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Rising star from Tokwana village aims to dominate Kalanga hip-hop scene
Growing up in the rugged landscape of Tokwana village in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South, Praise Muleya, known by his stage name TyzaSlimtee, dreamed of stepping into the limelight and bringing ...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 16:21hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings stalls amid logistical challenges
The Gukurahundi public outreach programme, initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July 2024, has hit a major roadblock due to unresolved logistical issues.The programme, designed to prov...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:44hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records growth across sectors
Zimbabwe is making notable strides in various economic sectors despite the challenges posed by climate change-induced droughts and Western-imposed sanctions, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said during h...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:45hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Man assaulted over beer sips
A 20-year-old man from Mhlotshana Village in Mangwe district, Matabeleland South, has been remanded in custody after allegedly assaulting a drinking companion in a dispute over beer.Khulumani ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:20hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema bemoans lack of schools, clinics
Gwanda North traditional leader, Chief Khulumani Mathema, has expressed concern over the lack of essential facilities such as schools and clinics, forcing local residents to travel long distances for ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:19hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Chief pleads for more police deployments as illegal miners wreak havoc
Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda North has called on the government to deploy additional police personnel to his community to address the rising violence associated with illegal mining activities....Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:18hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide survivor cannot forgive Mugabe's foot soldiers
An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini's home in south-western Zimbabwe.One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at a primary school in the village of Sal...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1161 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema defends removed Minister
Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, voiced support for Bubi MP Simelisizwe Sibanda's stance on the issue of Early Childhood Development (ECD) and language policies in Zimba...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:55hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
43 homes to pave way for Old Gwanda Road
The construction of the US$150 million Old Gwanda Road, set to enhance economic growth, will commence in mid-July with the relocation of villagers affected by the project. The road, spanning 120km, is...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:31hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Food crisis escalates in Matebeleland region
A food crisis is worsening in the Matebeleland region owing to erratic rains with hunger already stalking villagers in drought-prone provinces, including the Bulawayo metropolitan province.Com...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Trio steals gun from CIO operative
THREE men from Bulawayo have appeared in court facing a charge of stealing a pistol from a Central Intelligence Organisation officer.Thethelani Ndlovu (39), Khulumani Moyo (29) and Stancilous ...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Insimbi ZeZhwane back in studio
THE rhumba music group Insimbi ZeZhwane has resumed recording their first project since the passing of their co-founder Ma Eli.The death of Ma Eli and drummer Maviri inspired the group to grow...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poor rainfall hits Matebeleland South crops
Matebeleland South traditional leader Chief Khulumani Mathema has said the erratic rainfall received during the current agricultural season will affect crops in the region, adding that most of them we...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robson Mhandu suspened from ZBC in sexual harassment probe
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has suspended its Director of Radio Services, Robson Mhandu, following allegations that he demanded sexual favors from a female presenter, Farai Juliet Maga...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 08:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Opposition MP candidate withdraws for lack of funds
ZIMBABWE African National Congress National Assembly candidate for Emakhandeni-Luveve Constituency, Mr Khulumani Ndlovu, has withdrawn his candidature due to alleged frustration over lack of campaign ...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ZBC, CCC hostility laid bare
Public broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), has stressed that it remains objective and stands guided by the law of the land when it comes to coverage of next month's elections, pu...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violent political candidates don't deserve votes, says Chief Mathema
Aspiring candidates for the upcoming harmonised elections who incite violence do not deserve to be voted into any office, Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda has said.The outspoken traditional l...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC clears air on double candidacy
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has cleared the air on the Bulawayo double candidacy debacle amid concerns that the anomaly was triggered by unapproved candidates whose nomina...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vote candidates with solutions for Gukurahundi, says Chief Mathema
Mathema made the remarks last Thursday at Emkhonyeni village in Tsholotsho during the memorial of 22 villagers who were burnt alive on March 16, 1983 by government forces during the Gukurahundi era....Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 19:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Local company sets aside US$150m for Old Gwanda road rehabilitation
A local company has pledged to rehabilitate Old Gwanda Road, stretching from Bagcwele to Gwanda, a project set to cost about US$150 million. The road project is expected to immensely benefit p...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 11:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tension over amacimbi harvesting
A prominent Matabeleland South traditional leader has lashed out at people from outside the province he accused of employing poor methods of harvesting mopane worms (amacimbi) amid rampant destruction...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 15:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs resist renaming of Gukurahundi
A GOVERNMENT official allegedly tried, though without success, to convince Chiefs into dropping the nomenclature 'Gukurahundi' in reference to the genocide of the 1980s, and replacing it with a 'less ...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Iyasa release Babizeni Bonke
Multi-award-winning dance troupe Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) will today release their much-anticipated song Babizeni Bonke whose music video was shot in the high-density suburbs of Bula...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tich Mataz on his rise to the top in South Africa, and then calamity
At the height of his fame in South Africa, Tichafa Matambanadzo had a garage teeming with 25 sleek, top of the range vehicles while he also had at least nine properties dotted around Mzansi.Th...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 08:26hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Tich Mataz speaks on rise, deportation from SA
AT the height of his fame in South Africa, Tichafa Matambanadzo had a garage teeming with 25 sleek, top of the range vehicles while he also had at least nine properties dotted around Mzansi.Th...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP on the spot over $2m
Nkayi South villagers have poked holes into claims by their Zanu-PF legislator Stars Mathe that she has built three schools using $2 million disbursed under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF)....Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema calls for thieving businessman's eviction
WARY of the growing number of cases of stock theft in his area, Chief Khulumani Mathema from Wenlock Communal Lands has revealed that he is considering evicting a local businessman from his community....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uzalo's Mangcobo headlines a #Registertovote ZANC event in Jhb
South African actress Dawn Thandeka King, well-known as Mangcobo in the soapie Uzalo, recently delivered a guest speaker speech to Zimbabweans living in the diaspora urging them go back home and regis...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 19:57hrs | 13 | by Thembelani Moyo
Why your song does not get any airplay!
ONE of the worst nightmares that artistes endure in the music business is among the following; being booed and choking on stage, producing a poor track or even worse, submitting your song and then not...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkayi South MP's rant stokes fire
NKAYI South legislator Stars Mathe (Zanu-PF) has come under fire for criticising residents who had expressed disgruntlement over delays in the rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road.Mathe l...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi: Chief Mathema raps mute colleagues
OUTSPOKEN Gwanda traditional leader Chief Khulumani Mathema has rapped his colleagues in Matabeleland region for not speaking out about Gukurahundi massacres of the 1980s, saying they should help pile...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA-based Mr Breeze back with new album
South Africa-based musician, Zenzo Bhekimpilo "Mr Breeze" Siziba who is known for songs, Umendo Unzima and Ntombana is preparing to release his 12th album this month. Mr Breeze said the album ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda accused of being a sore loser
A war of words has erupted in Gokwe South amid reports that the winners of last week's chaotic District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections have vowed to stop the National Commissar Victor Matemada...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Skyz Metro, Khulumani clash
Local radio stations Skyz Metro FM and Khulumani FM will clash this year at the prestigious Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards (RoilBAA) as its radio personalities will be locking horns to win the top airwaves...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Zimbabwean Maskandi eyes local market
POPULAR South Africa-based Zimbabwean Maskandi Sebenzani Ncube, popularly known as Mehlokazulu (pictured above), says he is eyeing Zimbabwe as a major market for his music to bring it at par with Sout...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Refreshing from Zimbabwean radio station
Lona ngu Nombulelo "Mntase" Mariah Masoka (39) ongumsakazi kumsakazo weKhulumani FM. UMntase wakhethwa kumaBAA kusicoco seOutstanding DJ koBulawayo lokhu kuyakukhomba italenta analo emsakazweni....Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
The rising popularity of Maskandi artists in Bulawayo
WHILE impressionable youths may think Maskandi is backward, outdated and too traditional, there are some artistes who do not want to let go of their culture, norms and traditional vernacular music....Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
ZBCtv to screen Bulawayo full council meetings
BULAWAYO City Council is mulling entering into a partnership with the country's sole broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Television (ZBCtv) for the live screening of council meetings, Southern Eye has ...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madlela to share stage with Shwi, Freddy in SA
RHUMBA musician Madlela Skhobokhobo is billed to perform in South Africa this week. Madlela of the Ngamnanka fame is scheduled to grace the official opening of Kingdom Blue Funeral Services in...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZBC proposes to beam council meetings
ZIMBABWE Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has requested city fathers to beam live Bulawayo's full council meetings in a similar way it covers parliamentary sessions.In a letter addressed to the ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 13:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo artistes more popular outside Zimbabwe'
Southern region artistes say they are more popular outside Zimbabwe due to a number of reasons, chief being the imbalance in airplay which favours artistes from the other parts of the country....Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
BAZ boss grilled over issuance of radio, TV licences
BROADCASTING Authority of Zimbabwe chief executive, Obert Muganyura was yesterday grilled by Parliament over issuance of Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD) webcast radio and television licences this year ...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:50hrs | | by Staf reporter
ZBC launches new radio station
ZBC has added another baby to its list of radio channels, Central FM radio which went on air at mid-day today, giving the residents of Gweru and surrounding area a platform to interact.The two...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Excellence Music a force To reckon with
Bulawayo (Sizinda) based group Excellence Music has managed to abide by its Motto "D.O.P.E" (Dreams Of Potraying Excellence) for the first half of 2018.They have been consistent since th...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Agencies
Kalanga House group Sinazo releases sizzling video
UK based award winning Kalanga house music group Sinazo has released a captivating video for their hot new single entitled Loba Lumbo featuring Percy the producer.Tish Malaba explains thst "Lo...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 20:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shona exclusion a deliberate move, Khulumani FM says
NATIONAL broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), has justified the exclusion of the Shona language from it's commercial radio station Khulumani FM, saying it was a deliberate move as it ...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo misled nation on new radio station
Minister of Information Simon Khaya Moyo surreptitiously licenced a radio station Khuluma FM in Bulawayo without calling for public applications or hearings, Parliament heard this week.Khuluma...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We have stations that don't use IsiNdebele and no one gives a rats'
Seasoned comedian Ntando Van Moyo responded to the parliamentarian via his Facebook page saying Khulumani FM's targeted audience were Bulawayo residents, most of whom are Ndebele speaking."Que...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo radio station quizzed for not broadcasting in Shona
CHIPINGE West legislator Adam Chimwamurombe has questioned why newly established ZBC radio station - Khulumani FM - is not broadcasting in Shona, drawing the ire of fellow members of the House of Asse...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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