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Rugare Gumbo snubs Mnangagwa & Zanu-PF
FORMER Cabinet minister and liberation struggle icon, Rugare Gumbo, has flatly refused to accept President Emmerson Mnangagwa's invitation to re-join Zanu-PF - insisting that it was beneath him to re-...Published: 20 hrs ago | 15786 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa reaches out to Mnangagwa
IN A positive development, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has dropped most of the demands that he had set as fundamental conditions for him to have direct talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, th...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:46hrs | 21490 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Independence celebration flops
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to preside over a successful 39th anniversary of the Independence of Zimbabwe flopped after a massive rainfall scattered the attendees who filled about half of the N...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 12:21hrs | 20453 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Machete terror gangs spreading mayhem in Mnangagwa's home province
Murder and violence are spreading in the mineral-rich Midlands - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province - as armed militias reportedly sponsored by politicians wreak havoc with impunity....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi did not leave a will, 4 more children emerge
CONTROVERSY continues to stalk the family of the late national hero, Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, as the entire clan gathers today in Madziva to decide how the vast wealth the singer left behind will be...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:28hrs | 5923 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo to name streets after war vets
Masvingo City Council and the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) intend to honour liberation war luminaries from the province by naming streets in the new suburb of Clipsham Views aft...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Start preparing for retirement as soon as you can
It might not be something you think about very often, after all, retirement for some of you can seem like a long way away. However, before you know it, the day will come, and it's important you're pre...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 17:04hrs | 5635 | by Staff Writer
Understanding Life Settlements and Selling Your Life Insurance
A permanent life insurance policy is a long-term financial decision. There is a lot to consider before committing to sell your life insurance policy, so make sure you understand the whole process befo...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:58hrs | 599 | by Staff Writer
Bums to the wind
The Zimbabwean economist Tony Hawkins has urged President Mnangagwa to hold talks with the MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on the way forward for the country.Hawkins said: 'Ultimately the soluti...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1583 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
'Children should get sex education regardless of age'
Social workers and legislators have said the age of consent to sex should remain at 16 years to protect children from abuse, while at the same time children should have access to sexual reproductive h...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:16hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Property damaged in stepson's rampage
A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has appeared in court for maliciously damaging his stepmother's property claiming it is his inheritance. Mncedisi Mpofu appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr F...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:56hrs | 2210 | by Staff reporter
'No maintenance before DNA test'
A Harare man has refused to maintain a child which his ex-wife claims is his.Ashdorn Jonga argued at Harare Civil Court that he was not the father of the child as claimed by his ex, Kumbirayi Bvunzawa...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:52hrs | 1815 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Harare named as HIV hotspots
BULAWAYO, Harare, Ruwa and Chitungwiza have been identified as HIV hotspots with the highest number of infected people not on treatment amid reports that risky sexual behaviour continues to drive the ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:55hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Solution to Zimbabwe's problems is political
Internationally acclaimed local economist Tony Hawkins says Zimbabwe's economic revival hinges on the building of consensus between the ruling Zanu-PF and the country's main opposition, the MDC....Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
A dying (public) intellectualism in Zimbabwe
THE late Masipula Sithole taught me (and many others) how to perceive and think about our country, Zimbabwe's politics.Not only formally via the university lecture room, but also more signific...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:54hrs | 1596 | by Takura Zhangazha
Serious secrets exposed by Cyclone Idai
Zimbabwe' "has" heard many stories of tragedy, heroism and community spirit which come from the floods of recent weeks and of course the cyclones in Manicaland and some parts of Mashonaland East and C...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 08:26hrs | 12565 | by Dr. Masimba Mavaza
Mliswa drags Ziyambi into Kereke jail sex storm
OUTSPOKEN Norton MP, Temba Mliswa has accused Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi of unlawfully giving orders to Chikurubi Maximum Prison officials to allow jailed former Zanu-PF MP Munyaradzi Kereke hav...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1385 | by newzimbabwe
Man (21) kills brother (15) over food
Police in Murewa have launched a manhunt for a 21-year-old man who allegedly killed his younger brother after a misunderstanding over food.The suspect, Kudzanai Mandeya, of Mapfumo village und...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:29hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF proposes to give away platinum to foreign Capitalists
In 1991, the Zimbabwean economy took its first major dive with the adoption of the IMF/World bank neo-liberal "Economic Structural Adjustment Programme" (ESAP). In Zimbabwe, this process was headed by...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:06hrs | 1466 | by ZCP
Thomas Mapfumo breathes fire
Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo has come out guns blazing against his "enemies" whom he says are behind rumours surrounding his prolonged stay in Zimbabwe.Mapfumo,who came back home from his United S...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:51hrs | 2370 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo's legacy under threat
A close-up chat with Chimurenga musician Thomas Mapfumo may dwell generously on his music and culture as much as it can give a sense that he is strikingly rattled by the waning influence his brand of ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:45hrs | 1328 | by Staff reporter
Man clobbers wife, sister with hammer, spears them to death
BULAWAYO High Court judge, Justice Maxwell Takuva has described an Inyathi man who struck his wife and sister with a hammer before finishing them off using a metal spear following a rumour of infideli...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:38hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe and a fracturing Zanu-PF
continued from last weekMany of those mansion builders were comrades-in-arms from Zimbabwe's war of independence. They, their families, and their business cronies were not eager to give up pow...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:11hrs | 1603 | by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield
Actress dumped over kiss scene
A LOCAL actress was abandoned by her boyfriend after he saw pictures of her kissing another man on an upcoming soapie trailer.It is reported that Kelvin Jenkins was too jealous when he saw his...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:35hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
Can Zimbabwe's opposition party MDC hold a peaceful leadership contest?
Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 17:00hrs | 982 | by Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg
Article on Chief Ndiweni's 'recall' was disappointing - Felix Ndiweni not a chief
EDITOR,Response to article entitled, "Chiefs' leader disowns bid to recall Ndiweni", published on March 6, 2019. I refer to the above article which was published on March 6, 2019, (also availa...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 791 | by Joram Kaisa Thambo Ndiweni
Ex-Zanu-PF band leader gets death threats
Former Midlands province-based leader of the Zanu-PF-aligned band, Chimurenga IV, John Mutemeri (pictured), who ditched the rilling party to join the opposition MDC Alliance, has received threats over...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:13hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's ex-employee arrested with 120kg of ivory?
A former mayor of Zimbabwe's tourist hotspot Victoria Falls was caught with nine elephant tusks weighing 120 kilogrammes and arrested with two other suspects, police said on Friday.Sifiso Mpof...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 07:09hrs | 2548 | by Staff reporter
Zhombe gold turf war ends in tragedy
Police have launched a manhunt for eight Zhombe gold panners who stabbed two fellow miners leaving one dead and another battling for his life following a fight over a gold claim.Midlands provi...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Cheating neighbours caught, thumped
A 36-YEAR-OLD woman was recently given a divorce token by her husband after she was found being intimate with their next-door gardener. Nhamo Nyabusha and her neighbour only identified as Rich...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 17:02hrs | 8306 | by Staff reporter
Man uses axe to discipline siblings
For several years they have stayed with their brother, not because they want to, but because they have no option.Paulinah Tshuma made shocking revelations that her eldest son Boyd Ncube (31) d...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1412 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's coup: Net gain or no gain?
The scene in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe, on 21 November 2017 was extraordinary.Thousands walked through the streets, cheering, waving Zimbabwean flags, greeting soldiers as heroes, and taking s...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:12hrs | 840 | by Linda Thomas-Greenfield & Bruce Wharton: US Diplomats
What constitutes greatness in a modern online casino?
New sites for modern online casinos pop-up continuously. That makes finding a great one perfectly suitable for your requirements and exacting task. This is especially so considering the vast multitude...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:20hrs | 176 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe fuel crisis: Can someone please say the truth?
Here is a folklore allegory: imagine a man with a huge rural family of 10 children and a wife to take care of.The family knows that the man, as the breadwinner, goes on several hunting expedit...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:26hrs | 763 | by Learnmore Zuze
Her privates are too big for Chamisa: My reply
Her privates are too big for Chamisa; Herbert Garikai commented on an international world's favourite newspaper: "The Angolan Times." To think that this man is a diplomat representing Zimbabwe...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 15:21hrs | 17911 | by Nomazulu Thata
Munyaradzi Kereke getting VIP treatment in prison
THREE top Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officials face criminal abuse of office charges for allegedly giving preferential treatment to former Zanu-PF MP Munyaradzi Kereke.Ke...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:57hrs | 2555 | by newzimbabwe
Caretaker rapes, infects pupils
A CARETAKER at a school in Kezi, Matabeleland South has been jailed 30 years for raping two siblings aged 10 and 12 years and infecting one with syphilis.Sikhangele Sibanda (30) who works at D...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:34hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Man kills self over household chores
A 35-YEAR-OLD drunken Bindura man committed suicide on Wednesday after he was confronted by his wife for delegating all household chores to his young brother.Gilbert Kasambarare (35), of Woodl...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 00:59hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Brothers in nasty fight over land, trade witchcraft accusations
A FIGHT by two Chipinge brothers over land they inherited from their late father has spilled into the courts, with accusations and counter accusations of witchcraft flying between the two.Barn...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:20hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
What's driving the crisis in Zimbabwe?
OVER the course of his nearly 40 years in power, former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe demonstrated again and again how disconnected his rule was from the needs of his people.The violent pogro...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 21:02hrs | 2014 | by Stephen Chan
The Heroine of Matabeleland is fallen! Matabeleland has heroes and heroines too!
The beautiful ones were born, but not acknowledged; these are women from Zapu - Matabeleland: Soneni Ngweny-Matiwaza is a nations' heroine: who cares today!The lyric from Bob Dylan goes like t...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 18:56hrs | 5223 | by Nomazulu Thata
Sipho Pityana is a 'drama queen', 'angry old man'
Black Business Council (BBC) president Sandile Zungu has responded to a scathing open letter from Sipho Pityana by questioning "the ethics and drama queen antics" of Pityana and calling him an "angry ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 18:45hrs | 1078 | by City Press
Mugabe should be grateful and rest
Former President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 95th birthday last week, a befitting occasion indeed for a man whom God granted the gifts of not only good life as a President of Zimbabwe for 37 years an...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 09:15hrs | 3139 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Burglars raid Nkulumane family
A RESIDENT of Nkulumane in Bulawayo escaped death by a whisker after being hit with an iron bar by burglars as he entered his house in the early hours of yesterday morning.According to a polic...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1466 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's succession quagmire and Chamisa Options
Being a fair student of history, I am going to apply a historical perspective to the current stage and events in our development towards a fully matured democratic and prosperous nation. I will use tw...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 17:40hrs | 1689 | by Terence Simbi
Zanu-PF returns to terror tactics
Lawyer and former education minister Dave Coltart has appealed to the world to take action to halt the Mnangagwa regime's terror tactics against the opposition MDC.Senator Coltart was commenti...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:41hrs | 4879 | by ZimVigil
SamaNdlo opens up on Bosso return
FOR Bekithemba Ndlovu, his new coaching role at Bulawayo football giants Highlanders is the next best thing to playing for his boyhood club.The 42 year-old Ndlovu, who won a number of champion...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:46hrs | 1888 | by Staff reporter
'Police raided my groceries'
An Advanced Level student who is part of eight suspects arrested for looting at Choppies Supermarket in Luveve suburb yesterday claimed that police raided groceries that had been sent by his mother fr...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 16:59hrs | 1285 | by Staff reporter
MDC officials abducted
MDC Alliance senior official Robert Saunyama, popularly known as Jack Roberts, and his younger brother and Chikanga-Dangamvura's ward 6 councillor Danmore Saunyama were on Tuesday night abducted by ei...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 16:59hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe a hero and a true patriot
Cde Robert Mugabe tendered his resignation as the president of Zimbabwe on the 21 st September 2017. This came about after a bloodless army intervention. The man who became a hero and fought many stro...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 09:35hrs | 2336 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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