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Bulawayo commissions 141 housing stands in Luveve North
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC), in collaboration with private land developer Natwecraft Investments (Pvt) Limited, has successfully commissioned 141 high-density housing stands in Luveve North suburb...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's first indigenous pilot training academy opens
Central Air Transport Services (CATS), a private charter company operating from Charles Prince Airport in Harare and Victoria Falls International Airport, has made history by opening Zimbabwe's first ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:45hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Is Justice Chinamora's comeback a bad omen for Zimbabwean justice?
In Zimbabwe, we have become accustomed to those embroiled in controversy and transgression in their professional conduct being somehow rewarded by the ruling establishment. However, the choice...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:54hrs | 1067 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans in SA push for parliamentary representation
Zimbabweans in South Africa are pressing for representation in Parliament, arguing that their numbers warrant consideration.This call comes as the Zimbabwean government reviews the 2016 Nation...Published: 19 May 2024 at 19:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
The maize crop is now on the brink of total loss
Lost in her zen and solitude, the old widow scanned the skies, her elderly eyesight failing her. But, no sign of rain. The skies seem to have put in place 'targeted sanctions' against some majority co...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:08hrs | | by Tondo Murisa
Mutumbuka house scam in new twist
A KEY State witness in the trial of two Chitungwiza men arrested for forgery has been declared hostile as the saga in which former Education minister Dzingai Mutumbuka lost his house takes a twist....Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sikhala has never met Tshabangu, but Chamisa has
Job Sikhala, the recently released former Zengeza West legislator, stated that he is unfamiliar with self-appointed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu and has neve...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: ZANU PF's Scott Sakupwanya wins uncontested in Mabvuku-Tafara by-election
ZANU PF candidate for the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency by-election, Scott Sakupwanya, has emerged victorious without facing any opposition. This unprecedented outcome follows a series of legal maneuver...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 12:14hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mutumbuka loses Supreme Court appeal against the fraudulent sale of his home
INDEPENDENT Zimbabwe's first Education minister Dzingai Barnabas Mutumbuka has lost his Supreme Court appeal against the fraudulent sale of his Chisipite home by a team of fraudsters working in cahoot...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Dzingai Mutumbuka loses US$140,000 house to fraudsters
Former Cabinet Minister and a senior employee at the World Bank in the USA has expressed shock at the level of corruption in Zimbabwe after suspected fraudsters, conniving with the Deeds Office in Har...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Maybe if there had been no social media, Zimbabwe would be free today!
When I started writing these social justice articles way back in 1989, as a form three pupil, the world was a very different place.Those of us who had chosen this path - of speaking for the op...Published: 05 Nov 2023 at 13:23hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa presides over the handover ceremony of the New Parliament building
Today, His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa will preside over the handover ceremony of the China-aided New Parliament building project in Mt Hampden.Zimbabwe's new parliament gives an a...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 10:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will not wait for five years to take action
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has rejected Zimbabwe's general election results vowing his party will not wait five more years to take action.Chamisa did ...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 23:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Holy Ten endorses Mnangagwa 'huchi', gets lashed
NETIZENS have fired salvos at hip hop chanter Holy Ten calling him a selfish opportunist while unanimously stripping him of the title ‘leader of the youth' after he endorsed President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Varakashi leader denies cyberbullying claims
JONES Musara, leader of Zanu-PF-aligned Twitter brigade Varakashi has refuted claims his grouping is responsible for cases of online bullying and claimed they are in fact, victims.He was speak...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mahatshula East suburb takes shape
DRIVING along the bustling Bulawayo-Harare Highway, one cannot help but notice the reddish-brown dust emanating a few metres away from the road just after Mahatshula suburb.So heavy is the nat...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangangwa's full speech at yesterday's Bulilima rally
WHEN Jesus was born the three wise men came from the East, Zanu-PF has wise men, they are the chosen ones who were instructed by Jehovah to fight this war of liberating the country.You who are...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:42hrs | 10 | by Dambudzo Mnangagwa
A vote to remain masters of our own destiny
Here we reproduce excerpts of President Mnangagwa's speech to Zanu-PF supporters at Nyele Primary School in Bulilima, Matebeleland South province, yesterday.SalutationsWhen Jesus was b...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:39hrs | 10 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF remembers Joshua Nkomo with Bulilima rally?
THE Zanu-PF rally to be addressed by President Mnangagwa at Nyele Primary School in Bulilima District, Matebeleland South Province today is a celebration as it is the rolling out of the ruling party's...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Nation remembers Father Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe will forever cherish the invaluable contributions by former Vice President and Pan-African Dr Joshua Nkomo, President Mnangagwa has said, as the country commemorates the 24th anniversary of h...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil society approaches AU
A GROUPING of civil society organisations, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), has taken the country's human rights fight to the African Union, predicting a bloody election due to the gov...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Andby defends bizarre Mnangagwa 'prophesy'
Zanu-PF linked Andby Makururu has defended his bizarre ‘prophesy' that people who vote for Zanu-PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa will live longer.Makururu of the Johanne WeChishanu weAfri...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Jefferies lands full season NorthWest AMR drive following shootout
Axcil Jefferies has been confirmed as the final driver in NorthWest AMR's lineup for the FIA World Endurance Championship season.The 28-year-old Zimbabwean, ...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed at funeral
DOUBLE tragedy!When a group of boys stood by the gate and shouted obscenities at mourners, Simiso Mdlawuzo (28), who was among the mourners at a house in Pumula South suburb in Bulawayo confro...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dr Chipanga in the house
HE is now called Doctor Chipanga.The maverick musician is on cloud nine after he was recently conferred with an honourary PHD in Philosophy from Trinity International Bible University....Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo receives death 'threats' after Kasukuwere comments
Exiled former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo said Sunday he had received death threats after his comments about fellow exile Saviour Kasukuwere's leadership ambitions.The erstwhile Z...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vapostori sing praises for Mnangagwa
APOSTOLIC sect leaders and Zanu-PF top officials on Saturday took turns to praise President Emmerson Mnangagwa claiming that he has already been "endorsed by God".Thousands of apostolic sect m...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vapostori4ED call for immediate removal of sanctions
LOCAL religious leaders have strongly condemned illegal punitive sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe and are calling for their immediate removal.Speaking during a press conference held in Harare yes...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Teachers-4-ED endorse Mnangagwa for 2023
EDUCATORS under the auspices of teachers for economic development (ED) jostled and scrambled one after the other, throwing their weight behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa as their preferred candidate...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Married man up for adultery charges
A family man has been fined three beasts for infidelity with a neighbour's wife.A married Maxwell Matyukira (52)has been dragged before Chief Chinamhora's traditional court yesterday for alleg...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 15:09hrs | | by Alice Mangwanda
Apostolic sect leader mobilises for Mnangagwa
Johanne Masowe Wechishanu WeAfrica International Church leader Andby Makururu is moving around the country encouraging his members to vote for the ruling Zanu-PF party in elections expected next year....Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Madzibaba Andby at State House
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday met one of the country's top apostolic sect church leaders, Andby Makururu of the Johanne Masowe WeChishanu weAfrica International sect, at State House in Hara...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 bogus cops arrested
TWO bogus policemen allegedly driving around Harare in their getaway car and stealing thousands of US dollars after accusing motorists of having violated traffic rules, have now been arrested, while p...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
5000 stands, more wards for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is set to get a 5 000 suburb constructed on its outskirts, with the location expected to be incorporated into the city once the delimitation exercise is completed.The Bulawayo City Co...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targeting African churches
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly leaving no stone unturned as he targets churches with African roots as part of his wider presidential re-election campaign ahead of the 2023 elections....Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gated communities give Bulawayo new face
FORGET about buying a housing stand, townhouses are the in-thing particularly for property developers building homes in Bulawayo's eastern suburbs.Modern classic standardised houses are being ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
More stands to be developed in Bulawayo
MORE than 1 600 housing stands are set to be developed in Bulawayo as the city ups its housing development strategy in a bid to reduce the housing backlog. The housing backlog in the city, whi...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shops rejecting RTGS
Most shops in Bulawayo have started rejecting the ever-falling RTGS in favour of foreign currency.A snap survey carried by this publication indicated that most shelves have now pegged their go...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 16:00hrs | 6 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya
'Ideological poverty provoked Joshua Nkomo'
"EMANCIPATE yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds . . ."The late reggae legend Bob Marley's Redemption Song could have been an inspiration to the iconic liberation st...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso vs Ngwazi: Who hit the right chord?
The debate has been raging like a wild fire for almost a week now, and sungura music fans are clearly divided.The question has not been about who is better between veteran sungura musician Ali...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zipra demands public holiday for Joshua Nkomo
THE Zipra War Veterans Association wants government to declare July 1 a public holiday to commemorate the death of the late former Vice-President and liberation struggle icon Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo....Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala brought to court in movie style
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala was brought to court on Thursday in movie style with speeding motorcade and a heavy police presence.Dozens of a...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 15:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Andby dreams Mnangagwa winning 2023 elections
JOHANNE Masowe WeChishanu of Africa church leader Andby Makururu has claimed that he dreamt of President Emmerson Mnangagwa resoundingly winning next year's presidential elections."The vision ...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Town Clerk hints at blacklist for failed tender winners
BULAWAYO Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube has said some local companies that are awarded tenders for developmental projects are failing to deliver on agreed timelines and will be overlooked in future pr...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Town Clerk blasts local companies
BULAWAYO Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube on Friday took a swipe at local companies that are awarded major development tenders in the city but fail to deliver, saying at some point the local authority w...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake e-passport agents on the prowl
THE Registrar-General's Office has warned the public to be wary of a fake website used by fraudsters to swindle online passport applicants of their hard-earned cash.The account claims to be th...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF can garner 5 million votes with support from women, church'
THE ruling party Zanu-PF can reach its targeted five million votes in next year's harmonised elections with the vital support of women and the church, Zanu-PF Politburo member Monica Mutsvangwa said y...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
e-passports fraudsters on the prowl
Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans living outside the country and needing to apply online for the recently introduced e-passport should be wary of fraudsters masquerading as employees or agents of the R...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jwamu imali kakhondekitha kaZupco
KUCATSHANGELWA ukuba kuthe ngokuzwa indlala isihlasele lokuba lezikwelede, enye indoda yeZvishavane ijwamulele ukhondekitha wakoZupco imali, qede yacela ezinyaweni. Kubikwa uListon Kubvoruno ,...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 17:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
From Gwabalanda to Silicon Valley
RAISED by a single mother who worked as a maid, a young man from Gwabalanda suburb in Bulawayo found himself landing at one of the world's top tech companies, Twitter.Eric Khumalo (26) did his...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
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