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Zimbabwe will be more isolated and unstable if president's term extended without referendum

Shortcuts are usually "wrong-cuts" that achieve the exact opposite of the desired effect.The political landscape in Zimbabwe is currently dominated by a frantic effort to manipulate the supreme law of the land. If you value my social …

Published: 9 hrs ago | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Isn't it hard being a sycophant? What if the President says these constitutional amendments are nonsensical?

The world of blind support can be a circus!There is a particular kind of intellectual gymnastics required to be a professional sycophant, and lately, the performance has become truly exhausting to watch. If you value my social justice…

Published: 22 Mar 2026 at 11:24hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

So what will Zimbabweans do when they're still poor by 2030?

Faith is good, but blind faith is dangerous.The countdown to 2030 has begun in earnest, and for the average Zimbabwean, it feels less like a march toward prosperity and more like a high-speed chase toward a brick wall.If you value my socia…

Published: 22 Mar 2026 at 10:40hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

The removal of direct presidential elections is an unforgivable betrayal of the liberation struggle

When personal greed overrides collective national sacrifice.The current discourse surrounding the Constitutional Amendment (No. 3) Bill has focused heavily on the provision to extend the presidential term.If you value my social justice adv…

Published: 13 Mar 2026 at 06:10hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe’s fuel price deception: Using Middle East wars to hide domestic tax greed

Our government has perfected the art of blaming foreign factors for its own failures.The latest announcement by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority regarding petroleum prices for March 2026 is a bitter pill for a nation already gaspin…

Published: 05 Mar 2026 at 06:59hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Even an amateur can drill a borehole; so what is so special to justify a term extension?

This would have been a joke, had it not been so tragic. The political atmosphere in Zimbabwe has become saturated with a singular, repetitive chant that seems to drown out the lived realities of millions. If you value my social j…

Published: 02 Mar 2026 at 20:05hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Why are we no longer taking responsibility for our actions but choosing to blame others for the consequences?

Every action has an equal and often devastating opposite reaction.The spectacle currently unfolding in a Los Angeles courtroom - where a twenty-year-old woman named Kaley G.M. sits as the face of a massive litigation effort against tech gi…

Published: 27 Feb 2026 at 18:30hrs | 275 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

How Zimbabweans will suffer more due to the 2030 Agenda

Amidst the regime's noise, the truth remains a haunting whisper. The formal gazetting of the Constitutional Amendment (No. 3) Bill marks a dark turning point in Zimbabwe's democratic journey - or what remains of it. If you value …

Published: 19 Feb 2026 at 07:51hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabweans are languishing in poverty because of corruption, not a five-year presidential term

If a robber claims the longer he stays, the wealthier you'll get, there's a huge problem.When a robber tells you that the longer he stays in your house, the more property you'll actually have, then there is definitely a huge problem. …

Published: 17 Feb 2026 at 10:52hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Why Zimbabwe's parliamentary-elected president proposal is not the same as the South African model

Where some thrive by creating darkness, the illumination of truth is essential.As political discourse in Zimbabwe gathers momentum around the possibility of further constitutional amendments, a specific proposal has taken center stage: shi…

Published: 17 Feb 2026 at 10:47hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

If those in power genuinely want continuity and stability they should strengthen institutions rather than extend tenures

Those who seek to implement unpopular changes often cloak them in seemingly legitimate causes.The rhetoric of "stability" and "continuity" has become the well-worn armor of the ZANU-PF regime, yet as the nation stares down the barrel of Co…

Published: 16 Feb 2026 at 18:05hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Charamba's pathetic attack on John Masuku only exposed ZBC as the new frontier of colonial-style repression

Often, the vitriol intended to destroy another serves only to expose the hater.When George Charamba, the quintessential architect of Zimbabwe’s modern propaganda machine, took to social media to exhume and desecrate the legacy of the late …

Published: 16 Feb 2026 at 16:58hrs | 874 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

It's easier to mourn you, Cde Bombshell Geza, than to heed your call to stand up for ourselves!

Truth carries a light far too blinding for a nation comfortable in the shadows.The ritual of repatriation has a somber, rhythmic quality in Zimbabwe, a cadence of grief that we have mastered over decades of burying the giants who once shoo…

Published: 16 Feb 2026 at 07:46hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe remains among the world’s most corrupt nations while the elite amend the constitution to protect their looting

How does the protection of looting end up being framed as the national interest?The release of the 2025 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) should have been a moment of somber reflection for Zimbabwe’s leadership,…

Published: 14 Feb 2026 at 07:33hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

A nation that owes its 'survival' to a single leader is a nation on the brink of total collapse

I often wonder what future generations will think of us when they read how low we sank as a nation.In a nation that once prided itself on its high literacy rates and intellectual rigor, we have descended into a bizarre, televised theatre o…

Published: 10 Feb 2026 at 20:35hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

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