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UK's Reading honours Zimbabwean-born mayor
The recent election of Zimbabwean-born academic and social justice advocate Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles as mayor of Reading, a city in southeast England, has been hailed as a defining moment for Africans in ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 17:15hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Zesa's Sydney Gata dies
Sydney Gata, the long-serving executive chairman of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has died at the age of 79.Gata passed away late Thursday night at a private hospital in Ha...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 09:17hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru named among top cross-border payment providers
Mukuru, a leading next-generation financial services platform, has once again secured its position among the world's most influential cross-border payment providers, earning a spot on the 2025 F...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:25hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic named best banking brand in Zimbabwe
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has been named the Best Banking Brand in Zimbabwe by the internationally acclaimed Global Brands Magazine, further cementing its reputation as a leader in the financial services ...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 11:35hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's first black female High Court judge dies
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has extended heartfelt condolences to the family of Justice Mavis Dorothy Gibson (née Gumede), Zimbabwe's first female judge, who passed away in the United Kingdom on Wednes...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
4 dead, 4 injured in Gutu road accident
A tragic accident occurred on Sunday afternoon along the Chatsworth-Kurai Road in Gutu, resulting in the death of four people and injuries to four others. The accident took place around 3 pm when a To...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 11:28hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi cover-up editor dies
Veteran journalist Geoffrey Nyarota, renowned for his pioneering investigative journalism and his role in exposing the Willowgate scandal in 1989, passed away on Saturday at the age of 74 after a prol...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:15hrs | 2365 | by Staff reporter
5 Zimbabwean-born female celebs dominating SA's entertainment scene
Zimbabwean celebrities continue to shine in South Africa's entertainment scene, making their mark across various platforms and genres. Notable figures such as Nadia Nakai, Sha Sha, Chiedza Mhende, Ber...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 20:22hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
Top 6 Members of Parliament who shook Bulawayo in 2024
Bulawayo's political landscape was alight in 2024, with six Members of Parliament shining brightly for their transformative and relentless efforts to uplift their constituencies. Using a sophisticated...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 22:31hrs | 888 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Beitbridge's 'Shule Shule' Nguluvhe dies
Beitbridge is in mourning following the passing of one of its most renowned businessmen and farmers, Mr. Chris Nguluvhe, popularly known as "Shule Shule." Mr. Nguluvhe, aged 61, passed away on Tuesday...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:19hrs | 1582 | by Staff reporter
AMH Workers in salary arrears quandary
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) workers are grappling with stress over unpaid salary components, particularly the United States dollar portion, which has remained outstanding for five months and is not ref...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 11:17hrs | 1423 | by Staff Reporter
Chief Ngungumbane sets a benchmark in education and leadership
In a remarkable display of commitment to education, Chief Ngungumbane of Mberengwa District has not only established himself as a respected traditional leader but also as a beacon of academic excellen...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:35hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
TTI Boss Lizwe Mabuza: The Philanthropic Visionary Driving Bulawayo's Social Responsibility Agenda
In an era where corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often reduced to buzzwords and token gestures, one man stands as a testament to genuine commitment towards community upliftment. Lizwe Mabuza, ...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 20:08hrs | 3778 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nyasha Magadhi: A Trailblazer in Zimbabwe's Mining Industry
Born: May 29, 2000 Occupation: Mining Entrepreneur, Consultant, Youth Advocate Founder: WeMine Zimbabwe, Ore Min...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:09hrs | 1904 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Everton Mlalazi: A beacon of hope in International Gospel Music
Everton Mlalazi, a prominent figure in the international gospel music scene, continues to captivate audiences worldwide with his powerful messages of hope, love, and unity. Born and raised in Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:03hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Raymond Zondo's 'tainted' legacy draws to a sharp close
Colleagues, friends and high profile public figures have heaped praises on outgoing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who is set to hang up his robes after 27 years in the judiciary.Zondo was honou...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:04hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Gashirai Nyemba: The digital maverick of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's digital marketing scene has found its trailblazer in the form of Gashirai Nyemba, a 25-year-old prodigy known for his innovative and dynamic approach to marketing in the digital space. From...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 18:35hrs | 22 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Neville Mutsvangwa delivers inspiring speech at Founders Awards Gala
In a powerful address at the prestigious Founders Awards Gala, Neville Mutsvangwa, Chairman of Mumba Money Africa, urged young people across Africa to come together and work towards enhancing intra-Af...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 11:16hrs | 15 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo mayor to purchase car for US$9 000
BULAWAYO Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni will buy his mayoral vehicle at a discounted price of about US$9 000 after the Government gave local authorities the greenlight to dispose of vehicles to all ou...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Government okays disposal of mayoral vehicles
THE Government has given the greenlight to local authorities, that can afford, to have their outgoing mayors and chairpersons buy vehicles that have been allocated to them.A few months ago, Bu...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor prepares for life outside council
BULAWAYO mayor councillor Solomon Nguni is preparing for life outside council as he has already requested to purchase the mayoral pool vehicle at a give-away price of US$16 494 as his exit package....Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
LIST: Top 50 African Trailblazers Awards nominees released
The inaugural Afri50 Trailblazer Awards will take place on May 1, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa, coinciding with Workers Day. The event will recognize 50 African trailblazers who have made a sig...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 08:44hrs | 25 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Worldremit Partners Zimachievers as Nominees Announced
Global remittance giant WorldRemit has been confirmed as Plantimun partner for the forthcoming Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK Edition set for 22 April in London. The renewal of pleasantries betw...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 20:18hrs | 18 | by Agencies
Beitbridge to enhance Zimbabwe - South Africa one stop border
The modernisation of the Beitbridge Border Post at a cost of US$300 million will pave way for the implementation of a one-stop border between Zimbabwe and South Africa.Government and the Zimbo...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 21:04hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt determined to modernise all border posts
GOVERNMENT says it is determined to modernise all the country's border posts to solve the acute shortage of infrastructure as well as increase efficiency.Speaking at the handover-takeover of t...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unveils new-look Beitbridge Border Post
President Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned the modernised Beitbridge Border Post and said all border posts would be upgraded to improve the quality of services in the transport sub-sector.He d...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 06:30hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
National Hero Cont Mhlanga memorial set for tomorrow
THE memorial service for the late arts doyen Cont Mhlanga will be held tomorrow at the Amphitheatre in Bulawayo, before a drive through the city in his honour ahead of his burial in Lupane, Matabelela...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Cont
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has accorded late playwright Cont Mhlanga a State-assisted funeral and has given the family $2,5 million for funeral expenses.This was revealed by Bulawayo Minister of Stat...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Is COVID-19 narrative driven by science or just pure psychology?
In life we have those who question whatever they are told, and those who believe what is either said by an authority figure, or accepted by the majority.In psychology, it is referred to as "co...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 18:08hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
It's good introducing anti-corruption curricular at ECD, why don't we start by uprooting graft right from top echelons of power?
Have you ever come across an unrepentant serial rapist, and wife beater, who is in the strange habit of loudly proclaiming to be an ardent gender rights, and anti-sexual abuse, activist - whilst, also...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 20:18hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Death robs Zimbabwe sport
This year has not been so kind to the Zimbabwean sporting fraternity after three of the country's arguably biggest luminaries took their last breaths.Former Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) president Paul...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Free' car for outgoing MDC Alliance mayor
THE Bulawayo City Council recently mooted plans to have former mayor, Alderman Martin Moyo awarded one of the mayoral cars for free or a paltry $3 000, as part of his exit package, it has emerged....Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 12:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Morgan Tsvangirai and the making of a national hero
When Elliot Manyika - with the help of Bryn Muteki - sang and danced his way to national hero status in Zimbabwe, conferred on him by the Zanu-PF politburo in December 2008, I oscillated between alarm...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 16:56hrs | 3 | by Tafi Mhaka
Africa's 'smarter' coup d'etats expose AU's shortfalls and incompetence - setting dangerous precedence
In the olden times, a coup d'etat was easily identifiable, as all that was needed was for some military general and his army to takeover the government and its most vital institutions, arrest - and po...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 11:02hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gukurahundi were not mere 'disturbances', but a genocide
It was not only shocking, but bewildering, to read - in a recent edition of the state-run The Herald newspaper - that Zimbabwe Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko recklessly referred to the Gukurahundi ...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 09:07hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo councillors' resolutions draw MDC-T anger
THE MDC-T is on collision course with its councillors in Bulawayo after reversing two major policies that the councillors adopted recently and calling them to a hearing over allegations of corruptions...Published: 31 May 2017 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T orders Bulawayo mayor to sell second car
THE MDC-T's Bulawayo provincial executive has ordered the city's mayor, Martin Moyo to dispose of the second mayoral car he received recently to avoid attracting negative publicity and confrontations ...Published: 31 May 2017 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Another new vehicle for Bulawayo mayor
THE Bulawayo City Council has bought another top- of-the-range vehicle for the Mayor, Councillor Martin Moyo, barely three months after handing him a pricey Mercedes Benz GLE 250 valued at $118 000....Published: 07 May 2017 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Acie Lumumba, Stop blabbering, and Grow up!!
There is a perfectly good reason why Heads of State should be at least 40years. This age group carries with it, stability, maturity and steadiness, consistency and serenity. These qualities make up a ...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 14:32hrs | 3 | by Prosperity Mzila
Tendayi Darikwa's finest hour
ZIMBABWE will have a footballer in the glitzy world of the English Premiership next season, for the first time in five years, after Tendayi Darikwa's Burnley stormed back into the world's richest, and...Published: 04 May 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by Robson Sharuko
Mujuru daring to dream
It reads like a story plucked from a fiction novel, an adopted daughter being cast into the wilderness by her aging father, and out in the jungle there is nowhere for her to go but to return armed and...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 13:33hrs | 1 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Khuxxman not abandoning house music
POPULAR Bulawayo versatile musician Khulekani Bethule popularly known as Khuxxman has declared that house music is what shot him to fame and will not abandon the genre anytime soon.He made tho...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Zimbo Jam founder awarded Harvard Journalism Fellowship
Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism has announced its 2016 class of fellows made up of 24 journalists from around the world. Included in that group is Harare's Fungai Tichawangana, f...Published: 18 May 2015 at 13:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
GM expands market share in Zimbabwe
General Motors (GM) Zimbabwe recorded an increase in sales for the year to December 2014 as the company market share rose to 20 percent.This comes as the firm's authorized local dealer, Autowo...Published: 20 Jan 2015 at 16:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Delta Corporation launches promotion to push sales volumes
Beverages group, Delta Corporation has launched a promotion to push sales volumes of its quart and magnum beers on the market. Faced with a four percent slump in sales, Delta is hoping that t...Published: 06 Aug 2013 at 06:28hrs | | by Business Reporter
Chevrolet Continues to Deliver Record Global Sales
DETROIT - Chevrolet sold nearly 1.3 million vehicles worldwide in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3 percent increase over last year's record-setting second quarter, marking the best quarter ever for t...Published: 19 Jul 2012 at 06:02hrs | 6 | by Ruth Mugugu
Chevrolet's All-New Trailblazer SUV Makes World Debut in Thailand
Bangkok - The Trailblazer, Chevrolet's tough new "haul-anything, go-anywhere" SUV, made its world debut today at a special event ahead of The 33rd Bangkok International Motor Show in Thailand....Published: 23 Mar 2012 at 23:35hrs | 1 | by Ruth Mugugu
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