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Former minister grilled over land
THE government is probing former Labour minister Petronella Kagonye on allegations of improperly acquiring six farms in Mashonaland East under her real estate firm, Glorious Properties.On her ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 782 | by Staff reporter
Inauguration exclusion for Mnangagwa! so what?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will not attend this week's inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, the invitation list did not include the president of Zimbabwe. It must be clear to an...Published: 10 hrs ago | 3374 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa warns Mnangagwa against 'stoking political fires'
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against "stoking political fires" through arbitrary arrests of his opponents and silencing of divergent voices....Published: 12 hrs ago | 2795 | by Staff reporter
This is best time for Mnangagwa, Mwonzora and Chamisa to sit down together
THE time is now opportune for three of the country's major political players - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora and his MDC rival Nelson Chamisa - to sit down together ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 17:37hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
SABC blind to progress, Peter
A few days ago, I wandered into a Twitter discussion between Peter Ndoro and a gentleman called Selwyn Nkomo and various other people.The discussion I stumbled upon was about the apparent bias...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:23hrs | 555 | by Stembile Mpofu
Malianga, Gwaradzimba declared national heroes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday conferred national hero status on the late Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba (60) and founding nationalist and Zanu-PF Central Co...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:18hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Cyberocracy: from prospects to reality?
Implications for Political Communication and Digital Diplomacy for Zimbabwe and the Developing WorldIn 1992, David Ronfieldt writing for the RAND Corpo...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:32hrs | 137 | by Taurai Mutoti
Museveni takes commanding lead in polls
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has taken a commanding lead in the country's presidential election, according to provisional results released yesterday, with 34 percent of the ballots counted....Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:12hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
MDC implosion sets back the struggle for change
Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1261 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
Army-linked Anjin grabs richest diamond claim
AN army-linked miner, Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, grabbed the most lucrative diamond claim in Marange from a firm owned by the government after being relicensed under unclear circumstances, it has em...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1108 | by Kenneth Matimaire
The UK Parliament trampled on Rushwaya's human rights
Ms Henrietta Rushwaya is alleged to have attempted to smuggle gold out of Zimbabwe, late last year. She was arrested at Robert Mugabe airport. From what one has read so far, she has since been charged...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:31hrs | 1988 | by Njabulo
Hydro-politics depriving Bulawayo and Matebeleland of water
MORE than a century ago in 1912, the people of Matebeleland and Bulawayo regions were promised that they will draw water from the Zambezi River, through the Matebeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP)....Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:56hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Impact of new media on Zimbabwean politics
Recent events in the United States stimulated debate on cyber space. Social media has taken the world by storm, and the recent developments in the US have raised debate on the impact of the phenomenon...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 136 | by Livit Mugejo
Bhasikiti says he never resigned from Zanu-PF
After announcing that he was dumping MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa arguing that his party no longer exists, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has been accused of trying to trace his footsteps back to the ruli...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 19:41hrs | 5485 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has started stealing, politisizing Plan International and Welfare help on Mutare Floods Disaster victims
Partisian help of people who have been affected by Cyclone has started by Zanu pf members in Mutare, dream house disaster. Politics is now at play as Zanu members such as Moyo and Mrs Mp...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 18:54hrs | 1013 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2472 | by Samantha Power
Chamisa has 'nowhere to take his problems to' claims Matemadanda
THE ruling Zanu-PF says Nelson Chamisa and the MDC Alliance "made their bed and must now lie in it" - after they allegedly "repeatedly spurned the hand of friendship" extended to them by President Emm...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 15:55hrs | 1983 | by Staff reporter
Exactly just how does Zimbabwe's ZANU PF expect South Africa to 'rein in' SABC's Mokoena - the Hopewell Chin'ono way?
As tensions between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party, and South Africa's ANC intensify - after the telling threats uttered by the former's director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, as he, typical of t...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:10hrs | 986 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Academic fraud of satanic proportions exposed in Harare
Former top manager at the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), Florence Chimbumu, who was exposed recently for using fake certificates when only a single Ordinary Level pass could be certif...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 2656 | by Staff reporter
President E.D engage your political nemesis
ContextIn 1999, the then MDC leader and former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, whilst he was addressing more than 20 000 supporters in Rufaro stadium, called for the ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:24hrs | 1272 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mwonzora to be 'biggest opposition by 2023' - and perpetuate rigged elections, deplorable lack of imagination
The trouble with Zimbabweans is they have no clue what constitutes a competent leader and it is little wonder the nation has blundered from pillar to post, the blind leading the blind into the ditch. ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 14:17hrs | 1360 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mugwadi's 'mischief' divides Zanu-PF?
The News Hawks reported that reckless utterances by Zanu PF Director of Information Tafadzwa Mugwadi against SA President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC, as well as on other issues, have divided senior Z...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:57hrs | 5901 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's chances (breaking the bi-partisan Zim politics)
A lot has been said and unsaid concerning the squabbles that have been befalling the once strong and vibrant opposition under the leadership of MR Tsvangirai since the supreme court ruling that nullif...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:15hrs | 2378 | by Kumbirai Stein Chivhuna
Mnangagwa's govt under fire over misplaced priorities
ANALYSTS yesterday accused the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led administration of misplaced priorities and dismally failing to prepare the country for the second wave of COVID-19 which has claimed 483...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:03hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe journalists dogged by poor wages, harassment
Poor wages, a devalued currency, and intimidation are haunting journalists in the southern African country of Zimbabwe.With over a decade of experience as a freelance journalist under his belt...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 18:24hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
'Mwonzora should promptly engage the ruling Zanu PF'
HOPE is high that Zimbabwe's much-talked about national dialogue could finally start in earnest this year, following recent political developments and hints to this effect by both President Emmerson M...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:50hrs | 1469 | by Staff reporter
An independent state is the only viable option for the people of Mthwakazi from the MLF president
Greetings to all! It is important to underline in addition to the emphasis on the importance of skills development for Mthwakazi which was published last week, that we look forward to fruitful...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 15:04hrs | 720 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Zimbabwe must give Matebeleland a chance to manage own affairs
The politics of Matabeleland has been in the eye of a storm for a very long time. The Zanu-PF government, opposition parties and civic society groups have always claimed to serve the interests of the ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:55hrs | 457 | by Hon Lovemore Moyo UMD President
Mnangagwa's govt has no strategy beyond lockdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has no comprehensive Covid-19 plan beyond the strict 30-day lockdown triggered by a recent spike in cases, spelling trouble in the health sector for his broke...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:38hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims that Zanu-PF working with MDC-T to obliterate MDC Alliance
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed that rival Zanu-PF is working flat out to "obliterate" his formation from the political landscape as it fears a strong opposition.He alleged that...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 17:28hrs | 1443 | by Staff reporter
Will a divided MDC keep Zimbabwe safe from a one-party state?
While the year 2020 will undoubtedly play an integral part in history - bringing the world to a halt as a result of the pandemic - Zimbabwe's politics will go down as an historic year for the Movement...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 20:24hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF, police leading human rights violators'
THE ruling Zanu-PF party and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have been ranked top in the violation of human rights which occurred in December last year, latest findings by the Zimbabwe Peace Projec...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:29hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Success favours the Undaunted - Book review
Book Title: Undaunted Authour: Tafadzwa Mahachi Edited: Philip Chidavaen...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:19hrs | 128 | by Energy Mavaza
Chamisa writes letter to Zimbabweans
Fellow Zimbabweans,When we began this journey 22 years ago, I was a young college student alongside my contemporaries. I was part of a generation of college students that joined veteran trade ...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:19hrs | 4182 | by Nelson Chamisa
Trumpism - Why Chamisa must shape up on Covid-19 - part 3
In this coronavirus pandemic season, Nelson Chamisa is as good as the politics he plays, meaning he either shapes up or seals his own fate to political doom just like US President Donald Trump did....Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 07:54hrs | 3174 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Mwonzora bringing a new brand of opposition politics
THE country's main opposition party, the MDC, recently held a chaotic extraordinary congress that elected Douglas Mwonzora as the new president. Mwonzora has pledged to work with President Emm...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
Khupe attack slammed by Gender Commission
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has lambasted the recent attack on ousted MDC interim president Thokozani Khupe during an emotive extraordinary congress.Khupe was allegedly beaten and had...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:17hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora still keen to talk to Chamisa
NEW MDC leader, Douglas Mwonzora says the continuing active participation of elements of Zanu-PF's vanquished Generation 40 (G40) faction in the affairs of the MDC Alliance is jeopardising prospects f...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:16hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Call for New Legislation Limiting Number of times a political party can shield a presidential candidate in Zimbabwe
Amid Zimbabwe's political landscape at risk of conflict as political violence escalates, Emej Zimbabwe (Economic Movement for Equality and Justice) founder and president Maxwell Teedzai has called for...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:04hrs | 497 | by Agencies
Mwonzora singles out Jonathan Moyo for causing disunity
NEW MDC leader, Douglas Mwonzora says the continuing active participation of elements of Zanu-PF's vanquished Generation 40 (G40) faction in the affairs of the MDC Alliance is jeopardising prospects f...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | 7050 | by Staff reporter
The year Chamisa was exposed
If there were still any pockets of MDC Alliance supporters who were convinced that Nelson Chamisa was the most suitable replacement for the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the events of the year 2020 must hav...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:17hrs | 611 | by Nobleman Runyanga and Shongedzai Mugwagwa
Is someone in government sabotaging ED Mnangagwa?
Zimbabweans are a people of strong political opinions who have always debated vigorously the issues of the day. During the Chimurenga war, freedom fighters convened Dare Rechimurenga to debate the pac...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 09:24hrs | 3367 | by Sam Wezhira
Chamisa threatens a 'vicious' 2021 comeback
The beleaguered MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa will not "bury" him politically and has threatened a "vicious" 2021 comeback despite alleged attempts by his nemesi...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:54hrs | 5794 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora ally says he did not join MDC for praise and worship
GWERU Central MP Brian Dube, who was last week appointed MDC-T secretary for legal affairs by newly elected MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora, says he is his own man who is not in opposition politics a...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:36hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
Nathan Shamuyarira's widow dies
Dorothy Shamuyarira, the wife of the late national hero, Dr Nathan Shamuyarira, has died at Parirenyatwa Hospital.Dora, as her husband affectionately called her, was a nurse by profession at t...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 15:00hrs | 2815 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora reiterates his readiness to work with political rivals
NEW opposition leader, Douglas Mwonzora says he will pursue a new type of politics that will see him seeking heightened interactions with both the ruling Zanu-PF and other opposition forces.Sp...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 08:49hrs | 1829 | by Staff reporter
Drawing parallels between bitter election losers Khupe and Trump
Is it even possible to make such comparisons between Madam Thokozani Khupe and Donald Trump regarding the shenanigans of the two politicians' elections defeat? Yes, it is possible; this is a global vi...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 08:30hrs | 823 | by Nomazulu Thata
A bad-bye to a bad year
Arsenal's emphatic win over Chelsea at the Emirates stadium on Boxing day lifted my spirits in a tenuous and gloomy year in which the despondent people of this country were boxed down mainly by the tw...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 19:08hrs | 199 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Thokozani Khupe was, will never win leadership of MDC-T
The recently concluded chaotic extraordinary congress of MDC-T, shows that the ambitious and former deputy prime minister of Zimbabwe was never going to win the election regardless of the support she ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 17:46hrs | 2070 | by Ncube Posiwe
Since when have opposition parties 'cooperated' with ruling parties - the tragic opportunism of Zim politics
I seldom delve into political party politics, because of a life-long distrust and disdain for partisanship - as I regard this as the most opportunistic and self-serving system of governance, that is f...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 09:34hrs | 1769 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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