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'I was told to stop supporting Mnangagwa'
WE today conclude our interview with Elphas Tshuma, a former guerilla who operated in Hurungwe in Mashonaland West Province and later on in Hwange in Matabeleland North. Tshuma, now a member of the ru...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
'1987 Unity Accord brought peace!' Shut up! It brought capitulation and the de facto dictatorship
It is a matter of public record that Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is one of Zimbabwe's many church leaders who have received far...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 00:18hrs | 1017 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF and CCC pursuing the 4th Chimurenga agenda: Is it mere coincidence?
Barbara Tanyanyiwa, a woman representative at CCC was on 19th January 2022 interviewed by Studio 7 on the arrests of 25 CCC members in Budiriro in Harare. In her 2 minutes, 15 seconds inte...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 17:55hrs | 2214 | by Mqondisi Moyo
'What leadership invest in violence?' asked Chamisa - a dictatorship and after 23 years you have done nothing to end it
"If you have support why are so violent, so heartless against citizens even the elderly? And why should bases and vigilante groups be allowed around the country? Are we now worse than animals? What le...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 18:25hrs | 893 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Draconian PVO Bill passed, shrinking democratic space to a singularity point. CCC will participate in 2023, regardless. Why?
"Zimbabwe democratic space narrows ahead of 2023 polls" screamed the Bulawayo24 article!"In December alone, critical developments that undermine democracy have unfolded. Most notably, th...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 19:14hrs | 1565 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Skirmishes as Zapu presidency fight rages on
THERE were skirmishes at the opposition Zapu party offices in Bulawayo yesterday when suspended party members staged a demonstration after they were barred from attending a National Executive meeting....Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:01hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
The different shades of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe
Does Zimbabwe still have a formidable opposition party in the mould of Zapu led by the late Dr Joshua Nkomo (before Unity government) or the MDC led by the late Dr Morgan Tsvangirai?This is no...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:02hrs | 241 | by AT Kadada
Renewed calls to erect another Joshua Nkomo statue in Harare
There are renewed calls to erect the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo's statue in Harare in honour of his contribution to the liberation of the country as the nation prepares to commemorate this ye...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Report Mphoko never deserted Zapu to join Zanu
The former members of the Rhodesian special branch are the ones who claimed that I deserted the struggle in 1976, to join ZANU.They forget that ZANU was banned in Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambi...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 19:54hrs | 1861 | by Phelekezela Mphoko
'Ideological poverty provoked Joshua Nkomo'
"EMANCIPATE yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds . . ."The late reggae legend Bob Marley's Redemption Song could have been an inspiration to the iconic liberation st...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:56hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu guided by the Joshua Nkomo ethos on Gukurahundi
Gukurahundi is definitely a painful subject to those who witnessed it and those who participated in the military operation. Everyone who is or was involved in the operation agrees that it was a pa...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 14:23hrs | 1215 | by Thabo Nkiwane
What's to celebrate; that independence replaced white oppressors with black ones?
On 18 April 2022 Zimbabweans should have been celebrating the country's 42 years of independence. For the overwhelming majority, there was really no cause to celebrate, and many did not bother. The pe...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 22:37hrs | 446 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Liberation war stalwart pens political book
A liberation war stalwart Andrew Ndlovu says his latest book titled Africa in Darkness aims to remove fear from the people, which Zanu-PF instilled in the minds of the people in the country.Th...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:36hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga were not present at the formation of the Patriotic Front in 1976
The People of Zimbabwe were united under the Zimbabwe African People's Union (Z.A.P.U).When Z.A.P.U. was banned, the party leadership decided that it will not form another political party, aga...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 16:41hrs | 4641 | by Report Phelekezela Mphoko
Khaya Moyo, a freedom fighter par excellence
LIBERATOR, bureaucrat, corporate communications expert, politician, author and diplomat all rolled into one.Simon Khaya Moyo was a top functionary during the struggle and thereafter, continued...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo: Selfless freedom fighter
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has mourned nationalist and liberation struggle stalwart Simon Khaya Moyo, who has been declared a national hero, as a true patriot, courageous and selfless freedom fighter....Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo's journey over the years
Zanu-PF secretary for Information and Publicity Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo, who died yesterday at the age of 76, was born in Plumtree, Matabeleland South on October 1 1945 to Mr Robert Khaya Ngulani ...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:24hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
The ZAPU's hour of reckoning has come.
The ZAPU National Elective Congress starts tomorrow on the 28th October 2021 at Bulawayo Amphitheatre and it will run until the 30th. The first day is earmarked for receiving delegates from various br...Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 19:57hrs | 22 | by Thulani Nkala
Let's compile register of the dead in all our conflicts
January 1977 was the worst of the several months when I personally endured the ravages of the war for the emancipation of Zimbabwe from the toxic grip of rebel leader Ian Douglas Smith's Rhodesian Fro...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:15hrs | 11 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
When it comes to Zimbabwe’s 41 years and counting of rigged elections - it takes three to tango
When it comes to Zimbabwe's rigged elections - it takes three to tango. The ruling party Zanu PF, the MDC opposition and the ordinary Zimbabweans have all played a part in historic fact that Zimbabwe ...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:06hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori
'ERC call for reform in not push for regime change' - why apologise, it is consequence of free elections
Zimbabwe is in this economic mess and political paralysis (both the ruling party and the opposition are corrupt, incompetent and clearly have no clue how to get the nation out of the mess and paralysi...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 17:14hrs | 4 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Songs that liberated the country
The song Kubuhlungu Emoyeni (There is pain in my heart) by LMG choir evokes emotions of the liberation struggle and one of the singers, Happiness Sibanda, breaks into tears each time she explains the ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:15hrs | 17 | by Bongani Ndlovu
So, we have abandoned 'One man, one vote!' for 'SOLID PLANS' to win rigged elections - how nauseating
The right to free, fair and credible elections, the right to a meaningful say in the governance of one's country is the mother of all rights because it is the guarantor of good governance and of all t...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 10:03hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Queen Lozikeyi: The force behind Ndebele uprisings
THE grave of a matriarch viewed by many historians as one of the major forces behind the second Umvukela (uprising) that culminated in independence for the country is situated at KoNkosikazi in Matabe...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:14hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Medical Centre now admitting patients
EKUSILENI Medical Centre has opened its doors to the public with two Covid-19 patients having been admitted on Tuesday.In an interview, the acting chief executive officer of Ekusileni Hospital...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 18:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Medical Centre opening to be decided today
THE decision on the opening of Ekusileni Medical Centre will be made today when an inspection team from the Health Professions Authority (HPA) presents a report on its findings following an assessment...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 07:28hrs | 15 | by Staff Reporter
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF - ZNA bond in unbreakable' said Chinamasa - rubbish, 2017 broke it and since feared another
Zimbabwe is not the first and only country to gain her independence and sovereignty after a bitter armed struggle; many other nations have in Africa, Asia, North and South America, etc. have had a sim...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa has never been serious
On Monday last week, principals of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) met at the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs offices in Harare to deliberate on electoral reforms. This was ...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:01hrs | 10 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mnangagwa under fire over Ndebele king
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has attracted scorn for celebrating Matabeleland's cultural diversity and heritage while at the same time his government remains adamant that the revival of the Ndebele ki...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo epicentre of culture, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said Bulawayo remains the country's epicentre of creative arts and a hot pot of diverse cultures and convergence of histories which confirms that Zimbabwe is a Unitary St...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo to open Arts Festival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday ahead of the official opening of the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) and the launch of the Heritage Corridor in the city.The President will tour ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mbuya Nehanda is a Zimbabwean heroine - Archivist
The erection of Mbuya Nehanda statue in Harare had created a lot of debate in Zimbabwe. Some people are of the view that the gesture was long overdue whil...Published: 30 May 2021 at 07:12hrs | 17 | by Etiwel Mutero
Concern over Thorngrove, Ekusileni opening
OVER a year after Government declared the start of rehabilitation works to turn Bulawayo's Ekusileni and Thorngrove hospitals into Covid-19 isolation centres, the two institutions have failed to offic...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF vote against UN resolution protecting against genocide - but of course, 'Zanu PF ndeye ropa!'
"ZIMBABWE was one of the few countries that Tuesday voted against a United Nations General Assembly resolution seeking to protect vulnerable populations against "genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing...Published: 21 May 2021 at 12:57hrs | 15 | by Nomusa Garikai
Ekusileni Hospital finally re-opens
AFTER numerous attempts and false starts, Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo will finally open its doors to the public on Friday.Another Bulawayo Hospital, Thorngrove Infectious Diseases is also s...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:11hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Father Zimbabwe's son to take over ZAPU presidential post?
The late former Vice President Joshua Nkomo's son, Sibangilizwe Nkomo, is set to take up a senior position in Zapu following his resignation from Joshua Nkomo Legacy Restoration Project Tr...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 09:14hrs | 13 | by Shelton Muchena
The lame duck approach to gukurahundi genocide: A case of stitching rear opening of alimentary canal to cure diarrhoea
As Zimbabwe celebrates what it calls independence, forty-one (41) years on, government's lame duck approach to the resolution of the gukurahundi genocide disappointingly remains the case of stitching ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:06hrs | 5 | by Nhlanhla Moses
'Nothing must be left to chance' declares Mnangagwa, mobilising his vote rigging juggernaut
President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues to mobilise Zanu PF's vote-rigging juggernaut in preparation for the by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections. Two weeks ago he called on the war veter...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:23hrs | 5 | by Nomusa Garikai
Lookout Masuku: An exceptional, patriotic fighter
SOME of the greatest wars in history were not only won through the competency of soldiers on the battlefield, but through the astute leadership of the men and women engaged in the fighting. Th...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | 27 | by Walter Muchinguri
Joshua Nkomo's son announces his presidential aspirations
In his groundbreaking interview on MBC, Mr Sibangilizwe Nkomo, the son of the late political icon and nation builder Dr Joshua Nkomo announced what has sent shock waves and tremors throughout and acro...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 13:39hrs | 21 | by Thulani Nkala
Paramount Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu dies
ONE of the country's longest serving traditional leaders, Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu, has died.He was 86 years old.Chief Maduna was recovering from a stroke he suffered on 18 August 2019....Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 06:52hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
'What kind of leaders will an armed struggle throw up?' - we should have considered and have paid dearly for our folly
During India's struggle for home rule, especially during the years when some felt Mahatma Gandhi's passive resistance was going nowhere, the question did arise on whether they should wage an armed str...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 20:25hrs | 7 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
An independent state is the only viable option for the people of Mthwakazi from the MLF president
Greetings to all! It is important to underline in addition to the emphasis on the importance of skills development for Mthwakazi which was published last week, that we look forward to fruitful...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 15:04hrs | 16 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Zimbabwe must give Matebeleland a chance to manage own affairs
The politics of Matabeleland has been in the eye of a storm for a very long time. The Zanu-PF government, opposition parties and civic society groups have always claimed to serve the interests of the ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:55hrs | 15 | by Hon Lovemore Moyo UMD President
'Shun tribalism & regionalism'
ZANU-PF leadership in Bulawayo yesterday joined the rest of the nation in commemorating Unity Day amid calls for Zimbabweans to shun tribalism and regionalism. Speakers, in their solidarity me...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Nehanda couldn't have such loaded boot and youthful face
The listening presidentof Zimbabwe ED Mnangagwa has rejected the youthful-looking statue of liberation icon Mbuya Nehanda saying the proper face should be a lot more wrinkled and resemble that of a wo...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 19:21hrs | 15 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Unity Accord: Pan-Africanism & nationalist leadership legitimacy
THE celebration of Unity Day this year registers yet another moment of our ideological reconnection as a nation.The same commemoration allows us to audit ZANU-PF's legitimacy.In this i...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:40hrs | 6 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
School in Vumba renamed after Joshua Nkomo
A PRIMARY school in the Vumba resort area near Mutare has been renamed after the late national hero, Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo.Vice President Kembo Mohadi announced the renaming of the sc...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
5 killed in Ghana election violence - pray not slipping backwards to join likes of Zimbabwe
For many years now, Ghana has successfully held free, fair and credible elections, a successful and stable democracy. And the country has benefited greatly for with stable and functioning democracy th...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 08:44hrs | 5 | by Nomusa Garikai
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