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Who actually overthrew Mugabe?
HISTORY is crucial for every nation. To know its future, a nation must know its past. I will briefly interrogate the coup that unseated the late former President Robert Mugabe. In 2017, Zimbab...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 20:01hrs | 4970 | by Nkwazi Mhango
She is a living LEGEND and a HERO!
Barbara Makhalisa, also known by her married name as Barbara Nkala, is a teacher, Zimbabwean writer, Ndebele translator, novelist, editor and publisher, one of the earliest female writers published in...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 09:02hrs | 4713 | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: What a disaster
Do rich people always have to brag every chance they get? For instance, he owns a construction company and bullies everyone to agree that he works hard. We know who works hard, and for peanuts. It's a...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 19:37hrs | 513 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Shock as new scarry Coronavirus hits China...mass deaths reported
American public health scientist who is currently an epidemiologist and Chief of COVID Task Force at the New England Complex Systems Institute Eric Liang Feigl-Ding has reported that China is facing a...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 5396 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's wife steals limelight in meddling
WHEN the 2017 coup that toppled the long-time ruler Robert Mugabe unfolded, military commanders and top Zanu-PF officials announced that one of the reasons for the ouster was to stop the then first la...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:39hrs | 3278 | by Staff reporter
Forthcoming Zimbabwean elections not a Chamisa alone spectacle
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa cannot wrestle power from Zanu PF single -handedly without all progressive Zimbabweans putting hands on deck....Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 16:03hrs | 1137 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
This & that with Mal'phosa: When the honeymoon is over
I was in a train the other day, which happened to be stationary for over an hour because of load shedding. Most of the passengers look restless; some were shouting their lungs out; others were mummeri...Published: 13 Dec 2022 at 09:42hrs | 834 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Dr Chipanga in the house
HE is now called Doctor Chipanga.The maverick musician is on cloud nine after he was recently conferred with an honourary PHD in Philosophy from Trinity International Bible University....Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:52hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife will now be referred to as Dr. Amai
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa will now, just like her predecessor Grace 'Gucci' Mugabe have the privilege of being referred to as Dr. Amai.This comes after the Zimbabwe Open University's (ZOU)...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:13hrs | 2782 | by Staff reporter
Kupukile Mlambo appointed chief executive of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe deputy governor Kupukile Mlambo, who holds a PhD in economics from Gothenburg University in Sweden, has been appointed chief executive of the US$100m Sovereign Wealth F...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 19:14hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
UZ exam paper leaks under probe
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has taken a keen interest in reports that rich and politically exposed persons are bribing their way to obtain law qualifications at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:13hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Tribalistic govt overlooks Prof Solwayo Ngwenya for Mpilo Hospital's top job
Professor Solwayo Ngwenya has reportedly been overlooked for the Mpilo Central Hospital substantive chief executive officer job with the former United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) acting chief executive of...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 19:47hrs | 2833 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe youths denied right to speak'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba has been chosen to attend Obama Foundation's Democracy Forum in the United States.The Obama Leaders programme was l...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Staff exodus hits State universities
A MASSIVE brain drain has hit the country's State universities with lecturers leaving the country in droves in protest over poor salaries, NewsDay Weekender has learnt.Great Zimbabwe Uni...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Zifa 'witch-hunt' audit out tomorrow
THE ZIFA Extraordinary General Meeting is set to be held this Saturday at the PHD Complex in Harare following reports ZIFA will receive the official audit tomorrow. ZIFAThe EGM will accord the...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:51hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
'4 700 holders of doctrates in Zimbabwe'
THE country has more than 650 000 people who are holders of higher and tertiary education qualification with diploma holders constituting a majority of the number, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Age...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube transforms from technocrat to political player
IF ever there was any doubt, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has fully abandoned his posture as a neutral technocrat after being elected a Zanu-PF central committee member last weekend.The centr...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 18:55hrs | 2491 | by Staff reporter
Probe into Magaya rape allegations starts
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has launched fresh investigations into sexual abuse allegations against Prophetic Healing and Deliverence (PHD) ministries founder Walter Magaya....Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:46hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Engineer Alvord Mabena retires as Nust council chairman
ENGINEER Alvord Mabena has retired as the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) council chairman after serving the institution for 15 years, with his deputy, Professor Lindiwe Majele Si...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF regime deliberately cutting off rural areas from modern technology in order to keep them ignorant!
It is quite easy for a president to tell rural folk that he met with his US counterpart, who promised to steadily address the thorny issues of sanctions t...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 11:01hrs | 544 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa makes senior appointments
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday made three senior Government appointments with Mr Willard Manungo being appointed Deputy Chief Secretary for Policy Analysis, Co-ordination and Development Planning in th...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:45hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
CIO training centre gutted in suspected arson attack
ZIMBABWE'S state security agency Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)'s training centre in Harare's Msasa suburb along St Patrick's Road across Chiremba Road from Hatfield has been burnt down by fi...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:23hrs | 8917 | by Staff reporter
Mass resignations hit Chinhoyi University of Technology
THERE is high attrition of academic staff at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) due to poor salaries and other conditions of service.The resignations of senior staffers, including profess...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:03hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 2,800 Chinhoyi University of Technology graduands
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has capped a total of 2 804 graduands at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) at a colourful event this Friday.Mnangagwa, who is Chancellor of all State univers...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 20:54hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Is Auxillia Mnangagwa following in 'Gucci' Grace's path?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as interim leader during a colourful ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, after the ouster of the late former President Robert Mugabe in a coup ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:52hrs | 2477 | by Staff reporter
Virginity and the Johanne Marange religious customs
THE state has outlawed virginity testing as a human rights violation.However, it is surprising to note that Johanne Marange Apostolic Church (JMAC) still teaches and conducts mandatory virgini...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | 1423 | by Matthew Mare
Zimbabwean socialite Paloma shines in 'Queens of Mzansi'
Earlier this year, fans of Netflix were mesmerized by the television reality series "Young Rich and Famous", which featured some of Africa celebrities as they work, play, flirt, and feud in Johannesbu...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:14hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Magaya gold mine workers picket his hotel over unpaid 'slave wages'
Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD) leader, Walter Magaya is reportedly embroiled in a protracted salary dispute with workers at his Shamva gold mine, who picketed his Yadah Hotel in H...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 20:19hrs | 3097 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe buys new Embraer plane
IN a move expected to boost the fleet of national airliner Air Zimbabwe, Government has bought a new state of the art Embraer ERJ-145 jet that is expected to take to the skies in the next eight weeks....Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya says Malawians will see the power of God moving
ZIMBABWEAN 'prophet' Walter Magaya has promised Malawian followers that a three-day crusade staring Friday will be unique as people will see the power of God moving.Magaya made the statement T...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 19:54hrs | 1350 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mutodi turns to law
Maverick and controversial ZANU PF Goromonzi West Member of Parliament Dr Energy Mutodi was last week Wednesday sworn in as Legal Practitioner, Conveyancer and Notary Public at the High Court of Zimba...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 10:32hrs | 5137 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ndabaningi Sithole: Zimbabwe's forgotten intellectual and leader
NDABANINGI Sithole was one of the founding fathers of the modern state of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. In August 1963, he became the first president of the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu), the ...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:02hrs | 663 | by Tinashe Mushakavanhu
Conflict resolution in marriage
MARRIAGE is a good thing, but it is decorated by conflict. How you resolve conflict as a couple will determine the state and taste of your marriage. In this article, I (JN) interview Dr Francis Munang...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:19hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe PhD trial to restart in September
THE trial of former University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura, who is accused of single-handedly issuing former first lady Grace Mugabe with a PhD degree, is expected to restart on Sept...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:12hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sought Magaisa's support after coup?
Chiwenga chases Schroeder's record - The Lord of RingsZIMBABWEAN Vice-President retired General Constantino Chiwenga seems to be chasing former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's record in seri...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:47hrs | 1337 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Chirume Permanent Secretary
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed former NetOne board member Dr Beaullar Chirume as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services....Published: 12 May 2022 at 20:31hrs | 2887 | by Staff reporter
Time to protect people from their churches
VERY little is known about one of the worst religion-related mass murders and tragedies that occurred in Uganda in 2000 in which 700 Ugandans died. More is known about the 1978 Jonestown massacre in G...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 392 | by Miriam Tose Majome
AMERICAN ARMY IN ZAMBIA: Ruling party UPND speaks out
Over the past days, there has been a serious agenda to paint Zambia and our leader as Western Sponsored using the false US Military Base existence narrative within our borders. The propaganda being pe...Published: 02 May 2022 at 18:02hrs | 8086 | by Joseph Kalimbwe
Zimbabwean Wits University PhD student commits suicide over expired permit
A Zimbabwean PhD Candidate at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa Philip Chuma has reportedly committed suicide after failing to register for the 2022 academic year due to an expired permi...Published: 02 May 2022 at 13:08hrs | 11369 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A Zimbabwe-born academic extraordinary thirst for knowledge
With an impressive profile of world recognised academic qualifications obtained at home and abroad, United States-based Zimbabwean academic and technician, Busani Nkosiyabo Siphambili says acquiring e...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:22hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
The death of the Zimbabwe dollar! Where do we go from here?
I am writing from Dubai in the Middle East. One of the admirable qualities of Muslim society is their harsh treatment of malefactors. I was surprised to find that children leave their bicycles outside...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:19hrs | 454 | by Kenneth Mufuka
WATCH: ZANU PF youths protest against Walter Magaya
ZANU PF youths in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central province last week demonstrated against Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries Prophet Walter Magaya's appetite for gold.https://youtu...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 07:05hrs | 3889 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Street mural exposes Zimbabwe's divided society
THE Shona and the Ndebele are Zimbabwe's two most dominant ethnic groups. Explaining the ever-present tension between them, historian Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni points to the abuse of the post-colonial st...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:30hrs | 434 | by Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti
Mnangagwa opens doors for young women
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday gave young women the carte blanche to seize vast opportunities that have been brought by the Second Republic as he promised to give them loans and open the doors for part...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 08:58hrs | 777 | by Staff Reporter
We are on the brink of World War III
A Third World War is looming after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The military action which Russian President Vladimir Putin described as a special military operation to disarm a neo-Nazi...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 11:02hrs | 1337 | by Energy Mutodi
Zimbabwean ice cream maker a hit in SA
FROM a tender age, Dr Tapiwa Guzha (35), a Zimbabwean based in Cape Town, South Africa, loved cooking and eating indigenous fruits and vegetables from his grandmother's rich nutrition garden in Marlbo...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:35hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 'I do not want to be President of Zimbabwe' Mwonzora says
MDC-T President Douglas Mwonzora says his ambition is not to be a Minister, Prime Minister in the government of Zimbabwe but his greatest ambition is to be a peacemaker who will assist in the rebuildi...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 10:23hrs | 3939 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Nelson Chamisa is gaining popularity' Energy Mutodi says
Goromonzi West Member of Parliament Energy Mutodi says CCC leader Nelson Chamisa is gaining popularity over ZANU PF because the ruling party is refusing to embrace young people. Posting on Twi...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 10:42hrs | 7219 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ukraine war: Zimbabwean students relive horror
It has been six days since she left Ukraine, but 19-year-old Blessing Mushipe is still terrified.The medical student at Karazin National University in Kharkov, Ukraine's second largest city, s...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:16hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
2023 elections, Mugabe predictive intelligence
THE leader who carries off the remarks by the late President Mugabe will likely win the 2023 elections in Zimbabwe. The leader who does not let the Mugabe decision affect him at a personal level will ...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 17:44hrs | 2660 | by Sharon Hofisi
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