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Police flood streets to crush anti-government protests
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced a widespread deployment of officers in both urban and rural areas as part of efforts to prevent the planned 31 March protests against President Emmerso...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:49hrs | 2676 | by Staff reporter
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Zimbabwe has faced numerous challenges in recent years, including economic instability, political turmoil, and social unrest. As the country looks to the future, there are several factors that will ha...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 19:46hrs | 420 | by Mlilo Joyinani and Ndaba M. Nhuku
Zanu-PF plots coup against Constitution
The ruling Zanu-PF party has intensified efforts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidency beyond the constitutionally-mandated two-term limit, a move that has sparked concerns among constit...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 17:25hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's appointment of new police chief sparks clansmen politics allegations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent appointment of Stephen Mutamba as the new Police Commissioner-General, effective January 1, 2025, has ignited accusations of clansmen politics, deepening concerns...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 19:22hrs | 1740 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe police and Zanu-PF lead in rights violations'
A recent report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) reveals a troubling surge in human rights violations across the country, with at least 213 documented incidents of harassment, intimidation, and unl...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:43hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition parties must unite against Zanu-PF
Leader of the United African National Council (UANC), Reverend Dr. Gwinyai Muzorewa, has called on opposition parties to unite and confront the Zanu-PF-led government over the country's socio-economic...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 17:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Shock as ZANU PF MPs demand incentives for Mnangagwa's 3rd term bid
In a surprising turn of events, members of parliament have reportedly demanded incentives, including cash and land, in exchange for their support of President Mnangagwa's bid for a third term in offic...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 14:28hrs | 2 | by Samkeliso Ncube
Obama of Zimbabwe politics bows out of Presidential race due to financial challenges
OPPOSITION Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) party leader Robert Chapman has withdrawn from the August 23 polls Presidential race citing financial constraints.This comes after DUZ Bulawayo pr...Published: 24 Jun 2023 at 06:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 2023 strategy
Zimbabwe's general election is several months away but many opposition figures say they are already battling intense government repression similar to the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, the former ...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 07:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC invents plan towards Zimbabwe sanctions removal
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere says her party has invented a comprehensive strategy on how it plans to free the country from two decades of western imposed sanctions i...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 07:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
What does it profit Zimbabwe's ruling elite to gain the country but lose their souls?
Yesterday (March 22, 2022) when I penned an article, "Did war veterans fight for a political party or the people of Zimba...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 07:22hrs | 28 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
I have never come across anyone who blames sanctions for our suffering - outside political rhetoric
The debate over the real cause of the seemingly unending untold suffering and unimaginable poverty that ordinary Zimbabweans have painfully (but, most worryingly with the patience of the pope) endured...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 22:24hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe under attack as the united nations special rapporteur is deployed
THE United Nations (UN) will deploy a special rapporteur to Zimbabwe to probe the impact of sanctions on the country and determine if President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government was not using them as a ...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 17:07hrs | 12 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
China slams US' terrible human rights record
China published its annual US human rights situation report on Wednesday at a time when the US-led ideological battle against China has intensified, mainly over Xinjiang and other domestic issues. ...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Journalism, a new form of activism!
A polarised political environment breeds microcosms across all other subsectors of the community.As the old truism would put it, "a fis...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 00:56hrs | 3 | by Shelton Muchena
Chamisa goes down as Mnangagwa rises high
After 37 years in power, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe resigned via in November 2017. His successor and former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, promised a break from Mugabe's authoritarian ru...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 08:33hrs | 5 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Dialogue or Suspension of Constitutionalism? Prohibition orders Narrative
Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes: Events leading to August 16, determines whether constitutionalism should remain order of the day or it can be suspended? There is need for re-configura...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 12:57hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Talking Nkayi Development: 'No cry babies on their mothers' backs!'
The inspirational and progressive people of Nkayi have risen to the occasion in their endeavour to see their native area of habitation, 'Nkayisburg', effortlessly and unencumberedly adopt the bottom-u...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | 7 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube
Mutodi tells Mnangagwa to form Inclusive Government with Chamisa
The Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting and a well established Mnangagwa ally Energy Mutodi has implored on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to consider setting up an inclusive go...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 19:54hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC took advantage of the obvious
Government failure and inaction has become an increasingly common aspect of our political system, whether it is due to political polarization as in the government's shutdown in 2008 or through poor pl...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MPOI is good and has always been precise and exact
Our country Zimbabwe is a wonderful country with very educated, ingenious and diligent people. We have plenty of resources needing properly created institutions to expertly manage them into good use. ...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 17:35hrs | | by Clement Moyo
Calls for peace and stability in Zimbabwe
Heal Zimbabwe has called for peace and tolerance during this period of heightened political polarization in Zimbabwe where the military have taken charge of Government in Zimbabwe."We applaud ...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
UN expert urges Côte d'Ivoire to boost democracy through human rights and impartial justice
GENEVA, Switzerland - The United Nations Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Côte d'Ivoire, Doudou Diène, urged the Ivorian authorities give the highest priority to bo...Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 07:54hrs | | by APO
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