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Man commits suicide over poverty
A Bindura man allegedly failed to accept hard times in his life and committed suicide by hanging yesterday.Takachekwa Sabora (41) of Ma...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 15:29hrs | 771 | by Simbarashe Sithole
President Ruto got away with murder in the ICC before
President Ruto thinks he can get away with any political conflict situation - even murder. We have more than 20 deaths resulting from serious demonstrations across Kenya. Listening to the exclusive pr...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 19:55hrs | 40 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ex-ZANU PF MP falls on hard times
Former Guruve North Member of Parliament (MP) Girovah Dzepasi has fallen on hard times, this publication has learnt.Dzepasi who is a polygamist is allegedly failing to look after his three chi...Published: 26 May 2024 at 11:41hrs | 125 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Return Home affairs ministry to Zapu officials: Ex Zipra cadre
THE SECOND Republic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been challenged to return the Home Affairs ministry to Zapu in honour of the unity accord that was signed by late former Vice President Jo...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 15:10hrs | 5 | by Stephen Jakes
Chivayo begs Mukanya to accept his gifts
Wickell Chivayo strongly criticized journalist Hopewell Chin'ono in response to his remarks following musician Thomas Mapfumo's refusal of a contentious businessperson's car and home gifts.In ...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:47hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story
It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assures food security for urban dwellers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated that his Government will ensure that all the vulnerable households across the country receive food aid, including those staying in urban centres.Speaki...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa annihilates G40 camp
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week consolidated his plan to obliterate the G40 faction in Zanu-PF that once fought fierce battles to block his ascendency to power when he invited its ringleaders t...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 17:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Maviri's family pays homage to Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda
The family of the late Insimbi ZeZhwane drummer and provincial hero, Thembinkosi "Maviri" Mpofu has thanked all those who supported them, singling out funeral service company, Kingdom Blue and media p...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere appeals bar to contest 2023 rat race - HC judge was compromised - to equally compromise SC judges. It's muddle!
Saviour Ksukuwere was one of the late dictator Robert Mugabe's key players in the creation and retention of the de facto one party state in Zimbabwe. He (Kasukuwere) never imagined even for a minute t...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 10:17hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe talent show relaunches
ORGANISERS of the annual DreamStar Zimbabwe talent show, have said they are committed to uplifting artistic talent from all backgrounds across the country.The talent show organisers made the r...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:42hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, you failed to uphold the Constitution
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, I have reason to believe there is overwhelming evidence that your presidential term was destined to be retrogressive. It has long been char...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:47hrs | 13 | by Cyprian Ndawana
It's time we retrace our footsteps
Face contorted as a result of the bitter taste in their mouth, baby on her lap near a crackling fire, the African mother does the ritual dutifully without fail. Was this not an immune-boosting herbal ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Ex- prosecutor falls on hard times
FORMER prosecutor in charge of Bulawayo regional courts, Patrobs Dube, has fallen on hard times after he was fired by ex-Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana in 2012.Dube was dismissed for leadi...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro upgrade misses derby target
IT'S all talk and little action. Rufaro Stadium renovations, which were initially expected to be completed in time for the Harare Derby, have already missed schedule. The facility, whi...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe price spikes spook consumers
A NEW wave of price hikes, triggered by the plummeting local currency on the parallel market, has thrown many consumers off balance.As of yesterday, the local currency was trading between $1 8...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics: Lineaments of stock characters
What are stock characters?LET me be basic so I am accessible to many of my readers, whatever level of education, and from whichever discipline they hail.In literature we have what are ...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:00hrs | 14 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dearth of college lecturers spells disaster
IT is indisputable that our otherwise very beautiful country Zimbabwe is going through some really trying times, adversities which citizens have endured for many years now.And each passing yea...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's Silla raring to go
HIGHLANDERS midfielder Adrian Silla is bouncing back after four weeks of inactivity over disciplinary issues and could be part of the team when the giants date Bulawayo Chiefs in a Castle Lager Premie...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Councillor gets violent in sexual abuse storm
A councillor has been dragged to court for allegedly assaulting her co-tenant after she accused her of sexually abusing her son.Princess Shoko is staying at her lodgings in Emakhandeni suburb ...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Justice Wadyajena to spend night in jail
Justice Mayor Wadyajena and his co accused have been denied by the court after the state brought a strong case and opposing the bail application.The matter has been postponed to Thursday for c...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 17:43hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Brito vows to end 31 match winless run
HIGHLANDERS coach Baltermar Brito has dismissed the 31-match winless streak that Bosso have endured outside Bulawayo as nothing more than a statistic and has vowed to bring it to an end when his team ...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Honour Alick Macheso with an honorary degree in music
The Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture should recommend to the relevant authorities to honour one of the greatest sons of Zimbabwe a polished musician of par excellence ever produced in the cou...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 22:01hrs | 7 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe's Khumbula reaches for aerospace dreams in the US
Born in a maize field in Zimbabwe, Samuel Khumbula never dreamed he would come to the United States. The son of the seventh wife of a polygamous patriarch, he grew up poor, sleeping on the ground in a...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:07hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Gabriel Nyoni defends his affair with a South African woman
FORMER Highlanders and Caps United forward Gabriel Nyoni has defended his affair with South African Monica Nozipho Ramahloko after facing the wrath of social media soon after her love status started d...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Pomona Project: All thunder, lightning flashes, no strike!
Pomona stink in newsroomsIlliterate newspapers are being pummelled back and forth by buffeted Mafume and his clueless Triple C councillors. It is all thunder, blinding flashes but no strike. A...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Sekeramayi falls on hard times, fails to repay US$250,000 debt
ZANU PF politburo member, Sydney Sekeramayi has fallen on hard times and is failing to repay a US$250 000 debt to a friend.This has emerged after the friend, Exevia Maoneke, dragged him to cou...Published: 16 May 2022 at 20:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'I was run over by 2 cars in an accident' Byo artist Pronix opens up
Bulawayo based Afro Jazz sensation Pronix (real name Prosper Ndebele) was run over by two cars during an accident that almost left him crippled for life. The artist who was brought to prominen...Published: 05 May 2022 at 16:45hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CCC's winning the March by-elections: a trap for 2023 general elections
The by-elections that were handsomely achieved in favour of CCC must bamboozle young kids in the political play to think the elections were free and fair....Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
From Zimbabwean soccer star to taxi driver
THE death of South Africa-based former Zimbabwe national team footballer Charles Yohane has again highlighted the challenges that African players can face at the end of their careers.Yohane di...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Steve Vickers
British man files for maintenance against Zimbabwean spouse
A BRITISH national, Nigel Paul Byrne is seeking US$3 000 monthly maintenance from his estranged Zimbabwean spouse, Sandra Byrne, saying that he has fallen on hard times.Nigel alleges that it w...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Starafrica halts sugar exports
ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest sugar producers has shelved exports in response to steep local demand in the past few months, which has outstripped supply.The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed starafri...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Biti dismisses Mthuli's 2022 budget 'mediocrity'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday presented a $927,3 billion budget with an ambitious gross domestic product growth projection of 5,5% for 2022, but former Finance minister Tendai Biti dismissed...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 08:21hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Over 300 pension funds idle
ABOUT 324 pension funds registered in Zimbabwe have hit hard times, a senior official with the Insurance and Pensions Commission of Zimbabwe (Ipec) said, as the regulator announced plans to shut down ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Kick ZIFA out
Zimbabwe national team nicknamed The Warriors tumbled again at their own magnificent hunting ground National Sports Stadium in Harare.The Black Stars of Ghana proved to be serious contenders i...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 6 | by Leonard Koni
Why does the gambling industry boom in times of economic hardship?
There is no doubt that recent times have been tough economically for many countries around the globe. While some nations might have been facing hard times anyway, Covid-19 has really put a spanner in ...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 14:01hrs | 19 | by Staff Writer
YouTube channel for Tuku
ON the 69th birthday of the late jazz icon and legendary musician Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, the world will finally get to enjoy his hits on streaming platform YouTube.After the Zimbabwean musici...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tin Tin back on airwaves
POPULAR actress-cum-radio-and-television-presenter Tinopona "Tin Tin" Katsande is back on the airwaves after a long absence.Her voice rocked the radio on Sunday as she co-presented with Tonder...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
The quandary of reopening schools
It is a fact that schools closed in early June and attempts to open for second term have been futile due to the escalation of Covid-19 cases in Zimbabwe. Recently the government announced that schools...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Takavafira Zhou
The next big crisis for Zimbabwe retailers
A crisis is brewing in Zimbabwe's retail sector after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube amplified a desperate situation by turning down pleas to hike tax-free thresholds by wide margins in his midterm pol...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Exorbitant internet costs choke Zimbabweans
EIGHT gigabytes (GB) of private internet data from Zimbabwe's largest mobile network company at the beginning of 2021 cost US$15, or $1 300.From March 10, the same 8GB shot to US$18, equivalen...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Struggling Sakunda retrenches workers
Sakunda Holdings has retrenched tens of workers as economic sanctions imposed on the firm and its chief executive officer Kudakwashe Tagwirei take a toll on the once shinning company in Zimbabwe....Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 17:15hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Supermarkets feel heat as consumers spend on fuel
ZIMBABWE'S retailers have said the government must take action against high fuel prices that have been blamed for pushing production costs up, making the environment "unpredictable and difficult" for ...Published: 28 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe supermarkets face implosion
ZIMBABWE's retail industry says it is facing an implosion unless the mid-term fiscal policy review set for July makes wide-ranging reforms to stimulate demand after 12 million consumers hit hard times...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean artistes flock to SA
Zimbabwean musicians are making a beeline to South Africa lately where they are hosting shows in that country after spending months on the tangential due to the country's "strict" Covid-19 regulations...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mutumwa Mawere hits hard times in South Africa?
Zimbabwean businessman Mutumwa Mawere has hit hard times with his R2 million luxury apartment in Sandton set to go under the hammer over his failure to service his bond with a local bank.Mawer...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 12:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga placed on Interpol Red Notice
Millionaire businessman Frank Buyanga has been placed on Interpol's Red Notice at the request of Zimbabwean police, freshly-leaked documents show.The 41-year-old gold coins trader - who has sq...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 21:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Frank Buyanga's prized properties up for sale as legal woes mount in SA
South Africa-based tycoon Frank Buyanga has put one of his mansions in Hyde Park, an exclusive neighbourhood of Johannesburg, up for sale for a princely R18 million (US$1.23 million).Buyanga d...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 08:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CORONA VIRUS !! Perilous Times have come
The whole world has been turned upside down by an unseen enemy called COVID 19. As if it is to insult the intelligence of the world the virus was coronated and it is called CORONA virus which means cr...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 12:55hrs | 13 | by Bybit Mavaza
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