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FULL TEXT: Kasukuwere's special message to Africa
Happy Unity Day fellow African brothers and sisters! It has been an interesting road from the time our founding fathers formed the Organization of African Unity envisaging a united Africa 57 years ago...Published: 25 May 2020 at 14:18hrs | 2766 | by Saviour Kasukuwere
Lodges closure fuels bush, car sex
THE Covid-19 pandemic which has forced the temporary closure of lodges to stop the spread of the coronavirus has also pushed some randy lovebirds to brazenly use cars and bushy areas close to their su...Published: 23 May 2020 at 19:52hrs | 6202 | by Staff reporter
Why was Energy Mutodi fired?
Energy Mutodi has been hogging the lime light for all sorts of reasons. He has risen in Politics to be a deputy minister of Information. This was a ...Published: 23 May 2020 at 05:59hrs | 14383 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Brig-Gen Masuku declared national hero, buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery
ZIMBABWE Defence Industries (ZDI) general manager Brigadier-General Crispan Masuku who died on Wednesday at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) has been declared a national hero. He was buried at Lady Sta...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Letter to Cont Mhlanga
Dear Cont, I hope I find you well dear Cont. Having read your article today on Bulawayo24, I got really excited I could not wait to sit down and reply it. Firstly, you must be surprised to cal...Published: 07 May 2020 at 17:32hrs | 2366 | by Nomazulu Thata
The dead Zimbabweans light fire to the UK authorities
Death and funeral rituals in Zimbabwe are deeply rooted in the cultural beliefs, traditions, and indigenous religions of the continent. They are guided by the country's view of existence after death a...Published: 04 May 2020 at 09:02hrs | 6715 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Betrayal of UK returnee proves betrayal is a weapon by some people
The cynical weapon that some Zimbabweans know best is betrayal of one another in various aspects of our lives. The cynical weapon of an African is best described as betrayal of self and the other to g...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 10:27hrs | 2531 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa's tricky test
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa disregarded the advice of health experts who recommended a 21-day Covid-19 lockdown extension, preferring instead to listen to his Zanu PF and Cabinet colleagues who argue...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 8373 | by Staff reporter
No independence for Africans: Their children will play on sewage drainages and will not recognize or smell it
There are numerous themes to talk about Zimbabwe that is celebrating 40 years of wasted opportunities for decades. It is difficult to ignore what White Former Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith prophesi...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1878 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe shall rise again. . .
INDEPENDENCE Day speech by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, April 18, 2019 I welcome you all ...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:35hrs | 798 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa,
Closing Down the Kariba Kapenta Fishery a Grave Error - Stakeholders
In this piece our Patsaka-Nyaminyami Community Radio, Environment and Tourism Correspondent, Laiton Kandawire, chronicles the feelings of hopelessness and disenfranchisement expressed by the fishing c...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 07:56hrs | 440 | by Laiton Kandawire
Matebeleland Chiefs ratchet up pressure on Mnangagwa
CHIEFS in the three Matebeleland provinces are piling pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to allow the exhumation and reburial of victims of the 1983-1987 Gukurahundi genocide as fam...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 08:42hrs | 5199 | by Staff reporter
US burying COVID-19 victims in mass graves?
New York state now has more coronavirus cases than any other country outside the US, according to latest figures.The state's confirmed caseload of Covid-19 jumped by 10,000 on Thursday to 159,...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 08:19hrs | 1369 | by BBC
Family feuds over tombstones
A family feud has spilled into the courts following the alleged mistreatment of tenants, The Weekender reports.House Number 39 Tenderere is at the centre of the dispute between Patience Jimu and her e...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
The year Spanish Influenza attacked Rhodesia
The Spanish Flu epidemic struck Rhodesia in early October, 1918, being introduced into the country by passengers arriving from South Africa by train. It spread quickly in all the urban centres before ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:17hrs | 903 | by Jonathan Waters
ZANU PF refuses to grant Clark Mpofu national hero status
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 15:33hrs | 4270 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Clark Mpofu: Zanu-PF had no reason to declare him a national hero
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 18:58hrs | 4222 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Tsenengamu pleads for forgiveness from Zimbabweans
FORMER Zanu-PF youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, who was expelled from the ruling party for defying protocol, has pleaded for forgiveness from the people of Zimbabwe as he claims to have seen...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 12:02hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu swallows own pride, apologies to Zimbabwe
Sacked ZANU PF youth boss Godfrey Tsenengamu has finally apologized to the country for wronging many people in the country.Below is Tsenengamu's apology :...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 18:51hrs | 9556 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
The Commemoration of African Heroes and Heroines Workshop
The Commemoration of African Heroes and Heroines Workshop which was held today on the 23rd of March 2020 at the Princess Zila Lobengula Cultural Village was running for the third (3) year. The Event w...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 21:08hrs | 342 | by Sizwe Mda
Molested, caressed and disembowelled by the 5th Brigade!
It all went wrong at the birthing of Zimbabwe, or just before. It is exactly what happens when a cow encounters dystocia during parturition. The calf refuses to come out properly by arrogantly facing ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 09:19hrs | 2046 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Concerns raised over Gukurahundi reburials
BULAWAYO-based Ukuthula Trust, an independent body of forensic archaeologists and forensic anthropologists, has argued families and not the state must have a say in the exhumation and reburial of Guku...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:06hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Holding Zimbabwe Independence celebrations in Matabeleland in the face of coronavirus smells of evil
Zimbabwe government decision to hold its 40th Independence Anniversary in Bulawayo, Matabeleland, in the face of an infectious disease such as coronavirus smells of evil intentions.Besides spr...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 10:31hrs | 1380 | by Israel Dube
MDC remembers late Morgan Tsvangirai birthday
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) yesterday remembered their founding president and former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai who would have turned 68 today.The party'...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 06:28hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
NPRC, Zapu hold memorial for Gukurahundi victims
The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) at the weekend led political parties and villagers in a Zapu-organised memorial for 11 Gukurahundi victims. Three of the victims were be...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:49hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi exhumations process starts
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has said it has started laying the groundwork for the process that will culminate in Gukurahundi exhumations, with President Mnangagwa expected ...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:21hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi genocide victims' exhumations, reburials will bring closure'
THE Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ) has said exhumations and reburials of Gukurahundi victims buried in mass graves in the Midlands and Matabeleland provinces is the firs...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:49hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
Of our culture and identity that has been besmirched
Critical analyses of Zimbabwe's political and economic meltdown are innumerable, yet all of them skirt the implications of the meltdown on our culture. This cautions us against the dangers of giving a...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:55hrs | 66 | by Zenzo Moyo and Mbuso Moyo
Typhoid scare hits Gweru
GWERU has been hit by fears of a fresh typhoid outbreak after two people in the densely-populated suburb of Mkoba died in the past three days showing symptoms of the disease, while dozens complained o...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 08:00hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa's handling of Gukurahundi genocide is doomed
This lot do not get it, they probably never will because they are either clueless, unwilling or both.Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa have been at pains to try and tell us that this ...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 06:21hrs | 365 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mnangagwa says committed to reforms
Zimbabwe is committed to implementing political, economic and legislative reforms as part of efforts to escalate sustainable socio-economic development initiatives, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sa...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 20:52hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Ibhetshu Likazulu denied access to Bhalagwe disused mine
PRESSURE group Ibhetshu Likazulu was denied access to a Gukurahundi hot spot, Bhalagwe disused mine in Kezi, Matabeleland South, where it intended to hold a prayer meeting to commemorate youth day....Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 17:55hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa white washing Gukurahundi genocide prosecutions
HOPES of seeing justice in their relatives' death as a result of Gukurahundi atrocities could be fading by the day for many as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has put up a programme to have those who wer...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:24hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Of the late Morgan Tsvangirayi and Daniel arap Moi, where are they?
Why do I pause the aforementioned question? What has it to do with the reader, those who are still mourning the death of their loved ones and probably cherishing some good moments they had with them? ...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 16:52hrs | 1646 | by Amen Mpofu
The market has redollarised, says Biti
MDC vice-president Tendai Biti (TB), who during the inclusive government era, served as Finance minister speaks to NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga on the failing Zimbabwe dollar and other...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:45hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe should brace for more chaos
By now it should be unquestionably clear that there are two things that are bogging down our determined and collective efforts to escape the clutches of begriming poverty: corruption and sanctions....Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:30hrs | 382 | by Bishop Lazarus
Mnangagwa disappointed
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has conceded that little has been done to address the issues affecting Matabeleland region nearly a year after he met Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) operating here....Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:36hrs | 8224 | by Staff reporter
Matutu, Tsenengamu censure a master-stroke for Zanu-PF
It is Monday February 3, 2020 and I see two esteemed comrades getting into the Media Centre in Harare. They arrive in five-minute intervals, much to the excitement of the who-is-who in the media indus...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 05:55hrs | 529 | by Tafadzwa Mugwadi
Bulawayo should have 1 grave for entire family to save space
'By the time I die, I have no idea where I would be buried.'Bulawayo councillors have proposed to offer free cremation services the residents amid a low uptake due to cultural and religious be...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 16:29hrs | 1556 | by Bazangenzani Khuzumoya
Councillors propose free cremation services, as uptake remains low
Bulawayo councillors have proposed to offer free cremation services the residents amid a low uptake due to cultural and religious beliefs.The local authority has been faced with a huge demand ...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:51hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Municipal cemeteries in sorry state
Council-run cemeteries in Harare are not being properly maintained, with most graves covered by tall grass and weeds. So bad is the state of neglect that visitors struggle to locate the graves of thei...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 05:54hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft, power in Zimbabwe politics
CHIPINGE is some small district in the south east of Zimbabwe, on the edge of the Mozambican border, well known not for its scenic environment, cooler temperatures or the tropical rainforests of Mt Se...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:24hrs | 336 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
The genesis of machete gangs
Violence in the informal mining sector began in the late 1990's. It began its journey in the Midlands with battles in which fists, stones and catapults were used by miners such as Bule Vampire in Zhom...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 15:02hrs | 2309 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa, maShurugwi and the coming anarchy
SOON after arriving in Zimbabwe, in September of last year, I had to visit a friend in Bindura, whom I needed to extend — as part of my enduring gratitude for his assistance during a research projec...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1799 | by Simukai Tinhu
Gukurahundi exhumations shelved
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has angered human rights activists after saying it was in the dark as to when it would resume the much-awaited exhumation and reburial of Gukura...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:04hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
BCC bans tombstones
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has banned the erection of tombstones at the Athlone West Cemetery and other new cemeteries.The local authority has said only headstones must be erected on grav...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:20hrs | 1837 | by Staff reporter
Four reasons why Kasukuwere cannot be our saviour
Renowned African-Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe is well known for his famous novel, A Man of the People, which mirrors Nigerian political culture through the eyes of a corrupt politician, Chief Nanga. ...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 14:07hrs | 2964 | by Innocent Mujeri
Marry Chiwenga prosecution shows leadership crisis
The day Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga decided to press criminal charges against his wife, Marry, was the day when an otherwise domestic standoff became a national issue. Precisely because this m...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:41hrs | 2394 | by Tawanda Majoni
Matabeleland groups heap scorn on Unity Day
Unity Day, commemorated on December 22 to mark the signing of a unity accord between Zanu and Zapu in 1987, bringing to an end the Gukurahundi massacres, which claimed over 20 000 lives, is losing rel...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:38hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF calls for holding of programmes on Unity Day
ZANU-PF has called for the holding of programmes during the Unity Day holiday for the citizens especially the youth to embrace and appreciate the peace and unity prevailing in the country. ...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 04:56hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
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