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Plot to oust Mnangagwa 'foiled'
A daring plot to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa through an impeachment process has been "foiled", according to one of the Zanu-PF leader's loyalists.The rebels "lack the numbers for impeach...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4926 | by ZimLive
Remembering Jason Ziyapapa Moyo
ON Tuesday marks 42 years since the death of Zapu Vice-President Jason Ziyapapa Moyo (JZ) in a parcel bomb in Lusaka, Zambia. JZ Moyo became the Secretary of the new ANC of Southern Rhodesia, which wa...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:23hrs | 312 | by Rtd Brig-General Mazinyane
The Role of Peace in the Economy - Mthwakazi Forum
We are still struggling, in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole, when it comes to understanding and executing economic programmes that give sustainable growth. Most analysts tend to paint this poor underst...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 20:52hrs | 1041 | by Kernan Mzelikahle
Military looms large in Zimbabwe power matrix
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been extensively restructuring the army ever since assuming power through a millitary coup in 2017, confirming that the security apparatus remains deeply steeped in th...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:56hrs | 2554 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF congratulates ANC
The ruling Zanu PF party has congratulated the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa, the continent's oldest liberation movement which turned 107 years this Tuesday.In an interview, ...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:37hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter
The death of Tongogara as told by Lookout Masuku and Dumiso Dabengwa.
Josiah Magama Tongogara : The interview that cost his life:This excerpt was taken from a Rhodesian Combat Pilot who played a pivotal role in the Cease Fire Agreement and the formation of the N...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:29hrs | 14006 | by Social media
Army boss encourages family interaction
HUNDREDS of people thronged Garths Farm in Marula, Mangwe District in Matabeleland South to celebrate the promotion of Major-General Hlanganani Dube as the Army Chief of Staff Quartermaster.Th...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:48hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1220 | by Roy Muroyi
War vets disown demonstrators against Mnangagwa
War veterans from across the country have disowned a group of members who demonstrated at Munhumutapa offices in Harare last week pressing to have their demands met.Zimbabwe National Liberatio...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 20:01hrs | 2586 | by Staff reporter
War vets storm Mnangagwa office
A GROUP of 20 former freedom fighters calling themselves the War Veterans Welfare Committee yesterday stormed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Munhumutapa office to hand over a 10-page petition demandin...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:15hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles' long walk from Bulawayo to Harare
On the 7th December 2018 saw some dedicated and culturally conscious Ndebele men embark on a long walk from Bulawayo to Harare with an aim of petitioning the government of Zimbabwe on cultural res...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:22hrs | 3280 | by Thulani Nkala
'Mnangagwa must release August 1 killings inquiry report'
RECENT disclosures by presidential spokesperson George Charamba that the report by the commission of inquiry into the August 1 shootings by the millitary is for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's eyes "on...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:00hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
1893 MHRRM RSA Student Wing thanks Dialogue participants
1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) RSA student Wing would like to thank all the people who participated on the 1st of December 2018 Matebeleland Gukurahundi G...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:13hrs | 415 | by Jabulani Sikhosana, 1893 MHRRM RSA Student Wing Secretary
Gukurahundi, which way now?
The days we were growing up, back then in Masvaure area kwaMarange, watching domestic animals fight was a popular hobby. Dominant bulls would fight for territory. Dog fighting was however most enterta...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 20:34hrs | 1970 | by Bornface waNgaikere Masikati
Motlanthe commission: Too little, too late
MDC Alliance leaders appeared before the Kgalema Motlanthe-led commission of inquiry into the August 1 killings and the presentation by Tendai Biti and Nelson Chamisa left the commissioners in awe....Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:43hrs | 1401 | by Wilton Machimbira
'Obert Mpofu is a CIO operative,' says Jonathan Moyo
Former Minister of Home Affairs is a Central Intelligence Operative who was recruited by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to spy on ZAPU leaders, Professor Jonathan Moyo has alleged. Moyo was resp...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 16:22hrs | 12301 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Thabo Mbeki to grace Dabengwa Foundation awards
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki will be the guest of honour at the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation inaugural awards meant to celebrate the country's unsung liberation war heroes and heroines....Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 10:51hrs | 2098 | by Staff reporter
South Africa hosts Matebeleland Gukurahundi genocide conference
1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) student wing would like to invite the Public to participate in the Matebeleland Gukurahundi Genocide Conference to be held ...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 16:08hrs | 3144 | by By Jabulani Sikhosana
Mnangagwa's false start
AS undergraduates in our day, one of the most cynical commentaries on post-independent Africa was French writer, Rene Dumont's book False Start in Africa (1966).Those were the years of militar...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 06:29hrs | 2727 | by Ibbo Mandaza
The Manyeruke, Komichi horror show
The commission of inquiry into the August 1 shooting of six people to death during a violent demonstration in Harare has its work cut out.But, looking at its composition, it is up to the task ...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | 3241 | by Conway Tutani i
Gukurahundi commission accused of shutting out victims
THE Gukuruahundi massacres yesterday dominated deliberations at the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) symposium currently taking place in Bulawayo, with participants accusing the Nat...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 06:13hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa points finger at Chiwenga, Matemadanda
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) has been plunged into turmoil after a bitter fallout between the chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa and secretary general Victor Matema...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 11:06hrs | 12802 | by zimlive
Opinion: Perspective . . .
SEEING things in perspective has never been more important in Zimbabwe. If we fail to do so, our view of the current problems we are encountering will be distorted and we may all make decisions we lat...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:49hrs | 119 | by Eddie Cross
Mnangagwa launches Zimbabwe National Defence University
The Commander in Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Emerson Mnangawa on Friday officially launched the Zimbabwe National Defence University (ZNDU). The launch was held...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 12:48hrs | 3569 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ndebele Chiefs' letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa - Fulltext
From the Office of.... CHIEF VEZI MADUNA MAFU OF AVOCA FILABUSI COMMUNAL LANDS 9 October 2018 The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe His Excellency President E.D. Mnangagwa ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 20:46hrs | 5185 | by Chief Maduna, Chief Jahana and Chief Sibasa
'ZAPU still regarded a terrorist organisation'
Opposition political party, Zapu is still regarded as terrorist organisation decades after the party assisted the country in attaining its independence.The party was not delisted as a terroris...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 17:09hrs | 1648 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Dabengwa launches Ihawu Awards
Dumiso Dabengwa and the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation will launch the Ihawu Awards on the 7th of December. The Awards are meant to honour men women who have sacrificed a lot for Zimbabwe.The Foun...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 19:55hrs | 1735 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lies can never contribute to peace Warikandwa
A posting by Chigumbu Warikandwa that appeared on the 8th of November 2018 has a grossly misleading title "Give Peace A Chance". It is just a lunacy. No peace can ever be built on lies, delibera...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 21:00hrs | 1233 | by Mkhululi Zulu
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 | 1130 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga fight divides Zimbabwe army?
The political fight between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and General Constantino Chiwenga over the control of the party and state apparatus has sharply divided the Zimbabwe National Army i...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 11:42hrs | 38534 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'I was there before Dabengwa'
The Sunday Mail's Deputy News Editor Levi Mukarati continues his conversation with Clark Ngiyo Mpofu, one of the first nationalists to undergo military training in China. Mpofu reflects on his time in...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:45hrs | 2730 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa guns for Mnangagwa
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday started mobilising his supporters for a proposed march to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down for allegedly rigging the July 30 elections....Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:07hrs | 5197 | by Staff reporter
Modi names Bulawayo shopping mall after Mnangagwa
South Member of Parliament Rajesh Kumar Modi - popularly known as Raj Modi, is probably one of the most loved parliamentarians in the city.This is largely because of the corporate social respo...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 20:56hrs | 5113 | by Staff reporter
The Commission of Inquiry
In the late 90s when I became one of ZimRights' top officials - Matebeleland region chairperson and national council member, Felix Mafa then field officer, Nicolas Ndebele founder of ZimRi...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 14:32hrs | 422 | by Clement Moyo
Matemadanda prepared to assist Zipra combatants
DEFENCE and War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda last week said the government was prepared to assist former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) combatants establish projects that ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:36hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
How Mugabe survived assassination in Gutu
Kenny Constantine Mabuya, whose Chimurenga name was Cde Kenny Ridzai, makes stunning revelations about their confrontation with the British authorities after they had been sent as the advance team for...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:32hrs | 10976 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Bosso player on his war exploits in Gwanda
Joko Thodlana, whose pseudonym was Hughes Mhondoro had sets his sights into turning into a football star, playing for his dream team, Bulawayo giants, Highlanders Football Club.However, the ca...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:35hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
The White Man who sent fear down Mugabe's spine
Canadian mining company Falconbridge Inc. had a big problem in Zimbabwe during the Gukurahundi disturbances in the early 1980s.Its operations in war-torn Zimbabwe were in chaos. ZIPRA rebels o...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 09:08hrs | 5772 | by Globe and Mail
Gukurahundi killings can never be forgotten by forgiveness
THE opinion penned by Xolani Ndlovu published in Tuesday's titled, Matebeleland needs to forgive 36 years after Gukurahun...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:46hrs | 416 | by S Ncube
Another 'useless' doctorate for Mnangagwa
GREAT Zimbabwe University yesterday awarded President Mnangagwa an Honorary Doctorate of Politics and International Relations (Honoris Causa) during its 12th graduation ceremony. The President...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:09hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
1893 MHRRM praises Zenzele Ndebele, calls for a UN Commission of Enquiry
The 1893 MHRRM takes this opportunity to congratulate and give special thanks to one of Matebeleland's finest Human Rights Activists, Zenzele Ndebele, for his informative and forthright documentary on...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:43hrs | 1475 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
Soccer stars lost to the war
THE liberation struggle was an inevitable development in the history of the country.So many sporting talents were lost to the war because of the call to serve. Football was among the biggest l...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:42hrs | 470 | by Lovemore Dube
Gukurahundi documentary opens can of worms
A new documentary film on the Matabeleland and Midlands atrocities soon after Zimbabwe's independence claims the mass killings were probably planned before independence.The film by Bulawayo-ba...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:30hrs | 2590 | by Staff Reporter
Gukurahundi documentary launch set
BULAWAYO journalist Zenzele Ndebele, who is also the director of an online streaming organisation, CITE, will showcase his documentary on Gukurahundi at the ongoing Intwasa Festival koBulawayo....Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, UK talks security cooperation
Zimbabwe and Britain could soon restore security cooperation agreements that fell through after diplomatic ties nosedived nearly two decades ago, while the United Kingdom is open to supporting Harare'...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
The 'Chimurenga Monologue' and falsification of history
From The 1st Matebele War To The 2nd Matebele Rebellion War versus The "First" Chimurenga War of June 1896: Repudiating The "Chimurenga Monologue" and Falsification of HistoryThis input does n...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:46hrs | 1706 | by Thembani Mthembo Dube
Mnangagwa moves to thwart military threat
IN the aftermath of the recent general elections which gave him some semblance of political legitimacy, albeit a hotly-disputed presidential poll, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now making bold yet r...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:44hrs | 15511 | by Staff reporter
I doubt if Dabengwa really endorsed Mnangagwa - Mthwakazi activist
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has expressed some doubts if Zapu Leader Dumiso Dabengwa really endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa because of his approach to devolution issue.Dabengwa w...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 11:08hrs | 1440 | by Stephen Jakes
Heroine Makurane laid to rest
THE late war veteran Thato Makurane, who died last week, was yesterday buried at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre after she was declared liberation war heroine.Speaking at the burial, Zimba...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:40hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has destroyed all suspicious political parties
EX Zipra cadre Max Mkandla has claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has destroyed all suspicious political parties through his renewed appointments of cabinet ministers with faces likely to chang...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:29hrs | 10930 | by Stephen Jakes
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