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Zimbabwe among 7 African governments using Israeli cyber-espionage tools
As internet penetration and smartphone usage increases across Africa, digital spaces have become increasingly important in organising opposition movements. In response, several governments have at tim...Published: 7 hrs ago | 889 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda, Chadzamira jumps the vacationing queue
Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira and Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda today headlined a group of senior Government and ruling party officials to receive the ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1743 | by Staff reporter
Land barons misusing Zanu-PF name warned
Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has warned land barons who misuse the names of Zanu-PF and Government officials that their days are number...Published: 11 hrs ago | 248 | by Staff reporter
'It is not from the benevolence of corrupt and vote-rigging politicians we expect our dinner' to paraphrase A Smith
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest (profit). We address ourselves not to their humanit...Published: 14 hrs ago | 306 | by Wilbert Mukori
Blessing Chebundo praises Matemadanda for the hard work
The newest member of ZANU PF cde Blessing Chebundo praised the ZANU PF NATIONAL POLITICAL COMMISSAR cde Victor Matemadanda for the hard work he did in bringing Chebundo over to ZANU PF. ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 959 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Mnangagwa to restore sanity,' says Mliswa
Mashonaland West provincial affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is determined to restore sanity and bring land barons to the book.She was addressin...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1726 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa angry over Zanu-PF-linked land barons soiling party image
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is livid over the blemish on the party's legacy created by high-ranking government officials and Zanu-PF-aligned land barons, for the chaotic allocation of land in urban a...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2676 | by Staff reporter
Chebundo, Timveous raptures Chamisa's MDC
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance secretary-general Charlton Hwende said former party official, Lilian Timveous decided to dump the Nelson Chamisa-led party and join Zanu-PF to keep in her possession a parliame...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1688 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar remains steady
THE Zimbabwean dollar remains steady against the United States at 1:83 this week with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) saying it has resolved the issue of delayed settlement of foreign currency auct...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 17:01hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Khupe rift widens?
THE rift between underfire MDCT leader Douglas Mwonzora and Thokozani Khupe over the party presidency widened yesterday with the latter demanding a rerun of the internal polls.This was after M...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:54hrs | 5077 | by Staff reporter
Govt shifts blame over poor grade 7 results
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries and lack of staff supervision by headmasters for the poor pass rate recorded i...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now a failed State
OUR Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa.Mr President, l address you on behalf of workers of Zimbabwe who are suffering and disillusioned.I also address you in my own capacity as a citiz...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:49hrs | 1260 | by Peter Mutasa
Khupe dismisses Mwonzora claims she has accepted VP post
FORMER MDC-T interim president Thokozani Khupe has dismissed Douglas Mwonzora's claims she has finally accepted the outcome of the tempestuous December 27, 2020 party extraordinary congress in which s...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:24hrs | 2982 | by Staff reporter
Brothers kill Good Samaritan in infidelity fight
TWO brothers who were fighting each other at a shrine after the elder brother accused his sibling of having an affair with his wife allegedly turned on a Good Samaritan who had tried to stop the fight...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:19hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Chombo spends second night in police cells
THE director of Epidemiology and Diseases Control in the Health Ministry, Portia Manangazira will remain behind bars after she was Tuesday denied bail by Harare magistrate Bianca Makwande.Mana...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:18hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe UK Business Chamber launches platform for entrepreneurs
A group of leading entrepreneurs have come together to create a business platform to support UK based Zimbabwean business people. The Zimbabwe UK Business Chamber (ZUKBC), launching this Satur...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 14:51hrs | 1143 | by Agencies
The sex scandals of VP Mohali and the anger
The Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) has joined one Masimba Mavaza in calling for the resignation of Vice President Kembo Mohadi following the embarrassing exposure of h...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 10:42hrs | 5171 | by Nicholas Mlamuli Ndebele
Mnangagwa's govt told to 'Stop weaponising the law'
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has demanded an end to persecution of its members and blockade of its activities under the guise of enforcing COVID-19 safety regulations while Zanu-PF activities w...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:54hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Galloway set for Warriors call-up
ENGLAND-BASED Brendan Galloway is set to be roped into the Warriors provisional squad that is expected to be announced today ahead of two decisive Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group H qualifiers next...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says youths to get more support
The Government is cognisant of the ever-changing global trends and will take full advantage of every opportunity to provide young people with opportunities for growth and participation in the broader ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
12 MDC Alliance activists granted $5 000 bail
CHINHOYI magistrate Ms Tracey Muzondo today gave bail to 12 MDC-A provincial leadership members who were arrested last Saturday in Chinhoyi for contravening Level Four lockdown regulations.The...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:31hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Leaders should lead by example
The much-talked scandal of our vice president is less expected of him. While vice president's social life should be separated from his office I personally finds it very disheartening to find someone f...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:13hrs | 415 | by Isaac Nkomah
Magashule Houdini act, a Damascus moment to Zimbabwean politics
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule pulled a fast one this past week when he took a swipe at his party's national executive committee saying that only party branches can remove him from his position. ...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:05hrs | 1282 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Cowardice is when you pounce on the weak and shout Courage!
For abusing his office Mohadi must be condemned for his deeds. I refuse to hear tribalists talking about Mohadi resigning from office because of the last week's scandals that were caught on media. Why...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 12:44hrs | 2528 | by Nomazulu Thata
Magaisa advise 'MDC A strategies to win rigged election' - must stop the rigging by implementing the reforms
If there is one thing the ordinary Zimbabweans do NOT want right now is to be dragged into yet another meaningless election process whose outcome will be to confirm the corrupt, dysfunctional and tyra...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 09:31hrs | 1678 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mohadi under pressure to step down over sex romps
THE Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) has demanded the stepping down of Vice President Kembo Mohadi who is mired in embarrassing sex scandals with married women and subor...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 6269 | by Staff reporter
Vice President Mohadi's weapon of mass destruction misfired or was he trapped?
One American writer by the name Samantha Rose Hill once said" we can shout truth to power and it will never be heard, because truth and politics don't stand on common ground"So how vulnerable ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 23:34hrs | 3205 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF praises Mnangagwa on Mugabe Day
ZANU-PF youths yesterday ignored the late former party leader Robert Mugabe during commemorations of the National Youth Day, a brainchild of the 21st February Movement.Instead, ruling party yo...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 21:49hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi celebrates the life of the late Chief Maduna in Joburg
13 February 2021 saw the fall of one of the true heroes of Mthwakazi nation, Chief Vezi Maduna who was laid to rest at his home on the 17th of February 2021. Today, scores of Mthwakazi people ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 20:48hrs | 389 | by Mthwakazi
Constructive criticism of leaders needs courage
The Honourable Vice President KEMBO Mohadi's Shenanigans have touched a gas cylinder there by creating a social media blast. Many people have urged party ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 19:58hrs | 753 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC A Youth, Zinasu responsible for Chamisa down fall
MDC A youths and Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) are responsible for the big fall of MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, Civic society gro...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 19:48hrs | 1495 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 1986 | by Nomazulu Thata
MDC Youth Assembly calls for dialogue and immediate release of all political prisoners
The MDC-T Youth Assembly joins the rest of the country in commemorating National Youth Day, which is celebrated on 21 February every year. This year's commemorations are taking place against the backd...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 09:40hrs | 1078 | by Yvonne Musarurwa
Demystifying COVID-19 Vaccines: The Truth
We are consumed by the desire to herald the truth in the age of increased information and knowledge. For this reason, we would like to demystify some dangerous misinformation that is being peddled by ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 08:22hrs | 1475 | by Oliver Dube and Dr Stanley Maphosa
Mnangagwa's damning scorecard from allies
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been asked to breathe life into an outfit he has been touting as the panacea to Zimbabwe's intractable political and economic reforms in a telling assessment of his le...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2132 | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa a lost cause?
One of Barack Obama's contribution to US foreign policy was the encouragement of a class of liberal whites and blacks with absolutely first-class brains, but above everything else, loved their subject...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:12hrs | 439 | by Ken Mufuka
We will seize farms, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government will repossess land from multiple farm owners, which will be redistributed to youths.Mnangagwa told mourners at the burial of former ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:07hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to finally take Covid-19 vaccine
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will finally get his share of the Covid-19 jab, joining other world leaders who have taken the globe's most sought-after medicine in front of their people.Just lik...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
MRP takes Mthwakazi restoration bid to Joe Biden
SECESSIONIST Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has escalated its bid to restore the Mthwakazi Kingdom through an appeal to newly elected American President Joe Biden to use his world influence to grant t...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
The bane of deadbeat intellectuals
Talent seems to come with more than its fair share of baggage.Most often than not, gifted personalities belong to a pantheon of living gods that wow the world during their time in the limeligh...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:58hrs | 83 | by Bishop Lazarus
Gukurahundi genocide initiative goes cold
TRADITIONAL leaders have lamented that the Covid-19 restrictions on public gatherings have prevented them from spearheading Gukurahundi exhumations and reburials, among other peace-building efforts ai...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:07hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa badly lacks performance legitimacy
THE Zanu-PF politburo convened in Harare on Wednesday this week, creating a grotesque spectacle in the middle of a devastating Covid-19 pandemic as focus shifted to politicking instead of addressing d...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:06hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political terrain tough for disabled persons
DISABLED women, especially in rural set ups, aspiring to take up leadership positions are facing a double blow to their ambitions.Barbra Nyangairi, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust executive director, said...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:57hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's removal could make blockbuster movie
0NE film that is a must make is the removal of the late former President Robert Mugabe from power, a leader who was in power for 37 years. In the past, Zimbabwe has been the scene of some of t...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:53hrs | 399 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Kembo Mohadi embarrasses the presidium
The vice president's power to lead comes from a ceremonial reverence Zimbabweans grant their presidents. To deserve the reverence, a vice president must act as a steward of the dignity and stature of ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:30hrs | 2552 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimpapers suspends editors over Soul-Jah Love tribute wishing presidium death
STATE-CONTROLLED publisher Zimpapers has summarily suspended sub-editors Washington Rungano Gwanzura and Tinashe Chuma for publishing a cheeky reader's comment wishing death on President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:09hrs | 1518 | by Staff reporter
African 'Dead Aid' will stop within 5 years: Part Two
In part one I concentrated on Dr. Dambisa's "Dead Aid" book she passionately wrote in 2009 highlighting the need for Africa to shift its focus away from foreign Aid and instead, seeking solutions that...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 10:12hrs | 878 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ex-MDC-T workers demand US$150 000
FORMER MDC-T employees have approached the High Court seeking a garnishee order against the party's accounts so that they can recover over US$150 000 owed to them. The workers won a High Court...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:27hrs | 1711 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love's dodgy hero status divides opinion
THE ruling Zanu-PF party's decision to declare the late Zimdancehall chanter Soul Jah Love - born Soul Musaka - a liberation war hero has inadvertently raised political dust and left internet users di...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1916 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF stuck in a cycle of old habits
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa was installed as President of Zimbabwe in November 2017 following a military coup and his predecessor Robert Mugabe's enforced resignation, he boldly announced to the...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:18hrs | 499 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
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