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Nelson Chamisa: The Biblical Joshua that never was
With Zimbabwe being largely a Christian nation where religion and politics are juxtaposed, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa touted himself as the Biblical Joshua sa...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:17hrs | 642 | by Brighton Chiseva
Why Splash, Freddy Gwala are more popular in Zimbabwe than South Africa
FIVE years after his passing on 27 July, the life of Splash music godfather Dan Tshanda will be celebrated with a concert at the Large City Hall in Bulawayo.Tshanda has been gone for almost ha...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:27hrs | 875 | by Bruce Ndlovu
The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story
It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
By-elections: The morning after
ZANU-PF's Wednesday St Mary's rally was a turning point in several ways. Of course, the most obvious marker were the numbers that attended, something even the blind could see and feel.I cannot...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:14hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Zimbabwe under attack again
Zimbabweans all over the world were shocked to hear Lord Johnny Oates, Liberal Democrats, in parliament on behalf of Baroness Katey Hoey stating that Zimbabwe is in a systematic attack on rule of law ...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:22hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Was Rhodesia safer for civilian activists than under a brutal blood-thirsty Zimbabwe regime?
When I was a little boy, we loved listening to "Chimurenga", or liberation struggle songs, that our gallant Zimbabwean musicians belted out, as a way of e...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 07:40hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Success favours the Undaunted - Book review
Book Title: Undaunted Authour: Tafadzwa Mahachi Edited: Philip Chidavaen...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Energy Mavaza
State Capture: The imperfect metaphor
Language and its expressions and metaphors does not only deliver messages and meaning but it can also do a lot to hide the truth. In that way language can be used, sometimes innocently and at ...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Of the Zimbabwe bird and political ignoramuses
In the morning of the eve of the celebration of our 39th Independence anniversary last week, the MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa torched a storm on the social media when he insinuated that the Zimbabwe bir...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 11:50hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Time to stop mischief of bashing under guise of reporting
IN the first analysis and final analysis, newspapers — in spite of and despite their editorial slant — should — and must — be guided by accuracy. Accuracy is the be-all and end-all."Wh...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Mnangagwa under fire for comparing Chamisa to satan
OPPOSITION political parties have come out guns blazing, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being blasphemous, stubborn and vindictive after he likened himself to God while equating his rival, M...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blasphemous, stubborn and vindictive - MDC
OPPOSITION political parties have come out guns blazing, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being blasphemous, stubborn and vindictive after he likened himself to God while equating his rival, M...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa 'Rebel' remarks are reckless
Reports that Mnangagwa referred to the People's President Adv Nelson Chamisa as a "rebel" are unacceptable and the MDC does not take such remarks lightly.Mnangagwa must be aware that such rema...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 12:54hrs | | by Jacob Mafume
Mnangagwa blasted over rebel remarks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been blasted for describing MDC leader Nelson Chamisa as a "rebel", just like the biblical Satan who could not co-exist with God in heaven.Mnangagwa made the r...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 12:33hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nelson Chamisa's Attitude Problem
Manifestos are often mundane policy heavy affairs. The launches are produced with much fanfare, and policies are thrown around from housing to health, infrastructure to ICT. Policies which...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 09:14hrs | | by Jealousy Dutiro
Inside Biti's self-hate and snobbery
This week, Tendai Biti, one of the principals of the opposition MDC-Alliance, touched off a storm when he described the people of Marange in eastern Zimbabwe as uncivilised and backward.The la...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
How Oliver Mtukudzi sheltered a Zimbabwean refugee in downtown Harare
Music is soulful shelter. I became a refugee when I discovered potential life hidden in the works of Mbare-born guitarist Louis Mhlanga and the late Mozambican Afro-Jazz singer Gito Baloi and slowly r...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 17:07hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
Zodwa Wabantu saga deepens
Tourism minister Walter Mzembi has ordered the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) to "get out of the debate" about the government's decision to ban South African socialite Zodwa (Wabantu) Libram from ta...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 11:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
As the Twitter Professora would say, handei tione!
IT has been a week of laughter and good political humour, not least because my party triumphed in Bikita West, but also because of the clotted reasoning and prose which this defeat wrought in lose...Published: 28 Jan 2017 at 08:31hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Street hustlers and vendors are encouraged to 'Mhanya'
Mhanya (Gijima in Ndebele) is the title to talented Harare rapper T1 Wema1's latest hip hop song. The celebrated two time Zim Hip Hop Awards (ZHHA) nominee roped in ZHHA 2015 Edition Best Newcomer...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 20:54hrs | 29 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe: 2017 the Year of the Monster
It was a stern Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Minister of State Security, who looked at Ken Flower in the eye told him that Robert Mugabe, "the Prime Minister wishes you to know that the Commissioner of Poli...Published: 30 Dec 2016 at 16:08hrs | 1 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN "Jeremiah ministered during the time when there were too many political parties in Judah." Highlight the difficulties he faced as a result of this and examine whether or not prophets in Zimbabwe to...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 13:27hrs | | by Witness Dingani
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
"Prophets should be seen as Yahweh's messengers not as poets and authors" Discuss this in relation to prophets in Ancient Israel and in Zimbabwe? (25) (Article number 105)DIVINITY REVISION QUE...Published: 13 Aug 2016 at 09:06hrs | 4 | by Witness Dingani
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN "Elijah and Amos were influenced by their backgrounds " Examine this view? (25)-pt 80Divinity Revision Questionsn| 23 July 2016COMMENT OVERVIEW - The above question might b...Published: 23 Jul 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Witness Dingani
A'Level - Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN "Amos deserve to be regarded as a prophet of doom" Examine this view .To what extent do Zimbabwean church leaders warn people ?(25) -pt 55...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Witness Dingani
'Go hang!' Mugabe tells the Americans - out of his own mouth cometh nation's judgment
Mugabe is renowned for his long winded speeches "full of sound and fury but signifying nothing" as Shakespeare would say. When he addressed the one million man march crowd he did delivery another ...Published: 27 May 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Divinity Daily Questions and answers with Dingani Witness
Qn. Examine ways which Yahweh used to communicate with his prophets and how prophets delivered their messages in relation to Zimbabwean context?(25) -pt 29...Published: 22 May 2016 at 08:56hrs | 3 | by Dingani Witness
A Level: Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Dingani Witness
QN."Amos was a poet".Examine this view.To what extent are the Zimbabwean prophets act as poets?(25) pt9OVER VIEW - The word poet is ver...Published: 12 Apr 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Dingani Witness
A Level: Divinity Daily Questions and answers with Dingani Witness
Qn. Examine ways which yahweh used to communicate with his prophets and how prophets delivered their messages in relation to Zimbabwean context?(25)&nbs...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Witness Dingani
T1 Wema1 sets the tone for the 2016 Hip Hop scene
Harare-based Zimbabwean rapper, T1 Wema1 has teamed up with the #ZimHipHop Awards 2015 People's Choice award winner Ti Gonzi on an exciting new track titled Tachigwinha. The track comes on the backdro...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Mugabe blundered by marrying Grace,' says Gumbo
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's marriage to Grace spelt doom for the country as the First Lady will never allow the 92-year-old leader to step down, former Zanu-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo said last week....Published: 21 Feb 2016 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
T1 Wema1 drops 'We On' - a collaborative #ZimHipHop summer jam
Rehab Entertainment and TMT Media present - We On! T1 Wema1 has created the song of the summer with Chris James, Kidd Aktive and MarcQues. The hot track has been expertly produced by Mclyne Beats and ...Published: 09 Sep 2015 at 09:33hrs | | by Tawanda Mhuriro
Zimbabwe - From bread basket to beg basket
THOSE of us who grew up in Rhodesia knew from an early age that the foundational pillars of the strength of the Rhodesian economy lay in agriculture, mining and manufacturing.So strong was Rho...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 13:36hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Zimbabwe: Memory, Knowledge and the difficult Future
Sometime in a lonely day in 1749, a small scale thinker with a taste for music and a reputation for familial irresponsibility was walking on a foot path in a village a few miles from Paris in France. ...Published: 19 Jan 2015 at 14:30hrs | | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
T1 Wema1 drops new single 'Anochera Ngoda'
T1Wema1 shows his talent as a rapper by humorously examining the "gold digger" phenomenon. T1 Wema1, an up and coming Hip Hop artist has released yet another electric hip hop single enti...Published: 15 Dec 2014 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe and his wife Grace are terrified people
An observant student of power and its effects, the late French philosopher Michel Foucault noted that "we are subjected to the production of truth through power" and that "we cannot exercise power exc...Published: 02 Nov 2014 at 19:43hrs | | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Inside Mugabe's sealed succession envelope: Fear, self assassinations and a coup
An observant student of power and its effects, the late French philosopher Michel Foucault noted that "we are subjected to the production of truth through power" and that "we cannot exercise powe...Published: 01 Nov 2014 at 08:36hrs | | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
An example of 'Killing in the name of God'
EVEN as President Robert Mugabe made his most recent warning after his return from the United Nations General Assembly's 69th session that Zanu-PF party members should desist from engaging in corrupt ...Published: 04 Oct 2014 at 10:40hrs | | by Zisunko Ndlovu
Zanu PF factional strife: An example of 'Killing in the name of God
Even as President Robert Mugabe made his most recent warning after his return from the United Nations General Assembly's 69th session that Zanu PF party members should desist from engaging in corr...Published: 02 Oct 2014 at 13:19hrs | | by Zisunko Ndlovu
Harare artist releases new Hip Hop single
T1 Wema1, an up and coming Hip Hop artist has released an electric hip hop single called Tiri Two, which features prominent producer Anonzi Xndr Mutumha on the hook. Tiri Two, a Rehab Entertainmen...Published: 18 Aug 2014 at 15:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe, Baba Jukwa and the Olympics of Power in Zimbabwe
One stubborn theme that has arrested the attention of philosophers and poets from the childhood of humanity to the present era of technologised witchcraft is the theme of illusion and reality. Whe...Published: 05 Aug 2014 at 19:08hrs | | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
This and that with Mal'phosa - Proud to be black
What is the connection between the following terms; ilahle, Lobengula, nswintila, gutsi? These have been used to define the darkest blacks in our societies. These are terms also used to insult thos...Published: 17 May 2014 at 16:14hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Prof Jonathan Moyo blasts Biti
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has said utterances by MDC-T secretary-general Mr Tendai Biti on the state of the economy were irresponsible and could onl...Published: 18 Dec 2013 at 21:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Misihairabwi-Mushonga's sex, sexual metaphors unbecoming
What is it with MDC-N secretary-general, Mrs Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga and sex, sexual metaphors and objects?Mrs Misihairabwi-Mushonga, also Minister of Regional Integration and Interna...Published: 07 Dec 2011 at 06:04hrs | | by Kennedy Mavhumashava
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