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ZIPRA veterans reflect on Soviet training
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) fighters, who trained in the Soviet Union, gathered in Bulawayo on Thursday for a poignant exhibition that celebrated their contributions to the arm...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:45hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa no different from Ian Smith'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's governance has come under fire for being increasingly repressive, drawing parallels to the oppressive regimes of late former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and apart...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:54hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema threatening to delay 2026 elections
On 13 September, Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema addressed parliament in fulfilment of the Constitution that requires the president to address the National Assembly every year and provide a repo...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 654 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Munhumutapa Day, a strategic counter to the growing Ndebele nationalism?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa celebrated his 82nd birthday this weekend at the iconic Great Zimbabwe Monuments, an event rich in symbolism and political ambition. The choice of venue undersc...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 09:10hrs | 1362 | by Staff reporter
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
Mbeki says foreigners are not the cause of SA's economic crisis
Former president Thabo Mbeki has dropped a bombshell that the deadly 2008 xenophobic attacks in Alexandra, Johannesburg, were part of a planned operation to force Zimbabweans to return to their countr...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 10:48hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
'Go no further,'.. Muzorewa tells Chamisa
The opposition United African National Council (UANC) party leader, Gwinyai Muzorewa has this Friday urged former Citizens for Coalition Change leader, Nelson Chamisa to swallow his pride and accept t...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 17:21hrs | 2802 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
African children are wood, and water collectors for the whites: nothing has changed!
I wish I lived in another planet and certainly not planet Earth because this one has painful contradictions. Africa, especially, a continent that was ravaged by slavery for centuries. The white popula...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:48hrs | 646 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe opposition plans to disrupt upcoming Sadc meeting
DESPERATION can drive one to extremes and often than not, it results in an undesirable outcome, chief among them embarrassment.The opposition elements in this country have become irrelevant an...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 09:46hrs | 193 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
South Africa's new Prisons Minister and the death penalty
Newly appointed correctional services minister Pieter Groenewald has over the years advocated for the death penalty to be reinstated to curb crime. Groenewald's appointment to the cabinet by P...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 09:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanufication of the ANC on
AS South African general elections approach, the country's governing ANC is increasingly undergoing a further Zanufication process as it openly accepts offers of help from Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF wh...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Decoloniality vs mental re-orientation
PART of the duty and responsibility of today's academics and intellectuals is to find answers to Africa's development challenges.This is because the post-independent African State has done not...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Gwanda High to introduce Sesotho subject
GWANDA High School has started working towards introducing SeSotho as one of the subjects to be taught at the school in line with Government policy of promoting the teaching of all indigenous language...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
2023 another wasted year for Matebeleland
Former principal director in the office of the prime minister Samukele Hadebe, says 2023 has been another year of deferred hopes for Matebeleland, a region that has suffered years of marginalisation....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 18:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC recalls: Hope is a finite resource
HOW is one Sengezo Tshabangu's recalls of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament a dress-rehearsal for politics of manipulation and inconsistence in Zimbabwe?For students of...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:44hrs | | by Sharon Hofisi
Oppression is justifiable when it's by our own race.
We fought for our independence from the British colonialists, who exploited our land, our resources, and our people for their own benefit. We dreamed of a free and prosperous Zimbabwe, where we could ...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 20:34hrs | | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Kaunda feared that Hichilema would destroy the ideal of "One Zambia, One Nation"
Zambia, a country known for its unity and the vision of "One Zambia, One Nation," has recently undergone a historic presidential transition. In August 2021, Hakainde Hichilema was elected as Zambia's ...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 11:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa annihilates G40 camp
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week consolidated his plan to obliterate the G40 faction in Zanu-PF that once fought fierce battles to block his ascendency to power when he invited its ringleaders t...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 17:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa is a visionary!' How is that possible when he is blinded by greed
"We have had a troubled past in our nation. We have been through many trials," admitted David Coltart, at the launch of CCC's 100 page 2023 Election Manifesto."But our nation should not be loo...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 16:17hrs | 5 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mining sector grows about 10%
The Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development has said the latest ZimStat statistics show that the mining sector grew by 10.5% in 2022, up from 5.9% in 2...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 17:13hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jakes
Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile
OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, tow...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 12 | by Percy Zvomuya
The inspiring journey of Joshua Nkomo, African hero
IN the annals of African history, there are few figures as iconic and revered as the late Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, affectionately known as Father Zimbabwe. A towering presence with an air of com...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should be the last person to speak about patriotism!
These days I am eagerly following a documentary on the Nat Geo (National Geographic) channel entitled, 'Hitler - The Lost Tapes'.This chronicles the heinous Nazi Fuhrer's (Adolf Hitler) li...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Mnangagwa a crude tribalist'
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) in the 2009-13 Government of National Unity (GNU), Arthur Mutambara, has sensationally claimed that the late former President Robert Mugabe was a sophisticated tribalist wh...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara roasts Mnangagwa govt
FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as incompetent, corrupt, authoritarian and directionless.Mutambara made the claims in his ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa copying Smith's colonial handbook'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of copying the late colonial leader Ian Smith's system of weaponising the law against critics."In fact, the methods used by the Smith regime on th...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide domination
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide dominationAn African PerspectivePart 1South Africa will host the 15th BRICS Summit from 22nd-24th August 2023, with the theme;...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 18:50hrs | 4 | by Ian Beddowes
Bow out gracefully, respect voters
IT was refreshing to hear Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telling United States President Joe Biden that, "Israel does not make policies guided by pressures from abroad." This was after Bide...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Pastors4ED pledge support for Mnangagwa in 2023 polls
ZIMBABWE Union Council of Churches (ZUCOC) has ordered its members to vote for the ruling party in this year's general elections assuring President Emmerson Mnangagwa of a resounding victory.T...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
When all friendship ceases!
Von Hornick's nine principles on National EconomyIn 1684, an Austrian lawyer-turned-civil servant, Philipp Wilhelm von Hornick, published nine principal rules of a National Economy.The...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | | by Jamwanda
Zimbabwe starts stockpiling lithium, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe has to do more than ban export of lithium and other ores, insisting on processing locally before export, but now needs focused research and development towards transforming ores into domestic...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 23:40hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF and CCC pursuing the 4th Chimurenga agenda: Is it mere coincidence?
Barbara Tanyanyiwa, a woman representative at CCC was on 19th January 2022 interviewed by Studio 7 on the arrests of 25 CCC members in Budiriro in Harare. In her 2 minutes, 15 seconds inte...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 17:55hrs | 3 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Third World Underdevelopment - a forced condition
Underdevelopment in Africa, Latin American and much of Asia is not a condition of being several centuries behind the various kinds of transformations experienced in the capitalist centre but a conditi...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Does Zimbabwe need the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE joined the Commonwealth in 1980 after gaining independence from Britain - in what appeared to be a major victory for the Commonwealth. Twenty-three years down the road, Zimbabwe quit the Comm...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 2 | by Vusi Nyamazana
Bornfrees4ED calls for the removal of sanctions
BORNFREES4ED, a newly-formed Zanu-PF affiliate whose membership is drawn from young people born after 1980, has joined the fray in calling for the unconditional removal of illegal sanctions imposed on...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 19:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkomo burial set for today
The burial of liberation war stalwart Highten Nkomo is set to take place today at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.In an interview last night, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Permanent Se...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkomo burial set for Sunday
Liberation stalwart Highten Nkomo, who died a fortnight ago and was on Wednesday declared a National Hero, will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on Sunday.Yesterday his body mad...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF takes Zimbabwe 360° back to Rhodesia - country ripe for new wave of nationalism and liberation struggle!
There is a popular saying, "nothing under the sun is completely new" - as, with the planets, solar systems, galaxies, and the universe, everything simply goes round and round in circles, and repeating...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chipinge celebrates Sithole's hero status
THE journey for the man regarded as militant by the settler regime began on July 21,1920 in Nyamandlovu in colonial Rhodesia, a product of a Ndau father and a Ndebele mother. His entry into poli...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has propensity to fail
I AM thoroughly enjoying tutoring my son, in preparation for his Ordinary Level examinations - although, the task can be demanding, at times - nevertheless, the experience is quite fulfilling and a ne...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe - SA relations turn frosty in the wake of an immigration crisis
POST-2000, millions of Zimbabweans have migrated to the United Kingdom, Australia or the United States, but estimated millions more have trooped to South Africa in search of greener pastures and safet...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admits late Ndabaningi Sithole a national hero
President Emmerson Mnangwagwa has made a surprise admission late former Zanu founding leader and Second Chimurenga co-pioneer Ndabaningi Sithole deserves his due recognition as a national hero....Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to make amends with their history
GOVERNMENT plans to honour and give a more forgiving eye to nationalists who contributed significantly to the liberation struggle, but later deviated, as tomorrow's Heroes Day should be dedicated to f...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lest we forget our heroes
This is the month which we remember and celebrate the illustrious fallen sons and daughters of Zimbabwe who sacrificed their fresh blood to liberate the country.Traditionally August is a month...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa mourns Brig-Gen Mabenge
President Mnangagwa has described national hero Brigadier-General Benjamin Mabenge (Retired) as an intelligent and principled cadre who never deviated from the cause of the revolution from the time of...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Of Joshua Nkomo and the raging fires of Matabeleland independence
"The fly that does not heed advice follows the corpse to the grave", goes the Igbo proverb. MLO is happy that Matabeles refused to follow the Joshua Nkomo political corpse to the grave.It must...Published: 16 Jul 2022 at 20:15hrs | 7 | by Israel Dube
Ndabaningi Sithole: Zimbabwe's forgotten intellectual and leader
NDABANINGI Sithole was one of the founding fathers of the modern state of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. In August 1963, he became the first president of the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu), the ...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Mushakavanhu
Ndebele artists compelled to perform in their 'oppressor's' language?
In his analysis of ethnicity and tribalism in Zimbabwe, Eleph Gula-Ndebele explains that the ethnic cleansing of Ndebele people during the Gukurahundi genocide is a sore that refuses to go away for ma...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:21hrs | 8 | by Gibson Ncube & Gugulethu Siziba
Shangani dam a fulfilment of Dr Nkomo's dream
"NKOMO made Freeman" was the bold headline in the Chronicle edition of Friday 28 February 1992, with the accompanying sub-heading; "Vice President tasked to make the Zambezi project a success."...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected at national languages conference
THE three-day National Languages Conference opens today in Victoria Falls with President Mnangagwa expected to give the keynote address tomorrow.The theme is: "Redefining the role of Zimbabwea...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
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