Columnist / Thabo kunene
Ndebele Royal Crisis-Two Kings,One Nation
Khumalo clan elders and some traditional leaders in Matabeleland must be held accountable for the current royal crisis that allowed controversial Stanley Raphael Khumalo to seize the opportunity and d...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 12:15hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
The Chinhoyi Battle: Did Zanu send its guerrillas on a suicide mission
During the early years of Zimbabwe's struggle for independence, Zanu's military high command based in Zambia infiltrated its first group of Chinese trained guerrillas into Rhodesia with orders to carr...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 12:17hrs | 2 | by Thabo Kunene
Zuma takes on white monopoly capital
Johannesburg - When president Jacob Zuma's term expires in 2019,many South Africans will remember him as the leader who risked his presidency by taking on white monopoly capital-the powerful apartheid...Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 11:25hrs | 2 | by Thabo Kunene
White supremacists, blacks join hands in anti-Zuma protests
The continuing mass protests against president Jacob Zuma could see South Africa sliding into anachy with devastating economic repurcussions across the African continent.The on-going protests ha...Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 13:16hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Mujuru not involved in Gukurahundi operations
A debate is raging as to whether or not the late former Zimbabwean army commander, Solomon Mujuru had a hand in the government's ethnic cleansing campaign in Matabeleland and some parts of the Midland...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 10:37hrs | 2 | by Thabo Kunene
Ramaphosa's Costly Political Gamble
Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa might have shot himself in the foot when he publicly criticised President Jacob Zuma for dismissing finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas in a c...Published: 04 Apr 2017 at 10:38hrs | 1 | by Thabo Kunene
Confusion over missing Zim activists in SA
Johannesburg - More than 10 Zimbabwean opposition activists are missing in South Africa after they were promised military training in Mozambique by a mysterious man they met on social networking site,...Published: 09 Nov 2016 at 08:16hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Bad governance keeps secessionist movements in Africa alive
In 1981 African leaders met in the Gambian capital,Banjul where they adopted the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.But the so-called Banjul Charter has largely been ignored by Africa...Published: 26 Sep 2016 at 10:27hrs | 8 | by Thabo Kunene
Gukurahundists running scared as SA actors pile up pressure on them
South African performing arts group, Siphesakhe will stage another show that exposes the Zimbabwe government's post independence ethnic cleansing campaign now referred to as "Gukurahundi Genocide."...Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 10:03hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Ndebele, Shona tensions reach boiling point
Tribal tensions between Zimbabwe's two main ethnic groups,the Shona and the Ndebele have reached the boiling point.The country's leaders have turned a blind eye to the time bomb waiting to explode any...Published: 01 Aug 2016 at 09:54hrs | 41 | by Thabo Kunene
Mthwakazi groups to protest at Zimbabwe Embassy in South Africa
Zimbabweans from Matabeleland who live in South Africa will stage a protest outside the Zimbabwe embassy on Tuesday to demand the restoration of Mthwakazi Kingdom.The protest march has been cl...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 12:51hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Ndebele exiles warn Zanu-PF tribalists of severe consequences over Lupane arrests
Lupane- The people of Lupane have vowed to continue fighting the Zanu-PF government over its tribal policy of deploying Shona speaking teachers in the district.The villagers said they were prepared to...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 10:50hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Zimbabwean student languishing in Chinese jail
Johannesburg - A Zimbabwean student is languishing in a Chinese jail with no access to a lawyer or visits from family members. Paul Mbongeni Nyoni, a 21-year-old law student at Zhejiang Gongshang Univ...Published: 12 May 2016 at 10:16hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Is South Africa doing enough to combat human trafficking?
Johannesburg - Thousands of people are trafficked across continents every year by people smugglers and organised crime syndicates.Human trafficking has become a billion dollar industry and governments...Published: 04 May 2016 at 21:31hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Zanu-PF succession war claims more casualties
African politics is by nature unpredictable and full of surprises.In Zimbabwe prophets of doom have never had problems predicting the outcome of every election since independence.But none of t...Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Thabo Kunene
Zimbabwean robber shot dead in Johannesburg
Johannesburg - A Zimbabwean criminal found out the hard way that crime does not pay when he was shot dead in Hillbrow this morning by a man he tried to rob unaware that his intended victim was armed w...Published: 16 Nov 2015 at 10:58hrs | 1 | by Thabo Kunene
Two Zimbabweans caught up in Paris terror attack alive and well
Johannesburg - Two Zimbabweans who were among foreigners caught up in deadly terrorist attacks in the French capital, Paris on Friday say they are safe but still shaken by the events.One of th...Published: 16 Nov 2015 at 05:22hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Zimbabweans lose passports in border scam
Johannesburg - Scores of Zimbabweans working in South Africa illegally lost their passports when they were confiscated by South African police at a roadblock close to the Beit Bridge border post recen...Published: 05 Nov 2015 at 06:44hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Cecil's death could help expose poaching syndicate at Hwange park
Hwange-While Zimbabwean authorities continue to mourn the death of Cecil, the country's favourite and foreign currency generating lion, a few questions remain unanswered. Are Zimbabweans being bee...Published: 05 Aug 2015 at 05:31hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Hammersdale residents give Masondo a moving send off
Residents of Hammersdale, a small town south of Durban say they will soon approach the Department of Culture and provincial leaders with a proposal to erect a statue of mbaqanga music icon, David ...Published: 13 Jul 2015 at 08:39hrs | 3 | by Thabo Kunene
Zim fans to attend Masondo funeral
Johannesburg - Zimbabwean music fans who live in Johannesburg say they will attend the funeral service of the late Soul Brothers lead singer, David Masondo on Sunday to show their appreciation for...Published: 10 Jul 2015 at 11:22hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Zanu-PF victory in by-elections good for democracy
Bulawayo-Despite being in the game for more than 15 years,opposition MDC leaders and other pretenders don't seem to have learnt any lesson about politics.For them to boycott the by-elections compl...Published: 13 Jun 2015 at 07:20hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Zimbabwean youths can restore country's battered image
As the older generation of Zimbabwean political leaders fades away into political oblivion the youths must take over the torch and restore the country's battered image. They must fight and defeat the ...Published: 11 Jun 2015 at 15:04hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
How Joshua Nkomo survived three assassination attempts after independence
When I was growing up in my dusty village in Ward Five of Tsholotsho district, villagers there, including my grand mother worshipped Joshua Nkomo. The superstitious ones even believed Nkomo was ...Published: 04 Jun 2015 at 09:54hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Unsung hero of Zimbabwe's 'dissident era' speaks out
BULAWAYO - A village elder in Nkayi who shocked many in the district by confronting hardcore dissidents and persuading them to surrender to authorities in 1988 says the government must honour communi...Published: 29 May 2015 at 18:54hrs | 1 | by Thabo Kunene
Zipra war book to be published soon
A United Kingdom based Zimbabwean lawyer and liberation war veteran says he is close to finishing his book that will put the record straight about the role played by the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionar...Published: 26 May 2015 at 11:31hrs | 7 | by Thabo Kunene
Zipa's collapse never explained fully by both Zapu and Zanu
In 1975 Zimbabwe's two liberation movements, Zapu and Zanu came together and formed a military alliance allowing their guerrillas to fight the Rhodesians under the name Zimbabwe People's Army(Zipa)....Published: 20 May 2015 at 14:52hrs | 8 | by Thabo Kunene
Former Rhodesian soldiers release videos showing raids on guerrilla camps
Pretoria - Some former members of the Rhodesian special forces who took part in daring cross border raids on guerrilla camps in Zambia and Mozambique towards the end of the liberation war have re...Published: 12 May 2015 at 15:21hrs | 19 | by Thabo Kunene
Mugabe's anti-Kalanga outbursts wont affect his party's election performance in Mat'land
President Robert Mugabe's recent controversial anti-Kalanga comments have not caused any sleepless nights for government spin doctors.After Mugabe's widely publicised comments,apologists in Harar...Published: 08 May 2015 at 09:01hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
'Zipra failed to protect us from Mbokodo abuses,' claims MK veteran
Cape Town - Former Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cadre who testified at the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission (TRC) about human rights abuses committed by the ANC in exile says former Zipra commanders s...Published: 07 May 2015 at 09:31hrs | 9 | by Thabo Kunene
When masters of tribalism taste their own medicine
Zimbabweans from Matabeleland region have been working and living in South Africa for many decades dating back to the colonial era. But we never heard of any immigrants who were attacked or killed...Published: 04 May 2015 at 11:59hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
South Africa's operation Fiela targeting SADC immigrants
Cape Town - African immigrants from SADC countries whose governments were in the frontline in the fight against apartheid appear to be the main targets of South Africa's controversial Operation Fiela ...Published: 30 Apr 2015 at 10:52hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Book on Matabeleland Killing fields will leave readers in tears
Johannesburg - A former Rhodesian policeman says the mass murder of civilians in Matabeleland by the Fifth Brigade forced him to quit the force and emigrate to South Africa saying he did not sign up f...Published: 09 Apr 2015 at 14:00hrs | 3 | by Thabo Kunene
Zim teenager pleads with British authorities not to send her back home
Bulawayo - A 19-year-old Zimbabwean teenager whose application for asylum was rejected by the British authorities has pleaded with the Home Office not to send her back home where she was sexually abu...Published: 04 Mar 2015 at 11:36hrs | 3 | by Thabo Kunene
Former army officer reveals the truth about abduction of tourists in Matabeleland
In 1982, 10 Western tourists were abducted by a group of 12 gunmen along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road.Four of the hostages were released with a ransom note to the police. In the ransom, the kidnap...Published: 12 Feb 2015 at 07:14hrs | 29 | by Thabo Kunene
How Rhodesians forced Zapu to abandon its 'Operation Zero Hour'
A top Zipra intelligence officer who turned Rhodesian spy after his capture by the Selous Scouts allegedly gave the enemy vital information that forced Zapu to abandon its plans to invade the cou...Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 11:27hrs | 58 | by Thabo Kunene
How can Zimbabweans remove a God chosen leader?
If president Robert Mugabe was anointed by God to lead the country at the age of 10 as alleged by some top Zanu-PF leaders then poor Zimbabweans will need divine intervention to remove him from power....Published: 04 Dec 2014 at 12:50hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Zanu-PF's succession war gets dirty as Sibanda is arrested
BULAWAYO - Controversial former war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda who was arrested on Friday afternoon was allowed to see members of his family who visited him at a police station in Harare thi...Published: 29 Nov 2014 at 15:44hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Porous borders: a threat to SA security
CAPE TOWN - While the South African government has been commended for its "open door" policy on immigrants, experts have raised concerns about security threats possed by thousands of undocumented ...Published: 26 Nov 2014 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Thabo Kunene
Matabeleland must welcome back its prodigal sons
The Nguni people of Southern Africa have a saying: "Inxeba lendoda alihlekwa" which literally means you must never rejoice in another man's misfortunes or when...Published: 19 Nov 2014 at 14:04hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
White racists using blacks to demonise Zuma
President Jacob Zuma has taken more abuse and insults from South Africans than any other head of state since the demise of apartheid two decades ago. He has been attacked left, right and centre. H...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 09:33hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Why Africans love Mugabe
CAPE TOWN - Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe who is demonised by the West and described by some as a political thug still enjoys unwavering support among many Africans on the continent for sta...Published: 13 Nov 2014 at 09:45hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Tell the truth about Mangena's death - says MK veteran
Former Umkhonto weSizwe(MK) intelligence officer who was attached to Zapu security department during the Rhodesian war has challenged Zimbabwean leaders to tell the truth about the death of Zipra ...Published: 06 Nov 2014 at 11:41hrs | 18 | by Thabo Kunene
Gukurahundi killer soldier apologises to survivors of Matabeleland massacres
In 1983, Mathew Kazembe (not his real name) was part of Zimbabwe's notorious Fifth Brigade army unit that massacred over 20 000 civilians - members of the country's ethnic minorities living in the op...Published: 28 Oct 2014 at 19:59hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
How do international terrorist suspects acquire South African passports
CAPE TOWN - The increasing number of international terrorist suspects travelling on South African passports has become a serious cause for concern among Western intelligence communities including ...Published: 12 Sep 2014 at 11:40hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
How the people of Mat'land survived four armed groups
JOHANNESBURG - After independence the people of Matabeleland found themselves at the mercy of three hostile armed groups-government sponsored dissidents, Super-Zapu dissidents trained and armed by...Published: 11 Sep 2014 at 13:18hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
How the people of Matabeleland survived four armed groups
JOHANNESBURG- After independence the people of Matabeleland found themselves at the mercy of three hostile armed groups-government sponsored dissidents, Super-Zapu dissidents trained and armed by Sout...Published: 10 Sep 2014 at 15:12hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Of JZ Moyo, spies and the truth
This week I was attacked by some misguided Zimbabweans at home and in the diaspora who accused me of starting a smear campaign against their former leaders in Zapu and its combat wing during the w...Published: 04 Sep 2014 at 16:59hrs | 14 | by Thabo Kunene
Madonsela's anti-Zuma crusade could backfire on her
Cape Town - Her supporters describe her as brilliant, fearless and presidential material. But critics of Thuli Madonsela, South Africa's popular and controversial public protector say she is reck...Published: 02 Sep 2014 at 12:18hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
SA Police launch operation to flush out illegal immigrants
Cape Town - South African police and immigration officers from the Department of Home Affairs have launched a joint operation in the coastal city of Cape Town to flush out thousands of undocumente...Published: 28 Jul 2014 at 14:00hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
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