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Zanu-PF destroying our children's future

WHEN we were growing up in rural Buhera in Manicaland province a long time ago, after supper, we would huddle around the fireplace in the grass-thatched rondavel listening to folktales from Mbuya  Hereni.No one wanted to miss those st…

Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:48hrs | 6 | by Chief Chiduku

There is need to professionalise ZRP

AN opinion written by Paidamoyo Muzulu titled Pro-lege, Pro-patria, Pro-populo: This is not our ZRP refers.I could not agree more with the writer. There is need to reform the  Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).The ZRP, long known for its…

Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Chief Chiduku

Mr President, how far diaspora vote?

NOW that Zimbabwe is fast approaching the 2023 elections, it is time we ask tough questions about the diaspora vote.Modalities to allow Zimbabweans in the diaspora to vote should be at an advanced stage as we speak, but it seems it is stil…

Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Chief Chiduku

Is this the promised Canaan?

AM trying to write this article under a tree where there is shaky network on a Saturday afternoon.There is no electricity, so the vibe that usually punctuates our nearby Chikwanha shopping centre in Chitungwiza is notably absent.The quietn…

Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:05hrs | 3 | by Chief Chiduku

Business community must be economic actors

IT is a fact that Zimbabwe is in a mess.The fuel  and basic commodities' prices are adjusted on a daily or weekly basis.Inflation is at its all-time high in the post dollarisation era.The healthcare system is virtually dead. Healthcar…

Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by Chief Chiduku

Jonathan Moyo whistling from graveyard

THE social media has been awash with calls for the Citizens Coalition for Change to hold an elective congress almost four months after it was formed.Failed politicians such as former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo are at the forefront of o…

Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:52hrs | | by Chief Chiduku

Chamisa must remain calm

THE good start by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa in the campaign for the March 26 by-elections following the recall of several MPs and councillors by MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is laudable.It was never goi…

Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Chief Chiduku

Chamisa represents hope, future

ON Sunday I was following the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) star rally at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield, Harare.On the same day, the ruling Zanu-PF party held its second rally at Rudhaka Stadium in Marondera, where thousands of Z…

Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Chief Chiduku

Brace for the worst under Mnangagwa

THE crushing of dissenting voices by the Zanu-PF government is just, but a tip of the iceberg compared to what is to come under the new dispensation, especially as the 2023 elections draw nearer.While most of us ululated and heaved a sigh …

Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 6 | by Chief Chiduku

Zec voter registration machines up

ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) in Bulawayo yesterday said its machines, which broke down early this week crippling the voter registration exercise, had been fixed.On Monday, MDC Alliance Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Swithern Chiro…

Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:10hrs | 2 | by Chief Chiduku

Chiefs turned into Zanu-PF commissars

THAT last month President Emmerson Mnangagwa handed over Isuzu double cab trucks to chiefs, about two years before Zimbabwe goes to crucial polls is questionable and smacks of vote-buying, if not rigging.Why are vehicles always bought and …

Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:09hrs | | by Chief Chiduku

New dispensation quite a joke

WITH the 2023 elections around the corner, Zanu-PF can promise heaven on earth.The ruling party will promise all the good things that the nation wishes to be put on table if people vote for Zanu-PF in the 2023 polls.Growing economy, zero t…

Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:22hrs | 4 | by Chief Chiduku

Zimbabwe opposition must put its house in order

THE opposition's capacity and chance to defeat Zanu-PF in the 2023 elections is being threatened by squabbles in what should be an alternative. The most urgent thing is for the opposition to put its house in order and fight in one corner.W…

Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:33hrs | 7 | by Chief Chiduku

Govt, teachers should not play Russian roulette with children's lives

THE fact that things are not well in the education sector is a major concern to all of us as citizens of this country.It is a right that children should access excellent education provided by the responsible authorities.Since last year, te…

Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Chief Chiduku

The problem was not Mugabe, but Zanu-PF

THE chaos and uncertainty that is rocking Zanu-PF after its chaotic district development coordinating committee elections held last December has left the party weak, fractured, divided and easy to be defeated by the opposition in 2023. The…

Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | 9 | by Chief Chiduku

Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF will never deliver free, fair polls

IS a free, fair and credible election possible in Zimbabwe in 2023? Certainly not.The ruling Zanu-PF party will never accede to the demand for free and credible elections as that will certainly push it out of power.Zanu-PF is planning to f…

Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:31hrs | 5 | by Chief Chiduku

MDC Alliance stronger than ever

FORMER MDC-T vice-president Obert Gutu should shut up if he doesn't have anything to say.How can he say MDC died with Morgan Tsvangirai when MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa garnered 2,2 million votes in the 2018 presidential elections?T…

Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | 4 | by Chief Chiduku

Govt should not worship capital

THE proposed relocation of Chilonga villagers in Chiredzi district to pave way for a private farming project has attracted a lot of debate given that they are being moved from their ancestral land against their will.The story has taken a p…

Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 4 | by Chief Chiduku

Chebundo departure is good riddance

IN response to MDC bigwigs Chebundo, Timveos defect to Zanu-PF: I am really surprised that former Kwekwe Central MP Blessing Chebundo, of all the people, has decided to join the ruling Zanu-PF party.Growing up in Kwekwe, I witnessed how th…

Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:36hrs | 6 | by Chief Chiduku

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