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Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue
Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country's Western Region.The monument is intended to ...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:14hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Top CCC activist arrested at Beitbridge border post
Former Binga North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda was arrested on Saturday at the Beitbridge Border Post under unclear circumstances. His arrest was confirmed by Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) officia...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:52hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has betrayed Zimbabwe war heroes
Zimbabwe's opposition parties claim that the sacrifices of the country's heroes have been betrayed by those in power, who have shown brutality, violated human rights, engaged in rampant corruption wit...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 17:14hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Smith & apartheid regimes were angels compared to 44-Year-Old 'independent' Zimbabwe
Talking in terms of segregation, oppression and savagery towards those considered as foreigners or political undesirables, no present or past government in Southern Africa matches the black Shona supr...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:56hrs | 19 | by Israel Dube
Sir Wicknell, actually you're the poorest man in Zimbabwe!
When I read a recent diatribe by self-proclaimed businessman Wicknell Chivayo, I felt like puking.He exhibited zero shame berating and disparaging legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo, as well as...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:12hrs | 142 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'We want regime change!' clamoured Mt Pleasant 'fat cows'. They did not get it, punishment for decades of navel-gazing
A picture is worth a thousand words. A recent Zimbabwe Daily cartoon was one such picture. It depicted Mt Pleasant resident family, the fat cows in Pharaoh's dream, shouting "We want change! Ngaapinde...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:01hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
'With immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC!' Is this the end of the phoney 'Change Champion in Chief' epoc
"With immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC!" announced Nelson Chamisa.Could this be the turning point in Zimbabwe's turbulent and chaotic political history? I for one, wo...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 19:47hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa letdown by lack of organised structures in CCC
THE opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) decision to proceed without a constitution and with no congress to elect substantive leaders is the reason why it has been trapped in a predicament ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono scolds Chamisa for untruthful pledges
Hopewell Chin'ono, a former ally of CCC leader Nelson Chamisa, argues that Zimbabwe's democratic status is a sham, making any hope for fair elections delusional. Mocking his rhetorical flair, ...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Britons now coming back, says Chiwenga
VICE-President Constantine Chiwenga has claimed that the re-engagement process undertaken by government is bearing fruits as several British companies have started investing in Zimbabwe.He mad...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe guns for region's top position ahead of polls
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has made it clear the Zimbabwean election will not be discussed at SADC level if their plans of taking over the body's deputy chairperson po...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi in trouble
A CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) member has filed a case against Zanu-PF's Bikita South aspiring legislator Energy Mutodi who opened fire on opposition supporters at a rally last week.Joh...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elections won't change anything
Quite frankly, had there been no need for voting, most (if not all) politicians would never have uttered such words as "the people" in their entire lives.SOME people have asked why I appeared ...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:40hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Elections won't change anything as long as Zimbabweans don’t hold leaders accountable
Some people have asked why I appeared as though I was not particularly enthusiastic about the forthcoming harmonized elections in Zimbabwe.This deduction seems to have emanated from my apparen...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 16:12hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's ploy to stop opposition from contesting
Zanu-PF does not want opposition political parties to participate in the August 23 elections, which is why the government approved the exorbitant nomination costs that candidates must pay to the Zimba...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bonface Mudzingwa favoured ahead of Shakemore Muzvidzwa in CCC race
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa is reportedly interfering with that party's candidate selection process and was recently in Bikita East constituency in support of aspiring c...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in the UK hold 'Gold Mafia' protests
DOZENS of Zimbabweans based in the United Kingdom (UK) yesterday protested at the Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates embassies in London demanding the arrest of all those implicated in a recent gold sm...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans not ready for a better life as long as we treat our livelihoods as football matches!
We all know that Zimbabwe is a sports-crazy nation! We love our sporting activities with passion and reverence - the most popular being football, or soccer - with overwhelming support, borderi...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 16:57hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Passion Java visits Mnangagwa ahead of 2023 campaign
Self-proclaimed prophet Passion Java said he visited President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday night and he has started mobilizing votes for the President on social media.The man of Cloth claims ...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 10:17hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
British-Zimbabwe comedian playing the former Prince Charles in Channel 4 satire
When a drag queen called Baga Chipz is selected to play Margaret Thatcher in a TV show, and that's not even the most delicious bit of casting, you know you're onto a winner.In Channel 4's...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:55hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Man in court for mocking Mnangagwa
A Rushinga man has been remanded out of custody to November 28 on charges of mocking President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his claims that the country has the strongest currency in the Southern African De...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 year-old girl 8 months pregnant
IN what could be the first in the country, a nine-year-old girl is admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as she is 33 weeks pregnant and is expected to give birth at the institution....Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:43hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Majaivana's love-hate relationship with Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is a subject that runs like a thread through Lovemore Majaivana's extensive catalogue of music.Perhaps, because he hails from the city, some might take it as given that Majaivana, wit...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa applauds Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has applauded his rival President Emmerson Mnangagwa for ‘campaigning' on his behalf.This comes after Mnangagwa held an a...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 21:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Mnangagwa is his campaign manager
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has applauded his rival President Emmerson Mnangagwa for ‘campaigning' on his behalf.This comes after Mnangagwa held an a...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 20:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Desperation and despair turn Mnangagwa and comrades into a pathetic sorrowful sight!
In my book, there is nothing that robs a man of all his dignity and confidence as desperation and despair. There is no sadder and more dismal sight than a man who is fully aware of the hopeles...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 20:02hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean man nabbed for calling Mnangagwa weakling
AN Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe man has been arrested for purportedly undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he said he was a weakling lacking stamina to address the country's economic challenges....Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Toe selling joke to amputee leads to violence
SOMETIMES jokes that people think are cool turn out to be cruel, and even occasionally backfire with deadly consequences.That was at play when a man from Bulawayo reportedly fainted and soiled...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
LMG Choir: the cornerstone of revolution
THE battle for the freedom of Zimbabwe from the shackles of imperialism was pursued on various fronts.Some battled physically, others did so verbally while others provided the necessary resour...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs gang up against Biti
Zanu-PF MPs jeered and booed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president Tendai Biti and prevented him from contributing to a motion under discussion in the National Assembly Tuesday, accusing ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 17:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biden hopes to topple Putin
Joe Biden, the president of the United States, has called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "butcher" who "cannot remain in power" during a visit to Poland, where he met Ukrainian refugees displaced by ...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe mocked for dramatic endorsing Chamisa
MDC Alliance spokesperson Witness Dube has described MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe as an old yellow born who fell off King Lobengula's scorch cart, after her decision to throw her weight behind the ...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa a moving grave'
LOOSE tongued former Zanu-PF stalwart and cabinet minister, Dzikamai Mavhaire has mocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying he was inching too close to his grave to deserve being voted for.Th...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over girlfriend ugly remark
A BULAWAYO man who fatally stabbed his friend with a knife for mocking his girlfriend's looks has been sentenced to an effective 10 years in jail.Bongani Ngulube (20) of Mpopoma suburb knifed ...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
O Level exams now being marked at gunpoint
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has deployed a team of heavily armed riot police officers at the Midlands State University (MSU) to keep a close eye on disgruntled examiners marking Zimbabwe School...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's councillor speaks on fainting over loss
MUTARE councillor Farai Bhiza (MDC Alliance), who fainted last week after losing the mayoral elections to Citizens Coalition for Change candidate Simon Chabuka has broken his silence, saying tha...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Years of teacher tears
Over the years, the Zanu PF regime's response to teachers' grievances has been lip service from a place of lack of concern and a mere want to get the impo...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 08:31hrs | | by Nontokozo Malaba Ncube
Zimbabweans' unquestioning belief in their leaders a retrogressive weakness that prevents accountability and development
One would be forgiven for believing that questioning one's leaders, and holding them accountable would be a given - a normal part of everyday life, whereby a country's citizens, or city's residents, a...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 20:27hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Let's go Brandon' man gets threats
The Oregon father who added "Let's go Brandon" at the end of a live-streamed Christmas Eve phone conversation with Joe Biden said he is now being "attacked" for "utilizing freedom of speech." He claim...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 16:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
People living with albinism need help
Tinevimbo is an outgoing bubbling sixth-grader who finds it difficult to make friends. Most girls look at her mockingly and sometimes with utter disdain. During break time at school, no one wa...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 11:56hrs | 9 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF desperate to engage Zambia leader
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday said it was making frantic efforts to engage Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema over social media rants targeted at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government by th...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Farm workers reject US$30 monthly wage
FARM workers have frowned at the paltry wage increment approved by some unions in the agricultural sector that will see most of them getting $6 400 (US$30) per month at a time when the family monthly ...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cyberbullies are Cowards
Am I the only one receiving cyber attacks on social media? What can you do if you are a target of cyberattacks? In this paper, the author would define what cyberbullying is and what cyberbullies a...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 13:51hrs | 1 | by Etiwel Mutero
They have no answers for Nero's charisma
My Dear People,In politics there is a "baby-kissing" season, where politicians go out and hug and kiss babies whose parents they do not know.By doing this, politicians would be trying ...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:04hrs | | by DOCTOR STOP IT
Man killed over beer
A 24 year-oldman lost his life after an intense argument emanating from refusal to share his beer with another reveller at Mhlanga Pool Shade, Neshuro Growth Point on September 30, 2021.Maxwel...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Education Perm Sec riles teachers
TEACHERS unions have demanded an apology from the government following remarks by Primary and Secondary Education secretary Tumisang Thabela that educators who could not afford to travel back to their...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa daughter launched GoFundMe appeal for weight loss op
Her father often makes jokes about Zimbabweans who don't have cash - now Michelle Chiyangwa is getting not a lot of sympathy in her hour of need.The 31-year-old daughter of Phillip Chiyangwa, ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 20:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, govt officials in panic mode
AFRICA has a long-standing history of heavily contested elections.Most liberation war parties find it hard to let go of their grip on power.In Zimbabwe, the late Robert Mugabe had to t...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:08hrs | | by Evans Mathanda
Songs that liberated the country
The song Kubuhlungu Emoyeni (There is pain in my heart) by LMG choir evokes emotions of the liberation struggle and one of the singers, Happiness Sibanda, breaks into tears each time she explains the ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:15hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Kazembe grilled over roadblocks, wings clipped
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) yesterday grilled Minister of Home Affairs Kazembe Kazembe who is also the party's cha...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 19:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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