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Justice Sello Nare buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery
The burial of Retired Justice Sello Nare was today buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo, a resting place reserved for distinguished senior citizens and individuals who made significant contribu...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:10hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Retired Justice Sello Nare dies
Retired Justice Sello Nare, Chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), has passed away at the age of 81.A family spokesperson, Lesley Ncube, confirmed the news to ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 12:00hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles commemorate Mzilikazi Day
Ndebele people in Bulawayo, as well as those across Zimbabwe and abroad, are commemorating the 156th anniversary of the death of King Mzilikazi Khumalo, the founder of the Ndebele nation. The commemor...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 15:53hrs | 3318 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Minister blames devolution delay for Ndebele language woes
A former government minister has criticised the government for failing to fully implement devolution, which he claims has led to the deployment of non-local language-speaking teachers in Matabeleland....Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 16:35hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
3 local languages remain mandatory for teachers
The policy requiring teachers in Zimbabwe to learn three local languages besides their mother tongue remains in effect, as confirmed by Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Professor Amon Murwira. ...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda High to introduce Sesotho subject
GWANDA High School has started working towards introducing SeSotho as one of the subjects to be taught at the school in line with Government policy of promoting the teaching of all indigenous language...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles celebrate Mzilikazi day
The Ndebele Nation, which comprises various ethnic groups in Zimbabwe with the Nguni tribe as its nucleus, today commemorated the 155th anniversary of the death of its founder King Mzilikazi Khu...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 21:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aspiring Zanu-PF MP leads invasion of sacred mountain
A CARTEL in Mberengwa led by Zanu-PF aspiring MP for the constituency and gold baron Tinashe "Goga" Shumba has angered the community by invading Janasi Mountain, which is considered sacred, in search ...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Langa to grace Matebeleland Cultural Awards
SOUTH African maskandi musician Thokozani Langa is expected to perform at this year's Matebeleland Cultural Awards (MCA) ceremony.MCA chief executive officer Philani Ncube told NewsDay Life &a...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls corruption jolts July Moyo into action
LOCAL Government and Public Works minister July Moyo has recommended the Victoria Falls City Council to come up with a robust housing policy whose absence is fuelling the rampant illegal allocation of...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catholic music competitions
TWENTY-SIX Roman Catholic Church choirs drawn from parishes in Hwange Diocese competed in the Saint Cecilia annual music competitions at Marist Brothers Secondary School in Dete on Saturday.St...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mystery of the abandoned trailer
FOR more than a decade, a haulage truck trailer has been lying on the side of Victoria Falls Road in Dopota, Hwange, abandoned, forgotten, neglected and untouched by thieves, leading to more questions...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition set for Armageddon in 2023
What a hugely important and symbolic week this will be for Zimbabwe.On Tuesday, African voices, particularly those from Southern Africa, will rise to a crescendo, as they continue to speak out...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:08hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
Sex workers' paradise at Cross Dete
"Life around here starts exciting from 9pm," a middle-aged truck driver, whom I later got to know as "JR", said as he sipped his not-so-cold beer as we sat in one of the sports bars at Cross Dete in H...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi petitions SA over Zimbabwe crisis
THE Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF) has asked the South African (SA) government to intervene and help solve Zimbabwe's problems.In a letter addressed to SA's International Relations and Co-op...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe MPs, ministers shunning local languages'
BUSINESSWOMAN and talk-show host Rebecca Chisamba has accused parliamentarians of not doing enough to promote the country's indigenous languages.Chisamba made the statement during an interview...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
We Must all Condemn the Imprisonement of Mthwakazi Activists in Zimbabwe
Greetings to all! As I greet you all, I am saddened by the silence of all our people at the sentencing to long imprisonment of more than three (3) years recently of Mthwakazi activists by Zimb...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 14:17hrs | | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
National languages critical in decolonising the mind
President Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the National Languages Conference in Victoria Falls.Running under the theme: "Redefining the role of Zimbabwean languages for national developme...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected at national languages conference
THE three-day National Languages Conference opens today in Victoria Falls with President Mnangagwa expected to give the keynote address tomorrow.The theme is: "Redefining the role of Zimbabwea...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebele, Shona Highway Code to be rolled out
Prospective driver's licence holders could soon be allowed to take their provisional licence tests in languages they are more familiar with as government takes steps to finalise the translation of the...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nambya at risk of extinction
The Hwange community was happy when Nambya was introduced as one of the examinable subjects, with some learners seeing themselves as Nambya educationists, and even professors in future."Speaki...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North to get polytechnic, teachers' college
THE Hwange Local Board has allocated 17 hectares of land to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development for the construction of a Polytechnic and Teachers College...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt rolls out fourth phase of radio lessons programme
GOVERNMENT will today roll out the fourth phase of radio lessons programme for early childhood development (ECD), primary and secondary school classes as part of an alternative education platform to m...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pressure on Chinese miner to abort plans to mine in Hwange Nat Park
PRESSURE is mounting on Chinese mining company Afrochine Smelting (Private) Limited to abort plans to conduct coal mining activities near Sinamatela National Park in Hwange.Local residents hav...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Chinese mine in Hwange
HWANGE residents under the Greater Whange Residents Trust (GWRT) are opposed to plans by a Chinese coal mining company, Afrochine Smelting to mine at Deka Safari because of the area's closeness to Sin...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese project fans Zanu-PF factionalism
Chinese coal mining upstart Beifa Investments Private Limited has stepped up coal exploration around Dinde in Hwange despite sustained community objections as the acrimonious relationship between the ...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Emergence of 5th Columnists in Matebeleland
Matebeleland has come a long way and still has a long way to go before any realistic arrival at the station of real freedom for its own people. It is a long winding mountainous road to freedom that is...Published: 14 May 2021 at 13:24hrs | | by Thembani Dube
Phutheho: The decisive Matabeleland Initiative
The Phutheho Convention, a Matabeleland all-stakeholder gathering (Imbizo) which brings together the people of Matabeleland from all walks of life is arguably the best initiative Matabeleland has ever...Published: 11 May 2021 at 22:53hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses
Mnangagwa's govt tramples on indigenous people's rights
THE lack of laws protecting indigenous people's rights in Zimbabwe is exposing rural communities to human rights abuses, it has been established, with the African Commission on Human and People's Righ...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt on drive to promote marginalised languages
GOVERNMENT has embarked on a nationwide drive to promote previously marginalised indigenous languages.Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday told journalists at the la...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff writer
IsiTonga Short Stories competition launched
A short stories competition targeted at promoting ChiTonga young writers has been launched at secondary schools in Binga district, Matabeleland North province. The competition dubbed ChiTonga ...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wades into Hwange coal mining saga
CHINESE firm, BEIFA Investment (Pvt) Limited has petitioned the ruling Zanu-PF party to rein in its shadow MP Reed Dube after he allegedly visited the disputed coal mine project in Dinde, Hwange, in a...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Govt coaxes Hwange villagers to accept Chinese miners
GOVERNMENT has today sent a high-powered delegation to Hwange in a bid to coax Dinde villagers to allow a Chinese coal mining project to take off after they had resisted it citing eviction fears....Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two-day schooling week gets green light
SCHOOLS will open for all classes tomorrow, with the Government giving the green light to the alternating approach to learning that will see some pupils attending school for only two days per week to ...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:01hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Hwange MP wades into villagers' land dispute
HWANGE Central legislator Daniel Molokele (MDC Alliance) has waded into a land dispute between a Chinese coal-mining firm and Dinde villagers who face eviction to pave way for the former to kick-start...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe construction: The Tonga joining the fray?
IT seems most local tribes could have contributed towards construction of Dzimbahwe Ruins with the Tonga being the latest clan laying the claim that they also played a leading role as far as thi...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:49hrs | | by Burzil Dube
Govt readies to open schools
THE Government has assured learners that this year's Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) June examinations will go ahead, noting the need for the education sector to adjust to the reality of...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
3 000 more schools needed, says Minister Mathema
At least 3 000 more primary and secondary schools are needed to cater for the increasing number of students and to ensure an improvement in the quality of education in Zimbabwe, a Cabinet minister has...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MRP takes Mthwakazi restoration bid to Joe Biden
SECESSIONIST Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has escalated its bid to restore the Mthwakazi Kingdom through an appeal to newly elected American President Joe Biden to use his world influence to grant t...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers resist Chinese mining project
HUNDREDS of villagers in the Dinde area, Hwange district in Matabeleland North are living in fear of eviction from their ancestral land to pave way for a Chinese coal-mining project.This has a...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:49hrs | | by Arthur GO Mutambara
Parly summons minister over grade 7 results
Parliament has summoned Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema to explain the Grade 7 pass rate decline. The national pass rate is 37,11 percent, a drop of 9,79 percent from 2019's 46,9...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Mthwakazi question: Who does or doesn't qualify to be Mthwakazian?
My intention is not to write on either the historical origins or the actual geographical boundaries of Mthwakazi State, highlighted in yellow on the above image, but I am more concerned with initiatin...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 08:26hrs | 3 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
Draft Constitution of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi
Greetings to all! Below I present to you the Draft Constitution (Part 1 and Part 2 consisting of 47 Articles) of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi. The Full Draft Constitutio...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:49hrs | | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
An independent state is the only viable option for the people of Mthwakazi from the MLF president
Greetings to all! It is important to underline in addition to the emphasis on the importance of skills development for Mthwakazi which was published last week, that we look forward to fruitful...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 15:04hrs | | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Obert Mpofu not a sellout
It does not matter that Obert Mpofu hails from and or identifies himself with the Mthwakazi people but he is the other person to be tried for the gruesome massacres of Mthwakazi people during the Guku...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 08:07hrs | | by MLF
Kazembe on mission to learn Ndebele language
HOME Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has said he is learning Ndebele and being conversant in the language is his priority at the moment. Since the adoption of the 2013 C...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi calls for all languages to be taught in schools
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi said Government should promote the teaching of all indigenous languages in schools, including those spoken by minority groups and urged Parliament to speed up the enactment...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 06:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere writes on the Education Bill
The Education Amendment Bill is currently before Parliament. The proposed law introduces some important changes to the Education Act which governs education policy in Zimbabwe. Given the far-reaching,...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 10:37hrs | | by Fadzayi Mahere
'We don't eat Nationalism' says Mthwakazi President
So many people in Zimbabwe particularly shonas and some of our Ndebele speaking people do not really understand or comprehend with what is meant by the term "Nationalism". To Shonas, nationalism means...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | | by Mqondisi Moyo
Shona teacher terrorises pupils at Nejambezi Secondary school
A Shona speaking teacher by the name Huggins Makiwa based at Nejambezi Secondary school situated 28 km from Victoria Falls town is reportedly terrorising pupils that he teaches, by constantly remindin...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 12:52hrs | | by MRP
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