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Bail for jailed cops
Four of the seven police detectives from the homicide unit who were recently arrested on charges of theft and criminal abuse of office have been granted bail by the Bulawayo High Court.Justice...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:24hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo donates $250,000 to John Nkomo Trust, gifts Jabulani a bakkie
Wicknell Chivayo, a businessman closely associated with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has made headlines with his recent philanthropic efforts, donating US$250,000 to the late Vice President John Land...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 08:37hrs | 1806 | by Staff reporter
ED2030 sloganeering lacks practicability
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, as I see it, the ED 2030 campaign sloganeering lacks practicality. It is corrosive, divisive and erosive. It contradicts the time-honoured lead...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Police chief's interests in gold mine raise stink
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga, has been accused of using his influence to deploy members of the support unit (SU) to guard a gold mine in Midlands where he allege...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:20hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Overcoming the fear of public speaking
FOR over 10 years, my life has been centred on training and coaching public speakers and corporate communicators. The question that comes up all the time in these sessions is: How do I conquer the fea...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by Jonah Nyoni
'Mugabe speaks from the grave'
FORMER deputy prime minister, Prof Arthur Mutambara, will this Monday launch the third and final book in his autobiographical trilogy in the United Kingdom at the Law School of the University of Westm...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Absence of property rights eroding investor confidence'
UNAVAILABILITY of title deeds and property rights is eroding investment confidence in Zimbabwe, the Coalition for Market and Liberal Solutions (Comaliso) has said.Currently thousands of urban ...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rolls out Zanu-PF election plan
IN 1964, a group of men determined to free the country from the shackles of colonialism and ensure majority rule through one man one vote converged in the city of Gweru at the inaugural ZANU Congress....Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean nightmare and tragic optimism of Mutambara
To mention Zimbabwe and the idea of a "dream" in the same sentence, as Professor Arthur Mutambara has done, is to be provocative and challenging.The provocation and the challenge come from the...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | | by William Jethro Mpofu
Prioritise Gwayi-Shangani Dam, pipeline
THE ruling Zanu PF party's Twitter account has some interesting nuggets. Its posts on February 25, 2021 on the Gwayi-Shangani pipeline groundbreaking ceremony and the commissioning of the 20 boreholes...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree pilot defies racial attitudes to pursue dream
FORTY years and still counting years of flying different aircraft types, heads of States, the late Prince Philip; husband to the late Queen Elizabeth II, and roles spanning basic flying, advanced flyi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Africa must make use of it's resources
The African political and economic perspective mindset and landscape need to be changed if we are to reap and tap the gains of our independence.It looks like African leaders are still holed up...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:21hrs | | by Leonard Koni
EU divided over Russian sanctions
EU citizens are being asked to make great sacrifices to support a sanctions regime against Moscow over its military offensive in Ukraine. But how long will Western consumers be willing to live without...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Robert Bridge
How the West is plotting to exploit Africa
IF designs of global money are not stopped in their tracks, Africa is threatened with environmental degradation and nutritional poverty. If we, as Africans, do not begin to think deeply about what is ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Linda Apollo
Citizen Coalition for Change the only hope
On Sunday afternoon I was closely following the three political parties which will be battling it out for by elections seat on the 26th of March 2022.It was so interesting to take note o...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 19:49hrs | 5 | by Leonard Koni
Wife kills hubby over infidelity
A 22-year-old woman has been arrested in Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central province, on allegations of stabbing and killing her husband with a knife following an argument over his allegations that she w...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nsukuzonke breaking new ground
PETER Ndlovu, popularly known as Nsunkuzonke, Flying Elephant and Silent Assassin in the football circles, just like former international star Liberian George Weah, has broken new ground.Most ...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
Peter Ndlovu breaking new grounds
Peter Ndlovu popularly known as Nsunkuzonke, Flying Elephant and Silent Assassin in the football circles just like former international star Liberian George Weah has broken new grounds.Most pe...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 19:43hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Are you clumsy at prayer like me?
Our budding socialisation is keen on teaching us math, geography and science as critical skills of life and sundry tools of solving ours and the problems of the world we grow into. Many of us have rea...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 8 | by Zifiso Masiye
David Chapfika and the Jatropha years, a memoir
David Chapfika came along as a snappy dresser- shiny suits and foreign cologne were the hallmark.As a rookie reporter with New Ziana then, I had the opportunity to mix and mingle with the elit...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:25hrs | 8 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Hollywood based Zim make-up artist opens up on career
Vault Cosmetics founder Jackie Mgido is set to reveal some experiences and tips to make it as a global Zimbabwean in an interview with Global Zimbabweans show set for broadcast this week.The H...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 09:59hrs | 3 | by Tinashe Mukono
Mnangagwa implicates police officers in gold rush
Kwekwe based Sakile Mnangagwa (31) who is a business partner to Gostaff Gomo at Trump -Tower Minerals private has implicated three police officers who were involved in a gold rush at Zhangazha plot, V...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 10:33hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo / Simbarashe Sithole
RBZ to settle gold miners' outstanding payments
THE Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has received assurance from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe that its members will start receiving outstanding payments for gold deliveries this week. ZMF is t...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mercato: These nuggets to follow up!
In a context dominated by the health crisis, the 2020-2021 summer transfer mercato has still much to say about it. While the opening and closing dates of the major championships diverge, only one real...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:04hrs | 2 | by Staff writer
Bulawayo residents denounce Mnangagwa's govt
THERE was pandemonium in Nkulumane 12 on Tuesday after officials from the Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare ministry bungled the grain distribution process, leading to residents running amok a...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
New wave of African stars prepare for debut NBA seasons
There has been a consistent flow of talent coming into the NBA from Africa for more than 30 years now and the continent doesn't look to be running out of quality basketball players anytime soon. ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 7 | by Staff Writer
Anglo American opens Zimbabwe's first platinum smelter
Mining giant Anglo American on Thursday opened a $62-million platinum smelter in Zimbabwe, the country's first such refinery, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to boost the country's valuable plat...Published: 16 May 2019 at 19:00hrs | | by AFP
Of Wilfred Mugeyi, Boateng and MDC
Up until May 6 2015, arguably the most embarrassing episode in world football history was that last-gasp miss by Wilfred Mugeyi on January 25 2004 at Zimbabwe's first appearance at the African Cup of ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:31hrs | 13 | by Bishop Lazi
Two stabbed, axed in gold rush
AN illegal gold panner from Plumtree ganged up with his accomplices and allegedly axed their two rivals before stabbing them with a knife following a dispute over gold nuggets. This emerged wh...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 22:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nuggets from the men's conference
I just sneaked out of a boot-camp for that boy-thrill, the urge to break a cardinal rule: What happens at the men's conference stays at the men's conference! The thrifty snitch in me couldn't resist t...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:07hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
Underestimated Way to Success
Aldreen T. Munyoro belongs to the generation of 'purpose driven' young people in Zimbabwe, who, despite awkward circumstances in life are full of optimism. The twenty-one year old National University ...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Brian Maregedze
Mthuli Ncube's budget is usual voodoo economics to cause pain but no gain and 'spike' in avoidable sufferings and deaths
On Wednesday 21 November 2018, Professor Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe's minister of Finance, presented his maiden national budget. There are many things one can say about the budget, I will just say five th...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 18:48hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
FC Platonum sink Dembare
FC Platinum 2 - 0 Dynamos AT the sound of the final whistle Dynamos coach Lloyd Chigove looked like a man in a need of a hug.With one hand holding up his chin and the other on the hi...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grand National Unity?
"The turbulence in India this time hasn't come from foreign invasion or conquest; it has been generated from within. India cannot respond in her old way, by a further retreat into archaism. Her borrow...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:38hrs | 2 | by Igomombe
Chimanimani's illegal miners dilemma
Opinion is divided over gold mining in Allied Timbers' Tarka Forest.For two decades, illegal artisanal miners have maintained a stranglehold on the commercial forest - disrupting operations an...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 14:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
G40 breaks silence on Mnangagwa
President Emerson Mnangagwa's inaugural address - in which he promised to revive a dying economy and restore investor confidence - has enlisted positive reactions from members of the Generation 40 (G4...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 14:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
G40 embraces Mnangagwa
FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi and his ex-Sports counterpart Makhosini Hlongwane yesterday lauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa for promising to take Zimbabwe further and reviving the ec...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Selmor sugar daddy rumours hurt Tuku
BEFORE she became an accomplished music star in her own right, rumours of Selmor Mtukudzi's late night affairs with older men used to give her father, Oliver Mtukudzi, sleepless nights as he worried a...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's ethics of liberation
Since his sad passing away on 1 July 1999 Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo's name and life have continued to arrest public attention and imagination at a world scale.As I write the Zimbabwean historian an...Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:18hrs | | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
ZimAsset has surpassed 2 million jobs, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, last week we launched two key projects that fall under the infrastructural development cluster of our Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic...Published: 26 May 2017 at 07:00hrs | | by CZ
The Ndebele State: Origins And Tribes
One hundred and forty-eight years ago yesterday, September 6, 1868, Mzilikazi kaMatshobana Khumalo, founder-king of the Ndebele State, died, leaving an unfortunate situation in which there was no clea...Published: 07 Sep 2016 at 06:31hrs | 8 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Gold, platinum deposits discovered in Kariba
The government has moved in to conduct large scale mining in Kariba following the recent discovery of gold and platinum group mineral reserves in the area.Preliminary geological surveys have s...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Walter Nyamukondiwa
Tsvangirai can eat his cake, literally
LAST week, on March 10, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai turned 64.We all wished him a happy birthday and so many happy returns.In fact, begrudging Tsvangirai a happy birthday is as...Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
Chihuri sued over gold
Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri and former Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi have been dragged to court over failure to release 2,136 kg of gold nuggets confiscated by the police from a...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 13:24hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Someone must say the unsayable and do the impossible
I am the Zimbabwean that can and will say No! No to shadow Missions No to A Mugabe Kingdom, No to Chinese Hegemony, No to open thievery!(12bn USD Diamonds). God is my Refuge and Strength-I sha...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 11:06hrs | | by Hannington Mubaiwa
Mugabe's Gushungo clan discover tunnel loaded with gold nuggets?
SPIRIT mediums from President Robert Mugabe's Gushungo clan are reported to have invaded two adjacent farmhouses at the late business tycoon Sam Levy's Lilfordia Farm in Zvimba, claiming the propertie...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Labour law changes make party popular, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, like I am always telling you, we should always make sure we get the best out of any situation. The labour crisis that was triggered by that Su...Published: 27 Aug 2015 at 10:59hrs | | by CZ
I had to skip one key summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I thought there was no harm if I blessed myself with a break this week, coming as I am doing from a back-breaking schedule that has seen me go...Published: 16 Jul 2015 at 17:21hrs | | by CZ
Tycoon gives a business lecture as politicians deliver engaging leadership sermons
Delegates at the Summer Leadership Summit organized by the youthful leadership expert Doctor Patson Dzamara held in Harare recently were treated to a buffet of business and leadership nuggets from bot...Published: 30 Mar 2015 at 10:19hrs | | by Brian Kazungu
Mujuru's children flee their homes
AS VICE-President Joice Mujuru's woes continue to mount amid allegations of corruption and treason, her children - Nyasha del Campo, Kumbirai, Chipo and their children - left the country a fortnight ...Published: 21 Nov 2014 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
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