Opinion / Columnist
Village containerised information centres, bridging digital gap
Devolution is one of President Mnangagwa's flagship policy. This policy is centred on bringing services and development as close as to the point of ne...Published: 8 hrs ago | 46 | by Nick Mangwana
ZAPU in its bravest rebranding and transformation exercise
Ms Sakhile Sibanda the ZAPU National Secretary for Policy and Strategy on behalf of ZAPU has announced and has extended invites to every ZAPU stakehol...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1020 | by Sakhile Sibanda
Join me in condemning Gushungo Clan & Mnangagwa over Mugabe's Mausoleum (Blue Roof)
The decision by president ED's government to construct a Mausoleum for our dictator RG Mugabe should be condemned by right thinking Zimbabweans. The h...Published: 17 hrs ago | 2888 | by Don Chigumba
Sympathy for the devil
The sham solidarity with Mugabe shown by African leaders at his funeral is in sharp contrast to the enlightened attitude taken by the African Union ov...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1209 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe govt expenditure problem
The Zimbabwe Government has a constitution which should control expenditure to avoid haphazard uses of funds, treasury instructions for accounting pur...Published: 17 hrs ago | 647 | by Clemen Moyo ka Mangena
Robert Mugabe: Rule by the whip
Books he trusted. One was usually in his hand in those first, mostly happy, years as Zimbabwe's leader. He would be home at State House by 5:30pm, sla...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 08:04hrs | 2217 | by The Economist
Robert Mugabe: Lessons to be learnt
Nations, like families, learn from past experiences.The death of Robert Mugabe, the second president of a liberated Zimbabwe, 1987-2017, bring...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:59hrs | 653 | by Kenneth Mufuka
The other side of Mugabe
In the late 1990s, a big birthday bash was planned for the late vice-president Joshua Nkomo at Ascot racecourse, with the late former president Robert...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 818 | by Nqaba Matshazi
The installation of the Lozwi King at Emawabeni
FROM a high up vantage point along the highway leading from Bulawayo to Beitbridge one's attention is drawn to an expansive area down below that is co...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | 886 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Mugabe: The socio-genesis, posterity of Pan-Africanism
My heart agonisingly aches in sullenness for Robert Gabriel Mugabe's demise. While weeping can only endure for a while, Mugabe's passing on offers a s...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | 106 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
South Africans need a history lesson
JULIUS Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has tried telling his countrymen that the borders they are so fond of were imposed by ra...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:45hrs | 345 | by Mtandazo Dube
'The West is upset about Zimbabwean land'
Let us start by saying that Robert Mugabe is a Zimbabwean giant, Robert Mugabe is an African giant.From 1960 to 2017 - 57 years - he was at th...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:45hrs | 359 | by Prof Arthur Mutambara
A too-comfortable end for Mugabe
"Peace has come to Zimbabwe/Third World's right on the one/Now's the time for celebration/ ‘Cause we've only just begun." So sings Stevie Wonder in ...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:43hrs | 279 | by Jason L Riley
What is his legacy?
Sometimes haters magnify your small mistakes to make them look so big so that the good which you have done is obscured by lies. I would describe Mugab...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 20:35hrs | 709 | by Etiwel Mutero
Increase monthly EcoCash limits to $100,000
Our members and stakeholders in the ICT sector have requested for an increase on personal monthly limits of your mobile money services to a minimum of...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 20:33hrs | 1169 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mugabe's last drive in Harare
IT is 5:30pm in the city centre of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, and the sun is setting to mark the end of yet another day in a country that is experien...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 12:59hrs | 985 | by Tapiwa Zivira
'Shame, elite using foreign hospitals after destroying local one' said Mahere - fuming she not MP
"It's embarrassing and selfish for political elites to destroy our public hospitals then seek health care abroad, destroy our airlines then hire priva...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 12:58hrs | 569 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mugabe's death, an omission of justice
It is with profound grief and sadness to learn that RG. Mugabe, the first prime minister and indeed the first executive president of the indepen...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 12:56hrs | 243 | by Andrea Sibanda -MLF SG
Xenophobia dishonour Pan Africanism ideology
Few weeks ago winds of xenophobia started blowing, leading to loss of life, destruction of property and causing some severe wounds. This time around x...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 12:54hrs | 225 | by Matora Hupile
Funeral after funeral as NSSA pensioners succumb to hunger and disease
For NSSA pensioners it does not only rain but it pours. Despite the 'comedy of scandals' highlighted and publicised about misplaced and misappro...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 12:52hrs | 545 | by Gabarinocheka
What is Robert Mugabe's legacy?
Sometimes haters magnify your small mistakes so that they look so big so that the good which have done is obscured by lies. I would describe Mugabe as...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:37hrs | 291 | by Etiwel Mutero
Kalanga association rubbishes recently installed Mambo King
The Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA), a representative association of the Kalanga Nation in Zimbabwe and affiliated to t...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 09:09hrs | 1973 | by Kalanga Association KLCDA
Preserve rather than bury RGM's good
In the play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare, unarguably Britain's greatest playwright, pens lines that must serve as humankind's guidelines while s...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | 166 | by Stephen Mpofu
Let's be fair to Mugabe deeply flawed as he was
The death of Robert Mugabe, the only Executive Prime Minister and only Executive President that Zimbabwe had known since independence in 1980 until 20...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:41hrs | 1277 | by Conway Tutani
Mugabe death ignites an inferno of debates, discussions
DEPOSED late former President Robert Mugabe is currently the most talked about individual among Zimbabweans. Ever since his death last week, tongues n...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:38hrs | 232 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Why Mugabe is a martyr
ONE cannot fully capture the greatness of pan-Africanist and liberator the late former President Robert Mugabe without celebrating his role in the Lan...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:23hrs | 594 | by Patience Rusare
We need to exorcise the spirit of retention
As Africans we need to exorcise the spirit of retention, a type of spirit tormenting most of my people to this day. Some of our customs and traditions...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:00hrs | 203 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Zimbabwe faces serious turbulence
THE quasi Zimbabwe currency this week weakened against the United States dollar as the authorities struggle to defend the value of the domestic curren...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1889 | by Economic Global Capital
Mugabe: A liberator turned oppressor
ROBERT Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe for almost four decades, died aged 95, leaving behind an indelible stain on his country's human rights record....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 254 | by Amnesty International
I dreaded Mugabe's death for years, write ex-CIO boss
ON Friday September 6 2019, I woke up to the news that former President Comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe was no more. His death was something I dreaded f...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:39hrs | 4297 | by Happyton Mabhuya Bonyongwe
Zimbabweans have never been as confused as they are today: Mugabe: Hero or villain?
ZIMBABWEANS have never been as confused as they are today, following the death of Robert Mugabe, who was labelled a dictator. They are of two minds: i...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 224 | by Zanda Shumba
Mugabe leaves a bitter legacy
ROBERT MUGABE'S career can be divided into three main parts.First, as an extraordinarily skilful leader who managed to dominate a fractious na...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 194 | by The Economist
Mugabe swallowed by Frankenstein monster
ONE of the country's greatest orators - and demagogue too - former president Robert Mugabe, was controversial in life and now in death. Although he wa...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1560 | by Gumisai Nyoni
Amateurish ZBC propaganda ridiculous
We all know that working at the state media one has to sing for their supper. But ZBC's Robson Mhandu went above and beyond the call of duty.D...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:31hrs | 2399 | by Staff reporter
Let's reduce road deaths: Do unto others...
This is an open letter to all stakeholders concerned with the rising road deaths on our roads. Recently I had an opportunity to drive in another Afric...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:47hrs | 113 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
'Mugabe died in exile!' - Rubbish, Singapore was dictator's haunt and very costly one to the nation
The sheer arrogance, contemptuous disregard for the truth and heartless indifference to the suffering of the masses by the Zanu-PF thugs has never sei...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 22:10hrs | 546 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mugabe: A peerless, malevolent fearmonger
AS a young lad, my late grandmother would occasionally ship me to her rural home in Nkayi, where, for the first time, I came face to face with the lat...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:01hrs | 198 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mugabe's impact on education: An undying legacy
The former President Robert Mugabe leaves a challenge for future leaders to prioritise education through his Presidential Scholarship scheme, an initi...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:52hrs | 65 | by Sallomy Matare
'Justice is a train that's nearly always late' - too late for Mugabe but must catch the rest
"My first encounter with President Robert Gabriel Mugabe was in 2011 at the Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) Graduation Ceremony, where he had ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 16:21hrs | 1097 | by Nomusa Garikai
The untold side of Robert Mugabe
"We all die....The goal isn't to live forever,The goal is to create something that will"Robert Gabriel MugabeThe man and legend,...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 10:19hrs | 8967 | by Temba Mliswa
Of the South African confusion
South Africa has two current types of politically inclined confusions that we are witnessing as Zimbabweans. The first one of course is this primitive...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 09:28hrs | 1334 | by Wiston Mazhandu
Mnangagwa throws Ndebeles under the bus
Cde Paul Siwela told Thabo Mdluli of Newzroom Afrika that Shona- Ndebele animosity is exacerbated by the insensitivity of calling Robert Mugabe a hero...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | 9803 | by Israel Dube
Four big wigs who said no to Heroes Acre for Mugabe embarrassed
The death of comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe has left us with a lot of lessons. The first and important lesson is that of maturity. Political maturity. ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 06:58hrs | 15919 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
It is impossible to portray dictator Mugabe as a hero, impossible, 'Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!'
Every year, at my High School, we had a college ball. We invited girls from the neighbouring school to the ball and, before the end of the afternoon's...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 20:12hrs | 1043 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
A tale of a lion, Mugabe!
"The tale of a brave man cannot be told by cowards, and the tale of an extraordinary man cannot be told by the ordinary." Nothing tells a tale of a br...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 19:46hrs | 1612 | by Eric Shikobela
Jacob Mudenda set to challenge Mnangagwa?
A section of the Matebeleland community has come out openly urging Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda to challenge ED Mnangagwa for the position of F...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 14:10hrs | 8696 | by Thulani Gumede
Paul Siwela resurfaces on TV - calls for Matabeleland breakaway
Dressed immaculately in a dark suit, white shirt and red tie, Cde Paul Siwela exuded energy and renewed confidence. Those who watched his interview on...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 11:59hrs | 3011 | by Israel Dube
Giving Mugabe a hero's send-off proves we love our dictators and don't want change - not yet
Zimbabweans are not yet ready to end the de facto Zanu PF one-party dictatorship and with it the economic meltdown and political paralysis.Las...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 11:56hrs | 854 | by Wilbert Mukori
Uncle Sam sides with the masses, whilst ZANU PF focusses on its self
Uncle Sam says, "Zimbabweans have long deserved better…." The latest Tweets from the US Embassy Harare, seem to have been conveniently overl...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 11:17hrs | 1629 | by Thabo Makuyana
Zanu PF hypocrites left in the bare as ED negotiates heroes acre for Mugabe
The former Zimbabwean opposition member of parliament Ambassador James Maridadi took the bull by the horns. ZANU PF should applaud him for that. He st...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 08:57hrs | 5875 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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