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Soldier in trouble for assaulting cop
A member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Decent Dube (31), along with two villagers, faces serious charges after allegedly assaulting a policeman in a dispute over a snooker game in Lupane, Matab...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:50hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Man runs away, leaves wife being robbed
A MAN from Pumula North suburb in Bulawayo ran away leaving his wife at the mercy of robbers who stabbed her in the thigh and allegedly robbed her US$90 and a cellphone.The incident was confir...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga's widow dies
IT has been a year since the arts sector mourned the death of arts guru, Cont Mhlanga and now, his survivor and widow, Thembi Ngwabi, has died, a family member has confirmed.Wenzile Mhlanga sa...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 14:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe laid to rest at the National Heroes Acre
One of Zimbabwe's education luminaries Professor Ngwabi Mulunge Bhebhe, who died on 16 November, was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare today.President Emmerson Mnangagwa preside ove...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 12:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps record 8 000 at MSU
President Mnangagwa caps musician Sandra Ndebele who graduated with a first class Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Music Business, Musicology and Technology at Midlands State University yesterday...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Professor Bhebe burial set for Saturday
The late national hero and renowned professor, Ngwabi Mulunge Bhebe will be laid to rest on Saturday, November 25, at the National Heroes Acre.This was revealed in an announcement by the Minis...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
President mourns MSU Vice Chancellor
The founding Vice Chancellor of Midlands State University (MSU) Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe passed on and President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared him a nati...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:08hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Ngwabi Bhebhe declared national hero
Founding Midlands State University (MSU) Vice Chancellor Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe, who died yesterday, has been declared a national hero in recognition of his outstanding role as an academic, a great t...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ngwabi Bhebe dies
Tributes are pouring in for the late Zimbabwean prominent academic Professor Ngwabi Mulunge Bhebe, the founding Vice-Chancellor and later professor emeritus of Midlands State University in Gweru, who ...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Ngwabi Bhebhe started MSU with $50
FORMER Midlands State University (MSU) vice-chancellor Ngwabi Bhebhe has opened up on the struggle he faced to set up the higher learning institution.Speaking last Friday at a golf tournament ...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
MSU's skewed retrenchment scheme backfires
Midlands State University (MSU) faces a massive staff exodus after implementing a skewed and controversial employee voluntary retrenchment scheme, which was unexpectedly oversubscribed leaving the ins...Published: 31 May 2022 at 12:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gwakuba Ndlovu family receives national hero conferment
THE family of the late nationalist and journalist, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, yesterday officially received the conferment of his posthumous national hero status.Ndlovu died of a heart ailment aged ...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:55hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Political elites' vacuous populism not serving Zimbabwean people's interest
IN a recent eloquent but rather dense article titled "Dynamics of the Zimbabwe crisis in the 21st century" adopted from a 2003 academic paper of a similar title, Professor Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni ma...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:45hrs | 8 | by Dr Mike Chipere
Mnangagwa urges mindset change in civil service
CIVIL servants should change their mindsets and be drivers of devolution and decentralisation to ensure that every citizen has access to basic services such as clean water and well-resourced schools, ...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Let's protect the gains of our independence'
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ZIMBABWE DEFENCE FORCES HIS EXCELLENCY, CDE. ED MNANGAGWA AT THE BURIAL OF NATIONAL HERO DR MARIYO MARIYAWANDA NZUWAH ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2021, AT T...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu declared national hero posthumously
THE Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday posthumously declared the late Cdes Rabelani Choeni, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, Elliot Ngwabi, Professor George Kahari and Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki as national heroes. Pr...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Peace and reconciliation in the Second Republic
The inherent Western footprints in the ontology and epistemology of African nationalism in the past has stagnated the dream of realising how we can reconstruct the past and re-imagine the future....Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 6 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Top war hero sends SOS
VETERAN freedom fighter and former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) deputy chief of personnel and training, Jack Mpofu is appealing for US$2 300 to enable him to undergo a hip replace...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accords wife national honour
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has awarded his wife, First Lady Auxillia a gold medal for her "outstanding performance in her philanthropic activities among 99 other outstanding institutions, civilians ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa awards his wife with 'Order of the Great Zimbabwe Silver'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has created national awards to honour outstanding Zimbabweans - and one of the first recipients is his wife, Auxillia.Mrs Mnangagwa was awarded an Order of the...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspected robber killed
A BULAWAYO man suspected to be a robber died in hospital while another believed to be his relative is battling for life after they were assaulted by armed unknown men at a mine compound in Inyathi, Bu...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions MSU Industrial Park
AN industrial park established by Midlands State University (MSU) in Gweru was yesterday commissioned by President Mnangagwa, who reiterated the need for all institutions of higher and tertiary educat...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
How we started MSU: Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa together with the late Vice President and national hero Cde Simon Muzenda, national heroes Cdes Richard Hove and Cephas Msipa, were members of the first committee that resulted in ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Drought to wipe 50% national herd
OVER 50% of Zimbabwe's national herd of 5,2 million cattle is at risk of being wiped out by this year's drought if no mitigatory measures are put in place within the coming few months, farmers and liv...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa: Struggle stalwart, war strategist, epitome of unity
he death of liberation struggle stalwart Dumiso Dabengwa after battling with a liver disease has robbed the country of a distinguished military strategist and leader who shaped and influenced the 16-y...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:36hrs | | by Sifelani Tsiko
Zimbabwe's beef industry stampedes back to life
After more than a decade in limbo, beef farmers are back in business Zimbabwe's famed beef industry, which collapsed in the 2000s following outbreaks o...Published: 15 May 2019 at 20:50hrs | 1 | by Ray Mwareya
Damnatio memoriae and Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day?
In the recent past few years, it had become a norm in February to see pomp and extravagance in Zimbabwe's state and independent media with preparations towards and celebrations on the birthday of "com...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 21:18hrs | | by Brian Maregedze
Bulawayo holds funeral service for Prof Makhurane
BULAWAYO will today hold a funeral service for the founding Vice Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), Professor Phineas Makhurane, an academic giant who pushed for t...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 42-year-old crowned Miss Zanu-PF Bulawayo
FORTY-two-year-old Nokuthula Sibanda was on Tuesday crowned Miss Zanu-PF Bulawayo Metropolitan province at a ceremony held at Davis Hall. The modelling contest that saw a 70-year-old making it...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School set for Kwekwe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is not only Open for Business but for dialogue too, as it forges ahead with engaging locals and foreigners in its quest to attain a middle class economy by 2030....Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another 'useless' doctorate for Mnangagwa
GREAT Zimbabwe University yesterday awarded President Mnangagwa an Honorary Doctorate of Politics and International Relations (Honoris Causa) during its 12th graduation ceremony. The President...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family evicted, dumped in the bush
A SIX-MEMBER family has been rendered homeless after being evicted by the messenger of court from its Esiphezini Ngwabi village home near Vuka Vuka Mine in Esigodini on Monday afternoon and dumped in ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
MSU gets new vice chancellor
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed Professor Victor Ngonidzashe Muzvidziwa as Midlands State University's substantive Vice Chancellor. MSU director of information and public relations Mrs Mirir...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
CSC revival brings hope to livestock farmers
PLAYERS in the livestock industry have hailed efforts by the Government to revive ailing meat processor and marketer, Cold Storage Company (CSC), describing them as a major stride towards enhancing th...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF aspiring candidates for primaries in Bulawayo
ZANU (PF) members to battle it out in the primary elections in Bulawayo Province to select candidates to represent the party in the 2018 elections;...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 15:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zenzo Nsimbi to represent Mat South in elections committee
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Ambassador Zenzo Nsimbi to represent Matabeleland South province on Zanu-PF's Elections Committee that was recently established.The commission was es...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo approves candidates
The Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday approved a final list of aspiring candidates for the ruling party's primary elections. The names of successful candidates, together with the date of the polls, will be ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Politburo approves names of aspiring candidates for party primary elections
The Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday approved a final list of aspiring candidates for the ruling party's primary elections.The names of successful candidates, together with the date of the polls, w...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Who exactly was former President Mugabe?
The late VP Nkomo warned us in his 1984 book that there is a Robert Mugabe we don't know, but we were too consumed by the dummy we had been sold by the dominant liberation war discourses. These warnin...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NUST to have substantive vice chancellor
THE National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is set to have its substantive vice chancellor by end of February after a successful candidate was recommended for appointment to President Emm...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
MSU scouts for vice-chancellor
The Midlands State University (MSU) has advertised for the post of substantive vice-chancellor, two years after Ngwabi Bhebhe stepped down from the helm of the higher learning institution.Sinc...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ngwabi speaks on first attack at Zidube ranch
AN organisation that seeks to gather oral history of the liberation struggle recently organised a tour for the media, historians and other bodies dealing with history and archives to Zidube ranch in K...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
LEST WE FORGET: The Zipra commander who lost his sight in combat
PEOPLE from all walks of life will tomorrow converge on various places across the country to commemorate the Heroes Day, a day set aside to remember the sacrifices made by the gallant sons and daughte...Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 13:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga's wife carries the dream
VETERAN arts administrator and founder of Amakhosi Cultural Centre Continueloving Mhlanga might have moved to build his new empire away from the madding crowd, down deep in Lupane rural, but his dream...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 12:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe appoints varsity councils
PRESIDENT Mugabe has appointed councils for nine State universities including the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulawayo as well as the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education ...Published: 28 Jun 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana shoots, burns 400+ Zimbabwe stray cattle
IN a case that has attracted the ire of farmers, the Botswana government has killed and burnt more than 400 cattle that strayed into that country from Zimbabwe in just over a month.The Bot...Published: 16 Oct 2016 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim judge overturns suspension of university student expelled over protest placard
HIGH Court Judge Justice Francis Bere on Tuesday 23 August 2016 ordered authorities at the state-run Midlands State University (MSU) to reinstate a university student whom they had suspended for alleg...Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 00:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Student suspended over MDC-T demo
MIDLANDS State University (MSU) has suspended one student for participating in an MDC-T protest against President Robert Mugabe's alleged misrule while holding a placard with an inscription that a...Published: 24 Aug 2016 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ababalisi beMatopo High bacela ucansi kubafundi
ABAFUNDI beMatopo High abangamankazana sebedlela egilweni nanko phela sokuvele ukuba kulababalisi asebethwalise abafundi laba amagabha avuzayo ngokucela ukuya emacansini labo, uMthunywa ukuz...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 16:29hrs | 5 | by YiNtatheli kaMthunywa
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