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Zanu-PF arsonists pose as firefighters
On June 11, 2025, my friend sent me a message I'll never forget: his wife had delivered a stillborn baby. The young couple was shattered. He said delays at the Harare hospital had cost them their chil...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:07hrs | 183 | by Reward Magadhi
Zimbabwe's 45-year fall
The country is emerging from the celebrations of the statehood of the Republic of Zimbabwe on 18 April 2025, just under five years to celebrate half a century of its existence.Are there any ta...Published: 10 May 2025 at 14:21hrs | 395 | by Vivian V. Siziba
The war of liberation was not a walk in the park, lest we forget
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents, and siblings did not matter anymore;...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 18:33hrs | 425 | by Tondo Murisa
African countries assisted South African independence; payback is Xenophobic actions: blacks on blacks' violence
I quote from Byo24: Former ANC MP and Abantu Batho Congress Councilor in eThekwini, Makhosi Khoza, says South African natives have been shortchanged. Close quote. This is a statement that could cause ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:55hrs | 35 | by Nomazulu Thata
The war of liberation was not a stroll in the park
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents and siblings did not matter anymore, ...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 19:26hrs | 14 | by Thomas Murisa
Why would Zimbabweans vote for a president simply because of a borehole?
The ongoing so-called 'star rallies' by the ruling ZANU PF leaves my mouth dry and speechless.As to be expected, when campaigning to be voted into public office - more so, for a sitting presid...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 07:30hrs | 14 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
He left without telling anyone
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents and siblings did not matter anymore, ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 18:18hrs | 18 | by Mutanda Wachingama
'CCC is causing havoc and inflation' said Big Spender. Stop him rigging and he'll stop lying!
During elections, President Mnangagwa become Mr Bigger Spender! Anyone who is anyone gets something from Mr Big Spender. Village hears got motorcycles plus free public service medical aid memb...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 16:27hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF and CCC pursuing the 4th Chimurenga agenda: Is it mere coincidence?
Barbara Tanyanyiwa, a woman representative at CCC was on 19th January 2022 interviewed by Studio 7 on the arrests of 25 CCC members in Budiriro in Harare. In her 2 minutes, 15 seconds inte...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 17:55hrs | 3 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Lest we forget our heroes
This is the month which we remember and celebrate the illustrious fallen sons and daughters of Zimbabwe who sacrificed their fresh blood to liberate the country.Traditionally August is a month...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:31hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
Africanise the law and land
In Mzansi, most citizens can only own real estate when they are dead - their graves and tombstones if they can afford one. From the living majority, they become the silent majority.Throughout ...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 19:29hrs | 1 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Violence has no place in Zimbabwe, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must refuse to be used as instruments of violence and hate by the opposition who are only after self aggrandisement and political expediency.Addre...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 16:13hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
What's to celebrate; that independence replaced white oppressors with black ones?
On 18 April 2022 Zimbabweans should have been celebrating the country's 42 years of independence. For the overwhelming majority, there was really no cause to celebrate, and many did not bother. The pe...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 22:37hrs | 4 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Suspending incapacitated teachers is flogging a starved horse - they're victims of mess not the culprits
In 2018 a Zimbabwe teacher was paid US$540 per month in US$. Since then, government paid them the equivalent in local currency but never bother to adjust the amount to keep pace with inflation. ...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 11:47hrs | 4 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
What is Mwonzora up to?
It has been clear for a while now that opposition MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is an opportunistic power-hungry politician, more concerned with his place at the top table to the exclusion of everythi...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nothing new from tired Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF's annual conference is underway in Bindura and, predictably, the former liberation party is not proffering any fresh ideas to extricate Zimbabwe from the quicksand of corruption-induced povert...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Winning the masses for positive change
I had received satisfactory results from my Advanced Level exams at Ruya Adventist High School in early 2003. Due to my contiguity to the seat of educational power, I had been informed that Nathan and...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 08:55hrs | | by Mutsa Murenje Sydney, Australia
Spare a thought for Gukurahundi genocide massacres
LAST week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was shown the Hanging Tree in Bulawayo, where many Ndebeles were hanged by the colonial regime in the 1890s.After visiting the tree where colonialists h...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
After ED was shown where colonialists hanged Ndebele warriors, was he also shown where Ndebele-speakers were massacred by Zim re
I do not know whether I can ever reiterate this point enough - history is a total accumulation of past events, which can never, and should never, be cherry-picked, or narrated selectively - such that,...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:30hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Hanging Tree evokes Mnangagwa death escape
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reflected on the brutality of the settler regime, which punished sons and daughters of the land seeking freedom with all forms of cruelty including hanging, a sentence he...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:08hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's heritage corridor opens
Local authorities need to consider renaming local buildings, roads and special monuments to reflect the country's independence and sovereignty to market brand Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa said. ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | 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 | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Don't ignore other killer diseases'
HEALTH experts yesterday said the public should be wary of other killer diseases that might affect them at a time when most resources are being directed towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic which ha...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance call for 'streetifying people's anger' - real change will come from implementing reforms
"It is Zanu-PF itself that has become a super-spreader of perfidy and unbridled falsehoods as exemplified by its statements alleging growth in the country's economy and the cheap allegation that victi...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:50hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
A visit to cyclone Idai victims with Jacob Ngarivhume
When Cyclone Idai struck Chimanimani and other areas in March 2019, it left a trail of destruction. To this day, thousands remain unaccounted for. Livelihoods were negatively affected by both loss of ...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 21:35hrs | | by The 31st July Protests Correspondent
'Diasporans must help with re-engagement' ordered Mnangagwa - and lie you denied all 3 m of them a vote
"PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appealed to Zimbabweans in the diaspora to support his re-engagement efforts undertaken following his military assisted power seizure almost two years ago," reported ...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Government 'bans' War Veterans
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi has announced that the title of War Veterans and Freedom Fighters shall only be a preserve of those that fought the Rhodesian bush war that ushered an Inde...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 10:23hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Every Zimbabwean is a hero in their own right'
As the ministry in charge of the Heroes Day commemorations, we are looking forward to this year's event with great excitement and anticipation.This year's theme for the celebrations is titled ...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 08:19hrs | 3 | by Ambassador Cain Mathema
Lest we forget: Women of the struggle
Tomorrow, Zimbabwe celebrates National Heroes Day, an important day on the national calendar to honour the gallant sons and daughters of the soil who made extraordinary sacrifices to liberate the coun...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
A currency backed by nothing
On February 25, 1862, United States President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act, a brainchild of Elbridge Spaulding. Those were terrifying times. The republic was at war with itself and woul...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by eBusiness Weekly
Answers still needed for Warriors horror show
THE horror show in Egypt as we succumbed to a 4-0 thumping to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at AFCON on Sunday night sums up the mediocrity in the ranks of Zimbabwean football. We wer...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 17:11hrs | | by Phillip Zulu
Sudan Army hires Mugabe's consultant
The notorious Sudanese army has hired Dickens & Madson (Canada) Inc a firm owned by Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli spy based in Montreal,Canada to polish the image of Sudan's milita...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 09:40hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF is a subculture of demonic evil
I have often wondered what it would have been like if my great, great, great grand-father; who, until that very moment had only seen the distorted image of his own reflection in pool of water and told...Published: 22 May 2019 at 07:24hrs | 5 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa brags about the Zuva court case which triggered a bloodbath in industry
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has at last been forced to respond to accusations he was anti-labour after his role in the infamous Zuva case in 2015 that triggered thousands of job losses....Published: 02 May 2019 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe.com
Dabengwa blames Zanu-PF for 'toxic politics' in Zimbabwe
FORMER liberation movement, Zapu's wartime intelligence supremo, Dumiso Dabengwa has blamed the "politics in Zimbabwe" for his party's failure to document its exploits during the struggle years....Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:50hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Shock as Mnangagwa divides Ndebele leaders
United Kingdom based scholar Dr. Brilliant Mhlanga has come out gunz blazing against civic society leader Dumisani Nyongolo Nkomo over the meeting that the later had with President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 11:47hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'I will never apologise for POSA and AIPPA' says Jonathan Moyo
Exiled former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo has vowed that he will not apologise for the enactment of two laws that are largely repressive in Zimbabwe; the Public Order and ad Security Act and t...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 18:21hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Army continues terror as Bulawayo is shutdown
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police support unit aided by members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces on Thursday entered Day 3 of beating up citizens at the aftermath of the violent protests that rock...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 10:45hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Austerity does not bring prosperity - ED, stop destroying our lives, please!
Ever since the current economic crisis bedeviling Zimbabwe started, sometime around October, the Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa regime has been at pains trying to reassure the nation that they were on to...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 14:33hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa allowing his wife 'to usurp constitutional power'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing allegations of allowing his wife Auxilia "to usurp constitutional power". Analysts said Mnangagwa's wife has no right to run government, and questioned i...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife overstepping her mandate
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing allegations of allowing his wife Auxilia "to usurp constitutional power". Analysts said Mnangagwa's wife has no right to run government, and questioned i...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Doctors are negotiating in bad faith' says Chiwenga - have you ever done anything otherwise
"Following a series of meetings involving striking Health Workers and their employer, the Health Services Board, Government is gravely concerned that the situation in our country continues to deterior...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 07:50hrs | 3 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Mnangagwa is sincere about change' - so why did he rig the elections
"What kind of leaders would the armed struggle throw up?" Was the rhetorical question Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, and the other leaders asked thems...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Zimbabwe needs dialogue' argue Muleya - only dialogue with ED and Chamisa is 'Step down, now!'
"African election observers and others endorsed Mnangagwa and Zanu PF's victory, while Western observers, mainly the Americans and Europeans, were skeptical, stopping short of rejecting the outcome," ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 10:00hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Lest we forget, soccer legends told
While Mutare has produced soccer legends that are now playing their trade abroad, the history of soccer in the eastern border city cannot be completed without mentioning the name Sicho Masachi....Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 09:41hrs | 5 | by Stanley Chirimbani and Richard Zimunya
Lest we forget
Dear Zimbabweans, As we commemorate the first anniversary of RGM's ouster after 37 years of looting, plundering, autocracy and total dictatorship it seems all of a sudden Zimbabweans have beco...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 09:15hrs | | by Munya Shumba
What is meant by Dambudzo?
MLF will not accept the naming of the Cowdry Park Mall after Mnangagwa. Bulawayo is a capital of Mthwakazi who is home to many heroes and heroines who better deserve to be honoured by naming such site...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 19:24hrs | 1 | by Ndabezinhle Fuyane, MLF information and publicity
Constitutional Court saga lawyers
My Advanced Oxford Learners dictionary says, 'saga' means a long story of heroic deeds, events or adventures especially involving several generations of people. It goes further to give the adjective t...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Morris Mtisi
Mnangagwa should face justice for crimes against humanity
There is an Shona adage: 'mhosva hairovi', which loosely translated means, 'no one can evade the tentacles of justice'.We have witnessed around the world, numerous people being charged, tried ...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Kudakwashe Sheddy Marangwanda
Chamisa's 2018 Heroes Day message to the people of Zimbabwe
LEST WE FORGET... ONE PERSON ONE VOTE IS OUR FOREBEARS' LEGACY On 13 August 2018, Zimbabwe once again pays tribute to its gallant sons and daughters, wh...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 18:12hrs | 1 | by Nelson Chamisa
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