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Chamisa's double candidates headache worsens
ZIMBABWE'S main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change has been caught between a rock and a hard place after it failed to resolve the issue of double candidates ahead of the forthcoming general ele...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 15:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates warned
AHEAD of the sitting of the nomination court tomorrow, aspiring Zanu-PF candidates have been strongly urged to respect the electorate and not assume that victory will be given to them on a silver plat...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
It's time we retrace our footsteps
Face contorted as a result of the bitter taste in their mouth, baby on her lap near a crackling fire, the African mother does the ritual dutifully without fail. Was this not an immune-boosting herbal ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
MDC MP 'sells' expired products
MDC MP for Makoni Central has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly selling expired food products at his shop in Chivhu.David Tekeshe (56) resides at 270 Rhodes Chivhu and is the owne...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 14:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa, please also explain why ZANU PF imposed sanctions on my one-year-old son!
I cannot stand it when the powerful and wealthy whine over clearly banal ‘injustices' inflicted upon their high and mighty little angels - yet, these same people have, themselves, perpetrated the mo...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 16:22hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gwanda villagers drive out amacimbi harvesters
VILLAGERS from the Dombo area in Gwanda District are driving out mopane worm harvesters from their areas saying they are depleting their wealth.Traditionally, mopane worms (amacimbi/madora) ar...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Can Caterpillars Save Us?
For as long as anyone can remember, mopane worms have provided a critical source of nutritional and financial sustenance for Zimbabweans, especially in the country's southernmost provinces.In ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:24hrs | 12 | by Fortune Moyo
Gwanda commercialises amacimbi harvesting
GWANDA Rural District Council (RDC) is awaiting approval of draft by-laws aimed at commercialising the harvesting of mopane worms (amacimbi/madora) in the area, which would help generate revenue for t...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife launches school feeding scheme for Harare
ZIMBABWEANS should unite in fighting hunger in schools and ensure every learner acquires education regardless of social standing, the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, has said.Speaking at ...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
First Lady's food and culture festival commendable
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's relentless efforts to preserve our Zimbabwean culture through the introduction of the Food and Culture Festival is highly commendable.The festival, which is her...Published: 27 May 2019 at 15:16hrs | | by Gift Mashoko
The girl at the market
They stood at the edge of the busy market, two complete opposites like night and day, winter and summer. The light-skinned girl was a life-size cut-out from a fashion magazine; smooth caramel skin...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | 8 | by Jera
Mwenezi in bumper Mopane worms harvest
Mwenezi, one of the most arid districts of Zimbabwe has something to smile about as there is a bumper harvest of Mopane worms this year.Villagers are harvesting hundreds of kilogrammes of Sout...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 05:34hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
The reality about bond papers coming in notes!
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe say 'Bond notes are not a surrogate Zimbabwe Dollar for they are not currency but a financial instrument issued at par with the US$. Bond notes will operate in the same ma...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 16:18hrs | | by Munya Mugari
Mnangagwa speaks on bond notes
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Government may come up with a policy that bond notes be exclusively used for certain transactions as a way of encouraging their usage while at the same time ...Published: 02 Nov 2016 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Infidelity movie ‘Behind my back' shot in Gweru
Gweru-based filmmaker Tinashe Rashai has produced a two-and-a-half hour movie titled Behind my back, which tackles the issue of infidelity and betrayal among couples especially with the advent of soci...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 10:45hrs | | by Sukoluhle Ndlovu
Zimbabwe, Italian firm partner for first Zimbabwe made car
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has signed several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Italian firm El Badaoui Group, aimed at enhancing value addition and beneficiation in the country....Published: 10 Nov 2015 at 15:11hrs | | by Tawanda Musarurwa
Dembare beat 10 men Harare City
Harare City 1 - 3DynamosDynamos have been stealthily moving towards the top of the log and for the first time this season, the Harare giants shot to the summit of the Castle Lager Premiership af...Published: 05 Sep 2013 at 11:47hrs | | by Sports Reporter
How cold is it out there, cde Jonathan Moyo?
Discouraging and attacking disgruntled ZANU PF candidates standing as independents while singing for his supper with the warped belief that Tsholotsho North was fait accompli, Jonathan Moyo advise...Published: 04 Sep 2013 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Moses Chamboko
Harare City extend lead at the top of the log standings
Monomotapa 0 - 1 Harare CityHarare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi's boys extended their lead at the top of the log standings and will spend the rest of this week at the apex thanks to a William Manondo'...Published: 14 Jul 2013 at 07:44hrs | | by Sports reporter
Man stopped at Switzerland customs for carrying dead caterpillars - amacimbi - madora
The thought of munching through this festering mound of dried dead caterpillars would be the stuff of stomach churning nightmares.But one man was so determined that his rare but banned 'delic...Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 04:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso disarms Gunners
Highlanders 1 Gunners 0 High-flying ...Published: 20 Aug 2012 at 03:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Musona included in Young Warriors squad
ACES Youth Academy forward Walter Musona has been included in the Young Warriors squad that is preparing to take on Angola in the second round, first leg of the African Under-20 Youth Championships qu...Published: 19 Jul 2012 at 06:20hrs | | by Sports Reporter
Young Warriors massacre Botswana at Barbourfields
Zimbabwe Under-20 (1) 4 - 0 Botswana Under-20The Zimbabwe Under-20 soccer team put one foot into the next round of the African Youth Championships when they dismissed Botswana Under-20 in a lively...Published: 22 Apr 2012 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Young Warriors to play Botswana in Bulawayo
THE Zimbabwe Youngg Warriors Under-20 national team that will play Botswana in the first leg of the first round qualifier for the African Championship at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday is expected t...Published: 17 Apr 2012 at 04:13hrs | | by Sports Reporter
Amacimbi - madora disappearing from rural diets
PLUMTREE - Job Mthombeni loves traditional food. One of his favourite culinary delights is Mopani worms, referred to locally as amacimbi, which means caterpillar in Ndebele. At an early age he under...Published: 23 Mar 2012 at 07:45hrs | | by Ignatius Banda
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