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Venezuelans are celebrating a phantom independence - and will soon realise they were sold a dummy

It is understandable - yet deeply saddening. Over the past few days, I have watched as Venezuelans - and others who genuinely value freedom and democracy - celebrate what they perceive as "independence in Venezuela."To directly receiv…

Published: 05 Jan 2026 at 21:29hrs | 381 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Even if Mnangagwa developed Zimbabwe to South African standards, he would have failed

There are truths that we all need to understand. I was watching a news bulletin on the state-controlled broadcaster ZBC this evening. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, please join his WhatsApp Channel on: ht…

Published: 05 Jan 2026 at 21:26hrs | 204 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Donald Trump Is Right to Remove Maduro, Lessons for Dictator

The people of Venezuela have lived under the heavy shadow of Nicolás Maduro’s illegitimate rule. What makes their suffering even more tragic is not only the theft of an election, but the silence and inaction of the very international insti…

Published: 05 Jan 2026 at 07:23hrs | 1359 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Why questioning how a dictator is removed does not mean defending him

Can two wrongs ever make a right? Since Nicolás Maduro's removal yesterday, I have come across numerous statements on social media accusing anyone who questions the United States' intervention of effectively sympathising with a tyrant…

Published: 04 Jan 2026 at 23:16hrs | 932 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Screens and social media are damaging kids' conversation skills

Social media and mobile phones are major disruptors of face-to-face conversations. Recent research has conclusively demonstrated that the indiscriminate (and borderline addictive) use of mobile phones has a direct impact on the quality of …

Published: 04 Jan 2026 at 21:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trump’s invasion of Venezuela exposes the world's dangerous addiction to strongmen

Donald Trump’s sudden invasion of Venezuela is not just another chapter in America’s long history of foreign interference. It is a brutal reminder of a global system that rewards power, punishes weakness and pretends to care about democrac…

Published: 04 Jan 2026 at 08:00hrs | 397 | by Nomalizwe Mbulu

AFCON 2025 disgrace, so called Warriors humiliated as ZIFA rot hits rock bottom

Zimbabwe's so-called Warriors have done it again, crashed out of AFCON without a single win, finishing bottom of the group, embarrassing a nation that continues to support them against all reason and evidence. For the umpteenth time, the Z…

Published: 30 Dec 2025 at 11:40hrs | | by Ezra Tshisa

Zimbabwe must not have only one domain registrar

ZIMBABWE'S ambition to become a competitive digital economy is under threat from a structural flaw that must be urgently addressed, the risk of placing the entire .zw domain name ecosystem under a single registrar.As chairperson of the Zim…

Published: 20 Dec 2025 at 14:01hrs | | by Jacob Mutisi

While the world moves On, Guruve is burying its dead

As the world argues over geopolitics such as the Venezuela-United States standoff, the M23 Democratic Republic of Congo conflict and as Harare, barely 150 kilometres away, obsesses over the 2026 national budget or the design of the nationa…

Published: 20 Dec 2025 at 08:32hrs | | by Kudakwashe Chakabva

Rhodes' grave must be left alone in Matobo

Reading Jacob Mutisi's article, I found it well written and factual. I could not agree more. It is very human that when local circumstances cannot be changed, some turn to emotive provocations such as "Rhodes must fall" to gain relevance. …

Published: 19 Dec 2025 at 17:37hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

So, Mr Chivayo, what exactly do you do?

There are certainly questions that deserve answers. In today's issue of the Zimbabwe Independent, Wicknell Chivayo claimed, in an interview, that corruption investigations had caused 'severe and irreparable damage' to his business int…

Published: 19 Dec 2025 at 09:19hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Isn't it strange that someone living in squalor in Mbare would sing that Mnangagwa is doing a good job?

Zimbabwe is a country full of mysteries.This morning, I watched a feature on the state-controlled broadcaster ZBC showing ZANU-PF women from the Mbare Chimurenga Choir singing glowing praises of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. To direct…

Published: 18 Dec 2025 at 21:08hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Rhodes at Matopos, Remembering the Past Without Erasing It

I have seen a growing number of newspaper articles, social media posts and public commentaries demanding the removal of Cecil John Rhodes' grave from the Matopos (Matobo Hills). While the emotions behind these calls are understandable, I s…

Published: 18 Dec 2025 at 21:02hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Rhodes' grave must be removed from Matobo

Last year, sometime in November 2024, while I was asleep, I experienced something that I can only describe as deeply unsettling.A very strange voice appeared in my dream. It was not vague or distant, it was clear, direct, and emotionally c…

Published: 18 Dec 2025 at 20:16hrs | | by Tedious Ncube

Chinomona calls on women's league to unite in agricultural season programmes

HARARE - ZANU PF Secretary for Women's Affairs Mabel Chinomona has called on members of the Women's League across the country to remain focused, united and productive during the ongoing agricultural season.Her remarks were shared on the Wo…

Published: 17 Dec 2025 at 14:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Why is the Mnangagwa regime so desperate to shield abusive Chinese companies from scrutiny?

When those entrusted to defend and protect you instead choose to side with your abuser, the problem runs far deeper than mere neglect.Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's warning to Zimbabwean businesspeople to "never refer to the Chinese again…

Published: 17 Dec 2025 at 09:35hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

There is no humanity in stealing from the vulnerable - my tragic story

It never rains but pours, it is said.Just a few days ago, I became a victim of a carefully calculated and deeply cruel scheme of theft-one that goes beyond the mere loss of property and strikes at the very core of human decency.To directly…

Published: 17 Dec 2025 at 09:34hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

CMED, Proof That Institutions Die When Engineers Are Ignored

The Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) is one of the most strategically important institutions Zimbabwe has ever built, yet few Zimbabweans today understand its true national value. At its peak, CMED was not merely a fleet prov…

Published: 17 Dec 2025 at 09:31hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

What happens to Harare's rounded-up street kids? Cull them, they are too many and a menace to civilisation

Harare removes street kids in a blitz - the saddest article I read today. Cull them all, because they are too many and becoming a menace. That is the message implied. The report on Bulawayo24 about street kids in Harare's Central District …

Published: 15 Dec 2025 at 18:34hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

Why any extension of presidential tenure must go to a referendum

Some matters in life don't require legal gymnastics-they require plain honesty.Zimbabwe may soon find itself at a constitutional crossroads, one that will test whether the 2013 Constitution is a living shield against the abuse of power or …

Published: 14 Dec 2025 at 21:40hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Is the Dominance of Accountants and Lawyers on Boards to Blame for Zimbabwe's Industrial Collapse?

I write this article not as an academic observer, but as a former, experienced investment analyst and investment banker, and as a minority shareholder in the majority of Zimbabwe's listed companies. Over the years, I have analysed balance …

Published: 14 Dec 2025 at 21:34hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

A nation that must believe in its own power, no saviour is coming, Zimbabwe

For decades, Zimbabweans have been conditioned to believe that political parties and presidents hold the master key to national transformation. From election season promises to slogans of "ongoing reform," citizens are encouraged to wait p…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 23:18hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Constructive Counterargument to '7 Wasted Years: How Ramaphosa's Presidency Betrayed Its Promise'

The Bulawayo24 article titled "7 wasted Years: How Ramaphosa's Presidency Betrayed Its Promise" paints Cyril Ramaphosa's presidency as an outright failure marked by betrayal, impunity, and stagnation. However, this interpretation, while ca…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 23:09hrs | | by Fikile wa Motsamai

A year of dishing out cars 2025

Before a small group of avaricious people utilised title documents to control the majority's political, economic, and social well-being, Zimbabwe was a nation for everyone.Donating cars and witnessing the Zanu PF women's league do kongonya…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 22:55hrs | | by Leonard Koni

Does the Mnangagwa regime have a different definition of corruption than the rest of us?

Zimbabwe is a strange place to stay.Yesterday, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day, and President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed the nation with familiar-sounding commitments to "zero tolerance" against corruption. To dir…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 22:47hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Former President Zuma and his golden begging bowl to Burkina Faso

In Portuguese they say: even the smallest ass can deliver so much diarrhoea content. Jacob Zuma is a failed politician. What can an old, disgraced leader possibly teach a young, successful president? Zuma should be ashamed to stand near Ca…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 20:06hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

Why Section 95(2)(b) is not a term-limit provision requiring a referendum

Imagine a constitution, not as an unyielding monolith cast in stone for eternity, but as a living, breathing instrument of a democratic society - crafted by the hands of our compatriots, many still among us, to evolve with national aspirat…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 07:30hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo

'Let us write a new chapter of China–Zimbabwe cooperation'

All of you present today have long been committed to and actively involved in the development of China–Zimbabwe and China–Africa relations. We gather here to explore the opportunities for China-Zimbabwe cooperation under China's 15th Five-…

Published: 08 Dec 2025 at 14:47hrs | | by Ying Qiang

Cars over Care: Zimbabwe's healthcare crisis exposed

This week, the Ministry of Health and Child Care proudly announced the acquisition of a heart-lung machine and a heater-cooler system for Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. On paper, it is a milestone - a step toward strengthening specialise…

Published: 08 Dec 2025 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga portraying himself as the betrayed holy victim

If anything this is the kind of rhetorical posturing that I'm against in VP Chiwenga's politics. His propensity to advance his political progress by seeking to undermine everyone else, blinding the gullible by portraying himself as the bet…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 17:57hrs | | by Temba Mliswa

Mbalula cannot rewrite history to sanitise Ramaphosa's failings

By any measure, political spin is expected in election season - but there is a point where spin becomes deception. When ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula argues that President Cyril Ramaphosa's 6th and now 7th administration is uniquely…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 17:51hrs | | by Anoynmous

Zimbabwe's leadership culture is built on survival, not development

Zimbabwe's struggle is not merely economic or infrastructural - it is philosophical. At its core lies a leadership deficit that has become systemic, generational and self-perpetuating. We are governed not by builders of institutions or arc…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 07:38hrs | | by Hombarume Mutota

When Adv Tembeka Ngcukaitobi missteps, the fall is loud

Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, SC, is not a man one expects to see publicly corrected - certainly not in the manner witnessed at the Madlanga Commission. Yet there it was: a moment both jarring and instructive, a reminder that brilliance an…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 06:23hrs | | by Anonymous

History behind Glen View, Glen Norah and Warren Park

Harare is a city layered with memory - some preserved, some forgotten, and much of it paved over in the fast pulse of modern life. Yet every suburb has a story, and sometimes, the story lives quietly in the name. Glen View, Glen Norah and …

Published: 06 Dec 2025 at 12:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Who says men are the worst perpetrators of gender-based and domestic violence?

I believe in speaking the truth, no matter how uncomfortable it may be for some, because honesty is the only way to confront emotive issues.For decades, the discourse around gender-based violence and domestic abuse has been framed in stark…

Published: 06 Dec 2025 at 10:53hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

A nation of vendors is not a nation on the rise

Let us not fool ourselves! One of the most dangerous narratives taking root in Zimbabwe today is the claim that the Mnangagwa administration's support for the informal sector is a sign of empowerment and economic development. To …

Published: 05 Dec 2025 at 18:05hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mthuli Ncube's 2026 budget does not pass the constitutional test

SECTION 7 of the Public Finance Management Act obliges the minister of finance to develop and implement a sound macroeconomic and fiscal policy for Zimbabwe.It also obliges him to ensure that full and transparent accounts are presented fro…

Published: 05 Dec 2025 at 09:50hrs | | by Tendai Biti

South Africa at a crossroads: Lessons from Zimbabwe's democratic decline

In the early years of Zimbabwe's independence, anyone predicting the eventual collapse of Robert Mugabe's rule would have been dismissed as a traitor or a doom merchant. Flags were new, rhetoric sounded sincere, and for a brief moment, it …

Published: 05 Dec 2025 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

How Africans were conditioned into maize - and slowly abandoned their healthier grains

For millennia, African societies nourished themselves on hardy, nutrient-dense grains such as uphoko (rapoko/zviyo), sorghum, and millet. These crops were not merely sources of sustenance - they underpinned entire cultural identities. They…

Published: 04 Dec 2025 at 17:19hrs | | by Sukuzukuduma

How reliable is Zimbabwe's claim of economic growth?

This is a question that has bothered me for some time.Listening to President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressing today's ZANU-PF Politburo meeting, one would be forgiven for believing Zimbabwe is in the midst of a spectacular economic renaissanc…

Published: 03 Dec 2025 at 19:48hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

When apartheid crushed black lives, Donald Trump was silent , Why speak only for the Boers now?

As the diplomatic tension between Washington and Pretoria deepens, Africa must pause and reflect on a critical historical truth. During the darkest days of apartheid, Donald J. Trump never said a single word in defence of black South Afric…

Published: 30 Nov 2025 at 18:25hrs | | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Ubuntu: Our moral imperative to support people with disabilities

The Zimbabwean philosophy of Unhu/Ubuntu - our shared humanity and humanness - forms the bedrock of our moral compass, demanding that we accord respect and provide necessary support to people with disabilities. This principle is not just a…

Published: 30 Nov 2025 at 18:07hrs | | by Etiwel Mutero

Chinese miners' ongoing violations of Zimbabwe's dignity and sovereignty are utterly unacceptable

Some things in this world can be tolerated, but others cross a line that no society should ever accept.There are moments in a nation's story when silence becomes complicity - when ignoring injustice is the same as endorsing it.To directly …

Published: 29 Nov 2025 at 18:39hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Are Zimbabwe's endless taxes deliberately designed to finance the corruption machinery?

There are important questions we need to answer.The Zimbabwean government's relentless appetite for squeezing more and more taxes out of an already suffocating population has become impossible to ignore. To directly receive articles f…

Published: 29 Nov 2025 at 18:36hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

From Clicks to Recognition: How bulawayo24.com and Solusi University Lit Up My Journalistic Journey

When bulwayo24.com opened its doors to aspiring writers, I didn't just submit an article - I submitted a promise: to tell Zimbabwe’s story with courage, clarity, and conviction. The platform's willingness to publish my work turned that pro…

Published: 29 Nov 2025 at 15:16hrs | | by Erick Matotoba

Mnangagwa's regime should not try to profit from its own failures

In Zimbabwe, the suffering of the poor has been turned into a cash cow for the ruling elite.This morning, I came across a deeply disturbing report claiming that the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has resolved to impose a stagg…

Published: 27 Nov 2025 at 12:57hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe's feja-feja economy is unsustainable!

Most of us have encountered feja-feja before, that quick, deceptive street game where the eye is easily fooled.Zimbabwe today survives on improvisation, luck, and illusion. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, pleas…

Published: 26 Nov 2025 at 11:06hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe's call for body donations is ultimately a call to disrespect our deceased loved ones

Respect lies at the heart of Ubuntu, and nothing embodies this more profoundly than honouring those who loved us but are no longer with us.As I was reading a news article this afternoon about calls for Zimbabweans to donate their bodies fo…

Published: 24 Nov 2025 at 19:54hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mbare seed scam

A dangerous scam has been uncovered in Mbare, where fraudsters are repackaging and painting ordinary grain to fraudulently present it as high-quality, treated seeds.How the Scam Works:1. The Deception: Scammers take cheap, untreated grain …

Published: 22 Nov 2025 at 13:54hrs | | by Nick Mangwana

Open letter to Bulawayo City Council fathers

Dear City Council Fathers, We write this open letter to express our deep disappointment and concern regarding the continued silence from your office following our correspondence initially on the 19th of September 2025 and a follow up …

Published: 21 Nov 2025 at 22:05hrs | | by Sibangani Ngwenya - Mthwakazi Liberation Movement

Opinion / Columnist

Man assaults ex‑wife while demanding lobola refund

Zimbabwe avoids condemning Trump's kidnapping of Maduro

Schools barred from charging fees only in US dollars

Taxi driver jailed for brutal assault

Zimbabwe food security to improve

'Matabeleland, Masvingo regions face flooding'

ZiG remains legal tender

RBZ cancels building society licences for ZB and FBC

Raw sewage floods homes in Mzi­likazi sub­urb

Shinsoman detained in Harare

Police officer arrested over drug dealings

Cops granted bail over US$40 bribe scandal

EcoCash warns customers on rising scams

Bosso fans turn Mhlophe birthday wishes into protest

Entrepreneurs, engineers predict bright future for Zimbabwe through innovation

Cop, accomplice appear in court for possession of drugs

Police warn motorists against confrontations as viral video sparks debate

Zimbabwean firm to receive $3.6 million locomotives from India

Auto (Thath'iphoto) - a slow-chill amapiano banger with kwaito edge

Zimbabwe's new rules raise bar for foreign firms

Chimombe, Mpofu back in court

Villagers cry foul over new levy

Zimbabwe begins rollout of ICT devices to rural schools

Cop loses ear in kidnap incident

TikToker arrested for cyberbullying

Son kills father over land dispute

Zimbabwe waives duty on key imports

Trump's military action against Venezuela condemned

Zimbabwe serial killer linked to 19 murder cases

US$700m cement project signals Zimbabwe's industrial surge

Drones help South Africa capture 25 Zimbabwean border jumpers

Beitbridge border movement situation improves

Mutapa to revive struggling state enterprises

Gwanda enforces hygiene and clean­li­ness laws

Thunderstorms sweep across Zimbabwe

Scottland FC CEO steps down

Olinda Chapel apologises to Stunner's ex-wife

Zimbabwe police condemn threats against officers

4 die, 12 injured in kombi crash along Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road

Prophecies predict wave of high-profile arrests in Zimbabwe

Bosso appoints Thabo Senong as head coach

Zimbabwe's unofficial state of survival

Long delays hit Beitbridge as South Africa struggles to cope

Mnangagwa applauds SDA Church in nation building

War in Zanu-PF as bigwigs tussle over affiliates

Chimombe backs Mnangagwa

Beitbridge remains busiest land border

Venezuelans are celebrating a phantom independence - and will soon realise they were sold a dummy

Even if Mnangagwa developed Zimbabwe to South African standards, he would have failed

Bulawayo man in court for crystal meth possession

Zimbabwe avoids condemning Trump's kidnapping of Maduro

Lupane State University students win innovation prize

Man assaults ex‑wife while demanding lobola refund

Police warn motorists against confrontations as viral video sparks debate

Taxi driver jailed for brutal assault

RBZ cancels building society licences for ZB and FBC

The harder the Zimbabwe regime pushes citizens into believing economy improving the more unbelievable they sound!

Zimbabwe road carnage claiming 5 people every day

'Matabeleland, Masvingo regions face flooding'

ZiG remains legal tender

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Raw sewage floods homes in Mzilikazi suburb

Gwanda enforces hygiene and cleanliness laws