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Mnangagwa's son-in law must not drag ZImbabwe football to the gutter
THE Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe is feeling let down by the Gerald Mlotshwa-chaired Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) in his bid to have Zimbabwe readmitted i...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:52hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe was indeed better but so scary to imagine what that means for today's Zimbabwe!
Sitting around waiting for electricity that has been gone for over eighteen hours - from around midnight, and still nothing as I write this article at five in the afternoon - so as to engage in some p...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 16:03hrs | 2108 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Willard Katsande makes an underwear drop
BUSINESS is booming for Sekhukhune United star Willard Katsande and as a result, the Zimbabwean has now expanded his catalogue to include some stylish Boss Ya Mboka underwear.Katsande's clothi...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 18:23hrs | 3382 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, break these chains
ONE of Zanu-PF's defining traits is impunity - accentuated by the party leaders' utter disdain for the rule of law and constitutionalism.The primitive arrogance is on display everywhere. Someo...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:34hrs | 228 | by Brezh Malaba
Chamisa's party urgently needs new name
POLITICAL scientists say the main opposition MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa has no choice but to rebrand and change its name ahead of the 26 March by-elections and the crucial general elections ne...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 18:18hrs | 3628 | by Staff reporter
Price hikes wave hits construction sector
A WAVE of price increases swept across the local housing construction sector, slowing progress of many projects, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) 2021 third quarter Buil...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mosquitoes give Bulawayo residents sleepless nights
HOVERING seamlessly at ear level with a persistent and incommodious whine, mosquitoes leave you with bites that subsequently lead to itchy and puffy welts.With their slender segmented body, a ...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Does Chamisa have a plan? Gambakwe conversation with Phugheni
These two personalities are painfully uneven. Whereas Phugheni is eloquently brilliant, a very intelligent man, I should be excused if I said Gambakwe is challenged, borderline. It defeats my mind to ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 11:39hrs | 20 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa accuse 'Africans looking down upon themselves of holding back Africa' - it's him by refusing fallible and accountable
"PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Friday took time to criticise some Africans he accused of continuously looking down upon themselves while apportioning high regard for Western ways of doing things," repo...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 15:35hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Govt, teachers should not play Russian roulette with children's lives
THE fact that things are not well in the education sector is a major concern to all of us as citizens of this country.It is a right that children should access excellent education provided by ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Chief Chiduku
Plot to extort Makandiwa exposed
A leaked video has exposed Spirit Life Church in South Africa founder, Jay Israel's plan to blackmail Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa by concocting a lie that businesswoman Blessing Mashangwa was the Unite...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo reels under mosquito menace
THE hot weather, Bulawayo's water crisis and the city's failure to spray breeding spaces has resulted in what residents say is the worst mosquito crisis in recent years. As soon as the sun set...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Powerful political enemies out to finish Magaya
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries found and preacher Walter Magaya is a household name in Zimbabwe. Magaya commands crowds that would make any politician jealous and envious of the pr...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 14:35hrs | 7971 | by Nicholas Ncube
Our 'scoop' obsessed jurnos, first things first
A middle-aged woman lay still, probably injured or fainted as a result of mayhem in Harare CBD. Common sense from common people would mean springing into action to render assistance to the motionless ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 21:01hrs | 536 | by Tondorindo Murisa.
By-elections TKO and below the belt politics
If the Matabeleland North by-elections held recently were a boxing match, the MDC-Alliance would have been dealt a technical knock-out (TKO).After jabs and uppercuts, then a flurry of combinat...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and allies: Don't start wars that you can't finish
To hide a lie, a thousand lies are needed.The main opposition MDC was caught totally off-guard when one of their own, the talkative Job Sikhala, revealed the party worst-kept secret: That they...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:20hrs | 6259 | by Conway Tutani
Dr Kurotwi's comment on Ncube's piece in the Bulawayo24
Before outlining my comment in full, I want to straighten the incorrect position taken by Ncube when he accuses me for having singled out Obert Mpofu as corrupt.A historical narrative would as...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 10:02hrs | | by Dr. Lovemore Kurotwi
Tendai Biti: Infant trapped in adult body?
Those familiar with former Finance minister Tendai Biti’s track record were not exactly surprised by his latest outburst against current Treasury boss Mthuli Ncube.It seems insults come as s...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Conway Tutani
'Let's develop and not fear of sanctions' - said so for decades still no development
"While indeed we still say to those who imposed sanctions on us, remove them because there is no justification for the embargo, we should not bury our heads in sand because of those sanctions," said P...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:04hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
The Herald falsehoods exposed, claims Newsday
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) has castigated The Herald for abusing and forsaking the tenets of journalism in a desperate attempt to soil the image of NewsDay.This followed a malicious and false ...Published: 18 May 2019 at 09:59hrs | 889 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Kenneth cannot be avoided but can be prepared for
Southern Africa has been ravaged by a wave of cyclones at a proportion never experienced before. preparing for a cyclone can start before there is an immediate threat.The aftermath of Cyclone Idai wer...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 00:51hrs | 4885 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa resurrects Beitbridge District club
THE Beitbridge District Club, once a social assembly point for white commercial farmers prior to independence, and the entire Beitbridge community after independence, relived its past glory last week....Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1543 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's newspaper reported
Zimbabwe Election Commission Spokesperson Dr Qhubani Moyo has reported Trevor Ncube's The Standard newspaper to the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe over a story that appeared on Sunday alleging th...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 14:23hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZEC Boss blasts Trevor Ncube's newspaper
Zimbabwe Election Commission Spokesperson Dr Qhubani Moyo has refuted statements by The Trevor Ncube owned Standard newspaper that he said the Commission was rushed by politicians and was forced to re...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 15:26hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga 'rift' Zanu-PF speaks out
Zanu-PF has dismissed reports of a purpoted rift between President Mnangagwa and his deputy, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga peddled in yesterday's issue of The Standard newspaper saying "such fic...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:06hrs | 8779 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa must find each other now
THIS is for the two protagonists of Zimbabwe's national politics — President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa: stop with the procrastination, swallow your pride and get with...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:11hrs | | by Gabriel Manyati
We want nothing but the truth
Honestly speaking, journalism in Zimbabwe has 'gone to the dogs', call it gutter journalism. Lies and imaginations are repackaged as the gospel truth until lies have a body and a shadow. Some of our s...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 19:13hrs | 4039 | by Thomas Murisa
War vets would have considered Tongogara too immature to lead Zimbabwe!
The recent concerted efforts by veterans of Zimbabwe's 1960s and 70s liberation struggle to raise the presidential age limit from the current 40 years to 52 years, raises very pertinent questions as t...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 08:56hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ED seeking 'emergency powers' to end corruption - voiceless povo need it to force ED to step down before 2023
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa is finalising drafting legislation that will restore stability and eliminate mischief in the money markets, his spokesperson George Charamba said," reported Daily News,...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 20:44hrs | 4251 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Ensuring clean environment is individual responsibility
All though we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery (Deepak Chopra). The word sanitation also r...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 12:14hrs | 1478 | by Erick Matotoba
'USA sanctions will harm the poor,' argue analysts - garbage in garbage out
"In computer science, garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) is where flawed, or nonsense input data produces nonsense output or "garbage"!" explained Wikipedia."The principle also applies more genera...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 07:51hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
With Grace and Nelson on the Same Side: We must all get behind ED
This is a momentous juncture in our history. No less important than last November. No less important than even our liberation struggle. For what is a struggle for freedom if we are just to...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 16:53hrs | 2338 | by Faith Hope
Social media liars, you better get it straight, ask Chofamba Sithole
There is no better combination in a journalist than possessing both intelligence and objectivity in equal measure, particularly so in this knowledge-based world where information and misinformation is...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 17:21hrs | 418 | by Conway Tutani
We vote using our brains dear Misihairabwi-Mushonga and never pantie politics again!
This is just gutter politics of the highest order! Gutter politics that is below the belt in the sense of the word. We cannot be told to vote for women just because they are women. We vote for people ...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 18:45hrs | 3400 | by Nomazulu Thata
Khupe is right, Chamisa is right
With the benefit of hindsight, most would believe mainstream opposition leaders ought to have made better decisions on various key issues dogging their parties and opposition politics in the country. ...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 10:04hrs | 3493 | by Robert Sigauke, Political Analyst, Johannesburg
Gukurahundi, Nyadzonya and the David Coltart apology
Its sixty days since the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa as the president of the Republic of Zimbabwe on the 24th of November 2017. In his inauguration speech, he promised visible changes within th...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 09:46hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Its unethical for media to capitalise on ailing people - MDC-T
MDC-T Bulawayo spokesperson Felix Mafa Sibanda has said it is unethical for journalists and the media to capitalise on ailing citizens through writing negative stories with only the purpose of making ...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 11:41hrs | | by Steve Jackson
Prof Jonathan Moyo: From pedigree political scientist to high profile political witch!
The man who once and severally gave Zimbabwean retired president, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, a most thorny political bed! The political scientist who once belonged to the stable of The Big Five intellectu...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 14:17hrs | 4638 | by Reginald Thababi Gola
Jonathan Moyo the kingmaker that never was
ON September 15, 2006, Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo, then in "political Siberia" after being shunted out of Zanu-PF, wrote: "Perennial wisdom from divine revelation and human experience dic...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 06:11hrs | 5527 | by Staff reporter
UN should arrange emergency elections in Zimbabwe
[Extract from briefing to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutterres delivered by Ken Sibanda Esq]Dear Sir:No grievance can justify the unconstitutional removal of a government...Published: 18 Nov 2017 at 17:22hrs | | by Ken Sibanda
Liberal Democrats respond to Mnangagwa statement
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO MR MNANGAGWA, AN APPEAL! What is good for the goose must be good for the gander. 'Tichingotonga! Vachivukura!' we are dogs that...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 18:54hrs | 27484 | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
Cry the beloved Zimbabwe, as Zanu-PF closes shop
When the gigantic snake repeatedly misses the target and all its venomous blows land upon itself, in the presence of highly mobilised enemies, it surely becomes easy prey even to the oldest and fully ...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 15:53hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Mnangagwa now dead man walking
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has literally taken the gloves off on his counterpart — Emmerson Mnangagwa — insinuating on Tuesday that the 75-year-old politician was lying that he was poisoned...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Mnangagwa fall out reports dismissed
ZANU-PF yesterday dismissed as hogwash reports in the private media purporting a fall out between President Mugabe and Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa which they claimed is likely to split the revol...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF threatens private media
Zanu-PF has warned the private media to desist from attacking the party and its leadership, saying those misinforming the public by writing falsehoods will be punished. ZANU-PF secretary for Informati...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misihairabwi-Mushonga receives death threats after attacking Tsvangirai
MDC Proportional Representation MP, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has reportedly received death threats following a no-holds barred interview with a local radio station in which she appeared to atta...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Mnangagwa feud escalates
President Robert Mugabe wants Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's supporters who claimed the Midlands political godfather fell sick after eating poisoned ice-cream from Gushungo Holdings punished, sen...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:37hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo reacts to 'Mnangagwa was poisoned, Mugabe confirms' - police arrest one
THE story which appeared in The Daily News yesterday claiming that President Mugabe had confirmed Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's "poisoning" was criminal and meant to incite public al...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Khupe, allies plot Tsvangirai snub
MDC-T vice-president, Thokozani Khupe and her allies, chairman, Lovemore Moyo and organising secretary, Abednico Bhebhe, are reportedly plotting to boycott party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai's planned MD...Published: 31 Aug 2017 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe linked to Nkosana Moyo's APA
Fissures in the MDC-T are reportedly becoming wider amid reports that the top three leaders assaulted a fortnight ago are contemplating joining Dr Nkosana Moyo's Alliance of the People's Agenda after ...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
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