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Time to re-energise the opposition
The future and quality of our opposition is in limbo and in dire straits. It needs to be fixed, improved as quickly as possible if it wants to be a force to reckon with. There are no short cuts to att...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 11:47hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Sengezo Tshabangu and his handlers have lost the plot big time
ZIMBABWE'S political history has been littered with opposition malcontents for a very long time, which has caused the weakening and splitting of the main opposition political party in the country....Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:31hrs | 10 | by Leonard Koni
An opposition within an opposition
The Zimbabwean political history has been littered with opposition malcontents within itself for a very long time which has caused the weakening and splitting of the main opposition political party in...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 14:27hrs | 4 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwean politics in generational transition
It seems there is a growth in the number of younger candidates being nominated to represent the parties in the upcoming polls.ONE of the most stubborn facts is that the old die, and the new are bo...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:24hrs | 1 | by Ntando Dumani
UN to mobilise US$2,8 billion for Zimbabwe
The United Nations intends to mobilise US$2,8 billion by 2026 for various developmental programmes in Zimbabwe, as contained in the country's five-year economic blueprint, the National Development Str...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maridadi seeks new markets for Zimbabwe products
As the manufacturing sector continues to increase production driven by favourable policies introduced by the Second Republic, Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Senegal James Maridadi has decided to help the fi...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embassy gets land from Senegal for production of white maize
THE Zimbabwean Embassy in Senegal has been availed with more land to spearhead the production of white maize in a diplomatic show of food security initiatives that the continent is putting in place....Published: 29 Jan 2023 at 07:50hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
'Jonathan Moyo preparing for life after Mnangagwa'
THE open letter of apology by self-exiled former ministers Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao - addressed to Zanu-PF members - shows that the two politicians may be preparing for life after Emmerson Mna...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC top officials fall for ZANU PF money
There are reports reaching this reporter indicating that some Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior members are stampeding for ZANU PF's stipends as the ruling party is leaving no stone unturned ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 11:49hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Some Zimbabwe embassies so broke they can't afford a flag'
Some of Zimbabwe's embassies around the world are so broke they cannot afford flags to display outside, diplomats said on Thursday.Responding to information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's commen...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Zanu-PF is bribing CCC bigwigs
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday made sensational claims that Zanu-PF was bribing his lieutenants to destabilise the party ahead of the 2023 elections.In a c...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misihairabwi-Mushonga now a registered lawyer
ZIMBABWE's Ambassador to Sweden, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, was yesterday admitted as a lawyer of the High Court, taking the oath of loyalty and office before Justice Happias Zhou with 14 other ...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
James Maridadi optimistic
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Senegal Mr James Maridadi is optimistic that the embassy would be officially accredited in Mali, Guinea Conakry and the Gambia this year.Ambassador Maridadi represents...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says poverty tears opposition parties
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has blamed defections from his party by MPs and councillors to poverty.Some MDC Alliance members have defected to either the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Embassy tribalism exposed!
The uncivil dance of tribalism is arguably the most wobbly and unentertaining spectacle at our embassies. This primitive practice of ethnicity is a debilitating epidemic currently eating into the inte...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Matemadanda must self-introspect
Dear Victor Matemadanda,I hope this letter finds you in good health and believe that you are enjoying every minute of your heartbeat.I know that you are a "real" war veteran and son of the...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
An open letter to Victor Matemadanda
Dear Mr Matemadanda, Hope this letter find you in good health wherever you are and I believe you are enjoying every minute of your heartbeat.I really know that you are a real war veter...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 13:07hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa must groom MDC cadres
IT is unfortunate that MDC Alliance officials are attacking Hopewell Chin'ono for using social media platforms to advise the party on matters concerning appointments and incapacitation of councillors....Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Zimbabwe engages Francophone countries
Zimbabwe's attendance at today's inauguration of Guinean President alpha Conde cements the already existing relations between the two countries and opens doors to trade throughout West Africa, Vice Pr...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 08:01hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
The phone call that led to Robert Mugabe's resignation
SPEAKER of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has, for the first time, revealed how he managed to convince late former president Robert Mugabe to tender his resignation, allowing him to leave office wi...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo reveals ZANU PF strategy for winning in rural areas
Professor Jonathan Moyo says the ruling ZANU PF is using poverty and underdevelopment as a strategy to capture the rural voters to vote for it. Moyo was commenting on the recently held Lupane ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 23:49hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to form GNU with MDC?
Highly placed sources from Harare have indicated that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is vetting MDC MPs who are under consideration to form a quasi-government of national unity. Insiders from th...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 12:55hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
I won't speak ill of Zimbabwe - James Maridadi
Former MDC Member of Parliament James Maridadi says he will not speak ill of Zimbabwe as he starts his job as the country's ambassador to Senegal. Maridadi who represented the country's bigges...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's new envoys told to 'engage, re-engage'
NEW ambassadors appointed by President Mnangagwa recently should consider themselves strategic agents in the re-engagement process, which is central to the country's objective of achieving an upper mi...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cellphones to be banned in Zimbabwe Parliament
SPEAKER of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda says he will persuade the Committee on Standing Rules to ban cellphones in the House during sessions because of the disruption they cause in the august Hou...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Calls for unity as Dabengwa is buried
A SEA of people from all walks of life thronged Manxeleni Village in Ntabazinduna, Umguza District, about 37km from Bulawayo to bid farewell to national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa who was laid to r...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints 17 Ambassadors with immediate effect
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed the following Ambassadors. The appointments are with immediate effect.1. Mr Crispen Toga Mavodza- Kuwait2. Mr Gideon Gapare- Brazil3....Published: 27 May 2019 at 23:23hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa, a case of illegitimacy, lies and stubbornness
The MDC is a party that has been dogged by controversy since its formation. First was the split led by the then Secretary General, Professor Welshman Ncube over the issue of participating in the 2005 ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 13:59hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Tsvangirai turns in his grave as Chamisa tramples on democracy
When the late MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai championed the formation of the party while he was still the Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), he alleged that there was no...Published: 08 May 2019 at 14:09hrs | 6 | by Elijah Chihota
List of Zimbabwean celebrities who became politicians
Sports and Showbiz fraternities has become a springboard for most celebrities who later became politicians either due to their own desires or by being asked by different audiences to participate in po...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:33hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Outcry on Maridadi's appointment: Much ado about nothing
The appointment of former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi as one of the 15 ambassadors- designate, has torched a storm which, nonetheless, is much ado about nothing.Section 1...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 20:06hrs | 1 | by Tafara Shumba
Mnangagwa plans to appoint more MDC official to key govt positions
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to appoint more opposition officials to key government positions notwithstanding his continuing brawl with MDC boss Nelson Chamisa - who has adamantly refused to...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fishes in Chamisa's pond
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to appoint more opposition officials to key government positions notwithstanding his continuing brawl with MDC boss Nelson Chamisa - who has adamantly refused to rec...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints 15 new ambassadors
President Mnangagwa has appointed 15 new ambassadors drawn from different sectors to replace those who have either died, been recalled or retired. The list of the ambassadors designate include...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa won't rush to re-engage the West'
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo yesterday claimed that more foreign countries were warming up to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, but said Zimbabwe would not rush to re-engage the...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Maridadi ambassador
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has picked former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi for a role as an ambassador.The former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation disc jockey, Maridadi'...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 20:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa taps ex-MDC MP for role as ambassador
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has picked former MDC MP for Mabvuku-Tafara James Maridadi for a role as an ambassador in a move likely to torch debate in the country's political circles.Maridadi...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:28hrs | | by newzimbabwe
'Zimbabwe army failed to remove Mugabe'
FORMER President Robert Mugabe refused to resign even though he was in the middle of a military coup, leaving the military with no option but to rely on the impeachment process for him to be removed, ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plane leaves 4 hours early, passengers stranded in SA
Struggling national carrier Air Zimbabwe left its passengers stranded in Johannesburg on Tuesday night - by flying out four hours early.Flight UM462 was not due to depart OR Tambo Internationa...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 19:11hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Chamisa's antics at Tuku funeral foiled
MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday attempted to overshadow the late national hero Oliver Mtukudzi's send-off at the National Sports Stadium as he came face-to-face with protocol after bei...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa attempted to overshadow Tuku's send-off
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday attempted to overshadow the late national hero Oliver Mtukudzi's send-off at the National Sports Stadium as he came face to face with protocol after being ...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's shadow looms large
EXACTLY a year ago today, then President Robert Mugabe who had been in power for 38 years announced his resignation triggering an explosion of celebrations across the country.Some 12 months la...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 12:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EU reaffirmed Nelson Chamisa's election loss
The recently released European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) final report on Zimbabwe's July 30 harmonised elections reaffirmed how MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa was fairly defeated...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:11hrs | | by Chido Chikuni
Mujuru's daughter carjacked at gun-point
FORMER vice president Joice Mujuru's daughter survived a terrifying carjacking distress after two armed men targeted her vehicle and left her tied to a tree overnight at Lake Chivero.This emer...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 08:11hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Mujuru armed robber appear in court
A suspected armed robber who has been on the run since January after reportedly hijacking the daughter of National People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru appeared in court on Saturday.Tatend...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 18:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC Alliance walkout on Mnangagwa backfired spectacularly,' says Charamba
IN a show of political immaturity, MDC Alliance legislators yesterday blew more than $200 000 in accommodation, fuel, meals and sitting allowances to play political games by walking out during the off...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The ZANU PF Chamisa-Mwonzora Stage Managed Conflict Is Their Only Weapon Left
Nelson Chamisa is among the heroes of faiths and honest, I have no doubt that he has joined the league of Simon Peter, Stephen, Paul, Aristarchus, Silas and other biblical heroes of faiths. I was expe...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:45hrs | | by Don Chigumba
Majority of Zimbabwe's legislators lack a reading culture
FORMER Mabvuku-Tafara MP James Maridadi's revelations at a recent Sadc Parliamentary Forum workshop on sexual and reproductive health rights in Harare that the majority of the country's legislators la...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Editorial - newsday
MDC 'rebels' sing Mnangagwa praises
HARARE - MDC "rebels" who left the 18-year-old party now under Nelson Chamisa's leadership seem to be warming up to Zanu PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa after several of them graced his inaugur...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 16:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Parliament Clerk challenges MPs to support Sadc programme
CLERK of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda has challenged Members of Parliament to be articulate on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including HIV and Aids issues in order for Sadc countries...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
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