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Fare thee well dear Comrade Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu
He was never a mainstream thinker because he thought outside the box all the time, appearing as if he was a rebel in the Zapu leadership setup. In many ways he was controversial because he was...Published: 8 hrs ago | 148 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Shootings pushed Zimbabwe backwards'
Former War veterans minister Tshinga Dube has revealed that the much-publicised August 1 shootings drove the country's economy years backwards.The shooting - which claimed six lives - was, acc...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe now pariah State, says Tshinga Dube
FORMER Defence and War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube said the shooting of civilians in August last year and during the violent protests of last week has dragged the country "many years back" and turn...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:26hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa must dialogue 'without pride and prejudice'
ZANU-PF politburo member Tshinga Dube has urged the country's political leaders to take a cue from Kenya and engage in the aftermath of last week's deadly protests so as to find a lasting solution to ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:51hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter
No leads in Mnangagwa bombing
Investigations into a bomb blast that missed President Emmerson Mnangagwa by a whisker nearly six months ago do not seem to be heading anywhere, with the probe team still to apprehend suspects linked ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:06hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube in forex payment shock
FORMER War Veterans minister and ex-Makokoba legislator Tshinga Dube recently came face to face with the desperation many Zimbabweans face after a pharmacy demanded that he pays for his medication in ...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 07:06hrs | 5244 | by Staff reporter
Clueless 'ED' needs exigent help…
It is so sad that at a time when the economy is burning Mnangagwa's, 'second in command' is fighting for his dear life in South Africa. The neighboring country which has a sound economy and well advan...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 07:45hrs | 1856 | by Knowledge Hakata
Bosso bus attached by Deputy Sherriff
TRANSPORT blues are heavily looming for Bulawayo football giants, Highlanders, amid revelations the club's Iveco team bus - registration number ACZ 1094, was attached by the office of the Deputy Sherr...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:27hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube has not quit politics
Zanu-PF Politburo member Tshinga Dube on Monday vowed to continue working for his Makokoba Constituency even though he lost during the July 30 harmonised elections. Dube said he will not conte...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:13hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube quits politics
FORMER Makokoba legislator Tshinga Dube, who on Saturday held a farewell rally for this constituency, has thrown in the towel, saying he has had enough of active party politics after being let down in...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 3680 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hailed for dumping 'wealthy ministers'
WAR veterans secretary-general and newly-appointed War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for dumping some of the long-serving ministers whom he descri...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa failed to make the cut
President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a 20-member cabinet with some surprise new inclusions while some Zanu PF heavyweights who had almost become permanent features in successive governments since in...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 11:25hrs | 7962 | by Staff reporter
'Thokozile Mathuthu led call for women's quota'
National heroine Thokozile Mathuthu was amongs the first people in Zimbabwe to call for a women's quota in Zanu-PF and Government, a senior ruling party official has said.Mathuthu died aged 61...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:24hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube won't let go
Former Makokoba legislator Tshinga Dube will not abandon Makokoba constituency despite his emphatic defeat to MDC Alliance's James Sithole.Dube had in 2008 and 2015 tried his luck to wrest the...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 14:00hrs | 2869 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa loses Parly seat to MDC Alliance
Zanu PF politburo member and Finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa has suffered humiliation after losing his Makoni Central parliamentary seat to MDC Alliance's David Tekeshe.Figures released by...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 12:06hrs | 7252 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF bigwigs suffer shocking defeats
Many political bigwigs in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF suffered shocking defeats in the July 30 National Assembly elections even as votes were still being counted.Ministers Chris Mut...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 08:18hrs | 4078 | by Staff reporter
Landmine used to bomb Mnangagwa, says Tshinga Dube
Former War Veterans minister and ex-army colonel Tshinga Dube said those behind the June 24 attack at White City Stadium in Bulawayo may have used a landmine to carry out their heinous act, instead of...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:35hrs | 3549 | by Staff rpeorter
Presidium target of Bulawayo blast: Police
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga yesterday said investigations had proved that the explosion that rocked a Zanu-PF campaign rally in Bulawayo nearly two weeks ago was targeted at President E...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 08:19hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo member narrowly escaped death
ZANU-PF Politburo member Absalom Sikhosana (69) narrowly escaped death after a vehicle sped over a kerb dividing a road and collided head-on with his along Khami Road in Bulawayo.The driver of...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:50hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube says he is wearing the right political jacket
While the people of Makokoba constituency agree that the incumbent Zanu-PF legislator Tshinga Dube has done well, there are others who think he is wearing the wrong political jacket.Bulawayo h...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 14:08hrs | 1380 | by Staff reporter
'Tshinga Dube - a generous, supportive legislator'
THE constituency consists of some of the oldest suburbs in Bulawayo such as Makokoba, Thorngrove, Westgate, Steelgate, Westondale, Barbourfields, Mzilikazi, Nguboyenja and Burombo. Most property owner...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
'Prison riots caused by inmates seeking escape'
A REPORT by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs on the attempted jail break at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in 2015 has revealed that the action was not caused by food shorta...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:52hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Smear campaign agains Tshinga Dube
ZANU-PF candidate for Makokoba Constituency Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube yesterday said unscrupulous people were out to smear his name by printing flyers alleging that he was contesting as a Zapu cand...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:26hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF releases candidates list
ZANU-PF yesterday announced the final list of candidates who will contest the forthcoming harmonised elections on the ruling party's ticket.The list includes 210 National Assembly candidates, ...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:54hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube wades into Ndebele king saga
FORMER War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has waded into the Ndebele king issue, saying it is a constitutional matter, even though it is not currently provided for in the Constitution.Speaking...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:12hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
MPs push for improved welfare for war veterans
Legislators from across the political divide have blasted government for failing to improve the welfare of those who took part in the bush war of the 1970s which brought about independence in 1980....Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:29hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube dares MDC Alliance
Makokoba legislator Tshinga Dube has dared opposition parties vowing to contest in the constituency saying he was taking no prisoners as he was almost hundred percent confident of retaining the seat....Published: 23 May 2018 at 14:50hrs | 1893 | by Staff reporter
National Youth Service graduates defect to NPF
ABOUT 200 former Zanu-PF members and graduates of the National Youth Service (NYS) in Bulawayo on Saturday defected to the National Patriotic Front (NPF), citing frustration with the ruling party....Published: 23 May 2018 at 07:58hrs | 1359 | by Staff reporter
'Electorate misunderstood me,' says Tshinga Dube
FORMER War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has blamed his previous election defeats in Makokoba constituency to being misunderstood by the electorate.The Makokoba legislator, however, expressed...Published: 23 May 2018 at 07:55hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube engages the elderly
National Assembly member for Makokoba constituency, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube has rolled out his campaign trail and is engaging the elderly men to understand their needs and concerns they want the ...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:46hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
2023!! Marginalized Ndebeles should unite and rally behind Hon Tshinga Dube for Presidency
By It is not a secret that the Matabeleland people have been marginalized big time since Zimbabwe got its independence from Britain in 1980.These guys have played second fiddle in Zimb...Published: 17 May 2018 at 06:40hrs | 2222 | by Knowledge Hakata
Zanu-PF rerun results expected today
ZANU-PF primary election reruns continued yesterday and voting went smoothly in some constituencies while chaos characterised areas like Harare South. In Harare South, voting ended on Monday evening, ...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:43hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube, Dlodlo tiff turns nasty
The tiff between Zanu-PF's sitting Makokoba MP Tshinga Dube and his former personal assistant Nothiwani Dlodlo escalated last week, after the latter warned the politburo that the party risked losing t...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1292 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Parliament aspirants preach unity
ZANU-PF Bulawayo province yesterday held constituency meetings to introduce candidates for the forthcoming general elections to the electorate.The message at all the meetings was that the part...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:44hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
The untold story of ZAPU and the late VP Nkomo
LAST week, Comrade Bulukani Masola (born 13/05/1959) ,whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch narrated how Rhodesian forces machine-gunned 226 ZIPRA comrades at Freedom Camp in Zambia during the libera...Published: 13 May 2018 at 08:36hrs | 2017 | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T infighting results in candidates deadlock
INFIGHTING in the Mr Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-T has resulted in the party failing to finalise its list of candidates who will represent it in Matabeleland in the forthcoming general elections.Th...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:40hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube threatens to sue 'lying' rival
MAKOKOBA legislator, Tshinga Dube has threatened to sue his party rival and former aide, Nothiwani Dlodlo for allegedly going on a smear campaigning against him during and after the just-ended Zanu PF...Published: 10 May 2018 at 08:46hrs | 2868 | by Staff reporter
Makokoba re-run snub, candidates warn of Zanu-PF loss
THE losing Zanu-PF Makokoba House of Assembly aspiring candidates have warned the politburo's decision to ignore their appeal for a re-run will cost the ruling party during elections as most of their ...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:53hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Freedom Camp massacre: I saw 226 cadres gunned down
COMRADE Bulukani Masola (born 13-05-1959) , whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch last week narrated how he joined the liberation struggle and the establishment of the ZIPRA communications department...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:23hrs | 263 | by Staff rpeorter
'Mnangagwa must apologise for Gukurahundi genocide' - Tshinga Dube
THE Zimbabwe Independent this week engaged former minister, senior Zanu-PF official and liberation struggle fighter retired Colonel Tshinga Dube who usually speaks out his mind, including during ex-pr...Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:26hrs | 3592 | by Staff reporter
Poll re-runs in select Zanu-PF constituencies
Zanu-PF yesterday released the official list of candidates who were successful in the primary polls to contest for the National Assembly seats in elections set for July with more of the old guard maki...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies fall
Some of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's key allies fell dramatically in Zanu PF primary polls held between April 29 and May 1, setting the stage for what is promising to be nail-biting general election...Published: 03 May 2018 at 14:03hrs | 3307 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube hints at GNU
In a statement that is likely to attract mixed feelings within the Zanu PF family, former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has hinted on a government of national unity with the Nelson Chamisa-led MD...Published: 02 May 2018 at 11:48hrs | 4537 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF needs MDC-T for development'
FORMER War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has hinted on the need for a unity government with main opposition party MDC-T for peace and economic development to prevail.The Makokoba legislator, ...Published: 02 May 2018 at 08:01hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube faces Makokoba primaries rerun
Zanu-PF Makokoba MP Tshinga Dube's recent electoral victory in the party's primary elections might be short-lived after another losing candidate, Peter Baka Nyoni, sought nullification of the results ...Published: 02 May 2018 at 08:00hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Massive vote-rigging rocks Zanu PF
ZANU PF primary elections ended farcically yesterday amid reports of massive vote-rigging, bloody clashes and the defeat of party bigwigs, while some losing candidates seized and burnt the ballot pape...Published: 01 May 2018 at 14:11hrs | 3435 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF's elections a total disaster
HARARE - Zanu PF's hotly-contested primary elections took place countrywide yesterday amid violent and chaotic scenes, as well as damaging allegations of bribery, favouritism and the imposition of can...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 16:54hrs | 5414 | by Staff Reporter
'Vote buying' mars Zanu-PF primaries
CHAOS marred Zanu PF primary elections in Bulawayo with ballot papers arriving late while other candidates accused their rivals of vote buying, intimidation and bussing in of supporters to influence v...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 08:57hrs | 2122 | by Staff Reporter
Aux Mnangagwa exhibiting at Zanu-PF stand at ZITF
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa is exhibiting at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) under the banner "Office of the First Lady", where the ruling party has taken up a whole Hall.Zanu-P...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:06hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube, former PA square off in Makokoba
MAKOKOBA legislator Tshinga Dube (Zanu-PF) will face a stiff challenge from his former personal assistant Nothiwani Dlodlo who is contesting the primaries to gain a ticket to represent the party in th...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 20:08hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
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