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Zimbabwe targeting Zimdollar return in 5 years
Zimbabwe will continue to put in place measures to entrench the use of the domestic currency because having its own currency forms the basis for sustainable economic growth and development, President ...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 19:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Senate and PR, the maxim gun firing at Bulawayo
The Senate, Youth and PR lists for the 2023 harmonised elections in Bulawayo Province, are the newest metaphorical maxim gun whose bullets are brutally firing at the tender heart of the City of Bulawa...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 20:03hrs | 16 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube (Secretary General)
Matabeles reject Zimbabwe unitary state through election boycott
Through the boycott of the recent voter registration and by- election boycott, the the people of Matabeleland especially the youth, have ditched the oppressive Zimbabwe unitary state for the Republic ...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 10:21hrs | 7 | by Israel Dube
NGO in deal with Binga RDC
A non-governmental organization (NGO) Basilizwi Trust has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Binga Rural District Council, a development which will enable it to mobilise resources to ...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Turning Point - HRM King Mzilikazi II
Mthwakazi omuhle ondlela zimhlophe, sizwe senkosi yohlanga ngiyalibingelela!Sesiside isikhathi lingezwa lutho oluvelela ngapha nges'Godlweni. Isizatho yikuthi njengothunyiweyo, kumele ngizwe N...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 09:27hrs | | by HRM King Mzilikazi II
How to speak Zimbabwean
Very often, you hear the words "resilient" and "innovative" attached to Zimbabwean people. But what most outsiders don't know is that to be Zimbabwean, one must speak a language only known to the coun...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Chazz Cummings
Mnangagwa pledges support for Gukurahundi victims
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday pledged to ensure the capacitation of the Home Affairs ministry with resources for the documentation exercise of Gukurahundi victims without identity particula...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
40% of Matabeleland children do not have birth certificates
OVER 40% of children in Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Bulawayo do not have birth certificates, a survey conducted by civic groups has revealed.Speaking during a feedback meeting w...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean immigrants united by the Greenbomber passport
Since the turn of the century, millions of Zimbabweans left the country to find employment. South Africa is home to the majority of Zim immigrants who are scattered across the globe. Vokal Da Poet rec...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 18:49hrs | 1 | by Jerà in Diaspora
WATCH: Young Bulawayo woman embarks on campaign to encourage youths to register to vote
A young Bulawayo woman, Mantate Mlotshwa has taken to the street to encourage other young people in City of Kings and Queens to register to vote. In an interview with iLizwi263 Mantate said the campai...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 13:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mthwakazi republic party poem
Bantwana bezinkanyezi zezulu Ngihaya ngenkulu intokozo, Ngihaya ngenkulu injabulo, Ngijabulel' ukufika kweMthwakazi republic party. Ngijabulel' ukufika kukaMgudluzi wezintaba. Ngij...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 08:22hrs | 3 | by Velile Dlodlo
The collapse of the Zimbabwe Republic Police
If you are old enough to remember a period where everything worked in Zimbabwe - electricity, public transport and 100% of employable adults - you will remember a bygone era in which the p...Published: 29 May 2017 at 14:34hrs | 4 | by Jera
A boyfriend from hell - don't be a victim of abuse
The story of a 22 year old South African woman, Karabo Mokoena - a tragic tale of abuse - triggered an anti men social media campaign; #MenAreTrash, ...Published: 29 May 2017 at 14:11hrs | | by Noma Masumbika
When a mad man has hijacked the Zimbabwe bus
In this analogy of the Zimbabwe bus, South African based writer, Chivhu Mudhara, poses a thought provoking query: can the bus driver be trusted with the lives of h...Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 09:48hrs | | by Chivhu Mudhara in Diaspora
Why Zanu-PF will remain in power beyond 2018
In all honesty, I don't think the Zanu-PF regime will be kicked out of power in 2018, Writes Namatai Marygrace Chipunza.Zimbabweans are not yet ready for c...Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Namatai Marygrace Chipunza
When a child accepts food from strangers - kukwata
Bridgette Malenga is an actress by night and teacher by day - naturally she has a new word to teach everyone: kukwata."Kukwata: verb. In Shona culture, whe...Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 09:44hrs | | by Bridgette Malenga
Apology - Independence Day cartoon
Our apologyLast year (April 2016) we published an Independence Day cartoon that depicted Zimbabwe as a person held hostage by Zanu-PF. However, upon intros...Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 09:42hrs | | by ilizwi263
Mugabe 'rape' cartoon creates storm on social media
A cartoon signed Ilizwi 263 is causing a storm on social media.The cartoon is expected to draw a strong reaction, with many calling into question the apparent trivialisation of rape and rape c...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 13:04hrs | 13 | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwe bloggers hacked after Mugabe memo
A Zimbabwean online platform for bloggers claims to have been hacked after publishing an article on 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe.The article by ilizwi263 blogger ...Published: 21 Dec 2016 at 08:04hrs | | by ilizwi263 team
Most Pastors are in it for money and sex
There is a story about a pastor visiting some of his sheep one Saturday. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. He took out a ca...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 13:31hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Injobo ithungelwa ebandla! Zelaph' insizwa nyanga yeNkosi
Kwakuthi nxa iNkosi seyikhiphe ilizwi lokuthi abafana asebekhula khulile sebengabuthwa, zonke iNduna zazibaqoqa babe liviyo bese ihamba labo iyebethula eNkosini. Bazothi befika esigodlweni abafana bak...Published: 06 Jan 2015 at 13:26hrs | 2 | by Nteletsha we Kezi
Priest writes book on Kalanga, Ndebele burial rituals
FATHER Innocent Makawule Ndlovu, a priest with the Roman Catholic Church has written a book that addresses succinct issues concerning death and burial rites among the Kalanga and their Ndebele counter...Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Serializing Nguni Novel Igazi Labafo: Chapter 3
ISAHLUKO 1 ISAHLUKO 2 IS...Published: 27 Mar 2013 at 07:13hrs | | by Titshabona Malaba Ncube
Bulawayo gospel group releases seven track album in SA
SOUTH Africa-based Bulawayo gospel group Galile Labangcwele has released a seven track album, Lifikile Ilizwi, which it hopes will announce the group's arrival on the local music scene after a stint a...Published: 09 Jan 2013 at 06:12hrs | | by Entertainment Reporter
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