ZIMBABWEANS from across the political divide and societies yesterday joined hands in paying tribute following the death of veteran nationalist and Zanu PF politburo member, Tshinga Judge Dube. He died on Thursday at the Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo at the age of 83. President Emmerson Mnangagwa last night declared him a national hero. When…
BULAWAYO councillors have shot down a proposal to extend the city’s gruelling water shedding regime from the current 120 hours to 144 hours per week. This comes as two of the city’s six supply dams have been decommissioned with the total dams’ capacity having fallen to below 30 percent. The city’s existing 120-hour water shedding…
THE United States (US) Embassy in Zimbabwe has launched a Protect San Rock Art project at Matobo Hills World Heritage Site as part of its several projects to preserve the country’s cultural heritage. This comes at a time the San Rock paintings at the Heritage Site have for years been waning mainly due to environmental…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim president Welshman Ncube has asserted his leadership amid ongoing turmoil within the embattled main opposition party, declaring that he is fully in charge. In an apparent response to Sengezo Tshabangu who recently revealed that his lawyers had advised him that the mandate of Ncube and his top brass at…
LAW enforcement agents have not relaxed, but have instead reinforced their operations against illegal money changers across the country, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi has said. He was speaking to the Daily News yesterday following the resurgence in Bulawayo of illegal money dealers, known as osiphatheleni, who in recent months had gone underground following a…
MAJORITY of Zimbabweans say President Emmerson Mnangagwa has performed his duties as the country’s leader well in the last four months. This is revealed in key findings of an Afrobarometer survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) between June 1 and 15. Presenting the findings yesterday, MPOI director Eldred Masunungure, however, highlighted that many…
AFTER a three-year silence, renowned Bulawayo-based poet and author Mthulisi Ndlovu, known to his fans as KingKG or KhuluGatsheni, has roared back into the literary spotlight. His much-anticipated return is marked by the release of Ubuntu: The Raw Truth Unravelled 2.0, a bold and transformative sequel to his globally celebrated work. With this edition, Ndlovu…
ON THE rugged, dusty roads leading to the founding monarch of the Ndebele state, King Mzilikazi’s, final resting place at Mhlahlandlela, 22 kilometres outside Bulawayo, a glaring contrast emerges just a few kilometres away, the smooth tarred path to Cecil John Rhodes’ grave. Over a century after his death, King Mzilikazi remains a towering figure…
COMMUNITY-BASED organisation Talent Trackers says it is working tirelessly to establish a multi-purpose centre aimed at fostering talent development, offering psycho-social support, and driving community growth in the rural area of Irisvale, Matabeleland South, just 59 kilometres from Bulawayo. The initiative is dedicated to empowering young people by nurturing their creative potential while addressing the…
THE dire state of Bulawayo’s water situation has reached a critical stage, with supply dams’ levels plummeting further, prompting the city’s water and sanitation department to consider extending its water rationing schedule. In a council latest report, the director of Water and Sanitation Skhumbuzo Ncube revealed that the city’s existing 120-hour water shedding programme, in…
