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From Ramaphoria to Ramageddon
Many political observers have reacted with both "shock and awe" to the astounding performance of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party in one of South Africa's most contested elections.Indeed, to borrow...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 15:01hrs | 2 | by Sipho Seepe
Chemist Siziba dies
Zimbabwean local businessman Chemist Siziba who was one of the pioneers in the mobile telecommunications industry has died.He was 77.Siziba died of kidney failure at Parirenyatwa Hospi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:05hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's army savages Hopewell Chin'ono
Guns are out against journalist and activist Hopewell Chin'ono following a social media tirade between him and the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) foot-soldiers.Chin'ono posted on his Twitt...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop savages wife over cash
A Concession-based police officer allegedly severely assaulted his wife following a misunderstanding over some money.Takemore Rufarokuda (40) appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZAPU savages Britain and EU
OPPOSITION ZAPU president, Sibangilizwe Nkomo has said his party will not take an active role in calling for an end to the sanctions regime as this was a fight between those who founded Zanu-PF, Brita...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chihuri savages Hodzi
FORMER Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Augustine Chihuri has vehemently opposed a High Court order for his properties to be forfeited arguing it is unconstitutional.He argued that he acquired h...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa savages Mthwakazi leader
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a scathing attack on Mthwakazi Republic Party Mqondisi Moyo accusing him advancing cessassion politics.Mnangagwa said this while addressing thousands ...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 20:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti savages liar Mangudya
FORMER Finance Minister Tendai Biti has launched a scathing attack on RBZ governor John Mangudya, dismissing his claims that Zimbabwe does not have enough US dollars to dollarize as lies.Mangu...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Cricket savages Streak, Coltart
Zimbabwe Cricket has hit out at former national team coach Heath Streak for telling ‘lies' in a bid to clean his image as he serves an eight year ban.Streak was handed an eight year ban last...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chinomona savages Matsikenyere
THE deadly Zanu-PF divisions were on free show in Mutare Friday when women's league boss Mabel Chinomona publicly savaged Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Nokuthula Matsikenyere for snubbing her...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate savages Biti's lawyer
HARARE magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti Wednesday blasted the lawyer representing MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti for trying to delay court proceedings by seeking a seventh consecutive postponemen...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa savages Miles Tendi over Mnangagwa book criticism
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's former advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa has launched a scathing attack on UK-based academic and biographer Blessing Miles Tendi over his criticism of the recently publishe...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marry savages 'evil' Chiwenga
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has come under severe criticism from his estranged wife, Marry, who described him as an evil man who is causing her untold suffering and denying her access to her c...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
My listening President, this woman is bleeding from inside!
Change generally brings fears for the worst and hopes for the best and plays them against each other in the crucible of inescapable antagonism. The same is true for the scenario that unexpectedly befe...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 07:21hrs | 9 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Where is Dr. Masimba Mavaza? A story worthy-Amai Merry Chiwenga is left in the mud and mire
This is exactly what we mean when we say tribalism is giving a bad smell at every corner of Zimbabwe. Tribalism is raw and present, not even possible to conceal it because it appears to be the lifelin...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Tendai Biti insults Chipinge people calls them witches
The tweet by honourable Tendai Biti of the MDC A to Professor Madhuku has shown that Tendai Biti is a tribalist who cannot be called a nationalist. Tendai Biti has exhibited his intoxication wit...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 17:04hrs | 10 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Jah Prayzah Savages Hopewell Chin'ono?
Prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono has of late been critical of award-winning musician Jah Prayzah's stance towards Zimbabwean politics.In his latest tweets, Chin'ono compares Jah Prayzah...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa savages US ambassador Brian Nichols
ZANU-PF acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa yesterday again savaged United States (US) ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols, saying he is pushing a regime change agenda.This comes after the ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nguwaya savages Temba Mliswa
HARARE businessman Dilesh Nguwaya, has savaged Norton legislator TembaMliswa for maligning his reputation by labelling him as corrupt without providing evidence.This comes after Mliswa accused...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 17:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Court savages Harare businessman
THE High Court has savaged Harare businessman Farai Matsika, pictured, for being dishonest after fabricating documents in a bid to fraudulently snatch a 30 percent shareholding in Croco Holdings, a co...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate orders for the immidiate sanitisation of Chikurubi Maximum Prison Cells
Magistrate Ncube has ordered for the immediate sanitisation of Prison cells at Maximum Chikurubi today.Ncube responded to MDC Alliance National Deputy Chairperson Job Sikhala's order that the ...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 20:41hrs | 17 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
'Obert Mpofu thinks like a lizard'
Jonathan Moyo once said, "Obert Mpofu has a big body like an elephant but thinks like a lizard." This statement really explains how Obert Mpofu thinks.The utterances by Obert Mpofu tha...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 15:16hrs | 2 | by Mqondisi Moyo
MDC violence: A noble cause can beget savages
THE MDC Alliance’s initial reaction to their defeat in the ward by-election held in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, last week was a classic or textbook example of denialism — the human tendency to deny re...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Elite school Peterhouse in Twitter storm over 'racist' picture
An elite Zimbabwean school was forced to take down a tweet on Tuesday after it created an internet uproar amid racism allegations.A second tweet put up to calm the anger was criticised for per...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
King Mzilikazi and the Mambo people created a nation
The nation needs to congratulate the movers for the creation of the Mambo Dynasty Trust and indeed the creation of the BaKalanga Movement, if I have quoted the names of the organisations correctly. It...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 13:20hrs | 348 | by Prince Zwide Peter Khumalo
MDC savages Eddie Cross
THE opposition MDC has reacted angrily to suggestions by former party policy chief Eddie Cross that Zimbabwe's economy is on "sound footing" and set for a take-off.Cross, a founding member of ...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti savages Mthuli Ncube
Opposition kingpin Tendai Biti has lashed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube for his "wrong economic prescriptions" for the country.This comes after Ncube's recent policy measures - which include t...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo savages Grace Mugabe in shock outburst
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe has had a major fallout with her former ally Professor Jonathan Moyo, apparently after the latter called her "toxic and polarising".This is revealed by Moyo, who...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 12:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | | by Igomombe
Let's also remember our heroes and heroines killed by ZANU PF regime
As Zimbabwe heads towards the Heroes Day commemorations on Monday 13 August 2018, let us never forget that over the course of our long history in battling repression, subjugation, and injustice, we ha...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Inside Biti's self-hate and snobbery
This week, Tendai Biti, one of the principals of the opposition MDC-Alliance, touched off a storm when he described the people of Marange in eastern Zimbabwe as uncivilised and backward.The la...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Munyaradzi Gwisai savages Chamisa and his puppies
FORMER MDC MP and labour lawyer Munyaradzi Gwisai has launched a scathing attack at the main party's leader Nelson Chamisa and allies, describing them as a bunch of puppies that are always ready to wa...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 09:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rhodesia can teach Zimbabwe a lot about democracy
If ever there is one thing that will forever be engraved in this country's history, it is that: Rhodesia took great care of its Whites, whereas, Zimbabwe treated its people as rubbish - only to be use...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
White farmer savages Mnangagwa over lost farm
Figtree farmer, David Connolly who lost his farm to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top aide Ray Ndhlukula, has made an amazing rant against the Zanu-PF strongman by accusing him of not being sincere i...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 12:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa savages Mnangagwa for diverting the purpose of church gatherings
MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa has savaged politicians who use church gatherings as campaigning platforms to lure votes from congregants, reminding them that such platforms were a...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament committee savages AG's Office
Parliament's Mines and Energy portfolio committee has slammed the Attorney-General(AG)'s Office, accusing it of delaying the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill submitted to them.The committee's...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 10:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti savages Mnangagwa
FORMER Finance Minister and MDC Alliance co-principal Tendai Biti says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's barren 100 days in office have exposed the "Esigodini butcher" for being full of promises but lean...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
REWIND: Jonathan Moyo savages General Chiwenga
On July 2, 2017, five months before the coup that dethroned Robert Mugabe, The Standard published the interview below.Zanu-PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo was last week described as an "enem...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti savages Chinamasa
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti is of the view that his successor, Patrick Chinamasa, should take the blame for the economic crisis that followed the liquidation of the government of national unit...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's obsession with power sickening
Observers have often remarked that Zanu-PF behaves like a pack of baboons that savages each other when there is food to partake in but regroups at the slightest whiff of danger.Despite their r...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 17:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross claims about language most spoken in Bulawayo painful - MRP
MDC-T legislator Eddie Cross's claim that according to the last census of 2012, Shona has become by far the language of the majority in Bulawayo at 70% has irked the Mthwakazi Republic Party activists...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Mujuru savages 'desperate' Biti
NATIONAL People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru, has blasted People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tendai Biti describing him as a kindergarten politician with a "self-exaggerated political intelli...Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe savages Gen Chiwenga
First Lady Grace Mugabe alleged yesterday that commander of the defence forces General Constantino Chiwenga had falsely claimed that President Robert Mugabe wanted sacked former Cabinet minister Chris...Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 13:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
The truth about atrocities of British colonisation
MY previous two articles have concentrated on the period of the Bush War or the Second Chimurenga, mainly because this period covers my own time growing up in Rhodesia.In this article I focus ...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Simon Massey
LISTEN: Grace Mugabe savages Mnangagwa ally Charamba
First Lady Grace Mugabe has once again urged President Robert Mugabe to name a successor in order to stop factionalism crippling the ruling Zanu-PF party, claiming that presidential spokesperson Georg...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru savages 'selfish' Grace Mugabe
FORMER Vice-President Joice Mujuru has hit out at First Lady Grace Mugabe (pictured), describing her as a selfish person, with no regard for suffering Zimbabweans.The First Lady made headlines...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo savages gukurahundi achirtechs Chiwenga, Mnangagwa
Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo has described Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Constantino Chiwenga as a desperate politician in an army uniform as infighting over government's comman...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo savages General Chiwenga, takes aim at Mnangagwa - full interview
Zanu-PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo was last week described as an "enemy of the state" by Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Constantino Chiwenga for criticising the implementation of the co...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biggest land occupation in South Africa's Cape Town is taking place
Tensions simmered in Khayelitsha on Monday as residents flouted interdicts preventing occupation of open land at a number of sites.The land occupations in Khayelitsha this past week are among ...Published: 24 May 2017 at 09:02hrs | | by Ashleigh Furlong, GroundUp
The Ian Smith myth and other fallacies
There are many fallacies associated with the history of Zimbabwe. Let's start with one of the oldest.Rhodesia was not built on an empty veld. The fallacy that the land was empty is just that: ...Published: 15 May 2017 at 06:53hrs | | by Simon Massey
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