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Innocent Mpoki, Zimbabweans do not deserve academic insults
Whoever read your today's article on Bulawayo24 is wondering on what planet you live on. I realized you live in USA: The hardships Zimbabwean are going through in that hellhole in Zimbabwe, you have n...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 21:23hrs | 906 | by Nomazulu Thata
The dangers of colonial nostalgia and Amnesia
The legacy of colonialism remains a stain on our society - something that cannot be whitewashed. It remains a source of trauma - a source of collective pain. Four decades after independence, its...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 11:21hrs | 425 | by Innocent Mpoki
WATCH: 'Churches, Mermaids flood Mukuvisi River'
Several churches, mermaid spiritual agents (MaNjuzu), traditional healers and street kids illegally settled and grabbed land along the Mukuvisi river while living in harmony with each other despite di...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:54hrs | 2176 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Electricity availability in Zimbabwe is now worse than Rhodesia in the 1940s
The irony of Zimbabwe having worse electricity availability today than Rhodesia in the 1940s is a stark and painful reminder of how far we have regressed as a nation. For Zimbabweans who have ...Published: 06 Jan 2025 at 12:10hrs | 1102 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean minister foils Xmas Eve farm grab
War Veterans' Minister Monica Mavhunga stepped in to prevent the eviction of settlers at Saratoga Farm, located 46 kilometers from Harare along Shamva Road in Goromonzi District, during an unsanctione...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:47hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
IsiJahunda: Death of a language, people
THERE are more than 7 000 living languages in the world, but Unesco predicts more than half will be extinct by the end of the century.IsiJahunda might be one of the tongues as the language is ...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:42hrs | 1149 | by Staff reporter
Land invaders jailed for unlawfully occupying farm
Five illegal settlers in Hurungwe district, Mashonaland West province, have each been sentenced to a one-month jail term for unlawfully occupying Bonanza farm in Tengwe. The group, comprising Itai Mwa...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:47hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Black South Africans urged not to reconcile with poverty
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has issued a scathing denunciation of South Africa's Day of Reconciliation, describing it as a deceptive attempt by the ruling elite to obscure the historical and...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 05:00hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
MK Party says 'day of reconciliation' is a colonial facade
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has issued a scathing denunciation of South Africa's Day of Reconciliation, describing it as a deceptive attempt by the ruling elite to obscure the historical and...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 18:58hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
John Landa Nkomo Trust mourns National Hero Mphoko
BULAWAYO - The John Landa Nkomo Memorial Trust would like to convey it's most sincere condolences to the family of the late former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, His Excellency Preside...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:13hrs | 290 | by John Landa Nkomo Trust
Mphoko remembered for his role in regularising undocumented Zimbabweans in SA
The late former Vice-President, Phelekezela Mphoko, has been hailed for his pivotal role in advocating for the regularisation of undocumented Zimbabweans in South Africa during his tenure as Ambassado...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:47hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko dies
Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has died.He was 84. George Charamba, the Deputy Chief Secretary-Presidential Communications in the Office...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 14:50hrs | 4698 | by Staff reporter
Villagers protest against Mohadi's son
Over 300 villagers from Arnold Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central, held a demonstration on Friday to protest against an alleged attempt by Vice President Kembo Mohadi's son, Mafenyadira Mohadi, to ev...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:56hrs | 10302 | by Staff reporter
The greatest tragedy to Zimbabwe was the hijacking of its liberation struggle
Yesterday, I received a heart-wrenching message from a former combatant of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, now residing in South Africa. His words, laced with pain and disillusionment, will fo...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 20:50hrs | 1334 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare launches murambatswina
The City of Harare launched a major demolition operation in Ridgeview, Belvedere on Thursday, destroying several properties that were built without proper approval. The operation left dozens of famili...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:14hrs | 3647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army to evict land invaders
In a bid to address the growing issue of illegal settlements on farms, the Zimbabwean government has enlisted the assistance of the army to support the police in evicting land barons responsible for c...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:04hrs | 19661 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for repatriation of Zimbabwe skulls from British museums
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has renewed calls for the repatriation of the remains of Chimurenga war heroes from Britain, emphasizing the need for their interment in "a dignified manner." This stateme...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:27hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF title deed bait misfires
The ruling ZANU-PF party's election pledge to regularise informal settlements is progressing slowly, with only 11,000 title deeds issued in Harare's Epworth suburb since the start of 2023, according t...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:49hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Mr. Mnangagwa, before talking about colonial reparations, why not pay Gukurahundi reparations first?
In a recent address at State House, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa renewed his call for former colonial powers to pay reparations to their ex-colonies, suggesting that such reparations could ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 21:25hrs | 459 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiyangwa farm battle turns nasty
More than 150 families at Old Citrus Farm, located on the outskirts of Chinhoyi, find themselves homeless after their homes and belongings were destroyed amid a contentious land ownership dispute. The...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:20hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will not regret taking back land!
ON January 1, 1994, a group of indigenous Mexicans took up arms against their government in what became known as "the struggle of the Zapatistas".While the idea of an armed insurgency was quic...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 76 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Over 400 ex-settlers to get compensation
In a significant development for former farm owners, over 400 individuals have been cleared for compensation under the Global Compensation Deed, aimed at addressing losses incurred during Zimbabwe's f...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:59hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Let us prevent another land reform in the future
The land reform program initiated by Zanu-PF in the early 2000s was one of the most defining moments in Zimbabwe's post-independence history. While the need for land redistribution was deeply rooted i...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 08:28hrs | 396 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chivayo donates $250,000 to John Nkomo Trust, gifts Jabulani a bakkie
Wicknell Chivayo, a businessman closely associated with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has made headlines with his recent philanthropic efforts, donating US$250,000 to the late Vice President John Land...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 08:37hrs | 1812 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blindsides title deed seekers
The government has reversed its earlier commitment to distribute title deeds to informal settlers, now requiring affected homeowners to undergo a formal application process. This shift comes after Pre...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:00hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
The politics of water in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Water has always been an important and valuable resource to humanity, which partly explains why most great civilisations were situated near water bodies. The value of water is much more amplified when...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 19:46hrs | 1076 | by Craig Tinashe Tanyanyiwa
Settler leads King Mzilikazi commemorations
Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has criticized the state of the roads leading to King Mzilikazi's grave, comparing it unfavorably to the well-maintained roads to Cecil John Rhodes's grave. Durin...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:59hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
PAC reject 'sell-out' deal between ANC and DA
The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) has accused its president and Minister of Land and Rural Development Mzwandile Nyhontso of undermining the national leadership.Speaking with 'The St...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:16hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Ex-minister detained in Zimbabwe
Former Minister of National Healing, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, has been detained by police following a confrontation involving livestock belonging to one of the invaders occupying his farm in Matobo distric...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 13:58hrs | 1931 | by Staff reporter
African children are wood, and water collectors for the whites: nothing has changed!
I wish I lived in another planet and certainly not planet Earth because this one has painful contradictions. Africa, especially, a continent that was ravaged by slavery for centuries. The white popula...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:48hrs | 652 | by Nomazulu Thata
Exclusion of ZAPU's contributions to the war of independence deplorable
The deplorable and unjustifiable exclusion of Joshua Nkomo and ZAPU's contributions to the war of independence was apparent shortly after April 1980. This exclusion was backed by Shona-speakin...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 07:41hrs | 1100 | by Tafi Mhaka
Since Mnangagwa is a mere Munhumutapa, is the way now open for Mthwakazi?
For some time now, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has proudly referred himself as Munhumutapa.This was the title of the kings of...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 23:38hrs | 142 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Job Sikhala faces new threats?
Veteran political activist Job Sikhala has faced relentless persecution since delivering a powerful speech exposing Zimbabwe's human rights abuses at the 16th United Nations Geneva Conference for Huma...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 15:34hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo and Russia: Lessons from South Africa
Among those Zimbabweans observing the elections in South Africa was Owen Chikukwa in Cape Town.The loss of power by the African National Congress can easily be explained. Brother Owen put it s...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:46hrs | 14 | by Kenneth Mufuka
'Naledi Pandor as SA President'
Singer and activist Simphiwe Dana believes international relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor would make a good president.Dana recently took to social media to put the spotlight o...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 15:16hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF stubbornly deny povo title deeds, they're poorest and rural ares are party's strongest hold. Surprised!
Ian Smith refused to give rural peasants the right to own even a piece of land the size of football field and yet white settlers were given title deeds to farms thousands of square kilometres. No one ...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:00hrs | 10 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chombo loses court challenge
Former cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo has lost his bid to prevent Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka from subdividing his Allan Grange Farm in Zvimba, which spans over 3,000 hectares, to accommodat...Published: 21 May 2024 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for unity
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to remain united as the country battles the effects of the El Niño-induced drought.Mnangagwa this week declared the El Niño-induced dro...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission a shrine
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow officially commission the Kamungoma Liberation War Shrine in Gutu district, Masvingo province.In a statement yesterday, Home Affairs and Cultural Her...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
King Lobengula tomb found
FOR over a century, it has been in the public domain that the Ndebele monarch, King Lobengula "disappeared" soon after crossing the Shangani River.However, there is new information that he wen...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The politics of Zimbabwe's land reform: winners and losers
The political debates about the rights and wrongs of Zimbabwe's land reform continue to occupy many.The tired, old obsession about how the land was taken and the associated focus on so-called ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:34hrs | 1 | by Ian Scoones
Ndebeles will never be good enough for the rabid tribalists
Being born into a Ndebele, Kalanga or Sotho family in Zimbabwe can be a bewildering, challenging and frustrating affair. If you were born in Bulilima, Matabeleland South, like Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 08:15hrs | 7 | by Tafiranyika @tafimhaka
Mnangagwa personal history mystery
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's origins and personal history is as clear as mud claims The Newshawks.There are many stories about Mnangagwa's roots and this is now subject to scrutin...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:43hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni accuses Zanu of hypocrisy
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has accused the Zanu-PF government of "hypocrisy" in commissioning the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupane....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
People will follow Chamisa everywhere he goes
Former MDC Alliance and the Citizens Coalition for Change Organizing Secretary Amos Chibaya has claimed that Zimbabweans do not follow political parties but people.Chibaya who was speaking to ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Uncle Sam not letting go of little Zimbabwe
THERE is something interesting about the new United States sanctions regime announced this week. Besides President Joseph Biden making a statement, the US National Security Council made one too. What ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:16hrs | 6 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe rejects 'Let's Go Brandon's token sanctions review
NOTHING short of a prompt, unconditional and total removal of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States is acceptable and continued slanderous statements from Washington shou...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Church condemns Zimbabwe heartless evictions
THE government has taken a leaf from the colonial regime which prevented landless blacks from accessing productive land, a fellowship of Christian churches has said.In a statement, Zimbabwe Co...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes
Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Pre...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt's ‘Zionist' approach to land evictions condemned
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has condemned the government's heavy-handed approach to dealing with illegal land occupations, likening it to past controversial actions and expressing con...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
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