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Rhodies wanted Gagisa for a war trophy
I first met Stanley Nleya (Elish Gagisa), who died in Bulawayo on 16 June and was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on Wednesday last week, at Morogoro in Tanzania in 1969.I had tra...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:27hrs | 318 | by Retired Brig-Gen Mazinyane
The four canines lost race of the titans
The two boys could be high school students on this Covid-19 spawned 'holiday'. With four of 'man's best friends' for company, the duo passed through near my base as they scanned the tall savanna grass...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 15:20hrs | 420 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
'Zimdollar under siege again'
The Zimbabwe dollar is once again reeling under unrelenting pressure from speculative activities by crafty individuals seeking personal gain, it has been learnt.The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (R...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:10hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
MDC must show strength and defy headwinds
THE ongoing battle for the heart and soul of the MDC is unfortunate, coming at a time Zimbabwe needs a strong, united and focussed opposition to tackle President Emmerson Mnangagwa's incompetent admin...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:10hrs | 595 | by Owen Gagare
16 prostitutes lose property to 1 client
A crafty Masvingo man enriched himself by stealing thousands of dollars worth of property using one modus operandi in which he dated a sex worker, studied her home environment before coming back as a ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 13:25hrs | 2733 | by Staff reporter
'Thabo Mbeki creating dictators in Africa'
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has been accused of aiding dictators in the continent of Africa. Mbeki who is famed for brokering Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement h...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 12:59hrs | 2010 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Sikhala says it was photoshop
Movement for Democratic Change deputy chairperson, Job Sikhala, is happy that social media was on fire Friday after he was photographed wearing a suite with a waist coat only covering his belly....Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 12:13hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Crafty Bob is not just history but our history
No matter how intelligent we might be, sometimes it is difficult to wrap our heads around some things; they are simply inscrutable.I am sure many people have heard the name Saint Augustine, wh...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:43hrs | 98 | by Bishop Lazi
When 'skinning a live snake' is not working
SOON after Fortune Chasi was sworn in as Energy minister in May, he admitted that the country was in a rut. In spelling out his immediate plan to avert power shortages, Chasi vowed to skin a live snak...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | 1290 | by Cliff Chiduku
Prolific VP Trio to see MDC score freely in 2023 and beyond!
It is imperative and inescapable for any objective coach to field the best team for the match regardless of affection or disaffection thereof, for individual players at his or her disposal. In that re...Published: 06 May 2019 at 19:29hrs | 1997 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Zimbabwe paid dearly for another slow start in addition to a series of errors
Madagascar's resilience and crafty ball handling skills got earned them promotion into the Under-20 Barthes Cup after they broke the hearts of spirited Zimbabwe 25-27 at Prince Edward High School....Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 16:00hrs | 551 | by APO
A divided people, a defeated people!
The national shutdown or stayaway is developing in interesting dimensions.... It is not as peaceful as earlier predicted and disturbing reports of loss of lives keep filtering in. Variously motivated ...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 13:41hrs | 1081 | by Zifiso Masiye
Zimbabwe: A presidency under siege, is there a way out?
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now” - African ProverbIt’s only been six months since Zimbabwe held its ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 04:25hrs | 12923 | by Lloyd Msipa
Mugabe -Tsvangirai relations; Mutambara bares his soul
Former deputy prime minister Professor Arthur Mutambara's new book The Path to Power in Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream sheds new light on the Government of National Unity negotiations between ...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 17:44hrs | 4081 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mugabe law haunts Zimbabwe
Terrence Mkhwananzi feels trapped and unsafe in what is now regarded as the new Zimbabwe.Bailed out from remand prison, the 32-year-old activist makes weekly visits to the police station while...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 10:44hrs | 6912 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chefs milking vendors
Crafty Zanu-PF politicians are making a killing by allocating space at sites designated by the Harare City Council (HCC) for vendors who are being moved from the central business district (CBD) follow...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 12:26hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter
Graft remains Zimbabwe's national sickness
The aftermath of one of Zimbabwe's most remarkable harmonised elections in recent history has been marked by a heightened sense of national anxiety.There is a curious mixture of great hope and...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 08:01hrs | 208 | by Zifiso Masiye
Zimbabwe is facing an uncertain future
In the July 2018 elections, opposition alliances, suffered a fatal loss, failing to get one-third of the seats for the Parliament, the country's legislative body. Since then, public opinion of Preside...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 19:01hrs | 3989 | by Sam Wezhira
A false new dawn for Zimbabwe
The afternoon after Zimbabwe's historic Monday July 30 elections, I was trying to assuage the fears of Jason Burke, the correspondent for the London newspaper, the Guardian, that chaos and violence wo...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 10:59hrs | | by David B. Moore
Winky D 'endorses' Chamisa
Dancehall star Winky D has released a cheeky political statement challenging the current political status quo through a single titled Parliament, which found its way to the internet on Friday morning....Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:02hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter
ZEC read EU observers riot act: 'You are not monitors!' - observe but say nothing and touch nothing
ZEC has read the riot act to the International Election observers reminding them in no uncertain terms that they are OBSERVERS and not monitors. "The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson ...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 09:21hrs | 1803 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'I have defeated ED home and away, he is not very shrewd politically'
Blessing Chebundo the MDC politician who defeated President Emmerson Mnangagwa twice in the Kwekwe parliamentary elections has highlighted that Mnangagwa is not as shrewd as many people think. ...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 10:03hrs | 4280 | by A Mhlngo
Mnangagwa's 18 children
A publication based in the United Kingdom has added to the mystery around President Emmerson Mnangagwa's offspring by claiming the 76-year-old former Zanla combatant has a total of 18 children....Published: 24 May 2018 at 15:33hrs | 2322 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwean building utilizes a termite-inspired climate control system
How do you cool a building without air conditioning?In nature, termites build skyscraper-like mounds that are ventilated by a complex system of tunnels. By emulating the ingenuity of termites,...Published: 21 May 2018 at 12:27hrs | 3065 | by nationalgeographic
Chamisa's new path: High modernism and patriotism
Before we even reflect on MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa's political messaging at rallies, let us look at his appearance. He has a savvy hi-tech gadget and a Zimbabwean flag which sums it up. Some form o...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:33hrs | 994 | by Phillan Zamchiya
MDC-T national council to seal Khupe's fate on Friday
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has said his patience is wearing thin with deputy president Thokozani Khupe who has spurned all overtures to reach out in a futile bid for political engagement....Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Smear campaign against Khupe emerges
An attempt to smear MDC-T vice President Thokozani Khupe has emerged with the culprits bent on scuppering Khupe's ascendancy to MDC-T Presidency.The smear campaign in poorly done article from ...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 07:46hrs | 2643 | by Staff reporter
Smear campaign against Khupe emerges, Mugabe meeting that never was
An attempt to smear MDC-T vice President Thokozani Khupe has emerged with the culprits bent on scuppering Khupe's ascendancy to MDC-T Presidency.The smear campaign in poorly done article from ...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 18:28hrs | 2520 | by Ndou Paul
Axe hanging on Khupe
The MDC's highest decision-making body in between congresses, the national council, will meet soon to start formalities to expel the party's vice president, Thokozani Khupe.This follows yester...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khuphe 7 day ultimatum lapses today
Time is running out for MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe to build bridges with the party's new leader, Nelson Chamisa, with whom she is fighting a terminal turf war.The MDC's national counci...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 11:11hrs | 3245 | by Staff reporter
Khupe now left with two days before her fate is sealed
Time is running out for MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe to build bridges with the party's new leader, Nelson Chamisa, with whom she is fighting a terminal turf war.The MDC's national counci...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 13:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'How G40's power-grab plan collapsed'
ZANU-PF'S deposed generation 40 (G40) faction was "within touching distance" of snatching the party's presidency amid revelations that its vile plan included the capture of several strategic instituti...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 10:56hrs | 2226 | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe really have a strong opposition party or they're opportunists eager to jump onto gravy train?
The reason why Zimbabwean people have lost interest in voting has all to do with the opposition. When one talks of opposition in Zimbabwe it is MDC T which comes into picture. The rest are like extras...Published: 15 Jan 2018 at 07:27hrs | 2421 | by Tawanda AT Kadada
Fall of Mugabe does not mean fall of Mugabeism - MDC official
MDC official Discent Collins Bajila has lamented that people must now be aware that the fall of former President Robert Mugabe does not mean the fall of Mugabeism as his habits still continue to be im...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 07:50hrs | 893 | by Stephen Jakes
Its time to converge against a Mugabe dynasty
The past few days have seen the heightening of madness in the motherland, insanity reached it's the highest levels yesterday.A praise and worship session held at ZANUPF headquarters yesterday ...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 14:09hrs | 4973 | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Five reasons why Grace Mugabe cannot lead - PDP
Recent developments in Zimbabwe including the firing of Vice President Mnangagwa have proved beyond reasonable doubt that Grace is the biggest threat to the stability of this country; she is the bigge...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 17:32hrs | 12135 | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Crafty maths exam cheat spared jail
A Bulawayo woman who had become a "specialist" in writing mathematics exams for other candidates has been spared jail by the courts.Portia Nyamukondiwa, 22, from Nkulumane appeared before Esig...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 13:30hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe is an insecure chap of average intellect
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's carefully constructed and diligently guarded, cult of personality which presents him as a formidable intellectual, a principled and incorruptible leader, a crafty political o...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 07:28hrs | 2635 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe succession hopefuls unfit to govern
THE frontrunners in the race to succeed President Robert Mugabe, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi, are unfit for the top post as they are accomplices in the inc...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 13:20hrs | 1836 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF regime slowly, but surely disintegrating
It doesn't need rocket science to appreciate that the Zanu-PF regime, fronted by President Robert Mugabe, is slowly, but surely disintegrating.It is now a matter of when, rather than whether, ...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:47hrs | 529 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Zanu-PF Politburo factions face off over Kasukuwere
Allies of Saviour Kasukuwere put up a spirited defence on Wednesday to prevent the politburo from referring the embattled Zanu-PF national political commissar's case for further investigations by Stat...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 12:46hrs | 2460 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies savaged Kasukuwere
The politburo would have to reconvene on Wednesday next week after Zanu-PF's supreme decision-making organ outside congress could not conclusively deal with a divisive report presented by a four-membe...Published: 17 Jun 2017 at 10:19hrs | 3690 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru punts herself to lead the 'grand coalition'
In remarks that are likely to stoke tensions within opposition ranks, former Vice President Joice Mujuru has once again punted herself to lead the country's envisaged grand coalition, at the same time...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai sends Mugabe scrambling for cover with coalition talk
Opposition MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has shot down Zanu-PF's "premature celebrations" and also asserted that he would form a coalition alliance with former Vice President Joice Mujuru despite...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 12:23hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai shoot down Zanu-PF's 'premature celebrations'
Opposition MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday shot down Zanu-PF's "premature celebrations" and also asserted that he would form a coalition alliance with former Vice President Joice Mujuru d...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 06:07hrs | 1776 | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda has been conspicuous by his silence
FORMER war veterans' leader, Jabulani Sibanda, who has been conspicuous by his silence, says he is still very much active in politics and that Zimbabweans would soon know what he has been up to....Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 06:22hrs | 3157 | by Staff reporter
A Mthwakazi Zimbabwean President is most dangerous for uMtwakazi's restorationist!
First, there are two misconceptions that need to cleared and gotten out of the way early, now that the cauasable-ness of uMthwakazi's restorationist agenda has taken shape and gained wide acceptance w...Published: 18 Dec 2016 at 16:41hrs | 1367 | by Xoxani Ngxoxo
Zanu-PF wars reach a climax
Zanu-PF insiders say last week's dramatic turn of events which saw disaffected war veterans burying the hatchet with powerful First Lady Grace Mugabe and cranking up the heat on under siege minist...Published: 20 Nov 2016 at 13:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets declare war on Jonathan Moyo and Kasukuwere
In an unexpected turn of events within President Robert Mugabe's warring Zanu-PF, disgruntled war veterans buried the hatchet with First Lady Grace Mugabe and Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko yes...Published: 18 Nov 2016 at 20:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Tsvangirai to crush Mugabe in 2018'
Newly-elected Norton legislator Temba Mliswa says a grand opposition coalition led by indomitable MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and including war veterans, will beat President Robert Mugabe and his...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 12:15hrs | 1825 | by Staff reporter
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