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Bones of Bhalagwe, arise!

The voice speaks to the bones that are scattered all over Matabeleland and Midlands. Arise! Bones that are in the stomach of Bhalagwe, stand up and refuse to be silenced. Arise and be counted! All the bones in shallow graves, rise up and f…

Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 20:10hrs | 14 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Nkayi Community Parliament: The model for peace in Matabeleland

The recently established, Nkayi Community Parliament, which fosters community involvement, participation and the development of Nkayi District, is a haven of ideas, peace, mutual respect and political tolerance within the district. The par…

Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 09:24hrs | 51 | by Nhlanhla Moses

My listening President, this woman is bleeding from inside!

Change generally brings fears for the worst and hopes for the best and plays them against each other in the crucible of inescapable antagonism. The same is true for the scenario that unexpectedly befell Zimbabwe in November 2017 when you m…

Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 07:21hrs | 13 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Devolution helplessly biting the dust at Nkayi registry offices

Despite the unambiguous provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013, devolution sadly remains a pipedream in the generality of the country. For purposes of particularity, the Nkayi civil registry office is the f…

Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:52hrs | 14 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Dispelling the idiotic myths and stereotypes against Matabeleland

Although myths and legends have been useful tools of African philosophy for raising children since time immemorial, the way it has been used to enhance Shona supremacy and denigrate the people of Matabeleland and their cultures in Zimbabwe…

Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:49hrs | 22 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Phutheho: The decisive Matabeleland Initiative

The Phutheho Convention, a Matabeleland all-stakeholder gathering (Imbizo) which brings together the people of Matabeleland from all walks of life is arguably the best initiative Matabeleland has ever had. The convention, which has had a b…

Published: 11 May 2021 at 22:53hrs | 5 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Zimbabwe @ 41: The victim's lasting solution to the Gukurahundi Holocaust

Zimbabwe is still at rail-road crossing with regard to the Gukurahundi genocide whose resolution remains elusive forty-one (41) years on. The signage is unambiguously restricting any break-through whatsoever and the current state of affair…

Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 09:05hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses

Embassy tribalism exposed!

The uncivil dance of tribalism is arguably the most wobbly and unentertaining spectacle at our embassies. This primitive practice of ethnicity is a debilitating epidemic currently eating into the intestines and lungs of the social fabric o…

Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 5 | by Nhlanhla Moses

The lame duck approach to gukurahundi genocide: A case of stitching rear opening of alimentary canal to cure diarrhoea

As Zimbabwe celebrates what it calls independence, forty-one (41) years on, government's lame duck approach to the resolution of the gukurahundi genocide disappointingly remains the case of stitching the rear opening of the alimentary cana…

Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:06hrs | 2 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Chief Mtshana hero status: A veiled insult on Matabeleland

Although the all-conquering Chief Mtshana, was a bona fide and outstanding freedom fighter of all-time requiring recognition, the recent villainous conferment of hero status on him by the relevance-seeking Mnangagwa government, smells of c…

Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 09:20hrs | 3 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Let's save Nkayi from irresponsible timber extraction!

One can not silently bear the pain and sadness of the wanton harvesting of the teak and pine trees from Sivomo and Gwampa Forests, in Nkayi District, coupled with the degradation of the enamel-rich soil of Dakamela. The act is antidevelopm…

Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 08:22hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses

Lupane East By-election: A deceptive delineation of the narrow, gorged and mountainous pathway to democracy in Zimbabwe

The recently held parliamentary and council by-elections in Lupane East, Ward 23 Nkayi South and Ward 22 Bubi constituencies respectively, on the 3rd of August 2019, and many others before, are a deceptive delineation of the narrow, gorged…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:19hrs | 5 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Talking Nkayi Education: Slicing the education cake with high-flying Zwelabo Secondary School

Zwelabo Secondary School, founded in 1984 and located about fifty kilometres west of Nkayi Centre in Matabeleland North Province, is arguably the jewel and golden place to be, for many progressive students and teachers. The people of Zwela…

Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 16:46hrs | 13 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Talking Nkayi Development: Walking on thorny and uneven ground with corruption!

The scourge of corruption currently bedeveling the country is a decomposing and dilapidating wound on development. It is a cause for concern for all progressive Nkayians, Matabelelanders and the generality of Zimbabweans. For uncountable y…

Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 20:21hrs | 1 | by Nhlanhla Moses

'Oh Ntuthuziyathunqa, my heritage, kindly refuse to die!'

It is with utter dismay, sadness and inexplicable shock, to native Bulawayans and Matabelelanders in general, to hear through the grapevine, of the proposed monstrous intentions of the culturally insensitive Zimbabwe Power Company(ZPC) to …

Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 10:12hrs | 2 | by Nhlanhla Moses

'Hello Congress delegates! May I deeply kiss your conscience?'

Naturally, pangs of conscience should mercilessly prick and pound every normal MDC 5th Congress delegate who is likely to misguidedly cast any stray vote in shameless defiance of the party founding principles. The Congress vote has a decis…

Published: 24 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 5 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Prolific VP Trio to see MDC score freely in 2023 and beyond!

It is imperative and inescapable for any objective coach to field the best team for the match regardless of affection or disaffection thereof, for individual players at his or her disposal. In that regard, the MDC's 5th Congress delegates,…

Published: 06 May 2019 at 19:29hrs | 3 | by Nhlanhla Moses

A Squirrel Wedding Party, As the MDC's Internal Independent Electoral Commission(IIEC) Makes No Show?

The originally proposed Internal Independent Electoral Commission(IIEC) by the Movement for Democratic Change(MDC), as it geared itself  to hold its electoral congresses in 2019 had been hailed as a possible major breakthrough in the …

Published: 03 May 2019 at 15:20hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses

Off the comfort zone with the Gregarious Chamisa: A View from the rural-dweller

The juicy and chocolate side of the socialite MDC President, Nelson Chamisa, is mainly his off-the-comfort-zone personality. This makes him an extra-ordinary political leader in that facet in Zimbabwe and the generality of the African cont…

Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:15hrs | 6 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Who should lead the MDC after Congress? A View from the grassroots voter

Although the MDC has been a beacon of hope for most Zimbabweans  since its inception in 1999, the same cannot be confidently asserted this time around. Successive splits that have been rocking the party for years have left it bruised,…

Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 19:25hrs | 1 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Reduced political power is a veiled attack on Mthwakazi

The reduction of political power through among other things, the unelected VP slots and the imposition of candidates from outside the region is a veiled attack on Mthwakazi and smacks of muzzled democracy. The deliberate and well-calculate…

Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Zimbabwe's multiple VPs, tribalism and elusive democracy

The generality of Zimbabwe's political parties are strangely filled with multiple posts for vice presidents. At face value this could allude to deep-seated democratic orientation. Conversely, the concept is a real case of plucked feathers,…

Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:41hrs | 1 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Roadmap to inclusive dialogue in Zimbabwe: A grassroots perspective

The current state of affairs in Zimbabwe calls for inclusive and participatory dialogue. Such an engagement requires a development oriented approach rather than political pursuit. It unequivocally demands credible dialogue but not some pol…

Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:38hrs | 3 | by Nhlanhla Moses

Roadmap to Mthwakazi

The current wave of Mthwakazi restoration and self-determination cannot be ignored by any right-minded individual, community, region or society in general. This is a defining moment. It either sends a chilling cold down your spine or it ex…

Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:39hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses

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