2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (892+ words) The gazetting of Statutory Instrument 148 of 2026, declaring September 15 a national public holiday known as Munhumutapa Day, presents a classic study in the political ritual of self-glorification. That September 15 happens to be President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s birthday is presented to the nation…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (372+ words) Our activists commented on Zimbabwean issues. Mazvita Shonhiwa took time to reflect on Zimbabwe’s Independence commemoration on 18 April 2026. She described the event as ‘cursed Independence’ given that the majority of the people had nothing to show for it but abject…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (924+ words) Energy Minister July Moyo said this in Victoria Falls during the International Solar Alliance’s Africa meeting. He was explaining the government’s plan to equip 35,000 rural villages with solar-powered business units. He was also saying something more important. Zimbabwe has struggled…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (250+ words) The system will be linked to the new smart traffic management system, which will use cameras to detect traffic offences and curb reckless driving. Acting CVR registrar Saston Muzenda told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport that Government was strengthening…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (389+ words) But who made it expensive in the first place? These charges were created, approved and collected by the same system now removing them and presenting the change as reform. Zimbabwe has a habit of creating problems, living with them for…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (890+ words) This month presents a fascinating study in historical coincidence for Zimbabwe. September 6 marked the seventh anniversary of the passing of independent Zimbabwe’s founding leader, Robert Mugabe, while September 15 brings the 84th birthday of current President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Remarkably, it was Mnangagwa…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (919+ words) ​Last evening, as I was watching our state-controlled broadcaster, there was the usual daily dose of news on the First Lady and her seemingly endless philanthropic work. As the cameras beamed images of donated blankets and speeches of unyielding benevolence,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1099+ words) ONE of the biggest achievements of the 2013 national constitution was the adoption of the fundamental principle of devolution and decentralisation as a central pillar of that constitution. For decades, Zimbabwe, like most dominated social formations, had endured the legacy of…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1616+ words) In January 2022, President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired his then State Security Minister, Owen “Mudha” Ncube, for what the government described only as “conduct inappropriate for a Minister of Government”. The terse announcement offered no details, but it appeared to mark a…...