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Mohadi honoured with Induna Matshe Leadership Excellence Award
Vice President Kembo Mohadi was yesterday honoured with the prestigious Induna Matshe Leadership Excellence Award in recognition of his steadfast loyalty to Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, exceptional...Published: 31 mins ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
Teachers condemn mandatory civic days to fund Independence Day Celebrations
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has strongly opposed a government directive mandating schools in Gweru district to hold civic days aimed at raising funds for the upcoming Inde...Published: 1 hr ago | 44 | by Staff reporter
Zezuru imposition has done more harm than good
The imposition of Zezuru as the standard dialect has done more harm than good, writes Douglas Mutepaire, sharing his personal experiences of language discrimination. To build true national unity, he w...Published: 18 hrs ago | 876 | by Douglas Mutepaire
Will Geza demonstrations take place in Berlin-Brandenburg Gate or Harare?
I am deeply suspicious about the elaborate preparations regarding demonstrations on the 31st of March. Complete demo details from A to Zee are now in the public domain. I get a brain spasm when I thin...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 19:56hrs | 1366 | by Nomazulu Thata
Does Mnangagwa learn anything from witnessing the smooth transfer of power in other countries?
History has a tendency of repeating itself. Yesterday, Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa attended the inauguration of Namibia's newly elected president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, ...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 20:39hrs | 555 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Only Now, they can speak IsiNdebele!
Gone are the days when Shona people had visceral hatred of IsiNdebele. Instantly the so-called revolutionaries realize the advantages of speaking multiple languages that could be of benefit to the cur...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 17:05hrs | 1733 | by Nomazulu Thata
Geza warns Tagwirei
Controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, a close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has come under fire from war veterans, with one of their leaders, Blessed "Bombshell" Geza, accusing him of...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 18:25hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
Joining the George Ayittey Society is a step towards fighting for real change in Zimbabwe
My recent acceptance into the George Ayittey Society is an honour that fills me with immense humility and gratitude. To be part of a distinguished group of scholars, intellectuals, and researc...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:12hrs | 282 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare was CIA field base in Africa reveals declassified JFK files
A newly declassified document from the John F. Kennedy (JFK) files, released overnight by former U.S. President Donald Trump, has revealed that Harare - then known as Salisbury - was among six secret ...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 07:21hrs | 1409 | by Staff reporter
Will Blessed Geza lead the planned 31st March demonstrations?
Anticipation can be a nervous expectation. Even in situations where there is zero hope of success, out of desperation we cling on to it. We have been subjected to ignorance, how this revolution is goi...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 18:21hrs | 2807 | by Nomazulu Thata
What happens to Sam Nujoma's mantle? Who inherits it?
There are speculations in parts of the world, particularly in modern Western nations, individuals of remarkable are cloned. Human cloning refers to creating a genetically identical copy of a person, t...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 09:15hrs | 570 | by Hosea Shishiveni
Voice of America dismantled over propaganda claims
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".A White House statement said th...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 10:15hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Choosing Chiwenga to replace Mnangagwa is like a mouse telling a black mamba bites better than a green mamba!
I wonder still if I could have said it better than this! (Wilbert Mukori's last article on BYO 24) Zimbabwean GenZs are a problem, not a solution. They will muddle with water instead of coming up with...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 15:13hrs | 1289 | by Nomazulu Thata
Trump's US is looking for a political showdown with South Africa
The debate on Ebrahim Rasool's public expulsion as South Africa's ambassador to the US has focussed on the wisdom of his remarks. But this debate misses the substantive issues at stake. First, the pub...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 13:44hrs | 1265 | by Adam Habib
ZLWVA endorses Chiwenga
The Zimbabwe Liberation War Victims Association (ZLWVA) has extended their heartfelt gratitude to Vice President who was honoured by Chitepo School of Ideology recently.In a statement by ZLWVA...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 10:48hrs | 3536 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Directors of unregistered voluntary organisation face fresh charges
JZ Moyo High embraces transformative education to stay competitiveJZ Moyo High School has embarked on a strategic transformation, adopting an innovative and relevant education system to strengthen...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Regime change Khama refused entry into Angola
Angola is under scrutiny after denying entry to several senior African political figures who were set to attend a conference hosted by the country's main opposition party, the National Union for the T...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 09:51hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has faced numerous challenges in recent years, including economic instability, political turmoil, and social unrest. As the country looks to the future, there are several factors that will ha...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 19:46hrs | 419 | by Mlilo Joyinani and Ndaba M. Nhuku
MRP Appeals to CICC Over Zanu PF's Crimes Against Humanity in Matabeleland
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) Leader Mqondisi Moyo has intensified his party's efforts by engaging the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) to intervene in what he describes as the Z...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 16:22hrs | 649 | by Stephen Jakes
If land was the reason for the liberation struggle, why must Zimbabweans now buy it?
The land question in Zimbabwe is a contentious issue.The liberation struggle in Zimbabwe was fought with a clear objective: to reclaim land from colonial rulers and redistribute it equitably a...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 16:17hrs | 579 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zipra war vets back Geza's call for change
The ZIPRA Veterans Association has thrown its weight behind Zanla war veteran Blessed Geza's calls for good governance and leadership change, citing rampant corruption, economic hardship, and stagnati...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 15:17hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
Bombshell fires up Zimbabwe's succession battle
It was a war veteran and senior Zanu-PF member named Blessed Geza, also known as "Bombshell", who launched a verbal offensive against Mnangagwa.A long convoy of armoured personnel tanks rollin...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:16hrs | 3815 | by Staff reporter
A leader who fears prison will always imprison his opponents!
Fear can be a tyrannical leader's downfall!There is a peculiar irony in how some leaders choose to deal with their political opponents, journalists, and human rights defenders—imprisonment. ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 22:21hrs | 429 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Rethinking the narrative, embracing homegrown solutions, over USAID
The longstanding narrative that African countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, are heavily reliant on Western aid specifically USAID has become increasingly outdated and misleading. It i...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 17:48hrs | 191 | by Hazel Chari
Bushiri and his wife ordered to be extradited to SA
The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Malawi has ordered that self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary Bushiri, be extradited to South Africa.Minister of Justice and Const...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:45hrs | 6269 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi petitions UN over Zanu-PF oppression
The Matabeleland secessionist group, Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), has petitioned the United Nations (UN) and other international bodies, accusing the Zanu-PF-led government of committing crimes aga...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:28hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Deaths from infrastructure collapse are usually the tragic cost of corruption
There's always a human cost to corruption.The recent tragedy at Bandama Farm Dam in Chipinge, where five lives were lost due to the dam's sudden collapse, is a stark reminder of the perilous s...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 20:14hrs | 373 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
USAID suspends 83% of programs, leaving Zimbabwe and Africa in crisis
Health, education, and various other sectors in Zimbabwe and across Africa face a tough period ahead following the announcement that 83% of USAID-funded programs have been suspended.United Sta...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:20hrs | 6696 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra cadre laments neglect of war vets
A South Africa-based Zipra war veteran, Chandagwinyira Chose, has expressed disappointment over the government's alleged neglect of former liberation war fighters.Chose's remarks follow accusa...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:18hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa successfully thwarted a premature revolution! We waited for a Geza signal that would never come!
There is open disdain in all societies about how President Mnangagwa failed the people. At the same time the open discussions about a rift between Chiwenga and Mnangagwa is known; hostilities are play...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 20:32hrs | 1795 | by Nomazulu Thata
Police block CCC MP from holding feedback meeting
Police in the Midlands province have blocked Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Corban Madzivanyika, from holding a scheduled consultation and feedback meeting with constituents in his Mb...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:19hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dams remain critically low since Independence
Despite this year's above-normal rainfall season, Bulawayo could still face extended periods without water, with the local authority warning of a potential crisis that could rival some of the worst in...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:17hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in emotional return to former school
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga was overcome with nostalgia yesterday as he returned to his former school, Mount St Mary's, to attend the Thanksgiving Mass for recently ordained Roman Catholic ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:09hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Tongogara's overt hostility toward Herbert Chitepo
Tongogara's overt hostility toward Herbert Chitepo eventually led to unfounded accusations that he had been responsible for Chitepo's death, despite a lack of supporting evidence. Chitepo was killed b...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 18:22hrs | 1368 | by Staff reporter
'Revolution identifies Zim leaders, not ordinary people,' ZLWVA
The Zimbabwe Liberation War Victims Association has called for peace and unity in ZANU-PF and country at large while announcing that it is high time that this has been the historical norm, a revolutio...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 17:40hrs | 1010 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Éclat Chimhama & Rumbie: One's hysteria, pacified by man's presence in bed and the other, perceived deprived!
I will leave out the causes of their tongue lashings: what is interesting is the language use. I will start with Chimhama whose eloquent speeches and her facial beauty do not escape me. The woma...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 16:24hrs | 336 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zdamwu bemoans women's discrimination in remuneration
Zimbabwe Diamond and Allies Mineral Workers Union Chairperson Tendai Mpundu has lamented the continuous discrimination of women in the sector regarding remuneration.She made the remarks as the...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 09:49hrs | 45 | by Stephen Jakes
AMH Chief Executive compromised?
Kenias Mafukidze, the chief executive of Trevor Ncube's privately-owned media house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), is facing intense scrutiny after being caught in a glaring conflict of interest. Mafukid...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:32hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Bosso miss out on Independence Cup
The government has announced that the 2024 Premier Soccer League (PSL) reigning champions, Simba Bhora, and runners-up, FC Platinum, will battle it out in this year's prestigious Independence Cup fina...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:02hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Forty-Five Years On: The Bitter Aftertaste of a forced colonial marriage
On the Fast Lane to 2030: Awakening the African Mindset Forty-five years ago, the Great Republic of Zimbabwe emerged from the suffocating grip of a forc...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 16:34hrs | 719 | by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai
Democratic Journey for Africa: Elections a Pathway to Progress
Across Africa, elections serve as a cornerstone of democracy, offering citizens an opportunity to shape the future of their nations. From the vibrant streets of Accra to the avenues of Harare, the ele...Published: 04 Mar 2025 at 15:05hrs | 329 | by Sibanda Nomagugu and Masukume Nompumelelo
The weaponization of the law and relentless persecution of dissent in Zimbabwe's 'Second Republic'
THE persecution never appears to end. The recent arrest of and denial of bail to renowned journalist Blessed Mhlanga has brought a disturbing trend in Zimbabwe to the fore. Since the a...Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 18:09hrs | 358 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Grace Mugabe attends Nujoma burial
Zimbabwe's former first lady, Grace Mugabe, is in Namibia to extend her condolences to the family of the late former president Sam Nujoma, who passed away on February 8 at the age of 95. Nujoma, a key...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:30hrs | 1584 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube challenges Zimbabwe police to arrest him
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) publisher, Trevor Ncube, has vehemently defended his reporter, Blessed Mhlanga, who remains in custody after being denied bail by a Harare magistrate. Ncube, who previously ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:11hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe reflects on Robert and Nujoma's close bond
The former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, on Thursday shared insights into the close relationship between her late husband, Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, and Namibia's founding pre...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:10hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean cataract patients regain sight through 'Bright Journey' program
With her vision restored after a successful cataract surgery, 80-year-old Mariya Sangare beamed with joy as she prepared to embrace a new chapter in life, thanks to a team of Chinese doctors."...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:09hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's liberation was the greatest farce of all time
The truth can be a bitter pill to swallow, but it needs to be taken if we are to heal our nation.Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, celebrated as a triumph over colonial oppression when independe...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 21:11hrs | 1153 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
War veterans agree with Geza
A growing faction of Zimbabwe's war veterans is throwing its weight behind Zanu-PF central committee member Blessed "Bombshell" Geza's call for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down, as discontent...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 16:28hrs | 5263 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set to honour Sam Nujoma at burial
ADC Chairman and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to arrive in Namibia on Friday to attend the burial of the country's founding father and revered liberation struggle icon, Dr. Sam Nujom...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 06:59hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
If the liberation struggle was for all Zimbabweans, then war veterans should refuse to be bribed
The love of money is the root of all evil, it is said. Over the past month, Zimbabwe's government has rolled out a series of "empowerment schemes" tailored for veterans of the liberation strug...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 14:55hrs | 454 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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