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ZANU never fought against the British - lets not distort history
When we distort the past, it ceases to be history and becomes propaganda.In Zimbabwean politics, the manipulation of history is as common as the empty promises made during election campaigns.&...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 22:46hrs | 1004 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The ZANU-PF–Britain alliance is a self-serving bond that never served the people
The political theatre designed to deceive Zimbabweans seems never-ending.A few days ago, senior Zimbabwean officials and British nationals gathered in Harare to celebrate King Charles III's bi...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 14:24hrs | 677 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa heads to Moscow for 80th Victory Day commemorations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has departed for Moscow, Russia, to participate in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Victory Day, marking eight decades since Nazi Germany's surrender to the Soviet Uni...Published: 07 May 2025 at 21:02hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
JZ Moyo remembered as a political and military strategist
The late Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo, former vice-president of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu) and a key figure in the liberation struggle, was remembered last week as a master strategist, both p...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:55hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's dilemma: The cost of loyalty in Zimbabwe's political chess
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's long-standing loyalty to President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now being met with ruthless betrayal. After playing a pivotal role in bringing Mnangagwa to power in 2017...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 18:01hrs | 1562 | by Staff reporter
Phelekezela Mphoko: Farewell to a revolutionary
THE passing of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has left a profound void in the hearts of many Zimbabweans and those who knew him globally. As we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:28hrs | 115 | by Marshall Ndlela
Mphoko burial slated for Bulawayo tomorrow
Bulawayo is set to host the burial of national hero and former Vice President Phelekezela Report Mphoko tomorrow, in accordance with his family's wishes. Mphoko, who passed away at the age of 84, was ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:23hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's body arrives
The body of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who passed away in India last week at the age of 84, arrived in Harare yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife, Laurinda, their children, and ot...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 06:43hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga gives glowing eulogy for Mphoko
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has expressed profound sorrow following the passing of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who died in India on Friday. Mphoko, a distinguished liberation war...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:10hrs | 1385 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's body expected this week from India
The body of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who passed away in India last Friday at the age of 84, is being repatriated this week, with arrangements coordinated by Zimbabwean and Indian auth...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:47hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Phelekezela Mphoko aka Report Ndlovu: A pioneer freedom fighter
THE late former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko was one of the pioneer freedom fighters of our armed struggle. He joined the armed struggle soon after being released from prison and was immediately ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:55hrs | 184 | by Brigadier-General (Rtd) Abel Mazinyane
Tributes pour in for hero Mphoko
Zimbabwe is mourning the passing of former Vice President and decorated liberation war hero, Phelekezela Report Mphoko, who died in India on Friday at the age of 84.The late national hero, rem...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:48hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Mphoko a national hero
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed deep sorrow following the passing of former Vice President and liberation war stalwart, Ambassador Phelekezela Mphoko, who succumbed to a long illness. Mnang...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 17:41hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko dies
Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has died.He was 84. George Charamba, the Deputy Chief Secretary-Presidential Communications in the Office...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 14:50hrs | 4701 | by Staff reporter
Mzila Ndlovu honoured for championing human rights in Matebeleland
Veteran freedom fighter, former minister, and opposition politician Moses Mzila Ndlovu has been honoured with the General Lookout Masuku Award by the 1893 Matebeleland Human Rights Restoration Movemen...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 18:33hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
NATO rival warns of new 'nuclear arms race'
A decision to deploy long-range missiles in Western Europe could trigger a new nuclear arms race, Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov has warned....Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 16:01hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
Russia's role in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle recognised
THE Joshua Nkomo National Foundation (JNNF), in partnership with the Russian State University for Humanities, held an exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo recently to commemorate Russia/...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:11hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
ZIPRA veterans reflect on Soviet training
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) fighters, who trained in the Soviet Union, gathered in Bulawayo on Thursday for a poignant exhibition that celebrated their contributions to the arm...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:45hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe requires frank, honest leaders'
Zimbabwe requires leaders who are frank, forthright, and honest, as such qualities are crucial to achieving the country's national objectives, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. He was addressing mou...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube burial this week
National hero Colonel Tshinga Dube (Retired) will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare this week, with a funeral service scheduled for tomorrow at Bulawayo's Barbourfields Stadium. Col Dube...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:00hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube dies
Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube, a prominent figure in Zimbabwe's liberation history and a decorated war veteran, passed away on October 3, 2024, at the age of 83. His son, Vusa Dube, confirmed the new...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:52hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF never helped ANC/Umkhonto wesizwe during Apartheid: MRP tells Ramaphosa
MTHWAKAZI REPUBLIC PARTY has corrected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for thanking Zanu PF and Zimbabwe for helping South Africa during the liberation war indicating that it was not Zan...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 22:35hrs | 1816 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF, ANC were publicly sworn enemies
Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF and South Africa's old National Party government were publicly sworn enemies. Privately, their relationship was a bit more complicated.On 7 and 8 February, 1983, for instanc...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1270 | by Peter Fabricius
Are we cursed as Zimbabweans?
Let us not pretend and lie to each other. We need to be brutally honest.Have we not, at some point, asked ourselves or one another this question?Are we cursed as Zimbabweans?...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 08:13hrs | 1292 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ANC of Ramaphosa: Obliterating, political cleansing of left leaning socialists
South Africa is witnessing a significant shift in its political landscape after the African National Congress (ANC), under President Cyril Ramaphosa, lost its majority in Parliament. This development ...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:18hrs | 247 | by Marshall Ndlela
High-tech Western weapons 'useless' in Ukraine conflict
Satellite-guided shells are particularly vulnerable to Russian jamming technology, commanders in Kiev have told the newspaperRussia's electronic warfare capabilities have rendered precision-gu...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:07hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
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 | 21 | 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 | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Western war hawks want Ukraine's resources'
Western countries want Kiev to achieve victory in the conflict with Russia, because it would give them the opportunity to "acquire and divide" Ukraine's wealth, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban h...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 09:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story
It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Germany solution - A Path to Zimbabwe's Economic Revival
Zimbabwe's government is currently grappling with significant economic challenges, including destroyed infrastructure, reduced food production, high unemployment rates, and shortages of basic goods. T...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 10:26hrs | 8 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Popular football matches for all-time
Football, known as soccer in some regions, has a rich history filled with unforgettable matches that have captivated audiences worldwide. These matches have left an indelible mark on the sport and its...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 15:29hrs | 56 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga eulogise Zimbabwe-Russia relations
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has paid tribute to the Russian Federation for standing firm in support of Zimbabwe's sovereignty in the face of an ever-present threat from imperial powers....Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to officially open Russian games
THE Russian Federation has drawn up a multi-disciplinary international sports tournament anchored on embracing technology and science and Zimbabwe has been given the honour to officially open the inau...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF thrives on dividing nation
Ever since the party was formed on August 8, 1963, its modus operandi has always been the same: Dividing the people of Zimbabwe. In fact, Zanu-PF's existence and survival have been premised on fomenti...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:00hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU PF at the forefront of dividing Zimbabweans!
There has, arguably, been no greater force of division in modern-day Zimbabwe than the ruling ZANU PF. Ever since the party was formed on 8th August 1963, its modus operandi has always been th...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 22:22hrs | 22 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's Mutapa Fund likely to create oligarchs
FEARS abound that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's self-serving Mutapa Investment Fund project has hallmarks of how Russian state assets were sold for a song or brazenly stolen during its transition fro...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
No single individual, group, or political party can fight an entrenched dictator alone
Whatever happens in Zimbabwe on 23 August 2023, we must pay homage to both President Mnangagwa and his challengers for the prevailing peace in this hotly contested plebiscite. The receptivity of Presi...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 14:22hrs | 13 | by Sam Wezhira
Chamisa chides Mnangagwa over Putin chopper gift
MAIN opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa has taken a swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa for accepting a helicopter from Russian President Vladimir Putin and openly supporting his invasion of Ukraine....Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Putin and the Wagner mutiny
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple"Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)On 23rd June 2023 the Western media became delirious with joy when the heard that there was a ...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 15:39hrs | 15 | by Ian Beddowes
The inspiring journey of Joshua Nkomo, African hero
IN the annals of African history, there are few figures as iconic and revered as the late Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, affectionately known as Father Zimbabwe. A towering presence with an air of com...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
American is paying billions to Russia's nuclear agency while the two countries are in conflict over the war in Ukraine
It should be a startling fact that the U.S. is paying billions to Russia's nuclear agency while the two countries are in conflict over the war in Ukraine.Nuclear power companies rely on cheap ...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 13:31hrs | 5 | by Erick Matotoba
Embracing deglobalisation in a globalised world
"The more things change, the more they stay the same ..." is a commonly used quotation coined by the French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.The saying implies that even the most turbulent o...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
The greatest unpatriotism is keeping quiet when ruling elite destroys Zimbabwe!
So, the Parliament of Zimbabwe has gone ahead, in spite of all the public outrage, into passing the draconian so-called 'Patriotic Bill'.I should say that there was nothing particularly surpri...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 10:47hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe citizens less willing to embrace new street names
FOR the one-year period he has been selling wooden utensils in Harare's central business district, Blessing Magocha (35) has been using popular buildings and landmarks as a meeting point with his clie...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints new CIO fixer to consolidate grip on power
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to re-assert his vice-like grip on Zimbabwe's state security service, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), which is critical to his power consolidation a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:42hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
From Trump to Biden, it is getting 'more worse!'
In black English, former president Donald Trump was a lunatic, a loud-mouthed New Yorker, whose mouth was unfiltered, a thoroughly "worse guy". If that is so, US president Joe Biden (lovin...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:35hrs | 4 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Family crisis in the West
I KNOW this is sensitive ground and most people avoid commenting on, but I think it is too important to the world and our own families and society to just brush it aside as another feature of a ...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Eddie Cross
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide domination
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide dominationAn African PerspectivePart 1South Africa will host the 15th BRICS Summit from 22nd-24th August 2023, with the theme;...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 18:50hrs | 6 | by Ian Beddowes
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