Consulate - Pictures
Cape Town - Zimbabweans based in Cape Town has converged in the Mother City to protest at the Zimbabwean Consulate today against the failed government of Robert Mugabe."We are saying enough is...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 09:41hrs | 3 | by Levie Tsongo
Ethnicity and tribalism are highly charged words in contemporary Africa - Part two
Christopher Hitchens's quote: "There is almost no country in Africa where it is not essential to know to which tribe, or which subgroup of which tribe, the president belongs. From this single piece of...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 20:44hrs | 14 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Stop imitating Jamaicans,' Mapfumo tell Zimdancehall artistes
Chimurenga music legend Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo says Zimdancehall musicians must stop imitating Jamaican dancehall musicians.Mukanya, who has often attacked Zimdancehall artistes for lacking ...Published: 31 Aug 2015 at 19:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Evil destruction caused by Zimbabwe farm invasions of 1999
Coleen the daughter of a Zimbabwean white farmer: Evil destruction caused by Farm invasions of 1999Taken from the eBook, "Sweetmother" My...Published: 29 May 2015 at 16:05hrs | 11 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mixed reaction over Zanu PF split
Social commentators have expressed mixed feelings over the alleged split of Zanu PF with the group led by former Vice President Joice Mujuru reportedly to have formed their own splinter party call...Published: 07 Apr 2015 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Burger King coming to Zimbabwe?
BURGER King Worldwide plans to enter new African countries before the end of the year as it follows Yum! Brands' KFC chain in tapping demand from the continent's middle class."Our African expa...Published: 09 Mar 2015 at 14:47hrs | 7 | by Agency Staff
Timely boost for Roodeport disaster community
The little communities of the otherwise quiet Jabulisa and Setshankwe villages of Nkayi North at the boundary with Gokwe South will never forget the 8th of March 2014. This is the day when 18 bodies ...Published: 12 Jul 2014 at 09:29hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
I have all the disadvantages for success - Be inspired
1. Parents divorced when I was one and a half years old. Lived all my childhood and teenage life in grinding poverty (sometimes eating African Chewing Gum - Matobgwe - for supper) and pap made out of ...Published: 03 Jun 2014 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Mandela was never a revolutionary, always a radical
Critics trying to prove or disprove Mandela's sanctity failed to grasp that he was simply a political leader guiding his country through transitionA fitting way to commemorate Nelson Mandela...Published: 08 Dec 2013 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Gary Younge I theguardian.com
All politicians are ugly
When you really want to stoke the furnace of misanthropy, the thought-ages to visit are the Augustans and the Romantics. But that is to reckon time by way of literary movements, something decidedly es...Published: 02 Nov 2013 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Nathaniel Manheru
T.B. Joshua receives ambassador of peace award
National Director of Public Affairs, Arewa Youth Forum, Benue, Nigeria, Bello Abdulhamid, said they came to The SCOAN because of love which the man of God has always demonstrated irrespective of barri...Published: 04 Aug 2013 at 15:54hrs | 2 | by John Paul
Zanu-PF need to harvest the fear of 2008-9
IN less than three weeks, Zimbabweans will go to the polls for the first time since a violent, disputed vote in 2008 forced President Robert Mugabe to form a coalitio...Published: 18 Jul 2013 at 15:13hrs | 6 | by Thomson Reuters
Zimbabwean reality show 'CULTURED' to screen on ZTV
New Zimbabwean Reality Show, that promotes Shona Cultural values to start showing soon on ZBC TV and KLEAR TV U.K.Producers say the show takes today's youths back to our way of living. The sh...Published: 06 Jun 2013 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Arts reporter
Takudzwa Ngwenya, in Barbarians XI squad
ZIMBABWE-BORN American Eagles winger, Takudzwa Ngwenya, has been named in the starting line-up of the Barbarians rugby side set to take on the British Lions in Hong Kong tomorrow.The Barbaria...Published: 31 May 2013 at 03:52hrs | 2 | by Paul Munyuki
A moment of madness
This short story was shortlisted for the 2011 Intwasa Arts Festival's Yvonne Vera Award.Unity Square lay directly below him, in its entire splend...Published: 13 Jun 2012 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Thamsanqa Ncube
Charlton Athletic star Pritchard report for Warriors camp
CHARLTON Athletic midfielder Bradley Pritchard, who was the first player to report for Warriors camp on Wednesday night, said he was humbled by the call as he thought he was not known here. The attack...Published: 25 May 2012 at 05:19hrs | | by Sports Reporter
Democracy in African has been used to cause anarchy, violence
Peace loving Zimbabweans must be worried about the visit to Morocco by MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai who is also prime minister in the inclusive Government. Tsvangirai met merchants of violence and ...Published: 22 Nov 2011 at 19:39hrs | 1 | by Panganai Kahuni
It is good to work with your Gibson Sibanda, Mbuso!
THE NewsDay of Monday, June 27, 2011, carried an interesting front page story which announced that Mbuso and Thandi Sibanda – the children of Gibson Sibanda -- had defected from the ...Published: 29 Jun 2011 at 18:03hrs | | by Busani Ncube
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