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Robbery victims clash with Sangoma claiming to send bees to recover stolen goods
Two robbery victims have confronted a Ruwa-based sangoma, Sekuru Muzura, after his claimed supernatural method of sending bees to recover stolen property failed to deliver results.A Concession...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:20hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Cold weather expected across southern Zimbabwe this weekend
Matebeleland South, Masvingo, Manicaland, and southern parts of Midlands are set to experience a significant drop in daytime temperatures starting this Friday, the Meteorological Services Department (...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:41hrs | 4365 | by Staff reporter
WHO warns of surge in COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over an increase in COVID-19 cases amid a flu wave in Zimbabwe, which some fear could be a resurgence of the virus. However, the government has ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 09:12hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Second fire in 5 days guts Matopo High School
A FIRE has gutted another building at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South, barely a week after a dormitory was razed to a shell by an inferno on Friday morning.In a message to parents, th...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 15:50hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Macheso to sample new album in Diaspora
Renowned Sungura musician Alick Macheso has announced an exciting lineup of shows in South Africa and the United Kingdom ahead of his album launch on August 2nd. The tour kicks off in Johannesburg at ...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Brisk firewood business as cold spell bites Bulawayo
In Bulawayo, firewood vendors and sports bar owners experienced increased business activity due to the coldest day of winter so far. Vendors in the western suburbs set up braziers early in the morning...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:07hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Severe cold front forecast to sweep across Zimbabwe
Yesterday, parts of Matabeleland South, Masvingo Province, and Manicaland in southeast Zimbabwe experienced cold temperatures. The cold and cloudy conditions, driven by south-easterly winds, a...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be hit by a cold spell from today until Wednesday
Starting today, Zimbabwe is set to experience a cold spell lasting until Wednesday, with temperatures dropping as low as three degrees Celsius in the morning. The Meteorological Services Department (M...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 09:54hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Emganwini woman in oxygen appeal
A 41-YEAR-OLD woman, Doreen Dlodlo, from Emganwini in Bulawayo is appealing for US$600 to purchase an oxygen concentrator to help save her lungs from collapsing."I was diagnosed with the disea...Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Cold weather expected today, tomorrow
COLD, windy and cloudy conditions are expected today (Thursday) and tomorrow in Masvingo, Matebeleland South, Bulawayo Metropolitan, Midlands, Manicaland, Harare Metropolitan, southern areas of Mashon...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
South Africa back on Stage 6 load shedding
Less than a week after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he was confident that Eskom had enough generating capacity to withstand the cold weather, the power utility announced the impleme...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo freezes
AS Zimbabwe experienced freezing weather that brought with it drizzles in some areas yesterday, Bulawayo city centre was adorned with images of people clad in an assortment of thick winter garb....Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF frog-marches vendors to Chiwenga rally
RULING party Zanu-PF frog marched vendors in Mbare Monday to attend a rally that was addressed by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.It was business unusual in Mbare as several vendors and sm...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga addresses sold-out rally
ZANU-PF'S August 23 harmonised election campaign trail is now in full force with the party's Second Secretary and Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga addressing a sold-out rally at Mbare Netball Co...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mental colonisation is the biggest obstacle for African development
It is a paradox that the so-called under-developed African countries are the ones endowed with natural resources and yet the poorest in terms of the consumer goods ad services currently pr...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Austin Chakaodza
Macheso gets Bulawayo's support
King of Sungura Alick Macheso has got a lot of support from musicians who are set to grace his Bulawayo show tomorrow. ...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 19:20hrs | 28 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Steel plant furnaces components arrive
GIANT furnaces worth millions of dollars yesterday arrived at the Manhize steelmills site in Mvuma as the US$1 billion iron and steel plant takes shape.Villagers and the surrounding community ...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cold spell to persist till weekend
THE cold spell being experienced in most parts of the country will persist until Saturday while light rains are also expected tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said.It...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Severe cold spell to hit Zimbabwe
THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of a cold front which is expected to move across Zimbabwe from today up to Saturday, with Bulawayo set to record a low of 6 degrees Celsius today....Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Meteorological Department dispels flood fears
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has dispelled rumours that heavy rains which recently pounded South Africa could spill to Zimbabwe.Floods in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province h...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Wearing of masks remains mandatory as new Omicron variants emerge
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it would not lift COVID-19 restrictions, which include wearing of masks and a ban on big gatherings, to help control the spread of the pandemic ahead of the Easter holidays....Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
We are on the brink of World War III
A Third World War is looming after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The military action which Russian President Vladimir Putin described as a special military operation to disarm a neo-Nazi...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Energy Mutodi
It's summer: Bring out the shorts and mini!
Have you ever felt the thrill of seeing the sun in the sky after a long winter?The feeling is like seeing the sunrise for the first time after a storm.You find relief.The sensa...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cold and drizzly weekend ahead
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for an extremely cold and drizzly weekend and vulnerable members of the public should be adequately dressed to avoid diseases like pneumonia. The relatively cold and d...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
400 resettled farmers evicted
MORE than 400 newly-resettled farmers in Maganga near Marondera, were last week evicted to pave way for the farm's original owner, Hunyani Estate.The farmers were chucked out by the Messenger ...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cold spell continues
THE cold spell will continue tomorrow with the Meteorological Services Department saying the country will experience mild to cold conditions while some areas will receive rainfall.This past we...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'New York Times correspondent denied access to wife, blankets, assaulted by prison staff '
NEW York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo, who was arrested last week, is said to be living in horrific conditions in remand prison after he was denied bail by a Bulawayo magistrate early this week....Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets light showers
Some parts of the country received showers yesterday amid indications that cloudy conditions and isolated showers are expected over Manicaland and Mashonaland East today.Yesterday, Harare Metr...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assures Zimbabweans on vaccine supplies
THE Government is committed to achieving herd immunity against Covid-19 and procurement of the vaccines is on course, President Mnangagwa said.This comes as the nation has so far vaccinated mo...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Scattered rains expected tomorrow
Rain showers are expected over the eastern parts of the country tomorrow while the rest of the country should be mostly sunny and cold in the morning.In an update, the Meteorological Services ...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 18:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe snubs supporters, sneaks out of prison
ON a very Wednesday cold evening, dozens of MDC Alliance members were left frustrated after receiving a phone call that their bailed-out compatriots, Joanna Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri had sneaked ou...Published: 06 May 2021 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cold spell expected to continue in some areas
THE cold spell that was experienced during the past few days was caused by rainfall patterns in Botswana which came through Matabeleland and spread to different parts of the country. Temperatu...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T is putting the cart before the horse
RECENTLY, someone asked me to share my view on the recent call by the MDC-T for dialogue for all the concerned stakeholders to discuss a common way forward for our great country, Zimbabwe.The ...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Daniel Molokele, Hwange Central MP, MDC Alliance
The ultimate checklist for the winter adventure of your dreams
Bears sure have it easy. At the very least, they get to hibernate all winter without a worry in the world. After all, sleeping in and doing nothing during cold winter days is a dream for a lot of peop...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 11:34hrs | 16 | by Staff writer
Mohadi hails agri-business
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has commended exhibitors at the inaugural Zimbabwe Agricultural Show, particularly on agriculture innovations, which he said would go a long way in improving the country's ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hunting: A great hobby for adults
No matter how old you are (or how old you feel) it's always good for your wellbeing to have a consistent hobby in your life. Whilst having a much-loved activity to partake in when you're younger is no...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 15:22hrs | 19 | by Staff Writer
We can fix our country
I AM one of many Zimbabweans who witnessed the birth of an independent Zimbabwe 39 years ago.Apart from my own modest participation in the struggle for our independence, I do have a vivid memo...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:40hrs | | by Paul Themba Nyathi
President Mnangagwa's government condemned
Human Rights lawyer Pedzisayi Ruhanya has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of turning Zimbabwe into a circus. Ruhanya was speaking after a Mutare man was arrested and de...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 11:58hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Give Mthuli a chance!
The story is told that Moses undertook the dangerous assignment to relocate the children of Israel to the Promised Land. The Red Sea, that vast water body, presented an intractable obstacle. T...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man 'drinks' self to death
A MAN from Bulawayo has been found dead outside a bar in Nkulumane suburb and it is suspected that he succumbed to excessive consumption of alcohol and the cold.Bloodwell Gurure (32) was...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
An abiding tortoise of White House goons
Politics, as an existential science, can be characteristically hot, heavy and heady.In its very extreme form, politics can be similar to religious fundamentalism, where it becomes a matter of ...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
'Freezing' temperatures to hit Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans face an extremely cold winter as weather experts are predicting freezing point temperatures in some places in the country.The Sunday Mail has gathered that areas such as Matobo in ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans told to brace for thunderstorms, wet Easter
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has predicted a wet Easter in some parts of the country with isolated showers and scattered thunderstorms expected. In a statement issued on Wednes...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pegasus World Cup Hype - An expected cloudy weather next weekend
Horse racing fans! Get ready with your rodeo suit up for next weekend's 2019 Pegasus Cup at Gulfstream Park.It is going to be a clou...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
ZADHR will sue Gvt to secure forex for drugs - Placid forced to act, 'charova sei chando!'
"Charova sei chando kukwidza hamba mumuti!" (It will have to be bitterly cold to force the tortoise to seek warmth up a tree! It will take unusual hardships to force the placid and indifferent to act!...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 19:11hrs | 6 | by Nomusa Garikai
Cold spell to continue
THE cold spell being experienced in most parts of the country is a result of dropping of temperatures in South Africa and may prevail until tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department said yester...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North targets 127k ha maize crop
Matabeleland North province is targeting to put 127 000 hectares under maize this coming agricultural season despite fears of an El Nino weather conditions forecast raised by the meteorological depart...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 12:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Cold weather spell persists
The Meteorological Services Department has warned that the country, especially the central, eastern and southern regions, will continue to be cold, cloudy and windy. MSD, however said it shoul...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ED, Bob have no place in new dispensation,' says Chamisa
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has made it clear that he will not work with former president Robert Mugabe because he, just like President Emmerson Mnangagwa, represents the old or...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cold spells till August
THE Meteorological Services Department has said the prevailing cold weather conditions will continue into the next month.Speaking in a telephone interview, the MSD officer on duty Mr Ebedia Ho...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
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