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Mnangagwa cronies get lucrative tenders
On 5 May 2025, Youth Minister Tinoda Machakaire posted a seemingly heartfelt message on social media expressing deep concern over the dire state of Zimbabwe's public health institutions. Visiting a ho...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:42hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe marks rise in digital surveillance
Zimbabwe is experiencing an alarming increase in digital surveillance by government authorities, severely impacting civil liberties and intensifying repression against journalists and human rights def...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:45hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ex-Minister of ICT's X account hacked
Zimbabwe's former Minister of Information Communication Technology and opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has become the latest high-profile political figure to fall ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 14:13hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono criticises Mnangagwa's new radio licence law
The Zimbabwean government has introduced a new regulation requiring all motorists to purchase a radio licence before renewing their vehicle road tax, a move that has drawn widespread condemnation from...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:42hrs | 1870 | by Staff reporter
No rally at Mnangagwa's Precabe farm, says Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF has firmly rejected claims of a star-studded rally planned for President Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm, clarifying that the only scheduled event involves senior party leadership rather than the gen...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:06hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, Zimbabwe already has a new breed of heroes - but your regime persecutes them
A country's liberation struggle never ends.During the burial of the late Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Winnie Cabby Mandeya at the National Heroes Acre, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared that Zim...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:35hrs | 587 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
South Africa arrests Nyokayemabhunu, Zimbabwe seeks extradition
Wellington Masiwa, a vocal critic of the Zimbabwean government known by his social media alias Nyokayemabhunu, is facing possible deportation from South Africa after Zimbabwe issued an international a...Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:33hrs | 2132 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa welcomes Afrikaner business delegation in Harare, South African angry
A delegation from the Afrikaner business community received a warm welcome from Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week in Harare's State House, according to a Zanu-PF official contacted by ...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:48hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
More land availed to MPs in exchange for loyalty
A new wave of explosive allegations has rocked Zimbabwe's political landscape, with reports surfacing that Members of Parliament (MPs) are being offered vast plots of land and large cash incentives in...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 14:33hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa blocks Hopewell Chin'ono
This tweet with a Bible verse where I was responding to Nelson Chamisa's own Bible verse got me blocked today. The tweet was merely reminding Chamisa that many Zimbabweans expect a lot from hi...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:52hrs | 862 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Who runs Zimbabwean politics
In the ever-contentious debate over who truly wields power in Zimbabwe - civilian politicians or the military - former cabinet minister and Zanu PF politburo member Professor Jonathan Moyo has weighed...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:25hrs | 2638 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono challenges Jonathan Moyo's view
Who holds the reins of power in Zimbabwe - civilian politicians or the military? The longstanding debate has resurfaced following a fiery analysis by award-winning investigative journalist Hopew...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:23hrs | 2605 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga bail bid ruling deferred to Monday
Harare Magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday deferred to Monday the bail ruling of Heart & Soul TV senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who is facing an incitement to violence charge. Mhlanga, repres...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 10:13hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Cars firebombed outside Chivayo, Tagwirei's properties
A series of deliberate firebomb attacks rocked Harare's central business district overnight, targeting commercial properties linked to influential businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Kudakwashe Tagwirei,...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:40hrs | 3576 | by Staff reporter
POSB scandal exposes Mnangagwa?
Documents supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial handling of the planned sale of the state-owned People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) have sparked grave concerns regarding transparency an...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 08:11hrs | 3528 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa receives support after public vilification
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has received an outpouring of support from his political allies and analysts following a scathing attack on his character by public commentator Reaso...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:30hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in the shadows of political darkness
Justice Alfred Mavedzenge has done a very informative analysis on the behavior of Nelson Chamisa, and the radical change in his political personality since his ZINASU days of a firebrand student polit...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 15:08hrs | 624 | by Reason Wafawarova
The weaponization of the law and relentless persecution of dissent in Zimbabwe's 'Second Republic'
THE persecution never appears to end. The recent arrest of and denial of bail to renowned journalist Blessed Mhlanga has brought a disturbing trend in Zimbabwe to the fore. Since the a...Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 18:09hrs | 360 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Journalism is not a crime, but looting national resources surely is!
On Monday, February 24, 2025, Blessed Mhlanga, a senior journalist with Alpha Media Holdings, handed himself over to the Zimbabwe Republic Police at Harare Central Police Station.Hours later, ...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 22:04hrs | 623 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's liberation was the greatest farce of all time
The truth can be a bitter pill to swallow, but it needs to be taken if we are to heal our nation.Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, celebrated as a triumph over colonial oppression when independe...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 21:11hrs | 1162 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shock as Minister Mavetera takes Fadzayi Mahere; Chin'ono head on over PhD Fraud Claims
In a dramatic public showdown on X (formerly Twitter), Honourable Tatenda Anastacia Mavetera, ZANU PF Minister of ICT and founder of Young Women for Economic Development, boldly challenged opposition ...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 17:00hrs | 11159 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Chikanza files formal complaint against Mahere?
Simbarashe Chikanza, the publisher and founder of ZimEye, has lodged a formal complaint with the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) against Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, accusing her of abusing the legal system...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 16:28hrs | 3288 | by Staff reporter
Suspected robber hobnobs with Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's social media platforms were set ablaze on Tuesday after self-proclaimed inventor and entrepreneur Maxwell Sangulani Chikumbutso, who has a criminal past, was showcased before President Emme...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 07:03hrs | 1945 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi cover-up editor urgently needs medical help
Geoffrey (Geoff) Nyarota is in critical health and urgently requires medical treatment for a trio of serious conditions: cancer, heart disease, and kidney failure. Nyarota, who has a long career in jo...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 15:54hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
SADC must crush the plague of opposition agitation
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) must abandon its feeble approach to dealing with the destructive chaos orchestrated by opposition political parties and take an uncompromising stand a...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 15:37hrs | 946 | by Dereck Goto
Mnangagwa gifts off-road vehicles to traditional leaders
Harare, September 26, 2024 – President Emmerson Mnangagwa sparked controversy yesterday by distributing off-road twin-cab vehicles to traditional leaders while many families across Zimbabwe face sev...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:57hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
'Chivayo, MIF wanted 50% stake in Starlink deal'
Starlink reportedly declined a proposal for a 50% stake in its Zimbabwean operations from Wicknell Chivayo's Intratrek Zimbabwe (IMC) and the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) ahead of its launch in the co...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 15:16hrs | 7511 | by Staff reporter
Cowards must stop quacking, come out of the closet and fight like man! - VAAZ
While known state functionaries and regime enablers have been waging a protracted onslaught on the persona of Advocate Nelson Chamisa, we the advocates of change have unmasked the grand plot by regime...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 19:24hrs | 1133 | by Mandava Blessing - Veterans Activists Association Zimbabwe (VAAZ) National Spokespers on
Mafume slammed for attending training at Zanu-PF Ideological school
Harare mayor, Councillor Jacob Mafume, has been criticised for attending a ZANU-PF indoctrination programme at the party's Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology.Mafume is among a group of mayors,...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:48hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa refuses to bow down to pressure
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has resisted calls to step down from politics despite facing significant criticism. Amid a harsh government crackdown during the 44th Sadc Heads of Stat...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:23hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Plot to finish off Nelson Chamisa unmasked
There are plans to jettison Nelson Chamisa and replace him with Hopewell Chin'ono.Chamisa stands accused of cowardice, poor strategic thinking, and nepotism. Those who want him to step down in...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 19:46hrs | 3602 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Mnangagwa's spokesman defends Chamisa
George Charamba, the Deputy Chief Secretary for Presidential Communications in the Office of the President of Zimbabwe, recently stirred controversy by defending former opposition leader Nelson Chamis...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 20:26hrs | 6726 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's nonsense is now nauseating, says Hopewell Chin'ono
Zimbabwean journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono made headlines yesterday by accusing Nelson Chamisa of abandoning his supporters.Chin'ono highlights the depth of frustration that...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Hate attacks on Zimbabwe magistrates condemned
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has expressed concern and urged the public to desist from conducting hate campaigns against judges and magistrates as this not only endangers the judicial o...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:55hrs | 1101 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's Zhuwao awarded PhD by a reputable university
Patrick Zhuwao, a former cabinet minister currently in exile, has been awarded a doctorate from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. His dissertation, titled "Harnessing Digital Transf...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 12:32hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono incites violence...hides behind journalism
Hopewell Chin'ono, a self-proclaimed journalist and anti-government activist, has been secretly fueling a campaign to spark mass protests and regime change in Zimbabwe. Despite disguising his politica...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 12:38hrs | | by Tonderai Ndoro
Sir Wicknell, actually you're the poorest man in Zimbabwe!
When I read a recent diatribe by self-proclaimed businessman Wicknell Chivayo, I felt like puking.He exhibited zero shame berating and disparaging legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo, as well as...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:12hrs | 197 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chivayo begs Mukanya to accept his gifts
Wickell Chivayo strongly criticized journalist Hopewell Chin'ono in response to his remarks following musician Thomas Mapfumo's refusal of a contentious businessperson's car and home gifts.In ...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:47hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
'Future depends on CCC leaders finding each other to defeat Zanu PF.' Who/what stopped them last 23 years?
"As the man he has always been, @DavidColtart has maturely advised anyone opposed to ZANUPF corrupt rule to not fight to kill each other.He realises that these opposition fights have only one bene...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 17:57hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
EXPOSED: Al Jazeera secret plot against ZANU PF unearthed
Al Jazeera News finds itself embroiled in controversy yet again as reports surface regarding its meddling in Zimbabwean political affairs.A source close to the matter revealed that the news networ...Published: 23 Feb 2024 at 12:26hrs | 3 | by George Tshuma
Thokozani Khupe was from the wrong region
It has happened across the continent so many times, sometimes successfully, and sometimes it is thwarted.When the founding President of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta was dying, his Kikuyi clansmen mafia...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 20:20hrs | 34 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Curious case of Sikhala's conviction
EIGHT days after serving a 595day pre-trial detention at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, veteran opposition politician Job Sikhala was earlier this week convicted of publishing falsehoods, a charge...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC in uncertain waters
WE are only a month into the new year, but it already feels like it has been long. The political year has started in earnest, lending credence to the counsel of political sages: A day is a very long t...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:02hrs | 2 | by Ntando Dumani
Hopewell Chin'ono, Promise Mkwananzi TWAR continues
The war between Hopewell Chin'ono and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi, known is some quarters as Promise Pfenye, continues unabated. Chin'ono alleges that Mk...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's dream of fresh Zimbabwe polls evaporates
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) appears to have closed the door on calls for fresh elections in Zimbabwe after the regional bloc's secretariat endorsed a project being spearheaded by...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has sunk beyond a banana republic!
I am sure the first time I came across the term 'banana republic' was in the early 1980s - when I was still a little boy in primary school.Obviously, I did not know what this meant.It ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:12hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Hopewell Chin'ono friend abducted
Suspected state security agents abducted a Harare-based construction manager - who has done a lot of building works for award-winning Zimbabwean filmmaking journalist Hopewell Chin'ono - yesterday in ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono faces jail time over fake news
Renowned Zimbabwean journalist and activist, Hopewell Chin'ono, is facing possible imprisonment after being accused of peddling false information. Chin'ono claimed that the ruling party ZANU PF and po...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 16:17hrs | 3 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
'Chamisa is Zimbabwe's best foot forward!' said Chin'ono. An award winning journalist too, how nauseating!
It is one thing to hear my aunt or nephew in the rural back waters Wittering about "Nelson Chamisa is Zimbabwe's best foot forward!" Their understanding of even some of the most basic issues such as r...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 12:45hrs | 8 | by Wilbert Mukori
CCC's Promise Pfenye is working with CIO, alleges Hopewell Chin'ono
Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono alleges that Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi, known is some quarters as Promise Pfenye, is collaborating with the Central ...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 09:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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