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Corruption of power behind ED2030 push
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This statement by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, or just Lord Acton, in 1887, illustrates the dangers of concentrated power or author...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:48hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Tribalists defend Mnangagwa's actions
A DEPUTY minister's demands for the transfer from a primary school in Bubi of an early childhood development (ECD) teacher with a Shona name has been met with mixed feelings, underlining the sensitivi...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles will never be good enough for the rabid tribalists
Being born into a Ndebele, Kalanga or Sotho family in Zimbabwe can be a bewildering, challenging and frustrating affair. If you were born in Bulilima, Matabeleland South, like Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 08:15hrs | 6 | by Tafiranyika @tafimhaka
Shona youth that attack Matabele possessed by the demon of gukurahundi
Shona youth that drive all the way from Mashonaland to Matabeleland armed with machetes and fire arms to invade Matabeleland and violently attack and kill...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 23:53hrs | 35 | by Israel Dube
War vets celebrate Mutsvangwa's sacking
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) have hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sack Christopher Mutsvangwa as Veterans of the Liberation Struggle ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tribalists advised not to perpetuate a stereotype that King Lobengula betrayed the struggle for sugar
Media lecturer at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Professor Mphathisi Ndlovu advised media houses that representation matters in their content. This follows the publi...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC recalls sowed seeds of division
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is currently embroiled in a series of accusations and counteraccusations over recalls initiated by Sengezo Tshabangu.Some legislators from the party who...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa using David Coltart to play dangerous tribal political games in Bulawayo
Where is Welshman Ncube, where is Thokozani Khupe, where is Mqondisi Moyo of MRP, where is Sibangilizwe Nkomo of ZAPU? As for Cde Paul Siwela, I know he is pained and ashamed of what is happening in M...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 6 | by Israel Dube
Unsettled Chamisa spies on all Matabeles in the CCC top leadership
Many people in Zimbabwe were shocked when news filtered that Nelson Chamisa recently acquired intelligence gathering equipment and busy spying on top CCC leaders more than his purpoted ZANUPF rivals. ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 14:41hrs | | by Israel Dube
The enablers of Shona hegemony and enemies of Mthwakazi's peoples' emancipation from the MLF President
Greetings to all!, The compilation of this article identifies the enablers of Shona hegemony among others as the so-called "ZPRA Legacy Group". This group is comprised of charlatans who are in...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:37hrs | 12 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
ZANU PF to elect Ndebele President in the coming congress?
Should a Matabele, through a miracle, be elected as ZANU PF President in the coming congress, that man or woman would be very lucky to come out of Harare alive.You have heard how MDC aka CCC s...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 13:54hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
Well done Phophi Rhamathuba for calling a spade a spade!
It is surprising that the most cruel, genocidal, segregative and oppressive government in Southern Africa, has come out guns blazing in attack of the Limpopo MEC, Phophi Ramathuba for exposing t...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 21:36hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa exhibited traits of tribalism on Cont Mhlanga's national hero status
Observers have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of exhibiting traits of tribalism by failing to accord national hero status to the late legendary Zimbabwean playwright, actor and theatre director ...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Boardroom coup to topple Matabele leader backfires on Chamisa
When it comes to tribalism in Zimbabwe, CCC aka MDC and ZANU-PF lead. To put it in other words, ZANU-PF is the first anti- Matabele Shona project and first home for Shona supremacists in Zimbabwe and ...Published: 21 May 2022 at 16:12hrs | | by Israel Dube
Oppressive Zimbabwe govt to blame for Elvis Nyathi's death
While we do not condon the killing of foreigners in SA by South African mobs that have taken the law into their own hands, the death of Elvis Nyathi at the hands of vigilantes in South Africa and many...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 13:22hrs | | by Israel Dube
The paradigm of war and interests
The unbalanced informational diet from western media outlets makes it seem so ordinary, normal, and even natural that President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, is the real devil in all this.West...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Chamisa Chete Chete! Ndebeles are bamboozled deputies in CCC project
For how long is the region going to be bamboozled by Chamisa and his group of tribalists? We have been saying this time and again that Chamisa does not represent the people of the region of Matabelela...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Boom secrete out-Fortune Charumbira is a Zanupf Agent!
The person responsible for blowing Chiefs Council President, Fortune Charumbira's cover is none other than himself. He did it in broad day light at a Zanupf annual conference last month. And this he s...Published: 20 Nov 2021 at 16:39hrs | 10 | by Israel Dube
Zimbabweans have come to view constitution not as statement of shared principles but as cudgel with which to attack enemies
Zimbabweans on both the left and the right now view their political opponents not as fellow Zimbabweans with differing views, but as tribal enemies to be vanquished. And they have come to view t...Published: 19 May 2021 at 23:53hrs | 1 | by Mandla Dlamini
Is Nepotism a Good Thing, or Bad?
I read with amusement the article written by Luke Tambolinyoka titled "Emerson Mnangagwa : the primitive clansman and the villagisati...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The sex scandals of VP Mohali and the anger
The Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) has joined one Masimba Mavaza in calling for the resignation of Vice President Kembo Mohadi following the embarrassing exposure of h...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Mlamuli Ndebele
Cowardice is when you pounce on the weak and shout Courage!
For abusing his office Mohadi must be condemned for his deeds. I refuse to hear tribalists talking about Mohadi resigning from office because of the last week's scandals that were caught on media. Why...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 12:44hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Deployment of Shona teachers in Matabeleland schools is the main cause for low pass rates
"To weaken a Ndebele is to deprive him of an education", said the author of the 1979 Grand Plan, Nathan Shamuyarira. The document itself is the most evil conspiracy theory in Africa, to be produced by...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 11:51hrs | 3 | by Israel Dube
Healthcare crisis in Zimbabwe as broke govt sends out begging bowl to raise Covid 19 funds
It is shocking that while countries like South Africa have already received their first batch of Covid-19 vaccine from India, the broke and out of sorts government of Zimbabwe is sending a begging bow...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 15:44hrs | 8 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa replaces Mobutu Sese Seko as most corrupt African leader
"If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little."Shocking as it is, the above statement that apparently legitimises graft, is attributed t...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 19:10hrs | 9 | by Israel Dube
Where is Comrade Albert Matapo?
We always realize extremely late that we the general populace is taken for a ride by people without any conscience, unscrupulous chancers in politics who masquerade as genuine revolutionaries and yet ...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 08:20hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe has voluntarily become the 10th province of South Africa
After protracted and emotional denials by Zanupf leaders that Zimbabwe is a country in crisis, masses of Zimbabweans that were stuck at Beitbridge border post a few weeks ago exposed Zimbabwe not only...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 13:34hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
2 Matabeles shot dead by Zimbabwe soldiers for speaking Ndebele language
MLO Supreme Council was angered by the gunning down of 2 Matabeles, Morgan Sibanda and Dumisani Mpofu by the the number one killers of Matabele people, Zimbabwe National Army, for speaking Ndebe...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mutodi is a lunatic
When we said tribalism is institutionalised system in Zimbabwe you didn't understand now hopefully you get it that when a whole minister thinks that Matabeleland people are not Zimbabweans it actually...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 13:09hrs | | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Deputy minister's remarks frightening
I was expecting people like Dr Masimba Mavaza to come out guns blazing to condemn the remarks by Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi that alleged that Zimbabwe accommodated South Africans and allowed them t...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 09:03hrs | | by Lizwe Dube
MDC Youth leader speaks on Tinashe Kambarami
I had promised that on 30 July 2019, due to public demand, I will express my own views on political happenings in Bulawayo. However due to compelling programmes elsewhere, I didn't get time to do it a...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 09:59hrs | | by Discent Bajila
Spirited efforts to smear Mthwakazi leadership
There has been a spirited effort in the past few days by known and unknown MDC members and sympathizers on social media networks as well as some online publications to smear campaign the Leadership of...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 21:27hrs | | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
MDC tribalists' plans exposed
It has come to our attention that the recently elected MDC-A Bulawayo leadership which is predominantly Shona, and stand accused of bribing their way up on tribal grounds is fully behind Kambarami in ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:40hrs | | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Mnangagwa pursues Mthwakazi Republic Party official over Gukurahundi genocide
When we heard that ZANU-PF president and the commander-in-chief of the defence forces was in Rwanda last week at the commemoration of the 1992 genocide that took place there, we thought he had gone th...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:39hrs | 5 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
'We don't eat Nationalism' says Mthwakazi President
So many people in Zimbabwe particularly shonas and some of our Ndebele speaking people do not really understand or comprehend with what is meant by the term "Nationalism". To Shonas, nationalism means...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | | by Mqondisi Moyo
Is MRP a tribal party?
I have been asked this question a million times by a lot of people, many people actually believe that Mthwakazi is advancing a tribal narrative, that makes the so called Ndebele tribe superior which i...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 09:24hrs | 1 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Soldiers dance on Joshua Nkomo's grave
Pictures circulating on social media of three soldiers dancing on top of Joshua Nkomo's grave on the 20th anniversary of his death has led to massive protests.Joshua Nkomo, one of Zimbabwe's l...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 20:32hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Now is the time for Zapu to continue the liberation struggle
End of an Era: A Tribute to ZAPU/ZIPRA StalwartsThe dates 01 June and 01 July may well remain imprinted in our memories for generations to come. On 1 July 1999, Dr. Joshua Nkomo, founding ZAPU...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 19:43hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
The Zimbabwean problems emanate from self denial
There has been an outcry over the calls by the people's revolutionary party Mthwakazi Republic Party MRP, and other Matabeleland civic groups to stop Econet from bringing in Harare artists to Bulawayo...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 06:59hrs | | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Zimbabwean problems emanate from self-denial
There has been an outcry over the calls by the people's revolutionary party Mthwakazi Republic Party MRP, and other Matabeleland civic groups to stop Econet from bringing in Harare artists to Bulawayo...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 20:05hrs | | by Zimbabwean problems emanates from self denial There has been an outcry over the calls by the people's revolutionary party Mthwak
Gwayi-Shangani dam completion set for 2020
Forget that Matabeleland North province sticks out as the only province out of the 10 that is yet to have a provincial hospital.That the Government composite building is yet to be completed an...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 11:27hrs | 12 | by ViewFromMatopos
Mnangagwa scared to face his own sins at Dabengwa's funeral
The lame excuse given by presidential spokesman George Charamba for Mnangagwa's failure to attend Dabengwa's funeral is that "it is in the spirit of respecting the bereaved family's request for privac...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 14:08hrs | | by Israel Dube
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 12 | by PUMA
Mthwakazi: Justice delayed is justice denied
I am utterly disgusted and dismayed by the level of both incompetence and a clear disregard of rule of law by the Zimbabwean courts, especially at Tredgold Magistrate court and Bulawayo High court whe...Published: 13 May 2019 at 11:22hrs | | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
'Clique from Matabeleland trying to make the MDC-T a tribal party'
EXPELLED MDC-T spokesperson Linda Masarira has warned that the Thokozani Khupe-led opposition party risks disintegrating, accusing the faction of favouring men ahead of their female counterparts....Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
No justification for ECD non-Ndebele Speaking Teachers
Dear Editor, The condescending article by Shumba Happison cannot go unchallenged as it is a concoction of tribal lies and displaced superiority complex. Oblivious ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | | by Sihle Ndlovu
Agenda to destroy Ndebele language
Teachers from outside Matabeleland who can't speak Ndebele language deployed in Infant & primary schools in Bulawayo. How and why should this happen unless there is an agenda to destroy Nd...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 13:24hrs | | by Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda
Matabeleland restorationists shut out of Zimbabwe national dialogue
The latest violent crackdown on fuel protesters put Zimbabwe President, Mnangagwa in the category of tyrannous dictators and genocidists in Africa. The kind who would unleash the army to brutali...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Israel Dube
Lessons from the Zimbabwe coup
PART ONEZimbabwean politics is characterised by the existence of schizophrenic public and private sector leadership. The structure of post-coup politics in Zimbabwe owes a great deal to this schiz...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:01hrs | | by Brian T Kagoro
Give peace a chance
The immediate past government of Robert Mugabe assembled a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) mandated to investigate and make recommendations on past injustices in Zimbabwe. The need...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:35hrs | 1 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
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