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Zim opposition needs a reshuffle
Many Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the political hunger for change wanes.The conflict requires realignment and recalibration. A robust, resilient...Published: 18 hrs ago | 314 | by Leonard Koni
The future of Nelson Chamisa: A strategic retreat or political betrayal?
The political landscape in Zimbabwe is abuzz with heated debates about Nelson Chamisa's role as the main opposition leader and the future of his political career. His sudden departure from the opposit...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 15:04hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
The tale of two criminal politicians
CORRUPTION is a type of dishonesty or a criminal offence that is often perpetrated by a person or an organisation that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse powe...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 08:14hrs | 939 | by Tapiwa Gomo
'Mnangagwa's third term will lead to internal rebellion'
Political observers have expressed concerns about ZANU-PF's push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his presidency beyond the two-term limit set by the Constitution. Despite Mnangagwa's indica...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:45hrs | 2963 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is Mugabe's clone'
UNITED States economist and currency expert Steve Hanke has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is no better than his predecessor, the late Robert Mugabe.Hanke who has constantly criticized Mnan...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni reacts to warrant of arrest
DETHRRONED Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has reacted angrily to a warrant of arrest issued against him by Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube last week.Ndiweni left the country for...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chilonga evictions: State capture at play
You would have hoped that the post-Mugabe establishment could - at least - get one or two things right. But, ouch, this so-called "new dispensation" is as crude, primitive and self-serving as such reg...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabwe among 7 African governments using Israeli cyber-espionage tools
As internet penetration and smartphone usage increases across Africa, digital spaces have become increasingly important in organising opposition movements. In response, several governments have at tim...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 20:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'When you fight corruption, it fights back'
JANUARY is a time of reflection. After the New Year's hangovers have worn off, many will try to take stock of the previous year, to understand what went wrong and how they could have done better....Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Prosper Simbarashe Maguchu
President's wide powers on mining fuel extractive resources corruption
THE excessive, wide and discretionary powers of the President of Zimbabwe and Minister of Mines over the country's vast mineral resources and their allocation is perpetuating rampant corruption in the...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 17:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa not genuine in dealing with political corruption'
Zimbabwe's transition to a democratic and economic recovery is shadowy due to a lack of political will to fight corruption, a local political think tank has said.In its December 2018 report, t...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's transition in prisoner's dilemma
This study interrogated two fundamental indicators of transition in the "quality of government" (service delivery and corruption reduction) in Zimbabwe since November 2017.Undergirding the stu...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Corruption damaging Zimbabwe recovery
TRANSPARENCY International's 2017 corruption perception index ranked Zimbabwe number 157 out of 180 countries. Using a scale of 0 to 100 (where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean), Zimbabwe has...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Paddington Masamha
Kasukuwere and Chombo will not be convicted, this is why?
You often hear about politicians facing public corruption charges in the news. Public corruption refers to any time of instance in which a government official abuses their position of power or public ...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 20:12hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe's reckless spending, corruption can hinder new Cabinet fortunes
ELECTIONS have come and gone in Zimbabwe and the new Cabinet is now in place, both Parliament and Senate are now in their respective houses, with the President also now in office.What Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:25hrs | | by David Mhlanga
Rigged votes aren't just an African thing
AFRICA has a reputation for particularly poor quality and controversial elections. I have just come back from Zimbabwe, where the election campaign was heated and the outcome explosive.When de...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Nic Cheeseman
If I can be Chamisa’s advisor only for a day
Nelson kindly allow me to be your advisor only for today. In Shona they say ‘vamwe vakaudzwa hondo nemurwere wepfungwa’ which can be loosely translated as, in life you can get advice even from the...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:39hrs | 2 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyoo
Khupe launches 'BEST' poll manifesto
THE breakaway MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe yesterday launched its election manifesto with devolution of power and a pledge to fight corruption topping the list of priorities, once elected into governm...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
President Mnangagwa must stop the politics of patronage
Widespread corruption in the Zimbabwean government got to a little slow down after the army intervened to restore order and stability. Zimbabwean politics was riddled with corruption as president awar...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 15:40hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa fails to charm Mukanya
As Zimbabweans celebrated the ouster of Robert Mugabe, they danced on the streets to previously banned protest songs by one of the country's most famous musicians - a man jailed by the country's forme...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 08:17hrs | | by The Philadephia Tribune
'Mugabe prison garb activist' releases latest political book in exile
Exiled human rights defender and democracy activist Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo (29) has released his latest political book titled 'Handbook for Young Revolutionaries (What Robert Mugabe does not want yo...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Politics of Starvation and Decay: Zimbabwe and the Year Behind (2015) and Beyond (2016)
No doubt, Zimbabwe has emerged much poorer than before based on the politics of insensitivity, self-aggrandizement, decay and poverty in collective good will of leadership. In 1980, Zimbabwe obtained ...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 06:14hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere
My Zimbabwe: A Failing State?
The research and writing of Fukuyama in his Origins of Political Order is an insight. For most of us in developing countries, democracy is a dream. Democracy has been so elusive to such an extent that...Published: 04 May 2015 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Tendai Kwari
Misihairabwi a big threat to coalition
Mdc secretary general Priscilla Misihairabwi Mushonga has dismally and miserably failed to demonstrate capacity to lead the MDC.Allegations of political corruption, backdoor power, moody beh...Published: 28 Sep 2014 at 08:22hrs | | by G. Sibanda, Mpopoma
32 years of political corruption, desperate voters and appalling service delivery
Is it time to fight back?Under 32 years of Mugabe's leadership, city councils across the country have seen services deteriorate to unspeakable levels. ...Published: 18 Apr 2012 at 05:48hrs | | by Mathula Lusinga
MDC-T congratulates SA for holding peaceful elections
The MDC-T local government wishes to congratulate the South Africans for holding peaceful elections on the 18th of May 2011. In those elections the African National Congress largely emerged with a fr...Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 12:53hrs | | by MDC-T
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