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Diasporans Forgotten
The promise of a Diaspora vote by President Emerson Mnangagwa, once seen as a beacon of hope for Zimbabweans living abroad, has been nothing but a broken promise. Elections in Zimbabwe are only a few ...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 11:06hrs | 711 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
BREAKING: Saviour Kasukuwere to announce his Presidential candidature
Harare, Zimbabwe - In a surprising twist, Saviour Kasukuwere, a former Zimbabwean Minister and influential political figure, is set to announce his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential race schedul...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 15:10hrs | 6786 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Why I hate politics
So yes. I hate Zimbabwean politics. Obviously. I hate how every five years we get into this circus about giving people already with immeasurable riches and privilege the opportunity to get even more r...Published: 21 May 2023 at 09:34hrs | 723 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Anti-Zimbabwe economist names Zimbabwe 'Most Miserable Country' in the world
ZIMBABWE has been named the most miserable country in the world ahead of war-torn Ukraine, Syria and Sudan on renowned economist Steve Hanke's Annual Misery Index (HAMI).Hanke blamed Zimbabwe'...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:15hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean politics in generational transition
It seems there is a growth in the number of younger candidates being nominated to represent the parties in the upcoming polls.ONE of the most stubborn facts is that the old die, and the new are bo...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:24hrs | 485 | by Ntando Dumani
How the gold mafia scandal will affect Mnangagwa
The Al Jazeera investigative unit last week served the second episode of a four-part documentary, Gold Mafia, that makes interesting— albeit unsurprising — watching.The exposés have spawn...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:04hrs | 2307 | by Tawanda Majoni
'Mnangagwa will die in office'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will die in office, a close ally has claimed. However, constitutionally if Mnangagwa wins the forthcoming elections, this should be his last term.Ambassador-at-lar...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:26hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Poor Pamela Tremont and Triple C: Politics without lawful issue
I have watched Pamela Tremont's hearing in preparation for her posting to Zimbabwe as US' next ambassador.Both the line of questioning by US Senators, as well as her responses, were, to say th...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | 225 | by @Jamwanda2
DUZ president Driven Chapman a media creation
The hype and excitement about the new kid on the block Mr Driven Chapman is just nothing but hot air and a media creation.After failing to decimate the people's movement the revolutionary part...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 21:27hrs | 838 | by Leonard Koni
Obama of Zimbabwean politics will capitalise on voter apathy
LEADER of Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ), Robert Howard Chapman, is a fascinating man. Sharp and erudite, he has brought an interesting perspective to Zimbabwean politics.He has taken out ...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:23hrs | 492 | by Nevanji Madanhire
Obama of Zimbabwean politics accused of not paying maintenance
Presidential aspirant Robert Chapman who leads the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) is reportedly failing to pay support for his children with his ex-wife.Chapman, who was born in Chinhoyi a...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 19:23hrs | 1519 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Obama of Zimbabwean politics says he will win the Presidency with 74%
The Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) leader, Robert Chapman says he will win the Presidency with 74 percent of the poll."If I am to be honest we are targeting a majority." Chapman sa...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 21:31hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Obama of Zimbabwean politics' goal is to remove Zanu-PF
ROBERT Howard Chapman, leader of political outfit, the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ), has been accused of being a Zanu-PF collaborator sent to distract opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (C...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:11hrs | 1955 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Obama of Zimbabwean politics says he is interested in voters who are undecided
DEMOCRATIC Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) leader Robert Chapman has said that he is interested in the voters who are undecided.Chapman revealed this while In Conversation With Trevor Ncube.Ch...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 10:29hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
2 people destroyed the party that was left by Tsvangirai, says Obama of Zimbabwean politics
ROBERT Chapman, who declared his presidential aspirations for the forthcoming general elections, says power struggles and quarrels have obliterated the capacity of the opposition to dislodge Zimbabwe'...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 08:07hrs | 4224 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition quietly celebrates Tsvangirai on 5th anniversary of his death
TUESDAY marked five years since former opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai died.Tsvangirai succumbed to colon cancer in South Africa aged 65.Touted...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:04hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'Obama' calls for lasting economic solutions
Aspiring presidential candidate and Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) leader Robert Chapman has described economic policies by the government as gimmicks while calling for the ouster of the ruling pa...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:04hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year
As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 1301 | by Farai Chirimumimba
'ANC does not believe in Zimbabwe regime change'
SOUTH African Police minister and African National Congress secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has drawn brickbats from a section of Zimbabweans for his recent utterances where he said the African ...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:14hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC, Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF unite to 'loot' State coffers
GIVEN the fluidity of Zimbabwean politics, one can only second guess President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 elections strategy.Cabinet ministers have been offered US$500 000 "loans" they have not...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 437 | by Sibanengi Mswazi Dube
The many political lives of Mohadi
WHEN the "Ides of March" devoured Kembo Mohadi as he stepped down as country Vice-President (VP) late February last year, many thought the epitaph on his political grave had been inscribed for eternit...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 1969 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa should trade his robes and enter the political field
Zimbabwe is a free and democratic country where one can turn into politics and leave whatever they would be doing.I used to follow Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa when he was still a junior pastor ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 17:42hrs | 703 | by Leonard Koni
Makandiwa, preaching heresy
I USED to follow United Family International Church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa when he was still a junior pastor with Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe until he left the church and formed his own ent...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | 1217 | by Leonard Koni
Bullet-proof vehicle fundraiser defends Chamisa
ORGANISERS of the GoFundMe campaign to buy an armoured vehicle for opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa have distanced him and the party from the initiative, saying it ...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 2311 | by Staff reporter
'I tried to change Zanu-PF from within'
Veteran politician and war veteran Margaret Dongo said she tried to change Zanu-PF from within by being outspoken and critical of the ruling party's policies.Dongo (MD), who was eventually exp...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:27hrs | 3048 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC must not be a ghost organisation, it needs to be accountable
The question of whether or not CCC must frame a constitution, come up with structures and go to congress to select party leaders is, no doubt, such a hot and wearying one.But that's one questi...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 12:34hrs | 4015 | by Tawanda Majoni
Kasukuwere: To be or not to be!
Widening Russian War Aims What a week we have had! War works largely on laws of the unforeseen and the unintended. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has ominously hinted at ...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:27hrs | 365 | by Jamwanda
Zimbabwe's problem is Zanu-PF's intimidation and kleptocracy, not the country's youth
THERE is a certain blindness in understanding the nature of Zimbabwean politics and elections if the problem is mostly attributed to an apathetic youth. A more analytical view includes other consequen...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 258 | by Tony Reeler
What transition? Zimbabwean politics is no football game
The Zanu PF Congress is less than six months away and many hold their breath to await the much anticipated outcome. Lest we become so consumed in the euphoria that almost switched off our brains in th...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 10:12hrs | 1496 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Farewell my brother, Dr Alex Magaisa
Magaisa was a light that shined bright. All who were in the presence of this light were inspired to fight for the rule of law, liberties, freedoms and rights of citizens. We are sinking in a dee...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 00:16hrs | 1534 | by Nontokozo Malaba Ncube
Mmusi Maimane vows to go and campaign for change in Harare
ONE South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane says he will go to Zimbabwe to support democratic movements that are opposed to the current regime.Maimane has received criticism on social media...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | 1403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally says, 'Britain can go hang'
BRITAIN should stop interfering in Zimbabwe's internal affairs as the country is not an extension of the United Kingdom, Zanu-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has sa...Published: 04 May 2022 at 06:59hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Little known opposition petitions ED for a Dialogue
A Little known Diplomatic Intelligence Movement (DIM) political party President Ashley Zhou has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a dialogue on youth involvement in Zimbabwean politics...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 19:35hrs | 1735 | by Stephen Jakes
Reports of Zanu-PF defeat in 2023 polls are tad premature
SEVERAL Zimbabwe commentators have interpreted recent by-elections as raising the possibility that Zanu-PF's 42-year-long grip on power is loosening and, come the 2023 general elections, opposition le...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:34hrs | 1387 | by Derek Matyszak
Political tomfoolery hinders country's democracy, progress
WHEN political clowns among us such as Douglas Mwonzora, Thokozani Khupe and the like decide to turn themselves into serial political flip floppers by dancing like jumping jacks from one party to anot...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:59hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
The fog has cleared in Zimbabwe, writes Nelson Chamisa
AT the beginning of last year, I wrote an article in which I promised that "the fog will soon clear".The article was at a time when the movement was facing adverse circumstances. It was a mess...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1514 | by Nelson Chamisa
Grace Mugabe frets over son's unholy alliances
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's widow, Grace, is fretting over her son Robert Jnr's newfound acquaintances who have nudged him into embracing his father's "tormentors" in Zanu-PF, amid fears he is being exp...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:23hrs | 2983 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe by-elections expose poor participation by women in politics
A lack of female representation in by-elections held on March 26 has triggered calls for reforming the political system.The Zimbabwe Council of Churches, which monitored the elections, said "l...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 07:59hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
CCC's winning the March by-elections: a trap for 2023 general elections
The by-elections that were handsomely achieved in favour of CCC must bamboozle young kids in the political play to think the elections were free and fair....Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 06:17hrs | 5062 | by Nomazulu Thata
End of the road for Tsvangirai's MDC
D-DAY has arrived for the MDC brand, with the electorate expected to decide its fate, as analysts say the iconic party associated with the firebrand Morgan Tsvangirai may disappear into oblivion if it...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:38hrs | 5273 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's futile attempt to steal Zanu-PF history
DURING his visit to Boston in 1921, Albert Einstein made a famous statement. "Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of minds to think," he said. This statement by one of the greates...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:25hrs | 264 | by Major Action Mandingo (Retired)
Chamisa's CCC chokes on abduction lies?
POLITICAL analysts have described the self-abduction tricks by the former Harare mayor, Hebert Gomba, of the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) last weekend as an overused and outdated scheme meant to...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:43hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Matutu promises to tear CCC in Masvingo
Former Masvingo urban Member of Parliament Tongai Matutu who defected to Zanu-PF after a fall out with then MDC Alliance party after he was disqualified from contesting the provincial chairmanship pos...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 17:03hrs | 1869 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leading in human rights violations
ZIMBABWE's electoral environment is increasingly turning violent, with the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) bearing the brunt of attacks from suspected State security agents and Zanu-PF ...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
UK claims to be concerned over political violence in Zimbabwe
THE British House of Lords on Wednesday called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to condemn violence and hate speech ahead of the March 26 by-elections.This came after an opposition Citizens Coa...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Leaders must avoid hate speech at rallies
LATE in October last year when Zanu-PF was burning from strife generated by the power struggles fomented by its internal vote, we warned that political violence was taking root in the country and coul...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:06hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new brooms failing to sweep clean
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa embarked on a clean-up exercise when he took over leadership through a coup from the late former President Robert Mugabe in November 2017.However, his leadership h...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:06hrs | 811 | by Martin Storbat
2023 elections, Mugabe predictive intelligence
THE leader who carries off the remarks by the late President Mugabe will likely win the 2023 elections in Zimbabwe. The leader who does not let the Mugabe decision affect him at a personal level will ...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 17:44hrs | 2671 | by Sharon Hofisi
We cannot take democracy for granted - ex-army general Chiwenga imperil us all
Trust in Zimbabwean politics is at a low ebb, eroded by foolish behaviour.The ugly scenes that were witnessed at Citizens Coalition for Change CCC rally in Kwekwe leaves a sour taste in the mo...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 08:58hrs | 3440 | by Taruberekera Masara
Chamisa's greatest betrayal of Zimbabweans
On the 20th February, leader of the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, Nelson Chamisa, pronounced that him and his party did not have any ideology or any goals or objectives....Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 16:14hrs | 525 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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