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The MK Party and the contestation of history
An angel of history is haunting the ANC - the spectre of the historical uMkhonto Wesizwe. The announcement of the MKP on December 16, 2023 by President Jacob Zuma conjured certain spirits or the ghost...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 20:11hrs | 453 | by Sankara Bizela
South African beauty contestant faces xenophobic backlash over Nigerian heritage
Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-year-old law student from Soweto, has recently found herself at the epicentre of a heated national debate, exposing a persistent strain of xenophobia within South African soci...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 18:31hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Zulus demand 100 cows from ANC's Duma for his rogue behaviour
Zulu royal regiments have suggested that KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Siboniso Duma pay 100 cows as an apology to King Misuzulu for "disrespecting" His Maj...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA Court ousts Zulu king
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has set aside President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to recognise Misuzulu as the Zulu king. The court found that Ramaphosa's decision was unlawful and invalid....Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 18:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for Sikhala's release
Nelson Chamisa, leader of of the Citizens Coalition for Change has called for the immediate release of Job Sikhala.Sikhala has reportedly fallen ill in Zimbabwe’s most feared Chikurubi Maxim...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 14:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
TEARS FROM PRISON: Job Sikhala exposes 'alleged' CCC betrayal
In a shocking turn of events, former Zengeza West legislator and prominent member of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), Job Sikhala, has voiced his profound discontent over what he perceives as...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 13:06hrs | 3 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Sikhala says he feels betrayed by some hypocritical comrades
Job Sikhala, a prominent Zimbabwean political activist who has been detained for 15 months on charges of allegedly inciting violence in response to the murder of fellow activist Moreblessing Ali by an...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 18:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) founder and traditional Zulu prime minister, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, died in the early hours of Saturday morning.His death was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa....Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:27hrs | | by porter
King MisuZulu in poisoning fears
South Africa's influential Zulu King Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini is not in a life threatening condition despite poisoning fears.He only underwent minor check-ups after a senior trusted ind...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 17:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Trouble brewing in Zululand
After riding out a succession storm which rocked the nation following the death of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini in 2021, serious trouble is brewing in South Africa's most powerful monarchy as new Zul...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC urges members to join CIO, army
A SENIOR official in the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has urged party youths in Matebeleland to join intelligence and security services to save themselves from possible post-ele...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
What Zimbabwean leaders can learn from FW de Klerk's legacy
WHEN the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe met the last apartheid South African leader Frederik Willem de Klerk, who died of cancer-related complications at 85 this week, in Gaborone, Bot...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Who are Matabeles?
The Matabele were once feared, adored and hated and now they are discriminated against. Why are they hated so? They are hated by the west as the Jews whom Constantine described as "odious people", so ...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 16:13hrs | | by T D Mkwananzi
Democracy and philanthropism in governance and five of Africa's most rare men in politics
Democracy is a system of governance in which the people choose their leaders by voting for them in elections. ... Philanthropy is free-giving of help or money to those in need. Governance is control o...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:34hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
My book launch: 'Invisible Victories'
The book was inspired by my personal experiences I have attained in life. I have encountered many difficulties and challenges in my life from a very young age. And I have learned that the greater the ...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Eric Shikobela
Joshua Nkomo considered a military solution
What I find interesting is the evidence that Joshua Nkomo seriously considered a military solution and went to implore South Africa to be neutral. Obviously South Africa would not have been neutral as...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Tshepo Mabalane Mabalane @ facebook
If Twitter was an affidavit, Prof Moyo would be in gallows
It is almost natural in African politics to hang small goat thieves but elect the bigger thieves into public office. Our African parliaments can be easily mistaken for prison rehabilitation centres. W...Published: 04 Nov 2016 at 09:46hrs | | by Mangosuthu MJ Mbele
Of Nera, Election Boycotts and Rigging
INTRODUCTIONCruel as it may sound, for progress sake I think it's safe if we assume that most Zimbabweans suffer from an extreme and dangerous case of dementia and are in dire need for medical att...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 17:51hrs | | by Mangosuthu Mbele
Of stayaways and demos via #tag movements
The stay away called for 31st of August 2016 by the now famous Hash tag aligned movements took off to a slow start so far in Bulawayo. A quick survey of Bulawayo's eGodini terminus or City Hall showed...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 10:24hrs | | by Mangosuthu Mbele
Sexual abuse of women in the struggle, it must be told and give closure to it!
Taken from eBook "Meme no cry"I thank the author Mangosuthu Mbele for his very moving article of today in Bulawayo24 " In response to Cde Rutanhire'...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 18:27hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
In reponse to Cde Rutanhire's Sunday mail article 'Mujuru exposed'
Dear RutanhireIam a 30 year old Patriotic Zimbabwean. Since Iam so patriotic, let me start by reminding you sir that Sally H Mugabe was the first female to be buried at the national heroes shr...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 16:00hrs | | by Mangosuthu Mbele
Mugabe expected at Fort Hare centenary on Friday
CAPE Town - President Robert Mugabe is expected to be among the guests celebrating the centenary of the University of Fort Hare this Friday, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said.As a gr...Published: 19 May 2016 at 13:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zulu King Zwelithini spends R3m on flights
ZULU King Goodwill Zwelithini who touched the storm in Zimbabwe and other Southern African countries after he called for the removal of foreigners from South Africa which is blamed for the xenop...Published: 07 Jul 2015 at 10:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zwelithini Calls For End To Xenophobic Attacks
Durban - Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has called on his subjects to stop the attacks on foreign nationals. It is the first time the King has spoken since the violence broke out between foreign na...Published: 13 Apr 2015 at 06:45hrs | | by Levie Tsongo
Buthelezi, Gigaba apologise to foreigners
South Africa's Home Affairs minister Melusi Gigaba has acted as a respectable leader and apologised to foreigners attacked on South African soil, a day after the Inkhata Freedom Party(IFP) leader ...Published: 06 Apr 2015 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Levie Tsongo
Zulu King marries 6th wife
ULUNDI - In a wedding fit for royalty, the Zulu monarch married his sixth wife on Saturday.Swazi princess Zola Mafu joined the Zulu royal family 10 years ago, and has son with King Goodwill Zw...Published: 26 Jul 2014 at 21:26hrs | | by eNCA
Julius Malema apologises
Durban - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema on Monday apologised to Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi for remarks he made while he was with the ANC Youth League....Published: 20 Jan 2014 at 14:32hrs | 1 | by Sapa
Madiba, Samora Machel statues, who inspired them?
Nelson Mandela had his stature unveiled, the statue is of similar size to that for former Mozambique president Samora Machel with whom Mandela shared a wife. Machel's staue is 0.3 tonnes heavier than...Published: 16 Dec 2013 at 17:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mandela used every ammunition to destroy me,' says Buthelezi - Video
INKATHA Freedom Party founder and President Dr. Mangosuthu Buthelezi left South African Parliamentarians shocked as he quoted verbatim an old admission Nelson Mandela made years ago about trying ...Published: 10 Dec 2013 at 03:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Oskido's Tsa Mandebele scoops 12th Metro FM song of the year
MULTI-TALENTED South Africa-based Zimbabwe artist Oskido's (real name Oscar Mdlongwa) song Tsa Mandebele has been named as 12th Metro FM song of the year, beating DJ Zinhle's My name is (Zinhle),...Published: 24 Feb 2013 at 20:26hrs | | by Arts reporter
What is wrong with South Africa? - Mangosuthu Buthelezi
IFP leader says President Zuma shied away from identifying the cause of the afflication NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE ON THE 2012 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS...Published: 17 Feb 2012 at 07:21hrs | | by Mangosuthu Buthelezi
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi hospitalised
Durban - IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi has been admitted to a hospital in Empangeni, outside Durban, the party said on Friday."Doctors have admitted him to Empangeni Garden Clinic in order t...Published: 09 Sep 2011 at 15:06hrs | | by Sapa
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