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Please stop lying over Zimbabwe's SADC chairmanship!

To say I was shocked would be an understatement. I was dumbfounded. In fact, I was filled with indescribable revulsion!I came across a video of an address by an unnamed ruling ZANU PF official to a group of rural villagers. In his little s…

Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 20:42hrs | 1082 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

South African elections 2024: Reflections from Zimbabwe

ON March 4, 1980, a palpable excitement and belief that prosperity, freedom and opportunity were upon the masses filled a soon-to-be-born Zimbabwe. The war was over. The nation was pregnant with hope. The liberators' demand for "one man, o…

Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 13:03hrs | 7 | by Fadzayi Mahere

After 9 months of Chamisa faking news of SADC resolving disputed 2023 elections; he finally admits he was lying

Chamisa's long anticipated update on what SADC is doing to end the disputed Zimbabwe elections confirmed what we already knew - i.e that SADC is doing nothing.Chamisa confirmed the following sequence of events: on the 26th of September 202…

Published: 27 May 2024 at 19:48hrs | 14 | by Wilbert Mukori

Zimbabweans should be wary of Trojan horse constitutional amendments!

So, the Zimbabwe government is planning more constitutional changes.This is according to Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, in an interview with the state-controlled Sunday Mail newspaper.These constitution…

Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:12hrs | 17 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Shambolic start for Harare minions

CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe was left to rue missed opportunities in his team's defeat to Chicken Inn, as the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season got off to a disappointing start for all the teams in Harare at the weekend. Makep…

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa regime doing the work of US sanctions in Zimbabwe!

My own views on this sanctions issue have always been that we needed to prove these measures were the cause of our suffering. I have never denied that there have been targeted sanctions imposed by the US and her allies on particular indivi…

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:01hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

CCC disarray boosts Mnangagwa

THE dramatic implosion of Zimbabwe's main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) could have handed President Emmerson Mnangagwa the much-needed political advantage to out-manoeuvre regional leaders anxious to resolve Zimbabwe's po…

Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'Tendai Biti should take a break from politics'

Renowned journalist and government critic, Hopewell Chinâ€™ono, has suggested that Tendai Biti take a hiatus from active political involvement and redirect his focus towards his roles as a lawyer, author, and international public speaker.B…

Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 07:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Major shake-up at Deeds Office

A MAJOR shake-up to eliminate corrupt activities in the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Property is underway, The Sunday Mail has learnt.This follows a series of complaints and accusations of malpractices reported against t…

Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 08:59hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF legislators glorify Zec

THE National Assembly degenerated into a comical spectacle this past week after Zanu-PF legislators heaped praises on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, (Zec), for successfully conducting last year's general elections despite the scathing …

Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's dream of fresh Zimbabwe polls evaporates

THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) appears to have closed the door on calls for fresh elections in Zimbabwe after the regional bloc's secretariat endorsed a project being spearheaded by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's governm…

Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

CCC MPs left in limbo after Chamisa bombshell

OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa's shocking decision to quit the CCC caught the party's parliamentarians, councillors and mayors flat-footed while causing widespread confusion and panic within the rank and file of the party.He abandoned th…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa ends weeks of speculation

ZIMBABWE'S main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday finally abandoned the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) saying the party had been hijacked by Zanu-PF. Chamisa formed the CCC in 2022 after being haunted out of the Movement for …

Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

The shameless road to Political Dominance: Zanu pf unwanted but in power

The 2023 elections should all be a forgotten story, a brazen electoral theft but the story is not coming to an end.The CCC MPs and councilors recall by a pseudo-Secretary General is a drama fit for a low-budget movie. Well, it's happening …

Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 08:46hrs | 3 | by Albert Madya

Only justice can guarantee peace!

It has become a common song in Zimbabwe.We need to maintain peace, unity, and desist from any acts that may cause discord and disharmony in the country.We have heard this call repeated by President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa.A day ago, th…

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 21:39hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mnangagwa stole X-Mas

THE year 2023 is ending in the same manner it began: inflicting more hardships on the people of Zimbabwe and with no solution in sight.It has been an annus horribilis of epic proportions. The current end-of-year holidays will yet again pro…

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:32hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Western Diplomats blast Chamisa...call him incompetent or ZANU PF front

Senior journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has teared into Nelson Chamisa accusing his of a self-centered leadership style which has caused the Citizens Coalition for Change to suffer a still birth. In a post on X, Chin'ono said: One of the senio…

Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 12:56hrs | 17 | by Nkululeko Nkomo

Chamisa rolls sleeves as battle hots up

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa will today conduct marathon campaign rallies in Bulawayo as his loyalists seek to regain their seats in weekend by-elections following controversial recalls by an alleged imposter.B…

Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:43hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter

Red flag raised over mess at Deeds Office

SHAMBOLIC record-keeping at the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Property could compromise Zimbabwe's listing as a low-risk country for money laundering and financing of terrorism by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a…

Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Flawed elections can never be a 'closed chapter'!

Let me make this abundantly clear from the onset.There is no way a flawed electoral process can simply pass by and be forgotten without its severe repercussions haunting the nation for a very long time to come.Therefore, it becomes a falla…

Published: 20 Nov 2023 at 09:43hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

CCC members happy with Chamisa-Biti engagements

Most Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members are reportedly excited by reports that their party leader, Nelson Chamisa, has pleaded with Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube to be more active in that party's affairs.A source who confided in …

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 07:19hrs | 16 | by Nkululeko Nkomo

Why would SADC risk confrontation with Zim regime whilst citizens act as if all is well?

So, another meeting of SADC (Southern African Development Community) heads of state has come and gone without the much anticipated 'resolution on flawed elections recently held in Zimbabwe'!Of course, there were no surprises there!In fact,…

Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 15:40hrs | 16 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chamisa's CCC files petition with Sadc

Zimbabwe's main opposition CCC says Southern African Development Community (Sadc) leaders should intensify their focus and discussions on the country without fear or favour as its volatile post-election situation poses a clear and present …

Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 07:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Bad leadership behind Zimbabwe's impoverishment

FORMER Finance minister in the Government of National Unity (GNU) Tendai Biti has blamed poor political leadership and a shambolic mineral resource governance strategy for the stagnation in Zimbabwe's economic growth, with the country trai…

Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

'Release of SEOM close chapter on 2023 election.' You wish! SADC heads have yet to digest the damning report

In a significant move that underscored its independence from CCC leader Mr. Nelson Chamisa and his Western supporters, SADC released its conclusive report on the Zimbabwean elections on Thursday. Notably, this report omitted the biased sta…

Published: 15 Oct 2023 at 08:56hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori

Ramaphosa still engaging Mnangagwa on Zimbabwe's sham polls

SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa continues to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the political lockjam in Harare arising from a shambolic election, with the latest engagement having been a meeting with the embattled Zimbabwean…

Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 09:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Oh, please, Zimbabweans, shut up!

Of late, most particularly after the recent elections, I have felt thoroughly fed up with Zimbabweans!The dejection has reached a point where I have all but concluded that we are a lost cause.Unhelpable and useless!In fact, that is why I h…

Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 11:47hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mukonori's call for Chamisa to accept defeat swiftly rejected

Zimbabwean Catholic priest Father Fidelis Mukonori's call for main opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa to accept defeat in the recent brazenly stolen elections and seek talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been given short shrift -…

Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 18:18hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Dictatorial tendencies out for all to see

MERITAS.ORG, an online blog, says; "Democratic leadership, also referred to as participative leadership, is a management style in which decision-making is shared among team members. Based on the idea that everyone's input is valuable and t…

Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's post-election government appointments are a circus of madness!

So, the elections are over in Zimbabwe!In as much as their conduct and outcome is still hotly disputed by the opposition - a justifiable and legitimate cause, considering how the election was a huge sham - various post-election processes a…

Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 16:09hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

UK diaspora hands over Zimbabwe poll petition

VARIOUS civic society organisations and political party representatives in the United Kingdom have handed over a petition to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over alleged rigging during Zimbabwe's August 23 and 24 polls.They based their petition…

Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa ally not on the list of people arrested over Bosso - Dembare violence

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy spokesperson and legislator, Gift Ostallos Siziva is not on the list of people arrested in Bulawayo facing charges of inciting violence during the Highlanders versus Dynamos match at Barbourfields…

Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 10:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa party spokesperson arrested over Bosso - Dembare violence?

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy spokesperson and legislator, Gift Ostallos Siziba, was arrested in Bulawayo on Wednesday on charges of inciting violence. Siziba has since been released and is scheduled to appear in court on Frid…

Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe on a knife edge

Zimbabwe is now treading on a slippery political crisis. It was never in doubt that a coup government no matter how many goals it concedes, it will never under what circumstances surrender power to the mass.It is a fact that all the politi…

Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 14:08hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni

Hopewell Chinâ€™ono says Chamisa's CCC left with a few options

Zimbabwean journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono has said that Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been left with a few option on the table to overturn the recently held Zimbabwe plebiscite.Chin'ono made t…

Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 14:02hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Same flawed process, Old pain continues

Recent elections showed that the brutal dictator and his murderous Zanu-PF party have strengthened their stranglehold on power in Zimbabwe.Their abuse of state institutions has worsened as they are now openly using ZEC and the judiciary to…

Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Dudzai Mukondorongwe

Nelson Chamisa's Alienating 100 Page Manifesto

The Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) lost in the 2023 electoral plebiscite, and as expected immediately rejected the results complaining the elections were "marred by vote suppression and egregious abuse" and "a blatant and gigantic frau…

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 22:29hrs | 3 | by Dr Moses Moyo

Zimbabwe's opposition parties slam 'uneven playing field' ahead of 2023 general elections

OPPOSITION parties in Zimbabwe have raised a red flag over the lack of preparedness of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to deliver a free, fair, credible and uncontested outcome in the general elections to be held on 23 August.Most …

Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:27hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Numbers don't lie, facts are stubborn mules

THINK of a bowl of soup; you don't have to take it all to feel the taste but just a spoonful, such is the case with opinion polls that have concluded that if elections are held today, President Mnangagwa would win them comfortably.In three…

Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe elections won't change anything

Quite frankly, had there been no need for voting, most (if not all) politicians would never have uttered such words as "the people" in their entire lives.SOME people have asked why I appeared as though I was not particularly enthusiastic a…

Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Elections won't change anything as long as Zimbabweans donâ€™t hold leaders accountable

Some people have asked why I appeared as though I was not particularly enthusiastic about the forthcoming harmonized elections in Zimbabwe.This deduction seems to have emanated from my apparent shunning of writing much on the whole affair.…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 16:12hrs | 14 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

'CCC candidate absconded community service'

THE Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s shambolic candidate selection process could come back to haunt the party after it emerged that one of the aspiring candidates allegedly absconded community service after he was c…

Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 15:43hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans can elect recycled opportunistic politicians at own risk!

I am not much of a soccer fan, but there is something that I have always found strange, if not downright weird - without anyone able to provide a satisfactory explanation. Why is it that a coach fired from one team on the grounds of incomp…

Published: 24 Jun 2023 at 08:26hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Drama, heartbreak at Nomination Court

ACROSS the country's 10 provinces, aspiring legislators and councillors filed their nomination papers before the closing of the Nomination Courts at 4pm yesterday with drama and heartbreak in some areas as some failed to make it through du…

Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa was desperate to see the back of Tendai Biti?

THE beleaguered CCC party is teetering on the brink of another split just a few hours before the Nomination Court sits ahead of the 23 August harmonised elections.Fissures, for long papered by the absence of structures and a despotic hold …

Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's cost-of-living nightmare terribly deepens

NINE weeks before Zimbabwe's general elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces a moment of truth as the imploding economy plunges the country into its third hyperinflation in 15 years amid rising social discontent.A terrifying sense of…

Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 15:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'4 ED' groups accomplices in Zim govt prejudicing the elderly!

It was extremely shocking watching, on state television, some shady pro-Mnangagwa organization doling out so-called 'empowerment projects' to elderly pensioners. The group called, 'Zimbabwe Pensioners Welfare Trust 4 ED' - named after Pres…

Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 10:03hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chamisa says Mnangagwa is running scared

CITIZENS Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has said the continued delay by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to announce the election date clearly indicates that he is scared of losing the plebiscite.Speaking yesterday immediately afte…

Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa running scared'

THE continued delay in proclaiming the election date by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is ample proof that the incumbent is scared of facing opposition in upcoming polls, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has said.Pre…

Published: 30 May 2023 at 21:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa voter inspection visit morphs into rally

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Tuesday visited a voters' roll inspection centre in Harare's Kuwadzana 2 suburb, but what was intended to be a brief call morphed into a mini-rally after scores of cheering follower…

Published: 30 May 2023 at 15:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

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