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Mnangagwa under fire
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have come under intense pressure from Zimbabwe's civic society organisations (CSOs) to repeal the recently signed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) ...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:30hrs | 6103 | by Staff reporter
EU withdraws funding after Zimbabwe signs PVO Bill into law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sign the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law has sparked widespread condemnation, most notably from the European Unio...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:48hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti slams Mnangagwa's 2030 agenda as a corrupt power grab
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has come out guns blazing against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's so-called "2030 agenda," describing it as a corrupt and self-serving scheme designed to protect sto...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:36hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa purges CIO Deputy Director-General?
Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Deputy Director-General, retired Brigadier-General Walter Tapfumaneyi, has reportedly been informed of his appointment as the country's next ambassad...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:57hrs | 11741 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son Sean accused of plotting to frame Geza for terrorism
Former Zanu-PF Central Committee member and war veteran, Blessed Geza, on Monday called off protests aimed at challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership, citing intelligence reports allegin...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
The idea of Zimbabwe and Matabeleland question
I think the best way to understand the present day manifestations and character of Matebeleland politics is to situate them properly historically and politically within the broader terrain of the deve...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:01hrs | 2076 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Midlands State University pushing to promote a Shona-centric education system
The advert for Midlands State University's (MSU) ECD Foundation Certificate has raised several concerns about the quality of education being offered, the qualifications of the instructors, and the bro...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:32hrs | 8895 | by Staff reporter
Why There Are No Contender for Zanu PF Leadership Post-Mnangagwa
With a population exceeding 16 million, one might expect a lot of voices vying for political leadership, especially within a historically powerful party like the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patrio...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 12:10hrs | 701 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zezuru imposition has done more harm than good
The imposition of Zezuru as the standard dialect has done more harm than good, writes Douglas Mutepaire, sharing his personal experiences of language discrimination. To build true national unity, he w...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 14:05hrs | 1557 | by Douglas Mutepaire
Does Mnangagwa learn anything from witnessing the smooth transfer of power in other countries?
History has a tendency of repeating itself. Yesterday, Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa attended the inauguration of Namibia's newly elected president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, ...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 20:39hrs | 561 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Geza warns Tagwirei
Controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, a close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has come under fire from war veterans, with one of their leaders, Blessed "Bombshell" Geza, accusing him of...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 18:25hrs | 2100 | by Staff reporter
War veterans demand Mnangagwa's resignation
A faction of Zimbabwe's war veterans has called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down, accusing him of constitutional violations, failing to address corruption, and pursuing self-serving polit...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 07:47hrs | 2050 | by Staff reporter
Elite clique in Zimbabwe wants on capture football
Outspoken former Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has stirred controversy after being disqualified from contesting in the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidential elections. Mliswa to...Published: 26 Dec 2024 at 17:04hrs | 1655 | by Staff reporter
'Rich Gang' hijacks Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
Loyalty to President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to be waning among some of his long-time supporters, as tensions within Zanu-PF rise with allegations of factionalism, betrayal, and a shifting power bala...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:49hrs | 1329 | by Staff reporter
King Munhumutapa's son arrested
Rest Chiduku, son of self-proclaimed King Munhumutapa, born Timothy Chiminya, has been arrested in Bulawayo for allegedly masquerading as a government official and commissioner. Chiduku was reportedly...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:34hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Tinoda Machakaire's power in Zanu-PF shaken
ZANU-PF's national secretary for youth affairs, Tinoda Machakaire, is facing a significant challenge to his political clout after party secretary-general Obert Mpofu publicly reprimanded him for unila...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:39hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire responds to Paradza as factions tear Zanu-PF
Daggers are drawn within Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party as a power struggle between top leaders of the influential Youth League threatens to deepen divisions.Youth Affairs Minister Tino Macha...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 13:54hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
Sparks fly as councillors grab stands in leafy suburbs
Harare city councillors are embroiled in corruption allegations following reports that they allocated themselves residential stands in affluent suburbs, contrary to Government policy. The scandal has ...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:24hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Harare youth, provincial leadership clash
ZANU-PF youth members in Harare are in open rebellion against their provincial leadership, accusing them of sidelining them in key party projects, including the controversial transformation of the par...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:14hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
King Munhumutapa in tribal storm, appoints son secretary
The self-appointed King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, is facing a growing controversy after allegedly sidelining some of his Bulawayo commissioners and appointing his son, Chiduku, as secretary of th...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:10hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi calls for opposition unity to challenge Zanu-PF rule
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi has urged Zimbabwe's opposition parties and leaders to set aside personal ambitions and entitlement to unite against the ruling ZANU-PF regime. Mzembi, wh...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:30hrs | 480 | by `
Ramaphosa's fitness to lead ANC renewal questioned
In a recent interview with Sunday World Engage, Solly Mapaila, the general secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), reiterated his long-standing concerns about President Cyril Ramaphosaâ...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 08:46hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans demand halt on land sales
A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has strongly opposed the government's recent decision to allow beneficiaries of the land reform program to sell or trans...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:17hrs | 1860 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube assures Zimbabweans amid ZiG volatility concerns
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has reassured Zimbabweans that there is no cause for alarm regarding potential volatility of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) currency, citing the country's balanced local currenc...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:22hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt's lethargy to allocate land to war vets dominates indaba
A recent meeting of the Zanu-PF War Veterans National Assembly in Harare erupted into a heated verbal confrontation as war veterans expressed their deep dissatisfaction with President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:22hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt sidelining opposition councillors'
Libion Sibanda, the legislator for Tsholotsho North representing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has voiced serious concerns regarding the exclusion of elected opposition councillors from dev...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:20hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa cuts a lone figure at Sadc summit
During the Sadc Heads of State and Government summit, President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the chairmanship from Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco. The summit, a key regio...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:22hrs | 4753 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC MP takes a dig at 'selfish' Chamisa
Former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Chegutu West legislator Takalani Matibe has defected to Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, after completing Marxist indoctrination at the Chitepo School of I...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 09:18hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military pressures Mnangagwa to retire?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent announcement that he will retire in 2028, in accordance with Zimbabwe's national constitution, was prompted by mounting military pressure and internal power strug...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:52hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Politicians must stop imposing women's quota reps
Political parties have been challenged to stop imposing women's quota representatives and to allow women from all sections of society to choose those that they want to represent them.The call ...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 08:24hrs | 9 | by Stephen Jakes
Ex-Zanu-PF MP tears into colleagues
A member of Zanu-PF's central committee, Blessed Geza, asserted that veterans of Zimbabwe's independence struggle wield significant influence in determining the country's leadership, suggesting they h...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:27hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
War veterans confront Emmerson Mnangagwa
War veterans are calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to revamp his Cabinet and politburo to eliminate newcomers and make room for former combatants.Zanu-PF central committee member and for...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:48hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife booed, women arrested
NINE women from Watsomba in Manicaland province have landed in soup after they allegedly booed the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for allegedly sidelining them during a donation of foodstuffs and cloth...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:04hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cancels Marange 'thank you rally'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cancelled his first thank you rally that was scheduled for St Noah College in Bocha, Manicaland province on Saturday.NewsDay is reliably informed that the rall...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 06:25hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Intraparty strife engulfs CCC
THE beleaguered Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been plunged into further turmoil as internal divisions and bitter infighting have come to the fore, following the submission of the list of Sen...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF focused on making Nelson Chamisa politically irrelevant
Zimbabwe's present political landscape, marked by Zanu-PF's removal of political adversaries and infiltration of opposition forces, is expected to persist until the 2028 general elections, as per a st...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Augustine Chihuri's book has no useful history of policing in Zimbabwe
The History of Policing in Zimbabwe by Augustine Chihuri is a disappointing and poorly written book that fails to provide any meaningful insight into the evolution of the police force in the coun...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 11:54hrs | 24 | by Tatenda Mashanda
Chamisa not a democrat
Judging from the way how Nelson Chamisa is running the Citizens Coalition for Change CCC and how he is foolishly sidelining top politicians like Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti, it is now evident...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 09:54hrs | 16 | by Gugugu Magorira
'Chamisa aware of disloyal people in the CCC'
THE mass recall of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators and councillors has pushed party leader Nelson Chamisa to come out of his shell as he is expected to address a major rally in Chitung...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 20:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Dissolve CCC and join ZANU PF' Chamisa advised
In a stark warning to Nelson Chamisa, the President of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), renowned Human Rights Lawyer and political activist, Dr. Pedzisayi Ruhanya, has urged Chamisa to abandon...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 10:57hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CCC members happy with Chamisa-Biti engagements
Most Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members are reportedly excited by reports that their party leader, Nelson Chamisa, has pleaded with Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube to be more active in that pa...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 07:19hrs | 15 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
By-election candidate selection divides Zanu-PF
The ruling Zanu-PF party in Bulawayo province is facing serious divisions over the selection of candidates for the Lobengula-Magwegwe constituency ahead of the December 9 by-elections. President Emmer...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa panics...plots Emergency Congress to crush internal rivals
Former Zimbabwean Cabinet minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo, has brought to light a meticulous plan by Nelson Chamisa, leader of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), to orchestrate what Moyo aptl...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 16:16hrs | 15 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Angry supporters slam Chamisa?
Angry Members of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) expressed their dissatisfaction with Mr. Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition party, during his recent visit to Bulawayo. They accused...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa set to run CCC with unelected officials
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has advised career politicians within his party to form their own if not happy with his leadership style.Addressing CCC Mashonaland Ea...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says there is no place for career politicians in his CCC
Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has advised career politicians within his party who are unhappy with his leadership style to form their own party. He made these ...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga trapped in crocodile jaws
In just six years, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, once a formidable figure and key player in the military coup that ousted former President Robert Mugabe, has seen a significant decline in his i...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 18:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, CCC councillors clash
The elections for Kwekwe City Council Committee positions were disrupted on Wednesday due to clashes between Zanu-PF and CCC councillors. Zanu-PF councillors accused CCC of sidelining them in importan...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zambian President Hichilema breaks SADC protocols
ZAMBIAN President Hakainde Hichilema breached Southern Africa Development Community protocols when he appointed Dr Nevers Mumba, a man with a criminal record, to head the bloc's Electoral Observer Mis...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has nowhere to play 'stolen village drum'
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, an African proverb that says it is easier to steal the village drum than to find where to play it, came to mind as the presidential election re...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
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