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A take on Chiwenga succession bid

ZANU PF politics, succession has never been a matter of popularity or populism. It is a function of institutional logic, historical continuity, and strategic alignment. And in that context, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga eme…

Published: 17 hrs ago | 544 | by Chipo Musarurwa Siziba

Monetary history of Zimbabwe

The British South Africa Company did not initially introduce a formal monetary system in its territories. Instead, during the 1890s, the region adopted the monetary legislation of the Cape Colony, allowing South African currencies to circu…

Published: 17 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's silence makes Zimbabweans believe he wants it too

Zanu-PF's campaign to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms has intensified, with senior party officials increasingly vocal in their calls for a 2030 exit date.At the ruling party's ann…

Published: 19 hrs ago | 173 | by Staff reporter

Thabani Mpofu's assault on Fuzwayo:Gaslighting Matabeleland

Advocate Thabani Mpofu's X post, which outrageously likens Mbuso Fuzwayo, Ibhetshu LikaZulu, and their lawyer, Nqobani Sithole, to "dogs" while portraying this writer as their owner, demands a sharp and resolute response. This dehumanizing…

Published: 13 Nov 2025 at 20:24hrs | 896 | by Jonathan Moyo

A fearless uprising that turned fatal - Tanzania

The uprising in Tanzania was unanticipated. Not even in our wildest imagination did we foresee such a revolt - one that has shocked the continent to its core. Eyes were on Madagascar, Cameroon, and Kenya, especially after Madagascar's succ…

Published: 13 Nov 2025 at 20:05hrs | 824 | by Nomazulu Thata

Why Dangote's Zimbabwe visit matters

Aliko Dangote's visit to Zimbabwe represents a pivotal moment for a country striving to reassert its place in Africa's economic landscape.As Africa's richest man and a continental industrial heavyweight, Dangote's renewed engagement with Z…

Published: 13 Nov 2025 at 19:14hrs | | by Gabriel Manyati

Mnangagwa's so-called 'empowerment projects' are destroying Zimbabwe's economy

Short-term fixes often bring long-term harm.Over the past few years, the President Emmerson Mnangagwa regime has proudly paraded what it calls "empowerment projects" - a series of government-funded loans or donations of equipment supposedl…

Published: 13 Nov 2025 at 01:02hrs | 865 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimsec's examination disaster

Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) strongly condemn the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council for its gross incompetence, unprofessional conduct, and reckless disregard for the sanctity of our national examinations. The ongoing …

Published: 12 Nov 2025 at 16:42hrs | 456 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira

Mafume: Man with a job to do or harbinger of 'post-opposition' politics?

Recently, I came across a social media post in which Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume was referred to as "chigananda", a reference to a clique of allegedly corrupt "dealers", "tenderpreneurs" and other less-than-esteemed persons said to be associ…

Published: 12 Nov 2025 at 16:39hrs | 206 | by Tichaona Zindoga

ZIFA's Expansion Plans Are a Dangerous Distraction from Zimbabwe's Football Collapse

The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has proposed expanding the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) from 18 to 20 teams next season - a move that feels dangerously out of touch with Zimbabwe's economic crisis and the crumbling sta…

Published: 11 Nov 2025 at 21:40hrs | | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda

Zimbabwe's new political order: 'Lickocracy'

Somewhere between governance failure and the cult of benefaction, a new political order has emerged in Zimbabwe – one driven not by competence or accountability, but by flattery. It is what critics and social commentators have dubbed "lick…

Published: 11 Nov 2025 at 20:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

How MPs can run better constituencies after elections

Since 1980 after Zimbabwe attained its independence under ZANU-PF government, very little was achieved to bring about unity, love, peace and tranquility, before, during and after election, as Zimbabwe elections has always been characterize…

Published: 10 Nov 2025 at 16:59hrs | | by Andrew Ndlovu

Can the Presidential Term-Limit be Extended?

For well over a year the President has been urged by some sections of his party to stand for a third term in office after his current term expires in 2028.The calls for him to remain in office culminated in a resolution at the party's rece…

Published: 10 Nov 2025 at 10:33hrs | | by Veritas

Zimbabwe's brewing scandal over Mnangagwa term extension

In the corridors of power in Zimbabwe, a storm is gathering that threatens the very foundations of the nation's constitutional democracy.Revelations from investigative reports and anonymous sources point to an alleged conspiracy involving …

Published: 10 Nov 2025 at 10:32hrs | | by Gabriel Manyati

Headmistress Mrs. Joice Tapfumaneyi, I salute my heroine!

We have heroes and heroines in our midst. We should all be proud of a Seventh Day Adventist institution that did not shy away from reporting heinous crimes against children. I was deeply moved by the actions of Headmistress Mrs. Joice…

Published: 09 Nov 2025 at 13:46hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

ZRP must not selectively crucify Prophet Magaya only

Zimbabwe has a lot of Magayas - men who abuse their power, influence and trust to prey on the vulnerable. It is therefore good news that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is aggressively pursuing the rape and fraud case involving Prophet …

Published: 09 Nov 2025 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ike Khumalo's misguided view of Zimbabweans

South African activist and lawyer Ike Thamsanqa Khumalo has long been outspoken on immigration. His views - like those of movements such as Operation Dudula - often oscillate between legitimate debate on migration management and the danger…

Published: 09 Nov 2025 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Cecil John Rhodes Estates Act

This week we do it a little differently and take a brief history course into the life and legal legacy of Cecil John Rhodes, whose name the country was once named after.A man, who has a whole Act of Parliament dedicated to his will and leg…

Published: 07 Nov 2025 at 07:28hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome

Chiwenga's Inauguration Trip to Tanzania Exposed His Confusion*

We still remember the beastly slap Generali Chiwenga gave Advocate Priscilla Chigumba in 2018.Under German law §20 StGB, nicht zurechnungsfähig refers to someone deemed "not criminally responsible" - a legal term for individuals who, due t…

Published: 06 Nov 2025 at 14:44hrs | 1792 | by Nomazulu Thata

Why defending Zimbabwe's Constitution is defending the country

When Nelson Chamisa recently declared on X that "there is no constitution to protect or defend" and that "we must instead defend and protect our country," his words struck a chord with many Zimbabweans disillusioned by the state of our pol…

Published: 06 Nov 2025 at 10:35hrs | | by Chofamba Sithole

2030: Are we falling for a Zanu PF distraction, again?

IN Zimbabwe's political landscape, history has a way of repeating itself-especially when it comes to Zanu PF's mastery of political distraction and perception management.As debates intensify around the so-called "2030 agenda," which allege…

Published: 06 Nov 2025 at 07:19hrs | | by Gifford Sibanda

'Umthondo' Cannot be illegal or indecent - but Gudo’s argument Is correct

Mr. Gudo, the male genitalia cannot be deemed indecent or punishable by law. “Umthondo” simply means penis - a biological organ that cannot be unlawful. Across all societies and throughout human evolution, body parts were named. You argue …

Published: 04 Nov 2025 at 06:58hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

No to 2030 extension

Zimbabweans should oppose the 2030 Agenda, which calls for Mr. Mnangagwa to break the law in order to prolong his term in office. As he did in 2017 when he used military tanks to oust the late Mugabe, Mnangagwa must not be permitted to alt…

Published: 30 Oct 2025 at 23:05hrs | | by Leonard Koni

Wrong decision to suspend ZETDC boss, a symptom of shallow thinking

In what can only be described as a knee-jerk reaction, the decision by Cletus Nyachowe to "fire" and later suspend Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) Managing Director Abel Gurupira over a technical fault is…

Published: 29 Oct 2025 at 17:33hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Zimbabwe Deserves Freedom From ZANU-PF

Malcolm X once warned: "You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it."Zimbabwe has been chained to a poisonous version of patriotism, imposed by a ruling elite that demands si…

Published: 28 Oct 2025 at 18:03hrs | | by Fikile wa Motsamai

South Africa Is a Confirmed Criminal & Mafia State - Only Second to Colombia!

In every community setting across South Africa, the dominant conversation is about the criminal activities of the ANC party and government. Multiple commissions of inquiry have exposed serious acts of corruption, only for the cases to fizz…

Published: 28 Oct 2025 at 17:22hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

Ledwaba misapplied Rule 62(7): Was CR17 unlawfully sealed?

The principle of open justice lies at the heart of any democratic judiciary. It is enshrined in both the Constitution and the Uniform Rules of Court, which guarantee public access to court records and proceedings. Yet, in the now-infamous …

Published: 28 Oct 2025 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo water shortages a critical problem

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, stands at a critical juncture in its quest for water security.For decades, the city has endured chronic shortages, severe rationing, and the erosion of confidence in its ability to sustain both pop…

Published: 27 Oct 2025 at 19:00hrs | | by David Coltart, Mayor Of Bulawayo

South Africa & Zimbabwe; Collapsed governments; What is next?

What next for South Africa, what next for Zimbabwe? The aspirations of the people's freedom and independence have been thwarted by organisations that purported to be genuine fosters of UHURU: ANC and Zanu PF failed dismally to rise above c…

Published: 27 Oct 2025 at 07:09hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

There is no constitutional loophole

The opinion that a constitutional loophole exists to extend the presidential term for an incumbent is not the discovery of a clever legal pathway; it is a constitutional fantasy. The proposition dangerously conflates creative wordplay with…

Published: 26 Oct 2025 at 18:46hrs | | by Tinashe Madondo

Extending Zimbabwe's Presidential term of office

Extending Zimbabwe's Presidential and Parliamentary Terms of Office: A Contingent Term Length Provision, Not a Rigid Term Limit CapThis insightful post by Tawanda Nyambirai adds critically valuable perspective to the ongoing debate on pres…

Published: 26 Oct 2025 at 18:28hrs | | by Prof Jonathan Moyo

ED2030: Nothing stops Zanu-PF

Sections 91, 95, and 328 of the Zimbabwe Constitution do not require a referendum to introduce a 7 year Presidential term and do not prohibit a sitting President from benefiting from the 7 year term!!!  Law is still my passion. But I …

Published: 26 Oct 2025 at 18:28hrs | | by Tawanda Nyambirai

When Christians mistake State House invitations for divine blessings

The Bible warns that, 'My people perish for lack of knowledge,' and nowhere is this more evident than in the way some Christians have confused political privilege with divine blessing.In Zimbabwe, there has emerged a deeply troubling and s…

Published: 26 Oct 2025 at 08:11hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mr. Ambassador, surely you can't deny that China treats Zimbabwe as a colonial outpos

As we say in Shona, ‘muromo hauzarirwi nerwizi' - the mouth cannot be dammed by a river - meaning it's easy to say anything, even when one knows it's untrue.China's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhou Ding, could not have chosen a worse occasion …

Published: 24 Oct 2025 at 14:38hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe–SA relations: A long history of cooperation and tension

Despite current tensions over competition for jobs, social services, and scarce resources, Zimbabweans and South Africans share a long and complex history marked by both cooperation and conflict. Migration between the two countries dates b…

Published: 24 Oct 2025 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

President Zandile Dubula is illiterate

Zandile Dubula desperately tried to hide her ignorance when asked to define "Frontline States." In such moments, it is better to admit, "I don't know," than to force a glaringly wrong answer. Her response was painful. On camera, she stamme…

Published: 24 Oct 2025 at 09:15hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

George's political Sudoku failed to align

George's political Sudoku failed to align when he suddenly found himself with more boxes to fill and yet holding no numbers! He could neither denigrate the demonstration, the cause of his embedded putschist Cdes and yet for his formal job …

Published: 23 Oct 2025 at 19:10hrs | | by Temba Mliswa

Jonathan Moyo's legal gymnastics cannot stretch Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028

Even singing for one's supper must have its limits.It takes a certain level of constitutional gymnastics to argue that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term can be legally extended without tampering with the two-term limit prescribed by Zimb…

Published: 23 Oct 2025 at 12:15hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Thunderstorms predicted in Zimbabwe

Bulawayo and parts of the Matabeleland provinces have received their first rains of the 2025 summer season over the weekend, with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) forecasting additional isolated showers during the week.The city…

Published: 23 Oct 2025 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Widow jailed 27 years for premeditated murder

Bridget Makaza, widow of Kurai Coaches director MaCloud Zvavovaviri Mapanga, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for the premeditated murder of her husband at their Belvedere home in Harare in 2018.Makaza was convicted last week by th…

Published: 23 Oct 2025 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe fires coach Michael Nees

The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has officially sacked German coach Michael Nees following a marathon meeting of the executive and technical committee, ending the German's troubled tenure with immediate effect.Nees, appointed in Ju…

Published: 23 Oct 2025 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Term limits for municipal executives a masterstroke?

The 22nd Zanu-PF National People's Conference in Mutare has made a landmark decision to impose term limits for town and local authority executives, a move seen as a decisive effort to tackle entrenched corruption and administrative decay i…

Published: 23 Oct 2025 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

George Charamba's political dilemma

If there is one man who perfectly embodies the tightrope of Zimbabwean politics, it is George Charamba, the long-serving presidential spokesperson who has now found himself once again at the centre of a bitter and growing succession tug-of…

Published: 22 Oct 2025 at 13:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga has lost a battle not the war

The recently concluded Zanu-PF annual conference in Mutare has exposed the inner workings of power in Zimbabwe, and the outcome leaves little doubt: President Emmerson Mnangagwa has firmly outmaneuvered Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga.…

Published: 21 Oct 2025 at 11:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Correcting the Narrative: The Civic Foundations of Zimbabwe's 2nd Republic

I wish to set the record straight regarding the narrative surrounding the transition to Zimbabwe's 2nd Republic. There is a tendency to attribute the departure of Robert Mugabe solely to events and actors of November 2017, overlooking the …

Published: 20 Oct 2025 at 16:46hrs | | by Dr. Abigale Mupambi

Charamba has a history for betraying his principals

Why are some of you acting surprised by allegations that George Charamba should be investigated for letting down the President. The guy has a history for betraying his principals! Mai Mugabe realised it and called him out in public be…

Published: 20 Oct 2025 at 15:41hrs | | by Temba P. Mliswa

Moles, putschist fence sitters and Mnangagwa's need to go bold

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere   The ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, while the worst   Are full of passionate intensity. (W Yea…

Published: 20 Oct 2025 at 09:33hrs | | by Temba Mliswa

Zanu-PF emerges stronger, united from conference?

The just-ended Zanu-PF 22nd National People's Conference lived up to its billing, with the ruling party adopting major economic resolutions aimed at improving the lives of ordinary citizens and strengthening national development.President …

Published: 20 Oct 2025 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

The politics behind the US visa ban on Zimbabwean officials

When the United States announced new visa restrictions on several Zimbabwean officials in March 2025, the move was presented as a principled stand for democracy, human rights, and electoral integrity. Yet beneath the diplomatic language li…

Published: 20 Oct 2025 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu PF Defying the People's 2013 Constitution

Once again, Zimbabwe finds itself stuck between a rock and hard place where political power seems to overshadow the will of the people. The ruling Zanu PF party appears to be defying the National 2013 Constitution, the very document that Z…

Published: 19 Oct 2025 at 19:26hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Opinion / Columnist

Mnangagwa's critics face State crackdown?

Josey Mahachi hails Dangote's return to Zimbabwe

Man steals woman's pant on washing wire

Varakashi4ED applauds Zvimba West MP Mercy Dinha for development milestones

Mazowe police arrest machete-wielding gang linked to farm robberies

Chivhayo brags about meeting African presidents, says he's a brand of strategic power

'Don't panic over drones, yellow aeroplanes': Hichilema assures Mnangagwa amid spying rumours

ZANU-PF councillor faces backlash from villagers and party structures in Buhera

Man in court for pouring beer on neighbour over 'gossip'

Police deployment not targeted at Tendai Biti

Knife-wielding robbers raid Entumbane bars

Chiefs must benefit from social media content from their courts

Bulawayo residents back tougher litter fines

Chinese embassy warns on bogus travel agents

Manhize workers protest over substandard meals

Highlanders Royals relegated

MultiChoice donates desks, chairs to Nketa primary school

US$200,000 to be raised for Prophet Magaya court cases

A take on Chiwenga succession bid

Monetary history of Zimbabwe

854 families fight Msasa Park eviction ruling

Zimbabwe faces deepening jobs crisis

Fierce dispute erupts over mining equipment

Diamond price slump cripples Zimbabwe miners

Redcliff turnoff accidents worry business

Peter Dube convicted, awaits sentencing

Former magistrate arrested

Mnangagwa's silence makes Zimbabweans believe he wants it too

Zimbabwean care workers left without wages after promised jobs fall through

Zimbabwe frees up airspace

Lupane State University students win innovation prize

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

Zimbabwe road carnage claiming 5 people every day

Zimbabwe tightens border security to curb trafficking

'Don't panic over drones, yellow aeroplanes': Hichilema assures Mnangagwa amid spying rumours

Zimbabwean woman dies at South African hospital; neglected due to her nationality

Zimbabwe is at peace, says Mnangagwa

Police deployment not targeted at Tendai Biti

Man steals woman's pant on washing wire

Zanu-PF threatens unleash 'our' dogs

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