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Zapu plots to sideline Nkomo's son
THE opposition Zapu has reaffirmed a contentious resolution barring presidential aspirants who have not been card-carrying members of the party for the past five years from contesting the presidency a...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1444 | by Staff reporter
Govt playing games with Zapu properties
ZAPU and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) veterans yesterday accused the government of "playing games" with its properties seized in the 1980s.Zipra was the military wing of Za...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:06hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
Unity accord died with his father and Mugabe
A SPIRING Zapu president Sibangilizwe Nkomo, son to the late VicePresident Joshua Nkomo, has described the unity accord which his father and the late former President Robert Mugabe signed to end hosti...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:15hrs | 2598 | by Staff reporter
Zapu postpones congress, again
THE opposition Zapu has further postponed its elective congress to October this year because of the COVID-19-induced lockdowns and the need for all their delegates to be fully vaccinated before the el...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:16hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Zapu orders members to vaccinate ahead of October congress
Zapu has ordered all its members wishing to participate in the upcoming elective congress in October to be vaccinated against Covid-19.The move is part of efforts to make sure that congress de...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 19:28hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Eswatini revolution today and Zimbabwe tomorrow: Catharsis in the words of Franz Fanon
"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better," wrote a theologian Richard Hooker in the 16th century. Confronted with a dilemma on one hand: Violence is a tool in which Zimbabw...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 19:49hrs | 1706 | by Nomazulu Thata
Joshua Nkomo's son denounces Zanu-PF's tragic failure
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, son of the late Father Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo says the country needs new leaders who can rescue it from Zanu-PF's ruinous rule and fulfil his father's vision of a free, just and pro...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:33hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Nkomo was a man of peace'
THE late Vice-President Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo was a man of peace, which led him to reaching an accord with Zanu PF to avoid further deaths from Gukurahundi massacres of the 1980s his son Sibangilizwe N...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:19hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo is never forgotten'
STATEMENT BY ASPIRING ZAPU PRESIDENT SIBANGILIZWE NKOMO ON THE OCCASION OF THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING ON OF FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE,...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 13:13hrs | 853 | by Sibangilizwe Nkomo
Joshua Nkomo's son confident of victory
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, the son of the late vice president Joshua Nkomo, is buoyed by his victory in a Zapu Matabeleland South provincial election to fill the vacant post of party president, saying this i...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:29hrs | 1434 | by Staff reporter
The desecretion of the memory of gukurahundi victims
Greeting to all! Just when the memory of victims of the Gukurahundi, was brought to the attention of all the people of Mthwakazi, by Ibhetshu Likazulu, through the erection of tombstones, it w...Published: 29 May 2021 at 17:27hrs | 855 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
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 | 1321 | by Staff reporter
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 | 462 | 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 | 2163 | 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 | 913 | 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 | 521 | 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 | 585 | 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 | 1232 | 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 | 3773 | 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 | 4817 | 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 | 3410 | 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 | 2867 | 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 | 3284 | 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 | 222 | 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 | 793 | 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 | 2694 | 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 | 9125 | 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 | 953 | 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 | 1317 | 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 | 2158 | 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 | 2686 | 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 | 21891 | 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 | 2396 | 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 | 425 | 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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