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Bopoma dam Project moves upstream to protect sacred ponds
The construction of Glassblock Bopoma Dam in Matabeleland South must be preceded by traditional rituals to appease the ancestors, according to local traditional leaders. Initially, the dam's planned l...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:45hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's traditional healers take to TikTok
WEARING a stylish black leather jacket and a red blouse, a denim sun hat covering her dreadlocked head, Gogo Mafirakureva goes live on TikTok.In just the first few minutes of her livestream, a...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 18:01hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe documentary selected for Climate Story Lab ZA
The 2023 Climate Story Lab ZA is excited to announce that nine creative projects from five African countries have been selected to participate in the Lab. The 4-day residential lab brings together cli...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 12:36hrs | 6 | by Agencies
SA based Zimbabwean filmmaker walks into a room with a different energy
The Cape Town-based filmmaker's refreshing combination of cool confidence and whimsy comes across even before we've sat for the interview."Hi, can we re-schedule?" a breathless voice says when...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Manjuzu' craze hits Harare
IN one of his letters to Timothy, a fellow brother in the Christian faith, Apostle Paul (previously known as Saul of Tarsus) offers counsel to a brother.Writes Paul in 1 Timoth 6:10: "For the ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
'I slept with mermaids and dead women' Bulawayo Prophet Jay Israel says
South African based Bulawayo Prophet Jacob Dube (aka Jay Israel) has revealed that he slept with spiritual women who stay under the sea and dead women for power exchange. In a thread on Facebo...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 14:32hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mermaid 'vanishes' with girl (11)
HUNDREDS of villagers under Chief Chitanga area in Mwenezi district have for the past five days been performing traditional rituals on the shores of Runde River, where a girl vanished 11 years ago, in...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:12hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
'Mermaid attack': dead bodies found floating
Villagers of Tazvigwira village in Mapanzure area, Masvingo were left tongue-tied on July 23, when lifeless bodies of the three people who mysteriously drowned during a cleansing ceremony at Musongwez...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 18:04hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Popular prophet engaged to solve Mtshabezi Bridge mystery
ONE of the most talked about mysteries in Gwanda Town is of a mysterious creature which reportedly lies hidden in Mtshabezi River near Mtshabezi Bridge that is said to have claimed the lives of a numb...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and its billionaires from the underworld
WHILE other nations are exploring such faraway places as the asteroid Bennu, Zimbabweans are exploring dark underworld caves for serpents and tokoloshes. These creatures later kill their host,...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman resurfaces after 40 years with mermaids?
An 8-year-old girl who was reportedly snatched away by a mermaid spirit while bathing along a stream some 40 years ago has reportedly resurfaced, TellZim News has heard.Rowai Chihwakwa, of Mat...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 20:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra to conduct rummage sale
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is set to conduct a rummage sale auction of forfeited and uncleared motor vehicles and goods for Harare Ports at Harare Show Ground Rajiuv Gandhi Hall.The au...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Madzibaba flees shrine after raping minor
A self-styled prophet of Madzibaba Enguvo Tsvuku church has disappeared after allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl who had been consulting fo healing, TellZim News has learnt.The prophet, popul...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nature and function of 'Alien Spirits' in the Shona/Ndebele traditional religion
Explain the nature and function of Alien Spirits in the Shona\Ndebele Traditional Religion.The concept of God, divinities and spirits in African traditi...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:19hrs | 43 | by Brian Maregedze
Explain the nature and function of Alien Spirits in the Shona\Ndebele Traditional Religion
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies: Nature and Function of Alien Spirits in the Shona/Ndebele Traditional Religion The concept of God, diviniti...Published: 12 May 2019 at 08:29hrs | 502 | by Brian Maregedze
Chipinge sangoma's earth-shaking list include prophets, musicians, businesspeople, footballers, politicians
In an earth-shaking revelation, several well-known people, from in and outside Zimbabwe, to include but not limited to prophets, traditional healers, musicians, businesspeople, footballers, politician...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 10:45hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Council commissions Luveve, Mpopoma swimming pools
THE Bulawayo City Council used Ward Retention Funds to refurbish the Mpopoma and Luveve Swimming Pools that were commissioned.Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni told a gathering at Mpopoma Swimmin...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Fake Pentecostal prophet to decieve Zimbabweans
An Apostolic leader who will be posing as a Pentecostal Prophet is going to rise and deceive Zimbabweans using magic, a Popular Bulawayo Pastor Ian Ndlovu has said.Ndlovu who has carved his na...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 11:52hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Hollywood actress speaks on Zimbabwean identity
HOLLYWOOD actress Sibongile "Sibo" Mlambo has shed light on her African roots which date to Zimbabwe and her growth in the acting industry which has seen her become one of the sought-after actors in t...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mermaids, crocodiles unleash terror on Zimbabwe villagers
VILLAGERS of Masiyandumbi Village in Gokwe are living in fear of crocodiles and mermaids that seem to have moulded a formidable combination to give villagers in the area torrid times.Nyawaya D...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why online slot machines are some of the most popular casino games around
Every day many thousands of people log in to an online casino to play a few games, relax, have fun, and of course, perhaps even win some cash while they are there. Most casinos offer a variety of game...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 17:20hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
WATCH: Mutare mermaid arrested?
SOCIAL media was awash with claims that a mermaid had been found in Mutare and that it had been arrested and taken into custody by the police.This was however denied by the Zimbabwe Republic P...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 17:58hrs | 4 | by Staff writer
Family believes in mermaids
A GOROMONZI teenager drowned SEVEN days ago and the family still believes he will emerge from the dam alive.The Kandodo family has been made to believe that their 14-year-old son Emmanuel was ...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 16:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Missing Bulawayo man found dead in Khami River
THE body of a Bulawayo man who was reported missing more than a week ago has been found floating in Khami dam.The police Sub-Aqua Unit from Fairbridge retrieved the body on Wednesday morning....Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Prophets' up for gang-raping woman
Two self-styled prophets reportedly gang-raped a woman during a "cleansing ceremony" at Ruwa River, a Harare court heard yesterday.Blessing Chimbadzo, 28, and Wellington Kadzutu, 29, were char...Published: 31 May 2018 at 15:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife grabs Arda farm
IN a move which flies in the face of government's claims of a new dispensation, Vice-President and former army commander retired General Constantino Chiwenga's wife Mary recently grabbed the 300-hecta...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbuya Sauti's marriage on the rocks
The couple treated neighbours and passersby to a public drama in the populous Sakubva high density suburb last Thursday morning with Mabhiza wanting to move out after he was taken to task for failing ...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sangoma despised outside her circles, revered by those who know her
INVESTIGATED by child rights organisations for allegedly recruiting underage girls for exploitation as sex slaves - traditional healer Sophie Masikuka, 57, popularly known as Mbuya Sauti - is despised...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 14:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Granny cohabits with Ben 10
The mountainous city of Mutare is abuzz with the story of a 57-year-old shebeen queen who is cohabiting with her former tenant — 28 years younger.Popularly known as Mbuya Sauti, Sophie Masik...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Granny 'weds' sweet boy
FIFTY-SEVEN year old popular Sakubva socialite, Sophie Masikuka, popularly known as Mbuya Sauti, pulled a shocker over the weekend when she wedded her 29-year old man – disclosing that she has a spi...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's gold watches, off-shore properties, commercial farms and SUVs
The Chiwengas' properties, confirmed in a court case, included an apartment in Malaysia, a farm allocated under the land-reform programme, 45 diamond earrings and 40 gold watches.The com...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Obituary: Jamusi MacKenzie (1973 - 2017) - A Brave Hunter and Conservationist
Most people know the late Jamusi MacKenzie only as a Professional Hunter and Guide, but he was a lot of other things to many people.I first met Jamusi MacKenzie in the 1990s when we were both ...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 12:22hrs | 7 | by Laiton Kandawire, a Patsaka Correspondent
Man orders daughter to never wear underwear
Many people take the comfort of an undergarment for granted. While there are those that wish to have one but can't afford it, there are also those that yearn for a day they could be granted the freedo...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 09:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fish monger drowns, body found under water two days later
A 32 year old Mvurwi fish monger drowned whilst fishing in a reservoir and was under water for 2 days Bulawayo24.com has heard.Allegations are that Jadwell Ranjisi from Kamusha farm Mvurwi dro...Published: 19 May 2017 at 12:00hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman tired of living 'under water with mermaids'
A 35-year-old Chitungwiza woman, Chikerema, who hails from Mhondoro-Ngezi has told Kwayedza newspaper that she is fed-up with the life of staying under water where mermaids feed her flies, worms and u...Published: 15 Apr 2017 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mermaid kidnaps two boys and brings them back alive in Gokwe
IN a rather stranger than fiction case, which left people at Village Seven under Chief Nemangwe in Gokwe shocked, two boys died under unclear circumstances after they were reportedly snatched by a...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 10:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The Horror of Being Black and African!
To the wider world, being 'black' first identifies you as human, but further categorizes you as a "special grade" of human, fortified with great physical gallantry, but a reduced level of brain power....Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 21:28hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Mugabe used by the Devil-- Pastor Mugadza
REMNANT CHUCRH’s Pastor Patrick Mugadza who was arrested to demonstrating against President Robert Mugabe has made sensational claims that the president and his government are being used by the devi...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 05:49hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Gwanda health time bomb as thousands resort to bush for toilet
A critical health time bomb continues to count down in Gwanda as the town entered its sixth day without water today. Water supply to the town was cut off on Saturday morning at the Zimbabwe Na...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 14:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zim contemporary artist exhibits 'The Owners of the Lake' at the African Art Fair 2015 in Paris
Ronald Muchatuta, a Zimbabwean-born contemporary artist currently residing in Cape Town, South Africa has been invited to exhibit one of his latest series of paintings titled "The Owner...Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Kgomotso Mamabolo
Mermaids wreak havoc in Zimbabwe township
A NUMBER of residents in Chikanga Phase One in Mutare claim to have had nasty encounters with two mermaids - male and female - that are residing in a small river near the high-density suburb and many ...Published: 05 Sep 2015 at 18:58hrs | 3 | by Ray Bande
N'anga rapes girl, orders her to engage in sex with 9 men for healing
A 71-year-old Highfield traditional healer allegedly raped a 17 year old girl who was sent to him for a cleansing ceremony by her family.Apparently the girl was told to engage in SEX with at ...Published: 16 Jul 2015 at 15:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ritual fails to save teen abducted by mermaid
IT was a ceremony that never was for a Chipinge family in Manicaland Province after a 16-year-old girl believed to have been abducted by a mermaid in the mighty Save River could not be released seven ...Published: 28 Jun 2015 at 09:46hrs | | by Peter Matika
New Miss Zimbabwe to be crowned
Annie-Grace Mutambu will be crowned Miss World Zimbabwe this afternoon at an event which will be combined with her prize-giving ceremony.This means Mutambu, 19, would compete at this year's Mi...Published: 26 Jun 2015 at 14:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya takes his fight against apostolic sects to another level
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance ministries (PHD) leader Walter Magaya has scaled up his fight against apostolic sects alleging that most of them used "marine spirits and snakes" to hoodwink their fo...Published: 08 Jun 2015 at 08:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Woman saved from suspected mermaid
A woman from Mandalay Farm has been saved by her mother and other fisher men after she was dragged into water by a suspected mermaid while fishing at the Mandalay Dam.This was reported by ...Published: 27 May 2015 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards to be streamed live on pay per view
The annual Zimbabwe Achievers Awards ceremony being held in London on Saturday 9 May 2015 will be streamed live by UK based TV Station Zimbo LIVE TV on Pay-Per-View . The show will begin at 4pm (G...Published: 07 May 2015 at 06:04hrs | | by Arts Correspondent
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
Emily Kachote crowned Miss World Zimbabwe 2015
Beautiful, Emily Tatanga Kachote was last night crowned Miss World Zimbabwe 2015, beating 15 other contestants at the glamorous finals held at Mermaids Pools on a farm just off Shamva Road....Published: 26 Apr 2015 at 16:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Watch LIVE streaming of ZTV - 2015 Miss World Zimbabwe finals
ZBC will stream LIVE the 2015 Miss World Zimbabwe finals taking place this Saturday evening (20:30hours) at Mermaids Pool. ...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 18:00hrs | | by ZTV
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