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Why Splash, Freddy Gwala are more popular in Zimbabwe than South Africa
FIVE years after his passing on 27 July, the life of Splash music godfather Dan Tshanda will be celebrated with a concert at the Large City Hall in Bulawayo.Tshanda has been gone for almost ha...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:27hrs | 892 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Mnangagwa caught between words and wallet
In a scene reminiscent of a political satire, President Emmerson Mnangagwa found himself amidst a whirlwind of irony during a recent event at Nhakiwa Vocational Training Centre in Uzumba, where he lau...Published: 28 May 2024 at 09:53hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 'Strategic Ambiguity confuses me also' says Nelson Chamisa (satire)
In a dazzling display of political prowess, Magamba TV's recent satire skit featuring a parody of Nelson Chamisa has taken the internet by storm. The spoof revolves around the opposition leader proudl...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 07:49hrs | 11 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Tribalists advised not to perpetuate a stereotype that King Lobengula betrayed the struggle for sugar
Media lecturer at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Professor Mphathisi Ndlovu advised media houses that representation matters in their content. This follows the publi...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean politics in generational transition
It seems there is a growth in the number of younger candidates being nominated to represent the parties in the upcoming polls.ONE of the most stubborn facts is that the old die, and the new are bo...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:24hrs | 1 | by Ntando Dumani
WATCH: Man turns into a cow after sleeping with someone's wife
A video of a man who allegedly turned into a cow after sleeping with another man's wife has gone viral on the internet. The video shows a man with a cow's tail and hoofs seated down mooing whi...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 12:13hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
British-Zimbabwe comedian playing the former Prince Charles in Channel 4 satire
When a drag queen called Baga Chipz is selected to play Margaret Thatcher in a TV show, and that's not even the most delicious bit of casting, you know you're onto a winner.In Channel 4's...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:55hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Comedian probes Mugabe's life
BRITISH-ZIMBABWEAN comedian Munya Chawawa is preparing to launch a new documentary comedy titled How to Survive A Dictator with the production house Rumpus Media.Chawawa (29) is to meet the fr...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 19:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hosiah Chipanga wants to be Mnangagwa's advisor
For many Zimbabweans, Hosiah Chipanga is a musician, whose long career has been overshadowed by his contemporaries like Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi, among others.Here and there, he has ...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans not silent accomplices of Zanu-PF oppression
Zimbabweans have never been silent accomplices of their oppression with citizens expressing their grievances through cultural artefacts, a South Africa based academic has said.Speaking a...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa now a comedian?
SELF-STYLED preacher Talent Madungwe, better known as Prophet Madungwe and Norton MP Temba Mliswa will feature as "comedians" at the urban culture fiesta in the country, Shoko Festival which kicks off...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's NoViolet Bulawayo makes Booker Prize shortlist with ‘Glory'
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo has made the shortlist for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.The 40-year-old, real name Elizabeth Zandile Tshele, is in line for the award for her an...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 07:38hrs | 32 | by Associated Press
Opposition: Politics and Pisgah sight fallacy
A student of CultureAT heart and at soul, I am a student of culture.This is why I opted to read Literature at college, much of it drawn from the Western World.But that was to g...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:15hrs | 13 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
NoViolet Bulawayo makes prestigious Booker Prize shortlist
ZIMBABWEAN writer NoViolet Bulawayo is among the 13 authors shortlisted for the prestigious 2022 Booker Prize for fiction.Bulawayo, was nominated for her second novel ‘Glory' which has been ...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aide hunts for Mambo's owner, after Masarira diss
IRKED by a joke on opposition leader, Linda Masarira, by fast food outlet Mambo's Chicken's marketing team, chief director for strategic communication in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) ...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Chin'ono part of multi-million dollar plot to remove Zanu-PF' - Report
FORMER MDC parliamentarian Mr Tongai Matutu has sensationally claimed that US$10 million was released by the American Embassy to fund digital activists like Hopewell Chin'ono, the State media reported...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
NoViolet Bulawayo back with another novel
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo has announced her second novel, titled Glory. The new book by Bulawayo -- real name Elisabeth Zandile Tshele -- is set in the days following Robert Mugabe's...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: When the Goliath Complex Afflicts
My early days in primary school were dominated by the story of Goliath, the giant of Philistine.Goliath's name was onomatopoeic; this sonorous name heavily suggested physical hugeness afflicte...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
SATIRE: Nelson Chamisa speaks to Mwonzora over the phone
A satirical piece done by online comedian Taffy The Man has gone viral on the internet. The piece created, acted and directed by Taffy shows the MDC-T leader Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora and MDC Allianc...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 14:52hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africans thought they were better Africans than black Africa: Thanks Zuma has set the record straight
"All of us must thank Jacob Zuma for introducing African Republic of South Africa and not some outpost of European values." This comes from a Sowetan column sent to me by a friend. The article is an i...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 16:17hrs | 19 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwean film on land reform receives multiple global awards
A movie based on Zimbabwe's land reform programme called Harmony Valley has left some audiences around the world in tears and picked several international film awards.Set in the year 2000, the...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Iyasa honours late member through concert
AWARD-WINNING group Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) in partnership with Theatro Piccolo (Vienna, Austria) on Monday held a virtual show for the production of Elephant Moon in memory of its ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fair or Unfair 2023 Election - Opposition is going to Win - Teedzai
Maxwell Teedzai, the leader of Zimbabwe's newest opposition part Emej Zimbabwe (Economic Movement for Equality and Justice) has advised the opposition camp in Zimbabwe to stop wasting precious time on...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 18:11hrs | | by Agencies
Sell-outs will disappear, says Mnangagwa ally
DEFENCE deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has unwittingly exposed government's hand in the alleged abduction and forced disappearances of opposition and human rights activists after he bragged that "...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
The science of winning by-elections
URBAN folks are shocked how and why Zanu-PF is winning by-elections amid the economic turmoil. Again, their reasoning still stumbles back to how they mistakenly universalise city aspirations to assume...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:50hrs | | by Michael Mhlanga
Government laughs at Gonyeti's abduction
Deputy Government Spokesperson Dr Energy Mutodi has scoffed at reports that Bustop comedian Gonyeti was abducted by unknown assailants on Wednesday night. Said Mutodi, "Gonyeti Gonyeti did a c...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 20:38hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Inside the 'secret' world of Gule Wamkulu
THE Nyau or Gule, popularly known in Zimbabwe as zvigure, are an enigma. Mystic, misunderstood and feared — their secrets have been hidden for centuries behind gory masks, cryptic dances and bizarre...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mthuli Ncube consults Madzibaba satire
Comic Youtube Vlogger Taffy Theman on Saturday released a satirical video of Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube consults an Apostolic sect leader to understand why he is failing to fix the country wh...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 19:50hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco jokes, economic class and hedonistic individualism in Zimbabwe
There can be a bit of a laugh, if you are on social media, concerning the political-economic goings-on in Zimbabwe.There should not (strictly speaking) be. But on social media, there is and hu...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:56hrs | | by Takura Zhangazha
WATCH: Satire phone call that sparked Chiwenga's coup
Comedian Taffy Theman has released a satire video that depicts how the coup in Zimbabwe started in November 2017. Taffy and another comedian appear acting the role of President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Time to stop mischief of bashing under guise of reporting
IN the first analysis and final analysis, newspapers — in spite of and despite their editorial slant — should — and must — be guided by accuracy. Accuracy is the be-all and end-all."Wh...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Odds against Chamisa
Voltaire had seen right when he said 'God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh', hence, every Zimbabwean must loosen up and pay particular attention to Zimbabwe's God given...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | | by Igomombe
Constitutional Court saga lawyers
My Advanced Oxford Learners dictionary says, 'saga' means a long story of heroic deeds, events or adventures especially involving several generations of people. It goes further to give the adjective t...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Morris Mtisi
Chamisa jokes: laughter turns into sorrow
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's rallies ahead of the July 30 elections eventually won by President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zanu PF) attracted bumper crowds that had an opportunity to be titilla...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor Chamisa power quest: Cult following and deception
The just-ended 2018 harmonised elections were truly watershed. They were remarkably and refreshingly different from prior elections, as evidenced by new faces on the ballot paper, a peaceful run-up, e...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Jabulani Zana
Moyo releases anti-Mugabe book
Kwekwe human rights activist Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo has released a book that takes a dig at the alleged undemocratic systems in government left during and after the rule of former president Robert M...Published: 31 Mar 2018 at 20:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Protest artistes troop home after Mugabe's fall
Former president Robert Mugabe's demise has opened doors to several self-exiled protest artistes who now feel free to come back home.Chimurenga music icon Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo is one of th...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 10:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chipanga gets lifeline
GIFTED and outspoken musician, Hosiah Chipanga comes across as an eccentric artiste, but the power in his music - which is usually biting satire targeted at the powerful and mighty - is undeniable....Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe must focus on writing memoirs
There are reports concerning a development in our polity where our former leader Robert Mugabe is said to be attempting to play the joker. He is not so subtly trying to use whatever clout he believes ...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 05:38hrs | | by Nick Mangwana
Court postpones U.S. citizen's subversion case to January
Court has postponed to Jan. 4 the trial of a U.S. citizen accused of attempting to undermine the authority of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's government.Martha O'Donovan, 25, who i...Published: 09 Dec 2017 at 05:53hrs | | by Reuters
Activist releases protest album against Mugabe
Kwekwe human rights activist, Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, last weekend released a 14-track album with most of the songs being political satires against President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF par...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe court upholds WhatsApp charge against American citizen
A Zimbabwean court yesterday refused to strike down subversion charges against an American citizen who now faces 11 days in a Harare jail until her next court hearing.Martha O'Donovan was char...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 07:54hrs | | by Reuters
Zimbabwe government stifling human rights
In a worrying trend, the government of Zimbabwe remains keen on curtailing freedoms and denying citizens their constitutional rights often with a brutal show of force in public places.ZimRight...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 09:12hrs | | by Stephan Jakes
Gukurahundi writer gets live bullet in mail
BULAWAYO based author Crispen Ndlovu recently found a live bullet in his letter box at his home and immediately alerted his lawyers, NewZimbabwe.com reported.Ndlovu recently released a new pol...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Patrick Lumumba: How to become a Colonial Constable
Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba does not only speak on African solutions for African problems, he raises hell and does not let any sleeping dogs lie. The Kenyan Pan-Africanist lawyer and judge does not ta...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 09:54hrs | 3 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Bosso ready to defend players against retrospective action
HIGHLANDERS said they will defend their players against any retrospective action threatened by Zifa president Phillip Chiyangwa for allegedly bullying Dynamos striker, Christian Epoupa Ntouba....Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe got us laughing at ourselves
When First Lady Grace Mugabe allegedly went on the rampage in South Africa and assaulted a model she found partying with her sons, Zimbabweans saw the funny side of it and were quick to come up with m...Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Passport offices: A good case of how to serve
In 2005 government razed down informal structures throughout the country. A denuded Joburg Lines in Mbare, for example, gave you a sense of shock after the Murambatsvina blitz. The shabby laager of sh...Published: 23 Jul 2017 at 11:39hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Devil called Censorship
The appointment of the new Board of Censors by Minister of Home Affairs Ignatius Chombo is a disaster towards artistic freedom. The purpose of the current board is to silence artists and whip them int...Published: 15 Jun 2017 at 21:01hrs | 1 | by Silvanos Mudzvova
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