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Zimbabwe set for a power sharing deal after 'rigged' election?
Mildred Muchenje, a 26-year-old voter, had anticipated a straightforward experience as she approached her polling station in Warren Park, Harare, on August 23 to cast her vote in the Zimbabwean presid...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe yet to realise peace, says sponsored NGOs
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) and religious groups yesterday said the country was yet to realise peace as human rights abuses and violence persists ahead of the 2023 polls.In statements t...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
The destructive force of corruption
IN my business life I have handled several billion dollars of revenue and expenditure over a period of 65 years. In that time, I have been blatantly approached and asked for a bribe once — by a loca...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Rights 'defenders' tell chiefs to 'stay in your lane'
HUMAN rights defenders yesterday urged traditional leaders to desist from pressurising their subjects to vote for a particular political party as the country gears for the 2023 elections.In th...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells Generals to shut up and go back to barracks
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the military should stay out of politics and allow civilians to define their destiny without fear of the bullet.In an interview aft...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa lashes Zimbabwe army
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the military should stay out of politics and allow civilians to define their destiny without fear of the bullet.In an interview aft...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stay out of politics, Chamisa tells army
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the military should stay out of politics and allow civilians to define their destiny without fear of the bullet.In an interview aft...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mohadi remembers JJ Rawlings
Former Ghanaian president Jerry John Rawlings who died last week has been described as a Pan Africanist and statesman who was an inspiration not only to Ghana, but to Africa as a whole. Vice P...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economic update with Economist Eddie Cross
We are now 9 months into the Transitional Stabilisation Program and a great deal has been achieved. Let's summarize:* We have eliminated the Fiscal deficit that was the main driver in the past...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 16:56hrs | | by Eddie Cross
'Reintroduce real free market economy,' argue Cross - but even more so on political front
"Over the past 39 years of Independence we have created a network of corrupt individuals and organisations that has involved the decision makers in Government and in many parts of the private sector a...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 08:57hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe through the eyes of Ghana
On December 31, 1981, when Fte./Lte. Jerry John Rawlings seized power in a military coup in Ghana, it was the second time he had burst onto the political scene; the first was in June 1979. Back then, ...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 14:53hrs | | by Dr Ayittey
Rousing welcome for Mugabe in Ghana
President Mugabe's popularity as an African icon continues to rise with delegates who attended Ghana's 60th independence celebrations here yesterday rising to their feet, cheering and clapping han...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai courts African leaders
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai at the weekend held marathon meetings with several African leaders attending Ghanaian President Nana Nankwa Akufo-Addo's inauguration ceremony and pleaded with them...Published: 09 Jan 2017 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
The case of a National Transitional Authority
Waiting for GodotWananchi, the motherland continues to heave and suffocate under the weight of a sterile oligarchy, exhausted and indeed frail nationalism, downright statism, indifference and ...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 16:37hrs | | by Tendai Biti
Zimbabwe what next
What next Zimbabwe –New Blank Paper Planning Process ( NB-PPPRZ)-"Re-invent Zimbabwe"Glory to God Our Pastor is "free"-from Political bungling!...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 19:30hrs | | by Evangelist Hannington Mubaiwa
The unspoken story of the ANC
After the Wankie and Spolilo campaigns of the late 1960s, it was apparent that Rhodesia was at war.The boundaries shared by Rhodesia and her neighbours became porous conduits for guerrilla inf...Published: 10 Jan 2016 at 05:54hrs | | by Tjenesani Ntungakwa
Cassper Nyovest's show not for free
SOUTH African, rapper Cassper Nyovest's show that is scheduled for Bulawayo this Saturday has caused confusion among fans after information that the musician would perform for free.The show pr...Published: 23 Apr 2015 at 18:14hrs | | by Tafadzwa Zimoyo
Ghana's Rawlings says Africa is 'proud' of Mugabe as AU chair - a tyrant what is there to be proud of!
Speaking during a meeting with former Mozambique leader, Joachim Chissano, former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings said he was shocked that France had objected to Mugabe assuming the chairmanship of th...Published: 17 Apr 2015 at 16:40hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
'Hands off Mugabe,' Jerry Rawlings tells France
GHANA'S former President Jerry Rawlings has blasted France for questioning African leaders' decision to elect President Robert Mugabe as the African Union chairman. France, along with its Euro...Published: 17 Apr 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Felex Share
Zanu Mujuru faction just a hegemonic struggle
Political commentators have said the struggle that is being mounted by the faction led by former Vice president Joice Mujuru against Zanu PF, President Robert Mugabe and Vice President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 08 Apr 2015 at 06:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Robert Mugabe: An African Head of State and the State of an African Head
The political personality and historical project of Robert Mugabe is bound to arrest the attention of thinkers and writers for a long time to come. The Zimbabwean President has attracted extreme r...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Let's rally behind Amai's candidature
I always admire and appreciate the concept of the Shona saying that says, "Ushe madzore hunoravadzanwa", literally translated to mean that leadership is not a permanent duty but should be always ...Published: 30 Jul 2014 at 13:16hrs | | by John Mukumbo
Nothing amiss in the elevation of Grace Mugabe
The proposal by Zanu-PF women to rope in the First Lady, Amai Grace Mugabe into the political scene as the boss of the Women's League is commendable. The move is not in any way extraordinary as ...Published: 30 Jul 2014 at 14:13hrs | | by Tafara Shumba
Zanu-PF tense over Grace Mugabe
THE recent endorsement of First Lady Grace Mugabe as Zanu-PF Women's League boss-elect ahead of the league's congress next month has raised anxiety in the party amid fears that the elevation was part...Published: 28 Jul 2014 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa's liberation movements maintain 100% victory record
From South Africa and Zimbabwe to Ethiopia and Rwanda, no liberation movement government leader has ever lost power in the last 40 ye...Published: 10 May 2014 at 20:09hrs | 8 | by C. ONYANGO-OBBO
The opposition in Zimbabwe has failed, says Tendai Biti
This is the second part of of a series of MDC-T secretary general Tendai Biti's address to a SAPES Trust Policy Dialogue on March 6, 2014, in which he dissects the pr...Published: 19 Mar 2014 at 11:39hrs | | by Tendai biti
Mugabe splurge $600 000 on Bona furniture
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's family last month splurged more than $60 000 on furniture as part of its wedding gift for their daughter Bona, who tied the knot a fortnight ago with Emirates pilot Simba Ch...Published: 14 Mar 2014 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe wedding-Billionaire guest raise eyebrows
President Robert Mugabe used his quota of invitations to his daughter, Bona's wedding to invite a string of wealthy friends and benefactors, including South Africa's richest black man - mining magn...Published: 10 Mar 2014 at 20:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe project expansion on the card
The First Lady, Grace Mugabe says plans are afoot to expand the Grace Mugabe Foundation project in Mazowe through the inclusion of a secondary school and a provincial hospital to cater for the surrou...Published: 03 Mar 2014 at 17:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Archbishop preaches Mandela instead of Christ
It is sad to see in this day and age that there are many pastors who no longer want to mirror Christ, but they rather mirror their own celebrity idols.Recently, the Archbishop of Action Faith ...Published: 27 Jan 2014 at 16:13hrs | | by Beatrice Mahlonga
Statement of the Africa Forum on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Statement of the Africa Forum on the situation in the Syrian Arab RepublicWe, members of the Forum for Former African Heads of State and Government, commonly referr...Published: 09 Sep 2013 at 10:46hrs | | by APO
PM Tsvangirai's speech on the overall conference theme of "Peace, Security and Human Development" at the World Summit
To our hosts, the co-founder of the Universal Peace Federation, Dr. Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon The Chairman of UPF-International, Dr Hyung Jin Moon The ...Published: 25 Feb 2013 at 13:56hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Tsvangirai commended for working towards a peaceful political climate
Former Ghanaian President Jerry John Rawlings has commended Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for working towards a peaceful political climate in Zimbabwe.In a meeting with Rawlings, Tsvangirai...Published: 24 Feb 2013 at 18:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'If anyone was defending Nkomo, it was I. I was the last to leave Zapu,' says Mugabe
[Ed. Note: We are deeply indebted to the generosity and solidarity of Baffour Ankomah for sharing this historical interview:]Before the 2003 celebrat...Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 12:02hrs | 1 | by Interview by Baffour Ankomah - September 1, 2003
Zimbabwe: African Union's Juvenile Delinquent
Ever since Botswana's Vice President Mompati Merafhe called for Zimbabwe to be suspended from the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in 2008, African leaders se...Published: 21 Jan 2013 at 11:01hrs | | by Makusha Mugabe
Ghana swears in vice-president John Dramani Mahama as new leader
Ghanaian Vice-President John Dramani Mahama has been sworn in as the West African nation's leader following the sudden death of President John Atta Mills, in line with the country's constitution....Published: 25 Jul 2012 at 10:22hrs | | by AL
Ari Ben Menashe set up Tsvangirai
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's 2003-2004 treason trial was a virtual "intelligence sting", documents in possession of the Weekend Post show.The MDC leader, who has battled all ki...Published: 04 Feb 2012 at 19:13hrs | 1 | by Weekend Post
Africa's famine response - too little, perhaps too late
Jerry Rawlings, a former president of Ghana and now the high representative for Somalia for the African Union (AU), visited a number of African capitals in July and August to drum up support for a pan...Published: 24 Dec 2011 at 00:20hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Prof Moyo courted and connived with Sir Richard Branson to oust Mugabe
Daily News on Sunday (October 9) quotes WikiLeaks cables saying United States' "useful messenger" and serial political flip-flopper, Jonathan Moyo, courted and connived with British billionaire, Sir ...Published: 10 Oct 2011 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by -
Tackling the evil of famine in the Horn of Africa
Images of starving Somalis have shaken the conscience of the world: stomachs flattened by hunger, sagging flesh and noses dripping in mucus, fed on by opportunistic toilet flies. And death is lurking....Published: 16 Sep 2011 at 19:14hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Kenyan govt suggests food air-dropped into Somalia
Kenyan government on Thursday expressed concern about security threats posed by the large number of hungry Somali refugees and suggested food should be dropped by plane inside Somalia.Tens of ...Published: 21 Jul 2011 at 23:25hrs | | by Moyo Roy
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