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The war of liberation was not a walk in the park, lest we forget
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents, and siblings did not matter anymore;...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 18:33hrs | 429 | by Tondo Murisa
Kenyan journalist reflects on covering Zimbabwe election
Murphy's Law says that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. In Zimbabwe, it played out loud.We were here to cover the elections, formally known as the "harmonised national elections", and...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Duncan Khaemba
The war of liberation was not a stroll in the park
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents and siblings did not matter anymore, ...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 19:26hrs | 14 | by Thomas Murisa
He left without telling anyone
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents and siblings did not matter anymore, ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 18:18hrs | 18 | by Mutanda Wachingama
Dembare wary of Dembare lite
DYNAMOS coach Herbert Maruwa is wary of the threat posed by newbies Simba Bhora saying they "have a point to prove", ahead of their Premier Soccer League clash at the National Sports Stadium (NSS) tom...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's new MPs in baptism of fire
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs-elect received a baptism of fire on their first day in Parliament yesterday after they turned up in yellow attire for the swearing-in ceremony.Zanu-PF M...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Parly grills new Education minister
NEWLY-APPOINTED Primary and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu yesterday received a baptism of fire in Parliament when MPs grilled her over the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (Cala) p...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zimbabwe cricket player now a bus driver in Australia
HOW would you picture the life of a former international cricketer? Probably nurturing the next generation of cricketers, commentating, working for a cricket board as an administrator or simply enjoyi...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zera board flies into fuel storm
THE new Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) board received a baptism of fire at its first meeting with oil firms on February 18, as indigenous operators rejected a requirement to raise a ZW$30...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Horror start for Rahman Gumbo
ZPC Kariba 3 - 0 TelOneRAHMAN Gumbo's stint at TelOne got off to a horrific start after the relegation threatened Gweru side suffered their worst defeat of the season at Nyamhunga yesterday. Gumbo...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man advising governments and oil companies
Growing up in central Africa in the '50s and '60s gave Duncan Clarke an early appreciation of his surroundings and the wider environment – but very little indication of the significance the oil ind...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 06:03hrs | 78 | by geoexpro
George Charamba gets baptism of fire
Matebeleland Collective (MC) has cautioned Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba to desist from uttering words that seek to undermine the effects of the Gukurahundi genocide. C...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 14:13hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Musona in baptism of fire
KNOWLEDGE Musona endured a nightmare debut for his new club Sporting Lokeren after a 4-1 thrashing away to AS Eupen in the Belgian Super League, who remain firmly in relegation trouble.The War...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ndavaningi Mangwana grilled in Parliament
Newly-appointed Media and Information permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana yesterday received a baptism of fire when he appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media chaired by Pri...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mines Permanent Secretary in 'baptism of fire'
Legislators yesterday grilled Mines and Mining Development Permanent Secretary Mr Onesimo Moyo over delays in appointing a board for the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, saying it might per...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Baptism of fire for Mthuli Ncube, ZCTU says 2% tax protest goes ahead
THE umbrella body of all labour unions in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has declared to go ahead with a protest against Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax after, rubbishin...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Ariel Sibanda's decade of mixed feelings
HE was born in a well-to-do family, with an aerial view of life and saving was part of Ariel Sibanda's culture as he grew up in the Nketa area of Bulawayo.The 29-year-old Sibanda, who drives a...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soma Phiri raises red flag
BOTTOM placed Bulawayo City FC coach Amini Soma-Phiri has raised a red flag on his players' fitness levels.Soma-Phiri, who was brought in to save the local authority bankrolled club, has been ...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's UK baptism of fire exposes lies, lack of depth
MDC-T and MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, left for the United Kingdom last weekend amid ad nasueam announcements from his supporters who saw it as an endorsement or "stepping up the ladder of the...Published: 11 May 2018 at 11:32hrs | 50 | by Staff Reporter
Voters shut out ex-army bosses
The majority of ex-security officials who participated in the just-ended Zanu-PF primary elections were rejected by voters, an indication that the former soldiers are finding it tough to ease into civ...Published: 05 May 2018 at 14:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga must shed army culture
Inherent in the dismissal of striking public service nurses is a hangover from a military mindset drilled to a regimented environment. As I see it, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga might no longer ...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 19:55hrs | 5 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Dembare headache
The Castle lager Premier Soccer league match between Dynamos and Shabanie set for Rufaro this afternoon could not have come at a better time for the Harare side.Dynamos are likely to play thei...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Welcome to the world, Chamisa
Nelson Chamisa, one of the three vice presidents of the opposition MDC-T, has just turned 40. He reached that milestone yesterday, opening a world of opportunities for him - and a lot of threats, mort...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 08:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
God did it all for Zimbabwe
KUDOS to God's handiwork in using the military in this country as a primary tool in wrenching open a strong-room door to release a political stabilisation intervention latent with unlimited opportunit...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 06:00hrs | 2 | by Stephen Mpofu
'We killed sellouts mercilessly'
When we started the series of interviews with David Todhlana (born Chrispen Tapfuma Mataire) a few weeks ago, we warned about his brutal honesty. This week, he tells Munyaradzi Huni and Tendai Manzvan...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:20hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's top spy wows opposition legislators
The State media on Saturday reported that the new Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Retired Major General Happyton Bonyongwe wowed opposition legislators with in-depth responses to que...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Baptism of fire for 'CIO' Bonyongwe
New Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Happyton Bonyongwe (pictured) had a baptism of fire in the National Assembly yesterday.Along with other new ministers in President Robert ...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Questions in Tonga nearly disrupt Zimbabwe parliament
NEW Cabinet ministers went through a baptism of fire in Parliament yesterday as MPs demanded them to respond to questions pertaining to their ministries.Binga North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda (M...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Akbay backs misfiring Mutuma
Highlanders coach Erol Akbay has backed striker Roderick Mutuma to rediscover his scoring touch in today's Castle Premiership tie against Tsholotsho at Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge.Mutum...Published: 26 Apr 2017 at 11:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
We must be wary of the unrepentant Professor!
The coalition of the willing has failed to exterminate the regime and Tsvangirai and Mujuru's alliance is accelerating into its own political Waterloo. In reality ZANU-PF has survived the implosion en...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 00:43hrs | | by Kudakwashe Chikwanda
Mnangagwa and opposition discuss dropping 2018 elections for NTA - even in mud the penny will drop
"Aggrieved opposition political foes and forces against MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, and Zim PF boss, Joice Mujuru's grand coalition pact to dethrone President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu PF party ...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 21:26hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zahara in social media baptism of fire
AWARD-WINNING singer Zahara has allegedly suffered a social media baptism of fire.This, sources said, after she found herself locked in a war of words on Twitter with popular stylist, Dumi Gwe...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'MDC-T proxy got 795 votes'
Jealousy Mawarire, the spokesperson for Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) has claimed that MDC-T had a proxy candidate Muzvimbiri. Mawarire claims that MDC-T Masvingo provincial chairman Gumbi decla...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 13:29hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul
Factionalism rocks Mujuru party
ZIMBABWE People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru had a baptism of fire at the weekend when her Bikita West parliamentary candidate, Kudakwashe Gopo, was hammered by Zanu-PF's Beauty Chabaya in an el...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rude awakening for Mujuru, ZimPF party
ZANU-PF yesterday gave Dr Joice Mujuru's ZimPF party a baptism of fire in Bikita West after its candidate, Beauty Chabaya, romped to victory garnering 13 156 votes to her nearest rival Mr Kudakwas...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chunga thrash Masomere
Harare City 4 -0 Border StrikersVETERAN coach Luke Masomere received a baptism of fire on his return into the trenches of coaching in the domestic Premiership after his Border Strikers s...Published: 17 Sep 2016 at 12:47hrs | | by Sports reporter
Let the foolish dream on, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo members,COMRADES, I am made to understand that this fake pastor called Evan Mawarire who has sold his soul for a few pieces of silver is busy mobilising people to ma...Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 11:45hrs | 1 | by CZ
'It's heartbreaking to lose to Highlanders,' weeps Mutasa
Highlanders 2 - 1 Dynamos DUTCHMAN Errol Akbay kept his fine record against Dynamos intact when he completed a double over his counterpart Lloyd Mutasa as he fought back in dramatic fashion ...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 23:57hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
'Mjox' son to undergo a 'baptism of fire' before birthday
The eight year old Ricardo Tinashe Joga will on this Friday undergone a baptism of fire at Indlovu Youth Center in a ritual scheduled for 26 August in the afternoon. The ritual will ...Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 21:41hrs | 4 | by Future Moyo aka Jamelah
Dinha's baptism of fire in parliament
Newly elected legislator Martin Dinha received a baptism of fire in parliament yesterday from MDC-T legislator on his maiden appearance.Dinha was sworn in as Mazowe North Constituency yesterda...Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 11:52hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Guerilla training was no picnic, says Zipra man
In our Lest We Forget column this week we continue with former Zipra deputy chief of operations Stanley Nleya whose pseudo name was Elish Gagisa. Nleya who before his elevation to deputy chief of oper...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:30hrs | 16 | by Mkhululi Sibanda
'Small clique' rigged elections and she saw nothing admits Mujuru - not at all surprised!
In her first interview since the registering of her Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party, Joice Mujuru fails to impress! She told the British Sunday Times that she did not see any rigging in the 2013 ele...Published: 24 Feb 2016 at 14:20hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Tsholotsho FC massacred
FC Platinum 3 - 0 Tsholotsho FCFC Platinum opened Week 7 of the PSL matches with a baptism of fire for new boys Tsholotsho FC after handing them a 3-nil drubbing.Focus shifts to two big hi...Published: 01 May 2015 at 19:35hrs | | by Sports reporter
Bosso, ZPC Kariba face off
HIGHLANDERS coach Bongani Mafu and his assistant Mandla Mpofu face a stern test when they lead their injury-hit side into its first Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against unpredictable ZPC ...Published: 21 Mar 2015 at 08:34hrs | 2 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Embarrassed Chicken Slice to replace 'rotten' Ndebele banner
UNDERFIRE Chicken Slice food outlet in Bulawayo has acknowledge the blatant errors on an advert written in Ndebele saying they were working on correcting it after locals blasted them for disregarding...Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chicken Slice acknowledges misspelt Ndebele advert
FAST food outlet, Chicken Slice received a baptism of fire at the opening of its first branch in Bulawayo, with the company being accused of using wrong Ndebele spellings in its advertisement....Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 08:35hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Will Grace Mugabe swim stormy Zanu-PF waters?
FIRST lady, Grace Mugabe's unexpected headlong plunge into full-time active politics, though it is still early days, has so far been a baptism of fire as she begins to realise that in the treache...Published: 22 Aug 2014 at 07:02hrs | | by Owen Gagare
Snake causes stir in Harare city centre
Business temporarily came to a halt on Thursday morning in Harare's city centre at the corner of Nelson Mandela Avenue and First Street when a snake emerged from under a parked vehicle....Published: 09 Feb 2014 at 09:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso aim to extend unbeaten run to a record 18 matches
HIGH-RIDING Highlanders will be aiming to take their unbeaten run to a record 18 matches when they host Gunners in a Castle Lager Premiership tie at Barbourfields on Sunday. Bosso are seven points c...Published: 17 Aug 2012 at 05:12hrs | | by Sports reporter
High-ridding Bosso aim to extend unbeaten run
HIGH-RIDING Highlanders will be aiming to take their unbeaten run to a record 18 matches when they host Gunners in a Castle Lager Premiership tie at Barbourfields on Sunday. Bosso are seven points c...Published: 16 Aug 2012 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Sports Reporter
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