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Covid-19 home remedies gain popularity
TRADITIONAL herbs and steaming have become popular home remedies against Covid-19 which has killed 772 people in Zimbabwe. Social media platforms are daily awash with messages on the efficacy ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:53hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Town clerk tests Covid positive
BULAWAYO town clerk Mr Christopher Dube has contracted Covid-19. Mr Dube tested Covid-19 positive on Monday but did not need to be admitted to hospital. Over 24 000 people have contracted the ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:31hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
MSU suspends face-to-face lectures
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has indefinitely suspended face-to-face lectures to reduce possible transmission of the deadly coronavirus disease.MSU deputy registrar (academic affairs) I...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:51hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 'advisory'
DO not put your suffering or sickness to waste. Your greatest template on just how to conduct yourself both in health and in hardship and adversity is none other than Jesus Christ.Is not our g...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 498 | by Zii Masiye
Farmer loses US$11k to a robber
A BINDURA farmer was allegedly assaulted with an iron bar before being robbed of his US$11 000 and mobile phones.The matter came to lig...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 19:51hrs | 3162 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Uniforms for all universities - fake news
HIGHER Education Minister Amon Murwira has allayed fears the government was working on implementing uniform curricula across all similar degree programmes offered by local universities.However...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:47hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
6 trends to look out for in the online casino industry
2020 has been an interesting year for online gambling with it becoming the first option by default for many. Over in the US, online poker rooms and casinos amassed a massive $402 million from April to...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 18:10hrs | 69 | by Staff writer
Chiwenga and the decolonisation of the field of political science
WHILE the repository of African political philosophy is awash with contributions from intellectual doyens like Marcus Garvey, Senghor Toure, Walter Rodney, Archie Mafeje, Ali Mazrui, Thabo Mbeki, Asan...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 166 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Re-imagining education in the Second Republic
OUR education should produce goods and services and it's not doing so. It should produce solutions to our challenges, but it's not. It should produce job creators, but its producing job seekers. So th...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:40hrs | 106 | by Nick Mangwana
Ex-convicts sentenced to life in jail
TWO Bulawayo ex-convicts, who robbed an elderly man of his cellphone and clothes before they killed and dumped his naked body in a bushy area, were on Wednesday sentenced to life in jail.Perfe...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:08hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Car sex goes horribly wrong
A MAN who was caught indulging in sex in a car with his girlfriend almost died after three unknown men who were armed with a knife and a knobkerrie stabbed him several times all over the body and left...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:12hrs | 2078 | by Staff reporter
MSU degrees chaos divide government
THE discontinuation of the Midlands State University (MSU) media programme has reportedly divided government with stakeholders alleging that the move was political, ill-advised and meant to weaken the...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:19hrs | 3161 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC frets over infiltration
THE opposition MDC Alliance is panicking over suspicions of infiltration within its structures by suspected State agents to destabilise the party.A leaked audio recording by the MDC Alliance B...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:48hrs | 5016 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions MSU Industrial Park
AN industrial park established by Midlands State University (MSU) in Gweru was yesterday commissioned by President Mnangagwa, who reiterated the need for all institutions of higher and tertiary educat...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:57hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
3 arrested for speeding unregistered car towards Mnangagwa motorcade
THREE men from Kwekwe have been arrested after they refused to remove their car from the road to pave way for President Mnangagwa's motorcade before speeding off in the direction the convoy was coming...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:41hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
How we started MSU: Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa together with the late Vice President and national hero Cde Simon Muzenda, national heroes Cdes Richard Hove and Cephas Msipa, were members of the first committee that resulted in ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:23hrs | 2109 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa caps 3500 at MSU
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped 3 507 graduates at Midlands State University (MSU)'s 21st graduation ceremony held at its main campus in Gweru.Due to Covid-19-induced restrictions, 3 397 ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:58hrs | 631 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans urged to embrace traditional medicine
EPIDEMIOLOGY and disease control director in the Health and Child Care ministry, Portia Manangazira, has emphasised on the need for the unification of traditional and conventional medicines in the fig...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Businessman loses US$30k to armed robbers
POLICE in Dema, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for four armed robbers who pounced on a businessman before stealing a cashbox with US$30 000, among other valuables.The busin...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2091 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over MSU degrees scrapping chaos
LOCAL and media scholars in the diaspora have come out guns blazing, blasting the unilateral decision by authorities to change the Midlands State University Department of Media and Society Studies cur...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 13:47hrs | 8414 | by Staff reporter
MSU lecturers threaten to resign en masse
MEDIA lecturers at the Midlands State University have threatened to resign en masse in protest over curriculum changes they say were unilateral and without their input.NewsDay gathered that mo...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 05:47hrs | 7925 | by Staff reporter
Cellphone gives away Beitbridge murderers
MOBILE phone which was stolen from two lovebirds assisted the police to nab three suspects believed to be responsible for the September murder of a Beitbridge shipping clerk.Andy Masuka was wi...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:50hrs | 6391 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge gunman death leads to five gangsters' arrest
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested five men suspected to have been part of a gang of armed robbers that was terrorising Beitbridge residents together with the notorious John Sithole alias Kedha who wa...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 14:52hrs | 4712 | by Staff Repoter
Female miners exposed to mercury poisoning
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has raised the red flag after a recent survey revealed that over 33% of illegal miners operating in the Midlands province were women and were at high risk of ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 08:40hrs | 1569 | 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 | 1199 | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss survives hellish Covid-19 experience
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Deputy Governor Dr Kuphukile Mlambo views himself as a lucky and blessed man after surviving what he described as a hellish and nasty Covid-19 ordeal. Dr Mlambo had to...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Chivhu soldier killer named
POLICE have named Elphas Jani (20) of Gutu, now deceased, as one of the gunmen who shot and killed Lance Corporal Lorance Mupanganyama, and injured Corporal Peter Zvirevo, in Chivhu last Saturday....Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 07:20hrs | 7923 | by Staff reporter
Varsities resume face-to-face lectures
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has reopened for face-to-face lectures for first year students who will be on campus for two weeks before they start online learning.The university has put ...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 19:59hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
EFF's Ndlozi tells 'racisms apologists' Madonsela to go to hell
The EFF's Mbuyiseni pulled no punches in responding to Social Justice and Honorary Law Professor at the University of Stellenbosch and former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, who criticised the party...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 07:47hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Clicks saga: Top executives resign
South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters have caused the Clicks retail group to delist the TRESemmé brand, expand its range of local haircare products and work with the government to develop the loca...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 17:07hrs | 3092 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Malema shuts down Clicks' stores
SOUTH AFRICA - One of the country's leading pharmaceutical retail giant, Clicks, is currently embroiled in a racial storm following an online advertisement it aired last Friday.The ad describe...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 15:57hrs | 3161 | by Daniel Itai
MSU opens for first year students
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has advised first year students to report for orientation on Monday while dates for returning students will be advised in due course.MSU registrar Tinashe Z...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 3417 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang attacks guard, gets away with loaded firearm
POLICE in Umguza, Matebelaland North province have launched a manhunt for a six-member machete gang that attacked and killed a security guard at Arda Balu Estate before they went off with his .303 ser...Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 08:28hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
Another MDC Alliance mayor caught up in land 'scam'
GWERU Mayor, Councilor Josiah Makombe allegedly bought a 7 341 square metre stand for slightly over $11 000, an amount described by Government as "sub economic". The Ministry of Local Governme...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:33hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
A comprehensive language policy will solve the street naming conundrum in Zimbabwe
I wish to add my voice to the recurrent debate over the naming and renaming of geographical places, particularly streets, in Zimbabwe. The debate over the renaming of physical infrastructure such as s...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 09:02hrs | 1022 | by Dr Vincent Jenjekwa
Could a hashtag help achieve in Zimbabwe what protests have failed to do?
Could a social media hashtag - tapping into the energy and anger of the global #BlackLivesMatter phenomenon - help achieve in Zimbabwe what years of street protests, strikes and political campaigns ha...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:18hrs | 657 | by Andrew Harding Africa correspondent, BBC News
MSU suspends final year exams
State University (MSU) has, due to the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, suspended final year examinations that were set to start today. On July 24, Government gave a directive to all te...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:57hrs | 1348 | by Staff reporter
MSU postpone examinations due to protests
MIDLANDS State University (MSU) was forced to postpone examinations for final year students yesterday as panic gripped the Zanu-PF government ahead of the planned anti-government demonstrations schedu...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1200 | by Staff reporter
UZ investigates fake documents ring
If you have "qualified" employees that are proving to be incompetent, you have every reason to cross-check the authenticity of their qualifications.It is possible for a person who has never se...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 10:54hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean actress signs with leading celebrity fashion brand
The fashion industry has been rapidly evolving other the past few years with big and small brands alike actively seeking to enter new markets. ...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:48hrs | 1858 | by Tari MK
Armed car-jackers strike in Bulawayo
THREE armed men robbed a 44-year-old woman from Newtown West suburb in Bulawayo of her car, US$400 and a cellphone. The woman was driving into the city centre from her home in her Nissan Sylph...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 08:06hrs | 1438 | by Staff reporter
Foreign students to produce Covid-19 free certificates
FOREIGN students who are doing final year studies at country's universities are expected to produce Covid-19 free certificates and subjected to the mandatory 21-day quarantine while undergoing testing...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:23hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Security guard steals VID money
A 21-YEAR-OLD Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) Rusape, security guard was jailed for 18 months after he broke into VID's accounts office and stole a cash box containing $7200 bond.Leonard A...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 15:18hrs | 1329 | by Simbarashe Sithole
MSU to open before end of June
PLANS to reopen Midlands State University (MSU) are at an advanced stage with the first batch of students expected on campus on June 22. While other universities such as University of Zimbabwe...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:41hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Universities reopen under strict guidelines
SOME of the country's institutions of higher learning will start opening doors for students in their final semesters tomorrow, while the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulaway...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:20hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
MSU makes it mandatory for students to stay in campus
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has announced that all final-year undergraduate students would be required to stay in campus when they resume learning this month as part of measures to curb the sp...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:34hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
Cornered robber surrenders
A cornered robber, who was allegedly part of a gang that stole US$59 000 from a businessman after posing as police officers enforcing lockdown regulations in Harare city centre, surrendered himself to...Published: 14 May 2020 at 17:06hrs | 2794 | by Staff reporter
'Robber' arrested in high-speed chase
A 33-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in Bulawayo following a high-speed chase after he stole cash and other valuables amounting to more than $27 000 from a car in the city centre. Arnold Kuzakwenham...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:35hrs | 2602 | by Staff reporter
'We don't enjoy arresting lockdown offenders'
BULAWAYO police have said they do not take joy in arresting COVID-19 lockdown offenders as they appealed to locals to observe regulations aimed at slowing the spread of the disease.The city re...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:11hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
DStv Compact subscribers get free May bouquet upgrade
MultiChoice is giving a free month-long upgrade to all DStv Compact subscribers to the next higher bouquet because of the Covid-19 lockdown situation in South Africa.Until 29 May DStv Compact ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 10:55hrs | 2611 | by Staff reporter
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