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Zimbabwean coach drags Chiefs to Fifa
FORMER Warriors assistant coach Bongani Mafu has taken Botswana team Mochudi Centre Chiefs to Fifa in a bid to force the team to pay him outstanding salaries and bonuses.Mafu was part of the Warri...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:35hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Redefining Democracy, a Zimbabwean Rhetoric
Was it not Prof. PLO Lumumba who argued that, time limits are good things. No matter how good a dancer you are, you must leave the stage?Looking back, the realization is overwhelming just how ...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:06hrs | 297 | by Terence Q Ndlovu
Credibility of Ramaphosa's Zimbabwe envoys under scrutiny
The credibility of the South African envoys appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to engage the Zimbabwe government and other stakeholders following the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the country h...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 17:19hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 wrecks Mpilo Hospital
OVER 40 staffers at the opportunistic infection (OI) clinic at Mpilo Central Hospital have reportedly tested positive to COVID-19."COVID-19 cases among staff are out of control," said one of t...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 08:57hrs | 1246 | by Staff reporter
UBH still open to members of the public
MEMBERS of the public in need of medical attention can still access services at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) but only those who test Covid-19 positive will be admitted with those suffering from oth...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 08:50hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's controversial baker reported to ZACC for stealing Bulawayo maize
Controversial Midlands miller Douglas Kwande has again invited limelight after Bulawayo whistleblowers wrote a letter to Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission complaining that he has been fraudulently b...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 15:37hrs | 9353 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa makes appointments
ZANU-PF First Secretary, President Mnangagwa has appointed Dr David Parirenyatwa to act as the party's Secretary for Health and elevated Central Committee member Richard Ndlovu to the Politburo. ...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:03hrs | 1750 | by Staff reporter
Dr Parirenyatwa appointed acting Zanu-PF secretary for health
THE President and First Secretary of Zanu-PF Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Dr David Parirenyatwa as the acting Secretary for Health, Child Welfare and the Elderly to the Politburo.Zanu-PF A...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 18:31hrs | 3824 | by Staff reporter
26 Zanu-PF staffers test positive
Twenty-six Zanu-PF staffers have tested positive to Covid-19 and have since been notified and have gone into self-isolation.Zanu-PF tested 154 staffers last week and those that are symptomatic...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 18:31hrs | 4573 | by Staff reporter
2 Zanu-PF bigwigs in quarantine
TWO senior Zanu-PF officials are in quarantine in adherence to the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines after attending a global conference in Tanzania recently. The top officials are Se...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:49hrs | 3917 | by Staff reporter
ZLHR secures release of protest detainees on bail
HARARE Magistrate Ngoni Nduna on Saturday granted bail to 13 residents of the capital city, who appeared before him facing various charges after they were arrested by some Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZR...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:16hrs | 609 | by Stephen Jakes
July 31 exposed Mnangagwa
In order to legitimise anti-democratic politics, violence and human rights abuses to the world, Zanu-PF has gone back to its exhausted ideological settings.This follows a widespread call by ac...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:36hrs | 9859 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Abductions rock region
THE MDC Alliance claims unknown men abducted eight of their Matabeleland South members last week as cases of enforced disappearances climb.The incidents came a week after an MDC Alliance membe...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:16hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda miners disarm police to release friend
SIX miners, among them a woman, have been arrested for allegedly attacking three police officers and damaging a vehicle they were using in protest to the arrest of their workmate.Tawanda Msima...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:12hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Defiance in Covid-19 hotspot suburbs
RESIDENTS in Bulawayo's Covid-19 hotspot suburbs continue to flout lockdown regulations despite the threat posed by the global pandemic in their communities, as local transmissions constitute 90 perce...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 09:29hrs | 1215 | by Staff reporter
Cook Off, ZBC ink screening deal
LOCAL film lovers, who never got an opportunity to watch the multiple award-winning movie Cook Off will do so on August 11 and 14 when it premieres on ZBC-TV.The 2017 comedy, produced by Joe N...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:48hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
Dead granny (99) in graveyard 'resurrection'
A 99-year-old granny from Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North left villagers shocked after she moved her body just as she was about to be buried. Mrs Nkazanyana Ncube from Kwine village under Chief...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:46hrs | 1997 | by Staff reporter
Man fined $300 for assaulting ex-lover
A MAN from Nguboyenja in Bulawayo has been fined $300 for assaulting his ex-lover with an empty bottle for ignoring him and alleged cheating....Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 07:29hrs | 831 | by Stephen Jakes
Nakamba's Aston Villa survives
ZIMBABWE international Marvelous Nakamba's Aston Villa will play Premier League football next season after a draw at West Ham was enough to ensure they escaped relegation on the final day of the leagu...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 18:13hrs | 3476 | by Staff reporter
Daring suspect tries to disarm detectives
A BULAWAYO man was shot dead after he allegedly tried to disarm detectives arresting him for a spate of robberies and theft cases.According to a police internal memorandum dated July 17, Webst...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:06hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
PROPHECY: Bulawayo Pastor reveals how Coronavirus will end
Divine Kingdom Baptist Ministries leader Pastor Ian Ndlovu says Coronavirus will be defeated by medical cure which shall be found during the last quarter of 2020. Giving a prophecy recently, N...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:45hrs | 8190 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Witchcraft accusations: Villager sues community for $900,000
A TSHOLOTSHO man accused of witchcraft, was kidnapped by fellow villagers who half-buried him in a shallow pit before sprinkling him with ashes and then urinated on him during a purported witch-hunt r...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:34hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt defends sacking of hospital CEOs
The sacking of chief executive officers (CEOs) of five major Government hospitals was part of the restructuring of the health system by Government to make it more effective and efficient, a Cabinet Mi...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:34hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Man sues tsikamtandas for defamation
A TSHOLOTSHO man, accused of witchcraft, was kidnapped by local community members and half buried in a shallow pit before he was sprinkled with ashes and urinated upon during a purported witch-hunt by...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 18:11hrs | 1457 | by Staff reporter
'Forget Colonialism, Gukurahundi lets build a new Zimbabwe'
A newly formed political party, The Patriotic Front, says Zimbabweans must break from the past, forget wrongdoings and instead focus on the country's future.The party formed by expatriates mos...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 18:10hrs | 1441 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents sue over Mnangagwa's street names
BULAWAYO residents have taken Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo to court challenging Government's decision to change some of the city's street names as contained in Statutory Instru...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 07:42hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa impose curfew to contain covid-19 - madness, need nurses and PPE not soldiers and guns
I have listened to President Mnangagwa's address to the nation three times and still failed to understand what understand the purpose. Yes, the number of corona virus cases have increased significantl...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 08:29hrs | 1073 | by Nomusa Garikai
4 killed in road accident
FOUR people including a 3-months-old baby died on the spot after a commuter omnibus they were travelling in dislodged a rear tyre and veered off the road.The accident happened in the wee hours...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 17:46hrs | 1576 | by Staff reporter
Tenant ordered to vacate lodgings after failing to pay rentals
A tenant at number 7532 Tshabalala Bulawayo has been ordered to vacate the house for failing to pay water bills and refusing to vacate when he was given a three months' notice of vacation.The ...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 11:44hrs | 2065 | by Stephen Jakes
'Water Act to blame for Bulawayo water crisis'
BULAWAYO City Council should not be faulted for water woes bedevilling the city as the government has failed to construct dams as mandated by the country's Water Act, the local authority has said....Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:22hrs | 1230 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T appoints new chief whips
THE MDC-T has appointed Ms Paurina Mpariwa as the party's Chief Whip in the National Assembly taking over from Mr Prosper Mutseyami who was recalled from parliament last month.The announcement...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 17:56hrs | 2784 | by Staff reporter
Council insists on sewage contaminated Khami water
As debate on the use of Khami Dam water to ease water shortages in Bulawayo continues, the local authority has insisted there is no need for panic as the water posed no health riskto residents contrar...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 09:25hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants start receiving US$ salaries
CIVIL servants and Government pensioners have started receiving US$75 and US$30 Covid-19 relief allowances respectively as part of an initiative to cushion them from skyrocketing prices of goods....Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 07:37hrs | 2986 | by Staff Reporter
City of Bulawayo, Mnangagwa govt headed for clash over renaming of roads
The government was on a collision course with the City of Bulawayo on Friday after the Local Government Ministry gazetted new names for some of its roads.The ministry, headed by July Moyo, ren...Published: 18 Jul 2020 at 21:33hrs | 4578 | by Staff reporter
Khupe floors Chamisa, again
MDC leader Thokozani Khupe scored another victory in the ongoing battle for the party after Parliament allowed her to choose a new National Assembly chief whip ahead of bitter rival Nelson Chamisa. ...Published: 18 Jul 2020 at 19:10hrs | 16418 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's 6th Avenue officially named Emmerson Mnangagwa Way
The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing July Moyo has issued a Government Gazette renaming roads all over the country. One of the notable changes is the renaming of...Published: 18 Jul 2020 at 12:03hrs | 4136 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zipra veterans dare Mohadi to act over seized properties
FORMER Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) combatants have challenged Vice-President Kembo Mohadi (pictured) to prove his mettle in government by facilitating the smooth return of their prope...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 07:50hrs | 3208 | by Staff reporter
NatPharm top bosses sacked in tender controversy
SEVEN National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) bosses have been fired as the company reels from allegations of multi-million dollar corruption involving the acquisition of medicines and equipment me...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 07:50hrs | 3098 | by Staff reporter
Man escapes from quarantine, kills neighbour
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man who escaped from a quarantine centre in Beitbridge and killed his neighbour in Luveve before disappearing from the area.Mandla Ndlovu (36) of Entumbane w...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 07:47hrs | 1776 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born executive Ndlovu assumes global top post
Zimbabwe-born July Ndlovu has assumed the chairmanship of United Kingdom headquartered, World Coal Association ( WCA), a global industry association bringing together major international coal producer...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 07:47hrs | 2061 | by Staff reporter
Factionalism fears as ZAPU recalls Bulawayo executive committee
The ZAPU Bulawayo provincial executive committee has been recalled on allegations of failing to execute its mandate.Those recalled include Provincial Chairman Rodger Muhlwa, Vice Chairman Rich...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 18:56hrs | 3212 | by Staff reporter
New twist to NetOne case
NETONE chief executive Lazarus Muchenje yesterday got a second reprieve after the High Court suspended the termination of his employment contract until the NetOne board has a chance to file its reply ...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:40hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
FUNDRAISER: Pumula's Geshom Ndlovu needs £2 000 for tumour operation
Mthwakazi Queens UK is running a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for Pumula South's Geshom Ndlovu who needs funds to be operated to remove the tumour that has grown on his left jaw. Of the £...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 07:57hrs | 572 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Varsity student ventures into music
BULAWAYO-BASED up-and-coming gospel-rap artiste Sipho Ndlovu (21), popularly known as Hood Legend (Gunz) in music circles, has released a new track titled Revelation. He said his music had bee...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 08:41hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for 'killer' quarantine escapee
A ZIMBABWEAN man who is allegedly on the run after killing his landlord in neighbouring South Africa is said to have escaped from a quarantine centre in Beitbridge before killing a neighbour in Bulawa...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1444 | by Staff reporter
Bowsers expose vendors to deadly COVID-19
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) members have expressed concern on the overcrowding of residents in bowser queues, which is greatly exposing them to the deadly COVID-19. Bulaway...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 08:02hrs | 1441 | by Stephen Jakes
Political power, leadership and language in Zimbabwe
Besides being a tool for communication, language has many other functions in all societies. However in countries where there are several or many languages, such languages are often ranked in order of ...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 07:56hrs | 916 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Hospital chief executives fired
Chief executives of five major Government hospitals have been "relieved of their duties" by the Health Services Board as part of what is described as a "restructuring exercise" within the Ministry of ...Published: 13 Jul 2020 at 08:10hrs | 2117 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Bulawayo Council water burn child's hands?
A photo by seasoned journalist Annahstacia Ndlovu showing a child with seemingly burnt hands has circulated widely on the internet.The child is said to have developed the condition after using...Published: 13 Jul 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1610 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fake driving licence syndicate bust in Bulawayo
The police have busted a syndicate specialising in creating fake drivers licences after arresting a 21-year-old Pumula East woman.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector, Abednico Nc...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 14:31hrs | 8627 | by Staff reporter
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