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The power of goblins (Ontikolotshe)
A FEW days ago, my attention was drawn to some screaming and sensational headlines on social media. "Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Malawi." I never thought the story that appeared in the Malawi Voi...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:19hrs | 247 | by Pathisa Nyathi
How smartphones have changed gaming
You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't carry a smartphone with them everywhere they go. Smartphones have become an indispensable part of our daily lives and have become much more than tools...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 11:33hrs | 196 | 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 | 28 | by Tafi Mhaka
Naked 'wizard' caught in the act
IT was at the crack of dawn when the screaming villagers drew the attention of an elderly man to a homestead, a few metres away from his.Mackenzie, as he described himself in a video that has ...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man gruesomely murders uncle over witchcraft accusations
In a sad incident, a 36-year-old Mutoko man was dragged to court after he fatally assaulted his uncle over witchcraft allegations.Sigareta Nyamadzi was not asked to plead to a murder charge be...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:08hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Wizard' beaten to death
A 59-year-old man from Gokwe lost his life due to a brutal beating inflicted by another man who accused him of practicing witchcraft.Vunzai Siachilimba (32) left Guster Sikadongwe (59) severel...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman shocks villagers over witchcraft claims
A woman in Murewa stunned a gathering in Munyuki village when she claimed that she and five others had "bewitched" her two late daughters and then presented a piece of meat she falsely alleged was hum...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs give up on Billiat
The Zimbabwean dribbling-wizard, who joined Amakhosi from Mamelodi Sundowns, was on the verge of renewing his contract with the club but he has disappeared without trace from the Naturena-based club. ...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Child's coffin exhumed from grave, corpse unaccounted for
A Chigodora family is in hot soup after it discreetly reburied its six-year-old child's empty coffin following the vandalisation of the grave, coffin and body.Three years down the line, the wh...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 12:45hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile
OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, tow...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 12 | by Percy Zvomuya
Zimbabwean politics in generational transition
It seems there is a growth in the number of younger candidates being nominated to represent the parties in the upcoming polls.ONE of the most stubborn facts is that the old die, and the new are bo...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:24hrs | 1 | by Ntando Dumani
Dembare in town
HARARE soccer giants Dynamos lived true to their moniker "Glamour Boys" as they showed off a fine sense of fashion with a trendy photoshoot in the build-up to the start of the 2023 Castle Lager Premie...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vapostori4ED leader basher granted $100 000 bail
ONE of the two Harare men arrested last week for allegedly assaulting a Vapostori for ED chairperson was yesterday granted $100 000 bail by a Harare court.Elvis Borerwi and Tafadzwa Matoro, wh...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso junior product on demand
FOREIGN teams are reportedly following the progress of former Bosso-90 winger Daniel Msendami who has set the Botswana Premiership alight with top class performances for championship-chasing Jwaneng G...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspected wizards/witches usually found at people's homes suffer from mental health
THE grey-haired, half naked and stumbling elderly individuals who are usually found at people homes in the wee hours are not all wizards and witches but some suffer from mental health.A family...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Wizard falls from the sky'
RESIDENTS of Mahatshula suburb in Bulawayo woke up to a bizarre sight of a naked old man who claimed to be a wizard that fell from the sky.According to residents the man in his birthday suit w...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 16:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Naked night rider startles family
A family from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo had the shock of its life when it woke up to find an old half-naked man curled up fast asleep in their yard.The incident which had caused a stir i...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NoViolet Bulawayo makes prestigious Booker Prize shortlist
ZIMBABWEAN writer NoViolet Bulawayo is among the 13 authors shortlisted for the prestigious 2022 Booker Prize for fiction.Bulawayo, was nominated for her second novel ‘Glory' which has been ...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Naked flying 'wizard' lands in Magwegwe
A NAKED wizard reportedly fell onto a Magwegwe rooftop on Monday, prompting a stampede in a bid to witness the bizarre spectacle in Bulawayo.Residents told Southern Eye that they woke up on Mo...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreaking havoc in communities
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area", reported Chronicle in Septemb...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
From Harare, Pretoria To Harvard: The Story Of Plunket Twins Making Waves
FOR twin brothers Rory and Pat Plunket, the short walk between Mather House and Winthrop House might be the farthest apart they have ever been."We've never spent more than a week or two weeks ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF attacks on MDC will galvanise and blind supporters to Wizard of Oz Scarecrow trickery
Zimbabwe is caught in a catch 22! We a stuck in a political and economic mess and those who have landed us here are the ones profiting from our suffering and misery and, worst of all, they have the po...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 07:43hrs | 7 | by Nomusa Garikai
Prophet causes stir in Mutare
There was chaos in Mutare during Prophet Isaiah Brian Sovi's Prophetic invasion of the city where scores gathered in an attempt to attend the service and some had to be turned away due to the COVID 19...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 16:05hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
The 'problem' with Sikhosana's Dlala Ntethe
I HAVE to admit, at the beginning I was one of those that did not immediately welcome the success of Sikhosana Buhlungu's song, Dlala Ntethe.I like a playful children's song like the next man ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Hadebe linked with US$1,8 million US move
WARRIORS defender Teenage Hadebe is closing in on a lucrative move to the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the US, following reports that Houston Dynamo have tabled a US$1,8 million offer for his services...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
PSL coaches ready to rumble
FOR the country's flagship sport - football - the coronavirus-induced break has been a journey in the wilderness.And for Premiership coaches it is now 16 months without sitting in the dugout....Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Dembare pardon Muzadzi
GIFT MUZADZI has been forgiven by Dynamos for alleged insubordination and is likely to retain his post as goalkeepers' coach.The former DeMbare goal-minder appeared before the club's disciplin...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Embassy tribalism exposed!
The uncivil dance of tribalism is arguably the most wobbly and unentertaining spectacle at our embassies. This primitive practice of ethnicity is a debilitating epidemic currently eating into the inte...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Nhlanhla Moses
CORONA VIRUS !! Perilous Times have come
The whole world has been turned upside down by an unseen enemy called COVID 19. As if it is to insult the intelligence of the world the virus was coronated and it is called CORONA virus which means cr...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 12:55hrs | 2 | by Bybit Mavaza
Somewhere, along the line, we lost the magicians
WHEN we mourn the dearth of quality players, standards and coaching methods, we are perennially accused of being too obsessed with the past. The ''Know-it-all" brigade of nostalgic, and disgruntled fo...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Phillip Zulu
Where have all the dribbling wizards gone?
WHERE have all the magicians who used to specialise in the fine art of dribbling gone? This was something, which kept haunting me, as I watched the CAF Confederation Cup play-off's first leg tie betwe...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Charles Mabika
Father's snakes feast on daughters
THERE are many relatives today who do not talk to each other anymore as they blame witchcraft for all their problems, with the "witches" being their relatives. There are those who believe in witchcraf...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 16:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Muduhwa, Ariel, Lunga extend stay at Bosso
THE Highlanders' trio of veteran goalkeeper and captain Ariel Sibanda, defence stalwart Peter Muduhwa and midfielder Ray Lunga have extended their contracts with Bosso ahead of the 2021 season. ...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi is just a place holder
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi is hardly known by all and sundry because he represents nobody. Nobody voted for him. He is in the Executive by default, thanks to the political wizardry in the form of the...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:49hrs | 2 | by Deconstruction
Tsikamutandas wreak havoc in Bulilima San community
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area". Notorious for preying...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gono bitter and lonely outside Government
After a lengthy period of hibernating from the media spotlight, Gideon Gono, the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor resurfaced in a twitter interview with Alpha Media Holdings' Trevor Ncub...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by John Mhazo
Zimbabwe's re-engagement bearing fruits
The United Kingdom is a critical cog in Zimbabwe's efforts to re-integrate into the community of nations following years of isolation in the First Republic. As the former colonial power, the United Ki...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
When 'skinning a live snake' is not working
SOON after Fortune Chasi was sworn in as Energy minister in May, he admitted that the country was in a rut. In spelling out his immediate plan to avert power shortages, Chasi vowed to skin a live snak...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | | by Cliff Chiduku
New wave of African stars prepare for debut NBA seasons
There has been a consistent flow of talent coming into the NBA from Africa for more than 30 years now and the continent doesn't look to be running out of quality basketball players anytime soon. ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 6 | by Staff Writer
'Prices have dropped 19% in US$ terms but soared in RTGS$' says Ncube - scrap RTGS$ then, cowardly lion pulling his own tail
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube says prices of basic goods in terms of RTGS$ were "grossly inflated" adding that Treasury calculations indicate prices were in fact going down. "Prices for b...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:12hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Goblins wreak havoc in family
A SEEMINGLY unremorseful Mutasa man who let his family live in abject poverty and incessant torment from several goblins he allegedly possessed has been ordered by Chief Mutasa to take the lead in cle...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff repoirter
Rank marshal jailed over witchcraft rant
A Kwekwe commuter omnibus rank marshal has been slapped with a three month-jail term for branding his neighbour a wizard after a domestic dispute.Magistrate Story Rushambwa, convicted Reason S...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of Wilfred Mugeyi, Boateng and MDC
Up until May 6 2015, arguably the most embarrassing episode in world football history was that last-gasp miss by Wilfred Mugeyi on January 25 2004 at Zimbabwe's first appearance at the African Cup of ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:31hrs | 11 | by Bishop Lazi
Winky D pays the price
Dancehall music star Winky D could be regretting the decision to echo a subtle political message in some of his songs last year as it has backfired, resulting in a dry awards season for him if exclusi...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Rahman Gumbo ended Chunga’s career'
ONE of the finest footballers to ever emerge from Zimbabwe Moses "Bambo" Chunga's national team career was ended by former Highlanders' midfield kingpin Rahman Gumbo. Chunga, a dribbling wizar...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa launches spiritual warfare
MDC Leader Nelson Chamisa has reportedly taken a spiritual sabbatical to launch a spiritual attack on the evil altars that are behind Zimbabwe's woes, we reveal.A source within the MDC i...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 18:04hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa is sincere about change' - so why did he rig the elections
"What kind of leaders would the armed struggle throw up?" Was the rhetorical question Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, and the other leaders asked thems...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Prof Makhurane hero declaration 'another first'
THE awarding of a national hero status to Professor Phinias Mogorosi Makhurane by the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) on 5 November, 2018 was a very apt and...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Wizard in 'emergency’ landing
WITCHES EXPEDITION gone wrong?A suspected night-time mission backfired for a wizard from Bhazha Village, in Matobo District, when he lost powers in the dead of the night and landed at a certai...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 20:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poly student burns 'wizard' granddad
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo allegedly doused his maternal grandfather with petrol and set him alight leading to his death, after accusing him of bewitching him. Kudzai Munemo, a Bulawayo P...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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