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Chinomona calls on women's league to unite in agricultural season programmes

HARARE - ZANU PF Secretary for Women's Affairs Mabel Chinomona has called on members of the Women's League across the country to remain focused, united and productive during the ongoing agricultural season.Her remarks were shared on the Wo…

Published: 21 hrs ago | by Stephen Jakes

Why is the Mnangagwa regime so desperate to shield abusive Chinese companies from scrutiny?

When those entrusted to defend and protect you instead choose to side with your abuser, the problem runs far deeper than mere neglect.Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's warning to Zimbabwean businesspeople to "never refer to the Chinese again…

Published: 17 Dec 2025 at 09:35hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

There is no humanity in stealing from the vulnerable - my tragic story

It never rains but pours, it is said.Just a few days ago, I became a victim of a carefully calculated and deeply cruel scheme of theft-one that goes beyond the mere loss of property and strikes at the very core of human decency.To directly…

Published: 17 Dec 2025 at 09:34hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

CMED, Proof That Institutions Die When Engineers Are Ignored

The Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) is one of the most strategically important institutions Zimbabwe has ever built, yet few Zimbabweans today understand its true national value. At its peak, CMED was not merely a fleet prov…

Published: 17 Dec 2025 at 09:31hrs | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

What happens to Harare's rounded-up street kids? Cull them, they are too many and a menace to civilisation

Harare removes street kids in a blitz - the saddest article I read today. Cull them all, because they are too many and becoming a menace. That is the message implied. The report on Bulawayo24 about street kids in Harare's Central District …

Published: 15 Dec 2025 at 18:34hrs | by Nomazulu Thata

Why any extension of presidential tenure must go to a referendum

Some matters in life don't require legal gymnastics-they require plain honesty.Zimbabwe may soon find itself at a constitutional crossroads, one that will test whether the 2013 Constitution is a living shield against the abuse of power or …

Published: 14 Dec 2025 at 21:40hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Is the Dominance of Accountants and Lawyers on Boards to Blame for Zimbabwe's Industrial Collapse?

I write this article not as an academic observer, but as a former, experienced investment analyst and investment banker, and as a minority shareholder in the majority of Zimbabwe's listed companies. Over the years, I have analysed balance …

Published: 14 Dec 2025 at 21:34hrs | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

A nation that must believe in its own power, no saviour is coming, Zimbabwe

For decades, Zimbabweans have been conditioned to believe that political parties and presidents hold the master key to national transformation. From election season promises to slogans of "ongoing reform," citizens are encouraged to wait p…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 23:18hrs | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Constructive Counterargument to '7 Wasted Years: How Ramaphosa's Presidency Betrayed Its Promise'

The Bulawayo24 article titled "7 wasted Years: How Ramaphosa's Presidency Betrayed Its Promise" paints Cyril Ramaphosa's presidency as an outright failure marked by betrayal, impunity, and stagnation. However, this interpretation, while ca…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 23:09hrs | by Fikile wa Motsamai

A year of dishing out cars 2025

Before a small group of avaricious people utilised title documents to control the majority's political, economic, and social well-being, Zimbabwe was a nation for everyone.Donating cars and witnessing the Zanu PF women's league do kongonya…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 22:55hrs | by Leonard Koni

Does the Mnangagwa regime have a different definition of corruption than the rest of us?

Zimbabwe is a strange place to stay.Yesterday, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day, and President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed the nation with familiar-sounding commitments to "zero tolerance" against corruption. To dir…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 22:47hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Former President Zuma and his golden begging bowl to Burkina Faso

In Portuguese they say: even the smallest ass can deliver so much diarrhoea content. Jacob Zuma is a failed politician. What can an old, disgraced leader possibly teach a young, successful president? Zuma should be ashamed to stand near Ca…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 20:06hrs | by Nomazulu Thata

Why Section 95(2)(b) is not a term-limit provision requiring a referendum

Imagine a constitution, not as an unyielding monolith cast in stone for eternity, but as a living, breathing instrument of a democratic society - crafted by the hands of our compatriots, many still among us, to evolve with national aspirat…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 07:30hrs | by Jonathan Moyo

'Let us write a new chapter of China–Zimbabwe cooperation'

All of you present today have long been committed to and actively involved in the development of China–Zimbabwe and China–Africa relations. We gather here to explore the opportunities for China-Zimbabwe cooperation under China's 15th Five-…

Published: 08 Dec 2025 at 14:47hrs | by Ying Qiang

Cars over Care: Zimbabwe's healthcare crisis exposed

This week, the Ministry of Health and Child Care proudly announced the acquisition of a heart-lung machine and a heater-cooler system for Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. On paper, it is a milestone - a step toward strengthening specialise…

Published: 08 Dec 2025 at 07:09hrs | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga portraying himself as the betrayed holy victim

If anything this is the kind of rhetorical posturing that I'm against in VP Chiwenga's politics. His propensity to advance his political progress by seeking to undermine everyone else, blinding the gullible by portraying himself as the bet…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 17:57hrs | by Temba Mliswa

Mbalula cannot rewrite history to sanitise Ramaphosa's failings

By any measure, political spin is expected in election season - but there is a point where spin becomes deception. When ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula argues that President Cyril Ramaphosa's 6th and now 7th administration is uniquely…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 17:51hrs | by Anoynmous

Zimbabwe's leadership culture is built on survival, not development

Zimbabwe's struggle is not merely economic or infrastructural - it is philosophical. At its core lies a leadership deficit that has become systemic, generational and self-perpetuating. We are governed not by builders of institutions or arc…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 07:38hrs | by Hombarume Mutota

When Adv Tembeka Ngcukaitobi missteps, the fall is loud

Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, SC, is not a man one expects to see publicly corrected - certainly not in the manner witnessed at the Madlanga Commission. Yet there it was: a moment both jarring and instructive, a reminder that brilliance an…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 06:23hrs | by Anonymous

7 wasted years: How Ramaphosa's Presidency betrayed its promise

When Cyril Ramaphosa took over the presidency of South Africa in 2018, he pledged a "new dawn" of integrity, economic renewal, and responsive governance. The hope was that his leadership would end the era of state capture, restore public t…

Published: 06 Dec 2025 at 19:01hrs | by Staff reporter

History behind Glen View, Glen Norah and Warren Park

Harare is a city layered with memory - some preserved, some forgotten, and much of it paved over in the fast pulse of modern life. Yet every suburb has a story, and sometimes, the story lives quietly in the name. Glen View, Glen Norah and …

Published: 06 Dec 2025 at 12:08hrs | by Staff reporter

Who says men are the worst perpetrators of gender-based and domestic violence?

I believe in speaking the truth, no matter how uncomfortable it may be for some, because honesty is the only way to confront emotive issues.For decades, the discourse around gender-based violence and domestic abuse has been framed in stark…

Published: 06 Dec 2025 at 10:53hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

A nation of vendors is not a nation on the rise

Let us not fool ourselves! One of the most dangerous narratives taking root in Zimbabwe today is the claim that the Mnangagwa administration's support for the informal sector is a sign of empowerment and economic development. To …

Published: 05 Dec 2025 at 18:05hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mthuli Ncube's 2026 budget does not pass the constitutional test

SECTION 7 of the Public Finance Management Act obliges the minister of finance to develop and implement a sound macroeconomic and fiscal policy for Zimbabwe.It also obliges him to ensure that full and transparent accounts are presented fro…

Published: 05 Dec 2025 at 09:50hrs | by Tendai Biti

South Africa at a crossroads: Lessons from Zimbabwe's democratic decline

In the early years of Zimbabwe's independence, anyone predicting the eventual collapse of Robert Mugabe's rule would have been dismissed as a traitor or a doom merchant. Flags were new, rhetoric sounded sincere, and for a brief moment, it …

Published: 05 Dec 2025 at 07:29hrs | by Staff reporter

How Africans were conditioned into maize - and slowly abandoned their healthier grains

For millennia, African societies nourished themselves on hardy, nutrient-dense grains such as uphoko (rapoko/zviyo), sorghum, and millet. These crops were not merely sources of sustenance - they underpinned entire cultural identities. They…

Published: 04 Dec 2025 at 17:19hrs | by Sukuzukuduma

How reliable is Zimbabwe's claim of economic growth?

This is a question that has bothered me for some time.Listening to President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressing today's ZANU-PF Politburo meeting, one would be forgiven for believing Zimbabwe is in the midst of a spectacular economic renaissanc…

Published: 03 Dec 2025 at 19:48hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

When apartheid crushed black lives, Donald Trump was silent , Why speak only for the Boers now?

As the diplomatic tension between Washington and Pretoria deepens, Africa must pause and reflect on a critical historical truth. During the darkest days of apartheid, Donald J. Trump never said a single word in defence of black South Afric…

Published: 30 Nov 2025 at 18:25hrs | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Ubuntu: Our moral imperative to support people with disabilities

The Zimbabwean philosophy of Unhu/Ubuntu - our shared humanity and humanness - forms the bedrock of our moral compass, demanding that we accord respect and provide necessary support to people with disabilities. This principle is not just a…

Published: 30 Nov 2025 at 18:07hrs | by Etiwel Mutero

Chinese miners' ongoing violations of Zimbabwe's dignity and sovereignty are utterly unacceptable

Some things in this world can be tolerated, but others cross a line that no society should ever accept.There are moments in a nation's story when silence becomes complicity - when ignoring injustice is the same as endorsing it.To directly …

Published: 29 Nov 2025 at 18:39hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Are Zimbabwe's endless taxes deliberately designed to finance the corruption machinery?

There are important questions we need to answer.The Zimbabwean government's relentless appetite for squeezing more and more taxes out of an already suffocating population has become impossible to ignore. To directly receive articles f…

Published: 29 Nov 2025 at 18:36hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

From Clicks to Recognition: How bulawayo24.com and Solusi University Lit Up My Journalistic Journey

When bulwayo24.com opened its doors to aspiring writers, I didn't just submit an article - I submitted a promise: to tell Zimbabwe’s story with courage, clarity, and conviction. The platform's willingness to publish my work turned that pro…

Published: 29 Nov 2025 at 15:16hrs | by Erick Matotoba

Mnangagwa's regime should not try to profit from its own failures

In Zimbabwe, the suffering of the poor has been turned into a cash cow for the ruling elite.This morning, I came across a deeply disturbing report claiming that the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has resolved to impose a stagg…

Published: 27 Nov 2025 at 12:57hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe's feja-feja economy is unsustainable!

Most of us have encountered feja-feja before, that quick, deceptive street game where the eye is easily fooled.Zimbabwe today survives on improvisation, luck, and illusion. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, pleas…

Published: 26 Nov 2025 at 11:06hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe's call for body donations is ultimately a call to disrespect our deceased loved ones

Respect lies at the heart of Ubuntu, and nothing embodies this more profoundly than honouring those who loved us but are no longer with us.As I was reading a news article this afternoon about calls for Zimbabweans to donate their bodies fo…

Published: 24 Nov 2025 at 19:54hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mbare seed scam

A dangerous scam has been uncovered in Mbare, where fraudsters are repackaging and painting ordinary grain to fraudulently present it as high-quality, treated seeds.How the Scam Works:1. The Deception: Scammers take cheap, untreated grain …

Published: 22 Nov 2025 at 13:54hrs | by Nick Mangwana

Open letter to Bulawayo City Council fathers

Dear City Council Fathers, We write this open letter to express our deep disappointment and concern regarding the continued silence from your office following our correspondence initially on the 19th of September 2025 and a follow up …

Published: 21 Nov 2025 at 22:05hrs | by Sibangani Ngwenya - Mthwakazi Liberation Movement

It's time to tackle the landlord menace

If you are a young Zimbabwean trying to build a life whether you are a recent graduate, a young professional, or an aspiring entrepreneur chances are you have already met your number one obstacle: the landlord.For many, this figure has bec…

Published: 21 Nov 2025 at 22:00hrs | by Tedious Ncube

Will Kudakwashe Tagwirei sail this turbulent boat?

With the entry of Kudakwashe Tagwirei, Mnangagwa's blue-eyed son who he propelled to the ZANU-PF Central Committee, the political landscape in Zimbabwe is undergoing yet another turn.As a tenderpreneur who only understands how to pursue go…

Published: 21 Nov 2025 at 21:54hrs | by Leonard Koni

Is oppression in Zimbabwe turning us into a violent nation?

There is something deeply troubling unfolding in Zimbabwe, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Over the past months, social media has been flooded with disturbing videos of violence: a stepmother viciously attacking h…

Published: 21 Nov 2025 at 13:03hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Understanding Zanu PF's internal dynamics around Mnangagwa's term extension

The constitution of Zimbabwe clearly stipulates (in section 328) that any amendments to the term limits that are imposed by the constitution must be approved by the people through a referendum.It also clearly stipulates that an amendment o…

Published: 16 Nov 2025 at 09:45hrs | by Dr Justice Mavedzenge

A take on Chiwenga succession bid

ZANU PF politics, succession has never been a matter of popularity or populism. It is a function of institutional logic, historical continuity, and strategic alignment. And in that context, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga eme…

Published: 15 Nov 2025 at 14:32hrs | by Chipo Musarurwa Siziba

Monetary history of Zimbabwe

The British South Africa Company did not initially introduce a formal monetary system in its territories. Instead, during the 1890s, the region adopted the monetary legislation of the Cape Colony, allowing South African currencies to circu…

Published: 15 Nov 2025 at 14:21hrs | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's silence makes Zimbabweans believe he wants it too

Zanu-PF's campaign to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms has intensified, with senior party officials increasingly vocal in their calls for a 2030 exit date.At the ruling party's ann…

Published: 15 Nov 2025 at 12:52hrs | by Staff reporter

Thabani Mpofu's assault on Fuzwayo:Gaslighting Matabeleland

Advocate Thabani Mpofu's X post, which outrageously likens Mbuso Fuzwayo, Ibhetshu LikaZulu, and their lawyer, Nqobani Sithole, to "dogs" while portraying this writer as their owner, demands a sharp and resolute response. This dehumanizing…

Published: 13 Nov 2025 at 20:24hrs | by Jonathan Moyo

A fearless uprising that turned fatal - Tanzania

The uprising in Tanzania was unanticipated. Not even in our wildest imagination did we foresee such a revolt - one that has shocked the continent to its core. Eyes were on Madagascar, Cameroon, and Kenya, especially after Madagascar's succ…

Published: 13 Nov 2025 at 20:05hrs | by Nomazulu Thata

Why Dangote's Zimbabwe visit matters

Aliko Dangote's visit to Zimbabwe represents a pivotal moment for a country striving to reassert its place in Africa's economic landscape.As Africa's richest man and a continental industrial heavyweight, Dangote's renewed engagement with Z…

Published: 13 Nov 2025 at 19:14hrs | by Gabriel Manyati

Mnangagwa's so-called 'empowerment projects' are destroying Zimbabwe's economy

Short-term fixes often bring long-term harm.Over the past few years, the President Emmerson Mnangagwa regime has proudly paraded what it calls "empowerment projects" - a series of government-funded loans or donations of equipment supposedl…

Published: 13 Nov 2025 at 01:02hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimsec's examination disaster

Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) strongly condemn the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council for its gross incompetence, unprofessional conduct, and reckless disregard for the sanctity of our national examinations. The ongoing …

Published: 12 Nov 2025 at 16:42hrs | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira

Mafume: Man with a job to do or harbinger of 'post-opposition' politics?

Recently, I came across a social media post in which Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume was referred to as "chigananda", a reference to a clique of allegedly corrupt "dealers", "tenderpreneurs" and other less-than-esteemed persons said to be associ…

Published: 12 Nov 2025 at 16:39hrs | by Tichaona Zindoga

Opinion

Women organisation launches initiative to create safer and inclusive digital space for young women leaders

MRP petitions Mnangagwa to account for Gukurahundi atrocities

Zimbabwe set to be a regional power equipment hub

408km of the Bulawayo - Victoria Falls road yet to be completed

Zimbabwe police expands national highway patrol fleet

Beer prices spike as shortages bite in Zimbabwe

Mnangagwa declares Brigadier General Chimwaza a national hero

Mahomva appointed NetOne head of public relations

Mayor of Reading visits Zimbabwe's Bulawayo

Zanu-PF survived Geza's onslaught

Guruve murder suspect arrested following nationwide manhunt

10 die in Harare–Nyamapanda road head-on collision

State withdraws charges against trio scribes

Midnight thief breaks door with a pick to steal cellphone

Mnangagwa appoints 2 new deputy ministers

Mthuli Ncube scales back gold royalty hike

Man calls wild animals using mysterious horn whistle

Zimbabwe police demand overhaul of driving tests

Over 1,300 youths infected with HIV annually in Harare

'Mnangagwa's authority unchallenged'

Ex-Studio 263 actor up for US$250,000 fraud

Harare man ordered to pay increased maintenance

OK Zimbabwe chairman retires

Mnangagwa meets DRC special envoy

Brigadier General dies

Woman jailed for assaulting father's girlfriend

Mhona leads festive season road safety awareness campaign launch

Poor African state coordination giving Trump and US room to interfere: MRP

Chinomona calls on women's league to unite in agricultural season programmes

US travel ban expansion sparks concern in Africa

Econet Zimbabwe to exit from ZSE

Trump adds visa restrictions on Zimbabweans

Another fake cer­ti­fic­ate rom the North bust at Mpilo

Fees, levies in broad­cast­ing, tele­coms to be reduced

Tungwarara Denies Rift with Mugwadi

Chiwenga jets out to India

BCC to hire refuse removal trucks at US$400 per day

Tourists robbers in court

Mnangagwa tells ministers to take govt business seriously

Police release image of suspect in Guruve family massacre

Woman accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old boy pleads not guilty

Car handouts won't fix War vets priorities

Communities along Bulawayo–Victoria Falls road to benefit from boreholes

Chivayo gives away $1,8 million in cash to his church members

CCtv footage produced in US$46,000 Kwekwe theft

Housemaid in court over $14,000 heist

Police probe 2 fatal hit and run accidents

New Kwekwe-Lupane highway to cut out Harare-Bulawayo-Vic_Falls route

Mnangagwa addresses final Cabinet meeting of the year

SANTACO condemns rogue 'taxi patrols' at Beitbridge border post