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MRP activists under fire for turning Gukurahundi into a money making scheme
In a startling revelation, it has been uncovered that the Gukurahundi issue has transformed into a lucrative industry for certain opposition activists, particularly within the Mthwakazi Republic Party...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:53hrs | 394 | by George Tshuma
Mthwakazi vehicle disappears from Zimbabwe police station
Matebeleland-BASED Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has expressed concern over the disappearance of their impounded vehicle at Bulawayo Central Police Station.The vehicle was seized by the law e...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:30hrs | 1751 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala movement shifts focus
THE Job Sikhala Solidarity Movement has been renamed the Zimbabwe Solidarity Movement to push for the release of other "political prisoners" who include nine Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP 9) members c...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 1664 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi threatens blitz on 'foreign' teachers
The secessionist political party, Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), has issued a threat to escalate its campaign against teachers from outside the Matebeleland region. MRP President Mqondisi Moyo, marki...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 04:59hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
King Lobhengula: The Statesman Par Excellence
The man who is credited to have expanded Buthwakazi until it covered virtually the whole of Budlanondo (present day Zimbabwe and parts of present day Botswana) is King Lobhengula (named after Prince N...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 17:31hrs | 686 | by George Mkhwanazi
'Zimbabweans are more divided than ever before'
ZAPU says Zimbabweans are more divided than ever before as there is no unity whatsoever, to warrant a whole public holiday, under the guise of commemorating the pivotal signing of the Unity Accord bet...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:44hrs | 1156 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police block Mthwakazi's Umkhombandlela rally
A Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Umkhombandlela rally, set for Thursday at Stanley Square Hall in Bulawayo has been postponed by police who claimed they were ordered to postpone all political gatherin...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 08:59hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
MRP gears up for Umkhombandlela rally
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is set to host its highly anticipated Umkhombandlela Rally on December 21, 2023, at Stanley Hall in Makokoba, Bulawayo. The event comes at a crucial time for the par...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 10:44hrs | 627 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why is Welshman Ncube being ethnically targeted and bullied?
I repeat and for good reasons, no matter what it takes, Shona ethnic majoritarianism, Gukurahundism and imperialism has to be fought in the following spheres: culture and language , education, healthc...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 08:48hrs | 1425 | by Bekithemba Sibhalwa Jnr
Zimbabwe's Two-State Dilemma: Unveiling the marginalization of Matabeleland
In the heart of southern Africa, Zimbabwe stands as a nation marred by a tumultuous history, marked by colonial oppression, independence struggles, and a post-colonial era fraught with political turmo...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 07:29hrs | 790 | by Josh Mhambi
Zanu-PF's Dingumuzi Phuti fights court reversal of election victory
Dingumuzi Phuti, the former Zanu-PF MP for Bulilima, filed an urgent court application weekend seeking rescission of judgement after his August 23 election win was nullified by the High Court on Thurs...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders Bulilima National Assembly election re-run
The Bulilima National Assembly election must be rerun due to electoral irregularities, the Bulawayo High Court directed in a default order granted on Thursday.The close race was won by Dingimu...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 22:02hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Sengezo Tshabangu, Welshman Ncube and fellow Mthwakazi, come let's declare Matabeleland independence!
"Be sure to appoint over you a king the Lord your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite."Blocked by a thick ...Published: 20 Nov 2023 at 09:37hrs | 4980 | by Israel Dube
Anglo-Ndebele war celebrated 130 years on
Over the weekend, the epic Anglo-Ndebele war, fought 130 years ago, was commemorated in tribute to the numerous Ndebele men who lost their lives while resisting the seizure of their ancestral land. Th...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:38hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi snubs December 9 by-elections because of lack of reforms
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has declared its decision not to nominate candidates for the upcoming December 9 by-elections, citing the absence of electoral reforms in Zimbabwe as a barrier to ac...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:28hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi leader refuses to step down
Ousted Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) leader, Mqondisi Moyo, has adamantly refused to step down, maintaining that he is still in control.Moyo was removed from his position as the leader of MRP...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South natives excluded from regional business summit
In a surprise move in Zimbabwe, Matebeleland South natives have been excluded from a business and awards summit to be held in their region.It is not clear as to who is organising this so calle...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 13:58hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Ousted Mthwakazi executive digs in
The deposed national executive of the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has rejected the legitimacy of the recently constituted interim committee in the ongoing power struggle to control the separatist p...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 07:55hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi unveils national interim committee
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has unveiled its new National Interim Committee which will assume control of the party until its congress in April next year.For now, MRP will operate withou...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 19:32hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi leader kicked out
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) leader, Mqondisi Moyo, has been removed from his position amid allegations of using hate speech and other charges, causing divisions within the secessionist movement...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:20hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
Mqondisi Moyo survives Mthwakazi Republic Party coup
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has criticized certain members who recently declared the dissolution of the committee, characterizing them as power-hungry ...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 20:35hrs | 1274 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Republic Party members fire Mqondisi Moyo as president
Members of the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) have taken action by removing their president, Mqondisi Moyo, and dissolving the entire National Executive Committee (NEC). This decision comes in respons...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 21:55hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Zapu, Mthwakazi dismiss Mbalula
OPPOSITION Zapu and Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) have dismissed claims by South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula that his party worked with Zimbabwe's ruling...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 22:02hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF member threatens to evict opposition supporters
In a leaked WhatsApp audio, a ruling party member from Umguza, Matebeleland North, has threatened to evict all opposition supporters from resettlement areas following the party's poor performance in t...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 22:01hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has been holding unfair elections since 1980'
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) says the preliminary finding made by the SADC Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) should not come as a surprise as the country has been holding elections fraught with irre...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 19:41hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Umguza activists on post-election witch-hunt
Zanu-PF activists in Umguza, Matebeleland North, have threatened a witch-hunt targeting villagers who voted for opposition parties such as the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) last week.Acc...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Karangas crush Zezuru-Korekore Alliance again
To Zezurus, politics of tribalism has become the Frankenstein's monster that destroys its own creator. Unless Zezurus find allies outside their small Zezuru- Korekore clan, it may take many years if n...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 17:17hrs | 126 | by Israel Dube
King Mzilikazi commemoration preps on
ORGANISERS of the King Mzilikazi commemoration to mark 155 years since the death of the founder of the Ndebele nation, King Mzilikazi Khumalo, are at an advanced stage.The commemoration is set...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Jitters over army hand in polls
OPPOSITION parties and analysts yesterday condemned attempts by the ruling elite to politicise the country's military, with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) promising to reform the army once el...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:50hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakai courts EU on self-rule
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has implored the European Union Observer Mission to the August 23 general elections to help the party re-establish a Mthwakazi State, separate from Zimbabwe.The ...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
'Political intolerance, poverty, corruption dividing Zimbabwe'
ZIMBABWE remains highly polarised as a result of political intolerance, unresolved historical issues, growing poverty, corruption and a lack of a common shared vision among other social ills, observer...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zanu killed Insimbi Zezhwane band members?
Leader of the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Mqondisi Moyo, has made sensational claims that the late Insimbi ZeZhwane musicians, ' Mpofu ‘Ma Eli' Mathe and Thembinkosi ‘Maviri' Mpofu were killed ...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:04hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
CCC Mthwakazi: kick out Shona supremacist Chamisa and declare Matabeleland independent, ignore Welshman apology
Nothing pains us more than seeing fellow Matabeles being humiliated, dehumanised, abused and used as voting cattle in the Zimbabwe election booths by opportunistic Zimbabwe opposition parties that do ...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 19:46hrs | 42 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa dangles citizenship to Mzilikazi royal family
The Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi Royal Crown Family, which includes the Mzilikazi Royal House and the Khumalo Clan, claims the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government has shown them generosity by promising to rest...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 20:55hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties march for peace
REPRESENTATIVES from different political parties in Gwanda Town on Friday conducted a march around the mining town in a bid to send a message of peace across the community as the country draws towards...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:06hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
MRP to stick to 2018 manifesto, calls for restoration of Mthwakazi
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has said it will stick to its 2018 manifesto, which it calls a "practical and implementable programme" that will lead to the "restoration of Mthwakazi."The p...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 21:07hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
MRP blasts Zanu PF over Conferment of Guti as National Hero
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party leader Mqondisi Moyo has blasted President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa for conferring national hero status to the founder of Zaoga Church who died on July 5 in South Afr...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 15:34hrs | 52 | by Stephen Jakes
Give that US$1 billion to your people Kasukuwere: MRP leader
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party Mqondisi Moyo has lashed out at former cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere following his promise to have a US$1 billion budget for Gukurahundi.He said Kasukuwere...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 13:00hrs | 31 | by Stephen Jakes
Mthwakazi presses for Gukurahundi compensation
THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) wants the international community to pressure President Emmerson Mnangagwa to compensate Gukurahundi victims.There has been no redress to the 1980s mass kill...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:56hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Opposition members condemn Ndlovu cockroach remarks
Human rights activists and opposition members have condemned Zanu-PF Matebeleland South chairman Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu, for referring to the opposition as ‘cockroaches', saying he does not des...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:09hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Violent political candidates don't deserve votes, says Chief Mathema
Aspiring candidates for the upcoming harmonised elections who incite violence do not deserve to be voted into any office, Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda has said.The outspoken traditional l...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Paranoid Chamisa feels politically threatened by Job Sikhala
The political persecution of Job Sikhala by the Zimbabwe government should be condemned by all progressive and democratic forces in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe and the world. We have first hand exp...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 19:39hrs | 26 | by Israel Dube
Ndebele 'king' engages SA police over xenophobia
Ndebele king Bulelani Collins Khumalo has engaged South African police over sporadic xenophobic attacks against Zimbabwean immigrants in that country.Three Zimbabweans were killed recently in ...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Lobengula's image in Masvikiro4ED banner angers Mthwakazi
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has reacted angrily to a banner by Zanu-PF appendage group, Masvikiro4ED which portrayed Ndebele kings Mzilikazi and Lobengula as spirit mediums.The banner by th...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'State agents perpetrating political violence'
STATE security agents have been cited as the leading perpetrators of political violence through arbitrary arrests and detention of opposition members as the country heads for general elections on Augu...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MRP youths go ahead with plan to close ports of entry
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Youth League has announced that on June 16, 2023, it will close all ports of entry in Matebeleland to stop the smuggling of resources from the region. MRP cl...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 07:08hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi activist remanded to June 5
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) activist Chrispen Ncube, who faces charges of public violence and malicious damage to property, has been remanded to June 5 for continuation of trial.Ncube, repr...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi challenges Zimbabweans to stop their continued fear
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has challenged Zimbabweans to stop their continued fear of the ruling elite which keeps them in bondage and under continued poor governance for the rest of their lives....Published: 29 May 2023 at 07:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi activists fined for doorstepping High Court
TWO members of the secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) who were arrested on September 5 last year while submitting a petition to the Bulawayo High Court have been fined US$100 each.The...Published: 26 May 2023 at 18:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi youths threaten to close borders and airports to curb gold smuggling
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Youth League has threatened to close all borders and airports before the August elections in order to combat gold smuggling, which the party claims is carried out by...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:53hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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