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Force civil servants to speak national languages
RECENT concerns from some quarters that the recruitment of nurses, teachers and other civil servants in the Matabeleland region should be sensitive to the interests of the local population makes inter...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1573 | by Staff Reporter
The curious case of Peter Lobengula, the Prince of Salford
On a Wednesday morning in the spring on 1899 the Union Ocean liner called Goth sailing from Cape Town South Africa, docked in Southampton United Kingdom carrying the entire cast of a show called â€...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:50hrs | 53 | by Joseph Qobo Mayisa
Ndebele nursing students deliberately failed?
We have been inundated with calls and messages from the public following the Mpilo tribal fiasco. A lot of people have expressed gratitude and many thanks to Team MRP for standing up for them. Accordi...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:49hrs | 107 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Chamisa known for abusing his wife & imposing Shona leaders in Matabeleland - MLO
Chamisa's abuse of women including his own wife and imposition of Shona leaders in Matabeleland particularly in Bulawayo Province borders on sexism, tribalism, incivility, human rights abuse and oppre...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1432 | by Israel Dube
'Rape accused MDC-A MP not arrested'
Contrary to state media reports, MDC-Alliance Magwegwe MP Anele Ndebele has not been arrested for rape neither have the police notified him of any intention to place him under arrest, a party youth le...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 12:18hrs | 23 | by Ndou Paul
Kembo Mohadi sellout and a liability
As the leader of Mthwakazi Republic Party i cannot let people like Mohadi have a field day on us, surely how can he stoop that low to address Mthwakazi Republic Party at his Zanu-PF rally at Stanley s...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:10hrs | 27 | by Mqondisi Moyo MRP President
Chamisa's MP arrested for rape
THE Member of Parliament for Magwegwe Constituency in Bulawayo, Anele Ndebele (MDC Alliance), has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a high school pupil. Ndebele is accused of...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:48hrs | 5 | by Staff rpeorter
Mohadi chides Zapu on Unity Accord pullout
Vice President, Kembo Mohadi has chided the opposition party, Zapu, for trivialising the 1987 Unity Accord saying the pact was irreversible.The Unity Accord was an agreement signed between Jos...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's government funds the Mambo King'
The President Emmerson Mnangagwa government is allegedly funding the newly established Mambo dynasty the Secretary for Matabeleland Chiefs Nothiwani Dlodlo has alleged. Mike Moyo was installed...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 15:05hrs | 55 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A historical lesson for Kembo Mohadi. #1987 Unity Accord and its demise in 2009.
Whilst the Zimbabwean economy dovetails under mismanagement by ZANU PF government, while millions are at the verge of starvation, while there seems to be no reprieve in sight for the cash, crisis, ene...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 09:27hrs | 10409 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Chamisa and the demon of patriarchy
In the past few weeks – ironically as late as last Friday – Zimbabwe's restive but graphically acerbic social media has been abuzz with one subject – the seemingly endangered righ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 10:54hrs | 2862 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
The trials and joys of travelling in overloaded malayitshas to Zimbabwe
"Wait and see for yourself: the sky is the limit," said the man halfway up the trailer.He was loading more and more goods on what already appeared to be a mountain of luggage, GroundUp reporte...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 07:06hrs | 358 | by GroundUp
Caps United suffer huge title blow
INFLUENTIAL Caps United veteran defender Method Mwanjale could miss the rest of the season after suffering what appears to be a career-threatening ankle injury in the team's 3-1 victory over Hwange at...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:52hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
PSL, NMB introduce tap and go card
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) has partnered with NMB Bank to introduce an electronic ticketing system to ease transactions at turnstiles. The electronic ticketing system, which is in the for...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Emmerson Mnangagwa
14 October 2019Petition to The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare.Cc: Ministry of Health, Matebeleland North Province.Cc: CEO Tsholotsho HospitalCc: St Lukes Hospital....Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:55hrs | 1919 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Why not Eastern Province, why Manicaland?
Naming our provinces tribally was a white man's way of diving us so they could rule unhindered. Remember united we stand and divided we fall, it was one way of entrenching and stamping their authority...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 15:57hrs | 431 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Heroes Acre a satanic ritual site: Ndebeles buried there must be exhumed
Now that the so called Zimbabwe Heroes Acre has been exposed as a satanic ritual site, starting with Joshua Nkomo and uMama uMafuyane who was poisoned by Zanupf Women' s League members, all Matabeles ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:06hrs | 3306 | by Israel Dube
MDC tribal cracks widen
Zimbabwe's politics is a very interesting terrain. It is contested by revolutionaries, pseudo revolutionaries, neo-liberals, sell-outs to the outright treasonous. Students of politics know tha...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:49hrs | 2991 | by Staff reporter
No citizens here, just tribal warlords and a bunch of idiots
Just how is it that we have sunk to this place of self-worship, of hyper individualism and vain-glory — the place where our common humanity takes a backseat and the groans of a neighbour are an...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:13hrs | 381 | by Zifiso Masiye
Teaching Ndebele, Shona, English at all schools will bring down barriers
LAWYER Tymon Tabana on Friday, October 11, filed a High Court petition asking the court to find the government in wilful default of the law and order the minister of primary and secondary education to...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 20:48hrs | 1192 | by Tymon Tabana
Lawyers ask court to order equal teaching of Ndebele, Shona and English
Zimbabwean law requires Shona, Ndebele and English to be "taught on equal time basis" up to Form 2, but this has not been implemented since 2006, the High Court has heard.Two lawyers on Friday...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 12:55hrs | 1144 | by ZimLive
Bulawayo population projected to reach 2 million
BULAWAYO'S population is projected to more than treble to about two million by 2034 from the 600 000 that was recorded in the 2012 national census with the informal sector to continue as one of the ci...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 08:08hrs | 2212 | by Staff reporter
MDC Bulawayo province to be dissolved?
MDC Matabeleland North provincial executive has petitioned the party's national executive to dissolve the Bulawayo structures, on allegations it was fraught with factionalism, mostly influenced by tri...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 20:31hrs | 1576 | by Staff reporter
BCC fails to implement masterplan projects
BULAWAYO suffered major development setbacks between 2000 and 2015 due to unforeseen economic decline resulting in the municipal failing to implement proposed projects under its masterplan. Th...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:59hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Nepotism and tribalism
Early this week Zimbabweans woke up to some very disturbing news – the nepotism which is rife at Town House as some MDC members of the Harare City Council are using their positions as councillo...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 13:06hrs | 978 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa's MDC pacifies aggrieved Ndebele members in Bulawayo
MDC Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Swithern Chirowodza at the weekend said his party's Bulawayo province has integrated all Ndebele members that felt sidelined in a move aimed at uniting the party, ...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 10:49hrs | 5366 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Mthwakazi
Firstly I bring you greetings from Mthwakazi Liberation Front. The Movement which strives to bring back life, dignity, joy and prosperity to all Mthwakazi people.Mthwakazi, some 9years ago, in...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 21:05hrs | 1134 | by David Magagula
Exhumation in the context of Gukurahundi and Ndebele thought
AS efforts continue to find closure to the Gukurahundi conundrum, hopes are being raised that there might be some light at the end of the tunnel. While people may be speaking freely on the subject, cl...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:01hrs | 197 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Cont Mhlanga's search for Lobengula's lost city
While most people that reside in Bulawayo take pride in the title of the City of Kings, legendary arts practitioner Cont Mhlanga says the name does not bring out the city's true cultural identity and ...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:16hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Zifa refutes new referees' fees
ZIFA have expressed ignorance over the new referees' fees structure announced by Premier Soccer League chief executive officer Kennedy Ndebele in which he insinuated that there had been an agreement b...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:09hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe was 90% correct and 10% wrong
The legacy of former Zimbabwe President Robert Gabriel Mugabe remains a contested terrain and it ought to be understood within the context of colonialism and neo-colonialism. The deconstruction of the...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 09:48hrs | 1037 | by Jerry Matebesi
'Joshua Nkomo should be re-buried in Matopos' says Jonathan Moyo
Professor Jonathan Moyo says the late former PF ZAPU leader Joshua Nkomo should be reburied in Matopos where the Ndebele King Mzilikazi's grave is located. Said Moyo, "With the National Heroes...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 09:01hrs | 2986 | by Mandla Ndlovu
An ethnic Genocide is brewing in Matebeleland as Ndebeles get tutsified by Mnangagwa's government
The Zanu PF's Rozvi mambo fraud in which the system is fronting Mike Moyo as their answer to King Bulelani Lobhengula, is the official government response to Matabele efforts to free themselves from S...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2562 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Matebeleland Chiefs turn heat on govt
Chiefs in Matebeleland have vowed to defy a government ban on the coronation of a South African Bulelani Collins Khumalo as Ndebele king revealing that plans are afoot to hold the ceremony in October....Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2563 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi under siege over Zanu-PF 'dunderheads' tweet
Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi is skating on a thin ice after the youth league in his home province came out against his recent labelling party youths as dunderheads. Provincial you...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:24hrs | 3684 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sideline Ndebeles as envoys?
President Mnangagwa has appointed Mrs Ruth Masodzi Chikwira and Mr Kufa Chinoza as ambassadors to Canada and Ghana respectively. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:22hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Lozwi/Rozvi Mambo unveiled in the midst of pomp and ceremony at Mawabeni
SPIRITUALITY was a strong component of the whole process from the selection of the rightful candidate who was earmarked for installation. This became clear from the testimony of Gogo MaMoyo the reside...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:27hrs | 441 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Bosso, Dembare clash in uncertain times
DYNAMOS FC and Highlanders clash in a cup game for the umpteenth time with history and the form book irrelevant.The two giants clash yet again but this time in the first round of the Chibuku S...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:23hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mutodi was right, Ndebeles are not Zimbabweans
We would like to thank Zimbabwe Deputy Minister of Information, Energy Mutodi, for reminding us what we already knew that we, Matabeles, are not Zimbabweans.While many of us have declared publ...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 10:57hrs | 15787 | by Israel Dube
Good start, bad and sad end: The story of Robert Gabriel Mugabe
It did not have to end this way. It is a story that started well but ended badly. Mugabe was poised to be greater than Mandela or Gandhi. Outside and inside Zimbabwe, Mugabe was revered and considered...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:51hrs | 2829 | by Lovemore Gurajena Sibanda PhD
Mugabe: Hero or villain?
THE death at 95 of former president of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe (pictured) has evoked varying emotions in the country. On one hand, there are those who revered and deified him and took his word ...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | 332 | by Simayedwa Moyo
Mutodi is educated, but is neither wise nor clever
SOMETIME in September last year, I was part of a group of journalists from across the media divide that were invited to a welcome dinner for Kenneth Wetzel, who had just arrived to assume the post of ...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 16:24hrs | 1332 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mangudya summoned to court
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya was yesterday summoned by a Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube to testify in a matter where Kwekwe businessman Shepherd Tundiya is facing charges of d...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 20:16hrs | 1947 | by Staff reporter
MSU for low IQ students, says Mutodi
A minister has sparked outrage after mocking Midlands State University (MSU) by suggesting it enrols students with low intelligence.Deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi made the comments ...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 20:09hrs | 1752 | by ZimLive
Deputy Minister refuses to answer question from Ndebele MP
Energy and Power Development deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa on Wednesday refused to answer a question posed to her by an MP in Ndebele saying she could not recognise and understand the language she was...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 19:54hrs | 1346 | by Staff Reporter
TelOne loses $500k to vandalism
TelOne lost about $500 000 over the weekend when small-scale miners vandalised network infrastructure while panning for gold in Mashonaland West Province. The $500 000 was lost in restoring se...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 06:42hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Madalaboy unites artistes
A founder member of The Big Four - now officially known as Ndolwane Supersounds - Madalaboy, has embarked on a music collaboration project with various Zimbabwean artistes based in South Africa....Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 08:25hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mutodi's star rising
One of the Mthwakazi political parties assisted by a Bulawayo based lawyer recently tried to file criminal charges of violence incitement against Mutodi at the Bulawayo Central Police Station but poli...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 10:18hrs | 3432 | by Nicholas Ncube
Storm over Mambo dynasty
A group of chiefs from Matebeleland has accused Local Government minister,July Moyo of double standard after he allowed the installation of the Lozwi king, a year after blocking the revival of the Nde...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 16:06hrs | 4704 | by Staff reporter
Mbeki's praise for Mugabe deeper than what meets the eye
The research by Mthwakazi Institute of Research (MIOR) has shown that people of the same philosophy tend to support each other. This becomes more pronounced if the people under scrutiny once have a ch...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 15:03hrs | 3214 | by Mthwakazi Research Institute
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