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Chiwenga will never rule Zimbabwe while Karangas watch
"Dunderhead", is how the biggest Zimbabwe gold smuggling syndicate describes Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. It is fascinating that even the criminals are aware of this fact. His below p...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 08:12hrs | 336 | by Israel Dube
Forthcoming Zimbabwean elections not a Chamisa alone spectacle
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa cannot wrestle power from Zanu PF single -handedly without all progressive Zimbabweans putting hands on deck....Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 16:03hrs | | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Zimbabwe a safe haven for wanted genocidists
The Zimbabwe government is known for deploying the Zimbabwe National Army 5th Brigade in Matabeleland to commit genocide in which over 40 000 Matabele civilians including women and children were dasta...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
Zimbabwe a pariah state that can't even be trusted by fellow African countries!
Can African countries genuinely trust the rogue Zimbabwe regime?In fact, should African nations be so foolhardy and naive as to place their trust in a proven pariah state as Zimbabwe?W...Published: 17 May 2022 at 16:41hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
A chain is as strong as its weakest link
The Bishop's heart always bleeds each time he thinks about Ethiopia, the land of brave men and women who valiantly frustrated Italy's imperial designs in the 20th century, making it difficult for colo...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:08hrs | 8 | by Bishop Lazarus
On land, Mugabe walked path other African leaders would not
Forget what you may have read in Western press about the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Forget the propaganda and Western hate. Forgive the excesses of his rule – human rights abuse and ex...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:55hrs | | by John Kamau
Tendai Biti insults Chipinge people calls them witches
The tweet by honourable Tendai Biti of the MDC A to Professor Madhuku has shown that Tendai Biti is a tribalist who cannot be called a nationalist. Tendai Biti has exhibited his intoxication wit...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 17:04hrs | 8 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Chiwenga inspires African armies to commit coup'
The successful November 2017 coup that that ended 37 years of President Robert Mugabe's iron rule has inspired African armies to wade into the political arena analysts have said. The bloody co...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 14:53hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Omar al-Bashir flees to Zimbabwe?
A PRIVATE jet hired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa from Dubai made a curious stop in Khartoum on Tuesday, raising speculation that Sudan's former leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir or his family could have...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 16:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga becomes de facto Zimbabwe President
New York - Militaristic vice president, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, is now the country's de facto head of state, amid reports that President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reportedly been stripped off ...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 06:30hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya
Mnangagwa faces Mugabe-style coup - Report
COLOGNE/HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa is increasingly behind the eight ball, amid disclosures that his presidency could be on the line, as the opposition and his closet internal ruling party f...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
Chiwenga advised to sieze total Zimbabwe power
No nonsense vice president, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, might be forced to sieze total Zimbabwe power at all costs amid reported growing suspicion by his personal military advisor and confidant,...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Itai Mushekwe/ Mary-Kate Kahari
Chiwenga unpacks military's role in peace-building
I feel honoured to speak on "The role of the military in peac-building and national reconciliation" itself a topic under the broad theme "A Reflection on Ethical Leadership. The theme honours the 100t...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Dr Constantino Chiwenga
The fugitive Jonathan Moyo should write his will before submitting himself to Interpol
Tuesday 22 May 2018 shall be remembered as the worst day in the entire life of Jonathan Moyo. It is the day Moyo has been officially declared a fugitive or a number one enemy of the State. Life will n...Published: 22 May 2018 at 20:16hrs | 1 | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabwean politics
This country has been paying war veterans large sums of pensions ever since Mugabe started feeling that Zimbabwe was slipping away from his grip. Some of these so called war veterans were just refugee...Published: 03 May 2018 at 13:39hrs | | by Clement Moyo
Zimbabwean politics
This country has been paying war veterans large sums of pensions ever since Mugabe started feeling that Zimbabwe was slipping away from his grip. Some of these so called war veterans were just refugee...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 18:41hrs | 1 | by Clement Moyo
Mengistu now Chiwenga's special VP advisor
COLOGNE- Exiled and fallen Ethiopian autarch, Mengistu Haile Mariam, who is thought to have had an invisible hand in last November's Operation Restore Legacy, which was launched by the military to ous...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Itai Mushekwe
Donald Trump is black and ugly man
As my father and I had sat high up in the stands at Rufaro Stadium, together with thousands of ecstatic compatriots, we waved small Zimbabwe flags, with vibrant enthusiasm, and enjoyed the wonderful e...Published: 31 Mar 2018 at 07:58hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
Don't whitewash Mugabe's henchmen
Last week at the World Economic Forum, Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, declared: "Zimbabwe is now open for business." Mnangagwa's appearance in Davos, Switzerland, was a first for his co...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 16:19hrs | 23 | by Todd Moss
PM May's overdrive to re-engage vote rigging Zanu PF, are Brits on the wrong side of history, once again?
"Britain is looking forward to working closely with Zimbabwe's new administration led by President Mnangagwa in various areas, including opening a new page where investments beneficial to both countri...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa to protect Mengistu
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration ha no plans extradite former Ethiopian dictator, Mengistu Haile Mariam.This is in spite of renewed pressure from the opposition and the civil soci...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Campaign to extradite Ethiopia's dictator Mengistu from Zimbabwe
In a move that stunned the world, Zimbabwe's defense forces ousted President Robert Mugabe from power on November 21 2017, bringing his 37 years of strongman rule to an end. When his successor, ...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 07:31hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to be named Zimbabwe Vice President?
Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander, General Constantine Guveya Chiwenga, is expected to become Vice President of Zimbabwe following the military coup he initiated in Zimbabwe.Chiwenga wil...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
The fall of the Zimbabwe dictator is gathering speed
A soft political coup led by G40 has taken place in Zimbabwe. The dictatorship of Robert Mugabe and his patronage political machine linked to the liberation struggle is now crumbling at a fast pace dr...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 08:15hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa
Khama mocks Mugabe
BOTSWANA President Ian Khama yesterday rubbed salt on President Robert Mugabe's injured ego, poking fun of the Zanu-PF leader's humiliation by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which dethroned him ...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
International law and diplomatic immunity
Following the public display of hooliganism in a foreign land by our beloved First Lady, Dr Grace Mugabe, debate has been raging on whether First ladies are included in the "diplomatic immunity doctri...Published: 26 Aug 2017 at 19:43hrs | | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
President Mugabe to name Grace Successor
In a shocking development to President Robert Mugabe's succession political plate tectonics, the veteran nonagenarian is reportedly set to name his wife, First lady Grace, as his successor some time n...Published: 25 Aug 2017 at 05:46hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe
Deny asylum to fleeing African dictators
If democracy in Africa, South Africa, as an example, is to succeed, then leaders should be denied political asylum after ruining their countries as a matter of international criminal justice. African ...Published: 28 May 2017 at 20:19hrs | 1 | by Ken Sibanda
Mnangagwa to be Zimbabwe President until 21 August 2018
COLOGNE - Vice President, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, is set to be in office as the second republic President of Zimbabwe, officially until 21 August 2018, should he takeover from President Robert Mu...Published: 19 May 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe
Douglas Nyikayaramba tipped to become Zimbabwe Army Boss
COLOGNE - Top army general, and one of President Robert Mugabe's staunchest backers in the military, Major-General Douglas Nyikayaramba, is reportedly leading the hot race to become the next Zimbabwe ...Published: 28 Oct 2016 at 07:48hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe
Bad governance keeps secessionist movements in Africa alive
In 1981 African leaders met in the Gambian capital,Banjul where they adopted the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.But the so-called Banjul Charter has largely been ignored by Africa...Published: 26 Sep 2016 at 10:27hrs | 6 | by Thabo Kunene
Mugabe held hostage
Zanu-PF replicates many of the doctrines that defined the Rhodesia colonial regime by devoting much of its energy to victimize and demobilize the popular constituency that brought the independence...Published: 26 Aug 2016 at 21:10hrs | 5 | by Themba Mthethwa
General Chiwenga to be Mnangagwa's vice president before Christmas
Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander, General Constantino Guveya Chiwenga, is now all but waiting to become the country's vice president, under a looming VP Emmerson Mnangagwa presidency, expected ...Published: 11 Aug 2016 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mengistu urges military takeover in Zimbabwe?
COLOGNE/VUMBA - Ethiopia's exiled autocrat, Mengistu Haile Mariam, now a full Zimbabwean citizen has reportedly urged the military to take an active, and decisive role in President Robert Mugabe's cum...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 06:19hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-kate Kahari/ Malvin Motsi
Why Matebeleland in particular and Zimbabwe in general needs a regional party?
It's been 36 years now since Zimbabwe gained its independence from colonial rule. But before we could even begin to enjoy the independence, a new breed of colonialists - Zanu - struck, beginning their...Published: 14 May 2016 at 14:45hrs | 1 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Mnangagwa to finish off Mugabe's tenure - Reports
Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is going to finish off President Robert Mugabe's term in office, amid top secret disclosures that, a cross-section of International players are reportedly embracing...Published: 25 Mar 2016 at 07:40hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Malvin Motsi
'Chiwenga to become Vice President, when Mnangagwa takes over from Mugabe in 2016'
Cologne - Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander, General Constantine Guveya Chiwenga, is set to become Vice President of Zimbabwe, if and when his incumbent t...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 06:24hrs | 4 | by Itai Mushekwe
Zimbabwean man arrested for murdering a Botswana guard
Botswana police have arrested a second suspect in connection of the murder of an elderly security guard at the Francistown Central Business District (CBD).The second suspect has been identifie...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 05:37hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean man arrested for murder in Botswana
A Zimbabwean has been nabbed in Botswana for the murder of an elderly security guard at the Francistown Central Business District (CBD).The Voice Newspaper reported that Brilliant Thabisani wa...Published: 12 Nov 2015 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
AU - ICC stand-off: Justice and Peace Paradigms
A Speech by Dr Gorden Moyo made at the Bulawayo Agenda Dialogue Series-23 June 2015The current stand-off between the African Union (AU) and the Interna...Published: 23 Jun 2015 at 20:47hrs | 4 | by Dr Gorden Moyo
If I am Kalanga, so what?
KALANGA is one of the officially recognised languages embedded as an obligation in section 6 of Zimbabwe's constitution. To someone with normal, functional faculties, this would mean those of our citi...Published: 09 May 2015 at 15:41hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Failure to arrest Mujuru proves that Gukurahundi was GENOCIDE
Dr Joshua Nkomo, Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, General Lookout Masuku and others were accused of treason and plotting to assassinate Mugabe back in the 1980s. We all know what happened, they were harangued...Published: 26 Nov 2014 at 19:16hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Zim man in Botswana court for impersonating police
FRANCISTOWN - Four people, including a 30-year-old Zimbabwean man and two Botswana women, appeared in court last week charged with impersonating police officers and stealing goods amounting to P34 15...Published: 27 Jul 2014 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe, Gono helped themselves to Gaddafi's millions
President Robert Mugabe and his close personal banker, himself a former central bank governor, Gideon Gono, have allegedly helped themselves to millions of dollars invested in Zimbabwe by late Libya...Published: 06 Mar 2014 at 13:55hrs | 1 | by Itai Gwatidzo Mushekwe/ Mary-Kate Kahari
Mengistu out of the woods
COLOGNE- Ethiopia's fallen military autocrat, Mengistu Haile Mariam, is now all but a free laughing man who is unlikely to be extradited back to his native land, nor be hauled before the Hague for his...Published: 21 Feb 2014 at 14:25hrs | | by Itai Gwatidzo Mushekwe
Can Africa produce another Mandela?
MTHATHA - As tributes continue to pour in for the departed global icon and great son of Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, I have been asking myself whether the continent will be able to produce anoth...Published: 19 Dec 2013 at 05:50hrs | | by Thabo Kunene
Of Nathaniel Manheru, the Shona, the MDC, the Ndebele, Bakalanga, the Monomotapa Kingdom, and Today's Zimbabwe
"Madhuku, Priscilla: Hanging by the noose of own philosophy"In his article with the title above, one Nat...Published: 06 Oct 2013 at 18:10hrs | 5 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Zim woman dumps baby in blair toilet, denied bail in Botswana
An illegal Zimbabwean woman has been charged by a Botswana magistrate for allegedly dumping her newly born baby in a blair toilet in Francistown.The suspected female border jumper, Shylet Muze...Published: 18 Apr 2013 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
First state funeral of Ethiopian leader begins
Addis Ababa - The flag-draped coffin of Ethiopia's late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrived on Sunday for the start of the first state funeral staged for a leader of the Horn of Africa nation in more ...Published: 02 Sep 2012 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ethiopia prepares first state funeral for a leader in over 80 years
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has had a long line of leaders dying in secret, hidden behind closed doors, but not a long history of funerals.In 1913, one of Ethiopia's most reno...Published: 01 Sep 2012 at 04:39hrs | | by AFP
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