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Joshua Nkomo's family describe Mnangagwa's govt as a 'dead donkey'
THE family of the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo has described government as a "dead donkey" accusing it of delaying the erection of a statue in the capital honouring the former liberation struggle ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1347 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo recruits Kasukuwere
Exiled former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo on Sunday extended an invitation to Saviour Kasukuwere to join him in the fight against ZANU PF in defence of Nelson Chamisa's claim that he was ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 10196 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Joshua Nkomo family fumes over 'delayed' Harare statue
THE family of the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo has described government as a "dead donkey" accusing it of delaying the erection of a statue in the capital honouring the former liberation struggle ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 474 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, former lieutenants shift blame: Who really was behind Gukurahundi genocide?
WHEN former president Robert Mugabe was swept away through a popular coup, the world celebrated the departure of an "evil dictator". Many hoped for a fresh start but that dream remains elusive...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:13hrs | 7988 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Wonders never cease
AFTER watching the-PFeesident's sidekick Victor Matemadanda's soporific homily on one online television, one gets an abiding feeling that indeed Zimbabwe is a God-forsaken country. Things are ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:10hrs | 2208 | by Hon Criss
Concerns raised over Gukurahundi hearings
Matabeleland chiefs fear that the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) could miss crucial evidence on the Gukurahundi massacres of the early to mid 1980s, unless it abandons its current...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:55hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Matematanda warned against dangers of spitting on Gukurahundi graves
What is now clear to all and sundry is that the noisy former Zanla member (Opasi) does not fully understand the scale of Matabeleland genocide and its sensitivity. Can the motor mouth be warned that M...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 10:46hrs | 3931 | by Israel Dube
MDC MPs hail Mugabe as 'humane', slams Mnangagwa
FORMER President Robert Mugabe was more "humane" than current Zanu-PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa, an opposition MP has said.Contributing to debate on Mnangagwa's statement notifying P...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1180 | by newzimbabwe
'Mugabe be tried for Gukurahundi massacres'
DEFENCE deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has said former President Robert Mugabe must be tried for the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres.In a video uploaded on SMTV on Saturday, Matemadanda also s...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 14:59hrs | 1666 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe, Mnangagwa fight started in 1984' USA files reveal
The fallout between former President Robert Mugabe and President Emmerson Mnangagwa started during the height of Gukurahundi atrocities, an American declassified cable has revealed.The cable s...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 09:43hrs | 14260 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gukurahundi commander hero status irks activists
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has come under fire from Matabeleland activists for declaring the late Emilio Munemo a national hero despite his links to the Fifth Brigade, which is blamed f...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1971 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has a direct line to Donald Trump
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has once again claimed, US President Donald Trump.In the run-up to last year's general elections Chamisa was called out after claiming he had been promised...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 19:44hrs | 5018 | by newzimbabwe
An ideologically rooted cadre is gone
Emilio Munemo, Comrade Revolution, the Brigadier-General is no more.Indeed the Chitepo School of Ideology, the Munemo family and the entire nation of Zimbabwe are in deep mourning.The ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:48hrs | 178 | by Munyaradzi Machacha
Zimbabwe army is untouchable, says Matemadanda
DEPUTY Defense Minister Victor Matemadanda wants government to arrest anyone who claims the army was responsible for rape and abuses during the violent protests that rocked the country in January....Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:47hrs | 1146 | by newzimbabwe
No justification for ECD non-Ndebele Speaking Teachers
Dear Editor, The condescending article by Shumba Happison cannot go unchallenged as it is a concoction of tribal lies and displaced superiority complex. Oblivious ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | 715 | by Sihle Ndlovu
Chief Khayisa single handedly destroys Mthwakazi
As a concerned, patriotic citizen sikaMthwakazi, I believe it is my duty to help people open their eyes with the way Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Khayisa of Ntabazinduna has managed to destroy efforts to sa...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 18:32hrs | 3998 | by Concerned Citizen
Gukurahundi haunts Mnangagwa
More than 22 years after the Gukurahundi massacres ended, that sad episode in Zimbabwe's history continues to rear its ugly head with the deputy minister of Defence, Victor Matemadanda this week rushi...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | 4770 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe going senile off Gukurahundi murders'
FORMER President Robert Mugabe is losing his mind because of the genocide he presided over in the early years of Zimbabwe's independence, war veterans leader Victor Matemadanda has said.In a s...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1648 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa mourns gukurahundi commander
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the late national hero Brigadier General Emilio Munemo as a great teacher who educated people on politics, revolution, and the Zanu-PF ideology. Brig Ge...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:53hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe should compensate Gukurahundi victims before he dies,' says Matemadanda
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe should compensate Gukurahundi genocide victims before he dies, Deputy Minister of Defence and War Veterans' Affairs Victor Matemadanda has said. Speakin...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance told to stop tarnishing Zimbabwe's image
THE MDC Alliance should stop tarnishing the image of the country and call for the removal of sanctions if they love Zimbabwe and have the people's interest at heart, Deputy Minister of Defence and War...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:46hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo spills the beans on Gukurahundi
Exiled former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed that he possesses more sensitive documents relating to the Gukurahundi massacre that was commandeered by President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 19:28hrs | 21938 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa Vs The Ndebeles (Mthwakazi)
One of the most iconic figure of the 20th century and Mozambique's first black democratic president CDE Sambora Machel once said "Tribalism is like cancer to the society". In many African countries tr...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:59hrs | 2862 | by Nkosana Malinga
Brig-Gen Munemo's national hero declaration & ED's speech dilemma during burial
Who is a better devil between a messenger and the sender? You should be able to help me in answering this question by the end of this discussion. The news that Brig-Gen Munemo has been declared a nati...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:24hrs | 2509 | by Don Chigumba
Who then is Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda?
After reading the letter from Felix Mafa to all MDC Provinces I became interested in unraveling this humble man. He is the only one in MDC so far who has positively engaged the Electoral college of MD...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:19hrs | 873 | by Henry Madiro
Gukurahundi commander's burial set for Saturday
The late national hero Brigadier General Emilio Munemo, who died on Sunday after being ill for sometime, will be buried on Saturday at the National Heroes Acre.Brigadier General Munemo was dec...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:19hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi commander declared national hero
The late Brigadier General Emilio Munemo, a former commander of the notorious Fifth Brigade which is accused of carrying out a genocide in Matabeleland in the 1980s, has been declared a national hero....Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 18:33hrs | 4914 | by Staff reporter
'We demand justice for the genocide'
Ibhetshu LikaZulu has expressed concern at the rate at which perceived perpetrators of Gukurahundi are dying without justice served to victims.Their concern comes after the death of Director G...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:47hrs | 1605 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Gukurahundi commander dies
Brigadier General Emile Munemo, a former commander of the notorious Fifth Brigade which is accused of carrying out a genocide in Matabeleland in the 1980s, has died.Munemo, the father of polit...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:32hrs | 12147 | by ZimLive
Chief Mtshane dismisses reports that he wants Chief Ndiweni recalled
THE deputy president of the Chiefs Council, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, has dismissed as false reports that he has written to the Government to recall Chief Nhanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna from his...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:25hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi probe useless
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is not capable of addressing the Gukurahundi question, Mthawakazi Republic Party (MRP) has said.In a statement, MRP president Mqondisi Moyo ...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:46hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa divides Ndebele chiefs
Matabeleland chiefs secretary Nothiwani Dlodlo has reported that Chief Mtshane Khumalo has escalated his fight against Chief Vwezi Maduna of Filabusi and Chief Nhanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 10:53hrs | 4729 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'I am ready to have my day in court' Jonathan Moyo says
Exiled former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed that he is ready to subject himself to an impartial court and reveal the reasons of leaving the country and how he left it.M...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 2951 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Social media is the new big brother
Zimbabweans, most of whom are not employed, have found a pastime on social media networks where they are brewing all sorts of social skits and jokes.They have all the time in the world as they...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:26hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele communal farmers evicted to pave way for shonas in Filabusi
Threats by the government to evict communal farmers in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, to allegedly pave way for those from outside the province are stoking fears of tribal clashes in the area, analysts...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:07hrs | 7085 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi plaques destroyed
UNKNOWN people last week destroyed memorial plaques that were erected on February 21 at Bhalagwe in Maphisa, Matabeleland South, in memory of the thousands that were killed in Midlands and Matabelelan...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:05hrs | 1731 | by Staff reporter
National Reclamation Assembly confronts 'junta'!
There was pandamonium at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Munhumutapa offices as leadership of the National Reclamation Assembly stormed the building with their petition addressed to him and the interna...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1720 | by Advocate Walter Nyabadza
Basic freedoms diminish under Mnangagwa reign
IDI Amin Dada Oumee (1923-2003), the late Ugandan dictator whose seven-year iron-fist rule gained notoriety for its sheer buffonery, brutality and repression, is infamous for coining the saying: "Ther...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:44hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
Hate and self determination
As the third window for national dialogue in Zimbabwe slowly closes due to the number of unmet preconditions and ideal settings for the proposed dialogue, I am reminded of my past works written five y...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 15:08hrs | 1188 | by Terence Simbi
Probe into Gukurahundi era begins
Work by the NPRC to compile information on what really happened during the Gukurahundi era will begin next month. Commissioner Leslie Ncube said that the NPRC will from mid next month start to...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:32hrs | 2740 | by Staff reporter
You ain't a saint Mr Mugabe
Reading through Jealousy Mawarire's Twitter handle, the alleged to utterances of former president Robert Mugabe on his birthday celebrations, one can see a clear confirmation that the old man's anger ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 13:55hrs | 3240 | by Tafara Shumba
Looking beyond Mugabe's advice to Mnangangwa
All of us could have been taken aback by Mugabe's advice to his "successor" against using the army on innocent civilians. This was Zimbabwe's only leader before he was unceremoniously removed by the m...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 11:26hrs | 3290 | by AT Kadada
Mugabe must apologise for Gukurahundi before masquerading as holier than though human rights defender
Former President, Robert Mugabe must first recognise Matabeleland genocide, confess and apologise unconditionally before he masquerades as a holier than though defender for human rights. Furth...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1744 | by Israel Dube
ED Mnangagwa, once a murderer, always a murderer
Once upon time, there was a man who was so evil, and he did very cruel, gruesome thing. He dug a very big pit in the field, and cast some spell on it, to trap his own wife. When his wife went to get s...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 13:30hrs | 3243 | by Zanda Shumba
Mutodi lashed over Mugabe comments
Outspoken Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi has courted public anger over his attacks on former president Robert Mugabe who last week railed against a recent government crackdown against prote...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 13:22hrs | 1714 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa laughs off Mugabe rant
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is not reading too much into rants made by former President Robert Mugabe at the weekend, saying his predecessor was entitled to his opinion.Mugabe let rip at Mnan...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 20:17hrs | 4113 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe now struggling with feebleness of mind
A Government spokesman has dismissed what Harare has described as a rant by former President Robert Mugabe over the shooting and killing of unarmed civilians as the irrelevant opinion of an old man. ...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 19:51hrs | 3552 | by African News Agency
Mugabe, a kettle calling the pot black
Former president Robert Mugabe took the occasion to celebrate his 95th birthday to twist the knife into President Emmerson Mnangagwa and all those he accuses of using illegal means to kick him out of ...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 19:30hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youth league warns Mugabe
ZANU PF Youth League has warned former President Robert Mugabe to appreciate the respect that is being accorded to him by President Emmerson Mnangagwa or risk dying a bitter man.The warning co...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 12:11hrs | 11184 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mugabe now 'behaving like a child', says War vets
WAR veterans hit out at former President Robert Mugabe and said the former Zanu-PF leader should not be taken seriously as he is now "behaving like a child" due to advanced age.Mugabe, who was...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1763 | by newzimbabwe
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