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Gun-Toting Ex-Ambassador Seizes War Veteran's Farm, Terrorises Family
War veterans in Mashonaland East province are protesting against former Zimbabwean ambassador Charles Kunzwa, who has reportedly seized the late decorated liberation hero George Charambarara's Tweespr...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 14:57hrs | 2235 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Seke
Zanu-PF activists ordered off invaded farm
Thomas Chidzomba, the Zanu-PF losing candidate for the Chinhoyi constituency in the August 2023 elections, has been ordered to vacate a farm he allegedly invaded along with three other party members. ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:14hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF losing candidate for Chinhoyi faces arrest
ZANU-PF member and losing candidate for the Chinhoyi parliamentary seat in the August 2023 elections, Thomas Chidzomba, is facing possible arrest after being accused of assaulting a white commercial f...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:02hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Fresh wave of farm invasions in Matebeleland
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has strongly condemned what it describes as a disturbing resurgence of illegal farm invasions in Matebeleland, accusing ruling ZANU-PF officials and state security a...Published: 21 May 2025 at 12:39hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thugs accused of restarting farm invasions
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has expressed shock and outrage about the new wave of illegal farm invasions in Matabeleland allegedly committed by Zanu PF supporters and members.The Marty ...Published: 20 May 2025 at 21:29hrs | 850 | by Stephen Jakes
A narrative is created around Mrs. Auxilia Mnangagwa!
Auxilia married a murderer Emmerson Mnangagwa, a minister for security back then who went on a killing frenzy in Matabeleland and Midlands and left a carnage, curiously never acknowledged by the ICJ i...Published: 11 May 2025 at 13:32hrs | 971 | by Nomazulu Thata
White and black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe's land grabs
Guy Watson-Smith felt hurt and betrayed when his 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) farm in Beatrice, in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East province, was violently invaded by three armed men in the early 2000s....Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:49hrs | 808 | by Farai Matiashe, Al Jazeera
109 Geza31 demo activists arrested! Nyokayemabhunu, Geza, tell us, what are you doing about it?
The government of Zimbabwe gave SADC & South Africa feedback about the effects of Geza M31st demonstration that was quiet, with sporadic incidences, and insignificant. But 109 activists were arres...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 19:40hrs | 1194 | by Nomazulu Thata
An 80-year-old Geza should have known better! Thank you, citizens, for your wisdom!
It is desperation to hope for a successful revolution championed by Geza, fronting his boss Chiwenga. The demonstrations yesterday were a complete debacle. I said this before in one of my articles abo...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 18:37hrs | 2120 | by Nomazulu Thata
Choosing Chiwenga to replace Mnangagwa is like a mouse telling a black mamba bites better than a green mamba!
I wonder still if I could have said it better than this! (Wilbert Mukori's last article on BYO 24) Zimbabwean GenZs are a problem, not a solution. They will muddle with water instead of coming up with...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 15:13hrs | 1297 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe's liberation was the greatest farce of all time
The truth can be a bitter pill to swallow, but it needs to be taken if we are to heal our nation.Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, celebrated as a triumph over colonial oppression when independe...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 21:11hrs | 1162 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Innocent Mpoki, Zimbabweans do not deserve academic insults
Whoever read your today's article on Bulawayo24 is wondering on what planet you live on. I realized you live in USA: The hardships Zimbabwean are going through in that hellhole in Zimbabwe, you have n...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 21:23hrs | 998 | by Nomazulu Thata
Welshman Ncube is worse than what Sengezo Tshabangu is doing today!
It is surprising how the opposition political landscape is screaming about how Sengezo Tshabangu is selling the opposition broad day light. It is bad enough what Tshabangu is doing: it smells deep int...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 23:08hrs | 1332 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa-snub in Botswana: top news to produce ten videos!
Last time I suggested that Zimbabwe GenZs must go to Kenya for political corrections and political maturity, rehabilitation: The shallowness of our young Zimbabweans in comparison to Kenyan GenZs is g...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 20:37hrs | 1875 | by Nomazulu Thata
The cancel culture is misogynistic. Mokoena must be silenced by Zanu PF!
The political culture of South Africa is not interchangeable with that of Zimbabwean political landscape. These two countries are different even in the processes of gaining their political independenc...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 22:51hrs | 887 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe has US billion dollars overseas, can wipe out debt within 24 hrs
The recent Bulawayo24 article tells us that Zimbabwe is cash-strapped: it has a staggering debt of US$ 31billion; both domestic and international. This statement is partly true. In paper, Zimbabwe is ...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 19:56hrs | 25241 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe compensates farmers over land invasions
The Zimbabwean government will this month pay an initial $20 million to foreign white and local Black farmers who lost land in farm invasions under former leader Robert Mugabe at the turn of the centu...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:34hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP demands shares in mining for war vets
Zanu PF lawmaker Joseph Mapiki has proposed that war veterans should receive shares in lithium and coal mining companies, as well as plots and conservancies in Matabeleland North and Masvingo. ...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 13:42hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Drawing parallels between Kenya and Zimbabwe's social, economic, and political disturbances
We want to believe that the demonstrations in Kenya just happened overnight. The Gene Zs went on a rampage assisted by criminals. To framing them so thin, is to trivialize a genuine revolution that wa...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 23:08hrs | 47 | by Nomazulu Thata
Blitz against land barons divides Zanu-PF
In an unprecedented move, Zanu-PF recently issued a statement disowning some of its officials that were behind invasion of farms, especially in urban areas where they sold housing stands to homeseeker...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:40hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thrives on dividing nation
Ever since the party was formed on August 8, 1963, its modus operandi has always been the same: Dividing the people of Zimbabwe. In fact, Zanu-PF's existence and survival have been premised on fomenti...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:00hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zimbabweans are more divided than ever before'
ZAPU says Zimbabweans are more divided than ever before as there is no unity whatsoever, to warrant a whole public holiday, under the guise of commemorating the pivotal signing of the Unity Accord bet...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:44hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF at the forefront of dividing Zimbabweans!
There has, arguably, been no greater force of division in modern-day Zimbabwe than the ruling ZANU PF. Ever since the party was formed on 8th August 1963, its modus operandi has always been th...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 22:22hrs | 22 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
War vets, minister lock horns
WAR veterans who were allocated conservancies in the wildlife-rich Gwayi area Matabeleland North, have expressed fears of a foot and mouth disease outbreak after Zanu-PF youths were settled on their g...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political parties have been taken over by modern day thugs, God have messy on us
Zimbabwe's political parties have been taken over by modern day thugs, God have messy on us. I have been saying it and now it's so obvious. After seeing a tweet from Hopewell Chin'ono @daddyhope...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 11:21hrs | 22 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
An account of Zimbabwe's elections of August 2023
I HAVE been present at Zimbabwean elections since 1980. The independence elections of that year followed intense negotiations first in Lusaka, Zambia, and then in London over the latter part of ...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 16:24hrs | | by Stephen Chan
Public wage bill balloons 3 times ahead of key Zimbabwe elections
ELECTION-related spending by the Zimbabwean government is going through the roof as President Emmerson Mnangagwa goes for broke, spending public funds like confetti at a wedding to retain his position...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 17:30hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Maimane blames Zimbabwe Exemption Permit debacle on ANC and Zanu-PF relationship
"The courts have no choice but to uphold refugee laws and the constitution. If we want to solve the immigration crisis we have to go directly to the root of the problem, namely the dictatorship in Zim...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
We have neglected Manicaland for too long Mr President Sir
On the 24th of June 2023, the President and First secretary of Zanu-PF, Cde ED Mnangagwa, will launch the Zanu PF campaign foundation upon which this year’s election bid will be built upon in Chipin...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 16:29hrs | 3 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
On inflation Mthuli Ncube must listen to Chinamasa and Gono, 'in the know' advised Moyo. A very sick joke.
Professor Jonathan Moyo would be fountain of wisdom if only his contributions are not more often than not laced with propaganda, lies and damned lies whose sole purpose is to poison the mind. ...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:22hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa must not deliver another Lima
WHITE commercial farmers forced off their land over 20 years ago have waited since 2018 — when government agreed to a compensation deal — to receive their settlements. It is important to note that...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Re-engagement will depend on holding credible 2023 elections' AfDB warns. At long last, some home-truths
"The African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe's $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe's reforms. The bank is leading ef...Published: 22 May 2023 at 21:59hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa ally's diplomatic flaws exposed
A UNITED Kingdom-based commentator says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's trip to London for the coronation of King Charles III exposed the weakness of the Foreign Affairs ministry in diplomatic planning...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions on Zimbabwe no excuse for failure
NATIONAL Housing minister Daniel Garwe yesterday said sanctions were no excuse for failure to develop the country.Zanu-PF has been quick to blame sanctions for the country's socio-economic cri...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe alone got 21 farms peasants, supposedly beneficiaries of Land Redistribution, got nothing
If you asked most Zimbabweans out there today what the war of independence was about; most of them will say, "Land!" Before independence the major would have said "One man, one vote!" but all ...Published: 04 May 2023 at 10:13hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
'White commercial interests dominating Zimbabwe,' says Biti
HARARE East legislator who is a Former Finance Minister and one of the leaders of Nelson Chamisa's Citizens' Coalition for Change Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe government's land ownership structure was st...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born Italian rugby star recounts farm invasions horror
Sebastian Negri still remembers the gunshots. A staccato volley piercing the still Zimbabwean night. He was eight years old when a violent gang of war veterans came to seize his family farm. Around th...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh Zimbabwe farm invasions loom
RULING Zanu-PF members have formed a shadowy group dubbed "Land for Economic Development (ED)" to fast-track parcelling out of "unutilised" land to party youths ahead of next year's crunch polls....Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:39hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt appeases war vets with $4.6 billion
IN a bid to appease war veterans, who play a crucial role in Zanu-PF election campaigns, the government has set aside ZW$4.6 billion to invest in farms, mining and tourism.Finance and Economic...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions illusion as Sadc babysits Zimbabwe
Last week was full of the usual drama with several marches and gatherings condemning the West and calling for it to lift sanctions. This comes after the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) d...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:54hrs | 3 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Blame Zanu-PF for causing sanctions
IT IS great to hear that so many countries are supporting us in the drive to have sanctions removed. But at the same time these countries and organisations don't appear to be putting any blame o...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by A Mbire
Mnangagwa's govt moves to seize Chihuri farm
GOVERNMENT is intensifying its vindictive approach to seizing farms belonging to its critics, most of whom were the late former president Robert Mugabe's loyalists in the twilight years of life and ru...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-judge dies
FORMER High Court judge Justice Michael Gillespie has died. Gillespie succumbed to cancer on April 28 and will be buried on May 31 at Southdowns Natural Burial Ground in the United Kingdom.Gil...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should heed UN counsel on sanctions
IN one of the NewsDay issues this week, we carried a story in which the United Nations (UN) added its voice to the long-standing thorny and hot debate on the country's contentious subject of sanctions...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF attacks on MDC will galvanise and blind supporters to Wizard of Oz Scarecrow trickery
Zimbabwe is caught in a catch 22! We a stuck in a political and economic mess and those who have landed us here are the ones profiting from our suffering and misery and, worst of all, they have the po...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 07:43hrs | 11 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chinamasa needs to tone down rhetoric
Zanu-PF acting national political commissar Patrick Chinamasa's dramatic Press conference on Tuesday represents everything rotten about the leadership of this country.From arrogance, insatiabl...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fresh farm invasions in Beitbridge
FRESH farm invasions have been reported at Denylinian Conservancy in Beitbridge where settlers armed with 2014 letters are trooping in.Most of the settlers are reportedly setting up shacks and...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF condemns mine invasions
Zanu-PF Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi has warned those using the party's name to conduct mines and company invasions across Mashonaland West to stop breaking the law and soiling the party's image. ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The same Eddy Cross said, 'U Tsvangirai yi Nkosi yami' Bootlicked; MDC-T now jumps to bed with Zanu PF
Mnumzana Eddy Cross is disregarding atrocities of geocide that Zanu PF government perpetrated in the early hours of independence. Cross lives in Matabeleland: he is versed in Mnangagwa's mass murders ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 19:12hrs | 6 | by Nomazulu Thata
Minister warns farm invaders
THE Government will not allow the invasion of farms and grazing lands and land seekers need to follow procedure. Speaking after a tour of Gandawasvika Clinic which is being constructed by Mako...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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