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Commission Report: Something to build on

In the late afternoon on December 18th, the moment many thought would never come arrived. Addressing the media at his Munhumutapa Offices, President Mnangagwa released the full Commission of Inquiry report into the August 1st Post Election…

Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 11:53hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Patience and Positivity required to reach Vision 2030

Every African leader has a vision.  Every president has a slogan. But some leaders are actually doing something about reaching their vision.  ED, for all the impatience the Twimbos are showing him, is making massive moves for our…

Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 09:27hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Patience and Positivity required to reach Vision 2030

Every African leader has a vision.  Every president has a slogan. But some leaders are actually doing something about reaching their vision.  ED, for all the impatience the Twimbos are showing him, is making massive moves for our…

Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 16:24hrs | 1 | by Mike Tawanda

Not even ED can circumvent the laws of nature

Some laws of nature can't be changed, as much as we would like to. Produce only grows after rain, objects fall to the ground because of gravity, and to turn a truck around, one needs a lot of space. In line with these truths, and as frustr…

Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 13:56hrs | | by Mike tawanda

ED means Business

By now, we all know President Emmerson Mnangagwa's mantra by heart: Zimbabwe is open for business! We have heard it countless times since the beginning of the new dispensation in November 2017. I always thought it is a message only for the…

Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 19:56hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Pariah state no more

More often in life than not, the small moments are the ones that matter most. Their preciousness might stem from the fact that if one is not aware and not sensitive to the seemingly normal, one misses them. But I'll leave that question to …

Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 14:11hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

The election results were genuine

So finally its clear, Nelson Chamisa is going to court. After hesitating about his next move, at the 90th minute Chamisa's lawyers turned up at the Constitutional Court to put in their papers.Of course, Chamisa has a right to his day in co…

Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

The polls got it right

In general, the last few years have not been great for pollsters.  They have been misread all over the world.  In America they correctly predicted that Hilary would win the popular vote, but failed in their analysis that Trump wo…

Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 11:30hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

The polls were correct: ED and Zanu-F won big

In general, the last few years have not been great for pollsters. They have been misread all over the world. In America they correctly predicted that Hilary would win the popular vote, but failed in their analysis that Trump would win the …

Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Mike Tawanda

How to stop Gucci Grace

Gucci Grace is back. And she is flashing her cash.  Spotting her free ride back into State House she has decided to throw millions at the MDC campaign.  And what is the deal? Well it is not too complicated. Her NPF party get…

Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 08:43hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Revealed: The electoral conspiracy and how YOU can stop it

In recent weeks there has been lots of talk of conspiracies affecting our upcoming election. And while I am far from a believer in conspiracy theories, there is one conspiracy going on that is unmissable. It is a conspiracy of lies, of dec…

Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 11:22hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

The New Zimbabwe Has a Chance to Make History

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."The great Martin Luther King left a legacy which will live forever. A legacy of peace above all. A legacy of non-violence, of l…

Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 14:47hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Mnangagwa doesn't dream of success, he makes it happen

While everyone's focus is on the upcoming elections, especially the saga revolving around Nelson Chamisa's threats against many bodies, like the ZEC, a weird and wonderful thing has been taking place in Zimbabwe over the last few months.At…

Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 13:04hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Chamisa ignores wise and sage advice at all our peril

Over the last few days, MDC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's plans to get the nation to disrupt the elections have taken hard hits. While most of the country is looking forward to casting their ballot in arguably the nation's first-ever free and…

Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 08:04hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Afrobarometer Poll counters Chamisa's absurd claims

This morning, with just ten days to go until the election, respected pan-African research organisation AfroBarometer released their latest pre-election poll, showing ED maintaining a 3% lead over Nelson Chamisa.The Chamisa supporters in th…

Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 10:54hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Sickening abuse of Chigumba a sad indictment of MDC culture

With all the hate and incitement in the air, it was inevitable it would get to this.With all the aggressive language, menacing threats and toxic masculinity emerging from the MDC leadership, it was always going to end up here.With all the …

Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 19:08hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Ray Goba's dismissal shows 'No Tolerance' is not just a slogan

This cannot have been an easy decision.  Prosecutor General Advocate Ray Goba has not been in the job long. He was well respected by his peers and the President alike.  But friendship and history are not enough in the new dispens…

Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 18:32hrs | 8 | by Mike Tawanda

Chamisa and Biti are losing the plot and its putting us all in danger

Another day, another MDC protest. More noise, more bombastic claims, more unfounded accusations. At this stage, just par for the course.But when we delve deeper, we realise that this isn't just business as usual in the MDC Alliance. There …

Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 19:29hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

How Robert Mugabe is buying your vote

There are a few certainties in life. Firstly, and unfortunately, money talks.Secondly, Robert and Grace Mugabe need to be in positions of power at all cost, and will do almost anything to retain it.We know that while the Mugabes no longer …

Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 11:37hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

A plea to Nelson Chamisa: Change your rhetoric

As the harmonised elections get closer and closer, I am hit by a strange mixture of excitement and fear.  Elections in Zimbabwe have traditionally been more of the latter.  Violent and unfair. Scary and threatening. Yet this…

Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 15:49hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

MDC Shirking Responsibility For Peace

In just over a month's time, 23 presidential candidates will be asking us, the people of Zimbabwe, for a mandate to serve us and rule our country.There are many aspects that we will look at when deciding who to vote for, leadership, vision…

Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 15:46hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Calm reaction proves Mnangagwa is for real

Mere minutes after the explosion was heard at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, leaving over 40 injured and at least one dead, the usual suspects had begun to get to work. All over social media, people were speculating that this would be use…

Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 15:59hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Our new Zimbabwe will not be derailed by violence

Like the birth pangs during labour, which brings forth new life, the birthing of our new Zimbabwe it seems will also not be without pain.While we took to the streets in November and demanded a new Zimbabwe, we succeeded because we came tog…

Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 10:52hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

The 'ED effect' is already boosting our economy and saving us money

Since President Emmerson Mnangagwa came into office, he has brought a new way of thinking to the Zimbabwean economy. He has touted free trade principles and opened up the country to unprecedented investment, which is paying off in an incre…

Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 12:51hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

Mnangagwa is building a Silicon Savannah in Zimbabwe

"Zimbabwe's ICT policy is aimed at transformation, growth, inclusiveness, sustainability, innovation and partnerships in the mainstream economy and puts in place institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks in order to achieve its intend…

Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 13:46hrs | 2 | by Mike Tawanda

Good news to confront the naysayers

As we begin a truly new era for Zimbabwe, I cannot fathom the vile negativity with which so many people still view the new dispensation.It appears as if people have very short memories. Not long ago we were an isolated pariah state with no…

Published: 15 May 2018 at 17:08hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

The bullied becomes the bully

As a people we have been bullied for more than three decades. We weren't allowed to speak up, we faced harassment and violence.Now that chapter is over and Zimbabwe is free of dictatorship, some have learnt all the wrong lessons on how to …

Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 13:54hrs | | by Mike Tawanda

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Bulawayo records major drop in HIV prevalence

Fake certificate cases flood courts

Gold prices fall most since 2013

Police hunt suspect in SIM swap fraud

Charamba praises Mugano

Mnangagwa's meeting with editors was a calculated power play

Ziyambi declines to comment on BBI document

George Charamba's political dilemma

SADC endorses Zimbabwe for data protection training hub

Bulawayo tops crime rate chart

25 councillors sue Mnangagwa

Mutoko RDC Applauds Kabasa for Driving Rural Industrialisation and Tourism

Zimbabwe's manufacturing attracts over US$1.4bn in 2025

Mnangagwa to lead SADC Anti-Sanctions Day

Mwonzora slams Mnangagwa as 'ungrateful'

Matebeleland South tops migration outflows

Chibuku Super Cup set for explosive weekend

Mnangagwa approves pay rise for lecturers

Madhuku trashes Zanu-PF's ED2030 plans

Regime change agenda remains major threat for Zanu-PF

Matebeleland scoffs at Mnangagwa tenure extension plans

'Raw Meat' Sibanda dies

Zanu-PF resolution puts council fatcats on notice?

Zimbabwe races against rain to secure record wheat harvest

Man dies after bee attack at Harare gardens

NPAZ reports 75% case clearance

Senators alarmed by surge in girl child sexual abuse cases

Zimbabwe Faces Sharp Rise in Malaria Cases: Over 130,000 Infections Recorded

CSC set to exit corporate rescue

LIST: 301 Bulawayo cars wanted for crossing red robots

Mnangagwa approves pay rise for lecturers

Jonathan Moyo faces backlash

LIST: 301 Bulawayo cars wanted for crossing red robots

Mwonzora slams Mnangagwa as 'ungrateful'

Madhuku trashes Zanu-PF's ED2030 plans

Chiwenga has lost a battle not the war

CSC set to exit corporate rescue

'Raw Meat' Sibanda dies

Matebeleland South tops migration outflows

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