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Zimbabwe born Themba Gorimbo secures fourth-straight UFC win
Zimbabwe born former EFC Welterweight champion and current UFC Welterweight athlete Themba Gorimbo (14-4-0) secured another victory in one of the toughest divisions in the most popular and elite MMA p...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 13:56hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
The legend of Chief Maduna of Godlwayo
WHEN the 1896 First Umvukela/Chimurenga military campaign against the Ndebeles had not been a success, arch-imperialist Cecil John Rhodes called for a great indaba with Ndebele chiefs (izinduna) in th...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala's case is exposing the opposition
In three months' time, Job Sikhala would have clocked a full year in jail for allegedly inciting public violence and attempting to defeat the course of justice.They say, among other things, he...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
4 notorious armed robbers arrested
POLICE in Mutare have arrested four armed robbers who terrorised Destiny of Africa Network residents of Lot 1 in Dangamvura in the eastern border city.Acting Manicaland police spokesperson ass...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
School-boy gangs wage war at Msiteli High
MSITELI High School in Mpopoma, Bulawayo is under siege from rival pupils' gangs fighting each other using dangerous weapons.The violence reached a crescendo last Friday with the destruction o...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's ally dies
The late vice president Joshua Nkomo's ally Steady Kakora Mhindurwa has died.He was 90.Mhundurwa's son Edward confirmed the dea...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 19:03hrs | 15 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Chief Maduna death a blow for traditional institutions'
MINISTER of Local Government and Public Works July Moyo has described the death of Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu as a blow to the country and the traditional leadership saying he will be remembered for his i...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland South recommends hero status for Maduna
MATABELELAND South has recommended that Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu be declared a national hero for his illustrious fight for the rights of common man. Chief Maduna (86) died on Saturday at his Avo...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
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 | | by Staff reporter
Paramount Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu dies
ONE of the country's longest serving traditional leaders, Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu, has died.He was 86 years old.Chief Maduna was recovering from a stroke he suffered on 18 August 2019....Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 06:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Velaphi Ncube's unheralded journey
ON Thursday, Misheck Ntunduzakovelaphi Velaphi Ncube was laid to rest at the National Heroes Acre in Harare following his declaration as a national hero.Born on 25 July 1937 in Matobo District...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:36hrs | 8 | by Pathisa Nyathi
We must flash out all the sloths
Hairdressers of Natpharm head honchos must understandably be worried since they might not be seeing their clients anytime soon, especially after they received quite the "hairdryer treatment" last week...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Supporting Zanu-PF Party
I may be guilty of political affiliation apathy but madness surely goes with supporting Zanu-PF. You have a political party that has done all the wrong things and enough damage to the politics and eco...Published: 04 May 2019 at 21:05hrs | | by Clemen Moyo (Mr)
Tracing the failed assassination of Joshua Nkomo in Lusaka
Some four decades ago, Zimbabwe's veteran nationalist - former Vice President Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo - who was affectionately known as Father Zimbabwe, survived an assassination attempt on Apri...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | | by Sifelani Tsiko
The Heroine of Matabeleland is fallen! Matabeleland has heroes and heroines too!
The beautiful ones were born, but not acknowledged; these are women from Zapu - Matabeleland: Soneni Ngweny-Matiwaza is a nations' heroine: who cares today!The lyric from Bob Dylan goes like t...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 18:56hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata
A quick look at some of the teams in the upcoming 2019 NRL season
A Quick Look at Some of the Teams in the Upcoming 2019 NRL Season There's no question that 2018 was the year of the Roosters. The Sydney...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 16:09hrs | 6 | by Tom Bewes
Retracing the life and death of Dr Sithole
This is the third and final contribution on the life, abduction, disappearance and subsequent death of Dr Edson Sithole - a veteran nationalist, barrister and national hero whose heroic life remains s...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:42hrs | 5 | by Isaya Muriwo Sithole
WATCH: Zimbabwean building utilizes a termite-inspired climate control system
How do you cool a building without air conditioning?In nature, termites build skyscraper-like mounds that are ventilated by a complex system of tunnels. By emulating the ingenuity of termites,...Published: 21 May 2018 at 12:27hrs | 9 | by nationalgeographic
Egg on face for MDC-T and Zimbabwe Opposition - MRP
Mthwakazi Republic Party has claimed that the opposition MDC-T has been left with an egg on the face as when President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced cabinet ministers without including the opposition m...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 08:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans and their strange choices - invites ridicule from onlookers
For some strange reason, Zimbabweans have become notorious for their paradoxical choices. They embrace and kiss the Devil and reject the Benign. At every crucial moment of truth in their history they ...Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 10:24hrs | | by George Mkhwanazi
Zimbabweans and their strange choices
For some strange reason, Zimbabweans have become notorious for their paradoxical choices. They embrace and kiss the Devil and reject the Benign. At every crucial moment of truth in their histo...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by George Mkhwanazi
Zanu-PF fumigating weevils, says Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF should remain united as the party "fumigates" elements bent on weakening it ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. At the burial of...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 14:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Remain united, resolute, says Mnangagwa
VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zanu-PF party members to remain resolute and united at a time when the revolutionary party is internally fumigating itself from elements bent on...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 13:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Why I dumped Mugabe'
John Mvundura was in President Robert Mugabe's inner circle since the time of the liberation war serving as the Zanu-PF's leader's first chief of protocol.He was also posted to countri...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:18hrs | | by Obey Munyati
Mpilo Director's son found hanging in the UK
Mpilo Central Hospital Clinical Director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya's 17-year-old son, Nqobile, has been found dead in the United Kingdom and is suspected to have committed suicide.Nqobile who was...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
JZ Moyo's death: seeking the identity of interests behind the heinous act
When the Pearce Commission of 1972 was impending, nationalists realised the need to appoint people to rally opinion against the proposed constitutional package. For example, nationalists in Gonaku...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP fingered in fuel tankers scam
Zanu-PF legislator for Harare East Terrence Mukupe has been mentioned in the fuel scam involving four tankers that entered the country with 140 000 litres of diesel purportedly in transit to the D...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo: His life, legacy
LAST Friday's celebrations of the 17th anniversary of the death of Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo were one of the national occasions where many Zimbabweans looked at their country's past with deep admi...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Architects, engineers see smart home technology in action
Architects and engineers met at the offices of architects Pearce McComish Tarabuku in Alexandra Park recently to see Safeguard Security's smart home technology in action.The architectural firm...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 09:22hrs | | by Agencies
The unspoken story of the ANC
After the Wankie and Spolilo campaigns of the late 1960s, it was apparent that Rhodesia was at war.The boundaries shared by Rhodesia and her neighbours became porous conduits for guerrilla inf...Published: 10 Jan 2016 at 05:54hrs | | by Tjenesani Ntungakwa
The day Joshua Nkomo turned into a cat
IN 1977 when the Smith Regime made a firm decision to assassinate Dr Joshua Nkomo in Zambia, after the shooting down of an Air Rhodesia plane in Kariba, the Selous Scouts; a secret assassination organ...Published: 17 Apr 2015 at 11:29hrs | 4 | by Sikhanyiso Ndlovu
Zim needs both brains and protests
The political opposition in Zimbabwe has a mountain to climb following its electoral defeat last year – a result of both being robbed and outwitted by Zanu PF- and the damaging split in the wake of ...Published: 03 Oct 2014 at 07:19hrs | | by Conway Tutani
'It's game over for Zanu-PF,' says Roy 'Pachedu' Bennett
MDC-T treasurer, Roy Bennett (RB) has been living in exile in South Africa since 2010, after fleeing what he called persecution by President Robert Mugabe's faction in the government of national unity...Published: 28 Jul 2013 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tuku, DJ Tira, Shabalala Rythms collaboration nominated for SAMA
Superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's song with Shabalala Rythms and Dj Tira has been nominated for a South African Music Award, Three Men On A Boat reports....Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 14:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Floods hit northeast Australia
Brisbane - Thousands of Australians huddled in shelters on Tuesday as torrential rains flooded cities and towns in the northeast, killing four people and prompting around 1 000 helicopter evacuations....Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man robbed of $800 lobola money
Three Zvimba men have been sentenced to an effective four-year jail term each for robbing a Harare man of $800 cash which he intended to pay his in-laws as lobola for his wife on New Year's Day....Published: 18 Jan 2013 at 16:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mandela's daughter to sit on Zimbabwean Bank's board
Nelson Mandela's daughter, Makaziwe, has been nominated to sit on the TN Bank which lists on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Wednesday.The listing follows Thursday's approval by the parent compan...Published: 11 Jul 2012 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Roy Hodgson pips Harry Redknapp for the England FA job
Roy Hodgson arrived at Wembley on Monday afternoon for talks with the Football Association over the England manager's job.The West Brom boss, who was meeting a four man panel, is expected to b...Published: 30 Apr 2012 at 17:20hrs | | by BBC Sports
England caretaker coach 'racially abused Paul Ince'
The England football team was plunged into a new racism storm on Thursday night after Stuart Pearce was named as caretaker manager following Fabio Capello's resignation, according to a report in ...Published: 10 Feb 2012 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Childbirth in Developing Countries
For many women, childbirth is a natural and beautiful experience through which new life is brought into the world. But for women who live in developing countries such as Niger, India or Uganda, childb...Published: 23 Nov 2011 at 18:28hrs | | by Kat Russell
Top 10: Influential Premier League Footballers
No.10 Lucas RadebeTeam influenced: LeedsHeight of his power: 1996-...Published: 29 Apr 2011 at 15:40hrs | | by Tim Webber
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