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Armed robbers pounce on Bulawayo school
In a brazen incident of armed robbery, a gang of four assailants ambushed two security guards at Greengables High School on Thursday, October 31, 2024, stealing over $2,000 in cash and various electro...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:15hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
Retired Justice Sello Nare dies
Retired Justice Sello Nare, Chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), has passed away at the age of 81.A family spokesperson, Lesley Ncube, confirmed the news to ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 12:00hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
Mother of late Bulawayo rapper Cal_Vin fights for justice and legacy
Three years after the tragic and unsolved death of Bulawayo rapper Cal_Vin, his mother, Sinikiwe Luphahla, remains dedicated to seeking justice for her son while actively preserving his musical legacy...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 10:46hrs | 21 | by Staff Reporter
Fidelity Printers in kickbacks storm
FORMER Fidelity Printers and Refiners general manager Fradreck Kunak (pictured) a and the company's head of gold operations Mehluleli Dube were allegedly paid US$30 000 and US$3 000 kickbacks apiece e...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anything called the Zimbabwean GEIST?
Zimbabwe's GEIST?NATIONS have what Antonio Gramsci terms "particularity of their mind", GEIST in German language, or ESPRIT in French.Here in Africa, thinkers called the same variously...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:32hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Graft, nepotism allegations rock GZU
WORKERS at the Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) have petitioned the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira over corruption and nepotism amid ...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Lux exposed - The disturbing picture behind the masks of the man heading Operation Dudula
Nhlanhla "Lux" Mohlauhi (also Dlamini) has been churning up anti-foreigner sentiment and bursting into people's homes like a vigilante, instilling fear and panic in refugee and immigrant communities....Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 10:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic posts impressive results for year end 2021
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank has shrugged off the adverse effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdowns to post an inflation adjusted ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 08:12hrs | 3 | by Agencies
UZ student says government cancelled scholarship over vote campaign
A youth activist who has been campaigning for the registration of new voters has had his government scholarship cancelled over alleged links with the opposition.University of Zimbabwe student ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mavesere stars in Varsity Cup
RISING Zimbabwe rugby star Tinotenda Mavesere is quickly establishing himself as one of the country's brightest rugby prospects in neighbouring South Africa after his brilliant individual display for ...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches scholarship programme
President Mnangagwa has launched a personal bursary programme – the Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa University of Zambia Scholarship Programme (ED-UNZA) – that is set to benefit students from both Zim...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 16:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC extends bursary to A Level
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to offer its social welfare education grant to Advanced Level students following revelations that beneficiaries were failing to proceed beyond Ordinary Lev...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
VACANCY: Thomson Reuters Foundation is employing
Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the Media Institute of Southern Africais looking for Zimbabwean journalists who are motivated to understand how their country could be losing money via i...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:51hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo gives scholarship to a Guruve pupil
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has availed a full bursary for one L. Munodawafa to study Science subject at St. Francis and St Claire High School in Guruve....Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimra to tax donations
As the broke Zimbabwean government seeks to seize every cent it can lay its hands on, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) will tax specific classes of donations to beef up the fiscus.The ta...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Driver disappears after strange car crash
MYSTERY surrounds a suspected accident where a Mercedes Benz E class 450 plunged onto the railway line at the Emakhandeni fly-over in Bulawayo, forcing residents to panic and intercept a speeding good...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans caught abusing the benefit system in UK
After my article on the Zimbabwean parents abusing their children for benefits, I was overwhelmed by calls and emails demanding that I write about adults who are abusing the benefit system in the UK. ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 09:46hrs | 11 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bonang Matheba sneaks in-out of Zimbabwe
At a time Zimbabwe is apparently open to all kinds of business, those with commercial acumen have not wasted any time, seeing it as the perfect time to land in the landlocked mineral-rich wonderland....Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:17hrs | | by staff reporter
Zimbabwean maths teacher shines in SA
A Zimbabwean teacher, Mishael Tafadzwa Matonhodze has won South Africa's top teaching prize for excellence in Mathematics and Science, an achievement that vindicates Zimbabwe's long-standing milestone...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, the house Bob Mugabe brought down
Zimbabwe, The House Bob Mugabe Brought Down When the nation of Zimbabwe was born on 18 April 1980, Jamaican reggae superstar, Bob Marley, brought the house down at Rufaro Stadium in Harare wit...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 12:40hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
Perseverance earns Rusape boy U.S. scholarship
Shingirai Guchu (21) is headed to Lebanon Valley College in the United States after securing the Almond Tree Scholarship. News of the result of the highly competitive award was announced to him throug...Published: 18 Apr 2017 at 08:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ANC to push for land expropriation
The ANC caucus in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) wrapped up its three-day lekgotla on Sunday with a promise to pursue land expropriation, improve school infrastructure and ramp up law en...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 22:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Senior citizens get BCC rates rebate
CLOSE to 5 000 senior citizens in Bulawayo are benefiting from the council rebate scheme that allows them to pay only 50 percent of their rates.The rebate scheme is targeted at those aged ...Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Whiz kid fails to get results
A BULAWAYO whiz kid who aced his Grade Seven examinations with four units is failing to proceed to Form One after his former school held on to his results for non-payment of fees.The boy -...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mawaba whizzkid offered bursary
BULAWAYO - Nkosana George Mazibisa, the School Development Committee chairperson of Mawaba primary school has disclosed that he has helped Mbongeni Masuku - the boy who was initially denied results by...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 18:17hrs | | by Divine Dube
Wales University NOT for Aspiring Zimbabwean Students
I want to send an honest advice to Zimbabwean Students aspiring to study at the University of Wales Trinity Saint Davids. I will try to keep my advice as honest as possible and in that honest, I wish ...Published: 20 Nov 2016 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Open mind, close your legs- youths told
LIMPOPO health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba launched the province’s youth month celebrations in Eldorado Village last Wednesday.Addressing young people at the Eldorado Sports Ground, the MEC told...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 16:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cephas Msipa presents fascinating read in auto-biography
Cephas George Msipa, one of Zimbabwe's living pioneer freedom-fighters, will officially launch his book, In Pursuit of Freedom and Justice, in Bulawayo this Friday.Msipa, 85, lives in Gweru in...Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 05:36hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
KING Goodwill Zwelithini speak on killing of albinos
ZULU KING Goodwill Zwelithini has called for severe punishments for people who kill albinos for muthi.The king was delivering his keynote address to mark the opening of the KZN Legislature at ...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 12:36hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Man 'kidnaps, kills' stepdaughter, commits suicide
A MAN from Dete allegedly kidnapped his stepdaughter, strangled her with a piece of wire and tied the body under a weir to prevent it from floating to the surface before hanging himself. Lindwa Nawa, ...Published: 20 Feb 2016 at 09:39hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
'No virginity, no scholarship for girls'
Kwazulu Natal female students who got bursaries awards were stunned when authorities told them that anyone who will be found to have lost her viginity will not get the bursary.Daily Sun report...Published: 23 Jan 2016 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt, CSOs launch a 'Take a Child to work' campaign
Zimbabwean government in collaboration with the Civil society orgabnisations, Plan and Cradles of Influence Leadership Institute has launched a campaign called 'Take a child to work' aimed making chil...Published: 07 Dec 2015 at 05:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Inspirational African women show that empowerment boosts economies
Meet the incredible women behind the development projects delivering positive results in Al Jazeera English's new six-part series, Women Make Change'Gender equality is smart econo...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 22:19hrs | 1 | by Al Jazeera Africa
Thulani 'Biya' Ncube tourney unites youngsters
US-based former Zimbabwe national team skipper Thulani Ncube hosted the second edition of his annual Thulani "Biya" Ncube and Friends soccer tournament at Amakhosi Stadium in Gwabalanda.Teams ...Published: 15 Jul 2015 at 20:11hrs | | by The Zimbabwean
White man challenges poverty in Rural Zvishavane
Zvishavane - A local Non-Governmental Organisation, Muonde Trust is giving a ray of hope to thousands of people from poverty-stricken Mazvihwa community, south-east of Zvishavane town.Muonde T...Published: 30 Mar 2015 at 14:16hrs | | by Musavengana Hove
'Ray Kaukonde faked O-level certificate'
Addressing thousands of students at her Mazowe Children's Home on November 17, First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe said ousted Zanu-PF Mashonaland East chair and factional kingpin Ray Joseph Kaukonde had for...Published: 30 Nov 2014 at 13:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Eduloan expands into Zimbabwe
Eduloan, South Africa's leading education finance specialist, is making great strides in Zimbabwe.In 2008 many Zimbabwean's woke up to a new situation hyperinflation and businesses closing dow...Published: 22 Jul 2014 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe scholarship suspension welcomed
Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) has welcomed the suspension of the Presidential Scholarship programme, saying the bursary should be used to support students in local universities. ...Published: 25 Mar 2014 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joseph Chinotimba demystified
When news filtered through that Joseph Chinotimba had won the Buhera South National Assembly seat on July 31, 2013, I am sure most people exclaimed in shock, "Oh my word, we are in trouble. Ch...Published: 07 Mar 2014 at 12:55hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
Mugabe's presidential scholarship students abandoned
BENEFICIARIES of President Robert Mugabe's presidential scholarship at the University of Fort Hare have been left stranded after the government failed to pay their fees and living allowances.T...Published: 29 Jul 2013 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti cancels government funding of Mugabe scholarship
President Robert Mugabe should mobilise resources to bankroll the presidential scholarship, finance minister Tendai Biti said yesterday.Biti said treasury cannot continue to bankroll the cont...Published: 04 Aug 2012 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corruption threatening to cripple the justice delivery system - Chinamasa
Justice and legal Affairs Minister, Patrick Chinamasa has expressed great concern at the lack of professionalism and rampant corruption which is threatening to cripple the justice delivery system wit...Published: 29 Apr 2012 at 07:22hrs | | by
Scholarships at McGill University
To be considered for a scholarship at McGill University, the student must first apply for admission into a desired program and be accepted into that program. Students that are accepted in a program ...Published: 12 Mar 2012 at 13:27hrs | | by Nkululeko Mloyi
United Kingdom (UK) Scholarships
Overseas Student Scholarship, University of Abertay Dundee, UKOverseas S...Published: 31 Jan 2012 at 06:17hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Undergraduate Bursaries Available for Asylum Seekers
Undergraduate Bursaries Available for Asylum Seekers, Dependents & People with DLR - Apply Now!STAR is delighted to announce a fantastic package of support from our lovely friends at Arti...Published: 09 Jan 2012 at 14:32hrs | | by Thokozile Mkwanazi
2011 Scholarships for African Students
There are number of scholarships for African students in the form of college grants that provide them a golden chance to study further. Scholarship programs for African students are created to accomm...Published: 05 Jul 2011 at 10:33hrs | | by Ginni Juneja
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