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Harare suspends 10 employees for corruption
The Harare City Council has suspended eight municipal police officers and two water department employees following allegations of corruption, including extortion and bribery, according to an announcem...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:47hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 27 | by George Tshuma
Zimbabwe going nowhere with delusional leaders
I KEEP being reminded of my younger days when we used to love joking about a guy who had fallen head over heels with a certain girl.In the midst of their intimate rendezvous, the guy would bec...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 07:47hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
'To hell with your fire tenders,' councils tell July Moyo
Local authorities in the province have rejected the directive from central government where each council has been ordered to pay for a fire tender to a certain supplier using devolution funds at a ver...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa activists eeks media censure over biased reporting
THE lawyers representing Joanah Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri have filed a formal complaint with the court over alleged biased reporting by the ZBC, Herald and comments by government spokesperson, Nick...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Mukunda Chitova
Gweru murderer dies in cells
A 38-YEAR-OLD Gweru man, who on Tuesday allegedly butchered his wife and two minor children in a bizarre incident, reportedly collapsed and died in holding cells at the magistrates court yesterday whi...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Understanding Sikhosana's music
On Wednesday, Nkayi-bred musician Sikhosana Buhlungu bounced back on the music scene with a fresh single Dlala Ntethe accompanied by clean visuals.Dlala Ntethe, a rendition of a folk tale sung...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Langalakhe Mabena
Prominent promoter Madamara laid to rest
MUSIC promoter and businessman, Dave "Madamara" Ncube, the first promoter to bring South African musician, Freddie Gwala to the country, was buried on Wednesday.Ncube (53), who died on Monday ...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance & Zanu PF bury the hatchet to help gogo Matavire
Zimbabweans from across the globe have decided to bury their political differences and donated cash and kind to the late Paul Matavire's mother who is from Mwenezi Resettlement scheme.Despite ...Published: 27 May 2021 at 13:22hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Tout arrested for parading corpse
A 29-YEAR-OLD tout from Mabvuku in Harare was yesterday arraigned before the courts after he allegedly paraded a corpse of his deceased colleague.Wishes Mukungurutse denied the charge when he ...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
How does Zimbabwe define its heroes?
I WANT to thank President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his team for the conferment of provincial war hero status on Saul Musaka, Soul Jah Love. I would like to thank him again for the conferment of national...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:50hrs | 10 | by Kurauone Chihwayi
The bane of deadbeat intellectuals
Talent seems to come with more than its fair share of baggage.Most often than not, gifted personalities belong to a pantheon of living gods that wow the world during their time in the limeligh...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:58hrs | 10 | by Bishop Lazarus
Ex-NetOne boss faces probe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating former NetOne CEO Reward Kangai over a myriad of alleged criminal abuse of office cases during his tenure at the state-owned mobile netw...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai accident survivor speaks out
THERE was no foul play in the accident that led to injuries that resulted in the death of the late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, a survivor has said.Mrs...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Social media - loitering hall for sociopaths
Even though Jesus was/is God, and even though he was immaculately conceived, during the time he walked this earth - more than 2 019 years ago - he was a man of flesh and blood.A man - despite ...Published: 05 May 2019 at 09:33hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Jesus Christ and Ancestral Spirits
There is an old song - Amandla amasha - by Steve Kekana that I love. Loosely translated, the song's lyrics go: 'I see that you are on my case, and you are targeting me with renewed energy. ...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 11:32hrs | | by Amandla Amasha
Baboon feasts on family meal
A baboon left villagers in Gokwe astonished after it was found in a family kitchen hut seated on a bench eating sadza with beef stew.It was interrupted by a 13-year-old boy who had just return...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP dumped in restaurant
BULILIMA West legislator, Dingumuzi Phuti, says he was once dumped in a restaurant by his girlfriend.Better known as DJ Phuti in showbiz circles, the 38-year-old made history after being elect...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 17:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs don't like the sprouting opposition parties
Chief Neshuro, Rodwell Gudo, recently has pronounced his support for Zanu PF, saying traditional leaders did not like the sprouting opposition parties.Giving a vote of thanks at a Zanu PF inte...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's false hope from Malaysia
I have just been reading Deluze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia. It's a big book, one quite opaque and thus requiring stout intellect and a liberal outlook to digest it....Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:40hrs | 1 | by Igomombe
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally shoves out contestants
It is going to be a dog-eat-dog in Zanu-PF primary elections slated for May 05, 2018 amid allegations that the Masvingo provincial executive made some shocking decisions to disqualify at least eight s...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kangai arrested
NetOne's ex-managing director Mr Reward Kangai was yesterday arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on allegations of abuse of power during his tenure at the country's second-bigge...Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Community radio stations explode
REGIONAL commercial radio stations are fast becoming the in-thing across the country's provinces.Government, through the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ), issued regional commercial ra...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 08:28hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
People living with disabilities call for equality
People living with disability have called for equal opportunities to participate in social, economic and political spheres.A major conference on disability, citizenship and participation in Af...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 18:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Granny escapes jail for killing granddaughter
A 65-YEAR-OLD Gokwe woman, who fatally hit her eight-year-old granddaughter's head against the wall, accusing her of feasting on groundnuts reserved for seed, escaped with a non-custodial sentence on ...Published: 26 May 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prison Services bosses selling donated rice
There is an uproar at Chiredzi prison over demands by senior officials who are demanding money from junior officers so as to get rice which was donated by government.Impeccable sources within ...Published: 08 May 2017 at 20:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
4 years on the run stand fraudster in court
A MAN from Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb has been arrested for allegedly selling a non-existent residential stand for $3 000.Farai Matavire (42) allegedly duped Mr Ranganai Ndava (42) tha...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man points penis at his mother
A 27-year-old man from Gokwe South district went berserk and pointed his manhood at his mother following a dispute over land.There was drama in Gudhu village under Chief Jahana in Gokwe South ...Published: 12 Sep 2016 at 11:25hrs | 1 | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
Takesure drops a double scorcher
AWARD-WINNING gospel musician Takesure Zamar Ncube has joined the list of hotshots who have dropped scintillating albums in 2016. But he has gone one better. He has dropped two: "Worship Volume 5"...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 12:53hrs | | by Takudzwa Chihambakwe
Masvingo Province gets $335 000 road allocation from ZINARA
Masvingo Province has been allocated $335 773, 80 for road maintenance for the first quarter of 2016 by ZINARA.According to Masvingo Mirror, ZINARA chief executive officer, engineer Julius Jum...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sikhonjwa climbing the music ladder
TAKING his cue from some of the country's erstwhile comedians-cum-musicians like late greats Safirio Madzikatire and Paul Matavire, Bulawayo funnyman and musician Babongile Sikhonjwa is slowly climbin...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
WATCH: Matavire's Tanga Wandida remade
If you grew up in the 90s, or are just a fan of Zimbabwe's golden oldies, you will know the music genius that was Paul Matavire, and his hit "Tanga Wandida" will bring memories of that great music era...Published: 19 Jan 2016 at 06:07hrs | | by newsvyb
Cop threatens journalist in court
Herald court correspondent Fungai Jachi was yesterday threatened by a police officer for covering her case of assaulting a community service officer at the Mbare Magistrates' Courts.She report...Published: 09 Dec 2015 at 05:35hrs | | by Court Correspondent
Pupil dies in hit-and-run accident
AN Upper Six Mwenezi High School pupil died recently in a hit-and-run accident on the 50km peg along Masvingo-Zvishavane Road while on an educational trip to Victoria Falls. The schoolboy was ...Published: 22 Sep 2015 at 06:27hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
UZ donate books to Tokwe Mukosi Dam victims
The newly established primary school for the flood victims in Mwenezi received a shot in the arm when the University of Zimbabwe library donated 300 books to it last week.Tokwe Mukosi Prim...Published: 30 Jun 2015 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
There can only be one Tuku
THE media is vibrating once again on Tuku's fame and fortune. There is a deliberate onslaught on his private life far off the musical icon's successful career path.Narrow and shallow- minded c...Published: 11 Apr 2015 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Morris Mtisi
'Women must also know their limits'
If ever there is one litigious question that can arise for discussion, it is the question of what passes for propriety in dressing.There are as many opinions on the subject as there are grains...Published: 22 Jan 2015 at 12:21hrs | | by Learnmore Zuze
Prophetess sucked into death of neighbour's son
A SELF-STYLED prophetess from Mwenezi belonging to the Johanne Masowe Wechishanu Apostolic sect has been sucked into the death of a neighbour's son who drowned in a dish recently, Chief Maranda has co...Published: 15 Dec 2014 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bosso supporter with a difference
"I STARTED following Highlanders when I was still a boy attending school at Copota School of the Blind here in Masvingo. I was doing Grade 3 by that time but I believe I started supporting the black a...Published: 07 Sep 2014 at 09:36hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Paul Mativere's property looted
Paul MatavireTHE late Paul "Dr Love" Matavire who died in 2005, was one of the music greats of his time whose wit and humour-laced approach to serious social issues made his lyrics quite relevant even...Published: 10 Aug 2014 at 20:41hrs | | by Vincent Gono
Free education for people living with disabilities, govt urged
Government must introduce free education for people living with disabilities, University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor, Professor Levi Nyagura, has said.Speaking at the National Disability Expo ...Published: 04 Aug 2014 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Nowhere to hide as people turn to paternity tests
The late Paul Matavire was a wordsmith par excellence who could tackle contentious social issues in a humorous but informative way. In one of his songs, Gomba Harina Mwana the musician tackled the iss...Published: 24 Jun 2014 at 09:55hrs | 1 | by Problem Masau
Zanu-PF's final list of candidates
ZANU PF - HARARE PROVINCE: FINAL LISTSENATORIALCONSTITUENCY CANDIDATE1. Chitungwiza&...Published: 28 Jun 2013 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries candidates list (2013)
ZANU PF LIST OF RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES FOR THE 2013 HARMONISED ELECTIONSMASVINGO...Published: 21 Jun 2013 at 13:41hrs | 88 | by Staff Reporter
Soldiers force villagers to attend Zanu-PF meetings
VILLAGERS in Mberengwa say they were now living in fear following the recent heavy deployment of soldiers to spearhead Zanu-PF campaigns in the area.They say the soldiers were being moved out...Published: 02 Apr 2013 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Arrested MDC-T activists still locked up
FOURTEEN MDC-T supporters who were arrested last Saturday on allegations of obstructing the course of justice will remain in custody pending the outcome of their bail ruling tomorrow. Kenneth...Published: 06 Mar 2013 at 06:30hrs | | by Crime Reporter
3rd letter to Zimbabweans in the Diaspora
Zimbabwe has such gigantic and unimaginable volumes of minerals in its belly and it is estimated that it has the highest per capita mineral reserves in the world.I last wrote to you last y...Published: 21 Feb 2013 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Vince Musewe
Soldiers terrorise villagers for failing to produce IDs
Soldiers deployed at Mataga Growth Point in Mberengwa are harassing villagers in the area for failing to produce identification documents (ID) and allegedly backing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ...Published: 12 Jan 2013 at 18:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
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