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Munhumutapa calls for cessation of the Government's role in chief appointments
In a significant letter addressing the legal framework surrounding traditional leadership in Zimbabwe, Mambo Munhumutapa has formally requested a cessation of the Minister of Local Government and Publ...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 13:11hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Nengomasha, Samantha Mtukudzi's bitter divorce saga continues
The tumultuous divorce proceedings between former Zimbabwean footballer Tinashe Nengomasha and Samantha Mtukudzi, the daughter of the late music icon Oliver Mtukudzi, have taken another dramatic ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 14:14hrs | 2048 | by Staff reporter
Did all Ndebele kingdom claimants attend Mzilikazi day?
Ndebele King Bulelani received a significant endorsement at the recent commemorations for the late King Mzilikazi, marking a potential resolution to the ongoing debate over the rightful heir to the Nd...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:21hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Dhuterere 'blasts' manager, promoter
Musician Mambo Dhuterere has expressed his disappointment after his planned tour to the United Kingdom was canceled due to a dispute between his manager and the promoter.In a Facebook statemen...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:23hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Dhuterere pulls the plug on UK Music Festival participation
Popular Zimbabwean gospel artist Mambo Dhuterere will not be performing at this weekend's Africa Music Festival in the UK. He chose to withdraw from the event due to a disagreement with the festival's...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 18:54hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Man killed for reprimanding duo for urinating on wall
`Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a murder that took place at Masaisai Business Centre in Mazhaka 1, Tekwe, on Tuesday. The suspects, 19-year-old Biggie Fanamaya and 25-year-...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:43hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt warns against self-styled kings
The Government has issued a strong condemnation against Mike Moyo and Timothy Chiminya for falsely claiming titles as King Mambo and King Munhumutapa, respectively. Moyo has furthered this pretense by...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:32hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabbed with own knife
A tragic incident occurred in Gokwe, where a 24-year-old man, Alfred Kamambo, was fatally stabbed with his own okapi knife during a confrontation with his 17-year-old friend, Tinashe Katsikadova. ...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:10hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mike Moyo anoints own chiefs to rule in Bulawayo
Lozwi King Mambo, also known as Mike Moyo, who was crowned in Mawabeni, Matabeleland South, in 2019, has recently appointed eight chiefs and eleven assistants to oversee the Bulawayo Metropolitan prov...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:40hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
'King Mambo' annoints his chiefs
Mike Moyo who identifies as the King Mambo of the historical Rozvi Empire (Dzimbahwe), anointed new chiefs on the 10th of August 2024.King Mambo also referred to as Ilitshe Aligiqiki was insta...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 12:52hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo and colleagues seek ConCourt referral in bid to block trial
Former ZIFA president Felton Kamambo and four colleagues who are part of the football mother body's ousted executive have accused prosecutors of violating their rights through insisting on trial in a ...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:57hrs | 392 | by Staff reportrer
Zimbabwe sprinter bags US scholarship
TEENAGE sprinting sensation Rujeko Munetsi is riding high after clipping an athletics scholarship at the New Mexico Highlands University in the United States. The 19-year-old was expected to l...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:29hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs oppose 'King Munhumutapa's shrine tour
Some Chiefs in Matabeleland have called on the National Chiefs Council to investigate the alleged King Munhumutapa seeking to conduct rituals at some of the spiritual shrines.The ruling party ...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 15:29hrs | 2018 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs girlfriend for cheating
A 28-year-old man from Shurugwi, Cleo Nyakatera, has been arrested for stabbing his girlfriend multiple times following a dispute over alleged infidelity. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Emman...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt distributes 51 000 tonnes of grain
As of June 25, 2024, the Zimbabwean government has distributed a cumulative 51,415.02 tonnes of grain to vulnerable and food-insecure individuals, ensuring food security across the nation. This update...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Macheso to sample new album in Diaspora
Renowned Sungura musician Alick Macheso has announced an exciting lineup of shows in South Africa and the United Kingdom ahead of his album launch on August 2nd. The tour kicks off in Johannesburg at ...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 32 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Mnangagwa's 2030 plot faces fierce Zanu-PF resistance
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's loud campaign for support to hang on to power beyond 2028 when his final term ends has drawn fierce resistance from a Zanu-PF faction loyal to his deputy Constantino Chi...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 07:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Pastor Joseph Tivafire warms up to 11th album launch
Renowned gospel musician, Joseph Tivafire is warming up to release and launch his eleventh album titled Takachengetwa this Saturday in Harare....Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:11hrs | 37 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
King Munhumutapa challenges govt
Timothy Chiminya, who goes by the title King Munhumutapa, recently oversaw the installment of Masimba Rubatika as Chief Seke, replacing Stanley Chimanikire. Despite government dismissal of his claims,...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:50hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ex-diplomat in fraud storm
Shamiso Fred, a former honorary diplomat to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), faces legal action for allegedly defrauding Zimbabweans living abroad in what is suspected to be a Ponzi scheme.Arou...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth leader suspended over ED 2030
AS political manoeuvres to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028 through the backdoor gathers momentum, a Zanu-PF youth leader, opposed to the move, has been suspended for resistance ...Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:51hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth league member in bribery storm
Danmore Mambondiani, a member of the ZANU-PF national youth league, has been suspended for attempting to bribe two ministers to secure a top position within the ruling party.Prior to his suspe...Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimra ordered to release seized truck
The High Court has ordered the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to release a truck and its contents seized from a driver who was facing allegations of smuggling before he was acquitted by the courts...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Munhumutapa vows to eradicate chieftainship disputes
King Munhumutapa born Timothy Chiminya of the Rozvi clan has vowed to end chieftainship wrangles in Zimbabwe which he attributed to decades of corruption in the selection of chiefs.Chiminya, w...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo acquitted
FORMER Zimbabwe Football Association(ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo, who was accused of bribing his way to the presidency of the football motherbody, has been acquitted by the courts.Regional ...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 12:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets pile pressure on Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) is under growing pressure from a section of war veterans, who say their fight is no longer about the welfare of neglected former liberation war fighters, but to...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mambo Dhuterere, wife scam church
The Dare Guru frontman, Darlington Mutseta (popularly known as Mambo Dhuterere) and his wife have been facing numerous threats of imminent arrests following their alleged failure to either allocate re...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:07hrs | 16 | by Paul Ndou in South Africa
King Munhumutapa strikes again
SELF-PROCLAIMED King Munhumutapa, born Timothy Chiminya, on Thursday presided over the installation of Sevias Piki as Chief Hama in Chirumanzu to replace Vengai Zishiri, who has been acting in that ca...Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 15:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
King Mambo wants BCC to name street after him
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has been petitioned to name some of its streets and suburbs after the late King Mambo and other notable people who were under his kingdom.The petition is being led ...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo blames legal nightmares on Chiyangwa
Bribery accused former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo will know his fate on March 4 this year when Harare magistrate Bianca Makwande delivers her judgement on his case....Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 20:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vandalised sporting facilities rile Bulawayo residents
Stakeholders in Bulawayo have raised concern over the rampant vandalism of sporting facilities and infrastructure in the city amid calls on the authorities to tighten security to avert the situation....Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 32 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Canaan Banana's Lord's Prayer in the Ghetto
Our Father which art in the ghetto,Degraded is your name.Thy servitude abounds,Thy will is mocked,As pie in the sky,Teach us to demand,Our share of gold,Forgive us our ...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 20:33hrs | 32 | by Canaan Banana
Fraud-accused ZIFA executives take fight to Constitutional Court
FIVE former executives of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) facing fraud allegations are seeking to escalate their case to the Constitutional Court, claiming a violation of their rights....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mambo Dhuterere hits out at cyberbullies, again
Gospel musician Mambo Dhuterere, real name Darlington Mutseta, says deliberate attempts to inflict harm on his marriage through manipulation and damaging of his character online will not destroy his m...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 12:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Data bundles, hotspoting won't destroy my marriage: Mambo Dhuterere vows
Gospel supremo, Mambo Dhuterere (real name, Darlington Mutseta) has once again trashed claims which were recently peddled on social media linking him to infidelity and gender-based violence vowing tha...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 16:50hrs | 20 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
King Mambo in legal wrangle with spiritual advisor
Dr. Mike Moyo, known as the King Mambo of the historical Rozvi/Lozwi Empire, is embroiled in an ongoing legal dispute with his former spiritual advisor, Mr. Bekezela Bhekimpi Nyathi.Dr. Moyo r...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Kadenge 'controversially' lands ZIFA CEO post
Nyasha Kadenge is poised to be officially introduced as the new CEO of ZIFA (Zimbabwe Football Association) tomorrow, following her surprise selection for the position by the Normalisation Committee a...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bid to kill a mysterious snake claims two
TWO men died last week after trying to kill a mysterious snake in a deep well in Shamva.Lesly Shangwa (31) and Prosper Mambodza (27) di...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZIFA set to appoint new CEO
ZIFA is on track to welcome a new leader to its secretariat by mid-October, with reports indicating that the Normalisation Committee has concluded interviews for the position of a new chief executive ...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Nguni/Sotho People who occupied parts of modern-day Zimbabwe before Mzilikazi
There is a general misconception that King Mzilikazi and is Ndebele people were the first Nguni group to traverse and settle in what is now modern-day Zimbabwe. However, this is not accurate.T...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 20:37hrs | 1 | by Thomas Sibanda
Zimbabwe Warriors ranked number 125 in latest FIFA Rankings
Zimbabwe paid dearly for their failure to participate in Fifa-sanctioned matches, with the men's national football team, the Warriors now ranked number 125 in the world's latest rankings released by F...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Mambo hosts national cultural day celebrations
DR Mike Moyo, who proudly identifies as the King Mambo of the historical Rozvi Empire (Dzimbahwe), is hosting the National Traditional Cultural Heritage and Spirituality Celebration Day. The momentous...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makhadzi lashes Winky D
ORGANISERS of the "Africa Music Festival 2023 - The Legends Tour" which was held in Leicester in the United Kingdom on Saturday have come under fire for failing to manage the show well, leaving Makhad...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC approaches Supreme Court over double candidates
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court's dismissal of its appeal challenging double candidates recorded under the party's name on nomination da...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to lead Heroes, Defence Forces events
President Mnangagwa is expected to preside over the Heroes Day commemorations and Zimbabwe Defence Forces celebrations in two weeks time where several activities have been lined up as preparations for...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Heavily armed anti-riot police patrol streets after CCC poll ruling
HEAVILY armed anti-riot police yesterday patrolled streets in Harare and Bulawayo after two High Court decisions against opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).A Bulawayo High Court ju...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 10:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa wants to throw Zimbabwe into anarchy,' says angry Chamisa
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa is livid following the disqualification of 12 opposition parliamentary candidates in Bulawayo saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa was on the...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:56hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Everton Mlalazi keeps foot on pedal
AWARD-WINNING gospel singer Everton Mlalazi is seemingly on a mission to push himself to the limit through regular release of fresh material.This year, he has launched two albums so far and in...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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