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Zimbabwe's traditional healers take to TikTok
WEARING a stylish black leather jacket and a red blouse, a denim sun hat covering her dreadlocked head, Gogo Mafirakureva goes live on TikTok.In just the first few minutes of her livestream, a...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 18:01hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Manjuzu' craze hits Harare
IN one of his letters to Timothy, a fellow brother in the Christian faith, Apostle Paul (previously known as Saul of Tarsus) offers counsel to a brother.Writes Paul in 1 Timoth 6:10: "For the ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
'I slept with mermaids and dead women' Bulawayo Prophet Jay Israel says
South African based Bulawayo Prophet Jacob Dube (aka Jay Israel) has revealed that he slept with spiritual women who stay under the sea and dead women for power exchange. In a thread on Facebo...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 14:32hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mermaid 'vanishes' with girl (11)
HUNDREDS of villagers under Chief Chitanga area in Mwenezi district have for the past five days been performing traditional rituals on the shores of Runde River, where a girl vanished 11 years ago, in...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:12hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and its billionaires from the underworld
WHILE other nations are exploring such faraway places as the asteroid Bennu, Zimbabweans are exploring dark underworld caves for serpents and tokoloshes. These creatures later kill their host,...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman resurfaces after 40 years with mermaids?
An 8-year-old girl who was reportedly snatched away by a mermaid spirit while bathing along a stream some 40 years ago has reportedly resurfaced, TellZim News has heard.Rowai Chihwakwa, of Mat...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 20:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hollywood actress speaks on Zimbabwean identity
HOLLYWOOD actress Sibongile "Sibo" Mlambo has shed light on her African roots which date to Zimbabwe and her growth in the acting industry which has seen her become one of the sought-after actors in t...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mermaids, crocodiles unleash terror on Zimbabwe villagers
VILLAGERS of Masiyandumbi Village in Gokwe are living in fear of crocodiles and mermaids that seem to have moulded a formidable combination to give villagers in the area torrid times.Nyawaya D...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why online slot machines are some of the most popular casino games around
Every day many thousands of people log in to an online casino to play a few games, relax, have fun, and of course, perhaps even win some cash while they are there. Most casinos offer a variety of game...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 17:20hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
WATCH: Mutare mermaid arrested?
SOCIAL media was awash with claims that a mermaid had been found in Mutare and that it had been arrested and taken into custody by the police.This was however denied by the Zimbabwe Republic P...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 17:58hrs | 4 | by Staff writer
Family believes in mermaids
A GOROMONZI teenager drowned SEVEN days ago and the family still believes he will emerge from the dam alive.The Kandodo family has been made to believe that their 14-year-old son Emmanuel was ...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 16:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Missing Bulawayo man found dead in Khami River
THE body of a Bulawayo man who was reported missing more than a week ago has been found floating in Khami dam.The police Sub-Aqua Unit from Fairbridge retrieved the body on Wednesday morning....Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga's wife grabs Arda farm
IN a move which flies in the face of government's claims of a new dispensation, Vice-President and former army commander retired General Constantino Chiwenga's wife Mary recently grabbed the 300-hecta...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's gold watches, off-shore properties, commercial farms and SUVs
The Chiwengas' properties, confirmed in a court case, included an apartment in Malaysia, a farm allocated under the land-reform programme, 45 diamond earrings and 40 gold watches.The com...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fish monger drowns, body found under water two days later
A 32 year old Mvurwi fish monger drowned whilst fishing in a reservoir and was under water for 2 days Bulawayo24.com has heard.Allegations are that Jadwell Ranjisi from Kamusha farm Mvurwi dro...Published: 19 May 2017 at 12:00hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman tired of living 'under water with mermaids'
A 35-year-old Chitungwiza woman, Chikerema, who hails from Mhondoro-Ngezi has told Kwayedza newspaper that she is fed-up with the life of staying under water where mermaids feed her flies, worms and u...Published: 15 Apr 2017 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mermaid kidnaps two boys and brings them back alive in Gokwe
IN a rather stranger than fiction case, which left people at Village Seven under Chief Nemangwe in Gokwe shocked, two boys died under unclear circumstances after they were reportedly snatched by a...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 10:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zim contemporary artist exhibits 'The Owners of the Lake' at the African Art Fair 2015 in Paris
Ronald Muchatuta, a Zimbabwean-born contemporary artist currently residing in Cape Town, South Africa has been invited to exhibit one of his latest series of paintings titled "The Owner...Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Kgomotso Mamabolo
Mermaids wreak havoc in Zimbabwe township
A NUMBER of residents in Chikanga Phase One in Mutare claim to have had nasty encounters with two mermaids - male and female - that are residing in a small river near the high-density suburb and many ...Published: 05 Sep 2015 at 18:58hrs | 3 | by Ray Bande
Ritual fails to save teen abducted by mermaid
IT was a ceremony that never was for a Chipinge family in Manicaland Province after a 16-year-old girl believed to have been abducted by a mermaid in the mighty Save River could not be released seven ...Published: 28 Jun 2015 at 09:46hrs | | by Peter Matika
Woman saved from suspected mermaid
A woman from Mandalay Farm has been saved by her mother and other fisher men after she was dragged into water by a suspected mermaid while fishing at the Mandalay Dam.This was reported by ...Published: 27 May 2015 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
You are ugly - new Miss Zimbabwe told
NEWLY crowned Miss Zimbabwe Emily Kachote is said to be ugly and is being attacked for failing to meet expectations of members of the public.This has promoted former queens to spring to her de...Published: 28 Apr 2015 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Emily Kachote crowned Miss World Zimbabwe 2015
Beautiful, Emily Tatanga Kachote was last night crowned Miss World Zimbabwe 2015, beating 15 other contestants at the glamorous finals held at Mermaids Pools on a farm just off Shamva Road....Published: 26 Apr 2015 at 16:58hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Watch LIVE streaming of ZTV - 2015 Miss World Zimbabwe finals
ZBC will stream LIVE the 2015 Miss World Zimbabwe finals taking place this Saturday evening (20:30hours) at Mermaids Pool. ...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 18:00hrs | | by ZTV
'Miss World racist,' says Chiwenga
Zimbabwe's representatives at world beauty contests have continuously failed to bring the crown home because of the colour of their skin, Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga has said....Published: 20 Apr 2015 at 10:34hrs | | by Melissa Mpofu
7 models booted out of Miss Zimbabwe boot camp
SEVEN more models have been booted out of the Miss World Zimbabwe boot camp this week bringing the number of evictees to 11 as the race for the crowning of the country's queen heats up.There a...Published: 06 Apr 2015 at 22:11hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Prophet Magaya's sermon on 'Vapostori demons' - Pt 2
This the second part of the sermon delivered recently by Prophet Walter Magaya on marine spirits. How and why non-Bible believing white garment churches belong to the marine kingdom. I...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Staff Repoter
Bribe-seeking police checkpoints hinder travellers in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe - Known for its poverty and authoritarian leadership, Zimbabwe is also home to some of the world's most stunning natural wonders.But the African nation's alluring holiday destination...Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 13:42hrs | | by Gift Phiri I Al Jazeera
Prophet drowns after baptising congregants
THE body of a self-styled Zvishavane prophet who drowned after baptising some of his church members in the Shave River last Sunday was retrieved by the police's sub aqua unit after a two-day searc...Published: 27 Nov 2014 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 cattle drown as car plunges into a river
TWO men in their early 20s escaped death by a whisker, but three of the cattle they were transporting drowned and one was rescued when a Nissan Atlas truck vehicle they were travelling in veered off t...Published: 05 Nov 2014 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
General Chiwengas' vast wealth exposed
Judgement in the divorce case between Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Constantine Chiwenga and his former wife Jocelyn has exposed the amount of wealth which the Chiwengas have acquired over y...Published: 19 Sep 2014 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pupil 'abducted by mermaids'
In January this year, a student from Chiadzwa in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe, was allegedly snatched by mermaids at a dam near his school, only to resurface after 30 minutes.The student, fro...Published: 12 Jul 2014 at 20:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet swept away by river while baptising a church member
Self-styled prophet Simbarashe Kamupaundi (31) of Dangamvura, who was last Wednesday swept away by strong currents while baptising a church member in Epworth, was found lifeless floating in Ruwa ...Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 21:45hrs | | by Liberty Dube
Mermaids terrorise fishermen
THE mermaids that grabbed headlines in 2012 after they stopped water from flowing from Gwehava Dam to Gokwe Town have struck again, as they are reported to be terrorising fishermen who try to fish in ...Published: 12 Jan 2014 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Cultic Mindset of Pentecostals, links to the Occult and the History (Part 1)
This is the first year that FinX will run this briefing but it is the fourth year that it has been running as it was previously on a different platform. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the onl...Published: 02 Jan 2013 at 19:00hrs | 38 | by fxzim
US denies evidence of mermaids
There is no evidence that mermaids exist, a US government scientific agency has said.The National Ocean Service made the unusual declaration in response to public inquiries following a TV show...Published: 04 Jul 2012 at 10:43hrs | | by BBC I Staff reporter
Gokwe mermaids appeased, water flowing again
Water is flowing again to Gokwe after a traditional ceremony was held to appease "mermaids" who had been terrifying engineers trying to start the pumps at a nearby dam, officials said Sunday.W...Published: 12 Feb 2012 at 15:52hrs | | by Sapa
Take toddlers out of prison and devolve the justice system
The shocking revelations by Zimbabwe's Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs that some 30 toddlers are incarcerated with their mothers in Zimbabwe's squalid prisons calls for urgent remedial intervent...Published: 11 Feb 2012 at 13:07hrs | | by Thamsanqa Zhou Jr
Mermaids preventing govt officials from installing water pumps in dams - Sipepa Nkomo
Water Resources Development and Management Minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo had a Senate Committee on Gender and Development in stitches when he alleged that mermaids were preventing government officials ...Published: 31 Jan 2012 at 11:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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