Columnist / Leonard koni
Overhaul the Ministry of Sport
Do we still have the Minister of Sports in Zimbabwe? Surely this is the right time to start making some serious inroads and decisions on how they should run the most beautiful game of football in the ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 325 | by Leonard Koni
Give Chamisa a chance
Zimbabwe is currently suffering from aggravated kwashiorkor of leadership, both in the opposition and the ruling party.The political space without the charismatic Nelson Chamisa is seemingly l...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:50hrs | 1084 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa blew the chance
"The voice of the people is the voice of God." That was the biggest statement given by President Emmerson at his inauguration in November 2017 in Harare, soon after the coup.Everybody supporte...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 20:20hrs | 17 | by Leonard Koni
Prof Ncube, another Mnangagwa's creation
A mystery takes time to unfold. A lot of people in the opposition sect, especially those who were in the CCC led by Nelson Chamisa, wondered what had really hit their political party when Sengezo Tsua...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 21:18hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Regime not ready to fight corruption
The story of Wicknell Chivhayo has once again exposed the failure of this regime to apply its biting teeth to the scourge of corruption, which has destroyed the country's moral and economic fibre....Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 15:10hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Africa must move with time
As we commemorate Africa Day, we need to reflect on the potential the continent has and devise ways to improve on our weaknesses and make the continent great.Africa is often referred to as a "...Published: 23 May 2024 at 19:18hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Is this another catch-and-release?
The arrest of Neville Mutsvangwa has just ruffled feathers and opened a can of worms in Zanu PF's political factional fights. Is this government really serious about fighting corruption in the...Published: 18 May 2024 at 20:50hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe celebrates independence amid doom
WHEN visiting some towns, urban and rural areas across the country one is greeted by sullen and dropping faces with sorrow and hunger written all over their faces.In a few days to come Zimbabw...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 18:03hrs | | by Leonard Koni
44 years into independence a giant is still facing economic collapse
Visiting some towns, urban and rural areas across the country one is greeted by sullen and dropping faces with sorrow and hunger written all over their faces.In a few days to come Zimbabwe wil...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 16:40hrs | | by Leonard Koni
ZANU PF has dismally failed
The Zanu PF government continues to fail the majority of the people. All hope is now lost. The majority of people who are now finding it hard to eke out a living and put food on their tables. We shoul...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 15:40hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Who is protecting Henrieta Rushwaya?
Zimbabwe is in a state of disaster where the leaders are caught in a web of corruption, putting the young people and the next generation into a hopeless future of wallowing in abject poverty wit...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:21hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Get Zimbabwe to its factory settings
Zimbabweans living in the diaspora must have a say and given a platform to share their ideas and contribute much to the economic, political and social dev...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Is Zimbabwe punching above its belt?
Once a bread basket of Africa, Zimbabwe is now a case of the continent. A once-promising country is now mired with challenges like election rigging, economic collapse, high inflation and abuse of stat...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 21:47hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Time to re-energise the opposition
The future and quality of our opposition is in limbo and in dire straits. It needs to be fixed, improved as quickly as possible if it wants to be a force to reckon with. There are no short cuts to att...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 11:47hrs | | by Leonard Koni
An open letter to Nero
Hello incoming President of Zimbabwe. Hope this letter find you in good health.The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The people want to taste you.Age is still on your side and you...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 22:38hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Nelson Chamisa down but not out
The political landscape in the country has now changed. Inasmuch as Zanu PF wanted legitimacy from the opposition, this current situation now makes it hard for the ruling party claim the much-needed l...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 20:57hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Mthuli must resign
Two weeks ago we saw the exchange rate going berserk as the Zimbabwe's economy nose dives. The saying goes- one can rig the election but one cannot rig th...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 22:26hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Engraving Tshabangu's Epitaph
Zimbabwe is a two-tier political democratic country where we have the ruling party and the opposition led by Nelson Chamisa. Zimbabweans are not yet ripe to start towing along the lines of any...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 19:17hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Allow artists to perform without censorship
Winky D born Wallace Chirumiko popularly known as 'The Big Man or Gaffa' deserves that respect amongst his peers. We have freedom of expression in the country so people should be allowed to air their ...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 20:09hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
A sad Christmas present from clueless Mthuli Ncube
The just presented 2024 budget by Prof Mthuli Ncube has left Zimbabweans in shock. This is the worst budget ever produced by minister of Finance since independence and the colonial era.It has ...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 10:39hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Sengezo Tshabangu and his handlers have lost the plot big time
ZIMBABWE'S political history has been littered with opposition malcontents for a very long time, which has caused the weakening and splitting of the main opposition political party in the country....Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Bring back our football home
For the first time in the Zimbabwean football history we have played our home games away from home, thousands of kilometers away just because we have fail...Published: 22 Nov 2023 at 19:15hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
An opposition within an opposition
The Zimbabwean political history has been littered with opposition malcontents within itself for a very long time which has caused the weakening and splitting of the main opposition political party in...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 14:27hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Prof Amon Murwira off route
Last week's statement from Minister of Higher Education Amon Murwira leaves a trace of hopelessness within the the young graduates.It is a shame that those who are politically connected create...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 20:46hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Sengezo a tortoise on a lamp post
ZIMBABWE is the only country in Africa which spends much of its resources conducting by-elections for the whole term whilst unemployment is hovering above 90% with street vending hitting very high lev...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 21:55hrs | | by Leonard Koni
SADC must reform
The countries under the auspices of SADC risk being rocked with stolen elections, political instabilities, poor governance and corruption if SADC the regional bloc remains tight lipped on such fundame...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 19:42hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe on a knife edge
Zimbabwe is now treading on a slippery political crisis. It was never in doubt that a coup government no matter how many goals it concedes, it will never under what circumstances surrender power to th...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 14:08hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
The Nutty Professor
Looking at most political analysts in Zimbabwean political perspective Jonathan Moyo confounds me with a professor who does not stand on his words and behaves like a pendulum, a flip flopper in the ma...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
SADC and AU must resolve the Zimbabwean saga
The curtain has closed down and we are back again to those days where people are mentally and spiritually tortured by this other circulation of a disputed election.Emmerson Mnangagwa was decla...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 23:39hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Another sham election
As we go the wire and reach the high political pitch, it is now crystal clear that the main political menu is between Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa and not even political savvy voter will mosa...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 16:23hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Fire these rogue police recruits
I bemoan the fall of dignity of a once noble profession. I got recruited into Zimbabwe Republic Police in 1997 and was so much excited to be part and parcel of the police force. I was not driven or in...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 14:14hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
A free and fair election will heal Zimbabwe
The Zanu PF's government crack on the opposition, abuse of human rights, and failure to embrace and tolerate divergent views makes it harder for the party to appeal both to regional and international ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 21:27hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe needs a new broom
The harmonised elections are now around the corner and boys are being separated from men. The atmosphere is now getting tense. The ruling party which has been at the helm of power for 43 years is for ...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 16:11hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Corruption at vid going wayward
The issue of institutionalised corruption which is currently taking place at Vehicle Inspectorate Department Eastlea Harare is really a cause of concern.Corruption exists in every country and ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 16:53hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Lets Kwekwe Mnangagwa Out
Zimbabwean politics has been on the knife edge for a very long time. Taking a look from what other African countries are doing on international platforms and hearing how their leaders are articulating...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:07hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa must create a level playing field
The current political tension brewing in the country and being perpetrated by Zanu PF supporters when we are left with a few weeks to go to the polls is likely to plunge the country into another unspe...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 21:04hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Fikile Mbalula at it again
It was another blundering from the African National Congress Secretary General Mr Fikile Mbalula who again was caught offside on matters concerning the political and economic situation on great Zimbab...Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 14:08hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa to win 2023 Election
Since the 1990s the Zimbabwean political landscape has been shaped by political succession fighting raging within the ruling party. The internal fights have been prolonged and leaving the majority of ...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 21:47hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Will Zanu-PF reform under sanctions?
The US targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe are working in the sense that their effects have now reached a boiling point unlike the earlier days during the time they were imposed on the country the signs an...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 13:42hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Kasukuwere to split the votes
The Zimbabwean harmonised elections are around the corner. The date to hold the election has been announced and every serious political party is now gearing for this do or die election where a battle ...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 21:34hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Mthuli Ncube out of touch with reality
The Finance Minister Muthuli Ncube has forgetten what he was really appointed for and needs somemone to spell out his duties.The Finance Minister is now behaving more like a politician than a ...Published: 30 May 2023 at 09:36hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Deliver a free & fair election
Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the 2023 harmonised general election will be held in August 2023 , all systems are now at go and the opposition has only two months to campaign...Published: 14 May 2023 at 13:39hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa should walk the talk
THE excitement from the State-controlled media and the so-called staunch Zanu-PF supporters about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's invitation to witness the coronation of King Charles III is so astoundi...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa must walk the talk
The excitement from the government controlled media and the so called staunch Zanu PF supporters about President Mnangagwa's invitation to witness the cor...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:31hrs | | by Leonard Koni
It's time for political gimmicks
As we draw near the 2023 elections we have so far witnessed the propaganda mill machines conveying cheap political gimmicks for example the recently launc...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Take the game of football seriously
Zimbabwe celebrated its 43rd years of self rule and independence and this year's national celebrations were held for the first time in Mashonaland Central Province Mt Darwin.Forty three years ...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 23:12hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Release the voters roll
The harmonised elections are likely going to be held between 31st of July and 31 August 2023. That means we are only left with about three months to go to the polls.The most worrisome thing is...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 18:50hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Mahere conviction unjust
THE country bleeds today because of lack of an independent Judiciary.Some judgments and sentences being handed to members of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party need to be...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 10:18hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe dying slowly
It was a memorable journey back to Zimbabwe five years after I left the country in January 2018 just three months after the November 2017 coup.My friend and I arrived at the Musina border post...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 11:46hrs | | by Leonard Koni
DUZ president Driven Chapman a media creation
The hype and excitement about the new kid on the block Mr Driven Chapman is just nothing but hot air and a media creation.After failing to decimate the people's movement the revolutionary part...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 21:27hrs | | by Leonard Koni
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