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Zimbabwe desperately needs leadership renewal
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as you are quite aware, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) symbolises the antiquity of State-owned public institutions. It is ground...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:43hrs | 15 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Zimbabweans mock return of 'Zupco trains'
ZIMBABWE United Passengers Company (ZUPCO)'s incapacitation has forced the government to reintroduce the unpopular old and dilapidated commuter train system.However, the initiative has not bee...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:31hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bring back kombis
Banning commuter omnibuses which were serving most routes in Zimbabwe without a viable alternative was an ill timed thought which lacked scientific research.Current Zimbabwean leadership is gr...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 11:02hrs | 8 | by Leonard Koni
PHOTO: Old ZUPCO trains break the internet
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company in conjunction with the National Railways of Zimbabwe have unveiled rail coaches to ease congestion in and out of the city centre to the eastern and western subur...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 14:28hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
London government of BoJo says no opposition party in Zimbabwe
It is with great shock and despair to hear about President Mnangagwa's trip to meet BoJo in London the coming days or weeks! Indeed, there are no permanent friends in politics but only permanent inter...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 08:53hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Mastering art of 'villagising' cities
In Bishop Lazi's village, there lived this super-reclusive chap who, after a quarrel with his father over witchcraft, decided to build his own hut a spitting distance from the family homestead....Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus
MDC RELOAD: Old wine in new skins
The MDC prides itself as a party of reformists and the keepers of this country's economic keys. Members of the party fantasise and hoodwink the world that without them nothing meaningful will take pla...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 15:56hrs | 2 | by Elijah Chihota
The man who will save Zimbabwe revealed
The country is experiencing probably one of the worst power shortages. Industry is losing money , city councils do not have power to pump water to residents , there is very little fuel available and i...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 09:41hrs | 2 | by Nicholas Ncube
Chamisa, a case of illegitimacy, lies and stubbornness
The MDC is a party that has been dogged by controversy since its formation. First was the split led by the then Secretary General, Professor Welshman Ncube over the issue of participating in the 2005 ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 13:59hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Why unity is unachievable for Chamisa's MDC
Leading to election 2018, we saw the formation of what is now called the MDC - Alliance on the backdrop of massive campaigning for a united front against Zanu-PF, not around a common cause or unity of...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:47hrs | 4 | by Reason Wafawarova
Zimbabwe opposition and lost opportunities
Election 2018 was largely considered a landmark event for the different meanings and opportunities that were attached to it, particularly for the new faces in the presidential race, Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Reason Wafawarova
Chamisa blames Mnangagwa over cyclone deaths
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa believes that government could have prevented the loss of lives in Manicaland and Masvingo if it had evacuated people well before these areas were hit by Tropical Cycl...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa opens up on his visit to Manicaland
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has saluted Zimbabweans for the unity and sacrifice they exhibited in reacting to Cyclone Idai that left a trail of destruction in Manicaland Province.Chamisa was spe...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 19:50hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Behold, Chamisa's circus comes to town
The pen, when wielded by the most potent hand, can indeed become mightier than the sword.As Bishop Lazi told you last week, there are a few men and women who belong to a pantheon of gods who c...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:31hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus
'Mnangagwa does not lack legitimacy'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not lack legitimacy but his problem is confidence, a political analysist Fidelis Fengu of Fidelis Fengu and Associates a Harare based political Think-tank has said....Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nelson, this is not a playground
As anyone who has observed his conduct over the past year knows, bizarre and childish ideas from Nelson Chamisa are nothing new. We have had bullet trains travelling at double the speed of the...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 17:23hrs | | by Charles Kanye
Zimbabwe economic revival: none but ourselves
"Government must create jobs for us, we want our hospitals to be top notch medical facilities, we want to eat what we want anytime, there is no bread on the shelves, all our roads should be tarred, ha...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 10:25hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
2018 did not inspire hope for 2019
Today marks the end of 2018 and what a dramatic year it has been. It started off full of promise and hope coming just six weeks after departure of former President Robert Mugabe.There was rene...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:00hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Hypocrisy and self-delusion
Happy Christmas? After a seamless transition from Mugabe's hypocrisy to Mnangagwa's self-delusion, most people will have little to celebrate. Food, fuel, fares, medicines and school fees are a perpetu...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 20:28hrs | | by ZimVigil
Mudzuri is a marked man
Nelson Chamisa appears before the Motlanthe Commission that is investigating the post-election violence in Zimbabwe. He typically makes it a political showcase. All political watchers should have know...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:21hrs | 2 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tendai Biti always has something to say
The Daily News on Sunday's Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also the deputy national chairperson for the MDC, about the state o...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti shedding buckets of crocodile tears over -suffering povo' - unwelcome distraction
"I don't get pleasure from the suffering of our people. For 38 years I have lived under ZANU madness. They stole the 2018 election. They have a duty and an obligation to return the country to legitima...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 22:12hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa is a very bad and poor chip off the Tsvangirai block
Mario Vargas Llosa, the world-famed Peruvian writer, penned a small, but sweet collection of incisive essays titled "A Writer's Reality." My favourite from that collection is "Novels Disguised". Its a...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:13hrs | | by Igomombe
Zimbabwe is a weird country
Dear, My sincere condolences to the victims of cholera. Surely this unnecessary loss of lives is totally unacceptable this time and age.What's surprising me and maybe the world at larg...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Munya Shumba
Lessons from the Natural History of Nations
There is certainly no prize for predicting the reaction of the opposition alliance to the outcome of the elections, and of course the constitutional court challenge. After all, we have been made to be...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 12:39hrs | 1 | by Robert Sigauke
Do not kill a dead snake!
This is what former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma said in reference to Thabo Mbeki who was voted out of the party and government as party leader and president of South Africa in Polokwane. This...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 15:49hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Wasted vote went to Chamisa
The behaviour of the opposition in elections was deplorable they entered the race with a warped mind which was bent on creating anarchy and distress. The supporters of the opposition dwell in serious ...Published: 27 Aug 2018 at 06:04hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa should respect people's voice
Zimbabwe's 2018 harmonised elections have come and gone. While this was a tightly-contested plebiscite, it was Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF who emerged victorious. Let me take this moment to humbly ...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:38hrs | | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Bullet-train pledge, splits cost Chamisa
As Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa considers mounting a legal challenge to last week's election results, he's also counting the cost of fissures within his alliance and campaign pledges th...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Bloomberg
Chamisa should accept defeat, says MDC-T
THE 2018 harmonised elections were free and fair and MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa should accept defeat, MDC-T vice-president Mr Obert Gutu has said.Disputing elections, Mr Gutu added,...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance performed well in the Zim Elections
A political commentator Dr Geneva Sibanda has said MDC Alliance performed very very well considering that they wer competing with a state oiled machinery using state funds and personnel to boost their...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa gives Mnangagwa good run for his money
YESTERDAY'S results pronounced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which are being contested by the main opposition MDC Alliance, are a stark reminder of the year 2000.MDC Alliance lea...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Nelson Chamisa of the MDC Alliance
Firstly, I would like to extend my commiserations for the 'loss' that was not a loss in the Zimbabwe 2018 elections. Like most of the millions of Zimbabwe's Diasporas, I followed every detail of the e...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Trust Siguake
Chamisa's political demise: the best thing to happen to us women!
Chamisa was big-headed: he knew it all, apparently never listened to advice because he thought whatever advice came from himself. He lacked foresight, he lacked leadership qualities, his words were un...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 21:37hrs | 5 | by Nomazulu Thata
Paying price of underestimating 'EDiots'
The tragedy which happened in Harare this week was not only completely unconscionable, but most preventable.The State, on the one hand, should not have unleashed soldiers on the streets, resul...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:26hrs | 3 | by Conway Tutani
From whose hands will their blood be required?
Part One Wednesday, 1st August 2018 will forever be a day to forget for many Zimbabweans who found themselves in the Harare City Centre that fateful aft...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 23:19hrs | 1 | by Patrick Tendayi Huni
2018 elections: The lies, promises and the drama
ZANU PF party supporters gathered and waited for long before their leaders arrived to address them in Marondera Central recently.With the DJ now being the centre of attraction playing the famo...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why I will beat Mnangagwa: Chamisa
A few months after taking over from MDC founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai, Nelson Chamisa ran an impressive campaign for the presidency where he has given President Emmerson Mnangagwa a good run for h...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Let's protect our progress
On Monday 30 July Zimbabweans will head to the polls to choose their next government, with millions of voters desperate for a functioning economy. International election observers have been invited to...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 08:30hrs | | by Dr M Mavaza and Paul Mugari
Chamisa lets ED rig vote but will stop ED win elections with 'mountain moving legal team'
In his desperation effort to win political office the MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa, has promised the people of Zimbabwe bullet trains travelling at 400 km/hour, running on NRZ's...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 07:17hrs | 14 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa mocks Chamisa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has spoken glowingly about the late MDC founding father Morgan Tsvangirai while mocking the former trade unionist's successor - Nelson Chamisa - whom he is squaring up aga...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 13:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praises Tsvangirai
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has spoken glowingly about the late MDC founding father Morgan Tsvangirai while mocking the former trade unionist's successor, Nelson Chamisa who he is squaring up against...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Building on change in Zimbabwe
SINCE Last November, the world has watched as citizens of my country chart a new course for themselves and a new Zimbabwe. Change is all around us. Barriers to free expression are being brought down. ...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
30 July: Zanu-PF has lost the battle for common sense
In an intelligent but unpublished BA Honours dissertation titled "The Challenges faced by Opposition parties in rural Zimbabwe: The case of MDC in Gutu South, 2000-2006", John Mutumburanzou examines t...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:24hrs | 3 | by Munyaradzi Ziburawa
Chamisa's rigging allegations: A case of history repeating itself
Those who have meticulously followed developments on Zimbabwe's political landscape since President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the date of the 2018 harmonised elections will, no doubt, concur with ...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Chiwenga embraces Chamisa's 'spaghetti roads'
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday unwittingly embraced MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's "spaghetti roads" idea saying they were the only viable solution to the country'...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 14:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why youth will vote for Chamisa: Zhuwao
Franz Fannon said that every "generation must discover its mission, fulfil it or betray it". Zimbabwe's young people have discovered that their generational mission is to transition Zimbabwe from the ...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 12:56hrs | 2 | by Patrick Zhuwao
July 30th who should you vote for?
As we move ever closer to judgement day, we, the youth are being courted for our votes left, right and centre. We have many questions that need answering. We have many things we simply do not know. We...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 19:34hrs | | by Innocent Dube
High-speed trains to go even faster
China's high-speed railway system is setting more ambitious goals for domestically developed Fuxing bullet trains, Lu Dongfu, head of the national railway operator, said on Thursday.Coinciding...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa chides Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has lashed out at MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, accusing him of raising "unsubstantiated" vote rigging claims just to soil the ruling Zanu PF party's image after rea...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:19hrs | 4 | by Staff rpeorter
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