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Mwonzora finally weighed and measured
The recently held by-election in Epworth, Harare, was the final straw for MDC-T candidate Douglas Mwonzora, who raised a political query over why the electorate was undermining his political stamina....Published: 7 hrs ago | 152 | by Leonard Koni
CCC is on track: Welshman Ncube is the president
The legitimate Citizens Coalition for Change CCC led by Professor Welshman Ncube remains the biggest opposition political party carrying the hopes of many Zimbabweans.We remain hopefull ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 184 | by Gugugu Magorira
Zanu-PF consolidates power in by-elections
Opposition political parties in Zimbabwe have struggled to nominate candidates in several recent by-elections, raising concerns about the weakening of democratic forces challenging the ruling Zanu-PF ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF battlelines drawn over Tagwirei
Zanu-PF's simmering succession battle has erupted into open confrontation, with the party's legal affairs secretary Patrick Chinamasa clashing head-on with secretary-general Obert Mpofu and spokesman ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 10:00hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei delivers Epwotth to Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has claimed a decisive victory in Harare's Epworth Ward 6 by-election, where its candidate, Civilised Bushe, secured 3,022 votes, leaving rivals trailing by a wide margin. MDC-T's Alice Nyahun...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 11:48hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Whipping system in Parliament silencing Matebeleland MPs
The parliamentary whipping system employed by Zimbabwe's political parties is stifling the voices of legislators from the Matebeleland region, contributing to the region's continued marginalisation an...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:32hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZIPRA War Veteran Slams Land Reversals and Compensation to White Farmers
An outspoken ex-ZIPRA war veteran, Max Mkandla, has expressed outrage over two main reasons why Zimbabweans went to war against the colonial regime of Ian Douglas Smith, highlighting alarming developm...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 16:27hrs | 607 | by Stephen Jakes
Mwonzora extends olive branch to former MDC members
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Douglas Mwonzora has extended an olive branch to former party members but with a stern condition: prove your sincerity by campaigning in Epworth....Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies youth mobilisation drive in Bulawayo
Zanu-PF's Bulawayo province has launched an aggressive youth mobilisation campaign in a bid to strengthen its grassroots support in the traditionally opposition-dominated city ahead of future election...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:11hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora slams Tagwirei's political ambitions
MDC-T President Douglas Mwonzora has launched a scathing attack on controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, branding him one of the worst politicians to emerge in recent times and accusing him o...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 17:41hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warned against donating the party to wealthy elites
A senior government official has cautioned against allowing wealthy individuals to manipulate Zanu-PF structures through their donations, warning that the revolutionary party risks straying from its i...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 22:06hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora risks losing party property over salary arrears
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is at risk of having party property attached following a court's decision to grant an application by a former employee seeking enforcement of a ruling for unpaid wages....Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:18hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Police deny blocking MDC-T meeting
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have strongly denied reports that they blocked a meeting of MDC-T party members at the party's Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House headquarters. Instead, police said the...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:14hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
What does Mnangagwa call a 'brutal colonial regime' when the ZANU-PF government is even more brutal?
It's often easy for the pot to accuse the kettle of being black. I am always left bewildered whenever I hear President Emmerson Mnangagwa express outrage at what he calls ‘the brutal co...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 08:26hrs | 403 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zim opposition needs a reshuffle
Many Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the political hunger for change wanes.The conflict requires realignment and recalibration. A robust, resilient...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:13hrs | 462 | by Leonard Koni
Mwonzora's MDC-T says Mudzuri is wayward
Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai (MDC-T) has described its vice president, Elias Mudzuri, as "wayward" following violent clashes at the party's Harare headquarters on Thursday.Riot ...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:29hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says his exit from CCC, MDC was meant to frustrate Mnangagwa
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has admitted that his decision to quit both the CCC and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was a calculated strategy aimed at fru...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 18:57hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Harvest House as Mudzuri moves to oust Mwonzora
A fierce power struggle has erupted within the opposition MDC-T party after Vice President Elias Mudzuri, allegedly working alongside former party Chairperson Morgen Komichi, launched a bold attempt t...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 18:57hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition needs reshuffle
MANY Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the hunger for political change wanes.The conflict requires realignment and recalibration.A robust, re...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:00hrs | 569 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe wins USA US$50m lawsuit
THE District of Columbia (DC) Circuit on Tuesday overturned a ruling ordering Zimbabwe to face litigation to enforce an 11-yearold US$50 million arbitral award stemming from an ill-fated mining deal, ...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 1125 | by Staff reporter
Biti's new political outfit: Another desperate stunt from a failed politician
Tendai Biti is back again, but instead of bringing something new or worthwhile to Zimbabwe's political landscape, he returns with yet another recycled and empty formation, now parading the once-insign...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 15:29hrs | 3064 | by Staff reporter
When it rains for Professor Welshman Ncube, it pours
PROFESSOR WELSHMAN NCUBE'S FRAUDULENT HEADS OF ARGUMENT BASED ON FICTITIOUS OR FALSIFIED CASE LAW AUTHORITIES FILED WITH THE SUPREME COURT: When it rains for Professor Ncube, it pours. Just as he is e...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 12:50hrs | 2551 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Election reforms key to holding free & fair elections in Zimbabwe
To hold free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, a range of reforms are necessary to address longstanding issues that have undermined electoral credibility si...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:09hrs | 181 | by Leonard Koni
ZEC sets August 2 for Epworth ward 6 by-election
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has officially declared August 2, 2025, as the date for the by-election to fill the vacant Ward 6 seat on the Epworth Local Board.The seat became vacant...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:10hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
UK's Reading honours Zimbabwean-born mayor
The recent election of Zimbabwean-born academic and social justice advocate Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles as mayor of Reading, a city in southeast England, has been hailed as a defining moment for Africans in ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 17:15hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
It's time Zimbabwe redefined who we call a national hero
The recent declaration of the late ZESA executive chairman, Sydney Gata, as a national hero has once again reignited a longstanding and deeply divisive debate in Zimbabwe. At the core of ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 614 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Temba Mliswa speaks the ugly truth
He can be a pain at times, a thorn in the flesh and a source of discomfort. But this time, on a balance of improbabilities, he chose his words with a bit of tact. I mean this non-conformist maverick c...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:54hrs | 1050 | by Vukani Madoda
Zanu-PF violence changed man's life forever
He was an energetic man, running his own life and fending for his family. He loved and embraced the supposed freedom brought by the country's liberators hence multi-partyism was just one of those frui...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 11:04hrs | 526 | by Matthew Takaona
Chamisa says he is giving Mnangagwa sleepless nights
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has declared that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF are "having sleepless nights" following his decision to re-enter active politics, months after st...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:45hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pushes for law criminalising govt criticism
Ruling party ZANU-PF legislators are doubling down on calls to criminalise criticism of government shortcomings, reigniting concerns over shrinking democratic space and rising authoritarianism in Zimb...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Footprints in the chains: The life story of Job Sikhala
The book, Footprints in Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala, is less biographical than an indelible account of human rights abuses, the excesses of a securocratic state that is Zimbabwe under the cu...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:07hrs | 520 | by Author: Munyaradzi Savanhu, Reviewed by: Ibbo Mandaza
Pearls cast before a swine: does not know what to do with them
Power was trust upon him: Chamisa was literally given power by former President Tsvangirai on his death bed. He was terminally ill; it was a matter of days and hours; Tsvangirai died leaving Chamisa b...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:31hrs | 397 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ian Khama compares Zimbabwe to colonial Rhodesia
Former Botswana president Ian Khama launched a scathing critique of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF and government leadership during the launch of opposition politician Job Sikhala's book, Footprints in the...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:26hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa opens up on Zanu-PF agent allegations
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has finally responded to persistent and long-running rumours accusing him of secretly working with ZANU-PF, describing the claims as "profitless gossip" and enc...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:18hrs | 1328 | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda, you got it wrong about Zimbabwean tribalism
To appease tribalism in that manner will not be solving tribalism anyhow. The politician you are talking to is the worst tribalist and the core problem in Zimbabwe body politics. Jabulani, fighting tr...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 20:31hrs | 1665 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa's sneak back to politics sparks more infighting
Nelson Chamisa's sneak back to politics has sparked more infighting than inspiration. It feels less like a political revival and more like a kindergarten drama play. Instead of healing the fractured o...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 1744 | by Dereck Goto
Chamisa declares full-time political comeback
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has announced his return to full-time politics, vowing never to abandon Zimbabweans who believe in him as a challenger to Zanu-PF's prolonged grip on power. Spe...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:15hrs | 2727 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe human rights violations in decline by 10%
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has reported a slight improvement in the country's human rights situation, noting a 10 percent decrease in violations during May 2025 compared to the previous month....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Land wrangle victim still in mortuary 4 years on
Four years after the alleged assault and killing of Headman Taurayi Lovemore Takawira, his body remains in the mortuary at Masvingo Provincial Hospital, as the murder case involving Chief Fortune Char...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:48hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
The ZANU-PF–Britain alliance is a self-serving bond that never served the people
The political theatre designed to deceive Zimbabweans seems never-ending.A few days ago, senior Zimbabwean officials and British nationals gathered in Harare to celebrate King Charles III's bi...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 14:24hrs | 678 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Polad members cry foul
Members of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) are attempting to reassert their relevance on Zimbabwe's political stage after months of being sidelined, but political observers say the platform lack...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:48hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
MDC bigwig fighting for life after vicious stabbing in adultery row
Former Public Works minister Joel Gabbuza was yesterday said to be fighting for his life at a Hwange hospital after he was allegedly attacked with an axe by another man. Gabbuza was admitted at the Hw...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:08hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala to launch a book
Zimbabwean opposition stalwart and human rights defender Job Sikhala is set to launch his much-anticipated autobiography titled Footprints in the Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala on 27 June 2025,...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 21:35hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
MDC factions intensify battle over party properties
Rival factions within the fractured Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have reignited hostilities over control of the party's properties, chief among them the iconic Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) ...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:19hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora in 2030 pushback
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president Douglas Mwonzora has expressed grave concerns over efforts by supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his rule beyond the constitutionally m...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:30hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moving towards a one-party State
Zimbabwe appears to be hurtling toward a one-party State, as the ruling Zanu PF regime intensifies efforts to dismantle opposition forces, muzzle the media, and consolidate power under a single, uncha...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Nyokayemabhunu will not survive!
About Nyokayemabhunu, it has become clear that he was sent by big people in politics to do the dirty work for them outside Zimbabwe. South Africa is a political haven for Zimbabweans; still has a modi...Published: 18 May 2025 at 18:11hrs | 3646 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe land reform scam - 13 years after the genocide in Matebeleland and Midlands
This article intends to capture the poignant moment when Zanu began its unpunished abuse of public office soon after Zimbabwe's independence.All along Zanu felt a false sense of achievement in...Published: 14 May 2025 at 21:00hrs | 355 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange (Ndlovu)
Zimbabwe Generals are all style and no substance!
As I sit in my library in a far away foreign country, I see clearly what my brothers on the ground in Zimbabwe fail to see.An Ashanti idiom that says chickens are too close to the ground to se...Published: 11 May 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1675 | by Kenneth Mufuka
A narrative is created around Mrs. Auxilia Mnangagwa!
Auxilia married a murderer Emmerson Mnangagwa, a minister for security back then who went on a killing frenzy in Matabeleland and Midlands and left a carnage, curiously never acknowledged by the ICJ i...Published: 11 May 2025 at 13:32hrs | 972 | by Nomazulu Thata
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