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Body found with missing lips
The body of 22-year-old Andrew Matete was retrieved from the murky waters of Nyanzuda River after a two-day search, with his lips missing, suspected to have been eaten by aquatic creatures.The...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 14:44hrs | 1592 | by Staff reporter
I am suffocating and sick of crying
I am suffocating and sick of crying and dying for fresher air. I died in May, June and July, last year, and died forever in a shallow swamp on April 18, 1983. Later on, I died in a river full of class...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 09:17hrs | 32 | by Tafi Mhaka
Former MDC senator blasts Mthuli Ncube over wealth tax
FORMER MDC senator for Matabeleland North Chief Ndlovu has blasted the Finance Minister over the wealth tax he imposed during the announcement of the 2024 national budget."I want to believe th...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 09:56hrs | 14 | by Stephen Jakes
British obsession with Zimbabwe politics nauseating
It is election time again in Zimbabwe and the British are at it again, pushing a narrative to discredit the August 23, 2023 harmonised elections, because it is clear Zanu-PF is winning.It seem...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 16 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Gift Banda gloats over Kamambo's ouster
Acting ZIFA boss Gift Banda Friday appeared gloating over his former boss, Felton Kamambo's ouster as the football mother body's president while pledging to ensure a speedy Warriors' return to interna...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Musona's team facing relegation danger
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona 's Saudi Arabia club Al Tai could bid farewell to the country's Pro league by the end of the campaign after its1-0 defeat to Abha last weekend left it closer to the m...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1 | 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 | 7 | by George Swarei
When God uncovers mortal men
The true length of a frog is known on the day it dies. Such has been wisdom since time immemorial. Juxtaposing that with the recent deaths of Genius 'Ginimbi' Kadunungure and Lazarus '...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:51hrs | 5 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Mnangagwa's govt must address economic fundamentals
As prices of basic commodities continue to skyrocket amid indications that a family of six now requires at least $1 684 to be able to survive through just one month, there is need for stakeholders —...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Editorial - Newsday
Chamisa ally says 'Time not yet right for protests'
THE main opposition MDC went to congress two months ago and the new leadership is getting down to work. Newsday senior reporter Obey Manayiti (ND) spoke to the party spokesperson Daniel Moloke...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tougher times ahead: Govt
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo says Zimbabweans should brace for three more years of hardship as government implements austerity measures to stabilise the economy, but workers warned of protes...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 13:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami: A limping goat with one horn on its forehead!
The uncanny and hellish school boy behaviour by one Tinashe Kambarami of unknown origin, who by the devil's design, strangely found himself being the self-proclaimed godfather of Bulawayo, is exceedin...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 00:31hrs | 4 | by Muntukaziwa
The day Cyclone Mthuli came to town
Well, this Mthuli Ncube guy is bad news.Witty and cunning are his attributes! He had an afternoon outing with journalists, last weekend, shared jokes and ideas, while he kept his joker to his ches...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Comeuppance for Gucci comrades
Most people clumsily stumble through life thinking that intelligence is similar to wisdom.Well, it isn't!Intelligence is natural, but wisdom is preternatural. Similarly, while intellig...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazi
'Hello Congress delegates! May I deeply kiss your conscience?'
Naturally, pangs of conscience should mercilessly prick and pound every normal MDC 5th Congress delegate who is likely to misguidedly cast any stray vote in shameless defiance of the party founding pr...Published: 24 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 5 | by Nhlanhla Moses
ANC, Zanu-PF brothers in arms
The recent fifth South African national and provincial elections were certified free and fair by the local and foreign observers but they were not without their critics.27 political parties lo...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:27hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Crisis in Bulawayo
Bulawayo water woes may worsen following revelations that the city is left with only a week's supply of water treatment chemicals. The city is already on a 48-hour weekly water shedding schedule in al...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soccer calendar change on course
MOVES to align Zimbabwe's domestic football season with the international calendar are well on course with the Premier Soccer League pushing for that to happen, with the position on the exact way forw...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira's letter to Mthuli Ncube
National Spokesperson of MDC-T led by Dr Thokozani Khuphe has written to the Minister of finance Mthuli Ncube questioning his lack of providing a clear roadmap amidst the mounting economic woes th...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 16:57hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Dembare cap most disastrous season
Nichrut 3 - 0 DynamosRODERICK Mutuma scored a brace as Dynamos were handed a drubbing by already relegated Nichrut at Ascot yesterday.Ephraim Mwinga converted a late penalty to complete th...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mwonzora battle intensifies
MDC Alliance secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora says he is weighing his options ahead of the opposition party's elective congress next year and may challenge party leader Nelson Chamisa, if he mobilis...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 20:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chapungu, Yadah survive relegation
AIRFORCE side Chapungu and Yadah Stars secured their place in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) for the next season after they played out a goalless draw at Ascot Stadium yesterday....Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs out of water treatment chemicals
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has run out of water treatment chemicals amid indications the local authority may be forced to stop the purification of the precious liquid unless foreign currency to procu...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:44hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that 'good times will soon roll'
President Mnangagwa yesterday exhorted Zimbabweans to unite and remain strong in the face of prevailing economic difficulties saying the challenges confronting the country will soon be overcome, pavin...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers robbed
DYNAMOS captain Marshall Machazane scored a controversial injury time winner to help his side edge Black Rhinos 2-1 at Rufaro yesterday and increase their chances of surviving relegation.DeMba...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 15:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zifa complicit in Dembare disgrace!
Dynamos 2 - 1 Black RhinosThe entire stadium saw it but unfortunately for Black Rhinos, the man who mattered most did not see anything.Harare-based referee Josiah Masimira probably needs e...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 13:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Patriarchal dominance, misogyny in Zimbabwe's political economy
WOMEN in Zimbabwe constitute about 54% of the population of about 14 million people. In the just-ended 2018 harmonised elections, statistics compiled by Women In Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) indicate...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Linda Masarira
Chamisa rules out coalition
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has ruled out any coalition deal with his Zanu PF nemesis President Emmerson Mnangagwa for fear of being "sunk and swallowed" the same way his late predec...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Political hallucinations swaying Chamisa
According to Cambridge Advanced Learners' Dictionary, "hallucination" means "seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling something which does not exist."When Morgan Tsvangirai was yelling in pain on ...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Panganai Kahuni
Ndiraya frets at Dembare resurgence
Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Tonderai Ndiraya has admitted that he feels more relaxed when Dynamos are not on his team's trail as is the current case, where DeMbare are 17 points behind the Castle Lager...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City will rise, says Soma-Phiri
AMINI Soma-Phiri gets down to real business this afternoon when Bulawayo City play host to Midlands based outfit Shabanie Mine at Barbourfields Stadium.The former Highlanders player and coach ...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dembare invade Ascot
ASCOT is turning out to be the venue, the gift, that keeps on giving Castle Lager Premier Soccer League drama and as Dynamos make the trip here for a date against Chapungu, very few can dare guess the...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stop politicking about Tsvangirai
Former ZBC presenter Eric Knight has pleaded with the politicians and citizens of Zimbabwe to desist from politicizing late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's death.The remarks come after Tsvang...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe: The shifting sands of MDC Politics
The Movement for Democratic change Tsvangirayi (MDC-T) as we know it is in murky waters. The political movement that gave Robert Mugabe a run for his money over the last twenty years is now a former s...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
One revolutionary bullet and a tank full of commandos for my mother
I am suffocating and sick of crying and dying for fresher air. I died in May, June and July, last year, and died forever in a shallow swamp on April 18, 1983. Later on, I died in a river full of class...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 07:01hrs | 3 | by Tafi Mhaka
Jah Prayzah's litmus test
JAH Prayzah's long-awaited album, Kutonga Kwaro, was finally released two weeks ago amid high expectations, particularly around the title track that is littered with political innuendo at face value....Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 05:14hrs | 2 | by Phillip Chidavaenzi
I am a natural goodwill ambassador, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I have never felt as insulted in my whole long, fruitful and satisfying life as I felt this week when some skunks in the West arm-twisted the leader...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 19:20hrs | | by CZ
Is Zimbabwe opposition ready to remove Mugabe regime?
For 37 years Zimbabweans have endured ZANU rule. Are things about to change? For any political party that is serious about dislodging ZANU PF from power the first step should be to gain an indepth...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 20:03hrs | | by Sakhile Sibanda
No more plastic balls: An Epitomy of the captured African society
Indeed time flies. The world isn't getting any younger but growing more older and technologically advanced than it was back in the 18th century or even beyond.In my short time in exile (I mean...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 15:25hrs | 19 | by Wilson Chipangura
'More purges costly for Zanu-PF'
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party cannot afford to expel more of its members ahead of the crucial 2018 elections, as this will lead to a costly implosion, analysts have said.This c...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
2018 Election: The Last Chance or The Lost Chance - What is in it for the Youth of Zimbabwe?
Are you angry that you don't have a job and access to services? Are you angry that poverty and suffering have become the order of the day? Are you angry that you seek your government's audience and no...Published: 17 Mar 2017 at 09:20hrs | 3 | by Alfred Towo
Why Khama Billiat may not play in England
For almost its entire duration, last Sunday's frenetic clash between Algeria and Zimbabwe seemed to boil down to a shoot-out between the Desert Foxes' destroyer in chief, Riyad Mahrez and the Warr...Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 12:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
G40, a faction at the deep end
A day is a very long time in politics. Yesterday (01 November, 2016), Zimbabwe's Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education threw the mother of all tantrums. A long scathing plethora of accumulated thr...Published: 03 Nov 2016 at 06:04hrs | | by Prof Changamire
When criticising Evan Mawarire becomes a crime
BACK in the village in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve, we know of teaser bulls - those small bullocks that fret and strut on the stage - beating the bushes and anthills with their green ho...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Dynamos set to appoint Munemo, Murape
DYNAMOS are close to bringing in former players Clayton Munemo and Murape Murape to be part of Lloyd Mutasa's backroom staff as the Harare giants battle to navigate the murky waters they find themselv...Published: 16 May 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Grace Chingoma
Can Joice Mujuru dethrone Mugabe?
LEGEND has it that she shot down, Rambo-style, a Rhodesia helicopter laden with soldiers; an extraordinary feat that catapulted her into the country's post-independence history books as the first blac...Published: 07 Apr 2016 at 09:14hrs | 2 | by Njabulo Ncube
Imminent cabinet shake-up to deliver devastating blow on Mnangagwa
As the ugly factional and succession wars ripping Zanu-PF apart continue to escalate, insiders say a major Cabinet shake-up - likely to deliver another devastating blow to embattled Vice President Emm...Published: 15 Mar 2016 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman loses leg in crocodile attack
A Harare woman had a close shave with death but was lucky to escape when she was attacked by a crocodile as she tried to cross Mukuvisi River.The story of Nyarai Muchayabandi's death-defying s...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 20:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Fans baffled by Amini snub
HIGHLANDERS' fans have expressed both anger and disappointment at the news that interim coach Amini Soma-Phiri will not be confirmed despite leading the Bulawayo giants to the Easycall Cup glory and a...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 08:07hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
Mnangagwa hails Grace Mugabe for uniting Zanu-PF
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday paid tribute to the First Lady Grace Mugabe for uniting the party through her tour of the country's provinces, which he said helped mobilise party members c...Published: 12 Dec 2015 at 11:37hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
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