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Shona, 14 other African languages added on Google's services
Google Speech, in partnership with the research team based at the AI Research Center in Accra, Ghana, has announced the launch of Voice Search, talk-to-type on Gboard and voice input on Translate for ...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Chief Marupi to be laid to rest on Sunday
Gwanda District's youthful Chief Marupi, who passed away after a brief illness, will be laid to rest this Sunday at his rural home in the Mbuzimbili area of Matabeleland South. Chief Marupi, born Oahe...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:45hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Lesotho's Prime Minister arrives in Zimbabwe for SADC Summit
Lesotho's Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane has arrived at Robert Mugabe International Airport ahead of the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government scheduled for Saturday. He was welcomed...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 13:02hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda High to introduce Sesotho subject
GWANDA High School has started working towards introducing SeSotho as one of the subjects to be taught at the school in line with Government policy of promoting the teaching of all indigenous language...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lesotho demand its land from South Africa
Lesotho's parliament has debated a motion to claim huge swathes of territory from its much larger neighbour, South Africa.An opposition MP wants to declare Free State and parts of four other p...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 17:17hrs | 2 | by BBC
Manama's radio dream comes alive
THE long-cherished dream of the Babirwa people in Manama to have a local radio station broadcasting in SeSotho is finally coming to life as the Ntepe-Manama Community Radio is expected to go on air ne...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
National languages critical in decolonising the mind
President Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the National Languages Conference in Victoria Falls.Running under the theme: "Redefining the role of Zimbabwean languages for national developme...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected at national languages conference
THE three-day National Languages Conference opens today in Victoria Falls with President Mnangagwa expected to give the keynote address tomorrow.The theme is: "Redefining the role of Zimbabwea...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
1893 MHRRM at 5: Birth of 1893 Insingo Regiment Arts
The 1893 Matebeleland Human Rights Restoration Movement also known as 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) is an organization that represents a proud Matebele Nation made up o...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:38hrs | 22 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Executive Director
Govt on drive to promote marginalised languages
GOVERNMENT has embarked on a nationwide drive to promote previously marginalised indigenous languages.Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday told journalists at the la...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff writer
3 000 more schools needed, says Minister Mathema
At least 3 000 more primary and secondary schools are needed to cater for the increasing number of students and to ensure an improvement in the quality of education in Zimbabwe, a Cabinet minister has...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Parly summons minister over grade 7 results
Parliament has summoned Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema to explain the Grade 7 pass rate decline. The national pass rate is 37,11 percent, a drop of 9,79 percent from 2019's 46,9...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Multi-lingual Mohadi charms delegates
VICE President Kembo Mohadi yesterday charmed health ministers and experts from Central, East and Southern Africa with some jokes while speaking in various indigenous languages spoken in the region. ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobengula did not disappear
INFORMATION diffused widely in this country after the extermination of the Allan Wilson Patrol by the heroic rear guard of King Lobengula under the command of Mtshana Khumalo was that the last Ndebele...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Headmaster's isiNdebele ban unfortunate
Editor,When 2017 ended little did Nhwali primary school pupils know they were kissing goodbye to their favourite language isiNdebele.Letters were dispatched to parents to choose which ...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 12:38hrs | | by Nkunziyembongolo Dube, Nhwali, Gwanda South
Lesotho group want its land back from SA
A group from Lesotho, which calls itself the 'Basotho Petitioners', has petitioned Britain's Queen Elizabeth to demand the return to land in South Africa.They claim the land is "rightfully" th...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors fall to Lesotho
THE Zimbabwe Warriors, featuring the first batch of their British Brigade, conceded a goal four minutes into time added on as they slumped to defeat in their friendly international match against Lesot...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Ndoro gets captain armband
ZIMBABWE international forward Tendai Ndoro says he was humbled to get the armband in the series of friendly matches which begin with tonight's tie against Lesotho at the Sesotho Stadium.The m...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
My Six (6) - Point Plan for the Development of Matebeleland
Let's assume that I was currently a political leader in Matebeleland and led some kind of Political Party or Coalition. Here is what I would implement in order to resolve the manifold problems facing ...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 21:45hrs | | by Ndzimu-Unami Emmanuel Moyo
Rousing welcome for Mugabe in Lesotho
President Mugabe received a thunderous welcome from more than 20 000 BaSotho on arrival at the Sesotho Stadium in Maseru where Lesotho celebrated 50 years of independence, and so did Sadc chairper...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vasco da Mugabe back from Lesotho
President Robert Mugabe is back home from Maseru, Lesotho where he joined other leaders in the region to celebrate the country's 50th independence anniversary.The celebrations kicked off in th...Published: 04 Oct 2016 at 20:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Vasco da Mugabe in Maseru for Lesotho golden jubilee
President Robert Mugabe is in Maseru, Lesotho where he will join other African leaders in celebrations to mark the mountain kingdom's golden jubilee.The celebrations will take place at Ses...Published: 04 Oct 2016 at 16:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Renaming the streets and surbubs is honoring our heritage
There has been much media debate on the spelling of some Zimbabwean street and suburbs' names going on, with some people strongly criticising former colonial administrators for deliberately distorting...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Prof Makhurane launches SeSotho books
FORMER National University of Science and Technology Vice-Chancellor Professor Phineas Makhurane on Friday launched six novels written by different writers in SeSotho as efforts to promote learning an...Published: 06 Mar 2016 at 07:02hrs | | by Lynnia Ndlovu
Drawing parallels between South Africa's Xenophobia and the benevolence of the German Government
While it would make sense to an average African to tell him/her that Africans are very kind people, their philosophy of Ubuntu embraces all that is African and all those living in Africa, It is diffic...Published: 29 Sep 2015 at 20:01hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Kalanga exams for Grade 7s by year end
EXAMINATIONS in the Kalanga language will be written for the first time this year by Grade Seven pupils under the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec).The language is widely spoken in...Published: 05 May 2015 at 08:44hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Xenophobia: Zimbabweans must learn SA languages
THE South African campaign against foreign black Africans is now over, and that country's social and political atmosphere has returned to normal.The campaign caused a great deal of emotional o...Published: 02 May 2015 at 20:05hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Obediah Matulana releases Christmas DVD
Bulawayo-based musician Obediah Matulana has released his long awaited six-track debut DVD titled: Zihlangele Volume O.M 1.The dvd was launched on October 4 in Bulawayo and is now ...Published: 16 Oct 2014 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Not Everyone in Zimbabwe is Shona!
Dear Shonas, Not Everyone in Zimbabwe is Shona!A few years ago, I worked for one of the major oil companies in Zimbabwe. Having been a Trade Unionist then, I frequented the company HQ in Harar...Published: 17 May 2014 at 16:23hrs | | by Dombolakona-Tjing'wango Dlembewu Moyo
Students ditch isiNdebele for mother tongue
At Nyongolo Primary School in Lubangwe (Hwange), there were 26 students writing Grade 7 in 2013. 23 chose to sit for TjiNambya Exams and only 3 set for IsiNdebele. The trend is increasing....Published: 29 Mar 2014 at 15:58hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Teach SeSotho in Gwanda or else... - ZIPLA
Zimbabwe Indigenous Languages Promotion Association (ZIPLA) chairperson, Mrs Mareta Dube has warned headmasters and education officers in Gwanda South to teach and promote SeSotho the indigenous l...Published: 02 Mar 2014 at 23:07hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Ingabe ikuphatheleni i-MDC, njalo kusizani ukuyivotela?
Bantu base Bulilima-Mangwe le Mat'South ivoti lenu elathi ngo 2008 lavotela u-MDC lapho kuzwelonke abanye bevotela i-Zanu-PF le MDC-T alizange lidlaliseke. Lasebenza ngendlela enkulu. Ewe, kuliqiniso ...Published: 13 May 2013 at 14:03hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Lira heads to Harare
South African afro-soul vocalist, Lira, real name Lerato Molapo, comes to Harare on June 7.The show that is promising to be one of a kind will see the diva giving her Zimbabwean fans a taste o...Published: 09 May 2013 at 18:12hrs | 1 | by Arts reporter
Ikuphatheleni iMDC, kusiza ngani ukuyivotela?
Bantu base Bulilima-Mangwe le Mat'South ivoti lenu elathi ngo 2008 lavotela u-MDC lapho kuzwelonke abanye bevotela i-Zanu PF le MDC-T alizange lidlaliseke.Lasebenza ngendlela enkulu. Ewe, kuli...Published: 08 May 2013 at 16:28hrs | | by Mnu Emmanuel Moyo
Teaching materials shortage hits JM Nkomo Polytechnic
JOSHUA Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic, which introduced the teaching of minority languages in its curriculum this year, is facing a shortage of the teaching materials for the languages.In an inter...Published: 08 May 2013 at 07:27hrs | | by Lorraine Phiri
King Mzilikazi unearthed: Affordances, Dynamics and Architectures
I have always been fascinated by Mzilikazi Mashobane Khumalo the man and king. Many questions about the man have remained unanswered and many gaps in literature have raised an eyebrow in any interest...Published: 18 Feb 2013 at 10:53hrs | 10 | by Tshepo Mabalane Mabalane
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