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'Chiwenga's ex-wife holding Miss Zimbabwe World at ransom'
THE embattled ex-wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa, has been accused of holding the Miss World Zimbabwe pageant at ransom.Industry insiders and experts have called on ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 16:33hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says judicial independence guaranteed
President Mnangagwa yesterday told the Southern Africa Chief Justices' Forum jointly hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia in Victoria Falls that the Second Republic would continue respecting the independence...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkayi chief taken to court over 'illegal' ruling
NKAYI traditional leader Chief Dakamela has been taken to the magistrates court by one of his subjects after he ordered that he be caned in public for assault.Tumelo Maphala was ordered to per...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC Alliance in tricky Gwanda mayoral polls
THE Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance yesterday said it was confident of retaining the Gwanda mayoral seat although stakes favoured its rivals, Zanu-PF and MDC-T.The Gwanda mayoral polls will be...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa regains Gwanda
MDC Alliance has regained control of Gwanda Town Council after four councillors out of the six who attended a meeting organised by the Thokozani Khupe's MDCT faction have pledged loyalty to their part...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda councillors dump Chamisa
SIX Gwanda councillors elected on an MDC Alliance ticket have shifted their political allegiance to the rival MDC-T led by Thokhozani Khupe.This came at a time Khupe's party has been recalling...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Mayor; all Councilors defect to Thokozani Khupe
MDC Alliance Gwanda Mayor Jastone Mazhale and his entire Council have defected from the Nelson Chamisa led entity to join the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T.The councilors met with MDC-T Acting Nat...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 08:05hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chinese solar company lights up Chimanimani
A local Chinese-owned solar supply company Yao Wei Tech has donated rechargeable solar lamps to assist communities in the Cyclone Idai-hit communities.Yao Wei Tech is a solar energy and altern...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
New HIV infections statistics worry Govt
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has expressed concern over the rise in new HIV infections especially among adults, which is threatening national efforts to end AIDS by 2030.Accor...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo wins Miss Tourism licence?
MISS Tourism Zimbabwe is back and veteran modelling instructor, actress and beautician, Sarah Mpofu, is likely to be running the show, The Sunday Mail Society has learnt.The pageant failed to ...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Hamba kahle qhawe lakithi CZ Moyo
Bekungumnyaka ka1999 eBerea eHoteleni kaMnu uMaphalala lapho iLiberty Party of Zimbabwe ebe inehovisi layo khona, lapho engaqala ukuhlangana khona nobaba uCanaan Zinothi Moyo (CZ) obe engumongammeli w...Published: 11 Nov 2017 at 19:35hrs | 3 | by Thulani Nkala
Bulawayo to host Intombi awards for young businesswomen
RADIO personality Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa and ex Muvhango actor Lesley Musina who played Ndalamo will next month host the Intombi Young Women In Business Awards pencilled for Bulawayo's Nesbitt Castle....Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lorraine Maphala lands an acting role in the Ziyanda Film
A prominent Bulawayo businessman Sonny Phiri has congratulated his wife the former Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala Phiri for landing a role to act in the Ziyanda Film .Maphala Phiri landed a ro...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 09:50hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Ugly debate over Miss Zimbabwe
PLAYERS in the modelling industry have expressed mixed feelings over this year's Miss World Zimbabwe queen, Chiedza Lorraine Mhosva urging organisers, the Miss Zimbabwe Trust to cast their net wider n...Published: 25 Jul 2017 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala, husband Sonny Phiri joins PDP
BULAWAYO based former Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala and her husband a businessman Sonny Phiri have since joined the People's Democratic Party.The two were introduced to members during the cel...Published: 27 May 2017 at 16:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Mugabe is headmaster of despots'
People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tendai Biti has said Mugabe is 'headmaster of all despots' in Africa who has reversed all the 37years of Zimbabwe's gains since independence, to the year of the ...Published: 26 May 2017 at 12:11hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Ster-Kinekor plans to open studios in Bulawayo
MOVIE lovers have something to smile about as Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe is planning to open a branch in Bulawayo.If all goes according to plan, Ster-Kinekor will set up shop at the Rainbow Cinemas...Published: 04 May 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maita crowned Miss Africa Zimbabwe
Harare beauty, Maita Kainga was crowned Miss Africa Zimbabwe last Friday thereby automatically securing a spot for herself at the Miss Africa contest. The 22-year-old who is no new face in pageantry s...Published: 02 May 2016 at 11:48hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Tich Mataz launches clothing shop
VETERAN radio personality Tich Mataz has spread his wings and ventured into the fashion industry with the launch of a boutique - Mataz collection.Catering for both men and women, Mataz Collect...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 05:27hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Lawyer accuses High Court judge of bias
THERE was drama at the Bulawayo High Court yesterday as the lawyer representing a murder convict accused presiding judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha of giving a biased verdict against his client....Published: 15 Oct 2015 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umenyiye kuLala Lulaza Sikwengule get together
Hi Byo, ncela ungidlulisele isimemo kumphakathi.SinguLala lulaza sikwengule, siyalixusa ku Get2gether esizoba layo mhlaka 5 September 2015 Ngo 12emini kusiya ku 5 ntambama eMaphalale kuFive lo...Published: 28 Aug 2015 at 18:24hrs | | by Lala Lulaza Sikwengule Admin
Prison escapee gets 13 months jail term
An inmates who broke out of Imbizo Barracks Prisons in Bulawayo in February has been sentenced to 13 months in jail for escaping from jail.Lungisani Maphala (23) of Old Magwegwe and Mhluph...Published: 16 May 2015 at 08:56hrs | | by Stephen Jackson
Imbizo Barracks prison escapee recaptured
ONE of the two inmates who broke out of Imbizo Barracks Prisons in Bulawayo late February was brought to court yesterday charged with escaping from lawful custody.According to court records, L...Published: 29 Apr 2015 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans come to defence of 'ugly' beauty queen
A number of Zimbabweans on Tuesday rallied to the defence of newly-elected Miss World Zimbabwe after locals said she was "ugly".Financial adviser Emily Kachote, 25, was given Zimbabwe's top mo...Published: 28 Apr 2015 at 19:29hrs | | by News24
You are ugly - new Miss Zimbabwe told
NEWLY crowned Miss Zimbabwe Emily Kachote is said to be ugly and is being attacked for failing to meet expectations of members of the public.This has promoted former queens to spring to her de...Published: 28 Apr 2015 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Miss World racist,' says Chiwenga
Zimbabwe's representatives at world beauty contests have continuously failed to bring the crown home because of the colour of their skin, Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga has said....Published: 20 Apr 2015 at 10:34hrs | | by Melissa Mpofu
Woman hides jail breaker in wardrobe
A BULAWAYO woman was arrested for allegedly hiding her husband in a wardrobe after he had escaped from Mbizo satellite prison.Oliper Ndlovu, 25, appeared before provincial magistrate Willard M...Published: 04 Mar 2015 at 11:45hrs | | by Nokusa Masuku
Former Miss Zimbabwe splash love on facebook
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala-Phiri and businessman husband Sonny Phiri seem to have patched up their differences as evidenced by their Facebook posts suggesting that their rough-sailing relat...Published: 01 Mar 2015 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Man adds zeros to $5 note
A 32-YEAR-OLD man will spend three months in jail for adding a zero to a $5 note to make it $50.Godness Owen Godha, of no fixed abode was arrested as he tried to buy a pint of beer using the f...Published: 07 Feb 2015 at 07:03hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Booking problems for ZSP applicants
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabweans have continued to encounter technical problems as they try to renew their special dispensation permits in South Africa.While the problem of slow internet they en...Published: 06 Nov 2014 at 09:42hrs | | by Mkhululi Chimoio
Big Brother Africa reveals Zimbabwe's second representative
WITH 12 days left before the start of Big Brother Hotshots, the popular reality show yesterday revealed Zimbabwe's second representative as JJ from last year's edition The Chase.Big Brother Ho...Published: 23 Sep 2014 at 06:28hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Bulawayo disappointed over Miss Zimbabwe
FOR more than a decade now it has become more of a right, ritual and norm for Bulawayo to land and retain the prestigious Miss Zimbabwe title or even secure a top spot among the winners in the modell...Published: 29 Jun 2014 at 10:31hrs | | by Peter Matika
Lorraine Maphala still supports and loves Sonny Phiri
FORMER beauty queen Lorraine Maphala still supports and loves her playboy husband Sonny Phiri as she publicly declared that she is still committed to her marriage.Her utterances, the first pub...Published: 07 May 2014 at 08:12hrs | 11 | by Bongani Ndlovu
Sonny Phiri's case dismissed
The case of Bulawayo businessman, Sonny Phiri, who was being accused of allegedly having sex with a minor was Wednesday dismissed by the court due to lack of evidence.It was suspected that Phi...Published: 03 Apr 2014 at 10:40hrs | 8 | by Tendayi Madhomu
Lady candidate for Gwanda town clerk?
ZANU-PF councilors in the municipality of Gwanda are reportedly pushing for the appointment of incumbent chamber secretary Priscilla Nkala.The issue has reportedly divided Zanu-PF with some ...Published: 26 Mar 2014 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Miss Zimbabwe vows to fight to save her marriage
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala says she is in "denial" after sensational revelations that her three-times-married husband, Sonny Phiri, is cheating on her with a younger woman. The form...Published: 25 Mar 2014 at 08:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Former Miss Zimbabwe in Facebook rant against journalists
Miss Zimbabwe second princess (2007) and former Miss Bulawayo Sibusisiwe Dube on Sunday went ballistic on social networking site Facebook accusing journalists of rumour mongering and receiving b...Published: 24 Mar 2014 at 17:27hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Former Miss Zimbabwe's marriage on the brink
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Maphala's husband of five months, businessman Sonny Phiri and a teenager are reportedly involved in an affair which the teen's parents have since described as disgraceful...Published: 23 Mar 2014 at 08:48hrs | 7 | by Peter Matika
Ex-Miss Zimbabwe, hubby to work as servants of the Lord
FORMER beauty queen Lorraine Maphala and businessman Sonny Phiri will soon be leaving the business world to work as servants of the Lord. The newly weds made this revelation during a talk sho...Published: 12 Nov 2013 at 06:30hrs | | by Entertainment Correspondent
Wedding bells for former Miss Zimbabwe
Former Miss Zimbabwe Lorraine Tsoanelo Maphala will on Saturday tie the knot with her fiancé, businessman Sonny Phiri, at a Bulawayo hotel.Maphala confirmed to Standardlife&style ...Published: 03 Nov 2013 at 10:22hrs | | by Arts reporter
SA gospel artiste Solly Mahlangu to perform in Bulawayo
AWARD-winning South African gospel artiste Solly Mahlangu will next month perform in Bulawayo. Mahlangu will be in the city on 1 September for the an...Published: 15 Aug 2013 at 00:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Editor faces 2 years in jail for criticising judge
One of Swaziland's few independent source of news, The Nation magazine, has been found guilty of "contempt by scandalizing the court" following its publication of two articles in 2009 and 2010 that cr...Published: 18 Apr 2013 at 12:30hrs | | by Vuyisile Hlatshwayo
Murder suspect in court
A Gwanda man, who on New Year's Day allegedly fatally stabbed another man for warning him to stop caressing his daughter, yesterday appeared in court facing murder charges.Forward Maphala (28)...Published: 09 Jan 2013 at 06:52hrs | | by Court reporter
Prince Edward students hospitalised in SA after their tour bus accident
Three Prince Edward School students were hospitalised in South Africa on Friday after their tour bus was involved in an accident on its way back to Zimbabwe from a rugby tour.The school bus ov...Published: 12 Apr 2012 at 18:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo beauty Queens out to dazzle Harare
The three contestants who are going to represent Bulawayo at the Miss Zimbabwe pageant have stepped up their preparations ahead of their boot camp. In an interview Miss Bulawayo, Bongani Dlakama, said...Published: 01 Feb 2012 at 08:18hrs | | by Entertainment reporter
Miss Bulawayo pledges to bring Miss Zimbabwe title
RECENTLY-crowned Miss Bulawayo 2011, Bongani Dhlakama, has pledged to work hard to bring the Miss Zimbabwe title back to Bulawayo.The 23-year-old beauty who has always envisaged taking part i...Published: 27 Dec 2011 at 12:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bongani Dlakama crowned Miss Bulawayo 2011
Midlands State University student Bongani Dlakama (23) beat 23 other contestants to emerge Miss Bulawayo 2011 at a beauty pageant held at a local hotel on Friday night.Precious Dube (23) was ...Published: 19 Dec 2011 at 17:51hrs | 1 | by staff reporter
I'm a virgin - Miss Byo blasts sugar daddies
NEWLY-crowned Miss Tourism Bulawayo has taken an open swipe at 'sugar daddies' who target models and young girls. Speaking to reporters this week, the 20-year-old beauty queen has vowed to enlighten y...Published: 18 Dec 2010 at 20:04hrs | | by Byo24
Nadia Gori is Miss Tourism Bulawayo 2010
Nadianator Gori took part in three big pageants this year and kept on missing out on the top prize until on Friday evening when she was crowned Miss Tourism Bulawayo 2010-2011. ...Published: 14 Dec 2010 at 20:29hrs | 2 | by ByoNews
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