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Divisions brew in MDC-Alliance over party name

The rebranding of the MDC-Alliance in response to the MDC-T's decision to use the same name (MDC-Alliance) in future polls, including the forthcoming by-elections, has triggered an in-house spat featuring that party's leader, Nelson Chamis…

Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 12:31hrs | 5 | by John Sigauke

Sports Clubs under siege

A syndicate of MDC Alliance councillors, some sports club members and council employees are targeting sports clubs around the country for sale with a larger chunk of the proceeds allegedly going into the purse of the opposition party. Spor…

Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 07:39hrs | 6 | by John Sigauke

Details of the Tanzanian plot bared

A senior official working for the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has bared details of how the civic society organisations had planned to stage a demonstration on the sidelines of the 39th SADC summit recently held in …

Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 16:26hrs | 2 | by John Sigauke

MDC tug of war rages on

The tussle for power between the MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa and his loud mouthed deputy continues unabated with the youthful leader introducing a plethora of standing orders to ring fence his position, The Harare Post has established.An in…

Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 12:05hrs | 1 | by John Sigauke

Plot to embarrass Mnangagwa at SADC exposed

A plot has been hatched by an international civic society organisation in collaboration with the MDC, to stage demonstrations against President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the on-going 39th SADC Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government b…

Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 17:31hrs | 4 | by John Sigauke

Biti thrown into ZACC's jaws â€¦as Chamisa unleashes Varakashi on him

The bickering within the MDC Alliance presidium continues to crescendo with that party's leader, Nelson Chamisa hurling every weapon he bumps into, to his fiercest rival, Tendai Biti.The Harare Post had it on good authority that Chamisa is…

Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 16:04hrs | 13151 | by John Sigauke

MDC to probe reasons for by-election defeats

The MDC has set up a panel led by its security department to probe into the embarrassing losses in a series of by-elections held so far.The probe comes amid accusations being levelled against the party president, Nelson Chamisa of not taki…

Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 14:19hrs | 1259 | by John Sigauke

Tour Chimanimani with a clean intention

In times of bereavement, people of different political and social persuasions, even those who do not see eye to eye bury their hatchets and converge to comfort the bereaved.The devastating Cyclone Idai, with a total fatality of over 80 liv…

Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:29hrs | 3 | by John Sigauke

Equilibrium of the exchange rate needs holistic approach

After being kissed by the devil, one must not be over excited. Instead, they have to count their teeth, lest one or two are missing.Businessman and cleric, Shingi Munyeza was showered with praises by people who used to chastise him, accusi…

Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:26hrs | 5 | by John Sigauke

Madamombe is an attention seeker

While speaking to VOA Studio 7 last night, the coordinator of the demonstrations against President Mugabe at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Savana Madamombe revealed unwittingly the real reason why they were protesting.In that…

Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 15:33hrs | 1 | by John Sigauke

Swift action needed to bail ZESA

If there is anything that the people of Zimbabwe would like to quickly forget, worse still to experience once more, is the dark period in the recent past that saw load-shedding stretching for 18 hours a day.The media has reported that the …

Published: 24 May 2017 at 15:06hrs | 273 | by John Sigauke

The Gukurahundi issue is a closed chapter

THE 21st February Movement celebrations have come and gone, leaving some misguided secessionists elements with eggs on their faces.Prior to the annual event that marked the 93rd birthday of revolutionary icon and African statesman Presiden…

Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 05:42hrs | 4 | by John Sigauke

President has the freedom of expression too

Following President Mugabe's comments on the court order handed by the High Court Judge, Hlekani Mwayera on 26 August 2016 which interdicted the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) from interfering with, obstructing and stopping a demonstration…

Published: 08 Sep 2016 at 11:14hrs | 4 | by John Sigauke

Demonstrations had impact on the economy

The business community in Harare lost millions of dollars in income while the central and local Governments lost substantive amounts in tax during the violent demonstrations that rocked Harare last week, economists said. The opposition par…

Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 09:03hrs | 4 | by John Sigauke

Cde Chimene could have done better

For once this writer totally concurs with the Minister of Welfare Services for War Veterans, War Collaborators, Political Detainees and Restrictees, Cde Tshinga Dube on how he perceives President Robert Mugabe.During the war veterans meeti…

Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 17:13hrs | | by John Sigauke

A lie cannot live forever

Dr Martin Luther King, the late American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement was on the nose when he noted that "a lie cannot live forever."Indeed no lie can live forever. As Abraham…

Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 08:32hrs | 3614 | by John Sigauke

Chinese envoy visit: A reassurance on mega deals

The recent visit to Zimbabwe by a special Chinese envoy has reignited hope that the Asian economic giant is still committed to implementing the mega-deals signed between the two all-weather friends in 2014 and 2015.The visit comes in the w…

Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 09:36hrs | 1153 | by John Sigauke

Chinese envoy visit: A reassurance on mega deals

The recent visit to Zimbabwe by a special Chinese envoy has reignited hope that the Asian economic giant is still committed to implementing the mega-deals signed between the two all-weather friends in 2014 and 2015.The visit comes in the w…

Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 09:08hrs | 5 | by John Sigauke

Gukurahundi will not translate into votes

There have been frantic efforts by the opposition, civil society organisations and some section of the media to politically profit from on the Zanu PF internal tiff. They have overdone it to an extent that they have forgotten to deal with …

Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 16:42hrs | 2520 | by John Sigauke

Zanu-PF has a clear succession plan

The headlines in certain tabloids tell a big story of how some journalists have thrown the ethics of their profession in pursuit of partisan politics. A reader can hardly draw a line between a story written by a professional journalist and…

Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 09:56hrs | 4252 | by John Sigauke

Zanu PF youths must shame the devil

The One Million-Man March that Zanu PF's youth league is set to stage on 25 May has rattled the opposition parties which seem to believe that they have an exclusive right to organize marches and demonstrations in Zimbabwe.The MDC-T staged …

Published: 23 May 2016 at 18:06hrs | 4 | by John Sigauke

You cannot fool all the people all the time

The opposition political parties and their allies in various sectors, have, for the umpteenth times, attempted to trigger national panic through sounding a false alarm of a collapsing economy. It is undisputable that the economy is not at …

Published: 12 May 2016 at 14:32hrs | 3359 | by John Sigauke

War time rebels will constitute ZPF war vets body

Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader, Joice Mujuru urged youths during the weekend in her independence speech to shun the million men march being organized by the Zanu PF youths in solidarity with President Robert Mugabe.Mujuru is labouring …

Published: 21 Apr 2016 at 13:17hrs | 2 | by John Sigauke

Tsvangirai admits he is clueless

This writer is one of the people who thought the level of education does not matter much in political leadership. The belief was wisdom is all that one needs to acquit themselves well in a political office. The writer would vociferous…

Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 14:18hrs | 4 | by John Sigauke

Detractors attempt to set agenda for War Vets Indaba

President Mugabe, who is the patron of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA), is set to meet ex freedom fighters in the capital today. Amid this expectation, there have been some attempts to set the agenda for…

Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 13:54hrs | 6404 | by John Sigauke

Heal Zimbabwe Trust is not for peace

The mission statement of Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) reads: "To rebuild national cohesion through promotion of tolerance and peaceful co-existence in communities." Its vision is to see a peaceful Zimbabwe which celebrates diversity and peace…

Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 16:48hrs | | by John Sigauke

Matemadanda has lost bearing

On 16 March 2016, this writer gave lift to two young men from Kamfinsa to town. The two were so consumed in a heated debate on a headline in the Daily News of that day, so much consumed that they didn't even care to greet the Good Samarita…

Published: 17 Mar 2016 at 15:31hrs | 5 | by John Sigauke

They are just sour grapes!

Former Zanu PF youths leaders who were recently given the chop are wasting their time in trying to vent their anger on President Robert Mugabe whom they believe is the sole force behind their expulsion.Zanu PF is an organized party that ha…

Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 19:16hrs | 2 | by John Sigauke

Hands off our Chiefs

It's now over ten months since Tendai Biti and colleagues left a seemingly hopeless Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC-T to form the People's Democratic Party (PDP). However, PDP has not inspired any hope and has rather relapsed into the tendencies…

Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 10:52hrs | 2 | by John Sigauke

Warped eyes see Zanu PF shadow everywhere

I read a story from my home province of Manicaland that was quite disturbing on two fronts. Firstly the behavior of the youths who abducted the Vapositori members was indeed very deplorable. However, the author of that story was equally de…

Published: 19 Feb 2016 at 08:53hrs | 4 | by John Sigauke

NGOs must stick to their mandate

We are not lost to the immense contributions being made by Non-Governmental Organizations in Zimbabwe. Since independence, NGOs have incredibly assisted in the humanitarian field and the socio-economic development.However, the later day NG…

Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 08:17hrs | 5 | by John Sigauke

Eng Zvobgo's suspension dead right

The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Cde Saviour Kasukuwere has proved very practical in pursuit of the restoration of sanity in Harare and other urban areas. Cde Kasukuwere's recent directive for the suspen…

Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 12:06hrs | 2753 | by John Sigauke

We are contented with our own Mugabe

The Zimbabwe Independent columnist, a Stewart Chabwinja this week had a piece in his candid comment column which I think should not go unchallenged. He headlined his piece- 'Zim crying out for Magufuli-type of leadership.'A self professed …

Published: 15 Dec 2015 at 12:07hrs | 2076 | by John Sigauke

Megaphone diplomacy on deals harmful

China is undisputedly our greatest trading partner and as Zimbabweans, we cherish that economic relationship. Our all weather friendship dates back to the 1960s when Zimbabwe was engaged in a bitter war with the British.China has done a lo…

Published: 01 Dec 2015 at 15:50hrs | 3 | by John Sigauke

Dr Dokora's radical changes in education not necessary

Dr Lazarus Dokora, the minister of primary and secondary education will go down in history as a government official who introduced controversial policies which elicited the loudest outcry from stakeholders ever since Zimbabwe got independe…

Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 19:07hrs | 2400 | by John Sigauke

Mliswa, the Tezvara of our time

Temba Mliswa was recently in The Saturday Herald where he poured out his deeper feelings about his expulsion from Zanu PF. Of interest was his explicit pleading for re-admission into the revolutionary party.We all read that. He pleaded wit…

Published: 18 Nov 2015 at 09:49hrs | 4333 | by John Sigauke

Revisit the price of houses

As a fifth grader way back in the eighties, one of the most familiar question in Social Studies subject was and still is a question on basic human needs. Even the dull pupils in our class would also know that water, shelter, clothes and fo…

Published: 27 Oct 2015 at 14:22hrs | | by John Sigauke

MDC-T seeks relevance through Demonstrations

The MDC-T has become so predictable that whenever it opens its mouth to speak, they talk about either mass protests or election boycott. True to that, the party recently announced its intention to engage in mass demonstrations."The main op…

Published: 22 Oct 2015 at 16:02hrs | 3218 | by John Sigauke

Grace Mugabe is spot on, farm utilisation is needed

Among the critical issues that the First Lady Amai Dr Grace Mugabe is preaching at her rallies is the need to normalise the agricultural sector, especially the optimum use of the farms acquired during the historic land reform programme. Sh…

Published: 19 Oct 2015 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by John Sigauke

Politicisation of the power crisis will not help

As usual, the MDC-T attempts to capitalise on the power crisis dogging the country for its political expediency. It has become the tradition of the MDC-T to thrive on crisis as this.Of course, the current power outages are not good for the…

Published: 01 Oct 2015 at 15:41hrs | 6 | by John Sigauke

Mnangagwa Interview: Much ado about nothing

I am one such a reader who was fascinated by the interview that Vice President Emerson Munangagwa generously gave to the London-based magazine, The New African Magazine.He spoke on a variety of issues that are quite edifying to a generatio…

Published: 08 Sep 2015 at 13:42hrs | 1 | by John Sigauke

Dangote investment rattles MDC-T

The ongoing remarks by the MDCs and other opposition elements in the civil society and the media over the indication by Aliko Dangote to invest in Zimbabwe expose them in a big way.The richest man in Africa, Mr Dangote is set to invest bil…

Published: 04 Sep 2015 at 09:10hrs | 6 | by John Sigauke

Fighting Zanu-PF no longer lucrative

There was a time when everybody who wanted to lure Western funding would venture into the business of fighting Zanu-PF. Cunning people made money out of this business through siphoning the gullible western funders who desperately wanted to…

Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 11:03hrs | | by John Sigauke

Squabbling will not bring food on the table comrades

In September last year, at Nyamhunga Stadium after commissioning the construction of Kariba South Power Extension, President Robert Mugabe discouraged senior ZANU PF officials from taking their fights to the media, especially the private m…

Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 13:00hrs | | by John Sigauke

Mutasa has many people to apologise to

When I was growing up in the nineties, my dream was to become a lawyer. I esteemed the profession so much that I would spend long hours in court chambers in Mutare listening to several trials.One of the cases I still vividly remember was t…

Published: 06 Aug 2015 at 09:37hrs | | by John Sigauke

Grace Mugabe exposed speculators

Once again, the First Lady, Dr Grace Mugabe, has put paid to speculations that were doing rounds in rumour mongering mills of the private media about her political ambitions. Only recently, President Mugabe exposed other speculations that …

Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by John Sigauke

Zimbabwe the poorest country? Only fools can buy this

The Global Finance Magazine, a US based publication with offices in London, has ranked Zimbabwe the second poorest country in its spurious survey of 184 countries. Can you believe?The survey is indeed laughable and cannot go unchallenged. …

Published: 21 Jul 2015 at 11:52hrs | | by John Sigauke

The MDC must shoulder the blame for economic decline

Blessed are those who, after going astray for a while, come back to their senses and come face to face with reality. The Shona people would call the scenario penga udzoke.At a recent public seminar in Bulawayo, former cabinet Minister in t…

Published: 21 Jul 2015 at 11:50hrs | | by John Sigauke

Let's boost our grain reserves

It is quite startling that our grain reserves have a deficit of 382 000 tonnes of maize. The general manager of the Grain Marketing Board revealed this sad news to parliament recently. He said the Strategic Grain Reserve has 118 000 tonnes…

Published: 08 Jul 2015 at 16:30hrs | 1 | by John Sigauke

There is no fool like an old fool

In the early 90s in my home area in Chipinge, a Mhlanga family was nearly annihilated after a spate of deaths seized the family. It was after visiting several Sangomas and prophets that the least suspected family member was repeatedly pinp…

Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 12:21hrs | | by John Sigauke

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