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The Zezuru-Korekore empire died with its founding King, Robert Mugabe
Through astonishing political ignorance, those who claim to be the successors to the Zezuru throan today, Constantino Chiwenga, 1st Vice President of Zimb...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 06:58hrs | 646 | by Israel Dube
MRP call for self-determination as Africa celebrates Africa day
Mthwakazi Republic Party leader Mqondisi Moyo has reminded heads of African states that as they celebrate Africa day they must remember that there is unfinished business of some of the states like Mth...Published: 26 May 2025 at 12:44hrs | 378 | by Stephen Jakes
ZANU PF succession battles open window of opportunity for Matabeleland breakaway
Zimbabwe Independence Day Celebrations on 18 April 2025 marked 132 years of Matabeleland oppression. Firstly by the British South Africa Company, 1893- 1980, under the rule by coquest, secondly by the...Published: 02 May 2025 at 09:33hrs | 1333 | by Israel Dube
Pathisa Nyathi burial today
Prominent historian, writer, and cultural advocate Pathisa Nyathi, who passed away last Saturday at the age of 73, will be laid to rest today at Bulawayo's prestigious Lady Stanley Cemetery. The cemet...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
IsiNdebele language under threat
The iSiNdebele language is under threat of being eliminated, suppressed, and corrupted, despite ongoing efforts by speakers and writers to preserve and promote it, experts revealed during the inaugura...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:02hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
'Ndema Ngwenya foretold present political, cultural, language crisis'
Describing Mthandazo Ndema Ngwenya simply as a novelist would be an understatement, as his intellectual work, political activism, and academic contributions foretold many of the political, cultural, a...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:10hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
The standardisation of the Ndebele language through dictionary-making
The thesis assesses the contribution of dictionary-making in Ndebele on the standardisation of the language. The production of the m...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 18:42hrs | 419 | by Samukele Hadebe
Tongue twisting Sizinda Township slang!
LOCAL language dialects are often devised or formulated within specific areas or zones, and thereby that particular dialect becomes indigent to the area of creation.The early 1950s saw the eme...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:12hrs | 590 | by Clifford Kalibo
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 | 156 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sued RG over wrong passport IsiNdebele words
Back in 2020 a Bulawayo-based lawyer Mr Nqobani Sithole is suing the Registrar-General over errors and misspellings of IsiNdebele words on the Zimbabwe passport but we have not heard about the ruling ...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 12:40hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Simelisizwe Sibanda apologises for doing the correct thing
Former Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Simelisizwe Sibanda who was fired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for doing the correct thing has apologised for doing his job correctly.Si...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 12:01hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Tribalists defend Mnangagwa's actions
A DEPUTY minister's demands for the transfer from a primary school in Bubi of an early childhood development (ECD) teacher with a Shona name has been met with mixed feelings, underlining the sensitivi...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa incorrectly fires minister over tribal row
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday fired Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Simelisizwe Sibanda following a tribal row in which he ordered the dismissal of a teacher who was incapable o...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:33hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
CCC member fined for sending offensive texts to rival
Bulawayo magistrate Challenge Mahembe has convicted and fined Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Soneni Moyo US$100 for sending offensive messages to a political rival.She was charged ...Published: 25 May 2024 at 12:39hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must face Gukurahundi victims for resolution to genocide!
About a year ago, a close cousin of mine committed suicide after repeated acts of adultery by her husband. This was a most terrible and traumatizing experience for the family as we felt deeply...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 15:03hrs | 18 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 123 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Tribalists advised not to perpetuate a stereotype that King Lobengula betrayed the struggle for sugar
Media lecturer at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Professor Mphathisi Ndlovu advised media houses that representation matters in their content. This follows the publi...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 15:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco smuggling between Zimbabwe - SA now security threat
SOUTH Africa is drowning in illicit cigarette smuggling which has seen the neighbouring country losing at least R50 million (US$2.6 million) daily in potential revenue from well-coordinated syndicates...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:49hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
CCC legislators trial postponed to next month
Western Commonage Magistrate Progress Murandu in Bulawayo has granted a request put forth by lawyers representing members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to postpone the case involving Pela...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 20:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ghosts of colonialism still haunt Zimbabwean names
In African cultures, the names given to children play an important role because they are often laden with meanings.As a team of professors of literature, linguistics and onomastics (the scient...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:32hrs | 2 | by Tendai Mangena
Legendary author praises learners for passion for Ndebele language
Prominent author Barbra Makhalisa has commended the enthusiastic interest shown by students in preserving the isiNdebele language. Makhalisa made these remarks as the guest of honor at the Ndebele Lit...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 20:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ostallos Siziva taken to court for abusing a CCC 'sellout'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy spokesperson and Pelandaba-Tshabalala MP Gift Ostallos Siziva, along with other party members, appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate and were also released o...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 17:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
3 in court for printing fake O, A level certificates
THREE Harare men have appeared in court for allegedly printing a fake Advanced Level certificate for a student who went on to apply for a scholarship to study in Denmark.Farai Chauke, a direct...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:42hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi angry over CCC butchering of Ndebele language
Historian and cultural activist Founder of Amagugu International Heritage Centre Pathisa Nyathi is an angry man after hearing an MP4 CCC campaign audio that has gone viral on the internet. ...Published: 02 Jan 2023 at 15:21hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Silobela district demands Ndebele speaking teachers as pupils produce poor results
IT has emerged that most schools in Silobela continue to produce poor results at Grade 7 due to lack of teachers who teach their native Ndebele language.Tererayi Dhiya, who heads Umelusi Prima...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: The endangered species
I have a feeling the Ndebele language is endangered - and we, the custodians of the language by right of being senior citizens - are not helping the situation in any way. How would you feel if you wer...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 11:04hrs | 2 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Mnangagwa exhibited traits of tribalism on Cont Mhlanga's national hero status
Observers have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of exhibiting traits of tribalism by failing to accord national hero status to the late legendary Zimbabwean playwright, actor and theatre director ...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
IsiNdebele teaching in Buhera/ Buyela excites chief
THE Ndebele community in Buhera, Manicaland Province, has commended Government for reintroducing isiNdebele teaching at their local school, saying it is important for cultural preservation.The...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sought Magaisa's support after coup?
Chiwenga chases Schroeder's record - The Lord of RingsZIMBABWEAN Vice-President retired General Constantino Chiwenga seems to be chasing former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's record in seri...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Major facelift set for Ascot race course, Makokoba
BULAWAYO's Ascot Race Course is set for a major facelift after the local authority identified it as "lost space" with a need to come up with viable development structures that will add into the city's...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:01hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Can Caterpillars Save Us?
For as long as anyone can remember, mopane worms have provided a critical source of nutritional and financial sustenance for Zimbabweans, especially in the country's southernmost provinces.In ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:24hrs | 16 | by Fortune Moyo
Busi Mhlanga drops Gqi Gqi Gqi single
MULTI-AWARD winning traditional singer Busi Mhlanga on Saturday released yet another cultural single.The Gqi gqi gqi single, which incorporates a popular Ndebele poem "Mzwazwa kankoviyo", is a...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
16 points at A-Level: Insiza girl needs help to become a lawyer
A 23-year-old woman from Insiza, Matabeleland South is appealing for financial assistance to commence university studies to fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer.Miss Nomvelo Ndlovu (23) of P...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers pen O-Level IsiNdebele textbooks
TWO teachers have co-written two IsiNdebele text books for ordinary level pupils in line with the competency-based curriculum. Titled Asifunde IsiNdebele book 3 and 4, the books are designed to prepar...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tish Malaba turns novel into film
ENGLAND-BASED Zimbabwean artist and author Titshabona Malaba Ncube has embarked on a project to turn his novel, titled The Igazi Labafo published in 2013, into a film that will feature Zimbabwean and ...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dr. Ralph Mguni: my Mentor, my Teacher
His proud self is still intact. He has never been different at any time and space. We should accept that the Nguni people are known for their high self-esteem are a proud people. In the interview he m...Published: 02 May 2021 at 17:13hrs | 12 | by Nomazulu Thata
Marginalisation, tribalism - The emergence of Mthwakazi Republic Party
A PARTY of young people from Matabeleland, the Mthwakazi Republic Party, believes there is no reason for Matabeleland to remain under the subjugation of Zimbabwe and they have been calling for secessi...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Thandekile Moyo
Zanu-PF MP refuses to use English in Parliament, sticks to isiNdebele
Nkayi South Member of Parliament (MP), Stars Mathe, refused to use the English language during a question and answer session between legislators and ministers in Parliament Wednesday, maintaining she ...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 17:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Broadcasters should speak all national languages'
Reaching 90 years of age on March 15 this year , retired veteran broadcaster and national languages enthusiast Amon Nyamambi, better known on the airwaves as 'uMaqhulayibambe' his grandfather's name, ...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:26hrs | 19 | by John Masuku
A product of Rhodesia's cattle improvement scheme
In the early 1940's in Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) the Government was promoting a cattle improvement scheme whereby bulls from imported European breeds were made available to the indigeno...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 22:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebele language barrier stalls court case
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Monday urged Zimbabweans to learn local languages in order to solve communication barriers in court, after a case was postponed because the litigants spoke ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teacher launches Ndebele book
A TEACHER at Senzangakhona Primary School in Bulawayo, Benson Jiyane has penned his debut book, titled IMpehlalwazi Yolimi lwesiNdebele which is a collection of short stories and poems themed around t...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Brave lawyer goes after RG over wrong passport IsiNdebele words
A BULAWAYO-based lawyer Mr Nqobani Sithole is suing the Registrar-General over errors and misspellings of IsiNdebele words on the Zimbabwe passport. Mr Sithole, who filed the application at th...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ma9Nine popularises Ndebele dancehall
Ndebele dancehall is proving to be a favourite of many Zimdancehall lovers and its thumbs up to efforts by the likes of Kid Silobela, Jah Practice and most recently Ma9Nine (real name Hansel Ndlovu). ...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sanction Auxillia Mnangagwa and Freeze her foreign bank accounts
The first family must command respect, not demand it. This, they should do through leading by example. "Julius Caesar's wife must be above suspicion". The first lady should not be seen throwing her we...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:28hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
Separation of Matabeleland from Zimbabwe will end in bloodshed and tears
"Zimbabwe is a liberated country. It did not come through democracy, there was no vote to say Zimbabwe now wants to become independent. It was fought for." This is word of mouth by Patrick Chinamasa, ...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
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
2 Matabeles shot dead by Zimbabwe soldiers for speaking Ndebele language
MLO Supreme Council was angered by the gunning down of 2 Matabeles, Morgan Sibanda and Dumisani Mpofu by the the number one killers of Matabele people, Zimbabwe National Army, for speaking Ndebe...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 08:33hrs | 3 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Ndebele people should stop attending Chamisa's Shona rallies
Listening to the celebrations of the 21st MDC inception, I cannot help but remind the people of Matabeleland to stop dreaming and be realist in supporting a politician like Nelson Chamisa. How long ha...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 19:19hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Shaina amplifies Zimbabwe story
SHAINA is a movie that tells the Zimbabwean story on hope and resilience, it tells the daily struggles encountered by ordinary people in their day-to-day lives. The movie, bankrolled by the United Sta...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 09:33hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
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