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Chamisa exposes back stabbers
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has hit back at critics accusing him of failing to take decisive action against Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF government.In a post ...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 11:31hrs | 2572 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's one year in prison
EMBATTLED outgoing Zengeza West lawmaker Job Sikhala, who has been languishing in remand prison for 380 days, says he will no longer apply for bail because it serves no purpose.Sikhala was arr...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 08:55hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'One year under arbitrary detention in my oppressor's prison'
Chikurubi Maximum Security PrisonChikurubi FarmHarareTo My DEAR Zimbabweans,Regional and Worldwide FriendsWhere ever they may be found14 June 2023DEAR Z...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 12:24hrs | 2 | by Job Wiwa Sikhala
May Mugabe's real friends please stand up!
The day Robert Mugabe Jnr made his walk of shame into the Harare Magistrates' Court on Monday, two things of significance to him personally were taking place hours later.Number one, the countr...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 8 | by Moses Matenga
Zimbabwean drugs mule arrested Indian airport
A Zimbabwean woman was Wednesday arrested after she was found in possession of a kilogram of cocaine by customs officers at the Indira Gandhi International airport.The woman has not been named...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Manjuzu' craze hits Harare
IN one of his letters to Timothy, a fellow brother in the Christian faith, Apostle Paul (previously known as Saul of Tarsus) offers counsel to a brother.Writes Paul in 1 Timoth 6:10: "For the ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA border tiff calls for urgent introspection
THE ongoing tiff between Zimbabwe and South Africa over border jumpers from this side of the Limpopo River does not only make sad reading, but demonstrates the gravity of the economic mess that the ci...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions hurting ordinary Zimbabweans
Zimbabwe has been on the receiving end of sanctions since 1966, either by the United Nations, United States, the European Union or both, thus qualifying the country for candidacy in the "sanctions ind...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
No Roki, Koffie Chidzoka remix
Urban groover Rockford "Roki" Josphats has dismissed word on social media and in music corridors that he is working with Koffie Olomide on the remix of his all-time hit Chidzoka.After the rele...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
POEM: Africa My Africa
Africa, my Africa, land of natural splendor and natural glamour, Where impish eagles whistle and dominate the skies while hawks screech and scream! The fight for aerial territorial space is a ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Thembani Dube
Varakashi: New agents of terrorism
THERE'S a big, big omen of nasty things to come. The Zanu-PF government wants to revive the Green Bombers.You will remember the youth training programme at the turn of the new millennium....Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabwean family seeks Ramaphosa's intervention
A Zimbabwean family has written to the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa asking for his intervention after one of their family members mysteriously disappeared.Billard Taviria went mi...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 17:52hrs | | by Shelton Muchena/ Simbarashe Sithole
'2020 was challenging, but local tourism is resilient'
IT is that time again when we reflect on the year that was. The year 2020 came to a close yesterday and yes, it had its joys and sorrows.I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the t...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Givemore Chidzidzi
Missing teen found hanging four days later
A 17-YEAR-OLD Nkulumane suburb boy was found hanging from the roof of his father's bedroom after he had gone missing for four days. Kholo Jamela was reportedly under investigation after allege...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fashion and fabric: African history told through printed wax clothing
A mainstay of African fashion, "ankara," "wax hollandais "or "kitenge" fabric holds up a mirror to history In most West and Central African main market...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Franck Kuwonu
Mnangagwa's planned Bhalagwe visit mischievious, insensitive, disrespectful and insulting
Bhalagwe; The place of bones in present-day Zimbabwe. Lying in the southern part of the country, with tens of thousand bones that have been crying for justice since the physical killings of ZAPU and p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 09:33hrs | | by Iphithule Maphosa
Zimbabweans can't afford to drown their sorrows in a pint anymore
Zimbabweans can no longer afford to drown their sorrows in beer as the product is now priced beyond their reach, the country's biggest alcohol brewer Delta said on Wednesday.Delta, which has A...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:05hrs | | by Reuters
'People's wholesale' prank irks RBZ
WITTY Zimbabweans never run short of humour to drown their sorrows, particularly now when the economic chips are down.In the latest jest, desperate consumers are being deceived through social ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa
Dabengwa: Please tell us how your mother died? This was a question Dumiso had to answer in a Zanu court when he was incarcerated by Mugabe regime in the early independent of 80s. He was holed up in pr...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 17:42hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabweans turn to vinyu to drown sorrows
A locally brewed crude wine (vinyu) has become part of life for most people in Zimbabwe, following a sharp hike in beer prices.It is believed that this type of wine can send someone into a dru...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo imposter calls Chamisa a biblical Moses.
A Twitter parody account of exiled Professor Jonathan Moyo has likened MDC leader Nelson Chamisa to a biblical Moses who is called to spiritually and politically lead Zimbabweans to a better sta...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:20hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mtukudzi's journey was not rosy
Tuku, it was a great honour for me to share that small portion of your journey of life. Yours was a very long journey in those short 66 years that you lived. It was a journey full of ups and d...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 16:56hrs | | by Chirikure Chirikure
'Zimbabweans postpone Christmas this year'
As Zimbabweans wake up tomorrow to celebrate the traditional Christmas Day, will the day be same as in past year? The Daily News' Jeffrey Muvundusi and Pauline Hurungudo spoke to some Zimbabweans abou...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop loses AK47 while drinking with hookers
A POLICE officer allegedly lost an AK 47 rifle during a drinking spree at a night spot with prostitutes and illegal gold panners while on duty. The cop, identified only as Constable Tarwirei a...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces worst economic crisis in a decade
As Zimbabwe plunges into its worst economic crisis in a decade, gas lines are snaking for hours, prices are spiking and residents goggle as the new government insists that the country - somehow - has ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 14:36hrs | | by AP
Mugabe, Mnangagwa relations improve
As the frosty relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his sulking predecessor Robert Mugabe get better, the government splashed hundreds of thousands of dollars last week hiring a charter p...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's mother dies
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolence to the Marufu family following the death of Ambuya Idah Marufu, mother to former First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe and mother-in-law to former president...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe; a blessed nation
Is God angry with Zimbabwe or not? Is the nation appeasing God's wrath and undergoing punishment for past evils? Because of the austere environment the country is under, many theories emerge. Economis...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:38hrs | | by Erasmus Makarimayi
Prophet saves drunkard from G-String muthi
FOR five years Kagiso was a drunkard and a mess.No woman wanted to stay with him, his friends didn't visit his filthy place and his family feared he was losing his mind.But the mystery...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Squatter camps turned into Sodom, Gomorrah
From illegal settlements in Crowborough, Churu and Eyestone farms to poky informal shelters built on undesignated sites, there are now a huge number of squatter camps mushrooming across Zimbabwe's cap...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 16:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi parties seriously humiliated by MDC-T Bulawayo rally
We have to ask ourselves pertinent questions and again humiliating questions regarding the Mthwakazi political parties in the region. Who do you stand for, what are your messages, why is the Mthwakazi...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 16:56hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Confession of a murderer
A woman vividly remembers gruesomely killing her son after he developed epileptic seizures.The Seventh Day Adventist Molline Gomo says she still sees the images and how it all occurred as if i...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 14:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manheru is back with Mnangagwa's 100 Days: Defying Horace's Burden
In one of his mature Odes, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, better known in the English-speaking world as Horace, coined the famous "delicta maiorum immeritus lues".Now sounding pedantic and obscure ...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:20hrs | | by George Charamba
'I don't give free sex!'
A 19-YEAR-OLD self-confessed hooker regrets giving her contact details to her married former lover who is now tormenting her demanding free sex.Tsitsi Kujeke narrated how she was forced into p...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum dislodge Dembare
FC Platinum 2 – 0 Shabanie MineFC Platinum took control of the Castle Lager Premiership marathon and now have their fate firmly in their hands as they try to end half-a-century of fail...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's obsession with power sickening
Observers have often remarked that Zanu-PF behaves like a pack of baboons that savages each other when there is food to partake in but regroups at the slightest whiff of danger.Despite their r...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 17:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gugulethu Ncube I hear your cries!
I hear your crying and you have been crying for a long time now. It is becoming very difficult to ignore your cries. Your cries are just too loud to ignore. You genuinely want help from us and you are...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 17:56hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
'No to violence'
HIGHLANDERS chief executive officer Nhlanhla Dube has called on fans not to engage in violent behaviour when the country's two football giants, Bosso and DeMbare clash in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer...Published: 12 May 2017 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Greeting-culture of shaking hands in our societies must go: It's a health scare: Our water sources too!
It is our culture too to shake hands when we great, this gesture of greeting peoples are global, is found in almost all cultures of the world. Hand-shaking is the easiest and the fastest vehicle of mi...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 09:19hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Bond notes are temporary, says Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe sat and casually snacked on imported American Lay's potato chips, with a bottle of South Africa's Valpre water set on a table in front of him.As the newly turned 93...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe gets emotional
President Robert Mugabe showed both his advanced age and human side when he told thousands of Zanu PF supporters who gathered in Matobo at the weekend for his 93rd birthday celebrations how ...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe reveals his sorrows
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe on Saturday revealed his sorrows of missing his siblings, saying he is lonely but also thanked God for the long life.Mugabe celebrated his 93rd birthday in Matobo, ...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe thanks God for his long, long journey
A pensive Robert Mugabe in a cowboy hat has told revellers at his 93rd birthday party that he thanks God for the "long long journey" of his life, ...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Failure to pay civil servants bonuses fuels corruption
THE Dumiso Dabengwa led ZAPU opposition party has bemoaned government's failure to pay civil servants their 2016's bonuses saying this demotivates workers, fueling corruption and poor serv...Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 22:49hrs | | by Onai Sithole
Failure to pay civil servants bonuses fuels corruption
THE Dumiso Dabengwa led ZAPU opposition party has bemoaned government's failure to pay civil servants their 2016's bonuses saying this demotivates workers, fueling corruption and poo...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 18:13hrs | | by Onai Sithole
Vusa Mkhaya draws full house
Austria-based musician, Vusa Mkhaya performed to a full house at Indaba Book Cafe on Friday night.Mkhaya who was a member of Insingizi group, announced his entry into solo music career thr...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Memories of farm life before Independence
Sunday afternoon, in the blistering heat, I was driving on a dusty winding road, along the Hwedza mountains going to the village. Then I saw an elderly lady flagging me to stop, obviously wanting a li...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 07:10hrs | | by Dr Sekai Nzenza
When religion and prophecy has lost its way
"This is a year of great harvest as there will be no depression and sorrows," the United Families International Church leader, Emmanuel Makandiwa predicted this statement at the beginning of 2016 and ...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 10:27hrs | | by Mandla Nsingo
Popular Zola 7 haunted by demons
KWAITO star and actor, Zola 7, is haunted by demons that he claim comes from friends of the star.Daily Sun reported that they allege “Zola 7”, real name Bonginkosi Dlamini, is scared to sl...Published: 03 May 2016 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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