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Opinion: Perspective . . .
SEEING things in perspective has never been more important in Zimbabwe. If we fail to do so, our view of the current problems we are encountering will be distorted and we may all make decisions we lat...Published: 9 hrs ago | 94 | by Eddie Cross
Chamisa refuses to testify, wants 'thanked for preserving peace' - nonsense, preserved Zanu PF, yes
The Commission of inquiry chaired by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, into the killing of seven unarmed civilians on 1 st August 2018 is now entering its home straight. Many p...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 22:11hrs | 2355 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa's wife followed in high-speed vehicle chase?
Daily News editor Gift Phiri chats to MDC leader Nelson Chamisa. Find below excerpts of the interview.Q: It seems you remain trapped in election mode almost four months after the election. Wha...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 13:30hrs | 7434 | by Gift Phiri
Commonwealth condemn ED elections as 'biased and unfair' - what are we going to do about it?
In Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe but never rains but pours and now it is pouring cats and dogs! Ever since coming into a year ago following the ouster of Zimbabwe's former corrupt and ruthless tyrant, ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 19:06hrs | 3783 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Update on 1 August killings
As the Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August post-election violence hears evidence from members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and Zimbabwe Republic Police today we give you an update of the hea...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 07:18hrs | 4027 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Money is the root of all evil
We all use money every day and yet few of us really understand what these bits of paper or cotton or simply figures in a ledger really mean. But we know the stuff is important.In economic term...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:38hrs | 989 | by Eddie Cross
Chamisa says there is no agreement on national issues with Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa believes that the country's economic situation will remain dire until a solution is found to the legitimacy question that he is currently pursuing. In this wide-rangi...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:31hrs | 1445 | by Staff reporter
'Do we have the vision to reset our dysfunctional politics?' - not until have thinking caps back on
"After 38 years of blundering from pillar to post, we have a chance of resetting our dysfunctional political system. The question is Do we have the vision to see the opportunity and the resolve to sei...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:47hrs | 161 | by Wilbert Mukori
'MDC want to unseat elected ED' - who elected him, even ZEC failed to verify its own result
President Mnangagwa rigged the 30 July 2018 elections cocksure his "Zimbabwe is open for business!" clarion call would deliver economic recover. Sadly, that has no happened, the flood of investors has...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 19:43hrs | 4376 | by Nomusa Garikai
Is Tobin tax regime helpful?
Against the backdrop of the ongoing debate and rhetoric about the recently proposed 2% transaction tax which was announced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, ostensibly to widen Zimbabwe's tax base....Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1052 | by Colls Ndlovu
Are civil servant persecuted for Mugabe's sake??
At least with respect to political appointees, not only is this allowed, but it actually happens every time an Administration changes. Zimbabwe had never had a meaningful administration change in thir...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 16:41hrs | 3959 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'I am taking Zimbabwe to Canaan,' said ED - rigged elections and dragged us into hell-on-earth
"PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has rewarded one of the biggest indigenous churches, the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), with a tractor and other agricultural inputs for overwhelmingly voting for him and h...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 07:14hrs | 4876 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Dabengwa misses out on UK Gukurahundi Indaba Talk
ZAPU's Dr Dumiso Dabengwa has missed out on sharing the stage with the vibrant and eloquent Mzila at a grand event scheduled for 3 November 2018 in Luton, UK (Post Code LU3 1BS). This follows de...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 10:08hrs | 1214 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
Zimbabwe has oil and gas - a blessing but only if share by all and not looted by few
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially announced oil and gas deposits discovery in Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central province, following a study carried out by an Australian company, Invictus Ener...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 07:30hrs | 819 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe Struggle, The Delayed Revolution: an Autobiography
The need to account for multiple narratives in the history of the liberation struggle compelled Andrew Ndlovu's autobiography to proffer his narrative from the front. The book serves to demonstrate th...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 12:29hrs | 488 | by Brian Maregedze
Royal Bafokeng subsidiary embroiled in Zimbabwe fuel confusion?
Government insiders have alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa, was hammering Sakunda Holdings boss Kudakwashe Tagwirei because he was keen to replace domi...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 06:13hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must call the midwife for a proper re-birth
After the opposition MDC Alliance commemorated its 19th anniversary last Saturday, one hopes that there will be a lot of introspection on the part of its leadership and supporters about their perpetua...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | 1407 | by Kuda Bwititi
'Masiyiwa calls for removal of sanction, who dares to contradict' - I dare, here he is hopeless wrong
In augmenting Masiyiwa's sentiments Obert Gutu tweeted: "Now when a whole billionaire like Strive Masiyiwa calls for the removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe, iwe zvako Mupurwa…iwezvako Zuze… (yo...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 19:37hrs | 1356 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Tagwirei drives wedge between Mnangagwa, allies
Businessman Kuda Tagwirei, has triggered off fresh fissures within Zanu-PF and government, with the Sakunda Holdings founder wittingly or unwittingly driving a wedge between President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:30hrs | 6545 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is one of the poorest nations' says IMF - our prize for being mental couch potato
Mankind is a creature of reason, it is our ability to think that have made us the most dominant creature on earth. But just as having feathers is the common characteristic that has enabled bir...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 18:23hrs | 1961 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa wants to lead Zimbabwe transitional government
MDC President Nelson Chamisa says he had no wish to work with President Emmerson Mnangagwa but was demanding his right to be the country's leader as per mandate he claims was popularly granted to him ...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:54hrs | 7950 | by newzimbabwe.com
Chamisa, MDC at wits' end
It is three months since this year's harmonised election and all is not well in the MDC-T Chamisa faction. As each day passes, the faction and its leader, Nelson Chamisa, are getting to grips with the...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 20:04hrs | 7003 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa plots more protests
Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has threatened to roll out peaceful protests to jolt President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration into ending the economic meltdown.The MDC leader told pa...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 20:57hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa backs down on 'inauguration' threat
THE inauguration of opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa as the ‘People's President' did not take place as threatened Saturday as the party celebrated its 19th anniversary in the capital.Gwa...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:45hrs | 4987 | by newzimbabwe.com
Chamisa plots coup againts Mnangagwa
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday revealed that his party was planning mass protests to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF government out of power in the next two months as ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:19hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cornered, claims Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has no choice, but to agree to the formation of a transitional authority if Zimbabwe is to emerge out of the chaos engulfing the country, opposition MDC Alliance leader Ne...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:48hrs | 3787 | by Staff reporter
MDC @19: A lamentation over the death of democracy
This week the police gave the MDC-T Chamisa faction the go ahead to hold an event to celebrate its 19th anniversary after postponing the event over the cholera outbreak of September in Harare. While t...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:50hrs | 1054 | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Mnangagwa will not be distracted by GNU dreamers'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said Zanu-PF had no plans for a Government of National Unity with the opposition and is focused on implementing policies beneficial to Zimbabweans. MDC Alliance l...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rules out GNU
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed the issue of a unity government or government of national unity.Addressing the 109th Zanu-PF Central Committee in the capital today, the President sa...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 16:24hrs | 5483 | by Staff reporter
No room for Chamisa's GNU
Government has dismissed calls for the establishment of a transitional authority as wishful thinking, a view that apparently is also being shared by former liberation war fighters.On Tuesday, ...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 14:10hrs | 2482 | by Staff reporter
'ED punishing nation for rejecting him' - nonsense, ED has failed to rig economic recovery
Chamisa is incapable of making a rational argument. "He (Chamisa) said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is punishing the nation for not voting for him on July 30," reported the Daily News....Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 07:16hrs | 2214 | by Nomusa Garikai
'2008 GNU was about power and position and sanitizing Zanu PF' desperate Chamisa confessed - likewise 2018
"Desperate Chamisa now wants a transitional govt!" screamed the headline in News Day. News Day was spot on Chamisa is now desperate and one does not need to be a psychoanalyst to see that it w...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 21:11hrs | 1192 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Desperate Chamisa now wants a transitional govt
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday proposed a transitional government for the country, which he said would resolve the issue of legitimacy and have sufficient buy-in from Zimbabweans to deal...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:49hrs | 5192 | 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 | 6104 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa now willing to engage Mnangagwa
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has resolved to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a political dialogue to resolve the economic crisis engulfing Zimbabwe.Addressing a press conferen...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 15:14hrs | 19427 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti always has something to say
The Daily News on Sunday's Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also the deputy national chairperson for the MDC, about the state o...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Biti savages Mthuli Ncube
Opposition kingpin Tendai Biti has lashed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube for his "wrong economic prescriptions" for the country.This comes after Ncube's recent policy measures - which include t...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 13:54hrs | 6109 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dictatorship, ideological dominance
The European Union Observer Mission's (EU OM) final report showed the ruling Zanu-PF dominance in the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe was achieved, not by popular vote, but a cocktail of manipulation....Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 12:24hrs | 1285 | by Vivid Gwede
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
We told you so!
SOMETIMES it's nice to be right, that does not often happen, but in this case I am sorry that those of us who had said we are headed for trouble, were right.I am referring to the first stateme...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1373 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe companies reject US$ pay demands
Zimbabwe companies reject US$ pay demandsUnder-pressure local companies - reeling from myriad problems which include having to deal with soaring production costs - have rejected demands by unions ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:19hrs | 3658 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda apologises to Sikhala
Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has apologised to MDC Member of Parliament for Zengeza West Job Sikhala after he wrongly ejected him from the august House last Wednesday for making nois...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:29hrs | 2768 | by Staff reporter
Planned ZCTU protests expose Chamisa's MDC alliance
For the past couple of days, Zimbabweans have been drawn into a sinister panic mode whose footprints are alien to those of genuine market strife and economic strains. The basic function of fue...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:49hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF scoffs at GNU
Zanu-PF has scoffed at reports that the economic challenges prevailing in the country will push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage the opposition MDC Alliance and form a government of national uni...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 18:42hrs | 4397 | 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 | 2103 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa will not be tricked into a GNU with Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says he will not be "tricked" into a government of national unity (GNU) like what happened with the party's founding president, Morgan Tsvangirai, in 2008.Chamisa pou...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 15:57hrs | 5755 | by Staff reporter
'There are no silver bullets' argues Mnangagwa - wrong, free elections kill vote rigging 'werewolves'
"We must all be realistic… Whatever some may claim, there are no silver bullets or quick fixes," said President Mnangagwa on Monday calling on the people to brace themselves for the economic hardshi...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 14:59hrs | 2085 | by Nomusa Garikai
Biti shedding buckets of crocodile tears over -suffering povo' - unwelcome distraction
"I don't get pleasure from the suffering of our people. For 38 years I have lived under ZANU madness. They stole the 2018 election. They have a duty and an obligation to return the country to legitima...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 22:12hrs | 2403 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Sikhala stirs Zanu-PF anger
Opposition Zengeza West MP Job "Wiwa" Sikhala has become well known in the National Assembly for his provocative and controversial statements.Wiwa, who is MP on the MDC Alliance ticket, sees p...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 21:07hrs | 5141 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube, a force to be reckoned with
These days are not easy, for any of us. But they have to be excruciating for our Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, carrying on his shoulders the full weight of the responsibility of the well-being of...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 18:43hrs | 4972 | by Joice Tsitsi
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