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Ask why Dumiso Dabengwa crushed ZimRights Gukurahundi investigations while Minister of Home Affairs!

While accusations are still hot on Obert Gutu, can we revisit our past and see where things went wrong for the victims of Gukurahundi in Matabeleland and Midlands. I maintain that what Gutu uttered was insensitive but that said: what was t…

Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:13hrs | 13 | by Nomazulu Thata

Gukurahundi a priority for the whole nation

AFTER attaining full independence in April 1980, Zimbabwe embarked on a journey of nation building but along the way, conflict was unavoidable in the young nation. Factors including tribalism, political party differences, ideological diffe…

Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Ndebele Chiefs are the problem and Obert Gutu is the scapegoat

As far as I can remember, our Chiefs have been a problem since this country was colonized by "those without knees", the British colonial master. During the colonial times, the Chiefs were the better hands of colonialists. If they received …

Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 18:33hrs | 6 | by Nomazulu Thata

IYS saddened by Obert Gutu's gukurahundi genocide remarks

National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) chairman Obert Gutu, was quoted on Tuesday saying that the Gukurahundi Genocide is a very small, tiny fraction of the various issues the Commission is looking at.As Inhlokomo YeSizwe sika…

Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:37hrs | 4 | by IYS

People must resist dictatorship

This economic, social-political collapse and crisis in Zimbabwe is a result of poor governance. It has now affected nearly three-quarters of the country pushing others to leave the country en masse to seek greener pastures outside the coun…

Published: 09 May 2021 at 09:13hrs | 12 | by Leonard Koni

Vote overwhelmingly to counter rigging

The 2023 election is going to be the most interesting do or die battle for both the main two political rival parties Zanu PF and MDC-Alliance who are playing their cards right on their chests.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's plot to decimate…

Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 15:34hrs | 15 | by Leonard Koni

Why I decided to join Zanu-PF

MY political activism dates back to the late 1970s when I actively participated in the armed liberation struggle as a young mujibha attending pungwes in my rural area in Gutu district, Masvingo province.Sometime in 1979, when I was still i…

Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:23hrs | 2 | by Obert Gutu

MDC-A imploding

The occurrences within the MDC-A have left people wondering if Nelson Chamisa has finally met up with Karma and is being beaten up with what he dug up. In Shona we have a proverb that says "akarumwa nechekuchera".  Others argued that …

Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2 | by Prosperity Mzila

Mnangagwa loyalist Gutu confusing COVID-19 correlation with causality

"Correlation is not causality", this one of the basic principles of logical thinking. This concept is introduced in any philosophy, statistics or law program that is worth its salt. Obert Gutu, an accomplished lawyer and politician should …

Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Edzai Zvobwo

Unpacking Nelson Chamisa; MDC Alliance turns into a coven under Chamisa

The word Coven is defined as "a meeting of witches". Witches are associated with the highest level of cruelty mass destruction and inhuman actions covered in catastrophic end. So in a meeting of witches nothing good is expected from such g…

Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 23:55hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Thokozani Khupe's wings must be clipped

The Iron lady of recalls is at the headlines again and the people are living no stone unturned and have vowed to give her an agitated finger. The storm is raging more than ever. The ship is wrecking and being hit by turbulences.Its clear T…

Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:28hrs | 6 | by Leonard Koni

Corruption is the elephant in the room

No rocket science is needed to appreciate that, coupled with the debilitating effects of sanctions, corruption is one of the major drivers of the political and socio-economic decay in Zimbabwe today. In fact, corruption is so deeply embedd…

Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:10hrs | 3 | by Obert Gutu

Zimbabweans weary of protests

Mark Twain once said 'it is easier to fool people than convince them that they are being fooled' and that is exactly the process a section of Zimbabweans are going through as MDC leader Nelson Chamisa tries every trick in the book to remai…

Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 09:00hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba

Khupe, Masarira, and Gutu bad loosers

Dr Khupe, Masarira and Obert Gutu failed to achieve their sponsored mission to distract the course of democracy. This is a party that claims to have the mandate of the people which failed to win a single constituent. Now my advise to you g…

Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 18:56hrs | 2 | by Isaac Nkomah

Break-in at Khupe's VP

Negona law Chambers were last week broken into by suspected criminals who initially vandalised alarm system before entering.This was revealed by Obert Gutu, a lawyer and Vice President of the Thokozani Khupe led splinter MDC-T."There was a…

Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:19hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

MDC-Alliance exposed

It would necessarily boggle the mind of a clueless person to figure what could have motivated Chamisa to fire Thokozani Khupe, Abednigo Bhebhe and Obert Gutu without flicking an eyelid.  However, this does not come as a surprise to th…

Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 09:04hrs | 4 | by Prosperity Mzila

Broke MDC-T in dire straits

The fact that the MDC-T led by Morgan Tsvangirai is hitting hard times on its party operations as a result of financial constrains can be a signal that truly confirms its ineffectiveness and poor participation on the political ground as el…

Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 12:01hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano

Chamisa exposes the MDC alliance in Mutare

The MDC Alliance's fragile foundation has been exposed, as one of the MDC-T vice presidents, Nelson Chamisa took a swipe at his party spokesperson, Obert Gutu for going against Alliance arrangements regarding fielding of candidates for the…

Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 14:52hrs | 3 | by Charles Motsi

MDC-T tells its supporters to apply for land at government offices

Zimbabwe land reform must be rationalised One of the founding principles of the MDC clearly and unequivocally advocates for holistic and sustainable land redistribution in order to guarantee food security for all Zimbabweans as well as to …

Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 08:57hrs | 2 | by Obert Gutu

Zimbabweans don't want a Mugabe dynasty

Zimbabwe is a sovereign republic and not a monarchy.Recent remarks by Grace Mugabe to the effect that President Robert Mugabe should appoint or nominate his successor seem to suggest that a Mugabe dynasty must be created.Whilst the MDC is …

Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 12:48hrs | | by Obert Gutu

MDC-T mourns death of 45 passenger at Nyamakate

The MDC-T Spokesperson Obert Gutu has said his party joins the nation and the families in mourning the death of the 45 people who perished in the tragic bus accident at Nyamakate, near Makuti, on Wednesday evening."We mourn with the famili…

Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 16:11hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes

Thuggish remarks about political situation in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe

On Tuesday,May 23,2017, one Simbaneuta Mudarikwa uttered some very unsavoury and thuggish remarks about the political situation in his constituency, Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP). Mudarikwa is the Member of Parliament for UMP in the 8th Par…

Published: 25 May 2017 at 21:28hrs | | by Obert Gutu

Kasukuwere must be brought to order

Minister of Local Government, Saviour Kasukuwere, must immediately stop behaving like a bull in a china shop. On Wednesday, April 27, 2017, Kasukuwere unlawfully suspended all the 25 councilors of Chitungwiza town council and replaced them…

Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 09:58hrs | | by Obert Gutu

Electoral reforms should be bedrock of election 2018

A free and fair election is a plebiscite that produces a result that is acceptable to both the victor and the defeated; a result that is legitimate and beyond contestation. Since the year 2000, Zimbabwe has been under the spotlight for hol…

Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 11:47hrs | | by Obert Gutu

Does Obert Gutu believes this?

In the past three years, a new slang word has come to be popular in the Zimbabwean capital. I've heard it in professional settings and at parties. It's a conjugation of the word nikuv, to say that you were screwed. For example, "Are you tr…

Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

MDC-T calls on Zimbabwe army to stop new recruitment

The MDC is deeply dismayed and appalled by reports confirming that the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is currently recruiting thousands of new recruits to join the national army.At a time when the national economy is comatose and also the go…

Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 18:38hrs | | by Obert Gutu

Zimbabwe Anti-corruption commission must be independent

The Zimbabwe Anti - Corruption Commission (ZACC) was established in terms of Section 254 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The core functions of the ZACC are to investigate and expose cases of corruption in the public and private sectors as…

Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu

MDC-T's interference on the judiciary uncalled for

The reaction of the MDC-T political party through its spokesperson Obert Gutu over the conviction of its members by the High Court on the murder in 2011 of Assistant Inspector Petros Mutedza in Glen View 3 in Harare is unfortunate. The MDC…

Published: 08 Sep 2016 at 10:55hrs | 1 | by Kazamula Matilaya

Rogue MDC-T elements should face the full wrath of the law

Movement of Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) goons embarked on senseless hooliganism; looting shops, stoning properties and vehicles as well as burning vehicles belonging to the Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Co…

Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Chadzimura Mhute

A strong coalition will send Zanu PF packing in election 2018

Politics is a game of numbers. As such, small, weak and poorly-funded political parties will almost invariably find it an impossible feat to win an election; even if such an election is free and fair. The political landscape in Zimbabwe is…

Published: 22 Aug 2016 at 08:22hrs | | by Obert Gutu

Without electoral reforms, 2018 elections will be a farce

At the very centre of Zimbabwe's political challenges over the past few decades has been the failure by the country to hold free, fair and credible elections that can successfully pass the test of legitimacy. With the coming on board of th…

Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 11:42hrs | | by Obert Gutu

This isn't the Zimbabwe we deserve

Zimbabweans have not experienced real and substantive peace, development and tranquillity for several decades, despite attaining independence 36 years ago.It is a historical fact that the yokes of colonial bondage enslaved us for more than…

Published: 13 Aug 2016 at 12:08hrs | | by Obert Gutu

Obert Gutu should zip-up his mouth

It's a shame that the MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai have a tendency of hijacking other unions programmes and make them theirs in an attempt to gain political mileage. It's very unfortunate that the MDC-T who at first was saying it was not i…

Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 12:56hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano

MDC-T bowed to Mushore

In one of the public seminars organized by the Mass Public Opinion Institute in Harare recently, the MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu who was one of the panelists on that day, told the audience with authority that James Mushore was not a memb…

Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 14:42hrs | 1 | by Rufaro Mufundirwa

Obert Gutu it is time to save Zimbabwe!

The recent call by the MDC-T spokesperson, Obert Gutu, urging International Monetary Fund (IMF), to demand fair polls as a pre-condition for extending loans to Zimbabwe, is a shameful development from a bonafide citizen of this country. Gu…

Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 12:46hrs | | by Suitable Kajau

The ups and downs of 2015 and a prognosis for 2016 - Gutu

A majority of Zimbabweans have experienced an extremely difficult and challenging year in 2015.As the formal economy continued to implode and more and more workers were rendered jobless, the year has been a very trying one so far. In addit…

Published: 26 Nov 2015 at 18:53hrs | 1 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu

Mugabe reads wrong speech in parliament : he should resign

Robert Mugabe, in a clear and unmitigated sign that he is too old and therefore, no longer fit for purpose, read the wrong speech in Parliament on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. During the official opening of the Third Session of the Eighth …

Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 16:33hrs | | by Obert Gutu

With Robert Mugabe at the helm, Zmbabwe is beyond redemption

Political legitimacy underpins socio - economic development for any government anywhere in this world. Put differently, it is virtually impossible to reconstruct and grow a shattered national economy in the absence of a credible and legiti…

Published: 04 Sep 2015 at 12:55hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu

Obert Gutu must be daydreaming

The recent nonsensical and false utterances by MDC-T spokesperson, Obert Gutu, that there is infighting in the ruling party, ZANU-PF, must not be tolerated at all, but must be considered as a joke.Honestly, Gutu must be day dreaming. The m…

Published: 18 Jun 2015 at 13:37hrs | | by Chido Chikuni

MDC-T condemns exam fees hike

The MDC-T strenuously condemns the decision by the crumbling and bankrupt Zanu-PF regime to increase examination fees for Form 4 pupils and the introduction of examination fees for Grade 7 pupils.The renegade Zanu-PF regime has decided to …

Published: 29 May 2015 at 16:11hrs | 2 | by Obert Gutu

Obert Gutu preaches to Apostle Guti

Today's sermon comes from Romans 13 vs 1 and Exodus 22 vs 28. The MDC-T better be warned.We all agree, Morgan Tsvangirai's party has lots of weaknesses but when the party thinks it's much wiser than God, that leaves this Bishop with no opt…

Published: 17 May 2015 at 10:48hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus

Zimbabwe political crisis reaches tipping point

With an absentee ruler who has only chaired one Cabinet meeting since the beginning of 2015, the wheels have virtually come off in Zimbabwe. The economy continues to be on an unprecedented downward spiral and no less than 300 workers are l…

Published: 31 Mar 2015 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu, MDC-T National Spokesperson

Obert Gutu's hypocrisy is second to none!

MDC-T national spokesperson, Obert Gutu whose love for high sounding words is second to none, is indeed proving a master in the perfection of the art of hypocrisy and blame game as he seeks the seemingly illusive political relevance that h…

Published: 19 Mar 2015 at 16:27hrs | 1 | by Dalubuhle Khumalo

'Be wary of Mugabe's China deals'

MDC-T has called on Parliament to scrutinise "mega deals" negotiated by President Mugabe and a team of ministers in their recent trip to China.Party Harare provincial spokesperson Obert Gutu the ZanuPF government continues to incur debt fr…

Published: 12 Sep 2014 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Soft power will remove Mugabe

Soft power is the new buzzword in political and international relations. Organisations that fail to purposefully invest in the development of soft power invariably wither away and are overtaken by events before eventually collapsing into o…

Published: 27 Nov 2013 at 13:38hrs | | by Obert Gutu

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