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By Dickson Bandera The New Ambassador Hotel has released its festive season programme for December 2025 and early January 2026, outlining a series of themed dining and hospitality experiences to mark Christmas and the New Year. According to the programme, activities will begin on Unity Day, December 22, 2025, with a braai lunch scheduled from…
Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe-based Pan-African think tank, the Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK), has announced a historic legal initiative aimed at addressing longstanding injustices against Africa and Africans, positioning the continent as an active agent in defining its own history and global identity. Drawing on decades of research, particularly The Africa Factbook…
By Dickson Bandera The United Nations has hailed Zimbabwe’s strong leadership and tangible progress in advancing women’s participation in peace, security, and development, saying the country’s example shows that “when women lead, peace follows.” Speaking at the Women, Peace and Security Symposium held at Holiday Inn in Harare on Thursday, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator…
Nomqhele Sisa Nkomo By Dickson Bandera Renowned pageant mentor and founder of Miss Fabulous Zimbabwe, Simbarashe Gwawawa, has expressed strong confidence that Zimbabwe’s beauty queen, Nomqhele Sisa Nkomo, will make the nation proud at the Miss Tourism International pageant to be held in Malaysia. Speaking at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport during Nomqhele’s departure,…
The unstoppable multi-awards winner Shihan Wilfred Mashaya By Dickson Bandera Budva, Montenegro – Zimbabwean martial arts icon Shihan Wilfred “Zim Ninja” Mashaya has been awarded the prestigious Weapon Champion of the Year title at the World Humanitarian Martial Arts Festival and Seminar held in Budva, Montenegro, over the weekend. Mashaya received the award from Festival…
Young, Confident and Determined: Model Seven-year-old model Tarrenlee Hodera By Dickson Bandera MUTARE – Seven-year-old model Tarrenlee Hodera stole the spotlight at the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanayi World Tourism Expo Carnival held in Mutare on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Tarrenlee, who is preparing to represent Zimbabwe at the Toto Miss Africa Pageant in Kenya in April 2026, impressed…
African Champions By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s senior men’s rugby team, the Sables, have qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time since 1991 after edging Namibia 30–28 in a dramatic Rugby Africa Cup final at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Kampala on Saturday. The victory ends a 34-year absence from the global stage and…
By Dickson Bandera A training programme aimed at equipping journalists in Southern Africa with a deeper understanding of the Palestine issue is currently underway under the title An Introductory Course to the Palestinian Issue for Journalists in Southern Africa — Israeli Colonialism and the Palestinian Struggle: Past, Present, and Future. The training is organised by…
Revolutionary and former President of Cuba, Commander Fidel Castro By Dickson Bandera Fifteen days have passed since Cuba officially retired its familiar tourist card and ushered in a new era of digital travel with a mandatory electronic visa system. In effect since July 1, 2025, the new requirement means that every traveler entering the island…
By Staff Reporter Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, is in Rome, Italy, where he is participating in the second edition of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Interfaith Dialogue. The conference, which runs from 19 to 21 June 2025, is being held under the theme “Strengthening Trust and Embracing Hope for…