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73 000 Bulawayo residents based outside Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has said it is difficult to provide accurate statistics of locals based in diaspora with official data from the 2022 Population and Housing Census rep...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ruvheneko regrets publicising pregnancy on social media
JOURNALIST and media consultant Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa, who recently lost her new-born twins, says she regrets announcing her pregnancy on social media.Last year, Parirenyatwa took to so...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:23hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Gynaecology Professor opens up on polygamy
HE traces his roots back to the time of King Mzilikazi's long journey to Bulawayo from neighbouring South Africa during the 1830s with his great grandfather, Phambilikwempondo, as one of the king's tr...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Massive expansion for Mater Dei
THE Catholic Church-run Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo has embarked on a massive expansion drive that will transform the institution from an old elitist hospital into a walk-in primary healthcare cent...Published: 04 May 2022 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nyarota launches book tonight
VETERAN journalist Geoffrey Nyarota will this evening launch his latest book titled The Honourable Minister, An Anatomy of Endemic Corruption at Royal Harare Golf Club.Nyarota's book is presen...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa pregnant from donated sperm?
Former radio and TV star Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa is expecting her first baby at 33 - with a sperm donor.Parirenyatwa said she took the unconventional route to motherhood after getting alarming ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 08:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Janet Banana was publicly shamed and not her gay husband Canaan
The public knowledge that the former President was gay was suffered by Janet Banana his wife more than Canaan Banana. She was shamed, she was whispered by those patriarchal voices of our women in our ...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 17:40hrs | 18 | by Nomazulu Thata
Rural areas provide hurdles for Matabeleland female politicians
WHILE women's political participation has been shown to be particularly influential in communities in Zimbabwe, rural areas-based female politicians still battle male dominance.Senzeni Mpofu, ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Motherhood used as political weapon against women in politics
TABITHA Khumalo's political journey is a perfect example of the trials and tribulations of women in politics.Khumalo, an MDC founding member and former legislator for Bulawayo east, confesses ...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 09:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'I'm intentional about provoking empathy' Sue Nyathi
Congratulations on your latest novel! Can you tell us a little about A Family Affair?A Family Affair peers behind the facade of what appears to be a picture-perfect middle class family. The Ma...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:29hrs | 4 | by Staff writer
Dr. Masimba Mavaza, please do not excite!
I have hardly recovered from the last article you wrote on Bulawayo24: an article that sees female gender as unreasonable and out of sic with African traditions and culture. Here we go again today: "M...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 20:57hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa officially opens Chamisa's clinic
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed concern at the high number of women dying during childbirth and pledged government's commitment to halt the trend.Officially opening the Hopley Tarir...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Deaths on black women on the rise in Germany; how many deaths will it take until we know that too many women have died?
The cold-blood murders of black women in Germany are not German men as such but African men. Bremen-North is plunged into a shock, the newspapers are filled with a recent event of a mother murdered by...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:09hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
The only commandment with a promise
The plight of the aged is a national tragedy with most of them now just existing and not 'living'. In some rural communities old widows and widowers are shunned by their own who hardly check on them, ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 20:31hrs | 1 | by Tondo Murisa.
Goodbye Rose of Matabeleland! You now belong to heaven and the stars spell out your name!
Goodbye rose of Matabeleland! Today is your burial I was blessed with your life on this earth. I was blessed with the friendship we shared together as young growing up girls, young women, moth...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 18:47hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe's First Lady a humanitarian person
Auxillia Mnangagwa the fourth first lady in Zimbabwe was born on the 25th March 1963. She precedes Mrs Banana. mrs Sally Mugabe. Mrs Grace Mugabe She is a second born in a family of 5. She grew up in ...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 12:56hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The Pains and Effects of ZanuPF Lies
Maybe lies have succeeded somewhere but they can never produce permanent success unless acknowledged, confessed and their effects redressed at the necessary cost. This might sound meaningless but what...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:34hrs | | by Mkhululi Zulu
'Deal ruthlessly with illegal forex traders' - first deal with Banks for NOT trading
No pain no gain! Is a phrase that has been abused in Zimbabwe to get the poor to give up the little they have for a better tomorrow that is always a day away. After 38 years of these empty promises th...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 16:47hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Zim economy in typical labour pains
Some pains are just but a necessary evil and ought to be lived through than avoided if the benefits are to be harnessed in totality. Joys of motherhood come with excruciating pain, sweating and energy...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 11:13hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba
Defeating George Soros' agenda in Zimbabwe
It is no secret that after the convincing defeat of the MDC Alliance in Zimbabwe's recent inclusive elections, US-EU imperialism was forced to undergo a brief period of not only recuperation, a much n...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Obi Egbuna Jr
Duchess Meghan is pregnant?
The ink on the wedding register hasn't even dried properly after the nuptials of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and already there are rumours of a pregnancy.Many online observers have reckone...Published: 24 May 2018 at 15:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe lacked grooming and true motherhood
DR Grace Mugabe lacked grooming and true motherhood as shown by her foul language during rallies, the Zanu-PF Youth League said yesterday.The wing also called for the expulsion of Dr Mugabe fr...Published: 20 Nov 2017 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru vindicated without measure on economic collapse - NPP member
A National People's Party official Obert Mundevere Ncube has claimed that his boss Joice Mujuru is vindicated without measure on the economic meltdown that has characterized the country for over a dec...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 08:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
President Mugabe to stage double burial
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe will tomorrow conduct a double burial for the late Vice-President Simon Muzenda's widow, Maud, and Zanu PF politburo member George Rutanhire at the National Heroes' Acre....Published: 25 Aug 2017 at 09:17hrs | | by Newsday Editorial Comment
Mugabe mourns Muzenda's widow
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday described Vice President Dr Simon Muzenda's widow, Maud, as "an epitome of African motherhood" and branded national hero George Rutanhire "a giant of the struggle" as he exp...Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Tears of a women, hope of the nation'
South Africa commemorates Women's Month in August as a tribute to the thousands of women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. At ...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Eric Shikobela
Serena Williams is pregnant
NEW YORK - Serena Williams is going on maternity leave, sending social media into overdrive.Williams, the best women's tennis player of this era and one of the world's most prominent a...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bushiri coming to Bulawayo
ENLIGHTENED Christian Gathering Ministries (ECG) founder and leader Shepherd Bushiri's wife prophetess Mary Bushiri is expected in the country for a day-long event at the Bulawayo branch.T...Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sandra Ndebele passes O-Level Maths
AFTER months of studying, Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi passed her O-Level Mathematics examinations with a grade B.An elated Ndebele-Sibindi described the feat as something that should inspire al...Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Discussing Arts in Diaspora With Future Moyo Aka Jamelah - (pt 02)
Today's topic: Towards making a better music video Have you ever wondered why after falling in love with an audio single so much that you quickly go for...Published: 23 Sep 2016 at 10:25hrs | | by Future Moyo Aka Jamelah
SA based Zimbabweans celebrate women's month in style
South African based Zimbabweans celebrated the women's month in style when they headed to Hillbrow Theatre for a Women's Day Festival organised by Bayethe Promotions on Saturday 09 August. The event w...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 11:17hrs | | by Future Moyo aka Jamelah
Robert Mugabe: Power and allure of the libidinal economy
In these last days of Robert Mugabe, to think of the Zimbabwean polity and economy is to confront crises, disasters and calamities. What is visible to even the uncircumcised is the crushing cash crunc...Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 16:31hrs | | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
A dedication to the International Women's Day
Were we not told our mother was the best? Of course, we had no choice in the matter and had no chance in hell or heaven to get a better or worse one.Of course we knew she could hurt us. ...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 15:39hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe: New Year, Old Thinking
2016 arrived nine days ago. Or so we allege. As before, and before, on New Year the sun still rose from the east, still set in the west. The clock - not time - ticked as before, giving us an illusion ...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:13hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Dr Amai Grace Mugabe is a philanthropist
The iconic Dr Amai Grace Mugabe is gaining fame over her lustrous philanthropic activities across the nation. She is spreading her wings of philanthropism to all walks of life in Zimbabwe.Dr M...Published: 27 Oct 2015 at 14:59hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Former Studio 263 Actor Katsande Chigariro gives birth
Former Studio 263 actor Tinopona Katsande Chigariro has given birth to a bouncing boy.The actor revealed that through her Facebook post.At 5:03am yesterday morning I officially e...Published: 30 Sep 2015 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Iconic Dr Amai Grace Mugabe puts record straight
The iconic Dr Amai Grace Mugabe shamed detractors when she set the record straight that she is in a perfect working relationship with the two national Vice Presidents, Cdes Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phel...Published: 25 Aug 2015 at 10:35hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
She defied convention and broke the glass ceiling - Part 1
My name is Sister Bernadette. My actual birth name is Siboniso. I was born in 1957 in Bulawayo at Mpilo Hospital. My father worked in the industries and my mother was a fulltime housewife. My family l...Published: 25 May 2015 at 14:14hrs | 4 | by Nomazulu Thata - taken from eBook: 'Sweetmother'
Extracts from the eBook: 'No evil shall she fear'
Michelle Obama was making a speech at the Democratic Party Convention towards the 2008 elections. She was talking about how both she and her husband made their decision to let Senator Barack Obama bec...Published: 21 Mar 2015 at 16:12hrs | 5 | by Nomazulu Thata
Our problems in Zimbabwe are too big, we need women to solve them
Were we not told she is the best that is there? It was the mother I was talking about, I was trying to understand the concept of motherhood that I think has lost its meaning or it has never had an...Published: 19 Mar 2015 at 10:52hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Prophet Magaya is no different from the apostolic sects he attacks
Walter Magaya of PHD Ministries wrote a 4 000-word-long thesis attacking the white garment apostolic churches. Despite the length of the thesis, he raised two points against the white garment apostoli...Published: 22 Feb 2015 at 09:05hrs | | by Tinashe Shamuyashe
Zimbabwean history that is nothing
THE War of the Axe had ended, serving the Xhosa nation a stunning defeat. And the British treachery had settled that war expectedly through characteristic British deceit.The year was 1847,...Published: 13 Dec 2014 at 11:15hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Undisputed Motherhood
The flexibility with which the ZANU PF approaches the subject of being revolutionary is timeous and negotiative of the dynamics that coins and anchors deep in solidifying its support base....Published: 01 Aug 2014 at 13:04hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba
3 000 women and girls die in childbirth each year
OVER 3 000 women and girls die each year due to pregnancy-related complications in Zimbabwe translating to 11 women dying every day of the year, Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa...Published: 30 Oct 2013 at 19:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Family dumps corpse at murderers' place of residence
IN a scary traditional ritual, a Njube family whose son was last week killed by a neighbour, on Tuesday took their late relative's body to the murderer's house in protest of the other family's ren...Published: 22 Sep 2013 at 08:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman poisons stepson to death
A Buhera woman allegedly poisoned her husband's child (2) over the mysterious deaths of her children last week. The two-year-old child belonged to her husband's second wife whom she accused of bewitc...Published: 18 Mar 2013 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mother jailed for manslaughter had tried to blame 3yr old son for her crime
Young mother Danielle Reeves, 24, was jailed today for letting her 12-month-old baby Frankie-Joe drown in a bath while she went out to drink wine with neighbours. Reeves then tried to blame th...Published: 30 Jul 2012 at 13:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
47 percent babies born to unmarried parents in United Kingdom
Almost half of children are born to unmarried parents in United Kingdom, Press Association revealed.According to the Press Association In 2011, 47.2% of the 723,913 babies born in England and ...Published: 10 Jul 2012 at 10:49hrs | | by PA
Zim nursing schools producing half-baked midwives
Government nursing schools are producing half-baked midwives through short cut training and employing unqualified midwifery tutors in efforts to fill vacant posts. The Zimbabwe Con...Published: 13 May 2012 at 20:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sandra Ndebele lands an acting role
Dancer and theatre actress Sandra Ndebele is set to star in Cont Mhlanga's upcoming drama called The Nyaminyami.This follows her imp...Published: 14 Apr 2012 at 23:33hrs | 1 | by showbiz reporter
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