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Gule Wamkulu cultural gathering set for Harare
The Chamba Chamakholo Gule Wamkulu cultural gathering is set to take place in Mufakose, Harare, on September 29, featuring a vibrant display of Nyau culture from both local and international performer...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 09:39hrs | 1435 | by Staff reporter
KwaNtuthu Comedy takes shape
The KwaNtuthu Comedy Festival will take place from October 24 to 26 at the Bulawayo Theatre, featuring a theme of "Engage, Educate, Entertain." The festival's schedule includes a theatre performance o...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 10:17hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Man kills love rival that he found in bed with his girlfriend
Tawanda Machingura, a resident of North Lynne suburb in Bulawayo, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for murder by Bulawayo High Court Judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu. He fatally struck Mthokozisi ...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 14:55hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe referees for Cosafa Cup
Brighton Chimene and Thabani Ruzario are among the match officials for the 2024 Cosafa Cup, starting Wednesday in South Africa. Referees have been undergoing training in Johannesburg, includin...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso to sample new album in Diaspora
Renowned Sungura musician Alick Macheso has announced an exciting lineup of shows in South Africa and the United Kingdom ahead of his album launch on August 2nd. The tour kicks off in Johannesburg at ...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Berita officially divorced from Nota Baloyi
In 2022, SA Music Award (Sama) award-winning singer Gugulethu Khumalo, better known as Berita, announced that she had split from her husband, controversial pop culture commentator and podcaster Nhlamu...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 12:38hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
'Limit exposure to cellphones, TVs'
EXPERTS have warned that early and continuous exposure to cellphones and television sets damages eyesight. Optometrist and founder of Spectsworld, Dr Kudzaishe Gugulethu Kubvoruno, said the fa...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister 'abandons' wife of 15 years, moves in with his new flame
Environment minister and Zanu-PF Matabeleland South chairman Mangaliso Ndlovu was accused of "abandoning" his family on Sunday and moving in with his new flame - a young woman he met while she was on ...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Suspected rapist bashed to death
A 15-year-old boy from Plumtree lost his life following a brutal attack by three individuals who claimed it was punishment for his alleged rape of a teenage girl.The young boy suffered severe ...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rapist bashed to death
A suspected rapist in Plumtree was bashed to death by three suspects who spent the whole day punishing him until he breathed his last.A...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 17:54hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mohadi to address campaign rally in Chegutu
Zanu-PF Vice President and Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi is expected to address a Presidium campaign rally at Pfupajena Stadium in Chegutu on Tuesday.The rally will be followed by another one ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 13:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mbalula remarks reflect how Zimbabweans are weighing on SA's public service delivery
NOTWITHSTANDING massive infrastructure projects and other developmental initiatives being undertaken in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean development question remains debatable.A majority of the ongoin...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development
'America wants Chamisa'
SOUTH African ruling party ANC's Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has labelled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa an American puppet in his latest rant over Zimbabwe....Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa kicks off campaign
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday kicked off his campaign ahead of the August 23 elections by addressing Zimbabweans in neighbouring South Africa whom he asked to ret...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pumula supermarket in residents' crosshairs
PUMULA residents have taken to task a local supermarket for allegedly selling rotten meat."I bought meat this Monday and when I got home and opened the packet, the whole house was immediately ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Berita clinches European deal
South Africa-based Zimbabwean award-winning muso Gugulethu "Berita" Khumalo has signed an international deal with a Germany-based distribution company which will see her staying in Europe for three mo...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Berita drops new single 'Peace of Mind'
Renowned South Africa-based Zimbabwean songstress Gugulethu "Berita" Khumalo dropped a new single this Friday, March 31 titled "Peace of Mind". The song features Alie Keys and Abidoza.Ta...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 17:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo hit by water crisis
RESIDENTS in Bulawayo have been hit by a serious water crisis with most suburbs going for weeks without running water amid fears of a disease outbreak.The city is enduring a prolonged water-sh...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa implores parents to administer corporal punishment
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored parents and guardians to administer corporal punishment to discipline their children and challenged churches and other social institutions to join in the fight against...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Firearms smuggler' placed off remand
GUGULETHU Mabhena, accused of smuggling an assortment of firearms into the country from South Africa, was on Tuesday removed from remand.Beitbridge magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba said the State ...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Berita opens up on walking away from her marriage to Nota
Gugulethu "Berita" Khumalo has opened up about what made her walk away from her marriage to Nhlamulo "Nota" Baloyi.Since Berita revealed she separated from Nota and left their marital home in ...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 11:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another probe into AK-47 arms saga
GOVERNMENT has launched yet another investigation — the third one so far in as many weeks — into the controversial AK-47s arms import saga through Beitbridge Border Post which is now entangled in ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 15:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge arms smuggling saga: Fears Mnangagwa was main target
FEARS are mounting within President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inner security circle that the arms which were smuggled into the country through Beitbridge by a seasoned gun-runner without a consignee were m...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military commanders investigate Beitbridge arms saga
WHAT started as an arms smuggling racket by seasoned gun-runners who bungled their mission like amateurs has now deteriorated into a major political scandal maddening President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 17:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkomo burial set for today
The burial of liberation war stalwart Highten Nkomo is set to take place today at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.In an interview last night, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Permanent Se...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe arms smuggling saga deepens as new details on the deal emerge
THE recent saga involving the botched smuggling of AK-47 assault rifles and scores of ammunition magazines is deepening as it takes a new political twist amid fresh details.Those close to Pres...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:18hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkomo burial set for Sunday
Liberation stalwart Highten Nkomo, who died a fortnight ago and was on Wednesday declared a National Hero, will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on Sunday.Yesterday his body mad...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda based war vet Nkomo awaits hero status
THE first commander of the ZPRA women camp in Zambia, Mkushi during the armed struggle, Highten Khuluma Nkomo commonly known as Billy Mzamo who died on Wednesday at his homestead in Gwanda District su...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Firearms smuggling suspect weeps in court
ARMY Colonel Leonard Matambo yesterday wept uncontrollably in the dock after a Harare magistrate said he faced a long jail sentence if convicted of trying to smuggle 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the c...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mysterious AK-47 assault rifles were smuggled for Zimbabwe Presidential Guard?
THE deepening mystery behind the recent botched smuggling of AK-47 assault rifles and scores of ammunition magazines through Beitbridge border post - now playing out in the courts - has been unravelle...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Industries defends AK-47 rifles 'smugglers'
A COURT case in which senior Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) member Colonel Leonard Matambo stands accused of smuggling 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the country has taken a new twist after the ZDI w...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aide hunts for Mambo's owner, after Masarira diss
IRKED by a joke on opposition leader, Linda Masarira, by fast food outlet Mambo's Chicken's marketing team, chief director for strategic communication in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) ...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Boost for Bulawayo water supplies
BULAWAYO City Council will tomorrow sign a major deal with a Dutch company, Vitens Evides International (VEI) to implement key water projects that will ease the city's water woes.Recently, the...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Border upgrade creates more than 1 000 jobs
More than 1 000 Zimbabweans have been hired in construction jobs for the new facilities during the ongoing US$300 million modernisation and upgrade of the Beitbridge Border Post due to be finished ear...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health disaster looms in Mbundane
RESIDENTS of Mbundane high-density suburb just outside Bulawayo have gone for 15 years without tap water, forcing some to resort to shallow and unsafe sources as well as to the use of Blair toilets, a...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Phutheho: The decisive Matabeleland Initiative
The Phutheho Convention, a Matabeleland all-stakeholder gathering (Imbizo) which brings together the people of Matabeleland from all walks of life is arguably the best initiative Matabeleland has ever...Published: 11 May 2021 at 22:53hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses
Gugulethu Moyo is accuses Jewish museum of racism and sexism
Zimbabwean lawyer Gugulethu Moyo has abruptly resigned from her job as executive director of the Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center in Tucson, Arizona, in the United States, citing racism ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cult family shuns hospitals
DEATH in a family is heart-numbing and if there is anything that can be done to prevent it the majority will choose to do that. However, this is not the case for an Apostolic sect family in Gwambe in ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Power outage hits southern region again
THE southern parts of Zimbabwe including, Beitbridge and the entire Mwenezi district, have been hit by a serious power outage following a fault on the 132kV main supply line between the Lowveld and th...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean swimmers in SA for trials
PROMISING swimmer, Donata Katai, says she is motivated by the support she has been getting. She left the country yesterday for the South Africa Olympic trials that get underway tomorrow in Port ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus steals festive season spirit
For Gogo MaSibanda, there have never been Christmas and New Year festivities without a family gathering.She says every year during the festive holiday, braai and drinks flow as her children ba...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains collapse city road network
BULAWAYO'S road network has collapsed following heavy rains that are being experienced in the city and elsewhere across the country and council needs approximately US$500 million to fix them. ...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pool game ends in murder of Mangwe man
A MAN from Mangwe District was found dead after he was allegedly assaulted by a gang of unknown men during a pool game.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loven...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 18:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry salutes new pool queen Mikayla
YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has saluted child sensation Mikayla Makwabarara and backed her to grow into a world-class swimmer.This comes as Makwabarara broke the...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hunt for murder suspect
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested three men in connection with the murder of a Cowdray Park man who was stabbed to death in August.Bhekimpilo Tshuma, Vumindaba Mkhwananzi and Eric Mpofu have be...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs estranged wife seven times
A BULAWAYO soldier followed his estranged wife to her family home where he allegedly fatally stabbed her seven times and in the process ripping open her stomach using a kitchen knife after she refused...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inside the 'secret' world of Gule Wamkulu
THE Nyau or Gule, popularly known in Zimbabwe as zvigure, are an enigma. Mystic, misunderstood and feared — their secrets have been hidden for centuries behind gory masks, cryptic dances and bizarre...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry throws massive bash in honour of Oliver Mtukudzi
The Minister Youth, Arts, Sports and Recreation Kirsty Coventry has announced that hey Ministry in partnership with the National Arts Council will be hosting a Tuku Peace Memorial Concert ...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 14:05hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Shangaans seek names reversal to restore identity
Traditional leaders and scholars from the VaTsonga tribe in Zimbabwe (also known as Shangaan) are demanding the reinstatement of names of local landmarks whose identities were controversially changed ...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gulewankulu leader jailed
A 29-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi Gulewankulu leader was slapped with three months jail term by a Guruve magistrate yesterday for setting ablaze his colleague's hut after he revealed their secrets and positively i...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
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