Luke Tamborinyoka
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Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye: SPECIAL REPORT: De-tinting government —- the real “vehicles” whose tints govt must remove
This week, I posit that for a government that has over the years cast a veil of secrecy on serious national matters---from debt figures to public contracts and mining revenue streams, it is in fact not our cars but government itself that must be de-tinted so as to enhance accountability and transparency.
Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye: SPECIAL REPORT: August 26, the shortest electoral orgasm in history and ED’s dozen epic lies
In just six minutes at midnight on 26 August 2023, the election management body had done the opening prayer, the opening remarks and had announced what it said were the Presidential election results.
Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye: SPECIAL REPORT: WHO KILLED SOLOMON MUJURU? His life and explosive detail on his last hours with dates, names,...
Today marks 14 years since the death of retired army general Solomon Mujuru, also known as Rex Nhongo. Mujuru was a liberation war hero and independent Zimbabwe’s first army general. He died on the night of 15 August 2011. While the official autopsy report said Rex died of carbonisation by an open fire, his family and many neutral Zimbabweans believe he was murdered.
Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye: SPECIAL REPORT—-A tribute to Bikita nurse Progress Muzuva, an unsung national heroine
Today, 13 August 2025, marks exactly seven years to the day since the fateful day when Bikita nurse Progress Muzuva sustained serious injuries that broke her spine, legs and rendered her immobile.
Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye: SPECIAL REPORT: Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day: Tracing the Zimbabwe military’s involvement in politics and other civilian affairs
Today is Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day and in the politics of Zimbabwe, the military is the elephant in the living room, something akin to the “black box” in the aviation industry.
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Top lawyers demand retractions from Wafawarova over US$20m ‘cabal’ claims
Prominent Harare-based legal practitioners have issued urgent demands for retractions and apologies from social media commentator Reason Wafawarova following a series of posts alleging the existence of a US$20 million “Matebeleland cabal” linked to Zimbabwe’s constitutional reform agenda.
The return of the King of the Airwaves: Tich Mataz ends three decades of exile
In a move that has sent shockwaves of nostalgia and excitement through the broadcasting industry, Tichafa Matambanadzo, the man the continent knows and loves as Tich Mataz, has officially joined Channel Africa.
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe posts ZWG1.7 billion full-year profit, up 48%
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited recorded a good financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2025, achieving a profit after tax of ZWG1.7 billion, driven by robust loan book growth and strong economic fundamentals.
National Trauma: The CURSE study of Robert Mugabe and his political and family trajectory
Mugabe is often described in binaries: hero or villain, liberator or dictator. Both are true and yet neither is adequate. Because Mugabe was not only a political figure. He was also a psychological case study of something far more unsettling:
