What should journalists be writing about?
What do readers expect us to write about? How should journalists capture the nerve centre of what really matters to readers?
As dynamic as the profession is, most journalists are still stuck on the dictum that the unusual is the juiciest.
Highlanders coach arrives . . . High time FCP are knocked off the perch, he says
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter NEWLY appointed Highlanders coach Mark Harrison flew into Bulawayo yesterday and immediately declared his intention to stop FC Platinum’s dominance of the local game following Pure…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Zacc must get to bottom of fuel scam
Reports of the existence of a regional liquid fuels trade racket, with Zimbabwe at the centre of it, make for very sad reading. Our economy is suffering because some of…
Lured into fake employment & conned . . . Job scam resurfaces in Bulawayo streets
Raymond Jaravaza, Showbiz Correspondent Less than five minutes after meeting a smooth-talking stranger at the corner of George Silundika Street and 9th Avenue in Bulawayo, a dazed Nomalanga Masina feels like…
Man loses US$4 000 to hooker . . . Disappears with cash, phone after sleep over
Brenda Zinyuke, Court Reporter A PROSTITUTE from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stealing over US$4 000 and a cellphone from her client after they had spent a night together.…
More cushioning for civil servants
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT has said civil servants will be paid more cushioning allowances this year as its employees yesterday started receiving their promised payments for this month. Government…
Desert Foxes to play at BF
Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter BULAWAYO soccer enthusiasts are drooling at the opportunity of watching the Warriors in a “real” competitive match when Barbourfields Stadium plays host to reigning continental champions…
Fuel companies under probe for ‘smuggling’
Daniel Nemukuyu, Harare Bureau AT least 42 local fuel companies have been asked to explain their fuel dealings as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), in conjunction with law enforcement agencies in…
Renew Ariel’s contract NOW or sell him, NOW!
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter ONE of the longest-serving and influential Highlanders players, goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda is in his last year at the Bulawayo giants after an illustrious 10-year career that…
Football legend gets calls of ‘his death’
Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter NO one wants to wake up and read that they are dead. Football legend Zenzo Moyo spent the week inundated by phone calls, some from fans,…











