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Zimbabwe boxer banned for doping
Zimbabwe's rising boxing star, Issa Aliyah Phiri, has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for Furosemide, a prohibited substance listed under the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) 2024 P...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:26hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's name gets trucker in trouble
A truck driver, Cosmas Kazuzu, faces serious legal troubles after allegedly threatening Douglas Zimbango, the chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), demanding the...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:23hrs | 3054 | by Staff reporter
Harare demolishes Mbare structures
The Harare City Council has demolished illegal structures near its Remembrance Offices in Mbare to prepare a site for the relocation of traders affected by last month's devastating fire. The site, onc...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Doctors should stop gambling with people's lives,
Medical doctors should remember their true duty and oath, according to broadcaster and social activist Ezra Tshisa Sibanda. He called on physicians to stop treating sick people as money-making opportu...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 21:32hrs | 1193 | by Stephen Jakes
Mukwasha Chiwenga in Math-South improvements. Is development holistic?
Whatever development VP Chiwenga is bringing in Matabeleland South, that should never be interpreted as "Mukwasha inzunza". School children especially benefit from good and safe schools, health care f...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:27hrs | 2057 | by Nomazulu Thata
Doping tests for all Zimbabwe PSL players
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has introduced random blood tests in a bid to combat drug and substance abuse in football. All players in the league will now be subject to these random tests as part o...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 07:51hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Recalled CCC MP reinstated after successful court challenge
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has reinstated the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament Constance Chihota (CCC) following a High Court order.The legislat...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 16:53hrs | 2538 | by Staff reporter
Bedroom 'scam' alert
It feels good to be back after a long time. Nowadays, there are several corners in town where you will see lots of women and men flocking especially towards sunset.You are likely to think that...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 10:01hrs | 47 | by Nhlanhla Ncube
Zimbabwe's McKop a huge asset for high-flying Stellies
ZIMBABWEAN goalkeeper coach Pernell 'Makhiwa' McKop has inspired the high-riding Premiership side Stellenbosch, who will debut in Africa next season.Stellenbosch FC have been one of the star P...Published: 28 May 2024 at 10:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Is this another catch-and-release?
The arrest of Neville Mutsvangwa has just ruffled feathers and opened a can of worms in Zanu PF's political factional fights. Is this government really serious about fighting corruption in the...Published: 18 May 2024 at 20:50hrs | 4 | by Leonard Koni
Community share ownership trust CEO faces arrest
TRADITIONAL leaders, villagers and other stakeholders have called for the arrest Chiadzwa Community Share Ownership Trust (CCSOT) Chief executive officer Hardwork Mukwada over charges of abuse of fund...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:42hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
It's easier to topple your mentor than run a country, isn't it Mr. President?
So, this where it has all come to? Those of us in urban areas now live without water and electricity!We are no longer any different from our compatriots in rural Zimbabwe.I may...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:20hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
New UK visa rules deter Zimbabwean migrants
Britain could face a further shortage of care workers as migrants who had been ready to move to the UK for jobs in the sector cancel their plans because of new visa rules that prevent them from bringi...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EXCLUSIVE: Jameson Timba; Chibaya to wrestle CCC from Welshman Ncube...as Chamisa plots comeback
Nelson Chamisa’s lieutenants led by Jameson Timba are this Friday expected to set in motion their "Blue Movement Moments" working plan whose first phase is wrestling the party from the Welshman Ncub...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:11hrs | | by George Tshuma
Slender-built female cop stuns judges
A slender-built female cop stunned judges at the High Court in Masvingo last week when she brought down a convicted fraudster who bolted out of the dock, tried to run out of the courtroom knocking dow...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 18:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers get 30 years in jail
Three Harare armed robbers were sentenced to a combined 30 years in jail after robbing a Chiweshe resident of property worth US$13 000.Hahlani Life (27), Adonia Mashonga (27) and Lesina ...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:31hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tribute to my President Dr. Hage G. Giengob
Dear Mr. President, only if I knew, your sickness was that serious. I lament not praying for you while you needed not only my prayers but the whole nation to unite and fight for you in prayers. Instea...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 17:52hrs | 2 | by Hosea Hatshaambo Shishiveni
'Limit exposure to cellphones, TVs'
EXPERTS have warned that early and continuous exposure to cellphones and television sets damages eyesight. Optometrist and founder of Spectsworld, Dr Kudzaishe Gugulethu Kubvoruno, said the fa...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Stash of cyanide discovered in Belmont
THE Environment Management Agency (EMA) is investigating a case involving the alleged illegal importation of cyanide, which was found hidden in a warehouse in the Belmont industrial area in Bulawayo....Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections ballot paper distribution begins today
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is now 100 percent ready to deliver seamless by-elections on Saturday, with the distribution of ballot papers set to start today.ZEC has printed 230 000 ballo...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Barotseland wants out of Zambia
Many countries in the world have independentist movements within their borders and the African continent is no exception. Due to its colonial past and the distribution of its regions between the Europ...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 20:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Today's defenders are sissies'
DOUGLAS Mloyi and Henry Jones, two former Highlanders defenders believe today's defenders are too soft.Mloyi and Jones played alongside each other in 1981 and 1982. They were part of a defence...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 06:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Wheel loosens from moving truck, kills cop in Zimbabwe
A female police officer died Monday after a wheel accidentally dislodged from a moving truck along the Harare-Mutare highway, killing her while she stood by the roadside.Police said Tuesday th...Published: 02 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases spike in Zimbabwe
INFIDELITY, social media abuse, poor communication, grudges and gender-based violence are among top drivers of divorces across the country with Bulawayo alone recording 658 divorces this year al...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:25hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Hwadalala chieftaincy revived
GOVERNMENT has revived the Hwadalala chieftaincy in Gwanda District which was abolished 71 years ago by the colonial regime by appointing Mr Royal Nare (66) as the new Chief Hwadalala.The inst...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa proclaims by-elections date
President Mnangagwa yesterday fixed February 3, 2024 as the date for by-elections for the six vacancies created in the National Assembly following the recall of 18 CCC legislators last month.T...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CCC accuses Jacob Mudenda of doing Zanu-PF bidding
ZIMBABWE'S main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has accused the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and the President of the Senate Mabel Chinomona of acting in contempt of ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zambian radio caller arrested for complaining of harsh economy
POLICE in Kabwe have arrested a radio caller Chalwe Kaume who complained to the Central Province Permanent Secretary Milner Mwanakampwe for the UPND's failure to fulfill campaign promises. Thi...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 20:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 18 MPs bite the dust
National Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda has upheld his controversial expulsion of 18 CCC legislators who were Tuesday permanently ejected from the legislative house moments after court halted further ...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC blood-letting continues
THE CCC yesterday recalled another 13 National Assembly members and five more Senators as the blood-letting continues unabated in the opposition party, taking the total recalled legislators and counci...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu recalls 18 more CCC MPs
Sengezo Tshabangu has ordered further recalls on CCC organising secretary Amos Chibaya and 17 other party legislators among them five senators as he continues cleansing the main opposition of elective...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 20:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah stirs heated debate
JAH Prayzah has stirred heated debate in the arts sector after he banned the use of professional cameras at his shows citing infringement of his intellectual property rights.The stance by the ...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:51hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?
Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minist...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Zanu-PF bigwigs, chiefs loot farming inputs
In various regions of the country, villagers have accused prominent Zanu-PF members of taking control of the presidential inputs program and engaging in theft and favoritism.The government cla...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sekusile terminus, a disaster waiting to happen'
Residents of Ward 23 have expressed serious concerns about the Sekusile Bus Terminus and Shopping Centre in Nkulumane, describing it as a potential disaster waiting to happen due to uncollected waste ...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 17:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sex-for-jobs supervisor suspended
A SUPERVISOR, who is at the heart of a sex-for-jobs scandal unfolding at a retail outlet in Gweru, was suspended last week, H-Metro revealed.Abel Chikanya's shenanigans with fellow female empl...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 18:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Malinga declared national hero
SPECIAL Advisor to the President, Zanu-PF Politburo member and former Executive Mayor of Bulawayo, Joshua Teke Malinga, who died on Friday, has been declared a national hero.He was 79....Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
fastjet commits to Zimbabwe, regional connectivity
As the tourism sector improves following a decline between 2020 and 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, airlines are beginning to record meaningful business. With Zimbabwe largely improving the ease of...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 21:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
The difference between Mugabe and Mnangagwa
Based on pure analysis it can be argued that the difference between the late and former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe and the incumbent and successor Emmerson Mnangagwa can be cited in the fact ...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 22:22hrs | 10 | by Martin Stobart
Hustler nation: among the fragments, a new Zimbabwe takes shape
The world has forgotten about Zimbabwe. Few outsiders know, or would care, that the country is due to hold elections this month. And that's among those who could point to it on a map. For decades, Zim...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 10 | by The Strategist
Eye on the vote: Counting notes for polling agents
MOST Zimbabweans believe that elections in the country are rigged but they don't know how the rigging is done, yet they think there is one rigging formula that the ruling authorities apply to every el...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 18:46hrs | 8 | by Jonathan Moyo
Diaspora should plan for post-Zanu-PF era
LAST week Wednesday was yet another heart-breaking day for me as I made my way through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to catch my flight.Many people, who came to greet me at the a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile
OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, tow...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 12 | by Percy Zvomuya
Junior Sables go down fighting against Scotland
ZIMBABWE'S Under-20 rugby team put on a thrilling second half performance but their efforts were in vain as they began their World Rugby Under 20 Trophy campaign against Scotland with a 64-33 de...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
New technology used in gaming
The video game industry has been growing and adapting for decades thanks to the availability of new gaming platforms and other technological innovations.Even though many of these fads didn't l...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 08:12hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
From baba to daddy; the epic transformation of our time
SUNDAY was Fathers' Day. In our days, the father in the home was called baba/ubaba. Today, the children call him daddy. They also call me daddy in my own home but I grew up in the era when the father ...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:52hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Zimbabweans will always suffer with a govt perpetually crying over sanctions!
As Zimbabweans continue to suffer through unmitigated poverty, under the ZANU PF regime, for the past two decades - do they honestly see any light at the end of the tunnel?Surely, every time I...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 10:06hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Kasukuwere: Red herring, Chamisa's double
Becoming a political clichéGustave Flaubert of the 19th Century licentious novel, Madame Bovary, said this of language: "Language is indeed a machine that continually amplifies emotion."...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:46hrs | 1 | by @Jamwanda2 0n Saturday
If anyone has to withdraw from Zim elections then it should be Mnangagwa!
So, political commenter Jonathan Moyo believes that, for the good of the Cowdary Park (Bulawayo) constituency, possible opposition CCC candidate Thokozani Khupe should withdraw her bid, and allow the ...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 13:57hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Graffiti protest' Zinasu activists' bail bid rejected
Four Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) activists, currently detained for allegedly spraying graffiti on government buildings, had their bail application turned down Tuesday by Harare magistrat...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
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