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Anti-corruption investigator probed
IT is a typical case of a hunter becoming the hunted.First, police commissioner Erasmus Makodza, hunter of note in charge of Matabeleland North province, found himself caged by a Zimbabwe Anti...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:13hrs | 1564 | by Staff reporter
Bare footed Tsikamutanda flees from police
There was drama in Kazunga village,Guruve when an unidentified Witch hunter popularly known as Tsikamutanda took to his heels in his regalia while bare fo...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 19:40hrs | 3618 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Colonial chains setback for Africa
Africans believe that the Western handouts and donations they get from the where the sun sets are done out of love, yet the opposite is true. ...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 08:17hrs | 742 | by Shelton Muchena
State capture: The hunters have become the hunted
The opening statement by former Eskom chief executive, Brian Molefe, testifying at the Zondo Commission into State Capture triggered a seismic shift whose political implications are far and wide....Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 11:42hrs | 2886 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
Job hunters defy Covid-19 regulations
BULAWAYO residents who survive on hunting for piece jobs are defying the Covid-19 lockdown regulations by continuing to flood the streets as part of their daily struggles to eke out a living. ...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:51hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies
President Donald Trump has pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former gove...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:10hrs | 1002 | by AP
'Demand Arrest Of Chicken Thieves Not Wildlife Poachers' - Animal Rights Tell Africans
One of the most curious and harmful lessons that Western animal rights groups continue to teach African rural communities co-existing with wildlife and the African public, in general, is 'demand the a...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 12:54hrs | 1347 | by Emmanuel Koro
Christmas isn't Christian, it's a pagan tradition . . .
THE world over people always look forward to the next Christmas. In some cultures, years are measured by Christmas. People are sensitive when it comes to Christmas, and that's understandable. Mu...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:40hrs | 721 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
King 98 lightens up Xmas with Tanzanian connection
Zimbabwean rapper, King 98 has teamed up with two Tanzanian music sensations, Juma Jux and Shebby Medicine to lighten up the festive mood with an explosive hit song, Jogodo which is a fusion of Afro-p...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 14:47hrs | 332 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Corrupt cops cashing in on Covid19 curfew
This is their turn to feed from the trough of rot."Observant" sees it all.Police officers with sniffer dogs sniff around the shopping centre, hungry, hunting for a windfall.But...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 09:25hrs | 921 | by Rashid Saidi
Mbuya Nehanda's remains must be repatriated first then erection of the statue
One of the greatest achievements of the President of Zimbabwe comrade Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is to honour the heroes. The president has shown that he does not forget those deserving to be honoured...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:40hrs | 1766 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
332 COVID-19 cases reported in schools
GOVERNMENT says 332 new COVID-19 infections have so far been reported at learning institutions, but most of the cases were asymptomatic, obviating the need to close schools.This was said by De...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 21:26hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Rats cannot think beyond peanuts
AROUND this time in 2018, witty cynics, the majority of whom have happily found a convenient playground on social media platforms, were whining and whingeing that shortages of Coca-Cola which is a gen...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:47hrs | 138 | by Bishop Lazarus
Where wildlife produces medical doctors
In Africa, some communities still don't have a single person who has graduated as a medical doctor. The reasons are many. It could be a lack of funds for brilliant children to further their ed...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1913 | by Emmanuel Koro
Caught between a hard surface and a rock
This year has been very unfortunate for scholars, it's a year they will never want to remember. Caught between a hard surface and a rock, the students can not answer why it's happening to them. Corona...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 07:26hrs | 230 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Traditional healer speaks on Murehwa boy's murder
THE mystery surrounding the whereabouts of slain seven-year-old Tapiwa Makore's missing head and hands has deepened.The traditional healer suspected to be the brains behind the ritual murder i...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 07:51hrs | 1311 | by Staff Reporter
Probe into Gwanda goat deaths launched
AUTHORITIES have launched an investigation into mysterious deaths of goats in Makwe area, Ward 8 in Gwanda. A team comprising officials from Gwanda Rural District Council, Zimbabwe National Pa...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
U.S. presses Zimbabwe on labour rights
The United States ambassador to Zimbabwe has called on the government to respect labour rights after threats to replace teachers striking over poor pay.Brian Nichols met labour and social welf...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:10hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreak havoc in Bulilima San community
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area". Notorious for preying...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:52hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Goblins run riot
A worried man in Gokwe reported his mother to Chief Mkoka accusing her of owning goblins that caused his wife to produce milk for four years after she weaned her child and also led to the death of two...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 08:11hrs | 6193 | by Staff reporter
Cops, villagers flee businessman's 'goblins'
VILLAGERS and two police officers scurried for cover after they allegedly stumbled on goblins in a businessman's suitcase while searching for poison that allegedly led to the death of several communit...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:44hrs | 4819 | by Staff reporter
'Witch hunters' wreak havoc in Binga during lockdown
A group of self-styled 'witch hunters' are extorting livestock, cash and other property from Binga villagers, taking advantage of Covid-19 restrictions that have reduced police visibility to enrich th...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 20:28hrs | 2125 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans reduced to hunter-gatherers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is the harbinger and personification of a new dispensation which saves public funds as opposed to the late former President Robert Mugabe who squandered State reso...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 08:46hrs | 748 | by Tamburai Shato
Smells like November 2017
WHEN harvesting is completed in many parts of rural Zimbabwe, there are many rituals that take place.Villagers hold night vigils, sing and dance, but more importantly for those who love blood ...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 08:10hrs | 1986 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Fire is a good servant but a bad master
Season for veld fires, unpleasant and often tragic. Saw this caption in a bar of all the places, "They do not burn your home, do not burn theirs". Truth hurts, animals do not burn down our res...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 21:22hrs | 790 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
The commodification and tribalisation of Bulawayo politics
The current imported and tribalistic nature of politics in Matabeleland generally and Bulawayo in particular, is cancerous and anti-development. This commodification and tribalisation of politics is a...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 09:44hrs | 1876 | by Nhlanhla Moses
The four canines lost race of the titans
The two boys could be high school students on this Covid-19 spawned 'holiday'. With four of 'man's best friends' for company, the duo passed through near my base as they scanned the tall savanna grass...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 15:20hrs | 429 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
America launches mass protest movement againt Mnangagwa?
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba has accused American Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Andrew Nichols for sponsoring a new mass movement called People's Assembly Against Poverty. Said Cha...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 12:52hrs | 12255 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The international elites are at the gate!
AS the month of November draws near and the United States national elections in the first week of November become a reality, it behoved me to search with diligence why this is an explosive season. The...Published: 24 May 2020 at 09:22hrs | 722 | by Kenneth Mufuka
18 MDCA Mutare City Fathers and Mothers backs Chamisa
Eighteen MDC Alliance councillors in Mutare has declared their support for for their leader Nelson Chamisa.Mutare MDC Alliance Council Chief Whip Edson Kalulu said May was a voluntary referend...Published: 14 May 2020 at 10:34hrs | 1915 | by Stephen Jakes
Mthwakazi: What is in this name?
I ALWAYS monitor what people discuss on social media to educate myself on new ideas. This other day I was surprised when a group of Kalanga educationists said that the Mthwakazi are the Nguni and the ...Published: 06 May 2020 at 19:56hrs | 1735 | by Cont Mhlanga
Lessons from Donald Trump
Australia's former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, has sent advance copies of his memoirs to news organisations all over the world. His greatest challenge was how to deal with US President Donald Tru...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 13:27hrs | 2267 | by Ken Mufuka
May weirdos please hold their peace
Huntsmen are literally worshipped like gods in the village.This is hardly surprising because of the eternal struggle to get palatable relish.Most often, meal times - either lunch or su...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 120 | by Bshop Lazarus
Ramaphosa says 'lockdown ends April 16 ... but I didn't mention which year'
President Cyril Ramaphosa became a walking meme this week when he joked that while people expected the lockdown to end on April 16, he didn't say what year that would be.A meme circulating on ...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 16:02hrs | 5948 | by Staff reporter
Re-equipping hospitals a top priority, says Nigel Chanakira
Prominent banker Nigel Chanakira recently featured on the growing platform In Conversation with Trevor to share the story about his rise in the banking sector from working for the Reserve Bank of Zimb...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:37hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft ramps Gokwe north over donor funded food
Villagers in Chitekete,Gokwe north now live in fear of their lives over donor funded food by Zimbabwe Red Cross as people are allegedly fighting &nb...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 04:03hrs | 1561 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
The Commemoration of African Heroes and Heroines Workshop
The Commemoration of African Heroes and Heroines Workshop which was held today on the 23rd of March 2020 at the Princess Zila Lobengula Cultural Village was running for the third (3) year. The Event w...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 21:08hrs | 364 | by Sizwe Mda
4 elephants poisoned, tusks removed
FOUR elephants were found dead, three of them without tusks in Woodlands Farm resettlement area on Monday. The resettlement area is on the edge of Hwange National Park and the jumbos were poisoned wit...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:20hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
MPs baying for Mthuli Ncube's blood
IRATE legislators are baying for under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's blood - in the wake of his new economic measures which have led to the collapse of the wobbly Zimbabwe dollar and hefty hike...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 15:46hrs | 1950 | by Staff reporter
MPs push for Mthuli Ncube's firing
IRATE legislators are baying for under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's blood - in the wake of his new economic measures which have led to the collapse of the wobbly Zimbabwe dollar and hefty hike...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 06:13hrs | 7076 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa regime cannot silence me,' says Sikhala
Masvingo High Court judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze, recently acquitted MDC vice chairperson Job Sikhala of treason charges after he allegedly called for the overthrowing of President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:22hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
When they come with dirty hands!
I want to support my supreme brother Ibbo Mandaza and his attempt to shed light on the last election in Zimbabwe. But, first allow me to illustrate what happens when protagonists in a battle come into...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:13hrs | 404 | by Ken Mufuka
Christmas isn't christian: The pagan roots of the winter holiday
The world over people have lived on the hope of another Christmas. in some cultures years are measured by Christmas. People are super sensitive when it comes to Christmas, and that's understandab...Published: 21 Dec 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1648 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Another Tsholotsho top official fired
AS confusion continues to reign supreme at the Tsholotsho Rural District Council (RDC) a senior official was on Thursday fired from the local authority, bringing to three the number of executives who ...Published: 15 Dec 2019 at 12:12hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
Woman in shock mubobobo confession
A WOMAN from Fudu area in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province, was almost beaten up by angry villagers after she confessed to witch-hunters and community members that she sells muthi for mubobobo....Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:17hrs | 2721 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lobbies US against trophy imports ban
Zimbabwe has engaged United States wildlife management agencies to help lobby against the proposed law (Cecil Act) seeking to ban trophies from Africa, conservation advocates have revealed.The...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:42hrs | 73 | by Staff rpeorter
Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr 2
A few hours separate us from the establishment of the historic boxing fight in Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which will bring together British boxer Anthony Joshua and Mexican boxer Andy Ruiz for the...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 20:32hrs | 1938 | by Staff reporter
Do not give the devil undeserved 'credit'
For sure witchcraft and witches do exist for different reasons and purposes. Just like thieves and robbers (another type of witchcraft), they are a menace to society and communities at large. ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:06hrs | 1482 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Tsholotsho acting CEO re-arrested on fresh charges
EMBATTLED Tsholotsho Rural District Council acting chief executive officer Nkululeko Sibanda has been arrested again on fresh charges of graft.Sibanda (51) is on $400 bail on another case wher...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 17:18hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans competing in lifestyles in the UK
In November alone fifteen Zimbabweans have died in the Uk from stress related cases. The life in the UK has been moulded to a competition. It may not be The Hunger Games, but in this massive multi-pla...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 07:40hrs | 79089 | by Masimba Mavaza
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