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Zimbabwe will never be free with more analysts than activists
It's time we were brutal frank with each other as Zimbabweans.As more Zimbabweans sink deeper into poverty and the grip of a repressive regime tightens, there's a familiar and haunting questio...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:48hrs | 295 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man killed over bad joke
A 44-year-old man from Harare, Takaidza Mugwagwa, was fatally assaulted after making a joke that offended two individuals, leading to their arrest on murder charges. The incident occurred on October 1...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:55hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
Son impregnates and marries biological mother
A woman in Zambia named Betty Mbereko, aged 40, has married her son, 23-year-old Farai Mbereko, after becoming pregnant with his child, further complicating their relationship.Betty, who was w...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:37hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC mulls full withdrawal of MPs
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was on Monday discussing a full withdrawal of MPs and Senators from parliament after 15 lawmakers were controversially recalled.Speaker of Parliament Ja...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to announce results a day after polling?
ZANU-PF linked political analysts yesterday blasted Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa after he told his supporters at a rally in Bulawayo that his party will announce the e...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
What happened to the revolutionary spirit in today's Zimbabwe youths?
For a very long time, whenever I see the world-famous picture of the lifeless Hector Pieterson, being carried by a crying fellow schoolmate, my heart bleeds.It reminds me of the fearless revol...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa alleges assassination attempts by Zanu-PF
ZIMBABWE'S opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, believes that the country's ruling Zanu-PF has decided to assassinate MDC-A leader Nelson Chamisa because all its other effort...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 10:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Fresh wave of protests loom in South Africa
SOUTH African authorities fear a new wave of uprisings as networks loyal to jailed former president Jacob Zuma seek to force his freedom.Investigators believe the unrest last week, which kille...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Only few heads have to roll in Midlands for sanity to prevail
In the 2018 elections ZANU PF lost in Kwekwe to a G40 kingpin the late Blackman Matambanadzo. It was not the campaign of Matambanadzo or the idiocy of Chebundo which lost the plot for ZANU PF. It was ...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 23:46hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Lest we forget: Women of the struggle
Tomorrow, Zimbabwe celebrates National Heroes Day, an important day on the national calendar to honour the gallant sons and daughters of the soil who made extraordinary sacrifices to liberate the coun...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Grace Mugabe instructed the shutdown of internet in Zimbabwe'
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe instructed the then Minister of Cyber Security Patrick Chinamasa to shutdown social media during the height of the bloody military coup in November 2017.Hagiogra...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 14:05hrs | 17 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's MDC at crossroads: Damned if they do, damned if they don't
FOR the best part of the last 12 months, the MDC has been threatening to roll out demonstrations and mass protests to either force President Emmerson Mnangagwa out of power or at least to the negotiat...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Nqaba Matshazi
'MDC has no hand in sanctions'
The Daily News on Sunday Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with journalist, and human rights advocate Grace Kwinje who is the MDC Alliance's European Union representative based in Brussels. S...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 17:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A vote for anyone other than Chamisa at the MDC congress is a vote for political oblivion
Last night I posted an MDC rally video on my social media platforms and I asked whether the MDC elective congress campaigning was already in full swing.Many of my social media contacts respond...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 15:28hrs | 1 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Chamisa snubs 'dialogue' with Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa invited opposition leaders to a meeting on Wednesday to draw up terms for a national dialogue, he said, following a brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.So...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 15:22hrs | | by Reuters/ZimLive
Ex-MDC MP applauds Zimbabwe soldiers
The MDC-Alliance instigated violent protests witnessed early this week had nothing to do with an increase in the price of fuel or high cost of living among Zimbabweans, but part of the broader attempt...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai family’s pre-emptive masterstroke the way to go
The funeral service in December 2018 for the late 41st President of the United States, George H Bush, who was in office from 1989 to 1993 (not to be confused with his son, George W Bush, the 43rd Pres...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:23hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Mugabe's Zezuru tribalism
THE irresponsible ethnic characterization of the political battles ahead of the next general election should be rejected by all right-thinking Zimbabweans. The idea that Robert Mugabe's NPF will get a...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 09:44hrs | 32 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mugabe's violence needs a violent response
Recent reports of a spike in violent acts by the Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF junta against the opposition in Zimbabwe, as we move closer towards the 2018 elections, requires only one response - counter-vi...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 09:33hrs | | by Kelvin Kudenga
Domestic Violence/Abuse: Shouldn't women share a mini-portion of the blame?
It's both our prayers, that men who are domestic abusers, "burn in hell and rot away in agony!" Oh yeah, I totally do agree with the vengeful prayer request, but hit the brakes for a moment... I think...Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 11:25hrs | 2 | by Nimi Princewill
Violence is the only language that Mugabe understands
The political landscape in Zimbabwe has been of late been characterised by peaceful protests by all sections of the society over the ever-worsening economic and political situation, which have been me...Published: 26 Aug 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Kusakwashe Marangwanda
Man killed for blocking footpath
A MAN was killed for blocking a street near his home, a court heard.Emisirayi Chinyengetere, 41, of Rujeko C in Masvingo, met his death after confronting Tawanda Gondo, 28, and Lee Shumba, 22,...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 06:46hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Tendai Biti threatens to quit
MDC-T secretary-general Tendai Biti yesterday threatened to quit the MDC-T, in protest against a deepening culture of violence targeting elements opposed to leader Morgan Tsvangirai's bid to cling to...Published: 07 Mar 2014 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Dembare's Jaure likely to miss the remainder of the season
IT'S very likely that Dynamos centre-back Partson Jaure could miss the remainder of the season with his two-match ban for being sent off against Highlanders set to be extended following his lunge on ...Published: 29 Oct 2013 at 10:45hrs | | by Sports reporter
Egypt's president praises country's police
Cairo - Egypt's president praised the country's policemen on Friday despite public criticism over their violent response to anti-government demonstrations, and warned officers who are also protesting ...Published: 15 Mar 2013 at 19:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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