Bulawayo24 News - Skyes! "it makes perfect sense"

Columnist / Tapson muchena

Zanu-PF's oppressive politics has cowed the populace

IT is time to put in place a new and different way of doing politics in Zimbabwe because Zanu-PF has failed and brought us to the brink of ruin. Zanu PE's oppressive, exploitative and manipulative tactics have cowed the populace, conflated…

Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 9 | by Tapson Muchena

Sekuru Munya's prognostications - Zimbabwe after the elections

I was sitting in companionable silence with my Sekuru Munya, enjoying sundowners on the stoep of his farmhouse. As the night settled, thousands of diamonds were splashed across the velvet of the Masvingo sky. The gentle breeze carried wood…

Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 06:47hrs | 720 | by Tapson Muchena

Zimbabwe is being betrayed by the MDC - The opposition must think outside the box

Morgan Richard Tsvangirai stands as a giant in Zimbabwe politics. More than any other, he has taken the fight up to ZANU PF for the last 18 years and he has paid dearly for his courageous stance. At a time when his health is failing and th…

Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 10:09hrs | | by Tapson Muchena

There is not a moment to be lost

The dust has settled. ZANU PF's factional war has been fought and won. ZANU PF has tightened its grip on power and the military has come out into the open as the powerbroker in Zimbabwe. Mnangagwa has emerged as a personable and engaging f…

Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 11:33hrs | 1 | by Tapson Muchena

A clear and present danger - Zanu-PF strategy to rule forever

A new era has dawned in Zimbabweâ€¦ or has it? In recent weeks, to popular acclamation and adulation, ZANU PF and the war veterans have used the military to depose the erstwhile President, install Emmerson Mnangagwa in office, and to tight…

Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Tapson Muchena

Zanu-PF forever!

The palpable elation at the departure of Robert Mugabe has suddenly evaporated amid gasps of disappointment and disbelief. President Mnangagwa's eagerly awaited cabinet has turned out to be a coterie of criminals. The anticipated inclusive…

Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Tapson Muchena

That was no Zimbabwe Spring

Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have taken to the streets in recent days in protest marches calling for Robert Mugabe to resign and then again to celebrate when the dictator was finally gone. Tens of thousands packed the National Spor…

Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 17:06hrs | | by Tapson Muchena

Tsvangirai must step down now!

Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is a hero who, for the past 20 years, has spearheaded the fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, taking the fight up to an evil and treacherous foe. He has endured despite being arrested on trumped up charges in 2000 and …

Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 07:12hrs | 2647 | by Tapson Muchena

It's time for Tsvangirai to step down - MDC must seize the moment

Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is a hero who, for the past 20 years, has spearheaded the fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, taking the fight up to an evil and treacherous foe.  He has endured despite being arrested on trumped up charges in 200…

Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 11:21hrs | | by Tapson Muchena

The light goes out of Sekuru Munya's eyes

My Sekuru Munya is a war veteran. He saw bloody fighting in Manicaland during the liberation war and his badge of honour is his left calf which has a chunk of muscle missing. Since independence, he has supported Robert Mugabe and ZANU PF w…

Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 07:40hrs | 5 | by Tapson Muchena

No fire in the belly of Zimbabweans

Our nation is in desperate need of salvation but no saviour is going to miraculously appear among us; we Zimbabweans must redeem ourselves.Not so long ago people were being arrested and prosecuted for suggesting that Mugabe must put a succ…

Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 11:56hrs | 541 | by Tapson Muchena

We must demand change

It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Zimbabweans cannot, must not, participate in another ZANU PF controlled election. That would be madness indeed!Yet that is the way …

Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 00:09hrs | 2 | by Tapson Muchena

Load More Stories

Columnist / Tapson muchena

Get latest news by email:

Zimbabwean-origin taxi boss killed in South Africa

Mudenda lures Japanese investors

Zimbabwe considers project-specific model for debt clearance

Scottland in match-fixing storm?

Chiwenga accuses Tagwirei of looting billions from Zanu-PF

Mnangagwa issued a stern warning

Sikhala reps reprimand police

Calls grow for victim-centred Gukurahundi hearings in Bulawayo

Makarawu hits, Charamba misses out by a whisker

Dad strips naked in front of his daughter, beats up wife

Sex-for-prayers cult exposed

2 women arrested for theft at Mpilo Central Hospital

Land disputes dominate traditional court hearings

Anglican seeks land to expand schools

War vets leader under siege over ED2030

Negligent Harare gynaecologist exposed

Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF is 'unstoppable'

Harare City Council chokes under ZiG8 billion debt

Scottland FC dismisses claims of funding Simba Bhora

Man jailed for fictitious daughter's death

Warriors plummet in FIFA Rankings

Herentals College shut down in Harare council blitz

Accept Tagwirei co-option, Mnangagwa 2030 extension bids,' Harare pleads

Maize meal thief jailed two years

Quartet nabbed over snooker dispute

Trio arrested over fatal chicken slaughter revenge

Zimbabwe-Ndebele speaking Zandile stop Criminal Operation Dudula!

SMEs can contribute significantly to Zimbabwe's economic revival, says Minister Mutsvangwa

FIFA probes South Africa over ineligible Mokoena

Mnangagwa rejects 2028 elections delay