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Mnangagwa's Govt unaccountable, pervaded by military, says Ibbo Mandaza
Zimbabwean Professor Ibbo Mandaza has emphasised the need for South Africa to safeguard its democracy, the independence of institutions and to ensure that the military conforms to the constitution....Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
'People must defend their vote' - never ever had a vote, can't defend what is not there
The root cause of Zimbabwe's crippling economic meltdown and political paralysis (politicians on both sides of the political divide are corrupt, incompetent and utterly useless) is the failure to hold...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 13:59hrs | 1501 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF must not slam doors on helpers
WE have read stories re-garding Zanu-PF and South Africa and it comes as no surprise to us that Zanu-PF is adopting this stance with respect to South Africa. The arrogance of Zanu-PF knows no ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:17hrs | 304 | by Corruptionforce
Beware a woman sc Beware a woman scorned - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
When is a crisis not a crisis? When it's a challenge. Despite the manifest economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe the ANC agreed to refer to it only as a challenge when it held a crucial meeting wi...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 23:27hrs | 1944 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
'Ramaphosa must promote honest critique of Zanu PF's democratic deficits' - too compromised even for that
"What can South Africa do to assist in resolving Zimbabwe‘s problems?" Piers Pigou of International Crisis Group was asked. "The shift to a more public critique is an important stepping ston...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 12:30hrs | 683 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa 'running out of options'
The government's denials that Zimbabwe is facing deep-seated economic and political crises will only delay the resolution of the multifaceted problems facing the country, analysts have warned....Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 11:12hrs | 9087 | by Staff reporter
'Talking to Chamisa is Mnangagwa's only viable option'
Renowned political analyst Ibbo Mandaza believes President Emmerson Mnangagwa should swallow his pride and engage MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to settle the deepening political crisis in the cou...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 10:48hrs | 1694 | by Staff reporter
SABC, eNCA journalists accused of being in bed with G40
SOUTH African media houses brazenly misled viewers on the situation obtaining in Zimbabwe by using file photos and videos to back their biased reportage, something that even contravenes that country's...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:11hrs | 2184 | by Staff reporter
US piles more misery on Mnangagwa
INTERNATIONAL pressure continues to pile on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to respect human rights, with the United States embassy in Harare also raising concern over the matter yesterday....Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 21:38hrs | 19151 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF are obsessed with power retention, 'Chinhu chedu!' ranted Biti - hypocrite's own actions speak louder than ranting
Tendai Biti and his fellow MDC leaders are hypocrites the same Lord Jesus warned against. "The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must obey them and do everything...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 17:21hrs | 3269 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Enough is enough, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday threw down the gauntlet and declared he had had "enough of the machinations" of opposition political parties and hostile countries plotting his downfall and frus...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 08:20hrs | 8860 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZPRA Forces: The power behind Mnangagwa's Presidency
Serving members of the Zimbabwe National Army who are former soldiers of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army are the force that sustains President Emmerson Mnangagwa's power, it ahs emerged....Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 14:25hrs | 8391 | by Mandla Ndlovu
America wants Biti, Sikhala to remove Chamisa?
Ever wondered why Nelson Chamisa chose to hand over reigns to the insipid WELSHMAN NCUBE as he grieved over loss of his dear mother? Or why the WELSH man got mired in TRUST FUNDS controversy soon afte...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 10:30hrs | 14620 | by George Charamba
'There are no 2023 elections without reforms' said Chamisa - same s***t different elections
Same s***t different day! That really sums up beautifully what Nelson Chamisa's E-Rally was about!"We want political reforms and these reforms must have people's consultation. We want credible...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 09:06hrs | 3024 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Zanu PF corruption is killing us!' is one half, other 'MDC greed is Zanu PF's keeper!'
"MDC National Spokesperson Fadzai Mahere has condemned the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission for alleging failing to investigate the Coronavirus tender scam that has sucked in Minister of Health Oba...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 16:50hrs | 1080 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
The need for a Social Contact
"The old is dying and the new cannot be born,in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear." The above famous quote by Antonio Gramsci best captures how a citizenry finds...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 11:52hrs | 332 | by Evangelist Sendekai W. T
Radical Economic Structural transformation REST (part 3 of 10)
"No goods should leave our borders unprocessed and no goods should enter our borders that we cannot process and add value locally."It was Ibbo Mandaza who wrote on "the failure of Zimbabwe- to...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 09:43hrs | 861 | by Vince Musewe
Squabbles to weaken opposition movement
WIDENING fractures within the ranks of the opposition, which have culminated in four of its representatives being recalled from Parliament, will weaken the MDC in its various formations and retard the...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 915 | by Tinashe Kairiza
Kasukuwere divides Mzembi's party
EX-MINISTER Walter Mzembi's party has been rocked by further turmoil amid reports the new custodians of the fledgling opposition were at odds over a possible merger with Saviour Kasukuwere.The...Published: 12 May 2020 at 11:57hrs | 2427 | by newzimbabwe
Advocate Thabani Mpofu is failing the MDC-Alliance dismally! I should be forgiven if I say he is an implant
You do not need to be a lawyer to recognize the chronic errors MDC-Alliance made after Richard Morgen Tsvangirai's death. It is equally surprising that a political party blessed with several lawyers, ...Published: 09 May 2020 at 20:26hrs | 8635 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Josiah Magama Tongogara was a South African'
The celebrated Rhodesian bush wartime General of the ZANLA forces Josiah Magama Tongogara was born in South Africa to South African parents, biographer Ibbo Mandaza has revealed.Mandaza's reve...Published: 05 May 2020 at 09:51hrs | 9395 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'We are standing on the edge of the precipice' warned Mandaza - true, Zanu PF centric NTA will take us over the edge
"Today Zimbabwe stands on the edge of the precipice, and it is no time for prevaricating, but one for action. The political crisis must be addressed with urgency, and we can see no other way than the ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 08:45hrs | 3162 | by Wilbert Mukori
There is no other way than a National Transitional Authority in Zimbabwe
SINCE 2016 the Platform for Concerned Citizens (PCC) has argued consistently for a process leading to the establishment of a National Transitional Authority (NTA). We have done this for no ulterior mo...Published: 03 May 2020 at 10:03hrs | 5353 | by Ibbo Mandaza and Tony Reeler
Gen Mujuru portrayal - valiant, but misdirected
George Shire, you are very right my revolutionary soul mate.There was a turning point way back in 1976 to 1977 at Chimoio in Mozambique. Robert Mugabe wrestled leadership.Clutching a f...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:00hrs | 803 | by Amb Christopher Mutsvangwa
Chamisa's MDC pays price for violating the constitution
THE Supreme Court ruling to the effect that Nelson Chamisa is not the legitimate leader of the main opposition MDC, coupled with an order compelling it to hold an extraordinary congress after three mo...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 08:33hrs | 4285 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa, Chamisa must swallow pride'
THE move by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to block the proposed mediation by former South African president Thabo Mbeki reflects the lack of seriousness and lethargy by government to engagement in mean...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 3130 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC sing same hymn
The ruling Zanu-PF and MDC rarely agree.This time they are singing from the same song sheet: they want their legislators to attend ideological schools to get a grounding of what their parties ...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 07:13hrs | 2843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe a threat to Sadc stability, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC president Nelson Chamisa and political analysts have said the Sadc region was volatile because of the deepening political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe which could easily destabilise ...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 06:11hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
G40 tearing up Chamisa's MDC
Former Zanu-PF kingpins, who for years determinedly worked to obliterate the MDC, but now claim undying love and loyalty to the party and its leader Nelson Chamisa are causing great discord in the cou...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 08:02hrs | 4190 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's MDC burns
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has been warned against betraying his late predecessor Morgan Tsvangirai's legacy, which saw the former prime minister becoming the only person ever to defeat Zimbabwe's late...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 05:51hrs | 1320 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo accused of dividing Chamisa's MDC
A NEWLY formed pressure group, Citizens Under Bondage, Friday accused former Zanu-PF Politburo member, Jonathan Moyo of interfering with the operations of MDC and causing serious fissures within the m...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1895 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa dumps Thabo Mbeki
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has all but dumped foreign-meditated talks with his nemesis, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, preferring a home-grown solution to the current economic and political crises facin...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 08:01hrs | 3102 | by Staff reporter
When they come with dirty hands!
I want to support my supreme brother Ibbo Mandaza and his attempt to shed light on the last election in Zimbabwe. But, first allow me to illustrate what happens when protagonists in a battle come into...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:13hrs | 387 | by Ken Mufuka
'Zimbabwe is not Malawi' true, still we too need 2018 nullified and Zanu-PF booted out
To Dr Ibbo Mandaza and Tony ReelerThank you for your article "Malawi election bombshell: Courts becoming too powe...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 20:42hrs | 2349 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa's apocalyptic end as Zimbabwe President
BERLIN - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is reportedly going to be viciously toppled from power in a catastrophic manner, that will include a combination of mass civil revolts and militia-like insurrect...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:14hrs | 23025 | by Itai Mushekwe
Malawi election bombshell: Courts becoming too powerful?
NULL and void, do it again: when the Malawian Constitutional Court ruled that the May elections were null and void, this was a victory for the rule of law. The Malawian Court decision follows a simila...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 1833 | by Ibbo Mandaza and Tony Reeler
'Mbeki brokered stability inducing 2008 GNU, please repeat' - Rubbish, GNU was a failure, insane to repeat
To herald the 2008 to 2013 GNU as a success is a grotesque misrepresentation of historic facts that will not be allowed to go unchallenged!"Mbeki - who helped to broker the stability-inducing ...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 22:09hrs | 1189 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Jonathan Moyo predicts another Zimbabwe coup next month
FORMER Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has sensationally declared that Zimbabwe will be plunged into bloodshed.Writing on the microblogging website Twitter, Moyo said, "For keen students of Zim...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 12:27hrs | 19547 | by Staff reporter
‘Lift sanction and the engage on reforms’ insist SADC - nonsense, sanctions cannot tramp good governance
The Americans continue to exert pressure on SADC leaders to abandon the foolish notion that Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown is caused by the sanctions....Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 22:33hrs | 2119 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa goes for broke
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly targeting farms belonging to former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi, former Manicaland provincial minister Mandi Chimene and other top allies of the l...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:32hrs | 7888 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga sets stage for Mnangagwa ouster
COLOGNE - Military tactician, Vice President Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, has reportedly set the stage for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's removal from power in 2020, Spotlight Zimbabwe reported....Published: 20 Dec 2019 at 09:46hrs | 27320 | by Itai Mushekwe
ZANU PF Youths storm Jonathan Moyo's book launch
Suspected ZANU PF Youths reportedly disturbed the launch of Professor Jonathan Moyo's book Excelgate on Tuesday evening. The youths who were wearing MDC-T Tshirts stormed the Ibbo ...Published: 18 Dec 2019 at 06:59hrs | 6065 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Muddy affair at Zanu-PF conference
HEAVY rains that are pounding Goromonzi have threatened to make the Zanu-PF 18th people's conference a muddy affair.The grounds where the conference will be held are waterlogged and muddy, for...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 20:02hrs | 1215 | by Staff reporter
MDC agree to local mediator, no reforms will be implemented - pointless, fix everything but not seized engine
"Behind-the-scenes and indirect 'talks about the talks' appear to be gathering pace with Chamisa now saying that he will accept mediation by "neutral" locals," reported Dailynews."MDC spokespe...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 16:53hrs | 1582 | by Wilbert Mukori
US Embassy, MDC to establish think-tank?
The United States Embassy and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) are reported to be in cahoots in establishing a think-tank organisation intended at masterminding strategies to outwit ZANU PF, come ...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1665 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa plots final push
THE opposition MDC is ganging up with citizens, civic society, churches and labour to launch a spirited campaign to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power through an initiative they say will b...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:44hrs | 3490 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's book launch announced
Professor Jonathan Moyo's book Excelgate will be launched on 12 December at the SAPEST Trust offices. The book was done by Moyo, a political science professor, in collaboration with publisher ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:23hrs | 3055 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mandaza improves Masiyiwa's pay offer to doctors - foolishness, will not end health crisis
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season ...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 21:38hrs | 13355 | by Nomusa Garikai
Doctors strike: 'It is time to show leadership, people are dying'
The government is still struggling to find a solution to one of the major health crises in Zimbabwe's history, three months after junior doctors went on strike demanding better pay.Sapes Trust...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:10hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Parliament walkouts: MPs must serve the national interest
ZANU-PF legislators' decision to boycott the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) sitting where Sakunda Holdings was expected to give oral evidence regarding how the US$3 billion...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 18:12hrs | 996 | by Nyasha Chingono
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