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ZimAchievers Awards South Africa announce 2024 nominees
The stage is set for one of the biggest events on the social calendar with Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) South Africa releasing the nominees shortlist for their 9th Awards Dinner Gala.Social...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 21:34hrs | 944 | by Agencies
WATCH: Nkulumane MP pushes for statues of King Lobengula, Queen Lozikeyi to be erected in parliament building
Nkulumane Member of Parliament Honourable Desire Moyo has made a passionate call for the erection of statues to honor King Lobengula and Queen Lozikeyi Dlodlo from the Ndebele Kingdom in Parliament. H...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 16:17hrs | 866 | by Staff Reporter
Juice picked up from Renkini kills toddler
Tragedy struck the Makokoba family in Bulawayo on Tuesday when three-year-old Avuyile Mpengesi suddenly fell ill and died after drinking a beverage given to him by his grandfather, Shepherd Mhlanga....Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Latest ZiG song unites musicians
Kulcha Houz Studios, a prominent creative space in Harare, has become a key hub for Zimbabwean musical talent. It hosts studios in the central business district and Belvedere, where artists like Freem...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Why Jacob Zuma is now winning court cases
On Tuesday, 9 April 2024, the electoral court set aside the IEC's decision to bar former president Jacob Zuma from running for a parliamentary seat. The IEC had disqualified Zuma due to his criminal r...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 15:26hrs | 7 | by Siyabonga Hadebe
Memories of Christmas Joy: A 1983 Christmas in Rural Filabusi with Solomon Skuza's Banolila
In the soft glow of the Zimbabwean sun in 1983, a ten-year-old in rural Filabusi under Chief Maduna eagerly anticipated the most enchanting day of the year - Christmas. Rooted in tradition and surroun...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 15:34hrs | 15 | by Godlwayo Mahlabayithwale
Ariel Sibanda's wish before retirement
HIGHLANDERS FC captain Ariel Sibanda has done enough to be regarded as one of the best goalkeepers the country has ever produced.But, for him, his achievements will never be complete without w...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ariel in fourth heaven
HIGHLANDERS captain Ariel Sibanda can be rest assured he has contributed all he could and would want to be counted as one of the best goalkeepers the country has ever produced.He caps the seas...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Kalanga festival returns after Covid-19 induced break
AFTER a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Luswingo Kalanga Cultural Festival is set to make a comeback next month. The festival, which celebrates the rich and diverse culture of the Ba...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Employee steals groceries
A 20-year-old boy from Chinego Village under Chief Pashu in Binga will appear before Hwange magistrate court on Thursday for allegedly stealing various groceries and cash from a Shop.Zibusiso ...Published: 21 Nov 2023 at 21:02hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka
Lilstock Dam at Chinehasha, the new tourist destination in Chiweshe.
Development starts with good roads, especially the modern macadamised passageways. The investor intent on turning Lilstock Dam shores at Chinehasha in Chiweshe into a sort-after holiday resort has wel...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 22:21hrs | 10 | by Thomas Murisa
Miss Universe Zimbabwe imitating Zozibini 'Zozi' Tunzi
REIGNING Miss Universe Zimbabwe first princess Nokutenda Shekinah Marumbwa has rubbished claims that she does mimic famous South African model Zozibini "Zozi" Tunzi.Marumbwa was among the fina...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Top tips to play poker the next time
If you know how to play poker, you know how fun it can be. And if you don't, it's time to learn. You don't need to wati for weekends or a party to play. Instead, you can do it online on sites like ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 08:23hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
UB40 arrives in Zimbabwe for the much-awaited concert
ENGLISH reggae and pop outfit UB40 featuring Ali Campbell has arrived in the country ahead of their much-awaited concert at Old Hararians Sports Club, Harare on Thursday."I am really happy to ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Did thousands die so that only a few enrich themselves from our minerals and land?
Having just woken up this Saturday morning, and turning on the television - I never expected to be greeted by such a heart-wrenching scene. There was a documentary narrating a harrowing ambush...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 08:53hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's tragedy is being led by a coward!
Over the past few days, I was in the breath-taking mountain city of Mutare - attending a dear cousin's funeral.During this visit to this captivating and awe-inspiring place - besides the immer...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 18:11hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
God has done more in my life in a few years praying alone, than going to 'church' for decades!
After penning my article entitled, 'Support ED all you want, but please don't blaspheme our God', I received so many messages of agreement, encouragement and endorsement of my sentiments.Indee...Published: 29 Jan 2023 at 08:27hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mohammed Bushera's physical training is no exercise in futility but the future
The Mohammed Bushera story is a story of perseverance, possibilities and posterity. A story of heroism, help, honesty, health and happiness. Perhaps for someone who has never ever delved into some kin...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Ndaba Sibanda
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
Zimbabwean music and gumboot dancing comes to Margate
Thanet residents are collaborating in a show that brings together Zimbabwean instruments, storytelling and gumboot dancing, in a world where music is forbidden.Thanet performance company Loopi...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe healthcare bleeds amid mass nurse exodus
Virginia Mutsamwira says she treats four times the number of patients she should ideally handle at a township clinic in Harare."It's tiring - the nurse-patient ratio is really bad," she says, ...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boy, I love democracy - pity I don't live in one!
Most times, I feel like a lonely miserable little child - who is sitting on his home's stoep, fondly admiring the neighbors' happy family, whose parents will be joyfully playing together with their ch...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 18:47hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must remain optimistic, full of hope
We publish here the full text of the New Year message delivered by the President and Commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, His Excellency President E.D MnangagwaGood evening fello...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Bosso now an attractive club, thanks to Sakunda’
THE melancholy that Highlanders were subjected to from June came to an end on Tuesday when giant energy company Sakunda Holdings unveiled a game-changing multi-million dollar sponsorship deal for the ...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Charamba are envious of Zambia's democracy
The day you remove the name George (Charamba) in your birth certificate is the day you will be able to think wisely. Your first name gives you hallucinations. A spokesperson who does not even respect ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
4 die in mountain accident
FOUR members of an Apostolic church who were coming from an all-night prayer died after the vehicle they were travelling in rolled backwards after suspected engine failure before overturning and rolli...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 die after vehicle stalls and overturns several times
FOUR members of an apostolic church - coming from an all-night prayer - died after the vehicle they were travelling in rolled backwards and overturned several times in Buchwa mountain in Mberengwa. ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 13:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu mourns Zpra veteran Nkiwane
OPPOSITION Zapu yesterday described the death of former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zpra) commander, Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane (93), as a loss to the nation as he was instrumental in the lib...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sewer bursts, flows torment Bulawayo residents
SUPPER is the one meal that is supposed to bring families together. It is that meal eaten when, in most cases, most families are now gathered together after a long day at work or school.It is ...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe celebrates the honouring of a hero without bones
The 25th May 2021 marks the day the imposing wonderful statute of Nehanda Nyakasina is unveiled. Nehanda has become the symbol of Zimbabwe.s liberation struggle. She has cultivated the spirit of freed...Published: 25 May 2021 at 10:33hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe govt should make up its mind - are sanctions a 'curse' or 'blessing' for country, or are they even real?
Every human being on this planet has faced, is facing, and will face, challenges in this lifetime - some easily resolved, whilst others seemingly unsurmountable - however, what defines a "victor", or ...Published: 20 May 2021 at 10:08hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Victoria Falls songstress, collabos Vusa Mkhaya
VICTORIA Falls-based Afro-fusion songstress, Cingi (born Cinginkosi Ncube) is preparing to release a single titled Ngikhuseliwe which features veteran imbube singer, Vusa Mkhaya. This is the s...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prisoners freed under Presidential Amnesty
SCORES of prisoners who qualified for release under the Presidential Amnesty on Tuesday were freed from various prisons yesterday afternoon. Government gazetted the legal instrument that saw s...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | | 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 | 2 | by Bybit Mavaza
Haruzivishe represents everything wrong about opposition politics
A young member of the MDC formation led by Nelson Chamisa, Makomborero Haruzivishe, was sentenced to 14 months in prison by the Harare Magistrates Court this week for inciting public violence. ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
How can a brutalised nation stand with abusive regime?
YOUR Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa,At times I believe the main reason Zimbabweans are still standing today in spite of the political, economic, physical, and emotional brutalisation they ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 06:05hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
How can a brutalized Zimbabwean nation be expected to stand with their abusive regime in international re-engangement?
At times I believe the main reason Zimbabweans are still standing today, in spite of the political, economic, physical, and emotional brutalization they have endured at the cold-hearted and blood-drip...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 08:31hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
A White City bomb victim's cry for help
LIKE many Zanu-PF youths, 34-year-old Coreen Mazokera felt duty-bound to provide ushering services during the ill-fated ruling party campaign rally addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulaway...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
The white man behind Mnangagwa's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme
Zimbabweans have embraced the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme that is turning out to be the trump card for this summer cropping season. However, not many people know the man behind the concept. Last week,...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jehovah's Witnesses in historic Gweru convention
JEHOVAH'S Witnesses over the weekend held a historic convention in Gweru, which saw thousands of Witnesses throng Midlands State University for the three-day spiritual occasion.The church has ...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe netball supporters in Liverpool 'most enthusiastic'
Sky Sports said the Zimbabwean supporters have set the bar very high, "for the most enthusiastic fans,'' as they inspired the plucky Gems team to produce a winning formula in their first Netball World...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Welcoming new president of Zimbabwe
Just before the sun had started its journey across the African cold sky, I jumped, tumbled and scrambled into my rambled clothes, cat licked my face and legs and soon I was in the kitchen preparing fo...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Tanatswa Chikuku
Israel Dube warns Mnangagwa govt on one and threatens the people of Mathebeleland on the other hand! Is that not fascism!
A Republic of Matabeleland or Bloodshed: my reply We have spoken on several occasions about the marginalisation of Mathebeleland and that we demand the reburial of mass-shallow graves in this ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 08:32hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Platinum in controversial win over Chicken Inn
Chicken Inn 0 - 1 FC Platinum A CONTROVERSIAL fourth minute goal is all that Castle Lager Premier Soccer League defending champions FC Platinum needed to edge hosts Chicken Inn in a top of t...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must continue travelling
When the US-EU imperialist media and propaganda apparatus looks back at this era, their expert historians, writers, and political pundits, will be forced to admit traditional white supremacist arrogan...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:07hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Dorothy Masuka (83) dies
South Africa's Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa confirmed Masuka's death in a tribute post on Twitter on Saturday night."A baobab tree has fallen with the passing of a one of a kind Mu...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 19:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
SADC and AU have the blood of Zimbabweans on their hands
In life there are always those things that one always finds baffling - which never seem to make any sense - and, similarly, I also have two such things in my life.One of those seemingly inexpl...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Open Letter to my Mother - My heroine
Dear Mom, I'm not sure where to actually start this letter, because I have so much to say.I think it's difficult as a child to express a lot of things to their mother especially if its...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Mberi Prince
Gospel festival to promote peace on cards
ZIMBABWE Tourism Authority (ZTA) has partnered the Zimbabwe Council for Pentecostal Churches (ZCPC) to launch the Zimbabwe Peace Gospel festival scheduled for July 28 at the Glamis Arena in Harare....Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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