By Reverend Givemore Chare -Let us stop sugar-coating it. When political power uses cars, handouts and favours to manufacture loyalty, it is patronage and manipulation. And when the Church accepts those favours, stays silent, and protects the powerful while the poor suffer, the Church is not merely looking away, it…
By Levison Chambati - The opposition’s reaction to Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe attending the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo in Masvingo yesterday exposes a worrying inability to distinguish party politics from national duty. Some opposition voices have gone as far as branding Mamombe a “sellout” simply because she attended an event that…
By Isaac Makomichi- In Zimbabwean politics where many blow with the wind, one man has remained rooted like a baobab tree — Temba Mliswa. Long before it was fashionable to stand with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Temba Mliswa stood there. When others were dining with the G40 cabal and plotting against…
I first began and joined the UPND as a 16 year old in Ndola over 15 years. Micheal Sata had just won the 2011 elections and was incredibly popular across our Copperbelt. Then later, i left and went to pursue University education, only to return in 2019 to help play…
By Tafadzwa Munjanja How does a 22 year old side chick of President Mnangagwa's son own properties worth 10 million US dollars? Fellow Zimbabweans, this is a question lingering in the minds of all right thinking citizens. This past week, Collins Mnangagwa's 22 year old mistress, Kelsea Tafirenyika, was re…
From defeating the presidential alternative to controlling the parliamentary electorate. By Reason Wafawarova- There is a tempting interpretation of Constitutional Amendment No. 3. It says Emmerson Mnangagwa has finally solved the Constantino Chiwenga problem. Remove the direct presidential election. Remove the running-mate mechanism. Extend the political timetable. Concentrate presidential selection…
By Tafadzwa Munjanja-10 August 2026 Today, the country 'celebrates' Heroes Day, but in reality, 46 years after independence from the colonial rule, there is nothing to celebrate. The dictator, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and his cartels have watered down all the sacrifices of the heroes of the liberation struggle. The liberation agenda…
Dear Editor – I am writing to express my deep concern over the severe shortage of ambulances at Gutu District Hospital and Gutu Mission Hospital, a situation that is putting the lives of patients at risk every day. My name is Takunda Paul Chaduka from Mutunduru in Gutu, and I…
By Dereck Goto - The situation at United Theological College has devolved into a predictable crisis, and the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of its Principal, Dr. Kupakwashe Mtata. The consensus among staff and residents is stark and unambiguous: Dr. Mtata has abandoned his administrative and fiduciary duties in…
Ian Khama’s Assassination Fantasy Insults Both Zimbabwe and Botswana Dereck Goto -Ian Khama’s latest allegation that Zimbabwean authorities are plotting to assassinate him collapses under the weight of one simple question: to what end? Zimbabwe has neither the interest nor the strategic incentive to pursue such an extraordinary course of…
