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Zimbabwe continues to endure crises of unimaginable proportions
Statement by Mr. Michael Sibangilizwe Nkomo, a Zimbabwean citizen and aspiring president of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) on the transport crisis in Zimba...Published: 05 May 2021 at 18:22hrs | 449 | by Mr. Michael Sibangilizwe Nkomo
Father Zimbabwe's son to take over ZAPU presidential post?
The late former Vice President Joshua Nkomo's son, Sibangilizwe Nkomo, is set to take up a senior position in Zapu following his resignation from Joshua Nkomo Legacy Restoration Project Tr...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 09:14hrs | 2133 | by Shelton Muchena
Joshua Nkomo' son ventures into full-time politics
THE late former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's son Sibangilizwe Nkomo has resigned from the Joshua Nkomo Legacy Restoration Project Trust and the Joshua Nkomo Cultural Movement to pursue politics full-...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:17hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Debates on Zapu presidential candidacy: worth commenting
Admittedly some of the debates about the future of Zapu party and its leadership were interesting and how they articulated the future of this party in our political landscape. We cannot escape the fac...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:12hrs | 503 | by Nomazulu Thata
Sexually transmitted leadership will not take us anywhere
My previous article regarding the nomination of Sibangilizwe Nkomo to contest the Zapu presidential candidacy could have come across as too emotional for some people to appreciate my perspective....Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:55hrs | 554 | by Nomazulu Thata
Sexually transmitted leadership will not take us anywhere: flouting democratic values
My previous article regarding the nomination of Sibangilizwe Nkomo to contest the Zapu presidential candidacy must have been too emotional to appreciate my perspective. What is disturbing is that be i...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 16:10hrs | 1218 | by Nomazulu Thata
Sibangilizwe Nkomo's interview was a disaster in the making
Not long-ago last month, Sibangilizwe Nkomo announced his Zapu candidacy to replace the late DD: Comrade Dumiso Dabengwa. I was excited about this, well as someone who grew up in Zapu and known the la...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 08:25hrs | 3730 | by Nomazulu Thata
Joshua Nkomo's son announces his presidential aspirations
In his groundbreaking interview on MBC, Mr Sibangilizwe Nkomo, the son of the late political icon and nation builder Dr Joshua Nkomo announced what has sent shock waves and tremors throughout and acro...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 13:39hrs | 4735 | by Thulani Nkala
'Joshua Nkomo's son not a Zapu member'
THE nomination of Sibangilizwe Nkomo, son of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, as one of Zapu's presidential candidates has been challenged by other party members who accused him of not being a ca...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 3380 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo's son warms up to Zapu presidency
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, the son of the late Father Zimbabwe and former VicePresident Joshua, has warmed up to the proposals to elect him Zapu president following the death of Dumiso Dabengwa in 2019....Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:16hrs | 2841 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's son for Zapu presidency
THE late Vice-President and iconic statesman Joshua Nkomo's son, Sibangilizwe, has been nominated as one of the candidates to contest for the opposition Zapu presidency. The party also wants t...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:25hrs | 3252 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 scuttles Joshua Nkomo gatherings
FOR the first time in 20 years, there will be no public events to celebrate the life of Father Zimbabwe, the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Every year on Ju...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:13hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor challenges men to rise during book launch
The Challenge of fatherlessness has been discussed, perhaps half-heartedly on different fora. In most cases, it is a by-the-way matter, in the midst of "more critical" subjects. It sometimes surfaces ...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 15:30hrs | 792 | by Enos Denhere
Mugabe's burial stirs fresh controversy
Son to the late Joshua Nkomo, Sibangilizwe Nkomo, says the construction of a mausoleum for Robert Mugabe was wrong and unjustified as it can be argued that rationally the former President was a bigger...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 06:34hrs | 2685 | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Nkomo deserves sainthood'
ZIMBABWEANS should lobby the Catholic Church to declare Father Zimbabwe and former Vice President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, a saint in honour of his contribution to humanity, an official said yesterda...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:12hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's knobkerrie located
The late Father Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo's knobkerrie is safe with the family and will never be passed on to someone who is not a family member, his son Sibangilizwe Nkomo revealed on Wednesday.S...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 17:46hrs | 9110 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Joshua Nkomo's hospital fails to open again
Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo which was scheduled to open its doors today will not be functional any time soon as a team from the Health and Child Care ministry is yet to be sent to India to verify t...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:13hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo hospital opening doubtful
The late vice president Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo's family claims that it had found a potential investor for the Ekusileni hospital project but the taskforce managing the project turned down the offer....Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 13:24hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo statue for Matopos
As a symbol to demonstrate that indeed Cecil John Rhodes was subdued by the then nationalists, a gigantic statue of the late national political icon and Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo will be erected ...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 18:35hrs | 1316 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's top 10 lies
"O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!" - Walter Scott 1808.This beautiful line from a famous old poem simply means that if you tell lies, they will catch up with y...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:31hrs | 2157 | by Nkululeko Nyoni
'I have not joined Chamisa's MDC'
Sibangilizwe Nkomo, son of the late former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, says he has chosen to remain unattached to any of the country's political parties, but regularly attends their meetings to preac...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | 2588 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's rod of power (Tsvimbo) officially delivered to Nelson Chamisa
The day Saturday 21 July 2018 will never be forgotten in the history of democracy in Zimbabwe, two important issues happened. First, the presidential candidate (without war credentials) was endorsed b...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 09:48hrs | 2661 | by Don Chigumba
Chamisa threatens again
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has again threatened anarchy in the event the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission fails to give in to the political formation demands saying Tuesday's meet...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 19:34hrs | 6082 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's son not ready for politics
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, son of the late Father Zimbabwe, Vice-President Joshua Nkomo has said he was not yet ready to join mainstream politics, although he came from a family with a strong political backg...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 08:59hrs | 1912 | by Staff reporter
Erect Joshua Nkomo's statue in Harare, family appeals
THE Joshua Nkomo Cultural Movement (JNCM) has appealed to the Government to erect a statue of Father Zimbabwe, the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo, in Harare.JNCM chairperson and son to Dr...Published: 29 May 2018 at 07:29hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo family blasts Mugabe's NPF over picture
THE family of late Vice-President Dr Joshua Nkomo has blasted the newly-formed National Patriotic Front (NPF) for not consulting them before using the picture of the late nationalist on their campaign...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:39hrs | 1894 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lies are eroding public trust
Albert Einstein once said: "Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters."Truth and trust are vital ing...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 13:21hrs | 5200 | by Charles (student)
Chamisa, quest for political endorsement
MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa stirred controversy during his recent campaign trail in Bulawayo.Chamisa paid homage to prominent political figures and families, among them a respected freedom fig...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 11:02hrs | 2405 | by Retlaw Matatu Matorwa
Chamisa must not abuse Joshua Nkomo
IN the fields of communication and advertising, particularly in the latter, scholars and practitioners usually talk of the Celebrity Endorsement theory and its effects on consumer behaviour.In...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1582 | by Staff Reporter
What else is Nelson Chamisa lying about?
Nelson Chamisa is trying to pick up and collect legacies, like a child collects things. He uses people no longer with us and tries to paint himself as their ideological heir, knowing full well that th...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 18:30hrs | 3552 | by Knowledge Moyo
Chamisa, the curse of youthful exuberance
The parable of our time might well be: "Mind your young, or they will trouble you in your old age."During the Cold War, Chinese Premier Chou Enlai once observed: "One of the delightful things ...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 06:55hrs | 775 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Chamisa's Joshua Nkomo lie backfire
MDC-T leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's attempt to ride on the legacy of the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo backfired spectacularly yesterday after the Nkomo family dismissed as false claims that th...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:23hrs | 2206 | by Staff reporter
Three things seriously wrong in MDC-T Bulawayo Rally!
Serious mismanagement went wrong in the MDC-T Bulawayo rally on Saturday 7th, 2018 that need our comments. Do I need to ask myself which politician can get such a bumper rally today at White City Bula...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 18:49hrs | 5476 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa's Joshua Nkomo rod comment torches a storm
Apparently, MDC-T President Nelson Chamisa lied to the world that he had met with the family of the late nationalist Dr Joshua Nkomo and was promised to be given the popular rod which Nkomo carried in...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 17:31hrs | 4655 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo family responds to Chamisa 'visit'
THE Advocate Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance attempted to ride on the legacy of the late Vice-President Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, a strategy that has been used by most opposition parties in an attempt ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 11:51hrs | 21890 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo statues to be erected in all cities
STATUES for the late Father Zimbabwe and Vice-President Dr Joshua Nkomo will be erected in all the country's cities with Harare likely to be the next, an official has said.The statue has so fa...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 08:33hrs | 2378 | by Staff Reporter
Joshua Nkomo celebrations light up Hillbrow Theatre, Johannesburg
Zimbabweans in South Africa last week were treated to a night of musical extravaganza in honour of the late vice-president Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo at the Hillbrow Theatre, Johannesburg.T...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 08:02hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Nkomo wanted blacks to own land'
THOUSANDS of people yesterday converged on St Joseph Village in Kezi under Chief Bidi to celebrate the birthday of the late Vice-President and Father Zimbabwe Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo who was born on 7...Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 10:58hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
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Celebrations for Joshua Nkomo's life
PEOPLE have been urged to turn up in their numbers at the homestead of the late Vice-President Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo in Kezi today to celebrate his life and contributions to the country before and afte...Published: 10 Jun 2017 at 17:14hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's 100th birthday celebrations preps on course
The Joshua Nkomo Cultural Movement is organising a massive event to mark the 100th birthday of the late Father Zimbabwe who was born on the 7th of June in 1917.Between the 10th and 11th of nex...Published: 14 May 2017 at 16:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to Joice Mujuru - Stand down gracefully
Dear Comrade Joyce Runaida Mujuru: YOUR TIME IS UP! Stand down gracefully from Zimbabwe politics at once! You have become irrelevant to current politics of Zimbabwe Runaida Mujuru! Your dignit...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 02:24hrs | 1752 | by Nomazulu Thata
Joshua Nkomo truckumb soccer tournament launched
Eight southern region division 1 teams are set to battle it out for the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Trukumb top 8 knockout soccer tournament that is aimed at celebrating the life of the late Father Zimba...Published: 11 Nov 2016 at 18:25hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Gadade Commemorations
In persuit of the restoration of Mthwakazi kingdom and self determination today more than 8000 Mthwakazi people gathered in Gadade- Ntabazinduna to mark 123 years since their kingdom was lost to the B...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 16:30hrs | 1315 | by MRP
MRP supports the efforts being made to restore the Mthwakazi Kingdom
MRP fully supports the efforts being made by Amakhumalo to restore the Mthwakazi Kingdom, we appeal yet again to those involved not to give us a puppet King and a sellout because we are serious ab...Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 08:36hrs | 466 | by Mbo kaGumbo
Joshua Nkomo's son blasts politicians
BULAWAYO - Late vice president Joshua Nkomo's son, Sibangilizwe Nkomo, has said politicians have lost their way unlike his father who united Zimbabweans across the political divide during and after th...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 10:31hrs | 3272 | by Staff reporter
Lumumba has overstepped the limits
Former Zanu-PF youth member, Mr Acie Lumumba, now an opposition activist, appears to have lost his mind. A fallout with Youth, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister, Patrick Zhuwao, a few months ago...Published: 02 Jul 2016 at 12:04hrs | 1928 | by Staff writer
Mphoko, Mnangagwa fight over Joshua Nkomo
VICE-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his counterpart Phelekezela Mphoko where tangled in a power fight last week during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo.The fight at Zanu PF ...Published: 04 May 2016 at 08:19hrs | 9949 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mphoko cause scene at ZITF
VICE-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his counterpart Phelekezela Mphoko took turns to order the removal of various paraphernalia from a stand exhibiting national hero and late Vice-President Joshua N...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:18hrs | 5047 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe praises Joshua Nkomo
First Lady Grace Mugabe was yesterday effusive in her praise of the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo on account of his outstanding service to the country both before and after Zimbabwe's independence....Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 12:22hrs | 3023 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's son hits back at Mnangagwa
THE late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's son Sibangilizwe Nkomo yesterday reacted angrily to Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's claims that his father lost the 1980 elections to President Robert Mugabe...Published: 06 Sep 2015 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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