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Urban lifestyles linked to rising colon cancer risk in Zimbabwe

People living in urban areas with higher incomes and those suffering from diabetes are more susceptible to colon cancer than those who consume traditional diets, according to findings presented by prominent gastroenterologist Dr. Leolin Ka…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:09hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter

Army captain killers get life sentences

Two Masvingo prisoners, who had been on death row for the brutal murder of an army captain in 2018, have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment following Zimbabwe's recent abolition of the death penalty.Masvingo High Court Judge…

Published: 21 May 2025 at 19:56hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter

ZITF roars to life

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2025 has officially opened today in Bulawayo, transforming the city into a bustling hub of activity as final preparations for the prestigious event were completed yesterday. Running until Saturd…

Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 08:59hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter

From the classroom to the coaching room: Thato Ncube's inspiring journey to life transformation

In a world where many are silently battling inner conflicts and negative beliefs, Certified Life Transformation Coach Thato Ncube has emerged as a beacon of hope and healing. A former educator turned counsellor and coach, Ncube is the foun…

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 08:51hrs | 322 | by Staff writer

Biden tells President Trump to 'get a life' and 'help these people'

The US president has criticized his predecessor's rhetoric about the recent hurricanes which have battered the nationUS President Joe Biden has lashed out at his predecessor, Donald Trump, when asked about "disinformation" supposedly sprea…

Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:22hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter

Hit & run accident victim battles for life

A Bulawayo woman is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident on Monday at the intersection of Khami and West Hand roads, near Khami CafÃ©. The motorist involved fled the scene, and police have since l…

Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean jailed for life in SA

A ZIMBABWEAN man who committed a series of crimes in South Africa, including murder, armed robbery, rape, kidnapping, housebreaking, escaping from jail and unlawful possession of a firearm, was yesterday slapped with three life sentences a…

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

BCC drags feet on storm-damaged Thokozani Flats

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is under fire for allegedly dragging its feet to make repairs at Thokozani Flats, where a storm blew off the roof in October last year.Residents at the flats in Mzilikazi high-density suburb accused BCC of takin…

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 17:50hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

'Bulawayo life expectancy at 63 years'

THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has revealed that the life expectancy for Bulawayo province stood at 62,6 years compared to the national life expectancy of 64,7 years.ZimStat also revealed that women continued to outlive …

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 17:50hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Ezra Tshisa changed Freddie Gwala's life

Zumba musician, Freddie Gwala, also known as Amadamara, is forever grateful to Zimbabwean veteran DJ Ezra Tshisa Sibanda for introducing him to the Zimbabwean crowd.Gwala successfully launched his album titled Iparole at The Mitre on 7 Oct…

Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 07:47hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa says his life has not been an easy one

President Mnangagwa has defied death on three separate occasions in his life, including a notorious poisoning incident in Gwanda six years ago and narrowly escaping the death penalty due to a technicality before Independence.During his 81s…

Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Inside the life of Mthuli Ncube's 'nightmare'

BORN and bred in the sprawling suburb of Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, in 2005, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) National Assembly member-designate, Pashor Raphael Sibanda, was seen as a nonentity and could not be a political threat to Zanu-P…

Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa honours Guti's life and achievements

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday morning paid his last respects to Archbishop Ezekiel Handinawangu Guti, the founder and president of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA), also known as Forward In Faith Ministries Internationa…

Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 19:36hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean gets life sentence in SA

A ZIMBABWEAN man, who raped his girlfriend's six-year-old daughter in South Africa, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday.Peter Kaundura, whose district of origin was not mentioned in court, had two years added to his sentence for …

Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls Carnival roars to life

THE annual Victoria Falls Carnival kicks off today in the resort town, with 30 artistes expected to rock the three-day jamboree.The carnival, which runs until Sunday, will set the tone for the Sunset Cruise party which will only be attende…

Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

ZITF roars to life

THE 63rd edition of the premium trade exhibition â€” the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair â€” kicks off in Bulawayo today amid high optimism that the platform will strengthen existing business linkages and create new ones.The annual trade…

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe life expectancy improves to 65 years

Improved conditions and access to health care facilities has seen a huge jump in life expectancy at birth of 20 years in the last two decades to 65 years for both sexes compared to 45 in 2002, the census statistics have found.The jump is a…

Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga ex-wife battles life-threatening lymphoedema

Marry Mubaiwa's family has shelved a scheduled amputation process on her forearm with faint hopes of a miraculous recovery by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's troubled ex-wife.Mubaiwa battles life-threatening lymphoedema which causes …

Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 23:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Burglar blames mum for his life of crime

TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Terrence Dube is an unrepentant convicted burglar who believes that his mother pushed him to be a criminal by abandoning him when he was five years old.Dube, who was sentenced to 36 months in jail and is incarcerated at Bul…

Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:27hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean business tycoon says Ivermectin saved his life

West Properties chairman Ken Sharpe on Friday donated US$50,000 to government for the purchase of Ivermectin, saying he and his wife only escaped death thanks to the drug after they contracted the Covid-19 Delta variant. Speaking during th…

Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 09:43hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Meet Khami's longest serving inmate

HE was condemned at birth to a life of hardship after being christened Mhlupheki, which is Ndebele for "the one who struggles". True to his name, Mhlupheki Ngwenya (47) has suffered, living a life of struggle and holding a record that no o…

Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 08:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

How to avoid funeral policy claim rejection

IN Zimbabwe, getting claims settled by funeral policy insurers now seems to be very challenging. Many think insurers give flimsy excuses, but in most cases, the blame lies with policyholders.We have covered many factors leading to claim re…

Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:53hrs | 3 | by Farai Francis Zhara

Ibumba festival roars to life

THE virtual Ibumba International Festival kicked off yesterday with a number of artistes set to perform at the fete organised by Siyaya Arts, a Bulawayo-based arts and entertainment company.One of the festival organisers, Nomashawekazi Dam…

Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga says his life was saved at UBH

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's visit to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) last Friday rekindled memories of how his life was saved at the institution after he ruptured his appendix 37 years ago. He was rushed to the hospital writh…

Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

When the undertaker wishes you long life

This time Africans have abjectly disappointed the world.For Pete's sake, why can they not simply die?At least that is what the world expected after the outbreak of the coronavirus.It is a story that the world has been waiting for ever sinc…

Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Bishop Lazi

Chikwinya, a life full of drama

Hailing from humble beginnings and rising to fame as a politician of note, Mbizo MP Settlement Chikwinya (MDC Alliance) is a man of iron will.His life story is full of theatrics.Chikwinya was born on November 29, 1961, in the countryside o…

Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Cop runs for dear life as mob bays for his blood

A POLICE officer on Wednesday fled for dear life as an angry mob bayed for his blood after an illegal money changer he was chasing was knocked down by a car near Tredgold Building in Bulawayo. An operation to rid the city of illegal foreig…

Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Quality of life for the people of Bulawayo must improve

In 1894, the City of Bulawayo was born. A few men and women with a vision to see a great Metropolitan City gathered at Maxim Hotel, declaring the little settlement that it was then, a town. 125 years later, close to one million people toda…

Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Christopher Dube

Mnangagwa's 'last way to life'

When Emmerson Mnangagwa took over power in November 2017 as President, Lady Fortuna was so generous towards him that she gave him four ways to life.But it is unfortunate that so far, he has already squandered three of them and is now left …

Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:44hrs | 4 | by Moses Tofa

Divorce isn't a solution

MARRIAGE is an interesting union, two people of opposite sex who are not even related coming to live together, brought together by love and this time it is not agape but the "phileo" kind of love, affectionate and develops a stronger bond …

Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:30hrs | 15 | by FGK

Boarding school life - past, present

BEFORE deeply exploring themes in the play, I think it is quite safe to say that the playwright Chinodya covers various themes in the text. The theme of boarding school life is proffered to conscientise learners on the dangers of bullying …

Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Charles Dube

SA government says life in Zimbabwe is â€˜returning to normal'

SOUTH Africa's department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco) says it is business as usual in Zimbabwe following almost a week of bloody protests that claimed several lives and left dozens injured."The minister (Lindiwe Sisu…

Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:42hrs | 4 | by TimesLive.com

Buyanga's double life exposed

Frank Buyanga, the controversial 38-year-old property tycoon, has been faking it that he is a reverend, The Standard reported.Buyanga, with nearly 400 000 followers on Facebook, wants to be known as a God-fearing church leader. But sources…

Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Woman forced to sit on acid, still battling for life

TEN months after she was allegedly forced by 10 police officers to sit on an acidic substance, a Victoria Falls woman is still battling for life and is appealing for assistance to seek specialist treatment in South Africa.Zibusiso Moyo (30…

Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Let us breathe back life to Bulawayo

The thrust that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has put on the economy is a very positive move that deserves encouragement and support from all Zimbabweans.Mnangagwa and his government have made it clear that the economy of Zimbabwe is priori…

Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Qhubani Moyo on life behind the scenes

IN 2015, Qhubani Moyo was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Skyz Metro FM, Bulawayo's first independent commercial radio station.Moyo has long been associated with radio, having been part of Radio Dialogue from its inception. He current…

Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:10hrs | 10 | by Allan Foti

Thambolenyoka's changed life

THE Biblical story of Saul who persecuted Jesus's followers but later turned to be the Lord's ardent follower and apostle, assuming the name Paul, preaching the Gospel to many and saving souls, vividly describes the life of a former dissid…

Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 11:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

When life becomes a living hell

Owen Dzapasi (28) of Village 4A in Simoona, Bindura must be could be cursing the gods. His fortunes - which appeared to be on the rise - have just crushed with a thud. The young man is admitted in a small hospital bed nursing injuries sust…

Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Toddler sentenced to life in prison

AN EGYPTIAN toddler has been sentenced to life in prison by the countryâ€™s military court. This is despite the army stating the actual suspect is a 16-year-old teenager with the same name.The three-year-old boy, Ahmed Mansour Qorani Shara…

Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 12:32hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

Aliens could have started life on Earth? - Study

New research, due to appear in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, shows life may have spread through space like an infectious virus.Alien life forms may have swept from planet to planet creating the seeds of new species wherever they found…

Published: 27 Aug 2015 at 23:49hrs | 186 | by Staff Reporter

Just how much is the life of an African worth?

It pains me to start by the conclusion but facts and figures I am faced with show me that we Africans do not have regard or value another African's life. In America it is calculated that an citizen's  life is worth, in current dollars…

Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 11:32hrs | | by Velempini Ndlovu

Guide to a better life

GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE - DR. RANDY PAUSCH This is amazing; the author died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book. The last lecture before then, one of the bestsellers in 2007. What a legacy to leave behind. POINTS ON HOW…

Published: 18 Aug 2011 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Dr Randy Pausch

Zimbabwe-ESSAR deal rolls into life

ESSAR an Indian investment giant signed a deal with Zimbabwe to rescicitate Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO).The Essar Group is a multinational conglomerate and a leading player in the sectors of Steel, Oil & Gas, Power, Communi…

Published: 12 Aug 2011 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Hilton Munendoro

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