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South Africa's White mediocrity and double standards on education
In a recent parliamentary session, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member of parliament Omphile Maotwe posed a critical question to Democratic Alliance (DA) member Natasha Mazzone regarding her claime...Published: 17 hrs ago | 316 | by Mbali Dlamini
Mnangagwa regime knows can't shoot people in front of regional leaders!
Why has the President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa regime, of late, intensified its crackdown on gatherings? What are they so terrified of?...Published: 21 hrs ago | 336 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Coltart wants Zimbabwean political parties to organise like businesses
As Zimbabwe seeks to shift its politics from slogans and personality cults to a focus on ideas and issues, Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart advocates for political parties to be organized and managed effi...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:14hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Malaba orders judges to use buses for Nyanga retreat
Judges are reportedly unhappy after being forced to travel by bus for an end-of-term retreat in Nyanga, Manicaland. Chief Justice Luke Malaba ordered that all judges travel in two buses: a 15...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 12:56hrs | 2707 | by Staff reporter
Entertainment Trends in 2024: A Transformative Year
The entertainment landscape in 2024 has undergone significant innovation and transformation. As technology advances and audience preferences shift, several key trends are defining the present and futu...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 11:48hrs | 84 | by Staff Reporter
South Africa: Is it the time for unity or is it just the end of the ANC?
It was always clear that the African National Congress (ANC) was headed for political and electoral decline in the 2024 elections. Several political analysts and ANC watchers have written the politica...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 08:07hrs | 367 | by William J Mpofu
Malema's EFF hits back at Ramaphosa
The EFF has hit back at President Cyril Ramaphosa's statement, saying he failed to address "pressing issues" they had brought up during the opening of Parliament debate.The Red Berets' respons...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:38hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans to persuade Mnangagwa to stay
The War Veterans League, along with several Zanu-PF provinces and wings, has urged President Mnangagwa to reconsider his decision not to seek re-election in 2028. They believe the nation would benefit...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:34hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
South Africa: Is it the time for unity or is it just the end of the ANC?
There is little doubt that, politically, the DA is the ultimate beneficiary of the government of national unity. It was always clear that the African N...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 20:38hrs | 462 | by Dr William J Mpofu
Kamila Harris' grandfather lived in Zambia
Vice President Kamala Harris during her last diplomatic swing through Africa for something much more personal visited the site of her maternal grandfather's home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:51hrs | 1644 | by AP
Willowton to unveil US$7m margarine plant
Willowton, a Mutare-based producer of edible oils and soaps, is about to launch a new margarine plant. The facility, currently in test runs, will begin full production in September with a monthly capa...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:16hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank expands its ATM network
Harare, 24 July 2024 - Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has embarked on an exercise to expand its Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in response to growing client demands.The move by the leading financial ...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:01hrs | 179 | by Agencies
Bosso invade Simba fortress today
Simba Bhora will defend their unbeaten home record at Wadzanayi this afternoon as they host giants Highlanders. Under coach Tonderai Ndiraya, Simba Bhora have played nine games at home this se...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 08:53hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's second republic of corruption and controversy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's second republic, which he proclaimed when he came into office in November 2017 following a coup that ended long-time ruler Robert Mugabe's nearly four-decade rule, has b...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:59hrs | 908 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
SADC Summit turns Mnangagwa govt into a joke!
One simply needs to tune into or read the state-controlled media in Zimbabwe to discover how the country has become a huge circus. All this simply because of the opportunity to chair the 44th ...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 21:40hrs | 3943 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chivayo says 'leaked' social media screenshots are fake
Social media personality Wicknell Chivayo, known for his opulent lifestyle and donations to individuals linked to the ruling Zanu-PF party, has addressed allegations about leaked screenshots of his pr...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:24hrs | 1977 | by Staff reporter
Pupil commits suicide after boyfriend rejects pregnancy
A tragic incident occurred at Nketa High School in Bulawayo where a female student, whose name is withheld, reportedly took her own life after her boyfriend allegedly rejected her pregnancy. The girl,...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:06hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Cornered thief plunges into river, dies
In a recent High Court ruling, a Banket man, Zachariah Baton, was acquitted of murder after a suspected thief he was chasing drowned in Munene River while fleeing. Baton, who appeared before Justice P...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:03hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Namibia collaborate on prisons
Efforts are being made to improve the standards of correctional facilities in Zimbabwe and Namibia, focusing on creating a more sustainable and humane prison environment to aid inmate rehabilitation.&...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 05:53hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Chinese nationals deported for abusing mine worker in Zimbabwe
Two Chinese nationals have been deported for abusing a mine worker at Makanga Mine in Bindura. This action followed the circulation of a video showing the worker tied up and hanging from a loader buck...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 18:07hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF identified as main perpetrator again by a US funded NGO
ZANU-PF has been highlighted by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) as the primary perpetrator of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, accounting for 65% of 137 recorded cases for the month of June 2024. ...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:54hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Timba, 77 others denied bail again
The High Court has denied bail to Jameson Timba, interim leader of the CCC party, and 77 activists who are charged with illegal gathering. Justice Munamato Mutevedzi upheld the remand court's decision...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:27hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Mafume, 2 directors named in corrupt rental of bars
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume and two Rufaro Marketing Private Limited directors, Juma Ulete and Ngoni Chimbalu, have been implicated in rampant corruption and abuse of office within the Harare City Counc...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:26hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists clock month in detention
High Court Judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has reserved his ruling on the bail appeal of 78 opposition members arrested on June 16 for alleged unlawful gathering and disorderly conduct. The ruling is...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:33hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu bail application dismissed
Harare regional magistrate, Mrs. Marehwanazvo Gofa, denied bail to businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are facing fraud charges for allegedly siphoning US$7 million from the Presidential Go...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 12:31hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national filmed torturing Zimbabwean miners
Calls for the immediate arrest of a Chinese national recorded torturing locals in Bindura over alleged diesel theft are increasing. The unnamed Chinese manager at Makanga Mine was filmed tying up Zimb...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:01hrs | 1528 | by Staff reporter
The mirage of mystery break-ins at high places in ZImbabwe
SINCE his rise to power in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been the target of several mysterious attacks by unknown assailants.Despite police investigations, the perpetrators of the...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:35hrs | 244 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Did we confuse generation Z?
ONE of our former lecturers reminded us that change is the only constant factor in our lives, whether we like it or not and whether it is good or not.It was not so much breaking news because e...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:16hrs | 129 | by Tapiwa Gomo
It's now clear that ED had no intentions of stepping down!
It took only ten days! Only ten days for President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa to break the pledge he made in front of the whole nation.On 4th July 2024, whilst addressing a gathering ...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:11hrs | 548 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Sangoma at home, artiste on stage
Musician Evias Bhebhe, popularly known as Dziva Lemvula, takes great joy when listeners become possessed by their ancestral spirits while listening to his music. Bhebhe, who performs with Gogo Awakhiw...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 09:50hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP demands US$150,000 damages from CIO operatives
Opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Takudzwa Ngadziore has filed a lawsuit at the High Court, demanding US$150,000 from state security agents who allegedly abducted and tortured...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 14:33hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's retirement announcement genuine or facade?
The recent announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he will step down at the end of his second term in 2028 has been received with mixed feelings with ordinary citizens questioning the genuin...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:21hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Overcoming stereotypes about sports and achieving success
Sports are always a looking glass that reflects society. Like all mirrors, however, it is flawed. Preconceived notions about sports tend to become the lenses through which we see things, sometimes unf...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
Is Mnangagwa govt willing to let people die of COVID-19 just to host SADC Summit?
The recent deaths due to alleged 'flu-like illnesses' of footballer Norman Maroto and opposition legislator Murisi Zwizwai are most unsettling.In fact, this is not simply unsettling but positi...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 74 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Career Transitions: Football Stars Who Became Great Managers
Taking football as an example, there are many players who hope to become managers after they retire from active play. Recognising this process is enlightening, particularly for users seeking ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:09hrs | 119 | by Staff Reporter
Ex-MDC MP takes a dig at 'selfish' Chamisa
Former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Chegutu West legislator Takalani Matibe has defected to Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, after completing Marxist indoctrination at the Chitepo School of I...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 09:18hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
USD10 million NSSA heist thwarted
The Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare has decisively thwarted an attempt by the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chair Emmanuel Fundira, in collaboration with executives ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 14:55hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs told to unblock Zimbabwean man's ID
A Man who was more than three years ago suddenly stripped of his South African citizenship by Home Affairs, and who had in the meantime lost his job as a result, turned to the court for a final interd...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:58hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves Gukurahundi genocide hearings launch to Sunday
The official launch of Gukurahundi community hearings by President Mnangagwa on Sunday has been met with enthusiasm from religious leaders and political analysts. They commend the Second Republic for ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cold Monday morning for DA, FF+, ACDP, BOSA as Dr John Hlophe elected to JSC
Several parties in the new governing coalition firmly supported Hlophe's nomination, while the Inkatha Freedom Party stayed on the fence.The National Assembly on Tuesday designated John Hlophe...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 12:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Staff exodus at Gwanda RDC sparks concerns
Gwanda Rural District Councillors have expressed concern over the high turnover of council management staff, which they believe is impeding the progress of development projects in the area.Dur...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 16:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Don't kill Chris Hani again' challenges ANC's modern path`
The T-shirt slogan, "Don't Kill Chris Hani Again", worn by Honourable Panyaza Lesufi, the newly appointed Gauteng provincial premier, represents a powerful critique of the political landscape in South...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 13:41hrs | 5 | by Mbikwana
Zimbabwean man wants his R1.6 million lobola back
SOUTH Africa-based businessman, Shepherd Chipatiko, is demanding back the R1,6 million (about US$91 000), he splashed on lobola and marriage celebrations, from his ex-wife after their short-lived marr...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:20hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Drawing parallels between Kenya and Zimbabwe's social, economic, and political disturbances
We want to believe that the demonstrations in Kenya just happened overnight. The Gene Zs went on a rampage assisted by criminals. To framing them so thin, is to trivialize a genuine revolution that wa...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 23:08hrs | 15 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zuma's MK Party brings big guns to NCOP
The uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party is planning to send a team of heavyweights as its new members in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) as early as this week.Sunday World revealed that forme...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 19:02hrs | 10 | by Mzilikazi wa Afrika
Lawyer sued RG over wrong passport IsiNdebele words
Back in 2020 a Bulawayo-based lawyer Mr Nqobani Sithole is suing the Registrar-General over errors and misspellings of IsiNdebele words on the Zimbabwe passport but we have not heard about the ruling ...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 12:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Slain CCC activist tormented in death
On July 30, 2024, the family of slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Mboneni Ncube faced further trauma and distress as police attempted to disrupt his tombstone unveiling ceremony at hi...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown amid anti-Mnangagwa protest fears
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has intensified its crackdown on dissent ahead of the upcoming Sadc summit in Harare, amidst fears of anti-government protests. Recently, police in Gokwe arre...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala, Ngarivhume to lead anti-Mnangagwa protests
Job Sikhala and Jacob Ngarivhume, prominent Zimbabwean activists and ex-political prisoners, have formed a coalition to lead potential protests against corruption, resource plundering, and economic ch...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's civil servants long for GNU days
ZIMBABWE Prison and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officer Mbekezeli Dube* sits hunched over his desk in his discoloured uniform.The once-vibrant green shade is now a pale shadow of its former se...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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