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Seasonal spike in smuggling and illegal crossings along Limpopo river
Communities along the Limpopo River, near Musina on the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe, are witnessing a seasonal surge in illegal crossings and smuggling as the riverbed dries. This phenome...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:53hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Chief Khumalo bemoans govt neglect of chiefs
Council of Chiefs President, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, has expressed deep concerns over the government's lack of support for the country's traditional leaders, particularly in the performance of their du...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 16:04hrs | 702 | by Staff reporter
Where are communities affected by climate change in Zimbabwe's bloated COP29 delegation?
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, is once again the focal point of global climate discussions. ...Published: 13 Nov 2024 at 22:10hrs | 418 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why are Zimbabweans such a selfish lot?
Zimbabwe, once heralded as the "breadbasket of Africa," is now a country struggling under the weight of political mismanagement, corruption, and economic collapse. As citizens face ever-deepen...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 20:44hrs | 634 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What did the ZANU-PF conference achieve besides trying to do something unconstitutional?
The recent ZANU-PF National People's Conference in Bulawayo was expected to chart a course for Zimbabwe's pressing challenges. Yet, rather than addressing the nation's economic woes, poverty l...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 13:12hrs | 1005 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Call for reparations: A mere excuse by failed African leaders!
As the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) kicked off this week in Samoa, the topic of reparations for slavery and colonialism has once again been thrust into the spotlight. Sever...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 20:31hrs | 273 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans seek better healthcare in Zambia amid failing system
Shupikai Sithole, a 54-year-old cancer patient, embodies the plight of many Zimbabweans who find themselves in desperate need of adequate healthcare. After receiving insufficient treatment in her home...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:13hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
It's time African leaders were barred from foreign medical care!
So, the people of Cameroon have no idea where their president is. Paul Biya, who is now the oldest head of state in the world, at 91 years old, has not been seen in public for the past three m...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 10:51hrs | 1106 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SADC Summit turns Mnangagwa govt into a joke!
One simply needs to tune into or read the state-controlled media in Zimbabwe to discover how the country has become a huge circus. All this simply because of the opportunity to chair the 44th ...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 21:40hrs | 3972 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Senior ZANU PF figures withdraw support for notorious Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati
Senior ZANU PF political figures in Matabeleland North have severed their ties with notorious Italian Mafia boss Francesco Marconati. The move comes amid increasing frustration over Marconati's blatan...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 05:38hrs | 15 | by George Tshuma
Economic woes cast shadow over Harare's Sadc summit prep
ZIMBABWE is in a spirited frenzy to revamp roads leading to the venue of the upcoming 44th Southern African Development Commit (Sadc) Summit, but critics are not impressed.Scheduled for August...Published: 19 May 2024 at 12:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa enjoy CCC internal squabbles
Zanu-PF has no dog in the internal squabbles tearing apart the country's opposition but will gladly capitalise on the fracas to entrench its dominance in a democratic Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa sai...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to medicinal herbs
PEOPLE are flooding traditional herbal markets, as prices of prescription drugs spike and the public health delivery system deteriorates at an alarming rate under pressures from a relentless economic ...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 18:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Umjolo gone bad
WHAT do women want, really?There are times when men ask themselves if they will ever satisfy their wives. They never find the answer.Simply put, it seems some women never get enough....Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide brigade was deployed on this day 41 years ago
Today in history: On this day 41 years ago and three years after Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s Fifth Brigade was deployed in Matabeleland North on 2...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:40hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi interchange fund looted
Several directors at the Ministry of Transport have been quizzed by anti-graft investigators after whistle blowers leaked explosive details linking them to the pillage of a fund meant to compensate ow...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:50hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican hustlers take over Harare streets
In the bustling heart of Harare, with towering skyscrapers and vendors hawking wares amid the honking symphony of traffic, a unique brand of entrepreneurship thrives.Young Mozambican men, thei...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:31hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Hands off King Lobengula, he was not a Zimbabwean!
Unformed, ignorant and reckless Zimbabwe satirists, journalists, whatever they call themselves, should be advised that His Majesty, King Lobengula of Matabeleland was not a Zimbabwean. Ingqungqulu Ema...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 09:46hrs | 15 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa's re-engagement drive off the rails
ZIMBABWE'S international diplomatic re-engagement drive is completely off the rails as shown by the United States government's announcement of a new travel embargo targeted at the regime actors respon...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 20:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to appease security forces
TREASURY has allocated 18% of the national budget to the security sector, ZW$10.8 trillion (US$1.9 billion), which is a large amount in peacetime, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa moves to appease the ...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police systems are crumbling
I don't know about these days, but one of the most shaming things back in the days was when a learner was sent back home because he or she didn't have a uniform.It was shaming on the learner a...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 13 | by Tawanda Majoni
1 ambulance for Parirenyatwa
ZIMBABWE'S largest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, which services Harare and other nearby provinces, has been operating with only one functional ambulance, reflecting the country's...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 20:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa learning that politics is not child's play
POLITICS is no child's play. The opposition CCC are learning that now, the hard way, and they rightfully should. There are always consequences for every action. Miscalculations can be extremely costly...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
How hope dies with every election in Zimbabwe
"People died. The fear of being asked whether you wanted a short or long sleeve cut (cutting your hand or your arm) by soldiers made people vote in fear, not with their heads. We were voting with our ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Beauty Dhlamini
5 more years is way too much
My heart is heavy with sadness and a deep sense of contemplation as I reflect upon the recent presidential election. Emmerson Mnangagwa, claimed victory in a highly disputed election. The news of anot...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 23:42hrs | | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Farmers struggle to service loans
FARMERS, who obtained loans through the CBZ Bank Agro Yield programme to finance their businesses during the last three farming seasons are having difficulty in repaying them, with official data showi...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry confident Warriors will play at home
Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation minister Kirsty Coventry is confident that the senior national team, the Warriors, will play their matches in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers at home following the ...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Youth conscientization critical in liberating Zimbabwe!
As youth in Zimbabwe mark the 'Day of the African Child', it is clear that today's generation lacks conscientization on why the country is still not free. A few days ago, I penned an article, ...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 13:45hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's cost-of-living nightmare terribly deepens
NINE weeks before Zimbabwe's general elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces a moment of truth as the imploding economy plunges the country into its third hyperinflation in 15 years amid rising ...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 15:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament turns heat on Mthuli Ncube
LEGISLATORS have taken Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube to task over the galloping inflation and the crumbling local currency, which they say has eroded salaries of government wo...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
House crumbles in Kwekwe
A Kwekwe family escaped death by a whisker after their flat at Globe and Phoenix compound caved in due to illegal mining underneath the compound.Family spokesperson, Ms Kimberly Rusike, said t...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duke Maplanka to stand as ZAPU UK Chairperson
First of all allow me to humbly express my gratitude for the nomination to represent our province as Chairperson. Our province is unique. Through history and time, seldom has there been a less...Published: 22 May 2023 at 14:03hrs | 1 | by Duke Maplanka
Russian helicopters deal needs close scrutiny
The penchant for wasteful expenditure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government went a notch higher last week with the delivery of 32 helicopters from Russia in a deal said to be worth $320 million...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa had a shop how much would he sell a loaf of bread?
It is really sickening whenever I hear senior government and ruling ZANU PF party officials always choosing to fault business every time prices of basic commodities shoot up. Over this past we...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:19hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Evil leaders who stand in front of churches canvassing for support are insulting God!
There is nothing that incenses me more than watching Zimbabwe political leaders - who are the embodiment of evil itself - standing in front of the Church, parading themselves as paragons of love and g...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 09:04hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu PF launches 'Zimbabwe is open for business: Mark 2' Someone is making a killing from these dunderheads!
The Zanu PF spirit to revive the Zimbabwe economy is willing but the intellect is weak!When then Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his fellow conspirator staged the November 2017 military ...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 20:07hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Chiwenga summoned
PARLIAMENT has summoned Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga to give a ministerial statement on the chaos at Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas), as well as inform the nation why the public hea...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 14:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe brain drain cause for concern
LATEST data from the United Kingdom (UK)'s Office of National Statistics tells us that for many years there has been a massive exodus from Zimbabwe of professionals headed for the UK.We hear t...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why have Smith's prophetic words about Zimbabwe come to pass?
If ever there were any painful words spoken about an independent Zimbabwe - none, arguably, can surpass those supposedly uttered by Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith.He is alleged to h...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 08:48hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt turns to banks to fund roads rehabilitation
ZIMBABWE'S roads administrator said this week it had kicked off processes to draft in banks to bolster its capacity to fund rehabilitation of the country's crumbling road network.In an intervi...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's iconic Post Office Gardens crumble
A gaping hole now exposes the western part of the Post Office Gardens. It is perhaps ironic that a building also known as the War Memorial Park or the Cenotaph, now looks like it was the victim of a n...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF regime deliberately cutting off rural areas from modern technology in order to keep them ignorant!
It is quite easy for a president to tell rural folk that he met with his US counterpart, who promised to steadily address the thorny issues of sanctions t...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 11:01hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa political playbook worked elsewhere, can he win in Zimbabwe?
PRECIOUS Dinha elbows her way into a packed soccer stadium. Despite thunder clouds looming above, thousands of yellow-clad Zimbabweans are singing, dancing and thrusting their index fingers skyward....Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | 9 | by Evidence Chenjerai
Zimbabweans shouldn't blame anyone for failing to fully benefit from British colonial rule
What does Britain mean?In fact, where is the name London, or for that matter, England derived?Britain is a derivative of the Latin name, 'Brittannia', or 'Britannia' - whilst, London i...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 12:06hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The eldest son claims Ndiweni chieftainship
THE late Chief Khayisa Ndiweni's eldest son, Mr Joram Thambo Ndiweni, yesterday told village heads in Ntabazinduna that he is now rebuilding his family's derelict homestead with the intention of reset...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga allies cry Mnangagwa betrayal
WHILE the poisoned relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga are hardly spoken about publicly, close allies say the former army commander feels betrayed by...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 17:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC offers domestic debtors 50% discount
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is now offering a 50% discount to domestic debtors and 30% to industrial debtors paying their bills in foreign currency.Councils began indexing rates in foreign cur...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Western countries trying all tricks to remove Zanu-PF from power
AS the clock ticks towards the 2023 harmonised elections, which some have described as "crunch" (interestingly all polls since 2008 have been dubbed as such!), Zimbabweans should brace for more shocks...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's hatred of opposition now xenophobic
ZIMBABWE has a very serious problem that threatens to keep dividing us as a nation.That problem is intolerance by the ruling Zanu-PF party and a sizeable number of its supporters who rabidly a...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere: To be or not to be!
Widening Russian War Aims What a week we have had! War works largely on laws of the unforeseen and the unintended. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has ominously hinted at ...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:27hrs | | by Jamwanda
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