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Thabani Mpofu Must Recall Nelson Chamisa from Harvard: It's a CIA Scholarship!

Advocate Thabani Mpofu was recently heard mocking Senator Sengezo Tshabangu's illness. A learned legal scholar making jokes about a man battling for his life in India - how low can one sink? I am no fan of Tshabangu, and many share that vi…

Published: 05 Oct 2025 at 17:41hrs | 898 | by Nomazulu Thata

Madlanga commission will lead to the early exit of Ramaphosa as president

The Madlanga commission is likely to have a much more substantial impact on the country's political landscape than all the others held since the end of apartheid. It is likely to bring down ANC leaders, cause the party's support to plunge …

Published: 05 Oct 2025 at 12:58hrs | 622 | by William Gumede

In normal countries high-profile corruption faces inquiries - in Zimbabwe it's protected!

It is always troubling when a country appears to have fallen firmly into the hands of criminals.One of the most glaring indicators of a country's seriousness in fighting corruption is how it responds when explosive allegations are made aga…

Published: 04 Oct 2025 at 21:53hrs | 284 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mabvuku/Tafara Sports facilities crisis

Since the fall of Rhodesia, every government that has come into power has carried the same tragic blind spot: a failure to understand the transformative power of sport. For decades, sport has been dismissed as a "leisure activity" or "extr…

Published: 04 Oct 2025 at 21:40hrs | | by Leonard Koni

ZAPU Rebuttal: A Leadership of Substance vs Armchair Criticism

To the esteemed Nomazulu Thata, we address your recent diatribe with the seriousness it deserves, while also highlighting the glaring shortcomings in your argument. Your piece is a telling example of the kind of armchair criticism that has…

Published: 04 Oct 2025 at 21:32hrs | | by Brian Ncube

South Africa & Zimbabwe: Two Coups Imminent - What Will Happen to SADC?

If South Africa coughs, the entire SADC catches a cold. Should a coup d'état erupt in South Africa, Zimbabwe will follow. The infighting between Mnangagwa and Chiwenga has reached boiling point. Minister in the ANC Presidency, Khumbudzo Nt…

Published: 04 Oct 2025 at 19:15hrs | 1085 | by Nomazulu Thata

What happened to Mugabe's mausoleum?

The mausoleum built for the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe at the National Heroes Acre stands completed, gleaming in its hut-shaped grandeur of glass, stone and symbolism. Yet, it remains an empty shrine - a monument in search of a body. It is…

Published: 04 Oct 2025 at 16:39hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter

Kingdom of Kubala echoes colonisation

All jokes aside,the Kingdom of Kubala echoes colonisation.In recent weeks, the small Scottish town of Jedburgh found itself at the centre of an unusual development, three Black individuals, who include a Zimbabwean Jean Gasho , established…

Published: 04 Oct 2025 at 10:49hrs | 106 | by Setfree Nherera Mafukidze

Why Mutodi attacked Guvamatanga

When Hon. Advocate Dr. Energy Mutodi goes quiet, it often signals that his financial needs are met and his appetite for drama temporarily subdued. But when the money runs thin, Mutodi resurfaces - loud, combative, and ready to stir controv…

Published: 04 Oct 2025 at 10:41hrs | 210 | by Renson Mukwindidza

Is Baloyi-Chiwenga a white woman? She groomed Generali Chiwenga to be civil!

Miniyothabo Baloyi is a Ndebele woman who dared what many would not - marrying a man with a reputation as dark and violent as General Constantine Chiwenga. His legacy should repel intimacy, yet she chose it. Miniyothabo is brave. But she i…

Published: 04 Oct 2025 at 08:41hrs | 1169 | by Nomazulu Thata

Zimbabwe's shadowy donors: When State Capture becomes the norm

Zimbabwe teeters on the edge of a moral and political precipice. The recent revelations of lavish donations by business tycoons and so-called "tenderpreneurs" are not just acts of generosity - they are symptomatic of a deeper, corrosive ro…

Published: 03 Oct 2025 at 08:05hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter

The unstainable dilemma of despotism in Zimbabwe: Why piecemeal reform always fails

The history of despotism, as observed globally, is a story of inevitable decline, often violent. For decades, Zimbabwe has been held fast by an entrenched leadership that exemplifies the characteristics of a despotic regime, where the law …

Published: 02 Oct 2025 at 19:02hrs | | by Sam Wezhira

Castration will not end rape - we need real solutions, not sensationalism

It is always easy to capture people's attention with dramatic, over-the-top solutions to a problem, yet such measures rarely achieve the intended goal.The calls we periodically hear in Zimbabwean public discourse, often from political lead…

Published: 02 Oct 2025 at 18:59hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

I Dislike US Secretary of State Marco Rubio - But His Claims on Human Trafficking in Zimbabwe Are Spot-On

How did trafficked Malawian women end up in South Africa? Most likely, the transit route was Zimbabwe. Along the way, money changed hands - fiscal transactions greased the path to exploitation. Around 100 Malawian women were trafficked by …

Published: 02 Oct 2025 at 11:32hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

How one woman changed Chiwenga's image without even trying

IN Zimbabwe's fierce political arena, where reputations are shaped by coups, crackdowns, and corruption scandals, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has long been viewed as a tough enforcer - the "People's General" who masterminded the 20…

Published: 02 Oct 2025 at 11:26hrs | | by Gabriel Manyati

From a Constitutional lawyer to a Twitter Advocate: Tales of a pariah lawyer

The recent so-called "legal opinion" issued by Advocate Thabani Mpofu regarding internal processes of the Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front (ZANu-PF) cannot go unchallenged. His statement, while loud, is legally hollow -…

Published: 02 Oct 2025 at 11:22hrs | 373 | by Patrick Chinamasa

We can't condemn Chiwenga when we ourselves are too cowardly to stand up against Zvigananda

It is easy to play holier-than-thou, but when the very future of a nation hangs in the balance, self-reflection becomes unavoidable.The recent surge in condemnation of so-called "tenderpreneurs" who have amassed vast wealth through their p…

Published: 01 Oct 2025 at 20:41hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Temba Mliswa's deceptive dance with danger

Mliswa's relentless assaults on Chiwenga have become glaringly evident, akin to a gun aimed directly at him.Temba Mliswa never ceases to astonish me.For the past week, I have been captivated by his unrestrained and emotionally charged tira…

Published: 30 Sep 2025 at 22:26hrs | | by Tinashe Madondo

David Coltart is profoundly wrong on referendums

The Constitution and Binding Case Law Permit Term of Office Extensions Without Referendums: A Rebuttal to David ColtartThe bald claim by David Coltart - that giving effect to Zanu-PF's October 2024 Resolution Number 1 to extend President E…

Published: 30 Sep 2025 at 22:17hrs | | by Prof Jonathan Moyo

Smear campaign threatens Zimbabwe's only hope

Zimbabwe is in a mess.The economy is suffocating under the weight of corruption, ordinary citizens are struggling to survive, and the leader, family member and his cronies are looting public funds with impunity. The opposition is abse…

Published: 30 Sep 2025 at 14:13hrs | | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Mnangagwa's coup-proofing strategy

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political strategy is increasingly defined by one overriding imperative: survival. Having orchestrated the 2017 coup that ousted Robert Mugabe, survived covert threats in 2019, and now facing renewed unease w…

Published: 30 Sep 2025 at 14:09hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter

Matabeleland's Leadership Void Is Dangerous for the Region

It appears ZANU PF has successfully crushed Matabeleland into complete silence. The region is at a total standstill. ZAPU PF is nowhere to be seen or heard. There is no movement suggesting the region is alive. ZAPU leadership is not perfor…

Published: 29 Sep 2025 at 21:55hrs | 1109 | by Nomazulu Thata

The Sopranos of State House: Zanu PF's Mafia Politics Unmasked

Introduction Zimbabwe is no longer under the rule of a political party - it is under the grip of a mafia cartel dressed in liberation colours. Revolutionaries lost power to gukurahundistas a long time ago. Zanu PF has mutated fro…

Published: 29 Sep 2025 at 13:43hrs | | by Fikile wa Motsamai ka Malikongwa

How I stopped the seizure of Old Hararians Sports Club by corrupt council officials

When word reached me that the City of Harare intended to seize part of the Old Hararians Sports Club (OH) land, I knew I could not remain silent. As a proud former Prince Edward School boy, a lifelong supporter of sport and a firm believer…

Published: 29 Sep 2025 at 13:38hrs | 797 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Mr. Mliswa, we want Zvigananda arrested - and we don't care who pushes it

In life, there is never a shortage of individuals determined to obstruct every effort aimed at easing the people's suffering.In recent days, I have been deeply disturbed by the conduct of former Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa. To dir…

Published: 29 Sep 2025 at 13:18hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zanu-PF's 2024 Resolution Number 1 would not require a referendum

EXPLAINER: Objectively Zanu-PF's 2024 Resolution Number 1 Would not Require a Repeal of the Presidential Term Limit Provision or a ReferendumINCREASINGLY across Zimbabwe's political spectrum, there's a proliferation of unsubstantiated clai…

Published: 28 Sep 2025 at 23:32hrs | | by Prof Jonathan Moyo

Nyokayemabhunu could be my son Nqobizitha

How political systems destroy our children defies common sense. I stopped following Nyokayemabhunu's legal case for many reasons - too daunting, too numbing. Each court briefing feels like induced labour pains. Mothers will understand this…

Published: 28 Sep 2025 at 18:41hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

But Dr. Kudakwashe Tagwirei is an Economic Liberation War Hero

I often ask myself: what does it truly mean to be a patriot today? In the twenty-first century, the battlefield isn't defined by guns or trenches. It's the boardroom, the farm, the market, anywhere decisions are made that determine whether…

Published: 28 Sep 2025 at 16:53hrs | | by Tedious Ncube

While ordinary Zimbabweans' belts are squeezed, Zvigananda are allowed to grow fat with impunity

The contradictions in this country are stark: the poor are made to suffer even more, while politically connected thieves remain protected.The Zimbabwean government's Treasury Circular Number 10 of 2025, imposing sweeping austerity measures…

Published: 28 Sep 2025 at 07:57hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Christopher Mutsvangwa Trolling Again - But Is He Punching Above His Academic Weight?

Does Ambassador Mutsvangwa know that General Chiwenga holds a doctorate degree? His social media interviews troll Chiwenga as uneducated. But Chris missed the memo: Chiwenga graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He holds the acad…

Published: 28 Sep 2025 at 00:28hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

Bad habits to avoid during examinations

AS you approach your final examinations, your success will not only be determined by how much you have studied  -  but also by your behaviour and habits during the exam period. Sometimes, it's the small things that cost learners …

Published: 26 Sep 2025 at 07:20hrs | | by Dr Muso

Zille's attitude is one of colonial denial

Helen Zille's recent appearance on Newsroom Africa drew attention for her casual dismissal of Israel's genocidal violence in Palestine. This was not just a passing remark. It revealed an attitude that goes beyond one politician. It ca…

Published: 25 Sep 2025 at 08:53hrs | | by Professor Aslam Fataar

Zanu-PF youths target Chiwenga

The ruling Zanu-PF party's succession battle has burst into the open after youths in Harare chanted "Pasi ne Wedza!" - Shona for "Down with Wedza," a nickname for Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga - at a weekend rally. The chants, repeat…

Published: 24 Sep 2025 at 11:24hrs | | by Brighton Matebuka

Chiwenga missed with his first shot?

Chiwenga dramatically took direct aim at President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the firing range for the first time in their epic and high-stakes succession battle.His "arsenal" was in the form of an explosive "dossier" which allegedly incriminat…

Published: 24 Sep 2025 at 11:23hrs | | by Brighton Matebuka

The Chinese are getting out of hand in Zimbabwe!

There can be no greater insult than when a guest has the audacity to spit in the face of his host.There comes a point in the life of a nation when silence becomes complicity. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, ple…

Published: 23 Sep 2025 at 23:43hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Ugly succession battles in ZANU-PF

Zimbabwe is at risk of a leadership crisis as a result of the growing political tension and rift between President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and his vice president, Constantino Guvheya Chiwenga. It has been the standard for a very long t…

Published: 23 Sep 2025 at 23:28hrs | | by Leonard Koni

Zimbabweans pay to be insulted

Where else in the world would you find one young kombi conductor holding command over a vehicle packed with 18 grown adults? This is a daily reality on Zimbabwe's roads. The conductor insults, shouts, abuses and even threatens passengers. …

Published: 23 Sep 2025 at 23:26hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Dedollarisation : The Nexus of Value and the Campaign of Belief

The journey toward full dedollarisation by 2030 is not simply a four-year monetary recalibration - it is a national reawakening, a strategic rebranding of Zimbabwe's economic identity. It is a campaign of belief, a choreography of trust, a…

Published: 23 Sep 2025 at 23:11hrs | | by Munyaradzi Mhaka (PhD Scholar (CUZ))

ZANU PF's Rotten Triangle: Mnangagwa, Chiwenga, Tagwirei - Who Bleeds First?

The script is familiar when it comes to Zimbabwe's power matrix. Chiwenga gave Mnangagwa an inch, but Mnangagwa snatched a mile. Even in his wildest calculations, Chiwenga never imagined Mnangagwa would disappoint this deeply. The comrade-…

Published: 22 Sep 2025 at 08:50hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

Mnangagwa - Chiwenga rivalry will shape Zimbabwe's next chapter

ZIMBABWE'S politics has once again been dragged into the shadows of intrigue, poison, coup whispers and factional bloodletting.At the centre are President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, General Constantino Chiwenga, whose rivalry has b…

Published: 19 Sep 2025 at 17:57hrs | | by Karabo Ngoepe

Zimbabwe-Ndebele speaking Zandile stop Criminal Operation Dudula!

There are Ndebele people in South Africa, but Zandile Dubula - supposedly Zimbabwean - raises questions. Her surname sounds uncommon in Ndebele settings. Just saying.Some believe that being in South Africa allows them to reconnect with the…

Published: 18 Sep 2025 at 18:21hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

Zimbabwe's maize import ban not good for SA farmers

South Africa's maize industry is export-oriented. Over the past five years, the country has exported roughly three million tonnes of maize each year. One of its largest markets is Zimbabwe, typically accounting for about 18% of annual expo…

Published: 18 Sep 2025 at 10:53hrs | | by Wandile Sihlobo

Would learning how to use A.I. to communicate with animals make U.S. and China work together on other issues?

A lot of people involved with developing artificial Intelligence (A.I.) believe that learning how to communicate with animals could allow the U.S. and China to deal more easily with political subjects. The new technology has already demons…

Published: 18 Sep 2025 at 06:51hrs | | by Emmanuel Koro

Zimbabwe's democracy crisis persists as we remain stuck at the bottom of global rankings

No one has tarnished the image of Zimbabwe on the global stage more than our own government.The Global State of Democracy 2025 report has once again delivered an uncomfortable truth for Zimbabwe: our country remains firmly among the lowest…

Published: 18 Sep 2025 at 06:03hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

President Mnangagwa must respect the constitution

Despite opposition from other political factions, the 2030 is finally beginning to gain traction.A unanimous decision was made by ZANU-PF Mashonaland West Province to advocate for a constitutional revision that would enable President Emmer…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 21:20hrs | | by Leonard Koni

You can leave the ghetto, but you can't remove the ghetto inside - Same with apartheid

Apartheid is no longer a legal system, but it remains deeply embedded in the psyche of South Africans - black and white. Black South Africans loathe black foreigners with the same intensity that white South Africans once loathed black Afri…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 16:26hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata

Geza's worthlessness is no mystery

If you want to understand why Blessed Geza is utterly useless, just look at his handler - the equally delusional Saviour Kasukuwere. The two are cut from the same cloth: loud mouths with nothing behind the noise. Kasukuwere, just like…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 16:15hrs | | by Dereck Goto

'Devil's breath' the Zombie drug that steals your memory

ZIMBABWEANS are being urged to remain vigilant following growing reports of a dangerous drug known as "devil's breath" (pictured), a substance capable of stripping victims of free will, memory, and resistance.In South Africa, authorities a…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:20hrs | | by Jacob Mutisi

The Zimbabwe Government is Not Learning from Past Mistakes

In Zimbabwe today, it is clear that history is repeating itself. Our government is unwilling to learn from the errors of the past, both from our own experiences under Robert Mugabe and from the failures of other African governments. Instea…

Published: 16 Sep 2025 at 19:35hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Sanctions were never Zimbabwe's real problem: Their removal will finally expose the regime's failures

My father always taught me that lies have very short legs - they can only run so far before being exposed.The decision by the United States Congress to repeal the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 (ZIDERA) and to remove …

Published: 16 Sep 2025 at 17:44hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

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