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Chief Ndiweni is not above the law

Once upon a time, Felix Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni controversially assumed the Ndiweni Chieftainship on 22 August 2014 following the death of his father, Chief Khayisa Ndiweni who had held the post for over five decades. His ascension to the…

Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

New dispensation rejects corruption

The advent of the new dispensation in November 2017 has seen a new impetus in the fight against the scourge of corruption. Right beginning with his inauguration speech on 24 November 2017, President Mnangagwa pledged to tackle corruption.&…

Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:25hrs | 13 | by Bevan Musoko

Deceptive Mugabe rooting for Chamisa

Recent utterances by former President Robert Mugabe accusing President Mnangagwa and Government of killing civilians and "feeding on death" expose sinister shenanigans by the old political horse. Speaking at his 95th birthday celebrations …

Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 13:28hrs | 1 | by Bevan Musoko

MDC tripping itself

The MDC continues to refuse to recognise the legitimacy of President Mnangagwa despite various Elections Observer Missions having largely endorsed the conduct of the polls. As is usual in many elections, the Observers pointed out various a…

Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 09:16hrs | 2 | by Bevan Musoko

Chief Maduna playing politics

Recent actions by Chief Vezi Maduna of Avoca, Filabusi in Matabeleland South to petition the United Nations to intervene in the Gukurahundi issue in Zimbabwe may have been a miscalculation by those who are handholding the elderly tradition…

Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Bevan Musoko

MDC lacking strategic thinking

Utterances attributed to MDC Alliance Spokesperson, Jacob Mafume, that Zimbabwe had become a security threat to the SADC region and that the party would embark on a diplomatic offensive to mobilise support for regional intervention in the …

Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:29hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

Masiyiwa and the national interest

Telecommunications giant and Econet Wireless Group founder and Executive Chairman, Strive Masiyiwa, recently came out in full and solid support of the country's political and economic interests through condemning the ruinous sanctions impo…

Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 09:54hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

EU poll observer report: Public camaraderie with Chamisa

While Zimbabweans had largely moved on with life after the July 30  harmonised elections, the European Union (EU) has sought to drag the country back into election mode through the release of its Zimbabwe Elections Observer Mission re…

Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 3 | by Bevan Musoko

President Mnangagwa to articulate Zim foreign policy

To most Zimbabweans, the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings had become synonymous with controversial and fiery speeches by former President Robert Mugabe which denounced, without fail, the US, Britain and other Western …

Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 09:58hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

President Mnangagwa debuts at UNGA

Fresh from securing a new mandate to lead Zimbabwe for the next five years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in New York to participate in various meetings and engagements ahead of his inaugural address of the world body. The President…

Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 11:53hrs | 2 | by Bevan Musoko

Mugabe/Chamisa alliance, rehabilitative & desperation politics

Simmering information that the Mugabe-backed National Patriotic Front opposition party was in negotiations with the Nelson Chamisa led MDC-Alliance were all but confirmed by the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper recently when it reported that…

Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 11:59hrs | 4 | by Bevan Musoko

Of NPF, NPP, political legitimacy & 2018 elections

The liberation war waged by Zanla and Zipra forces against the settler Rhodesian regime in the 1970s shaped the new nation State of Zimbabwe and has, in fact, continued to guide the narratives that have characterised political discourse in…

Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 11:18hrs | 1 | by Bevan Musoko

NPF in paralysis, fails to hold elective convention

The National Patriotic Front fronted by Ambrose Mutinhiri is facing a stillbirth as it has failed to hold its elective convention as originally planned due to explosive in-fighting over control of the party. Readers may remember that NPF s…

Published: 18 May 2018 at 11:53hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

NPF abuses Joshua Nkomo's legacy

To those who have been observing the interesting roll-out of campaigns for the forthcoming harmonised elections by the multitudes of political parties in Zimbabwe, both established and upstarts, may have noticed that the cabal of Zanu-PF r…

Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:34hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

NPF abuse of Nkomo legacy

To those who have been observing the interesting roll-out of campaigns for the forthcoming harmonised elections by the multitudes of political parties in Zimbabwe, both established and upstarts, may have noticed that the cabal of ZANU PF r…

Published: 11 May 2018 at 11:39hrs | 2 | by Bevan Musoko

Opposition parties, CSOs promoting culture of violence

Recent developments in the public domain in which MDC-T youths assaulted the party's co-Vice President Thokozani Khupe and Secretary General, Douglas Mwonzora and attempted to burn a hut in which the duo had sought refuge during the burial…

Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 10:49hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

Zimbabwe re-engagement gathers momentum

Ever since the swift execution of Operation Restore Legacy and the resultant resignation of President Robert Mugabe in November 2017, the country's trajectory and fortunes have a turn for the better, with reports of various delegations hav…

Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 07:51hrs | 3 | by Bevan Musoko

Opposition alliance: reflections on failed politics

It is indeed interesting times when calls for unity among Zimbabwe's opposition political parties turns out to be the cause of disunity and acrimony. In normal political discourse, calls for unity should just be such: calls to unite the le…

Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 16:25hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

'How shameful Julius'

South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema made demeaning statements against President Mugabe during the launch of his party's 2017 action plan in Braamfontein, South Africa. Malema claimed that President Mugabe w…

Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 16:36hrs | 2 | by Bevan Musoko

Biometric Voting System: Are we safe from hacking?

The recent election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States has led to a fall-out among the Americans over his campaign policies. On the other hand there has been a massive fall-out between the American Government and th…

Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 06:54hrs | 18 | by Bevan Musoko

Money changers embrace bond notes

As Zimbabweans warm up to the bond notes introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday, a snap survey at the notorious money changers market at Road port in Harare revealed that it was business as usual as the bond note is tra…

Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 16:28hrs | 1 | by Bevan Musoko

'Dr Dabengwa lost the plot'

This article is in response to a presentation made by ZAPU leader, Dr Dumiso Dabengwa at a Public Dialogue at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa on 23 November 2016. His presentation was titled "The Armed Struggle: Was it wort…

Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 13:08hrs | 1 | by Bevan Musoko

Wishful thinking by the Legend of the Seas

The statement by MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai that he will not work with President Mugabe again exposes the height of wishful thinking by the beleaguered former Prime Minister. Or it could be that the cancer he is suffering from has dete…

Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 15:30hrs | | by Bevan Musoko

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