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South Africa is ruled by individuals who happen to wear robes
Apartheid was "legal". Jim Crow laws in the US were "legal". Colonialism was "legal". Even the Nazis were "legal". So, what does it mean to have the rule of law? And whose law is it anyway?In ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 10:38hrs | 642 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Pravin Gordhan became factional in the ANC
The monologue in a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare and the poem, which was recited by Jaques entitled "As you like it" painted a broader picture about life when they stated that "All the world'...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 13:30hrs | 320 | by Bheki Mngomezulu
Chivayo says 'leaked' social media screenshots are fake
Social media personality Wicknell Chivayo, known for his opulent lifestyle and donations to individuals linked to the ruling Zanu-PF party, has addressed allegations about leaked screenshots of his pr...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:24hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must smoke out wolves in sheep skin
BY their very nature, coalitions have never been an easy customer be-cause they are predicated upon regionalism and in this context regional-ism means tribalism, full stop. The recent so-calle...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:41hrs | 15 | by Martin Stobart
Zambia's Hichilema snubs Mnangagwa inauguration
Angolan president João Lourenço and Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema, the two most powerful men in SADC currently, are both shunning the inauguration of Zimbabwe's president-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa foll...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 20:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stockpiles 350kg of gold after new policy
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has stockpiled more than 350 kilogrammes of gold collected under a new law compelling companies mining gold, diamonds, lithium and platinum group of metals (PGMs) to...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:00hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa leaps to defence of Ginimbi's ex
Zimbabwe has long struggled with the problem of drug and substance abuse with experts noting that a deepening economic crisis and the attendant poverty and despair have resulted in increasing numbers ...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tyson Fury stops Derek Chisora in 10 rounds
Tyson Fury dominated Derek Chisora to defend his WBC heavyweight title in 10 rounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday night.It was a dominant performance from Fury. He sub...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'embarrassed' at Zanu-PF elective congress?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was reportedly "embarrassed" at last week's Zanu-PF elective congress after delegates from Mashonaland Central province protested over their provincial chairperson Kazembe...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Globetrotting Mnangagwa walking in Mugabe's footsteps
IN June 2017, the late former president Robert Mugabe attracted an angry backlash following his trip to a United Nations (UN) conference in Mexico on oceans even though the country is a landlocked sta...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans shouldn't blame anyone for failing to fully benefit from British colonial rule
What does Britain mean?In fact, where is the name London, or for that matter, England derived?Britain is a derivative of the Latin name, 'Brittannia', or 'Britannia' - whilst, London i...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 12:06hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa tightens firm chokehold on Jonathan Moyo
FORMER cabinet minister, MP and Zanu-PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo, who escaped by death by a whisker when the army stormed his home and that of a friend guns blazing during the 2017 military coup...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
So it's official, Zimbabweans doesn't have a head of state, but only a political party president!
When I listened to president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, at a rally in Chitungwiza a few days ago, declaring that his government would neither consider or address any concerns and grievances brought ...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 11:42hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Rule of law vs historical imbalances
CRIMINALS broke into a homestead and stole everything, taking over the family means of livelihood. They pushed everyone to the periphery of the homestead and ordered them to remain there and obey thei...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 7 | by Tapiwa Gomo
2021 marks four wasted years under Cyril Ramaphosa
Concluding his tour of four African countries in Dakar, President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters that challenges faced by his administration in 2021 "combined to create just a catastrophic year"....Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 14:16hrs | 9 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
Jacob Zuma is receiving the politics of justice
In South Africa, we have three arms of government, that is, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. Everyone seems content with allowing criticism of the legislators and the executive, but n...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:26hrs | | by Bathabile Dlamini
President ED Mnangagwa - A lucky Daka-boy?
In the aftermath of the 2017 military coup, emerged a darker force to take over the peaceful nation of Zimbabwe. A man with something of the night was suddenly thrust into the forefront of Zimbabwean ...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 10:39hrs | | by Nobukhosi Moyo
'Zimbabwe needs sanctions lifted to develop'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called on the world to rally behind SADC's quest to have illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West removed to enable the country to realise its full potential. ...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC-A should give Zimbabwe a break
ON October 25, Zimbabwe will be walking tall, arm in arm with its regional partners in calling for the unconditional removal of illegal sanctions imposed on the country by Western nations that seek to...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Auxillia Mnangagwa' audio is fake, says Mliswa
An audio on SoundCloud which is said to be a recorded “rant” by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa against a military official “she” calls Murombo has divided opinion among commentators.An ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 21:49hrs | | by Pindula
Dishonesty now biggest threat to democracy
Two inter-related issues - highlighted in two feedbacks I have received over the past six months - should be addressed as a matter of priority and urgency.The first one is do with what one mob...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:54hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Mnangagwa should decisively deal with anarchists
The recently-held, disputed MDC- Alliance congress has revealed the toxic politics of chicanery, vote-rigging, vote-buying, vote manipulation and violent streak imbued in the party's DNA. It was sober...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Philemon Mutedzi
Death stalks Mnangagwa family
President Emerson Mnangagwa, former president Robert Mugabe, and all the architects of Gukurahundi - the 1980s massacre of unarmed civilians in Matabeleland and the Midlands - carry a deadly curse tha...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by Methusi Ncube
Chamisa's security providing security cover and guard for Obasanjo
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has said it secretly arranged security details for visiting former Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo who was in the country for the launch of a book he co-...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 13:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa placed Obasanjo under surveillance during Zimbabwe visit
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has said it secretly arranged security details for visiting former Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo who was in the country for the launch of a book he...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
'A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination'
IT has reached the stage where, to be honest with each other, it is no more surprising that posting a most non-political and non-partisan message on social media praising Zimbabweans — one and all ...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:28hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Only a fool thinks Zimbabwe sanctions are targeted
ONLY a fool thinks sanctions are targeted Last week you published a story in which President Mnangagwa was saying the country's economic revival was unstoppable. ED called on the United States...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Mudzimu Mukuru
'Mugabe wanted Mandela to die in prison'
Former President Robert Mugabe did not want South African struggle icon Nelson Mandela to be released from prison because he was going to steal his limelight.In a video that has gone viral on ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 12:07hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's speech welcoming Ramaphosa
On behalf of the Government and people of Zimbabwe and on my own behalf, it is my singular honour to welcome you, Your Excellency, President Ramaphosa and your delegation to Zimbabwe. I trust that you...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:45hrs | | by ED Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa pleads for sanctions removal
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the United States of America (USA) to remove sanctions arguing that they were not what the country fought for during the liberation struggle.He wa...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 13:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bemoans United States sanctions
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday lashed out at the United States for renewing sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying they were a violation of human rights.Mnangagwa was speaking at the buria...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Economic revival unstoppable, claims Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe is on an inexorable and unstoppable economic and political trajectory that will definitely lead to prosperity, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.The country, he said, is like a tr...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt refuses to meet teachers
GOVERNMENT has snubbed further salary talks with teachers' unions, saying it had no plans to directly engage the combative unions.In a response dated February 18, addressed to the Progressive ...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:02hrs | | by Staf reporter
Chamisa's wife funded the breakfast 'Prayer Meeting'?
On the 6th of February 2019 the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, HE ED Mnangagwa, convened a meeting at State House for all Presidential contestants in the 2018 elections to discuss the framewor...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mawere throws Jonathan Moyo under the bus
In a sudden twist of events, business tycoon Mutumwa Mawere has accused former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan of being part of a cabinet committee that was setup to look into the Shabani Mashaba...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 09:19hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo fights in Mawere's corner
Exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo has condemned the Act of parliament that was used to takeover South Africa based business tycoon Mutumwa Mawere's Shabani Mashaba mines calling it dia...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 19:15hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
More and more wives sue 'homewreckers'
Zimbabwean courts are getting inundated with lawsuits of estranged wives suing what they have termed "scheming seductresses" for stealing their men.More and more wives are demanding hefty fina...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel station fined
SPITEFUL Investments, a company that operates a fuel station in Gokwe, has been fined $400 after its diesel failed to meet minimum regulations as required by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Some Zimbabweans have poisoned themselves with spit
THE more one reads some reactions to the current upheavals in the economy, the more one sees that some people have poisoned themselves with spite.It's not only me who has observed that. Level-...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Woman catches 'adulterous' neighbour pants down with her man
A HWANGE woman is suing her neighbour for $20 000 in damages after she allegedly caught her in bed with her lawfully wedded husband at their matrimonial home.The aggrieved woman, Ms Melissa Nc...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on knife edge
TENSIONS are high in Zimbabwe as the country's political protagonists Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa switch turf from the spiteful political arena to the Constitutional Court which sits this We...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to Prosecutor-General
Dear Acting Prosecutor-GeneralMy heartfelt congratulations on your recent appointment, Mr Kumbirai Hodzi, as the Acting Prosecutor-General. Hopefully in the long run the appointment will be tu...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:02hrs | 3 | by Garikai Mazara
Nobody wins spiteful wars
TWO separate news items from the past few days have been most instructive in their own way.The first was about MDC Alliance presidential spokesperson Nkululeko Sibanda walking into Herald Hous...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:01hrs | | by Conway Nkumbuzo Tutani
Chamisa and Biti: Hubris personified
HUBRIS is defined as excessive pride or over-confidence. It is epitomised by arrogance. It often indicates a disconnection with reality and overestimating one's own competence. It is a disease that af...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Nick Mangwana
Chamisa in the eyes of the outside world, could he be the face of the renascence of African democracy?
Too much publicity is being given to the western media styles and tastes of who is fit to become a leader and ruler of countries where they have huge historical investments and prospects for more inve...Published: 14 May 2018 at 08:57hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere
Is Mugabe the criminal mastermind?
The events of the past few weeks in the post-Robert Mugabe era have led many Zimbabweans to introspect on Operation Restore Legacy (ORL). The operation, which culminated in the voluntary resignation b...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 05:55hrs | | by Trevor Shiri
Who exactly was former President Mugabe?
The late VP Nkomo warned us in his 1984 book that there is a Robert Mugabe we don't know, but we were too consumed by the dummy we had been sold by the dominant liberation war discourses. These warnin...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pertinent questions about the Ndebele King
The following represents a litany of questions drawn from a diversity of people who genuinely seek to understand role and relevance of the institution of the King in their lives. I made an attempt to ...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 14:05hrs | 1 | by George Mkhwanazi
How Oliver Mtukudzi sheltered a Zimbabwean refugee in downtown Harare
Music is soulful shelter. I became a refugee when I discovered potential life hidden in the works of Mbare-born guitarist Louis Mhlanga and the late Mozambican Afro-Jazz singer Gito Baloi and slowly r...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 17:07hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
'Jonathan Moyo second most delusional, humiliated person to Mugabe'
A journalist Mziwandile Ndlovu has described the former Higher, Tertiary Science and Technology Minister Jonathan Moyo who is on self imposed exile as the second most delusional and humiliated person ...Published: 15 Jan 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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