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Sanyatwe effectively confirmed ZANU PF can't win free and fair elections!
The recent utterances by ZNA (Zimbabwe National Army) Commander General Anselem Sanyatwe were quite troubling on many fronts.The most obvious, of course, was the flagrant disregard for the sup...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 20:29hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Illegal regime change in Zimbabwe already happened in 2017!
Recent utterances by President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have raised an issue that has bedeviled Zimbabwe for the past few decades. In his wild alle...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 22:23hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Non-Aligned Movement is a big sham!
Is there anyone who is genuinely unbiased and neutral in their views or stances on particular issues?We can even move on to the political landscape.Who can claim to be totally impartia...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 19:35hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF congress: The Great Betrayal
IF the late former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith felt betrayed by the British government and his allies - including apartheid South Africa - whom he expected to side with him to keep Rhod...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rebranding is a matter of life and death for MDC-Alliance
WILLIAM Shakespeare, the 16th century English playwright who once prominently featured on the Zimbabwean Ordinary Level and Advanced Level English literature school curriculum, once rhetorically asked...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 18:16hrs | 8 | by Taona T. Denhere
Birthday greetings, Zimbabwe
Like yesterday, I remember the day that the late former Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith declared independence from Britain.I was driving down what was North Avenue in Salisbury (now Harare)...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Displacement of indigenous people from their ancestoral land proves Zimbabwe regime a continuation of colonialism
It has never been in doubt to most of us that, the 1980 government, that came into power in Zimbabwe, was nothing more than a British project, which had been created to hijack the genuine and gallant ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 12:33hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Where have all the dribbling wizards gone?
WHERE have all the magicians who used to specialise in the fine art of dribbling gone? This was something, which kept haunting me, as I watched the CAF Confederation Cup play-off's first leg tie betwe...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Charles Mabika
An open letter to all former ZIPRA cadres
Greetings to you all! 2020 has been a very challenging year. Many people lost their loved ones to the COVID-19 pandemic and others fell ill due to it. But probably the worst impact of the pand...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 16:47hrs | 1 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
'They called me a dissident,' says Thambolenyoka
Tennyson Ndlovu is quite an enigma. Having joined the liberation struggle at 21, he quickly became a highly-respected instructor for the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA), only to be demobil...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo 1983 Prophetic Letter to Mugabe
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon United Kingdom7th June 1983 Dear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of the leade...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 13:58hrs | 10 | by Dr Joshua M Nkomo
British govt insists on reforms for support
THE British government this week insisted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa must bring to book perpetrators of human rights violations, as well as implement substantive political and economic reforms ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK tells Mnangagwa to reform or no support
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's re-engagement process will stall if his government does not implement critical political reforms and bring to account securocrats accused of fronting an assault on human...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's administration is a 'gang of thugs', says UK MP
A veteran member of Parliament in the United Kingdom (UK), Sir Nicholas Soames, has referred to the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government as a "gang of thugs", saying the administration has been a grave d...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 19:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Notorious car hijackers nabbed in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Bulawayo Metropolitan Province have arrested five suspected members of a notorious car theft syndicate suspected to have been hijacking and breaking into parked moto...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 20:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lead if you may, without power
The top left grandstand at the iconic White City Stadium gave me a vintage hawk's eye view of proceedings. Increasingly, White City has become an arena less popular for sport, for football and Boy Ndl...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
The life of Misheck Velaphi Ncube: Connecting the dots
ORBITUARYMisheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on May 9, 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the libe...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:49hrs | | by Ernest Malandu, Vivian Siziba and Strike Mkandla
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 11 | by PUMA
Misheck Velaphi Ncube Obituary: Connecting the Dots
Misheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at Heroes Acre in Harare on 9 May 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the liberation and independence of Zimb...Published: 19 May 2019 at 20:59hrs | 2 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Mnangagwa unmoved by hostile agenda
GOVERNMENT will continue to double down on its re-engagement policy notwithstanding the negative attempts by some British legislators to continue isolating Zimbabwe, a senior Government official has s...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK MPs regret endorsing Mnangagwa
British MPs say they regret that their government took a quick stance to cosy up to the Zimbabwean administration soon after President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over power from former president Robert M...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economic recovery plan (Zim Plan)
Stagflation is caused by the simultaneous occurrence of economic stagnation and inflation. This state of economic affairs within a country is characterised by the twin evils of economics, that is to s...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 18:35hrs | 1 | by Colls Ndlovu, economist
ZANU PF's culture of impunity chronicled
Impunity is defined as exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. It is used to refer to people who get away with committing serious crimes but are allowed to e...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 15:04hrs | 1 | by Siphosami Malunga
How Mugabe survived assassination in Gutu
Kenny Constantine Mabuya, whose Chimurenga name was Cde Kenny Ridzai, makes stunning revelations about their confrontation with the British authorities after they had been sent as the advance team for...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
A classical example of a pot telling the kettle: 'how black!' who will be counted in the Trump Era
Be it Mnangagwa giving Donald Trump land in abundance in Victoria Falls or Chamisa dreaming of Las Vegas in Victoria Falls, it is just tasteless. Now when Chamisa ridicules Mnangagwa about his golf co...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 19:44hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | | by Igomombe
MDC-T and the American connection
IN my last submission, I touched on a crucial player in the regime change agenda - the Zimbabwe Democracy Trust (ZDT) - and hinted they were a story for another day. The Trust was set up...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Tafadzwa Masango
Military Dictatorship
Zimbabwe is one of the many failed states of Africa. The people of Zimbabwe spent slightly more than two decades fighting to free themselves from British colonisation and then Ian Smith's racist Rhode...Published: 28 May 2018 at 13:39hrs | | by Clement Dumisani Moyo
Zimbabwe is one of the many failed states of Africa
Zimbabwe is one of the many failed states of Africa. The people of Zimbabwe spent slightly more than two decades fighting to free themselves from British colonisation and then Ian Smith's racist Rhode...Published: 25 May 2018 at 14:27hrs | | by Clement Dumisani Moyo
Britain keen on Mnangagwa, says Dabengwa
WITH reports that 5000 soldiers have been deployed throughout the rural areas ahead of the general elections and with the British seemingly supportive of the new government, Dumiso Dabengwa says he is...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 13:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
A rare insight into Zanu-PF politics
IN writing his memoir, Cephas G. Msipa said: "I want to leave a record, hoping those coming after me may benefit from my experiences."Title: In Pursuit of Freedom and JusticeAuthor...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Beniah Munengwa
Joshua Nkomo letter to Robert Mugabe from exile in the UK
JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon E6 2WLUnited Kingdom7th June, 1983INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGABEDear Robert,1. I write...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 11:00hrs | 2 | by Joshua M. Nkomo
Time to temper Mnangagwa expectations
Just under a year ago, I began writing this column, where my goal was to bring about dispassionate debate about the political and social developments in the country.At the end of November, whe...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 14:37hrs | 1 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Why the British had no other choice but to work with Mnangagwa
As I reflected on the tons of emails of feedback I got yesterday including from local embassies responding to the article published by nehandaradio, in which I wrote about the Zimbabwe-British relatio...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 11:31hrs | 3 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Matabeleland Genocide (1980-1987 And Beyond) - Zanu-PF's agenda in the region pt2
The first article on Zanupf's agenda in The Region showed how it has continuously used tribalism to endlessly segregate, discriminate, deprive, oppress, marginalise, relegate to second/third class the...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:44hrs | | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
The rise of a liberator . . . and fall of a tyrant
BROUGHT into the nationalist movement reportedly because of his eloquence and clarity of thought, former President Robert Mugabe's legacy as one of the most ruthless tyrants of modern times will remai...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mzembi: 20 questions and answers as Foreign Minister Zimbabwe
HARARE - The Honorable Dr. Walter Mzembi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Zimbabwe, provided Worldtourismwire a copy of this Q&A first published in the Zimbabwe Daily News....Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 07:36hrs | | by EINPresswire
Zimbabwe won't shut down struggling embassies, says Mzembi
Daily News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with new Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi. Find below excerpts of the interview.Q: Congratulations on your appointment...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Britain rigged 1980 polls for Mugabe'
THE British government sold out and rigged the 1980 polls on behalf of President Robert Mugabe just to save the lives of innocent Zimbabweans who were being butchered by ZANLA forces, says UANC....Published: 14 Oct 2017 at 15:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe says Zimbabwe, Britain ready to start afresh
THERE is mutual readiness by Zimbabwe and Britain to leave behind years of conflict and open a new chapter of rapprochement, President Mugabe has said.The comments by President Mugabe follow t...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe reflects on Soames visit
THERE is mutual readiness by Zimbabwe and Britain to leave behind years of conflict and open a new chapter of rapprochement, President Mugabe has said. The comments by President Mugabe follow the visi...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lord Soames's son to work hard to improve Zimbabwe, UK relations
President Mugabe yesterday met Mr Nicholas Soames, son to the Britain's last colonial Governor in Rhodesia, who presided over Zimbabwe's transition to majority rule.In an interview soon after ...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe meets Lord Soames' son
Sir Nicholas Soames, the son to the last Governor of the then Southern Rhodesia, Lord Soames has met President Robert Mugabe at State House in Harare today.Speaking after meeting President Mug...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe opposition ready to remove Mugabe regime?
For 37 years Zimbabweans have endured ZANU rule. Are things about to change? For any political party that is serious about dislodging ZANU PF from power the first step should be to gain an indepth...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 20:03hrs | | by Sakhile Sibanda
Mugabe's deep love for all things colonial
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has not hidden his disdain for everything associated with Zimbabwe's erstwhile colonial master Britain, especially since the turn of the century when his administration embarke...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe the physical man naturally retreats
PERHAPS we must do that; abandon the "Him" and deal with the "It". We must leave the man and engage with the phenomenon. There are many profits in the present for reading and understanding Robert Muga...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 13:00hrs | 1 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Biti wants ZEC replaced by UN trusteeship - useless reinvention, triangle shaped wheel
Tendai Biti and his MDC friends have refused to acknowledge they failed to implement the democratic reforms designed to stop Zanu PF vote rigging and are now coming up with all manner of solutions shy...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe was at his best in the 1980s and somehow lost his way
A COUPLE of weeks ago, war veterans' leader, Christopher Mutsvangwa said President Robert Mugabe was at his astute best in the 1980s and made the best decisions any country could ask for.Close...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 11:01hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Zimbabwe: Season of the MOU and the end of Political Innocence
Perhaps we must do that. Abandon the "Him" and deal with the "It." We must leave the man and engage with the phenomenon. There are many profits in the present for reading and understanding Robert Muga...Published: 04 May 2017 at 17:27hrs | 1 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Digesting Mugabe's opinion of Trump
Because President Mugabe's birthday happens to be the same day Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, Mother Africa's children at home and abroad have always considered this day...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 05:44hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
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