Opinion / Columnist
A tribute to the late Dr Oliver Mtukudzi
On 23 January 2019. I received a text message from my daughter Hazel Rumbidzai saying "Nematambudziko Tuku atisiya your favourite musician"."T...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1922 | by Leonard Koni
Zimdollar has been a disaster for asset values, economy
The introduction of Zimbabwe's own currency, the ZWL, in February 2019 has been a disaster as many economists, as well as ourselves, had predicted. ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:14hrs | 469 | by John Legat
Zimbabwe's complex situation requires political will
People continue to die from curable disease in Zimbabwe as the health sector remains paralysed while the country is going through what has been descri...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:10hrs | 129 | by Tapiwa Ziviri
Mnangagwa's maize subsidy sabotaged
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a Presidential Maize Subsidy meant to benefit the masses. This was a response to Mthuli Ncube's poorly planned ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:52hrs | 6433 | by Nicholas Ncube
Liberation: Did somebody say Fanon?
DURING the African struggles against settler colonialism the name of Frantz Fanon used to scare settler colonialists that understandably banned his bo...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:41hrs | 293 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Bosso's flower that blossomed elsewhere
ISAAC Riyano remains one of the best junior players ever to come out of the Highlanders Football Club nursery in the 1980s.Sadly he could not ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:38hrs | 435 | by Lovemore Dube
Mealie-meal tracker launched
THE Government, working with other agencies has unleashed monitors to track the movement and selling of subsided mealie-meal as concerns grow over the...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:36hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's endless expatriate romance
IT'S a flirtation that dates back to the early 1980s but Ndumiso Gumede likes to call it a mere coincidence.It's a romance that started in 198...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants to reveal source of funds
CIVIL servants importing vehicles under the government's special motor vehicle rebate may be asked to produce proof of their source of funds, the Stat...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 888 | by Staff reporter
Chunga gets undeserved favours
Following an exemption by the Brighton Malandule-led Zifa's Technical Development Committee, Moses Chunga is now allowed to coach in the Premier Socce...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:34hrs | 1884 | by Bishop Lazarus
We have a full-blown crisis
Phew!What a frenzied week it was as those brats, who are used to hogging TV remote controls or causing unending trouble during holidays, were ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 216 | by Bishop Lazarus
Corruption: A national security threat
THE Willowgate Scandal, one of the major investigative stories in the history of the media in Zimbabwe, is pregnant with many important lessons....Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:29hrs | 121 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimbabwe platinum leakages hurting national purse
WITH its economy tanking, Zimbabwe is looking to mining for salvation.But platinum ore exports may be leaking millions of dollars in potential...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:27hrs | 135 | by Cliff Chiduku
Zanu-PF orientation project stinks
IN our Friday edition of NewsDay, we carried a story where Zanu-PF was reported to be shortlisting graduate teachers to undergo some form of compulsor...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:25hrs | 85 | by Editorial Comment
Witchcraft, power in Zimbabwe politics
CHIPINGE is some small district in the south east of Zimbabwe, on the edge of the Mozambican border, well known not for its scenic environment, cooler...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:24hrs | 258 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe governance system beyond fixing
Of late, I have been quite irritated by my smartphone's maddeningly frequent demands for me to upgrade its system at times, as little as only two days...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:24hrs | 168 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Percy Gwanyanya takes philanthropic work to all corners of Zimbabwe
Harare based business man and philanthropist Percy Gwanyanya (37) has launched a scholarship program which will benefit many across the country....Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:27hrs | 1030 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
The first duty of government is to afford protection its people its citizens
The Government Has an Implied Moral Constitutional Duty to Protect Individuals from Harm and from the Mashurugwi. The continuing failure of the go...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:23hrs | 486 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The name Mashurugwi irks the Shurugwi residents
The land of many heroes Shurugwi. The welcoming area and it does not deserve to be labelled as the mother land of these cold blooded criminals....Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1048 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu PF surges closer to its 5 million recruitment target as Chamisa fights to deliver SONA
Never in our lifetime has the choice between the two major parties been so stark. Never has so much been at stake. And never has history seemed so rad...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:17hrs | 9760 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Police provocative (mis) behavior a recipe for political instability
The MDC Youth Assembly condemns in strongest terms ZRP's unprofessional conduct and misbehavior as exhibited by the recent new low where men in unifor...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 18:42hrs | 1096 | by Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
Zanu-PF commissariat implores UK queen to look into solving Zimbabwean problems, considering that her govt caused it
Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of this Realm and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 15:05hrs | 2793 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The genesis of machete gangs
Violence in the informal mining sector began in the late 1990's. It began its journey in the Midlands with battles in which fists, stones and catapult...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 15:02hrs | 2246 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Man jailed 18 months for stealing household property worth $37 000
A man from Bulawayo has been slapped with 18 months jail term for theft of property worth $37 000 from a house in the city.Arnold Ndlovu (19) ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 09:57hrs | 976 | by Staff Reporter
MDC Alliance put a sock in it!!!
The Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC A) and its cronies are making a lot of noise about the Constitutional Amendment Bill ahead of its deb...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 09:29hrs | 2141 | by Prosperity Mzila
Chamisa's HONA will solve nothing
The ban of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's so called Hope of the Nation Address (HONA) by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is justified as it was mea...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 09:25hrs | 2019 | by Christopher Makaza
Let's watch closely how the Zimbabwe military and the judiciary playout in the case of Chiwengas
As believers we now know that if we are grateful for the small things that the universe gives us, it will send its abundant energy to even usher us mo...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 1711 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe governance system beyond repair
OF late, I have been quite irritated by my smartphone's maddeningly frequent demands for me to upgrade its system—at times, as little as only two da...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 333 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa, maShurugwi and the coming anarchy
SOON after arriving in Zimbabwe, in September of last year, I had to visit a friend in Bindura, whom I needed to extend — as part of my enduring gra...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1728 | by Simukai Tinhu
Sanctions: EU, US and post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
THE United States of America (USA) has two forms of sanctions relevant to Zimbabwe. The first is imposed by Executive Order, with the President using ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 191 | by Derek Matyszak
Mnangagwa needs to reach out
The year 2010 was a good one. The economy was on the up, the general mood in the country was bright, the politics were uncertain because of the power ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:10hrs | 254 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Selective application of the law retrogressive
WHILE we support every effort being made by our dedicated police force to maintain law and order in Zimbabwe, it is, however, increasingly becoming di...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:06hrs | 50 | by NewsDay Comment
Chamisa, a coward politician
MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa has proved to be the most coward politician of all times as far as Zimbabwean political history is concerned. This follows ...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 13:56hrs | 5614 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
The moment is ripe for Zimbabwe to deal with the elements of terrorism
Zimbabwe is the most peaceful and stable country in southern Africa. Over the past few months the wave of terrorism just emerged in Zimbabwe. Terroris...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:11hrs | 2131 | by Matora Hupile
Government controls fuelling the black market
Business at the country's parallel (black) market for foreign currency and other commodities has never been as brisk. Billions of dollars in local or ...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:07hrs | 3863 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chiwenga round-up Mnangagwa's MaShurugwis
This was originally a comment by one of our regular readers Thank you President Chiwenga for rou...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 06:46hrs | 15549 | by Duprecio Dzimir
The president's annual leave raises eye brows
Presidential vacations have often been contentious and a source of criticism for presidents throughout history.Many people have lurched at any Preside...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 15:51hrs | 8115 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Constitutional Amendment Bill being misconstrued and politicised
The Constitutional Amendment Bill which was gazetted by Government on 31 December 2019 has sparked controversy among citizens and a deliberate ploy to...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 14:38hrs | 1293 | by Ashley Kondo
Law society challenges Mnangagwa's constitutional amendments
The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has said attempts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to make fundamental changes to the national Const...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 07:01hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions must remain until Zanu-PF reforms
Talk has been going on for almost 15 years as to whether targeted sanctions imposed on the Zanu-PF officials must be lifted or not. The sanctions must...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1635 | by Innocent Tapo
Britain snub Zimbabwe (UK - Africa Summit)
First and foremost, Zimbabwe economy is literally dead and dysfunctional. Zimbabwe is buffeted by lack of cohesion, lack of capacitation, inconsistenc...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 14:33hrs | 1969 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Current Zimbabwe governance system beyond fixing - its complete replacement only way forward
Of late, I have been quite irritated by my smartphone's maddeningly frequent demands for me to upgrade its system - at times, as little as only two da...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 11:31hrs | 1786 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Making a big fuss over a jest is just pathetic
The hullabaloo over a mere jest that President Emmerson Mnangagwa made during a clean-up campaign in Kuwadzana High density suburb, Harare, just goes ...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 10:03hrs | 2035 | by Tafara Shumba
Guns before food
With millions of Zimbabweans facing starvation, hospitals and schools collapsing in the rubble of the economy and civil servants rejecting a 98% pay r...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 20:32hrs | 4519 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Our motherland needs solutions!
The excitement of a new year quickly dissappears when we wake up to the reality of a new year with the same old problems. Many South Africans are stil...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:42hrs | 593 | by Eric Shikobela
Matemadanda came out of the Zanu-PF conference a mature cadre
In the political party a political commissar or political officer is a supervisory officer responsible for the political education (ideology) and orga...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 07:56hrs | 4673 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'No one will ever die of hunger and will ask for help, if need be' said Mohadi - liar, many have died and WFP is feeding 8 m
It is not the first time that we are having a drought in Zimbabwe and we have always said in government that nobody will die of hunger and still no on...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 20:07hrs | 1047 | by Nomusa Garikai
Who is Matemadanda to dare the Americans
Following the news that cde Matemadanda has issued a stern warning to America, many people held their mouths with two hands. Today we want to see who ...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 21:24hrs | 14823 | by Masimba Mavaza
Four reasons why Kasukuwere cannot be our saviour
Renowned African-Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe is well known for his famous novel, A Man of the People, which mirrors Nigerian political culture throu...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 14:07hrs | 2921 | by Innocent Mujeri
'Teachers need new skills to counter Zanu PF enslavement' - name just one profession with 0% unemployment
Once upon a time, 40 years ago but it might as well be 400 years ago for we have regressed so quickly we are now back in the dark ages, Zimbabwe used ...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 07:55hrs | 1073 | by Wilbert Mukori
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