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The real risk of Chamisa's temporary solutions to permanent problems
THE political arena has had rich pickings for pundits in the past few days. On the one hand, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) circus of recalls of its elected members continues.It start...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:47hrs | 12 | by Ntando Dumani
Hail King Nero: Impotence as strength
Hail King Nero, The First and Last!"There shall be a leader and Change Champion-in-Chief (Advocate Nelson Chamisa) who shall be the Administrator and President tasked by the citizens to champi...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:42hrs | 14 | by @Jamwanda on Saturday
Herdboy rapes goat to death
IN a shocking case of bestiality, a 43-year-old herdboy from Togotsvebo Village in Mphoengs, Matabeleland South province chillingly confessed to his "sadistic sexual interest" in animals when he was c...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Plumtree man rapes two goats, one dies
A sex-starved gardener raped two she-goats in Plumtree and one of the raped goats died as a result of the act.Njabulo Moyo (43) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday on bestiali...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 21:27hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals father's goat
A 37 year old Plumtree man is in trouble after he was caught skinning his grandfather's goat in his bedroom hut.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts last Thursday when Mbaki...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man caught skinning stolen goat in bedroom
A 37-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is in trouble after he was caught skinning his grandfather's goat in his bedroom hut.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday where Mbakisi ...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 20:06hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex starved man rapes goat
A 19-YEAR-OLD sex starved Shamva man has been arrested after he was caught raping a goat in a maize field.The matter came to light at B...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 23:35hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics
The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 21:20hrs | 3 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
ED Mnangagwa cannot eat his cake and still have it
At some time, after Samuel had anointed Saul as king of Israel, the LORD commanded king Saul saying, "'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they cam...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 09:22hrs | | by Zanda Shumba
Chamisa is not a factor in parliament, which is good
Since there are so many impious hands on Zimbabwe's internal affairs, so many hands challenging its sovereignty, I thought my opening paragraphs should address those meddlesome, self-righteous foreign...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | | by Igomombe
Boy rapes pregnant goat in Chiweshe
In a bizarre incident a Chiweshe boy from Chaka village, Chaona was caught raping a pregnant goat last week prompting the village head to send him before Chief Makope's village court yesterday (Sunday...Published: 14 May 2018 at 11:34hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Goat raped to death, blooded condoms at crime scene, owner threatens juju
In a bizarre incident that has left villagers of Mavhunga in Mashonaland Central shell shocked, two men are suspected to have raped a goat to death last week Thursday. The owner of the goat is...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 10:02hrs | 12 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Dokora ridiculed by MPs over goat fee payment
Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora had a torrid in parliament Wednesday afternoon as opposition legislators bleated like goats as he entered the house.In April, Dokora sai...Published: 10 May 2017 at 14:37hrs | | by Mary Charamba
Fake news
Donald Trump won the US presidency partly because he persuaded ordinary Americans that there was an alternative truth to that being presented to them by the mainstream media. Anything he didn't like h...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 16:27hrs | | by ZimVigil
What should the West do about Zimbabwe?
With scarcely 15 months to go before Zimbabwe's next elections, it seems that the Western world has no strategy to avert continued Zanu PF misrule. What's new, you may ask, and why are we singling...Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 16:16hrs | | by ZimVigil
For Pete's sake Chamboko, coalition is not enough 'to trump Mugabe' in 2018
"A coalition can trump Mugabe and Zanu PF in 2018" argued Moses Chamboko in The Zimbabwean. The article was inspired by the events in America. Zimbabwe's electoral system and that of America are as di...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 21:25hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe Is at a Tipping Point: a Close Anatomy of Zimbabwe Politics
From whichever way you look at it, Zimbabwe is at a tipping point. The level of discontent with the political class has reached a crisis point thanks to the betrayal of the people by Zanu Pf a...Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 20:54hrs | | by Sipho Phani Sibanda
It is the people, by being naive, who are keeping dictators in power
In his article on "How dictators stay in power" see The Zimbabwean newspaper, UZ Student Zivai Mhetu attributed the dictators' staying-power to how they create fictitious enemies to divert attention a...Published: 16 Sep 2016 at 18:50hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
To Decide is to Govern!
I have made a pledge to you my readers. A pledge I will always endeavour to fulfil for as long as I write. That pledge is to raise difficult questions, break taboos, speak and spill the truth, so this...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
The Ndebele kingdom revival storm
In last week's instalment, we learned how Bagedze stole the Kalanga king Tjilibundule's hair strand so that her father Tjilisamhuli's medicine man, Ngomane Gumbo, could perform his magic to neutralise...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 08:06hrs | 87 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Man blames demons for sex with goat
AN 18-year-old man who was caught bonking his neighbour's goat left the gallery in stitches when he blamed his actions on evil spirits. Mqhelisi Gumbo of Ngwala area in Bulilima woke up in the middle ...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 09:29hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
'Snake Pastor' makes congregants move like snakes, speaking Chinese
The Controversial 'snake pastor' in South Africa is back at it again. This time he has made his followers to move like snakes and speak Chinese.According to a post posted on the End Times Disc...Published: 26 Aug 2015 at 13:20hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul
There is nothing to celebrate on 35th Independence anniversary but plenty to reflect on!
Today is the 18 April 2015, Zimbabwe is 35 years old! There will be no celebrations or fanfare across the land because there is really little cause to celebrate. Let it be the day of deep reflection....Published: 17 Apr 2015 at 16:42hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe, what a control freak!
Mugabe finally names Mnangagwa his heir but he said his deputies will have no real influence as he would be firmly in charge. "The two vice-presidents have no real big function except that th...Published: 11 Dec 2014 at 06:38hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Tsvangirai draws battle lines for next election
Morgan Tsvangirai has put himself firmly on the side of the lower class with a powerful pledge that the MDC is a party of those who want to be better off and strive for a better life for themselves....Published: 08 Sep 2014 at 17:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Morgan Tsvangirai speaks out
Morgan Tsvangirai has put himself firmly on the side of the lower class with a powerful pledge that the MDC is a party of those who want to be better off and strive for a better life for themselves....Published: 07 Sep 2014 at 15:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'MDC-T will form next govt,' says Tsvangirai
Fungi Kwaramba (FK) sits down for a chat with MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai (MT) in this exclusive interview.Below are excerpts of the interviewFK: The last time you hogged the lim...Published: 07 Sep 2014 at 15:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man convicted for having sex with a goat
A Hurungwe man will perform 70 hours of community service after a Karoi magistrate convicted him of having sex with a neighbour's goat last week. The 19-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to b...Published: 23 Feb 2014 at 07:36hrs | 3 | by Noah Pito
'Tsvangirai's complacency was due to hallucinations of Baba Jukwa'
How the MDC-T got doomedIt is quite clear that MDC-T is still in a state of shock and denial over its shattering loss in the July 31 2013 harmonised elections. This forms the background to their e...Published: 11 Feb 2014 at 10:59hrs | 1 | by Hezvoka!
Nelson Mandela, whose hero?
I WOULD like to propose a thesis that others will attack me for, which is that the reaction to the death of Mandela has been over the top, and one that exposes the hypocrisy of this world. It is, how...Published: 14 Dec 2013 at 07:01hrs | | by Tinomudaishe Chinyoka
Man refuses to pay lobola for a goat he raped
A man from Siadindi area in Binga was reportedly forced to marry a goat after he was allegedly caught red-handed having sex with the domestic animal, uMthunywa reported last week.The incident ...Published: 02 Sep 2013 at 13:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai - meeting fate's malignancy
Once upon a time there lived a thoughtful Roman called Boethius. Known for his discourse on Fate's role in the Universe, this Roman scholar is credited with developing the idea of "fortune's wheel", a...Published: 27 Apr 2013 at 06:15hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Man tells court that his goats are his wives
Members of public were left speechless after a 24-year-old Murehwa man was caught red-handed, having sex with a goat. The man, Robert Kwarare (24) from Mavhurume village under Chief Mangwende appear...Published: 16 Jul 2012 at 13:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe: The history we have
One stubborn day in April, the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve, President Mugabe stolidly walked back to Harare, clearly defying Press and prophecy.The week before had been abuzz with...Published: 28 Apr 2012 at 08:54hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Tsvangirai - The master of political intrigue and political contradictions
In this instalment I posit that Mr. Tsvangriai is indeed a leader of serious political intrigue, serious political contradictions and serious short comings....Published: 22 Feb 2012 at 06:46hrs | | by Thembani Mthembo
Zimbabwe's debt - a compelling case for an audit
The rejection by UK Development Minister Andrew Mitchell of civil society calls to audit Zimbabwe's US$7 billion debt before relief under HIPC is regrettable. Whenever an audit is resisted, it...Published: 25 Jan 2012 at 13:25hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Zimbos in the diaspora are not 'economic migrants' – Bennett
Zimbabweans in the diaspora are not and should not be called economic migrants, the MDC party’s UK representative, Roy Bennett has said....Published: 30 Nov 2011 at 09:58hrs | | by Roy Bennett
Nkala: The Ndebele Prince of Darkness
Introduction On the 19th of October 2011, Enos Nkala, the great and treacherous politica...Published: 22 Oct 2011 at 07:36hrs | | by Thembani Dube
How can Britain be so stupid, sell arms to despots then bleat about democracy
The most shaming picture to have been published in a newspaper for some time appeared in yesterday’s Mail. It showed a British-made armoured personnel carrier speeding past Lib...Published: 24 Feb 2011 at 13:31hrs | | by Stephen Glover
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