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Chiwenga family spearheads rebirth of Ntunte Primary
NTUNTE Primary School in Ward 6, Insiza District, has undergone a significant transformation with the establishment of a new computer laboratory and the refurbishment of its previously dilapidated inf...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:09hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has the highest literacy rate in Africa, what stuff and Nonsense!
Even if he (Mnangagwa) were to die, Cabinet meetings would still be held at his grave at National Heroes Acre: the nation was told this today 17.07.2024. Such visceral statements are uttered unchallen...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 14:56hrs | 728 | by Nomazulu Thata
Drawing parallels between Kenya and Zimbabwe's social, economic, and political disturbances
We want to believe that the demonstrations in Kenya just happened overnight. The Gene Zs went on a rampage assisted by criminals. To framing them so thin, is to trivialize a genuine revolution that wa...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 23:08hrs | 33 | by Nomazulu Thata
San to re-birth language, culture
THE San community has embarked on a project aimed at re-establishing its culture and language threatened with extinction.Tsoro-o-otso San Development Trust director Davy Ndlovu said the projec...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo opens up after David Coltart 'insult'
Zimbabwean former minister and MP Jonathan Moyo has written a long open letter to main opposition CCC senior leader David Coltart over his remarks about his late father Melusi Job Mlevu who was ...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 08:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart operated in Matabeleland where he did dastardly things
Dear David Coltart,WHY I CANNOT SUPPORT QUINTUPLE C: COLTART, CHAMISA AND CCCMy attention has been drawn to your fraudulent and disgusting tweet you posted on my Twitter TL yesterday D...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 18:58hrs | 8 | by Jonathan Moyo
Gays not welcome, says Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who portrays himself as a defender of traditional Islamic values, has once again labeled the opposition as ‘LGBT', and insisted that liberal Western ideology will nev...Published: 30 May 2023 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
A new great Zimbabwe is possible
IN a few months, Zimbabweans head to the polls to decide on their future.There have been many elections before, all of which have not brought the change we desire. So, I understand why, for ma...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 16:30hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa I CCC President
Musona crowned PSL king
And last night, Walter Musona capped a memorable season with FC Platinum after he was crowned Soccer Star of the Year at a glittering ceremony held at the Newlands Country Club in Harare last night....Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's epic speech on epic day
MEMORY is a site of the struggle. Only in the rubric of yester-year memories can we trace where we have come from so that we use the lessons of the past to forge and sharpen future struggles on the an...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:11hrs | 6 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Call for probe into past violence perpetrated by 'Green Bombers'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Monitors (ZHRM) has called for an inquest into alleged violations perpetrated by members of the feared National Youth Service (NYS), commonly known as ‘Green Bombers'....Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean socialite Paloma shines in 'Queens of Mzansi'
Earlier this year, fans of Netflix were mesmerized by the television reality series "Young Rich and Famous", which featured some of Africa celebrities as they work, play, flirt, and feud in Johannesbu...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Your 'new dispensation' claims are banal
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, authority of the Office of the President is being undermined by the incumbent.Oftentimes your speeches are unwholesome and not in tan...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Baba Harare vs Jacaranda
The Jacaranda tree is known to represent The tree represents wisdom, rebirth, wealth and good luck as such when most artists see the Jacaranda Music brand they think wealth and all good things....Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 10:23hrs | 6 | by John Mbizvo
Those who want to commemorate Zimbabwe's independence can go ahead but don't force us to celebrate a meaningless day!
Each and every one of us has that special day that they will always cherish and hold in very high regard, above all others - which bears profound meaning to them, and in their lives.This is a ...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:30hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Sink or swim for Chamisa
TO sink or swim is the question in this Saturday's by-elections as the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) faces a stern test of political strength where there is everything to fight for i...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mwonzora, Khupe fights are killing democracy
Just imagine that Zanu-PF had succeeded in establishing a one-party state as it had initially wanted, after drinking too much off the communist-socialist mug.Well, the scenario wouldn't be fit...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Warriors 2022 AFCON squad
THE Warriors embark on a fresh battle on the continent this Monday when they face Senegal in their first match at the rescheduled 2021 AFCON finals in Cameroon.Zimbabwe were drawn in Group B a...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, who has bewitched you?
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, as I see it, the spirit of the Lord is not upon the clerics who surround you. They were not anointed to preach the good news to the poor. The...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Cyprian Muketiwa
GMB rebrands
Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has embarked on a rebranding exercise that will see it changing its image and mandate.The changes reflect the organisation's evolution from a predominantly grain st...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulelani's speech on King Mzilikazi Day 2021
Mahlabezulu ,Mthwakazi omuhle, zingane zobaba.Mthwakazi omuhle , namhlanje sihlangane lapha ngosuku olukhulu kakhulu esizweni sethu, ngilethemba elikhulu ukuthi iningi laMahlabezulu lihlangane...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:59hrs | 4 | by King Bulelani Lobengula kaMzilikazi
Lessons from SA social unrest
THE turmoil in South Africa following the recent jailing of former president Jacob Zuma and subsequent social unrest characterised by rioting and looting for many other reasons - including deprivation...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daggers out over Zapu presidency
DAGGERS have been drawn over opposition Zapu party presidency after the late former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's son Sibangilizwe Nkomo expressed interest in the post.In March, Nkomo resigned...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Christmas isn't Christian, it's a pagan tradition . . .
THE world over people always look forward to the next Christmas. In some cultures, years are measured by Christmas. People are sensitive when it comes to Christmas, and that's understandable. Mu...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:40hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF cacophony remains needless!
THE seemingly growing cacophony in the ruling Zanu-PF party is needless and a threat to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's thrust to turn around the fortunes of the country's flagging economy.Over...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Democracy 101: Mnangagwa style
THIS week, Thokozani Khupe will return to Parliament despite having been overwhelmingly rejected by the people in the 2018 elections.Khupe threw her hat into the electoral ring and garnered 45...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killing of foreigners in South Africa is an evil act [Xenophobia]
When Mandela became the first black South African President, after a protracted struggle with the Apartheid government, many people thought that a new dawn of peace in Africa has been born. In...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 13:10hrs | | by Njabulo
Killing of foreigners in South Africa is an evil act
When Mandela became the first black South African President, after a protracted struggle with the Apartheid government ,many people thought that a new dawn of peace in Africa has been born...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
Currency reforms restore country's sovereign dignity
The Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) has laid the foundation for fiscal consolidation at the same time generating sustainable budget methods. So far, the implementation of the TSP ha...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:03hrs | | by Richard Mahomva
Why should we remember Joshua Nkomo
IN this two-part series, the Zimbabwe Independent reproduces the 2019 Annual Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni, organised by Joshua Nkomo Legacy Foundation ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Minister bemoans industry collapse, deepening economic crisis
Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba has bemoaned the collapse of industry and companies in province due to the country's deepening economic woes.Speaking with businesspeop...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Inevitable Rise of ZAPU
I must contend from the onset that the rise of the people's vanguard party ZAPU is inevitable and unstoppable. Everyone who has once associated with the party in the past and expended effort in improv...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Mqondobanzi Nduna Magonya
Dumiso Dabengwa: A fad or paradox of the nationalist memory?
Heroes are born out the willpower to reconstruct inequality to egalitarianism. True heroes define the course for the redemptive path to civilising and dignifying subjugated people. These are "men of t...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
The rising popularity of Maskandi artists in Bulawayo
WHILE impressionable youths may think Maskandi is backward, outdated and too traditional, there are some artistes who do not want to let go of their culture, norms and traditional vernacular music....Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
MDC national elective Congress 2019: Biti-Ncube rebirth or death
Less than a month to the MDC crunch congress slated for Gweru, a lot is happening within the mainstream opposition outfit as the jostle for positions heats up. Interim party President Advocate & p...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 08:19hrs | | by Benny Gudo
Rebirth of the Zimdollar
Zimbabwean central bank authorities have a traceable record of overnight monetary policy changes. Memories of the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono era of monetary policy hip-...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | | by Paddington Masamha
Reconstructing Zimbabwe's reputation
Zimbabwe is a complex thesis of multiple disciplinary subjects. One of them is in the industry of reputation management, which is currently a disaster! This is manifested in the repeated own goals whi...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Tabani Moyo
Killing of foreigners in South Africa is an evil act [Xenophobia]
When Mandela became the first black South African President, after a protracted struggle with the Apartheid government, many people thought that a new dawn of peace in Africa has been born...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 09:37hrs | | by Njabulo
Fixing Zimbabwe's broken reputation chain
The Economist Intelligence Unit's livability survey 2018, pitches Harare, in Zimbabwe, in the 10 least "livable" in the world out of the 140-city sample.Harare is ranked number 135, only eclip...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo predicted the split of Zimbabwe in 1986
Just 6 years into the so called independence of Zimbabwe, Dr Joshua Nkomo mentioned among other things, genocide, tribal hate and unfettered corruption as ticking bombs that would cause Zimbabwe implo...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 09:11hrs | | by Israel Dube
An ideologically rooted cadre is gone
Emilio Munemo, Comrade Revolution, the Brigadier-General is no more.Indeed the Chitepo School of Ideology, the Munemo family and the entire nation of Zimbabwe are in deep mourning.The ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:48hrs | | by Munyaradzi Machacha
German Methods can work in Zimbabwe
After World War II, in 1945 Germany was divided into two with the United States, Great Britain, and France occupying the western portion of Germany and the Soviet Union occupying eastern Germany. Its ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 23:02hrs | 1 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
The paradox of Chete Chete! Emerging understandings in 2019
Pursuant to last week's instalment, an erstwhile barrister in the making, Zwelithini Xaba gave a candid response on how Nelson Chamisa and his generational consensus are a façade. But the budding bar...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Michael Mhlanga
All aboard Zupco: Is this a rebirth or stillbirth?
This article is a follow-up to my previous one, Kombi nation: Re-imagining our urban transport system.In that article, I presented a number of options on how we could improve our public transp...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Mike Murenzvi
Deficit of democracy in the opposition
Zimbabwe under President Mnangagwa has opened up democratic space in the country since November 2017. As the country celebrates the first anniversary of Zimbabwe's rebirth, there is reason to celebrat...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | | by Philemon Mutedzi
Chamisa must call the midwife for a proper re-birth
After the opposition MDC Alliance commemorated its 19th anniversary last Saturday, one hopes that there will be a lot of introspection on the part of its leadership and supporters about their perpetua...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | | by Kuda Bwititi
US diplomat optimistic of Zim economic rebirth
A Top United States diplomat has expressed optimism about Zimbabwe's prospects of turning around its economy in the wake of reforms being implemented by President Mnangagwa's Government. Mr Ti...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa strikes right tone at the Big Apple
President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered his maiden speech to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.This was a historic speech, his virgin address after the topplin...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 12:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa supporters plot to shame Mnangagwa at UN
THE opposition MDC Alliance's United States branch is planning a demonstration against President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday at the United Nations headquarters in New York to press him to commit to...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa offers Trump Victoria Falls golf course
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday disclosed that he dangled an offer of land in the picturesque Victoria Falls to United States President Donald Trump to build a golf course.Mnangagwa, wh...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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