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Street children overrun Bulawayo CBD
The business community in Bulawayo has expressed serious concerns about street children in the central business district, citing them as a significant health hazard and disruption to operations. ...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:28hrs | 1781 | by Staff reporter
Nyarota's latest book takes aim at opposition
Journalist Geoffrey Nyarota has released his latest book, 'The Journalist as an Outcast: Perils of Investigative Reporting in Zimbabwe.'Alpha Media Holdings chairman, Trevor Ncube was the gues...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso's title hopes fade
Highlanders 1 - 1 SheashamHighlanders' aspirations for the title continue to diminish as they settled for a draw in their crucial Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Sheasham at Barbo...Published: 05 Oct 2023 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SABC show goes to Zimbabwe
Humour, friendship and a bit of "organised chaos" are the ingredients that have kept Umhlobo Wenene FM's iBreakfast Eyondlayo Ekuseni (BEE) going and made it Mzansi's second biggest radio show on SABC...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 22:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tried to kill opposition, says Mutambara
Former deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara says President Emmerson Mnangagwa wanted to destroy the country's main opposition party by denying it funding and using other unorthodox means.Mut...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Everton Mlalazi keeps foot on pedal
AWARD-WINNING gospel singer Everton Mlalazi is seemingly on a mission to push himself to the limit through regular release of fresh material.This year, he has launched two albums so far and in...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere: Ndebeles amongst noise makers in Zimbabwe?
A wannabe Zimbabwe President who turns a blind eye on Matabeleland restoration cause is making a fatal political miscalculation which may lead to unprecedented political upheaval.As we navigat...Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 14:46hrs | 2 | by Israel Dube
Zimbabwean born Professor unexpectedly resigns as UP Vice-Chancellor
Zimbabwean-born University of Pretoria (UP) Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe has unexpectedly resigned - six months before the end of his tenure.Kupe, who has worked at Rhod...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | | by Musa Kika
Spirited Sheasham hold Highlanders
REFEREES stole the limelight in the Bata Stadium reopening where Castle Lager Premier Soccer League debutants Sheasham FC played to a goalless draw against giants Highlanders.For Sheasham, it ...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High flying Bosso invades Gweru
HIGH flying Highlanders Football Club's followers are expected to paint the streets of Gweru black and white, when their team takes on Castle Lager Premier Soccer League debutants Sheasham at the newl...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dembare supporters unhappy
A BRACE fired by debutant Calvin "Kung-Fu Panda" Chigonero, a goal plus two assists against Dynamos by Mthokozisi Msebe and axing of Green Fuel coaches are some of the major weekend Castle Lager Premi...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Families urged to discipline children
A multi-sectoral approach is needed in effectively dealing with gang-related violence in schools, amid calls for families and communities to play a leading role in instilling discipline in children....Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Dembare gets put of jail to reach Chibuku Super Cup quarter-finals
Dynamos 1 - 0 WhawhaTHEY lacked the glamour and gloss but one moment of sheer brilliance produced late in the match carried the day for Dynamos who secured their passage into the Chibuku Super Cup...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:02hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Brito loses first game as Highlander coach
Whawha FC 2 - 1 Highlanders FCHIGHLANDERS coach Baltermar Brito tasted defeat for the first time after his side was edged by a resilient Whawha outfit in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's Gukurahundi denialism very unsettling
UTTERANCES by Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu (pictured) dismissing Gukurahundi as a "thing of the past" and telling victims to forget is tantamount to attempting to whitewash the gen...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:18hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Dembare three points clear
Whawha 1 - 2 DynamosDYNAMOS maintained pole position in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League table after a narrow and hard-earned win over Whawha at Ascot Stadium yesterday.The win means...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Whawha stun Chicken Inn
WhaWha 3 - 0 Chicken InnCastle Lager Premier Soccer League weeping boys WhaWha finally ended their three-match winless streak when they turned on the style to upstage fancied Chicken Inn in an ent...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans speak on by-elections
INDEPENDENT election watchdogs, the clergy and ordinary Zimbabweans have called for peace in today's polls to fill 28 parliamentary and 105 local government seats.The run-up to the polls was m...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after killing wife
A Gokwe man is suspected to have murdered his wife before he committed suicide by drinking a pesticide.Daniel Makuseni (42) of Katazo Village under Chief Simchembo in Gokwe reportedly killed h...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
CAPS United hammer hapless WhaWha
CAPS United 6 - 0 WhaWhaAFTER a rocky start to the season, CAPS United finally remembered how to win, in emphatic fashion, when they put hapless WhaWha to the sword in this Castle Lager Premiershi...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso grab first win of the season
Highlanders 2 - 0 WhawhaA FIRST-half brace by defensive midfielder Nqobizitha Masuku was all that Highlanders needed to clinch their first win of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season at B...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Churches roll out anti-violence campaign
CHURCH leaders across the country have started rolling out peace-building initiatives targeting political parties in a bid to ensure that a non-violent environment prevails ahead of the March 26 by-el...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo COVID-19 centres overwhelmed'
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over an increase in the number of patients at COVID-19 facilities in Bulawayo, which has resulted in shortages of beds and oxygen at most city health centres.B...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Crisis Coalition blasts Mnangagwa's spin doctor
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has vowed to continue with its pursuit for a democratic society in the wake of continued intimidation by some top government officials irked by the NGO grouping's w...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Lift ban on private transport operators'
HUMAN rights groups and the clergy have urged Local Government minister July Moyo to lift the ban on private transport operators and end the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) monopoly because ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boost for Thorngrove Hospital
BULAWAYO's Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital has received a donation of eight beds from stakeholders to increase its capacity in handling COVID-19 at a time the country is experiencing a surge i...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Clergy predicts spike in land disputes
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has warned of a looming spike in land ownership wrangles between landless Zimbabweans and white former commercial farmers after the government signed a US$3,5 bil...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete attacks resurface
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has raised concern over cases of violence involving machetes which have resurfaced in mining areas in Matabeleland South Province. The commissio...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Artisanal miners should stop being nomadic'
ZIMBABWE Christian Alliance (ZCA) executive director Useni Sibanda said artisanal miners should desist from being nomadic and work within their confines to avoid clashes with rival gangs.Speak...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lead if you may, without power
The top left grandstand at the iconic White City Stadium gave me a vintage hawk's eye view of proceedings. Increasingly, White City has become an arena less popular for sport, for football and Boy Ndl...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa arrives in Bulawayo in an expensive Dubai jet
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Bulawayo to attend the official opening of the Zimbawe International Trade Fair (ZITF)He was met at the Joshua Nkomo International Airport in Bulawa...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 09:42hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa linked gukurahundi genocide testimonies invited
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has called on Zimbabweans to make truthful and honest testimonies that may assist in the investigations into the post independence disturbances ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Commission calls for Mnangagwa linked genocide truth-telling
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has urged Zimbabweans to make truthful and honest testimonies that may assist in investigations into post-independence disturbances in the Midla...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coltart hails Mnangagwa govt
FIERCE Government critic and opposition politician David Coltart has described the move by the Government to facilitate the issuance of birth certificates and death certificates as well as the exhumat...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Mnangagwa should apologise first for his role in gukurahundi genocide'
DUMISO Dabengwa's Zapu has cast doubt on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sincerity in dealing with Gukurahundi after the Zanu-PF leader pledged government assistance in the exhumation and reburial of t...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga flies into Gukurahundi storm
GOVERNMENT should stop public relations stunts and political gamesmanship by making token visits to Rwanda, which is commemorating the International Day of Reflection on Genocide, while paying lip ser...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 14:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement condemns arrests of Journalists and human rights activists
In recent news, 1893MRM learnt with shock, the arrest of the owner and founder of Cite, Zenzele Ndebele as well as colleagues in his company, that included Lulu Brenda Harris and Sautsani Ali. Others ...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Mthwakazi Restoration
Zenzele Ndebele freed after arrest at Mnangagwa event
Charges brought by prosecutors accusing journalist Zenzele Ndebele of being in possession of "offensive weapons" after a search of his vehicle turned up a spent cartridge and a used tear gas canister ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:15hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Concern over using of children during riots
CHILDREN are considered as the voiceless and innocent and are often susceptible to various forms of abuse by social misfits and political vultures who use them in skirmishes for their selfish gain and...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:55hrs | 2 | by Peter Matika
Catholic priest speaks on Mtukudzi
I didn't intend to write anything on Tuku at this time because there is so much going on out there. The nation and the world is struggling to come to terms with his passing, condolence message...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Fr Dominic Tomuseni SJ
Mnangagwa's CIOs block peace-building meeting
SUSPECTED State security agents last week allegedly stopped the holding of a peace-building and reconciliation meeting scheduled for Ntabemnyama area in Esigodini, Umzingwane, in Matabeleland South un...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 10:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speaks on national budget
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday expressed mixed reactions to the 2019 National Budget statement with a majority saying it represented a bold, painful but very necessary step to return the country to prosperity....Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutambara launches second book
Former Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Guseni Oliver Mutambara, has written volume 2 of his autobiography The Path to Power, In Search of the Zimbabwean elusive dream.Posting on Facebook on Monda...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Devolution to fight 'marginalisation'
"When we finish the July 30 elections, when we win, the Second Republic will come into place. Under the Second Republic, each province will have its own economic planning programming from ward, to dis...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:38hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Gwanda tribal clashes, Gukurahundi commission speaks out
The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has expressed concern over continued reports of violent clashes in the artisanal mining sector in Matabeleland South Province amid revelat...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
MRP hails human rights defenders
Mthwakazi Republic Party leader Mqondisi Moyo has hailed the human rights defenders for assisting victims of Zanu PF activists attack in Shangani.Last year a Zanu PF group allegedly led by a l...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 08:53hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Devolution expected to take centre stage in Parliament
THE public outreach that led to the crafting of the new Constitution in 2013 saw the birth of devolution of power. A majority of provinces advocated for the system of governance which was one of the i...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to 'Implement devolution now'
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) to fully implement devolution in his next government and avoid "piecemeal concessions".Speaking at an ou...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Churches hold peace roadshows
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) on Sunday held roadshows in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South and Midlands provinces, calling for peace as part of a commitment to the peace-pledge signed by...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
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