Dec 16, 2025
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The “Nandos Guy” Visits VP Chiwenga and Col. Baloyi

Colonel Minnie Baloyi and her husband, VP Rtd. General Chiwenga, were delighted to welcome Edwin Brisco Chisango, the “Nandos Guy,” and his wonderful wife to their home this past Sunday.

Edwin proved true to his kind word, bringing the promised funds budgeted for their Nandos meal, although he humorously declined the suggestion from some well-wishers to increase the contribution to $50. The couple were thoroughly pleased with the outcome.

He shared entertaining anecdotes of the public reaction to his initial offer, including the jesting messages and even temporary security concerns that led him to briefly block his social media account. Despite the lively commotion, the meeting was a great success and a pleasure for everyone involved.

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Dec 16, 2025
0 National Politics

Unity Day Reality Check: ZANUPF Is Not Divided.

As Zimbabwe marks Unity Day on 22 December, detractors are once again recycling the tired claim that ZANUPF is divided and unstable. The claim collapses on contact with reality. ZANUPF stands united, disciplined, and resolute – anchored in shared values, institutional strength, and an unwavering commitment to national development.

The Party’s cohesion is visible in its orderly programmes, mature leadership, and well-coordinated structures. Attempts by opposition figures and online commentators to manufacture internal divisions have failed completely, exposing not cracks within ZANUPF, but the political bankruptcy of its critics. Social-media noise has not translated into real influence, and it never will. More …

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Dec 16, 2025
0 National Politics

President Mnangagwa Chairs Final 2025 Cabinet Meeting, Sets Stage for NDS-2

President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa today chaired the final Cabinet Calendar Meeting for 2025 at State House in Harare, marking the close of a year characterised by resilience, reform, and steady progress in national development.

In his address, the President thanked Cabinet ministers for their service, commitment, and collective dedication to advancing Government priorities throughout the year. He commended the effectiveness and responsiveness of Cabinet work in 2025, while urging members to further improve attendance, prioritise Cabinet business, and uphold the highest standards of responsibility befitting national leadership. More …

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Dec 12, 2025
0 Economics National

A Nation Forged in Gold by the Second Republic’s Empowerment Agenda

Zimbabwe’s mining sector has once again demonstrated the transformative power of the Second Republic. With two months still remaining in 2025, the nation has already surpassed its annual gold production target – an extraordinary milestone made possible by the deliberate, technically sound, and economically astute policies of President Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa.

Recent figures from Fidelity Gold Refinery show that Zimbabwe produced 41.8 tonnes of gold in the first ten months of 2025, a 29 percent leap from last year’s performance, and already above the 40-tonne national target. Even more striking is the structural shift the President engineered: artisanal and small-scale miners now account for 74 percent of national gold output, delivering over 30 tonnes, up from 20 tonnes last year. This is empirical evidence of what smart formalisation, targeted incentives, and gold mobilisation policies can achieve when anchored in coherent governance. More …

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Dec 10, 2025
0 Economics National Other

Evidence Over Outrage – Prof. Mugano and the Mutapa Fund Debate.

World-renowned Economics Professor Gift Mugano has set himself apart by rising above the toxic, performative politics that have long clouded Zimbabwe’s public discourse. His openness about once drifting into oppositional activism – and his clear acknowledgement that such behaviour is ultimately unpatriotic – reflects rare intellectual honesty. For that alone, he has earned deep respect, and his critiques going forward deserve to be heard as serious, reasoned contributions.

What separates him from his loudest detractors is straightforward: he applies his mind, while others rely on shallow outrage and empty slogans. His evidence-driven support for the Mutapa Investment Fund has sparked genuine national debate precisely because it is rooted in analysis, not emotion. More …

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Dec 9, 2025
0 Development International National Other Politics

Aligning China’s 15th Five-Year Plan with Zimbabwe’s NDS2

Today I had the honour of delivering a presentation at the Golden Peacock Hotel on “Viewing China’s 15th Five-Year Plan Proposals from a Zimbabwean Perspective.” It was an energising discussion, and I was grateful to Xinhua News Agency for convening such a timely dialogue.

I reflected on how China’s upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) aligns almost perfectly with Zimbabwe’s NDS2, which runs over the same years. This overlap creates a rare moment where both nations – guided by President Xi Jinping and President Emmerson Mnangagwa – are pursuing major reforms at the same time, opening space for deeper cooperation in technology, industry, energy, and governance. More …

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Dec 9, 2025
0 National Other Politics

A Message to Chamisa: Choose Constitutional Politics

Dear Mr Chamisa,

Political opposition is not a Zimbabwean invention, so stop pretending your frustrations make you some exceptional figure. Democracies the world over settle their differences at the ballot, not through thinly veiled incitement meant to smuggle illegality under dramatic metaphors.

This is exactly the kind of reckless thinking that keeps the masses rejecting you every election cycle – you mistake grandstanding for leadership and threats for strategy. More …

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Dec 4, 2025
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Rhodesians Mourning Rhodesia, Not Its Crimes

This morning, I came across a YouTube video titled “Rhodesian Armed Forces Memorial 2025.” At first glance, I dismissed it as the harmless nostalgia of ageing men gathered in South Africa, men trying, perhaps desperately, to resuscitate the fading ghost of a long-defeated order: an exploitative, authoritarian, racist colonial state called Rhodesia. I found myself wondering why such a commemoration even exists, let alone why it begins with a parade and a full-throated rendition of the Rhodesian anthem, as if time had not marched inexorably forward.

But several minutes in, the tone changed. The seriousness of the ritual, the symbolism woven into every gesture, the carefully curated language, all made it clear that this is not some sentimental reunion. It is an assertion of memory, identity and unresolved grievance. It is proof, undeniable, that diehard Rhodesians do not merely remember; they still believe. They inhabit an ideological echo chamber where Rhodesia lives on, not as history, but as an imagined lost paradise. More …

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Dec 4, 2025
0 Development Economics National

More Than a Road – The Economic Power of Infrastructure

Did You Know?

The rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is doing far more than upgrading a highway. It is reshaping local economies and strengthening communities. More than 800 people are now employed on the project, with over 80 percent drawn directly from the surrounding areas – meaning families are earning, local shops are thriving, and whole communities are being economically stimulated.

But the real story is bigger.

Across the world, nations that take infrastructure seriously unlock prosperity far beyond the construction site. China’s leadership, for example, transformed its economy through massive investments in highways and high-speed rail, creating supply-chain efficiency, stimulating tourism, and opening up rural areas to national markets. The United States did the same in the 1950s with the Interstate Highway System – a bold national investment that later became the backbone of America’s industrial dominance. More …

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Dec 3, 2025
0 Development Economics National

NDS2 – From Aspiration to Measurable Transformation.

NDS2 signals a decisive shift from broad aspiration to targeted, results-driven national transformation. It tightens the focus on productivity, infrastructure renewal, and macroeconomic stability while deepening the “leave no one and no place behind” ethos that has defined the Second Republic’s development philosophy. What makes NDS2 significant is its insistence on measurable outcomes – stronger value chains, accelerated industrialisation, modernised public services, and expanded social protection – all anchored in a disciplined implementation framework. If executed with the same momentum seen in recent national projects, NDS2 has the potential to consolidate economic recovery and position Zimbabwe firmly on the path toward Vision 2030.

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