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Magufuli congratulates Mnangagwa
Tanzania's president John Magufuli has sent a congratulatory message to President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he was declared the winner of the presidential election by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 12:47hrs | 2348 | by Mafu Sithabile
Spotlight on poll observers
Zimbabwe heads for elections on July 30, eight months after the removal of Mugabe. The African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) have a mandate to ensure that the countr...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 11:22hrs | 1807 | by Siphosami Malunga
Mugabe ghost haunts Mnangagwa in Tanzania
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Tanzania last week intent on projecting Zimbabwe as a country that has moved on from the shadow of former president Robert Mugabe, the man he deposed in a milit...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:26hrs | 6954 | by Staff reporter
'We should have clipped Mugabe's wings'
Zanu-PF Politburo member Perrance Shiri believes that the party could have erred in giving former president Robert Mugabe carte blanche to stay in office for as long as he pleased, as this seems to ha...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 07:59hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Victory to give my admin oomph, says Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa on Thursday told Zimbabweans based here that victory in next month's elections will give his administration the much-needed oomph and mandate to assert his vision for a new and pro...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 07:58hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ditches Air Zimbabwe for Swiss luxury jet
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ditched the struggling Air Zimbabwe and hired a private Swiss luxury jet to fly him to Tanzania for a meeting with his counterpart, John Magufuli.Accordi...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:35hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi airlifted to South Africa
President Mnangagwa yesterday said Vice President Kembo Mohadi and Zanu-PF national chairwoman Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri had been airlifted to South Africa where they were responding well to treatment ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa off to see Magufule in Tanzania
President Mnangagwa this morning left for Tanzania on a two-day State visit at the invitation of Tanzanian President Dr John Magufuli. He was seen off at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Ai...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 15:51hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Tanzanian President congratulates TB Joshua on his 55th birthday!
Tanzania's firebrand President John Magufuli is one of many dignitaries and world leaders who wished renowned Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua a happy 55thbirthday on June 12th2018. "Man of Go...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 09:16hrs | 1565 | by Ihechukwu Njoku - freelance journalist
Magufuli invites Mnangagwa to Tanzania
Tanzanian President Dr John Magufuli has commended Zimbabwe for the unparalleled peaceful transition that took place in the country and invited President Mnangagwa for a State visit to his country....Published: 24 May 2018 at 07:00hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Magufuli hails Zimbabwe
Tanzanian President Dr John Magufuli has commended Zimbabwe for the unparalleled peaceful transition that took place in the country and invited President Mnangagwa for a State visit to his country....Published: 24 May 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
We are fools if we continue hoping and speculating under a cloud that does not drop any rain
All this jostling, fighting, killing and crossing of roads from one party to the other as we approach the crucial 2018 general elections is only about strategic positioning to continue or join the rus...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:58hrs | 1056 | by Chikuni Gaba
Celebrating Independence Day
How much did the government spend on yesterday's independence celebrations country wide? Clearly the answer is millions of dollars - but was it worth it? For any reasoning person the answer must be a ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:04hrs | 180 | by Chikuni Gaba
Mnangagwa's travel divides opinion
OPINION was starkly divided yesterday over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's jet-setting, which has made him a visitor in his own country. Mnangagwa has been aggressive in his external engagements, both ...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 14:24hrs | 2217 | by Staff reporter
TB Joshua's 'Presidential Visit' to Zimbabwe - The Magufuli Connection
The alleged arrival of Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua to the nation of Zimbabwe "in the coming days" continues to make headlines with flights and hotels around Harare and Victoria Falls "fully b...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 11:12hrs | 12795 | by Tawia Acheampong
Mugabe backs Mujuru?
The political dynamics playing out in Zimbabwe took another intriguing twist on Tuesday when ex-president Robert Mugabe not only smoked a peace pipe with his former deputy, Joice Mujuru, but also prom...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 20:11hrs | 6828 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri to Replace Tsvangirai, or Who Else?
The opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDCT), has found itself in an ugly quandary yet again. It is a crisis symptomatic of the post - 2013 general election which splintered the MDC and...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 06:12hrs | 4036 | by Raphael Gore
Mnangagwa taking us where we are coming from
IN his own words, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said "the voice of the people is the voice of God". We now hold him to his word. He must start listening to the sacred voice of God and move our nation f...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 06:18hrs | 2062 | by Moses Chamboko
Disappointing Cabinet - where Mnangagwa is leading us is where we are coming from
In his own words, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said "The voice of the people is the voice of God". We now hold him to his word. He must start listening to the sacred voice of God and move our nation f...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 07:31hrs | 970 | by Moses Chamboko
I will be back in my job, Cdes!
MY Comrades, I still cannot believe that you did what you did to me! I still cannot believe that you betrayed me the way you all did.This week I woke up to tell my wife that I had had a nightm...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 15:53hrs | 5608 | by CZ
George Weah attends TB Joshua's church service
On Sunday, October 22, 2017, the leading presidential candidate in Liberia and footballing legend George Weah attended a Church service in Lagos, Nigeria to "seek God's face" for his nation.Th...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 19:15hrs | 8547 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Arrest monsters on the run
Monsters on the loose are rampaging through Zimbabwean society, trampling underfoot the confidence in Government by both the gullible and rational-minded citizens of our country all the while defaming...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 07:00hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Why are African legal minds holding on to colonial relics?
The British gave up their last colonies in Africa half a century ago. But they left their wigs behind. Not just any wigs. They are the long, white, horsehair locks worn by high court judges (and King ...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:17hrs | 54 | by Kevin Sieff
Mugabe and company blow $14m in three months
Government splurged more than $14 million on foreign and domestic travel in the first three months of the year.Figures gleaned from the Consolidated Revenue Fund indicate that while President ...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 14:42hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Mutasa hits hard times - the scourge hardening Zanu PF resolve to rig 2018 elections
"Aiva madziva avamazumbuko!" So, goes the Shona adage! The more appropriate translation is the present case will have to be "Yesteryear's untouchable demigods are today's paupers!" "Zimbabwe's...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 09:35hrs | 2286 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mutasa hits hard times
Zimbabwe's first Speaker of the National Assembly Didymus Mutasa who held many Cabinet posts before he was fired from Zanu-PF in 2015, at the height of the party's infamous purges, has hit...Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 07:19hrs | 5260 | by Staff reporter
Another survey puts us top again, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, just a year before we go into another election, yet another survey has revealed the obvious … that a preponderating majority of our people trust u...Published: 11 May 2017 at 21:36hrs | 574 | by CZ
Welshman Ncube blasts Zanu-PF's 'egocentric patronage system'
MDC leader, Welshman Ncube, has blasted Zanu-PF's "egocentric patronage system" for causing the suspension of government business as the ruling party's bigwigs channel State resources towards prep...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 07:28hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to Joice Mujuru - Stand down gracefully
Dear Comrade Joyce Runaida Mujuru: YOUR TIME IS UP! Stand down gracefully from Zimbabwe politics at once! You have become irrelevant to current politics of Zimbabwe Runaida Mujuru! Your dignit...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 02:24hrs | 1736 | by Nomazulu Thata
Vote for Forbes Africa's 'Person of the Year'
Forbes Africa has asked people to vote from among five nominees up for its "Person of the Year" award, which will be awarded on 17 November.Michiel le Rou...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 11:57hrs | 511 | by Online
Mugabe is a dictator, says Mavhaire
Former Zanu-PF politburo member Dzikamai Mavhaire has slammed President Robert Mugabe labelling him a "dictator who listens to no one".Mavhaire - famed for openly telling Mugabe nearly two...Published: 08 Oct 2016 at 09:28hrs | 1685 | by Staff reporter
Tanzania bans two radio stations
Tanzanian authorities should immediately lift a ban on two privately owned radio stations and allow them to resume broadcasts without further harassment or censorship, the Committee to Protect Jou...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 06:53hrs | 324 | by Committee to Protect Journalists
Corruption in Mugabe's government should be a ground for revolt- analyst
A political commentator Simbarashe Manhanga has said the current on going corruption established in the President Robert Mugabe's government should be a ground for the Zimbabweans to revolt against...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 08:41hrs | 2037 | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe back home
President Robert Mugabe is back home after attending the inauguration ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.Mugabe was met at the Harare International Airport by Vice President Emmer...Published: 12 May 2016 at 19:40hrs | 4190 | by Staff Reporter
Youth to ignore Independence Day celebrations
Most Bulawayo residents have said this years independence day is not worth celebrating due to grinding poverty.The country turns 36 on Monday Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 13:09hrs | 3504 | by Thobekile Zhou
TB Joshua's terrifying prophecy that shook Ghana
On Sunday 10th April 2016, Nigerian 'Prophet' T.B. Joshua warned the nation of Ghana of an impending foreign terrorist attack, prompting a furious storm of reactions nationwide."Pray for t...Published: 12 Apr 2016 at 21:57hrs | 7974 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Mystery surrounding Mugabe's whereabouts deepens
The mystery surrounding President Robert Mugabe's whereabouts deepened yesterday, as it emerged he might not have travelled directly to India as announced by government, but had instead made his way t...Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 06:09hrs | 5740 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe an embarrassment- MDC
The MDC led by Welshman Ncube has said President Robert Mugabe’s recent visit to India to attend a cultural event and his unceremonious return encapsulates all that is wrong with his governme...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 12:31hrs | 3173 | by Stephen Jakes
MP urges Parliament to look into Mugabe's fitness
Parliament has been urged to look into the fitness of President Robert Mugabe to determine whether he should continue in office. Chitungwiza North MP Godfrey Sithole (MDC-T) raised the iss...Published: 10 Feb 2016 at 07:09hrs | 1910 | by Staff reporter
Government should take urgent measures to avert starvation
The current rain season has been nothing short of a disaster. Zimbabwe is facing the horrifying spectre of an unprecedented famine largely caused by the El Nino weather conditions coupled with a very ...Published: 30 Jan 2016 at 10:41hrs | 1750 | by Obert Gutu
The epicentre of Zimbabwe's devaluation lies in Zanu-PF and Zanu-PF alone
On April 18 2016, Zimbabwe will celebrate 36 years of independence.This will represent 36 years of Zanu-PF's hegemony over Zimbabwe under the same leader, Robert Mugabe. In these 36 year...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 09:28hrs | 1421 | by Tendai Biti
TB Joshua's alarming 2016 predictions
Controversial Nigerian 'Prophet' T.B. Joshua has released a list of bleak predictions for the New Year 2016, particularly directed towards the continent of Africa.Known for his unconventional ...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 08:40hrs | 7514 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
We can not sit on the fence when the country is burning- analyst
A political commentator Simbarashe Manhanga has concurred with MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's remarks that citizens can not sit on the fence while the country is burning due to crumbling ec...Published: 28 Dec 2015 at 06:05hrs | 4459 | by Stephen Jakes
A tribute to Stewart Chabwinja
Am so shocked and devastated by the news about the passing on of my former colleague and workmate ZimInd Dep Editor Stewart Chabwinja.Chabwinja was such a fine and astute young journalist with...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 17:17hrs | 2243 | by Adolf Jamela
We are contented with our own Mugabe
The Zimbabwe Independent columnist, a Stewart Chabwinja this week had a piece in his candid comment column which I think should not go unchallenged. He headlined his piece- 'Zim crying out for Maguful...Published: 15 Dec 2015 at 12:07hrs | 2069 | by John Sigauke
Zim unfortunate because of political bullying- Mujuru supporter
Former Vice President Joice Mujuru's known supporter on Facebook Obert Ncube has said Zimbabwe is an unfortunate country which has political bullies and human abusers and there is a need a new system ...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 05:55hrs | 1392 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's budget less than half the annual turnover of Shoprite
The ugly situation in Zimbabwe was reflected in the pitiful budget of $4 billion announced by Finance Minister Chinamasa on Thursday. The budget is even smaller than last year's. To put it in perspect...Published: 29 Nov 2015 at 16:51hrs | 3885 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Look East Africa Mr President Sir!
If the so called statesman, President Robert Mugabe was like 'The Bulldozer' in his 35 years rule, Zimbabwe could be by now next to none in Africa in the area of opulence. If all African presidents we...Published: 27 Nov 2015 at 11:53hrs | 3497 | by Godwin Tshetu Mupakairi
Analyst hails smooth power transfer in Tanzania, bemoans state of affairs in Zim
A Zimbabwean Political commentator Zexie Mashonga has hailed the smooth transfer of power in Tanzania and condemned the state of affairs in Zimbabwe a country which has only one president for the ...Published: 23 Nov 2015 at 05:36hrs | 1287 | by Stephen Jakes
T.B. JOSHUA'S station 'Emmanuel TV' to launch on DStv
MultiChoice Africa has announced the addition of Emmanuel TV, a Christian television channel founded by T.B. Joshua, the controversial Nigerian pastor of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN). ...Published: 13 Nov 2015 at 00:25hrs | 4813 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
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