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Allow African youths to take charge of their destiny
Democracy in Africa if not checked will be like a sheep being accompanied to a slaughtering house.Elections in Africa are slowly showing signs and symptoms of a dying democracy.The rec...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:31hrs | 221 | by Leonard Koni
Allow African youths to take charge of their destiny
Democracy in Africa if not checked will be like a sheep being accompanied to a slaughtering house.Elections in Africa are slowly showing signs and symptoms of a dying democracy.The rec...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 09:12hrs | 450 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa's govt has no strategy beyond lockdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has no comprehensive Covid-19 plan beyond the strict 30-day lockdown triggered by a recent spike in cases, spelling trouble in the health sector for his broke...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:38hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora bringing a new brand of opposition politics
THE country's main opposition party, the MDC, recently held a chaotic extraordinary congress that elected Douglas Mwonzora as the new president. Mwonzora has pledged to work with President Emm...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T members to drag Mwonzora to court over vote rigging
LEAKED messages from the social media platform WhatsApp have exposed continued deep-seated divisions in the MDC-T following its controversial extra ordinary congress last week, which saw Douglas Mwonz...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri, Komichi accept positions despite condemning flawed MDC-T election
MDC-T second vice president, Elias Mudzuri and national chairperson, Morgen Komichi have accepted the positions given to them by newly-elected party president Douglas Mwonzora last week.Howeve...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:32hrs | 1921 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC-T blamed for disregarding Covid-19 restrictions
THE Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association (ZSHDA) has raised alarm over perceived recklessness exhibited by political parties and general revellers who disregarded Covid-19 restrictions through...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says he is not on Zanu-PF payroll
NEWLY elected MDC-T president, Douglas Mwonzora has scoffed at repeated claims by political rivals that he and colleagues in the opposition party were on the Zanu-PF-led government's payroll.M...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:09hrs | 1697 | by Staff reporter
Chaotic MDC-T congress spells doom for opposition
THIS week's chaotic MDC-T extraordinary congress which was controversially won by party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora against rivals Thokozani Khupe, Elias Mudzuri and Morgan Komichi dealt the op...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:06hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Khupe will cool down, says Mwonzora
NEWLY-ELECTED MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora says his predecessor Thokozani Khupe will eventually cool down after she has been ranting and raving over being cheated out of her position by the former...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:40hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
'Khupe still party leader'
EMBATTLED MDC-T former interim leader Thokozani Khupe is still in charge of the opposition party and waiting for legal opinion from her lawyer, Lovemore Madhuku, her spokesperson has confirmed....Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:46hrs | 3671 | by Staff reporter
EFF member voted in MDC-T elections
THE opposition party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe has confirmed one of its senior officials voted in the MDC-T chaotic weekend extraordinary congress held at the Harare International Conf...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:46hrs | 2210 | by Staff reporter
The Consolidation of Democracy in Zimbabwe
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Zimbabwe celebrated National Unity Day a few days ago, commemorating the historic unification of former liberation war movements-PF Zapu and Zanu into what we...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:37hrs | 142 | by Robert Sigauke
Mwonzora declared winner
MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has won the race for substantive party president following a chaotic extraordinary congress that saw all his three opponents pull out in the middle of voting c...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:43hrs | 11237 | by Staff reporter
Khupe 'runs' out of MDC-T congress
MDC-T interim president Dr Thokozani Khupe yesterday walked out of her party's extraordinary congress in Harare after being incensed by the chaos that marred the voting process. The cong...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri raises a red flag
ONE of the four candidates contesting the MDC-T presidency, Elias Mudzuri, has raised a red flag over preparations to hold the extraordinary congress (EOC), saying the party did not have enough money ...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 11:12hrs | 4308 | by Staff reporter
Chasi, Ray Vines square off
ALL is set for the much hyped boxing match between former minister Fortune Chasi and comedian Ray Vines at HICC.The match, dubbed "Mukukuzvi versus Chibabest", will be held on Boxing Day and w...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:49hrs | 1124 | by Staff reporter
Khupe barred from holding rescheduled MDC-T Congress
THE government has barred interim MDC leader Thokozani Khupe from holding the party's planned extra-ordinary congress slated for December 27 - until the coronavirus pandemic is under control in the co...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 19:32hrs | 4309 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah, Winky D show cancelled
FANS, artistes and promoters were left searching for concealed answers after local authorities reportedly ordered a last-minute cancellation of a Friday night gig where musical giants Winky D and Jah ...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Congress rescheduled to 27 December
THE MDC-T led by interim president Thokozani Khupe has rescheduled its extraordinary congress to 27 December.The elective congress to choose a new president to replace the late founding leader...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 15:29hrs | 2007 | by Staff reporter
Christmas isn't Christian, it's a pagan tradition . . .
THE world over people always look forward to the next Christmas. In some cultures, years are measured by Christmas. People are sensitive when it comes to Christmas, and that's understandable. Mu...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:40hrs | 716 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe to host ODI WC qualifiers
The qualifiers for the 2023 50-over World Cup - to be held in India - will now be played in June-July 2023 in Zimbabwe as part of a mammoth rescheduled "new-look calendar" announced by the Internation...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora tries to come clean over accusations
THE MDC-T owes US$100 000 to its lawyers who include constitutional expert Lovemore Madhuku, Kholwani Ngwenya, Nomatter Kadoko, and another lawyer only named as Mtungura, it has emerged.This w...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah, Winky D clash
FANS and critics will this Friday get yet another chance to see music giants Winky D and Jah Prayzah share the same stage as they headline the same gig dubbed The Best of Both Worlds.The event...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:07hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
SRC goes after Zifa
SPORTS and Recreation Commission (SRC) board chairman Gerald Mlotshwa says the sports regulatory body will not back down in the face of a possible FIFA ban on the country's football over alleged gover...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:25hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Yesteryear songbirds who kept us going
I wish life could be rewinded backwards anti-clockwise the days we used to gather together in our dining rooms playing music on our one deck radio cassette player listening to those great songbirds....Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 15:12hrs | 667 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe fourth in cricket Super League
ZIMBABWE'S famous super over away victory against Pakistan last month has placed the country in a strong position for automatic qualification for the 2021 ICC World Cup.The Chevrons sat fourth...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira finally confirms that 5th Brigade targeted Ndebeles only
"We have heard lies being thrown around in the media. They are saying we have been captured to white-wash the gukurahundi reburial. Well let me make it clear that is not the case. Only Chiefs from Mat...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 10:18hrs | 5534 | by Israel Dube
The phone call that led to Robert Mugabe's resignation
SPEAKER of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has, for the first time, revealed how he managed to convince late former president Robert Mugabe to tender his resignation, allowing him to leave office wi...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | 4837 | by Staff reporter
Bishops pray against sanctions
SANCTIONS imposed on Zimbabwe by Western nations were not an attack on Harare alone, but an assault on Africa as a whole, hence the need to collectively call for their unconditional removal, Zion Chri...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:39hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cricket players test negative for COVID-19
ZIMBABWE cricket players and officials returned negative results from the COVID-19 tests they were subjected to on their arrival in Pakistan. The side immediately got down to business when the...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:42hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu argues that Gukurahundi genocide was dealt with by 1987 Unity Accord
IN VIEWS that are set to be a major talking point in the coming days and weeks, former Cabinet minister Obert Mpofu, says it is time to forgive and move on from the Gukurahundi killings of the 1...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:31hrs | 1952 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Visit Zimbabwe Campaign
President Mnangagwa yesterday launched the Visit Zimbabwe Promotion Campaign which seeks to leverage on the sports and tourism sectors to market the country as a premier tourist destination. T...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 492 | by Staff reorter
Warriors in bore draw
Malawi 0 0 ZimbabweTHE writing was always on the wall for the Warriors. At least it wasn't a defeat, but even the draw against Malawi somehow felt like a defeat following the uninspiring goalless ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:11hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Morgan Komichi, the Simon Khaya Moyo of MDC
"It had become evident that his conduct in the discharge of his duties had become inconsistent with his official responsibilities. The Vice President has consistently and persistently demonstrated tra...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 09:40hrs | 4734 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Knowledge for all, not ignorance, can restore hope in Zimbabwe
"IGNORANCE is bliss", but only temporarily. As the world commemorates the International Day for Universal Access to Information, it is worth re-stating the importance of knowledge, for everyone – no...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:40hrs | 187 | by Chris Mhike
'Crisis' in Zimbabwe: A neighbour's perspective
From as far back as May, several individuals and organisations from Zimbabwe, the region and beyond have been pushing the baseless and politically-mischievous narrative that Zimbabwe is mired in a cri...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | 1068 | by Pardon Muzavazi
Residents boil sewer water to drink
CLOSE to 15 years since it was established, residents in Mbundane in Umguza District, adjacent to Mganwini (Bulawayo) still have no water connected to their households with residents forced to illegal...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama ratchets pressure on Mnangagwa
FORMER Botswana president Ian Khama says the region must step in to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis as pressure mounts on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to hold talks with his rivals.Khama, who was ...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:25hrs | 4169 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere seeks Zanu-PF readmission?
Fugitive former Zanu-PF members, Saviour Kasukuwere and his brothers Dickson Mafios and Tongai Kasukuwere are desperately seeking readmission into the ruling party, which will review their application...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:14hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter
Exclusive Zupco buses for teachers, pupils
PUBLIC transporter, Zupco is working with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to provide exclusive buses that will be used by teachers and pupils when schools open next week.Last w...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:49hrs | 1540 | by Staff reporter
ICAC demands lifting of Ecowas embargo against Mali
The International Coalition Against Coronavirus and Other Pandemics (ICAC) has demanded the lifting of the ECOWAS embargo against Mali and the immediate release of its Vice President Pulcherie Edith G...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 08:49hrs | 281 | by Stephen Jakes
Indian Premier League set to take place in UAE between September and November.
Indian Premier League 2020 to take place in UAEThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have worked in tandem with the tournament organisers and Ind...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 20:34hrs | 141 | by Staff writer
African jurists angry over Mtetwa 'victimisation'
THE Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF) has called on the Zimbabwean government to immediately stop victimising human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and blocking her from representing detained journ...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1624 | by Staff reporter
Mutendi blasts US
CONTROVERSIAL cleric Nehemiah Mutendi has hit out at the US government for allegedly working with white former commercial farmers to derail Zimbabwe's land reform process in a bid to foment a citizen ...Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 08:24hrs | 2319 | by Staff reporter
Mutendi chides Catholic Bishops for 'digging dark past', 'lies'
PROMINENT Zimbabwe cleric Nehemiah Mutendi has hit out at fellow men of the cloth in Catholic bishops who on Friday wrote to government expressing disquiet over rampant rights abuses and poor leadersh...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:58hrs | 6352 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's indigenous churches preach peace
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe Indigenous Inter-Denominational Council of Churches (ZIICC) do not share perverse desires for conflict, as is the case with some other religious organisations, but prefer to wo...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:13hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Kidnapping of Ivorian Civil Society Coalition President, Edith Gbal condemned
The International Coalition Against the Coronavirus and other Pandemics for African Development, CICC-DA, has condemned the kidnapping of the President of the Ivorian Civil Society Coalition, Pulchér...Published: 18 Aug 2020 at 09:40hrs | 1130 | by Stephen Jakes
Cancel African public debts, ethics committees of African scientists must be formed
The International Coalition Against the Coronavirus (ICAC) Africa has demanded the cancellation of African public debts and establishment of the ethics committees of African scientists before an...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 07:19hrs | 143 | by Stephen Jakes
The price of tribal politics in Zimbabwe is dangerous and costly: A warning to the people of Mashonaland once more!
Hätte der Hund nicht geschießen, hätte der Haufen nicht gegeben, this is a German adage it means we regret bitterly the decisions we made in previous times. Indeed if the dog had not shot, th...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 22:22hrs | 4407 | by Nomazulu Thata
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