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What does Mnangagwa call a 'brutal colonial regime' when the ZANU-PF government is even more brutal?
It's often easy for the pot to accuse the kettle of being black. I am always left bewildered whenever I hear President Emmerson Mnangagwa express outrage at what he calls ‘the brutal co...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 08:26hrs | 399 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Democracy and Elections in an Uneven World
Democracy is often presented as the great political ideal—the fairest system of governance, where people choose their leaders, shape their future, and hold their governments accountable. In theory, ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 10:53hrs | 390 | by Avelina Banda
Mozambique borders reopen as protests subside
Mozambique's border posts were reopened yesterday, and protests in Maputo and other cities have subsided - for now - as the country grapples with ongoing unrest following allegations of election fraud...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:14hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa now a regional pariah: The cost of meddling in neighboring countries' electoral processes
Since Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed the presidency of Zimbabwe in 2017, his leadership has been marked by a series of controversial political decisions, both within his own country and in the broader Sou...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 15:17hrs | 1650 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mozambique's ruling party wins landslide in disputed poll
Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country's divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation, according to official results....Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:52hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to stage demonstration 8,000 miles away from home
Zimbabweans in the UK are set to petition British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, urging him to pressure the Zimbabwean government to end the continued detention of Citizens Coalition for Chang...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:03hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
MK Party files papers with ConCourt to stop rigged election results
Jacob Zuma's Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has filed urgent papers with the Constitutional Court to interdict the first sitting of the National Assembly (NA).The papers were filed three days bef...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 12:10hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zuma's MK party asks Zondo to interdict first sitting of parliament
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party said on Monday it had instructed its lawyers to ask the constitutional court for an urgent interdict to prohibit parliament from proceeding with the swearing in of new ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 09:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, are you satisfied with how you're treating Zimbabweans?
So, the Zimbabwe regime believes that the manner in which they are governing the country is for the benefit of citizens.In fact, information minister Jenfan Muswere was quite unequivocal, a fe...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:43hrs | 14 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe at a crossroads: a statement by Tendai Biti
Former finance minister and Harare East MP Tendai Biti has issued the following statement responding to claims that he is colluding with self-styled CCC interim secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu to ...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 15:56hrs | 16 | by Tendai Biti
'Why demand of CCC alone to implement reforms and not Zanu PF too?' Whom did povo risk all to vote for and entrusted the task?
"@Wilbert Mukori , my brother, help me understand you. This time I come in peace. Is it CCC which is supposed to bring about electoral reforms? I don't seem to be hearing about what you say abou...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:15hrs | 16 | by Wilbert Mukori
CCC to launch nationwide protests starting Monday
The opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has declared its intention to launch nationwide protests starting on Monday in response to the recalls of its Members of Parliament (MPs) and c...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warned against making 'attention-seeking rants'
The government has cautioned CCC leader Nelson Chamisa against making what it calls "attention-seeking outbursts" that could lead to disillusionment and potentially mislead the international community...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'CCC internal disputes are not a constitutional crisis in Zimbabwe'
The Government has responded to the opposition CCC factional leader, Mr. Nelson Chamisa, stating that he should not misinterpret internal disputes within his party as a constitutional crisis in the co...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Disputed polls worsening voter apathy,' Stop using sticky band-aid to fix broken limb - vote rigging
"Disputed polls to worsen voter apathy" proclaimed Bulawayo 24 headline. "The frequency of disputed elections in Zimbabwe, the most recent being the August 23 polls, will discourage more regis...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 14:15hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Disputed polls to worsen voter apathy'
THE frequency of disputed elections in Zimbabwe, the most recent being the August 23 polls, will discourage more registered voters from participating in electoral processes, electoral watchdogs and an...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa inauguration under a dark cloud
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa will today be inaugurated in Harare for a second term after his hotly-disputed re-election under a dark cloud of illegitimacy as the main opposition abandoned i...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fends off election fraud claims
Zimbabwe's re-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa suggested on Sunday that those people questioning the results of last week's election, which an opposition leader dismissed as a "gigantic fraud", ta...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 23:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reached out to brother Putin on helicopter deal
A fleet of 18 Russian Ansat helicopters was delivered to Zimbabwe this week to assist with policing and disaster relief. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Harare, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and R...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean opposition's history of election fraud exposed
Each time Zimbabwe prepares for elections, the opposition prepares a case for a stolen vote.By now, the trend is abundantly clear: no matter the election, no matter the evidence and sometimes ...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Russia-Ukraine war tremors rock Zimbabwe economy
TREMORS from the Russian invasion of Ukraine are spreading across the world as well as in Zimbabwe as record-high oil prices, excessive spending during forthcoming elections and disruptions of wheat s...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC gives nod to SADC for calling out Zanu-PF on reforms
Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC Alliance on Tuesday said regional bloc SADC had struck the right tone when it called for the lifting of personal sanctions on Zimbabwean officials, while also leaning on...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
How MDC-T lost a safe constituency
One of the most sensational stories of the 2013 harmonised elections the MDC-T primary election fraud at Mutungagore never saw the light of day in Zimbabwe's media.Zanu-PF secured victory as a...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:37hrs | 12 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Jonathan Moyo to undergo head surgery after his book excelgate
The Zimbabwean and international space has been congested by Jonathan Moyo posting Twitter messages designed to bring Zimbabwe's reputation into disrepute. Professor Jonathan Moyo has dedicated his ti...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 22:07hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Jonathan Moyo, Zec exchange fire over presidential election rigging
FORMER minister and MP Jonathan Moyo (pictured) has sarcastically yet robustly dismissed a belated reaction by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to his book on election fraud and rigging in the ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trump launches website dedicated to 'putting America first'
Donald Trump has unveiled a new website that will serve as a platform to carry on his political legacy, fueling theories that the former US president is once again eyeing the White House.The o...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 15:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
USA democracy under the spotlight
The year has started on a bad note with the COVID-19 pandemic taking lives, causing sickness, destroying livelihoods and depriving people of freedoms. It is like starting a new a day under a thick dar...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:58hrs | 13 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zuckerberg bans Trump from his Facebook
Facebook on Thursday said it will block President Trump on its platforms at least until the end of his term on Jan. 20, as the mainstream online world moved forcefully to limit the president after yea...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 19:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Trump blocked by Twitter and Facebook
Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after tweeting to supporters who attacked the US Capitol.In a social media message to protesters he said "I love you" before telling t...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Khupe wins the mantra for a bad loser
In a bizarre move characteristic of child play.Thokozani Khupe becomes referee in a contest where she is a player. While the practices of the MDC(s) provide Zimbabwe with a comedy to cheer the nation ...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 14:33hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Fair or Unfair 2023 Election - Opposition is going to Win - Teedzai
Maxwell Teedzai, the leader of Zimbabwe's newest opposition part Emej Zimbabwe (Economic Movement for Equality and Justice) has advised the opposition camp in Zimbabwe to stop wasting precious time on...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 18:11hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Trump goes for 'jecha' tactics
In the first TV interview since losing his re-election bid, President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he will never concede to Joe Biden and abandon his conspiracy theory about mass ballot fraud....Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 20:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Obama defends Biden vote 'rigging'
Former President Barack Obama has said senior US Republicans are undermining democracy by going along with President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.In an interview wit...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by BBC
Zanu-PF accused of vote-buying
A leading election monitoring group says recent parliamentary and local government by-elections held in Matabeleland North were marred by vote-buying by Zanu-PF.The Zimbabwe Election Support N...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
US ambassador flees teargas at election protest
The US ambassador to Malawi was on Thursday forced to hurriedly leave the main opposition party's headquarters as police fired teargas at protests outside over alleged election fraud, she told AFP....Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 17:31hrs | 1 | by AFP
Euphoria turns to harsh reality for Zimbabweans in just a year
ON November 18 last year, thousands of Zimbabweans took to the streets of the capital Harare in a peaceful show of support for the deposition of President Robert Mugabe.After 37 years of Mugab...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 06:08hrs | | by Leila Sinclair-Bright
Mnangagwa must resign or face humiliation
NOW that the collusion between President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has been exposed, the best thing for Mnangagwa is to resign from his position as President-elect and...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Zesn backs down on its election report, accuses official of colluding with ZANU PF to produce a bias report
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network has issued a damning statement backing down from its earlier election report which claimed that the polls were free and fair and endorsed President elect Emerson ...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 11:00hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC Alliance at court to lodge election appeal
Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party arrived at court on Friday to lodge a bid to overturn the results of the presidential election, which it alleges was rigged to ensure victory for Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 16:49hrs | | by AFP
MDC-Alliance protests unjustifiable
The move that was taken by the MDC-Alliance supporters, early this month to demonstrate against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, (ZEC), criticising it, of failing to announce the Presidential electi...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 15:50hrs | 1 | by Peacemaker Zano
MDC-Alliance protests unjustifiable
The move that was taken by the MDC-Alliance supporters, early this month to demonstrate against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, (ZEC), criticising it, of failing to announce the Presidential electi...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 12:24hrs | 2 | by Peacemaker Zano
Mutoko MDC Alliance polling agent's homestead set ablaze
MDC Alliance polling agent, David Chamanga's homestead in Chihwayi village in Mutoko East, was on Monday night set ablaze by unknown persons as post-election violence intensifies.Chamanga (55)...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance fears growing post-election crackdown
ZIMBABWE authorities are abducting opposition activists and launching court cases to suppress protests, the opposition MDC party said on Monday, despite the president's boast of introducing new freedo...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:47hrs | | by AFP
Mnangagwa in constant talks with Chamisa after deadly election protests
Zimbabwe's president said on Thursday his government has been in touch with the main opposition leader in an attempt to ease tensions after deadly election-related violence, a day after he accused the...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 14:23hrs | | by AP
We are boycotting the elections: Chigumba concede
Enough is enough! We won't be fooled by the current fake democracy any longer! This electoral system is fundamentally undemocratic and a fraud. We have a choice and a right to withhold our vot...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Themba Mthethwa
Zanu-PF breaks into Zec database?
STAKEHOLDERS in the harmonised elections have accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of granting Zanu-PF access to the Biometric Voters Roll (BVR) database where the ruling party accessed reg...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance an alliance of cowards and confused people
We all feel fear. What separates the proverbial men from the boys, and women from the girls, is how we respond to our fears. Courageous leaders face what needs to be faced and do what needs to be done...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 21:40hrs | | by Erick Matotoba
Time is running out - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
The Mugabes are aggrieved at their treatment by President Mnangagwa. Despite vast government resources devoted to their imperial upkeep, they are angry at being forced to step aside from ruling Zimbab...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 21:40hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
A gallant hero of our time Morgan Tsvangirai will be greatly missed
When the sad news of Morgan Tsvangirai's death started filtering around 2000hrs on the 14th day of Febraury 2018, I could not believe what I was reading.Morgan Tsvangirai died in a private hos...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Mugabe's exit is 'a done deal'
Zimbabwe's embattled President Robert Mugabe has been shown in talks with the commander of the country's defense forces, a day after the military seized control of the capital.Photographs publ...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 17:44hrs | 1 | by CNN
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