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Tagwirei, the military and power politics in Zimbabwe!
DEAR READER, it was on the 13th of May 2018 that Phineas Tagwirei, "father" to Kudakwashe Tagwirei a Zimbabwean tycoon with an avalanche of ''business'' interests quietly breathed his last at the trau...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:41hrs | 1983 | by Dr P. Zamchiya
Zanu-PF commissar's post a poisoned chalice
POLITICAL analyst Rashweat Mukundu says the short lifespan in office of political commissars in Zanu-PF reflects how the position has become increasingly unsafe, amid growing infighting fuelled by suc...Published: 28 May 2024 at 13:43hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe least free in SADC according to US, Canadian NGO
ZIMBABWE's steady decline on The Human Freedom Index (HFI) has seen it slide to being worse than coup-ridden Niger and Gabon while taking the trophy for being the worst in Southern Africa.The repo...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:43hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Fierce fighting rocks war vets body
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is currently experiencing intense power struggles, with a "new" leadership claiming to have displaced the incumbent leadership under ...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must stop spreading violence
The political tension in the country has reached another level and this has been proved by the acts of alleged Zanu-PF members who recently disturbed a Citizens Coalition for Change election watch pre...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 10:29hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Jonathan Moyo wanted to join Chamisa's CCC?
A UNIVERSITY of London professor of world politics, Stephen Chan, has taken a dig at self-exiled former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo saying the former Information minister at one point sought to joi...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 18:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'No individual can be bigger than Zimbabwe' Kasukuwere readily admits, now - 'Terror the human form divine' W Blake foretold
Anyone who read the latest remarks from Zanu PF former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere must have laughed their head off. What is the idiot wittering about, they must have asked themselves!...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 09:38hrs | 12 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa is nothing without the army as G40 plots Zanu-PF takeover
THE beleaguered Zanu-PF faction under the moniker G40 says it is still alive and planning the takeover of the ruling party ahead of the 2023 polls.Several members of the G40 cabal were hounded...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:49hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
President ED Mnangagwa - A lucky Daka-boy?
In the aftermath of the 2017 military coup, emerged a darker force to take over the peaceful nation of Zimbabwe. A man with something of the night was suddenly thrust into the forefront of Zimbabwean ...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 10:39hrs | 2 | by Nobukhosi Moyo
Jonathan Moyo defiant
Professor Jonathan Moyo says no one will stop him from publicizing the evidence of the people killed by the Zimbabwe military during the November 2017 coup, August 1 killings and the crackdown o...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 15:52hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'China funded Chiwenga's coup'
Professor Jonathan Moyo has alleged that China funded the bloody November 2017 coup after President Robert Mugabe barred Chinese firm Anjin from operating in Chiadzwa where there were reportedly...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 21:37hrs | 17 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa to be overthrown through a coup before 2023'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be removed by a coup before he finishes his first term in 2023 political analysts have said.The analysts were commenting on the ongoing case against Job...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 11:55hrs | 15 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PROPHECY: VP Chiwenga about to die
Revered Harare Prophet Sawana has issued an emergency prophecy calling for the nation to pray that ailing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga repents and find the Lord because he is about to die. ...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 10:38hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Linda Masarira to write book on Chiwenga's coup
Former MDC-T Spokesperson Linda Masarira has revealed that she is writing a tell-all book about how she started an organic anti-Mugabe protest that was hijacked by some MDC activists. She anno...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
FULL TEXT: Chiwenga's coup plot in detail
A book by Douglas Rogers called Two weeks in November details all the plans that were implemented by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga towards implementing a bloody coup that ousted President ...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 16:27hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga's health deteriorates
Vice President Constantino Guvheya Dominic Chiwenga's health is failing him and he is now a shadow of his former self.Senior journalist Mduduzi Mathuthu posted on Monday that he has been brief...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 13:48hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Removing Mugabe alone was not enough, the whole system is rotten
Theoretically, the 2017 November coup brought in joy on paper but practically it was the opposite on the ground.Zimbabwe is well known throughout the Sadc region, beyond Africa , Asia and Euro...Published: 23 May 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa reels over security sector reform
AS the European Union (EU) and Zimbabwe prepare to resume formal re-engagement talks, with Brussels insisting on sweeping reforms, including security sector overhaul, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is b...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I was desperate to change ZANU PF' Jonathan Moyo says
Former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo said he desperately worked to change the 'rotten' culture of ZANU PF but lost it when he was ambushed during the bloody November coup that ended 3...Published: 15 May 2019 at 09:02hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa still bitter of ED betrayal on GNU - hypocrites who continue betraying masses
Nelson Chamisa has once again reiterated the claim that Mnangagwa betrayed the promise he made to the late MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai to form a government of national unity following the November 2...Published: 06 May 2019 at 19:24hrs | 10 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe blighted by a 'tsunami' of fake news
Zimbabwe has once been described as a country blighted by a 'tsunami' of fake news since the beginning of a "new dispensation" following the largely unexpected or seemingly impossible removal of forme...Published: 01 May 2019 at 09:31hrs | 18 | by John Masuku
WATCH: Satire phone call that sparked Chiwenga's coup
Comedian Taffy Theman has released a satire video that depicts how the coup in Zimbabwe started in November 2017. Taffy and another comedian appear acting the role of President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
More details on Britain's involvement in Chiwenga's coup emerge
High ranking officials in the British government worked tirelessly to make certain that the bloodless coup that as effected by Former Army General Constantino Chiwenga in November 2017 succeeded.&nbs...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 22:31hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa scared of death via political foul play
HAMBURG– President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is reportedly increasingly becoming afraid of losing his life to potential political foul play as his ruling Zanu-PF internal power battles by his rivals to ou...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Itai Mushekwe
Mnangagwa's briefcase has spying capacity?
Former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo says the controversial Louis Vuitton briefcase has spying capacity. Commenting on a discussion about the bag on Twitter Prof. Moyo a...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:18hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matebeleland civic groups 'sells-out' to Mnangagwa?
MATEBELELAND based civic groups have rowed bitterly over a recent decision by a section of them to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is largely a resented figure in the region because of his role ...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's days numbered
A special delegation of senior military officials reportedly told Chinese generals that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political reign will expire in 2020, and that he was going to be an interim caret...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:27hrs | | by Staff repo
'ED presidency expires in 2020' says coup plotter - this time, will earn hangman's rope
A Spotlight Zimbabwe's report suggesting that Zimbabwe's military are plotting to remove Mnangagwa should be taken very seriously. There is no doubt the junta can see that Mnangagwa's grip on power is...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Army told China Mnangagwa’s power expires in 2020
A special delegation of senior military officials reportedly told Chinese generals that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political reign will expire in 2020, and that he was going to be an interim caret...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 09:51hrs | 1 | by Spotlight
Chiwenga suspectedly poisoned with deadly Polonium-210
Vice president, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, is suspected of suffering from the lethal polonium- 210 poisoning, and is reportedly admitted at an undisclosed Indian military hospital.High ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 06:53hrs | 34 | by Staff Reporter
Full report of Chiwenga's coup released
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has released an 18 paged document that detail how the military plotted the November military intervention that ended Robert Mugabe's 37 years of...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 12:58hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How not to win hearts and minds
In a country that is used to turmoil, the month of January will go down as a period when we literally shot ourselves in the foot.The 2017 November coup brought to a close 38 years of dic...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Malema's EFF distances itself from Anti-Chiwenga demo?
Soouth Africa's opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters have allegedly distanced themselves from the protest that took place on Monday at UCT hospital that is reported to be housing Vice President ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 15:06hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Post-Election violence commission submission
I am an independent member of the Zimbabwean society, meaning that I make rational decision and conclusions on political matters. Officially I am trained in the accounting profession henceforth in my ...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 13:17hrs | | by Terence Simbi
Povo must be clear what they want out of street protests - draining of political sewage swamp
"This is a foolish idea!" I wrote on 17 November 2017, to discourage the ordinary Zimbabweans planning to march in support of the military coup the following day."The ZDF coup is about the fac...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 09:34hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
From November coup to austerity
We are back again to where Dambudzo Marechera was screaming, in an Oracle to the Povo, drawing harrowing pictures "Of lean harried squatters, . . . And fat pompous armed overlords." But we mus...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 10:11hrs | 1 | by Tinashe L. Chimedza & Tamuka C. Chirimambowa
Mnangagwa's false start
AS undergraduates in our day, one of the most cynical commentaries on post-independent Africa was French writer, Rene Dumont's book False Start in Africa (1966).Those were the years of militar...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 06:29hrs | 3 | by Ibbo Mandaza
Mashayamombe recounts November coup horror
The Zanu-PF Harare Provincial Political Commissar, Shadrack Mashayamombe has recounted the horrors that he alleged went through during the 2017 November coup that ended 37 years of Robert Mugabes rule...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 14:35hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
2 more court cases for Magaya?
Bulawayo based church Divine Kingdom Ministry has released a video on its Youtube channel where the Founder Pastor Ian Ndlovu is giving a Prophetic message urging Zimbabweans to pray for a prominent c...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 09:25hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo commemorates November coup
Exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo on Tuesday commemorate the November 2017 coup that led to the end of 37 years of Robert Mugabe's repressive rule.Posting on micro-blogging sit...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 21:14hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
The new dispensation a replica of Mugabe era
The narrative of the November coup which ushered in President Emmerson Mnangagwa cannot be white washed and will remain in the Zimbabwe's history.I now plead with the indulgence of...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 08:48hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
Zanu-PF dictatorship, ideological dominance
The European Union Observer Mission's (EU OM) final report showed the ruling Zanu-PF dominance in the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe was achieved, not by popular vote, but a cocktail of manipulation....Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 12:24hrs | | by Vivid Gwede
Globetrotting and U-turn Minister is Asia begging for funds - no, first sort illegitimacy
One can see why few people would ever refuse to be appointed minister in Zimbabwe; the country is the poorest in Africa and yet it has the most well-travelled officials in the whole world. The...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 09:18hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chiwenga vomits in Cabinet
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was also said to have vomited during a cabinet meeting this week.Chiwenga was on Monday rushed to the same hospital for a yet undisclosed ailment and has ha...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 14:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Failure to secure 'financial package scarring investors' reported Guardian - quelea home to roost
President Mnangagwa and his cronies started singing the sing-song "Zimbabwe is open for business!" soon after last November coup; it was way too premature to do so. Zimbabwe was a pariah state ruled b...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Ruhanya asking ED to deliver diaspora vote - so ED is off the illegitimate hook!
Some Zimbabweans' self-indulgence knows no bounds! The latest expression of this foolishness is the willingness to let this Zanu PF regime to remain in power regardless of the fact that the regime rig...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Minister Nzenza a mouthpiece of anti-worker machinations
The new Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, one Sekesai Nzenza dared to fire the first shot against the working class since the consummation of the so called new dispensation. In an...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by ARTUZ
ED 'will woo investors' in maiden UNGA speech - no takers, given Mugabe mark-2 reputation
The Zanu PF apologists, spin-doctors and propagandists are out like the cicada flooding the world with nose. Their mission is to flood all available space with colourful portrait of Mnangagwa as a com...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 19:59hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Jonathan Moyo roasts Grace Mugabe
Former Higher and Tertiary Education Jonathan Moyo minister has turned against his one-time ally and former first lady, Grace Mugabe.Yesterday, Moyo turned his guns on Grace, accusing her of l...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 13:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe, Jonathan Moyo in nasty fallout
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe's stunning summersault from being a critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to a "prayer warrior" for the new Zanu PF leader has attracted the scorn of one of her ardent ...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
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