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'Shame, elite using foreign hospitals after destroying local one' said Mahere - fuming she not MP
"It's embarrassing and selfish for political elites to destroy our public hospitals then seek health care abroad, destroy our airlines then hire private jets for themselves, destroy our farms then imp...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 12:58hrs | 570 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabweans have never been as confused as they are today: Mugabe: Hero or villain?
ZIMBABWEANS have never been as confused as they are today, following the death of Robert Mugabe, who was labelled a dictator. They are of two minds: is Mugabe a hero or a villain or is he both? They n...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 224 | by Zanda Shumba
'Justice is a train that's nearly always late' - too late for Mugabe but must catch the rest
"My first encounter with President Robert Gabriel Mugabe was in 2011 at the Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) Graduation Ceremony, where he had been invited to attend an event there as the Guest...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 16:21hrs | 1097 | by Nomusa Garikai
It is impossible to portray dictator Mugabe as a hero, impossible, 'Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!'
Every year, at my High School, we had a college ball. We invited girls from the neighbouring school to the ball and, before the end of the afternoon's dancing, it was the tradition to have a lucky dra...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 20:12hrs | 1043 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Paul Siwela resurfaces on TV - calls for Matabeleland breakaway
Dressed immaculately in a dark suit, white shirt and red tie, Cde Paul Siwela exuded energy and renewed confidence. Those who watched his interview on DStv channel 405, Newzroom Africa, on Saturday ev...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 11:59hrs | 3016 | by Israel Dube
Twice, Mugabe could have saved Zimbabwe
IT is a ubiquitous moral principle that cuts across most of Africa that people should not speak ill of the departed. Zimbabwe has an idiom to this effect and so do many other African nations. The prin...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 21:48hrs | 935 | by Learnmore Zuze
Robert Mugabe: A product of a vicious system
The death of former President Robert Mugabe at a hospital in Singapore on Thursday September 6, 2019 rang memory bells about the hush-hush, but spirited conversations that Zanu-PF comrades used to hav...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1195 | by Jonathan N. Moyo
Dictator Mugabe denied million a vote - now they can finally 'vote', by boycott his funeral
David Coltart has proven to be a confused, corrupt and incompetent opposition politician; the kind very nation dreads. Coltart was a senior member of the MDC during the 2008 to 2013 GNU and they faile...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 22:21hrs | 1427 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mugabe's legacy remains alive and it must be defeated
Robert Mugabe's legacy is complex and contested. He wasn't only the tyrant and the despot, nor only the freedom fighter and the educator. But he wanted power and all costs, and the legacy he leaves be...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 13:20hrs | 565 | by Doug Coltart
The life of Mugabe
FORMER President Robert Mugabe died at the age of 95 yesterday leaving a legacy as one of Africa's leading statesmen.Below is a timeline of Mugabe's history.21, February 1924Ro...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 09:59hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Just a little violence on civilians ...how satanic?
This is the arrogant advice given the South African leader by a Head of State of a neighbouring country ravaged to the ground by yet to be punished genocidists wallowing in the endless comfort of the ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:01hrs | 561 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
'We need NTA or heading for Armageddon' - no, we there and Zanu PF will drag us past no-return
Zimbabwe has sleep-walked into "failed state" and now the country is heading for dark dungeons of Armageddon!"We need a national transitional authority (NTA), we need a soft landing for our co...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:43hrs | 1308 | by Wilbert Mukori
MDC and the season of disruptive demonstrations
After losing the 2018 Presidential race, MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa vowed to embark on nationwide demonstrations until he was declared the winner of that plebiscite. The MDC wants to use this tool to ...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:35hrs | 279 | by Elijah Chihota
'Sham 2018 poll resulted in illegitimacy' CIZC finally admit - yet still can't resist urge to appease Zanu PF
It is heartening to see that organisation like Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition (CIZC) are finally calling a spade a spade! "The sham 2018 polls resulted in a serious legitimacy crisis that c...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 06:36hrs | 874 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Can still have successful economy regardless' ED advised - excuse for the illegitimate to hang on
"PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is surrounded by good people. Among them, he has great formal and informal advisers; talented and eminent people from different backgrounds, who really can make a differe...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1086 | by Wilbert Mukori
Free advice to Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is surrounded by good people. Among them, he has great formal and informal advisers; talented and eminent people from different backgrounds, who really can make a differen...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:38hrs | 4811 | by Dumisani Muleya
'As long as Ramaphosa plays big brother to ED, I'm staying put' - see speck in his eye but not log in yours
"As long as Ramaphosa plays big brother to an illegal president (Emmerson Mnangagwa) then we (Zimbabweans in SA) are staying put and not going anywhere," twittered Kudakwashe KadenheThere is n...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 14:30hrs | 2651 | by Nomusa Garikai
Impatience, tactlessness expose Chamisa's immaturity
It is just one-and-a-half years since Nelson Chamisa seized control of the MDC following his predecessor, the late Morgan Tsvangirai's death on February 14, 2018. The guy is already show...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 654 | by Nobleman Runyanga
2nd coup afoot to remove Mnangagwa by August 2020 and, as with 1st, to consolidate dictatorship
"So dire is the situation and boiling tensions in the corridors of power, that Mnangagwa is said to have pleaded for a political grace period of until August 2020 to step down, as a faction aligned to...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 21:33hrs | 3593 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Diplomats sowing disharmony' - by pretending Zim is a democracy MDC has sown death and destruction
When MDC was launched in 1999 the party's mission was simple and straightforward: to bring about the democratic change to end the corrupt, vote rigging and tyrannical Zanu" dictatorship, as the party'...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 21:32hrs | 842 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'I'm positively impacting Zim's development' Gutu insist ' are you, 'many were called but few were chosen'
"I have got absolutely no apology to make to anyone for loving my country, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is currently facing serious political & socio-economic challenges but these challenges aren't insurmou...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 21:31hrs | 533 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Impatience, tactlessness expose Chamisa's immaturity
It is just one and a half years since Nelson Chamisa seized control of the MDC following his predecessor, the late Morgan Tsvangirai's death on 14 February 2018. The guy is already showing signs of fa...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 13:21hrs | 3008 | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Diplomats sowing disharmony' - by pretending Zimbabwe is a democracy MDC has sown death and destruction
When MDC was launched in 1999 the party's mission was simple and straightforward: to bring about the democratic change to end the corrupt, vote rigging and tyrannical Zanu PF dictatorship, as the part...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 815 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Coup to remove Mnangagwa by August 2020 to consolidate dictatorship
"So dire is the situation and boiling tensions in the corridors of power, that Mnangagwa is said to have pleaded for a political grace period of until August 2020 to step down, as a faction aligned to...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 17:27hrs | 4849 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Zimbabwe is a multi-party democracy' said Gutu - nonsense, when did the metamorphose happen
Zimbabwe is in this political mess because the country has had the great misfortune of having more than its fair share of corrupt and incompetent leaders in both sides of the political divide. During ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 21:04hrs | 2298 | by Nomusa Garikai
What is holding back Zimbabwe - perverse Zanu-PF and MDC entente cordiale
There is no doubt that ever since the 2008 to 2013 GNU there was mutual understanding, a cordial agreement, a "entente cordiale" as the French would say, struck between Zanu-PF and MDC. MDC was suppos...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | 2373 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanu-PF won people's mandate and will not share it with MDC' - illegitimate, rigged elections
Zanu-PF is treating the issue of the regime's lack of legitimacy and the MDC's call for a power sharing arrangement as if the two are one and the same thing."The people pronounced themselves a...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | 678 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'New GNU will address legitimacy deficit' argues Biti - he is still breathtakingly incompetent
Some of us castigated Morgan Tsvangirai, Tendai Biti, Nelson Chamisa, Welshmen Ncube, David Coltart and the rest of the MDC leaders as "breathtakingly corrupt and incompetent" as far back as 2010; whe...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:51hrs | 4148 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF getting ready for 2023 elections
ZANU-PF is like a sleeping giant which is often teased by smaller political parties which have no political ideology, but those parties remain teaser bulls, nothing more. The party works in ve...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 220 | by Elijah Chihota
'People have lost confidence in elected regime' says Fr Wermter - it's worse and more complex
"IF the citizens do not feel any longer represented by the men and women they have cast their ballots for, and Parliament is no longer effective in serving the common good, can no longer defend human ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 21:05hrs | 1987 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanu-PF is brazenly and openly rigging elections' - that has failed to deter MDC, why
"These are the wages of rigging by the military, which now rigs elections in the rural areas brazenly and openly. For ZANU-PF to keep winning, it needs the military to keep rigging, and the rural area...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 17:23hrs | 1392 | by Nomusa Garikai
'I'm Christian, we're all fallen people' said Coltart - feeble excuse for 20 years of betrayal, Judas repented
"The one central tenet of the Christian faith is that we are all fallen people," said David Coltart, MDC treasurer general."We have our weaknesses, but it also helped me understand some of my ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 15:53hrs | 1499 | by Nomusa Garikai
Have we reached a political stalemate or are we just barren of new ideas?
On August 17, Harare was rocked by demonstrations organised by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance.More of these protests against deepening economic hardships are planned in...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 244 | by Tapiwa Gomo
'Park rigged elections and focus on new GNU' - no, Zanu-PF must step down and rigged elections is the gist
"I think both leaders have to park that issue (whether last year's elections were free, fair and credible and therefore Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party are legitimate). In other words, Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 22:49hrs | 2894 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Heavy is the head that wears the crown' said W Ncube - meant 'Empty is MDC head aspiring to wear the crown!'
"MDC Vice President Professor Welshman says the recent developments in the country have made him understand the being a leader of the opposition MDC is like a heavy crown," reported Bulawayo 24....Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 18:00hrs | 2262 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Harare protestors brave riot Police to demand 'CHANGE!' - still with no clue 'WHAT CHANGES!' it's futile
The nation heaved a huge sigh of relief when it was reported that the Zanu-PF regime had given the green light for the MDC demos to go ahead. This morning it was clear the Police were deployed determi...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:46hrs | 1337 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Join demos, 'cowards sin by silence' - village idiots sin by ignorance, they know not destination
Man is a creature of reason, our superior brain should be our greatest strength but, like everything else, in the wrong hands a blessing is a curse. "In 1918, Eller Wheeler Wilcox the gre...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 20:49hrs | 528 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Utilize your right to demonstrate' argue Chief Ndiweni - how naïve, there is lot more at stake here
"Nhlambabaloyi Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has urged the people of Zimbabwe to utilize their constitutional right to demonstrate and petition on the 16th of August 2019. Ndiweni said Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 20:47hrs | 877 | by Nomusa Garikai
Join demos, 'cowards sin by silence' - village idiots sin by ignorance, they know not destination
Man is a creature of reason, our superior brain should be our greatest strength but, like everything else, in the wrong hands a blessing is a curse. "In 1918, Eller Wheeler Wilcox the gre...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 15:50hrs | 897 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
ZANU PF getting ready for 2023 elections
ZANU PF is like a sleeping giant which is often teased by smaller political parties which have no political ideology. The Party works in very mysterious ways to such an extent that when people think i...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 14:34hrs | 662 | by Elijah Chihota
Chamisa does not want to be president
I know I will sound ridiculous, but it has been my observation that Chamisa does not want to be the President of Zimbabwe. What he really wants is to be coopted into a Government of National Unity (GN...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 17:24hrs | 6393 | by Sam Wezhira
Demos are for new GNU; people have no clue MDC sold-out and set to do so again
"The people's Free Zimbabwe peaceful march will be held on Friday 16 August 2019, in line with Section 59 of our national Constitution that guarantees all citizens of Zimbabwe the unconditional right ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1201 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
As long as culture of selling fellow blacks for piece of calico cloth remains, so will our troubles
As a people black Africans are dogged by self-hate. By God, we hate ourselves with a consuming passion! During the slave trade, one of the dark periods in black Africa, it was not the whi...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 16:22hrs | 390 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Zanu PF is denying us the right to demos' - true, but thick jail wall is not why we are stuck
Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess for one over-riding reason – ignorance. What makes ignorance such a difficult, a near impossible, failing to cure is that the ignorant are rarely awar...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 22:11hrs | 1954 | by Nomusa Garikai
New Zanu-PF/ MDC GNU is 'ordained by God' - brainwashing Magaba theology at its worst
"I know some of you have been saying 'why are you praying'. There is no dialogue between man and man which is not ordained by God. Now that we have dialogued with God, we have to dialogue man and man;...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 15:19hrs | 1332 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
EFF to join MDC in anti-Mnangagwa demonstrations
The Zimbabwe Economic Freedom Fighters has announced that it will be join the main opposition MDC in the schedule anti-Mnangagwa mass Demonstrations set for 16 August 2019. In a statement on T...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 09:20hrs | 16700 | by Mandla Ndlovu
16 August demos echoes 2017 coup marches, Mnangagwa abused us then and now Chamisa's turn
"Now that we have dialogued with our God, we have to dialogue between man and man. To be able to do that, we have to take some very practical steps going forward and those decisive steps are going to ...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 08:08hrs | 2001 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Did God instruct MDC to take power by force?' - God is NOT in this, 'be as shrewd as snakes' He warned
"One thing for certain, which the opposition should know, is that there is not going to be any transfer of power outside the elections. Their decision to participate in the elections that brought Mnan...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 17:39hrs | 2415 | by Wilbert Mukori
It's not that Mugabe was a better leader
It's an illusion that former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was a better leader than his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa.The ex-President was not as competent a leader as the world would wan...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 4439 | by Learnmore Zuze
Mnangagwa to form GNU with MDC?
Highly placed sources from Harare have indicated that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is vetting MDC MPs who are under consideration to form a quasi-government of national unity. Insiders from th...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 12:55hrs | 14698 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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