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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
ZANU-PF in tatters...as Chiwenga, Mnangagwa factions loot Harare
The ZANU-PF succession infighting has torn apart Harare provincial leadership into political debris, with some land barons allegedly channelling their loot towards consolidating alliances and legitima...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 17:02hrs | 6140 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Kwekweza on a Zimbabwe govt 'Stop List', denied ID
CITIZEN for Coalition Change activist Namatai Kwekweza has voiced frustration over being unable to replace a deteriorating identification document after being informed they were on a government "Stop ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 15:59hrs | 10096 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo blasts Zanu-PF over policy confusion
Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has blasted Zanu PF government over policy which he blamed for economic quagmire in the country.In...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 07:21hrs | 568 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe investigative journalist released without charge
Prominent investigative journalist and director of the Information for Development Trust (IDT), Tawanda Majoni, was released without charge on Tuesday after being summoned by police over his work. Maj...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:37hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa sold out the black man's struggle
SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila has once again accused the ANC of selling out and associating itself with weak allies of the Government of National Unity (GNU).Mapaila, who has been vocal...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:56hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
ED's self-made prison: Trapped by power and paranoia!!
So, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa will not be attending the UN (United Nations) General Assembly to be held at the organization's headquarters in New York on 22-23 September 2024.This ...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 13:05hrs | 3479 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is Justice Chinamora's comeback a bad omen for Zimbabwean justice?
In Zimbabwe, we have become accustomed to those embroiled in controversy and transgression in their professional conduct being somehow rewarded by the ruling establishment. However, the choice...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:54hrs | 1074 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 1764 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's 'tasteless behaviour' could worsen tensions in Zimbabwe
Political commentators have strongly condemned Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa after he laughed at the plight of incarcerated activists during a recent press briefing in Harare.The...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 13:17hrs | 2550 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa urges Machakaire to 'calm down'
Former independent legislator Temba Mliswa has expressed concern over the escalating infighting within the ruling Zanu-PF party, warning that the current dynamics are reminiscent of past conflicts tha...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 13:35hrs | 2450 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military needs to transform from a ZANLA force to a national army
It is a well-known fact. Every country on the planet needs a defense force to safeguard its existence.In fact, there is no nation on earth that was not founded on the back of one...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 21:32hrs | 433 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Helen Zille says South Africa's GNU was a lie
In a dramatic twist, DA federal chairperson Helen Zille has, for the first time, publicly admitted that the multi-party government in its current form is not a Government of National Unity (GNU)....Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 14:10hrs | 2371 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer reports Zimbabwe army commander to Sadc
Nelson Chamisa's ally Advocate Thabani Mpofu has filed a complaint with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) against Zimbabwe National Army Commander Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe. ...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:39hrs | 1390 | by Sgtaff reporter
Job Sikhala-led group calls for protests during upcoming SADC Summit
The Job Sikhala-led National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) has called on Zimbabwean citizens to protest against what it terms the "betrayal" by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) duri...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 16:59hrs | 1285 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has three problems: Chamisa, Saviour, and Fadzai
Zimbabwe has very brilliant people who have come to a realization that change will only happen in Zimbabwe when the country has Independent: Electoral Commission, Judiciary, Central Bank, Securi...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 20:58hrs | 1742 | by Sam Wezhira
Sanyatwe effectively confirmed ZANU PF can't win free and fair elections!
The recent utterances by ZNA (Zimbabwe National Army) Commander General Anselem Sanyatwe were quite troubling on many fronts.The most obvious, of course, was the flagrant disregard for the sup...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 20:29hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Judge John Hlophe appointed leader of MK Party in Parliament
Former Western Cape Judge President Mandlakayise John Hlophe has been appointed as the leader of uMkhonto Wesizwe Party in Parliament. Hlophe is known for his pro black native utterances especially on...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 21:28hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Illegal regime change in Zimbabwe already happened in 2017!
Recent utterances by President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have raised an issue that has bedeviled Zimbabwe for the past few decades. In his wild alle...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 22:23hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Transcript of 'Russia-Zimbabwe talks' between Putin and Mnangagwa
The penchant for frivolous bluster in Zimbabwe's public discourse has once again reared its ugly trappings after the widespread circulation on social media platforms of a 2.42-minutes video clip poste...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:37hrs | 18 | by Jonathan Moyo
ANC members set to picket in protest against possible ANC-DA deal
ANC supporters who voted for the party "in good faith" in the general election on 29 May are expected to picket in Johannesburg on Thursday morning, demanding its leaders reject going into a coalition...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 08:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF manipulates Govt structures to abuse public funds
The ruling party Zanu-PF is allegedly using government structures to manipulate councils to advance the ruling party's programmes.This was evidenced by the mystery surrounding a meeting that t...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Barbara Rwodzi quizzed over inconsistent statements
TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Barbara Rwodzi was last Friday quizzed over inconsistencies in the statements she made in a case in which her political rival, Patrick Cheza, and three other ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Bosso enraged after PSL chair deliberately tampered with the fixtures
TRADITIONAL football giants, Dynamos and Highlanders are frothing with anger after Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman Farai Jere admitted to having fixed their season's opening games and coming shor...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, Highlanders condemns Zanu-PF MP over 'inflammatory' statement
Dynamos and Highlanders have issued a joint statement this Friday, 23 February condemning remarks made by Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman, Farai Jere, which they described as "inflammatory"....Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:14hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Blue train is doomed
The promised version of an opposition party touted around as the Blue something is not a political project but a lucrative business enterprise where Nelson Chamisa will be the sole director....Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:21hrs | 592 | by Gugugu Magorira
Zapu leader calls out Charumbira's Gukurahundi genocide denial
Sibangilizwe Nkomo, leader of the ZAPU party, has criticised Chief Fortune Charumbira, the deputy president of the National Chiefs Council, for publicly denying that the atrocities during Gukurahundi ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daft Charumbira in Gukurahundi storm
CHIEF Fortune Charumbira touched off a storm yesterday after saying the disturbances that rocked the Midlands and Matebeleland provinces in the 1980s in which thousands were killed by North Korea-trai...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nigerian embassy in South Africa warns citizens against 'riotous' celebrations in AFCON clash
The Nigerian embassy in South Africa has warned citizens living in that country to avoid any wild celebrations of a possible AFCON semi-final triumph after veiled threats have been issued against the ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's lifetime of sackings
ZIMBABWE'S political cauldron bubbled over this weekend with the abrupt firing of Christopher Mutsvangwa as the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs minister by President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sues journalist over 'falsehoods'
Prominent lawyer Tino Chinyoka has sued a journalist from a state owned publication for US$100 000 for allegedly publishing falsehoods where he claimed a magistrate stopped a lawyer from lying in cour...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders owe Mhindirira US$10 000?
IN the wake of public utterances that were made by Highlanders incumbent chairman Johnfat Sibanda at the club's annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday that midfielder Devine Mhindirira is a "bad apple...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole convicted on public violence charge
Former Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, the MP for Chitungwiza North, were convicted of incitement to commit public violence by a court in Harare on Wednesday.A sentencing hear...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Lobhengula: The Statesman Par Excellence
The man who is credited to have expanded Buthwakazi until it covered virtually the whole of Budlanondo (present day Zimbabwe and parts of present day Botswana) is King Lobhengula (named after Prince N...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 17:31hrs | 22 | by George Mkhwanazi
Has the gone for 60 years man really found his relatives? Daughter shows up!
IN what can be one of history's greatest reunions, Mr Phillip Moyo (81) who recently traced his steps back to Zimbabwe from South Africa after a 60-year hiatus, may have located his daughter whom he l...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for insulting cops
A 56-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man has been dragged to court after reportedly calling police officers "dogs".Norman Mpofu appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing a charge of disord...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZIM man languishes in jail over anti-Mnangagwa jibe
A ZIMBABWEAN man has been languishing in prison for close to one month after he was arrested last month by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers and charged with undermining authority of or insultin...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 13:58hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa loyalist threatens councillors
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Masvingo City Councillors are under fire from the party and were threatened for failing to attend the ward 2 by-election campaign launch last weekend by the par...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 19:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
The Godfather experiment, politics of attrition in Zimbabwe
GODFATHER experiments are made in instances of confrontation and attrition, mostly, if not always. Godfathers consider themselves to be powerful figures who wield significant influence, especially und...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:47hrs | 13 | by Sharon Hofisi
Mnangagwa miserably failed to utilise the coup d'état dividend
Robert Mugabe on Herbert Chitepo (and a Rejoinder on the Missed Opportunity of the 2017 Coup)Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:49hrs | 23 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Jacob Zuma Foundation says 3 Votes Zondo 'unfit to hold office' of Chief Justice
Former President Jacob Zuma has cited Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's recent public remarks about him in his latest bid to legally challenge the appointment of Zondo as the Head of the Judiciary....Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The rift between Zimbabwe and Zambia: …the making of Joseph Kalimbwe
In recent years, the relationship between Zimbabwe and Zambia has taken a turn for the worse, marked by growing tensions and diplomatic strain. While various factors have contributed to this rift, the...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 07:04hrs | 12 | by Grace Chekai
Sikhala's application for discharge dismissed
Harare magistrate Vongai Guriro Muchuchuti has rejected an application for the discharge of imprisoned Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Job Sikhala, stating that Sikhala has a case to answ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Japajapa starts serving jail term
This week, political activist Paddington Japajapa was incarcerated to commence a two-year prison term, as his appeal to overturn his conviction and sentence for inciting public violence during the Aug...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF denies sponsoring CCC recalls from parliament, councils
Zanu-PF has dismissed claims by CCC leader Nelson Chamisa that the ruling party was sponsoring recalls on opposition legislators and councillors in attempts to both fan division and destroy his party....Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 08:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ibbo Mandaza lecture to be held at ANC political school
AFTER a face-off with Fikile Mbalula over a seminar on Zimbabwe's presidential elections, leaders of the ANC's political school are forging ahead with the event. The seminar will be held on September ...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pushes to change Sadc laws following Mumba controversies
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is seeking to change the regional bloc's statutes and guidelines following Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) election observer mission (SEOM)'s...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 10:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in bid to block Mnangagwa at Sadc
THE deadlock over Zimbabwe's disputed poll took a dramatic twist this week, after Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leaders said they are petitioning the Southern African Development Community (Sadc...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 17:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Watchers wait on Chamisa's next move
Zimbabweans and those around the world who have been watching the recently ended elections are wondering what Citizens Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa will do next after he rejected Emmers...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 22:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere lawyer publicly apologises
A lawyer for disqualified presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere, Ms Jacqueline Sande, has publicly apologised to the Judicial Service Commission for utterances she made following a Supreme Court r...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 20:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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