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Jeys Marabini dismisses Mazibuko debt claims
Celebrated musician Jeys Marabini has dismissed allegations made by former modelling coach Sipho Mazibuko, who claimed he owes her money stemming from events that occurred in the early 2000s. Mazibuko...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:07hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Dark underbelly of pickpocketing in Harare CBD
AWARD-WINNING Zimdancehall chanter Killer T aptly captured Harare central business district in his chartbusting song Masuspect whose lyrics partly go: "Vapfanha vacho vanobhosha masuspect. Havan...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has made a lot of mistakes because he is trying
IN the aftermath of local political activist Sengezo Tshabangu's recalls tsunami and by-elections that have shaken the main opposition CCC to the core and disrupted it badly, party leader Nelson Chami...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 18:58hrs | | by Dumisani Muleya
Brushstrokes of Eternal Inspiration: Honoring the Legacy of a Garry Mapanzure
Ladies and gentlemen, We seat in different corners of Zimbabwe today shocked and sad at the untimely loss of a young and bright artist who touched our hearts and souls with his music. In the b...Published: 15 Oct 2023 at 09:00hrs | | by Mberi Prince
Man goes berserk in court
A Harare bartender was escorted out of the maintenance court by a police officer after he started shouting obscenities at his ex-lover.Gerald Gahadzikwa lost his cool after he was ordered to p...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar collapse a harbinger of worse things to come
THE Zimdollar this week recorded its biggest single day drop off since its reintroduction in June 2019 of 26% to $1 888,01, against the United States dollar on the official market.On the paral...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:30hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
USD pay increase for civil servants
The Government will "imminently" effect a new remuneration package that includes an increment in the United States dollar component for public sector workers to cushion them from the rising cost of li...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to win 2023 Election
Since the 1990s the Zimbabwean political landscape has been shaped by political succession fighting raging within the ruling party. The internal fights have been prolonged and leaving the majority of ...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 21:47hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Zimdollar nosedives
By close of business on Thursday, soldiers, police, health workers and other civil servants in Zimbabwe went home with the reality that their salaries could barely buy 30 loaves of bread.This ...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 17:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar collapse a harbinger of worse things to come
THE Zimdollar this week recorded its biggest single day drop off since its reintroduction in June 2019 of 26% to $1 888,01, against the United States dollar on the official market.On the paral...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa on the edge! National renewal needed urgently
WITH various leaders and commentators having suggested that things have gone horribly wrong in South Africa since Cyril Ramaphosa became president more than five years ago, to such an extent that the ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:18hrs | | by Thandisizwe Mgudlwa
Zimbabwe dying slowly
It was a memorable journey back to Zimbabwe five years after I left the country in January 2018 just three months after the November 2017 coup.My friend and I arrived at the Musina border post...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 11:46hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe teachers earn ZW$39 636 (US$33)
THE impoverishment of professionals by the government has reached heart-rending levels, but those who dare complain are often victimised, leaving public sector workers feeling helpless in the face of ...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's street 'shops' flood city by night
FILLED to the brim with groceries ranging from foodstuffs, toiletry to skin care products, a pushcart — commonly known as iScania in the streets of Bulawayo — is strategically positioned at a busy...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA border tiff calls for urgent introspection
THE ongoing tiff between Zimbabwe and South Africa over border jumpers from this side of the Limpopo River does not only make sad reading, but demonstrates the gravity of the economic mess that the ci...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
2022 Post Budget Analysis
The Zimbabwean government presented a ZW$927.3 billion budget (18% of GDP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The government expects to collect revenues totaling ZW$850.7 billion (17% of GDP), thus resulting i...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 09:11hrs | 5 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwean migrants making it big in South Africa
WHEN he made the decision to leave the country and cross the border into South Africa several years ago, his family and his peers tried to dissuade him, telling him he was putting his life in danger u...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo in push to revive dead industry
A visit to the Belmont industrial area, once alive with the roar of machinery, reveals the story of decay.Bulawayo's vast industrial areas are now abandoned, resulting in crippling unemploymen...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Intercity travel resumes
MAJOR bus termini, depots and popular hiking spots in Bulawayo have burst into life after Government gave transport operators plying intercity routes the greenlight to resume services in line with the...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Idolisation of champions of corruption
We are just two days away from celebrating Zimbabwe's independence from the shackles of colonialism. For some painful years, we have been trying to decide how best we can fight the cancerous worm of c...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Sharon Hofisi
Ariel Sibanda scores a gig
HIGHLANDERS captain and goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda continues to unlock his brand value after landing a gig with a Bulawayo fruit and vegetable outlet, Eyethu Fruit and Veg. Sibanda signed up to ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Health time bomb looms in Harare
The world is at loggerheads trying to deal with the covid-19 pandemic that is threatening to wipe out humanity.The Pandemic has affected millions of people around the world and millions have a...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:14hrs | 4 | by George Swarei
Somandla Ndebele now surviving on hustling
Sungura musician Somandla Ndebele is one of those who have never embraced virtual platforms in a bid to stay relevant and promote the music since the Covid-19 lockdowns started last year. Many...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
How do Singaporeans spend their weekends
Singaporeans are not much different than Americans, Europeans, and Canadians when it comes to weekends, with a few exceptions. Not everyone is lucky enough to reside in a hustling, bustling city like ...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:59hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
We are not enemies of the State, says Majongwe
DIVISIONS rocked teachers unions recently over salary negotiations with government following a workers' strike which lasted for about two months. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I will always support Chamisa,' says dismissed ZPCS officer
A former Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer, John Mahlabera has vowed to continue supporting MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa despite losing his job over a tweet in which he p...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Genius' 'snake' was always hungry and he fed it well
JUST like most Zimbabweans, I am also convinced that the late businessman, socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure had a "snake". And this "snake" was not for the fainthearted because it was alwa...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as intercity travel resumes
MAJOR bus termini, depots and popular hiking spots in Bulawayo were yesterday a hive of activity as transport operators resumed inter-city routes amid jostling by travellers as they boarded buses. ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
The curse of education?
I was jolted by a friend's tweet last night. It said "I have learnt much in my life… but the biggest stumbling block to my learning has been my education!"So it turns out, life is really one...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:59hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa govt getting in the way of its own reforms
FOR much of the past year, Zimbabwe's economy has oscillated between confusion and chaos, and as the second half of 2019 wears on, the headwinds show no immediate sign of relenting.This is in ...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Perry Munzwembiri
Amakhosi brings back radio dramas
AMAKHOSI Theatre Rep is producing a new radio drama series with the first season set to premiere on Skyz Metro FM next month. Titled "Kunjalo Makhelwane", the series, written by Nonhlalo Dube ...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Give the wayward juveniles access to pills
The issue of the age of consent has stirred a hornet's nest in Zimbabwe with some saying lower it to twelve and others giving thumbs up to sixteen years. The adults want to baby sit the under ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 21:52hrs | | by Tondorindo
Let the walls come down
The recent shutdown in Zimbabwe stirred a lot of reflective moments as I took time to engage some critical thinking and problem-solving mechanisms in a bid to find solutions that could address our bro...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:37hrs | 1 | by Cynthia C Hakutangwi
Re-dollarisation of economy: Wrong turn for Zimbabwe
There is an effervescence in the economy – an imperceptible but definite shift towards re- dollarisation of the economy.Initially a trickle, this will soon turn into a mighty tide in one dir...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:06hrs | | by Joseph Mverecha
Zimbabwean fuel shortages exposes ED's softness
If there is a year which every person wishes it goes and never to be remembered again is 2017. Zimbabwe has and is still suffering unprecedented fuel shortages. Queues of more than five miles had seiz...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 00:41hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Raw sewage in streets of Harare
Raw sewage flows freely in some streets of Zimbabwe's capital, posing a deadly challenge to the recently elected president who has promised the troubled country a new dawn.A cholera outbreak h...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 12:28hrs | | by AFP
Mnangagwa win paralyses Marondera
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election victory in the July 30 election has left thousands of people distressed in Marondera as they had expected MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to upstage the ruli...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vote wisely with country's future at heart
THE findings of a recent survey conducted by Transparency International-Zimbabwe - to the effect that young people are being forced to part with up to $500 to secure employment - are a clear demonstra...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mafia gang stifles Bulawayo art'
COMEDIAN Carl Joshua Ncube has alleged that there is an eight-member "mafia" which is killing Bulawayo art by oppressing artistes from the city.Ncube sensationally made the claims on social me...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Road to Victory (R2V): Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday
Seke: A despondent people who can no longer afford the laughter and the smileFellow Zimbabweans, in keeping with our Gogogoi Tisvikewo/Ekuhle campaign, I was in rural Seke and Mhondoro over th...Published: 01 May 2018 at 12:40hrs | | by Adv Nelson Chamisa
Consumers raise concern over high levels of Service Charge
Central government and local authorities are mandated by the general populace to provide and deliver quality, essential and cost effective services that are necessary for sustaining decent livelihood....Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 19:14hrs | | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Liberal Democrats' view of Zimbabwe today - Political conundrum
We have gone through the press statements of the War Veterans of Zimbabwe. We have listened to political commentators, we have listened to political outcasts from the ruling party or from disintegrati...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 09:54hrs | | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda (LDNC Chair)
Are Mugabes creating a political dynasty?: People in Zimbabwe need to exert their authority over Zanu Political decay
Media and social networks on Zimbabwe by Zimbabweans, in my opinion, has played silent role on who is who in Zimbabwe on politics, community building, discipline and prudent management objectivity inc...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 12:48hrs | 1 | by Andrew M Manyevere
Zimbabwe media split into rival camps that parallel various political divides
I don't know what triggered it, but I just woke up craving for hard-reading stuff. Deep and tough reading. If happens quite often, especially when you suffer a surfeit of the mundane, the everyday, wh...Published: 10 Jun 2017 at 17:01hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Zanu-PF chefs scramble for assets
Zanu-PF bigwigs are rubbing their hands in glee, ready to pounce on prime commercial land around Tokwe-Mukosi Dam in Masvingo in what could turn out to be yet another scandal benefiting the nouveau-ri...Published: 26 May 2017 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Apostle bonks married woman
AN apostle with Living Works Global Church is being accused of causing the collapse of a marriage.Apostle Gabriel Cherubim, real name Paul Chipato, is at the centre of the breakup of Royce Map...Published: 08 May 2017 at 18:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misheck Marimo desperate for local football comeback
WHEN former Warriors coach Misheck Chidzambwa was fired by the now defunct Blue Ribbon six years ago, he just vanished from the local football scene.In a difficult economic environment, he...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 09:02hrs | | by Staf reporter
The final nail in Zimbabwe's coffin
Despite the government's last-minute hesitation, the Reserve Bank has announced that it is to release its monopoly money on Monday - widely seen as the final nail in the coffin of the Zimbabwean e...Published: 27 Nov 2016 at 16:34hrs | | by ZimVigil
Top SA DJ in trouble for stealing Zimbabwean song
SOUTH Africa's DJ Maphorisa is probably one of the most phenomenal DJs to emerge from the country at the moment.With a series of hit collaborations, not only in South Africa but regionally and...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Privileged, blinded by luxury & hopelessly clueless: Open letter to Jean Gosho
To Jean Gasho on "#HowTheyRobbedUs, another pity party for the cream of Zimbabwe"If you have got the luxury to go online and publish on how the pity cries of Zimbabwe are rather a waste of tim...Published: 24 Oct 2016 at 10:59hrs | | by Rayanne Prince Chidzvondo
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