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Chamisa's skulduggery will not blight Mnangagwa's reform agenda
The usual opposition cynics are employing all manner of tactics to blight the impact of reforms being implemented by President Mnangagwa.However, as is the case with any skulduggery antics, th...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:46hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
An analysis of Chamisa's recent trip to Israel
In the midst of a gruelling election campaign, MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa surprised many by posting pictures on social media holidaying in Israel, which he dubbed a private vis...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Time we tell Mugabe some home truths
Having worked with ex-President Robert Mugabe as editor of the Zanu-PF's publication, The People's Voice, for close to three years, I must admit that there was a time when I sincerely believed the man...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
It's called a guided revolution
What has become apparent to anyone following developments in Zimbabwe is the irrefutable reality that the situation in the country can never by any stretch of definition be called a coup.Accor...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 08:43hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
'Zuming' against white monopoly capital
Long after President Jacob Zuma announced his midnight Cabinet reshuffle that claimed the scalps of four ministers and several deputies, South Africa is still ruminating on the possible impact of the ...Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Trump's secret Rhodesian connection
A CASUAL reader of history may find it very remote to connect the historical dots between US President Donald Trump's "America First" mantra with a similar slogan popularised in the then Rhodesia....Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 05:48hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
No sacred cows on corruption, says Mnangagwa
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Government will "ruthlessly" deal with individuals implicated in corrupt deals regardless of their status.In an exclusive interview, VP Mnangag...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 07:14hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Zanu Day and supremacy of politics of the gun
Heroes Day is a day set aside by Government to commemorate and reflect upon the suffering and supreme sacrifice of patriotic sons and daughters who waged the arduous struggle against settler coloniali...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 06:30hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Zanu-PF still the only game in town
The recent massive demonstration by ZANU-PF youths in support of the ruling party's empowerment policies effectively silenced all those who had discounted the revolutionary party as having lost ground...Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Ranga
Killer prophetess' baptism from hell
Villagers in Muriwo communal area near Mupatsi in Mashonaland East Province collectively shoulder the blame for not reining in Maud Dzvuke's weird activities which bore signs of a tragic end. The vill...Published: 18 Jun 2016 at 10:46hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Has Zimbabwe become a nation of jokers?
In African literary discourse, the centre is the locus-standi that bestows an identity, integrity and legitimation of one's perception of his or her environment. In other words, the centre is the spac...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:29hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
War vets' indaba was no talk-show
Far from being just a talk-show, the war veterans' indaba with President Mugabe lived up to its billing as it succinctly located the morass behind the current seemingly endless factional wars bedevill...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Mugabe still tops - Survey
THE majority of Zimbabweans approve of President Mugabe's leadership despite the economic challenges faced by the country as a result of economic sanctions imposed by the West while trust and support ...Published: 15 Mar 2016 at 06:59hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Shona-Chinese/Chinese-Shona dictionary launched
The University of Zimbabwe has scored a first among all local institutions of higher learning to have a Shona-Chinese/Chinese-Shona dictionary that is set to enhance multilingualism among scholars and...Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 06:05hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Is Zimbabwe ready for a non-liberation war leader
As the country gears up for harmonised elections this year, Zimbabweans are faced with the choice of either electing to remain on the path of the nationalistic project of national empowerment and anti...Published: 17 Apr 2012 at 04:48hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
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