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An 80-year-old Geza should have known better! Thank you, citizens, for your wisdom!
It is desperation to hope for a successful revolution championed by Geza, fronting his boss Chiwenga. The demonstrations yesterday were a complete debacle. I said this before in one of my articles abo...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 18:37hrs | 2120 | by Nomazulu Thata
Nyarota the Gukurahundi Cheerleader
Geoff Nyarota, that Gukurahundi cheerleader and genocide supporter is no more. He died in a country with hospitals without medicine. Yet he died better than the thousands who were bayoneted in the kil...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 21:53hrs | 537 | by Victim of Nyarota Gukurahundi Editorials
Granny burnt alive, child smashed to death
MANYAYA Village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge was last Sunday plunged into deep mourning following a spine-chilling and mind-boggling incident in which a man burnt a defenceless granny beyond recogni...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa using David Coltart to play dangerous tribal political games in Bulawayo
Where is Welshman Ncube, where is Thokozani Khupe, where is Mqondisi Moyo of MRP, where is Sibangilizwe Nkomo of ZAPU? As for Cde Paul Siwela, I know he is pained and ashamed of what is happening in M...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 8 | by Israel Dube
Vote candidates with solutions for Gukurahundi, says Chief Mathema
Mathema made the remarks last Thursday at Emkhonyeni village in Tsholotsho during the memorial of 22 villagers who were burnt alive on March 16, 1983 by government forces during the Gukurahundi era....Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 19:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sadc must intervene on Zimbabwe crisis'
ANOTHER video of South African Member of the Executive Council of Health in Limpopo province, Phophi Ramathuba, has gone viral on social media with the official insisting that President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:50hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Citizens' new hope for a New Great Zimbabwe
In the last quarter of 2021, it seemed as though the political arena of Zimbabwe was hopeless due to the enemy-fuelled split in the main opposition party. The turning of the tables was hatched overnig...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 08:51hrs | 5 | by Nontokozo Malaba Ncube
Is a coffin for the dead or for the mourners?
WE are all going to die. That is the sad fact and fate that awaits us all.But our journey to the other side differs. Some are turned into ashes in a crematorium. The majority are buried six fe...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 12 | by Trisa Ray Sibanda
Cops near death as tout mob attacks
PIRATE kombi operators and illegal money changers yesterday allegedly ganged up and attacked traffic police officers who were patrolling in the Bulawayo city centre.The rowdy crew smashed wind...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The desecretion of the memory of gukurahundi victims
Greeting to all! Just when the memory of victims of the Gukurahundi, was brought to the attention of all the people of Mthwakazi, by Ibhetshu Likazulu, through the erection of tombstones, it w...Published: 29 May 2021 at 17:27hrs | 1 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
'Independence Day' a continual reminder of how Zimbabweans are still in painful bondage
I have never had any hesitation asserting that the holidays that I regarded most appealing to my heart on the Zimbabwean calender, were "Independence Day", and "Heroes Day" - not for the skewed and ba...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 10:47hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The Birth of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi Establishment of the Department of National Statistics
MLF President, The birth of Mthwakazi as a sovereign state is informed by the lens of history. As Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF), we have learnt from the grave errors of our history. As we c...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 11:50hrs | | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
'Mnangagwa must openly apologise for Gukurahundi'
Victims of Gukurahundi have dared President Emmerson Mnangagwa to openly apologise for the massacre of approximately 20 000 innocent civilians, arguing that half-hearted approaches such as the issuanc...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 21:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victim documents horror story
A Bulawayo-based Gukurahundi survivor is engaging writers to document what he went through during the mass killings and says he wants to ensure the country's history is not distorted.Charles T...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A threat to murder people using 'necklaces' is hate speech! Must be treated with disgust it deserves
One would just dismiss the burning alive of people by "neck lacing" them; threats made by Israel Dube: but the history will inform us more about the African continent. We know how the conflict develop...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 20:46hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata
Complications of the congress season
WELCOME to the MDC Congress season. The circus has just dropped right down at Harvest House. All the actors have already donned their stage costumes, save for Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, whose congress ap...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:37hrs | 2 | by Chenai Mutasa
Mnangagwa must apologise for his role in gukurahundi genocide
VICTIMS of the 1980s Matabeleland and Midlands massacres, known as Gukurahundi, have challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to openly apologise for the killing of over 20 000 innocent civilians, sayi...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Four of the seven Zimbabweans burnt alive in South Africans laid to rest
More than 1000 mourners, including some South Africans attended the burial in Sanyati Zimbabwe of the four of the slain Zimbabweans. Each mourner had his-or her own profound reasons for being ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 19:22hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
9 Zimbabweans burnt alive, in Ramaphosa incited xenophobia - only one to approve ED vote rigging
"Everybody just arrives in our townships and rural areas and set up business without licences and permits. We are going to bring this to an end! And those who are operating illegally must now know," w...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 16:02hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
7 Zimbabweans burnt alive in South Africa
A Zimbabwean family fled to Cape town to escape the hunger and poverty All 7 of them including four children just died in a house fire.The loss of one child is devastating. The loss of seven? ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 11:10hrs | 19 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC hawks target Tsvangirai memorial
Feuding members of the opposition MDC Alliance are using the memorial service of their former leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, as their latest factional frontier to settle scores and secure the endorsement ...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mysterious fires raze down two family homesteads
VILLAGERS from Goodwood in Inyathi, Matabeleland North province are living in fear after a series of mysterious fires razed down three huts at a homestead in four days.The fires also destroyed...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
It was hell, says bus inferno survivor
ONIAS Ndlovu, a survivor of the Thursday night bus inferno near West Nicholson, has described the scene as one of absolute devastation and shock. Onias Ndlovu shows his hands Since then, Ndlov...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 2 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Zimbabwe's (Criminal) Record Check!
Chronicling abuses on women in Zimbabwe Dear Zimbabwean Women, It is high time we chronicled all abuses...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
President Mnangagwa might trigger unnecessary Xenophobia in South Africa
In an exclusive Interview with the 1873 FM, Adv. Mpofu said, "The decision to deny Nelson Chamisa his right to a representation of choice was a political decision and not a legal one. We had got all t...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Knowledge Hakata
Disturbing Harare Demo! Pastor and Advocate Chamisa is surrounded by mob shouting HURE, to Justice Priscilla Chigumba
The Pastor and Advocate Chamisa finds it right and fitting to be surrounded by a mob shouting obscenities on Justice Priscilla Chigumba. The entire mob is for Chamisa a means to his ambitious ends. If...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Stop using White City for violent political machinations
The barbaric attack that has caused the death of some people attending a ZanuPF rally at White City Stadium is already having serious repercusions. No sane person can ignore the danger of this cowardl...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Mkhululi Zulu, Zapu Presidential Spokesperson
Why a Gukurahundi victim is against public hearings
FOR Charles Thomas, an ex-Zipra activist, the five days between February 3 and 8 1983, will remain etched in his mind forever.These are the days when Thomas came face-to-face with the brutalit...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 14:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa reaches out to Khupe
INTERIM MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday revealed that the opposition party had started the process of bringing underfire deputy president Thokozani Khupe to the negotiating table, to resolve the...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fighting for one's independence is not tribalism
As Mthwakazi National Party (MNP), we watched the events that unfolded at Morgan Tsvangirai(MHDSRIP) funeral not with disbelief and shame as most of the Zimbabwe population describe it. But we appreci...Published: 22 Feb 2018 at 11:18hrs | | by Sam Velaphi Mabhena, MNP President
Mnangagwa must be honest about genocide
The Vigil has launched a new petition calling on President Mnangagwa's government to account properly for Gukurahundi. The petition reads: Zimbabwe has reportedly been encouraged by the UK Government ...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 17:54hrs | | by ZimVigil
ZANU PF threatening Mthwakazi communities Biometric votes
Mthwakazi Republic Party leadership has claimed that it is reliably informed that ZANU PF is going around Mthwakazi communities threatening communities who would vote against them.Party secret...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 19:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Controversial hero status for Cde Chinx Chingaira
To loved ones he's left behind, I say, 'Nematambudziko for the passing of Dickson Chingaira Makoni aka Chinx.''Afa anaka' a Zimbabwean saying translated 'better he that's passed' but not anymo...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 07:32hrs | 4 | by Silvanos Mudzvova
Human rights is treasonous topic to discuss in Zim-Masarira
A civil rights activist Linda Masarisa has said Human rights continue be a sacrosanct and treasonous topic to discuss in our country 36 years after independence.He said many opposition activis...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 05:31hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'We should be enlightened enough to see past clans, tribes' - Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda
For some days now, I have observed from the side lines as events unfolded online that seemed to confirm my worst fears and worsen every time I logged on. I am currently on a fact-finding mission to as...Published: 16 Dec 2016 at 12:52hrs | 2 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
F**k Mugabe a necessary dopamine pill for 25/08/16 Freedom Day
Zimbabweans are angry!!! They have now become fearless!!! And Freedom is ripe and ready for dishing on the 25th of August 2016. On this day, the pompous President will wake up a bit alerted. He ma...Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 19:13hrs | 1 | by Rakanga Danble
Matshetshe villagers besiege court
ABOUT 100 Matshetshe villagers yesterday besieged Gwanda Magistrate Courts in solidarity with their 10 colleagues who were charged with public violence.The 10, many of them elderly, allegedly ...Published: 04 Jun 2016 at 09:26hrs | | by Richard Muponde
10 village vigilantes arrested over Matshetshe arson attacks
POLICE in Gwanda have arrested 10 people from Matsheshe area under Chief Masuku who were part of more than 200 villagers who went on a rampage armed with machetes and axes on Wednesday and burnt down ...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Richard Muponde
Armed vigilantes burn stock theft suspects' homes
OVER 200 villagers from Matshetshe area under Chief Masuku in Gwanda yesterday armed themselves with machetes and axes and burnt down three homesteads belonging to suspected cattle rustlers in Insindi...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 06:28hrs | | by Richard Muponde
POEM: Africa, our land
A land of peace loving and united people,Who live in places of sands and arable areas,And have been discriminated by the white world,This being that their skin is inferior as they say,...Published: 25 May 2016 at 15:27hrs | 1 | by Wilson Chipangura
Political parties using Gukurahundi as campaign tool- Mthwakazi
Mthwakazi Republic Party has accused opposition political parties in Zimbabwe of using the Gukurahundi genocide as a political campaign tool at the expense of victims of the killings who have not bene...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 05:13hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
After worshipping Mugabe and all disappointments, consider how lucky you are
You are here by right and not by accident. You are not here because Mugabe created you. In the middle of all the suffering, the oppression, the broken liberation war promises, the corruption, the sil...Published: 23 Aug 2015 at 10:32hrs | | by Rakanga Danble
The truth behind Cecil the lion
Zimbabwe's most famous big cat, Cecil the lion, was shot and killed by an American trophy hunter early in July. The man who stalked and killed the 13 year old lion is Walter Palmer, a dentist from Min...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 06:15hrs | 4 | by Waza Online Blogger Jera
Zuma, Khama angrily clashed with Mugabe
PRESIDENTS Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Botswana's Ian Khama angrily clashed with their Zimbabwean counterpart, President Robert Mugabe over xenophobia in South Africa, with the two demanding that i...Published: 01 May 2015 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
The EU's latest migrants' strategy and South Africa's xenophobic violence
The EU's latest migrants' strategy and South Africa's xenophobic violence.By Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 27 April 2015Here is why concerned global citizens and intellectuals have organised a...Published: 27 Apr 2015 at 15:36hrs | 2 | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri,
Fake cops stop Zim bound Intercape bus, rob passengers at gun-point in SA
FORTY eight Zimbabweans endured a four-hour hijack horror aboard an Intercape bus in neighbouring South Africa yesterday. Four pistol and rifle wielding men got away with cash, cellphones and ...Published: 22 Apr 2015 at 07:01hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Zanu-PF distances itself from anti-EFF tweet
A tweet in which Zanu-PF allegedly called for EFF MPs to be burnt alive for delaying a xenophobia debate was "totally fake", a party spokesperson told state television late on Monday."Zanu-PF ...Published: 20 Apr 2015 at 22:17hrs | | by News24
It now makes sense, the jigsaw puzzle is now making sense
Today as I sat on my table in my home on a good chilly Sunday I started taking a reflection on events that I have seen, heard and encountered in my life especially with these Xenophobic attacks ha...Published: 19 Apr 2015 at 14:56hrs | 5 | by Thandekile Zikhali
Zimbabweans' grim choices stay home or go to SA 'to die' - or end bad governance
I would like to thank Khumbulani Maphosa for the pithy answer to the worry issue of xenophobia attacks that have been taking place in South Africa. There are millions of Zimbabweans in SA and theref...Published: 16 Apr 2015 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
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