Source: How can ZANU-PF claim to champion economic development while its leaders sabotage the economy? There are times when it feels as though those in power operate with a split political personality. Tendai Ruben Mbofana This afternoon, I came across a report carried by the state-controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) in which the ZANU-PF Midlands […]
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Monthly Archives: January 2026
Chivayo’s Gairezi Power Project claims fall apart under careful scrutiny
Source: Chivayo’s Gairezi Power Project claims fall apart under careful scrutiny Eloquence is not always fact. Tendai Ruben Mbofana Wicknell Chivayo’s lengthy explanation of the stalled 30MW Gairezi Hydro Power Project is a masterclass in how technical language can be deployed not to enlighten the public, but to exhaust it into submission. To directly receive […]
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How broken public services and corruption are endangering lives in Zimbabwe
Source: How broken public services and corruption are endangering lives in Zimbabwe This was one of those most difficult situations. Tendai Ruben Mbofana This morning, a reader shared with me a disturbing account of what he witnessed last night at the intersection of Lomagundi Road and Suffolk in Harare. To directly receive articles from Tendai […]
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MP allegedly blows CDF on booze
Source: MP allegedly blows CDF on booze – herald You can’t make this up! The Member of Parliament for Chiredzi West, Darlington Chiwa, has recently offered his constituents a masterclass in creative accounting, and an even more creative interpretation of “community service.” His lesson? When life gives you a Constituency Development Fund, you apparently make […]
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27 years on, change is out of reach
Source: 27 years on, change is out of reach -Newsday Zimbabwe WHO really decides when a politician’s time is up? Is it age, voters, party structures or a political game that keeps recycling familiar players while communities wait for change? In Chikomba’s Chivhu ward 12, that question has resurfaced with the return of a 70-year-old former Zanu PF councillor, […]
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High Court dismisses Mlotswa’s conviction appeal, partially upholds sentence appeal
Source: High Court dismisses Mlotswa’s conviction appeal, partially upholds sentence appeal -Newsday Zimbabwe THE High Court of Zimbabwe sitting in Chinhoyi has dismissed an appeal against conviction by former Chinhoyi deputy mayor Chipo Mlotshwa, but partially upheld her appeal against sentence. In May 2025, Mlotshwa was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after being convicted of […]
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Hit-and-run scourge: Our roads are becoming crime scenes
Source: Hit-and-run scourge: Our roads are becoming crime scenes –Newsday Zimbabwe ON Thursday, police said they were investigating a hit-and-run road traffic accident which occurred earlier in the week near Mbuyazwe Flats, Barbourfields in Mzilikazi, Bulawayo. A motorist driving a foreign-registered Toyota Quantum struck a 29-year-old man who was walking along the roadside. The victim sustained head […]
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Motorcyclists: The new threat on the roads
Source: Motorcyclists: The new threat on the roads -Newsday Zimbabwe A NEW wave of mishikashika (pirate taxis) has emerged. It is not the old Peugeot 504 station wagon that used to ferry passengers in town and most suburbs, which became known as the emergency taxis (ET) back then. It’s not even the Volkswagen (Vhidha) bus […]
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Council warns of wall collapses as heavy rains persist
Source: Council warns of wall collapses as heavy rains persist – herald Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent The City of Harare has warned residents to comply with building regulations after heavy rains caused the collapse of several boundary and mass retaining walls across the city. Acting Town Clerk, Engineer Phakamile Moyo, said council was concerned that […]
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2026 agenda – a fresh start: Nelson Chamisa
Source: 2026 agenda – a fresh start: Nelson Chamisa –Newsday Zimbabwe Nelson Chamisa Fellow citizens, Our nation faces a pivotal moment and stands at a critical juncture. The promise of independence has not yet translated into rapid accelerated transformation, shared prosperity, dignity, and opportunity for all. Today, Zimbabwe is gripped by disputed national processes, deepening […]
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