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Obert Mpofu sues Matutu for $10 million
ZANU-PF secretary for administration Dr Obert Mpofu is suing the party's Youth Affairs deputy secretary Lewis Matutu for $10 million after the latter accused him of being corrupt.The claim ema...Published: 11 hrs ago | 2662 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo shona nurse recruitees list came direct from Harare
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube yesterday castigated peddlers of fake news after scores of people gathered at Mpilo Central Hospital, responding to social media messages that there w...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2550 | by Staff reporter
Player collapses during soccer match
THE Bulawayo football fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the untimely death of 18-year-old Talen Vision defender Cedric Dube, who collapsed during a league match and was pronounced de...Published: 20 hrs ago | 919 | by Staff reporter
Kagande Crowned Miss CUT 2019
19 year old Clothing and Fashion Design student Blantina Ashley Kagande was crowned Miss Chinhoyi University of Technology 2019 at a glamorous event that was held at CUT Hotel last Saturday in Chinhoy...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 16:23hrs | 622 | by Conilious Toga
Mudenda attacked in Serbia
Government is engaging host countries to ensure Zimbabwean public officials receive adequate security when on international duty where they continue to be hounded by individual opposition-aligned elem...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:33hrs | 4879 | by Staff reporter
Citizens underestimating their potential to effect change
Last week we discussed the worrying manifestation of the dysfunctional characteristics of self-pivoted human beings whose primary purpose in life is themselves, the idiots. We discussed a slightly adv...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:51hrs | 126 | by Zifiso Masiye
Riot police assault journo
RIOT police yesterday assaulted an Alpha Media Holdings journalist during running battles between the cops and vendors in central Harare.Ruvimbo Muchenje, who sustained injuries, said she was ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:46hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU is fighting institutional marginalisation and Zimbabwean state scorched earth policy
Whereas on Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th meetings were held at Mpilo Hospital administration between Zimbabwe African People's Union ZAPU and Mpilo Hospital public relations office,Whe...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:41hrs | 185 | by Iphithule Maphosa
God is not like Job Sikhala's tailor
Nostalgia is quite climactic, and there is nothing as pleasurable as going down memory lane.When Bishop Lazi was having a haircut last week, he could not help but think how life was so fashion...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:40hrs | 189 | by Bishop Lazi
Uncle Roland Muchegwa speaks out
Businessman and socialite Roland Muchegwa has opened up on the pictures that have gone viral on social media in the past week. Muchegwa who is reported to be a truck operator and fuel dealer s...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 10:38hrs | 12988 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police link helmet to slain cop
ONE of the 210 anti-riot police helmets recovered from the basement of Robinson House in Harare last week belonged to a police sergeant who was killed in political violence that erupted near Harvest H...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Man murders wife in South Africa, flees to Zimbabwe
A 25-year-old woman from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo was stabbed to death allegedly by her Zimbabwean husband in Cape Town, in South Africa, before he reportedly fled to Harare. The inc...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:00hrs | 3065 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: ZHRO Calls on SADC to Stop Propping Up Dictators
ZHRO (Zimbabwe human Rights Organisation) successfully held a planned peaceful Wednesday Vigil protest at the Zimbabwe Embassy in London, on the 16th of October 2019. This protest was a prequel to the...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 13:29hrs | 1508 | by ZHRO Team
Power of symbolism in lobbying
WHEN culture is looked at from a global standpoint, especially black culture, Americans have always led the way in producing iconic figures with global reach. This includes the likes of Michael Jackso...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:24hrs | 25 | by Admire Kudita
Zimbabwe declares war on cybercrime
The threat of cyber crime to national critical infrastructure calls for tough response mechanisms to the danger that is on the rise globally, a Cabinet minister has said. Cyber criminals seek ...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:47hrs | 4 | by Staff rpeorter
5 Youtube alternatives that are catching public's attention
YouTube has been the undisputed king of online video hosting and streaming platform for as long as we can remember. It has made such an impactful name in the market that most people are hardly aware t...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 10:36hrs | 680 | by Staff Writer
Chamisa and Mnangagwa must first tame vanity
FUNERALS in our culture are an opportunity to vent one's deep-seated opinions and emotions on topical issues, be they personal, family or national, while enjoying the same privileges and protection ak...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 18:41hrs | 1407 | by Walter Mzembi
Chamisa and the demon of patriarchy
In the past few weeks – ironically as late as last Friday – Zimbabwe's restive but graphically acerbic social media has been abuzz with one subject – the seemingly endangered righ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 10:54hrs | 2900 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
Social media for development: A mirage for the marginalised
There is no doubt that the advent of social media has revolutionised the communication landscapes and networks. Not only have the worlds apart been brought closer than ever before, with the barriers a...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:41hrs | 83 | by Peter Makwanya
Jean Gasho: Do you realize you are in an abusive marriage in Ghana? Come home!
Late yesterday evening I got WhatsApp from a friend who lives in Belgium. She had an article to share with me. This time around it was article from Jean Gasho extracted from her blog? I got another on...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 23:23hrs | 1300 | by Nomazulu Thata
The Zimbabwean Cyber Crime Bill, a good way forward
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his cabinet passed the long awaited Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill in what they say is an effort to "protect the country's cyber space...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 23:03hrs | 338 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Brothers in alms
There apparently being nothing pressing to do at home, comrade Mnangagwa splashed out $30,000 an hour on hiring a plane from Dubai to fly him and his delegation to a conference in France. He is report...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 18:09hrs | 2727 | by Zimbabwe Vigil
No citizens here, just tribal warlords and a bunch of idiots
Just how is it that we have sunk to this place of self-worship, of hyper individualism and vain-glory — the place where our common humanity takes a backseat and the groans of a neighbour are an...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:13hrs | 382 | by Zifiso Masiye
Sikhala dragged to gym over 'potbelly'
OPPOSITION MDC vice chairperson Job Sikhala who was ridiculed for his potbelly on social media last week has decided to go to the gym to lose weight.A picture of Sikhala in a tight-fitting wai...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:52hrs | 593 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's govt must come clean on salary discrepancies
AS far as this country's statutes are concerned, civil servants' wages and benefits are not a secret to the extent that they should actually be published in the Government Gazette. It does not matter ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:34hrs | 2422 | by Staff reporter
RBZ clarifies position on forex withdrawals
THE withdrawal of individual free funds remains permissible in hard currency and the funds can be retained in Foreign Currency Accounts (FCA) indefinitely as rules have not changed, the Reserve Bank o...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:27hrs | 1593 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Primary school pupils throw stones at Mnangagwa
A video of a group of primary school pupils stoning a banner of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2018 election banner has gone viral on social media. The pupils are seen throwing stones and othe...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:18hrs | 16653 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MaShurugwi are mere peace loving hardworking mortals!
In recent months our public media has been awash with stories of a group of artisanal miners by the name MaShurugwi, who for unfair reasons have come to be associated with a streak of cases of violenc...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 15:23hrs | 1952 | by Sizalobuhle Khumalo
ZANU PF members call for the removal of Mthuli Ncube and Kirsty Coventry
Some ZANU PF members have taken to social media to call for a cabinet reshuffle that will see Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube and Youth Minister Kirsty Coventry being reshuffled...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 14:40hrs | 26225 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Whose interests does the press serve?
What is the state of play in the Zimbabwean media landscape? Which are the most influential media publications in the country that are shaping the narratives around the topical issues in this country?...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:20hrs | 452 | by Admire Kudita
Regional magistrates get hefty salary hike
A DOCUMENT leaked on social media has revealed a hefty salary increment for senior magistrates, who are now expecting to get $9 500, as acting chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi took exception to mag...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Zera dismisses social media fuel hike notice
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has dismissed as a hoax, a notice circulating on social media to the effect that the maximum pump price for diesel has gone up from $15,64 to $18,25 and...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:35hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa goes after Mutumwa Mawere
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused South African based business tycoon Mutumwa Dziva Mawere of seeking to use his business empire to dictate who was going to be a President in Zimbab...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 05:57hrs | 1281 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF will not be vindictive against ex-G40 members
ZANU PF National political commissar Victor Matemadanda has said it will not be vindictive against its supporters who were previously linked to the vanquished G40 faction during its restructuring of H...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 18:23hrs | 1595 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe heading for a mass starvation?
There was one particular rumour that rocketed around the city of Harare this week.It was a scrap of information, shared on the streets and on social media, which speaks volumes about the despe...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 17:59hrs | 1175 | by John Sparks
'CIOs takeover all Zimbabwe newspapers'
Professor Jonathan Moyo has alleged that the members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation have infiltrated into all the newsrooms of media houses in the country except that of the South Af...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 08:25hrs | 12497 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Woman dies after giving birth to triplets
A HWANGE woman died after giving birth to triplets at a remote and under-resourced hospital.According to officials, the woman (name withheld), bled to death after travelling over 400km from St...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1420 | by Staff reporter
Minister pledges to resolve 'shona' nurses recruitment
THE Minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Judith Ncube has pledged to engage responsible authorities to resolve the questionable recent recruitment of student nurses in Bulawayo. S...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:44hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Allow errant Zanu-PF members to reform, says Matemadanda
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda has challenged provincial party executives to afford "errant" members time to reform before expelling them from the party. Addressing th...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Daily News lampoons Jonathan Moyo
The Daily News has lampooned the self-exiled former Cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, for suggesting that its sister newspaper, The Financial Gazette, is owned by the country's notorious Central Intell...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 20:23hrs | 7900 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ropes in foreigner doctors
SOME 50 foreign doctors are expected in the country on Sunday to work in its public hospitals 38 days after junior and middle level doctors downed tools, government communication has revealed....Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 19:42hrs | 5799 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa's letter: my reply!
Dear Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa, I was excited to read your letter on Bulawayo24.com yesterday dated October 8th 2019. My excitement comes not only from the content and dismay you highlighted but...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 13:23hrs | 7167 | by Nomazulu Thata
Energy Mutodi blasts church leaders over election ban proposal
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi has blasted the Zimbabwe Christian Heads of Denominations for calling for a seven-year period without elections. Mutodi called the clergymen baal p...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 11:34hrs | 3457 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa has not bought into AMH'
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) has dismissed as unfounded social media speculation that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has bought into the media group through proxy.In a statement, company secretary...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 11:12hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube denies selling media house to Mnangagwa
Alpha Media Holdings has issued a statement denying reports that it has sold a certain percentage of its shares to President Emmerson Mnangagwa or his representatives. In a statement issued by...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 10:38hrs | 1345 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nakamba unfazed by racist attack
MARVELOUS Nakamba isn't bothered about the racist chants by a section of Aston Villa fans who were caught on video that has been circulating on social media after the English Premiership side's 5-1 wi...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:55hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans fall for passport hoax
An apparent hoax circulating on social media stating that the Registrar General's office was doling out emergency passports had scores of people chasing the wind yesterday. Students, cross-bor...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:50hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's wife scathing letter to Women's Coalition
The National ChairpersonWomen's Coalition of Zimbabwe13 Bates RoadMilton ParkHarare Dear Madam,It is with utmost shock that I learnt of your statement date...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 14:31hrs | 9930 | by Sithokozile Thabethe - Chamisa
Kevin Malunga courts controversy, again
Outgoing Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga was on Sunday embroiled in another controversy in connection with the Office of the Public Protector.This after Malunga cried foul at the headlin...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 13:47hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa gives a prophetic word to Zimbabwe
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has issued a Prophetic message assuring the people of Zimbabwe that the country will soon experience a total transformation that will see a supersonic development.Cha...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 07:45hrs | 8988 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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