© GRACE Mugabe, the second wife of the late strongman Robert Mugabe, was the most influential woman in Zimbabwe until her sudden downfall in November 2017 after her husband was toppled in a soft coup by the military. [GoogleAd] Born in Benoni, South Africa, on July 23, 1965 to migrant parents as the fourth of…
© THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ZCTU), Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) and Apex Council have released a joint statement condemning the recent abductions and police brutality against labour activists. [GoogleAd] In a joint statement, the three labour organisations said the government must stop harassing workers. “Recently, we have witnessed heightened level of…
© ONE of the first Zimbabwean urban grooves groups to emerge in the early 2000s is Movip Family, a popular group that made waves from the 90s straight into the new millennium. [GoogleAd] Jason Wyngard, aka Jaybone, started Movip Family in 1996 as a label before teaming up with Leon Gomes to release their first…
© THE number of people going for cancer screening has increased fourfold over the last year, the Health and Child Care ministry has said. [GoogleAd] Family health director Bernard Madzima said over 100 000 women were screened for cervical cancer last year. He attributed the increased cancer screening to the availability of equipment and the…
© LOVE him or loathe him, artist-cum-politician Bryn Mteki, aka Sekurutau, has of late been living his political and artistic dream. While dreams can be misleading, especially during cold nights, some tend to become real even with the rising of the sun. [GoogleAd] I have known Sekurutau for a long time now and he is…
© DISGRUNTLED Zimbabwean teachers, who joined the rest of the international teaching community in marking World Teacher’s Day on yesterday, have accused the government of turning its back on the profession by failing to remunerate them adequately. [GoogleAd] World Teachers’ Day has been commemorated annually on October 5 since 1994 to celebrate the adoption of…
© GEMS and Platinum Queens star Progress Moyo is forever grateful for the opportunity she had of travelling to the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England earlier this year. [GoogleAd] Although she was a non-playing member of the Zimbabwe squad, which was making its debut appearance at the global showcase, the trip exposed Moyo…
© A HARARE woman has demanded that Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, pictured, pays her $505 000 for child support after her husband was allegedly killed by soldiers during the August protests last year. [GoogleAd] Suspicious Ziyambi wants an order declaring the killing of the late Ishmael Kumire by soldiers unlawful in addition to a payment…
© Sharaine Rama credits her recent triumph at the Zimbabwe Nationals bodybuilding championships in the bikini category to the power of prayer. [GoogleAd] The 32-year-old is currently on top of the moon after bagging three titles at last weekend’s event in front of an appreciative crowd. Despite the huge success, Rama has not let her…
© DOCTORS warned yesterday that dozens of newborn babies at the country’s poorly-resourced hospitals were at risk of being delivered with deformities due to their on-going industrial action, the Daily News On Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] The warning comes as the government has so far failed to end the month-long strike by the physicians, who are…
