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Zanu-PF, opposition and the road to 2028
Zanu-PF's internal power dynamics regarding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms ending in 2028 and the state of the currently fractured opposition....Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:32hrs | 244 | by Zimbabwe Democracy Institute
Julius Sello Malema: a politician full of contradictions
Comments about Malema in the in South African social media confirmed my fears about him. Malema does not take critiques kindly; for this reason, he has fallen out with his right-hand-man, Shivambu: th...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 19:26hrs | 1099 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ramaphosa's political authority crumbles under DA and coalition pressure
In South Africa's evolving political arena, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is increasingly challenging the African National Congress (ANC) with newfound vigour, placing President Cyril Ramaphosa's leade...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 09:06hrs | 1736 | by Michael Andisile Mayalo
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 40 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 8 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Govt, stakeholders urged to accelerate water and sanitation programmes
GOVERNMENT and stakeholders have been implored to accelerate change in tackling the worsening sanitation crisis in the country to arrest the outbreak of cholera and other waterborne diseases.T...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 16:17hrs | 16 | by Stephen Jakes
Nelson Chamisa: A Beacon of Hope or a False Dawn for Zimbabwe?
Nelson Chamisa, the charismatic leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party, the leader of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has long been a popular figure in the country's political landscape. His ...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Trevor Machete
UK's HSE apologises after death of Zimbabwe-born woman
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued an apology to the family of Tatenda Mukwata, a 35-year-old woman who died after giving birth at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) last year. Tatenda Mukw...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono scolds Chamisa for untruthful pledges
Hopewell Chin'ono, a former ally of CCC leader Nelson Chamisa, argues that Zimbabwe's democratic status is a sham, making any hope for fair elections delusional. Mocking his rhetorical flair, ...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Presidential candidates concede defeat
SOME of the presidential candidates in Wednesday's harmonised elections last night conceded defeat, following the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's pronouncement of President Mnangagwa as winner of the ...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC outdoing itself, says Anglo funded ISS
A reputable think tank, Institute for Security Studies Africa (ISS), has blasted CCC for shooting itself in the foot through disarray which has resulted in the opposition party losing 12 parliamentary...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's confusion, disarray gives Zanu-PF political upper hand says Anglo funded ISS
THINK tank, Institute for Security Studies Africa (ISS) says the confusion and lack of political acumen in the main opposition will be its undoing in the forthcoming general elections, handing a victo...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa launches poll drive tomorrow
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is set to launch his party's election campaign in Gweru, Midlands province, tomorrow after last week's false start.Police b...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CCC Bindura rally was not banned, claims Police
THE police did not ban the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) rally slated for Bindura on 9 July.It has emerged the party was it's own worst enemy as it did not follow laid down procedure – ...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CCC, police trade accusations over banned rallies
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has accused police of "conniving" with its Zanu-PF opponents to ban 92 of its rallies in over a year and further throw spanners in the works of the opposition's 202...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 20:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC disorganised, to blame for ban on its own rallies, says police
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi weekend made startling claims that the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was responsible for the ban on its own rallies through poor...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 20:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans won't support leaders who don't accept culpability for economic ruination
As Zimbabwe commemorates 43 years of independence today (18th April), the indifference, bordering on pure disdain, by ordinary citizens toward this day is quite obvious.But why?Why are...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 22:49hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What's the point of 'performance contracts' when the regime always blames sanctions for its failures?
How do you measure a cabinet minister's performance over a particular period?How does one judge whether a local government CEO (chief executive officer) has done a good or terrible job?...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 10:16hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What balance and fairness can one truly give a wicked cruel government?
As much there is always overwhelming acceptance and approval of my articles on social justice in Zimbabwe - now and again, there are, nonetheless, some who demand fairness and balance in my analysis....Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 18:53hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mr. President, Zimbabweans leaving country not because of good education system but your failed leadership!
Self-delusion is a very dangerous trait! One can easily become reckless in his life decisions, or never able to address his own shortcomings - if he does not realize and admit where he lacks -...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 10:21hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Biti baiting journalists with sensational but false claims'
A Harare Company West Properties Zimbabwe has exposed parliamentarian Tendai Biti's malicious attack against them after the legislator claimed that the company received 200 000 hectares of land from t...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's scapegoat for governance failure
AHEAD of the 2023 polls, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government - after largely failing to fulfill its 2018 election promises - has found a scapegoat to justify its dismal bad governance record by ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:04hrs | 11 | by Brenna Matendere
Brand Zimbabwe campaign launched
THE Brand Zimbabwe campaign, designed to enhance the country's domestic and international appeal to investors and tourists was launched in Harare yesterday backed by a wide cross section of many busin...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lightning rod
God's emissariesI have nothing against clerics or pastors; in fact my reverence for them is a euphemism for the abject fear I hold of being denied the side and place of comfort in the world yo...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:33hrs | | by Jamwanda
HIV+ Zimbabwe man (21) who died of HIV was neglected by healthcare staff
A 21-year-old man died due to neglect, after he was not given treatment for HIV while he was a prisoner at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) Chelmsford, an inquest has determined. HIV is a "treatable" condit...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chinese business in Zimbabwe has come of age
The statement by the Chamber of Chinese Enterprises in Zimbabwe (the Chamber) which was published in local media on Tuesday, was a powerful iteration that could define how Chinese and other foreign bu...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) - Nothing new to behold
ON Monday, Mr Nelson Chamisa, the former MDC-Alliance leader formed a "new" party the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) after throwing in the towel in the battle for the control of the MDC-T party, ...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe a nation or just a country?
THE question is often asked "Where did Zimbabwe go wrong?" but it is not necessarily a helpful question. Any attempt to pin down what has gone wrong to one single factor like corruption or bad governa...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:06hrs | 11 | by Miriam Tose Majome
'Unity Day commemorations now ritualistic, meaningless'
ZIMBABWE's Unity Day has become a mere ritual, with Zanu-PF failing to adhere to the principles of the 1987 agreement, observers said yesterday.Zanu-PF, then under the late former President Ro...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
He who acknowledges his failings has started his journey to success
Have Zimbabweans ever wondered why they appear 'cursed' - in a country seemingly entrapped in a never-ending vicious cycle of economic malaise and poverty, whereby each minute is expended on how to ju...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 14:22hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe and regime change agenda
REGIME change is seen as a dirty phrase by those that hold power, especially unpopular governments that have overstayed their welcome and simply hold on to power mostly by hook and crook.Since...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa: Is the Rainbow fading away?
Geographically, South Africa is another country, apart and distinct from our Zimbabwe. Experientially, South Africa is all Southern African countries, Zimbabwe especially. A whirlpool of event...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'There is a lot of hope than reality…': Richard Quest
ZANU PF's recklessness and corruption has dragged the Zimbabwean economy into the worst liquidity crunch. An economic catastrophe which can only be experienced in a war-torn country."There is ...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 12:21hrs | 7 | by Prince Njagu
Graft-accused Biti not off the hook
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is still investigating MDC-A vice president Mr Tendai Biti over allegations he instructed the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to deposit over U...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele Mayor is dismally failing Bulawayo: Why is the Bulawayo Residence Association mum about BCC discrepancies?
Without the former deputy mayor of Bulawayo Tinashe Karambani, the senior executives in the City Council are failing to eradicate corruption in the city. The BCC is once again in the headlines today f...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 19:35hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata
Of power and our intrinsic failings
Like so many of you, I too could never quite wrap it around my head. Just how does arguably the world's most developed nation connive to vote into the most important leadership position an unabashed b...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:56hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
President ED Mnangagwa - A lucky Daka-boy?
In the aftermath of the 2017 military coup, emerged a darker force to take over the peaceful nation of Zimbabwe. A man with something of the night was suddenly thrust into the forefront of Zimbabwean ...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 10:39hrs | | by Nobukhosi Moyo
Britain desperately needs Rhodesia/ Zimbabwe
THE most outlandish aspect of Britain's past and recent actions is that despite its posturing on Zimbabwe, the former colonial power desperately needs Harare for its economic revival efforts, especial...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:49hrs | | by Golden Guvamatanga
Dr Masimba Mavaza is a tribalist: Inherent hatred for non-Shona people
I want to excuse myself right from the beginning of this article: It is not about protecting VP Mohadi and his scandals of his previous marriage with Senator Tambudzani Mohadi that left us cold about ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 18:02hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
G40 kingpins sing praise for Willowgate convict Shava
Newly-appointed foreign affairs minister Frederick Shava has won the praise of exiled G40 kingpins Walter Mzembi and Saviour Kasukuwere despite being dragged online by critics, citing his role in the ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 3 | by Samantha Power
How South Africa can nudge Zimbabwe toward stability
What's new? As Zimbabwe's political and economic crises worsen, South Africa is moving beyond its policy of "quiet diplomacy" with its northern neighbour and applying more pressure on Harare to open...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | | by crisisgroup
'Chamisa tactics miserable'
AS TURMOIL consumes the country's opposition, renowned professor of World Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, Stephen Chan, has once again warned Nelson...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Understanding method to 'madness' in urban councils
Nowadays, hardly a day passes without news headlines relaying salacious details of corrupt goings on in predominantly opposition run urban councils. Often, these headlines are accompanied by t...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA leaders must come clean on xenophobia
IN the 1980s, a jingle played regularly on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's Radio 2, that went something like this: MuAfrica, kwayedza. Kwasara mbiri chete kuti ichibva yakwana. Kunoti Azania, neNa...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Editorial - Newsday
Unrealistic expectations of the president's austerity measures
Whether President Mnangagwa visits members of the opposition or takes them out to dinner or pays them visits in hospitals, he needs their support in order to achieve major parts of his agenda....Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
FIFA sucked into Zimbabwe football power struggles
FIRED Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board member responsible for competitions, Chamunorwa Chiwanza has taken his fight against the Felton Kamambo led soccer mother body to Zuric, Switzerland, t...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa forced Nssa to appoint his baby Mama
OUTSPOKEN Independent Norton legislature Temba Mliswa used his political position to influence the appointment of the mother of his two children to senior position in National Social Security Authorit...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 08:16hrs | | by newzimbabwe
ZRP transformation buries ghost of Aug 1
The transformation over the past year of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), which is part of President Mnangagwa's reform agenda, is burying the ghost of post-election violence that rocked the countr...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Let's not mistake gifting votes for vote-rigging
IT'S easy and convenient to shift blame from yourself.After losing two by-elections recently, the main opposition MDC has been pointing fingers in the direction of the ruling Zanu-PF party, al...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | | by Conway Tutani
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