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Is Zimbabwe headed for another coup?
This season we are living in, it's not a time for a hairdo. People are perching on the edge of the cliff. There is a loud whisper drifting around, almost like a wish among many. These chaps wi...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:25hrs | 2452 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa wants two more years via backdoor
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his close political allies are now weighing the best constitutional and legal options to secure an additional two years in power outside an election when his second te...Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Has Chamisa been bought?
IN early 2008, Simba Makoni, with the covert but obvious backing of the late powerful ex-general, Solomon Mujuru, sprung up to the podium and made the brave announcement to stand against Robert Mugabe...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:28hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabwe military commander will soon be redeployed
AS President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues to make surprise post-election appointments amid political manoeuvres by the military to reposition itself for a more influential role going forward, Zimbabwe...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 21:24hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni disowns fake X account
Former Finance minister Simba Makoni has disowned a fraudulent X (formerly Twitter) account that disseminates pro-Zanu-PF or government content. The Twitter handle @makonisimbash, which has 535 follow...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's crisis of an ineffective opposition and messiah politics
Late on Saturday night, I was sitting in a hotel room in Guangzhou, China, streaming the announcement of the results of the presidential race in Zimbabwe. Zimbabweans went to the polls on the 23rd of ...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 15:05hrs | 5 | by Malaika Lesego Samora Mahlatsi
Kasukuwere: Popular delusions or realpolitik?
THE nomination court has sat and registered aspiring candidates for the upcoming polls. The process was marred with drama generally, but it was the presumptive presidential candidates that provided th...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 19:43hrs | 1 | by Ntando Dumani
Kasukuwere: Red herring, Chamisa's double
Becoming a political clichéGustave Flaubert of the 19th Century licentious novel, Madame Bovary, said this of language: "Language is indeed a machine that continually amplifies emotion."...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:46hrs | 1 | by @Jamwanda2 0n Saturday
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
Zimbabwe politics: Lineaments of stock characters
What are stock characters?LET me be basic so I am accessible to many of my readers, whatever level of education, and from whichever discipline they hail.In literature we have what are ...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:00hrs | 9 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Zimbabweans will reject political mannequins
FOR over two decades, some Western administrations have sponsored proxy political entities in Zimbabwe with the primary goal of dislodging ZANU-PF from power. Over two decades of moral, financ...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:51hrs | | by Ranga Mataire
Fraud-accused socialite cleared to contest Zanu-PF elections
Zanu-PF has given the nod to socialite Mike Chimombe's candidature to stand in the weekend elections for the ruling party's Central Committee (CC).The polls are being fiercely contested amid a...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC must not be a ghost organisation, it needs to be accountable
The question of whether or not CCC must frame a constitution, come up with structures and go to congress to select party leaders is, no doubt, such a hot and wearying one.But that's one questi...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 12:34hrs | 7 | by Tawanda Majoni
Trevor Ncube's dalliances with Mnangagwa run much deeper
This article on the mysterious and controversial relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and local publisher Trevor Ncube is a summary based on an extract from...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:22hrs | 5 | by Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
End of the road for Tsvangirai's MDC
D-DAY has arrived for the MDC brand, with the electorate expected to decide its fate, as analysts say the iconic party associated with the firebrand Morgan Tsvangirai may disappear into oblivion if it...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC: Old wine in old wineskins
On 24 January, former MDC Alliance faction leader, Nelson Chamisa announced the formation of a new opposition political party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). During the announcement,...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
The rise and fall of the MDC: Winners, losers and neutrals
AS Zimbabwe approaches crucial by-elections in March, which will test the strength of main contestants while determining the authentic opposition, there is no denying that the MDC, which has posed the...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Political skeletons tumble out of Kazembe's closet
AS the potentially explosive Zanu-PF provincial elections take off Tuesday, party members in the volatile Mashonaland Central province are leaving no stone unturned, with daggers now drawn against the...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni arrested for exchange rate violation
Opposition Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn leader Simba Makoni was arrested and dragged to court, charged with contravening the Exchange Control Act on Tuesday.Makoni, who appeared before Magistrate Stanf...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni joining Chamisa's 'new' Alliance?
Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has hinted that another alliance is coming for the purpose of the 2023 elections, Pindula reported.Chamisa posted a picture of himself and former...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 20:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of the Madhuku strategy
Zimbabwe needs politicians who think beyond receiving twin cabs in order to achieve its economic goals not of the Madhuku strategy.The international community cannot be hoodwinked by such kind...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 21:47hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Moyo in fresh bid to unite Matebeland-based parties
OPPOSITION United Movement for Devolution (UMD) led by former Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo is seeking to enter into a political pact with Matebeleland-based opposition parties in a bid to "recl...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Opposition must coalesce against Zanu-PF, says Mutambara
ZIMBABWE'S fractured opposition have been urged to resolve their differences and come together in order to defeat the ruling Zanu-PF party in the 2023 election.The call was made by former Depu...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to wreck a political party
One of the issues that MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa raised during his Agenda 2021 address last week were claims that Government was gunning for a one party State in Zimbabwe using some oppositi...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Sadc must shepherd Zanu-PF dialogue
ALTHOUGH Zimbabwe is a sovereign nation, there is nothing wrong in having its neighbours, particularly the regional powerhouse South Africa, stepping in to assist in resolving the multifaceted crisis ...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grudgingly accepted Ramaphosa mediation in Zimbabwe crisis
A delegation from South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday held talks with top Zanu-PF officials, aiming to break a political paralysis that has spawned a deep economic and h...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 18:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in major climbdown
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa's emissaries yesterday held a closed-door meeting with Zanu-PF officials and later indicated that they would be back in the country "in a month"to engag...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
ANC wants peace, stability in its Zimbabwe 'province'
SOUTH Africa's governing party, ANC's secretary-general Ace Magashule has described Zimbabwe as a "province" that needs peace and stability recognising it has just emerged from a contested election....Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:57hrs | | by newzimbabwe
'We don't eat Nationalism' says Mthwakazi President
So many people in Zimbabwe particularly shonas and some of our Ndebele speaking people do not really understand or comprehend with what is meant by the term "Nationalism". To Shonas, nationalism means...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | | by Mqondisi Moyo
Dabengwa: The untold story
Civil disturbances that happened in the early years of Zimbabwe's Independence that came to be known as "Gukurahundi" were a conspiracy by former Rhodesian security operatives who set up black compatr...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga and Kudakwashe Mugari
The death of Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - A fiting tribute to an enigma
1. Paying tribute to an enigma I was on a bus on Thursday morning, the 24th May 2019, travelling through Botswana from Kwa Bulawayo, Mthwakazi when news abo...Published: 30 May 2019 at 15:45hrs | 2 | by Dr Mpiyesizwe Churchill Guduza
Dabengwa, one of the last of a dying breed
WHEN the news of Dumiso Dabengwa's death filtered in, a colleague asked that I write an obituary, an offer I turned down politely because I hardly knew the former Home Affairs minister and our encount...Published: 30 May 2019 at 10:53hrs | 2 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Dumiso Dabengwa an unrelenting fighter for the people
Dr. Dumiso Dabengwa passed away on 23 May 2019 and this led to a great buzz on Zimbabwe's political scene not common when opposition figures die. As a quick perusal of the media coverage soon after th...Published: 26 May 2019 at 21:32hrs | | by Dr. Strike Mkandla - ZAPU Secretary General
Unknown secrets about Dabengwa
It was in 2007 when l had four consecutive dreams about the same thing: l was talking to Dr Joshua Nkomo& he instructed me to go to Silobela&meet an old man from the Moyo clan& to deliver ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 01:04hrs | | by Benard Conrad Magugu
Freedom fighter Lazarus Ray Ncube mourned
Lazarus Ray Ncube who also worked for the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission for 32 years, has been unwell for a long period, but his untimely passing has left a big scar on us.During his vi...Published: 08 May 2019 at 16:09hrs | 3 | by Mqondisi Moyo
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
Why Engineer Elias Mudzuri is not a favourite to win the presidency in MDC-Alliance.
As the MDC-Alliance Congress gathers momentum, there are conspiracy theories and smear campaigning going around in the social media where people are discussing about the preferred candidate to lead th...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 12:51hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Jonathan Moyo - Mawere gang up against Strive Masiyiwa
Exiled former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo and Tycoon Mutumwa Mawere have joined hands in accusing under fire Econet Boss Strive Masiyiwa accusing him of seeking to twists facts of histor...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga plots to impeach Mnangagwa at December conference?
Factionalism in ZANU PF has reportedly taken an ugly turn with reports alleging that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has deployed his long-time ally Owen Mudha Ncube to take charge of the accreditation p...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 12:21hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC @19: A lamentation over the death of democracy
This week the police gave the MDC-T Chamisa faction the go ahead to hold an event to celebrate its 19th anniversary after postponing the event over the cholera outbreak of September in Harare. While t...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:50hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mugabe's former white minister pens biography 'Mugabe's White Hand Man'
FORMER Agriculture minister, Dennis Norman, flew into the country from his retirement base in England to launch his autobiography - The Odd Man In: Mugabe's White Hand Man - which traces his life in t...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Opposition cautious on Mnangagwa's diaspora vote offer
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's pledge to create conditions that will allow millions of Zimbabweans in the diaspora to vote will be a welcome move if implemented, opposition parties have said.M...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 16:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Big Man' politics is what has got us to where we are, says Mangoma
Coalition of Democrats (Code) leader and presidential candidate in the July 30 harmonised elections, Mr Elton Mangoma, says Zimbabwe does not need politics of personalities, but requires leaders who a...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa unfit to lead Zimbabwe says Mangoma
Coalition for Democrats (Code) presidential candidate Mr Elton Mangoma has blasted MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa, saying he is unfit to lead the country as he failed to bring development to Ku...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe presidential race breaks record
A record 23 people yesterday successfully filed nomination papers to contest as presidential candidates in the July 30 harmonised elections. The record figure, the highest since independence in 1980, ...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Chamisa fingered in Mugabe's NPF split
National Patriotic Front has split after former Bulawayo provincial affairs Minister Eunice Sandi Moyo fired retired Brigadier General Ambrose Mutinhiri.The MDC Alliance led by main opposition...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 13:40hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mugabe in GNU negotiations
THE MDC Alliance led by main opposition presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa is involved in critical negotiations with the National Patriotic Front (NPF) headed by Ambrose Mutinhiri - who has fo...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
PEPFAR adds strength, endurance to Homeless World Cup preps
Harare, June 6, 2018: President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) tested over 100 individuals for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and shared health information with over 1000 community member...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 08:52hrs | | by ZimPAS
Chamisa racing against time
Opposition party, the MDC, is racing against time in its bid to tie up loose ends ahead of next month's watershed harmonised polls in which it will be facing Zanu-PF for the sixth time since its forma...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 14:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
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