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02/09/2025

TAGWIREI’S CENTRAL COMMITTEE BID HITS A WALL, MACHACHA DISMANTLES VARAKASHI CLAIMS

The Zvigananda faction in ZANU-PF has been left scrambling after its social media mouthpieces loudly declared billionaire Kudakwashe Tagwirei a Central Committee member, a claim now exposed as false.

Party Commissar Munyaradzi Machacha confirmed over the weekend that Tagwirei’s entry is not a done deal, directly contradicting legal secretary Patrick Chinamasa, who had boasted online that the businessman’s co-option was sealed.

The setback follows last month’s intervention by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, who blocked a push by Harare provincial chair Godwills Masimirembwa to fast-track Tagwirei’s appointment, citing breaches of party procedure.

ZANU-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa went further, accusing Tagwirei of trying to buy his way into power and insisting the process must start afresh.

Chinamasa had dismissed objections as “jealousy” in a late-night social media post, only to delete it hours later before reposting it at dawn. But Machacha’s statement now makes clear: only the Central Committee can decide, not Twitter hype or factional grandstanding.

ZANU-PF’s director of information, Farai Marapira, added that Tagwirei and other would-be appointees were asked to leave a recent meeting because their nominations had not yet been ratified. He stressed the decision was procedural, not personal.

For Tagwirei, the message is blunt, deep pockets and Varakashi propaganda are no guarantee of deep power.

https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200045609/tagwirei-not-cc-member-zanu-pf

02/09/2025

Mnangagwa’s “Title Deeds” Or a Billion-Dollar Land Grab?

What’s being sold as empowerment could be the biggest land heist since colonial rule.

President Mnangagwa’s title deeds scheme, fronted by tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei, is accused of bypassing the constitution, sidelining the Zimbabwe Land Commission, and forcing farmers into crippling debt.

War veterans, the very people who fought to reclaim this land, are being billed US$300 per hectare for surveysand over US$500 per hectare for the deeds themselves. Those who can’t pay are sent to Tagwirei’s CBZ Bank, where the bank keeps the title.

"They sacrificed their lives for this land. Now they are told to pay for it, that lack of shame is appalling.”
Mbizvo Jealousy Mawarire (The Standard, 31 August 2025)

Critics say the scheme mirrors the same colonial landlordism Zimbabwe’s liberation war sought to end, stripping land from the many and concentrating it in the hands of a connected few.

War veterans have taken the fight to court, but the case has been stalled for months.

Is this empowerment… or the grand return of colonial-style land theft?

Published in The Standard, 31 August 2025

Mnangagwa’s title deeds a ruse, says Mawarire

31/08/2025

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa leaves wife behind, takes alleged lover to Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Aug 2025.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa left First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa at home and instead took Attorney‑General Virginia Mabiza, reported to be his long‑standing sexual partner, on his official visit to meet Pope Francis, a Takabatana investigation has found.

The move defied established Vatican protocol, where visiting heads of state normally bring their spouses. In contrast, Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga represented the country at the recent funeral of Pope Francis, attending with his wife, underscoring the diplomatic norm that Mnangagwa broke

Mabiza, Zimbabwe’s top legal officer, appeared prominently in official photographs and high-level engagements during the trip. Government insiders said that her involvement in a romantic relationship with the President is widely known and longstanding.

Mnangagwa’s decision to leave his wife behind and bring Mabiza has sparked speculation of a breach within the presidential household and intensified scrutiny of his personal conduct. Analysts warn the incident may further imperil his domestic and international standing.

“For a leader already under scrutiny for governance and moral integrity, to replace his wife with his mistress on a papal visit is both audacious and potentially damaging,” said one Harare-based political commentator.

The Vatican has not issued a comment on the apparent deviation from diplomatic convention.

30/08/2025

HARARE, Aug 30 | 2pm CAT (Takabatana)
Zimbabwe’s Local Government Ministry's recently issued directive tightening central control over council recruitment, is part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s plan to entrench his corrupt political network, 'Zvigananda', across all tiers of authority.

The circular, signed by Local Government Secretary John Bhasera, requires local authorities to seek ministerial approval for job adverts, submit candidate lists for joint vetting, and allow ministry officials to participate in all interview processes. Councils can only make final appointments with central government sign-off.

Opponents argue the directive strips away the limited autonomy guaranteed to councils under the 2013 Constitution, particularly Chapter 14, which mandates devolution and empowers local authorities to run their affairs without interference.
Most councils are holding unapproved master plans, which are blueprints determining land use, development projects and investment priorities, and the new controls give Harare decisive leverage over which projects proceed, who implements them, and which land is allocated.

The arrangement benefits Mnangagwa’s Zvigananda faction, a coalition of politically connected elites accused of using state institutions for personal enrichment , by embedding loyalists in strategic posts.
With allies in local authorities, central ministries, and the president’s office, the network can influence land allocation, direct lucrative tenders, and extend its reach over public resources nationwide.

30/08/2025

Zimbabwe is grappling with a staggering youth unemployment crisis, with 1.4 million young people neither in work, education nor training, according to the United Nations. The figures, described as “disturbing” by UN resident coordinator Edward Kallon, reflect the deepening economic collapse under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.

Analysts blame entrenched corruption and cartelism, notably the Zvigananda network of politically connected elites , for draining state resources, crippling industries and shutting down opportunities for ordinary citizens.

The crisis has fueled drug abuse and social instability, leaving a generation in limbo. President Mnangagwa, who promised 2.2 million jobs in 2018, has instead presided over worsening economic decline.

Many Zimbabweans now pin their hopes on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who has repeatedly vowed to dismantle corruption networks and restore accountability when he assumes power.

23/07/2025

Vice President Chiwenga has taken a bold stand against this rot. And now, the corrupt are striking back, using every trick to discredit him, because they know their day of reckoning is coming.
Watch the full video now on Harare Television Network.

08/06/2024

Murume uyu anonzi Mr Muchembere teacher at Nyamatikiti High School in Rushinga Mt Darwin auraya mkadzi wake nhasi 08/06/2024 around 03:00 and after amuuraya abva atumira msg pagroup rewhatsapp rinonzi RUSHINGA POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT achiti ndauraya mkadzi. So murume uyu abva atiza up to now 10:25 haasati azivikana kuti aripi but as I'm saying now he is sending mamsg group iroro achitaura kuti mkadzi ndamuuraya nekuti anga achidanana neshamwari yangu muzvinabhizimusi wemuRushinga anonzi Roddy Mujati.

Anenge amuonawo murume uyu ngaaizivise mapurisa ari penyu.

28/05/2024

Ndiani wavaziva apa?

28/05/2024

BEACON OF HOPE: Amb. Angel's fund for underprivileged tertiary students.