Hopewell Chin’ono - Our ultimate stupidity as news consumers in Zimbabwe has been the ability of ZANU PF to keep us glued to a non-event called factionalism. The assumed assumption has been that these two factions, Lacoste and G40 would somehow kill each other in a fatal embrace of sorts and that things will wake up better for the rest of us, the ordinary citizens. I want to deliver the bad news not because I am fatalistic but because I am choosing to be a realist.
Hopewell Chin'ono - I see that Fadzayi Mahere has launched her 2018 election campaign today (Wednesday) and I hear that Nkosana Moyo will be following soon with his Presidential bid and Linda for Harare Central.
Scott Sakupwanya has called for a dramatic increase in prize money for Zimbabwe’s top-flight league, proposing that the winners of the Castle Lager Premiership receive US$3 million — a figure that would make it the highest-paying league title on the African continent.
Zimbabwean-American artist Draze released a new single titled No, featuring legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo, ahead of Zimbabwe’s Independence Day celebrations on April 18.
Highlanders FC coach Benjani Mwaruwari has reportedly gone three months without pay, highlighting growing concerns over the club’s sponsorship payment system.
Two army colonels allegedly blocked the Sheriff of the High Court from carrying out an eviction at a disputed farm in Mazowe, triggering a tense standoff that lasted several hours.