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South Africa to cancel IDs of Chidimma Adetshina and her mother
The Home Affairs Department says it will cancel the identity and travel documents of former Miss South Africa contestant, Chidimma Adetshina, and her Mozambican-born mother.They are also facin...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 15:18hrs | 3021 | by Staff reporter
Mazibuko, model clash over US$180
Sipho Mazibuko, the founder of Miss Rural Zimbabwe and a controversial model coach, is embroiled in a dispute with one of her models, Grace Sibanda, from Matabeleland South province, over a passport d...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:28hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Miss Universe countdown begins for Bulawayo beauty
The countdown has begun for Sakhile Dube from Bulawayo, who will represent Zimbabwe at the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico.At 27 years old, Dube clinched the Miss Universe Zimbabwe title after...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Miss South Africa Contestant Faces Identity Theft Allegations and Online Abuse
A major scandal has erupted in South Africa after Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the competition amid allegations of identity theft involving her mother. The ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 902 | by Staff Reporter
Miss Universe coming to Zimbabwe
Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios, is set to visit Zimbabwe, as confirmed by Tendai Hunda, the Miss Universe Zimbabwe license holder. Palacios, who hails from Nicaragua, will arrive on Monday afte...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 17:14hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Reconciling nationality and the rainbow nation idea
IT seems dust never settles in Mzansi, the land of gold. Just a few weeks after an election that did not deliver an outright winner, the country is embroiled in what seems to be another identity...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:07hrs | 74 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Stop the Victimisation of Chidimma Adetshina, she is a black African
In the midst of the ongoing Miss South Africa 2024 competition, one contestant has found herself at the center of a national controversy - Chidimma Adetshina. Since being crowned as one of the top 16 ...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 10:37hrs | 359 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Owami Ndlovu set for Miss Teen International Pageant
19-year-old beauty queen, Owami Ndlovu leaves for India this Thursday where she will represent the country at the international pageant starting this Saturday.She joins more than 60 other beau...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 10:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sakhile Dube lands Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2024
Sakhile Dube has been crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe after several near-misses.Sakhile emerged victorious over 17 contestants at a glamorous event held in Harare over the weekend.Her n...Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife takes over Miss Universe Zimbabwe
MINIYOTHABO Baloyi-Chiwenga, the wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was announced as the new chairperson of the Miss Universe Zimbabwe.After a long hiatus from the international stage...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chemist Siziba dies
Zimbabwean local businessman Chemist Siziba who was one of the pioneers in the mobile telecommunications industry has died.He was 77.Siziba died of kidney failure at Parirenyatwa Hospi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:05hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge inmate wins Zimbabwe's Mr Ugly Pageant Competition
ONE of Beitbridge's prisoner walked away with R 1 200 for winning the Mr Ugly Pageant Competition.In a statement on X, the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS), the inmate Mathew M...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 20:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga's ex-wife holding Miss Zimbabwe World at ransom'
THE embattled ex-wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa, has been accused of holding the Miss World Zimbabwe pageant at ransom.Industry insiders and experts have called on ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 16:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Insiza: The land of gold and glory
INSIZA is a district in Matabeleland South Province and its capital, Filabusi, is 100km south of Bulawayo, along the Mbalabala/Zvishavane Road. The district boasts of a diverse landscape, with gentle ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:21hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
There is no hope in Sadc
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, as the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) commemorates yet another annual day of solidarity with Zimbabwe, my sincere submissi...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 20:18hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Former model convicted of fraud
FORMER top model, Mercy Mushaninga, who duped five models of a combined US$10 200 in a botched Dubai modelling event, has to pay back the money and perform 350 hours of unpaid community service at the...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Edd Branson sponsored Tanzanian model Mercy Kindamba shines at Miss Ocean World Pageant
Tanzanian model, Mercy Paul Kindamba, sponsored by renowned philanthropist Dr. Edd Branson and representing Miss Tourism Africa and Africa Tourism Promotion Centre, has achieved a remarkable fea...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 12:34hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mr Teen Zimbabwe dethroned over US$30
Abel Mugari, the reigning Mr Teen Zimbabwe 2023, has been dethroned due to various allegations, including failing to pay a US$30 bootcamp fee and not attending the bootcamp.Mugari was awarded ...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Miss Universe Zimbabwe imitating Zozibini 'Zozi' Tunzi
REIGNING Miss Universe Zimbabwe first princess Nokutenda Shekinah Marumbwa has rubbished claims that she does mimic famous South African model Zozibini "Zozi" Tunzi.Marumbwa was among the fina...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets white Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023
Zimbabwe has earned a spot at this year's Miss Universe competition, which will take place in El Salvador, Central America, in two months. Brooke Bruk Jackson, a 21-year-old beautician, was cr...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo beauty crowned Miss Teen Universe Zimbabwe 2023
Eighteen-year-old beauty, Owami Ndlovu from Bulawayo was crowned Miss Teen Universe Zimbabwe 2023 at a pageant held at a Bulawayo hotel on Saturday evening.Annabelle Chigodo (Bulawayo) was cro...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Discover London: An Extensive Guide for Zimbabwean Travelers
London is one of the world's most visited cities and really needs no introduction. Home to iconic architecture, vibrant nightlife, and rich culture, London is a must-visit destination for all traveler...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 18:52hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Edd Branson brokers major Tourism promotion deal
In a groundbreaking development set to transform Africa's tourism landscape, the Africa Tourism Promotion Centre, Miss Tourism Tanzania, AfriUSA Business Initiative LLC, and Fencorp Global have fo...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 12:52hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mr Zimbabwe United Nations cautioned
LASHLEY Kashesha, a model and organiser of the recently-held Miss Manicaland pageant that was marred by controversy, has been warned by the board of executives of the United Nations pageant that he mi...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Malaika has not yet quit modelling
A YOUNG and beautiful Malaika Mushandu catwalked on a grand ramp as a contestant at the 2011 edition of the then Miss Zimbabwe beauty pageant (now rebranded to Miss World Zimbabwe).A strong sh...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe returns to Miss Universe pageant
It is good news for the local modelling industry as Zimbabwe is set to resume participating at the Miss Universe pageant following 22 years of absence.The last model to take part at the show i...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Commonwealth SG in UK
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday attended the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey in London, UK, at a glamorous event marked by ceremonial pageantry and attended by worl...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean model crowned Miss Planet International runner up
BULAWAYO model, Jemima Mandemwa was recently crowned 1st runner up in the Miss Planet International beauty pageant held in Cambodia, Asia.Mandemwa, a Finance and Banking Graduate from NUST was...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Writing's on the bright yellow wall
The Bishop is back.What a restful, restorative and therapeutic sabbatical it was!Once in a while, it is quite helpful to extricate ourselves from the maddening rush of our manic lifest...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:38hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Ex-Miss Princess Zimbabwe model faces fraud charges
FORMER Miss Princess Zimbabwe, Mary Mushaninga is set to spend three more nights languishing in remand prison for swindling models of US$10,000.The ex-model appeared before Harare Magistrate D...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff rporter
Charlotte Muziri wins Miss Zimbabwe Queen 2022
Charlotte Muziri was crowned Miss Zimbabwe Queen 2022 on Saturday, September 10 at the Harare International Conference Center (HICC).The 25-year-old professional model and sustainability advoc...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Miss Zimbabwe now staying on the streets of Joburg
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe 2003, Phoebe Monjane, is now a pale shadow of herself.According to H-Metro, the model is now staying on the streets of Joburg.She is said to be dining with street ...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 16:19hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean-born mayor Chikoto feted in UK
Newly-elected United Kingdom's Corby Town mayor, Zimbabwean-born Mr Tafadzwa Chikoto, wrote another piece of history yesterday when he was hoisted during the town's Corby Poll Fair marking the Queen's...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zim born entrepreneur Chiedza Ziyambe nominated for the UK' largest diversity awards
A UK based Zimbabwean designer and entrepreneur has been nominated for a prestigious national award for her work to support fashion designers and models in the industry.Chiedza Ziyambe has bee...Published: 12 May 2022 at 14:23hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Zimbabwean teen model claims UN crown
INDIA-BASED Zimbabwean teenage model Christine Retsepile Moyo was at the weekend crowned Miss Teen Zimbabwe United Nations World in New Delhi, India.Speaking to NewsDay Life & Style from h...Published: 11 May 2022 at 11:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Nust student finishes fourth in international modelling contest
ZIMBABWEAN model, Jemima Mandemwa finished fourth at the Miss Environment International that was recently held in Mumbai, India.Mandemwa, a final year student at the National University of Sci...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's blank politics backfiring!
DID I not tell you that the yellow fever is fast turning into despair? Did I not tell you that nothing has really changed because Chamisa's CCC is nothing but the fractious MDC now dressed in yellow?...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:16hrs | | by Major Action Mandingo (Rtd)
Ndlovu scoops continental gong in Ghana
FORMER Mr Zimbabwe Bernard "Ben Chest" Ndlovu continues to make strides in his modelling career after he recently scooped the Mr Continent Best Body gong at a show held in Accra, Ghana.At the ...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
The last great war might have begun
The tongue can be a powerful weapon.It can build and destroy. It also can excite, spite and incite.And when a sharp tongue is mixed with potent ideas, it is easy to concoct a nuclear w...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:50hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Zimbabwean model crowned Miss Africa South Australia
AUSTRALIA-BASED teen model Lian Tadiwanashe Takayidza (19) shrugged off stiff competition from 20 other contestants to be crowned Miss Africa South Australia at Paradise Influencers Church in Adelaide...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Miss Rural pageant in false start
THE annual Zanu-PF national conference has forced the Mr and Miss Rural pageant for Matabeleland South province to be postponed with organisers saying sponsors and partners were tied up preparing for ...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Why I joined Zanu-PF'
VETERAN modelling instructor and mental health activist Sipho Mazibuko said she joined Zanu-PF out of her own volition as she believes it is the "right party" to belong to as it offers many opportunit...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
MDC: A case of burning ambition, failed leadership
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was founded in 1999 as an opposition party from members of a broad coalition of civic society groups and individuals that campaigned for a "no" vote in the 200...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Cedric Steele
Mr Ugly's fate hangs in balance
ORGANISERS of the Mr Ugly pageant are yet to decide on whether the three-time winner William "Mr Ugly" Masvinu would participate in the returning show scheduled for December 4 after a year-long break ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean models catwalk for penury
LOCAL model Nomazulu Patience Gumbo has not yet received the prize she was promised two years ago after walking away with the Miss Zuri Africa — Zimbabwe crown at a tightly-contested pageant held at...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marry savages 'evil' Chiwenga
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has come under severe criticism from his estranged wife, Marry, who described him as an evil man who is causing her untold suffering and denying her access to her c...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why are you allowing Chief Justice Luke Malaba to be made a fool of?
When the present government successfully carried out its coup against the tyrant Robert Mugabe, I applied for a temporary position in public relations. I had lined up a group of professors, we had our...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:26hrs | | by Ken Mufuka
If you sow mischief, you harvest grief
IN 2019, Zimbabwe experienced three days of darkness between January 14 and January 17.It seemed looneys had broken from the asylum and set fire on the tinderbox.Chaos and madness reig...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo fights 'false' rape allegations by modelling agency boss
Former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo on Monday pushed back against "false and outrageous" allegations that he raped a former model and beauty pageant organiser over a decade ago.State media r...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
When local authorities become hopeless laggards
IF Bishop Lazarus' great-grandfather were to rise from the dead today God forbid! The man was just an unbearably torturous disciplinarianhe would pretty much be able to figure his way around Harare....Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 07:56hrs | 8 | by Bishoo Lazarus
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