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Machacha's flimsy attempt to defend CAB3 actually exposes the sinister motives behind the unpopular bill

Silence masks deceptiveness; statements expose it.The proposed Constitutional Amendment (No. 3) Bill, or CAB3, has ignited a profound political and legal crisis, exposing deep fractures within Zimbabwe's ruling establishment. If you v…

Published: 5 hrs ago | 119 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Bones of Power: How Lungu's SA Ruling Differs from Mugabe's Kutama Burial

HARARE/PRETORIA - Two former presidents. Two burial battles. Two very different endings. In August 2026, South Africa's Pretoria High Court ordered former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's body repatriated from Johannesburg to Lusaka, d…

Published: 5 hrs ago | 140 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Force Will Not Sell #CAB3 - Only Persuasion Can

Constitutions are not sold at gunpoint. They are accepted in the mind, defended in debate, and owned in the heart of the citizen. Yet as #CAB3 moves through Parliament, a disturbing noise is rising from the edges: voices that think shoutin…

Published: 5 hrs ago | 112 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Zimbabwe’s promotion of informal sector a ticking time bomb that threatens to explode any day

More often than not, it is the truth that sets us free.As we listen to those calling for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to continue in office beyond the 2028 expiry of his two five-year terms, a disturbing pattern emerges.If you value my soc…

Published: 07 Jun 2026 at 21:23hrs | 549 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Honour the Signature: Why Zimbabwe Must Pay BIPA Farmers and Protect Its Future

HARARE - The word "BIPA" haunts Zimbabwe's land debate. To some it means betrayal of land reform. To investors it means a broken promise. But in law, BIPA means one thing only: a treaty Zimbabwe signed, ratified, and must honour. BIPA…

Published: 06 Jun 2026 at 20:36hrs | 259 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

South Africa Spits on the Blood of Her Liberators: As Mountains Become Refuge for African Brothers

From Comrades to Corpses: Xenophobia, the New Apartheid Worn by Black Hands "Kleinmond's Tears: When the Children of Liberation Hunt the Children of Sacrifice"KLEINMOND, South Africa – Four nights ago, Mozambican son Lado Amido heard a kno…

Published: 06 Jun 2026 at 20:29hrs | 415 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

No Dynasty, No Surrender: Chamisa Calls for Transitional Government to Stop CAB3

The People's Hour: Chamisa Draws Line in Sand Against Constitutional Hijack as he orders ZANU PF toWithdraw CAB3 or Face the Wrath of History – Chamisa's Revolutionary Call"  The silence is broken. The two-year stillness ends. Fo…

Published: 06 Jun 2026 at 20:23hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Zimbabwe's untapped Titanium economy

FOR decades, discussions about Zimbabwe's economic future have largely revolved around government policy, foreign investment, mining giants, and large corporations. Yet beneath these headline sectors lies a largely overlooked segment of th…

Published: 06 Jun 2026 at 19:18hrs | 223 | by Brighton Musonza

Even a scoring Mbappé leaves the pitch after 90 minutes: Mnangagwa must exit in 2028

Trying too hard to justify the absurd only makes the speaker look ridiculous.When a ruling party resorts to sports metaphors to justify altering a nation's foundational law, it inadvertently hands its critics the perfect tools for its own …

Published: 06 Jun 2026 at 20:15hrs | 227 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Is Zimbabwe ready for 2028 AFCON bid?

Whoever won the contract to renovate the enormous stadium and completed the subpar work should be held accountable for their use of the funds.After 46 years of independence, it appears that Zimbabwe is not yet ready for significant infrast…

Published: 06 Jun 2026 at 19:55hrs | 181 | by Leonard Koni

Mnangagwa is a long-distance runner

The real problem is that General Constantino Chiwenga allowed Emmerson Mnangagwa to remove the running mate clause through Constitutional Amendment No. 2 in 2021.Mnangagwa is a long-distance runner. He plans his moves carefully and, whethe…

Published: 06 Jun 2026 at 09:57hrs | 459 | by Hopewell Chin'ono

Mount Nyangani: Alien Base, Ancestral Spirit, or Mountain of Lost Souls?

Zimbabwe's highest peak, Mount Nyangani, stands at 2,592m in the Eastern Highlands. It is breathtaking. It is also whispered about. At least 8 people are known to have vanished on its slopes over the past few decades without a trace. The r…

Published: 05 Jun 2026 at 09:56hrs | 488 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Zimbabwe’s Fatal Silence - Who Do We Expect to Save Us?

There is a disturbing, heavy silence hanging over Zimbabwe, and it is time we confront it honestly. As a nation, we are witnessing the systematic dismantling of our remaining constitutional rights, yet our collective response has been a mi…

Published: 02 Jun 2026 at 06:26hrs | | by Sam Wezhira

While Zimbabwe Watches Power and Wealth, Malaria Continues to Kill

In recent weeks, Zimbabwe's public discourse has been dominated by two subjects, the extraordinary display of wealth at businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's wedding and the increasingly contentious debate surrounding proposed constitutional a…

Published: 01 Jun 2026 at 19:12hrs | | by Chakabva Kudakwashe

When Names Change but Systems Don't: School Renaming and the Struggle for Decoloniality in Africa

More than four decades after the end of formal colonial rule in Zimbabwe in 1980, and over three decades after independence in Namibia and South Africa, the last three states to attain black majority rule in Africa, it has become increasin…

Published: 01 Jun 2026 at 19:09hrs | 310 | by Diligent Mpofu

Zimbabwe and Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3: The Fire Between the Palace and the Street

Zimbabwe stands once again at a crossroads where law, wealth, and power intersect. Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 has become more than a legal text—it has become a mirror. And what stares back is the gulf between those who feast at the …

Published: 31 May 2026 at 12:24hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

'Death trap' highway sparks drumbeat of outrage

RESIDENTS of Mashonaland West Province have intensified calls for urgent government intervention to rehabilitate the deteriorating Harare–Chirundu Highway, which they say has become a "death trap" due to worsening road conditions and a sur…

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:44hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter

VFEX topples ZSE in dramatic market coup

ZIMBABWE'S youngest capital market, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), has overtaken the 132-year-old Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) in a major structural shift that signals changing investor preferences toward US dollar-denominated …

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

CIO quizzes Victoria Falls activist

THE Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) has been drawn into controversy after conservation activist Benjamin Larry Norton revealed that intelligence officers held a series of meetings with him over his ongoing High Court challenge agai…

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:43hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter

Second phase Gukurahundi hearings set for next week

THE long-awaited second phase of the Gukurahundi community outreach hearings is expected to begin next week, following the expiry of the initial six-month engagement period in December last year.President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially laun…

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe faces fresh investor scrutiny after Delta tax challenge

ZIMBABWE'S largest beverage manufacturer, Delta Corporation, has raised concern that uncertainty over the interpretation of tax rules during the country's currency transition poses a greater threat to investment confidence than the actual …

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe MPs clash over sewage

LAWMAKERS recently clashed in Parliament over Zimbabwe's worsening sewage crisis, with concerns raised about frequent sewer bursts affecting communities across the country and posing public health risks.Mbare legislator Darlington Chigumbu…

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe road repairs stall as imported chemicals drain forex

THE government says it is working with local universities to develop cheaper, locally produced road maintenance chemicals as authorities seek to reduce reliance on imports that are straining foreign currency reserves.Zimbabwe's rural road …

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:39hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter

Mohadi calls for shift from political contest to development-focused dialogue

VICE President Dr Kembo Mohadi has called for a shift away from perpetual political contestation towards development-oriented dialogue, saying national discourse must increasingly focus on delivering tangible results for citizens rather th…

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

March and March might just be a manifestation of a bigger problem

The ongoing marches in South Africa against what had been dubbed illegal African migrants reveals many things beyond the discourses of xenophobia and Afrophobia. At the centre of this is the question of migration which is said to be a…

Published: 30 May 2026 at 08:58hrs | | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

When the Pulpit Becomes a Podium – Zimbabwe’s Dangerous Romance with Political Worship

Zimbabwe remains a land of astonishing spiritual thirst. From cathedrals that kiss the Harare skyline to the hills where mapostori gather in white garments under the sun, freedom of worship flows like the Manyame River — wide, untamed, and…

Published: 29 May 2026 at 23:11hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

A Dangerous Precedent – Why Beatrice Mtetwa’s Attack on Justice Malaba Is Really an Attack on the Courts.

The legal fraternity thrives on robust debate. But there is a line between critique and intimidation, between commentary and contempt. Beatrice Mtetwa’s recent article on the legacy of retired Chief Justice Luke Malaba crosses that line, a…

Published: 29 May 2026 at 11:33hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

While Zvigananda splurge $20 million on a wedding, Zimbabwe is begging for money to feed the hungry

Can a country ever have more wicked leadership?There is a profound and agonizing tragedy unfolding in Zimbabwe, one that exposes the absolute moral bankruptcy of the country's political and economic leadership. If you value my social …

Published: 26 May 2026 at 13:23hrs | 1368 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

President Mnangagwa: The liberation torchbearer driving Zimbabwe's Second Republic transformation

Zimbabwe's national story is one of courage, sacrifice and an unbroken determination to secure sovereignty and prosperity. Few figures embody that journey as profoundly as President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, whose life mirrors the count…

Published: 26 May 2026 at 07:14hrs | 790 | by Russell Mukau

Africa United: Defending liberation, peace, and economic freedom

Today, the sons and daughters of Africa rise in unity and revolutionary pride as we commemorate Africa Day - a historic reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and determination of African liberation heroes who fought tirelessly against coloni…

Published: 26 May 2026 at 07:05hrs | 502 | by Collins Kasiya

Zanu-PF secret meeting that changed Zimbabwe forever

The wind that swept across Tsholotsho that November afternoon in 2004 carried more than dust. It carried fear, ambition, conspiracy, calculation and the scent of political blood.At Dinyane Secondary School, deep in the dry heartlands of Ma…

Published: 24 May 2026 at 15:20hrs | 1369 | by Gabriel Manyati

Defenders of Zimbabwe's imperial presidency are mistaken about democracy

FORTY years of election violence, institutional decay, and political polarisation did not emerge by accident in Zimbabwe. They are the product of a constitutional structure deliberately designed to concentrate power in one office.The curre…

Published: 23 May 2026 at 17:18hrs | | by Karabo Ngoepe

Younger age groups getting 'lifestyle diseases'

ONE of the biggest changes happening in healthcare today is the growing number of young people developing what were once considered diseases of old age.Conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and fatty liver d…

Published: 23 May 2026 at 17:10hrs | | by Dr Tendai Zuze

South African anger against immigrants is misdirected: confront Ramaphosa over why he shields the Mnangagwa regime

The absence of logic breeds ignorance. The streets of South Africa have increasingly become arenas of volatile frustration, where the burning of shops and the intimidation of foreign nationals are justified by the populist narrative t…

Published: 20 May 2026 at 23:04hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Moyo is ill-suited to accuse others of undermining Mnangagwa

We have observed the unfolding events with a keen eye and have refrained from commenting harboring the hope that Moyo would recognize the folly of his actions. His blatant disregard for decorum, particularly in the presence of our eld…

Published: 20 May 2026 at 15:21hrs | | by Sabhuku Temba P. Mliswa

Mampara of the week: Kholeka Gcaleka

Public protector Kholeka Gcaleka has so far kept a relatively low profile, avoiding the scandals that dogged her bumbling predecessor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane.But this week Gcaleka revealed a darker side in response to criticism over her office…

Published: 17 May 2026 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Why Zanu-PF no longer fears its Zimbabwe rivals

Zimbabwe’s long, grueling struggle for democratisation has reached its lowest ebb.Twenty-seven years after the historic wave of popular discontent crystallised into a formidable counter-hegemonic movement, the contemporary opposition has …

Published: 17 May 2026 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Do those who accept 'gifts' from Chivayo ever think how all this is going to end?

Desperation, when allowed to reign, becomes our greatest danger and our ultimate downfall.The Zimbabwean landscape has become a theater of the absurd, where the spectacle of "generosity" is performed against a backdrop of systemic decay.&n…

Published: 12 May 2026 at 12:57hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Many Africans still speak their colonisers' language

Despite gaining independence in the 1960s, African states still have not fully broken away from certain structures of influence inherited from the colonial period.Among them, institutional Francophonie occupies a unique place. Often presen…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 14:58hrs | 540 | by Egountchi Behanzin

What makes a corrupt despotic leader think he will succeed where other despots have failed?

Some human behaviours seemingly defy logic.The enduring tragedy of modern governance is the recurring delusion that an iron fist can provide a permanent grip on power. If you value my social justice advocacy and writing, please consid…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 20:02hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Beyond the 5 year horizon: Rethinking Zimbabwe's electoral cycle

Zimbabwe's current debate around constitutional reform, particularly the proposal to move toward a seven-year parliamentary presidency under Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CA3), is not emerging in a vacuum.It is rooted in a long and …

Published: 06 May 2026 at 14:42hrs | | by Karabo Ngoepe

Why all those finding life hard in Zimbabwe should resist CAB3

There are life-and-death issues that should never be treated as a game.As the notorious Constitutional Amendment (No. 3) Bill, or CAB3, nears its inevitable tabling in Parliament, the clock is ticking for every Zimbabwean to find their voi…

Published: 04 May 2026 at 20:05hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

The 2030 Rubicon: When power forgets how Zanu-PF really works

The biggest mistake in Zimbabwean politics is to think Zanu-PF is governed by structures. It is not. It is governed by power - and power in Zanu-PF does not sit still. It shifts. It recalibrates. It abandons yesterday’s certainties and man…

Published: 04 May 2026 at 08:53hrs | | by Reason Wafawarova

Amendment No. 3 deserves a balance sheet conversation

SINCE February 16, 2026, Zimbabwe's public discourse has been saturated with debate over the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill (CAB3).Legal scholars have parsed its clauses, political actors have taken positions and civic voices have…

Published: 03 May 2026 at 09:01hrs | | by Brian Kombora

May Day

Every worker in Zimbabwe from all walks of life anticipated that May Day would bring about new wages, salaries, and working conditions during the tenure of the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the secretary general of the ZCTU.On February 28, 1981,…

Published: 30 Apr 2026 at 21:56hrs | | by Leonard Koni

Renaming colonial infrastructure without constructing our own is an undeniable admission of failure

We were meant to do better not merely recycling what we inherited.The proposed renaming of over 60 schools across Harare is not an act of revolutionary liberation; it is a public confession of developmental bankruptcy.If you value my socia…

Published: 30 Apr 2026 at 21:50hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Courts are not empowered to adjudicate hypothetical or abstract disputes

There been a flurry of excitable Court challenges against CAB3 and yet what is striking is how the law is still only a proposed Bill.  Thus, a court challenge at this stage is premature and most likely legally unsustainable. Constitut…

Published: 29 Apr 2026 at 06:24hrs | | by Temba P. Mliswa

Chiwenga is almost like a reincarnation of Chamisa

Having commented on VP Chiwenga's Hezekiah video, it's strange how criticising President Mnangagwa can be palatable and even accepted, and yet the same for Vice President Chiwenga is deemed kufarisa? Politics hadzisi dzekutyisidzirana and …

Published: 29 Apr 2026 at 06:23hrs | | by Temba P. Mliswa

How can Chivayo justify his place in the President's delegation as a ‘businessman' yet couldn't even exhibit at the ZITF?

Zimbabwe has become the laughing stock of the world.The spectacle witnessed at the 2026 Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) was more than just a gathering of regional leaders and industry titans; it was a profound illustration of the …

Published: 28 Apr 2026 at 20:34hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chiwenga now seriously endangering his standing

This is as brazen an attack on the President as one can ever give and coming from his own Deputy its shocking. For one so close to the President to resort to this is diplomatically gross and strategically poor.The VP is now seriously endan…

Published: 27 Apr 2026 at 14:03hrs | | by Temba P. Mliswa

Opinion / Columnist

Police bust suspected drug network in Kibra

Chinese Ambassador praises Zimbabwean youth at Chinese Bridge finals

Four arrested over unlicensed firearms in Mpumalanga

Zimbabwe Diaspora Group accuses Legal and Parliamentary Committee of excluding important facts in CAB3 consultations

Machacha's flimsy attempt to defend CAB3 actually exposes the sinister motives behind the unpopular bill

Bones of Power: How Lungu's SA Ruling Differs from Mugabe's Kutama Burial

Force Will Not Sell #CAB3 - Only Persuasion Can

Musarara's bid to halt import levies thrown out of court

Tungwarara dishes out cash in Cowdray Park

Bishop beats chained woman to death in bid to cast out demons

Plumtree ambulance stolen, crashes in Marula

AFM faces another split

Drug dealing allegations rock school, staff involved

MP loses US$100,000 in alleged investment scam

6 war veterans declared liberation war heroes

Tshabangu dismisses claims of political 'ultimatum' to Zanu PF

Zimbabwe placed on Global Workers' Rights watch list

Woman douses hubby’s girlfriend with petrol, sets her alight

Frederick Shava orders stupid foreign study clearance

Zimbabwe industrialisation Indaba taken away from Bulawayo

Ghanaians flee xenophobic South Africa

Coltart of accused of cultural ignorance

Zimbabwe repatriates citizens fleeing South Africa unrest

Govt forced to suspend 2nd Shurugwi tollgate

Pregnant woman dies after assault by lover

BCC approves board for water utility

Several injured in Mahatshula road accident

Zimgold builds Bulawayo plant, eyes exports

Zimbabwe plans ban on importation of locally producible goods

Missing siblings search intensifies

Navaya brace fires Hardrock back to summit

Africans in South Africa put on notice

3 bodies retrieved from Harare sewer pool

Former finance assistant in court over US$210 000 fraud

Blitz targets illegal clinics, medicine dealers

Mpilo begins installing new cancer treatment machine

Mwonzora defiant after death threat over Muchena meeting

Man accused of impersonating Deputy Chief Justice

Tshabangu bloc holds CAB 3 vote as Zanu-PF talks stall

Chivayo splashes cars, cash on Manyuchi and Zvenyika

Biti rallies diaspora against Constitutional Amendment Bill

Patriotic Vendors4ED intensifies Zanu PF campaign after Tsholotsho District launch

Zimbabwe’s promotion of informal sector a ticking time bomb that threatens to explode any day

Coltart cautions against overstating Zimbabwe’s UN Security Council election

Limpopo Police Commissioner leads high‑density crime crackdown in Seshego

Pan‑African Parliament mourns death of Angolan delegate Manuel Domingos Augusto

Two Buhera men arrested over alleged cattle theft

MRP criticises Zimbabwe’s election to UN Security Council

Ramaphosa toughens stance on illegal immigration as Zimbabweans watch closely

74 Zimbabweans repatriated from South Africa after xenophobic attacks

Zanu-PF threatens unleash 'our' dogs

Animal rights body takes swipe at Ramaphosa

Internet key to economic development

Chiwenga launches African Dream boat

Police impound kombis

Access to information, media freedom in the digital age

SDA pastor fired over indecent assault

Zimbabwe call for peace in Gaza

Egypt Dzinemunhenzva sues ZEC over 'unlawful' nomination fees

Chiwenga, doctors in crunch meeting

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