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Is Strive Masiyiwa less appreciated at home?
Zimbabwean telecoms mogul and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa continues to receive global accolades for his contributions to Africa's telecommunications industry and his philanthropy. On December 10, 2...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 07:37hrs | 2606 | by Staff reporter
BCC cruel to its bedridden pensioner (98) who worked for council for 42 year
A 98-year-old former Bulawayo City Council (BCC) employee, Neban Nyalenda, has been without water since the start of the year after his supply was cut off due to an unpaid US$500 bill. The elderly pen...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 13:43hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman shot dead by partner in Georgia, US
A Zimbabwean woman, Esnati Thalani Gurura, was tragically shot and killed by her partner in Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday, November 5. Authorities have since arrested her partner, 27-year-old Kendall El...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 11:19hrs | 2046 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa gets top Harvard University honour
Prominent Zimbabwean businessman and founder of the Econet Group, Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, has been awarded the prestigious W. E. B. Du Bois Medal for his remarkable contributions to African and African A...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 11:15hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Reveller stabbed to death at Harare night club
In a tragic incident at Club Royale Bar in Harare's Budiriro 2 suburb, two young men, Alec Ruvhere (22) and Tadiwanashe Murerwa (20), lost their lives after being fatally stabbed during an altercation...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:30hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
The Two Other Times the Premier League Had a Genuine Three-way Title Fight
In the annals of Premier League history, few title races have captivated the imagination of football fans around the world as much as the ongoing 2023/24 season. With just ten games remaining, Arsenal...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:25hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Dr Siphosami Malunga selected as a Yale University Global Justice Programme Fellow
Zimbabwean international human rights lawyer Dr Siphosami Malunga has been selected as a Yale University Global Justice Programme Fellow, joining distinguished Professor Thomas Pogge's trailblazing wo...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 09:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Madinda sacking divides opinion
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Jose De Oliveira Brito's alleged decision to freeze out assistant coach Madinda Ndlovu on suspicions of sabotage have divided opinion among followers who feel ...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Khupe withdrawn from contesting Mthuli Ncube
In a new twist to what was promising to be a Battle Royale in the 23 August harmonised general election - between the much adored Dr Thokozani Khupe and the odds-on favourite Finance Minister Pro...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:04hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
The International Criminal Court a ridiculous organisation
The world has recently been surprised to hear that the ICC has issued a ‘warrant of arrest' for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The central charge against him is that he is responsible for the abd...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Ian Beddowes
Bulawayo scholar lands prestigious fellowship
BULAWAYO scholar Janah Ncube has been selected to be part of the 2023 world fellows at Yale University, United States.The programme is Yale University's signature global leadership development...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Africa's oldest known dinosaur unearthed in Zimbabwe
The remains of a new species of plant-eating dinosaur has been unearthed in northern Zimbabwe. It is part of a huge assemblage of fossils from the Late Triassic that could help us understand how the p...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 06:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe NGOs job bloodbath, 18 000 jobs on the line
ABOUT 18 000 jobs will be lost if the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which seeks to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), is passed into law in its curre...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'NGO Bill to cut 18 000 jobs'
ABOUT 18 000 jobs will be lost if the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which seeks to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), is passed into law in its curre...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 14:21hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
UN condemns anti-NGO Bill
FOUR United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs have condemned the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill as infringing on the civil and political rights of Zimbabweans and lamented shrinkin...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga seeks to de-escalate Zanu-PF's factional tensions
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has moved to de-escalate tension by appearing to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 re-election bid, as well as a potential stay in power beyond the consti...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga seeks to de-escalate Zanu-PF's factional tensions
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has moved to de-escalate tension by appearing to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 re-election bid, as well as a potential stay in power beyond the consti...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza disappoints
Zimbabwe 1-1EthiopiaTHE Warriors brought the curtain down on the 2022 Fifa World Cup football campaign to a disappointing note after they blew their only chance of winning late on in the final qua...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
6 school gangs unearthed in city
AN investigation has revealed disturbing insight into gangs in the Emganwini and Nketa areas that have become a threat to the safety of both teachers and pupils at schools within the areas.Sun...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:39hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to tackle Mnangagwa
IN a move that could have far-reaching political consequences for the ruling Zanu-PF and the nation, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is contemplating challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa in th...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo 'loved me dearly', says Masiyiwa
ZIMBABWEAN billionaire and Econet Wireless founder, Mr Strive Masiyiwa, says he still remembers how the late veteran nationalist and Vice-President Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo loved him and how he contribute...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa reveals what inspired him to start the Joshua Nkomo Scholarship Trust
Pan-African businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa recounts what inspired him and his wife to start an education Trust that been. supporting gifted and talented students for 21 years.W...Published: 31 May 2021 at 15:32hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Chopper border patrols deter smuggling
The introduction of helicopter patrols by security officials has resulted in reduced cases of smuggling along the country's border with South Africa.National police spokesperson Assistant Comm...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 14:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family dumps corpse at police station
CHAOS reigned supreme at Gweru's Mtapa high density suburb yesterday when aggrieved residents and family members dumped the body of Tatenda Kasinyore, known as "Nyale", near Monomutapa Police Station ...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man dies after police custody
A Mtapa Suburb man died in hospital yesterday morning after he was detained at a police station for disorderly conduct three hours earlier. Tatenda Kasinyore (28) popularly known as Nyale was ...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umkhuba omubi ngokukhuzwa kuka Bayethe/ Bayede!!!!
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakazi kaNdaba, Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi, Mthwakazi omnyama, lina bonduku zibomvu, izindlela zimhlophe. Kuleshlava esesangena shiqe esizweni seMbabala sadala umonakalo omkhulu n...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:32hrs | 6 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
Masiyiwa reflects on significance of first female, black US Vice President
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, a father of five daughters, says the historical swearing in of the first female and black US Vice President Kamala Harris is a great inspira...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 15:23hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Fun online games you can play on your PC
As the weather starts to change and winter is ushered in, the natural reaction is for people to head indoors to stay cosy warm and comfortable. But sitting around indoors is something that many people...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 10:00hrs | 8 | by Staff writer
Chamisa's allies in secret unity talks with Khupe
TENSIONS are running high in the structures of the Midlands provincial of the MDC Alliance after former Kwekwe Central MP, Blessing Chebundo led some senior party officials to secretly meet with MDC-T...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
UN looks into Zimbabwe rights abuses
The United Nations (UN) will next month dispatch its special rapporteur on human rights, Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, to Harare - to assess the situation in the country, amid growing concerns over abduc...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa: a hero or villain?
The firebrand Norton legislator Temba Peter Mliswa is a refreshing and entertaining contributor to every Parliamentary session he attends. He has won the admiration of many hearts in Norton over his d...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Ncube
Mhlauri opens up on coaching career, poultry business
GROWING up and playing football in the grubby streets of Mpopoma high-density suburb in Bulawayo, all Charles Mhlauri wanted to do was to be a footballer of note.It didn't therefore come as a ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Did Britain back Mnangagwa?
Nyathi said that in the meeting, Laing "sounded to be really forcing a line that Mnangagwa is the person to work with, and she wanted our opinions around that".Zanu-PF's opponents have alleged...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:08hrs | | by Rahul Nagvekar
Top USA University honours Evan Mawarire
#ThisFlag leader Pastor Evan Mawarire has been admitted into the 18th cohort of Yale World Fellows Program.The World Fellows program is Yale University's signature global leadership developmen...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
What ED and world leaders talked about 2018 did they come true?
New Year's speeches by world leaders don't typically contain much news, but taken together, they offer a helpful view of the global mindset as we turn the calendar. So here's a look at the most notabl...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 19:09hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwean banker loses SA home over $4.5 million debt
FORMER Trust Bank director Christopher Goromonzi lost his plush Johannesburg home after it was auctioned to offset a reported $4,5 million debt he owes a South African bank, it has been learnt....Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Tobin tax regime helpful?
Against the backdrop of the ongoing debate and rhetoric about the recently proposed 2% transaction tax which was announced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, ostensibly to widen Zimbabwe's tax base....Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Colls Ndlovu
James Makamba's multi-million SA home to be auctioned over debt
The luxury multi-million rand Johannesburg mansion of top Zimbabwean businessman James Makamba is to go under the hammer at the end of the month following an order of the court.Makamba, who is...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?
LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Ian Scoones
ABSA bank set to seize James Makamba's mansion
Top Mugabe ally owes Absa $4.5-million for home loan, credit cards and car paymentsJames Makamba's sprawling Johannesburg property could soon be confiscated by Absa bank to recover a $4.5-mill...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 11:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa to Keynote at Zim Achievers UK in May
African philanthropist and social entrepreneur, Tsitsi Masiyiwa has been announced as this year's keynote speaker at the UK edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA), taking place in May....Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 06:19hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
'Mnangagwa delivers impassioned 90-minute address to visiting US senators'
I had a chat with an amiable insider who was in the delegations that met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week on Saturday.In what has been described as a spirited but calm performance t...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 10:57hrs | 1 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Bosso, Dembare rekindle rivalry in ZNA final
FACT: A blockbuster tie beckons on Sunday when Zimbabwe's sworn football nemesis Highlanders and Dynamos renew their rivalry in the Zimbabwe National Army Charities final match that will be played at ...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's PhD: It's not over until it's over
Thousands of hearts of the alumni of the University of Zimbabwe must be bleeding now, including those of former and current faculty. They are wondering what is going on at this pioneer institution of ...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Slots and Sunshine - How Zimbabwe's casinos compare to the rest of the world
Long gone are the days when spending quality time at a top resort and casino was solely the domain of the rich and famous in the USA and Europe. Casino gambling has become an international phenomenon,...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 11:45hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Mthwakazi republic party poem
Bantwana bezinkanyezi zezulu Ngihaya ngenkulu intokozo, Ngihaya ngenkulu injabulo, Ngijabulel' ukufika kweMthwakazi republic party. Ngijabulel' ukufika kukaMgudluzi wezintaba. Ngij...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 08:22hrs | 4 | by Velile Dlodlo
Grace Mugabe confronts Mnangagwa
FIERY First Lady Grace Mugabe on Wednesday confronted under siege Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a tense Zanu-PF politburo over claims he was recently poisoned at the party's youth interface ral...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Politburo grills VP Mnangagwa
AS the Zimbabwe Independent accurately reported on June 23, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa was put in the Zanu PF politburo dock and grilled on Wednesday by bitter rival Jonathan Moyo, who is bayin...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Our education system weakens our minds
The current education system that we have in Zimbabwe - and even throughout the world - was deliberately designed, decades ago, as a means of weakening the mind, so as to create docile beings who coul...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 10:03hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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