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Zimbabwe Generals are all style and no substance!
As I sit in my library in a far away foreign country, I see clearly what my brothers on the ground in Zimbabwe fail to see.An Ashanti idiom that says chickens are too close to the ground to se...Published: 11 May 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1672 | by Kenneth Mufuka
New book on Zimbabwe coup highlights gender factor
A new book by Professor Blessing-Miles Tendi, a leading academic in Politics at the University of Oxford, sheds light on a crucial but often overlooked aspect of Zimbabwe's 2017 military coup - the ro...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 12:03hrs | 2043 | by Staff reporter
Is Emmerson Mnangagwa under threat?
The latest episode of Africa Here & Now, a Cape Town-based podcast focusing on African culture, politics, and current affairs, has sparked conversation by posing a provocative question: Is Zimbabw...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 09:54hrs | 1132 | by Staff reporter
Who is winning, Mnangagwa or Chiwenga?
The fired commander of Zimbabwe's National Army (ground forces), Lieutenant-General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, has taken an oath of office as Zimbabwe's new Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Minister....Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:56hrs | 3892 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 11 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Politics of ethnicity: Jumping from the pan into the fire
BELOW is a book excerpt from In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas and Solutions) by Professor Arthur Mutambara.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet shocked many b...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 08:31hrs | 22 | by Arthur Mutambara
Writing's on the bright yellow wall
The Bishop is back.What a restful, restorative and therapeutic sabbatical it was!Once in a while, it is quite helpful to extricate ourselves from the maddening rush of our manic lifest...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazi
Zimbabwean and SA professor clash over hard-hitting reviews of each other's books
A battle of professors has erupted between Zimbabwe's University of Oxford-based Associate Professor Blessing Miles-Tendi and Professor David B. Moore of the University of Johannesburg, who has some Z...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:26hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cults, national myths, hegemony
THE British are renowned for their liking of leaders, particularly those who took them through tough periods like the Second World War and the Cold War-era. Most notable are army commander Winston Chu...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Political elites' vacuous populism not serving Zimbabwean people's interest
IN a recent eloquent but rather dense article titled "Dynamics of the Zimbabwe crisis in the 21st century" adopted from a 2003 academic paper of a similar title, Professor Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni ma...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:45hrs | 13 | by Dr Mike Chipere
Mnangagwa removed Chiwenga from army to prevent another coup - Book
The book that President Emmerson Mnangagwa colourfully endorsed recently claims he removed Vice President Constantino Chiwenga from the army to avoid another military coup.'A Life of Sacrifice...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 08:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Book exposes Mnangagwa, Chiwenga rift
Z1MBABWEAN-born associate professor at the University of Oxford, Miles Tendi has poked holes into President Emmerson Mnangagwa's biography and exposed the widening rift between the Zanu-PF leader and ...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa savages Miles Tendi over Mnangagwa book criticism
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's former advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa has launched a scathing attack on UK-based academic and biographer Blessing Miles Tendi over his criticism of the recently publishe...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 16:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 reasons why General Solomon Mujuru didn't want Mnangagwa to be President
Academic and Biographer Miles Tendi has written four reasons why the late General Solomon Mujuru did not want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to assume the post of Presidency. Tendi was respondin...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 12:16hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The truth about Solomon Mujuru to be revealed
Miles Tendi the official biographer of the late ZANLA Military Chief and former Zimbabwe Defence Force Boss General Solomon Mujuru has announced that he will soon launch the much awaited tell all biog...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 18:56hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Dabengwa: Zimbabwe's intelligence Czar
On the night of August 15, 2011, I attended the launch of Wilfred Mhanda's (nom de guerre Dzinashe Machingura) memoir, Dzino: Memories of a Freedom Fighter in Harare. Mhanda was an important figure in...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Blessing Miles-Tendi
Did Britain back Mnangagwa?
Nyathi said that in the meeting, Laing "sounded to be really forcing a line that Mnangagwa is the person to work with, and she wanted our opinions around that".Zanu-PF's opponents have alleged...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:08hrs | 1 | by Rahul Nagvekar
Military in civilian life: lessons from the fall of Mugabe
Since the fall of long-term ruler, Robert Mugabe in a coup in November 2017, Zimbabwe's military has become a daily part of the country's political life, in your face and very much in charge.B...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:06hrs | 1 | by The Source News Agency
Is Linda Masarira right on violent MDC militia?
Linda Masarira the spokesperson of the MDC-T led by Dr. Thokozani Khuphe has come under fire after being quoted on state media that MDC member were trained in acts of sabotage by a group of Serbians. ...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 11:11hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ANC, MDC-T rap Chamisa for violence
African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee member and former spokesperson Mr Zizi Kodwa says MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa must be held accountable for the violence that rock...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:21hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Academics to be celebrated at Zim Achievers UK ceremony
Four distinguished academics will be honoured with the Chairman's Honorary Distinction Award for their contribution to academia across all areas that include leadership, teaching and research....Published: 10 May 2018 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Tidi Kwidini
Mnangagwa and David Stannard led Gukurahundi, says Mugabe
Former President Robert Mugabe has opened on several high profile secrets Zimbabweans have always had questions on.In a wide ranging interview with The Independent newspaper, Mugabe takes a sw...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 08:52hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe blame 'Ndebeles' and Zapu for Gukurahundi
Q: What role have you played in the formation of the National Patriotic Front, the new opposition party led by Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri? Are you a member? Is the former first lady a...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 14:37hrs | | by Staf reporter
Mugabe one-on-one interview
Q: What role have you played in the formation of the National Patriotic Front, the new opposition party led by Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri? Are you a member? Is the former first lady a...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 09:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The inside story on Britain's shifting attitude towards Zimbabwe
The arrival of the Zimbabwean Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, in London signals a new chapter for Zimbabwe's relations with its former colonial master.Britain's Foreign Minister, the some...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 15:53hrs | 6 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mnangagwa's path to power is strewn with dead bodies, broken bones and souls
Blessing-Miles Tendi, Associate Professor in African Politics at the Oxford University and author of Ashes & Fire: Life of Solomon Mujuru (Rex Nhongo) [Forthcoming], says Mnangagwa's path to power...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Militarization of the Motherland
November 2017 will forever be etched in the Zimbabwean citizens' mind as the month that President Robert Mugabe was finally forced out of his position as President of the Republic of Zimbabwe....Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 10:11hrs | | by Gwinyai Regis Taruvinga
General #Chiwenga in state ZBC TV address
Zimbabwe's top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking by the 93-year-old leader two weeks ago triggered a...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Joe Brock and MacDonald Dzirutwe
Mnangagwa's road to Waterloo
OUSTED former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political career could be over as he appears to have little chance of bouncing back after his spectacular fallout with long-standing ally President Ro...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 07:55hrs | | by Ranga Mataire
Will Mnangagwa sink forever or resurface?
Thank you very much Professor Ken Mufuka for 'responding' to my article: The Demise of Mnangagwa. Please see: ...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 10:20hrs | 2 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
'UK's calamitous strategy' led to Mnangagwa's downfall, says Oxford University Lecturer
"There are several reasons why Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe fired his Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 6 November. Many were likely to do with ZANU-PF infighting over who will eventually suc...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 06:27hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
The demise of Mnangagwa
What Grace Mugabe said on Sunday about how her husband, Robert Mugabe, mistrusted his then Deputy President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is not a new story.Many years ago, one of Mugabe's old friends ...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 15:51hrs | 1 | by Hopewell Rugoho-Chin'ono
Mugabe succession hopefuls unfit to govern
THE frontrunners in the race to succeed President Robert Mugabe, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi, are unfit for the top post as they are accomplices in the inc...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 13:20hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Will there be a military coup in Zimbabwe?
IN late July, 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe — the oldest serving head of state in the world — alleged that military involvement in his party's struggle over who will succeed him ...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 21:56hrs | 1 | by Alexander Noyes
Zanu-PF break-ins: what's REALLY going on?
Defence Minister Sydney Sekeramayi is the latest high-profile member of Zimbabwe's ruling party to have a break-in.Sekeramayi's apparently palatial home in Borrowdale, Harare was broken into i...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 10:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: 2017 the Year of the Monster
It was a stern Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Minister of State Security, who looked at Ken Flower in the eye told him that Robert Mugabe, "the Prime Minister wishes you to know that the Commissioner of Poli...Published: 30 Dec 2016 at 16:08hrs | 6 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Mugabe's Zanu-PF must thank Morgan Tsvangirai
Zanu-PF smiles from ear to ear whenever the opposition opens its mouth to speak, for that it must thank Tsvangirai.IT'S unlikely we'll ever get a public admission, but I suspect Zanu-PF is del...Published: 06 Jul 2015 at 12:06hrs | 2 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Mugabe bluffing, trip to China wont stop economic meltdown!
The West imposed sanctions on Mugabe in 2002 and he countered by announcing his "Look East" policy. But as the Zimbabwe economy continued to go down the tube Mugabe reverted to the mantra of blaming t...Published: 08 Sep 2014 at 11:58hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF in a bind after elections
ON July 31 last year, Zanu-PF were victorious in the elections. The opposition was annihilated.The elections were disputed by many, and many questions were raised about the process, but most c...Published: 15 Aug 2014 at 08:18hrs | | by Academic Ian Scoones
Miles Tendi speaks on Zimbabwean politics - Video
Miles Tendi (D.Phil) is a Zimbabwean Lecturer in African politics at the University of Oxford. He is the author of "Making History in Mugabe's Zimbabwe: Politics, Intellectuals and the Media"....Published: 26 Feb 2014 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK must boycott EU - AU meeting
The Vigil is writing to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to boycott the EU / AU Summit in Brussels on 2 / 3 April if Mugabe attends. We think he should follow the example of his predecesso...Published: 16 Feb 2014 at 22:07hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
David Cameroon must meet Mugabe
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe will participate in the European Union-Africa summit in Brussels at the beginning of April, as the EU's travel ban does not prevent him for taking part in internatio...Published: 13 Feb 2014 at 11:38hrs | 3 | by Blessing-Miles Tendi
Tsvangirai lost elections years ago not just on July 31
The opposition party started losing years ago Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe won a seventh consecutive term of office in last month's national election, defying old age, rumours of ill-health and...Published: 08 Aug 2013 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Ray Ndlovu I Financial Mail
Why Robert Mugabe scored landslide victory
THERE is a phenomenon in African politics called the preponderance of incumbency. Simply put, it maintains that it is difficult to defeat an incumbent president in an election because they control t...Published: 06 Aug 2013 at 05:20hrs | | by Blessing-Miles Tendi I Guardian.co.uk
Mugabe defies age and rivals, guns for victory
"One was entering his eighth week in hospital, still in a critical condition. The other was on the campaign trail, his thirst for power unquenched, speaking for more than two hours despite blistering...Published: 30 Jul 2013 at 16:42hrs | | by David Smith
Zimbabwe should ignore David Smith and Miles Tendi
As the country finds itself forced into elections without reforms by a tyrant who is desperate for legitimacy to visit London, Zimbabweans should vote for change tomorrow and ignore David Smith's s...Published: 30 Jul 2013 at 16:49hrs | 2 | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Mugabe's many faces
WELSHMAN Ncube, the Minister of Commerce and Industry and leader of one of the factions of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), lost his grandfather in the 1980s Gukurahundi. The violent Guk...Published: 04 Feb 2013 at 17:13hrs | 1 | by Blessing-Miles Tendi I guardian.co.uk
When the giant totters off stage
The only time mankind admires infancy in manhood is when this comes as kindness and humility, never as a measure of mind. As I write this piece, I am still at a loss as to what exactly Tendai Biti, th...Published: 04 Feb 2013 at 05:08hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Why Robert Mugabe may win 2013 elections
Zimbabwe's warring political leaders have finally agreed on a compromise constitution, starting a process that is expected to end in elections later this year. A referendum on the new constit...Published: 23 Jan 2013 at 14:05hrs | | by Blessing-Miles Tendi I guardian.co.uk,
Mugabe plans to outsmart Zuma ahead of 2013 election
As Zimbabwe gears up for elections later this year, Robert Mugabe's opponents are welcoming the re-election of South African president Jacob Zuma as leader of the ANC. Unlike his predecessor Thabo Mbe...Published: 07 Jan 2013 at 12:48hrs | | by Blessing-Miles Tendi I guardian.co.uk
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