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Madinda target top-4 finish
UNDER-FIRE Highlanders FC coach Madinda Ndlovu has said his main target this year is at least a top-four finish and has remained defiant in the face of fans, who are demanding his ouster following a p...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
Villagers forced to fund Uhuru festivities
VILLAGERS in Shurugwi South constituency, Midlands province, were last week reportedly forced to contribute money towards the district and provincial independence celebrations by Zanu-PF youths....Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:20hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF MP and Zhuwawo agree with Chamisa
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has gotten a rare endorsement from ZANU PF Member of Parliament Fortune Chasi and former ZANU PF member Patrick Zhuwawo.Chamisa had said, "Where we are going now r...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:07hrs | 7701 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Doom, gloom blight Zimbabwe independence celebrations
ZIMBABWE celebrated its 39th Independence Day yesterday amid gloom over runaway prices of basic goods.The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC said the majority of people were still living in abject poverty...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders pummel Dembare Uhuru Cup
Dynaoms 0 - 2 HighlandersUNDERFIRE Dynamos coach Lloyd Chigowe was forced to defend his position after yet another defeat, this time against a free-flowing Highlanders side in the final of t...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1518 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mobilises people for independence celebrations
Zanu-PF Harare province has held an Inter-District Meeting this Tuesday to organise people for this year's independence celebrations.The meeting, held at the party's district offices in the ca...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 13:37hrs | 1872 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, Highlanders in Uhuru clash
Dynamos and Highlanders have been handpicked to contest this year's Independence Day trophy, which will be played at the National Sports Stadium, where the main celebrations for the country's Independ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:16hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Sudan, a history lesson for Zimbabwe - Not Yet at Uhuru
1969 Sudanese coup d'état 1971 Sudanese coup d'état 1977 Sudan Juba coup d'état attempt 1985 Sudanese coup d'état 1989 Sudanese coup d'état. &nb...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 15:02hrs | 2236 | by Jacob Ngarivhume
Zanu-PF remains stronger, as the nation celebrates Independence Day
On 18 April every year, Zimbabweans join hands in celebrating the gains of independence that was brought by the country's freedom fighters.This year, Zimbabwe will be celebrating 39 years of s...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 20:50hrs | 495 | by Peacemaker Zano
30 heads of State console Mnangagwa
More than 30 Heads of State and Government from across the world have sent messages of sympathy to President Mnangagwa following the Cyclone Idai disaster, a development seen as a sign that Zimbabwe's...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 6613 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF wins Bulawayo Council seat
ZANU PF candidate Kidwell Mujuru has won the Ward 28 council seat in Bulawayo. The seat became vacant after the death of the previous Councilor who was slain. ZANU PF had invested in a high-le...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 06:17hrs | 3953 | by Mandla Ndlovu
We cannot blame Nelson Chamisa without blaming all of us
We are under sanctions from the United States, the European Union and other Western outposts like Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and the ruin of the sanctions is without doubt. Our industr...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:40hrs | 2648 | by Reason Wafawarova
US sanctions shatter Zim's economic revival roadmap
"Beware the ides of March," a soothsayer warned the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar. The words came to fruition in Zimbabwe during the evening of 4 March 2019...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 10:14hrs | 1169 | by Elijah Chihota
Mugabe to Mnangagwa: From frying pan into fire?
A time comes when overwhelmed Africans desperately desire to see a change in leadership and don't pay rapt attention to the details of the next leadership provided it is a new face. This despe...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 13:51hrs | 3176 | by Omolola Lipede
'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 | 9020 | by Israel Dube
Chamisa's nihilism, a futile role in Vision 2030
THE importance and necessity of ideology in modern politics is to enable an organised institution to speak with clarity, confidence and propose its values to the electorate in a fashion that is persua...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:27hrs | 349 | by Marshall Gore
Sanctions drawing Zimbabwe back: Sadc
The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has reiterated its call for Western countries to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, saying the embargo was limiting private sector investment and hin...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:26hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe situation needs proper strategic development plan
We lack basic fundamentals to fulfil the benchmark of legitimacy and credibility. We need to correct a lot of things on the ground. We have so much potential, we simply need to pass the legitimacy tes...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 16:11hrs | 1480 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Regional support thwarts regime change agenda
Zimbabwe has recently been on an onslaught from the West, who have been using local opposition parties and Non-Governmental Organisations in attempts to destabilise the country. The actions of the opp...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 10:46hrs | 1349 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Chamisa lost the plot again on dialogue
President Emmerson Mnangagwa in his inimitable wisdom invited other presidential hopefuls who lost the 2018 Presidential race in a bid to map the way forward on the framework towards resolving the nat...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:54hrs | 3715 | by Elijah Chihota
EU tells Mnangagwa 'No reforms, no aid'
THE European Union (EU) has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the bloc would only consider extending aid to his government if the Harare administration met certain conditions that include respect...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:52hrs | 991 | by Staff reporter
Only Chamisa has the economic keys to revive the Zimbabwean economy?
When Nelson Chamisa opines alongside foreign interests that nothing has changed since November 2017, the idea is to defeat today's ZANU-PF by psychological association to the leadership of former pres...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:46hrs | 1213 | by Reason Wafawarova
President ED Mnangagwa is not sincere about the dialogue
A serious dialogue starts in privacy and secrecy, citizens are in most cases alerted about the dialogue when it reaches an advanced state. Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga did the same, Kenyans were sh...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 20:01hrs | 806 | by Don Chigumba
End Zimbabwe sanctions, says Kenyatta
Kenya has joined the list of African states calling on Western powers to lift crippling sanctions on the post-Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe.President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday pledged to support ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:56hrs | 766 | by The East African
Kenyatta throws weight behind Mnangagwa
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday pledged to continue rallying behind the country's efforts to bring about economic renaissance and to re-engage the international community. Writing on...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:13hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa panics...sends Perence Shiri to Kenya
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not at ease with the coming SADC and AU Head of States Summit that might discuss the recent developments in Zimbabwe after South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa disp...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 16:21hrs | 29408 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Strategic Advice to President Mnangagwa
I strongly believe one can be a good President by taking heed to people's call, with sincerity. Events leading to the shutdown was a serious security concern which must not be repeated by giving in to...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 13:23hrs | 2460 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
ICC, a waste of African resources
The Democratic Alliance, an opposition political outfit in South Africa appears to have run out of steam and is seeking extra fodder to power its waning relevance. This week, the party hit the headlin...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:29hrs | 525 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Plot to embarrass Mnangagwa in Switzerland
Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding his planned trip to the World Economic Forum (Wef)'s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next week - amid Zimbabwe's worsening politica...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:17hrs | 8895 | by Staff reporter
The West judges Zimbabwe differently
The Western world judges Zimbabwe at a higher standard than it does other African countries, and that's not entirely a bad thing.The temptation is to demand that the European Union (EU) and th...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:40hrs | 3843 | by newZWire
Joy for Shonas stranded in Kenya
There was jubilation this week among the Shona community that has been trapped in Kenya since the 1960s after President Uhuru Kenyatta promised to look into their plight.The community members ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 19:22hrs | 12121 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's big paycheck revealed
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two Vice-Presidents earn an average monthly salary of $17 500 each.According to the Blue Book, the government document which details its expenditure and de...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 06:05hrs | 8262 | by newZWire
1 year after Mugabe fall, Zimbabwe asks 'What has changed?'
One year ago the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power.Tanks rolled in the streets of the capital, Harare, on November 14, 2017, and the military put Mugabe under hou...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:25hrs | 1998 | by AP
Chamisa's bravado and inauguration ceremony
THE farcical "inauguration" of MDC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa as president of the country during the party's 19th anniversary celebrations in Harare at the weekend did more harm to the troubled oppositi...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:21hrs | 2192 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?
LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 378 | by Ian Scoones
ED 'so far so good' but you need Chamisa to resuscitate the economy
It is always good to give an applause when someone in the caliber of President Mnangagwa does well. As much as I don't like the man but I think he deserve a little bit of some thumbs up and respect co...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 09:45hrs | 3519 | by Knowledge Hakata
Chamisa copies the Kenyan playbook
When Nelson Chamisa this week announced his intention to inaugurate himself as "People's President" of Zimbabwe, he was following in the footsteps of other African opposition leaders — specifically ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 18:50hrs | 5529 | by Simon Allison I M&G
Chamisa thinks he could force Mnangagwa to accept some of his demands
Government will not hesitate to arrest MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa if he proceeds to swear himself in as president.This follows a declaration by Chamisa over the weekend that he would c...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 14:41hrs | 6397 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to E.D. Mnangagwa the Incoming president of Zimbabwe
Mr. President, I congratulate you with 'heavyheart' for being sworn in as the next president of the republic of Zimbabwe for the next five years. I am sure that that you are aware that millions of Zim...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 23:10hrs | 2939 | by Don Chigumba
Four weapons of mass destruction Chamisa needs, to bury the evil system in 2023
I'm not so sure if Nelson Chamisa would love to dine with the devil in an Inclusive Government but that is up to him and the MDC T National Standing Committee. It is unfortunate that I have wrote this...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 15:05hrs | 5959 | by Knowledge Hakata
Youth participation in elections hailed
YOUTH empowerment lobby group, Activista Zimbabwe, has applauded youth participation in the just-ended harmonised elections.Activista national co-ordinator Thando Gwinji said a meaningful and ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga represents the 'New Disorder' not New Dispensation
While the nation awaits eagerly in anticipation of a typical Chief Justice Maraga (Kenya's Chief Justice) style and caliber of overturning presidential election results from our apex court on Tuesday,...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 08:03hrs | 10790 | by Knowledge Hakata
Lessons from Kenya (Part 2)
WE carry on looking at the similarities between Kenyan and Zimbabwean electoral politics. As noted, there are striking similarities in the politics and election systems between the two countries....Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:07hrs | 263 | by Miriam Majome
Mnangagwa's new cabinet will either kill or awaken Zimbabwe's economic prospects
The real threat to Zanu-PF's survival does not come from Nelson Chamisa's election petition court challenge. It comes from within Zanu-PF itself and how its leader will decide to confront the politica...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 17:09hrs | 3514 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mugabe's no-show at Heroes and Defence Forces Day
For the first time since independence, former president Robert Mugabe was a no-show at events marking the Heroes and Defence Forces holidays.The 94-year-old teetotaller used to preside over al...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 14:24hrs | 1596 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: A soldier simply fading away
There is nothing peculiar in challenging an election result in a court of law as that has been the tradition in many countries. Just a few instances suffice as examples. In the 2000 United Sta...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:11hrs | 1286 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Are African elections only free, fair when opposition wins?
This is a question I found myself asking after Zimbabwe's opposition - MDC Alliance - vowed to challenge the results of the July 30 elections in court after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) dec...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 696 | by newsday
Grace Mugabe's role in Chamisa Court Case
On July 28th, Nelson Chamisa announced the MDC was broke. Addressing his final campaign rally, he stated, "We do not have enough money…we do not have resources."The next day, July 30th, with...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:54hrs | 14828 | by Innocent Dube
Lessons from Kenya (Part 1)
RARE is a country that seamlessly blends modern and vibrant cities with unspoilt white sandy beaches against the backdrop of the planet's biggest natural wildlife park, the Masai Mara (Serengeti). End...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:13hrs | 775 | by Miriam T Majome
China, Russia congratulate Mnangagwa
THE Communist Party of China (CPC) has congratulated President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF for winning the recently held harmonised elections saying the victory is testimony of the overwhelmi...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
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