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Strive Masiyiwa never ceases to shame the devil
Strive Masiyiwa, the Econet Wireless founder, has always been his own man.With all his wealth, Masiyiwa does not get ahead of himself. His public persona is that of gentility — that social s...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 2659 | by Conway Tutani
Strive Masiyiwa riles Chamisa's bootlickers
TELECOMMUNICATIONS magnet and billionaire, Mr Strive Masiyiwa, has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is sincere about turning the country's fortunes while calling for the removal of sanctions imposed ...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:28hrs | 4039 | by Staff reporter
'Strive Masiyiwa must come back to Zimbabwe if it's so good,' says Coltart
Former education minister and MDC Alliance bigwig David Coltart has challenged the Econet founder and executive chairman Strive Masiyiwa to put his feet where his mouth is.The ...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 07:02hrs | 7364 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa now ready to 'form transition authority' with ED - ED is illegitimate and must step down
"The only way forward is for a political dialogue with ZANU PF and it is not about the creation of another Government of National Unity (GNU), but we need to have a Transitional Authority which mechan...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:46hrs | 6090 | by Nomusa Garikai
Tesla pfee in Zimbabwe
Among the many vehicles Zimbabweans have been importing is the country's first Tesla electric vehicle, a model X automobile that has sparked debates on social media. Zimbabweans have taken to ...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 20:22hrs | 8648 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU, why spare Bulawayo council over rates hike
That the United States has not seized a great opportunity to walk the talk on its human rights mantra shows that things are not what they appear to be.It was always too much to expect US Presi...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 11:32hrs | 535 | by Conway Tutani
Zimbabwe inflation hits 155%
Government has triggered a storm after forging ahead to effect a draconian two percent tax on electronic transactions through a process legal experts say is unlawful.This comes as financial in...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 13:07hrs | 7697 | by Staff reporter
2% tax headache for Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government violated the law by gazetting a legal instrument that put into force the 2 cents tax on electronic transactions as part of a cocktail of austerity measures, f...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:55hrs | 2310 | by Staff reporter
Globetrotting and U-turn Minister is Asia begging for funds - no, first sort illegitimacy
One can see why few people would ever refuse to be appointed minister in Zimbabwe; the country is the poorest in Africa and yet it has the most well-travelled officials in the whole world. The...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 09:18hrs | 2102 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
MDC MPs walk out of parliament - another grand gesture comparable to Smith black MPs stooges
"Opposition legislators (Thursday) walked out of Parliament at 16:20 hours after the deputy speaker of Parliament Tsitsi Muzenda ejected Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala over "unparliamentarily con...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 20:41hrs | 2995 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Jonathan Moyo defends Coltart
Self imposed exile former Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo has leaped into MDC Alliance senior official David Coltart's defend on accusations that he was a Selous Scout during the liberation war...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:26hrs | 3160 | by Stephen Jakes
Dabengwa, not Jonathan Moyo, is the brains behind POSA
ZAPU leader Dr Dumiso Dabengwa has revealed that he is the brains behind the original Public Order and Security Act (POSA) Bill but former President Mr Robert Mugabe refused to sign it because it was ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1786 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's '0% political skills' certainly working
While cholera is highly infectious, positivity can be as contagious too as a counter-measure along with medicinally treating the actual disease.Posted Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who has a ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 3628 | by Conway Tutani
Outrage over govt spending
Zimbabweans have expressed outrage over the government's poor planning and unnecessary expenditure at the expense of preventing medieval diseases like cholera, which has so far claimed the lives of at...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:30hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Let's give Mnangagwa a chance to turnaround Zimbabwe
For a long time, Zimbabwe was a country in the wilderness with little taking place, but since November 24, 2017 when President Mnangagwa took over the levers of powers, things started to tick. He emba...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:16hrs | 216 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa's new cabinet an average team
THE cabinet appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week dubbed the "dream team" by government publicists, though a marked improvement from previous ones, has shortcomings as it features minist...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:23hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
Coventry 'a mere swimmer'?
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy's law.Well, Murphy's law seems to following — nay, stalking — losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.If ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2852 | by CONWAY TUTANI
Chamisa, MDC Alliance's options
THE results of the elections and the outcome of the Constitutional Court did not go in favour of the youthful MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and his party, but there remains numerous avenues and o...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1084 | by Dumisani Nkomo
Let's give Mnangagwa a chance to turn Zimbabwe around
For a long time, Zimbabwe was a country in the wilderness with virtually nothing taking place, but since 24 November 2017 when President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the levers of powers things starte...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 16:16hrs | 2462 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa bomb blast probe raises questions
Police are still to make inroads in their investigations into the White City Stadium bomb blast in June in spite of claims by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the suspects are now known.Polic...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:09hrs | 1941 | by Staff reporter
Coltart hails Mnangagwa's Cabinet moves
Zimbabwe's most decorated sports person, Kirsty Coventry, was yesterday appointed Sport minister, in a move that won President Emmerson Mnangagwa several accolades across the political divide as well ...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:26hrs | 1972 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa strikes gold in Zimbabwe's 'Golden Girl' Kirsty
Zimbabwe's most decorated sports person, Kirsty Coventry, was yesterday appointed Sport minister, in a move that won President Emmerson Mnangagwa several accolades across the political divide as well ...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 1374 | by Staff Reporter
'Business is unsettled,' says Chamisa
There are three things one could have predicted with 100% certainty six months ago:1) That Nelson Chamisa and his MDC Alliance will take part in this year's elections even th...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 22:07hrs | 3725 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa govt exporting Matopos rhinos to China
MDC senator David Coltart has sensationally claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is exporting rhinos from Matopos to China. In a twitter post Coltart said"I've just been told...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 19:57hrs | 2930 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Mnangagwa's shooting inquiry a PR stunt'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's commission of inquiry into the August 1 army shootings that left seven people dead and a dozen others injured in Harare is just an international public relations stunt t...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's SA lawyer, Jeremy Gauntlett SC was born in Rhodesia?
The top South African lawyer who once advised Nelson Mandela and was part of a team helping MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to overturn the results of last month's presidential poll was actually bo...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 20:30hrs | 3249 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is 'mark 2 Mugabe and deserves no support!' says UK MP - Hallelujah! Amen!
If President Mnangagwa was beginning to feel that he had blatantly rigged the elections and going to get away with it he has just had a very rude wake-up call. British MP Kate Hoey has spelt it in pla...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 19:08hrs | 10060 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Outrage over racist South African writer’s toxic article on Zimbabwe
A VICIOUS article penned by a South African freelance white cricket writer, describing Zimbabwe as a "fascist'' country whose national team should not be allowed to compete against their international...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 541 | by staff reporter
Mnangagwa's greatest test, camel through needle's eye, was to hold free elections - he failed miserably
The greatest test If Zimbabwe's 2018 elections were free, fair and credible would President Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF junta have won the elections? The answer must be an emphatic YES. ...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 20:19hrs | 2056 | by Wilbert Mukori
We prayed and fasted for three days and three nights: The Lord God spoke!
We faithfully prayed and fasted for those specified days our Fuehrer Comrade Nelson Chamisa demanded us to do. We prayed for the right leader at the right time and space to lead the way to Canaan for ...Published: 25 Aug 2018 at 18:41hrs | 8025 | by Nomazulu Thata
If Chamisa fools investors with lacklustre Con-Court double act, he deserves an Oscar
There is no doubt that MDC should have never agreed to take part in these elections without first implementing the democratic reforms which would have made is very difficult for Zanu PF to rig the ele...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 21:55hrs | 8942 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Chamisa's expat lawyers applied for admission to practice in Zimbabwe'
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's international attorneys contesting President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the July 30 harmonised elections have applied for authority to work in the count...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:50hrs | 2817 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ropes in Mandela's lawyer
A top South African advocate has been drafted into MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's legal team to fight the opposition party's Constitutional Court (Con-Court) challenge to be heard on Wednesday....Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 15:44hrs | 4722 | by Staff reporter
EU to cut funding to Zesn over positive report on Zimbabwe election?
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn), an independent electoral watchdog, has been under tremendous pressure from European Union (EU) donors, particularly Britain, to doctor and alter its repor...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 14:51hrs | 4803 | by Staff reporter
'MDC frothing over rigged elections,' says Newsday - theatrical farce, Biti et al are gloriously happy!
I have read some good article and some bad articles, this is one of the best I have read in many moons!"The MDC Alliance has been frothing at the mouth before, during and after the polls, stating ...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 13:27hrs | 4384 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa dares Chamisa
PRESIDENT-ELECT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday dared his opposition MDC Alliance counterpart Nelson Chamisa to prove the vote-rigging claims at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), setting the stage for...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 4669 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa missed Heroes 'mourning stolen election' - we mourn curse of 'indecisive' Chamisa and missed reforms
It was USA Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Chris Dell, who said, back in 2004, the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai "was a flawed and indecisive character". Events have proven that the Ambassador was right a...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 16:43hrs | 3032 | by Nomusa Garikai
Sunday state papers editorial can't count
MDC Alliance official David Coltart has said it is unfortunate that the Sunday Mail and Sunday News editorial teams can not count after they published screaming headlines that MDC Alliance leader Nels...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 12:57hrs | 2125 | by Stephen Jakes
Biti relates epic capture by 'balaclava and gun-wielding soldiers' - who mourns povo, victims of his greed
Tendai Biti was hurried and haunted out of Zimbabwe and he almost escaped to Zambia only to be nabbed at the last minute and brought back to Zimbabwe. He has been telling us his adventure and we will,...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 20:21hrs | 4077 | by Wilbert Mukori
Biti, Chivayo and hypocrisy
THIS week has presented the nation with two high profile cases before the courts, Wicknell Chivayo's and Tendai Biti's.While many are celebrating the incarceration of Chivayo, already convicti...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 19:24hrs | 2128 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Biti deported back to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti has been deported back to Zimbabwe after being denied asylum in that country.Biti's plight follows scenes of the military openin...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 08:13hrs | 1619 | by Ndou Paul
Zambia 'colluded' with Zimbabwe over Biti's arrest
Senior Zimbabwean opposition MDC Alliance official Tendai Biti was arrested after he reported to Zambian immigration officials at the Chirundu border post, about 350km north (217 miles) of the capital...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 17:22hrs | 5932 | by BBC
Zanu-PF ropes in twelve lawyers as it preps for court battle
Zanu-PF has assembled a 12-member legal team to prepare responses to litigation by MDC Alliance leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, who is challenging results of the July 30 presidential election won by Presid...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:28hrs | 4016 | by Staff reporter
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 | 684 | by Bloomberg
Coltart blasts Mnangagwa party
Senator David Coltart castigated ZANU PF saying the party is using the law as a weapon rather than an instrument of justice after several MDC Alliance members are reportedly in hiding of security agen...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 19:36hrs | 4372 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa to interrupt Mnangagwa's inauguration
MDC-Alliance senior official Senator David Coltart says the Zimbabwe government's plans for Sunday, 12 August, as the date for president-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration following a disputed el...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 17:58hrs | 14222 | by Ndou Paul
Mr Chamisa, it's game over!
IT'S game over, and this writer cannot agree more with the thinker who says, "Good management is what creates results." The same with Paul Hawken's flip-side when he says, "Good management is the art ...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1853 | by Tendai H. Manzvanzvike
Coltart exposes V11 forms hypocrisy
MDC-Alliance senior official Mr David Coltart has exposed the hypocrisy by coalition president Mr Nelson Chamisa after he went on social media pleading with party members to bring V11 forms for use in...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | 7995 | by Staff reporter
Losers adamant ZEC cheated the nation
President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa last week appeared to extend an olive branch and to offer his electoral rival, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, a place in his government. He spoke of Chamisa hav...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:13hrs | 4101 | by Everson Mushava
Beware of liars like David Coltart: We need to be responsible!
David Coltart has been looking for excuses to justify the crushing MDC defeat all evening. I woke up to this tweet this morning;"No results displayed for Victoria Falls Ward 2. Tent has been r...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 09:05hrs | 1499 | by Jealousy Dutiro
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