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Too old to die? 122-year-old Sekuru Banda denied funeral cover due to age

He has lived through the colonial era, both World Wars, and multiple global pandemics - yet for 122-year-old Sekuru Anuloisa Banda, a peaceful farewell remains an uncertain privilege.Yes, you read that right - he is 122 years old.Born on D…

Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:56hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter

A century of resilience: The life of 107-year-old gogo

In the tranquil surroundings of her twilight years, Gogo Liva Moyo, a remarkable 107-year-old, carries with her the weight of a century's history. Residing in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb, Moyo's memories are a vivid tapestry woven from …

Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:44hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe lifts ban on importation of cars more than 10 years old?

The Government of Zimbabwe has eased the ban on importing cars older than ten years for diplomats, returning residents, and inherited vehicles. Earlier this year, under SI 54 of 2024, the government prohibited citizens from importing cars …

Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 06:57hrs | 3297 | by Staff reporter

Doctors calling for Joe Biden to take cognitive test

Doctors are calling for Joe Biden to take a cognitive test and make the results public after a bombshell report laid bare his mental decline. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal revealed a concerning picture of a President who struggles to …

Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 08:49hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe bans importation of 10-year-old used vehicles

GOVERNMENT has outlawed the importation of vehicles older than 10 years.Statutory Instrument (SI) 54 of 2024 Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Commerce) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No 10) says anyone who imports a second-hand vehicl…

Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 13:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Anxiety grips Zanu-PF old guard

Panic and anxiety has gripped many Zanu-PF bigwigs ahead of the party's elective congress this week with most of them unsure where they will stand after the event.Sources said the old guard, previously sidelined in President Emmerson Mnang…

Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF stalwarts and ex-ministers troop back

Zanu-PF stalwarts and ex-ministers in the current administration and late former President Robert Mugabe's government are plotting a political comeback after they were cleared by the politburo to contest in the party's central committee el…

Published: 08 Oct 2022 at 21:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Old Bulawayo restoration resumes

THATCHING of King Lobengula's palace at Old Bulawayo has started as the Government steps up efforts towards completing works on the restoration of the historical site.The rebuilding of Old Bulawayo was first mooted in 1993 in the run-up to…

Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CCC employs old tricks to attract sanctions renewal

Ahead of the now redundant annual renewal of illegal economic sanctions on Zimbabwe by the United States this week, some opposition political parties are frenziedly stage-managing the violence that was witnessed in Kwekwe recently to cast …

Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa: A chip off the old block

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is following the footsteps of his mentor, the late former president Robert Mugabe in recycling deadwood in cabinet positions, as a key strategy to consolidate his powerbase.On Monday, Mnangagwa appointed his lo…

Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:44hrs | | by Richard Muponde

Old habits that will kill Zimbabweans

ZIMBABWEANS are masking, and that's good! But a look at the masks will reveal the futility of the effort. The surgical masks which are generally made of a thin paperlike material are supposed to be disposable; meaning after a single use th…

Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 16:56hrs | 5 | by Muckrakers

The older generation needs needs the youths

SAMSON was a man of great strength but in his later years, due to his disobedience of God's word and instructions, his enemies used his wife to cut off his hair, which was a source of his strength.After prevailing against him, they plucked…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:59hrs | | by Humphrey Mtandwa

Mugabe turns 95, 9 things you didn't know about him

Robert Mugabe is turning 95 and his birthday has been declared a holiday in Zimbabwe. The holiday was mooted by the ruling ZANU-PF youth league to honor their then icon, whose birthday had since the 1980s been celebrated as the 21st Februa…

Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 23:19hrs | | by BBC

Gold panner gunned down

An  illegal gold panner from Zvishavane died after he was shot in the chest while trying to steal gold ore from a mineshaft, police have confirmed. Acting Midlands police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende confirmed the i…

Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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