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Sadc can't be divided
President Mnangagwa emphasized the unity and shared history of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in his remarks at a State Banquet following the 44th SADC Summit. He stressed that desp...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:12hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira mourns veteran journalist Lucy Yasini
Opposition leader Linda Masarira, President of LEAD Political Party, has expressed her heartfelt condolences following the passing of veteran journalist Lucy Yasini.In a statement, Masarira pr...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:50hrs | 2 | by Paul Ndou
A sports psychologist's guide to player celebration
Celebrating success is not only a joyous part of a sport, but it is an integral component. Whether a player scores a goal or a team wins the match, those moments of victory need to be recognized and e...Published: 20 May 2024 at 09:33hrs | 50 | by Staff Reporter
Service providers challenged to be united
BULAWAYO service providers recently gathered at Penniquilla Gardens for their fourth cohort of a membership and networking event which saw the addressing of challenges encountered in the industry, and...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 09:26hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa not a game-changer but merely going in circles
So the ZANU PF regime is exceedingly delighted over the US$1.5 billion Manhize steel project in Mvuma!The Zimbabwe government can not tell ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:13hrs | 13 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Only justice can guarantee peace!
It has become a common song in Zimbabwe.We need to maintain peace, unity, and desist from any acts that may cause discord and disharmony in the country.We have heard this call repeated...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 21:39hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Strive Masiyiwa's daughter marries a South African man
Tanya Masiyiwa, daughter of Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, recently celebrated her marriage to Lethabo Molobi, her South African partner.Following a traditional ceremony on December 23, 20...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 09:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wedding was a political statement
HIGH-PROFILE weddings, especially those of the rich, famous and powerful - very important persons (VIPs) - are renowned worldwide for their grandeur, luxury and vibrant celebrations.These ausp...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Memories of Christmas Joy: A 1983 Christmas in Rural Filabusi with Solomon Skuza's Banolila
In the soft glow of the Zimbabwean sun in 1983, a ten-year-old in rural Filabusi under Chief Maduna eagerly anticipated the most enchanting day of the year - Christmas. Rooted in tradition and surroun...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 15:34hrs | 12 | by Godlwayo Mahlabayithwale
Gospel musician, Eric Moyo dies
Popular gospel singer, Eric Moyo has died. He reportedly succumbed to a brain bleed after collapsing on stage during a performance with Joyous Celebration in South Africa.At the age of 41, Eri...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 11:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Birthday party turns tragic
A birthday party is meant to be a joyous occasion but one that was held by Sylvia Nkomo at her homestead in Khekhethe Village under Chief Manguba in Madlambuzi area in Matebeleland South province turn...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bigger than all of us
ZIMBABWE, as a State, is bigger than all of us.By definition a State is characterised by four things: A permanent population, defined territory, sovereignty and government. These traits of a S...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Nicholas Aribino
Mnangagwa inauguration under a dark cloud
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa will today be inaugurated in Harare for a second term after his hotly-disputed re-election under a dark cloud of illegitimacy as the main opposition abandoned i...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mkomana's thirst for power exposed
"DEMOCRACY cannot survive when one side believes there are only two outcomes to an election; either they win, or they were cheated. That is not democracy. And that is where the vast majority of Maga R...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 8 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Double Nigerian awards nomination for Mlalazi
MULTI-LINGUAL praise and worship singer Everton Mlalazi is on cloud nine as his efforts and exploits on the music scene continue to attract continental attention.Mlalazi, a member of the Seven...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
San chief is installed
IT was a historic and joyous moment for the San community yesterday as Government installed the inaugural Chief Goledema as the Second Republic moves to address concerns of this previously marginalise...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crying out for political remaking
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, the refrain of the song Remake the World by Jimmy Cliff aptly portrays the magnitude of destitution that is prevalent among citizenry....Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Platform One says Zimbabwe is second home as they lament bad treatment in SA
It was in 1992 at Pimville Square in Soweto when then teenagers Nani Tengo, Sonto Dladla and Neli Gwala, dressed in their Zulu maiden garb, danced while some passers-by looked on and others joined in ...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa showers praise on Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is confident that Bulawayo will host a flawless Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) this week.In his weekly column in The Sunday Mail, the President clearly had his fo...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa consoles Chimanimani bus disaster victims
President Mnangagwa has sent a condolence message following last night's Chimanimani bus disaster which has claimed 35 lives so far.Below is the President's full statement:...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 19:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women decry sextortion
WOMEN'S organisations have lamented the rise in sextortion cases in the country's tertiary institutions and workplaces, pushing back the fight to achieve gender equality.According to the Colli...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Britain and the USA gave Putin the idea of invasion, by doing this in Iraq, Libya, Serbia etc
In the long-ago summer of 2010, I found myself in the beautiful harbour of Sevastopol, surveying the rival fleets of Russia and Ukraine as they rode at anchor in the lovely Crimean sunshine. O...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 08:45hrs | 9 | by Peter Hitchens
Is it too late for Mnangagwa to reverse course?
All reasonable men know that the people of the Rainbird are the "wisest" among the Bantu. I was made aware, quite recently that they also have a weird sense of humour. When a bad character meets his f...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:59hrs | 7 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Mnangagwa's wife gets UK invite
A United Kingdom-based organisation - NCD Global Alliance which fights non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has written to the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa inviting her to join their organisation as an N...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mlalazi in another Mzansi duet, premieres on DStv
RISING local gospel singer and songwriter Everton Mlalazi appears to have a taste for Mzansi music if his collaborations with South Africa's top music stars are anything to go by.In January, h...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mkhululi Bhebhe opens up on suffering from gastrointestinal disorder
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean contemporary gospel singer Mkhululi Bhebhe has revealed that he was forced to abandon his online series titled My Music Journey after he suffered gastrointestinal disorde...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Sally Mugabe hospital in baby swap storm
An astonishing spectacle is unfolding at Sally Mugabe Hospital after an expecting mother, Blessing Kachembere, gave birth on 17 August. In a bizarre chain of events, the midwife told her she h...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Isn't it embarrassing that last smooth transfer of power in Zimbabwe occurred during colonial Rhodesia?
For some strange reason, I did not feel the urge to watch the live broadcast of Zambia's new president Hakainde Hichilema's inauguration today - in spite of this being one of the few moments of tremen...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 21:02hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mkhululi Bhebhe: The saintly warm-hearted gospel crooner
Humility is a rare quality seen in the famous! But not when your name is Mkhululi Bhebhe.When I call him for the telephonic interview, I'm obvi...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 12:44hrs | 2 | by Sihle Maduna
Zimbabwe govt should make up its mind - are sanctions a 'curse' or 'blessing' for country, or are they even real?
Every human being on this planet has faced, is facing, and will face, challenges in this lifetime - some easily resolved, whilst others seemingly unsurmountable - however, what defines a "victor", or ...Published: 20 May 2021 at 10:08hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Prophet sets up recording studio
GWERU-BORN self-proclaimed prophet, Gerry King, who once worked with the Joyous Celebration music outfit, has set up a recording studio in an effort to uplift up-and-coming artistes.The King M...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
As long as Zimbabweans accept crumbs from ruling elites' table, we will forever suffer
I am sure we have all heard those nearly hysterical screams of unbridled joy - echoing throughout our neighbourhoods - whenever electricity supply is restored, usually after a long spell of load shedd...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 20:24hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Unpacking Nelson Chamisa; MDC Alliance turns into a coven under Chamisa
The word Coven is defined as "a meeting of witches". Witches are associated with the highest level of cruelty mass destruction and inhuman actions covered in catastrophic end. So in a meeting of w...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 23:55hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mkhululi Bhebhe ties knot
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean contemporary gospel singer Mkhululi Bhebhe tied the knot with his long-time sweetheart, Ashleigh Nonxoloba, in a low-key ceremony at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Courts on W...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
A damning indictment on Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration's failure to address the economic challenges bedevilling the country - despite lofty promises - could have been described as spectacular if it were not so...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:20hrs | | by Owen Gagare
Chamisa's MDC not going back on congress
THE High Court yesterday nullified Nelson Chamisa's MDC presidency and ordered the party to organise an extra-ordinary congress to choose a new leader within a month, but the youthful opposition polit...Published: 09 May 2019 at 18:54hrs | | by STaff reporter
'MDC congress unstoppable'
The MDC Congress process irreversible and the opposition party will not be stopped by the Justice Edith Mushore ruling handed down on Wednesday barring the scheduled elective indaba. Speaking ...Published: 08 May 2019 at 15:26hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC Congress process irreversible
We have just been advised of the High Court of Zimbabwe judgement issued by Justice Edith Mushore today.We fundamentally disagree with the judgement.The choice of leaders of any politi...Published: 08 May 2019 at 15:23hrs | 3 | by Jacob Mafume
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mkhululi Bhebhe puts Zimbabwe on gospel map
"Dare to dream, and be brave enough to take opportunities when they come your way."This is the advice of gospel singing sensation, Mkhululi Bhebhe, who is fast making a name for himself abroad...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tuku a cultural icon, a world changer, a true superstar and legend
ICON. Superstar. Legend. Three words that have been used to describe departed Zimbabwe music icon Oliver Mtukudzi. Mtukudzi thoroughly deserved the accolade. His almost four-decades long music career ...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 09:28hrs | 2 | by Methuseli Moyo
Phinias Mogorosi Makhurane: A hero of many talents
Phinias Mogorosi Makhurane was a giant in terms of his contributions to society, and is very difficult to encapsulate in a mere obituary.He was simple and highly approachable while at the same...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Emeritus Professor Ngwabi M Bhebhe
Chamisa wants to bulldoze his way to State House
Dear Its well choreographed, well planned but poorly executed! Truly, I say to you Zimbabweans demons have been unleashed upon our country and lady Macbeth is doing all she can to once again g...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:48hrs | | by Munya Shumba
'Chamisa is the president right now,' says Prophet Nixon
A PROPHET with the Joyous Celebration Church Ministries International has been exposed for giving false prophecies on the presidential election race.For months now, Prophet Nixon Kainga of Joy...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 15:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Talibanisation' of Zimbabwe politics!
ZIMBABWEANS in general can take things in their stride. They can calmly deal with something unpleasant and not let it have a crushing effect on them.So it's good that some strong, principled v...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 13:47hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani
Zimbawe General Elections: Its still the Army Against Civilians.
One aspect that is being dangerously ignored is the role of the military in politics in our country. Many see it but they choose to ride rough shod over it for various reasons. Some are naive an...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 17:00hrs | 10 | by Mkhululi Zulu (Zapu Presidential Spokesperson)
Matabeleland Select Team makes football history
Gander Green Lane, home of Sutton United FC, was turned into scenes of joyous celebration for Matabeleland overcoming the odds to attend the CONIFA World Cup in London. This was one of the opening gam...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 11:34hrs | | by BMV
Chiza playing with gukurahundi victims' emotions
On 23 May 2018, a video was sent to me from Botswana. The video was a recording at a church in Bulawayo of a performance by a person calling himself prophet Chiza. In this video this man c...Published: 25 May 2018 at 14:14hrs | | by Clement Dumisani Moyo
The Gukurahundi atrocities
The Mnangagwa peace and reconciliation commission has either gone owl or it still keeps its operations and itinerary unknown to the people that it's supposed to serve. So far we haven't heard of any p...Published: 16 May 2018 at 13:22hrs | | by Clement Moyo
Mugabe political comeback dismissed
As Zimbabwe prepares to hold its first general election since Robert Mugabe stepped down as President, rumours persist about the most improbable of all comebacks.There were joyous scenes on th...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 16:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
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