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Zapu seeks court order to stop Gukurahundi hearings
The opposition Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (Zapu) has lodged an urgent application in the High Court seeking to stop the commencement of the Gukurahundi community outreach hearings scheduled to beg...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa consoles Namibia over Geingob's sudden death
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed his grief and sadness following the death of Namibian President, Hage Geingob, saying the region has lost a Pan-African stalwart and an icon.The late Presiden...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Activists condemned EU for the oppression of African people
A protest was held in the Swiss capital, Bern, against the oppression of African peoples by the United States of America and European Union. The action took place on Bahnhofplatz. The eve...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 20:08hrs | 31 | by Staff Reporter
The inspiring journey of Joshua Nkomo, African hero
IN the annals of African history, there are few figures as iconic and revered as the late Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, affectionately known as Father Zimbabwe. A towering presence with an air of com...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
The enablers of Shona hegemony and enemies of Mthwakazi's peoples' emancipation from the MLF President
Greetings to all!, The compilation of this article identifies the enablers of Shona hegemony among others as the so-called "ZPRA Legacy Group". This group is comprised of charlatans who are in...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:37hrs | 25 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Old habits die hard
DEAR President Emmerson MnangagwaYour Excellency, as Bulawayo hosted the 42nd independence anniversary, one thing for certain is that there was apparent resentment all over. Ordinarily, there ...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Black students in Ukraine subjected to racism
I was awakened by a loud sound. I looked out through the window from my 18th floor room and saw thick black smoke coming up I could not see where was it coming from. I then heard people screaming and ...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:12hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Ex-Zipra commander pens book to correct history
A FORMER Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) commander, Andrew Ndlovu, yesterday said his book titled Zimbabwe Struggle. The Delayed Revolution: An Autobiography sought to correct Zimbabwe's ...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Jane Ngwenya the first black woman nationalist to join active politics in Rhodesia
Comrade Jane Ngwenya was the first woman who dared the men spaces, a domain of male occupation: politics. When my mother came to Zambia running away from the obvious incarceration at Chikurubi prison ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Correction of Zimbabwe history
The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) never had a Military Command Structure called Special Affairs. The name Special Affairs was a Code name for the Armed Struggle, which ZAPU, (under the...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 15:27hrs | 4 | by Phelekezela Mphoko (Zimbabwe former Vice President)
Mnangagwa not worried about Ramaphosa speech in Tanzania
The president of South Africa Mr C Ramaphosa paid tribute to the countries he said helped and fought with ANC to remove Apartheid in South Africa. Mr Ramaphosa thanked Tanzania for being the centre an...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 10:24hrs | 14 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mukudzei Mudzi and a 'distorted history’
We have learned with sorrow and sadness of the death of Cde Mukudzei Mudzi (94) the former Executive Secretary (General Secretary) of Dare reChimurenga of ZANU.Cde Mudzi's death followed that ...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 16:17hrs | 15 | by Rugare Gumbo
ICAC demands lifting of Ecowas embargo against Mali
The International Coalition Against Coronavirus and Other Pandemics (ICAC) has demanded the lifting of the ECOWAS embargo against Mali and the immediate release of its Vice President Pulcherie Edith G...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 08:49hrs | 16 | by Stephen Jakes
A billion reasons to believe in Pan Africanism?
Pan-Africanism is a worldwide intellectual movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all people of African descent. ... At its core Pan-Africanism is "a belief that Af...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 11:37hrs | 41 | by Enos Denhere
Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - 6 December 1939 to 23 May 2019 - A Tribute
A giant has fallen. Zimbabwe mourns. Dr Dumiso Dabengwa personified the war of liberation. Affectionately known as ‘the Black Russian', in reference to the fact he was one of the few liberation war ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 16:13hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Msipa
Jonathan Moyo calls for a Joshua Nkomo Public Holiday
Exiled Former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo says 1 July should be declared a national holiday in honour of the late Vice President of the country who passed on in 1999."On 1 July, i...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 08:37hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A classical example of a pot telling the kettle: 'how black!' who will be counted in the Trump Era
Be it Mnangagwa giving Donald Trump land in abundance in Victoria Falls or Chamisa dreaming of Las Vegas in Victoria Falls, it is just tasteless. Now when Chamisa ridicules Mnangagwa about his golf co...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 19:44hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Letter to Comrade Julius Malema
Dear Mr. Malema, Firstly, I would like to apologize to you personally because when you started your political path, I am one of those you did not take you seriously. I was deeply concerned abo...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
MLF petitions Mnangagwa to allow them hold meeting in Zimbabwe
Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF) in collaboration with political parties and movements in Mthwakazi shall be holding a Constitutional Conference in Mthwakazi, Bulawayo, from the 19th to the 22nd Decem...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Mangoma will whittle down presidential powers
Daily News editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with the presidential candidate for the Coalition of Democrats (CODE) — an alliance of six opposition political parties about the ...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
22 December - to celebrate or not to celebrate?
ZAPU will never celebrate a ceasefire cosmetically packaged as unity. Whereas in late 1982 to early 1983, ZANU PF led government of Zimbabwe embarked on a well planned, orchestrated and sustai...Published: 22 Dec 2017 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Iphithule T Maphosa (ZAPU)
'Zimbabwe industry must start functioning'
VETERAN nationalist Angeline Masuku has bounced back into Government having been appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Bulawayo taking over from ...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZAPU responds to Simon Khaya Moyo's ascendancy to the factional Zanu Pf presidium
ZAPU notes with great concern of a report in Newsday-Southern Eye of 15 December 2017 by one Elphacy Dube masquerading as a ZAPU secretary general for Harare province, making unfounded pronouncements ...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 16:32hrs | | by Iphithule T Maphosa
Nightmare of Mugabe and his allies' Matabele atrocities
The first details of a shock report of Zimbabwe's government troops' atrocities in camp Bhalagwe and elsewhere has emerged despite Mugabe's curtain of silence, writes David BeresfordOne of the...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 10:42hrs | 2 | by David Beresford
Poem: Restore Africa, Restore!
We declared our own sovereignty, We sang our own liberation songs, We took ownership of what rightfully belonged to us, We successfully extricated ourselves from the ruthless imperialists....Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 06:10hrs | | by Patricia Masiyakurima
Lessons learnt from the Kenyan electoral experience of 2017 visa vee Zimbabwe, Africa and the world
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart (Proverbs 3:1 NIV) Robert Gabriel Mugabe has no lesson he can pass, either to his generation or that below him, when he fi...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 20:07hrs | 1 | by Andrew M Manyevere
Naison Ndlovu was not a 'hero by declaration'
Yesterday, one of the most memorable figures in the history of the freedom and independence struggle, Naison Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu was laid to rest after enduring slow decline and ill-health for a few ...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 20:23hrs | 14 | by Strike Mkandla
ZAPU helping communities
The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) on Saturday donated 140 bags of cement to a community in Bulawayo Central District as the party lives up to its values and principles of empowering the people...Published: 22 May 2017 at 09:04hrs | | by Iphithule Thembani KaMaphosa
ZAPU mourns veteran journalist Bill Saidi
Zimbabwe African Peoples Union conveys heartfelt condolences to the Saidi family and the media community for the sad passing on of journalist and writer Bill Saidi in Zambia yesterday.ZAPU Inf...Published: 05 Jan 2017 at 05:48hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
The un-ended quest for self determination the restotration of Mthwakazi Inkuzi Series: Discussion Paper 2
1. Introduction This paper is multi-fold with a specific motivation of triggering an intellectual debate, coupled with not only comments but positive se...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Dr Mpiyesizwe Churchill Guduza
ZAPU dissolves Bulawayo Provincial Executive Committee
Zimbabwe African Peoples' Union Bulawayo Province had its executive committee dissolved as of Sunday 27 November 2016.This comes as a result of a resolution of the National Executive Council m...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 10:56hrs | 1 | by Iphithule Maphosa
ZAPU mourns Arthur Chadzingwa
The Zimbabwe African Peoples' Union learns with regret and sadness the passing on of Nationalist Arthur Chadzingwa. Cde Chadzingwa passed on in Harare yesterday the 10th November 2016. ...Published: 11 Nov 2016 at 12:31hrs | 1 | by Iphithule KaMaphosa
Untold story of Zipra Women's Brigade
Starting this week, The Sunday Mail will be publishing excerpts of the biography of Group Captain Sithabile Sibanda aka Ntombiyezizweni Mhlanga. Under the working title "A Woman's Choice, The untold s...Published: 30 Oct 2016 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZAPU mourns Cephas Msipa
The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union learns with regret and sorrow of the passing on of Cde Cephas Msipa, one of former ZAPU luminaries who succumbed to illness this morning in Harare. Dr Msipa, reporte...Published: 17 Oct 2016 at 13:42hrs | | by Iphithule kaMaphosa
Let the law take its course on Prof Jonathan Moyo corruption and fraud case - ZAPU
Last week the nation woke up to news headlines about the impending arrest of Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Prof Jonathan Moyo for a string of corruption and fraud allegations. We a...Published: 10 Oct 2016 at 18:31hrs | | by Iphithule kaMaphosa
ZAPU mourns Advocate Cyril Ndebele
The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union learns with great sorrow the untimely passing on of former Speaker of Parliament and Attorney General Advocate Cyril Ndebele. Advocate Ndebele was a ZAPU...Published: 07 Oct 2016 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by Iphithule Thembani kaMaphosa
Mugabe's rot continues
Mugabe's penchant for nepotism has just revealed itself by the appointment of his son in law to serve on the most powerful position at Air Zimbabwe yesterday. Air Zimbabwe is amongst the largest w...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 16:06hrs | 1 | by Iphithule kaMaphosa
Zapu condemn reckless Zanu PF MP
Zanu PF Mpopoma-Pelandaba legislator Joseph Tshuma has angered Zapu by claiming that Matabeleland region is not marginalised but locals are 'not determined, they're choosy, they prefer to go to South ...Published: 08 Sep 2016 at 10:58hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Ignorant ZimPF
The sentiments by ZimPF concerning ZAPU's just ended Congress make a worrisome reading to many people and ZAPU in particular. While it is a disgrace in our culture and Ubuntu to criticize in any way w...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 18:26hrs | 1 | by Iphithule kaMaphosa
Ignorant Zimbabwe People First
The sentiments by ZimPF concerning ZAPU's just ended Congress make a worrisome reading to many people and ZAPU in particular. While it is a disgrace in our culture and Ubuntu to criticize in any w...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 18:07hrs | | by Iphithule kaMaphosa
African opposition parties need to form a shadow African Union
It has now become an open secret that the African Union (AU) is nothing more than a dictators' club, which seeks to serve and protect the interests of those in power, at the expense of the suffering o...Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 08:37hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZAPU rejuvenates as Congress draw nearer
The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union, (ZAPU) has embarked on leadership renewal ahead of its Congress slated for the 24th to the 27th August 2016 in Bulawayo. This follows the introduction of the Youth ...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 15:55hrs | | by Iphithule Thembani KaMaphosa
The Raylton War veteran's Declaration, what it means for Zimbabwe
On the 21st of July 2016 the Zimbabwe War veterans met at Raylton sports club were they decided to revisit The Mgagao declaration of 1975. To highlight the significance of this declaration, we need to...Published: 23 Jul 2016 at 17:42hrs | 7 | by Lloyd Msipa
Malema indicating left, turning right
The recent statement attributed to South Africa's Julius Malema purporting to express solidarity with "the people of Zimbabwe" exposes the sheer duplicity of this young and impressionable politician, ...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 06:15hrs | | by Dr Chris Mushohwe
Mugabe's government blasts Julius Malema
Government yesterday blasted South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for openly declaring his support for violent protestors whose ill-fated "shutdown of Zimbabwe" was fund...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 07:54hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Before destruction, God makes them mad
The Bible tells us a story of a King who, after diverting from God's will, was dethroned and his rule was destroyed. However, before the destruction on the wayward King came, the Holy Book tells us th...Published: 10 Jul 2016 at 17:41hrs | | by Iphithule Thembani kaMaphosa
Ignorant Sylvia Utete-Masango
The arrogance that is continued to be displayed by the government and its functionaries that it continues to deploy in Matabeleland against the wishes of the people of Matabeleland rose to new heights...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 15:48hrs | | by Iphithule Thembani kaMaphosa
Tribalism or ethnic disharmony retards Zimbabwe's development - Part 4.3
Tapping wisdom from Zambian humanism, Tanzania's Ujamaa and German's multi-culturalism! They implemented social policies that made multiculturalism possible, coped well in integrating multiple societi...Published: 13 Jun 2016 at 22:45hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ethnicity and tribalism are highly charged words in contemporary Africa - Part two
Christopher Hitchens's quote: "There is almost no country in Africa where it is not essential to know to which tribe, or which subgroup of which tribe, the president belongs. From this single piece of...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 20:44hrs | 14 | by Nomazulu Thata
Gukurahundi - The torment of a people
The independence of Zimbabwe has always been a bitter experience for all well meaning citizens right from the 1980 elections which were stolen by the British and ZANU. Lord Soames, then Go...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Jacob J D Dube
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