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Cecil the Lion's legacy, a decade of debate
A decade after the killing of Cecil the lion ignited global outrage and placed Zimbabwe's trophy hunting industry under the spotlight, the country remains at the centre of a complex debate pitting int...Published: 2 hrs ago | 35 | by Staff reporter
Miss South Africa Contestant Faces Identity Theft Allegations and Online Abuse
A major scandal has erupted in South Africa after Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the competition amid allegations of identity theft involving her mother. The ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 939 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa food security claims raise dust
POLITICAL analysts have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of misleading the world at the Feed Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal, early this week where he said Zimbabwe was food secure.They sa...Published: 28 Jan 2023 at 00:09hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
ZimStat explains Matobo figures
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has claimed that it did not 'cook' figures for ward 20 in Matobo district, Matabeleland South province after preliminary census results showed that th...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Biti insinuates that people from Chipinge practise witchcraft
MDC-Alliance vice president Tendai Biti torched a social media storm yesterday after he implied in a post on micro-blogging platform Twitter that people from Chipinge dabble in witchcraft. Alt...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC MP urges Zimbabweans to abandon the Unity Day
Former legislator for Masvingo Central, Jeffreyson Chitando (MDC Alliance) torched a social media storm when he urged Zimbabweans to abandon the Unity Day and instead turn it into Patriotism Day....Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Umbro makes changes to Warriors 'ugly' kit
ENGLISH sportswear company Umbro have responded to pleas from fans to come up with a simple and plain design by delivering an official kit for the Warriors different from the one they initially design...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Analysts defend Tinashe Kachingwe
Analysts have defended American based musician Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe who recently courted social media storm after she was accused of denying being a Zimbabwean. When asked whether she i...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 14:14hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WorldRemit sorry over Cyclone Idai money transfer fee waiver refusal
International money transfer agency World Remit has donated $25,000 to the Red Cross' relief mission for Cyclone Idai - but not before a social media storm after it refused to waiver transfer fees on ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:20hrs | 408 | by ZimLive
Botswana proposes hunting and trade as elephant population declines.
The results of the recent and most extensive elephant population survey of Botswana estimates the country’s population at 126,000 elephants, a further decline from 131,600 reporte...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 10:55hrs | 2 | by Dr Louise de Waal
Chamisa's use of mudhidhi word not a crime
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa holds new sports minister Kirsty Coventry in high regard for "her lifetime of sacrifice in raising the Zimbabwe flag", the opposition leader's spokesman has insisted...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 12:12hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chaos in Bulawayo over postal votes proves the ballot is not secure and likewise so, too is the vote
The video of a lady counting envelopes containing postal ballots at Rose Camp Police Station in Bulawayo has ignited a social media storm fuelled by denial, contradictions and counter accusations by b...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 18:37hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
RBZ to bring more forex
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says they will continue to source foreign currency to support the multi-currency regime, which is expected to remain in force for the foreseeab...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Blackman defends photo
FORMER Kwekwe Central Member of Parliament, Masango "Blackman" Matambanadzo, has torched a social media storm after he addressed a rally in Mbizo sitting on the shoulders of one of his bodyguards....Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 16:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
TB Joshua's 'Presidential Visit' to Zimbabwe - The Magufuli Connection
The alleged arrival of Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua to the nation of Zimbabwe "in the coming days" continues to make headlines with flights and hotels around Harare and Victoria Falls "fully b...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 11:12hrs | 6 | by Tawia Acheampong
Grace Mugabe's rally splits churches
First Lady Grace Mugabe's interface rally for the various apostolic sects in Zimbabwe has divided the clergy with the various church groups frantically trying to take charge of tomorrow's function set...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe aligned columnist urges genocide
A controversial state media columnist has caused a social media storm after describing Ndebeles as a "stupid breed of useless people" on Facebook.Reason Wafawarova, who writes a weekly column ...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 12:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutharika in 'I don't want to be a dictator like Robert Mugabe' storm
MALAWIAN President Peter Mutharika was at the weekend sucked into a social media storm where he stood accused of passing unpalatable comments about President Robert Mugabe.But Mutharika's gove...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pokello 'recovers' from cyber war
A fortnight ago socialite and fashionista Pokello Nare was caught up in a fierce social media storm with one Taka Chivore who went on a smear campaign, lifting the lead on the ex-BBA housemate's alleg...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa's finance minister is a Zimbabwean?
Ministerial spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete says next week Mentor will probably say Gigaba is an 'extraterrestrial'.In the wake of the media storm that followed EFF allegations that former home...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 21:31hrs | 11 | by City Press
Trump's Zimbabwe connection
Donald Trump will be sworn in as United States president this week. So far, according to ...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 11:28hrs | 2 | by Ian Scoones
'Mugabe's son-in-law has never run a tuck shop'
Zimbabwe's bedraggled national airline has a new boss - and the fact that he is President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law has nothing to do with his appointment, apparently.You could have foole...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 12:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mawarire must stop blaming others for his failure
From his recent conduct through social media, it would appear that the so-called "Pastor", Evan Mawarire suffers from a psychotic condition called psychological projection, also known as blame shiftin...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 14:44hrs | 1 | by Japheth Mhlanga
Is Yusuf Abramjee a puppet master in a new Mockingbird programme driven by Primedia?
The reason I asked Yusuf Abramjee who he was during the social media storm over his open letter to President Jacob Zuma on the subject of crime, has a lot to do with public accountability. If we are p...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 12:04hrs | 4 | by Bongani Mbindwane
'Econet stole my idea'
Econet Wireless is likely to face a lawsuit after reportedly hijacking a mobile savings scheme targeting low-income women's grassroots groups.The company was recently embroiled in a media sto...Published: 14 May 2015 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Photos of Mugabe cause media storm for sadistic pleasure of seeing a tyrant humbled!
The photographs and videos of Mugabe stumbling and falling have caused a media storm. Everyone wants to Mugabe fall, some people have one of the photos as the screen saver on their mobile phones and c...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 15:26hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe gives us all a little comic relief
The "Mugabe falls down" media storm is my new favourite news story ever.Of course, the media is hopping all over it because we are unanimously baffled by Mugabe's appointment as chairman of th...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 12:16hrs | | by Georgina Guedes
Social media storm over Kenyan policewoman's 'tight' skirt - Video
A policewoman's uniform in Kenya has caused a social media storm. Kenyans on Twitter are outraged after Corporal Linda Okello was reprimanded for wearing a tight skirt. Thousands tweet...Published: 01 May 2014 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zahara fever grips Bulawayo
Organisers of "Zahara and Friends Concert" scheduled for August 10 at the Borrowdale Racecourse's Fusion Club have promised fans a delightful night when all the artistes perform live on stage....Published: 02 Aug 2012 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Entertainment Reporter
Zahara concert organisers keep Zimbabwe fans guessing
Is it going to be DJ Sbu, George Munetsi or another South African artiste who will be the guest at Zahara concert? Well, it appears organisers of the gig want fans to guess who is going to partner Za...Published: 23 Jul 2012 at 12:13hrs | | by Entertainment reporter
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