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Confusion stalks Zifa as coach disowns 3 national team squads
Warriors interim coach Jairosi Tapera has distanced himself from the three different national team squads announced by ZIFA for this week's Cosafa Cup in South Africa, highlighting ongoing controversy...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 13:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to set up vape factory
Zimbabwe is poised to become a regional hub in the tobacco value chain with the establishment of a multi-billion dollar vape production factory. This facility will extract nicotine from tobacco stalks...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 11:49hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
When the Rains Forget Their Path: Climate Change Through Zimbabwean Eyes
In the land where the baobab trees stretch their ancient limbs towards the heavens and the mighty Zambezi carves its way through the savannah, a silent upheaval is underway. Zimbabwe, a country rich i...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 20:34hrs | 10 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Zimbabwe targets US$ 1,6bn tobacco exports
Zimbabwe has so far exported over 98 million kg of tobacco since the start of the marketing season as the country makes strides towards achieving its target of over US$1,6 billion in total exports, a ...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco farmers urged to implement good agricultural practices (GAP)
Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Tobacco farmers, in special reference to small scale growers who rely on rain fed to use good agricultural practices in order to enhance their producti...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 17:36hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Scorned man stalks ex-wife
A Harare man was dragged to court by his ex-wife for cyberbullying after she dumped him.Judith Maponga told Harare magistrate Sharon Mashavira that her ex-husband Munashe Mafunga was tormentin...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man stalks wife after throwing her out
A man from Bulawayo who kicked his wife out of their matrimonial home before he also threw her clothes out of the house is now stalking her while also begging her to reconcile with him.Siphiwe...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poor Pamela Tremont and Triple C: Politics without lawful issue
I have watched Pamela Tremont's hearing in preparation for her posting to Zimbabwe as US' next ambassador.Both the line of questioning by US Senators, as well as her responses, were, to say th...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Woman stalks hubby's friend
HAVING been deserted by her husband over witchcraft allegations, a Mutare woman was left so devastated and threatening to commit suicide.The woman, Tatenda Chimwesa, is also venting her anger ...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hunger stalks Zimbabwe army barracks
MORALE has reportedly hit rock-bottom in the army as the country's soldiers wallow in poverty and are having to make do with inadequate rations and uniforms, NewsDay can report.This was reveal...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Malnutrition stalks Zimbabwe
THOUSANDS of children under five years in Zimbabwe are chronically malnourished and stunted due to poor diet and inadequate maternal care, a new report released yesterday has revealed.The stud...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's desperate power situation points to poor planning
THIS week, Justice minister Ziyambai Ziyambi, in his capacity as leader of government business in the National Assembly and responding to Members of Parliament's concerns about the country's rolling p...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tobacco farmers urged to implement climate change proofing Agricultural practices
Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers to plan thoroughly and elevate their agricultural practices as mitigation measures to cou...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 08:39hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hunger stalks Matebeleland South
HUNDREDS of families in drought-prone Matebeleland South are in urgent need of food aid after poor harvests.To avert a food crisis, a government taskforce has been set up in the province to re...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Giant manhood' charms sangoma, dumps hubby, stalks client for sex
A married sangoma left people tongue-tied when she allegedly ditched her husband for a client she had reportedly cured of erectile dysfunction.Sarudzai Dube from Mudzenga Village under Chief N...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Value addition: Driving the youth towards a post-harvest sustainable culture
Action Aid Zimbabwe (AAZ) together with Global Platforms Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya successfully held the International Youth Day commemorations under the theme "Transforming Food Systems: Y...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | | by Roselilly Ushewokunze
Farmers need tractors, cattle have died
My rather heavy footsteps did not jolt the old farmer out of his deep thought, head rested on his bony knees, sort of mind comatose. The man was 'lost' in great thinking, pondering how he would tackle...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 19:16hrs | 2 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Covid-19 stalks the unvaccinated
Almost 90 percent of people who succumbed to the coronavirus in the past few weeks were unvaccinated, underlining the importance of the ongoing mass vaccination exercise, according to a new report fro...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bumper harvest for Matabeleland
FARMERS in the Matabeleland region, which has over the years been largely characterised by low rainfall and poor yields, are expecting to harvest enough maize and traditional grains to last more than ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hunger stalks villagers
THOUSANDS of villagers in Mwenezi district, one of Masvingo's most drought prone districts, are struggling with hunger and food insecurity.The villagers said their situation was exacerbated by...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army is not a Salvation army' - Police ruthlessly crush MDC demo
ARMED police ruthlessly clamped down on protesters who gathered in Harare city centre for the Free Zimbabwe peace march organised by the MDC yesterday using teargas, water cannons and batons on suspec...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's beef industry stampedes back to life
After more than a decade in limbo, beef farmers are back in business Zimbabwe's famed beef industry, which collapsed in the 2000s following outbreaks o...Published: 15 May 2019 at 20:50hrs | 3 | by Ray Mwareya
Death stalks Mnangagwa family
President Emerson Mnangagwa, former president Robert Mugabe, and all the architects of Gukurahundi - the 1980s massacre of unarmed civilians in Matabeleland and the Midlands - carry a deadly curse tha...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 17:35hrs | 2 | by Methusi Ncube
Government assures the nation on adequate grain in silos
The deputy minister of Labour and Social welfare Lovemore Matuke assured villagers of Urere in Rushinga Mashonaland Central province last week that there is adequate food in the country's silos to fee...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 19:22hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hunger stalks Zimbabwe's urbanites as 1,5 million face starvation
A staggering 1,5 million Zimbabweans living in urban areas are facing severe food shortages as the economic hardships take a toll on the country's population, it has been revealed.According to...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tribal 'war' stalks MDC Alliance
TRIBAL tensions have erupted in the MDC Alliance amid reports that the coalition leader Mr Nelson Chamisa wants to impose candidates to be appointed as Bulawayo Mayor and Deputy Mayor.Bulawayo...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Crocodile' faces tough challenges as president
He's known as "the Crocodile", named after a small band of guerillas battling white minority rule in the land once known as Rhodesia.Now the 75-year-old Emmerson Mnangagwa has another big chal...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:53hrs | 1 | by AP
Spencer Banda not my lover, and Michael is not my hubby
THE woman accused of having an adulterous relationship with sportscaster Spencer Banda has opened up to H-Metro about her relationship with the latter and with the man who assaulted Banda.Shar...Published: 07 May 2018 at 15:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'He threatens to kill me'
A HARARE woman accused her former boyfriend of threatening to kill her after she broke up with him.Tamara Chipunza also accused Tinaye Tafirenyika of stalking her and this prompted her to appl...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 16:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Debate on accessibility and affordability of sanitary products in Zimbabwe
I have been following with keen interest the debate on sanitary pads in Zimbabwe since 2014. Both the private and public print media have been carrying screaming headlines on the subject matter. For e...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 10:26hrs | | by Johanne Mhlanga
Co-wife causes chaos
A HARARE woman is living in fear as she is constantly beaten and stalked by her co-wife.Lorraine Jingura opened up in her quest for a protection order against her co-wife Cynthia Nyanga who sh...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 15:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Ex-husband stalks, abuses me'
A HARARE woman revealed that her former husband has developed a habit of stalking and abusing her.Gladys Mufura bared it all when she approached the Harare Civil Court seeking for a protection...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 15:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man tries to burn wife alive
A HARARE woman is living in fear of her husband after he attempted to burn her following a dispute. Lucia Ndumo was applying for a protection order at the Harare civil court against Mogul Chad...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 12:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's shadow stalks new dispensation
HARARE - The fall of long-serving former president Robert Mugabe temporarily united Zimbabweans from all walks of life but weeks after the dust has settled, it's back to daggers being drawn between th...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 16:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Armed Madzibaba stalks Mnangagwa, arrested
SELF-STYLED Harare prophet Gathry Chiredzero (popularly known as Madzibaba Gathry) allegedly masqueraded as a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative and stalked President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Abusive ex-hubby stalks woman
A Bulawayo woman is living in fear of her ex-husband who is allegedly stalking her at work armed with knives.Sikhuphukile Bhebhe, a teacher at Mgoqo Primary School in Nkulumane suburb said her...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traditional leafy vegetables into your garden
A garden can be defined as a piece of land next to a house, meant for growing flowers, fruits or vegetables. A garden with a variety of rape, spinach, lettuce, okra, spider flower, moringa, pigweed, b...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 10:10hrs | 14 | by Praxedis Dube, Rico Ihle, Wim Heijman and Paul Struik
Woman seeks protection against married ex-lover
A BULAWAYO woman wants nothing to do with her married ex-lover who is in the habit of trailing her everywhere.Sindile Moyo lives in fear of her ex-lover Lingani Ncube, a driver with Intercity ...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC Alliance gives people hope - Prominent lawyer
A Bulawayo prominent lawyer Matshobana Ncube has insinuated that the recently formed MDC Alliance was giving people hope of better government to come and rescue them from the misrule by Zanu PF which ...Published: 19 Sep 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mujuru in night rallies
NATIONAL People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru has resorted to night rallies as she intensify her campaign to woo supporters at ward level as the 2018 general elections fast approach.Mujuru...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jilted married man stalks ex-lover
A JILTED married man is finding it difficult to stomach the fact that his extra-marital relationship with a lover is over and has resorted to stalking her day and night.Having had enough of th...Published: 01 Sep 2017 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinx's farm groans under the burden of neglect
"KUTORA minda kukanganisa, aiwa hakusi kukanganisa..." (It's not wrong to reclaim the land) sang the late musician Dickson "Comrade Chinx" Chingaira in one of his songs.The musician was one of the...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hunger stalks 'Border Gezi' training programme
GOVERNMENT'S controversial National Youth Service training programme has reportedly hit a snag with trainees at Dadaya Training Centre being sent home before completion of their three-month course due...Published: 08 Jul 2017 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jilted lover threatens suicide
A HARARE man threatened to commit suicide when his girlfriend tried to end things with him.It was revealed at the Harare civil court when Niam Bepe was seeking protection order against Alfred ...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 19:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stained undies exposes man's sexcapades
A Bulawayo man's sleep-around sexual antics were allegedly exposed by his wife who claimed every time he comes back home from his sexual escapades she noticed some stains on his underwear.The ...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man threatens wife with death over reunion
A DITCHED Bulawayo man has allegedly threatened to kill his ex-wife for refusing to reconcile with him.Mastone Maraire from Parklands suburb is reportedly in the habit of stalking his ex-wife ...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai stalks Mugabe
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will soon pick his preferred coalition partners, as he bids to end President Robert Mugabe's and Zanu-PF's 37 years in power, it has emerged.This co...Published: 15 Apr 2017 at 14:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man demands sex from stalks married ex-lover
BRIGHT Ndebele from Mzilikazi suburb in Bulawayo is said to be a bitter ex-lover and an "ex that can't be solved".He is harassing his ex-girlfriend Mangara Dlamini, demanding that she retu...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai stalks Mujuru, Mutasa, Gumbo
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai will engage in coalition talks with both ex-Vice-President Joice Mujuru as well as her erstwhile comrades led by Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo.Mujuru brok...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
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