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SADC in a mess
The brutal killing of opposition lawyer Elvino Dias and a party official, Paulo Guambe, on Saturday in Mozambique puts a gloomy picture on the region. Instead of engaging in such horrific activities, ...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 19:27hrs | 432 | by Leonard Koni
The Power of Nonviolent Resistance in Zimbabwe
No to third term. Zimbabwe's political landscape has long been dominated by fear and violence. For decades, the ruling party, ZANU-PF, has maintained its grip on power by instilling fear through a wel...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 16:09hrs | 364 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Towards a Lasting Compromise: Bridging the State-Civil Society Chasm in Zimbabwe
Historically, State-civil society relations in Zimbabwe have been characterized by adversarial dynamics. The recent disputes over the PVO Amendment Bill are a manifestation of a toxic relationship bet...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 20:25hrs | 5 | by Innocent Mpoki
Does the Zimbabwe opposition stand any realistic chance of winning 2023 elections?
This is the million dollar question - which has been on the lips of many, and the source of much debate, in Zimbabwe. What I see, though, is that most of us are living in a delusional world - ...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 14:08hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
How can Zimbabweans be helped when they don't want to help themselves?
There is a popular Chinese adage - 'it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness'.Indeed, as the people of Zimbabwe, we have endure unbelievable untold suffering, oppression and po...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 13:22hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe can never be Sri Lanka as long as we have citizens who pretend to be brave yet unbelievably cowardly!
It was most intriguing witnessing the immense excitement by ever-suffering and economically burdened Zimbabweans, as news broke out over unfolding events in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo - after rest...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 10:41hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Teachers union defiant on stay-aways
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has urged its members to continue their stay-away from work in solidarity with their incarcerated president Obert Masaraure.Masaraure was l...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
If Zim regime focused more on improving citizens' lives they wouldn't be seeing everyone as a regime change agent!
As a little boy, whenever I whined and winged to my father, over how this or that person had wronged me, he always had some sound sage advice - "If everyone around you appears to always wrong you, the...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 21:46hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Schools can't afford COVID-19 test costs'
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has urged government to craft a supplementary budget to cushion schools throughout the country to ensure that they effectively implement COVID-...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugwadi accuses Biti of colluding with doctors to target Zanu-PF politicians
Zanu-PF information director Tafadzwa Mugwadi has backed a now withdrawn claim by government spokesman Nick Mangwana that doctors were responsible for purposely killing several ruling party bigwigs wh...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 21:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF trounces MDC Alliance in by-elections
Zanu-PF snatched a ward from the MDC-Alliance in Nyanga and retained another in Bikita by considerable margins in by-elections held over the weekend, underlying the ruling party's dominance in local p...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU 'disowns' shutdown
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has distanced itself from a national shutdown called by some pressure groups to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) to address the deteriorating ...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
No to demonstrations and stay aways called by faceless politicians
The reasons advanced by Promise Mkwananzi for protracted stay-aways and demonstrations are flimsy and a deliberate cover to advance his long standing regime change agenda. In his recorded video, in wh...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 9 | by K. M. Mandaza Zanu PF SA Information and Publicity
Brace for more demos, says Chamisa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday warned that poverty and the worsening economic crisis will push people onto the streets to demonstrate against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration....Published: 02 May 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youth League rallies behind Mnangagwa
The Zanu-PF Youth League yesterday reaffirmed its full support for President Mnangagwa's efforts at turning around the economy and urged the nation to be united, peaceful and focused. The leag...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'No One is Above the Law'
Through the eyes of the media, many people are said to have been brutalized and raped by security forces. The media also claims that the perpetrators are going unpunished when it is in the public know...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 14:47hrs | | by Mirabelle Abusha Dlodlo
Regular as clock, NANGO calls for 'dialogue on rule of law' - yet already accepted rigged elections
The last two weeks have seen stay-aways to protests the soaring cost of living turn into street protests and looting. The Zanu-PF government has, as expected, responded with an orgy of wanton violence...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 10:02hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's rule may not last very long
Ten days ago, Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, hiked the price of petrol by 250 per cent, making it the most expensive in the world. There had been an acute fuel shortage for months and this ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by Peter Godwin
Tax protests loom
Zimbabwe is on the brink of crippling protests over the recently introduced tax regime that are seen dampening current efforts aimed at reviving the country's economy, which has continued on a downwar...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tajamuka gives Minister Mthuli Ncube up to 15 October to remove 2% tax
Social movement group #TajamukaSesijikile says has given Finance and Economic. Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube up to the 15th of October to reverse the new 2% Tax or face mass prote...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
It's the economy; stupid!
RECAP. During the course of this election I penned a total of four articles. The first "JONATHAN MOYO EDUCATED BUT NOT LEARNED" dealt with the obs...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Noble Tawanda Ngara
The most important question in Zimbabwe
There is no other period in the history of independent Zimbabwe that has saw significant shifts in the political discourse of the country than the last two decades. The contestation of divides was mai...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 06:35hrs | | by Robert Sigauke
Zimbabwe human rights record under spotlight
Zimbabwe's human rights record will once again go under the spotlight, as activist Evan Mawarire, pictured, is set to make a presentation on the situation in the country at the 10th Geneva Summit for ...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Struggle on my beloved country
I wanted to title this article Cry My Beloved Country. After all we recently had cholera outbreaks and our political parties are competing to demonstrate proximity to the West. It does not seem to mat...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition politics faces annihilation
Opposition political parties are quickly losing their relevance in the Zimbabwean political arena. Their political relevance has been hinged on the now obsolete "Mugabe Must Go" mantra which was recen...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
Numbers don't lie
Morgan thinks a return to the original MDC will save him but then the dynamics have changed a lot. A company of fools suffers harm and bad company corrupts good character.JUST like I told you,...Published: 06 Aug 2017 at 13:12hrs | | by Bishop
Nationwide protests an anticipated show of defeat for opposition
It is unfortunate that political activists decide to engage in destructive protests in efforts to de-campaign ZANU PF and unconstitutionally unseat the Government, at a time when it is more critical t...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 16:01hrs | | by Tatenda Gono
Teachers in fresh strike threat
A day after President Robert Mugabe's stone-broke government reached a compromise with angry civil servants over their outstanding 2016 bonuses, the State is facing a fresh headache after rural te...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bleak Christmas for Mugabe's civil servants
Long-suffering civil servants, who have been hoping for a change in their fortunes for the better, will endure yet another miserable festive season after President Robert Mugabe's stone-broke gove...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of stayaways and demos via #tag movements
The stay away called for 31st of August 2016 by the now famous Hash tag aligned movements took off to a slow start so far in Bulawayo. A quick survey of Bulawayo's eGodini terminus or City Hall showed...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 10:24hrs | | by Mangosuthu Mbele
No need for violence Coltart
It is quite mischievous for the MDC member, David Coltart to say that vulnerable Mugabe will use violence to quell the existing problems in Zimbabwe. It is also not true that the President is struggli...Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 17:10hrs | 1 | by Stewart Murewa
Of protests, puppets and parochialism
NEO-COLONIALISM has and continues to be a stealthy yet salient cancer on the African and in particular, the Zimbabwean political landscape. The West's mantra of the ineptitude of African governments a...Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Mpumelelo Nyoni
'Stayaways are domestic economic sanctions,' says AAG
AAG president Chamu Chiwanza described the stay-aways as domestic economic sanctions being imposed by people such as #ThisFlag Pastor Evan Mawarire .Chiwanza said the AAG believes in dialogue ...Published: 15 Jul 2016 at 17:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government to punish striking civil servants
All civil servants who participated in Wednesday's stay away would loss one day wages.This comes as government ordered them to sign forms vowing not to join any future stay-aways and strikes....Published: 15 Jul 2016 at 09:25hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Government to shutdown Nandos, KFC
THREE international casual dining restaurant chain outlets risk losing their operating licences after closing shop during Wednesday protests.The state run Herald today (Thursday) singled out K...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tony Blair must be sent to the Hague says Grace Mugabe
HARARE - First Lady Grace Mugabe, has called for former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair to be hauled before the International Criminal Court (ICC), in the Hague for the war crimes he is accused of ...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 05:19hrs | | by Mary-Kate Kahari
No unit between war veterans and opposition
It is a misinterpretation of reality to say that war veterans have united with opposition political parties in fighting against President Robert Mugabe's rule. This assumption is being raised by false...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 14:40hrs | 1 | by Stewart Murewa
Pseudo churches, shame on you!
Churches should be real churches and stick to the mandate of their business. It really boggles the mind how some pseudo churches under the banner, Zimbabwe Divine Destiny (ZDD), immorally calls for an...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 14:34hrs | | by Chido Chikuni
Protestors threaten schools and businesses over 'national shut-down'
President Robert Mugabe's government ordered citizens to "go about their normal business" on Wednesday as tensions rose ahead of calls for a national shut-down in Zimbabwe.Acting informati...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 20:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF government deliberately destroying economy to emasculate workers?
Leornard Karikoga Zhakata once sang this about workers, "Kuchema kwavo munamato mukuru kumatenga' - meaning that the workers' crying over there mistreatment and oppression is a prayer to God - and ind...Published: 01 May 2016 at 07:59hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MDC-T's mother of all violence to fail
In its desperation to get into power, the MDC-T has since its inception shown an unbridled penchant to use non-electoral avenues to push government out of power.This desire was clearly spelt o...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 10:11hrs | | by Tendai Moyo
Prophet Makandiwa prophecy latest
Religious leaders and political analysts say Zimbabweans should dismiss with contempt those who want to get to power by inciting people to rebel against an elected government.The comment...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa 'violence' prophecy welcomed
Religious leaders and political analysts say Zimbabweans should dismiss with contempt those who want to get to power by inciting people to rebel against an elected government.The comments come...Published: 25 Sep 2014 at 17:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Prophet Makandiwa warns against violence
WIDELY followed United Family International Church (UFIC) founder, Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has urged Zimbabweans to remain calm and peaceful saying economic challenges currently bedeviling the coun...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 18:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mr Tsvangirai, leaders are changed through the ballot
HISTORY should teach MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai that the route of demonstrations which he is inciting his supporters to take in order to catapult him onto the presidential throne is not productive...Published: 17 Sep 2014 at 22:20hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Tsvangirai inciting violence?
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai has called on his supporters to rise against the government, accusing the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, the police and war veterans of advancing state-sponsored violence...Published: 15 Sep 2014 at 21:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC-T boycotting will not have any bearing on the business of parliament'
Political commentators reportedly told state media that the MDC-T's threats to boycott the official opening of parliament is nothing new, but the party's return to its infamous culture of opposition p...Published: 28 Aug 2013 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
British tour operators starting to feature Zim in their brochures
British tour operators are starting to feature Zimbabwe in their brochures again. Graham Boynton, who grew up in Bulawayo, considers whether it is right for tourists to return. Within hours o...Published: 11 Jul 2012 at 06:41hrs | | by Graham Boynton
Civil servants calls for Public Service Minister's resignation
Civil servants representatives' bodies have called on Pubic Service Minister, Ms Lucia Matibenga to step down for what they call her failure to handle the issue of government employees' salaries and w...Published: 20 Jan 2012 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
When will AIPPA and POSA be abolished!
The report that the Public Order and Security (POSA) Amendment Bill was shot down yesterday in the Senate by Zanu-PF Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa (Newsday, 04/08/11) made very sad reading. It se...Published: 04 Aug 2011 at 18:44hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
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