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Africa's biggest challenge is getting an honest workforce
I used to criticise African companies like Dangote Group who hire so many Indians while there are many unemployed Africans, but now I understand their painful decision.The biggest challenge in...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:14hrs | 1 | by Karim KONE
Kasukuwere: Red herring, Chamisa's double
Becoming a political clichéGustave Flaubert of the 19th Century licentious novel, Madame Bovary, said this of language: "Language is indeed a machine that continually amplifies emotion."...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:46hrs | 1 | by @Jamwanda2 0n Saturday
Zimbabwean engineer runs Afghanistan's gemology plant
A ZIMBABWEAN engineer, Clever Sithole (CS), last year made history when he was appointed head gemologist at a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded gemstone processing proj...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 18:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
The rise and fall of Nyoni: Drugs, booze and kidnapping
CECIL Nyoni was on a treadmill in a Hillsborough gym when they came for him. The former Sheffield Wednesday starlet, who a decade ago was being widely spoken about in the corridors of Middlewood Road ...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catching up with Lovemore Majaivana
IT was quite refreshing to be able to speak to Lovemore Majaivana again after 13 years. False rumours had begun to do the rounds that he was dead.In 2008, we boarded the same flight from Harar...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:32hrs | 7 | by Fred Zindi
Dion Ebrahim reveals Zimbabwe coaching ambitions
NEW Zealand-based former Zimbabwe cricket star Dion Ebrahim says he harbours ambitions of being involved in the revival of local cricket as a coach in the future despite the unsavoury manner in which ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:54hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents pushed to go solar
SITTING in the dark due to Zesa's prolonged loadshedding, Mr Arthur Maphosa decided it was time to take the bull by the horns. Mr Maphosa said he realised that he had to find a lasting solution to Zes...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA car dealers close shop at border
SEVERAL car dealerships on the South African side of the border at Beitbridge have started closing shop or relocating to either Mozambique or Botswana due to low business. It has emerged that ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gas prices go up
RESIDENTS in urban areas who have turned to other sources of energy because of power outages are moaning the continuing rise of gas prices. A survey by Sunday News revealed that gas costs US$1...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube will keep tripping over himself'
As long as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube doesn't play the politics of his appointing authority as well as of the ruling Zanu-PF party he will keep on tripping over himself, analysts contend.Th...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-cop nabbed for impersonating a police officer
An ex-Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer from homicide department was arrested on Wednesday for impersonating a police officer and trying to rob a Glennorah man of his money.Sources close ...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 20:01hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
How to negotiate a car lease deal
When auto leasing, the focus is to get a reliable car with an affordable payment plan. However, many people are not well equipped to negotiate a leasing deal to their advantage. The truth is that ther...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Chamisa survives frenzied London propaganda storm
MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa must be celebrating. For months now, Zanu-PF and its attack dogs have virtually ignored Chamisa until he gained the irresistible political momentum. It was so bad that the ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 08:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF vote rigging juggernaut well-oiled with $4b to MDC's $2m - will bullet train run out of gas before race is done
In 2013 SADC leaders wanted Zimbabwe's elections to be postponed to allow the implementation of the democratic reforms designed end Zanu PF's carte blanche powers to rig the elections. "If you...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 06:36hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Police shooting victims buried
Government donated $200 and a coffin to the families of victims whose lives were tragically ended by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Thursday night.Three unarmed civilians were fatally shot ...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man 'steal' 680 litres of beer
An Ingwebu Breweries salesman was arrested for allegedly stealing 680 litres of beer from his employer early this month.Nkululeko Bhebhe (38) from Lobengula West suburb allegedly delivered 1 6...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 01:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Political deception has its limits
The World Bank yesterday published its 2018 Global Risks Report which confirms that in today's topsy-turvy geopolitical landscape characterised by heightened global uncertainty and strengthening popul...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 16:58hrs | | by Brezhnev Malaba
Who's Nkosana Moyo fooling?
Like salesmen, Zimbabwe's politicians are out in full force to market themselves to the electorate ahead of the 2018 polls.As is part of life, not everyone is gifted in whatever they do, and t...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 16:52hrs | | by Hama Saburi
Thieving prostitute gets community service
A BULAWAYO prostitute who stole property worth more than $9 000 from two clients and a shop in the city centre, was yesterday ordered to perform 630 hours of community service and restitute the compla...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robber shoots his PENIS while trying to steal sausage
A clumsy Chicago would-be robber accidentally shot himself in the penis while trying to raid a hotdog stand.It has been reported the teenager was fumbling with his weapon as he tried to grab c...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Thieving prostitute bags $9 000 loot
A SEX worker from Bulawayo allegedly stole property worth more than $9 000 from two clients and from a shop in the city.Police allegedly recovered at least 25 stolen cellphones from Itai Muzam...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere hits back
Zanu-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has come out guns blazing saying those who are pushing an agenda to remove him from the party are a faction who regard him as one of the...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 12:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere is in deep trouble
Hyenas continue to prowl at the door of embattled Zanu-PF national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, with his party enemies vowing yesterday that it is "just a matter of time" before he...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vultures circle Kasukuwere
The Zanu-PF enemies of the party's under-siege national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, are raining in deadly blows and ratcheting up their fierce assault on him all round - making his politi...Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 13:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
The life of George Silundika
TOMORROW the country will commemorate the Heroes Day and all Zimbabweans across the political divide are expected to observe the sacrifices made for the liberation of the country from the yoke of oppr...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:37hrs | 3 | by Vincent Gono
Tension play comes to Harare
Theatre in The Park and Naughty by Nature from Bulawayo will this week stage Tension a political satire play.It will run as from the 31st of May to the 3rd of June 2016.The play is set...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:30hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Brave Zimbabwean Comedians to Finally Take on Government
A group of daring comedians have decided to take on the Government by forming an outfit called the ZNCC which stands for the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Comedians. The organisation launched the follo...Published: 18 May 2016 at 06:18hrs | | by Agencies
Maridadi fails to turn up
The trial continuation of MDC-T National Assembly member for Mabvuku-Tafara constituency James Maridadi who is accused of grabbing a National Railways of Zimbabwe parking ticket book was yesterday pos...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 06:49hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
War hero status for senior ZNA officer
Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Munyanduki, who died on Wednesday last week, has been declared a liberation hero.He was 59.Lt-Colonel Munyanduki was yesterday laid to rest at Glen Forest Cem...Published: 28 Mar 2016 at 10:27hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
Maridadi to apply for remand removal
A Harare magistrate yesterday deferred the trial of MDC-T Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara constituency James Maridadi who stands accused of grabbing a National Railways of Zimbabwe parking tic...Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 05:48hrs | | by Court Correspondent
Maridadi's warrant of arrest cancelled
The court last week cancelled an arrest warrant which it had issued against MDC-T Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara James Maridadi after the legislator notified the court that he had been sick....Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 05:27hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Woman demands half of lover's salary
A WOMAN yesterday demanded half of her lover's salary for the upkeep of her two-year-old daughter. Catherine Mugadza dragged Itayi Siyapi, her lover to the Maintenance Court claiming $222 monthly....Published: 27 Feb 2016 at 12:53hrs | | by Patient Sibanda
Salesman steals $3 000 from employer
A MUTARE salesman was last week sentenced to seven months imprisonment for stealing $3 627 from his employer.Manica Post reported that Moses Mashindi (28) was convicted on his own guilty plea ...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 13:48hrs | | by Tendai Gukutikwa
MDC-T MP denies assault charges
ZENGEZA East Member of Parliament Alex Leon Musundire (MDC-T) is denying being part of a gang of 20 people who assaulted a 61-year-old man for unclear reasons saying the charge was politically motivat...Published: 04 Feb 2016 at 05:12hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Maridadi's trial fails to kick off again
The trial Mabvuku-Tafara legislator James Maridadi (MDC-T), who is accused of grabbing a National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) parking ticket book, was yesterday postponed to January 28 because the pres...Published: 14 Jan 2016 at 05:20hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
MDC-T MP's trial fails to continue
The trial of MDC-T Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara James Maridadi in which he is being accused of grabbing a National Railways of Zimbabwe parking ticket book, failed to continue yesterday bec...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 05:39hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
'Maridadi should have reported his suspicions'
The second witness in the case in which MDC-T Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara constituency James Maridadi is being accused of grabbing a National Railways of Zimbabwe parking ticket book yeste...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 04:24hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Tsvangirai ally denies stealing NRZ ticket book
The trial of MDC-T Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara constituency James Maridadi in which he is being accused of grabbing a National Railways of Zimbabwe parking ticket book started yesterday wi...Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 05:17hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Woman raped 43,200 times
In one of the worst cases of human trafficking, a survivor from Mexico has told CNN how she was raped 43 200 times after falling into the hands of traffickers.Karla Jacinto said she was forced...Published: 12 Nov 2015 at 17:48hrs | | by CNN
MDC-T legislator in court over $1 parking ticket row
MDC-T Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara constituency James Maridadi appeared in court on Friday on charges of unauthorised borrowing or use of property after allegedly grabbing, while in bad tem...Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 05:38hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Change comes to Zimbabwe - report
With their eyes on a potential shift in monetary policy halfway around the world, Zimbabweans are reuniting with something they abandoned long ago: coins issued by the state, Patrick McGroarty of ...Published: 19 Aug 2015 at 16:33hrs | | by Patrick McGroarty
A Sangoma can be a witch at the same time Pt 1
I was born in 1956 the City of kings and Queens, Bulawayo. My parents lived in Njube Township. I had two siblings, both boys. I finished my primary education and got a division two. I was over the...Published: 16 Jun 2015 at 14:45hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata: taken from eBook 'Sweetmother'
Most Pastors are in it for money and sex
There is a story about a pastor visiting some of his sheep one Saturday. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. He took out a ca...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 13:31hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
McDonald bricks substandard
10:20, 24 Sep - +971 ** *** **: Hi there, May I please warn people who want to buy bricks NOT deal with McDonald Gwanda Road, better go to McDonald Harare road. Their bri...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 11:24hrs | | by Concerned resident
Pupil sues dad for school fees
A FORM Two pupil has dragged her father to the Maintenance Court demanding $500 per month to cater for her school needs. Nomatter Chikomba, 18, a pupil at St James High School, appeared be...Published: 08 Sep 2014 at 08:10hrs | | by Lethokuhle Moyo
Mortuary attendant steals from the dead
A MORTUARY attendant and a nurse at Liteta District Hospital who were appearing in court for stealing from the Zampost bus Chibombo accident victims last year have been sentenced to nine months each w...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
In defense of the Arts, Humanities & Commercials and Matebeleland Freedom
In Defence of the Arts, Humanities and Commercials - Science Not the Only Route to Success and Freedom for 'Matebeleland'I once sat in and spoke at a ma...Published: 16 Feb 2014 at 12:41hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Salesman demoted to toilet cleaner
A salesman with Marvo Stationery Manufacturers, got the shock of his life after returning from leave to find that he has been demoted to a toilet cleaner.The disgruntled worker Mbonisi Gumbo, ...Published: 06 Dec 2013 at 07:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Microsoft CEO to retire
New York - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who took over the helm of the world's largest software company from founder Bill Gates, will retire within the next 12 months.Microsoft did not name a s...Published: 24 Aug 2013 at 15:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai's bid to end Mugabe's rule fades
Five years ago Morgan Tsvangirai was leading Zimbabwe's presidential vote and appeared set to end Robert Mugabe's rule of the southern African nation before violence cut short the balloting. With new...Published: 11 Jul 2013 at 05:56hrs | | by Brian Latham I Bloomberg
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