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Backyard breeding sparks vicious dog attacks
The alarming increase in dog attacks across Harare has been directly linked to the growing trend of illegal backyard dog breeding, according to the Zimbabwe National Society for the Prevention of Crue...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:28hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi perpetrators are exposed and cited to clarify the 2017 coup!
That the General Chiwenga was cited in the genocide atrocities that took place especially in Matabeleland South is not a coincidence but well calculated. The Zanu PF conference was in Bulawayo, curiou...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 1299 | by Nomazulu Thata
Did Mtukudzi speak his troubled life in song?
"TATSAUKA pano nekuti paita Tuku, (We passed by because you are playing Tuku music)" my late brother Johannes and his friend Evaristo Chiwara once told merrymakers in Rimuka, Kadoma, in the late 1990s...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 09:03hrs | 3620 | by Moses Chibaya
Wise farmers prepare land before the rains
The advent of Chinehasha Irrigation Scheme initiative that has seen 'boots on the ground' is a good omen for the locale and its environs. Our young farmers have the experience, zealousne...Published: 23 Sep 2024 at 18:25hrs | 628 | by Thomas Murisa
His haircuts are turning heads
Toddlers, juveniles, teens, adults and octogenarians, they all flock to Alexio's Barbershop. Sometimes we even see stampedes during school recess as each learner hurries to be in front of the queue to...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:17hrs | 136 | by Tondo Chinehasha
Murder charges for killer dog owners
A COMMUNITY in Southview Park, Harare, is living in mortal fear of vicious dogs belonging to a family that recently moved into the neighbourhood. Some, if not most, properties in the suburb are not ga...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Reality finally dawning on Zanu-PF
IN the four or so articles I have written thus far on the ludicrous proliferation of all these dubious "4ED" organisations - I have made it abundantly clear that these were just groupings of desperate...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:21hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MPs scrimmage for US$40 000 loan shows how we all are dependent on the dictator's benevolence
"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 interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to the...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe-Zambia: There goes the puppies again!
OVER the past few months, the political temperature has been heating up as if the country's general elections are scheduled for next year.Watching developments from my poshto has been quite in...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:06hrs | 14 | by Retired Major Action Mandingo
Reckless drinking is destroying the youths
Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of having an empty glass of beer, so the seasoned drinker or connoisseur is always topping up the glass with more beer after every swig. Not so with 'Musombo' or 'Kambwa'...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:43hrs | 8 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Man searching for puppies robbed by armed gang
A Zhombe man was attacked by six armed robbers at his homestead yesterday night while he was searching for his puppies.Shepherd Maning (41) was outside at night when he was grabbed by the wais...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 10:30hrs | 8 | by Tarisai Mudahondo in Zhombe
Let the children learn and play
Who said puppies cannot bite? Deep cuts and 'weeping skin lacerations' have all been observed on victims of puppy bites 'Tumbwa'. These are cheap illicit alcoholic spirits packed in plastic bo...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:35hrs | 2 | by Tondo. Chinehasha
Leopard terrorises Insiza
VILLAGERS at Ndwangu line in Insiza, Matabeleland South, are being terrorised by a leopard which is attacking their livestock amid complaints that authorities are taking long to respond to the problem...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Women should be careful not to be emaciated from being subjects of men, but turned into objects of men
As the world commemorates International Women's Day, it is always an important time for humanity to evaluate, and take stock, of just how far the struggle for women's rights, equality, parity, and the...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 17:40hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Women should be careful not to be emancipated from being subjects of men, but turned into objects of men
As the world commemorates International Women's Day, it is always an important time for humanity to evaluate, and take stock, of just how far the struggle for women's rights, equality, parity, and the...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 14:44hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man calls out 'wrong name' during sex with wife
A MAN from Bulawayo's high density suburb of Nguboyenja battered his wife for asking him why he had called out another woman's name while they were having sex.The court heard that on 08 Decemb...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns opposition
Zanu-PF says political parties that are shunning President Emmerson Mnangagwa's dialogue overtures and preferring violent confrontations will be dealt with by the law. This comes as MDC Allian...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Leopard scare in Filabusi
VILLAGERS at Filabusi in Insiza district of Matabeleland South have expressed fears over a leopard and its puppies terrorising their area.Village head in Ndwangu area Godfrey Makhulumo Ndlovu ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dog owners face prosecution
THE Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has raised concern over the surge of illegal breeding and cross breeding of dogs, saying that it is against the law and could possibly lead to a...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa goes after Wadyajena...again
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has called upon Parliament to investigate the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Water and Climate Mayor Justice Wadyajena after the Grain ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 09:39hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Family snubs Daisy at Mtukudzi memorial
DIVISIONS continued to rock the family of the late national hero, Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, as several family members, including daughters Selmor and Sandra, snubbed the "sham" memorial held in Madzi...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Honest' Coventry to resign in protest of Zanu PF shootings - nonsense, recovering from greed induced insanity
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa could be in for a huge shock on his return if a rumour that Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Kirsty Coventry could be resigning from her position comes true," reported ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 19:21hrs | 5 | by Nomusa Garikai
A tale of a school teacher
I felt a sharp weakness on my knees coupled with an excruciating pain in the stomach as blood oozes from my eleven year old pupil's face. Tinashe lied still on the cold floor of the classroom as the s...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 14:53hrs | 1 | by Virimayi Chidembo
Chamisa is a very bad and poor chip off the Tsvangirai block
Mario Vargas Llosa, the world-famed Peruvian writer, penned a small, but sweet collection of incisive essays titled "A Writer's Reality." My favourite from that collection is "Novels Disguised". Its a...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:13hrs | | by Igomombe
Why Mnangagwa must not be allowed to rule Matabeleland
He has a genocide case to answer in Matabeleland. If Emmerson is prepared to compensate white farmers for the loss of land he should also be ready to compensate Matebeles for the genocide by giving th...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Israel Dube
2018 elections: The lies, promises and the drama
ZANU PF party supporters gathered and waited for long before their leaders arrived to address them in Marondera Central recently.With the DJ now being the centre of attraction playing the famo...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's polarising politics should be rejected
One of the first things President Mnangagwa did within a few weeks of coming to power was to extend a hand of benevolence to then stricken MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai. The world was in awe as i...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Nick Mangwana
Cash shortages now Zimbabwe's major election issue
The leader of Zimbabwe main opposition party, Nelson Chamisa, alighted from his car, grabbed a microphone and made a bold promise to scrap bond notes if he wins the July 30 presidential election to st...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets up 7-member anti-graft team
President Mnangagwa has set up a seven-member team of lawyers to constitute the recently established Anti-Corruption Prosecution Unit in his office, as the fight against graft intensifies.The ...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's barking puppies'
Nelson Chamisa has threatened that his MDC party will 'not allow' the elections on 30th July unless electoral reforms are made. The party has called for a demonstration in Harare on Tuesday to insist ...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 13:01hrs | 1 | by ZimVigil
Opposition parties are 'barking puppies' says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Friday that the ruling Zanu-PF party would still be in power after the July elections and scorned the opposition parties as "barking puppies".According to...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 19:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new dispensation is a 'junta government' admits Mohadi
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday admitted that the President Emmerson Mnangagwa so-called new dispensation is a "junta government" that came to power through a coup carried out by trained cadres....Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Munyaradzi Gwisai savages Chamisa and his puppies
FORMER MDC MP and labour lawyer Munyaradzi Gwisai has launched a scathing attack at the main party's leader Nelson Chamisa and allies, describing them as a bunch of puppies that are always ready to wa...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 09:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe vs Mnangagwa and us all!
Many have said it, and it is much true that our politics is the politics of the stomach, they have said bring principles to a hungry man on one hand, and a bag of mealie-meal on the other hand, the ma...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 15:26hrs | 1 | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
'Mnangagwa's Peace and Reconciliation Commission Flawed'
This week has been gripped with anticipation and emotions as the people from Matabeleland geared themselves to confront Mnangagwa's front line puppies in his endeavour to water down the issue of Gukur...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Mqondisi Moyo
An encounter with Grace Mugabe
The year was 1997 and the setting was the foyer of the world famous Ritz Hotel in Paris, France.Zimbabwean government officials, diplomats and the media were lounging in the vast and opulent l...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 08:26hrs | 3 | by Foster Dongozi
Apologies for a boring coup!
"The words you speak become the house you live in." What a killer and loaded statement from Hafiz.Dziri seiko dzimba dzamakazvivakira nemashoko? Mumwe nemumwe mumba yake. Let me leave this sto...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 08:38hrs | 3 | by Bishop
2 000 attend launch of Mujuru Rainbow Coalition - 2 000 too many to be certified insane
"The train has arrived!" was the buzz phrase at the launched Mai Mujuru's Rainbow Coalition in Bulawayo.2 000 or so people attended the launch. 2 000 or so people too many, I would say. This i...Published: 11 Nov 2017 at 19:44hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangwaga's dismissal is the perpetuation of Zezuru hegemony - PDP
Tendai Biti led PDP depute spokesperson Edwin Ndlovu has said the firing of Mnangagwa is the perpetuation the Zezuru hegemony.Mnangagwa was fire from government on Monday over allegations of f...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Who is the bogeyman - Mnangagwa or Mugabe?
It was not his real name but the entire community knew him as Jangwa. If a child misbehaved during those days, elders would threaten that they would call Jangwa "to deal with you". That name would sen...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 10:14hrs | 6 | by Moses Chamboko
Donor funds must be channelled through Government
The Shona people have an edifying truism in their rich language that goes - 'vana vembwa havasvunuri musi umwe chete.' The literal translation being that, pupp...Published: 15 May 2017 at 13:15hrs | 2 | by Tafara Shumba
Can Kasukuwere and Chiyangwa write a Bible for mankind?
Phidza is accusing Tyson of asking for a $5 million bribe and he thinks he has a case. The real story and the real bribe is how did Phidza get 587 hectares of land in prime Stoneridge Farm? How?...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 14:12hrs | 2 | by Bishop Lazarus
'Jonathan Moyo wants to be President'
Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo - one of the fiercest critics of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa - is being groomed by the Generation 40 (G40) faction to become the next Zanu-PF leader, ...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 20:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Capitalism joins Mugabe succession race
AS a Bishop who has been fed with a diet of Marxism, I really hate to say this, but it looks like capitalism really wants to decide who will be the country's next leader. This is sending a chill d...Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 09:06hrs | 1 | by Bishop
Mashonaland man in trouble for stealing three puppies
An eighteen-year-old man is set to appear at Guruve magistrate court today after allegedly stealing three puppies from a security company in Mvurwi, Mashonaland Central.Sources close to invest...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 14:03hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Leave vendors alone in your fight
One day my wife had a quarrel with our first born. While she was throwing insults on him, she uttered a statement that I took as an indirect attack on me. Women do that, at times to an extent of attac...Published: 16 Feb 2017 at 14:03hrs | 3 | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Mujuru offers to be 'bridge NTA leader' - bridge imaginary river only her 'puppy eyes' can see
One of Mai Mujuru's weakness is her political naivety! She has spent 34 years in Zanu PF and she has never ever criticized all the corruption and murderous tyranny that took place. She has pla...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 19:06hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
MLF must never soil Dr J Nkomo
The so called state of the Nation address by the learned Dr Churchill Guduza does not only undermine Mthwakazi people, but Dr Joshua Nkomo. Calling Dr Nkomo a clown is treasonous. It actually exposes ...Published: 04 Dec 2016 at 08:53hrs | 1 | by SK Mtshali
Jail nomad back in court for unlawful entry
"Mwana wabata moto unodzidza juti unopisa, benzi ibenzi rinozvibvura!" So goes the Shona adage. (The child who touches fire soon learns that it burns, the fool never learns and so will roast himself!)...Published: 02 Dec 2016 at 21:36hrs | 3 | by Nomusa Garikai
Let's all protect brand Zanu-PF, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I am unable to fully address you this week, as you are all aware that I am away for yet another important engagement.I should make it very c...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 21:16hrs | 2 | by CZ
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