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How Mnangagwa - Hichilema relations soured
The strained diplomatic relations between Zambia and Zimbabwe, culminating in Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's boycott of the recent 44th Sadc summit in Harare, have deep roots tracing back to t...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:53hrs | 1276 | by Staff reporter
'Pilot collapsed at the controls, leading to fatal crash'
The body of Captain Fungai Majakwara, a 50-year-old Zimbabwean pilot who tragically died in a plane crash in Malawi, is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe today. Capt Majakwara collapsed at the c...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:30hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean pilot dies in horror crash
Captain Fungai Majakwara, a Zimbabwean pilot and managing director of Nyasa Express, tragically died in a plane crash in Malawi. The Cessna C210 aircraft he was piloting crashed into Lake Mala...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:06hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe referees get CAF call-up
Zimbabwean referee Brighton Chimene led a busy weekend for the country's match officials, taking charge of a CAF Confederation Cup match between Artar Solar7 of Djibouti and Dekadaha of Somalia in Tan...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 06:32hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
ANC of Ramaphosa: Obliterating, political cleansing of left leaning socialists
South Africa is witnessing a significant shift in its political landscape after the African National Congress (ANC), under President Cyril Ramaphosa, lost its majority in Parliament. This development ...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:18hrs | 236 | by Marshall Ndlela
Notorious robber nabbed
Police in Mashonaland Central arrested a suspected robber who drove a stolen Toyota Hiace before robbing two people of their money and cell phones.Edson Murambidzi of Nyasano village in Mudzi ...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 09:46hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
New dinosaur species fossils found in Zimbabwe
FOSSILS found on the shoreline of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe represent a completely new dinosaur species.This remarkable find, named Musankwa sanyatiensis, marks only the fourth dinosaur species ...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 18:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe naturalise Malawian descendants
THE Ambassador of Malawi to Zimbabwe, Mr Mayiwayo Polepole, yesterday hailed the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa for agreeing to naturalise people of Malawian origin whose citizenship had o...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe varsities lowly ranked on uniRank 2023
Zimbabwe’s citadel of higher learning - the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) - continues to languish in the bottom half of the Top 100 best universities in Africa, according to uniRank 2023.It is...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 08:25hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
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 | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Zimbabwean woman gives birth in kombi
A Dangamvura woman in Mutare had a kombi journey through the city to remember on Wednesday morning after giving birth to a baby boy in the loaded city-bound public transport.Ms Patricia Chitsa...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Regional journalists and artists in True Zimbabwe Journalists (Media) Tour
The Zimbabwean government is basking in the glory of a public relations and marketing tour by regional journalists and artists being used as a publicity ploy by the Harare regime ahead of general elec...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 19:26hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe universities ranked among the best in sub-Saharan Africa
Three Zimbabwean universities have been ranked among the best universities in Africa from 88 universities in 20 countries by the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, demonstr...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa addresses Malawians in fluent Chewa
President Mnangagwa, who was in Malawi on a three-day State visit this week, proved his statesmanship when he surprised his Malawian audience by addressing them in fluent Chewa, leaving them thrilled....Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Fraud suspect to spend more time in remand prison
A HARARE man, who allegedly duped Nyasa Air Charter in a botched US$1,5 million partnership deal, appeared in court yesterday.Landon was arrested at the Harare Magistrates Court on Monday afte...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare man who duped Nyasa Air nabbed at court
A HARARE man who allegedly conned Nyasa Air Charter in a botched US$1,5 million partnership deal was arrested at the Harare Magistrates' Court on a pending warrant of arrest.The suspect, James...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia in border impasse
ZIMBABWE and Zambia have directed the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) to mediate in negotiations which would lead to a clear demarcation of the two countries' border line on Lake Kariba's waters, the Zi...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Suspected fraudster's bail revocation ruling deferred to Monday
SUSPECTED fraudster James Landon will only get to know his fate on Monday when Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje makes a ruling on the State's bid to have his $150 000 bail revoked.The State...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe harbours wanted Irish Mafia cartel boss
A ZIMBABWEAN businessman, Adam Lincoln Woodington Wood, has allegedly been harbouring and enabling the activities of the founder of an Irish mafia gang, Christopher Vincent Kinahan, who is on the want...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:33hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Fearless editor who first exposed the Gukurahundi killings
While there were a few local Zimbabwean journalists writing for periodicals and foreign correspondents like Peter Godwin for the Sunday Times (UK) and some filing for...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:11hrs | 14 | by Stephen Bates
Dembare barred from Malawi
THE Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has barred Harare giants Dynamos from participating in the four-team pre-season tournament, which was scheduled to take place in March due to the country's sus...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamos raid Bulawayo Chiefs again
HARARE giants Dynamos continued to strengthen their squad at the weekend when they announced the signing of former Bulawayo Chiefs forward Arthur Musiiwa and highly-rated former Zimbabwe youth interna...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Could Smith's plan for independence have led to a better Zimbabwe?
Today is 11 November - a day marked in this country’s history as when then Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith, in a daring move, stubbornly cut off ties with the colonial British Crown - by unilateral...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 14:46hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Britain actually demanded Zimbabwe independence and majority rule before ZANU PF!
I always find it most disingenuous and particularly infatuating listening to the Zimbabwe ruling elite distract from valid demands from the international community for the respect of human rights in t...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 22:13hrs | 14 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Isaac Mpofu shatters eight-year record
LONG distance runner Isaac Mpofu put up a good performance at the World Athletics Championships in the United States of America to finish in the top 10 of the men's marathon and in the process shatter...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Isaac Mpofu makes top ten at the World Athletics Championships
ZIMBABWE'S Isaac Mpofu yesterday put up an amazing performance at the ongoing World Athletics Championships when finishing on position 10 in the men's marathon and setting a new national record in Eug...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to benefit from Malawi dual citizenship
MALAWI has introduced dual citizenship and this means that those who are born outside its borders to Malawian parents can now be granted citizenship.A number of Malawians moved to Zimbabwe esp...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch Divorce Club
Zambia and Zimbabwe were once a single country known as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation or CAF. This was a colonial federation that consisted of ...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 12:13hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Deport all foreigners en masse' Ramaphosa told
Extremist xenophobic group #PutSouthAfricaFirst has called upon South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa to initiate the deportation of undocumented immigrants in the neighboring country. ...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 12:45hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police arrest 40 in gold rush
Police have arrested more than 40 illegal miners during a gold rush at Insukamuni Business Centre in Lower Gweru, impounding four vehicles in the process.Hundreds of illegal miners descended o...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Brain drain too rampant in the health sector
IN 1963, the first medical school in then Rhodesia was established and was affiliated to the University of Birmingharm. This followed the establishment of University of Rhodesia in 1952, which was fun...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Johannes Marisa
George Charamba's ex-wife dies
CHIEF Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda yesterday paid tribute to Dr Rudo Gwata-Charamba, the ex-wife to Deputy Chief Secretary Mr George Charamba, describing her as an unsung ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
African education in Zimbabwe is credited to Christian missionaries
The history of Christianity and African education in Zimbabwe is the history of Christian missionary work and achievements. Dr David Livingstone, a member of the London Missionary Society, travelled e...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 17:07hrs | 35 | by Dr Onesimus A. Ngundu
HH finally president after five losses, Chamisa will rise to become the next president of Zimbabwe
The victory of Hakainde Hichilema, or HH as he is popularly known among his fellow countrymen, as the seventh president of Zambia, our sister republic across the Zambezi, has been variously viewed by ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:07hrs | | by Geoffrey Nyarota
FC Platinum drawn against Sagrada Esperanca
Zimbabwe's representatives in the CAF Champions league FC Platinum have been drawn against Sagrada Esperanca of Angola in the preliminary round of Africa's premier club competition.The platinu...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 21:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane burial date set
THE late national hero, Abraham Nkiwane, will be buried tomorrow at his farm on the outskirts of Umguza District while burial arrangements for two other national heroes, Commander of the Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe should refuse to repay colonial debt
THE Zimbabwean government is currently engaging with its creditors in order to reduce its external debt burden.Economic watchers argue that the country would be justified in repudiating the de...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:56hrs | 2 | by Kudakwashe Matiza
Nkiwane snubs Heroes Acre burial
THE family of the national hero Abraham Nkiwane has said it is yet to come up with the burial date of the veteran nationalist. They agreed that the liberation stalwart will be buried at his farm in Um...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kenneth Kaunda obituary the last man standing
Kenneth David Kaunda was born on the 28 April 1924. He was affectionately known as KK was a Zambian politician who served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefr...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:33hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Sanctions: The unfair comparison between Zimbabwe and Rhodesia
MANY Zimbabweans often bring up the comparison between Rhodesian and Zimbabwean sanctions to drive the narrative that Rhodesia had more stringent sanctions that they managed better than Zimbabwe is ma...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare
Constitutional crisis and tsvimbo
By the time you read this letter, dear Fabian (Mabaya), I will be in the land of the free and the brave, and safe from the shenanigans of my beloved Zimbabwe. I have examined the self-made crisis crea...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:36hrs | 10 | by Ken Mufuka
'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 | 5 | by John Masuku
Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu: A splendid traditional leader, cultural activist, nationalist
UGODLWAYO! Yithi! This is a familiar slogan in the Godlwayo Communal Land whenever people are gathered. Yesterday at around 01.00 hrs their Chief, Vezi Maduna Mafu passed away.Chief Maduna was...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Pathisa Nyathi
The Mthwakazi question: Who does or doesn't qualify to be Mthwakazian?
My intention is not to write on either the historical origins or the actual geographical boundaries of Mthwakazi State, highlighted in yellow on the above image, but I am more concerned with initiatin...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 08:26hrs | 3 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
Victoria Falls finally gets city status
Victoria Falls becomes the City of Victoria Falls tomorrow, with President Mnangagwa expected to formally confer the new status at a ceremony where he will also be granted the Freedom of the City, the...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police intensify Ginimbi death probe
NATIONAL police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday said they were intensifying investigations into the death of socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure who died in ...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 05:43hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi crash victim wanted in Malawi; linked to US$30m govt heist
ONE of the victims in the horrific car crash which claimed the life of Harare socialite Genius 'Ginimbi' Kadungure was a fugitive from Malawi justice, it has emerged.Ginimbi and three associat...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
MDC circus continues as 2023 beckons
So sad to note that the President of the world's superpower is down with coronavirus after having tested positive last week. There is something intrinsic about Africans. We are generally a kin...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
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