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Chissano criticises liberation movements for betraying founding ideals
Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano, a revered statesman and close ally of the late Robert Mugabe, has delivered a powerful and introspective critique of liberation movements in Southern Afri...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 21:35hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in South Africa for 2025 Liberation Movements Summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today joined fellow heads of revolutionary parties at the Liberation Movements Summit, which enters its decisive final phase amid growing concerns over the future and rele...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:23hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF and the Politics of Gatekeeping
As Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu PF, navigates the complex landscape of succession politics, internal power struggles are coming to the fore. The party's ...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 17:54hrs | 388 | by Etiwel Mutero
Zanu-PF SG Obert Mpofu arrives in Johannesburg
Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, Secretary-General Obert Mpofu has arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was warmly received by leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of the L...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 20:15hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
SADC liberation movements share notes in South Africa
Former Liberation Movements from Southern Africa will gather in Johannesburg from Thursday for a high-level three-day summit aimed at forging a unified response to the region's shifting political and ...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 15:07hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa slams Tagwirei
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has publicly rebuked controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei following his failed bid to join the party's Central Committee, accusing him of attemptin...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:22hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers vote to work 3 days a week
Teachers across Zimbabwe, particularly those affiliated with the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), have resolved to reduce their working days to three per week, citing poor conditi...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:25hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire over farms title deeds
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial land tenure reforms have come under intense scrutiny amid criticism from war veterans and political observers, who argue the policy threatens to reverse Zi...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:40hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Sydney Gata is no hero
When US president Abraham Lincoln said that one can fool some people sometime, but one cannot fool all the people all the time, he forgot to add that Zanu-PF, as a stalwart, disciplined and principled...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:38hrs | 419 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Mnangagwa calls for 'new breed of heroes'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to emulate national hero Dr Sydney Gata by becoming trailblazers, innovators and nation builders, saying the country is ready for a new generatio...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 16:41hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
It's time Zimbabwe redefined who we call a national hero
The recent declaration of the late ZESA executive chairman, Sydney Gata, as a national hero has once again reignited a longstanding and deeply divisive debate in Zimbabwe. At the core of ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 614 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Time to reform the National Heroes selection process in Zimbabwe
Thank you for bestowing National Hero status on Dr. Sydney Zikuzo Gata, a well-decorated engineer and a true patriot. This honour is well deserved. I had the privilege of working closely with Dr. Gata...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:05hrs | 271 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chamisa issues a signal for 'next Zimbabwe'
Nelson Chamisa has issued a passionate appreciation message to Zimbabweans, reaffirming his commitment to the country's democratic struggle and signalling a renewed strategy for political change follo...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 13:21hrs | 1687 | by Staff reporter
Umdala Wethu: The Statesman who united a nation
In the story of Zimbabwe, there are names that echo. And then there is Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo - a man whose name is etched not merely in memory, but in the bedrock of the nation itself. As Zimb...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 10:30hrs | 355 | by Dereck Goto
Togarepi re-elected as ZILIWACO chairperson
Pupurai Togarepi has been unanimously re-elected as Chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Collaborators Association (ZILIWACO) following a well-attended national congress held at the ZAN...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:10hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Pearls cast before a swine: does not know what to do with them
Power was trust upon him: Chamisa was literally given power by former President Tsvangirai on his death bed. He was terminally ill; it was a matter of days and hours; Tsvangirai died leaving Chamisa b...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:31hrs | 397 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chiwenga condemns corrupt businesspeople
Vice President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga has issued a strong condemnation of corrupt businesspeople operating without traceable capital or legitimate enterprises, describing them as a serious threat to...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:29hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns tenderprenuers, 'The day of reckoning is inevitable'
Zimbabwe's Vice President, General (Retired) Constantino Chiwenga, has issued a stern warning to corrupt businesspeople, declaring that their "day of reckoning is undoubtedly coming" as the government...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:05hrs | 1475 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set for Mozambique Golden Jubilee celebrations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow join fellow Heads of State and Government at Machava Stadium in Maputo for Mozambique's Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years since the country's independence fro...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:41hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Elephants trample cop to death
A young police officer, Constable Prince Dambe (24), was tragically killed by a herd of elephants while on patrol duty near the Forbes Border Post in Mutare on Wednesday night.Cst Dambe, who w...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:44hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
ZANU never fought against the British - lets not distort history
When we distort the past, it ceases to be history and becomes propaganda.In Zimbabwean politics, the manipulation of history is as common as the empty promises made during election campaigns.&...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 22:46hrs | 1005 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa under fire over controversial land to Rautenbach
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing mounting criticism after it emerged that his close business associate, Muller Conrad "Billy" Rautenbach, is receiving over 1,000 hectares of productive farmland ...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 10:01hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter
The spectacular failure of ZANU-PF, ANC and Frelimo
Recently, heavy rains hit a town called Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The resulting floods killed 49 people across the province, but Mthatha was the worst-hit. On the day of the flooding, there were re...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:50hrs | 108 | by Chris Kabwato
Mnangagwa renames Tomlinson depot to Chimoio camp
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today officially renamed the historic Tomlinson Depot to Chimoio Camp and commissioned new police residential flats at the site, describing the initiative as a concrete st...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:27hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
The war of liberation was not a walk in the park
Tik-tok, tik-tok, goes the Big Ben clock with no respite, time will never run out of time because it's indestructible. It's people who run out of time, not time running out of itself.In my war...Published: 15 Jun 2025 at 12:45hrs | 842 | by Cde Mutanda Wachingama
Zimbabwe names more illicit drinks
The Government has announced a sweeping ban on a range of dangerous alcoholic beverages through Statutory Instrument (S.I.) No. 62 of 2025, invoking the Harmful Liquids Act to combat the growing threa...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:24hrs | 1348 | by Staff reporter
No one is above the Constitution: Zimbabweans must say no to term extensions
Zimbabweans must never allow their country to backslide or let their hard-won rights be stripped away.In 2013, millions of Zimbabweans made history by overwhelmingly endorsing a new Constituti...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 08:33hrs | 772 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Wildlife ranger dies after Rhino attack at Save Valley Conservancy
A wildlife ranger from Save Valley Conservancy has tragically died from injuries sustained during a black rhino encounter, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has confirmed...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:16hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Turning the CIO into a party militia
It is 11am, Tuesday 3 June, 2025.A red Honda Fit notorious for political violence in Gutu District screeches to a halt and stops in the middle of the highway cowboy style.Clad in a blu...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:23hrs | 373 | by Matthew Takaona
Mnangagwa launches empowerment programme for war veterans
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today addressed veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle at a high-profile interface meeting held at the City Sports Centre in Harare, where he officially launched the P...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to interface with war veterans
All roads lead to the City Sports Centre in Harare today as President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to meet thousands of war veterans in a major empowerment interface, where he will hand over mining equip...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:42hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
EMA raises alarm on Mutare mining activities
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has raised the red flag over rampant and largely unregulated mining activities in Mutare, warning that the environmental degradation now unfolding poses se...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:21hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland firms shine at ZNCC awards
Mr. Hafiz Muhammad Naeem of Evergold was the star of the evening on Friday as he took home the Overall Winner and Businessman of the Year awards at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) 202...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:57hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
There were no Zvigananda under Smith because Rhodesians loved Zimbabwe more than ZANU-PF!
There is something tragically ironic about the state Zimbabwe finds itself in today.A country that was once described by none other than former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere as the "jewel...Published: 27 May 2025 at 20:45hrs | 1238 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MRP call for self-determination as Africa celebrates Africa day
Mthwakazi Republic Party leader Mqondisi Moyo has reminded heads of African states that as they celebrate Africa day they must remember that there is unfinished business of some of the states like Mth...Published: 26 May 2025 at 12:44hrs | 380 | by Stephen Jakes
Mwonzora in 2030 pushback
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president Douglas Mwonzora has expressed grave concerns over efforts by supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his rule beyond the constitutionally m...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:30hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Is trap money enough? Questioning the over-reliance on sting operations in corruption cases
We need to be very careful when dealing with corruption. In the pursuit of a corruption-free Zimbabwe, it is imperative that we not only strengthen the tools used to hold public officials acco...Published: 24 May 2025 at 22:59hrs | 504 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police evict ZPRA veterans
Police have ordered former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) combatants to vacate a piece of land they occupied in Chinhoyi last week during a protest demanding the return of properties seiz...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:02hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA veterans align property reclamation drive with Vision 2030 goals
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) combatants have emphasised that reclaiming properties acquired during the liberation struggle is more than just restitution - it is a strategic effor...Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:53hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
War vets are orphans in parliament: Outspoken war vet says
The war veterans are currently orphans in parliament as no legislator openly talks about them or represents their issues, despite the fact that some of them who were vetted in 2023 up to date have not...Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:06hrs | 206 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's hustle culture is affecting mental health
IntroductionIn Zimbabwe, the phrase "we hustle to survive" is more than just a saying - it is a way of life. From street vendors to corporate employees, students to entrepreneurs, ...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:31hrs | 466 | by Dr Farzana Naeem
Mangena's wife buried at Nkulumane Provincial Heroes Acre
The widow of national hero and iconic ZIPRA commander, Rodgers Alfred Nikita Mangena, Mrs Sikhubekiso Madeya Mangena, was laid to rest on Thursday at the Nkulumane Provincial Heroes Acre following her...Published: 17 May 2025 at 16:46hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges new military cadets to safeguard Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, has called on newly commissioned officers from the Zimbabwe Military Academy (ZMA) to fiercely prote...Published: 17 May 2025 at 14:16hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillor resigns to contest Insiza North Parly seat as independent
In a significant political development ahead of the 14 June by-elections, Ward 15 Councillor for Filabusi District, Leslie Dube, has tendered his resignation from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CC...Published: 14 May 2025 at 15:28hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos supporters call for boycott of matches
In a bold and impassioned statement, the Dynamos Football Club Supporters Association Harare Chapter, self-described as "The Mother of All Chapters," has announced a boycott of all home matches, citin...Published: 14 May 2025 at 15:24hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
A Challenge to the Ministry of Health Show us the Truth, Not the Spin
Dear Minister of Health, Deputy Minister, and Permanent Secretary, Allow me to also include Nick Mangwana and the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio committee on health.Followi...Published: 11 May 2025 at 10:37hrs | 175 | by Hector Mbizvo
Mnangagwa heads to Moscow for 80th Victory Day commemorations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has departed for Moscow, Russia, to participate in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Victory Day, marking eight decades since Nazi Germany's surrender to the Soviet Uni...Published: 07 May 2025 at 21:02hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, Zimbabwe already has a new breed of heroes - but your regime persecutes them
A country's liberation struggle never ends.During the burial of the late Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Winnie Cabby Mandeya at the National Heroes Acre, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared that Zim...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:35hrs | 587 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Minister Machakaire Just Discovered What the Rest of Us Live With
I saw the post on X just after 9 a.m., while waiting in a queue for my grandmother's antibiotics at a local clinic. The power had gone out, again. There was no doctor on duty, again. And someone's mot...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:13hrs | 229 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Njani Moyo only accorded liberation hero status
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred Liberation Hero Status on the late veteran of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, Elias Sikholiwe Njani Moyo, who passed away on April 26 at the age of 100....Published: 01 May 2025 at 16:56hrs | 2684 | by Staff reporter
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