zimbabwe

history haina basa is a sexual liberation expression that is often used by some Zim women to emphasize that you shouldn't have to worry about having fun from early in your 20s because that won't significantly affect your chances of settling down (kuroorwa) when you are ready to do so, since you...

hapana kwatiri kuenda this expression means that whatever we are doing right now isn't going to amount to anything tangible, and as such, don't have high hopes that our efforts will pay off except that you should quite frankly brace yourself for the worst to come. Note: In non-figurative...

ndopanzira here apa? this is a rhetorical question that is commonly used in the Republic of Zimbabwe when someone decides to cut through another person's yard or private property in order to take a shortcut so that they can reach faster wherever they are going. Often this happens in...

dumwa means either a magick talisman, waist beads, or a special hand-made small cloth with strings on the side that contains mbashto (mbinjiri or mishonga) and is often worn either around the neck, waist, or tied around one's arm. It is, of course, intended to bring good fortune to its wearer...

pondo (or "2 bho-bho") means two dollars, two euros, 2 quid, etc., as long as the value of the currency being mentioned amounts to, umm "two," so, yeah, it doesn't matter really. Another variant of 2 bho-bho is two bho-bho. However, pondo shouldn't be misconstrued with paundi (or mapaundi in...

means a person — particularly a woman — with chiseled calves; often a result of going to the gym on a regular basis whilst doing cardiovascular exercises e.g., running on the treadmill, cycling, mountain climbers, ankle hops, stair climbing, etc. In some cases, wearing high heels every day to...

musana wederere means your lovemaking skills leave much to be desired, you are not a bedroom bully i.e., a one-pump champ who can hardly last long enough to satisfy their partner for them to reach an orgasm (kutunda). This may either be an effect of being overly excited, high levels of...

bholato-bholato means let the good times roll. And if everything is all right what's there to worry about? Umm, nothing... Nevertheless, moderation is the key to everything. If you are not careful, your raging desire to be a hedonist can lead you into the doldrums, the equatorial calms, m'kay...

kupedza ma sports means you have displayed superior performance or far outperformed your opps (vavengi or mhandu) in whatever field of work you specialize in e.g., this may either be politics, the corporate world, the showbiz industry, etc you name it. As long as you come out on top and you are...

chadonha this is bosh ("grand larceny") wherein a group of people steal money or personal property by using a perfidious job offer or a confidence trick. The way chadonha is carried out is either as follows: one person deliberately drops a wallet in front of a target individual while walking...

nhumblex means pregnancy i.e. the period of time when one or more babies develop inside a woman's womb (chibereko). Note: the formal words in chiShona for pregnancy are either pamuviri or nhumbu.

Was Dyonne Tafirenyika already 18 years old when she started dating Stunner (Desmond Chideme)? I am asking this because some Zimbos have been saying she was allegedly groomed, by the way, and for interest's sake their age difference is 18 years because next oan Desmond was born in 1980 whilst...

Do y'all oans and daiges consider Gemma Griffiths to be African? Otherwise, she seems proud to be Zimbabwean as far as I can tell.

kumhanya bani means acting out of character whilst behaving in abnormal ways as though your intelligence quotient (IQ) is below 70; however, not necessarily because you have an intellectual disability (ID) (kurwara nepfungwa). But often due to either a high intake of drugs or liquor or simply...

Zimdaansaal chanter Seh Calaz (Tawanda Mumanyi) the father figure of the Mabhanditi movement was served with papers wherein his baby mama Moira Sibongile Knight (i.e., the daughter of former ZBC radio disc jockey Eric Knight) is seeking child support (or maintenance). Hopefully, baby daddy Seh...

Humba has released a new myuuzik video for his song Makomborero featuring Zimdaansaal recording artist Blot (Takura Chiwoniso) who is known for his popular collaboration with Nutty O called Tenderera. Makomborero was produced by Alicious Productions. Check the myuuzik video out below.

What's wrong with Chatty Patty Shadaya Knight that he spends his time constantly insulting Zim women? I don't understand why Twitter hasn't banned him for his repugnant misogynistic views i.e. hatred for women. Plus Shadaya Tawona ne information yese yaanayo on how people should run their...

Temba P. Mliswa's ex-lover Susan Mutami (aka Mai Matwins) was on sosho media ("Twitter") and she expagorated to Twimbos that the current Republic of Zimbabwe head of state President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa allegedly sexually molested her when she was a minor i.e., 15 years old at the time...

waita mutete 1: this means the situation at hand is well above your pay grade, either because you lack the necessary qualifications or because you are not a member of the power circle -- you are a nobody! 2: a phrase used for saying, "you and I are not on the same level; you're beneath me. You...

rukawo this is a serious spiritually powered security fence (or a firewall, if you will) that you as a jealous spouse you request from a n'anga or sangoma ("traditional healer") so that you can punish your significant other and their side piece too when they sleep together. You can also choose...