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Zimbabwe police impunity laid bare
POLICE deputy commissioner Stephen Mutamba was added to the list of individuals reeling under the United States (US) sanctions in a move that bolstered the long-held view that the Zimbabwe Republic Po...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must learn to embrace democracy' - after 41 years, it's for us to learn to confound elephant in room
"An elephant in the room! means a very large issue that everyone is acutely aware of, but nobody wants to talk about. Perhaps a sore spot, perhaps politically incorrect, or perhaps a political ho...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 17:46hrs | 2 | by Nomusa Garikai
US warns Mnangagwa and other dictators
THE United States government has threatened dire consequences on African leaders closing democratic spaces in their countries and stifling citizens' rights just to retain power. In a statement...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's weak opposition falls prey to vultures
CELEBRATING Zimbabwe's main opposition party's 21st anniversary on September 26, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa tweeted: "MDCA 21st anniversary celebrations ... Thank you beloved and fellow citize...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Gumisai Nyoni
Beyond elections: When the chickens come home to roost
This article could not have come at a better time than this interesting political time when Bulawayo is battling with the local governance conundrum, probably a historical first when the opposit...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:57hrs | 1 | by Michael Mhlanga
The reluctant reformer, Mnangagwa is thy name
IT'S nearly a year since Emmerson Mnagangwa (ED) was sworn as the President of Zimbabwe after the disputed July 2018 elections.The common talk among many is that Zimbabwe should be better than...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Rashweat Mukundu
MDC congress: Does real democracy exist?
ALL through history, the word democracy has been immortalised and evidently viewed as the greatest desire of the political world. Democracy is worshiped and viewed as sacred and sacrosanct. Virtually,...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | | by Learnmore Zuze
Hefty perks for Obert Mpofu and other fired old gurad
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has thrown a lifeline to his fellow comrades-in-arms whom he dropped from his Cabinet more than a week ago by giving them plum jobs at the Zanu-PF headquarters, complete w...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:37hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Observers raise red flag over elections
INTERNATIONAL observers watching over Zimbabwe's watershed elections have raised the red flag over the way Monday's elections were held, although those based in the region largely gave a thumbs-up to ...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Can the Zimbabwe 'good coup' usher in democracy?
Zimbabwe is currently witnessing two very different political trajectories unfolding at the same time. In one; the coup leader is calling for economic transformation and in another; the coup governmen...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Kingstone Jambawo
Response to 2018; Let's not be misled by armchair radicals
Response to 2018; Let's not be misled by armchair radicals, Newsday Jan 4I am surprised with how the author of the above article and some others seem to blindly support the new government. I h...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Zanda Shumba
Response to 2018; Let's not be misled by armchair radicals, Newsday Jan 4
I am surprised with how the author of the above article and some others seem to blindly support the new government . I have been following your articles and you portrayed a level headed front, chastis...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 11:28hrs | | by Zanda Shumba
How Mnangagwa got it wrong
Journalist Violet Gonda (VG) interviewed former Education minister David Coltart on the Hot Seat programme to understand President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet.Coltart warned the government wa...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 06:08hrs | 3 | by Violet Gonda
Botswana's jails hold 'significant numbers' of Zimbabweans, says Khama
Botswana President Ian Khama has said he does not wish ousted President Robert Mugabe well but does not wish him ill either following a tragic end to his repressive 37-year rule on Tuesday.Mug...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'This is clearly a coup'
For the last eighteen months I have been warning of a gathering perfect storm in Zimbabwe - the unique convergence of several factors including Robert Mugabe's frailty, his inability to hold his own p...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 12:12hrs | | by Mike Mswere
We have a clueless Opposition Movement in Zimbabwe that's all!
The only problem we have in Zimbabwe is that we have an inept if not clueless opposition movement who give Zanu pf too much lee-way by agreeing on almost everything which comes out of the mouth of Zan...Published: 26 Sep 2017 at 10:20hrs | 3 | by Umzukulu Ka Sitsha
We cannot build a nation while divided on ethnic grounds - Tsvangirai
Ethnicity in our current circumstances does not belong to the democratic society that we in the MDC and in the MDC Alliance want to build. Ethnicity has been a cause of strife, conflict and di...Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 11:14hrs | 3 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Mugabe to call for an early snap election?
Evidence is mounting to back fears that Zimbabwe could be headed for another disputed election as the ruling party looks determined to win at all costs, including playing dirty.The Standard Ed...Published: 16 Jul 2017 at 13:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition lacks internal democracy
Zanu-PF'S 2018 campaign is slowly gathering momentum. In a few months, it will be all systems go at every level. This will kick in what is considered the primary election season for the party. When do...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Nick Mangwana
Human Rights Defender Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo's letter to President Robert Mugabe - 'Am Now Coming Mr President'
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, Snr Human Rights Defender and Democracy Activist Rue Royale,195, Sint-Joost-ten Node 1210 Brussels Belgium. Email; sirnemoyo@gmail.com Cell; +3248...Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 13:00hrs | | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo Snr
I am 'an angel' said VP Mphoko - curse of power turning 'unscrupulous' into demigods
In the epic 1986 TV mini-series Shaka Zulu Doctor Henry Fynn (Robert Powell) treats a young woman whom the village medicine man had pronounced dead back to health. The black natives were dually impres...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe's Zimbabwe dynasty doomed
To many Zimbabweans, the source of the power and fear that President Robert Mugabe wields over the nation is ju-ju. A recent picture shows him in a line-up of southern African leaders. He is the anth...Published: 21 Jul 2015 at 07:45hrs | 2 | by Jan Raath reports for The Times of London from Harare.
MRP's Messege on Africa Day - Marginalisation Is Human Right Abuse
Today is Africa Day where we are supposed to be celebrating our independence from the colonial rulers as Africans, celebrate our diversity, our core existence as different tribes and races found i...Published: 24 May 2014 at 14:47hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Tsvangirai alienates himself from democracy
Elton Mangoma, the MDC-T Deputy Treasurer-General's suspension by the MDC-T National Executive Council over alleged insubordination on Friday 7 March 2014, just confirms that the MDC-T in genera...Published: 11 Mar 2014 at 14:38hrs | 2 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mugabe told to fire army generals
FORMER President Robert Mugabe 's ally Simba Makoni says the 89-year-old Zanu PF leader should fire security chiefs dabbling in partisan politics as a precondition for free and fair elections....Published: 31 May 2013 at 03:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Remarks by Morgan Tsvangirai to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Remarks by the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, to the Australian Strategic Policy InstituteCanberra, 24 July 2012"Zimbabwe: The...Published: 25 Jul 2012 at 09:49hrs | | by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
Address by Tsvangirai 'Democratisation in Africa'
Address by PM Tsvangirai to the United Nations University (UNU) on "Democratisation in Africa." Tokyo, Japan Two days ago, the world celebrated Nelson M...Published: 20 Jul 2012 at 15:41hrs | | by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
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