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'It is not from the benevolence of corrupt and vote-rigging politicians we expect our dinner' to paraphrase A Smith
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest (profit). We address ourselves not to their humanit...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 13:11hrs | 336 | by Wilbert Mukori
Window closing for UK-based Warriors
THE window appears to be closing for the Warriors to secure their United Kingdom-based stars for the Afcon qualifiers next month. Zimbabwe will take on Botswana and Zambia in two matches which will de...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:24hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Marvelous Nakamba Is Becoming a Fan Favourite at Villa Park
Generally speaking, it takes a while for local fans in the English Premier League to be convinced of any new players that arrive at a club. That's not to say that there isn't a murmur of excitement wh...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 20:13hrs | 908 | by Staff Writer
MPs want to jump the Covid-19 vaccine queue
ZIMBABWE'S lawmakers have demanded that they be vaccinated immediately against Covid-19 as they are a top priority and frontline personnel at risk of contracting the deadly virus.The MPs have ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:41hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Brothers kill Good Samaritan in infidelity fight
TWO brothers who were fighting each other at a shrine after the elder brother accused his sibling of having an affair with his wife allegedly turned on a Good Samaritan who had tried to stop the fight...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:19hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vaccination drive moves a gear up
THE Covid-19 vaccination drive will move a gear up today following the delivery of doses to all the provinces and districts at the weekend. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sat...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:33hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Cigarette tycoon rubbishes Maverick Citizen bigotry
Businessman Adam Molai has denounced allegations that his Pacific Cigarette Company is part of powerful cartels accused of plundering Zimbabwe's economy and impoverishing the country's population....Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 22:29hrs | 1906 | by Staff reporter
Demand electoral reforms now, says Zesn
OPPOSITION parties have been urged to demand for electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 general elections as no effort has been made to ensure that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) becomes an inde...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 21:42hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
400 storm Police station over US$80 000 pyramid scam
More than 400 residents of Mvuma and nearby areas thronged the local Police Station this week after they allegedly lost US$80 000 to a pyramid scam (mukando) operated by an organisation called Devine ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2698 | by Staff reporter
More Chinese vaccines arrive next week
AN ADDITIONAL 600 000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines procured by Government from Chinese pharmaceutical giant, Sinopharm, will land in the country next week as authorities continue intensifying the countr...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:57hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Kembo Mohadi embarrasses the presidium
The vice president's power to lead comes from a ceremonial reverence Zimbabweans grant their presidents. To deserve the reverence, a vice president must act as a steward of the dignity and stature of ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:30hrs | 2561 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mohadi's phone was 'cloned'
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's mobile phone was cloned leading to embarrassing leaks of his private communications, according to one of his top aides.An inquest is in full swing in Mohadi's off...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:04hrs | 6490 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa does not know how to respond to the challenge posed by Mnangagwa
TO some of us monitoring events in urban councils, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's threats to take over the local authorities on the basis of the opposition's failure confirms long-held suspicions that...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:56hrs | 1946 | by Staff reporter
Jeys Marabini to drop a massive single
Afro-Jazz musician, Jeys Marabini says he will be dropping a new single in the coming days that will surprise many people as he has deviated from his traditional beat. Born Majahawodwa Ndlovu,...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:50hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Mob bays for pyramid scheme founder's blood
MORE than 400 people besieged Mvuma Police Station baying for the blood of a 60-year-old woman who initiated a pyramid scheme that collapsed and prejudiced them of more than US$80 000. Police ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Mafume exposes MDC Alliance's poor leadership pedigree
Last week, social media was on fire when the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana revealed that despite getting three times less in ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 494 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Somewhere, along the line, we lost the magicians
WHEN we mourn the dearth of quality players, standards and coaching methods, we are perennially accused of being too obsessed with the past. The ''Know-it-all" brigade of nostalgic, and disgruntled fo...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 98 | by Phillip Zulu
Watching in horror as the giants fell, one after another - The demise of public entities in Zimbabwe
When preparing this article, I was faced with the task of reviewing numerous press articles, news items and placing them alongside my own vast observations on what happened to the once thriving public...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 19:41hrs | 2735 | by Liverson Mdongo wa Habe
Bosso at the same level with Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns
FORMER Zimbabwe international, Robson Muchichwa, says Highlanders are an African football giant at the same level as Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns. The ex-Kaizer Chiefs ...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:46hrs | 909 | by Staff reporter
English Learning: How to study language online effectively
Learning English now is easier than ever before. Many online platforms, applications, courses, and entertaining platforms for English learning, engage learners and improve their skills. Especi...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 17:26hrs | 398 | by Staff Writer
Chief Sigola exposes corruption by Umzingwane District Lands Committee
CHIEF Zephania Sigola is accusing the Umzingwane District Lands Committee in Matabeleland South of deliberately sidelining him in the allocation of land at Springvale Estate and "corruptly allocating ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:57hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Where have all the dribbling wizards gone?
WHERE have all the magicians who used to specialise in the fine art of dribbling gone? This was something, which kept haunting me, as I watched the CAF Confederation Cup play-off's first leg tie betwe...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:55hrs | 489 | by Charles Mabika
Mandiwanzira taking Maverick to the cleaners over dodgy report?
Former Cabinet Minister Supa Mandiwanzira is taking legal action against a South African publication, the Daily Maverick over a discredited report which claims that Zimbabwe is captured by cartels....Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 21:05hrs | 1643 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi's married lover feared he would overdose on sex booster
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's married young lover warned him he would overdose on an aphrodisiac as he prepared himself for some action in bed.The 71-year-old took two cups of the concoction t...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 10:54hrs | 13505 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza absolves players, blames inactivity
FC PLATINUM coach, Norman Mapeza, says he won't blame his players, but the tough situation they find themselves in, where the playing field isn't level for them. The Zvishavane side suffered a...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi has been dating a married woman?
Vice President Kembo Mohadi was on Sunday left shaken and bleeding after a raucous showdown with a man accusing him of enjoying secret trysts with his wife, ZimLive reported.Following the conf...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:45hrs | 5729 | by Staff reporter
US-based Zimbabwean actor lends role in new movie
LOS ANGELES-BASED Zimbabwean actor Rick Cosnett says he has landed a role in the forthcoming movie titled Go To The Moon which will start filming next month.Cosnett is popularly known for his ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:10hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's daily Covid-19 infection rate falls
By weekend the average daily infection rate for Covid-19 had fallen to around half the level of the start of the year and had dropped to actual numbers not seen since the middle of December. ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gives away 99% of exported tobacco
A STAGGERING 99% of the tobacco crop produced annually by Zimbabwean farmers is shipped to the international markets without being processed, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (Timb) revealed l...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 12:31hrs | 1297 | by Staff reporter
Fame without strategy, Mark Ngwazi loses out
Sungura man of the moment Mark Ngwazi says he is familiarising himself with various online streaming platforms so he can salvage significant profits from his new-found fame. The Njanja Express...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:51hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
To-do list for the new Information deputy minister
The Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) is optimistic that the appointment of Makonde legislator Kindness Paradza as Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister provides an opportuni...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:48hrs | 186 | by Media Alliance of Zimbabwe
WATCH: Sewerage horror for Nkulumane granny
GOGO Minah Sibanda (74), of 1552 Nkulumane suburb is living on a health time bomb as a sewerage manhole that is located right next to the door behind her house spills regularly and has not been attend...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:44hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the Minister of Defence Cde Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri
Dear Mom,I know you are still in grief after losing Manicaland Resident Minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba and other close comrades like Nyikayaramba, Shiri, Zimhondi, Sibusiso Moyo among others to...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 17:19hrs | 3162 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Villagers clash with police in a volatile gold rush
POLICE fired live bullets and teargas canisters to disperse angry villagers in the Wondedzo area in Masvingo North amid protests and clashes over illegal mining and looting of gold by Zanu-PF and stat...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:59hrs | 1593 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Midlands leaders panic as Mliswa goes back to his roots
CONTROVERSIAL Norton independent MP Temba Mliswa has caused a political storm in his Midlands home province by commissioning various development projects in his village amid growing speculation and fe...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:57hrs | 5339 | by Staff reporter
Chief Vezi Mafu - Intaba enkulu yakoGodlwayo idilikile
Chief Vezi MafuIntaba enkulu yakoGodlwayo idilikileHamba kahle Qhawe elikhulu,Godlwayo omnyamaIbutho elikhulu ebeligodle uMthwakazi Vezi kaMadunaWena wesiqubu singangohlamvu lo...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:56hrs | 472 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Chamisa's supporters stage protest at ZEC offices demanding by-elections
Suspected MDC Alliance youths staged a flash protest outside the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) premises on Friday demanding the holding of by-elections.A few dozen opposition activists p...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1349 | by Staff reporter
UN 'concerned' about Mnangagwa using COVID-19 as pretext to crack down on dissent
The United Nations Human Rights Office says it is "concerned" by a new Human Rights Watch report that says Zimbabwe's government is using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to clamp down on freedom of...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2367 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutare men in court for assaulting cops
TWO Mutare men have appeared in court for assaulting two members of the police neighbourhood watch committee, who wanted to arrest them for not wearing face masks.Stanley Chifamata and Aaron S...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:55hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe frets as SA opens borders
ZIMBABWE is yet to make a decision on the opening of its borders for international travel, with authorities saying they would be guided by the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country.The ...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:50hrs | 1394 | by Staff reporter
Form 4 boy impregnates Form 2 pupil
A Form Four student at Sobukhazi High School in Bulawayo lured his Form Two lover to his family home and had sex with her, resulting in her falling pregnant.The 17-year-old Form Four student a...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 2159 | by Staff reporter
Deployment of Shona teachers in Matabeleland schools is the main cause for low pass rates
"To weaken a Ndebele is to deprive him of an education", said the author of the 1979 Grand Plan, Nathan Shamuyarira. The document itself is the most evil conspiracy theory in Africa, to be produced by...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 11:51hrs | 2315 | by Israel Dube
Police bashers arrested after attack goes viral on social media
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the assault of neighborhood watch committee officers in Chikanga, Mutare, after the attack went viral on social media last week.Stanely Chi...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 2774 | by Staff reporter
SADC silence on trade in wildlife embarrassing
Why does it take people in power seemingly forever to accomplish something good for the people they serve and the wildlife they look after? Are our leaders so concerned with taking care of the...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 19:03hrs | 636 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe not among Africa's five most dangerous countries to be gay in
Several African countries continue to persecute people in the LGBT community and Zimbabwe is not among them. The five most dangerous countries to be gay in Africa are Uganda, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 17:57hrs | 1767 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must embrace 'spirit of optimism and confidence'
IT is my singular honour and privilege to have been invited to address this virtual Africa Reconstruction Global Summit organised by the World Economic Congress.The theme of this conference, Colla...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 06:16hrs | 183 | by ED Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa places hope on AfCFTA, NDS1
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), an economic blueprint that came into effect last month, will give fresh impetus to Zimbabwe's economic recovery ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:47hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Who are the actual NGO beneficiaries?
A reflection on Nkirote, a woman from a small village in Kenya, and James, a country director of an NGO.The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than $1.90 a day. I have often ...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 18:50hrs | 1290 | by @NGOsceptic
'Zanu PF believes - rightly or wrongly- that it squarely won 2018 elections' - and what does 'Telling it like it is!' believe
"Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!" (No matter how seemingly clever the deception, the truth will always come out in the end!) so goes the Shona adage. The Kim dynasty has ruled North Korea since 1948...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 12:38hrs | 823 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF to flush out land barons
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa's Vision to ensure Zimbabwe becomes an upper-middle class economy by 2030 will be achieved and the governing party Zanu-PF should remove impediments, including land barons, that st...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:36hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
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