Global genocide watchdog wades into Gukurahundi hearings fiasco
The massacres were carried out by the North Korea-trained Fifth Brigade, which operated under the direct control of then prime minister Robert Mugabe.
By Sharon Sibindi
Dec. 17, 2025
South Africa’s next 5 years: The Zim trajectory starts here
IN the early years of Zimbabwe’s independence, anyone predicting the eventual collapse of Robert Mugabe’s rule would have been dismissed as a traitor, an impimpi or a doom
By Nkateko Muloiwa
Dec. 5, 2025
Zapu raps chiefs over hefty Gukurahundi allowance demands
THE opposition Zapu party has rapped traditional leaders demanding hefty allowances for participating in the government-led Gukurahundi hearings being conducted in the Matabeleland region.
By Silas Nkala
Nov. 26, 2025
Gukurahundi: Chiefs demand heft pay-outs
Among some of their demands were allowances of US$4 000 per month paid in cash, Starlink kits and hundreds of litres of fuel coupons among others.
By Nqobani Ndlovu
Nov. 23, 2025
Proposal for a reparations programme for Gukurahundi victims: Lessons from international and African practices
The Gukurahundi period left deep scars across Matabeleland and parts of the Midlands, resulting in loss of life, displacement, and enduring trauma, among others.
By Sibusisiwe Dube
Nov. 23, 2025
Gukurahundi-led hearings bogus: ZimRights
President Emmerson Mnangagwa tasked traditional leaders to lead public hearings into the 1980’s massacres in Midlands and Matabeleland.
By Staff Reporter
Nov. 13, 2025
Muckracker: The People don’t want any constitutional referendum
After the welcome State of the Nation Address (Sona) power cut that infuriated Owner & Co, heads have started rolling, hopefully just metaphorically.
By Muckracker
Oct. 31, 2025
Gukurahundi outreach an unfolding disaster: Zapu
Gukurahundi remains one of Zimbabwe’s darkest chapters.
By Sharon Sibindi
Oct. 6, 2025
Opposition to Gukurahundi hearings secrecy escalates
Mnangagwa appointed traditional leaders to conduct the hearings in selected parts of Matabeleland away from the public eye.
By Sharon Sibindi
Oct. 5, 2025
Zim, South Africa strike landmark social pact to tackle entrenched poverty and inequality
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Sustainable Development Goals’ State of Play: Why Humanity is Failing on the Journey to 2030.
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