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Mnanagwa's turning point
PRAGMATISM. That could be the word we were looking for to describe President Mnangagwa's approach and philosophy as he conducts business as leader of both Zanu-PF - the ruling party - and Government. ...Published: 8 mins ago | 34 | by Tichaona Zindoga
MDC plans to embarrass Mnangagwa today
Opposition legislators are planning to humiliate President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he presents SONA in Parliament today, as the Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance continues to refuse to accept his July 3...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1870 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to be heckled by Chamisa's MPs?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa faces the prospect of being heckled by opposition members of the National Assembly when he opens the Ninth Parliament today, a sign that the country remains deeply polaris...Published: 24 hrs ago | 614 | by Staff reporter
What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?
LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 321 | by Ian Scoones
Chamisa is dead! what next?
Opportunistic leaders not only cost lives and resources but also set back the march to freedom by decades. In Zimbabwe and across Africa, democracy has suffered a steady decline in recent years becaus...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 19:49hrs | 5561 | by Sam Wezhira
Private enterprise must drive recovery
"We owe it to all the peoples of the sub-continent to ensure that they see us not merely as good leaders waxing lyrical about our development, but as front commanders in the blast furnaces of labour, ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | 102 | by Vince Musewe
Enoughof Uncle Sam's bullying
The sanctions are indeed about the US's proclivity for regime change in order to achieve its goal to change the power matrix in Zimbabwe from Zanu- PF to the opposition MDC Alliance that will be subse...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 203 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Election 2018 the aftermath and opportunities to embrace
Politics is not entertainment neither is it Christian evangelical crusades. Politicians need to be serious and not take the electorate for granted as there are not there to entertain or preach. Grante...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 192 | by Zimbabwe Solidarity Campaign
Chamisa to be installed as 'People's President' and unveil his alternative cabinet
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says he would soon use the occasion of the party's upcoming 19th anniversary celebrations to be installed as 'People's President' and unveil his alternati...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 4716 | by Staff reporter
Why technocrats succeed or fail in the Zanu government
Apologies for boring you with citing in full Mukoma Muzivazvose Google's definition of technocrats. However, this will help some of us to know a bit about technocrats in view of recently appointed min...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 505 | by Ndaba Nhuku
Mnangagwa chooses strong team for Cabinet
President Mnangagwa promised a new-look Cabinet of high-end talent and yesterday he delivered with a core of seasoned political leaders joined by lot of new faces, almost all being top professionals i...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1517 | by Herald Editorial Comment
Zimbabwe doomed as May, Merkel back Mnangagwa
On August 28, British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, for a one-day working visit. This visit was part of a three-nation tour of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria designed...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1020 | by Tafi Mhaka
Mnangagwa 'out-stretch' his arms to Chamisa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has delayed announcing his Cabinet to give talks with youthful MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa a chance, highly-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday.Zi...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 17:09hrs | 10702 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa and ED must find each other,' argues Standard - to what end, appease vote rigging junta
It is heartening that many Zimbabweans are finally taking the country’s economic and political situation with the seriousness the matter demands. After decades of burying their heads in the sand and...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 13:17hrs | 934 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Poll results dash young people's hopes
IT is just after 6pm in the city centre and human traffic is at its peak as pedestrians race to conclude a gruesome day of socio-economic activities.Zimbabwean youths, many of whom threw their...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:00hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: Different democrat with many 'shades of grey'
"In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it," remarked Thucydides, a respected Athenian his...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:39hrs | 989 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Zanu-PF seeks to raise Presidential age limit
ZANU-PF has warned it might be forced to consider using its majority in Parliament to effect a constitutional amendment raising the presidential age limit to ensure only mature people contest for the ...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:10hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
Projects for sex vendors
PROSTITUTION could soon be out of fashion for some ladies of the night in Hwange and Victoria Falls with the introduction of income generating projects for them.Speaking at the launch of the K...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 07:21hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Stop this madness if ever it is true
REPORTS that cases of post-election violence have erupted countrywide in which MDC Alliance supporters are being targeted by suspected Zanu PF zealots are unfortunate, regrettable and unacceptable in ...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:45hrs | 590 | by Editorial - newsday
Post-election violence reports false: ZRP
REPORTS of post-election violence being played up in the privately-owned media are fictitious and peace is prevailing across the country, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said yesterday. The...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:29hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Do not kill a dead snake!
This is what former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma said in reference to Thabo Mbeki who was voted out of the party and government as party leader and president of South Africa in Polokwane. This...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 15:49hrs | 3873 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa warned against demos
HARARE - MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's plans to roll out protests in the wake of Friday's decision by the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) to uphold President Emmerson Mnangagwa's hotly-dispute...Published: 27 Aug 2018 at 12:30hrs | 9641 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa told us 'fast for three days and pray for 'HIS' vote'
Chamisa continues to incite the povo once more: if his God fails him, he will turn to the people, he said this yesterday's Bulawayo24. Who is higher in this equation: God or the people? How does Pasto...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:08hrs | 6321 | by Nomazulu Thata
Churches urge peace, justice
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called on Christians to pray for justice and peace as the country's apex court began sitting yesterday to decide on a petition by the MDC Alliance, challengi...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Anxiety as Zimbabwe awaits Chamisa vs Mnangagwa ruling
ANXIETY gripped Harare and other parts of the country as the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) began the much-anticipated hearing to determine the case in which MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is con...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:37hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Holding the Lamp of Hope!
This blessed and beautiful nation has been through worse pains, challenges and difficulties before. And it seemed impossible to overcome those odds at that time and season. But there were man and woma...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 10:37hrs | 2371 | by Eric Shikobela
Youth participation in elections hailed
YOUTH empowerment lobby group, Activista Zimbabwe, has applauded youth participation in the just-ended harmonised elections.Activista national co-ordinator Thando Gwinji said a meaningful and ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU offices shooting condemned
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has condemned the military for firing gunshots at the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union offices in Harare early this month in a bid to quash protests ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:45hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Churches pray for Con-Court impartiality
The Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) has urged churches to pray for Constitutional Court (Con-Court) judges who are handling MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa's case to be impartial....Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 15:42hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
General Valerio Sibanda issued statement under duress, says Mutsekwa
Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda acted out of his professional reputation in blaming MDC Alliance supporters for the fatal shooting of at least six unarmed civilians d...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 14:03hrs | 5841 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa gets away with it, then Kabila can too
WE knew, even before the first vote was cast, that Zimbabwe's election was marred by serious irregularities. These included, but were certainly not limited to: a partisan electoral commission; 250 000...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:10hrs | 488 | by Simon Allison
Lets advocate for peace as leaders - SB Moyo
Foreign affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo has called on all political leaders to advocate for peace in all their platforms in order to ensure the success of the nation."It is important for us as ...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 1782 | by Stephen Jakes
Gunning down people, legitimacy and hope, The position of peasants under the 'new dispensation'
Dear Mango News, I wish to complement the publication of this factual news on the political realities that faced ordinary Zimbabweans after independence and thirty nine years after by Mango. I...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 07:40hrs | 837 | by Andrew Mamyevere
'Elections are not war,' says Obert Mpofu
A top government official says Zimbabweans should be guided by the culture of Ubuntu which is embedded on love, peace and harmony saying elections are not war and as such people should be able to move...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 16:11hrs | 3915 | by Staff reporter
2018 elections failed test
Zimbabwe's just-concluded harmonised elections have failed the real test of fairness, being free and transparent.On July 30, Zimbabweans went to vote in high numbers hoping that their voice wo...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1224 | by Staff reporter
Mathuthu burial set for Sunday
Zanu-PF Politburo member and former Matabeleland North Governor Thokozile Angela Mathuthu, who died on Monday at her home in Harare and was declared a national heroine, is expected to be buried at the...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:40hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Walter Nqabeni Mthimkhulu, legendary political activist and would-be hero (1940-2018)
This piece is being sent out on 14 August 2018, the last day of the long Heroes Day weekend of the year in Zimbabwe. This is barely two weeks after the country's critical presidential, parliamen...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 23:04hrs | 1189 | by Dr Strike Mkandla
Church tells to Chamisa to move on
As business and ordinary Zimbabweans alike begin to feel anxious over the current political stalemate, yesterday churches waded into the mix by challenging opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to "accept ...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 15:32hrs | 5959 | by Staff reporter
Polls aftermath: Highly personal but collective political catharsis
THERE was always going to be a disputed winner of Zimbabwe's 2018 elections, especially after Robert Mugabe was no longer on the presidential ballot paper.And it was always going to be very pe...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:42hrs | 312 | by Takura Zhangazha
Opposition commemorating its own heroes
THE MDC Alliance yesterday said as they commemorate Heroes' Day today they will also consider their own fallen heroes like the late former Prime Minister and MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who was no...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
'AU, Sadc toothless bulldogs'
THE presence of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the African Union (UN) observer missions during the just-ended elections has only served to rubber-stamp the political status quo ...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:49hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
'Opposition parties must close ranks for 2023'
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has to swiftly turn the Alliance into a fully-fledged political party and unite parliamentarians who won seats under the coalition banner, analysts contend.A...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 15:02hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
Lessons from Kenya (Part 1)
RARE is a country that seamlessly blends modern and vibrant cities with unspoilt white sandy beaches against the backdrop of the planet's biggest natural wildlife park, the Masai Mara (Serengeti). End...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:13hrs | 760 | by Miriam T Majome
Welshman Ncube calls for dialogue
MDC-Alliance spokesperson Professor Welshman Ncube has called for dialogue among political parties, saying it is important that there is engagement even if parties differ on which path the country nee...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:00hrs | 1573 | by Staff reporter
Do political leaders influence their currency price?
New interactive guide explores forex market reaction when key world leaders are in the newsDonald Trump, Theresa May, J...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 11:38hrs | 876 | by Agencies
'Crackdown on opposition activists against democratic tenets'
Christian Voices International Zimbabwe (CVI-Z) has criticised the ongoing crackdown against MDC Alliance officials and lawyers following last week's disputed polls, saying this was against the tenets...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 08:00hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Call for business friendly policies
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) says the new Government should focus on developing policies that stimulate long-term economic growth and unlock opportunities for ordinary people....Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:17hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and Mnangagwa's victories
I take this opportunity to thank all the Zimbabweans for exercising their constitutional right of determining their future through the ballot. The atmosphere was the most peaceful I have ever encounte...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 06:33hrs | 2863 | by Dr Takesure Tazvishaya
'Mnangagwa, Chamisa headed for power-sharing deal'
Zimbabwe could be headed for a power-sharing deal after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's contested narrow win, which perpetuated Zanu-PF's 38-year rule, political analysts have said.Mnangagwa wo...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:12hrs | 8771 | by Staff reporter
UK deeply concerned by Zimbabwe post election violence
Britain's government yesterday said it was deeply concerned by the violence following Zimbabwe's elections and by the "disproportionate response from the security forces"."We have urged all pa...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 10:00hrs | 943 | by Reuters/ANA
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