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After making Zimbabweans suffer, the ZANU-PF leadership now wants to kill them!

Do those in power really care about us? After plunging millions of Zimbabweans into untold poverty and misery through corruption, misgovernance, and authoritarian rule, the ZANU-PF leadership appears now determined to take a far darker tur…

Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 11:08hrs | 725 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Did Geza hype fail?

Those of us who have been following Zimbabwe political protests from the 1980s would know why the Geza hype was not going to be a complete success. The Geza hype partly failed because of a number of issues. Its success was also partial bec…

Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:53hrs | 1112 | by Ndaba M. Nhuku

Chief Ngungumbane sets a benchmark in education and leadership

In a remarkable display of commitment to education, Chief Ngungumbane of Mberengwa District has not only established himself as a respected traditional leader but also as a beacon of academic excellence. Recently, he achieved a milestone t…

Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:35hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe needs a new leadership culture

Almost four months have passed since President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced his intention to respect the constitutional two-term limit, refusing a third term, despite ZANU-PF passing a resolution to extend incumbency. However, this gesture…

Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 15:00hrs | 907 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Succession battles in Zimbabwe: A necessary evil for democratic progress. Ordo ab Chao

As Zimbabwe navigates the complex and often treacherous waters of succession battles, it's easy to get caught up in the chaos and uncertainty of it all. But beneath the surface of political intrigue and power struggles lies a crucial aspec…

Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 14:57hrs | 266 | by Erick Matotoba

Chamisa's dictatorial leadership style spotlighted

ANALYSTS have expressed misgivings about former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's leadership style as his former allies open up accusing him of dictatorial tendencies, refusing consultations and running a oneman s…

Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Tshabangu names CCC interim national leadership

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu has set up an interim leadership structure that is mobilising members ahead of his party's national congress to elect a substantive leadership.Tshabangu announced the …

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:24hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Internal conflict and leadership crisis plague CCC

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is once again in the throes of internal conflict, as party factions led by Nelson Chamisa, Tendai Biti, Welshman Ncube, and Sengezo Tshabangu have escalated their disputes into a highly public specta…

Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 17 | by Dereck Goto

Bad leadership behind Zimbabwe's impoverishment

FORMER Finance minister in the Government of National Unity (GNU) Tendai Biti has blamed poor political leadership and a shambolic mineral resource governance strategy for the stagnation in Zimbabwe's economic growth, with the country trai…

Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF grooming the young in leadership positions

Zanu-PF has said it has a plan in place to ensure continuity as evidenced by the inclusion of young and new blood in the party structures as the elders pass on the baton to the young ones.This was revealed by the ruling party's national po…

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:20hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe suffering from leadership crisis

THE recent fiasco surrounding General Notice 635 of 2023 has exposed a far-reaching crisis of competence, transparency, and accountability within our public information management system. As concerned citizens, we must delve deeper into th…

Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Vinthoughts

For such underperforming local authorities ...how do they afford such luxuries?

The city of progress has failed to live to it's name unless "Progress" has another meaning.How does Gweru local authority afford such a luxurious car worth USD176,000.00 (over 3 million if converted to South African Rands) for the one occu…

Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 12:01hrs | 1 | by AT Kadada

Failed leadership with nothing to offer nation allows corruption in order to appease restless population!

It is no secret that Zimbabwe has become a lawless country! Whenever I move around, observing laws being openly violated at every turn - I always say to myself, 'Mnangagwa is really not in charge of Zimbabwe'.It cannot be denied that, as m…

Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

#OpenLetterToMyPresident: I'm sure you can do better

Dear Mr President, Can you put us the people of Zimbabwe first. Can you work hard to make Zimbabwe a better place?Can you put yourself in the shoes of the Citizens just for a day. It's always us who are at the recieving end.Mr Preside…

Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 18:08hrs | 7 | by N Phiri

Mnangagwa, credibility crisis has dogged your leadership

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, it is my fervent conviction that your conferring the national hero status on Rev Ndabaningi Sithole was motivated primarily by ulterior motives than by camaraderie spirit.It was inherently…

Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Zimbabwe currently lacks caliber of leadership required to take nation to the next level

I am finding it most difficult shaking out of my mind those haunting images of a whole head of state and government, and commander-in-chief of the country's defence forces commissioning a clinic and borehole in the periurban settlement of …

Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:42hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Surely is the current Zimbabwe leadership the best this country has to offer?

We can argue all day, all week, all month, and all year, as to exactly why Zimbabwe is in this miserable and disgraceful economic mess.In fact, we have debated, argued, and even quarreled for the past two decades - with clearly no agreemen…

Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 13:29hrs | 19 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Vultures around Mnangagwa plundering country resources in daylight

When Mnangagwa (ED) took over the reins of ZANU PF and the leadership of the country, he declared that he was, â€˜as soft as wool.' As we have all watched the man on the job, it is now evident that ED is nothing but a replica of the bearde…

Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 16:22hrs | 2 | by Sam Wezhira

Freedom Alliance leaders unveiled

NEW political outfit, Freedom Alliance unveiled its leaders at a congress held at White City Stadium in Bulawayo at the weekend.The congress ran on Friday and Saturday.Public policy and development expert Samukele Hadebe was voted presiden…

Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:53hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt wants to appear wealthy 'Mbinga' in the eyes of the world, yet can't even feed own children!

So, the Zimbabwe government is up to no good - again! I am sure we have all come across (at least once, in our lives) that guy who wants to appear wealthy in the eyes of the community - shops only at high-end stores, dons expensive attire,…

Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 09:05hrs | 14 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

A 'perfect' leader, incapable of erring, is the worst leader!

Quite frankly, I have never understood the mentality behind hero-worshipping and praise-singing another human being, since, my parents taught me five valuable concepts of life and human relationships - that we are all equal, no one is perf…

Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chamber of Mines elects new leadership

THE Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe has elected new leadership to lead the organisation until next year amid calls for all mining stakeholders to embrace inclusiveness for the industry to realise the US$12 billion target by 2023.Mimosa Mines …

Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Factional war erupts in MLF after leadership dissolution

A BITTER factional war has erupted in the Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF) secessionist party after the dissolution of the executive pending an elective congress.Last week, interim party spokesperson Ndabezinhle Fuyane announced that all M…

Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mthwakazi leadership dissolved ahead of congress

SECESSIONIST political party Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF) has dissolved its leadership and appointed a taskforce to oversee its elective congress.MLF is known for burning the Zimbabwe flag in South Africa in 2011 and for demanding that…

Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Is there light at the end of the tunnel? the future of the youth at stake

Revolutionary greetings fellow compatriots. As we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ l felt it prudent to reflect on the lives of the youths in Zimbabwe. It is unequivocal that we live in a society with limited opportunit…

Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 10:43hrs | 1 | by Mberi Prince

Fake 'unity' gestures will never bring Zimbabweans together, but urgent need for real leadership

My views on political parties are very much on public record - as, I consider them the main drivers in dividing a nation apart, through purely artificial plots, deliberately designed by politicians in order to pull voters from an opponent,…

Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:10hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mnangagwa symbolises a failed leadership

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa symbolises a failed leadership. When a leadership fails to provide basic services such as clean water, shelter, food, jobs and power, that leadership deserves urgent replacement. Too much corruption is breed-in…

Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | 3 | by Chief Muzivikanwi

Zimbabwe govt works on 50:50 principle

GOVERNMENT will soon amend the Constitution to extend the provision which reserves 60 seats for women following the pending expiry of the subsistence of the 10-year legal framework in 2023, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing a Zanu-PF…

Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

MDC leadership battle escalates dramatically

FORMER Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs minister Eric Matinenga advised the MDC leadership to ensure contestations for power which ensued following the death of founding party president Morgan Tsvangirai in February last year shoul…

Published: 10 May 2019 at 14:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

A leadership void at the top costing Zimbabwe dearly

THE Zimbabwe government's lackadaisical response to Cyclone Idai, which hit the districts of Chimanimani, Chipinge, Buhera, Nyanga, Makoni, Mutare Rural, Bikita, Masvingo and parts of Midlands between March 15 and 17, has brought into shar…

Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Editorial - Newsday

The crisis in world leadership

We all have very short memories. Looking back over the 20th Century, we can see how a global conflict like the First World War can break out over what seems like a tiny, inconsequential incident in Austria. The key national leaders of the …

Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:26hrs | 4 | by Eddie Cross

Show some leadership, Mr Mnangagwa

BY any account, Zimbabwe is at a crossroads and one thing is obvious: the situation cannot go on as if everything is normal, that the country is 'open for business' and that Nirvana is around the corner.Emmerson Mnangagwa, yes sir, you are…

Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:25hrs | 4 | by Editorial - newsday

Has anyone seen ED Mnangagwa?

The noise about coming up with new regulations to protect Zimbabwean masses from rising prices is ringing louder. Leadership is considering harsh measures that are unrelated to the underlying causes to halt the price increases. Heavily reg…

Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 18:17hrs | | by Sam Wezhira

Chamisa, show some leadership, and stop the incitement

The season of press conferences is upon us. It seems like it never ends, and each one has its own little piece of drama or soundbite of stupidity that makes one forget that rarely something is being said. Today was another press conference…

Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 15:30hrs | 3 | by Anthony Mkondo

Mnangagwa's lame excuses show dearth of leadership

The death of at least six people who were shot and killed in cold blood by Zimbabwe's military forces on the streets of Harare last Wednesday was the biggest blight on the country's controversial election.Instead of providing leadership an…

Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:56hrs | | by Editorial

Chamisa, stop playing with our hearts!

These past weeks have been tumultuous, fast-paced and exciting. Finally we all had a glimpse at true democracy. For the first time since our independence, we saw with our own eyes what is normal in every modern society: a highly contested …

Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 20:28hrs | 6 | by R. Mujuru

Urgent need for leadership at MDC Alliance!

The elections have come and gone but there is need for us to search for that very rare quality called common sense---- a quality which is not at all common as the name suggests, especially among the MDC youth and their equally youthful lea…

Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 20:26hrs | | by Noble Tawanda Ngara

Gutu South yearns for capable leadership, says Togarepi

The people of Gutu South yearn for capable representation and leadership that can initiate and sustain development, something they are bound to have come July 30, Zanu-PF Gutu South parliamentary candidate, Pupurai Togarepi has said.The Za…

Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe deserves better leadership - Ngarivhume

Transform Zimbabwe President Jacob Ngarivhume said Zimbabwe is in desperate need of a new kind of selfless leadership that has the nation at heart. He said this during a Partners service held today in Waterfalls. The event was attended by …

Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 12:12hrs | 1 | by TZ Communications

Poor leadership MDC's Achilles heel

ANYONE who has read the novels of Kazuo Ishiguro, last year's Nobel Prize winner for literature, will know that characters in his books cope with the bleakness of their situation through denial and self-delusion. They lose themselves in im…

Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Itayi Garande

How Munangagwa gambled-away opportunity for instant unlocking of international confidence on his leadership!

Zimbabwean president, Emmerson Dambudzo Munangagwa had made an extra-ordinary beginning into power with the people, for the people, by the people and through the people. This was evidenced in both the political and racial rainbow Project R…

Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 07:19hrs | 4 | by Evangelist Reginald Thabani Gola

Mugabe admonishes Masvingo leadership

President Mugabe has admonished the Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial leadership for causing acrimony among party members by claiming that Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was poisoned at the Gwanda Youth Interface Rally held recently.Speaking …

Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 06:32hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter

Vince Musewe on leadership

The toxicity of self interest packaged as revolutionary politics will remain a comedy of men and women whose only concern is their stomach.I just wish at times we would all think of future generations and the need for us to at least begin …

Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 10:11hrs | | by Vince Musewe - Economist

Leadership - The future of Zimbabwe!

Looking at the current Economic and political woes in the country, everyone is expecting the fall of Comrade R. G. Mugabe, the current President of Zimbabwe. President Mugabe had ruled Zimbabwe for the past 36 years. His democratic princip…

Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 11:06hrs | 1 | by Patrick Imbayarwo

Promoting leadership of the next generation

If Zimbabwe is able to ride it's ship with the new leadership devoid of corruption and commits itself to managing the country with justice and integrity, I am convinced that God will intervene on the nation's behalf. It will take the effor…

Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 10:56hrs | 3 | by Tendai Mazenge

Letter to my brother Itai Dzamara: 17 months on, your spirit lives and fights

"17 months since the abduction of pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara, his brother Patson Dzamara writes an emotional and hearty piece on Khuluma Afrika."Dear Itai, I am aware you cannot read this, or may not read this, yet confident …

Published: 09 Oct 2016 at 08:03hrs | | by Patson Dzamara

War vets bid to stop leadership election takes new twist

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association's (ZNLWVA) bid to stop the election of new leadership took a new twist yesterday after the High Court threw out the application for procedural deficiency.Only two weeks ago, the ZN…

Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Rekindling the Civic Soul of Zimbabwe

Year 2015 and Zimbabwe finds itself once again on dire straights. The perils facing our nation are manifold, and not at all unfamiliar. Zimbabwe has grappled with grave problems in its tumultuous past; racial oppression and colonialism, po…

Published: 26 Aug 2015 at 02:15hrs | 2 | by Methembeni Moyo

'Africa has everything except leadership'

The entry of Barack Obama as United States President was characterised by inflated and buoyant expectations by most Africans who thought the Washington song would be sweet melody for the rest of the continent.In reality, there has been a l…

Published: 10 Aug 2014 at 09:26hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa

MDC-T Leadership: Mudzuri better than Tsvangirai

The misunderstandings and violence currently taking place within the MDC-T party because of the debate over issues to do with leadership renewal, resulting in the emergence of two opposing teams going in different ways, only need a new lea…

Published: 27 Jun 2014 at 09:36hrs | 2 | by John Mukumbo

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