Columnist / Tichaona zindoga
Chamisa's MDC has no more political depth than a finger bowl
"Yes, as in the shallow dish of lukewarm water — and, if you're ritzy, a lemon wedge — meant to clean any evidence of lavish dining off one's fingers during or after an upscale meal." That...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Dabengwa: The untold story
Civil disturbances that happened in the early years of Zimbabwe's Independence that came to be known as "Gukurahundi" were a conspiracy by former Rhodesian security operatives who set up black compatr...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga and Kudakwashe Mugari
Mugabe Airways: The untold story
Former president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Mr Simba Chikore used his family ties to manipulate processes, corrupt people and enter into shady deals involving several stakeholders during his time at ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 06:54hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Mnangangwa's burden of reform
Many who wish the President of Zimbabwe well - and these are the majority that voted for him in elections a short seven months ago - want ED Mnangagwa to succeed and carry out reforms that usher in th...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:36hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Mthuli Ncube in timely US intervention
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday made a timely intervention as he submitted a detailed paper on Zimbabwe's economic and political reforms to a United States o...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:18hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
What next for Nelson Chamisa?
On Thursday, Nelson Chamisa led Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-Alliance in a demonstration in central Harare. The demonstration, ostensibly protesting the current economic environment, was billed to be the...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:07hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Mudzuri is a marked man
Nelson Chamisa appears before the Motlanthe Commission that is investigating the post-election violence in Zimbabwe. He typically makes it a political showcase. All political watchers should have know...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:21hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Jim Kunaka falls on his own sword
When political activist and National Patriotic Front member Jim Kunaka appeared before the Motlanthe Commission that is investigating the August 1 post-election violence, he did little to mask that he...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:19hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
A dismissal that changed the course of Zimbabwe's history
The band played on. Feverishly. Madly. Deafening sounds and wet, clammy bodies gyrating against each other in lustful, prodigal passions. Zimbabwe was enthralled by a mad political spectacle. It was t...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:57hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Mnanagwa's turning point
PRAGMATISM. That could be the word we were looking for to describe President Mnangagwa's approach and philosophy as he conducts business as leader of both Zanu-PF - the ruling party - and Government. ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
19 shades of the MDC
Yesterday marked the 19th birthday of the Movement of Democratic Change - Zimbabwe's once formidable opposition party. Of course, one can be forgiven for not knowing what that name actually now repres...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Goodbye history, hello tomorrow!
Yesterday, former president Robert Mugabe convened a press conference at his Blue Roof mansion in Harare's leafy Borrowdale surburb. In many respects the press conference was fascinating - but at the ...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
MDC Alliance breaking election rules
A top opposition party official has just equated rival party members to cockroaches that must be crushed and exterminated. The party's leader and presidential candidate has openly declared that he wil...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Chamisa's failure in 'de propaganda fide'
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has once again been caught offside after claiming at a rally in Beitbridge that he had helped grow the economy of Rwanda."I helped President Kagame Turn Rwanda...Published: 31 May 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tsvangirai and his 'Bhora Musango' moment
Interesting! A couple of days ago, a local newspaper ran a story that alleged that MDC-T's ELECTED (emphasis mine) deputy president Thokozani Khupe was ganging up with National People's Party (NPP) le...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 08:26hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Botswana has witnessed unprecedented killings and purges of Khama's opponents
There are two things that loom large when people discuss Botswana's president Ian Khama in Zimbabwe: his maverick (if queer is not the word) nature and a particular knack for taking potshots at Presid...Published: 24 Sep 2016 at 17:23hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Mugabe slams violent means to power
Organisations and political parties that seek to use violent means to attain power have no place in a democracy and such outfits are unwelcome in Africa, President Mugabe said yesterday.He sai...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 07:17hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Kasukuwere scoffs at Tsvangirai, Mujuru marriage
Zimbabwe People First leader Dr Joice Mujuru drank the poisoned chalice by joining hands with the opposition MDC-T and should not expect to win over Zanu-PF supporters, the ruling party's national pol...Published: 22 Aug 2016 at 06:23hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Has ambition corrupted Mujuru?. . . but history does not lie
On many levels, the question of Zimbabwe People First leader Joice Mujuru's corruptibility is largely rhetorical. Her story in Government for the 34 years to 2014 when she was booted out as Vice-Presi...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:11hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga and Stanely Mushava
Tsvangirai to become a 'Mandela' of the MDC-T by stepping down?
Morgan Tsvangirai is the man who coined the term "big tent" as he invited former allies to reconcile with him. However, Tsvangirai is largely seen as the stumbling block to any grand coalition of oppo...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 08:18hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
More chaos rocks Unity Square activists
CHAOS has erupted among a group of activists carrying out a Western-sponsored anti-government protest in Harare's Africa Unity Square dubbed #16DaysOccupation (June 1-16), as the leader of the initiat...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 07:00hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
#Flag - Age of lone ranger, knight rider political activists
\Events in Zimbabwe's political space are fast becoming interesting, lately.If one were to look at the mainstream and social media, they would be presented with a range of characters that have...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 06:28hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Zimbabwe and the curse of confusionists
Action must be taken against corruption and other vices that have bled this country and has now given us dubious characters that are flush with cash and spend thousands of dollars outside the country ...Published: 06 May 2016 at 08:26hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
REVEALED: 'Tsvangirai trained bandits in South Africa'
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in 2006 trained bandits in South Africa in preparation for a violent takeover of power in Zimbabwe, a new book by former Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South Dav...Published: 24 Mar 2016 at 05:37hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
SA tells West to stop regime change agenda
Western countries should stop pursuing regime change in Zimbabwe but work with Harare to find common ground on political and economic issues, outgoing South African Ambassador to Zimbabwe Vusi Mavimbe...Published: 19 Mar 2016 at 11:07hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
First impressions of Mujuru's People First
Former Vice President Joice Mujuru has finally come out of the cocoon and she addressed her maiden Press conference as the leader of an outfit called Zimbabwe People First, or simply, People First, on...Published: 04 Mar 2016 at 06:25hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Zimbabwean banks removed from US sanctions list
The US has removed two Zimbabwean banks from its punitive sanctions regime against Zimbabwe. On Wednesday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac), which falls under the Department of Treasury, is...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 05:42hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tendai Biti's big bite of opposition cake
Someone recently made a bizarre claim. Perhaps less bizarre than plain puffery - that opposition MDC leader Professor Welshman Ncube "is a great game changer who has exhibited exceptional leadership q...Published: 14 Jan 2016 at 05:10hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tsvangirai must be focusing on 2018 rather than 2008
Tsvangirai must be focusing on 2018 rather than 2008. MDC supporters will not be compelled to vote for the party simply on the basis of what could have been, and which failed, unless someone is tryin...Published: 24 Jun 2015 at 14:06hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Something fishy about Dzamara's disappearance
It couldn't take much talent and effort for any perceptive analyst to immediately realise that the alleged disappearance of journalist-turned-MDC-T-activist Itai Dzamara, in March was something fishy....Published: 12 Jun 2015 at 10:32hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Zanu-PF factionalism talk a fabrication, says Khaya Moyo
ZANU-PF has challenged those spin-ning conspiracy theories of factionalism in the party to produce evidence so that the offenders are brought to book.The private media has of late been claimi...Published: 05 Jun 2015 at 09:40hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Meet the MDC-T's best brains!
A lot of ink has already been wasted on the opposition MDCs' decision not to participate in the by- elections that MDC-T precipitated by getting Tendai Biti's group removed from Parliament.It ...Published: 20 May 2015 at 10:22hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
One on One with Prof Jonathan Moyo
Six months after its launch, some sections of society are questioning the progress of the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation. Political Writer Tichaona Zindoga (TZ) spoke to...Published: 21 Apr 2014 at 08:15hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tsvangirai is dispensable, says Renewal team
Factionalism in MDC-T has reached a crescendo amid expulsions, suspensions and violence. A lobby within the party calling itself MDC-Team is demanding Mr Morgan Tsvangirai steps down from the he...Published: 12 Apr 2014 at 19:19hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga Interview
Open letter to Saviour Kasukuwere
Dear Honourable For the last half decade or so, your name has been associated with the game-changing programme of indigenisation and economic empowerment in Zimbabwe. The onerous task of chang...Published: 17 Sep 2013 at 02:38hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga , Chronicle
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