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Was Chamisa punished for belittling Mbuya Nehanda? stranger than fiction
Last week the disputed president of the MDC A belittled Mbuya Nehanda. In his response the erection of a statute in honour of Mbuya Nehanda Chmisa said Mbuya Nehanda was not an important person and as...Published: 3 hrs ago | 908 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Kenyan schools stay closed until next year
KENYAN ministry of education has stated that all primary and secondary schools will reopen in 2021. The ministry said all students would resume studies in their current classes.Educati...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1390 | by BBC
Bid to soil ex-lover's academic credentials flops
A JILTED man's attempt to soil his ex-lover with academic fraud allegations, recently hit a snag after the court found no credible evidence against the woman before throwing out his US$1 200 claim for...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa courts unrest
Zimbabweans celebrated in their tens of thousands when the military ousted Robert Mugabe and installed Emmerson Mnangagwa as president. Two-and-a-half years later, the party is over.Mnanga...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:13hrs | 778 | by Bloomberg
Foreign students to produce Covid-19 free certificates
FOREIGN students who are doing final year studies at country's universities are expected to produce Covid-19 free certificates and subjected to the mandatory 21-day quarantine while undergoing testing...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:23hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Blood money as Army, Police fight to benefit from the Mozambique Islamic attack
The Institute for Global Threats and Democracies Studies has reported that the anti-riot police and the military forces of Mozambique are engaged in an acrimonious competition to benefit from the ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 14:21hrs | 4156 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Stampede as office burns at NRZ 24-storey building
A WOMAN was yesterday rushed to hospital after inhaling smoke while scores were evacuated from the 24-storey National Railways of Zimbabwe's Parkade Centre in Bulawayo's city centre following a fire i...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:56hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, Chinese deal collapses
The military is terminating its platinum mining deal with a Chinese firm to pave the way for new investors after over a decade of unfruitful engagement.The development comes after Global Plati...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:37hrs | 2589 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU President Isaac Mabuka speaks
Q1: Thank you Mr. Mabuka for your time. Please introduce yourself to the people. Who is Mabuka?A: I am Isaac Mabuka. I was born in 1953 on 26 April in Gwanda South. I did my primary education ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 13:15hrs | 3161 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 confirmed cases top 500
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Zimbabwe reached 512 yesterday, although 438 of these are among returning residents in quarantine with only 74 people being infected within Zimbabwe, includin...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:48hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans respond to Chakanetsa's photo
On 11 June 2020 we carried a story with an alleged picture of the late popular policeman Chakanetsa which was posted on social media by musician Lwazi Skuza. In the story, we quoted a thesis f...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 10:04hrs | 6612 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa mourns Nleya and Sadza
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent his condolence message following the death of liberation war veteran and ZIPRA Commander, Stanely Nleya. He has also extended his deepest condolences to the Sadza...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 19:46hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
Radio lessons start
The first phase of the schools radio lessons conducted by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MOPSE) began on Monday and ran until yesterday. The second week commences on Monday, ...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:09hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elected to UN's Economic and Social Council
ZIMBABWE has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) cluster which has 17 other member states drawn from several continents. ECOSOC is the coordinating body for funds a...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:05hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
MSU to open before end of June
PLANS to reopen Midlands State University (MSU) are at an advanced stage with the first batch of students expected on campus on June 22. While other universities such as University of Zimbabwe...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:41hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 slows down circumcision
COVID-19 has slowed down the country's male circumcision programme which is being undertaken under strict adherence to measures such as social distancing and screening of people as they enter health f...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:24hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Schools radio lessons for primary schools begin
RADIO lessons for primary school pupils are set to start today, with Government challenging parents and guardians to assist children during home schooling in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:21hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
The abduction of the three MDC activists explained.
Surely to their word the police have finished their investigations in the alleged abductions of the three MDC Alliance women leaders. For sometime now the press is awash with the charges and arrests o...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 13:46hrs | 6056 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
PHOTO: Chakanetsa's picture goes viral
A picture of an alleged popular historical policeman Chakanetsa has gone viral on the internet after Lwazi Skuza posted it on Facebook. The name Chakanetsa is synonymous with a notorious polic...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 23:39hrs | 11011 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwean contract killer faces competition in Mozambique'
The Mozambican government is reported to have hired a Dubai based private military contractor to compete with the Dyck Advisory Group (DAG) owned by Zimbabwe's Retired Colonel Lionel Dyck in fig...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 20:26hrs | 12585 | by Mandla Ndlovu
George Floyd murder: A gamechanger for Donald Trump
Last week, I would have surmised that Us President Donald trump has a very good chance of being reelected in November 2020.the murder of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, though not unusual, has t...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:49hrs | 945 | by Kenneth Mufuka
MDC's tedious, shabby politics
ZIMBABWE has never needed a stronger political opposition than now, a time of worsening economic challenges that portend an imminent regression to the calamitous crisis of a decade ago.Dishear...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:54hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Nust students test positive for Covid-19
THREE medical students from the National University of Science Technology (Nust) have tested Covid-19 positive bringing the cumulative number of cases which have been recorded in Bulawayo to 20. ...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 09:49hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Supplementary Education Budget necessary for schools to Re-open: ZIMTA
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has appealed to the Government to significantly increase the education budget if schools are to meet the minimum health and safety requirements necessary for ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:45hrs | 356 | by Staff Reporter
Mwonzora cranking up the heat on Chamisa
BUOYED by Friday's High Court ruling which effectively killed the debate whether the MDC Alliance is a political party or not, the interim leadership of the country's main opposition party is cranking...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:58hrs | 7141 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa is finished'
THINGS appear to be going from bad to worse for Nelson Chamisa and his allies, with the High Court ruling yesterday that the MDC Alliance does not have an independent right of existence under the law ...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:56hrs | 16487 | by Staff reporter
Will the MDC Alliance recover from 'this sickness'?
THE MDC Alliance is probably on its deathbed, suffering from a ‘sickness' which threatens to take away its life, temporarily or permanently. The question is whether it will recover from "this sickne...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 3314 | by Moses Tofa
Parallel market rates a bubble, says Mangudya
The rapid rise in parallel market foreign currency exchange rates is symptomatic of a bubble as it lacks any fundamental basis and could lead to economic depression, says Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe gove...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:10hrs | 2455 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa running out of time
PRESSURE is mounting on the country's political leadership to put their differences aside and hold much-needed dialogue to help end the country's deepening economic crisis.This comes as life f...Published: 25 May 2020 at 13:03hrs | 11153 | by Staff reporter
Jesse Nyakudya: Teenage drumming sensation
All she saw four-year-old toddler pummel her pots as though they were a musical drum set. None of it made sense at that point. But as the boy grew, it became clear Jesse Nyakudya was a drummer-in-the-...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:13hrs | 840 | by Busisani Ncube
Zimbabwean twins heading to Harvard University
ZIMBABWEAN rowers, identical twins Rory and Patrick Plunket are ecstatic after being accepted at the prestigious Harvard University in the United States of America.The two 19-year-olds finishe...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:13hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Universities reopening date set
Zimbabwean universities will be re-opening from June 1, but only final year students will be on campus with the rest learning remotely using virtual and distance education and most activity online. By...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1912 | by Staff reporter
Why was Energy Mutodi fired?
Energy Mutodi has been hogging the lime light for all sorts of reasons. He has risen in Politics to be a deputy minister of Information. This was a ...Published: 23 May 2020 at 05:59hrs | 16053 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Whither MDC after Supreme Court judgment?
THE MDC is at the crossroads, probably of a never-seen-before nature since its formation in 1999. On May 5 2020, Parliament recalled four of the MDC Alliance's MPs. This was a major step by ac...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:05hrs | 680 | by Moses Tofa
David Magagula declared National Hero
Following the passing on of Mr. David Magagula on 18May 2020, MLF, in consultation its advisory body, Mthwakazi council of Elder, which is drawn from the length and breadth of Mthwakazi, has resolved ...Published: 19 May 2020 at 19:26hrs | 4602 | by Andrea Sibanda
6 Surprising Herbal Painkillers for Natural Pain Relief
When pain affects your social life, family time, or work, you would do anything to help soothe the feeling. Whether we are talking about chronic pain or occasional pain episodes, a person's first resp...Published: 18 May 2020 at 10:05hrs | 3704 | by Staff Writer
Joshua Nkomo's symbolism in Matabeleland's search for true freedom
BackgroundIt all began with Sipho Malunga's speech which was virtually delivered in honour of the late revered Zimbabwe nationalist, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, on the occasion of his annual Memorial Le...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:40hrs | 807 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Joshua Nkomo's symbolism in Matabeleland's search for true freedom
It all began with Sipho Malunga's speech which was virtually delivered in honour of the late revered Zimbabwe nationalist, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, on the occasion of his annual Memorial Lecture Series o...Published: 16 May 2020 at 14:12hrs | 1212 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Time to hold MDC leaders to account
IT was in 2000 when I had just begun my "A" level studies at Rupare High school in Bikita, Masvingo.We were going towards the 2000 parliamentary election. Zanu-PF had just lost a constitutiona...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2666 | by Moses Tofa
'Gwayi-Shangani dam to solve Bulawayo water problems’
GOVERNMENT is committed to permanently addressing Bulawayo's perennial challenges through the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam project with at least US$122 million having been channelled so far ...Published: 15 May 2020 at 06:56hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Khami Dam plan reignites debate
Bulawayo City Council's proposal to purify Khami Dam water for drinking has reignited the debate on the suitability of the water for domestic consumption with some residents flatly objecting the plann...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:24hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
In Era of COVID-19, Russia's Strategic Politics of Coronavirus Aid Takes the Stage in Africa
With coronavirus rapidly spreading among the population of 148 million, Russia took the third position in the world. According to the official data provided on May 11, Russia had an aggregate total of...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:02hrs | 476 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
COVID-19: Urgent Need for African Governments to Upgrade the Health Systems
Amid multifold theories and disinformation spreading around the COVID-19 in Africa, it is important for African governments to consider strengthening the existing health systems and infrastructures, a...Published: 11 May 2020 at 16:24hrs | 154 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
Coronavirus could be sexually transmitted
(CNN) The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted, Chinese researchers said Thur...Published: 08 May 2020 at 21:24hrs | 4308 | by CNN
Nust makes new appointments as long-serving workers retire
TWO long-serving Nust employees, Mr Fidelis Mhlanga the registrar and Dr Fortune Nkomo the university bursar, have resigned while former Chronicle Managing Editor Mr Thabani Mpofu has been appointed a...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans drown lockdown sorrows in humour
ZIMBABWEANS are reputed for being resilient and innovative, always devising ways of surviving in tough situations. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic claiming lives at home, in the west, especially in Ital...Published: 01 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
Zapu's statement on the death of baba Charles Madonko
Comrades and friends kindly join us as we pay tribute to our fallen hero uBaba Charles Madonko. Charles Madonko was born on year 1937 at a place called Mbeba on the banks of Thuli River in Gwa...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 14:08hrs | 1181 | by Godfrey Viki
Covid-19 pandemic hits global remittances
THE World Bank has projected a sharp decline in global remittances by 20% in 2020 due to the economic crisis induced by the Covid-19 pandemic and Zimbabwe will not be spared.The projected fall...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 11:45hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa sends condolences for PJ your DJ
THE Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Senator Monica Mutsvangwa has joined Zimbabweans in mourning the death of veteran broadcaster Peter Johns, saying his mark on local rad...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:46hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
5 best ways to use personal loan to finance your 2020 travel goals
Travelling is one of the great ways to relieve the stress from studies, work, and other pressures of everyday life. But, saving up for a trip can take months or years - especially when you have rent, ...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 11:21hrs | 393 | by Staff writer
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