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Civil servants who don't meet professional standards don't deserve a decent salary

It is a tragedy that some people have come to regard a salary as an entitlement rather than a reward for proven competence.Today, after days of anguish, I finally managed to secure my late mother's death certificate. To directly recei…

Published: 10 Oct 2025 at 08:27hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Suddenly, the government says my dead mother is no longer my mother!

When compassion is replaced by bureaucracy, a nation begins to decay from within.It is difficult to describe the pain of losing a mother. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, please join his WhatsApp Channel on: htt…

Published: 08 Oct 2025 at 19:13hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

While ordinary Zimbabweans' belts are squeezed, Zvigananda are allowed to grow fat with impunity

The contradictions in this country are stark: the poor are made to suffer even more, while politically connected thieves remain protected.The Zimbabwean government's Treasury Circular Number 10 of 2025, imposing sweeping austerity measures…

Published: 28 Sep 2025 at 07:57hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

If Mnangagwa wants to know what 'nyika inovakwa nevene vayo' really means, he should learn from Rhodesians!

Sometimes, words are cheap, and it is often those who boast the most who achieve the least.When the late Robert Mugabe popularized the phrase 'nyika inovakwa nevene vayo' - and his successor Emmerson Mnangagwa has since elevated it into a …

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:08hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Tendai Ruben Mbofana is Confusing a Mirror For a Weapon

Every few years, whenever crime rates rise, someone will dust off a moral panic that blames the latest boogeyman for our social decay. In the 1980s, it was "Satanic" heavy metal. In the 1990s, it was kung fu movies. In the 2000s, it was vi…

Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 21:06hrs | 3 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo

Rev. Dongo, so you'll gladly accept cash from the Devil just to avoid looking for money?

As the saying goes, the love of money is the root of all evil - and it seems some so-called "churches" are finding that temptation far too irresistible.It is astonishing - and frankly heartbreaking - to watch as the Church in Zimbabwe is i…

Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chivayo's arrogance is an insult to millions of suffering Zimbabweans

There's a saying: "A soft answer turneth away wrath" - but what happens when arrogance and contempt are the response to a nation's cry for accountability?There is something profoundly disturbing about the attitude displayed by controversia…

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:25hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Real empowerment means financial independence, not State handouts

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent unveiling of a US$500 000 cash payout to war veterans, under the guise of the War Veterans Empowerment Fund, has ignited widespread debate and scepticism.While the initiative is framed as a noble effor…

Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:34hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mnangagwa's reckless statement to Putin positions Zimbabwe as a security threat

THE southern Africa region has, by and large, been regarded as a peaceful place.Save for a few conflict zones - such as Mozambique, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo - we have avoided stoking the flames of war.This is particularl…

Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 07:50hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Will Wicknell be Mnangagwa's downfall?

DURING the last days of the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe's reign, his wife, Grace had become unhinged.She would step on everyone's toes, including those who had kept her husband at the helm for decades, even well before he became leader of Z…

Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 11:53hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe going nowhere with delusional leaders

I KEEP being reminded of my younger days when we used to love joking about a guy who had fallen head over heels with a certain girl.In the midst of their intimate rendezvous, the guy would become so love-struck that he ended up promising t…

Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:01hrs | 5 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Is China good for Zimbabwe?

IMAGINE your father having an "all-weather friend" who appears to stand by him in every situation.This seemingly "all-weather friend", however, looks away as your father brutally batters your mother and does not appear to give a hoot when …

Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 09:10hrs | 16 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe now like a car made of wire

WHEN we were little boys, we enjoyed playing with our homemade toy vehicles made out of scrap wire.These were usually small cars, buses and trucks â€” with the most popular being the first two during my toddler days. While we also loved to…

Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Regime change is perfectly legal

ONE of the most disingenuous things the Zanu-PF administration is notorious for is its persistent portrayal of "regime change" as some diabolical concept, to be viewed with utter disdain.Whenever Zimbabweans stand up for their rights and s…

Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 06:15hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

War vets should be vanguards of Zimbabwe's independence

Our war veterans should be at the forefront of condemning the institutionalised plunder of our vast national resources by a small ruling eliteONE of the greatest tragedies to befall post-colonial Zimbabwe is that there has never been anyon…

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:20hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zanu-PF has propensity to fail

I AM thoroughly enjoying tutoring my son, in preparation for his Ordinary Level examinations - although, the task can be demanding, at times - nevertheless, the experience is quite fulfilling and a necessary investment in his future.Of cou…

Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

How has hero-worshipping and praise-singing ever helped anyone?

There is nothing more nauseating and repugnant than listening to a hero-worshipping and praise-singing sycophant.What is more irritating is that there is never a shortage of them - to be found nearly in every sphere of life...right from th…

Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 10:30hrs | 33 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe genocide will never be resolved as long as perpetrators given VVIP treatment

This morning, Zimbabwe woke up to the welcome news of the long-awaited arrest of the man accused of marrying a 14 year old girl, who tragically passed away on 15 July 2021, whilst giving birth at a Johanne Marange sect shrine, in Marange, …

Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 17:35hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe leaders who have nothing to show for 40 years of misrule now find glory in liberation struggle tales

"Matakadya kare haanyaradzi pwere" - that is the saying that I always think of whenever our leaders in Zimbabwe launch a book glorifying their liberation struggle exploits of more than forty years ago.Inevitably, I find myself wondering wh…

Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Failed Zimbabwe govt economic policy met with excuses

I AM not an economist or financial fundi neither was I good nor enjoyed such subjects as economics and accounting, in high school but, to use a cliche, it does not take a rocket scientist to lose confidence in someone who has continually f…

Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:35hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Security companies stealing from employees!

It is with grave concern that the Zimbabwe Network for Social Justice (ZimJustice) notes the ever-increasing heartless, callous and downright wicked behaviour by some security firms, as they fail to pay their employees - who have served an…

Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana (ZimJustice)

MDC torpedoes its own 'open-and-shut' case, WHY?

I wanted MDC Alliance to win. I wanted MDC to win the ConCourt hearing. I want the court to show that it could be impartial and was prepared to stand up against an oppressive regime.Of course, as I am a believer in democracy and the rule o…

Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 09:22hrs | | by David Barber and Tendai Ruben Mbofana

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Harare chicken farmer loses 250 birds and US$1,500 to scam

Ledwaba misapplied Rule 62(7): Was CR17 unlawfully sealed?

Varakashi4ED condemns 'calculated arson for donor sympathy'

South Africa pushing to deport more undocumented migrants

MP Mangondo raises alarm over rural road conditions as rainy season begins

Ibbo Mandaza's Sapes Trust premises firebombed

Dangote's visit to Zimbabwe gets Mnangagwa greenlight

Zera, ZETDC iron out proposed private sector power retail deal

Landmark ruling clears way for fraud lawsuit

Bulawayo steps up crackdown on illegal vendors

Cop arrested for selling 30 police uniforms

Victoria Falls, Chirundu borders to operate 24 hours

400 000 houses to get private sector electricity connection

Bulawayo water shortages a critical problem

Nyambirai stirs succession troubled waters

Zanu PF appoints new Director General

Dangote to invest US$1 billion in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe speeds up mercury phase-out

Girls warned against visiting 'prophets' alone

Domestic worker fined for assaulting employer's toddler

Baby dies after slipping from mother's back as parents fight

Govt approves 5,000 health posts to boost sector capacity

Police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of officer

Minister's aide arrested over gun at Zanu PF Conference

Mnangagwa critic arrested in US$10,000 trap

Chivayo gifts comedian US$150,000 for 'making Mnangagwa laugh'

Dembare edge Bosso on penalties

Man rapes woman at axe point

Security guards convicted for stealing company truck

US flags Zimbabwe's rigid labour laws