Tafi Mhaka: "President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won two disputed elections – in July 2018 and August 2023 – over his chief rival, Nelson Chamisa, leader of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party. Last year’s polls, for example, were deemed a colossal failure after many polling stations opened late or failed to open at all."
By Tafi Mhaka
But nobody appears to be exceedingly angry with ZEC or the Zanu-PF government.
Why are Zimbabweans not angry at Zanu-PF’s failures and bad governance?
Why are we not angered by our escalating poverty and joblessness?
Why are we not angered by the tremendous and questionable wealth accrued by Zanu-PF members and cronies?
In the face of severe repression and poverty, why is Zimbabwe such a tranquil nation?
By Tafi Mhaka
After MDC Alliance Vice-President Tendai Biti prematurely announced that Nelson Chamisa had won the presidential election ahead of the Zanu-PF candidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 31 July 2018, you had to feel for the opposition party, and you certainly had to feel for the man.
Biti had been entrenched in the struggle for liberal and constitutional rights for so long, you might have suspected that amid incredible support for Chamisa and widespread despondency with Zanu-PF rule, something just had to give after 18 mostly difficult years for the MDC; but sadly, nothing did.
By Tafi Mhaka
The late Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo (SB), a former soldier and bureaucrat widely regarded as intelligent, brave and disciplined by his peers, exemplified the overblown and clearly limited value of higher education qualifications in politics.
By Tafi Mhaka
South Africa’s strong and extensive ties with Zimbabwe are buckling under the strain of COVID-19 economic challenges and migration. The nearly 500 undocumented migrants arrested on a daily basis trying to enter South Africa, through extremely dangerous and illegal entry points along the Limpopo River, bear witness to the severity of irregular migration and the mayhem Zimbabwe is experiencing.
An inmate at Chikurubi Farm Prison, a unit within Zimbabwe’s largest correctional facility, Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, has died under unclear circumstances, prompting an independent investigation amid social media claims that he may have been assaulted.
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, whose lavish public cash donations have sparked widespread debate, has received indirect legal backing after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told Parliament that holding large sums of money is not a crime in Zimbabwe.
WestProp Holdings is charting a bold new chapter in its growth journey with the expansion into Mashonaland East, Chivhu, a town just one hour and thirty minutes from Harare.
A high-stakes divorce battle involving controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has erupted into the open, with his former partner tabling eye-watering financial demands — including a $25 million payout, hefty monthly maintenance, and a garage of ultra-luxury cars.
