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REVEALED: China plotting to elevate Grace Mugabe to vice Presidency
Former first lady, Grace Mugabe, is reportedly set to make an astonishing return to politics as the country's first vice president, under a 2023 Zimbabwe presidential election plot, which China is all...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 13:51hrs | 6698 | by Nancy Mabaya/Malvin Motsi
Church leaders are "local midwives delivering home-grown solution" - appeasing Zanu PF is no solution, never was
Zimbabwe's economy is in total meltdown; unemployment has remained 90% plus, 3/4 of the population are living on US$40 per month and the country's estimated 1000% hyperinflation is dragging them even ...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 09:12hrs | 362 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Chamisa failed God' said Mnangagwa - both did, no legitimate winner from illegal election
Zimbabwe is in this political and economic mess because the country has been stuck with a corrupt, incompetent and tyrannical Zanu-PF regime. The party has rigged elections to stay in power. W...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:57hrs | 642 | by Nomusa Garikai
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 | 2802 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Expect steady economic recovery by December 2019' - nonsense, none as long as we remain a pariah state
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 10:52hrs | 1798 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
In solving Zimbabwe crisis, Ramaphosa is irrelevant; he endorse rigged elections and thus shot himself in the head
Ten years ago, SADC leaders condemned the 2008 Zimbabwe elections because Mugabe and his Zanu PF thugs had blatantly cheated in the March vote count and used wanton violence in the run-off. Mugabe was...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 13:30hrs | 1142 | by Wilbert Mukori
Why Joice Mujuru failed to succeed Mugabe
FELLOW compatriots, where is madam Joice Mujuru? Is it game over for madam Mujuru? I posit that if she is to do her homework she can still maintain her political relevance. At a fireside conversation ...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:30hrs | 2860 | by Nyasha Machimbira
Has Mnangagwa failed?
This is not an apology for ED as president of Zimbabwe, but a careful examination of the facts. Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa popularly known as Ngwena has been president of Zimbabwe for more than a year...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 17:45hrs | 1398 | by Lovemore 'Briggs Ojugo' Sibanda Ph.D.
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 | 1280 | by Wilbert Mukori
Why Mnangagwa has failed to improve the economic prospects of Zimbabwe?
It is now more than two years since President ED Mnangagwa assumed power with an ostensible mandate from his backers to improve the country's economic fortunes, the nemesis of his predecessor, RG Muga...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:03hrs | 575 | by Martin
'Legitimacy is irrelevant, ConCourt declare ED winner' - Yeah right, declared coup 'constitutional' too
"What are their (opposition) demands? They should tell us their demands. We are not aware of them. These people have been saying a lot, they are playing games with the people," said Zanu PF spokespers...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 15:47hrs | 1409 | by Nomusa Garikai
Nelson Chamisa sends envoy to President Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson dispatched Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa and indicate that he is willing to sit with him and dialogue. This ...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 07:25hrs | 12083 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa will not talk to Chamisa outside POLAD
President Mnangagwa will not participate in any talks outside the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), a home-grown national framework where all political parties are equal and no outsiders are allowed....Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:03hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Talks poser for Chamisa, Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa will not participate in any talks outside the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), a home-grown national framework where all political parties are equal and no outsiders are allowed....Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 03:56hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
We are stuck in a (Zanu PF and MDC) 'man-made crisis' - they cannot be man-made solution too
"For months now, we have been asking our African brothers and sisters to look into the man-made governance crisis in Zimbabwe and help us restore the dignity of citizens," said MDC President, Nelson C...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 07:47hrs | 755 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Kasukuwere to form Grand Government of National Unity (GGNU) in 2023
PRETORIA/HARARE - Former Zanu PF political commissar and cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, is plotting to form a Grand Government of National Unity (GGNU), if he wins the country's 2023 presidenti...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 07:43hrs | 10269 | by Mary-Kate Kahari/Malvin Motsi
MDC asking Zanu PF to implement reforms - Zanu PF does not need to and will not
It is pleasing that MDC Alliance National Executive Council (NEC) has finally woken up to the reality that Zimbabwe will never ever have free, fair and credible elections without first implementing ge...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1180 | by Nomusa Garikai
Is there any difference between Zanu Pf and MDC Alliance ?
MDC became a formidable opposition party because there was no major political party to challenge Zanu Pf .Their grand entrance into the political arena was witnessed in their first participation in Pa...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 18:36hrs | 1064 | by AT Kadada
Tendai Biti should not be allowed to investigate others when he is under investigation
The person who is supposed to be in charge of discovering corruption in parliament is under investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly instructing the National Socia...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:57hrs | 7748 | by Mhungu Mushoga
Zanu PF to freeze prices and wages - too late, prices soared 350% vs 50%. You failed, step down
"During a post cabinet briefing held on Tuesday, Information Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa said government does not dispute the need to give a cost-of-living adjustment to workers but it was faced with ...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 07:03hrs | 5592 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
The case for a Logan Act in Zimbabwe
During the run up to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Sanctions Day held on 25 October 2019, Zimbabwe witnessed frenzied activity especially on the social media with the American...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 14:03hrs | 1475 | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Zanu PF leaders are clueless' - established this 20 years ago, ask why they're still in power
"It is time that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and finance Mthuli Ncube wake up to reality. Both Leaders do not have a strategic and plausible solution to the economic problems prevailing in Zimbabwe. ...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 10:40hrs | 2117 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
When a dead Zimbabwe president attracts more people than a current president - it's time for serious introspection
The past two months in Zimbabwe have been characterised by very notable events - some of which stood out more than others - but, what I found outstanding was the general public's reaction to the death...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 11:36hrs | 6722 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Obert Mpofu an anti sanctions hero?
Obert Mpofu is a man who makes headlines and probably the biggest political character and player in Matebeleland. In his capacity as Secretary for Administration in ZANU PF, Obert Mpofu is the m...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 08:32hrs | 10111 | by Nicholas Ncube
The Country's biggest Fraud
"Who can ever forget that a whole Mugabe and his government were shaken by a lone and few Dzamara followers sitting in Africa unity gardens vowing not to eat until Mugabe finds time off his busy sched...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 11:33hrs | 2902 | by Robert Sigauke, Political Commentator, Cape Town
Mnangagwa squealing as Excelgate expose of rigged 2018 goes viral - guilt of high treason
There is no denying the fact that Zimbabwe is facing a serious economic meltdown the much hoped for economic recovery of the post Mugabe era has not materialised. When Emmerson Mnangagwa took ...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 07:43hrs | 13979 | by Wilbert Mukori
The 'Great Compromise': The only way to unlock the political impasse in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is in the throes of a political and economic crisis of gigantic proportions. The country is literally burning. Unemployment has reached unacceptable and alarming levels. Salaries and wages ar...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 12:28hrs | 1828 | by Lovemore Sibanda Ph.D.
Zimbabwe needs political solutions to gain confidence and trust from the masses
As citizens of Zimbabwe, we get too intelligent and over complicate a situation for no reason. Many Life solutions are practical, not intellectual. The government tried to change currency to securitie...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 21:32hrs | 729 | by Story from Enos Denhere Freelance Journalist
'Zanu-PF believe owned choicest fruits' - with economy in ICU, they still demand pound of flesh
"The new' regime can be viewed from different angles, but the nub of it is this: there's a recognition that the economic fiasco of the last 20 years was suboptimal, but Emmerson Mnangagwa and his fell...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 20:17hrs | 616 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zimbabwe de-dollarisation is in tatters and with no political shift, no bailout' says expert
Most of us know that Zimbabwe is in serious economic and political trouble. It is only from reading expert analysis that one can start to comprehend the seriousness of our situation. Tony Hawkins a pr...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 08:59hrs | 3633 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa, Mnangagwa parties row over GNU
As efforts to get President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to talk directly increase, it has emerged that Zanu PF and the MDC came close to setting up a second government of n...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:50hrs | 9400 | by Staff reporter
Naming and shaming corrupt Bigwigs is not enough: They ought to rot in jail - Nomboka
Responding to a question posed by this reporter during a live interview on ‘what should have been done by seating parliamentarians which they were apparently not doing to put an immediate stop to ra...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:24hrs | 459 | by Agencies
WATCH: ZHRO Calls on SADC to Stop Propping Up Dictators
ZHRO (Zimbabwe human Rights Organisation) successfully held a planned peaceful Wednesday Vigil protest at the Zimbabwe Embassy in London, on the 16th of October 2019. This protest was a prequel to the...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 13:29hrs | 1590 | by ZHRO Team
Zimbabwe-dollarisation impacts on the banking sector
COUNTRIES forced into dollarisation usually find it impossible to de-dollarise and Zimbabwe's mid-year efforts to do so adds another country to the long list of those that tried and failed.Gov...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:29hrs | 233 | by Tony Hawkins
'Only a Zanu PF and MDC GNU will move country forward' - fixation of panicked housefly
Zimbabwe's worsening economic situation has some Zimbabweans in such a panic they have a fixation with the idea of a Zanu PF and MDC GNU as the solution they cannot listen to reason. "It's hig...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 11:58hrs | 65 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Common sense must prevail, need GNU' argue Mzembi - 'less of him we'd have a better land'
Albert Einstein, one of the greatest physicist and innovative thinker to ever walk the earth, explained that psychologically, our beliefs and axioms rest upon our experiences. There exists, however, n...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 05:59hrs | 535 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa and Mnangagwa must first tame vanity
FUNERALS in our culture are an opportunity to vent one's deep-seated opinions and emotions on topical issues, be they personal, family or national, while enjoying the same privileges and protection ak...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 18:41hrs | 1522 | by Walter Mzembi
Mzembi says unity in Zimbabwe will fix the economy
As the Zimbabwe crisis worsens former long-serving Tourism Minister and candidate in the last UNWTO Secretary-General elections, Dr. Walter Mzembi breaks his silence to weigh in with a prescription on...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:36hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions not responsible for our suffering in Zimbabwe
For the past 20 years, we the people of Zimbabwe have endured untold economic and political suffering — unprecedented ever since we attained independence from British colonial rule in 1980 â...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 778 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SADC/AU get this through your heads - sanctions not responsible for our suffering in Zimbabwe
For the past twenty years, we the people of Zimbabwe have endured untold economic and political suffering - unprecedented ever since we attained independence from British colonial rule in 1980 - chara...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 13:16hrs | 829 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Seven years is a very long time under these circumstances
THE country's church organisations have presented quite an interesting proposal which is to postpone our elections for seven years in order for us to find each other as a people.The Church has...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:50hrs | 315 | by Editorial - Newsday
Paradigm shift should anchor our new trajectory
More often than not, action speaks louder than words. Zimbabwe finds herself in a situation wherein the major political actors have been very long on talk but, unfortunately, extremely short on action...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:56hrs | 228 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
'MDC with no eyes supported ED's coup' - double jeopardy, failing to see being led by the blind
"Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!" (The truth will always come out no matter how much one tries to conceal it!) so goes the Shona adage. After 20 years of blundering from pillar to post the truth is now comi...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 17:20hrs | 154 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
China buys Zimbabwe's new capital city of Mt Hampden
Diplomatic and high level government sources at the ministry of lands, agriculture, and rural resettlement this week said Beijing had also struck a deal to provide the more than US$20 billion needed b...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 07:29hrs | 2555 | by Itai Mushekwe
'People vote Zanu PF notwithstanding hardship and repression' - repressed, per se, don't have free vote
Professor Lovemore Madhuku, leader of the opposition party the National Constitution Assembly, should wash his mouth with bleach; the foul insults coming from him are intolerable. "Go to a by-...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 06:09hrs | 268 | by Nomusa Garikai
'ED Mnangagwa must learn to listen' - forget him, he is beyond the pale and so is Chamisa
"ED Mnangagwa, You must learn to listen first so that you are listened to," wrote Luke Tamborinyoka MDC party deputy spokesperson."Listen to the suffering cries of those abductees, the 2,6 mil...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 18:25hrs | 1494 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Grace wanted to exhume the body of Mugabe's mother from Zvimba
EVENTS leading up to the burial of the country's founding President, Robert Mugabe, at his rural home in Zvimba yesterday - 22 days after his death in Singapore - betrayed former First Lady Grace Mug...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 22:55hrs | 8177 | by Staff reporter
Shocking details surrounding Mugabe burial
Events leading up to the burial of the country's founding President, Robert Mugabe, at his rural home in Zvimba yesterday – 22 days after his death in Singapore – betrayed former First L...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:14hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Shocking details on Mugabe burial, Grace tries to exhume Bona's remains
EVENTS leading up to the burial of the country's founding President, Robert Mugabe, at his rural home in Zvimba yesterday - 22 days after his death in Singapore - betrayed former First Lady Grace Muga...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 11:28hrs | 9140 | by Staff Reporter
MDC @20: The journey continues
TWENTY years after it was formed amid high hopes, the opposition MDC's pathway to power remains hazy amid concerns it lacks the gravitas to mount a formidable challenge to dislodge Zanu-PF from power....Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:41hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
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