HARARE – As the festive season mood moves a gear up, Bulawayo teenagers have turned to wild orgies called “Vuzu parties.” Vuzu, a local term used to describe a party where alcohol binging, casual sex and drug abuse takes place, first took Bulawayo by storm in 2015, steering a Parliament motion to ban the parties….
HARARE – Although Robert Mugabe is now part of history, the band of praise-singers that made him a demigod is still intact, singing itself hoarse in a rat-race to please President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Observers opine that the apple-polishing and heightened fawning for Mnangagwa seen at the just-ended Zanu PF conference in Esigodini does not bode…
HARARE – The subject of prophecy has been a source of intense debate in recent times with some people, especially among non-believers, claiming desperation drove most people to consult prophets. However, the crowds seen at mega-churches run by a new breed of preachers tell a different story altogether. One such preacher is the founder of…
HARARE – One of the most innovative and business-minded groups are today’s religious organisations. Rather than waiting for donations and offerings, churches and religious organisations are coming up with income generating streams to sustain themselves and fulfill the mandate of preaching the word. Some have ventured into farming, having wedding venues, lodges, transport hiring, bookstores,…
HARARE – Zimbabweans observed the Unity Day holiday yesterday which went quietly unlike previous years when dozens of musicians celebrated this historical day with music and dance for the whole night. The musical performances which were free of charge used to rotate in all provinces and the showcases were screened live on national television for…
HARARE – “Black Panther” star Danai Gurira is in Zimbabwe to join a campaign aimed at protecting rhinos from poachers. The WildAid conservation group says Gurira, who mostly grew up in Zimbabwe, is participating in a publicity campaign called “Poaching Steals From Us All” that will run across Africa. Gurira appears in an anti-poaching video…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared every first Friday of each month a ‘National Clean-Up Day’. Mnangagwa said this in line with fulfilling the constitutional mandate to uphold environmental fundamental rights and freedom. “In the spirit of creating a clean, safe and healthy environment it shall be the duty of every individual, corporate body,…
HARARE – More than 200 000 traveller movements have been recorded at the Beitbridge Border Post into Zimbabwe in the first half of December. The border post is the country’s busiest land port and, as a result, South Africa’s department of Home Affairs deployed more staff there to manage expected increases in traveller movements. Home…
HARARE – The Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DTZ) has hailed Zanu PF’s resolutions to set up a fund for students living with disabilities. This was after the ruling Zanu PF’s 17th annual conference held in Esigodini recently came up with a resolution mandating government to develop a special fund for students with disabilities. DZT director Barbara…
HARARE – Government through the ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has announced the suspension of the recruitment of student nurses with effect from May 2019. In a letter addressed to all provincial medical officers, chief executive officers, medical superintendents and schools of nursing, Health permanent secretary Gerald Gwinji informed the stakeholders of the…
