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WATCH: Zimbabwe snake charmer succumbs to Puff Adder bite
A well-known Chinhoyi snake charmer, Show Chedhu, popularly known as "Mabhemba," tragically died early Thursday morning after being bitten by a Puff Adder, one of the most venomous snakes in the regio...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:16hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Arikana Chihombori: the unsung heroine of Africa
She will never get recognition in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean women have no vocabulary to appraise Dr. Chohombori breaking the glass-ceiling. The inner jealousy and the inherent envy among us women are so ev...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 12:52hrs | 392 | by Nomazulu Thata
Child marriage victim succumbs to labour complications
Zandile Sibanda clung desperately to her 14-year-old daughter, Sikhulile Sibanda, who had fallen victim to an early child marriage, as she took her final breath after suffering from a severe illness f...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean robber succumbs to gunshot wounds in SA
A SUSPECTED Zimbabwean armed robber who shot and injured a serving member of the South African Police Services (Saps) in Johannesburg early this week, has succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained duri...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
JSC succumbs to hackers
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has pulled down its website after allegedly failing to delete links to web developer and former Midlands State University student Kudzanai Machemedze, who it was ...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Pravin Gordhan disposing SAA in a fraudulent and corrupt manner'
Suspended public enterprises director-general Kgathatso Tlhakudi has filed a damning affidavit at the labour court this week accusing Minister Pravin Gordhan of "unlawfully" removing him from his posi...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 16:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chief designate succumbs to bee-attack
MWENEZI-Following the death of Chief Mpapa born Julius Mpapa who recently died after he was stung by a swarm of bees, the Mpapa family (last Thursday) on May 12, convened and appointed Edison Mpapa wh...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt succumbs to pressure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has succumbed to public pressure and has opened the public transport system to other players, effectively ending a two-year ZUPCO monopoly.The move comes at a time...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minor succumbs to bee attack
The one-year-six months old Rutenga minor who was attacked by a swarm of bees on the afternoon of January 13, died upon admission at Neshuro District Hospital hours after the vicious attack.Pr...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
One person succumbs to Covid-19
ONE person succumbed to Covid-19 while 37 new cases were recorded in the country yesterday.All the new cases are local transmissions.The seven-day rolling average for new cases remaine...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Female suspect succumbs to police torture
POLICE in Chivhu, Mashonaland East province, allegedly tortured and killed a woman whom they accused of concealing money stolen by her sister, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has claimed.In i...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Petrol bombed pastor succumbs to burns
A PASTOR from Enaleni Village in Bubi District, Matabeleland North, who was petrol bombed and suffered burns to 97 percent of body has died. Bishop Ephraim Ndlovu (51) of Alive in Christ Pentecostal C...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief who called for Mugabe's genocide reburial succumbs to Covid-19
A ZIMBABWEAN chief, who was spearheading the reburial of the late former President Robert Mugabe's remains, has succumbed to Covid-19 with some of his subjects claiming that the Mugabe ancestral spiri...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Polytechnic principal Gilbert Mabasa succumbs to Covid-19
Bulawayo Polytechnic principal Gilbert Mzenzi Mabasa has succumbed to Covid-19, colleagues said.The 65-year-old - popularly known as The Teacher - died at Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo on Fri...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prominent farmer urges govt to establish rural feedlots
PROMINENT Beitbridge commercial farmer Robert Park has urged the government to establish livestock feedlots in drought-prone areas to save the national herd.Zimbabwe has over the years lost a ...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-senior Police officer succumbs to Covid 19
Former senior police officer, Assistant Commissioner Leslie Maninge has died.Asst Comm Maninge succumbed to Covid 19 on Sunday night, his son, Prince, confirmed today. He said mourners were ga...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 18:15hrs | | by Staff writer
Zanu-PF's Magaisa succumbs to Covid-19
A MEMBER of the ruling Zanu-PF Kwekwe District Coodinating Committee (DCC), Niger Magaisa has succumbed to Covid-19 related complications. Magaisa, who was the Kwekwe DCC secretary for lands, ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another Kwekwe Poly Lecturer succumbs to covid-19
A LECTURER at Kwekwe Polytechnic's automotive department has succumbed to covid-19 complications, bringing the number of lecturers who have died from the virus at the institution within a month to two...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 13:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Prominent medical practitioner Shah succumbs to Covid-19
PROMINENT medical practitioner, Dr Bilal Shah, who succumbed to Covid-19 at a local hospital yesterday has been buried at Warren Hills cemetery in Harare.Dr Shah (67) was buried within 24 hour...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
1 person succumbs to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE recorded one death and 22 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday as the weekly average continues to fall. The average fell to 48 from 52 on Sunday while 22 recoveries were recorded in different parts o...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
One person succumbs to Covid-19
ONE person succumbed to Covid-19 while 19 new cases were reported yesterday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 36 858.All positive cases are local and were recorded in Bulaw...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF central committee member succumbs to COVID-19
ZANU PF central committee member Madeyi Maswi has died from complications associated with COVID-19.She was 54.Her son and family spokesperson Takundwa Maswi confirmed the death....Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Central Committee member succumbs to Covid 19
ZANU PF Central Committee member Madeyi Maswi has died due to Covid 19 pandemic.She was 54.Family spokesperson Takunda Maswi who is also her son confirmed the death."She ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:52hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prominent HIV researcher succumbs to Covid-19
Dr David Katzenstein, a leading Zimbabwe-based US researcher specialising in HIV research through collaborative efforts with local universities and medical research institutions has died.He su...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP with 12 wives and 79 children succumbs to Covid-19
FORMER ZANU-PF Mutasa North legislator Luke Phibion Masamvu died yesterday in Harare from Covid-19-related complications.He was 62.The former parliamentarian, who was a well-known busi...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cop succumbs to poison
Godfrey Machongwe(41) a police officer stationed at Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Mashonaland central Police Headquarters (PHQ) Projects died after he mistakenly consumed poisonous pesticides on Thur...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 21:14hrs | 6 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Bikita chief succumbs to COVID-19
CHIEF Marozva of Bikita, born Phillip Mudhe, died from COVid-19-related complications yesterday.information secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana confirmed his death."We have lost Chief Marozv...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Piwai Dzuda succumbs to Covid-19
Former gospel television show presenter Piwai Dzuda has died. He was 51.Dzuda is reported to have succumbed to Covid 19 on Tuesday evening.Fellow broadcaster Zandile Ndhlovu co...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 18:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC infighting timeline 2014 - 2020
AS the drama of recalls of MPs and councillors continues to unravel within the strife-torn opposition MDC, we trace the roots of the crisis back to May 2014 when the party was deeply divided before an...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 16:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'A Family Affair' by Sue Nyathi
Family is complicated...Meet the Mafus, a close-knit, traditional family with three daughters. As leaders of their church, The Kingdom of God, Pastor Abraham and his wife Phumla are guiding th...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 20:16hrs | 4 | by Pan Macmillan
Mnangagwa succumbs to pressure
ZIMBABWE'S restive civil servants have managed to nudge government into negotiations after they threatened to embark on a nationwide strike starting next week in protest over their poor salaries and t...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt succumbs to pressure
ZIMBABWE'S restive civil servants have managed to nudge government into negotiations after they threatened to embark on a nationwide strike starting next week in protest over their poor salaries and t...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Hooker succumbs to stab injuries
A VICTORIA FALLS woman who was allegedly stabbed on the neck by her hired client, has died.Sibonokuhle Ncube (31) died on Monday morning at Victoria Falls Hospital following her alleged attack...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
It's not about Chamisa or Mnangagwa, stupid!
The political brouhaha is fast reaching a crescendo, with political parties launching their manifestos pasted with unrealistic promises. I am no longer a fan of those, as they have become nothing ...Published: 28 May 2018 at 07:59hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
Chamisa succumbs to pressure
ACTING MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa has succumbed to pressure and agreed to hold an extraordinary congress that will choose a successor to founding president Morgan Tsvangirai, NewZimbabwe.com reported...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beyond November 2017 coup, what is best for Zimbabwe: The army, president Mnangagwa or the people of Zimbabwe?
It is naturally a divisive question to show the integral component of what makes up nation building. In a nation and at any rate after the coup, the way forward is crucial to pull together until when ...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 06:37hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere
Rethinking Zimbabwe's 21st socio economic demands in policy formulation: Part two
As it is known that dialogue is the fundamental element of a vigorous dispensation of democratic intellectualism. This article serves as an extension to the first article, which rethought Zimbabwe's 2...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 16:14hrs | | by Tedious Ncube
Reflecting Zimbabwe's 21st socio economic demands in policy formulation
There is an understanding that as population footages escalate in a nation-state, socio economic contemplations need to be aggressively mindful to the ever-evolving anxieties that mutilate the occupat...Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 13:46hrs | | by Tedious Ncube
Mnangagwa ally succumbs to 'poisoning'
AS Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa battles for his life in a private South African hospital, one of his fiercest allies, Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Ben Mahofa, died early yesterday ...Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who is abusing Mugabe?
"I am sorry" is all that President Mugabe should have said a long time ago before leaving centre-stage. Such remorse, whether genuine or not, would have left him with some semblance of integrity. Wait...Published: 20 Dec 2016 at 23:18hrs | | by Moses Chamboko
Disjointed protests useless and only hurt innocent citizens
Some 20 000 years ago, there lived the oldest tribe in the Southern Africa, referred to as the San. The most intriguing thing about the San was their hunting methods. They used bow and arrow...Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 01:09hrs | | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Tajamuka to go ahead with shutdown
CO-ORDINATORS of the #Tajamuka/Sesijikile campaign yesterday vowed to forge ahead with their planned national shutdown scheduled for tomorrow, despite threats by Zanu PF youths and State security ...Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai to become a 'Mandela' of the MDC-T by stepping down?
Morgan Tsvangirai is the man who coined the term "big tent" as he invited former allies to reconcile with him. However, Tsvangirai is largely seen as the stumbling block to any grand coalition of oppo...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 08:18hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Mugabe to be a grandfather at 92?
President Robert Mugabe could be expecting his first grandchild at the age of 92 as his daughter only daughter, Bona, appears to be pregnant.Bona married Simba Chikore at a lavish wedding on...Published: 27 Feb 2016 at 23:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Year 2015 in review
THE year 2015 was another disappointing year for Zimbabwean sport although some people continue to hope that things will improve.Our sport, whether it be football, cricket or rugby, was largel...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 11:31hrs | 2 | by Ricky Zililo and Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Eng Zvobgo's suspension dead right
The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Cde Saviour Kasukuwere has proved very practical in pursuit of the restoration of sanity in Harare and other urban areas. Cde Kasuk...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 12:06hrs | | by John Sigauke
Mugabe leaves successor vacuum
Ninety-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe promoted his wife to the top ranks of his Zanu-PF party on Saturday but delayed filling vacant senior posts, prolonging anxiety over his lack of succ...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 11:16hrs | | by Reuters
MDC official succumbs to malaria
Subject: MDC MOURNS MEKIA MANGWENDE 18 March 2014 Press Statement The MDC Director o...Published: 18 Mar 2014 at 16:37hrs | | by Kurauone Chihwayi Mdc Deputy National Spokesperson
Mugabe's Zanu-PF fiddling while oppositions regroups
Last week I broke with tradition. I sank my harsh fangs and canines into Zanu-PF, mauled it badly for some of its senseless rules, most of them crafted more to beguile and convict than to guide, more ...Published: 26 Oct 2013 at 08:08hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
This and that with Mal'phosa - Emadlodlo 22
The two race horses are still literally sweating it out 45 minutes later. Phela ingoma zabazawethu are close to a hundred kilometres long each. One of them has taken off his tattered and torn shirt,...Published: 09 Jun 2013 at 07:15hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
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