Bulawayo Metro rugby play-offs: Panthers, Highlanders confident of punching...
Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter PANTHERS and Highlanders rugby clubs are confident that they will be able to punch above their weight when they face defending champions Matabeleland Warriors and log...
View ArticleA festival of faith: Intwasa celebrates 20 years of art, resilience
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter WHEN the Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo was born, its founders might not have thought it would live to celebrate its 20th birthday. Two decades ago Intwasa was just...
View ArticleBulawayo’s war against ‘loud’ genres
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter THIS past week was supposed to be a victory lap for the organisers of the Garden of House (GOH) gig. The event, which happens once every few months in the City of...
View ArticleMismanagement of time
Youth Focus with Dr Manners Msongelwa MAKING the transition from adolescence to adulthood can be difficult. With new-found independence comes great responsibility that many young people are unprepared...
View ArticleKaren Mhanda chronicles her artistic journey
Yolanda Mlilo, Sunday News Reporter SINCE finishing her Ordinary Level examinations in 2019, 21-year-old Karen Mhanda has managed the remarkable feat of writing five novels. Known as a chef of words,...
View ArticleHow Ndebele Kings, Chiefs dressed
People and Culture: Mzala Tom A king or chief had his own spear, knob-headed stick and shield that he used in battle. He also carried these as part of his dress code at public events and meetings....
View ArticleKnow Your Warriors: Maswanhise finds new home?
Innocent Kurira NO official announcement has been made yet by Scottish Premiership side Motherwell but social media is awash with rumours that Warriors striker Tawanda Maswanhise has joined the club....
View ArticleJourney to Ancient African Science: The power of goblins (Ontikolotshe)
Cultural Heritage with Pathisa Nyathi A FEW days ago, my attention was drawn to some screaming and sensational headlines on social media. “Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Malawi.” I never thought the...
View ArticleTeenager celebrates 18th birthday with environment in mind: Plants 40 trees...
Faith Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter IN a unique and eco-friendly way to mark her 18th birthday, an environmentally conscious Simelweyinkosi Masuku left a lasting legacy at a private school in Hopelyn...
View ArticleLike father like daughter…how Amakorokoza’s Snake and daughter came together...
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter TO erstwhile lovers of the small screen in Zimbabwe, he has always been known as Snake. Sure, on his birth certificate and other identity documents, he is identified...
View ArticleSpencer carves own niche in rugby history
Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter PLUMTREE High School is vividly remembered for producing some of the country’s greatest sporting personalities in Sables greats, Victor Olonga and Cleopas Makatose among...
View ArticleWhat they say about Rambo, the first Bosso player to be crowned Soccer Star...
Mercedes Sibanda had a brilliant 1986 season scoring spectacular goals from range and brilliantly taken free-kicks alongside Willard Khumalo. Bosso swept all silverware except the league title. In...
View ArticleWATCH: DOUBLE AGENT SOLWAYO . . . juggling modern medicine and tradition . ....
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter EVERY year in August, the Ngwenya family prepares for a ceremony that they believe brings them closer to their ancestors. In the lead-up to this ceremony, a lot of...
View ArticleWATCH: Rhino Champions League to expand
Lovemore Dube STUNG by rampant poaching incidents in Southern Africa, Matthew Bracken, a United States native, decided to use sport as a tool to fight the scourge. What further irked him was that many...
View ArticleJoseph Machingura: The man, the joker and dribbling wizard
JOSEPH Machingura was one of Zimbabwe Saints’ best players in the 1980s and set stadia terraces alight with his pace, dribbling skills, finishing and gamesmanship. He was among the star players that...
View ArticleGentlemen of Today offers a safe space for men
Yolanda Mlilo, Sunday Life Reporter FOLLOWING its launch earlier this year, Gentlemen of Today (GOT), an organisation championed by Thembalezizwe Church Pastors, Taurai Sithole and Madiwa Mapungwana...
View ArticleActive and Passive Voice
As per reader’s request, we go back to the use of tenses. Each of the six tenses has its own special uses. The present tense is used mainly to express an action or state of being that is occurring now....
View ArticleThe Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven
Sunday Sermon with Apostle Chisale Greetings beloved nation, in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Matthew 13:11 says, “He answered and said unto them, because it is given unto you to know...
View ArticleJourney to Ancient African Science: Origins of the altar stone at Stonehenge...
OCCASIONALLY, I revert to the iconic English monument, Stonehenge that Unesco declared a World Heritage Site (WHS). The English media is fond of carrying stories on the monument, particularly when new...
View ArticleVocal Ex reflects on Kingdom Tour Concert
Faith Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter RENOWNED gospel group, Vocal Ex has proved its worth and stamped its position as one of Bulawayo’s premier gospel outfits as they were the only act from outside...
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