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UK explores new ways to punish Mnangagwa
The House of Lords recently hosted a comprehensive discussion on strategies to exert pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration through restrictive measures, aiming to make the situatio...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:38hrs | 2370 | by Staff reporter
Mr Kudzai Mutisi, the German 'Economic wonder' after the WW2 had multiple favourable factors!
I am writing this article as a reply to your article you wrote last week: My article is not in any way or form critiquing your own but including factors that must be known, but, however, adding to wha...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | 426 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zanu-PF commissar seeks DCC polls postponement
THE Zanu-PF commissariat department led by former cabinet minister Mike Bimha has sought permission from the party to freeze impending district coordinating committee (DCC) elections amid fears that t...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Excited by the killings: How The Chronicle covered the Gukurahundi genocide
AbstractTHIS paper examines and interrogates the role of the state-controlled media during the Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe. Gukurahundi is a genocide that took place in Zimbabwe betwe...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 322 | by Bhekinkosi Jakobe Ncube
CCC in uncertain waters
WE are only a month into the new year, but it already feels like it has been long. The political year has started in earnest, lending credence to the counsel of political sages: A day is a very long t...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:02hrs | 2385 | by Ntando Dumani
Sikhala says his enemies planning to assassinate him
Outspoken opposition figure Job Sikhala has revealed fears of assassination plots orchestrated by his adversaries.Sikhala voiced these concerns during the unveiling of his new political endeav...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:02hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
'Something stinks at the Highlanders clubhouse'
THE car wash business at the Highlanders clubhouse that paid the Bulawayo giants US$50 in revenue for the whole of 2023 as revealed by financial statements read out by club interim treasurer Israel Mo...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's CCC in leadership crisis as Nelson Chamisa steps back
The political landscape of Zimbabwe is witnessing a ripple of turbulence as Nelson Chamisa, leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), reportedly steps back from active leadership. The step ba...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 4546 | by Olalekan Adigun
Welshman Ncube pushes back against pressure from CCC activists
Professor Welshman Ncube on Wednesday pushed back against pressure from Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists demanding that he speaks up on the turmoil in the party, insisting that he had no ...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 15:03hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
Recalled CCC Mabvuku-Tafara MP Kufahakutizwi arrested
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara constituency, Febion Kufahakutizwi has been arrested on charges of assault and malicious damage to property.C...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 10:40hrs | 2074 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Recalled Makone still running Harare'
RECALLED Harare mayor Ian Makone is still running the municipality behind the scenes advising his inexperienced successor Lovejoy Chitengu.Chitengu was recently elected mayor of Harare after M...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:56hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA to deduct 30% on wheat payments to farmers
As the festive season approaches, farmers in Zimbabwe are facing the harsh reality of celebrating Christmas without the much-needed funds, following a decision by grain millers to suspend payments. Th...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 10:35hrs | 4812 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's leadership lapses
The crisis in CCC has taken centre stage, prompting a critical examination of the leadership under Nelson Chamisa. The roots of this crisis can be traced to Chamisa's refusal to hold an electi...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:16hrs | 599 | by Grace Chekai
Harare chooses new mayor
Councillor Lovejoy Chitengu was yesterday elected Harare mayor following the recall of Ian Makone by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu....Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
The story behind the graduation scarf
Someone once said, when a man who has been virtually paralyzed starts walking, even slow, they are greeted with joy by well-meaning friends, but as expectations are raised, disappointments begin to se...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 07:09hrs | 1120 | by Nicholas Ncube
Chamisa in a catch-22 situation
I MUST begin by apologising, dear reader, for not informing you that I will no longer deliver my instalment weekly as had become the tradition.I received a few inquiries and some scolding from...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:16hrs | 4554 | by Ntando Dumani
Chamisa has no one to blame but wapusa wapusa
Growing up in the country's ghettos, playing plastic balls was commonplace. Young boys stripped to their shorts, sometimes with holes that revealed their nether parts, and ran in the scorching...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | 465 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Why Dudula hates foreigners
South African vigilante group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close. BBC Africa Eye has gained rare access to members o...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 21:02hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
We do not bend to political pressure, says CJ Malaba
THE judiciary does not bend to pressure from political parties and individuals but will remain an independent constitutional institution that serves the interests of the people by providing quality ju...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:21hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: It's time for clarity not ambiguity
THE phrase "strategic ambiguity" has been flung into the Zimbabwean vocabulary recently and has been received with mixed feelings.But let us try to put the phrase into context by unraveling it...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:01hrs | 21 | by Nevanji Madanhire
'Biti was rigged to make way for Chamisa sympathiser'
FORMER Cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo has claimed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Tendai Biti's recent loss to fellow Member of Parliament (MP) Allan ‘Rusty' Markham was rigged....Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:22hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Parliament turns heat on Mthuli Ncube
LEGISLATORS have taken Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube to task over the galloping inflation and the crumbling local currency, which they say has eroded salaries of government wo...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa demands Mthuli Ncube explanation over unbudgeted US$400k judges pay-outs
Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has demanded the summoning of Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to parliament to explain how he bestowed unbudgeted US$400,000 pay-outs to each of the country's judges....Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 19:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Brain drain Hits Bulawayo fire brigade
AN exodus of firefighters has hit the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) as they are joining other professionals leaving the country in search of the so-called greener pastures.Acting chief fire offi...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Guta RaMwari infighting continues
INFIGHTING within the Guta Ramwari Church which started after the death of its founder in 2003 resulting in the disintegration of the church into different factions continues with another split seemin...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:04hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 10 | by Musa Kika
Mnangagwa's engagement, re-engagement policy bearing fruit
As the old adage goes,"No man can live in a vacuum." President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a true reflection of one who understands that synergies and cooperation between states is the secret to success.&nb...Published: 17 May 2023 at 14:20hrs | 105 | by Martin Machinda
CCC laughs off GNU, election postponement
Citizens Coalition for Change(CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere has dismissed the possibility of a Government of National Unity (GNU) or the postponement of much anticipated 2023 general elections foll...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Donkey-drawn carts ply Zimbabwe's abandoned remote routes?
From the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway in Zimbabwe at a spot popularly known as Turn-P, the road passing through Neshuro Township has been degraded, disused, and derelict for over two decades, with buse...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Factional-driven fights rock Nssa
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) Investments and Properties director Brian Mrewa has been suspended, as turmoil, external interference and factional-driven fights continue to buffet the compu...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year
As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 11 | by Farai Chirimumimba
The enablers of Shona hegemony and enemies of Mthwakazi's peoples' emancipation from the MLF President
Greetings to all!, The compilation of this article identifies the enablers of Shona hegemony among others as the so-called "ZPRA Legacy Group". This group is comprised of charlatans who are in...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:37hrs | 29 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Zimbabwe govt lacks spine
THE Zanu-PF government is at long last trying to get back to the basics on its initial promises at Independence in 1980, reintroducing a minimum wage.However, questions will continue to linger...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:41hrs | 9 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe must step up to increase exports, says UK
THE United Kingdom (UK) embassy said Zimbabwe could boost its exports to the European country through the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), but said it needed to step up.The British head o...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa appointed substantive Zimra boss
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) acting commissioner-general Regina Chinamasa has been appointed substantive boss of the tax authority."The appointments are with immediate effect," Zimra cha...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Only Chamisa or Kasukuwere can save Zimbabwe'
FORMER Zanu-PF youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu has made sensational claims that ruling party members have intimated to him their regret at celebrating the ouster and pursuit of former cabinet minister...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions on Zimbabwe: A form of economic invasion
In the context of domestic politics and international relations, national economic security refers to a country's capacity to implement its preferred policies to build the national economy in the mann...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:02hrs | 23 | by Dr Norbert Hosho
ZANU PF cell meetings a big flop
The Zanu PF Cell Day which has been recently held last Saturday has been done a proverbial sucker punch.Zanu PF has now been reduced into rubble and debris. The opposition must snatch this opp...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 07:11hrs | 11 | by Leonard Koni
NRZ in US$3,5m rolling stock revamp
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has embarked on a programme to refurbish its rolling stock at a cost of US$3,5 million, in a move expected to improve efficiencies.The project, which in...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: When the snake bites the charmer
Staring the abyssVery slowly but definitely quite surely, the world is drifting towards a scary nuclear abyss. The conflict in Eastern Europe now has all the makings of a major superpo...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 16 | by jamwanda
Telone donates to Entembeni Old people
TelOne has recently donated groceries and blankets to the Entembeni Old People's Home in Bulawayo in an effort to reduce food shortages....Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 07:03hrs | 12 | by Stephen Jakes
Factionalism rocks CCC in Masvingo
Factionalism has rocked Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party with an alleged faction claiming that party president Nelson Chamisa recently dissolved the provincial executive during his last visit...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 19:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Afrophobic attacks expose ANC
THE South African Operation Dudula led by Lux Nhlanhla is an ideologically bankrupt vigilante group which is behaving like a terrorist organisation and causing alarm and despondency.Investigat...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
Operation dudula a terrorist organisation
The South African Operation Dudula led by Lux Nhlanhla is an ideologically bankrupt vigilante group which is behaving like a terrorist group causing alarm...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 14:08hrs | 8 | by Leonard Koni
Chinese defend projects in Zimbabwe
A top Chinese business representative has blamed the rampant violation of Zimbabwean investment laws by some of his compatriots on language barriers.Speaking at a panel discussion in Harare on...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:17hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages 2 companies to offer vacuum tanker services
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has contracted two companies - Nestanet (Pvt) Limited and Salt-Away (Pvt) Limited - to offer vacuum tanker services in various parts of the city.This was revealed b...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:19hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
We are on the brink of World War III
A Third World War is looming after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The military action which Russian President Vladimir Putin described as a special military operation to disarm a neo-Nazi...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 11:02hrs | 10 | by Energy Mutodi
Govt shields dodgy US$400m deal from political scrutiny
THE government has ring-fenced a filthy US$400 million waste-to-energy Pomona dumpsite deal pushed through by Local Government minister July Moyo (pictured) from political scrutiny and possible ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 17:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
No celebrity, no matter how influential, can convince an abused person to support his tormentors
I remember a debate we had with a learned friend, on social media a couple of months back, on whether an individual, as self-proclaimed prophet Passion Java, could be considered an influential person....Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 17:29hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The need for social media regulation
IT is estimated that half of the world's population is now using social media. This is according to the Digital 2021 Global Statshot report.Global Web Index (GWI) puts it at 57,6% with about 4...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:37hrs | 12 | by Miriam Tose Majome
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