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Wife busts hubby as he buys double bed, fridge for his lover
A dramatic scene unfolded in Harare yesterday when Togarasei Matemera was caught red-handed by his wife, Ruth, while trying to leave a shop with a double bed and refrigerator he had purchased for his ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:55hrs | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda High to introduce Sesotho subject
GWANDA High School has started working towards introducing SeSotho as one of the subjects to be taught at the school in line with Government policy of promoting the teaching of all indigenous language...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe MPs, ministers shunning local languages'
BUSINESSWOMAN and talk-show host Rebecca Chisamba has accused parliamentarians of not doing enough to promote the country's indigenous languages.Chisamba made the statement during an interview...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
We are not harbouring 'fugitive' Ian Khama; Ramaphosa says
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country is not seen as habouring a fugitive after former Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian Khama has been holed up in the neighbouring country since...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 17:57hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ndebele, Shona Highway Code to be rolled out
Prospective driver's licence holders could soon be allowed to take their provisional licence tests in languages they are more familiar with as government takes steps to finalise the translation of the...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Love for women got me behind bars'
BIGGIE DUBE, a pastor at the Church of Christ, has finally broken his silence after being sentenced to 31 years in prison for raping some of his female congregants in Bikita.Pastor Dube, as he...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mother son escape jail
A 50-YEAR-OLD Guruve woman escaped jail together with her son after the court failed to link the duo to an unlawful entry charge.Alice ...Published: 02 Oct 2021 at 23:17hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Twitter space a panacea to propaganda
TWITTER has taken southern Africa by storm particularly in Zimbabwe, where most government-controlled media outlets are churning out propaganda.It has come as a relief to most Zimbabweans who ...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Medical equipment boost for Pelandaba Clinic
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)-owned Pelandaba Clinic yesterday received US$12 000 worth of medical equipment from the Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) Alumni Association of Zimbabwe (KAA...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kazembe on mission to learn Ndebele language
HOME Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has said he is learning Ndebele and being conversant in the language is his priority at the moment. Since the adoption of the 2013 C...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere writes on the Education Bill
The Education Amendment Bill is currently before Parliament. The proposed law introduces some important changes to the Education Act which governs education policy in Zimbabwe. Given the far-reaching,...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 10:37hrs | | by Fadzayi Mahere
Africa Awaits Russia's Investment
Russia has been looking to raise its existing relationship with African countries and Afreximbank is now providing huge support in realizing that long term goal. The bank, with the task of transformin...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 11:04hrs | 5 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
The challenges Russian business face in Africa
Undoubtedly, a number of Russian companies have largely underperformed in Africa, experts described was primarily due to multiple reasons. Most often, Russian investors strike important investment nic...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 09:15hrs | | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
Michael Jackson songs removed from radio stations
Dozens of radio stations around the world have pulled Michael Jackson's songs after explosive child sex abuse claims in a new documentary.The Billie Jean singer faces allegations in the HBO do...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 11:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New uniform tickles Zambians
People on social media are mocking the new uniform for Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) customs officers.The striped blue-and-yellow outfits have been likened to prison uniforms or pyjamas....Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 13:59hrs | | by BBC
Anti-Mnangagwa protest thwarted at ZITF
POLICE in Bulawayo have reportedly foiled a plot by secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) activists to demonstrate against President EmmersonMnangagwa during the official opening of the Zimbabwe...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 20:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Rhodesian forces burnt three comrades
COMRADE Noel Museredza whose Chimurenga name was Ignatius Dzvotsvotsvo joined the liberation struggle in 1972 and went for military training at Mgagao camp. Later he became an instructor at Mgagao and...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Open Letter to the President of Republic of Zimbabwe: Emmerson Dambuzo Mnangagwa
Ndebele people (all other tribes which are not Shona, as they have been classified as such) have always been treated like 2nd class citizens in a country that they belong to. How long are we goin...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 23:20hrs | 2 | by Patience Nomusa Mpofu
Mzilikazi II meets Zulu King Zwelithini
Iqula lamaNdebele ebelikhokhelwa ngozithi yinkosi yaMaNdebele, uMnu. Stanley Raphael Khumalo, belise South Africa emkhosini wokukhumbula inkosi uTshaka.Lumbuthano ubungumkhosi wokukhumbula ink...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's babies are warning us about state capture
Last week the Mugabes made headlines again. It was reported that President Robert Mugabe took 72 people with him to New York and while he was falling asleep at the UN, they spent a staggering $1500 pe...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 09:31hrs | | by Melanie Verwoerd
Koreans to perform Jah Prayzah's 'Mdhara Achauya'
In yet more proof of how music star Jah Prayzah's hit Mdhara Achauya has captured the imagination of fans in Zimbabwe and beyond, a Korean music ensemble, Dasrum, will perform its interpretation...Published: 24 Sep 2017 at 16:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Grace buys R45 million house in Joburg
Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe has bought a R45 million mansion in the affluent Sandhurst suburb of Joburg.The news come against the backdrop of a national outrage over allegations she assaul...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe cops forced to learn isiNdebele
GOVERNMENT has widened the training of ZRP officers to include the 16 languages as provided in the constitution, Home Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni told parliament on Wednesday.Chewa...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 14:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen offered new terms at Burnley
TEENAGE forward, Tinashe Chakwana, born of Zimbabwean parents, is set to continue his development at English Premier League side Burnley after extending his scholarship agreement with the Clarets unti...Published: 20 May 2017 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why we should celebrate Malaba appointment
The elevation on March 27 2017 of Justice Luke Malaba to the position of chief justice for the Republic of Zimbabwe by President Robert Mugabe is both symbolic and significant in a number of ways....Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 07:29hrs | | by Matshobana Ncube
Early Childhood Development Maths, Science in local languages
Early Childhood Development centres countrywide are teaching learners all subjects using local languages common to their areas to "enable (children) to fully grasp key concepts".This began...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet urges Church leaders, Ndebeles to rise up, lead the revolution in Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG - A church leader sent a hard-hitting message Thursday, challenging Zimbabwean Christians and Ndebeles to "wake up" and lead the revolution, as a tidal wave of change sweeps across the co...Published: 03 Feb 2017 at 12:08hrs | 1 | by Mxolisi Ncube
UN agencies scale Up efforts to save lives in Southern Madagascar
Following findings from a recent food security assessment across southern Madagascar, UN agencies are scaling up closely coordinated efforts to prevent an already dire situation from becoming a ca...Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 15:57hrs | | by Agencies
When hunger is the king, poverty is the prince - We are the Elnino generation!
Zimbabwe is a nation not short of tragedy if not irony. Since 2000 which 16 years from now going backwards and 20 years after independence the country has faced a number of acute challenges that have ...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 14:35hrs | | by Mbizo Chirasha
Prophet reported to Police over messages to a married woman
Joseph Ndenda, a prophet with Johanne Wenguo Tsvuku has been reported to the Police over messages that he exchanged with a married woman who was getting prayers from him.The exchange of naught...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 11:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's speech at his 92th birthday bash in Masvingo - Fulltext
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Amai Mnangagwa;Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and Amai Mphoko;Minister of Provincial Affairs for Masvingo, Mai Mahofa, as represented by ...Published: 27 Feb 2016 at 23:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T calls for public awareness of Zimbabwe Constitution
The preamble to the Constitution of Zimbabwe clearly states that the people of Zimbabwe are "united in our diversity by our common desire for freedom, justice and equality, and our heroic resistance t...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 09:51hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu - MDC-T National Spokesperson
Zimbabwe Warriors booted out of CHAN 2016
Zimbabwe 0 - 1 MaliZIMBABWE coach Kallisto Pasuwa says the Warriors learnt the hard way as they crashed out of the African Nations Championships yesterday after missing chances to defeat Mali at U...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 05:46hrs | | by Petros Kausiyo
Mugabe calls for unity
PRESIDENT Mugabe has called for peace and unity among party members, reiterating that members must be guided by party principles and policies.Speaking to party supporters during the official h...Published: 22 Nov 2015 at 07:40hrs | | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
End to language discrimanation, Tonga examinations celebrated
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has welcomed the introduction of Tonga at the Ordinary Level (O-Level) examinations in November 2015 as a progressive step to end language discriminat...Published: 12 Nov 2015 at 06:06hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Kenyan man cheats his way to marathon podium
A 28-year-old man fraudulently claimed second place at the Nairobi International Marathon, at the Nyayo Stadium on Sunday and will face charges after being nabbed at the end of the race.Julius...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 20:29hrs | | by ewn
DJ Sbu lied again, landlord now selling his house
Controversial South African radio and television personality, DJ Sbu has been caught out in yet another white lie.Sunday World revealed that the R8 Million gold estate house which he gloating...Published: 01 Jun 2015 at 14:51hrs | | by Sunday World
Xenophobia: Zimbabweans must learn SA languages
THE South African campaign against foreign black Africans is now over, and that country's social and political atmosphere has returned to normal.The campaign caused a great deal of emotional o...Published: 02 May 2015 at 20:05hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Ndebele ban reports dismissed
MATABELELAND North Provincial Education Director (PED) Boitathelo Mguni has dismissed media reports that the Binga Rural District Council (BRDC) has banned the teaching of IsiNdebele in local sch...Published: 08 Sep 2014 at 22:11hrs | | by Hangoyapalala waTjibundule
MDC-T MP wanted by police for bashing senior party official
MDC-T Zengeza East legislator, Alexio Musundire, is wanted by the police for allegedly assaulting a fellow senior party official in Chitungwiza on Saturday. The incident occurred at the MDC-T ...Published: 01 Sep 2014 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Monsoon floods kill 180 people in India and Nepal
KATMANDU, Nepal - Authorities in Nepal and neighboring India sent food, medical supplies and tents Monday to areas where monsoon floods have displaced thousands of people and killed at least 180...Published: 19 Aug 2014 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
CLAIMS: T.B. Joshua Foresaw Malaysian Airlines MH17 Plane Crash - Video
T.B. Joshua has just released video showing him foreseeing the controversial Malaysian Airlines MH17 disaster precisely five months earlier.The footage from February 16, 2014 shows him speaki...Published: 19 Jul 2014 at 07:29hrs | | by Diran Olaniyi
No exams for other indigenous languages
Government is not yet ready to offer examinations in most of the 16 languages recognised by the new constitution due to shortages of textbooks and trained teachers for those languages, a Cabinet m...Published: 25 May 2014 at 13:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
FUSO trucks invade Zim market
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation Japan see great potential in the new FUSO trucks tailored for the Zimbabwean market. In an emailed response ...Published: 22 May 2014 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another MDC-T official assaulted at Harvest House
AN MDC-T official last Thursday lost a cellphone and $200 cash when he was assaulted by fellow supporters as he sought to join a meeting at the party headquarters at Harvest House in Harare....Published: 17 Apr 2014 at 06:44hrs | | by Crime Reporter
Zim journalists barred from working in Lesotho
MASERU - Two Zimbabwean journalists, and one Mosotho, have been banned from working in the media in Lesotho for a prescribed period after the High Court found them liable for violating their legal ob...Published: 11 Apr 2014 at 07:19hrs | | by lestimes.com
Govt to rely on temp teachers for isiNdebele
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora has said the government would rely on temporary staff to teach isiNdebele and the other 15 national languages recognised in the Constitution as ...Published: 31 Mar 2014 at 10:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Explosive Whatsapp messages between Gumbura's women revealed
Unverified Whatsapp messages allegedly between women from convicted rapist pastor Robert Martin Gumbura's church have surfaced online.Below are the alleged messages as published on MyZimbabwe...Published: 09 Feb 2014 at 20:20hrs | 80 | by Staff Reporter
No community radios for Mat South
Wednesday, the seventh of this month was the deadline for submission of applications for the provision of local commercial radio broadcasting services. By close of business on the 7th, 21 applicat...Published: 09 Jan 2014 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo statue in fresh controversy
THE Zimbabwe Indigenous Languages Promotion Association (Zilpa) has charged that the exclusion of other languages on the inscription of the statue of the late 'Father Zimbabwe' was a violation of the ...Published: 08 Jan 2014 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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