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Tongue twisting Sizinda Township slang!
LOCAL language dialects are often devised or formulated within specific areas or zones, and thereby that particular dialect becomes indigent to the area of creation.The early 1950s saw the eme...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:12hrs | 584 | by Clifford Kalibo
Judge urges interpreters to adopt street lingo
As languages evolve and incorporate more street lingo, court interpreters face challenges in accurately translating testimony, even for judges, lawyers, and prosecutors who may be fluent in the formal...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana thanks fans with track Khiwa
Sikhosana Buhlungu feels like a blessed man and appreciates the outpouring of love from fans and well-wishers who catapulted his life from the doldrums of poverty and transformed it into the man he is...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magriza Made Me Cook takes township tourism to another level
IN our African society, grandmothers play an integral part in the family. From telling folktales to disciplining, and taking care of grandchildren, these matriarchs are the glue that strengthens blood...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The death of the Zimdollar shows the King has no clothes
The death of the Zimbabwe dollar is proof that with all our education, there is something terribly rotten in Simbao (ancient name for Zimbabwe).I want to make an apology to Sister Fay Chun...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Govt warns politicians over community radio stations
Politicians must not meddle with community radio stations in their localities as the law prohibits such, the government's spokesperson, Nick Mangwana warned.His sentiments come as some politic...Published: 31 May 2022 at 12:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Our fathers back then: strict disciplinarians, but loving
"WHAT time is it now, and where have you been?" "Go back to where you have been, I will not have any of my children knocking at my door after 6pm!" (Uvela ngaphi ebusuku kunje, angiqoqodelwa ngu...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:32hrs | | by Clifford Kalibo
Biti says Mangudya is a fool
FORMER finance minister Tendai Biti has described the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor as a fool, saying his monetary policies are insufficient to tame inflation.Biti said this in a scathing ...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Dr. Obert Mpofu a hero or thief?
The question: What has Dr. Obert Moses Mpofu achieved for Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans has been asked by many people and yet met with different answers. Some have claimed without evidence that Obert Mpofu...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 12:06hrs | 6 | by Nicholas Ncube
Does Chamisa have a plan? Gambakwe conversation with Phugheni
These two personalities are painfully uneven. Whereas Phugheni is eloquently brilliant, a very intelligent man, I should be excused if I said Gambakwe is challenged, borderline. It defeats my mind to ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 11:39hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Malunga farm invader's car 'likely smuggled' - report
A National University of Science and Technology (NUST) lecturer accused of trying to grab a Nyamandlovu farm may be driving a stolen car, ZimLive reported.Dumisani Madzivanyathi stormed Esidak...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth league rocked by indiscipline
ACTING deputy secretary for youth affairs in the Zanu-PF politburo, Tendai Chirau has accused some members of the ruling party's youth league of acting in a manner detrimental to the moral standing of...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Snake bites require urgent medical attention
WHEN summer comes, many animals that have been in hibernation or rarely seen during the winter, come out. These include snakes. As a result, cases of snake bites are often high during summertime....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Cimas iGo
Ramaphosa's ANC piles pressure on Mnangagwa
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has vowed to keep the Zimbabwe crisis on the table despite a spirited campaign by Zanu-PF to shrug it off.Lindiwe Zulu, the head of the AN...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance, Mnangagwa lawyers trade barbs
ACCUSATIONS and counter claims of assault have been traded in a slanging match between two lawyers in a case in which opposition MDC Alliance MPs are being tried for allegedly inciting last month's vi...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 13:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Long live Comrade: Constantino WaChiwenga
On July 1, 2018, Vice President Chiwenga exhorted people at a rally in Hatcliffe to stop paying rates until the council improved services like refuse collection, water supply, and sewer reticulation....Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
Bulawayo's oldest public transport driver
HE could possibly be Bulawayo or the country's oldest "mageza" (slang for kombi driver) but George Marambakuyana (94) believes he is a Michael Schumacher of sorts.The old man is popular on the...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimfest Live 2018 to feature Sulu and Takura as they announce more acts
Dendera star, Sulumani Chimbetu and singer-songwriter Takura have been added to the long list of talent that will perform at Kempton Park Racecourse on 11 August.The stars join Killer T, Stunn...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 11:42hrs | 3 | by Tidi Kwidini
Prince Harry was ours: Beitbridge
UNITED KINGDOM Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle at the weekend beamed live across the world had another effect in a small town of Zimbabwe called Beitbridge.Lying some 12 600km along th...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Big winners at the eighth UK Zim Achievers Awards in London
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards raised the bar last night, putting on a spectacular event for the eighth edition at the Grange City Hotel in London.Running under the theme Plough Back, the award...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:50hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
MPs must not bicker before witnesses
Lack of political maturity and respect of rules of the august House by legislators continues to manifest during committee proceedings, if a meeting between Members of Parliament's Portfolio Committee ...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Masundire fails to influence Bosso, Herentals results
Herentals 0-2 HighlandersTEMPERAMENTAL Highlanders coach Madinda Ndlovu had to be restrained as he charged towards referee Nomore Musundire following a slanging match between the two in the afterm...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Voters mustn't give one party too much power
Just when we thought we had seen the worst of the MDC-T's internecine mayhem, which has even caused collateral damage outside the main opposition party itself, the party – in its wisdom or lack ther...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Conway Nkumbuzo Tutani
Grace openly tells Mnangagwa to quit
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe reportedly confronted under-fire Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a tense briefing ahead of a Zanu PF youth league national assembly meeting in Harare on Saturday and o...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 10:02hrs | | by NewsDay Editorial Comment
Back and raring to go, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I am back and raring to go. Following the unfortunate incident that took place at the airport-the second in as many years - my sixth sense is tellin...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 13:41hrs | | by CZ
Nkosana Moyo to take Mugabe, Tsvangirai head-on in 2018
As the country hurtles towards potentially bruising elections next year, former Industry and International Trade minister Nkosana Moyo has given the first clearest hint that he would take on President...Published: 17 Jun 2017 at 20:53hrs | | by Staffreporter
T1 Wema1, GZE & Goldfinga deliver a hip hop squad anthem
Harare based rappers T1 Wema1 and GZE together with Dancehall chanter Goldfinga have teamed up to bless the fans with a hip hop collaborative track called Ndine Boyz. The song which was produc...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 20:26hrs | | by Agencies
My job is to uphold the Constitution, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I have to frankly tell you that I am very disappointed in some of you for doing some criminal activities not just behind my back, but also doing t...Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by CZ
Young women breaking into the male-dominated ICT world
One of Africa's leading tech start-up spreads its wings It was a bright morning in March 2010, when a group of ...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 19:33hrs | | by Kwamboka Oyaro
Does Obert Gutu believes this?
In the past three years, a new slang word has come to be popular in the Zimbabwean capital. I've heard it in professional settings and at parties. It's a conjugation of the word nikuv, to say that...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Did Nikuv hack Zimbabwe's elections? A credible article
In the past three years, a new slang word has come to be popular in the Zimbabwean capital. I've heard it in professional settings and at parties. It's a conjugation of the word nikuv, to say that you...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:02hrs | | by Yael Even Or
Time to take action against Kombi drivers operating vehicles under the influence of Mbanje
Much of the travelling we do each day is by commuter omnibuses better known as kombis. That means there are a lot of Kombis on Zimbabwean highways and local roads carrying us to and from our various d...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 18:56hrs | 2 | by Pascal Madiri
Wazal Couture presents new collection 'Ova Tété'
Wazal Couture, founded in 2005 by French-Cameroonian designer Joseph Ayissi, launched the 2016/2017 collection, 'Ova Tété', in Paris recently. Ayissi's pieces comprise modern and innovative ...Published: 20 Nov 2016 at 10:56hrs | 3 | by OneVybe Magazine
Tempers flare over Zec composition
With just over a year before the 2018 election, there is still deep mistrust and concern over the operations and composition of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). This manifested at the ...Published: 03 Nov 2016 at 10:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
The man and his music - Getting to know Jonah Sithole
He took on the world of music with sheer passion and determination, and three albums later, Jonah Sithole is still on the rise and is not going anywhere any time soon. His music career started...Published: 17 Oct 2016 at 09:39hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
Zimbabwe's social media revolt yet to take root in rural areas
Deep in Zimbabwe's drought-stricken rural district of Chiredzi, news of the biggest protests against President Robert Mugabe in a decade reached Peter Mufaro only after a week.The demonstratio...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 16:38hrs | 1 | by Cris Chinaka
Mugabe's Zanu-PF brawls over strike
As thousands of Zimbabweans staged a general strike that shut down the country on Wednesday, President Robert Mugabe and his warring Zanu-PF lieutenants were trading poisonous accusations about wh...Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 16:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Guluva 7: From engineer to Hip-Hop artiste
AFTER having studied for a class 1 in Fitter and Turner Mechanics, Guluva 7 (real name Nkanyiso Moyo) decided to answer his calling as a hip hop artiste.The fast-rising 26-year-old artiste, wh...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:17hrs | | by Nhlalwenhle Ngwenya
'Sex stokvels must fall'
Pretoria - The so-called Mavuso and no panties sex gatherings were degrading to the people of the capital and bringing the liquor trading industry into disrepute.This is according to informal ...Published: 19 May 2016 at 11:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Comedian Ofishal-Xavier to perform at Zim Achievers
Have you ever wondered what a combination of Trevor Noah, Kevin Hart and Chris Rock would look like - well look no further than the newest kid on the block, Ofishal-Xavier. The social me...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by Tidi Kwidini
Zim Achievers confirm Kazz 'Mr Boomslang' as first act for the Awards Gala
UK based afro-pop singer Kazz has been named as one of the performing acts to grace the stage at the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) next month.Kazz is the first act the The Zim Achievers orga...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 07:31hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
Bosso, Dembare bosses in big battle
THE stage has been set for the boardroom battle today featuring Kenny Mubaiwa and Peter Dube for the right to lead the domestic Premiership. The leaders of the country's two biggest clubs battle in a ...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 07:22hrs | | by Grace Chingoma
1ns and 2s with Dj-Sticha - Where is beef taking Music?
Namhlanje ngifun' ukukhuluma ngenyama yenkomo ibeef,,,ngiyadlala am talking about ibeef as in ukungaboni ngaso linye phakathi kwabant' abesemculweni or lemme say ukungathelelan' amanzi kwabantu abaku ...Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 08:09hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
'Go hang on a banana tree,' Mutsvangwa told
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba and War Veterans minister Chris Mutsvangwa are embroiled in a vicious fight over President Mugabe's parliament wrong speech mistake.The pair is...Published: 21 Nov 2015 at 09:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Makamba makes his Directorial debut in the film Miracle Money
Media personality Zororo Makamba has made his directorial debut in the short film "Miracle Money". The Tonight with Zororo host is also credited with writing and producing the film that was shot in Lo...Published: 19 Oct 2015 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man 'rapes' friend's HIV+ wife
A FILABUSI man allegedly raped his friend's HIV-positive wife, resulting in her contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI).He then gave her a rabbit to buy her silence, a court heard....Published: 03 Sep 2015 at 06:40hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Dilemma for the 'lost Jewish tribe' Lemba of Zimbabwe
A new photographic project about the 'lost Jewish tribe' aims to open up awareness about Lemba ritual, custom and ethnicity.'I can walk on both sides of the street," is how researcher, photogr...Published: 29 Apr 2015 at 08:44hrs | | by Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi
A Word to the Wise: Purifying that speech
"Yea, at that time, I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve Him with one consent." (Zephaniah 3vs9; R.S.V) &n...Published: 26 Feb 2015 at 19:14hrs | | by Tatenda Kangwende
Mugabe, Mujuru at Harare Gallery
Having taken one year's sabbatical from the art world to nurse a terrible writers block, with litres of cheap bourbon. I dried up and self prescribed this affliction with a therapeutic visit to my fav...Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 05:07hrs | 8 | by A.A.V. Amasi
T1 Wema1 drops new single 'Anochera Ngoda'
T1Wema1 shows his talent as a rapper by humorously examining the "gold digger" phenomenon. T1 Wema1, an up and coming Hip Hop artist has released yet another electric hip hop single enti...Published: 15 Dec 2014 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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