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Kasukuwere speaks out
The self-exiled former Zanu-PF political commissar Savior Kasukuwere has for the first time opened up to the media since the November 2017 military takeover when he, together with other Generation 40 ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:44hrs | 10630 | by Staff reporter
MDC, unions plan to defy state threats over demos
DARK clouds are hanging over Zimbabwe once again following the threat by the MDC and labour unions to hold rolling anti-government protests around the country despite the State's stern warning against...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Guns before food
With millions of Zimbabweans facing starvation, hospitals and schools collapsing in the rubble of the economy and civil servants rejecting a 98% pay rise as inadequate, President Mnangagwa is reported...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 20:32hrs | 4523 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Human rights violation decline in the country
Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that human rights violation incidents have declined in the country especially for the month of December."ZPP recorded a total of 119 human rights violations...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 09:00hrs | 898 | by Stephen Jakes
'Will send army to beat you if cause drought' Freudian slip from man of blood - still here cometh change
In a circular to local hospitals, Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary Agnes Mahomva announced that Ante-natal ward per day will now cost $200 at Parirenyatwa Hospital, $160 at central hospitals ...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:16hrs | 1054 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Will send army to beat you if cause drought' Freudian slip from man of blood - still here cometh change
In a circular to local hospitals, Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary Agnes Mahomva announced that Ante-natal ward per day will now cost $200 at Parirenyatwa Hospital, $160 at central hospitals ...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 09:47hrs | 2194 | by Nomusa Garikai
Journalists suffer as Mnangagwa regime tightens grip
Fanuel Mapfumo has been unable to lift heavy objects since a Zimbabwe police officer fractured his left arm as he was covering a story last August.The 28-year-old journalist was filming a bann...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 11:49hrs | 3194 | by AFP
A villain or a custodian of Democratic ethos and principles: Case of Chamisa’s usurpation and consolidation of power in MDC
The foregoing discussion intends to showcase and highlight the rise of Chamisa in the opposition Movement. There has been a lot of debate and divided opin...Published: 26 Dec 2019 at 08:18hrs | 4667 | by Tendai Manika
Mnangagwa's govt takes plunge to compensate white farmers
ONE of the most interesting developments in the recent budget statement is government's decision to compensate former white farmers after nearly 20 years following the 2000 land reform programme. The ...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:39hrs | 168 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
In joining POLAD, Chamisa will kill democracy just as Nkomo in signing Unity Accord - deja vu
What is all this nonsense about people needing political dialogue, to unity, find each other, speak with one voice, etc., etc. In the 1980s Mugabe used the signing of the unity accord between Zanu PF ...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 07:51hrs | 3437 | by Nomusa Garikai
In joining POLAD, Chamisa will kill democracy just as Nkomo in signing Unity Accord - deja vu
What is all this nonsense about people needing political dialogue, to unity, find each other, speak with one voice, etc., etc. In the 1980s Mugabe used the signing of the unity accord between Zanu PF ...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 11:01hrs | 7829 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu-PF provinces stampeding to endorse Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF's provincial structures across the country have been stampeding to endorse President Mnangagwa a reminiscent of the old days during the Mugabe era.Provincial structures have been condu...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe was not toppled through a coup, says Sadc
THE executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community has claimed that the regional body did not believe that former President Robert Mugabe was toppled through a coup when his own arm...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:24hrs | 3250 | by Staff reporter
Jittery Zanu-PF frets over leaks
A jittery Zanu-PF- battling to deal with country's deepening political and economic crisis has launched an expansive investigation into the sources of leaks of sensitive party and State inf...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:21hrs | 2123 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa
Dear Sir,It is now two years since November 2017 when you and your allies deposed your former leader, the late Robert Mugabe. In the aftermath of the coup you made a lot of promises to Zimbabw...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 15:19hrs | 5604 | by Tinotenda Chihope
'Let Zimbabweans find one another, by themselves' diplomats instructed - after 39 years, ravenous hyena midwife to a goat
It is a real tragedy that Zimbabwe is now in a serious mess; millions are facing heart breaking hardship from lack of water, no food, no work, no fuel, no medicine, etc. The situation is now so bad th...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 09:13hrs | 768 | by Nomusa Garikai
The guilty are always afraid
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is a scared man, seeing shadows everywhere he looks as succession battles loom in his ruling Zanu PF party, a faltering economy condemning many into abject poverty and a d...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:31hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
EU takes Mnangagwa govt on over rights abuses
THE European Union (EU) has taken government to task over the slow pace of reforms and the country's deplorable civil rights record following a series of incidence where state security agents have use...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe church and political leaders blaspheming the name of God are condemning themselves and the nation!
If there is anything I find utterly repulsive, disgraceful, and unacceptable in this entire world, are people who bring the name of the Almighty Jehovah God - our hallowed Creator - into disrepute, an...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 08:30hrs | 1005 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa being fooled by events in Latin America
There are very interesting parallels between political developments in Zimbabwe and in four South American countries, namely Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. In all these countries, ther...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1950 | by Bevan Musoko
Chamisa warns Mnangagwa government
Angered by the authorities' savage clampdown on dissenting voices in the country in recent months, the MDC yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government that it had now pushed Zimbabweans...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 7070 | by Staff reporter
Excesses against MDC crowds making bad situation worse
THE term rogue State is largely a curious one in political science, with grave connotations on how a country is perceived by other progressive nations. There is no State that formalises and prides its...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1536 | by Learnmore Zuze
SADC waiting to see a bloodbath in Zimbabwe before finally taking explosive situation seriously!
As the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe continually deteriorates beyond the average citizen's minimum threshold - as the suffering and over-burdened people increasingly become restive with...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 2836 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tshinga Dube: The Anti-colonial Transfiguration of the Self: Part 2
Last week's introductory instalment attempted to locate Retired Col Tshinga's profile within the shifting currencies and contexts of our struggle for independence. His radical political tutela...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:56hrs | 167 | by Richard Mahomva
Govt brutality on citizens bad example for nation
Every community and society's norms and standards are usually set by those in authority. That is why, even at family level, the parents' behaviour and teachings play a primary role in determining the ...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:49hrs | 200 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fired doctors were offside, says HSB
Doctors being dismissed from public health service violated multiple labour provisions, leaving the Government with no option but to institute disciplinary action, the Health Services Board (HSB) has ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:34hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Root cause of economic meltdown is rigged elections - must deal with curse or die
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely! This is a common sense observation noted in every human society and goes back to the very beginning of human civilisation. Indeed, the me...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 10:48hrs | 1428 | by Wilbert Mukori
No 'Road to Damascus' awakening in Zimbabwean politics - citizens can vote for recycled opportunistic politicians at own risk!
I am not much of a soccer fan, but there is something that I have always found strange - if not downright weird - without anyone able to provide a satisfactory explanation. Why is it that a coach fire...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 10:44hrs | 1621 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's MDC says 'No foreign mediation, no dialogue'
Since its formation in 1999, the MDC has been perceived by Zanu-PF as a "puppet of the West" and a regime change agenda proponent with the backing of the United Kingdom and the United States.N...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lives in a bubble
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa being sworn in in Harare, 26 August 2018. Picture: Shepard Tozvireva / African News Agency (ANA)Emmerson Mnangagwa has not only disappointed those who h...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 22:07hrs | 5533 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's road to recovery just got longer
THE road was long enough as it stood, but the stretch is getting longer by the passage of every minute. The incontrovertible truth is that Zimbabwe will not be achieving any economic or political stab...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:29hrs | 434 | by Learnmore Zuze
Zimbabwe govt brutalization of citizenry sets bad example in campaign against domestic and gender-based violence
Every community and society's norms and standards are usually set by those in authority. That is why, even at family level, the parents' behaviour and teachings play a primary role in determining the ...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 14:04hrs | 612 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Democratic space shrinks under Mnangagwa rule'
ZIMBABWE's democratic space continues to shrink under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule despite government claims that several good laws have been crafted or aligned with the Constitution in line wi...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 07:00hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
They say once fooled twice shy
The euphoria shown by Zimbabweans after arrival of the coup architect, Guvheya Chiwenga, is cause for concern .Social media, on line news has been awash with stories of how the army, brains be...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 18:53hrs | 4125 | by A Kadada
'Chamisa will be arrested'
AS POLITICAL tension continues to rise in the country amid growing criticism of the authorities' brutal handling of dissenters the government warned yesterday that it would arrest opposition leader Ne...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 13:32hrs | 4808 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rise to democracy so weak
The latest events this week have cast a dark cloud on the future of the country, showing signs and symptoms of the dearth of democracy.Our government has again scored an own goal and caught at...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1649 | by Leonard Koni
By firing doctors Zanu PF delivered coup de grace on healthcare and, more notably, on Zanu PF itself
From November 2017 to July 2018 Mnangagwa had his party thugs, the rogue war veterans, the Police, Army and CIO on the leash. He did not want to see any violence because he wanted to claim the "2018 e...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1297 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa's spokesperson launches scathing attack on USA
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has launched a scathing attack on the Uniter States accusing the super power of working with the MDC Alliance to frustrate Zimbabwe's engage...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 14:06hrs | 4447 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's 'end is nigh' says Chamisa
Police on Wednesday used batons, tear gas and water cannon to beat up and disperse MDC supporters who had gathered outside their party headquarters in the capital to listen to a speech by their leader...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:22hrs | 5365 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt should stop regarding suffering citizens as 'enemies of the state', but address our legitimate grievances seriousl
This morning I was pondering over the forthcoming 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (running from 25 November to 10 December), when I was immediately reminded of a distributing story a...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 12:16hrs | 1651 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa grovels at rally turnout
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnagagwa was on Saturday left a relieved man after thousands of people from Mashonaland East province thronged Mahusekwa Growth Point where he addressed a rally that coincided with ...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:34hrs | 2487 | by Staff reporter
'We had informers within the Rhodesian security services'
WE continue our interview with Tapson Ncube pseudonym Makhula Thebe who in the past instalments has spoken about how dissenting voices were treated within the Zipra ranks. Viewed as a rebel, N...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:24hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Fresh purge looms in Zanu PF
ZANU PF could soon embark on a new wave of purges on senior party leaders accused of sabotaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa under the guise of flushing out remnants of the G40 faction from the ruling...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:28hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy of the doctors' crippling strike
It is simple: The tragedy of the over two-months doctors' strike is that Zimbabwe has two finely distinct groups; those who feel (the majority) the impact of the strike and those who talk (the minorit...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:28hrs | 1768 | by Learnmore Zuze
What Zimbabwe needs now Mr President
Undeniably Zimbabwe is going through a critical and a painful phase. The next generation might blame us for not having planted the right seeds, for them to harvest. Now, we should be thinking of the m...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:07hrs | 285 | by Jonah Nyoni
Is Kasukuwere, Nkosana Moyo reincarnate?
During the July 2018 electioneering period, one of the 23 presidential hopefuls and leader of the Alliance for the People’s Agenda (APA), Nkosana Moyo, introduced an unorthodox campaign plan which e...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 13:31hrs | 7413 | by Maphozho Saruchera
Hungry Zimbabwe soldiers spark govt fears
There is growing disquiet within the rank and file of the military over the rising cost of living, poor salaries and difficult working conditions, with government now desperate for solutions to avert ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 3401 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now a police State, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has chided President Emmerson Mnangagwa for putting the country into a de facto state of emergency and his reliance on the police to stifle dissenting voices again...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:52hrs | 1086 | by Sports Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt has all but trashed re-engagement drive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has effectively abandoned its international re-engagement agenda as evidenced by public confrontations with the European Union (EU) and United States, rem...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:21hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
UK cranks heat on Mnangagwa
A UNITED Kingdom (UK) special envoy yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to introduce genuine economic and political reforms in order to turn around its stuttering economy....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 06:02hrs | 5291 | by Staff reporter
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