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Mnangagwa preaches constitutionalism
President Mnangagwa emphasized the importance of respecting the Zanu-PF Constitution, values, and principles during the 377th Ordinary Session of the Politburo in Harare. He called for all party organ...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:37hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
SADC must kick out Zimbabwe for kiling and oppressing Matabeles
It is quite disturbing that members of the SADC region are falling over each other to condemn Israel for the war against Palestine while they wine and dine with the black apartheid government of Zimba...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 17:00hrs | 867 | by Israel Dube
Gukurahundi secrecy raises more questions
The public hearings into the Gukurahundi massacres, launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, have sparked controversy and criticism. Former speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo expressed skept...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:09hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Rutendo Matinyarare
Dear Rutendo, We have reviewed your recent statements and the article in Bulawayo24. While we understand your frustration and the ...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:24hrs | 300 | by Zem
Matebeleland rejects command healing
Desire Moyo, the Nkulumane lawmaker, has emphasized the need for the Gukurahundi community outreach programme to be conducted in a manner that allows victims to forgive without feeling pressured. ...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:15hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must return Zipra assets
Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) war veterans have criticized the government for retaining their properties, arguing that returning these assets should be a priority in addressing the Guku...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:11hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide survivor cannot forgive Mugabe's foot soldiers
An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini's home in south-western Zimbabwe.One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at a primary school in the village of Sal...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1135 | by Staff reporter
Allow Mnangagwa to go and rest
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will not extend his term beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms, saying he will go and rest.This adherence to constitutionalism brings speculat...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must stop abusing Matabele genocide victims and pay US$ 100 billion compansation
It is very unfortunate that Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa pretends as if he did not see the Notice of Demand For The Restoration Of Matabeleland State delivered to the President's office by MLO President Cde ...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:44hrs | 1185 | by Israel Dube
Mashonas welcome Gukurahundi genocide outreach programme
People from Mashonaland have welcomed the launch of the Gukurahundi Community Outreach Programme by President Mnangagwa in Bulawayo, viewing it as a significant step towards national healing and recon...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:35hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa confronting the Gukurahundi ghost
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday initiated a Gukurahundi hearings outreach program led by chiefs from the Matabeleland region. The aim is to gather information about the atrocities that occurred...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 20:55hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should release the Dumbutshena, Chihambakwe reports
The government should release reports by two commissions that investigated the Gukurahundi genocide "as part of truth telling" ahead of new public hearings in Matabeleland which President Emmerson Mna...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 20:54hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames Gukurahundi genocide on the nation's 'detractors'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday sought to wash blame for the massacre of thousands of civilians in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces four decades ago on the nation's "detractors" as he took p...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:43hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ropes in Chiefs to pacify Matabeles over genocide
In Bulawayo, the government has launched the Gukurahundi Community Outreach Programme, aimed at addressing the divisive legacy of the 1980s Gukurahundi conflict, which resulted in the deaths of an est...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:38hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens 'detractors' undermining Gukurahundi outreach
President Emmerson Mnangagwa issued a stern warning to those fostering internal divisions and undermining Zimbabwe's efforts to address the sensitive Gukurahundi issue."Gukurahundi," a term me...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:31hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns against attempts to sow discord
President Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated the nation's vigilance against attempts to sow discord by long-standing detractors, urging unity and resilience among Zimbabweans. As the country prepares to h...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:11hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings a deliberate attempt to sweep genocide under the carpet
The announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding the launch of public hearings into the Gukurahundi disturbances represents a significant and long-awaited development for Zimbabwe. For decad...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 09:45hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Since Mnangagwa is a mere Munhumutapa, is the way now open for Mthwakazi?
For some time now, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has proudly referred himself as Munhumutapa.This was the title of the kings of...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 23:38hrs | 133 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gukurahundi victims want apology from Mnangagwa
Survivors and victims of the Gukurahundi massacres in the 1980s have cautioned the government against dictating how this sensitive issue should be addressed, insisting that they are still alive to spe...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:44hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves Gukurahundi genocide hearings launch to Sunday
The official launch of Gukurahundi community hearings by President Mnangagwa on Sunday has been met with enthusiasm from religious leaders and political analysts. They commend the Second Republic for ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch hearings on genocide he has been implicated in
President Mnangagwa is set to launch the Gukurahundi community hearings in Bulawayo this Saturday, marking the start of a victim-centered reconciliation outreach program in Matabeleland. Traditional l...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Army Commander declares allegiance to Zanu-PF
A video has surfaced online showing Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Anselem Sanyatwe declaring his allegiance to the ruling Zanu-PF party. Sanyatwe becomes the third high-ranking military offic...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Chiefs not fit to lead Zimbabwe genocide consultations'
TRADITIONAL leaders tasked by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to lead Gukurahundi consultations are ill qualified to deal with the emotive matter, an academic Samukele Hadebe has said.Hadebe made...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide sanitisation hearings prep to resume
Matabeleland chiefs are preparing to resume preparations for public hearings on the Gukurahundi atrocities this weekend, pending government confirmation on the process. Led by chiefs from Matabeleland...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans should now see it's corruption, not 'sanctions', causing their suffering!
Zimbabweans has been engulfed in a seemingly unending debate as to what is the real source of their two-and-a-half-decade-long suffering.There have been two dominant narratives.Unsurpr...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 21:50hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt dismisses 'statelessness' report
The Zimbabwean government has strongly criticized an Amnesty International report that highlights the marginalization of migrant workers and their families due to the country's discriminatory and arbi...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Muzorewa urges genuine Gukurahundi resolution
Opposition United African National Congress (UANC) leader Gwinyai Muzorewa emphasized the crucial role of engaging spirit mediums in addressing the deep-rooted spiritual pain caused by the Gukurahundi...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu war vets rap Mnangagwa over violation of Unity Accord
Max Mkandla, leader of the Zipra war veterans, has criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa for straying from the Unity Accord agreement signed by former President Robert Mugabe and Vice-President...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZPRA veterans protest Mnangagwa's fake mining claim promise
ZPRA veterans are accusing President Mnangagwa of failing to fulfill his promise to allocate them mining claims, echoing similar unfulfilled pledges made by late President Mugabe. The ZPRA Vet...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa fall: Mnangagwa scared
SOUTH AFRICA held general elections on Wednesday and results trickling in are sending shivers down the spines of regional liberation movements.The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is set...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:16hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe genocide outreach to begin by July
Public hearings to document and address the violent disturbances of the 1980s are set to begin in July, marking the start of a significant national healing and reconciliation process.These hea...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa must move with time
As we commemorate Africa Day, we need to reflect on the potential the continent has and devise ways to improve on our weaknesses and make the continent great.Africa is often referred to as a "...Published: 23 May 2024 at 19:18hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabweans are distraught by financial trauma
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, as I see it, Zimbabweans are emotionally drained. They are overwhelmed by the severity of deprivation caused by the collapse of currenci...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:52hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
ZPRA veterans pile pressure on Mnangagwa's govt
ZPRA veterans have submitted a list of their properties that were seized in the 80's by the government to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to push for their return.Mnangagwa promised to ensure the...Published: 19 May 2024 at 19:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Return Home affairs ministry to Zapu officials: Ex Zipra cadre
THE SECOND Republic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been challenged to return the Home Affairs ministry to Zapu in honour of the unity accord that was signed by late former Vice President Jo...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 15:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'No one will starve!' Zanu PF has never accounted for 40 000 + political murders much less indirect deaths
"As I stated in my recent declaration of a nationwide state of disaster due to the drought last week, our Zanu-PF government will not let anyone starve," Mnangagwa said."Our government is capa...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:47hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa won't allow Gukurahundi genocide to happen again
Zimbabweans should continue to discuss Gukurahundi "openly accept and understand" what happened during the dark period in the country's history, to ensure such events will not happen again, President ...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lookout Khalisabantu Masuku remembered
ZIMBABWE People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) ex-combatants yesterday held a memorial service in remembrance of their commander Lookout Masuku who died in 1986 shortly after his release from prison....Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Stop Gukurahundi hearings'
STAKEHOLDERS and interest groups in Matabeleland have called on the government to stop the Gukurahundi hearings accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of running the project like a personal show....Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles will never be good enough for the rabid tribalists
Being born into a Ndebele, Kalanga or Sotho family in Zimbabwe can be a bewildering, challenging and frustrating affair. If you were born in Bulilima, Matabeleland South, like Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Tafiranyika @tafimhaka
Mnangagwa personal history mystery
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's origins and personal history is as clear as mud claims The Newshawks.There are many stories about Mnangagwa's roots and this is now subject to scrutin...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's stunt at Pupu akin to Hitler officiating at a Jewish synagogue?
It was quite a disturbing and unsettling sight watching President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officiating at the unveiling of the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupani. This was in ho...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tshabangu, CCC differ on govt projects
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu says his party will support all government programmes, but colleagues in the party think otherwise.In an intervi...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
MRP activists under fire for turning Gukurahundi into a money making scheme
In a startling revelation, it has been uncovered that the Gukurahundi issue has transformed into a lucrative industry for certain opposition activists, particularly within the Mthwakazi Republic Party...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:53hrs | 1 | by George Tshuma
The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story
It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shona youth that attack Matabele possessed by the demon of gukurahundi
Shona youth that drive all the way from Mashonaland to Matabeleland armed with machetes and fire arms to invade Matabeleland and violently attack and kill...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 23:53hrs | 4 | by Israel Dube
Why an uprising against Zanu-PF will fail
I SEE some people advocating an uprising against Zanu-PF Have you people thought this through? If you really provoke a crisis, with the populace on one side and the machinery of the Zanu-PF go...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:32hrs | | by Kumbirai T Nhamo
ZMC threatens to muzzle the press on Gukurahundi genocide reporting
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chairperson, Professor Ruby Magosvongwe, says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fight over ex-CIO boss' massive estate rages
The widow of the late Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) deputy director General Maynard Muzariri has been accused of trying to sell off property of his estate despite the fact that there are out...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks to control Gukurahundi genocide coverage process
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chair Professor Ruby Magosvongwe says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative clique ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 20:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
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