Category Archives: Press reports

Zimbabwe Independent Candid Comment by Stewart Chabwinja 11th December 2015 ZIMBABWEANS must be casting envious glances at Tanzania where, like a breath of fresh air, President John Magufuli has broken from the African leader mould to win the hearts of many on the continent and beyond. The hashtag #WhatWouldMagufuliDo has been trending on Twitter. Hitting […]

Daily News By Jeffrey Muvundusi 13th December 2015 Missing human rights activist Itai Dzamara was voted the Overall Human Rights Defender of the Year during the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights) annual awards ceremony held at a local hotel in Bulawayo on Friday. Dzamara was allegedly abducted by suspected State agents in March this year […]

Radio VOP By Sij Ncube 9th December 2015 HARARE,- PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s administration has failed to pay lecturers and other support staff at state universities for the past five months in what analysts say is a firm confirmation the Zanu PF government is insensitive to the plight of its public workers at a time Zanu […]

News 24 7th December 2015 Harare – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has praised China, saying the Asian country has done more for Africa than its former colonisers. Speaking during the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg on Friday, Mugabe, who is also the current chairperson of the African Union (AU), blasted as distorted claims […]

News24 3rd December 2015 Harare – So-called mega-deals signed between China and Zimbabwe this week will “employ very few Zimbabweans and involve very few companies,” a senior opposition official has warned. Writing on Twitter, former education minister David Coltart of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said: “We desperately need construction deals which will involve […]

Eyewitness News Edited by Winnie Theletsane 2nd December 2015 HARARE – Zimbabweans have been reacting to news of 12 deals signed between President Robert Mugabe’s government and a delegation led by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader touched down in Zimbabwe yesterday on a visit many hope will be a major boost for the […]

RadioVOP Zimbabwe By Sij Ncube 18th November 2015 HARARE, November 18, 2015 – PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is on Friday and Saturday expected to cap thousands of graduates at Bindura and Midlands’ state universities as more and more learned youths join the ranks of unemployment amid fears of increased company closures and job losses next year […]

RadioVOP Zimbabwe 16th November 2015 By Sij Ncube HARARE, November 16, 2015 – DIE-HARD white former Rhodesians domiciled elsewhere in the world nostalgically marked the 50th anniversary of Ian Smith’s UDI Wednesday last week much to the chagrin of Robert Mugabe’s administration but former Rhodesians still domiciled in the country agree old Smithy “did a […]

Sunday News By Mehluli Sibanda 15th November 2015 FORMER Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart recently came under heavy attack from Zimbabwe Cricket after he had taken to Twitter and Facebook lambasting the Zimbabwe Cricket leadership led by Tavengwa Mukuhlani while glorifying former head of ZC Wilson Manase. Sunday News senior sports reporter […]

The Standard By Blessed Mhlanga 15th November 2015 Tapiwa Nyamweda raises her hand timidly to respond to questions while seated on baking sands in what passes for a classroom at Dambudzo Primary School. Dambudzo is a council-owned school in Kwekwe’s high-density suburb of Mbizo. For Nyamweda, school starts at 12pm, by which time her peers […]