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I find it unfair for people like Ezra Tshisa Sibanda to say that the government is trying to get rid of Ndebele by employing teachers with Shona surnames to teach in Matebeleland and other Ndebele dom...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 18:29hrs | 2053 | by Shumba Happison
Mnangagwa Vs The Ndebeles (Mthwakazi)
One of the most iconic figure of the 20th century and Mozambique's first black democratic president CDE Sambora Machel once said "Tribalism is like cancer to the society". In many African countries tr...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:59hrs | 2861 | by Nkosana Malinga
War vets urged to embrace Zanu-PF restructuring
WAR veterans have been urged to embrace the Zanu-PF restructuring exercise by positioning themselves for leadership roles in the party structures. Addressing war veterans at Stanley Square in ...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 23:22hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi probe useless
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is not capable of addressing the Gukurahundi question, Mthawakazi Republic Party (MRP) has said.In a statement, MRP president Mqondisi Moyo ...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:46hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
'You will never rule Zimbabwe,' Mnangagwa once told Kembo Mohadi
When VP Kembo Mohadi presidential ambitions cropped up at a Zanu-PF rally in Mvuma on 10 Feb 2018, Mnangagwa dismissed it with a joke that was not a joke. He told VP Mohadi that in order to be...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | 8750 | by Israel Dube
Ndebele communal farmers evicted to pave way for shonas in Filabusi
Threats by the government to evict communal farmers in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, to allegedly pave way for those from outside the province are stoking fears of tribal clashes in the area, analysts...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:07hrs | 7083 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi calls for unity
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has urged Zanu-PF Matabeleland South Province that has been rocked by divisions since the election period to close ranks and focus on rebuilding the party ahead of the 2023...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:44hrs | 2734 | by Staff reporter
Please Mthuli, tax these bastards!
"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."Hallelujah!A story is often told of how Charles Mungoshi was once invited for a book reading of his Sho...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:36hrs | 572 | by Bishop Lazarus
Callistus Ndlovu to be buried today
All is set for the burial of former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairman Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu at the National Heroes Acre today. President Mnangagwa last night vi...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1750 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimbabwe's business people must actively consider running for Parliament,
Zimbabwe's business people must actively consider running for Parliament, a former United Nations under-secretary general has said, adding it would be their only path to influence public policy as the...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 16:13hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
Callistus Ndlovu death shocks Mnangagwa?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended his condolences to the Ndlovu family following the death of former Cabinet Minister and Bulawayo provincial chairman, Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu. ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa consoles Callistus Ndlovu's family
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolences to the Ndlovu family following the passing on of Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial chairman Professor Callistus Ndlovu in South Africa yesterda...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 13:49hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Rainbow Hotel Manager Innocent Kufa a pathetic liar
There has been an outcry by many Matabeleland activists and the general public over a story published by online publication called CITE which has since gone viral. Mr Innocent Kufa is alleged to have ...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 16:11hrs | 6080 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
ZESN joins RTG in sidelining and marginalizing Matabeleland people
Yesterday we witnessed scores of unemployed Bulawayo citizens coming with their CVs to try their lucky at the Rainbow Hotel. This was following the arrest of 11 MRP members on Friday who exposed...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 09:49hrs | 3802 | by Presia Ngulube
Matabeleland restorationists shut out of Zimbabwe national dialogue
The latest violent crackdown on fuel protesters put Zimbabwe President, Mnangagwa in the category of tyrannous dictators and genocidists in Africa. The kind who would unleash the army to brutali...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | 918 | by Israel Dube
State of the nation under spotlight
SATIRICAL play, State of the Nation-Vortex, that highlights critical issues troubling the nation and a call for dialogue among citizens is set to be staged on February 15 and 16 at Theatre in the Park...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:41hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue on reforms will save us
THE past few days have been hell for Zimbabwe; the citizen has been subjected to attrition, causing severe physical and psychological inflammation and, in the worst case, death.These deaths ha...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:27hrs | 215 | by Jacob Mafume
Mnangagwa warn plotters
Serious fresh ructions have emerged in Zanu-PF, resulting in two prominent members of the former liberation movement revealing explosive details over the past few days of an apparent plot to topple Pr...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 16:07hrs | 2987 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean President surrounded by vultures masquerading as patriots
There has been serious abuse of political power and government by individuals who are surrounding the president. People have worked their way to the top in order to oil their pockets and mouths. ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 17:56hrs | 13180 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabweans need to find each other as a nation
As we begin 2019, there are key lessons from the coup and Zimbabwe's post-coup experiences. The key lessons going forward relate to ethical leadership, public sector performance management, service de...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:00hrs | 147 | by Brian Kagoro
Zimbabweans punished for voting genocidist Mnangagwa
For the staunch supporters of shona supremacism, Mnangagwa, who's hands are dripping with more than 40 000 Matabele blood, was the best candidate. In their tribalistic minds, Mnangagwa's genocide hist...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 08:57hrs | 2215 | by Israel Dube
Things to remember
The craziness in some of us is that we are failing to find a fault in zanu pf and we praise and hero-worship their leadership. We even fail to see the human rights violations they have committed over ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 10:04hrs | 569 | by Clement Moyo
Ndebeles will never rule Zimbabwe
The closest a Ndebele will get to political power and smell it, would be when they are appointed 2nd Vice President, an insignificant position that reduces one to a mere servant in the President's off...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:18hrs | 2392 | by Israel Dube
Muchinguri should allow Zimbabweans to move on after Tongo's death
Following rants by Zanu PF chairperson and Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri regarding a book she claimed to have written on the death of Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (Zanla) comm...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1238 | by Roy Muroyi
Wish this could be the President's New Year resolutions
Dear Cde President, Your Excellence I salute you in the name of peace, love and harmony. I pray that as you enjoy your vacation you will find time to read this letter and take heed of my since...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 12:42hrs | 906 | by Munya Shumba
Mnangagwa fears Matabeleland restoration: no one will baby sit him in Matabeleland
"If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand". These words of wisdom are attributed to Jesus Christ himself.Zimbabwe is one such Kingdom trying to find balance on shaky t...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 08:02hrs | 3608 | by Israel Dube
Motlanthe's Commission Report to opens up Gukurahundi wounds
A lot of mistakes have been exposed on the depth and content of the Kglema Motlanthe's final report on 2018 August 1 massacre of innocent civilians by Zimbabwe National Army. Questions wer...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 08:29hrs | 1055 | by Don Chigumba
Zanu-PF to increase presidential age limit
THE Zanu-PF 17th Annual National Peoples Conference which ended at Esigodini yesterday came up with a number of resolutions among them that President Mnangagwa is the sole party's candidate for the 20...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:42hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira defends Chinotimba
MDC-T National spokesperson Linda Masarira has defended ZANU PF MP Joseph Chinotimba who is being accused of sexism and tribalism after referring to MDC National Chairperson Tabitha Khumalo as a prost...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 13:03hrs | 4394 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's faction plots to 'suffocate' Chiwenga at conference
Factional infighting in ZANU PF has reached a high pitch with members aligned to President Emmerson Mnangagwa calling for the President to be declared as life president, a move that is seen to close V...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 15:58hrs | 11729 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tribalism is when E.D funds Mugabe and persecutes Mphoko and Moyo
Being a Karanga myself, I can see that President Mnangagwa has a problem with shaking off the demons of tribalism in the manner that he is destroying Mphoko and Jonathan Moyo, while sponsoring Mugabe ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:32hrs | 4386 | by Ryton Dzimiri
'The Shona will knife the Shona' - Nkomo Prophesy 1983
It wasn't hard for Joshua Nkomo to Prophesy in 1983 that Mugabe's exit would be essenced by tribalism. In his 1983 London letter to President Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo wrote some Autistic Hallucinations - ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 21:02hrs | 9092 | by Ryton Dzimiri
The Umthwakazi Nation Remember King Lobengula
The fierce encounter at Lalaphansi and a little later at the Shangani River in October, 1893, between Imbizo gallant Forces of King Lobengula and the Imperialist Forces were initial incide...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 20:13hrs | 1577 | by Prince Zwide Peter Khumalo
Lest we forget
Dear Zimbabweans, As we commemorate the first anniversary of RGM's ouster after 37 years of looting, plundering, autocracy and total dictatorship it seems all of a sudden Zimbabweans have beco...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 09:15hrs | 327 | by Munya Shumba
Zezurus fall from high positions as Karangas take over
Like bags of maize dropping from a speeding truck, Zezurus that have been occupying strategic positions during Mugabe era are now falling in numbers as Mnangagwa's Karanga take over and build their ow...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 07:34hrs | 9703 | by Israel Dube, MLO Secretary for Information and Public Affairs
'Trump taking US to Zimbabwe level,' says US news anchor
A PROMINENT news presenter in the United States said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is taking America back to a "tribal" form of politics resembling Zimbabwe "where all the opposition does is say...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 23:01hrs | 7306 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa another chief 1979 Gukurahundi implementing agent
Mthwakazi Republic Party wants to categorically register it's disgust of Mnangagwa's controversial rise to power through a coup, a scripted coup that has managed to deceive the entire world as an inte...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 18:10hrs | 2063 | by Mthwakazi Republic Party
Mnangagwa divides Ndebele chiefs?
A petition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa by Chief Vezi Maduna pleading with him to act on the marginalisation of Matabeleland and to set up a commission of inquiry into the Gukurahundi genocid...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 10:34hrs | 2704 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CIO confine Chief Maduna?
The District Intelligence Officer of Filabusi a Mr Mlotshwa allegedly summoned the all powerful Chief Vezi Maduna of Filabusi to his office on Thursday over the petition the ch...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 16:55hrs | 9954 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's tribal agenda exposed
A senior and influential traditional leader in Matabeleland South has broken rank and petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to establish a special commission to deal with the Gukurahundi atrocities....Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 20:35hrs | 7326 | by Staff reporter
Chief Maduna calls for special Gukurahundi commission
A senior and influential traditional leader in Matabeleland South has broken rank and petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to establish a special commission to deal with the Gukurahundi atrocities....Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 17:05hrs | 1361 | by cite.org.zw
Linda Masarira gets engaged
Spokesperson of the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T Linda Masarira is now out of the dating market after she said 'I do' to an unnamed gentleman.Posting on social media on Monday Linda said, "Then h...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 19:13hrs | 11938 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Give peace a chance
The immediate past government of Robert Mugabe assembled a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) mandated to investigate and make recommendations on past injustices in Zimbabwe. The need...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:35hrs | 1137 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Zimbabweans, we are our own worst enemy
Dear EditorI'm sure somewhere someone is calling Zimbabwe a big joke as we are a country with misplaced priorities. For starters, we have good farming land, good climate, plenty natural resour...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 14:08hrs | 2828 | by Munya Shumba
Khupe, Chamisa war intensifying
The war of words between rival MDC leaders - Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa - is intensifying.Yesterday, Khupe's party tore into the MDC's 19th anniversary celebrations planned for tomorro...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 22:00hrs | 2952 | by Staff reporer
Khupe mocks Chamisa
HARARE - The war of words between rival MDC leaders - Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa - is intensifying.Yesterday, Khupe's party tore into the MDC's 19th anniversary celebrations planned fo...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:31hrs | 6518 | by Staff reporter
Dangers of Ndebele and Shona radicalism and extremism in Zimbabwe
After reading my article published by Bulawayo24.com published on the 15th of October 2018 titled "Lobengula was King of ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 10:34hrs | 3046 | by Etiwel Mutero
Mthwakazi was never a Ndebele Kingdom but a San Kingdom
The only group of people which overthrew the Mthwakazi State was the Ndebele people led by Mzilikazi in 1863, since then the Mthwakazi Kingdom was never freed.Today we are told there is a grou...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 16:13hrs | 4275 | by Etiwel Mutero
MLO condemns Gwanda murder of innocent Matebels in Gwanda
MLO condemns in all strongest terms the cold-blooded butchering of 3 Matebeles and the injuring of 20 others by shona people from Kwekwe who have made killing of Matabeles their favourite hobby. ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:06hrs | 2571 | by Israel Dube
Brutal tribal killings in Gwanda brain child of Zimbabwe government
MLO condemns in all strongest terms the cold blooded butchering of 3 Matebeles and the injuring of 20 others by shona people from Kwekwe who have made killing of Matabeles their favourite hobby. ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 09:51hrs | 1580 | by Israel Dube
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