Opinion written by LynneM ( @LynneStacia on X)- Yesterday, Zimbabwe's self-made drama queen, Kubakwake Tagwirei, took his theatrics to Masvingo Province. He was introduced to the ZANU PF Provincial gathering as the Chairman of the Government Land Tenure Committee, a body that is not recognised by any law. Kubakwake is…
The 2026 National Budget shows important attempts to integrate gender equality into fiscal planning, but it still falls short of delivering a fully gender-responsive and gender-transformative budget for Zimbabwean women, especially those in rural, informal and low-income communities. Professor Mthuli Ncube 1. YES — There are notable efforts towards gender…
By Linda Tsungirirai Masarira 29 November 2025 The 2026 national budget arrives at a time when Zimbabweans are suffocating under the weight of rising living costs, collapsing social services, structural unemployment, and a chronic erosion of real incomes. What the country needed was a people-centred, rights-based, redistributive budget anchored in…
The Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) unequivocally condemn the inflammatory remarks issued by former U.S. President Donald J. Trump regarding South Africa and the G20 Summit. His statement is laden with racism, falsehoods, and neo-colonial arrogance, which is an affront not only to South Africa but to the dignity…
Temba Mliswa - There was a point when the putschist cabal embedded within Gvt was feverish with excitement that one thought any morning would usher in their wild dreams. Social Media was awash with conspiracies about how President Mnangagwa was about to be torpedoed from his seat. Dejected by the…
By Reason Wafawarova Jacob Mafume has always been a walking mistake — a man whose political career has survived only because Zimbabwe has a limitless tolerance for mediocrity dressed as brilliance. I knew Mafume at the University of Zimbabwe almost three decades ago. He has not grown up, and he…
By Hon Vengai Chivaura- When I heard that the Motsi bus, which plies the Mhondoro–Mubaira route, had been involved in an accident in September, I rushed to the scene to assess injuries and the extent of the damage. I want to thank all those who swiftly assisted the injured, ensuring…
Food For Thought; By Dr Banabasi Marandure There is no age in terms of the number of years that we can use as a measure to recommend for marriage. There are 40 or 50 years of people who behave like teenagers and are very immature. Then there are people in…
By Fortune Kagombe, on DIVINE MAFA'S Vision | October 24, 2025 For years, Bitcoin has paraded as a “store of value.” Not “digital gold.” That pivot—from peer-to-peer cash to speculative vault—wasn’t evolution. It was erasure.But what if the real origin of digital gold wasn’t a ghost in a 2008 whitepaper,…
Dear Zandile, My African sister, I write to share some important historical context that may help guide your movement’s perspective on regional unity and African solidarity. During the 1970s and 1980s, a group of Southern African nations known as the Frontline States Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Angola, and Mozambique, later joined…
