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The idea of Zimbabwe and Matabeleland question
I think the best way to understand the present day manifestations and character of Matebeleland politics is to situate them properly historically and politically within the broader terrain of the deve...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:01hrs | 2187 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Mnangagwa and the death of Gukurahundi as a campaign trump card
DEVELOPMENT milestones achieved in the short stint of the Second Republic in the Matabeleland region have busted the opposition's political ideological bubble that was hollow of tangibles but inflated...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Vincent Gono
The enablers of Shona hegemony and enemies of Mthwakazi's peoples' emancipation from the MLF President
Greetings to all!, The compilation of this article identifies the enablers of Shona hegemony among others as the so-called "ZPRA Legacy Group". This group is comprised of charlatans who are in...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:37hrs | 25 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Huge turnout for births registration
THE mobile registration exercise aimed at issuing more than two million birth and death certificates as well as national identity documents started countrywide yesterday with a huge turnout as people ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mobile registration exercise begins
GOVERNMENT will today roll out the mobile registration exercise aimed at issuing more than two million birth, death certificates and national identity documents across the country as part of efforts t...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders relaxation of ID requirements
THE Civil Registry Department will from Friday embark on a mobile registration exercise targeting at issuing more than two million birth, death certificates and national identity documents across the ...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lifting lid on Gukurahundi exposes opposition's ideological bankruptcy
ICONIC Pan-African philosopher Mwalimu Julius Nyerere once opined that those that are politically and intellectually bankrupt turn to ethnicity and religion as their major tool for mobilisation....Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:43hrs | 3 | by Vincent Gono
Countrywide mobile registration blitz begins
A countrywide mobile registration started yesterday as part of Government efforts to ensure all citizens have access to primary documents and to address documentation challenges particularly in Matabe...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Barbarians, be warned!
There is a sense of foreboding regarding the planned demonstrations by Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-Alliance. This is because everyone knows that "success" of the demos - measured in terms of attracting ...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Exploring the causes of Gukurahundi
It is true that the Matabeleland crisis resulted in a number of people losing their lives while some remained with permanent psychological and physical injuries.True that maybe, perceptions an...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:11hrs | 3 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Mnangagwa, Matabeleland Collective in secret Gukurahundi genocide deal?
Matabeleland Collective, one of the key stakeholders on Gukurahundi and national healing, yesterday slapped down attempts by fugitive former Cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo to discredit the b...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
We are collectively linked to the survival fortunes of this country
On cyclone, preparedness is critical than response!!! In one way or another, we must find each other. We are all Zimbabweans and we must be ready to acc...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 20:52hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mugabe's Gukurahundi denial a national disgrace
FORMER President Robert Mugabe's denial and blame game regarding the dark Gukurahundi episode is a clear manifestation not only of his senility, but his self-centeredness that was the hallmark of his ...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi sore point in Matabeleland'
ZANU PF central committee member and parliamentary candidate for Bulawayo's Makokoba constituency retired Colonel Tshinga Dube says his party's failure to effectively resolve long-standing concerns in...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai must be watched
That Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition MDC-T party, is a dangerous loser, who is staring a potentially career-ending defeat in 2018, has become a notorious fact not just for casual political...Published: 24 May 2017 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by zimpapers
Mugabe must retire, says Dongo
Margret Dongo (MD) helped in the formation of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association. The former Zanu-PF MP for Sunningdale's liberation war name was Tichaona Muhondo (the battl...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko, Mnangagwa fight over Joshua Nkomo
VICE-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his counterpart Phelekezela Mphoko where tangled in a power fight last week during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo.The fight at Zanu PF ...Published: 04 May 2016 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mphoko cause scene at ZITF
VICE-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his counterpart Phelekezela Mphoko took turns to order the removal of various paraphernalia from a stand exhibiting national hero and late Vice-President Joshua N...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Celebrating 'Unity Day' is Celebrating Genocide: PDP
It is with a profound sense of patriotism and a deep sense of duty that on behalf of my party; the People's Democratic Party (PDP), I make the following remarks on the occasion of Zimbabwe's 'Unity Da...Published: 21 Dec 2015 at 20:28hrs | 1 | by Dr Gorden Moyo - Secretary General of People's Democratic Party (PDP) 21 December, 2015
Zanu PF administration sleeps on duty
The MDC-T Bulawayo deputy Spokesperson Felix Mafa Sibanda has accused Zanu PF for sleeping on duty following the wave of workers dismissals which resulted from the Supreme Court ruling that granted c...Published: 19 Aug 2015 at 07:38hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tsvangirai's national security ex-advisor defends Mnangagwa and Mphoko
I HAVE decided to come out of a self-imposed political hibernation and join the debate on the merits and demerits of the appointments of Hon ED Mnangagwa and Hon Phelekezela "Report" Mphoko as State ...Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 12:54hrs | | by Pearson Mbalekwa
The case for the reburial of Gukurahundi Genocide victims
It is cause for much regret that most contributions to the Zimbabwean political debate are taken not in good humour but in ill will as attacks on the political establishment. In my previous articl...Published: 19 Jan 2014 at 16:13hrs | 1 | by Bantubenkosi Sithole
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