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Teacher sleeps in the open for 6 days
A teacher from Zaka will rue the day he decided to transfer to another school, after he was forced to sleep in the open for six days as school head refused to accept him saying his place had already b...Published: 11 hrs ago | 3517 | by Staff reporter
Lions wreak havoc in Kariba
THE Mola community in Kariba is living in fear of lions which have devoured several livestock.According to villagers under Nyaminyami Rural District Council, the lions have killed and eaten ei...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:45hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Women pressure groups abandon Marry Chiwenga in her hour of need
WOMEN'S rights groups have remained silent over the mounting struggles Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been facing for the past 18 long months.In ...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Life without a visa in Diaspora a nightmare
STAYING in the UK without a visa or a right to stay is intolerable, the worst thing that can happen to a human being is to become an illegal immigrant in a 'hostile environment'. People wh...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:16hrs | 558 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Grown up Zimbabweans are 'more Zanu PF than Zanu PF parents' - more brain-dead than Zanu PF buffoons, it's true
"An untold but deep seated sociological truth about Zimbabwe today is that many grown up kids with ZanuPF parents are more ZanuPF than their parents. Therefore, Zimbabwe does not only need new leaders...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 13:38hrs | 941 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Kids with Zanu-PF parents are more Zanu-PF than their parents,' says Jonathan Moyo
EXILED former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has opined that many grown-up kids with Zanu-PF parents are more Zanu-PF than their parents.Prof Moyo said this on his Twitter page."AN UNT...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 18:32hrs | 3112 | by Staff reporter
Education Perm Sec riles teachers
TEACHERS unions have demanded an apology from the government following remarks by Primary and Secondary Education secretary Tumisang Thabela that educators who could not afford to travel back to their...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 2083 | by Staff reporter
Child marriages are evil
The story of the fourteen-year-old Marange 'girl wife' who passed on at a shrine whilst birthing made very sad reading. Adding salt to the wound and rubbing it in was the attempt to conc...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 07:06hrs | 760 | by Nomusa Garikai
Sick bays set up at boarding schools
Schools today reopen for non-examination classes for the long second and final term of 75 teaching days for these classes, without exeat weekends, and with temporary holding and sick bays set up at mo...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:16hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Roki, ex-wife Pauline 'reunite'
Three years ago musician Pauline Gundidza released the song titled Ndakakumirira, which according to her was inspired by tales of men who turn their backs on their families.However, many belie...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:10hrs | 4200 | by Staff reporter
Poor urban family's monthly budget shoots to $41,000
A LOW-INCOME earning urban family of six now requires approximately $41 235.93 to sustain their monetary needs per month, according to the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ).This translates to...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 21:19hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
The other side of Sikhosana
A hundred and fifty kilometres deep in Nkayi rural area, Matabeleland North, resides an Internet darling by the name Sikhosana Buhlungu.Driving from Bulawayo to Nkayi is no walk in the park, t...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 20:24hrs | 2189 | by Staff reporter
All set for schools reopening
Parents of pupils in the three examination classes that start today were doing last-minute shopping yesterday, boarding schools had their buses ready at pick-up points in time yesterday morning while ...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:47hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa spooked by spectre of youth revolution'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba last week accused award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono (HC), who is also a stern critic of the government of sour grapes after his bid...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:32hrs | 2370 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe private schools demand own calendar
PRIVATE schools are reportedly insisting on sticking to their own calendar, arguing that their pupils have been attending lessons online during the period public schools were closed.Earlier th...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1413 | by Staff reporter
Understanding Sikhosana's music
On Wednesday, Nkayi-bred musician Sikhosana Buhlungu bounced back on the music scene with a fresh single Dlala Ntethe accompanied by clean visuals.Dlala Ntethe, a rendition of a folk tale sung...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 09:02hrs | 955 | by Langalakhe Mabena
Africa is not as bad as is portrayed by media
I AM really concerned about the role of mass media in this century. Firstly, because there is so much of it, secondly, because it can easily distort perceptions and understanding of what is really goi...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 813 | by Eddie Cross
'Zimbabwe military won't hand over power'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday said it would not surrender power to the opposition, citing the Zanu-PF leadership's war credentials.Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamb...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3524 | by Staff reporter
How did Nigeria become so good at scrabble?
Scrabble is a very popular board game that is played in almost every country in the world. It involves a Scrabble Board and about 100 letters tiles. The game is played between 2-4 players and it is th...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 16:08hrs | 461 | by Styaff Writer
Unpatriotic, corrupt Zimbabwe govt sells country to China in exchange of 'tang'
"We have turned east, where the sun rises and given our back to the West, where the sun sets," Mugabe told a crowd at National Sports Stadium in 2005. This was a swift shift from one coloniser to anot...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:59hrs | 2173 | by Israel Dube
Man kills self after beating wife to death
A 37-YEAR-OLD bigamist from Lupane allegedly committed suicide by hanging on Sunday after fatally assaulting his first wife who he suspected of having an extra-marital affair, police have said....Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 18:01hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic campaign launched against Zimbabwean Mayor of Joburg
Some sections of South African Twitter Community have launched a xenophobic social media campaign against the newly elected Mayor of Johannesburg Jolidee Matongo. The campaign is being run und...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 12:00hrs | 6129 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jane Ngwenya the first black woman nationalist to join active politics in Rhodesia
Comrade Jane Ngwenya was the first woman who dared the men spaces, a domain of male occupation: politics. When my mother came to Zambia running away from the obvious incarceration at Chikurubi prison ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 13:44hrs | 892 | by Nomazulu Thata
Police fire tear gas on mourners
POLICE in Chinhoyi have courted the ire of local residents after indiscriminately deploying tear-smoke in the populous Chikonohono township, forcing a group of mourners to desert a funeral in a hurry....Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 10:03hrs | 3038 | by Staff reporter
'Postpone November exams'
TEACHERS' unions have called on government to postpone the November final examinations for Grade 7, Form Four and Upper Sixth — to January, saying pupils whose learning has been severely disrupted b...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1450 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Jean Gasho!
Dear Jean, Its already August 2021; incredible how time has flown!My recent conversation with you was uplifting it is one of those rare telephone calls one gets out of the blue we comm...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 23:44hrs | 847 | by Nomazulu Thata
Pandemic jump-starts Zimbabwe online retail sales
Kenneth Mudzingwa has worked and studied in Turkey for five and a half years. To help his two siblings with groceries, the Zimbabwean citizen used a money transfer service that sometimes took days....Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean with football dreams to be kicked out of UK
Christopher Arundell, who grew up in the UK and once dreamt of playing professional football, is set to be deported to Zimbabwe, despite a cross-party appeal to the home secretary to stop his removal ...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 08:14hrs | 3083 | by Staff reporter
Schools enrolment capped at 1 000
THE Government has started splitting some schools into two or more to decongest them as Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc in communities.Sunday News understands that one school in Luveve, Bula...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:03hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Canada vs Zimbabwe: Two divergent paths of Covid-19 vaccination
When mother-of-three Amanda Wood heard that hundreds of coronavirus shots were available for teens, only one thing prevented her from racing to the vaccination site at a Toronto high school - her 13-y...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 18:20hrs | 1577 | by AP
Children not safe from Covid-19: Experts
CHILDREN in the country are said to be increasingly getting vulnerable to Covid-19 as infections continue to soar with the virus killing thousands, medical experts have warned.This followed re...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:24hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Grey hair comes with wisdom
Mature age comes with wisdom, nephews and nieces but sometimes it comes alone. My progeny extension so far is to the power of six, two boys and four girls, grandpa's pride. The eldest a boy, second ye...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 19:17hrs | 1476 | by Tondo. Chinehasha.
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 | 2714 | by Pet Davies
Private schools defy Covid rules
TWO private schools in Bulawayo's affluent suburbs are defying Covid-19 lockdown regulations by conducting physical lessons. President Mnangagwa on Tuesday extended the enhanced level four loc...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:53hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Fleet of baby mamas leave Peter Ndlovu penniless
MAMELODI Sundowns team manager and former Zimbabwean footballer Peter Ndlovu has fathered 13 children with different women and is supporting them with the R130 000 monthly salary from the Brazilians....Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:44hrs | 7932 | by Staff reporter
'Defer schools opening'
TEACHERS' unions have called on the government to defer schools opening to August or until the COVID-19 infections have subsided, saying going ahead with schools opening anytime soon would be "suicida...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:13hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean poet pens poem in solidarity with Zuma
VICTORIA Falls-based award-winning praise poet, Obert Dube has joined hundreds of South Africans who have stood in support of former South African President Jacob Zuma who was recently sentenced to 18...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 16:28hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Precious Sibalo's journey to the cockpit encountered turbulence before take off from the runway
Precious Sibalo's journey to the cockpit has by no means been an easy feat. But after overcoming societal barriers and challenging stereotypes, Precious successfully secured a coveted role in aviation...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 17:56hrs | 3267 | by Staff reporter
Flowing against the current - Nonqha
At a young age of nine, Nonqhabelo Ncube taught herself to crochet using a pattern book and observing her mother and aunt who used to crochet."I believe I was born with an art and craft talent...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 14:01hrs | 1305 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Man consumes poison at ex-wife's residence
A Zvishavane man is recuperating in hospital after he allegedly swallowed poison at his ex-wife's residence after being denied access to his children.Witnesses to the incident which occurred M...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 2890 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe govt punishing the young through its Covid-19 lockdown measures
Emerson Mnangagwa's government has been making some anti young people decisions since April 2020. While it is agreeable the unprecedented nature of the Covid 19 pandemic has destroyed any forecasting ...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 07:49hrs | 381 | by Taruberekera Masara
'Opening schools suicidal'
TEACHERS unions and school heads yesterday warned that it would be "suicidal" for government to allow schools to reopen for the second term next week at a time when the country is experiencing a surge...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 16:59hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls girl (12) dies 'after typhoid jab'
A Grade Seven pupil (12) at Nyongolo Primary School outside Hwange died after her body started swelling and her family suspects she reacted to the new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) she received rece...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
Euro scouts for Nakamba tourney
EUROPEAN scouts are expected to grace the inaugural Marvelous Nakamba Under-17 football tournament.It will be staged from June 18 to 19 in Bulawayo at White City and Luveve.The Marvelo...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa asked Murowa to leave School Premises: Murowa Refused!
I am deeply concerned about Murowa Diamond Miners' activities in and around Sese communal lands in central Chivi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Of major concerns are; the arbitrary establishment of the...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 15:24hrs | 2720 | by Sam Wezhira
Man tries to kill woman for gossiping
A MAN from Nkayi has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to kill a fellow villager by breaking into her house, chocking and beating her up before forcing her to drink an unidentified smelly liq...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:54hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Stakeholders tackle poor pass rate in Matabeleland North
POOR pass rates in Matabeleland North schools took centre stage at an ongoing workshop where stakeholders are crafting a Provincial Economic Development Plan, amid concerns that the province's main ch...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's family has already shared Robert's property
RELATIVES of the late former President Robert Mugabe say they have already shared his property following his death in 2019.In a wide-ranging interview, family spokesperson, Leo Mugabe, said it...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:04hrs | 1813 | by Staff reporter
Parents need to raise up community-building driven children, as purposeless and idle kids likely to fall into crime and drugs
It is not everyday that a Zimbabwean wakes up to some uplifting and inspiring news - what with the continual eerie presence of a very dark cloud hanging over the nation, brought about by a government ...Published: 30 May 2021 at 14:26hrs | 286 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Teachers assault parent in view of pupils
Dear Editor, It was barbaric, embarrassing and shocking to say the least. Like mad bulls the two male teachers menacingly charged towards a frightened parent who had sought refugee in the loca...Published: 29 May 2021 at 17:30hrs | 1780 | by Concerned Parents
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