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Jonathan Moyo rues lost opportunity to grab Gukurahundi dossier
FORMER cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says he regrets failing to get hold of the Chihambakwe Report during his period as government minister.Moyo says he would have used the document to forest...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 2770 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife interfered with The Herald Editor's job
FORMER Herald Editor, Tichaona Zindoga has opened up on his tough experience when he was at the helm of the state controlled daily where he claims First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa constantly interfered w...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere was ready to die
Former Zanu-PF commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has spoken in detail about how his family and that of former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo survived an assault on his Harare home by ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 2720 | by Staff reporter
The lame duck approach to gukurahundi genocide: A case of stitching rear opening of alimentary canal to cure diarrhoea
As Zimbabwe celebrates what it calls independence, forty-one (41) years on, government's lame duck approach to the resolution of the gukurahundi genocide disappointingly remains the case of stitching ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:06hrs | 234 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Jonathan Moyo calls for justice on gukurahundi genocide perpetrators
EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says those who took part in the early 1980s civilian massacres in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces should face justice for the crimes.An estimat...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 08:07hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tightens grip on power
LAST week's move by the Zanu-PF dominated Senate to adopt the controversial Constitution Amendment Bill(1) is a brazen attempt to consolidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's grip on power while emascul...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 08:06hrs | 4416 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speaks about Gukurahundi genocide
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country could only put closure to the emotive 1980s Gukurahundi genocide issue by allowing victims to openly and frankly debate it without fear of reprisals....Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:50hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's proposed Patriotic Bill: Whither Zimbabwe at 41?
ACCORDING to the permanent secretary in the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ministry Virginia Mabhiza, as quoted in The Sunday Mail on October 4 2020, her ministry drafted principles of a "Pa...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:42hrs | 181 | by Jonathan N Moyo
Jonathan Moyo says 'Unity Accord misled Gukurahundi victims'
EXILED former Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo has claimed that the Unity Accord, signed in 1987 between Zanu-PF and PF-Zapu, misled victims of Gukurahundi into believing that a solution for th...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:41hrs | 3136 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa wants Luke Malaba to stay
ON 6 April 2021, the Zimbabwean senate passed Constitutional Amendment Bill (N0.1), which had been declared null and void by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on 31 March 2020, after it was unconsti...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | 4569 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tramples on constitution over Malaba
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba is back on track after a temporary derailment of a controversial extension of his tenure linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 re-election bid.This comes afte...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 07:55hrs | 3761 | by Staff reporter
Drunk man kills brother
A 42-YEAR-OLD man from Brunapeg in Mangwe district, Matabeleland South province has been arrested after he killed his brother for trying to restrain him from assaulting their mother. Thabani M...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:43hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
'MDC A must NOT boycott elections' advised Magaisa - echo of ruinous GNU advice NOT to implement reforms
"If there is a phrase that must not be entertained by the MDC Alliance right now, it is the phrase 'boycott by-elections'. Not when the opponents are doing everything to take you out of political spac...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 10:17hrs | 1191 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Who were the targeted criminals surrounding Mugabe?
I HAVE been checking on those detained at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, but I failed to locate one criminal who is among those that were "surrounding" the late former President Robert Mugabe befo...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:35hrs | 1928 | by Leonard Koni
Obert Gutu is CIO, suggests Jonathan Moyo
Exiled former Zimbabwe Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has suggested that former MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu could be a member of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation ( CIO)....Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 11:29hrs | 6169 | by Ndou Paul
'Zanu-PF dangling money to MDC activists'
FORMER Nkayi South MP Abednico Bhebhe (MDC Alliance) was allegedly approached by Zanu-PF officials who dangled money to entice him to join the ruling party. The claim was made by former Zanu-P...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:26hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter
Gutu was a gukurahundi prosecutor
Political analysts have said Obert Gutu who recently joined Zanu-PF and is in the running for a post in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) does not qualify for the job due to his ...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:51hrs | 4210 | by Staff reporter
'War veterans must show their unflinching war time vibrancy' - fighting whom and for what
When Robert Mugabe got into power in 1980, he was cocksure his scientific socialism would bring economic prosperity to the masses, "Gutsva ruzhinji!" as he never tired of saying. Instead of build on t...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 07:27hrs | 1149 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa must sleep with one eye open
So Bishop Lazi heard that his treatise on the proposed Patriot Bill, which is premised on giving sellouts and other quislings of hostile forces their just desserts, had riled the runaway fugitive Prof...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
'ZANU PF won't reform itself out of power', so why are Zimbabweans not using their own powers to push for genuine reforms?
The recent thought-provoking comments by expelled ZANU PF member of parliament, Killer Zivhu, to the effect that elections in Zimbabwe were a sheer waste of time and the nation's resources, as the out...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 08:58hrs | 1112 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
G40 'mole' rattles Zanu-PF Makonde DCC
Zanu-PF Makonde District Coordinating Committee (DCC) secretary for youth affairs, Ketty Chanetsa is under fire over a slew of allegations, including treachery for disclosing sensitive party secrets t...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube may massage his ego, and praise-worship his master, but Zimbabweans know that nothing has improved for them
I am one of those people who find immense joy and pleasure from reading, especially immeasurable delight in continually acquiring new knowledge everyday - but, when I set my eyes on a recent article b...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 16:14hrs | 836 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Madhuku assisting Mnangagwa escape consequences of breaching constitution
PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA BREACHED SECTION 96(2) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF BY FAILING TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RESIGNATION OF FORMER VICE PRESIDENT KEMBO MOHADI: A Rejoinder to Professor Lovemor...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 18:14hrs | 2460 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Madhuku rubbishes shallow and simplistic Magaisa
THE question, does section 96(2) of the Constitution apply to resignations of Vice-Presidents? has arisen in the following situation: After the resignation of Vice-President Kembo Mohadi, Presidential...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:26hrs | 2463 | by Lovemore Madhuku
Zimbabwe army must be involved in dialogue, says Church
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has urged government to include State security organs in its national dialogue sessions to ensure inclusivity in the process.The call was made last week ...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:39hrs | 1279 | by Staff reporter
MDC-A imploding
The occurrences within the MDC-A have left people wondering if Nelson Chamisa has finally met up with Karma and is being beaten up with what he dug up. In Shona we have a proverb that says "akarumwa n...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 08:21hrs | 3105 | by Prosperity Mzila
Mnangagwa told to face reality
OPPOSITION MPs have demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party should face reality and stop persecuting civil rights activists and introducing draconian laws like the Patriotic B...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:34hrs | 1878 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance: Chickens coming home to roost
The occurrences within the MDC-Alliance have left people wondering if Nelson Chamisa has finally met up with karma and is being beaten up with what he dug up. In Shona, we have a proverb that says "ak...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 673 | by Prosperity Mzila
Mohadi saga: Fresh details emerge
FRESH details have emerged that embattled former Vice-President Kembo Mohadi tendered his resignation last week, although he made it known to the public in a statement on Monday.This was confi...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:22hrs | 10539 | by Staff reporter
There is 'strategic advantage' in Chamisa's silence over SC judgement - as would in having hyaena for pet
"Since the dubious 31 March 2020 SC (Supreme Court) judgment on the MDC's leadership, Mnangagwa has used cronies, recalls, arrests, abductions, torture and defections to destroy the MDC-A," commented ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2283 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa's silence is strategic, says Jonathan Moyo
FORMER Zanu-PF Politburo member and Information Minister, Jonathan Moyo has described as strategic, the continued silence maintained by MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa despite facing determined ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 09:01hrs | 3822 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Ziyambi divided over Justice Malaba retirement
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants Chief Justice Luke Malaba to continue serving until 2023 so that he becomes his last line of defence should the presidential election be contested in court, se...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 19:03hrs | 5188 | by Staff reporter
Kembo Mohadi presidential ambitions thwarted, we saw it coming!
In more than one article we told over ambitious Kembo Mohadi that he will never be the President of Zimbabwe given his Matabele background. We told him not to fly to high because his wings were fake, ...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 13:38hrs | 3756 | by Israel Dube
Dr Masimba Mavaza is a tribalist: Inherent hatred for non-Shona people
I want to excuse myself right from the beginning of this article: It is not about protecting VP Mohadi and his scandals of his previous marriage with Senator Tambudzani Mohadi that left us cold about ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 18:02hrs | 2248 | by Nomazulu Thata
Why Mnangagwa wants Malaba to stay on 2023
DESPITE the fact that Chief Justice Luke Malaba's judicial reign is coming to an end by operation of law at midnight on 15 May 2021 when he turns 70, President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants him to stay on ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:15hrs | 3245 | by Staff reporter
When opposing becomes nonsense
The times we live in have been blessed with a tremendous tool called social media; it is one marvel that if used properly can bring about remarkable social, economic and political positive change. Unf...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:39hrs | 978 | by Charles Motsi
Matabele artistes honour Chief Maduna
ARTISTES from Matabeleland South have honoured the late revered Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu through artistic projects. Chief Maduna died last Saturday at his Avoca homestead in Filabusi, Insiza Dis...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:57hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
The weaponisation of Covid-19 in Zanu-PF factional wars
A new deadly political threatTHERE is a new and dangerous security threat in Zimbabwe's politically dysfunctional post-November 2017 military state, under an increasingly factionalised Zanu-PF...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:50hrs | 343 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mutsvangwa thrashes fake Twitter account, fingers Jonathan Moyo
WAR veterans' national chairperson Chris Mutsvangwa has dismissed a Twitter account bearing his name saying it is the work of the fallen G40 minions who are seeking relevance by cloning his name on so...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 20:57hrs | 2274 | by Staff reporter
Magaisa was secretly dining with a Zanu-PF faction
Having gone through a lot of Alex Magaisa's recent articles, it is fair that a response by a Zimbabwean youth is given. After the disastrous 2013 election, the MDC-T family and its president Morgan Ts...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:38hrs | 2197 | by Honourable Vincent Tsvangirai MP
G40 kingpins sing praise for Willowgate convict Shava
Newly-appointed foreign affairs minister Frederick Shava has won the praise of exiled G40 kingpins Walter Mzembi and Saviour Kasukuwere despite being dragged online by critics, citing his role in the ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 07:37hrs | 4674 | by Staff reporter
Zapu accuses Mnangagwa of nepotism in Ministers' appointments
ZAPU has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of practicing nepotism in the appointment of Cabinet ministers.Commenting on Monday's controversial appointment of Zimbabwe's Ambassador to the Un...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | 2900 | by Staff reporter
Nyikayaramba death leaves Chiwenga 'isolated'?
Major General (Rtd) Douglas Nyikayaramba, one of the generals who led a military coup that ousted former President Robert Mugabe in 2017 has died.He was 64.Nyikayaramba, who was in 201...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 11:34hrs | 8123 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans fume as fraud-accused Shava is appointed Foreign Minister
ZIMBABWEANS have been left fuming following President Emmerson Mnangagwa's shock Monday appointment of Frederick Shava as the new Foreign Minister.Shava replaces the late Sibusiso Moyo who suc...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:57hrs | 4133 | by Staff reporter
Who will replace SB Moyo?
ZIMBABWE is a landlocked nation which relies heavily on its sisters in the SADC region.To the East Zim has Mozambique. A troubled neighbour who happens to be dealing with a growing insurgency ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 17:26hrs | 3135 | by John Mbizvo
Jonathan Moyo rubbishes Zimbabwe military involvement in dialogue
Jonathan Moyo, a Zimbabwean professor of politics, says calls by some local analysts for the military - which has become a power broker - to be involved in talks to resolve the country's deepening cri...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 17:25hrs | 4658 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo slams Chamisa
Exiled former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has slated opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa for pushing for the reopening of churches even as Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly....Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 15:59hrs | 3886 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa financier airlifted to China after testing Covid-19 positive, claims Jonathan Moyo
CONTROVERSIAL Zimbabwe business mogul and co-advisor to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, is reported to have been airlifted to China Thursday morning for emergency treatment after te...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:15hrs | 8907 | by Staff reporter
A new, ugly breed of politicians
Recently, I was appalled to wake up to the realisation that our social media streets have reared a new and ugly breed of politicians that lack tolerance and patriotism. The country is headed f...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:44hrs | 828 | by Prosperity Mzila
SB Moyo: Epitome of Zimbabwe revolution's finest cadre
Comrade Sibusiso Moyo, the General of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces who pronounced the demise of the four decade-old Mugabe dictatorship in November is no more. Comrade SB Moyo, what a journey we have t...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:21hrs | 574 | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa
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