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Masvingo Mayor, a game changer in Zimbabwe's geriatric male dominated politics
Following Zimbabwe's August 2023 general elections, 60 women were seconded into parliament through the proportional representation system, of these sixty, 33 are from Zanu Pf while 27 are from CCC. Co...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 18:48hrs | | by Knowledge Hakata
When a president becomes less popular than a musician, then the writing is on the wall!
As far as I am concerned, retaining political power is one of the easiest tasks a leader is to expect.One simply has to implement policies and programs that improve the livelihoods of the citi...Published: 23 Dec 2022 at 22:45hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tsvangirai's former adviser form his own party
UNITED STATES-BASED Maxwell Shumba (MS), a former chief adviser to the late MDC leader and former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has decided to form his own party, Zimbabwe People First (ZimFirst), ...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 20:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Technological boost for Chiredzi, Mutoko learners
Teach For Zimbabwe, a not-for-profit organisation is set to give mp3 players to Mutoko and Chiredzi secondary school learners to address the challenges experienced by learners in marginalised communit...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 8 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
Teachers tells govt to revert back to 2017 salaries
The Zimbabwe National Teachers' Union (Zinatu) has called on the government to prioritise the welfare of educators before rushing to open schools saying their salaries should be reverted back to the 2...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 20:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rhodesian Model worked and it will work even better NOW
Zimbabwe needs to look at the model that worked and make it even better under sanctions. From the 1940 when the Rhodesian economy was booming the country had only one university and the focus of the t...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 20:32hrs | 2 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
NPA restructure underway
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has begun removing all personnel seconded from the police and military in compliance with a recent Constitutional Court judgment.Following the establis...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs to learn and learn well
What President Mnangagwa needs to learn and learn well is the importance of being a president of a nation, particularly a jewel of the continent like Zimbabwe is to Africa. He needs to take stock and ...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 20:29hrs | | by Clemen Moyo
So Mnangagwa will finally Resign?
On August 16 some people of Harare high density suburbs will yet again brave the wind and toyi-toyi the streets to exert pressure on a constitutionally elected and military backed government to resign...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Robert Sigauke, Political Commentator, Cape Town
What constitutes a youth in Zimbabwe politics?
I have always been intrigued by members of Zanu-PF that fall under their youth branch or wing. The leadership is made up of middle-aged men probably in middle life crisis no wonder they are not in syn...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:10hrs | | by AT Kadada
'Give us teachers who can speak Shangani'
Communities in Sengwe communal lands in southern Chikombedzi have called on the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to stop deploying teachers who have no Shangani background as this was compr...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco fires over 100 conductors
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) dismissed over 100 bus conductors, with several being prosecuted in the courts, in the first four months of this year in a ticket scam that was bleeding the t...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
We need complete thinkers, not compartmentalised ones
What does it mean to be a "complete thinker"? Complete thinking entails connecting apparently disparate or unconnected ideas.To further elaborate, it means being able to take on a variety of i...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:47hrs | | by Conway Tutani
ZRP recalls police prosecutors
POLICE prosecutors have spent unnecessarily prolonged periods serving at the courts and will be recalled to resume normal police assignments, a circular from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) headqua...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 10:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans need to find each other as a nation
As we begin 2019, there are key lessons from the coup and Zimbabwe's post-coup experiences. The key lessons going forward relate to ethical leadership, public sector performance management, service de...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:00hrs | | by Brian Kagoro
'Female MPs overshadowed by men in Eighth Parliament'
WOMEN legislators only contributed to 37% of debates in the Eighth Parliament compared to 63% by their male counterparts, a report by the Women in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) has revealed.Pr...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to phase out under qualified police prosecutors
THE Government is working on phasing out all non-degreed police public prosecutors seconded to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyam...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga is not dying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that he once considered throwing in the towel, but changed his mind after he was persuaded by his new boss.Last year Ch...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T fails to learn from its past
Former Bulilima East MP Norman Mpofu has said the MDC-T has failed to learn from its past mistakes leading to their loss of elections this year."MDC Chamisa lost all seats in Mat south serve f...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 11:53hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Nobody wins spiteful wars
TWO separate news items from the past few days have been most instructive in their own way.The first was about MDC Alliance presidential spokesperson Nkululeko Sibanda walking into Herald Hous...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:01hrs | | by Conway Nkumbuzo Tutani
Mateleles encouraged to come for office cadets recruitment at ZMA
There is a social media message circulating among groups from Matebeleland which is encouraging people from the region to spread the message about officer cadets recruitment exercise currently underwa...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Social media
Social media liars, you better get it straight, ask Chofamba Sithole
There is no better combination in a journalist than possessing both intelligence and objectivity in equal measure, particularly so in this knowledge-based world where information and misinformation is...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 17:21hrs | | by Conway Tutani
A sad reminder that nothing has changed: Bulawayo-Harare highway
Under a gigantic Zanu-PF colourful election campaign billboard covered with the image of a half-smiling president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is a small stall manned by a middle-aged vendor selli...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
National Prosecuting Authority in massive recruitment drive
THE National Prosecuting Authority has embarked on a massive recruitment exercise with vacancies from public prosecutors, to chief public prosecutors aimed at equipping the establishment with legally ...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Please Robert Mugabe Stop it! Lest we forget
I call upon the African Union, European Union whichever intergovernmental body to stop tolerating this 94 year old man who is crying every day that her wife is being tormented for attaining a fake PhD...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 12:05hrs | 32 | by Knowledge Hakata
Anti-graft blitz targets judicial officers
About 160 public prosecutors seconded from security services to the judiciary will be cut loose, while crack teams are being assembled to fish out corrupt judicial officers.All remaining prose...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets ex-ministers' properties
THE Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs intends to conclude at least 20 high-profile corruption and economic crime cases within 100 days and those convicted will have their "illegally...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 17:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tongogara's handwritten notes on post-Independence Zimbabwe (dated 1979)
Late Zanla Chief of Defence General Josiah Tongogara lived way ahead of his time as he had drawn up the post-Independence architecture of Zimbabwe's national defence five months before the start of th...Published: 31 Dec 2017 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF has failed-Patrick Zhuwao
Youth minister, Patrick Zhuwao, has admitted that the Zanu PF government has failed to honour its 2013 pre-election pledge to generate 2,2 million jobs, saying the only job available now was making sp...Published: 08 May 2017 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Mugabe the man'
I was fortunate to work closely with President Mugabe soon after Independence in 1980 as one of the few people seconded to strategic parastatals by the party. Thomas Nyagumbo, Kumbirai Katsande, Lazar...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:12hrs | | by Hon Christopher Mushohwe
Vocational Training way to go for unemployed youth
In the year 2000, I got enrolled at a certain local primary school teachers' college as a trainee teacher. There were compulsory subjects for everyone and we were asked to choose one main subject of o...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 07:16hrs | | by Tendai Guta
Chivayo gets a catch after ideal wife search on social media
Fabulously-rich Zimbabwe businessman Wicknell Chivayo's list of requirements for a future wife was certainly controversial and proves to have yielded results after he has been seen on social media aga...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 16:25hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Dokora, independent colleges set to clash
THE Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Lazarus Dokora is headed for a clash with owners of a section of private colleges over their impending regularisation, which they deem to be unwork...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
I never promised any war vet US$500k, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I was really shocked when Cde Sydney told me of the claims that some rogue war veterans are making … It is being claimed that they were promised U...Published: 18 Nov 2016 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by CZ
Zapu welcomes its new National Executive Committee
The recently concluded congress deliberations have ushered a new era in Zapu. The injection of new personnel and a review of policies and strategies signify a change of gears for Zapu. Zapu congratula...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 18:14hrs | | by BMV
17 000 vacancies for ECD teachers
MORE than 17 000 Early Childhood Education (ECD) teachers are needed across the country to address teacher staff shortages in primary schools at a time when the Government has reiterated that it will ...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:22hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka/Walter Mswazie
The narrative of degreed fools
The devil that torments our revolution does not lie within social media, itself a mere platform. The anti-revolution devil lies within narratives, in hashtags designed and calculated to disarm Zimbabw...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:18hrs | | by Rangu Nyamurundira
New cancer hospital invites Morgan Tsvangirai
A CANCER treatment centre, which opened its doors to the public in Harare this week, has invited Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader Morgan Tsvangirai to come and receive chemotherapy tr...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's full speech at Utete's burial
President Mugabe addresses thousands of mourners at the burial of national hero Dr Charles Utete at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterdayAddress by His Excellency, R. G. Mugabe, on the ...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 06:54hrs | 10 | by Robert Mugabe
Dokora's 14 scandalous proposals
Minister of secondary and primary education Lazarus seems to be so far the king of controversial proposals in government. Below we publish fourteen of his shocking policies:...Published: 12 May 2016 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers urged to be morally upright
Teachers should be morally upright and have the zeal to drive the country's economic blueprint Zim-Asset forward, to help promote socio-economic development, a Government official said yesterday....Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 12:48hrs | | by Samantha Chigogo
Teachers' colleges to offer degrees
TEACHERS' colleges could soon be offering degree programmes under new reforms being considered by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development. Higher Education Mi...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 12:48hrs | | by Samantha Chigogo
Chihuri warns cops
POLICE will continue discharging from duty cops who engage in corruption and other nefarious activities that tarnish the image of the force, Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri said recently. ...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Crime Reporter
Zim problems first felt by Matabeles
The political commentator Makheli Ndiweni has said the Zimbabwean problems started affecting people of Matabeleland ahead of all other regions because of Gukurahundi attacks on the PF Zapu supporters ...Published: 09 Dec 2015 at 05:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe magistrates hailed for excellency
Magistrates in Zimbabwe have this year maintained their outstanding performance as they cleared a whopping 171 375 criminal and civil cases out of 174 724 in the first 11 months of the year. At the op...Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 05:21hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Spare a thought for Zim education sector
When the word education is mentioned in Zimbabwe ,we usually have ululaters and mixed reactions for it.In minds of many they will quickly think of it as the best on the continent or should sta...Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 09:27hrs | | by Wilson Chipangura
Supper that smells too doggy
Zimbabwe: Assassins without gunsOctober 31, 2015 Shingirai Huni Features, Opinion & Analysis, Headlines, Nathaniel ManheruJoram NyathiNathaniel ManheruI will part w...Published: 31 Oct 2015 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
MBAs don't run companies!
YOUR degrees and titles don't run companies. If they did then governments could be richer than companies all over the world. Even universities will be better run than some businesses. How many Sirs, D...Published: 17 Sep 2015 at 06:48hrs | | by Morris Mpala MOB Capital (Pvt) Ltd
Zanu PF hold Zimbabwe hostage
Zanu PF has been accused of holding Zimbabwe hostage prompting the country to be in serious economic and political turmoil.Revesayi Mudete posted on Facebook a story that 76% of the families i...Published: 04 Jul 2015 at 07:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Air Zimbabwe's pathetic online presence'
In the 21st Century, there's probably no better way of relaying/receiving information or commercially transacting more efficiently than using the endlessly fascinating World Wide Web.Most avi...Published: 16 Jan 2015 at 10:57hrs | 2 | by Maguire
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