Opinion / Columnist
Operation Dudula perpetrating genocide: Black on Black violence in SA
Operation Dudula is hunting down people and killing them by burning and stabbing them to death. Zimbabweans, together with other foreign nationals, al...Published: 5 hrs ago | 311 | by Nomazulu Thata
My take on Tendai Biti and the scarcity of visionaries
Biti, by all means, embodies the archetype of the political activist: vocally critical of power, sharply articulate, and willing to agitate against in...Published: 11 hrs ago | 424 | by Charline P Chikomo
What we experience in Zimbabwe is no longer load shedding - It's an energy crisis
Downplaying the gravity of a crisis may offer short-term comfort, but in the long run, it only deepens the problem.In Zimbabwe today, the term...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:58hrs | 375 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Cry beloved Dembare
The most successful football team in Zimbabwe, Dynamos, is not having a good season. For the club, it is pouring rather than raining. Dyn...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:50hrs | 370 | by Leonard Koni
Constantine Chiwenga: get lost!
Mrs. Merry Chiwenga is a victim of Zanu PF dirty politics. The young woman was used to the point of becoming mad. She is accused of trying to murder C...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:47hrs | 1649 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ramaphosa went to Ukraine & Russia to bring peace that is not in South Africa
Operation Dudula is upon us. Our Zimbabwean citizens are chased like they are rats and mice in their neighbourhoods. Who is my neighbour: asked the ph...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 17:00hrs | 405 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Doctor of Nothing: Zimbabwe's elite and the theft of knowledge'
In the hallowed halls of academia, a doctorate stands as a towering monument to intellectual endurance, sleepless nights, existential crises, and a fe...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 16:30hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec amendment bill, 2025 falls short of expectations
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Amendment Bill, 2025, which seeks to amend the existing ZIMSEC Act [Chapter 25:18], fails to tackle the legis...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 20:57hrs | 94 | by Obert Masaraure
Zanu-PF and the Politics of Gatekeeping
As Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu PF, navigates the complex landscape of succession politics, internal po...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 17:54hrs | 371 | by Etiwel Mutero
If Regimond Tagwirei became President, he will not steal much!
Stealing revenues in national coffers will continue if Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa became president. It is not the same if Regimond Tagwirei: In...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 16:07hrs | 531 | by Nomazulu Thata
Kembo Mohadi betrayed Matabeleland: Mthwakazi MRP is spot on!
Before he dies, Kembo Mohadi must be told how much he betrayed Ndebele people. To say it post humus is too late. His home region constitutes Matabelel...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 16:05hrs | 596 | by Nomazulu Thata
DJ Ollah 07 has divided opinion
The man about town DJ Ollah 07 has divided opinion with his latest podcast on the St Mary's accident which killed 17 people. This soon after his groun...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:24hrs | 241 | by Nevanji Madanhire
Faith Zaba thanks her lawyer Chris Mhike
I would like to thank my lawyer Chris Mhike, Media Institute of Southern Africa - Zimbabwe Chapter, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights for the legal re...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 10:03hrs | 675 | by Faith Zaba
Mutsvangwa seeks to dribble past Mnangagwa
Mutsvangwa seeks to dribble past ED in the ZANU PF succession race!1. It's common cause that Tagwirei is ED's contingency "horse" in his vicio...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 16:06hrs | 1260 | by Brighton Mutebuka
Mnangagwa action undermines parliamentary independence
On the 9th July 2025 President Emmerson Mnangagwa received some praises from an opposition leader and the government spokesperson Nick Mangwana for at...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 17:17hrs | 311 | by Dr Musa Kika
Opposition scared of Tagwirei
WAKING UP to wild CELEBRATIONS from opposition Xvists & the G50s… Apparently, they are celebrating victory over Dr Tagwirei… BUT how do you ce...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 10:15hrs | 1034 | by Kudzai Mutisi
Zimbabwe's Sables Path to RWC 2027
Zimbabwean rugby has re-emerged as one of Africa's most compelling sporting stories, with the national team, the Sables, charting a historic course to...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 18:28hrs | 86 | by Marilyn Mutize
How President Trump humiliated African Presidents in the White House!
That Trump has a low opinion of Africans generally is known and documented since 2016 when he was elected president of USA. It began with President Ra...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:39hrs | 1259 | by Nomazulu Thata
What does Mnangagwa call a 'brutal colonial regime' when the ZANU-PF government is even more brutal?
It's often easy for the pot to accuse the kettle of being black. I am always left bewildered whenever I hear President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 08:26hrs | 401 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Rev. Dongo, so you'll gladly accept cash from the Devil just to avoid looking for money?
As the saying goes, the love of money is the root of all evil - and it seems some so-called "churches" are finding that temptation far too irresistibl...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | 1013 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zim opposition needs a reshuffle
Many Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the political hunger for change wanes.The conflict requires ...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:13hrs | 462 | by Leonard Koni
Is this health justice or state overreach?
In the swiftly evolving drama of Zimbabwean healthcare, a new bill in Parliament has stirred both hope and alarm. The Medical Services Amendment Bill,...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 1329 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Why Zimbabwe is not in First World
Forty-FIVE years since gaining Independence in 1980, Zimbabwe remains far from attaining First World status.This is not due to a lack of knowl...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:44hrs | 359 | by Jacob Mutisi
Govt should fix public health, not meddle in private medical practice
This week, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi announced that the government will keep a close eye on private medical pr...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:31hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition needs reshuffle
MANY Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the hunger for political change wanes.The conflict requires ...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:00hrs | 569 | by Leonard Koni
The Irony of Innovation: How Tech’s Hardest Workers Built a System That Rewards Laziness
A thought-provoking look at how tech's unsung builders laid the groundwork for a digital culture ...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 21:49hrs | 572 | by Libz Mbanje
Regime change foundation closes down
The Brenthurst Foundation, a Johannesburg-based think tank established and funded by the Oppenheimer family,...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 22:12hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must boycott vehicle licence renewals
Zimbabweans are no strangers to economic hardship, but the recent enforcement of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 22:02hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Africa's inequality crisis: How government systems fuel corruption and entrench elitism
A recent Oxfam report has ignited renewed scrutiny of Africa's political and economic order, revealing a disturbing truth: while a handful of billiona...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:12hrs | 206 | by James Mathonsi
Sydney Gata is no hero
When US president Abraham Lincoln said that one can fool some people sometime, but one cannot fool all the people all the time, he forgot to add that ...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:38hrs | 417 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples
One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our s...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3045 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Mahere is a criminal practitioner who ought to be struck off
The default order in Mahere v Kudzayi rests not on merit but on a single demonstrable falsehood.In her condonation application, Advocate Fadza...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 1000 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Chamisa's 'new' movement will flop, says Ruhanya
From the ZiFM interview by Nelson Chamisa with DJ MISSRED I got this: they are constructing a movement that will form the next government not a politi...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:31hrs | 502 | by Pedzisai Ruhanya
When it rains for Professor Welshman Ncube, it pours
PROFESSOR WELSHMAN NCUBE'S FRAUDULENT HEADS OF ARGUMENT BASED ON FICTITIOUS OR FALSIFIED CASE LAW AUTHORITIES FILED WITH THE SUPREME COURT: When it ra...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 12:50hrs | 2468 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Open letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema
An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes first...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 09:24hrs | 1113 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Vote-buying for beginners: A Zvigananda guide to electoral philanthropy
Meet Taurai Kandishaya - philosopher of the gutter, hustler by vocation, and a loyal missionary of the Zvigananda gospel: "In Harare, money speaks; mo...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | 412 | by Reason Wafawarova
Election reforms key to holding free & fair elections in Zimbabwe
To hold free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, a range of reforms are necessary to address longstanding is...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:09hrs | 180 | by Leonard Koni
The Zezuru-Korekore empire died with its founding King, Robert Mugabe
Through astonishing political ignorance, those who claim to be the successors to the Zezuru throan today...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 06:58hrs | 650 | by Israel Dube
How Tagwirei's ascent threatens - and could reward - investors
Zimbabwe's political landscape has erupted into a new era of factionalism, with sanctioned tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei's meteoric rise within the rulin...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 15:18hrs | 576 | by Harrison Brooks
Minister Machakaire, instead of suing, just tell us: Are you corrupt or not?
When someone resorts to diversionary tactics instead of addressing legitimate questions, it naturally raises suspicion.In a disturbing turn of...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 12:14hrs | 899 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
It's time Zimbabwe redefined who we call a national hero
The recent declaration of the late ZESA executive chairman, Sydney Gata, as a national hero has once again reignited a longstanding and deeply divisiv...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 614 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Time to reform the National Heroes selection process in Zimbabwe
Thank you for bestowing National Hero status on Dr. Sydney Zikuzo Gata, a well-decorated engineer and a true patriot. This honour is well deserved. I ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:05hrs | 271 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Temba Mliswa speaks the ugly truth
He can be a pain at times, a thorn in the flesh and a source of discomfort. But this time, on a balance of improbabilities, he chose his words with a ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:54hrs | 1049 | by Vukani Madoda
The social implosion of American society!
The Biden administration allowed 13 million immigrants into the US, who would support them had they been re-electedI was surprised, when readi...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 13:51hrs | 351 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Dynamos' slow but obvious death
Dynamos' downfall is no longer a rumor - it's a reality show, and the doubting Thomases are now the panic-stricken prophets, DeMbare DotComs reported....Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 11:31hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doesn't need a Preacher - It needs a Champion
Nelson Chamisa is back.After months of political silence and speculation, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader has re-emerged...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:38hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Blitz-krieg them all! A call for action against illegal urban operations
THE heading above no doubt encapsulates the concerns of law-abiding citizens, urging those in authority to swiftly root out the undesirable elements p...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:27hrs | 138 | by Stephen Mpofu
No one is above criticism - not even the President
Democracy has always been too heavy a burden for weak, insecure leaders.The recent arrest of The Zimbabwe Independent editor, Faith Zaba, on a...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 22:44hrs | 617 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Let us restore our identity
Family bondage is crucial to our lives and contributes to the development of a solid and tranquil community. We Africans have abandoned certain custom...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 22:30hrs | 129 | by Leonard Koni
Edgar Lungu: untidy facts surrounding his burial place?
The death of former President of Zambia, Advocate Lungu is opening a can of worms. How did he get a Zimbabwean diplomatic green passport from Zimbabwe...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 10:17hrs | 1577 | by Nomazulu Thata
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