The most remarkable benefit of Zimbabwe liberation struggle is the disappearance of the institution of government. "Government," as we knew it at independence, does not exist anymore. As the war was raging, we were inundated with yearly labels like "Gore Remasimba eVanhu" idolized by Oliver Mutukudzi in a song. What we knew was a struggle that will guarantee us a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." With that democratic requirement now a pipe dream in Zimbabwe, we were now expecting the government, especially the President, at a minimum, to care for and be responsive to the needs of the people, or at least to perform some basic services for the people. But even these minimal requirements are non-existent. Our government as an entit
The following is an example of the speeches you will be getting when I become the President.... Fellow countrymen,statesmen, keith and kin I am honored to address the nation as the duly elected President of Zimbabwe. Firstly , I would like to explicitly express my sincere profound gratitude to everyone who gave me the mandate to govern our great nation. I also want to acknowledge those who exhibited their democratic rights for voting the other candidates. I am also your President. On this day , in the 21st century of the Anno Domini , I solemnly swear I will unconditionally and unequivocally defend the constitution and protect the Republic under any means necessary or unnecessary. We are Zimbabweans first and Shona , Ndebele , Venda etc second . Consequently, we are all e
A POLICE constabulary lost his uniform, particulars and cash to his married lover’s husband after he allegedly caught then between the sheets in their matrimonial bedroom. The community officer Israel Maisvoreva attached to Rhodesville Police Station Community Relations and Liaison Office was forced to engage police to let Simbarashe Mutanga bring back his belongings. The aspiring guardian of law Maisvoreva is alleged to have taken advantage of bedding Tinica Denhere after Mutanga failed to return home guarding his tuck shop in Epworth. Mutanga is reported to have collected Maisvoreva’s police uniform and took to his heels and surrendered them at the police station, impeccable sources told H-Metro. The matter was handled at Domboramwari Police Station where Maisvore
The fight for MDC-T presidency has taken a new turn amid reports of a plot to push out acting party leader Thokozani Khupe from the race because of her close association with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Political Actors Dialogue (Polad). Khupe’s MDC-T and several other fringe opposition parties are members of the Mnangagwa-initiated platform to resolve the country’s political contestations, but MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has sarcastically dismissed the platform as a “Zanu PF choir” Khupe has since threatened to take over Chamisa’s party on the strength of a recent Supreme Court ruling that recognised her as acting party president and ordered the warring factions to revert to the MDC-T structures of 2014. But Douglas Mwonzora, who as
Zanu-PF is running rings around our doorstep and all you do is throw at us a meaningless poem loaded with empty threats, says exasperated supporters. OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has responded to the rival MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe move to recall four legislators from Parliament, but the youthful leader could only tweet about it, leaving some of his supporters unconvinced that he has what it takes to challenge political opponents. You can’t rob people forever. You robbed the 2018 vote,” Chamisa said. He added: “First you abused ZEC and robbed. Then abused the ConCourt and robbed. “Then abused the Supreme Court and robbed. Then abused Parliament and robbed. Then rob people’s lives daily. Then rob a whole generation and entire nation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has approached international financiers begging for a lifeline to avoid a possible economic collapse and political upheaval, a respected security publication has reported.The government’s desperate pleas were exposed by Africa Confidential, a respected London-based newsletter covering politics and economics in Africa, which obtained letters written to International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB) and African Development Bank (AfDB) by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube . According to the report, Ncube’s letters dated April 2 painted a gloomy picture of the situation in Zimbabwe, which is battling an unprecedented public health emergency following the outbreak of the coronavirus. The letters warn that Zimbabwe’s economic coll
A 12-year-old girl who lost her mother to the coronavirus has been left without family in the UK. On April 10, Rutendo Mukotsanjera died at the age of 45 having contracted Covid-19. She was a prominent public health official, having previously worked for the Infrastructure Bank in Zimbabwe. Rutendo leaves behind her daughter Chiedza, who goes by the name Chichi. The 12-year-old is currently being looked after by members of the Renew Church in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, where the mum was a loyal member. Church officials have contacted Chichi’s family in Zimbabwe to discuss where the young girl should go next.The 45-year-old died of the coronavirus (Image: Just Giving) Pastor Matthew Murray said: “Chichi was inseparable from her mum and is und
Fellow citizens, I come to you under very difficult circumstances in our country and indeed in the whole world. Let us begin by observing a minute of silence for all the COVID-19 victims in Zimbabwe and across the nations of the world. We are in difficult times and a deep crisis. This is a crisis like no other, and there is substantial uncertainty about its impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. In the days ahead, a lot depends on the epidemiology of the virus, the effectiveness of containment measures, and the development of therapeutics and vaccines, all of which are hard to predict. Our country faces multiple crises—a health crisis, a financial crisis, and a poverty crisis, which all interact in complex ways, presenting unprecedented challenges to household
To most Zimbabweans, the name Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo brings back memories of her bitter court battle with the country’s then Prime Minister, former trade unionist and popular opposition leader, the late Morgan Tsvangirai. It was September 2012 and Locadia had launched a legal bid to stop the marriage of the PM to Elizabeth Macheka, the businesswoman who had replaced her after her own short-lived union with Tsvangirai. It was a dramatic court action which grabbed the headlines, as Locadia threatened to stop Tsvangirai’s vows of matrimony to Macheka, three years after the MDC supremo had lost his wife Susan in a car accident. Locadia also wanted the Prime Minister to pay monthly allowances of $15 000. With his wedding under threat, the MDC leader reportedly had to
Reports coming out of the Kingdom of Eswatini suggest that King Mswathi III is in critical condition. The King is reported to be having challenges in breathing even though the state media is reporting that ‘everything is fine.’ Swaziland News says the king cancelled a planned press conference that was demanded by the people who are worried by his absence.Mswati has been absent from the media since mid march when he received state guests, soldiers from Taiwan who had come to donate helicopters. The soldiers were part of the 400 who were quarantined according to reports in Taiwan. Swaziland, whose name was changed to the Kingdom of Eswathini by the King, is Africa’s last absolute monarch. It qualifies to be an absolute monarch because it is the king who chooses the Pr
