A food lover’s guide to Bulawayo
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter VERY often, when visitors come to Bulawayo, as many did over the last week for this year’s edition of Mine Entra, there is always talk about the magnificent sights...
View ArticleBerita’s husband blames Nyovest, publicist for marriage breakdown
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter THE break-up of the marriage between Zimbabwean songbird Berita Khumalo and South Africa’s Nhlamulo “Nota” Baloyi took a new twist last week, with the music...
View ArticleThwasa Lodumo: Meeting the man who ‘heals remotely’
Simba Jemwa, Sunday Life Correspondent FOR most men in the same ‘industry’, the norm is a lot of clapping, dancing, jumping up and down as he makes his way into any forum, flanked by bodyguards. If he...
View ArticleSharpen your English vocabulary
Word games with Simplex Moyo COMMON EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS Eg. Call of duty means work to be done; Chit-chat means gossip. This week’s task: Knock out blow; Kick the bucket; Knick knacks; Kick back; Kill...
View ArticleGurira speaks on dealing with grief on Black Panther set
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter ZIMBABWEAN actress Danai Gurira broke down on the red-carpet last week, as she narrated how cast members of the blockbuster Black Panther franchise dealt with the...
View ArticleWATCH: Shoes donation for Emakhandeni’s barefoot tennis sensation
Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter WHEN Spanish tennis coaches, Martin Rocca as well as Abel Rincone visited Emakhandeni Tennis Club in March this year, they were amazed by the talent of Sarah...
View ArticleNoViolet cracks Booker Prize longlist
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter ZIMBABWEAN author NoViolet Bulawayo is in the running for the prestigious Booker Prize, after being one of only three writers of African descent to make this year’s...
View ArticleHip-hop and basketball
Simba Jemwa, Sunday Life Reporter For a long time, Legends’ forward Duke Madubeko was a headphones or earphones guy when he worked out. In the last couple of years, however, he and some of his peers...
View ArticleZim gardener grows food for England top club Spurs
Simba Jemwa, Sunday Life Correspondent A ZIMBABWEAN with a green thumb grew up spending his downtime growing food for his family, friends and the community at large. Now those same green thumbs are...
View ArticleJamming for a cup of tea…Tafi Dube speaks on losing sight, mistreatment, abuse
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter TOGETHER with his trusted keyboard and guitar, Tafirenyika “Tafi” Dube has become a permanent feature outside Pioneer House Building in Bulawayo. To passersby,...
View Article‘Ukubalekisa, dingelani ngapha’ marriage practice of the Ndebele people
Mzala Tom This type of marriage was unconventional in nature as it was often associated with conflicts between a young lady and her family. Running away to another man was her only option! Ukubalekisa...
View ArticleWords to know and use
Charles Dube, Highway to success INTRIGUE – to arouse the interest, or curiosity of, fascinate: eccentric – out of the ordinary; odd. Proposition – a plan, proposal, deal, or scheme. Write the letter...
View ArticleSpirit of distraction
GREETINGS beloved nation in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In these days that we are living in, the enemy has released a spirit that distracts the people of God so that they may not...
View ArticleCricket was not my first choice: Sikandar Raza
Raymond Jaravaza, Sunday Life Correspondent HE might be Pakistani by birth, but in his adopted Zimbabwe, he has become a cult hero, a demi god if you like, embraced by all and sundry and worshipped by...
View ArticleSharpen your English vocabulary
Word games with Simplex Moyo COMMON EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS Eg. Call of duty means work to be done; Chit-chat means gossip. This week’s task: Open handed; On edge; On fire; On hold; On the bender; Play...
View ArticlePhiri reminisces first Heroes Cup final in 1980
HIGHLANDERS FC legendary utility player Lawrence Phiri has described playing in the first Heroes Cup final as having been an honour and very positive step towards reconciliation. Lawrence Phiri The...
View ArticleThe Youth Zone with Zero Suppliers: A question to a drug infested generation
Lorraine Nonhle Mathwasa V, Mhlophe High School Youngsters, Youngsters! What has it become of us? Where’s our future? Where does our future lie? Where’s our future as substance abusers? Drugs and...
View ArticleThe Youth Zone with Zero Suppliers: Drug abuse
Blessing Ncube, Tshebetshebe Elementary School Drug abuse,drug abuse! Drug abuse The two words we refuse You destroy the lives of young ones And leave us with no loved ones Oh! What a curse you are...
View ArticleThe man who dreamt with his eyes wide open
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter WHEN I last spoke to him in person, Cont Mhlanga’s voice seemed shaken, as if his usual steadiness had deserted him. The more he spoke, the more his voice seemed to...
View ArticleCont Mhlanga: An ancestor walked among us
Cetshwayo Mabhena Cont Mhlanga was always going to do this to us. He was always going to just die one day and leave us in tears. If we paid enough attention to understand the type of people, a rare...
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