Youths hold street press conference
Staff Reporter A group of youth belonging to different political parties gathered in Harare today urging the government not introduce bond notes. The youths also castigated the decision by President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU PF party to organise a one…
One million men march: Mugabe’s extraordinary ways of clinging to power
Malvern Mkudu In 2007 when the ruling ZANU PF party was facing internal contradictions , then War Veterans Chairman Jabulani Sibanda led a million men march to show their support for President Robert Mugabe. President Mugabe had not secured the…
Zanu-PF youths affiliate groups in full support of one million men march
By Staff Reporter Zanu PF affiliate organizations (Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union (Zicosu), Zimbabwe Liberation War Collaborators Association (ZILIWACO) Trust, Children of Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (CZNWVA), and National Youth Service Graduates Association (ZNYSGA ) in the Youth…
Christians demonstrate against National Pledge
By Staff Reporter The National Pledge which government has ordered to be recited in schools has been a matter of debate on the social media with various religious groups and individuals expressing diverse views over the matter. Prayer Network Zimbabwe…
Media watchdog slams govt
Mlondolozi Ndlovu Harare, May 2016- Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) – Zimbabwe chapter has slammed the Zimbabwean government for its failure to observe and respect freedom of expression and access to information. In a MISA-Zimbabwe Quarterly report, Media Freedom…
Ignore Mugabe’s March, Dabengwa Tells War Vets
By Mlondolozi Ndlovu Harare, May , 2016 – FORMER Home Affairs Minister and Zanu PF politburo member, Dumiso Dabengwa has called on war veterans to ignore the so-called million men march which Zanu PF youths were organising as a show of…
Bond Notes: A pedestrian perspective
By Nigel Nyamutumbu As I made my way to work on the morning of the 5th of May 2016, I was alarmed by poster news headlines announcing plans by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to introduce bond notes….
Manyuchi arrives to a hero’s welcome
Takunda Mandura Charles Manyuchi arrived to a hero’s welcome when he touched down at the Harare International Airport after defeating the Russian Boxer Dmitry Mikhaylenko at the DIVS Hockey Arena in Ekaterinburg on Friday. The celebrity was instantly whisked…
Opposition parties slam RBZ policy changes
By Takunda Mandura Zimbabweans are scared of a repeat of the economic meltdown as was in 2008 .This fear comes after the Reserve Bank governor, Dr John Mangudya announced the introduction of bond notes which would be at par with…
Citizens suspicious of Bond Notes
Mlondolozi Ndlovu HARARE, May 2016, Zimbabweans from all walks of life have expressed mixed feelings over the Reserve bank of Zimbabwe’s decision to introduce bond notes in a bid to ease cash shortages. Zimbabwe is currently experiencing cash shortages which…