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Staying after being cheated on

STRANGERS love telling me their problems. I have often wondered why most people I bump into immediately open up and tell me shocking personal secrets. A lady I had never met before told me this tragic story."The only time I have ever suffe…

Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

'Zimbabwe bigger than Chamisa'

ZIMBABWE is heading for elections next Monday and opposition political parties are piling pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to reform the electoral roadmap ahead of polling day. On the other hand, the ruling Zanu PF party…

Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Tsvangirai's daughter bares soul

STRONG willed and ready for the rough and tumble that is characteristic of Zimbabwe's treacherous political landscape, former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter Vimbai-Java (pictured), is ready for the big time.In this interview w…

Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:53hrs | 9 | by Staff rpeorter

The multi-pronged dilemma of abortion

A CROWD gathers around the dumpster and many are busy taking videos of the lifeless body of a new born baby.The horrible sight is made worse by the garbage and filth that surrounds the tiny pink mass covered in blood. Its tiny hands are ba…

Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:18hrs | 886 | by Staff rpeorter

The top 5 party manifestos

LAST week's column looked at the Build Zimbabwe manifesto which I ranked third . This week we examine a fourth manifesto.Paul KasekeNumber 2: People's Rainbow CoalitionThe coalition's manifesto is summed up as the "Inclusive Developmental …

Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:25hrs | 337 | by Staff rpeorter

Zanu-PF, Zimra should come clean on imports duty

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) must come clean on reports that the ruling Zanu-PF is not paying import duty for its campaign vehicles and other materials.Zimra commissioner-general, Faith Mazani on Wednesday failed to provide a sat…

Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:27hrs | 332 | by Staff rpeorter

Opposition must close ranks for Zimbabwe's sake

Zimbabwe is currently on the verge of possibility and there are high indications that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF's hegemony on power could be broken if the opposition parties play their cards well.There has never been so much…

Published: 28 May 2018 at 07:16hrs | 7 | by Staff rpeorter

Dynamos looks like relegation candidates

THERE were times when Biggie Zuze looked clueless as Dynamos drew 1-all with Black Rhinos at Rufaro on Wednesday.The Dynamos interim coach epitomised the misery that one of the country's most supported team are going through this season.Th…

Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:06hrs | 15 | by Staff rpeorter

Mnangagwa's helper faces assassin's bullet

Remember that man who helped President Mnangagwa and his son Emmerson Junior in the dark November days when their lives were in grave danger after a political fallout with then president Robert Mugabe and his administration?Who could ever …

Published: 26 May 2018 at 14:31hrs | 2030 | by Staff rpeorter

Opposition must continue pushing Zec for reforms

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has finally relented and will allow political parties to observe the printing of ballots, a significant victory for the opposition that has been campaigning for this.It is a mystery why Zec has been …

Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:24hrs | 141 | by Staff rpeorter

Freedom Camp massacre: I saw 226 cadres gunned down

COMRADE Bulukani Masola (born 13-05-1959) , whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch last week narrated how he joined the liberation struggle and the establishment of the ZIPRA communications department. He spoke about how they used this dep…

Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Of Zanu-PF perennial losers

Persistence, perseverance, patience, they say, are the hallmarks of success. Not so for many Zanu-PF parliamentary aspirants, who have tried their luck several times with no success after being beaten in the party's primary elections conse…

Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:43hrs | 11 | by Staff rpeorter

Why Tuku may be more loved than Mapfumo

After receiving a rousing reception at the Robert Mugabe International Airport earlier on Thursday, Thomas Mapfumo sat sedately on one of the chairs at the Star FM's studios, ready to give what would be his first interview back in Zimbabwe…

Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:07hrs | 19 | by Staff rpeorter

Ex-bodyguard bares all on Nikita Mangena

THE late Zipra commander, Rogers Alfred Nikita Mangena, was recently honoured by the Government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa by naming a cantonment area which houses Zimbabwe National Defence University after Mangena in recognition of h…

Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:05hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Gumbo defends Zimbabwe Airways deal

As Zimbabweans continue to ask questions on the murky Zimbabwe Airways deal, which for long was said to be a private project until last week when government announced that it was the owner of the airliner, Transport minister Joram Gumbo (J…

Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:57hrs | 24 | by Staff rpeorter

Zimbabwe needs answers on China trip expenses

LAST week, pictures of some Cabinet ministers and President Emmerson Mnangagwa and their supposed children in China emerged, raising questions on what their offspring was doing on a government trip.The government is yet to issue any statem…

Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 07:26hrs | 446 | by Staff rpeorter

'Mnangagwa incapable of resolving Zim problems'

Coalition for Democrats (Code) president Elton Mangoma (EM) has dismissed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as incapable of resolving the country's economic problems.He said Mnangagwa has not done anything tangible in his first 100 days in offi…

Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:34hrs | 24 | by Staff rpeorter

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