Zimbabwe’s nonagenarian Robert Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule
Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday, a week after the army and his former political allies moved to end four decades of rule by a man once feted as an independence hero who became feared as a despot. His former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking this month prompted the military takeover that […]
Bona, don’t let ém take us back to Stone Age
I doubt that most of the people making noise about the board actually went through the list of names that make up that panel – it is just opportunism – a chance to vent anger about things that are not even related to the issue at hand. I’m angry too about a lot of things […]
Is Mugabe’s Daughter Bona Zimbabwe’s Ivanka Trump?
Bona Mugabe, who has just been named to Zimbabwe’s unpopular censorship board, knows what it’s like to be gossiped about. As longtime president Robert Mugabe’s daughter (she is named after his mother), the 27-year-old has only ever known life in the shadow of her sometimes-loved, sometimes-hated father. As an undergrad in Hong Kong, Bona Mugabe’s […]
‘Nonagenarian Zimbabwean President Mugabe Creating Family Dynasty’
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has been accused of clandestinely setting up a Mugabe dynasty following the appointment of his daughter, Bona Mugabe-Chikore, to the Censorship Board, with opposition activists saying yesterday the veteran ruler was trying to protect his interests by okaying such an assignment. The activists argued Bona’s appointment was the first step towards preparing […]
Gloomy Mugabe Family Gets Zimbabweans Talking
Grace looks regal and pensive, Bona looks downcast and President Robert Mugabe… well, let’s just say he doesn’t look like he’s enjoying himself. This picture of the first family of Zimbabwe just before a state dinner in Harare this week has got tongues wagging. It was taken by Daily News photographer Annie Mpalume on Wednesday […]
Zimbabwe Government Blasts United States Government As The Worst Human Rights Violator
The United States government is the least qualified nation to comment on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe given its international record as the worst human rights violator, Secretary for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Mr George Charamba has said. Responding to a statement issued by the US embassy in Harare yesterday which expressed concern […]
Parliamentarians Tour Bona Mugabe-Linked U.S.$500 Million Dema Power Project
PARLIAMENTARIANS toured the controversial Dema Power Project this Thursday to familiarise with the development ahead of an appearance by Sakunda energy before the Mines and Energy committee next Monday. The parliamentary committee is investigating the processes leading to the launch of the three-year project whose cost stands at about $500 million. Sakunda is developing the […]
Shameless police brutality caught on camera during protests in Zimbabwe: See Pictures and Video
Violent clashes between Zimbabwean police and protesters resulted in 30 arrests as a riot broke out over economic hardship, police brutality and Robert Mugabe’s government. Demonstrators were forced to lie down in the dusty roads as machine gun-wielding officers fired warning shots and rounded up civilians in Harare. One taxi driver can be seen getting […]
Bona Mugabe’s marriage on the brink of collapse
President Robert Mugabe’s number one child, Bona Nyepudzai’s tricky marriage to Simba Chikore, is allegedly on the brink of damage and possible collapse owing to secret plans by Mugabe and the First Lady Grace, to nudge their daughter into an influential political role in Zanu PF and government, The Telescope News reported. Speculation is now […]
President Mugabe owes $30 million to a party chairman he just fired
ZANU PF leaders were falling over each other Tuesday, expressing anger on behalf of their 91-year-old leader. The source of the outrage was a report by a local media claiming Mugabe last week admitted to politburo colleagues that he owes expelled former Zanu PF Mashonaland East chairman Ray Kaukonde about $30 million. According to the […]
