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Mnangagwa has taken us back to 2008

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is plunging Zimbabwe back into the 2008 era when the regime survived on peddling lies. Let us unpack some of the lies and confront them for answers.The Zanu-PF administration is full of hypocri…

Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:23hrs | 5 | by Isaac

Were MDC human rights violated in 2008?

MDC was created by the CFU (Commercial Farmers Union), capitalists and the west, so that they take power from Zanu-PF, reverse land reform and indigenization; pull the Zimbabwe National Army out of Congo to ensure the successful overthrow …

Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 18:23hrs | 2 | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare

Back to 2008 as Zimdollar returns

FOR President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, the re-introduction of the national currency a decade after its demise is a return to "normalcy".For most of the country's citizens, it's a bitter reminder of years of hyperinflation, which de…

Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:47hrs | 7 | by Bloomberg

Grace Mugabe and a fracturing Zanu-PF

continued from last weekMany of those mansion builders were comrades-in-arms from Zimbabwe's war of independence. They, their families, and their business cronies were not eager to give up power or wealth. They were especially disinclined …

Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:11hrs | 3 | by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield

'Zimbabwe sliding back to 2008'

ZANU PF legislator and Zimbabwe Cross-Border Traders' Association (ZCBTA) chairperson, Killer Zivhu has slammed the move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to introduce bureau de changes, saying this will encourage parallel market activ…

Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1699 | by Staff reporter

Is it 2008 all over again for Zimbabweans?

Even though government is claiming to be on top of the situation, Zimbabweans are panicking because events from the past few weeks have an eerie similarity to what happened in 2008 when the country tumbled to the worst economic and politic…

Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 4 | by Cecilia Kamputa

Mugabe, the real disgrace happened when you lost in 2008

ONE cannot help but feel pity for the aged former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe. It would appear those who deceptively spoke glowingly about him prior to his demise last year are still speaking, but very much to his further detriment…

Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Learnmore Zuze

The year 2008 was the zenith of shortages of basic commodities. Hyperinflation reached levels that had only been seen during Europe's Great Depression. After a decade of hyperinflation, Zimbabwe learned from its mistakes and switched to a …

Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Linda Masarira

MDC-T defends 2008 decision to skip borders for Botswana

MDC-T national executive member and legislator Murisi Zvizwai has defended the MDC-T leader's 2008 decision to skip the country to seek refuge in Botswana soon after delivering an inconclusive electoral defeat on arch-rival President Rober…

Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

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