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Zimbabwean family seeks Ramaphosa's intervention
A Zimbabwean family has written to the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa asking for his intervention after one of their family members mysteriously disappeared.Billard Taviria went mi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1437 | by Shelton Muchena/ Simbarashe Sithole
No bail for two ZB Bank heist suspects
Two suspects in the US$2,7 million ZB Bank cash-in-transit truck heist case, Gerald Rutizira and Neverson Mwamuka, have been denied bail at the High Court after the court ruled that evidence linking t...Published: 6 hrs ago | 327 | by Staff reporter
'It is not from the benevolence of corrupt and vote-rigging politicians we expect our dinner' to paraphrase A Smith
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest (profit). We address ourselves not to their humanit...Published: 9 hrs ago | 283 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Mnangagwa to restore sanity,' says Mliswa
Mashonaland West provincial affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is determined to restore sanity and bring land barons to the book.She was addressin...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1657 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa angry over Zanu-PF-linked land barons soiling party image
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is livid over the blemish on the party's legacy created by high-ranking government officials and Zanu-PF-aligned land barons, for the chaotic allocation of land in urban a...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2629 | by Staff reporter
MDC, Zanu-PF MPs get Chinese vaccine jab
RESTLESS MPs, who have been clamouring to get vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic, finally got inoculated Wednesday at the Parliament Building in Harare.Most of the MPs who were vaccinate...Published: 15 hrs ago | 842 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance officials exposed to Covid-19 in police cells
THERE are fears that 11 of the 12 MDC Alliance officials, recently arrested for holding a meeting in defiance of Covid-19 regulations, could have contracted the deadly virus while detained at Chinhoyi...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Cowardice is when you pounce on the weak and shout Courage!
For abusing his office Mohadi must be condemned for his deeds. I refuse to hear tribalists talking about Mohadi resigning from office because of the last week's scandals that were caught on media. Why...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 12:44hrs | 2525 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa says Covid-19 vaccines are completely safe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has urged Zimbabweans to embrace the ongoing Covid-19 national inoculation programme, saying the vaccines are completely safe.This comes after the country c...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 13:14hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Dead baby found in sewer drainage
RESIDENTS of Glendale in Mashonaland Central province were shell-shocked on Friday after they discovered a dead baby's body in a drainage sewer syst...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 13:12hrs | 1309 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Covid-19 lockdown: How times have changed
It was after four aborted attempts at assembling that customary team of amadombo, an attempt at receiving and meeting our prospective in-laws as a non-negotiable precondition to observe the cultural r...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:08hrs | 184 | by Zifiso Masiye
A White City bomb victim's cry for help
LIKE many Zanu-PF youths, 34-year-old Coreen Mazokera felt duty-bound to provide ushering services during the ill-fated ruling party campaign rally addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulaway...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:02hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Man dies during Covid-19 test
A RUSAPE man died early this week after a swab inserted in his nostrils as part of a Covid-19 test got stuck inside and was rushed to theatre for an operation which saw him fail to regain consciousnes...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 18:49hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
A letter to Ms. Sehlule Ndlovu: Hillside Bulawayo
Dear Ms. Sehlule Ndlovu, I start my letter with the first sentence of the article written today regarding the fight you had with supposedly your husband Trust Moyo. If marriage is war, the bed...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:06hrs | 2561 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwean-born actress, Sibongile Mlambo joins Black Lightning cast
ZIMBABWE-born actor, Sibongile Mlambo has been cast for American superhero series Black Lightning's spinoff, Painkiller, as an attractive icy and mysterious woman named Maya.Black Lightning is...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:00hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Should Zimbabweans give Mwonzora a chance?
After graduating with a Degree in Politics and Public Administration in (2016), I still find myself within the circles of thousands of unemployed graduates in our country. It's now five years while I ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 16:52hrs | 1583 | by Knowledge Hakata
Snake bites require urgent medical attention
WHEN summer comes, many animals that have been in hibernation or rarely seen during the winter, come out. These include snakes. As a result, cases of snake bites are often high during summertime....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:05hrs | 510 | by Cimas iGo
Soul Jah Love, Dambudzo Marechera: Drawing parallels and their contribution to Zim Culture and Cultural Diplomacy
After an avalanches of tributes have already written on and about Soul Musaka aka Soul Jah Love the Zimdancehall maestro, whose untimely demise on 16 February 2021 gripped the nation with sorrow, ther...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:56hrs | 1505 | by Taurai Mutoti
Masarira, Winky pay tribute to Soul Jah Love
Political leader of the LEAD party, Linda Masarira and Zimdancehall chanter, Winky D have become the latest prominent figures to pay tribute to Soul Musaka (Soul Jah Love) who passed on yesterday foll...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 20:36hrs | 1196 | by Daniel Itai, Harare, Zimbabwe
The ultimate checklist for the winter adventure of your dreams
Bears sure have it easy. At the very least, they get to hibernate all winter without a worry in the world. After all, sleeping in and doing nothing during cold winter days is a dream for a lot of peop...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 11:34hrs | 275 | by Staff writer
Informal traders hail lockdown relief
INFORMAL traders in Bulawayo yesterday celebrated the lifting of a ban on their business operations by the government, saying this was long overdue as the country was highly informalised and people ne...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
No democracy works without dialogue
WHEN a President in the United States of America (USA) is set to address the nation, it is often report-ed that many citizens tend to go about their business and catch up with the address afterwards. ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:12hrs | 426 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Appeal against US$2,7m heist ring leader's bail hits snag
The prosecution's appeal against the High Court decision to grant bail to Tatenda Gadzikwa, the ring leader of the recent US$2,7 million heist hit a snag after the Supreme Court refused to accept the ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes U-turn on UK free vaccine offer?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday further extended the lockdown by another two weeks with government saying it was not clear on the efficacy of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine received from China ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 07:35hrs | 9523 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa further extends lockdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday further extended the lockdown by another two weeks with government saying it was not clear on the efficacy of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine received from China ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1158 | by Staff reporter
Chinese doctors to help administer Covid-19 vaccines
Chinese medical doctors are in Zimbabwe to help local personnel to effectively administer the Covid-19 vaccine brought from the Asian country yesterday as the two Republics continue to exploit the goo...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zuma hints that some judges were bribed by Ramaphosa
Former president Jacob Zuma has once again blasting the Zondo Commission for, in his view, not holding a fair and independent inquiry. He also blasted some in the judiciary who 'have had their hands f...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 22:48hrs | 2552 | by Staff reporter
How can a person qualify for the medical use of marijuana
The use of medical marijuana has been steadily growing in recent years as more and more research comes out in support of its use as an effective and safe alternative medicine to traditional over-the-c...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 20:01hrs | 815 | by Allen Brown
'We are united and peace loving people' said Mnangagwa - tyrant boot on our throat 'Shaisano!'
Zanu PF's ethos is that the party would rather destroy Zimbabwe, burn it down into ruins, than allow anyone else ruling the country! "Shaisano!" as one would say in Shona. 40 years of Zanu PF ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2204 | by Nomusa Garikai
Harare roads funds need audit
The heavy rains have highlighted the lack of maintenance and lack of required rebuilding on many Harare roads, with the city council getting its fair share of Zinara funds and having access to parking...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe midfielder signs for Joventut Almassora
THE 28-year-old becomes the latest Mighty Warriors player to earn a professional contract abroad after signing for the Spanish sideSpanish Iberdrola side Joventut Almassora has sealed the sign...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 13:33hrs | 1482 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF playing losing game in Harare'
TENSION is rising over the land issue in Harare, Chitungwiza and other major cities across the country with Zanu-PF accusing the opposition MDC Alliance of running down urban areas as well as being th...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 12:31hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Sewerage horror for Nkulumane granny
GOGO Minah Sibanda (74), of 1552 Nkulumane suburb is living on a health time bomb as a sewerage manhole that is located right next to the door behind her house spills regularly and has not been attend...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:44hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Iconic Chief Vezi Maduna mourned
ONE of the longest-serving Chiefs in the country, Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu, who died yesterday has been described as a father figure and exemplary traditional leader who constantly gave guidance to youn...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:42hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 chokes Ingwebu
BULAWAYO Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU)'s beverages manufacturing unit, Ingwebu Breweries has laid off more than 100 workers, citing depressed volumes in product sales.The prevailing ...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:42hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF rule, a Tale of two sides of the same coin
Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ZANU PF authoritarianism rule has left Zimbabwe on its knees. Zimbabweans were promised honey and milk under the "new dispersion", but an apple never falls too far from the ...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 17:16hrs | 504 | by Prince Njagu
Geoff Nyarota revisits Willowgate scandal
I WAS at the time two months short of 38 years of age and a little-known editor of The Chronicle, the Bulawayo-based daily newspaper.In a building in our neighbourhood in central Bulawayo was ...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:49hrs | 1271 | by Geoff Nyarota
Bulawayo man hangs self over mounting debts
A BULAWAYO man hanged himself on Tuesday over mounting debts which he claimed in his suicide note had sunk him into abject poverty.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube yeste...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:43hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga a hero in the making
The Police Commissioner General Mr GodwinMatanga is a gentle giant but brutally effective. The United Kingdom of Britain imposed sanctions on three security chiefs plus a minister of state sec...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | 3518 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Health time bomb looms in Harare
The world is at loggerheads trying to deal with the covid-19 pandemic that is threatening to wipe out humanity.The Pandemic has affected millions of people around the world and millions have a...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:14hrs | 578 | by George Swarei
Chamisa's supporters stage protest at ZEC offices demanding by-elections
Suspected MDC Alliance youths staged a flash protest outside the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) premises on Friday demanding the holding of by-elections.A few dozen opposition activists p...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1349 | by Staff reporter
Betting shops gamble with lockdown restrictions
Licensed betting house Moors World of Sport (MWOS) continues to operate some of its branches across the country in theory as internet operations but in practice having staff continually going into the...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:30hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife files Supreme Court appeal
Marry Mubaiwa has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging a High Court decision refusing to release her passport to enable her travel to South Africa for treatment. She is facing a st...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:35hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter
Can we use ZUMBANI A traditional medicine for treatment of COVID19?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as "the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultu...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:15hrs | 965 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Hardships pushing young girls into prostitution
SHE wriggled in pain, trying to set herself free from the tightened grip of the menacing older woman, who was about to choke her to death.She was too frightened to scream, let alone say anythi...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:51hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Sacu targets looters in around Mnangagwa
THE Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office yesterday said it would soon be arresting high-profile looters implicated in Auditor-General Mildred Chiri's audit repo...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:49hrs | 2224 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mavaza reveals what is beneath the African sun
The upcoming Great Zimbabwean young writer Energy Mavaza is set to release his second poetry oozing thought-filled book titled Beneath the African Sun. online. The book will be out this co...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 17:12hrs | 590 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Hopewell Chin'ono caught pens downs
Media freedom has been abused around the world over the past decade. In some of the most influential democracies in the world, populist journalists have overseen concerted attempts to effect undemocra...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 17:06hrs | 6283 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Zanu PF believes - rightly or wrongly- that it squarely won 2018 elections' - and what does 'Telling it like it is!' believe
"Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!" (No matter how seemingly clever the deception, the truth will always come out in the end!) so goes the Shona adage. The Kim dynasty has ruled North Korea since 1948...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 12:38hrs | 822 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Emmaculate Msipa joins Spanish club
MIGHTY Warriors and Black Rhinos Queens striker Emmaculate Msipa is expected to leave the country tomorrow for Spain where she is due to sign a one-year contract with Segunda Division Feminina footbal...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 19:04hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
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