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Is it time for Africa to teach Europe what democracy and passive racism are?
Picture it. The aftermath of a national election, where senior international observer from a leading European country declares of the election process he has just witnessed: "In all the many election ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1155 | by Anonymous
Hiding in the comforts of Sweden: Paul Siwela pens a letter to Mnangagwa
Dear Bhudi Paul, With dismay I read the letter you wrote President Mnangagwa today. I hasten to say that I was disappointed by this militant language you have now adopted as a party: MLO. What...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 20:25hrs | 3513 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe's mobile data charges second highest in Africa - report
Zimbabwe has the second most expensive mobile data in sub-Saharan Africa after Equatorial Guinea at $25 for one gigabyte, a technology report released last week has shown.Despite the spread of...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:41hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?
LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 356 | by Ian Scoones
Coventry 'a mere swimmer'?
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy's law.Well, Murphy's law seems to following — nay, stalking — losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.If ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2490 | by CONWAY TUTANI
Letter to Comrade Julius Malema
Dear Mr. Malema, Firstly, I would like to apologize to you personally because when you started your political path, I am one of those you did not take you seriously. I was deeply concerned abo...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 3163 | by Nomazulu Thata
Nelson Chamisa: Your parents taught you better
The so-called experts fail to understand that it is the unshackled youths that can bring change in any country, not the rah-rah lying politicians. In addition, for street protests to work, they must b...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 22:27hrs | 12384 | by Sam Wezhira
Chiwenga urges losers to accept election results
Elections have come and gone and it is now time for Zimbabweans to unite and rebuild the country, while those who lost should be gracious and congratulate the winners as there are no miracles in polit...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1626 | by Staff reporter
Army chief assures the nation
Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda yesterday assured the nation that the country remains safe and secure despite the recent politically motivated violence that erup...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga poised to topple Mnangagwa, as another coup imminent in Zimbabwe
The 30 July 2018 harmonized elections were like no other ever held in the country for so many reasons, but the most outstanding was the huge difference between the two-thirds majority won by the rulin...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 19:48hrs | 29845 | by Kudakwashe Sheddy Marangwanda
You are putting women and children in Mathebeleland at risk Israel Dube
Your article in Bulawayo24 on the 5th of August is a cause to be concerned about if one comes from this region. It felt as if you are already threatening war against the Mnangagwa regime. Did you and ...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 20:05hrs | 2904 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe has never been free since 1980 - Mthwakazi activists
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has said Zimbabweans have never been free since 1980."I have noticed that people do not understand what peace is. A lot of people claim that Zimbabwe has be...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 11:51hrs | 287 | by Stephen Jakes
Tackle causes of Tribalism and not dwell on symptoms
Dear Mr. Kernan Zwelikahle, If there are issues that the government of Zimbabwe has not done so far, one of them is to effectively tackle tribalism in our societies. Tribalism has been with us...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 17:23hrs | 1022 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe government committed to improving budget transparency
The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) and UNICEF commend the Zimbabwean government for its commitment towards improving budget transparency in Zimbabwe.The commitm...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 08:53hrs | 394 | by Nango
MSU demands full fees before enrolment
ALL students offered places to study at the Midlands State University (MSU) beginning second semester that commences on August 27 have been ordered to pay full fees by the end of this month or risk wi...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:16hrs | 591 | by Staff rpeorter
In South Sudan, up to 2.4 million children are not attending school
JUBA, South Sudan - Up to 2.4 million children in South Sudan are not receiving an education - the highest proportion of out of school children in the world. Years of conflict, displacement and econom...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 14:11hrs | 333 | by APO
Mphoko accused of funding Mthwakazi
Choppies chairperson, Festus Mogae has written a strongly worded letter to Choppies Zimbabwe's 51% shareholder, former vice president, Phelekezela Mphoko, demanding that he relinquish his Choppies sha...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 09:20hrs | 5537 | by Staff reporter
'5 million Zimbabweans live in extreme poverty'
OVER five million people in Zimbabwe are living in extreme poverty, throwing into doubt the country's capacity to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to end extreme poverty by 2030, a...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:03hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa chides the other 21 'pretenders to the throne'
Although a staggering 23 candidates have put their names forward in a bid to lead Zimbabwe after the July 30 national elections, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says in reality his only challenge for...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 08:22hrs | 4316 | by Staff reporter
Bringing rural women to the frontline
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and executive director of UN Women, recently began a second term in office. In her first term, she drew attention to women's issues globa...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 16:29hrs | 507 | by Africa Renewal
CSOs urged to commit to budget processes
The Executive Director of the National Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (NANGO), Leonard Mandishara attended the Budget Transparency Stakeholders' Workshop in South Sudan from 6 to 11 Jun...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 07:24hrs | 69 | by NANGO
Chiwenga tells army to remain vigilant, patriotic
VICE President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired) yesterday urged security forces to be vigilant and patriotic as some elements were bent on reversing the gains of independence as the country prep...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:41hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency
Experts say conditions on the continent are great for virtual currency Interest in cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency, is growing steadily in...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 14:44hrs | 475 | by Pavithra Rao
Moving away from the death penalty in Zimbabwe - has the time come for change?
Zimbabwe has shown itself ready to embrace change in recent months but would that extend to abolition of the death penalty? The findings of a ...Published: 24 May 2018 at 14:24hrs | 380 | by Parvais Jabbar and Val Ingham-Thorpe
WATCH: Fault line that could 'split Africa in two' causes havoc
Not only do we have global warming to contend with, but the ground below our feet is now changing in a way that will alter the planet permanently. Kenya is at the forefront of these tumultuous develop...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 12:26hrs | 6526 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe faces bankruptcy
ZIMBABWE has been named among seven countries destined to go broke by year end if it does not address its basket of economic and financial woes, a United Kingdom-based company has said.Love Mo...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:59hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has a Happiness deficit - report
Zimbabwe is nowhere near the happiest people on earth, according to 2018 World Happiness Report issued by a United Nations agency. Forget about the trade deficit, budget deficit, Zimbabwe has a happin...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 14:40hrs | 908 | by Ndou Paul
Ye three Kings of Southern Rhodesia: are we now ready for Mfecane in Mathebeleland?
There are very genuine questions we have to ask the Nguni ethnic group their audacity to revive their Kingdoms here in Mthwakazi: the lands of the San populations from the Zambezi escarpment right dow...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 23:48hrs | 2388 | by Nomazulu Thata
South Sudan to hang former South African colonel
A court in South Sudan has sentenced a former South African colonel to death by hanging for conspiring against President Salva Kiir's government.William John Endley, who served as an adviser t...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 11:04hrs | 1916 | by BBC
Does Mathebeleland need three Kings of Nguni tribe?
It is hard to ignore what is happening in Mathebeleland regarding Kingships. We now have three potential Kings claiming to be the rightful owners of the throne. Which is which, is one million dollar q...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1350 | by Nomazulu Thata
The scramble for Zimbabwe has begun
The scramble for Zimbabwe has begun. Western and Eastern nations are locked in a frenetic race to grab the mouth-watering economic opportunities presented by a country whose dramatic return from inter...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 15:48hrs | 5827 | by Brezhnev Malaba
Africa startled by sudden and vulgar attention
Johannesburg - Africans woke up yesterday to find President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. It wasn't what people had hoped for.Using vulgar language, Trump on T...Published: 13 Jan 2018 at 06:43hrs | 2092 | by Staff Reporter
2018 New Year Message: African Union
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 1, 2018/ -- 2017 has been a particularly eventful year, with the assumption of duty of a new Commission. I have had the privilege of serving with a diverse group of indi...Published: 01 Jan 2018 at 16:23hrs | 1269 | by APO
Hunger strike at Harare prison
SIX foreigners arrested by the Immigration Department on allegations of staying in the country illegally have gone on a "hunger strike" at the Harare Central Remand Prison demanding their release or t...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 23:42hrs | 7605 | by Staff Reporter
Was China A Catalyst for Political Change in Zimbabwe?
It didn't take long for speculation to begin that China, Zimbabwe's main trade partner, was involved in the recent removal of Robert Mugabe as president of the southern African nation....Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 14:10hrs | 1322 | by VOA
Mugabe ouster: why the China role theory is hollow
THE fall of Robert Mugabe has dominated global coverage of Africa over the past few weeks. In Western coverage of the first week after the coup in Zimbabwe there was speculation about what China knew ...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 05:20hrs | 1224 | by Cobus van Staden and Chris Alden
Focus on China's role in Mugabe ouster missed the bigger picture
The fall of Robert Mugabe has dominated global coverage of Africa over the past few weeks. In Western coverage of the first week after the coup in Zimbabwe there was speculation about what China knew ...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 17:08hrs | 3258 | by Cobus van Staden, South African Institute of International Affairs and Chris Alden, London School of Economics and Political Sci
Turning a curse into a blessing: Lessons for Zimbabwe and African countries
The idea that natural resource wealth can support sustainable economic development is widely accepted. Natural resources are, in a way, a stock of natural capital and natural resource availability is ...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 10:41hrs | 783 | by Courage Mlambo, PhD (Economics)
Obama and the fallacy of the African dream
When then-Senator Barrack Obama won the presidential election in the USA, ahead of Republican Party nominee John McCain, on Tuesday, November 3 in 2008 – Africa as a whole celebrated the election of...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 14:54hrs | 1300 | by Tafi Mhaka
Turning a curse into a blessing: Lessons for Zimbabwe and African countries
The idea that natural resource wealth can support sustainable economic development is widely accepted. Natural resources are, in a way, a stock of natural capital and natural resource availability is ...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 11:54hrs | 1513 | by Courage Mlambo
This coup, attempted coup isn't a national democratic project!
THE recent events in Zimbabwe are very depressing, fundamentally because they trample upon the fundamental principles enshrined in our very recent constitution. Our constitution guarantees, in the bil...Published: 20 Nov 2017 at 07:09hrs | 992 | by Jealousy Mawarire
ZPC Kariba flop appointed Warriors coach
Zifa has appointed Sunday Chidzambwa as the caretaker coach for the senior national team for the upcoming Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) tournament.Zimbabwe...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 07:29hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
NUST elections raise stink
A NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) South Sudanese student elected as one of the Student Representative Council (SRC) councillors is accusing the SRC president and his party of sabo...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:40hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe risks plunging into civil war
In the past few years, Zimbabwe has witnessed politics of hate speech, power jostling and factionalism, mainly in the ruling Zanu-PF and the main opposition MDC-T.In the ruling party, the war ...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 05:00hrs | 878 | by Avoid Masiraha
The rescinded Goodwill Ambasssdorial honour a welcome move
The withdrawal by WHO director to honour and appoint President Robert Mugabe as a Goodwill Ambassador has been applauded by most of Zimbabweans who have been going through a lot of challenges to acces...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 10:41hrs | 274 | by Leonard Koni
Bob and Grace Mugabe's Muppet Show is in full swing
Get ready to salsa to the sounds of party-political kongonya when Grace Mugabe takes centre stage at the Zanu-PF special congress scheduled for December. So I hope Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa ca...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 09:59hrs | 2768 | by Tafi Mhaka
Health inequalities in developing countries worry experts
Antwerp, Belgium - The greatest challenge in the world health remains the health inequalities with and within the low and middle income countries. The governor of the province of Antwerp, Prof...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 09:34hrs | 179 | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Arrest monsters on the run
Monsters on the loose are rampaging through Zimbabwean society, trampling underfoot the confidence in Government by both the gullible and rational-minded citizens of our country all the while defaming...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 07:00hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe bunks UN indaba
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe reportedly skipped a key meeting to discuss proposals to reform the United Nations and instead privately met with his long-time pal, Equatorial Guinean leader Teodoro Obiang Ng...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:23hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter
'Govt to address ZDF low salaries,' says Mugabe
The government is aware of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces challenges such as housing provision and low salaries, and as the economy improves, a review of the salaries will be effected.Delivering ...Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 16:37hrs | 1545 | by Staff reporter
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