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Zanu PF's grip strangles city autonomy

SINCE the adoption of the 2013 Constitution, most Zimbabweans in urban areas hoped that finally they would have the desired autonomy to run affairs of their cities and towns without central government interference.They were wrong.Zanu PF w…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:05hrs | 189 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

The day Sadc failed

THREE weeks ago, the regional bloc,Southern African Development Community (Sadc), hosted the 44th summit in Harare.The summit saw Zimbabwe becoming the chair of the region for the next 12 months, but worryingly, no discussion was done abou…

Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:12hrs | 225 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Ramaphosa fall: Mnangagwa scared

SOUTH AFRICA held general elections on Wednesday and results trickling in are sending shivers down the spines of regional liberation movements.The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is set to lose its parliamentary majority and forced …

Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa's foot in the mouth again

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has an uncanny ability to frequently put his foot in the mouth, sometimes without harm but his recent episode on structured currency has left a trail of economic disaster. Does he ever learn when to talk and wh…

Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:11hrs | 6 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

CCC hara-kiri

WHEN Nelson Chamisa stepped down as Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, the social media streets were full of comments pressuring MPs to resign as a block in solidarity with their leader.Two months later, we realised it was a futil…

Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 13:42hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Uncle Sam not letting go of little Zimbabwe

THERE is something interesting about the new United States sanctions regime announced this week. Besides President Joseph Biden making a statement, the US National Security Council made one too. What are we missing here?Zimbabwe has been u…

Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:16hrs | 7 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

A generation of EDiots

THE politicians keep fiddling while Zimbabwe is burning. The opposition is at sixes and sevens, while Zanu-PF is at sea when the education system is now in comatose and the peril of having a generation of idiots is real in less than a deca…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 07:43hrs | 4 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zimbabwe's longest electoral season

IN exactly two weeks, Zimbabweans are going to the polling booth again, as the silly season that began last May stubbornly refuses to end for various reasons â€” single-minded pursuit of power by opposition leaders or Zanu-PF's design to v…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 10:00hrs | 12 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zimbabwe's house negroes

THERE was once a fire at the slave master mansion and the house negro was heard wailing: "Our house is on fire!" much to the astonishment of the field negroes.This small anecdote flashed and re-flashed in my mind in the past week as I revi…

Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:21hrs | 16 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mthuli Ncube's budget dilemma

DON'T tell me what you value, show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value:" Joe Biden.Ordinarily, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube should have presented the ZWL$47,8 trillion 2024 national budget on Thursday this week.This budget is …

Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:59hrs | 16 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Time CCC show its cards

THE election tide is past and now we can see who was swimming naked.So much was promised during the election season and the period to deliver starts here and now.President Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved very fast to appoint his Cabinet, albe…

Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mutapa looting machine

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is full of surprises.He wants to be seen to be doing something and, in many instances, creates new offices that in reality are as clear as mud.Mutapa Investment Fund is the latest fad that has sent the people a…

Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 21:34hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zimbabwe remains polarised

ZIMBABWEANS on Wednesday exercised their right to vote by participating in the harmonised elections.The elections were fraught with technical and logistical glitches, but the results showed the citizens are still divided on political lines…

Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 16:51hrs | 5 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Partisan institutions a danger to Zimbabwe democracy

ZIMBABWE'S elections since 1980 have been blighted by disputes and August 23 polls look no different.The culprits are the same - partial or politicised State institutions ranking from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Zimbabwe Repub…

Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:57hrs | 15 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

The day Zanu-PF stole the election

WITH less than four days to go before the nomination court sits, the opposition is in disarray and still trying to find its way out of the political dust raised by Zanu-PF this week.The ruling party has laid its ducks in a row, but most is…

Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

SA gives in on migrants

ZIMBABWE's general elections are looming large on the horizon. Political parties have started rolling down their candidate selection processes. In the mix was South Africa threatening to send back home 180 000 Zimbabwe Exempt Permit (ZEP) …

Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:35hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zimbabwe speeding into the territory of charter cities

FINALLY, Al Jazeera aired the first of the four-part series documentary Gold Mafia. Social media went into overdrive, with many people condemning the attitude and character of some of those implicated.However, the gold mafia is only but on…

Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:19hrs | 7 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zanu-PF abusing power of incumbency

THE election season has officially begun. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has in the week deliberately given his party, Zanu-PF, inside information on the August elections instead of gazetting such information as required by law.He has unduly…

Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Al Jazeera documentary is likely to cause fallout between Mnangagwa and Chiwenga?

A MAN is like the company that he keeps. This old adage is coming to haunt President Emmerson Mnangagwa as his re-election campaign, six months before the polls, hit a huge pot-hole after Al Jazeera pronounced that it has an investigative …

Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:06hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

The poor are on their own in Zimbabwe

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was all smiles as he officially opened the privately-developed Aspindale apartments in Harare. His infrastructure programme - housing for all - seemed to be all in order yet the irony is private capital is taki…

Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:30hrs | 2 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa coronation day

NONE gave the Chevrons a chance against Pakistan in a Super 12 stage at the T20 Cricket World Cup currently underway in Australia. It is a biblical David v Goliath story and the Chevrons passed the test with flying colours sending many cri…

Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:40hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zimbabwe govt lacks spine

THE Zanu-PF government is at long last trying to get back to the basics on its initial promises at Independence in 1980, reintroducing a minimum wage.However, questions will continue to linger if this is not another campaign gimmick as the…

Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa afraid of live-streamed court proceedings?

THERE is something that happened in Zanu-PF in 2017. The play is about to be staged in a court of law.So many skeletons will pop out of the political cupboard. It is understandable why President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his team do not want …

Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:15hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

The day South Africa closes the border

THE past two decades have seen over 1,5 million Zimbabweans migrate to South Africa as economic refugees. Most of the refugees are unskilled and, therefore, directly compete with locals for menial jobs and social services, creating potenti…

Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zimbabwe's Cyber City mirage

I TOLD Mr (Shaji Ul) Mulk that my desire is to build a smart city like Dubai here. He agreed to build a smart city better than "Dubai," President Emmerson Mnangagwa told guests on Wednesday during the ground-breaking ceremony for the new C…

Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:29hrs | 18 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa's scorecard after 4 years

THIS week had two special days - Workers Day and Press Freedom Day - they both had muted celebrations. Something has changed, the economy is not working and the two are now holidays threatened by extinction.Zimbabwe has over the last two d…

Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 14 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

SA Afrophobia: Mnangagwa should speak out

THE image of Elvis Nyathi, a Zimbabwean immigrant's burning body on a Johannesburg street jolted the collective minds of Zimbabweans to the dark age of 2008 Afrophobia attacks in South Africa.This was when South Africans necklaced Mozambic…

Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:31hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Chamisa's finest hour

THE 1990s were an interesting period in world politics. This was the period when the United States got its youngest President William Clinton at 43 and the United Kingdom (UK) also elected Tony Blair at the young age of 39. They both came …

Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:35hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zanu-PF cults, national myths, hegemony

THE British are renowned for their liking of leaders, particularly those who took them through tough periods like the Second World War and the Cold War-era. Most notable are army commander Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. They beca…

Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Artuz members to spend weekend behind bars

SIXTEEEN teachers arrested during a protest over poor salaries on Wednesday will spend the weekend in cells after a Harare magistrate yesterday postponed ruling on their bail application to Monday.The teachers, who are affiliated to the Am…

Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:15hrs | 5 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

March by-elections inconsequential

IMMEDIATELY after President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the March 2022 by-elections, he started the week by firing his State Security minister Owen Ncube in dramatic fashion. The decision stole the thunder from the impending polls and ov…

Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:15hrs | 5 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

COP26: Mnangagwa tried too hard

THE Glasgow COP26 meeting in Scotland, United Kingdom, painted a grim picture about the environment and imminent dangers of climate change. However, besides Africa and the third world carrying the can, the biggest polluters need another 30…

Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:35hrs | 9 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

It's the economy, stupid!

WORKING for government remains one of the surest ways for a stable income, job security and above all, a ticket to further studies for many across the globe.However, with each passing day, the statement is being proven to be contrary in Zi…

Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa subtly launches 2023 election campaign

POLITICAL leaders gain power to retain it. The power of incumbency is fully exploited to make sure they succeed themselves. They will use subtle means, including dishing out State resources to the people to retain power, and President Emme…

Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:32hrs | 13 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mbeki: The Zimbabwe regime change agenda

SEPTEMBER 2008 became a watershed date in Zimbabwe's post-independence political history. Zanu-PF signed a political agreement, Global Political Agreement (GPA) with the opposition MDCs to protect its stranglehold on power. The agreement w…

Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:20hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Remembering Mugabe

HISTORY has many lessons. Looking back with the benefit of hindsight, many a time people regret decisions they would have made. People sometimes fall into nostalgia.Zimbabweans are no different to any other nationalities. The sense of acco…

Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:42hrs | 13 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa's naked power grab

THE Crocodile is his moniker. He came to power in a dramatic two weeks in November 2017. His rise was heralded as a new dispensation for the southern African country, but since then all his actions are proving it was a false dawn.Crocodile…

Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa: When the mask falls off

ZIMBABWE has been going through a lot in the past week, trying to navigate through a constitutional crisis but one thing has stood out about the administration. It is autocratic both at home and abroad.President Emmerson Mnangagwa has from…

Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Executive failing corruption fight

ROSA Parks is not just a name in the United States. She is a torchbearer when it comes to civil rights movements. Parks one day decided not to give her seat to a white person in a public bus. A moment of defiance that remains etched in Uni…

Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:27hrs | 2 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Pfumvudza, bond notes: Mnangagwa's saviour

THE gigantic lake TugwiMukosi is spilling. This is a rare phenomenon for a water body so big to spill less than four years after commissioning.It holds a promise that is too big to hide or ignore, a promise of water security for agricultur…

Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:55hrs | 2 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

State capture: Time to declare party financiers

SINCE time immemorial, the political class has been defined across the world by class, capital and raw power.In many instances, these groups of people have formed elite pacts to foster their hegemony in communities and are generally referr…

Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:15hrs | 4 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa administration: Comedy of errors

GENESIS 3 v 9-11 (NIV), "But the Lord God called the man, where are you? He answered: I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."This is the first time in the Bible when there was miscommunication between Go…

Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Dumb advisors, deaf Executive

"JANUARY 2021 has been cancelled," is a joke that went viral in Zimbabwe last weekend.It is a joke premised on Zimbabwe's return to COVID-19 lockdown measures. These are the strictest conditions, where only essential service providers are …

Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:29hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

BAZ licences 3 community radio stations

The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) yesterday awarded the first three licences to community radio stations.In a statement, BAZ board chairman Charles Manzi Sibanda confirmed that licences had been awarded to the Mbembesi Developme…

Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:49hrs | 8 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

COVID-19 perfect cover for autocrats

ZIMBABWE has never been the same after March 30, 2020. Ever since then, the country has been in a lockdown and normal life in a constitutional democracy has been severely pared in the name of combating the global COVID-19 pandemic.The pand…

Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zimbabwe needs a new ZBC

THE awarding of licences to six national free-to-air commercial television broadcasting stations last week was received with mixed feelings by Zimbabweans. Many hailed the momentous occasion as unparalled developed since 1890, some simply …

Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa's weird fight against corruption

THERE are some weird winds winds sweeping corruption in high places blowing across Zimbabwe since November 2017. No one can tell which direction the tornado will blow, but a pattern is emerging some political honchos falling foul of the ad…

Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:25hrs | 7 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zimbabwe Parliament should veto land compensation

ZIMBABWE in 2000 embarked on a revolutionary nationalisation of agricultural land that saw a massive 4 500 white commercial farmers pushed out of their land without compensation. The fast-track land reform programme was political as much a…

Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:30hrs | 7 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Ramaphosa: Quiet diplomacy 2.0

ZIMBABWE is in turmoil. It is facing the twin political and economic challenges again. Political tensions are high and activists are paying the price. Inflation, while now a bit stagnant, but it is above 700%, the highest in the Southern A…

Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 09:32hrs | 6 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

'Keep your EU Brexit and I will keep my Zimbabwe'

HISTORY has a tendency to repeat itself, but in Zimbabwe, the frequency is just phenomenal. The country has twice in a decade suffered hyperinflation as a result of bad governance.For the second time in 20 years, Zimbabwe has lifted the mi…

Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 5 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

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