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Zimbabwe still free from monkeypox, says govt
Zimbabwe has not recorded any case of monkeypox, authorities said Tuesday.Monkeypox has been reported in 19 endemic and non-endemic countries within and outside Africa.As of 26th May 2...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:10hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
'51% Zimbabweans still trust Mnangagwa'
AN Afro barometer round 9 survey has revealed that 51% of Zimbabwean still trust President Emmerson Mnangagwa to lead the nation despite them not happy about the badly performing economy.This ...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Despotic leaders to blame for Africa's economic morass
ON May 25, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the African continent in marking the 59th anniversary of Africa Day.The day has tremendous significance for Africans and was set aside to commemorate the ...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Afrobarometer opinion is it is flawed and manipulated
Zimbabwe woke up to a report by Afro Barometer which was so negative to the efforts being made in the democratisation of Zimbabwe and positive on the fight against COVID-19. The mixed bag from Afrobar...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 17:27hrs | 6 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Rural voters show fealty to Zanu PF,' says Matyszak - but does that count as free vote
Dear Derek MatyszakI would like to thank you for your excellent article in Zimeye. Thank you.I believe the issue of whether or not these elections were free, fair and credible is a ver...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa and the cost of election propaganda
An opinion poll conducted just a month before the election by Afro Barometer gave Mnangagwa a slim lead. This evidence was brushed aside. The response of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the ...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:37hrs | | by Derek Matyszak
Landslide electoral victory for Chamisa
A CREDIBLE, free and fair election is going to be an outright victory for MDC alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, as indicated by all credible opinion polls. Chamisa will garner no less than 65% of the vo...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:25hrs | | by Nkululeko Sibanda
MPOI is good and has always been precise and exact
Our country Zimbabwe is a wonderful country with very educated, ingenious and diligent people. We have plenty of resources needing properly created institutions to expertly manage them into good use. ...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 17:35hrs | | by Clement Moyo
MDC-T whines again
The Shona adage, shiri ine muririre wayo haiuregeri best describes the MDC-T when it comes to elections, as the party seizes any opportunity to grumble over the possibility of losing an election to ri...Published: 22 Jul 2017 at 11:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T whines again
The Shona adage, shiri ine muririre wayo haiuregeri best describes the MDC-T when it comes to elections, as the party seizes any opportunity to grumble over the possibility of losing an election to ri...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 10:06hrs | | by Daphine Zulu
2018 ELECTION: If we fail to prepare then we must prepare to fail
Our ancestors were wise enough to know that after a terrible misfortune in the family they had to consult spiritual diviners and get answers to the many questions they had. It still remains a mystery ...Published: 31 May 2017 at 14:39hrs | | by Whitlaw Mugwiji
A winning formula for the opposition in Zimbabwe
Of late the media has been abuzz with reports that the opposition parties in Zimbabwe are frantically trying to find each other in an effort to enhance their capacity to defeat Zanu PF in the 2018 'wa...Published: 10 May 2017 at 17:54hrs | | by George Mkhwanazi (PDP Deputy Spokesperson)
Zanu PF Has an Upper Hand in 2018 (Afro Barometer Report Analysis)
In 2013 the main opposition dismissed the afro barometer as fraudulent and biased but the truth be told MDC was heading for disaster. I've interacted with many politicians, academics, civic society, i...Published: 07 May 2017 at 17:32hrs | 3 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Khama-led SADC rejects gays proposal
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), under the chairmanship of President Ian Khama, has rejected a proposal by the European and Latin American countries to include gays, sex workers and ...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 11:30hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Response to 'Biti's big bite of opposition cake'
Dear Editor I would like to respond briefly to the 'opinion piece' by Herald Political Editor, Tichaona Zindoga which appeared in the ZANU-PF - controlled broadsheet yesterday titled 'Bit...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 11:23hrs | 1 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
Welshman Ncube on Friday: The Economics of Happiness
I am a lawyer by profession and a politician by choice, but this week I want to delve into a familiar but treacherous issue of human behaviour - happiness. We might not realise it, but our lives ...Published: 29 May 2015 at 08:32hrs | 2 | by Welshman Ncube
Zim women ignorant about constitution - survey
A survey by Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) has claimed that three quarters of Zimbabweans have little knowledge about the constitution with women being the majority.Presenting the Novemb...Published: 01 Apr 2015 at 13:12hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Riot police teargas, indiscriminately beat up people
Unsuspecting residents of Marondera woke up this morning to a surprise attack by riot police in the Central Business District.Sources on the ground said over 30 police officers besieged the to...Published: 04 Nov 2014 at 21:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Experts question Afro Barometer 'findings' in Zimbabwe
The Afro-Barometer study released on Tuesday suggests that there's been a rapid fall in poverty in Zimbabwe since 2008.Neither those living in exclusive gated communities nor corporate compani...Published: 06 Oct 2013 at 17:09hrs | 1 | by SABC I Shingai Nyoka
'I hate people who say let's have a coalition with Morgan Tsvangirai' says Ncube
The leader of the smaller MDC faction Professor Welshman Ncube said he hates people who say "let's have a coalition with Morgan Tsvangirai because he is the only one with the chance to remove ...Published: 19 May 2013 at 23:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pressure group predicts Zanu-PF victory
An MDC-T-aligned pressure group, Zvakwana/Sokwanele, has attributed the record referendum voter turnout to Zanu-PF's effective mobilisation and postulated that this could be repeated in the harmonised...Published: 03 Apr 2013 at 04:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Referendum voting patterns points to a Zanu-PF victory says NCA
ZANU-PF will win the forthcoming harmonised elections basing on the referendum voting patterns, National Constitutional Assembly chairperson Professor Lovemore Madhuku has said.Prof Madhuku m...Published: 27 Mar 2013 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
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