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Why would a head of state prefer the company of criminals?
It is not surprising at all coming across photographs of a national president posing with various individuals. These could be anything from other heads of state, foreign envoys, public persona...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:53hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean multimillionaire changing lives in the UK
AS the elections in Zimbabwe approach, I am speaking with one of the millions from that country in greener pastures far from home.Despite the enduring difficulties of her homeland, Guernsey-ba...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Discover London: An Extensive Guide for Zimbabwean Travelers
London is one of the world's most visited cities and really needs no introduction. Home to iconic architecture, vibrant nightlife, and rich culture, London is a must-visit destination for all traveler...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 18:52hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
NHS nurse fined £10,000 for breaking Covid travel rules after Zimbabwe visit
An NHS nurse said she was left thinking "dying is better" after she was handed £10,000 in fines for breaking the Covid travel rules when dealing with a family tragedy.Nancy Gawe, 58, flew to ...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'snubs' UK diasporans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelled at the 11th hour a scheduled meeting with United Kingdom (UK)-based Zimbabweans, it has emerged.Mnangagwa attended King Charles III's coronation in Londo...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
All set for Ethiopian Airlines maiden flight to Bulawayo
ONE of the world's top airlines, Ethiopian Airlines is set to introduce flights that will fly into Bulawayo for the first-time, end of this month, a development that will boost the tourism sector as w...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-soldier claims he was 'tortured and beaten' in Harare for serving in British army
A British Army veteran is "living in fear each and every second" due to the threat of deportation to Zimbabwe.Joram Nechironga has spent more than 20 years living in the UK and served in Iraq ...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 18:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | | by Bishop
Deportation threatened ex-UK soldier: 'I'm suffering for my service to the country I love'
In early March, Joram Nechironga was put on a bus from Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in west London destined for Heathrow airport.The father of two, who served in the British Army from ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK deported man attacked in Harare?
A BRADFORD (UK) resident who was recently deported from the United Kingdom was reportedly attacked in Harare while getting some food.Mpofu's best friend, John Priestley informed The Telegraph ...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
I'm locked up, waiting to be deported to Zimbabwe
I'm being sent away because of a crime I committed seven years ago, but I served my time and am no danger to society. I lived more than half my life in the UK and just want a chance to watch my childr...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 16:13hrs | | by Pet Davies
Son of a Zimbabwean nurse is bookies' new favourite for James Bond
He is the dashing Netflix duke who could be about to swap regency era London for the secretive world of MI6. Regé-Jean Page left women swooning as the suave star of smash-hit British series Bridgerto...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:40hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown blues haunt diasporans returning to UK
I WILL set the scene. I'm in a hotel room on the outskirts of Heathrow. There's the occasional buzz and thunder of a plane landing and taking off. I'm banging against the windows. Don't land! The bed ...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:00hrs | | by Mufaro Makubika
How Zimbabweans in diaspora wreck their marriages
Petros Makina remembered when he first landed at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. He saw his dream being fulfilled. He envisaged his wife coming to stay with him and together with his children ...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:20hrs | 7 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
10 Zimbabwean students win Chevening Scholarships
TEN bright students from Zimbabwe will be travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) next month (October) to further their studies. Probably the last time such a large contingent of students from o...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
RwandAir resumes flights to Zimbabwe
Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, will resume flights to Zimbabwe on October 1 after months of suspension of air travel due to by COVID-19 pandemic.Zimbabwe suspended flights and shut its b...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fellow Zimbabweans, could you please help me find my young children who were abducted in UK?
I live in Swansea, and have lived there since 2007. In March 2008, l met a woman who comes from Swaziland and we were blessed with our first girl in January 2009.In 2012, we were blessed with a ba...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:17hrs | | by Ryton Dzimiri
UK hit by serious power failure
Major power failures have been reported across large areas of the UK, affecting homes and transport networks.National Grid said it was caused by issues with two power generators but the proble...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 18:55hrs | 8 | by BBC
When is an employer liable for an employee's Facebook post?
In the UK, the Employment Appeal Tribunal(EAT) recently found that Heathrow Airport was not liable for an employee's racially offensive Facebook post. The decision in the case all came down to timing ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 16:48hrs | | by Muchie Shamuyarira
UK's Impilo Revival fundraises for Bulawayo hospitals
A United Kingdom-based Charity organization, Impilo Revival, is hosting a fundraising event to build a storage unit where all donated essential life saving medical equipment and medicines destined for...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 15:26hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
New UK border control measures will make life easier for traveling Zimbabweans
The UK government has announced new border control and visa measures to promote an open and competitive UK after Brexit takes place - whenever that may be.While the UK economy has enjoyed cont...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Female British Airways Zimbabwean engineer inspires other women to fix jets
A female engineer with British Airways is helping inspire other women to fix jets.Tsungi Maruta, 22, fell in love with aircraft from the age of five when her mother Violet was regularly flying...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bird smuggler caught with 19 rare eggs at Heathrow
THE self-proclaimed "Pablo Escobar of the falcon egg trade" is facing another lengthy jail sentence after being caught at Heathrow airport with a stash of 19 rare eggs strapped to his chest.Je...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 13:23hrs | | by The Telegraph (UK)
The death of Tongogara as told by Lookout Masuku and Dumiso Dabengwa.
Josiah Magama Tongogara : The interview that cost his life:This excerpt was taken from a Rhodesian Combat Pilot who played a pivotal role in the Cease Fire Agreement and the formation of the N...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:29hrs | 274 | by Social media
The most treasonous act you can do for your country is to support Zanu PF
If you support Zanu, you will be helping future Zimbabwean children to become perpetual slaves of other Nations while armed thieves in Zanu exponentiate their wealth.Imagine a country where yo...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 17:19hrs | | by Ryton Dzimiri
Bruce Grobbelaar can't tell how many people he killed?
Before we reach the match-fixing trials which ruined his reputation, or remember the 13 major trophies he won as Liverpool's goalkeeper in 14 staggering years, we start with war in Africa. Bru...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare tops most popular international destinations from SA list
For the first time, Harare tops the list of most popular international destinations for flights originating in South Africa in 2018. Top 5 international destinations for 2018 were:Hara...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 12:49hrs | | by iol
Zapu is an Institution which has endorsed Chamisa, stop confusing Nomazulu
There are so many people who were poisoned by Mugabe rule into seeing Zapu as a regional Party, or a personal or Family Project. Unfortunately, such people do pitch even from some very unexpected encl...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Zimbabwe, the land of thieves
If you are on social media there are a couple of home truths.Munyaradzi Mitchell Gumbo must have a secret degree in gynaecology – we see his posts to that effect once in a while. Prince Nobl...Published: 19 May 2018 at 15:02hrs | | by Robert Mukondiwa
Miss South Africa in cocaine storm
The Miss South Africa organisers are aware of fake news reports doing the rounds that current Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene has been caught in the UK with cocaine in her possession and ha...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 07:28hrs | | by Daily Sun
Kenyan Airways refuses to fly diabetic Zimbabwean deportee from UK
The Zimbabwean community who lobbied the Kenyan Airways against participation in the deportation of a 55-year-old diabetic asylum seeker breathed a sigh of relief when their call was heeded by the air...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 21:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
VP Mnangagwa interview makes troubling reading- Moyo
Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Jonathan Moyo has said the piece that features an interview with Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was making a troubling reading on many fronts and was terri...Published: 04 Jan 2017 at 05:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
WATCH: Bishop Benjamin Dube arrives in UK
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WATCH: Black Live Matter UK #ShutDown main road to Heathrow International Airport
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Chinamasa claims to have been detained at Heathrow Airport in London
THE Zimbabwe Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has claimed that Zimbabwe was still under British sanctions, saying he was detained at the airport on his way to the London conference.China...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 16:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa prophesied Muchemwa death
United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa's last year prophesied the death of Brigadier-General Felix Muchemwa who was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare last w...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 17:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa predicted Zambia's xenophobia
Popular Zimbabwean preacher, Emmanuel Makandiwa prophesied about the xenophobic violence that recently rocked the Zambian capital, Lusaka, according to a video posted on YouTube.The video, whi...Published: 26 Apr 2016 at 14:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt struggling to make Air Zimbabwe visible
Revelations have emerged that the government of Zimbabwe is currently struggling to restore the visibility of the Air Zimbabwe to be competitive to other incoming independent airliners.This em...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 05:47hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
The asylum seeker's letter from a London prison
A short humorous story by Brian Moyo Dear Father Thompson in London. If you are at this moment holding this missive and reading it, it means you are sti...Published: 18 Jan 2016 at 12:43hrs | | by Brian Moyo
Zim man faces deportation from UK due to weight gain
Father-of-four faces being sent back to Zimbabwe because he gained nine stone and no longer looks like his passport photo.Atterbell Maplanka, 36, moved to the UK in 2000, and weighed ten stone...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean man faces deportation from UK
A 37-year-old Zimbabwean man is being held at the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre near Heathrow Airport pending deportation back to Zimbabwe on Tuesday.British immigration officials c...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Radio 2 producer presenter Tembo to depart tonight from London
The body of former Radio Two presenter and producer late Lazaras Tembo who died in London will depart from that country to Zimbabwe tonight at 9pm according to his former wake mate Eric Knight....Published: 09 Sep 2015 at 16:11hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
I can't scientifically explain how God sent me to Britain from Zimbabwe
Science works on proof. But, I have no explanation how, as a rural raised Zimbabwean boy, I ended up living in Britain. I know, however that, scientifically, when human beings evolved from Homo ...Published: 16 Aug 2015 at 13:10hrs | | by Ryton Dzimiri
Mpilo Hospital Fund-Raising jamboree by 'Touched by an Angel'
Following a successful fund raising dinner party at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow Ariel on the 6th December 2014, in pursuance of its objectives, the Touched By An Angel charity is invitin...Published: 26 Jun 2015 at 06:28hrs | | by Thulani Nkala
Zimbabwe to get 'Manna' from Mali, but ......
News that Mali is to donate $300 million to avert starvation in Zimbabwe would be warmly welcomed by the worried Zimbabwean diaspora, scrimping to send money home to help our suffering families. ...Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 19:41hrs | | by Zimvigil Co-ordinator
Man plunges to death from British Airways plane
A stowaway who is believed to have clung on to a plane has fallen to his death, while another is in hospital, BBC Reported.The two men are believed to have been clinging to a British Airways ...Published: 19 Jun 2015 at 12:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zahara's mother collapses before her London show
South African singer Zahara who was billed to perform alongside Oliver Mtukudzi last night in Barking, failed to turn up after her mother reportedly collapsed and was hospitalised just before she cou...Published: 04 Apr 2015 at 20:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
First UK case of Ebola confirmed in Glasgow
A healthcare worker who has just returned from West Africa has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in hospital in Glasgow.The woman, who arrived from Sierra Leone on Sunday night, ...Published: 29 Dec 2014 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe, A Sometimes Necessary Demon!!!
No body that I know likes Mugabe, not even his wife or children. Surprisingly and honestly, Mugabe, in his inner soul does not like himself or the results of his work. He is a demon who does not like ...Published: 20 Dec 2014 at 05:35hrs | | by Ryton Dzimiri
Mpilo Hospital touched by an angel fundraising event.
If for circumstances beyond your control, you are unable to attend the Dinner and Dance Fund-Raising function by medical charity Vana veZimbabwe on Friday -5/12/2014, but are passionate about the ...Published: 04 Dec 2014 at 22:51hrs | | by Thulani Nkala
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