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Hamba Kahle ANC, we won't miss you!

IF you are not following the unfolding electoral drama south of the Limpopo River, you can't be real.When South Africa votes, Zimbabwe catches a proverbial cold. And for good reason.Of all our neighbours - here I mean Botswana, Mozambique …

Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:16hrs | 30 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Unpacking Zimbabwe's 'well-educated' myth

The widely acclaimed narrative - correlation fallacy - that Zimbabweans are "well educated" and are some of the highly literate people on this continent is a myth. Myths build egos, not economies; neither do they make any significant contr…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 81 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

The other side of Rhodesiaâ€™s education system

One of, if not the only critical aspect of the Rhodesian educational system was that it was inspired with skills. Of course, there is tons of empirical evidence on the vices of institutionalised racial, political, social and economic segre…

Published: 24 May 2019 at 15:39hrs | | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Mugabe gets rare praises

If there is one thing that former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is commendable for â€“ and coming from me, such a compliment is a bit of a jaw-dropping, tide turner â€“ was his unwavering commitment to public education. Amidst the apoca…

Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 14:02hrs | 2 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Poverty, Mugabe's evil*tionary trick of subjugating 'educated' Zimbabweans

I cannot recall. Napoleon, Machiavelli, Stalin or Mao - it must be one of these ancient eccentrics who coined a phrase - or more appropriately - whose philosophical predisposition was that if one wants to exert total control over someone, …

Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 09:56hrs | 22 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Response to 'Biti's big bite of opposition cake'

Dear Editor I would like to respond briefly to the 'opinion piece' by Herald Political Editor, Tichaona Zindoga which appeared in the ZANU-PF - controlled broadsheet yesterday titled 'Biti's big bite of opposition cake'. I see it as n…

Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 11:23hrs | 1 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Of Good Whites (Landless) and Bad Blacks (Landfull)

I was born in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe and know a lot about a bad Whiteman called Ian Smith who had land. However, there were three other good whitemen in the same province:Pastor Adams, an amazing school principal who helped build Hanke Mission…

Published: 14 Jul 2014 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Xtreme Opinion - Sweet life after death (of Zanu-PF)!

In Zimbabwe, it is taboo to discuss one's inevitable death, let alone celebrating prospective demise of another being. Death is so much loathed. Those 'permitted' to predict it are a thrifty few who are accorded 'unique' status in society.…

Published: 18 Jul 2012 at 20:04hrs | 1 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Xtreme Opinion - Tsvangirai's 2013 Electoral Albatross

Iconic film-maker Animal Planet offers valuable lessons on African dictators. Even the largest of all predators, the lion, has its own pound-for-pound adversary âˆšÃ‰Â¬Â¢âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã¶Â¬Â¨âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â‰ˆÃ¬ the buffalo bull. I insist that ben…

Published: 20 Apr 2012 at 14:41hrs | 2 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Blame it all on the Gushungo totem

THE single resolution I made this year is to reclaim my individual liberty, because if one is not free, he or she cannot participate in the liberation of others. But why do I feel enslaved even after 25 years of Independence, you might ask…

Published: 11 Apr 2012 at 08:01hrs | 7 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Xtreme Xperiences - Zimbabwe's Passport Auschwitz

Beneficiaries of Zanu-PF benevolence tend to dismiss such opinions as cruel concoctions by overzealous anti-establishment weirdoes. Yet for millions of Zimbabweans encountering disconcerting treatment at Makombe Building - our National Pas…

Published: 04 Apr 2012 at 12:10hrs | 3 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

My Next Sabbath Prayer on Zanu-PF

Xtreme Opinion to God This WeekOur Almighty God and Father in Heaven: on this Sabbath Day that thou hast created and sanctified for Believers to glorify thy name, in my unworthy filthy sinfulness, I approach thy Throne of Grace in pursuit …

Published: 21 Mar 2012 at 16:19hrs | | by Rejoice Ngwenya

The Art of Self-immolation - Zanu-PF style!

In skydiving circles, it is accepted âˆšÃ‰Â¬Â¢âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã¶Â¬Â¨âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â‰ˆÃ¬ scientifically proven for that matter - a 'bullet-shape free fall' not secured with a chute may attract terminal velocity of around ninety metres per second. W…

Published: 15 Mar 2012 at 16:45hrs | 1 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

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Power Hunger and the Erosion of Hope in Zimbabwe

Mazowe police arrest suspect in armoured cable theft

Mnangagwa warned against violating constitution over term extension

Tagwirei donates 17 boreholes to Epworth North

Lax Government policy fuels surge in artisanal mining

Bulawayo City Council issues storm drainage ultimatum

Police arrest robbery suspect in Chisumbanje

Mawarire spreading baseless rumours to stir political tension

Former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga dies in India

'Police Chief' committed to Chikurubi Psychiatric Unit

Woman arrested over boyfriend's murder

Omalaitsha services decline?

'Resolution 1 is constitutional'

Zimbabwe Warriors finish bottom of World Cup Group

Zimbabwe to participate in the Inga 3 Transmission Line Project

Explosive Zanu-PF conference roars into life

Privatisation of services riles Harare residents

Influencer arrested over Kuwadzana tragedy donations

Zanu-PF conference boosts business in Mutare

Chimombe, Mpofu ruling next week

Stricter penalties for traffic offenders on the cards

Zesa ropes in private players

Mnangagwa condemns ritual murders and sexual violence

Zimbabwe road accidents up 20%

Parliament flags severe crisis in Zimbabwe's prisons

Artisinal miners, Shurugwi communities to benefit from new gold milling and processing centre

When a nation suffers under a corrupt regime, the military stands with the oppressed

Mnangagwa declares SA crash a State of Disaster

2 of 15 girlfriends gang up against married lover

Fisherman killed in hippo attack

2 of 15 girlfriends gang up against married lover

Former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga dies in India

Chiwenga admits 2017 event was a coup

ZACC arrests police detective over US$1 000 extortion

Mnangagwa shames detractors

When a nation suffers under a corrupt regime, the military stands with the oppressed

Omalaitsha services decline?

Woman arrested over boyfriend's murder

Mawarire spreading baseless rumours to stir political tension

'Police Chief' committed to Chikurubi Psychiatric Unit

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