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How Zimbabweans have been conditioned to celebrate regression as progress
Life in Zimbabwe is never easy; each day brings circumstances so far from normal that they are often hard to comprehend.As I sit in my house in Redcliff, I hear the unmistakable sound of a mun...Published: 14 hrs ago | 309 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What we experience in Zimbabwe is no longer load shedding - It's an energy crisis
Downplaying the gravity of a crisis may offer short-term comfort, but in the long run, it only deepens the problem.In Zimbabwe today, the term "load shedding" has become a household phrase - r...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:58hrs | 487 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Prospectors slam Zimbabwe 'secretive' Mines and Minerals Bill
Zimbabwe's long-anticipated Mines and Minerals Bill is under fresh scrutiny, with industry stakeholders warning that the proposed legislation remains opaque, exclusionary, and dangerously susceptible ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:35hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt challenged over elephants culling programme
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a strong condemnation of the Zimbabwean government's plan to cull 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy, labelling the move as cruel,...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:30hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
What value systems, dignity and integrity does Mnangagwa know? Stuff and nonsense!
In Shona, I would have said: Ndiko kunonzi kujairira Vahnu uku! This man can just open his mouth wotanga kubukura, ogo bukura ogo bukura! A Portuguese adage says: even a small ass can do it if a stoma...Published: 29 May 2025 at 21:32hrs | 776 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe's suspension of tariffs on US goods triggers debate
The recent decision by the Zimbabwean Government to suspend a 35 percent tariff previously levied on goods from the United States has ignited a spirited debate among economic stakeholders, with the Na...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:25hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
EU withdraws funding after Zimbabwe signs PVO Bill into law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sign the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law has sparked widespread condemnation, most notably from the European Unio...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:48hrs | 1774 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe on the brink of collapse?
Zimbabwe is standing at a dangerous crossroads as the nation endures an escalating energy crisis that threatens its economy, livelihoods, and future prospects. The recent wave of prolonged pow...Published: 18 Dec 2024 at 13:05hrs | 2024 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Biti criticizes Zimbabwe's economic policies
Former finance minister Tendai Biti has strongly criticized the economic policies under the current administration, describing them as "fictitious" and blaming them for Zimbabwe's ongoing de-industria...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 12:34hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's disqualified ally takes case to Supreme Court
The disqualified independent candidate for the Victoria Falls City Council Ward 1 by-election, Ephias Mambume, has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the High Court's decision to bar him...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 15:10hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
'RBZ's monetary policy not the root cause of ZiG devaluation'
Recent findings by an anonymous economist suggest that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) monetary policy may not be the root cause of the depreciation of the Zimbabwean dollar (Zig). The analysis e...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 11:36hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
ActionSA exposes DA in Tshwane
The gloves are off between ActionSA and the DA in Tshwane following this week's social media crusade by the former to expose the appalling state of service delivery experienced by residents in townshi...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 16:46hrs | 1767 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sends junior officer to US-Africa Command Conference
Defense chiefs drawn from 32 African nations, excluding Zimbabwe, are attending a two-day U.S Africa Command conference in Gaborone, Botswana, focusing on the security situation on the continent....Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:36hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean concerns over condoms cash drying up next year
At a forum organized by SafAids in Harare, concerns were raised by public health practitioners regarding the potential reversal of HIV prevention progress due to the looming end of international fundi...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mr Kudzai Mutisi, the German 'Economic wonder' after the WW2 had multiple favourable factors!
I am writing this article as a reply to your article you wrote last week: My article is not in any way or form critiquing your own but including factors that must be known, but, however, adding to wha...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | 9 | by Nomazulu Thata
David Coltart reveals earning US$25 a month
Bulawayo mayor David Coltart, in charge of the country's second largest urban authority, earns a ridiculous US$25 a month, perhaps worse than a day's takings by an illegal street vendor in one of the ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Western modernization was fraught with sanguineous crimes
The path to modernization a country chooses is determined by its historical traditions, social systems, developmental conditions, and external environment, among other factors. As countries differ in ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 15:48hrs | 7 | by Xi Jinping
The science of online betting in South Africa - how to use data analysis
Learn how to use data analysis for online betting in South Africa Improve the accuracy of your forecasts in South Africa best betting sites...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 12:21hrs | 45 | by Staff Reporter
Mahere set to challenge Chamisa for the Citizens Coalition for Change Presidency
The political arena in Zimbabwe is currently ablaze with anticipation and speculation as the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) approaches its highly awaited elective conference scheduled for the end...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:41hrs | 12 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zimbabwe's 'regime change' NGOs under siege
Regional civil society organization, Action for Southern Africa (ActSA), has raised concerns about the shrinking space for civil society in Zimbabwe and called for solidarity movements worldwide to su...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere raises security concerns
SELF-EXILED former Zanu-PF political commissar and Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere, who has joined the presidential race for the August 23 harmonised elections yesterday said President Emmerson Mn...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Without reforms, Zimbabwe's 2023 polls will be disputed'
Forty-three years after independence, Zimbabwe is still being engulfed by disputed elections and this year's elections might be the same if electoral reforms are not implemented, the Election Resource...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 18:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime change agents appeal to Sadc
REGIONAL human rights defenders have called on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to rally its member States to respect constitutional rights in the wake of rising intolerance to dissen...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must allow the opposition to campaign freely
A democratic Zimbabwe cannot be built on undemocratic processes like violation of the constitution, continuation of Zanu PF poor policies, violence, lack of respect of the rule of law and abuse of hum...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 18:25hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
November 2017 military coup promises shattered
PROMISES of a break with the past and a new beginning, economic recovery, freedom, democratic re-alignment and prosperity by military commanders at the onset of Zimbabwe's 2017 coup as well as b...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Development does not mean being like Europe
One reader recently wrote asking whether what we are advocating for as development in Africa is a replica of the Western model of economic development. The reader argued that if that is what we envisa...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 4 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Malnutrition stalks Zimbabwe
THOUSANDS of children under five years in Zimbabwe are chronically malnourished and stunted due to poor diet and inadequate maternal care, a new report released yesterday has revealed.The stud...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt taking country back to Ian Smith era'
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says the current Zanu-PF led government was taking the country back to the dark pre-independence period when the black majority was subjected to tough security laws...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Crisis in Zimbabwe coalition bemoans heroes
Crisis in Zimbabwe coalition bemoans the strides made by the heroes during the liberation struggle and what has been attained since independence as we cel...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 13:48hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa's govt throws industry under the bus
THE decision by the government to open up importation of basic commodities by citizens together with a six month suspension of duty on various products will have a damaging impact on the revival of th...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police guarantee public security
LAW enforcement agents will thwart any illegal protests called for today by proponents of illegal regime change under the banner Pachedu, an oppositional civil body.The faceless individuals ha...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
IMF applauds Zimbabwe on meeting NDS1 targets
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has applauded Zimbabwe for meeting the National Development Strategy (NDS1). This is revealed in the Zimbabwe Coalition for Debt and Development (Zim...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 12:32hrs | 116 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's curse of one step forward, two steps back
As the curtain comes down on the year, one cannot be blamed for being at sea as to the direction Zimbabwe is taking, considering the contrasting indicators of both progression and regression.O...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:57hrs | 10 | by Nigel Nyamutumbu
'Zimbabwe morphing towards dictatorship'
ZIMBABWE is witnessing heavy militarisation of businesses through the emergence of opaque security sector-run companies since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over power in 2017, with the country now...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims Zanu-PF 'upholding constitutionalism' as war vets charged
Tyrant Emmerson Mnangagwa made a bizarre claim on Thursday that he was "upholding constitutionalism."On a day 40 war veterans were taken to court later than the constitutional limit of 48-hour...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Sadc ignores Zimbabwe 'crisis'
SADC has not responded to a plea by Zimbabwean civil society organisations (CSOs) which last month petitioned the organ to intervene and order President Emmerson Mnangagwa to, among other things, call...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Anti Mnangagwa CSOs petition Sadc
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe have petitioned the new Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairperson and Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately intervene and or...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
No, Mr Biti, you are not a jack of all trades
A week ago, the local mainstream and social media were abuzz with news of MDC Alliance (MDCA) faction co-vice president, Tendai Biti's rantings against the International Monetary Fund (IMF's) report o...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Patrick Chinamasa's troubling return
IN Zanu-PF, they are changing political commissars at the rate of a diaper.You may want to say this is a purely internal matter, but not exactly so, as it has direct and indirect implications ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:02hrs | 10 | by Tawanda Majoni
'Constitutional amendments thwart Mnangagwa's foreign engagements efforts'
THE recent constitutional amendments could result in foreign governments which were willing to strengthen economic and political ties with Zimbabwe backtracking from their pledges, Musa Kika, executiv...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:50hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Constitution changes clear sign of democratic relapse
Days after marking our 41st independence anniversary, a time at which we ought to be taking stock of progress made in consolidating our democracy, we mark a moment of monumental regression.The...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:08hrs | | by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
Mnangagwa's govt resurrects youth militia
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced the return of its infamous National Youth Service programme for its youth militia, also known as "Border Gezi graduates", with analysts saying the move was meant to inst...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt one of the worst in the world'
THE United States has adjudged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as one of the worst administrations in terms of human rights violations in the world.This came out in a report titled 4...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
AfCFTA will launch Africa forward post Covid-19
THE African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was established in 2018 with the aim to create a single market for goods and services, facilitated by movement of persons to deepen the economic integr...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:03hrs | | by Admire Maparadza Dube
Nehanda sculpture torches storm
WHILE sculpture is a celebrated art form in the country, it appears many have not been able to appreciate some of the artefacts, if the trending disapproval of the memorial statue for the country's la...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coups: What now for the legacies?
Three months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa deposed Robert Mugabe on November 15, 2017, Nelson Chamisa applied the same template to supplant Thokozani Khupe, ensuring he replaced Morgan Tsvangirai...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:54hrs | 5 | by Toendepi Shonhe
Zimbabweans must not pin hope on ANC
THE African National Congress (ANC) has dispatched a six-member delegation of its national executive committee to have bilateral discussions with the leadership of Zanu-PF. The world of former liberat...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Sadc still epicentre of HIV epidemic
ZIMBABWE still accounts for many HIV infections in the Sadc region amid reports that 42 percent of sex workers and 28 percent of prisoners are positive countrywide. The country has the fifth h...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Load-shedding back to Stage 2
Zesa HOLDINGS has reverted to Stage Two load-shedding schedule hardly two weeks after assuring consumers of significant relief. Zesa spokesperson Mr Fullard Gwasira earlier this month said the...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes more power imports from Mozambique
GOVERNMENT is negotiating with Mozambique for up to 400MW of electricity to continue alleviating power outages facing the country, the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Advocate Fortune Chasi ...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
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