Columnist / Bevan musoko
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 ...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 M...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. Spea...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 electio...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 wh...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 su...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 throug...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...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 f...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 a...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 n...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 ha...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...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 h...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 h...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 ...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, ...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 sho...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....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...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 06:54hrs | 18 | by Bevan Musoko
UK based Highlanders supporters celebrates Clubs 90th Anniversary
The UK based chapter of Highlanders FC supporters will on Saturday 10th December 2016 host celebrations to mark the 90 years of existence of Highlanders Football Club - the oldest club in Zimbabwean s...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 21:55hrs | 1 | by Bevan Musoko
'How shameful Julius'
South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema made a statement to the media during his party's memorial on the death of Cuba's former President, Fidel Castro in Soweto on 2 Dece...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 21:45hrs | 2 | 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 bu...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 ...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 t...Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 15:30hrs | | by Bevan Musoko
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