Search / Demos
Zanu-PF angry over US's local envoy failure to denounce America's demos
THE ruling party Zanu-PF has been angered by the failure of the United States of America's envoy to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols to denounce the recent violent protests at the Capitol Hill in Washington DC,...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 09:24hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate acquits ARTUZ leader, convicts another
A MASVINGO magistrate has acquitted Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure of violence charges but convicted the union's provincial gender and welfare secretary...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:50hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
2020: A year of political drama
IN a few weeks' time, we will all be saying good bye to the year 2020, a year that was pregnant with lots of political drama that left citizens in awe.It is the year that the over confident Ne...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:16hrs | 676 | by Khumbulani Vodloza
Chamisa's MDC morphs into a terrorist ragtag?
A young politician with vibrancy is what many people thought of the advocate-cum-pastor and leader of a party that some believed was the true voice of an alternative logic. Nelson Chamisa foun...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:10hrs | 551 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Sikhala exhibiting leadership Chamisa is lacking
FIREBRAND MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, says the struggle for a just and better Zimbabwe for all will never be derailed by the alleged persecution of individuals like h...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 17:54hrs | 5324 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's CIOs still pursuing activists linked to #31JulyProtests
SOME of the people linked to the foiled July 31 mass demonstrations claimed yesterday that they were still being trailed by suspected State security agents despite being recently cleared by the police...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 17:47hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Ignore ZCTU's 'politicised' lunch hour Demos'
LABOUR Minister Paul Mavima has urged workers to snub the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) organised demonstrations, which start this Monday, saying the protests have nothing to do with improv...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 11:40hrs | 1466 | by Staff reporter
Dialoguing our way from divergent views to convergence is the way
The evil one was cast from his exalted state above for allowing pride make him think he could get it by force. And, what happened, he came down with a deafening thud ensconced in gigantic humiliation....Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 18:11hrs | 306 | by Tondo
Zimbabwe's protest leaders call for dialogue
IN A significant change of tactic - amid the ongoing crackdown on dissenting voices in the country by authorities - two prominent personalities linked to the foiled July 31 mass protests are calling f...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 18:09hrs | 2742 | by Staff reporter
Fears of a Zanu-PF purge escalate
ZANU-PF is planning a purge against officials suspected of plotting against President Emmerson Mnangagwa following claims that some heavyweights supported the July 31 protests.The ruling party...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:24hrs | 3240 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accuses some clerics of pursuing 'nefarious agendas'
POLITICAL tensions continue to escalate in the country, with a bristling President Emmerson Mnangagwa accusing some local churches yesterday of advancing a dangerous agenda against the government, the...Published: 20 Aug 2020 at 16:15hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe authorities must respect human rights
The International Coalition Against the Coronavirus (ICAC) Africa, South African chapter leader Chanda Chose has said there is a need for Zimbabwean autho...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 07:05hrs | 261 | by Stephen Jakes
'Suicidal Protest'
Protests are part of humanity as long as we have leaders and followers, the rich and poor and inequality. Protests can take any shape or colour and size. Zimbabwe was born out of a protest against Col...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1215 | by Tendayi Lynnette Mudehwe
Peace begins with you
Each and every call for the phantom demos leaves Zimbabweans more poorer and our economy much closer to the 'black hole'. The only people that remain smiling from ear to ear are the ones calling for s...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 18:12hrs | 875 | by Tincuts
Zanu-PF bigwigs accused of plotting against Mnangagwa
THE ructions consuming the ruling Zanu-PF are escalating, with the former liberation movement ramping up its investigations targeted at party bigwigs suspected of plotting against President Emmerson M...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 17:48hrs | 12810 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF burns as bosses fight
THE ructions consuming the ruling Zanu-PF are escalating, with the former liberation movement ramping up its investigations targeted at party bigwigs suspected of plotting against President Emmerson M...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:37hrs | 7820 | by Staff reporter
Silly protest threats must stop! Covid-19 is Real
Covid19 is real and we have real challenges that require all Zimbabweans regardless of political affiliations to put heads together on how we can survive this. Opposition supporters are crowded in the...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 07:51hrs | 552 | by Ms Tendayi Lynnette Mudehwe
'Malema struggling for significance,' says ZANU-PF Youth League
THE ZANU-PF Youth League says the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is struggling for significance in his native South Africa and he cannot authoritatively comment on Zimbabwe...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 18:34hrs | 2862 | by Staff reporter
How to find safe new slot sites in Zimbabwe
Online slot games have taken the world by storm and Zimbabwe is no different, with people of all ages flocking to gambling platforms for a bit of fun and escapism.The problem is, the more popu...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 21:24hrs | 433 | by Staff writer
Matemadanda speaks on demos
ZIMBABWE's laws are there to safeguard the rights of all citizens and not only opposition parties, Zanu-PF secretary for Commissariat Victor Matemadanda has said. Addressing a Press conference...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:07hrs | 1518 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to put down protests
AHEAD of tomorrow's planned mass demonstrations, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned that security forces will deal robustly with all unsanctioned protests, the Daily News reports.This com...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:33hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns against demos
President Mnangagwa yesterday warned that the security forces "will be vigilant and on high alert" to deal with any attempts to destabilise the constitutionally-elected Government or create a public h...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 08:53hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
'Security forces ready to deal with demos'
President Mnangagwa yesterday warned that security forces "will be vigilant and on high alert" to deal with any attempts to destabilise the constitutionally-elected Government or create a public healt...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 08:50hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
'Take Zanu-PF's threats seriously'
AS POLITICAL tensions in the country continue to rise ahead of Friday's planned protests, analysts have warned the organisers of the demonstrations to take Zanu-PF's warnings about the mass actions se...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 17:13hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Police chief says planned protests illegal
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner General Godwin Matanga says demonstrations which are being planned by the opposition are illegal and warned that law enforcement agents are ready to enforce...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 17:03hrs | 1649 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe protests leaders flee their homes
MANY leading players in the planned month-end anti-government mass protests have fled their homes as raids on their residences by suspected State agents continue.This comes as authorities and ...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 19:04hrs | 7384 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF UK member condemns planned demos
UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwe businessman and Zanu-PF UK Youth League member, Kudzai Makuku has taken a swipe at the planned July 31 demonstration saying the move is bent on creating anarchy in the co...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 07:42hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Position of ZAPU on demos
Zimbabwe African People's Union, a long standing advocate for the Zimbabwean people's freedom from the tyrant regime running the country since 1980, wishes to make the following remarks as pertains th...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 21:31hrs | 3246 | by Iphithule Maphosa
'Mnangagwa's gvt is shooting itself in the foot'
THE government is scoring an own goal by being seen to be cracking down unjustly on the organisers of the planned July 31 mass protests and other critics, political analysts and rights groups told the...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 21:31hrs | 3295 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's curfew has little to do with coronavirus pandemic
THE government's critics accused authorities yesterday of allegedly hiding behind the soaring coronavirus infections in the country to trample on people's freedoms, after President Emmerson Mnangagwa ...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 21:16hrs | 1668 | by Staff reporter
Chaos in planned demos camp
AMID intense bickering in the opposition over sharing of donor funds, method and nature of the planned July 31 protests, wheels are now coming off as parties start to distance themselves from the subv...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 08:59hrs | 1981 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to handle 31 July protesters as terrorists'
JITTERY authorities have once again warned the opposition and civil society groups planning to hold unsanctioned mass demonstrations on July 31 that they will be treated like terrorists and likely end...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 17:54hrs | 2784 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political temperatures continue to rise
Political temperatures in the country continue to rise, with the opposition and pro-democracy groups mobilising citizens to join the planned mass protests.Last week, the organisers of the demo...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 17:53hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
#July31 and #Zanupfmustgo: Another failed political heist in the making
The 31st July movement which is being propelled mainly by Jonathan Moyo and his G40 associates is another failed political heist in the making, after all else has failed to unseat, a duly elected gove...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 13:59hrs | 2622 | by Zvinyaningwe Mangwiro
Raids on homes of Mnangagwa's critics escalate
THE government stands accused of escalating its clampdown on critics ahead of the planned July 31 mass demonstrations, which have raised fears of potentially bloody clashes between protesters and secu...Published: 18 Jul 2020 at 19:08hrs | 3720 | by Staff reporter
Churches condemn demos
CHURCHES have spoken strongly against the planned July 31 demonstrations by desperate opposition parties in the country saying such actions ignore the threat posed by Covid-19 and disregard existing c...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 18:23hrs | 2538 | by Staff reporter
'We will deal with you,' Mnangagwa threatens
IN AN ominous warning, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government will deal ruthlessly with opposition parties, civil society organisations and foreign missions that are allegedly bent on destab...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 11:19hrs | 12915 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF will not yield to demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF will not "capitulate" to planned demonstrations on 31 July which he said are meant to destabilise the country. Addressing Zanu-PF members before a pol...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 16:04hrs | 7780 | by Moyo Roy
Zanu-PF bigwigs linked to July 31 mass demos
IN A surprising development, expelled former Zanu-PF youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, has sensationally claimed that some ruling party bigwigs are involved in the organisation of the planned...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 15:30hrs | 9887 | by Staff reporter
The Unfollow Mnangagwa charade and plots of violence
THE past weeks have witnessed efforts by known opposition elements and their sponsored phantom characters taking part in the "Unfollow ED" campaign on microblogging site Twitter to create a false impr...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:03hrs | 2120 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Ngarivhume confident demo will attract multitudes
The organisers of the July 31 protests are confident that they will garner large crowds in the planned mass actions.Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume who is main organiser of the pla...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 18:29hrs | 1756 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume leading calls for the planned July 31 protests
Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume, who has been leading calls for the planned July 31 protests, said the action they were taking would not be partisan."We are doing this for the gener...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:05hrs | 1985 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must not be used by the army to oust Mnangagwa
In this article my desire is to enlighten the public especially those that are not well connected to the corridors of power in Zimbabwe, what do I mean by the term corridors of power? It simply means ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 11:04hrs | 4062 | by Knowledge Hakata
MRP announces its new leadership
The office of the National Secretary General would like to advise all media houses, Structures, Stakeholders and the MRP Membership in General that the National Executive Committee has reaffirmed the ...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 13:45hrs | 3596 | by Mhlanga Ackim
With or without the people, political parties must go on
THOUGH it is already a common occurrence that the people only matter to politicians during elections, that truth has not been rightly validated as has happened over the past two months.When go...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:17hrs | 460 | by Teni Chitanana
Mnangagwa issues chilling threat against demos
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government will resist attempts by the enemy to hire Zimbabwean political activists to render the country ungovernable.He was addressing a Zanu-PF politbu...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 07:57hrs | 6239 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala to lead rolling mass demonstrations against Mnangagwa
AS POLITICAL tensions in the country continue to escalate, combative MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job "Wiwa" Sikhala has renewed his threat to lead rolling mass demonstrations against President Emm...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 16:45hrs | 5342 | by Staff reporter
US taunts Zimbabwe for celebrating American demos
ZIMBABWE is one of the three American adversaries gloating over the riotous situation sparked by last week's police killing of a black American, a top American politician has said.Violence has...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 09:41hrs | 1347 | by newzimbabwe
Nelson Chamisa don't be fooled... numbers without political strategy are useless
During my journey as a political student I have come across great politicians both late and alive, I have studied and mastered books by great philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes who happened to be one ...Published: 31 May 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2769 | by Knowledge Hakata
Is Zimbabwe cursed?
Zimbabweans are so friendly and peace loving people, Zimbabweans are known for being some of the friendliest and most welcoming hosts in the world – there is no better place to experience this than ...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:31hrs | 3551 | by Knowledge Hakata
Load More Stories