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We celebrate the release of the iconic Blessed Mhlanga!

People who believe in the dignity of mankind are happy today: Blessed Mhlanga is out of a notorious prison. Seeing him coming out of prison reminded me of Comrade Mandela, when he left Robbin Island for the first time after 27 years of inc…

Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:44hrs | 271 | by Nomazulu Thata

Zimbabweans have penchant for sugar-rush solution of Mnangagwa must go even at the cost of retaining the dictatorship yet again

"Zimbabwe is in desperate need of transformative leadership, not the routine recycling of failed politicians," argued Trevor Ncube. "A change in leadership might offer temporary relief, Zimbabwe's issues run deeper, demanding a systemic ov…

Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 12:03hrs | 612 | by Wilbert Mukori

Zimbabwe is a failed state in dire need of democratic reforms. We must stop Mnangagwa 'cementing' the dictatorship

Dictators live in their own cloud cuckoo-land world in which they, characteristically, see and hear only what THEY want to see and hear. It is no surprise therefore that Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe is now at complete variance with the reality, th…

Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 22:49hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori

'Chamisa is a visionary!' How is that possible when he is blinded by greed

"We have had a troubled past in our nation. We have been through many trials," admitted David Coltart, at the launch of CCC's 100 page 2023 Election Manifesto."But our nation should not be looking back. It needs to be looking forward. And …

Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 16:17hrs | 11 | by Wilbert Mukori

'CCC is causing havoc and inflation' said Big Spender. Stop him rigging and he'll stop lying!

During elections, President Mnangagwa become Mr Bigger Spender! Anyone who is anyone gets something from Mr Big Spender. Village hears got motorcycles plus free public service medical aid membership. Chiefs got the traditional new twin-cab…

Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 16:27hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori

'In power Tsvangirai will be an albatross round nation's neck' warned USA Ambassador. That is exactly what CCC is!

"Morgan Tsvangirai is a flawed figure, not readily open to advice, indecisive and with questionable judgment," wrote then USA Ambassador to Zimbabwe 2004 to 2007, Chris Dell, in a top-secret cable to his bosses back in Washington, USA. The…

Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 10:14hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori

Opposition should break, and not actually perpetuate, cycle of dictatorship in Zimbabwe!

Every dictator has a justification for his decision to be a tyrant. Authoritarian rulers have always given what appeared sound reasons as to why they should govern with an iron-fist, and any who challenged them treated as treasonous and an…

Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 08:50hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Who Owns Blinart Investments?

Zimbabwean people never stop to amaze me-how can a whole parliament waste time debating about a USD$9,000 laptop? Is our parliament genuine in discussing this issue or it is just one of the sideshows to distract the masses from real bread …

Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 17:49hrs | 5 | by Sam Wezhira

Chamisa wants to get rid of the dictator, not the dictatorship

What I am raising is difficult to write but it must be written. Just for the removal of any doubts, dictatorship and all its tenants are evil. It is a vehicle that has been hijacked by ZANU PF, the military, and a single individual for per…

Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 20:15hrs | 5 | by Sam Wezhira

Zimbabwe regime knows fully well its 'regime change' narrative is a whole load of bull!

If there has been any term uttered (or, more preferably, regurgitated) by the Zimbabwe regime, more than any other (especially over the past twenty years), it has undoubtedly been, 'regime change' - put more correctly, 'illegal regime chan…

Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 08:16hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Omicron send covid-19 cases soaring 2 555 per day, up 5 000% in a week - with it pressure to ensure free elections

As of 6 December 2021, Zimbabwe had 141 601 cumulated covid-19 cases, 2 555 new cases up from the 50 or less per day of last week. The country has vaccinated 3.8 million and 2.8 million with the first and second jab respectively. As recent…

Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 08:14hrs | 12 | by Nomusa Garikai

Patriotic Act will leave ZANU PF supporters out of the definition

The recently tabled patriotic bill in the Zimbabwe parliament will expose that ZANU PF supporters, surrogates and appendages are not patriotic.You cannot have a whole party that claims to have gone to take up arms of war to liberate a coun…

Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 19:29hrs | 13 | by Phosiwe Ncube

Muleya, if Zanu PF is blatantly rigging elections (and it is) then how can '2023 be won on voter registration'

Common sense is the ability to change one's position on a subject matter when the overwhelming evidence before you support change.My grandparents believed the world was flat, for example; their known world did not go much beyond the distan…

Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 17:36hrs | 10 | by Wilbert Mukori

'Allow the diaspora vote' - for umpteenth time, Zanu PF does not care monkeys about free elections

"People want to come back home and contribute in developing their nation but are being hindered by the ever rising cost of living, unstable economic environment, erratic power supply. The financial muscle within the diaspora can make a dif…

Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 18:44hrs | 4 | by Nomusa Garikai

Zanu-PF's dictatorship rule will end soon.

Zambian young people have shown Zimbabweans that going to vote in numbers will see to a change in corrupt political rule.The results from Zambia not only show that voting matters but also that dictators will fall. The results are a victory…

Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 08:54hrs | | by Prince Njagu

SA back on lockdown and Ramaphosa criticised for slow vaccine rollout - Zimbabweans duped into complacence

Pressure is mounting on SA's President Cyril Ramaphosa to contain the coronavirus pandemic as he places the country back on a strict level-4 lockdown, with restrictions including a ban on all alcohol sales and gathering of more than 50, fo…

Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 18:42hrs | 3 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

Mnangagwa slams Cites 'dictatorship'

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for free trade in wildlife products to ensure a positive impact on national economies adding that an ivory trade ban has resulted in the country having stockpiles worth US$600 million. He said funds tha…

Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Independence Day Demo! - We demand true independence?

Independence Day celebrations are fast approaching - Should we be celebrating independence? Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation (ZHRO) activists are going to protest against Independence Day celebrations on Thursday - 18 April 2019 - at the…

Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 15:05hrs | 3 | by Kingstone Jambawo

Democracy or Dictatorship?

Nelson Chamisa's ascendancy to the MDC Alliance leadership was controversial, questionable and undemocratic at best and led to the formation of a splinter group led by the former Deputy President, Thokozani Khupe, who argued that she inste…

Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 12:40hrs | 5 | by Claver Nyuki

Open letter to E.D. Mnangagwa the Incoming president of Zimbabwe

Mr. President, I congratulate you with 'heavyheart' for being sworn in as the next president of the republic of Zimbabwe for the next five years. I am sure that that you are aware that millions of Zimbabweans are 'bleeding internally' beca…

Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 23:10hrs | 2 | by Don Chigumba

'Chamisa, my door is open,' Mnangagwa invited - to what end, another de facto one-party dictatorship

The International Commission of Jurists under the auspices of the African Judges and Jurists Forum has endorsed the Constitutional Court Judgment which declared President ED Mnangagwa the duly elected President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.…

Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 23:07hrs | 1 | by Walter Nyabadza

Zimbabweans deserve Complete Freedom from Dictatorship

The recent unfortunate remarks by the Dean of African Diplomatic Corps and Democratic Republic of Congo Ambassador Mr Mwawapanga Mwananga cannot go unchallenged. Hopefully as Head of African diplomats he is not speaking for the rest of Afr…

Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 09:56hrs | | by Frazer Muzondo

Your violence will not destroy Zimbabwe

I don't know your name. I don't know who you are or what your motives are, but I reject your attempt to harm democracy and our new Zimbabwe with your violence.I am an MDC supporter, but when you attempted to assassinate President Mnangagwa…

Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 15:17hrs | | by Innocent Dube

Military Dictatorship

Zimbabwe is one of the many failed states of Africa. The people of Zimbabwe spent slightly more than two decades fighting to free themselves from British colonisation and then Ian Smith's racist Rhodesia unilateral declaration of independe…

Published: 28 May 2018 at 13:39hrs | | by Clement Dumisani Moyo

Tsvangirai was a violent tribalist not Democrat or hero

If cowardice, dictatorship, tribalism and dying in office without choosing a successor are acts of democracy and heroism then Tsvangirai can be a hero.This is the man who won elections in 2008 but instead of claiming power given to him by …

Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 21:18hrs | | by Wilson Mahlafuna Sibanda & Khohliso Maqhoba

Let's mould our pupils into future leaders, not dictators and 'Black Watchers' - the tragedy of being a prefect

Having endured nearly 4 decades of a merciless and vengeful dictatorship - and as Zimbabweans anxiously wait for a new democratic dawn - we are always asking whether the country is doing enough to mould democratic future leaders, so that w…

Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Dictatorship not a mere love of power but a serious personality disorder

As I was watching a live broadcast of various world leaders delivering their speeches at the United Nations General Assembly, I could not help being amazed at just how different their personalities were.It was so easy to tell who was a gen…

Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 13:21hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

How to uproot Zimbabwe's power intoxicated dictatorship

That Zanu-PF is a deeply entrenched, well organised and well oiled dictatorship is incontestable. That the dictator in chief, Robert Mugabe together with his equally power intoxicated minions have presided over atrocities of epic proportio…

Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 19:21hrs | 1 | by Patson Dzamara

'If democracy is expensive, dictatorship is seriously expensive ...one cannot afford it'

Whilst some treat democracy as an expense and burdensome, others think otherwise, it is interesting how this article will walk into the mysterious path of democracy. It is within the interest of the researcher to skirt out all that which h…

Published: 19 May 2017 at 18:10hrs | | by Patricia Masiyakurima

Zimbabwe: A marriage of Dictatorship and Democracy

Leadership is a crucial aspect of our daily life. It is observed in Public Sector, Civil Society and the Private Sector. People have defined leadership differently, with its styles and conceptions. It is basically understood as the process…

Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 20:59hrs | | by Paddy Chakabva

People fed up with MDC-T dictatorship tendencies

The MDC-T party has been gripped again by an act of dictatorship after the party leader Morgan Tsvangirai handpicked Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri making them his deputies in addition to Thokozani Khupe. This development has been challe…

Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 11:11hrs | | by Stewart Murewa

Our civil servants our weapon against dictatorship

It was obvious that by joining the strike, the civil servants upsets the applecart. It sent shivers up the spine of Mugabe and his cronies. This must be a clear message to the civil servants that their action will encourage other groups to…

Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 15:55hrs | 2 | by Wezhira Sam

Welshman Ncube's dictatorship exposed

The confusion and misunderstandings currently taking place in the opposition, MDC led by Welshman Ncube, depicts how that party is heading towards its political grave. Ncube has been attacked by members of his political party for his autoc…

Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 10:24hrs | 1 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini

'Zimbabwe army propped up dictatorship'

Recent utterances by Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Constantine Chiwenga, that the military cannot be "wished away" from civilian politics, are not only a constitutional violation on military neutrality, but also borders on misc…

Published: 05 Oct 2014 at 14:53hrs | 1 | by Phil Bare

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