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Ncube budget proves, once again, 'nation can tax itself into prosperity' by taxing poor to spare the rich
"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle," said Si...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 08:44hrs | 12 | by Wilbert Mukori
Duke Maplanka to stand as ZAPU UK Chairperson
First of all allow me to humbly express my gratitude for the nomination to represent our province as Chairperson. Our province is unique. Through history and time, seldom has there been a less...Published: 22 May 2023 at 14:03hrs | 7 | by Duke Maplanka
Zimbabwe politics: Lineaments of stock characters
What are stock characters?LET me be basic so I am accessible to many of my readers, whatever level of education, and from whichever discipline they hail.In literature we have what are ...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:00hrs | 14 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Zimbabwe's failure centres around you, Your Excellency
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, a sage stated that a carpenter whose only tool is a hammer is an unproductive craftsman. He cannot produce a basic stool, given that his only...Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 18:06hrs | 13 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Action, not rhetoric, Sir
DEAR President Emmerson MnangagwaYour Excellency, if truth be told, Zimbabwe ought not have been in a persistent vegetative state. She was the jewel of Africa at independence in 1980. Yet, eve...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Neighbourly advice on SA from Zimbabwe's Trevor Ncube
Our neighbour to the north, Zimbabwe, is in a torrid way. It has been for some time but it seems the status quo, despite having a new coup-imposed leader since late 2017, is not budging.The ou...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:23hrs | 2 | by Michael Appel
Zanu-PF cults, national myths, hegemony
THE British are renowned for their liking of leaders, particularly those who took them through tough periods like the Second World War and the Cold War-era. Most notable are army commander Winston Chu...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mnangagwa's cocktail encounters and futility of summit diplomacy
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his publicists climbed Mount Everest celebrating inevitable chats with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and happenstance exchanges at a cocktail with Un...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:56hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
No leader has enjoyed universal approval
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, if ever there was a period in your life that you needed to exercise diligence and foresight, it is now. It is at this moment that you need to...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Remembering Mugabe
HISTORY has many lessons. Looking back with the benefit of hindsight, many a time people regret decisions they would have made. People sometimes fall into nostalgia.Zimbabweans are no differen...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:42hrs | 12 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mnangagwa honours King Lobengula's commander
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred National Hero status on revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo ahead of the unveiling of a monument at the site where the commander won his ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National Hero status for Gen Mtshana Khumalo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred National Hero status on revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo ahead of the unveiling of a monument at the site where the commander won his ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's administration is a 'gang of thugs', says UK MP
A veteran member of Parliament in the United Kingdom (UK), Sir Nicholas Soames, has referred to the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government as a "gang of thugs", saying the administration has been a grave d...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 19:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Will Zimbabwe benefit from boris johnson's ascendents to power?
Boris Johnson, Britain's prime minister, is the quintessential nostalgic leader. Since the Brexit referendum, in order to make Britain's future outside the European Union appealing, he has playe...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 16:33hrs | 17 | by Masimba Mavaza
The reluctant reformer, Mnangagwa is thy name
IT'S nearly a year since Emmerson Mnagangwa (ED) was sworn as the President of Zimbabwe after the disputed July 2018 elections.The common talk among many is that Zimbabwe should be better than...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Rashweat Mukundu
Zimbabwe in make-or break battle
PREDICTABLY, there has been some toxicity, which is part of our game's DNA, regrettably there has been a tsunami of negativity, which is part of its tortured soul and, refreshingly, there has been a r...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's perpetual struggle with forex black market
AS Zimbabwe continues battling a boisterous foreign currency black market, there are strong signs that a parallel goods markets will soon emerge.Notwithstanding the distinguishable history of ...Published: 31 May 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by P Masamha
Be open for criticism, Ngarivhume
"Be open for criticism" - Jacob Ngarivhume said this while addressing the University of Zimbabwe Scripture Union Annual General Meeting held on 6 April 2019 at the UZ campus. He said leaders face crit...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 23:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Let us work for and defend Zimbabwe
We are in the second Republic, the christened new dispensation, and we are in the process of economically re-engaging the Western world, and I do not in anyway wish to undermine the decent efforts of ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:24hrs | 3 | by Reason Wafawarova
Chiwenga suffers from a rare condition
Zimbabweans in the social media have taken chances to cartoon the Vice President Cde Chiwenga because of his unique pronunciation of the words with letter "L" in English. Most people have found joy in...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 14:45hrs | 27 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Never give up
In 1964 in Oslo Norway Dr King was awarded the Nobel Prize for great work he did which was birthed from his passion to see equality in the nation of America despite your race ,color,tribe.Few people i...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 16:21hrs | 5 | by Enos Denhere
Please persevere! Your journey is worth it!
The road to success isn't for the faint-hearted. Sometimes, you will want to give up! Please persevere! Your journey is worth it! Many great achievers have written inspiring statements about success. ...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 18:51hrs | 3 | by Enos Denhere
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | | by Igomombe
Zimbabwe remains a pariah state, per se, 'forgiveness and unity' alone will never bring prosperity
With the swearing in of the new President Mnangagwa now out of the way, Zanu PF's spin-doctors, propagandists and apologists are out in full force selling the new regime as the breath of fresh air! Th...Published: 27 Aug 2018 at 16:52hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Court of public opinion is real
Tomorrow Zimbabwe is going to experience a reality show as the Constitutional Court presides over the election petition against President Mnangagwa's electoral victory. Lawyers are going to turn into ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Nick Mangwana
We, Zimbabweans, have condemned ourselves to 38 years of repeated rigged elections and counting, until we learn
"Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it," said Winston Churchill in a speech to the House of Commons. We have learned nothing about how Zanu PF has rigged elections an...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
What happens to Chamisa's 18 year-old sister?
DEUTERONOMY 1 vs 13 says: "Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads." As Zimbabweans go to vote tomorrow, their choice is very simple: The...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:59hrs | | by Bishop
The bomb that strengthens the party and the country
The bomb attack on the White City Stadium in Bulawayo on the 23rd June 2018, was first and foremost an inhuman, undiscriminating attempt to massacre innocent, unsuspecting men and women attending a wa...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Opposition overwhelmed by Mnangagwa's new dispensation
The much-talked about 2018 harmonised elections are now just weeks away and events in the opposition camp are a sight to see. Opposition politics has always been more about removing Mr Robert Mugabe f...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
The myth of crowd sizes
As human beings, we are always trying to predict the future. Who will win the World Cup? What will the weather be like next weekend? And of course, who will win the upcoming election? In ...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 18:02hrs | 1 | by Anthony Mkondo
MDC-T and the American connection
IN my last submission, I touched on a crucial player in the regime change agenda - the Zimbabwe Democracy Trust (ZDT) - and hinted they were a story for another day. The Trust was set up...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 15:55hrs | 4 | by Tafadzwa Masango
Chamisa's troubling relationship with the truth
I AM not an obsessive pursuer of anyone because I am not a serial stalker. Pursuing a serial liar does not make me a serial stalker, but I am forced - once again - to write about MDC-T leader, Nelson ...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:25hrs | 2 | by Conway Nkumbuzo Tutani
Chamisa: All confidence & no substance: Exciting road to defeat
Nelson Chamisa is a great gentleman with admirable determination and an exceptional drive of ambition. He inherited a political outfit that was at the crossroads because the then leader was simply exh...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:45hrs | | by Reason Wafawarova
Distraught refugees pouring into Zimbabwe - austere reminder of our own bad governance problem
Distraught! Here was this woman, probably in her early twenties but she already three times as old, whose hut had just burnt down with all she had in this world. She and her son were lucky to escape t...Published: 03 May 2018 at 18:10hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
Why the British had no other choice but to work with Mnangagwa
As I reflected on the tons of emails of feedback I got yesterday including from local embassies responding to the article published by nehandaradio, in which I wrote about the Zimbabwe-British relatio...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 11:31hrs | 4 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mugabe's long over-due departure in Zimbabwe was God's will
The stubbornness! Cruelty! Satanic Wisdom! Extreme Greed! Blank Cheque Anointing for corruption! Brave Viciousness! Open Malice! And high desire to dominate by hook or crook moved the hand of God upon...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 09:53hrs | 1 | by Evangelist Reginald Thabani Gola
Lord Soames's son to work hard to improve Zimbabwe, UK relations
President Mugabe yesterday met Mr Nicholas Soames, son to the Britain's last colonial Governor in Rhodesia, who presided over Zimbabwe's transition to majority rule.In an interview soon after ...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Politics is a process, not an event
WHAT an exciting week? The media had a feast. Zimbabweans being Zimbabweans went into overdrive — rumours, speculation, conclusions, theories and lies.Winston Churchill was so spot on when h...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Bishop
Persevere, beware of dream killers
Success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Many great achievers have written inspiring statements about success. We need staying power in the journey to success.In order to succeed, your desi...Published: 17 May 2017 at 15:15hrs | | by Enos Denhere
Daily Old Testament Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
"Prophets in Ancient Israel and Zimbabwe prophetes belongs to same class" Discuss ?(25)Authored on the 12th of April 2017 by Witness DinganiSUGGESTED ANSWERS Ancient Israel prophets an...Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Witness Dingani
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN "Zimbabwean prophets focus more on performing miracles than any other prophetic duties " Examine this view ?(25)COMMENT OVERVIEW•The above question requires one to justify the validit...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 11:17hrs | 2 | by Witness Dingani
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
"Women in Israel oppressed their counterparts" Examine this view. How applicable is this to your society? (25)COMMENT OVERVIEW The above question mi...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:44hrs | 1 | by Witness Dingani
Digesting Mugabe's opinion of Trump
Because President Mugabe's birthday happens to be the same day Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, Mother Africa's children at home and abroad have always considered this day...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Old Testament Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
Qn "Ahab was a good king otherwise his wife "Jezebel" ruined him" Discuss?(25)COMMENT OVERVIEW - The above question requires one to have deep knowledge about the actions of Jezebel. ...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 07:13hrs | | by Witness Dingani
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
Qn "The Prophets Spoke Only The Word Of God, and Not Their Opinions" How Far does this explain Israel and Zimbabwean prophets?(25)DIVINITY REVISION QUESTIONSCOMMENT OVERVIEW- T...Published: 04 Dec 2016 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Witness Dingani
PM Churchill would have demanded blundering Tsvangirai resigned
"A new Zimbabwe is possible in President Robert Mugabe's lifetime," concluded Whitlaw Mugwinji in his latest article "Bond Notes Demo Flop: The old is Dying, Can the New Be Born?" No doubt that he tho...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
Bond note demo flop: The old is dying, can the new be born?
Ndabaningi Sithole replying to his younger brother in a letter in 1977 raises a very interesting point on renewal and regeneration: 'Seriously though, Mas you and your generation must begin to formula...Published: 21 Nov 2016 at 08:07hrs | | by Whitlaw Mugwiji
The Herald and dangerous mobcraft of tribalism
If you had not seen it, here it is, The Herald's 'scoop' about uMthwakazi!: "NO PLACE FOR THIS IN OUR FOOTBALL … Shameless tribalist spoils Bosso party!" The formatting of the title 'story' is ...Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 16:24hrs | 1 | by Xoxani Ngxoxo
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
Qn "The Prophets Spoke Only The Word Of God, and Not Their Opinions" How Far does this explain Israel and Zimbabwean prophets?(25) (Article number 115)DIVINITY REVISION QUESTIONS| 30 AUGUS...Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 17:05hrs | 1 | by Witness Dingani
Mujuru to serve one term and step down
ZIMBABWE People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru, has indicated that if she wins the 2018 elections, she would only serve for one term and step down to join international politics.Addres...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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