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Bulawayo launches city-wide tourism data collection drive
The City of Bulawayo has launched a comprehensive city-wide data collection initiative aimed at transforming the local tourism and hospitality sector into a competitive and sustainable economic ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:22hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has faced numerous challenges in recent years, including economic instability, political turmoil, and social unrest. As the country looks to the future, there are several factors that will ha...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 19:46hrs | 420 | by Mlilo Joyinani and Ndaba M. Nhuku
Matopo Hills clean-up campaign
A Matopo-based environmental conservation organization has launched a series of clean-up campaigns aimed at preserving the heritage site where Cecil John Rhodes is buried. Located atop a grani...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:29hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Holidaymakers throng Bulawayo tourist attractions
TOURIST attractions around Bulawayo were on Christmas Day teeming with activity as hordes of holidaymakers, among them Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi, took time out to celebr...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:27hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens Cecil John Rhodes' grave
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened to "take action" if the British failed to claim the remains of Cecil John Rhodes buried at Matobo in Matebeleland South province.He made the remarks...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:15hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Kariba: Zimbabwe's dormant tourism jewel
IT'S 6am on a Tuesday morning in the resort town of Kariba.The sun is already hot as usual and temperatures are on a high at 41 degrees Celsius.And taking a stroll on the streets of Ka...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bosso manager involved in accident
Highlanders' welfare manager Vezigama Dlodlo was on Wednesday evening involved in an accident on his way to the club's new camping venue in Matopos ahead of the Bulawayo giants' epic Castle Lager Prem...Published: 25 May 2023 at 18:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso scores major deal
HIGHLANDERS Football Club has scored a major deal ahead of today's blockbuster Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Dynamos, which will save the club thousands of dollars.Bosso and...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The legend of Chief Maduna of Godlwayo
WHEN the 1896 First Umvukela/Chimurenga military campaign against the Ndebeles had not been a success, arch-imperialist Cecil John Rhodes called for a great indaba with Ndebele chiefs (izinduna) in th...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:06hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Zipra veteran blasts liberation war pretenders
PROMINENT Zipra war veteran Thomas Ngwenya says the country's independence has lost its essence 43 years on because people are failing to enjoy the fruits of the hard-fought for liberation struggle....Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 17:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's iconic Post Office Gardens crumble
A gaping hole now exposes the western part of the Post Office Gardens. It is perhaps ironic that a building also known as the War Memorial Park or the Cenotaph, now looks like it was the victim of a n...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The death and burial of King Mzilikazi
KING Mzilikazi reigned until his death in September 1868.. At the time of his death he was estimated to be in his late 70s or early 80s. His death followed that of his senior and closest wife Queen Lo...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:55hrs | 10 | by Mzala Tom
Magriza Made Me Cook takes township tourism to another level
IN our African society, grandmothers play an integral part in the family. From telling folktales to disciplining, and taking care of grandchildren, these matriarchs are the glue that strengthens blood...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief Masuku is installed
THERE was pomp and grandeur yesterday in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province as people came from far and wide to witness the installation of Mr Nkulumane Masuku as the substantive Chief Masuk...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:29hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
King Mzilikazi grave in state of grave concern
The late Ndebele king Mzilikazi's grave at Matobo Hills is falling apart because of lack of maintenance amid a lack of clarity on who was responsible for its upkeep.King Mzilikazi died in Sept...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Calls to rehabilitate King Mzilikazi's grave get louder
THE Khumalo clan has called on the government to rehabilitate the dilapidated grave of the late Ndebele king, Mzilikazi Khumalo at Matopos Hills.King Mzilikazi's grave is reportedly in a sorry...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi, the forgetful man who reminds us about our heritage
"HELLO. I will be with you in a moment. I just want to finish this sentence," Pathisa Nyathi told a news crew that visited him at his home in Gwabalanda last week.Nyathi, who was seated in the...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo firm commercialises umsuzwane herb
A BULAWAYO company, Green Afrique Technologies, has ventured into processing green tea using umsuzwane/zumbani to promote local herbal remedies for various respiratory ailments.Umsuzwane recen...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors gobble $1,5m in 2 days
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is under fire from residents after its councillors gobbled $1,5 million in two days at a workshop, while the city faces perennial water problems.A BCC confident...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi stop gold mining syndicate from prospecting in heritage site
BULAWAYO youths linked to the militant Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) on Friday stopped a mining syndicate from prospecting for gold in the Matobo Hills World Heritage Site.In September, gover...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 21:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Govt bans mining at Matobo Hills
GOVERNMENT has succumbed to pressure and cancelled a gold prospecting licence issued to Mazinahue Syndicate at the Matobo Hills World Heritage site following protests by villagers and local pressure g...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Names and naming: Naming as a form of documentation
NOT so long ago we visited Beitbridge District to capture the voices of the youth. We visited Beitbridge East and the area provided me with an opportunity to reflect on naming, the subject that I am d...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:12hrs | 16 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Zimbabwe's first black woman to get driver’s licence
JOANNA Sibanda's life has been one long series of firsts and she is not shy to tell anyone who cares to listen. When one visits her warm home, she speedily unearths a stash of certificates and...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Pricing madness hits Victoria Falls
NZALA Milimo was born in Victoria Falls in 1974 and did her primary and secondary education at public schools in the resort town's ghetto townships.But unlike the thousands of well-heeled fore...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
What leaders? No more than tortoises sitting atop lamp posts
I decided in the new year to return Kuumba, my beautiful pet tortoise, to his wild, natural habitat of Matojeni.Besides my amazing wife, few sights and few life experiences have left a greater...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:54hrs | 3 | by Zifiso Masiye
United States supports preservation of Ndebele art and culture
HARARE - United States Ambassador Brian A. Nichols participated in a ceremony to launch a publication, documenting Ndebele traditional hut decoration in Matobo Hills. The U.S. embassy is leading effor...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by APO
Bulawayo Mayor defends Victoria Falls induction retreat
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni has sprang to the defence of his fellow councillors after the city fathers came under a barrage of criticism for choosing to hold their induction retreat in the resort tow...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Game of Thrones actors to be Zimbabwe brand ambassadors?
A CALL has been made on social media to make two actors Liam Cunningham and Lucian Msamati from the HBO blockbuster series, Game of Thrones, brand ambassadors for Zimbabwe in order to boost the touris...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The bones that haunt Mnangagwa
At the bottom of a crevice in the rocks - just as the eyewitness had said - was a parcel of bones, wrapped in a shirt. It was a shirt just like the one Fanta Ndlovu was wearing when he went missing 33...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:47hrs | | by BBC
Zimbabwe: United States to Improve Water Security for River Basin Communities
HARARE - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announces Resilient Waters, a five-year, $32.4 million project to address severe water challenges facing the Limpopo River Basin...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 09:50hrs | 8 | by APO
Matebeleland South heritage sites get $1 million grant
MATOBO Hills, a national monument in Matabeleland South, and seven other endangered cultural heritage sites included on the 2018 World Monuments Watch list have received a $1 million grant from Americ...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's Churchill hotel relaunched
Regional hospitality group Cresta Hotels has re-launched its Cresta Churchill hotel in Bulawayo after completing a $700 000 refurbishment that was focused principally on its accommodation offering, bu...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cresta Churchill's $700 000 new look
Regional hospitality group Cresta Hotels has re-launched its Cresta Churchill hotel in Bulawayo after completing a $700 000 refurbishment that was focused principally on its accommodation offering, bu...Published: 05 May 2018 at 14:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Airport overwhelmed by visitors
The recently-commissioned $150 million Victoria Falls International Airport has insufficient capacity to meet burgeoning air traffic demands, spurring a problem of congestion and delays.As tra...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 09:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's untapped tourism potential
With dozens of tourist attractions, each having a rich history and remarkable diversity of culture, Bulawayo — Zimbabwe's second largest city — as well as its hinterland should have no problem att...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
A Triple ceremony at Amagugu to commemorate life of Bowen Rees
There was pomp and ceremony at Amagugu International Heritage Centre (AIHC) when, recently , as Amagugu hoisted its flag and commissioned a memorial in honour of Reverend Bowen Rees and a gallery whos...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 05:48hrs | 19 | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe's party of shame
President Robert Mugabe yesterday gathered thousands of his supporters near the historic Matobo hills to celebrate his 93rd birthday, oblivious of the plight of hundreds of Tsholotsho villagers di...Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 10:01hrs | | by The Standard Editor
When Mugabe goes to Matobo . . .
When Mugabe goes to Matopos(Hayi mani bakithi(!) - MATOBO!!!)- goes to Matobo, Matombo:place of stubborn boulders,the land's mute womb that won't saywhat it has eaten, seen, or car...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 09:00hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
ZAPU secretary for transport challenges Zanu-PF and Joram Gumbo
ZAPU as a national party through its secretary for transport challenges Zanu and its minister of transport and infrastructure Joram Gumbo.Zanu is accused of failing to govern resulting to underdev...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 20:49hrs | | by Patrick Matsinhanise ZAPU secretary for transport.
Upping the tourism ante in Zimbabwe
Tourism is on the rise in Zimbabwe. Gambling is quite popular and the country has one of the largest concentrations of casinos in all of Africa. Tourism and, in turn, ...Published: 04 Oct 2016 at 09:09hrs | | by Agencies
Highlanders' pilgrimage to founding skipper's grave
HIGHLANDERS last week took a long overdue step in trying to recognise men who risked limbs to grow the Bosso brand as part of its 90th Anniversary Celebrations.A delegation of six led by Luke ...Published: 28 Feb 2016 at 17:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Reminescing the Zhii era
One of the pioneers of the armed struggle that freed blacks in this country from colonial bondage was Clark Mpofu (CM) an ex-Zipra combatant. Sunday News Correspondent, Dumisani Sibanda (DS), ...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Clark Mpofu
Destruction of historical monuments ill-advised
The "Rhodes Must Fall" campaign has now reached Britain where a statue of Cecil John Rhodes at Oxford's Oriel College is likely to be removed from its pedestal and thrown into either some dark storero...Published: 06 Jan 2016 at 05:31hrs | 2 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Village head forces villagers to pay rain-making tax of $2 each
A VILLAGE head in Chief Neshuro's area in Mwenezi, Masvingo Province, has come under fire for allegedly forcing villagers pay rain-making tax of $2 each.The money was supposed to be paid in th...Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Walter Mswazie
Zimbabwe's ghosts from the past
Every country in the world has its ghosts from the past. I am part Irish (150 years ago), but am affected in my personal and family life by the historical conflicts that affected the Irish people, di...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 12:07hrs | 2 | by Eddie Cross
Bribe-seeking police checkpoints hinder travellers in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe - Known for its poverty and authoritarian leadership, Zimbabwe is also home to some of the world's most stunning natural wonders.But the African nation's alluring holiday destination...Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 13:42hrs | | by Gift Phiri I Al Jazeera
Zimbabwe among 52 places to visit in 2015
The New York Times has released its prestigious places to visit in 2015 and Zimbabwe is among them.Under the sub-heading Once-avoided, now a must visit, Zimbabwe is given a glowing ...Published: 10 Jan 2015 at 17:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
BaKalanga: Any links with the semitic world?
WE promised to interrogate the claim that the Mwali religion of the BaKalanga seems to have links with that of the Jews in Israel. The basis of the observation was the idea of a High God, Mwali who is...Published: 15 Jun 2014 at 08:18hrs | 7 | by Pathisa Nyathi Cultural Heritage
Bulawayo township names: a history narrative
FROM just one African township in 1894, Bulawayo today has more than 16 townships in the western suburbs. There are numerous aspects that we could deal with when it comes to the history of the townshi...Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 19:56hrs | 56 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Seeking to understand the Njelele Shrine
FROM far to the south the prominent hill stands above the rest. Distance has given it a sky blue hue. It is a cut above the rest. In comparison, other numerous hills pale into oblivion save for S...Published: 02 Feb 2014 at 09:30hrs | 76 | by Cultural Heritage Pathisa Nyathi
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