On this day in 1990, Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba (late) was born. Makamba was the co-founder and director of a digital and broadcasting company known as , ‘Eleven dogs’. In 2020, he was caved in to Covid-19 few days on his return from New York City and he was recorded the first person to have […]
Read More →On this day in 2005, former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe (late) signed into law the Zimbabwe Election Commission Bill and Electoral Bill # 5. SADC officials were pleased and it laurelled Zimbabwe for being ‘the first country to comply with the regional election’.
Read More →On this day in 2021, Zimbabwe’s minister for provincial affairs of Manicaland province, Ellen Gwaradzimba was succumbed to Coronavirus at the age of 60.
Read More →On this day in 1957, Zimbabwean academic, ex-minister and politician Jonathan Moyo was born. Moyo is one of Zimbabwe’s most well known and controversial Politician. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree a a Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) degree in Public Policy and a masters degree in Public Administration. In 2019, he wrote a book, ‘Excelgate’ which […]
Read More →On this day in 1973, three Zambians were killed by landmines near Rhodesian border (now Zimbabwe). The following day the Government of Zambia worked with the Kenyan Government in mobilising troops and the Rhodesian Government was charged for the deaths of innocent people.
Read More →On this day in 2019, the Government of Zimbabwe instructed internet providers to shut down access to social media and internet. The access was fully restored after the High Court ruled that the shutdown was unlawful.
Read More →On this day in 1976, the former Rhodesian politician John Wrathall (late) was sworn in as the country’s President to succeed his former Clifford Dupont (late) who had died of cancer. Wrathall was the country’s second President following the 1969 Constitution which made Rhodesia a republic and severed the remaining ties to the British Crown.
Read More →On this day in 2004, Zimbabwean Journalists Dumisani Muleya, Vincent Kahiya and Iden Wetherell were arrested. The three were charged with publishing an article that was insulting the late former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe together with his Government. There were charged for reporting that the late former President Robert Mugabe took a plane that belonged […]
Read More →On this day in 1935, Zimbabwean born Roman Catholic priest Robert Mercer was born. He served as Bishop for Anglican in Matebeleland between 1977-1987. On 27 March 2012, Mercers was ordained by Bishop Hopes as a Catholic priest in the cathedral of st John the Evangelist, Portsmouth.
Read More →On this day in 2021, Deputy National chairman for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Job Sikhala was arrested facing charges of ‘publishing and communicating false statements prejudicial to the state’.
Read More →On this day on Friday 08 January 2021, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested and took to court. Chin’ono was charged for ‘publishing and communicating false statements prejudicial to the state’. He had posted a story on twitter patterning an incident that a police officer assaulted a women in Harare’s central business district whilst in […]
Read More →On this day in 1986, professional footballer Costa Nhamoinesu was born in Harare. Nhamoinesu started his senior career as a defender playing for Masvingo United. In 2008, he moved to Poland were he joined lower-league club KS Wisła Ustronianka. He switched to Zagłębie Lubin on a two-year loan before signing permanently for Zagłębie Lubin in […]
Read More →On this day on Friday 05 January 2018, the late Zimbabwean tourist John Bowman was attacked by a crocodile at the age of 90. The event took place as he was paddling at a well known crocodile hotspot at Mpopoma Dam. Subsequently, in a bid to seek assistance, he died on his way to the […]
Read More →On this day in 1944, prominent Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) wicketkeeper and batsman Howard Bruce Gardiner (late) was born in Bulawayo. In a match for a Matabeleland Invitation XI in Bulawayo he scored 86 in 58 minutes which included five sixes and ten fours which made him a famous player. In June 2018, he died in […]
Read More →On this day in 2015, Johanne Masowe eChishanhu sect leader, Madzibaba Ishmael who had ran away from the police was found and arrested. The reason for his arrest was for encouraging public violence in connection with events which had occured at the Johanne Masowe eChishanhu in Budiriro Shrine in which a police officer and a […]
Read More →