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Ranga.🇿🇼

7 years

Here are the 5 rules of Zimbabwean political debate

The 5 rules of Zimbabwean political debates

Political silly season is upon us in Zim. There are many political debates, online and in the real word. Do not be caught unprepared. In Zim, as we have seen recently, you can’t just approach...

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“Let me stop you right there…” Caribbean nation Guyana is booming after discovering oil. BBC’s Stephen Sackur puts it to President @presidentaligy ; lobbyists say oil is bad for the climate. Dude wasn’t having it. Mans was ready!

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@eshonge Lessons! Never go into interviews unarmed. The man’s Comms team obviously anticipated all the questions and crunched all the numbers. Lovely to see

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Congrats to Zimbabwean born chemical engineer 24-year-old Stephanie Travers for landing one of the world’s coolest jobs: Out of 7,000 candidates, she’s been named Trackside Fluid Engineer for Lewis Hamilton and 5-time F1 champs Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS

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Salute to the Zimbabwe national netball team, who today qualified for the Netball World Cup - for the first time ever! The tournament is in Liverpool, 2019 ✊🏾

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Full interview here

President Dr Irfaan Ali talks oil & gas & how it is transforming...

WATCH || President Dr Irfaan Ali sits down with Stephen Sackur, host of BBC’s HardTALK, to talk about Guyana’s vast offshore oil and gas reserves and how it ...

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9 months

Local lawyer watches in utter shock as those SA lawyers argue their case in plain English, without using any big Latin crinkum-crankum sesquipedalianism…

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2 years

See how these dudes totally transformed the HICC stage? It is possible. Ipai vechidiki vanogona mikana. 👏🏽👏🏽 @markmadzinga

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7 years

Even our coups are polite and well mannered.

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6 years

Former Zimbabwe Warriors coach Charles Mhlauri now running a thriving egg business, Benabour Farm, near Byo. Doing 8,000 eggs a day. Great stuff. (Vid via @tandazaniz )

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5 years

Zimbabwean student Munya Gurure is volunteering in China in the fight against #CoronavirusOutbreak . Brave! 👏🏽

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2 years

Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Alistair Campbell is now doing a different kind of ‘setting the field’…

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7 years

Awesome pic. The new Sky Walk bridge at Mutarazi Falls, Eastern Highlands, Zim. (Still won't ever go on that bridge)

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2 years

Yah. Reminder that ‘good’ journalism costs money. The resources put into this; putting people on assignment for 2 years, flying them around the world (at short notice), gadgets, paying people. Our newsrooms may have talent, but can barely send a reporter to Chitungwiza. Levels.

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6 years

Sad to hear that Brian Rusike has passed away. He is the man who wrote the famous song “Ruva Rangu” (ndiwe chete, ndiwe muridzi wemoyo wangu). It is arguably Zimbabwe’s best known love song, and has been covered by many artistes over the years. RIP, and thank you🙏🏾

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And, and, and @mmbangwa ’s epic commentary on the last ball made this win even more epic 🇿🇼🇿🇼✊🏾

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4 years

I’m also here for Chakwera’s American midwest accent...SADC needs variety please

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2 months

Stand up for the Champions! 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe are kings of #RugbyAfricaCup2024 ! 🔥Coach of the Tournament - Piet Benade 🇿🇼 🔥Player of the Tournament- Tapiwa Mafura 🇿🇼

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5 years

Peter Ndlovu in 1994 and Mohamed Salah in 2019

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Tapiwanashe Makarawu and Makanakaishe Charamba, you ran in a whole Olympic final! You exceeded all expectations! Thank you, boys! Heads high! Masimudza mureza! 🇿🇼

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Me when any Zimbo🇿🇼 is competing in anything, ANYTHING - football, wine tasting, netball, beer drinking, sadza eating - best believe you will find me there like....

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2 years

Live scenes from Nyaradzo UK branch…

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5 years

Venencia Mukarati’s hydro farm in Harare. She grows veggies without soil using just water; “hydroponics”. Trains others in the art too. 👏🏽

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4 years

Our fighter pilot Squadron Leader Angeline Bosha of the Airforce of Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 Salute! #Chapungu

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5 years

I honestly still have a proper asthma attack whenever I walk past this book on the street.

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5 years

Beast’s shoutout to his old school. True Champ!

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5 years

To think @Beast_TM could lift the @rugbyworldcup this weekend! A legend!

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6 years

Much more than just a street name; Cde George Silundika...

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3 years

How to make an ad! Genius.

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2 months

First ever African to ever do it! Well done Tebogo! Well done Botswana! 🇧🇼

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2 years

Zaka to the world… In case you were wondering who grows the chillies that Nando’s uses to make its famous Peri-peri sauces around the globe

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5 years

Let it never be forgotten: South Africa’s first ever try in a #RWCFinal was scored by Makazole Mapimpi, the man from Tsholomnqa, Eastern Cape.

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4 years

The Shona become Kenya’s 44th tribe. Excellent news and salute to all those who fought for their cause 👏🏽

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7 years

I remember when I was a reporter at The Standard & called Roy Bennett. Didn't know then that he spoke Shona. I kept asking for Mr Bennett. He kept shouting back "ndati ndivo vano VaBennett". And I was wondering which fella is this taking me for a fool in that Manyika accent. RIP.

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1 year

“Amafighter afikile kwelishumi, ndithi vuma kamnandi…” The way Malema closed his speech though 👌🏾 striding forward, the rising platform, the music… His team really put some thought into optics. Love it. #EFF10thAnniversary

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5 years

The other day, I said to him: “Your room is a mess.” He replied: “That’s what makes it special.” Now he has gazetted a Statutory Instrument barring any “disturbments”. In my own house!

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5 years

Really love this picture of Kenneth Kaunda and MLK! Atlanta, 1960.

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1 year

So, Mt Pleasant residents invited party candidates to discuss issues affecting their area and their proposals. Mt Pleasant CCC MP candidate @advocatemahere and CCC Ward 17 council candidate Happymore Gotora have turned up. The Zanu candidates have not. Two empty chairs 😏

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2 years

Interesting on Stella Chiweshe’s burial yesterday: she wasn’t buried in a coffin, no church songs or sermons (Herald)

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3 years

Let’s talk solar projects in Zimbabwe. [Small thread on current solar projects, and planned ones] This is Harava, building a 20MW solar farm in Seke. Initial phase of 6MW done and company is now scaling up. According to Harava, the plant would provide power to 45 000 home

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5 years

In the Independent Republic of Borrowdale Brooke, they now have their own sewage treatment plant, built at a cost of US$660K, in addition to their own petrol station and border control. Goals.

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3 years

Jazmine Sullivan can proper saaaang! Rare these days.

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8 years

Dudes spitting out pieces of lung while Bolt poses for photos 😄

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5 years

According to Adv Thabani Mpofu, the MDC leadership issue is ex mero motu, ex proprio motu, or sua sponte. I agree entirely.

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5 years

Marvelous...

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2 months

Maka Charamba had them in the second half… Tapiwa absolutely blitzed it, hung on till the finish line! Having not one, but TWO athletes in an Olympic final is HUUUUGE for us! 🇿🇼 Well done lads @TapiwaMakarawu and Maka Charamba!

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5 years

She came 9th. NINTH! The only thing Lynsey Sharp can run is her mouth.

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5 years

The passion this man had for the arts ran deep. Playwright. Co-founded Chipawo in the 80s, a platform for developing young talent. Some of Chipawo’s products; Danai Gurira, Chiwoniso Maraire, Chipo Chung. A real Zimbabwean hero. RIP, Stephen Chifunyise 🇿🇼

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3 months

Mbudzi scheme: $88 million Mbudzi roundabout: $88 million

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3 years

Who’s this guy please? Amazing. #NAMA20

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5 years

To think @Beast_TM could lift the @rugbyworldcup this weekend! A legend!

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4 years

It takes a special kind of immorality to buy yourself a Range Rover while running a broken down institution. An immorality sadly normalised by our comrades for decades now.

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6 years

One look at this and America decided Zimbabwe poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States. Lethal.

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3 years

Could tell that fayaman Ricky Fire really missed playing in front of big crowds 😂 Mans wanted to do a whole concert

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7 years

Ray Phiri, far right, Graceland concert, Harare, 1987. He played for Black Mambazo, Makeba and Paul Simon in that epic concert #RIPRayPhiri

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3 years

This comrade in Harare is totally unhappy about Zuma going to jail. 😂 “Shockwaves...”

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5 years

All hail the Great Zadzadama...🙌🏽

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The business of high-end marketing: You can now book a private tour tracing the route used by the Grand Tour chaps in Zimbabwe. Cost? Oh, just a little US$20,811 per person. Here’s a tale about Zim’s leading jeweller, gold, silver and some clever marketing… 🧵

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2 years

Hi, Zim property developers. Great work out here, so many new projects, but yuwi trees and greenery would be nice too 😊

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2 years

Winky D delivering a State of the Nation Address…😎

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5 years

Next time you be in church singing, “you’re Alpha & Omega, we worship you our Lord...” (or other variations😁) remember the composer: Pastor Erasmus Mutambira. (Also composed the worship song ‘Blessings and Honour, be unto theeeeee’ and others). “Unsung” Zimbabwean legend!

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6 years

The Obamas are 'Becoming' a billion-dollar brand; Michelle got a $65m book advance and a $50m Netflix deal. She gets paid $225K to speak. Barack makes $400K per speech.

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2 years

Was “kuma tuckshop” where the “real economy” is. Manufacturers now supply more to these guys than to formal retailers. One truck to the supermarket, 3 downtown kune mari. Our bent currency economics.

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3 years

“Just let me in,” said the lion, peering at the goat through the fence. “I’m a vegan now.”

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6 years

Dzoserai ngoma mubvise news.

Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting

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6 years

The removal of the “Mbende/Jerusarema” Drumbeat which heralded the starting and the ending of News Bulletins on ZBC has divided opinion. Some believe it’s a progressive thing whilst others bemoan the loss of our signature cultural expression. What are your views?

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3 years

Lost the final as a player in 2002. Lost the final as coach in 2019. Champion in 2022. An absolute legend of African football. #AFCON2021 #TeamSenegal

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1 year

Engineers 👏🏾 So, part of the Beitbridge border expansion is this 11.4 million litre reservoir, to supply water to the town. How they built it: the roof weighs 1,500 tons and they float it up using water, then rotate it by hand to lock it into place. [🎥 Raubex]

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5 months

Bob Henson owns companies such as Driptech, Tyrezim, Solar One, Palm Life (agric), tourist resorts — and even a pigeon race, etc. Sharing here some of his “lessons” on brands and investing in Zim and so forth and soron. 1/2 🧵

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6 months

@asibindi Well the companies drilling oil there aren’t Chinese. Just get a good deal, whoever you’re dealing with.

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5 years

Hey @usembassyharare , also these ones who have these ridiculous, blinding lights on their cars must be put on sanctions also. Help us.

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The comrades in Tanzania have just completed the remarkable Julius Nyerere hydropower project: • $2.9bn (Govt funded) • 9 turbines, producing total 2,115MW (Tz’s peak demand 1,400MW) • Built by Egypt’s JV Arab Contractors + Elsewedy Electric • Started 2019 Hongera sana 🇹🇿

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3 years

The steaks are high.

Sky News

@SkyNews

3 years

Cows injured during their summer sojourn in the high Swiss Alpine meadows have received airlifts down the mountain. Watch more videos from Sky News:

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8 months

Rest in Peace, President Geingob 🙏🏾🇳🇦

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1 year

What Nando’s Avondale was like in 1994. (Aside: spot the famous politician coming out from making his order)

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6 years

And to think General Tongogara died at just 41, after leading a whole actual armed struggle in his 30s. 😏

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6 years

JUST IN: War vets seek to raise Presidential age limit #ChronicleZW #263Chat

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5 years

Divine Lunga’s back pocket... 🇿🇼👏🏽

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2 months

Harare palm tree suppliers entering the bank right now like…

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3 years

And she was only 22 when gifted us with this timeless album.

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The mighty Eversharp 15M pen. The company that manufactures them in Harare, ART, sold 10.2m Eversharp pens in the 3 months to June. Huge, but actually 26% less than same time last year. Sad part is they’re competing with fake bhilos. Do you know what the “15M” means?

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6 years

Schweppes: We changed Mazoe to make it healthier and less sweet. Me: But some of us want to drink from the poisoned well

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2 years

Years ago, Uganda privatised electricity. Now, the govt says because it’s in private hands, power is too expensive for consumers. Electricity generation and distribution is going back to the state

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6 years

Through proverbs, during the struggle, we used the regime’s media to send out the message to the people. #RIPTuku

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5 years

He was kicked from behind in 54 countries.

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5 years

Arnold Schwarzenegger Attacked in Africa, Drop-Kicked From Behind

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3 years

One less district hospital for my people.

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3 years

Introducing the New Toyota Landcruiser 300 series. What's your take on the new car?

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4 years

More evidence of Magufuli bravely looking corruption in the eye.

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A life lived in true dedication to pan-Africanism. Go well Cde Pombe Magufuli. Condolences Tanzania, Condolences Africa!

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1 year

EXCLUSIVE live footage from inside Floyd Mayweather’s vehicle as he heads to Mabvuku…

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4 years

“Saka kokanai, mese unganai...! 🙌🏽 #RIPChibaba #RIPSoulJahLove

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@RangaMberi

5 years

No family should have to go through this trauma. We are broken. (Sorry, the pic’s a bit blurry)

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6 years

That time Timbaland and Magoo sampled THAT guitar riff from Tuku’s “Ndima Ndapedza”. #RIPTuku

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5 years

BREAKING NEWS INTERNATIONAL: Mebo has hit a million views on YouTube! Congrats to Obert Chari and The ZCC Hakireni Stars. 👏🏽

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Cde Chinx leading the comrades in singing "Maruza Imi" at Dzapasi Camp, Buhera, at the end of the war! Go well, Legend!

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Harare’s notorious night drag racers looking at that new Parliament road like…

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5 years

Great story on @KanhemaPhoto , the man who is literally putting his country 🇿🇼 and his Continent on the map 👏🏽

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2 years

Today, Chibuku launched a new banana flavoured ‘Super’. Last year, Zimbos drank 3.72 million hectolitres of masese, the highest in 5 years. To meet rising demand, Delta is opening a new Chibuku plant. Not a masese fan, but whoever came up with Super is product genius.

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5 years

A leader.

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6 years

Mandela was right when he said Zimbabwe suffered from “a tragic failure of leadership”. Everywhere you look in our politics, we have no grown ups.

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