AS Zimbabwe heads towards the 2023 harmonised elections, there is little surprise that the UK, the US and their local cohorts are laying siege on the many successes that Government has scored so far, especially the resoundingly successful COVID-19 vaccination programme.
The UK also continues...
DEAR deportees, only this once shall I refer to you by this not-so glamorous title, welcome home.
There is no shame or reason to be angry or be sad for you are sons and daughters of the soil who have returned home.
I am writing this...
AS South Africa and the ‘rest’ of the world celebrated the International Nelson Mandela Day on Sunday, under a dark cloud of the instability that has rocked the nation emanating from unresolved colonial legacy, it was no surprise that in Zimbabwe a certain imprudent...
SOUTH AFRICA has been rocked by #freeZuma violent protests and mass looting as grievances over the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma spiralled into the worst unrest for the country in decades.
The protests and mass looting which by Thursday had seen more than 117...
THE recent statement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the country will not be waylaid by so-called developed countries on issues to do with human rights, peace and security, should, under normal circumstances cajole every citizen to embrace the national interest.
However, this is Zimbabwe, a...
Dr Akhbad Makumbe
MOST errant NGOs in Zimbabwe operating outside their mandates have been dodging compliance with Government regulations by registering their organisations in the form of Trusts, The Patriot can exclusively reveal.
According to investigations carried out by this paper, the last decade has witnessed...
THERE was nothing unusual about reports that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has withdrawn funding to four Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) over gross abuse of funds, while the Dutch Embassy in Harare has announced a grant to those who are supporting...
THE PATRIOT has, in previous editions, unmasked several NGOs in the country as agents of regime change.
Every year, so-called donors, particularly from the West, pour millions of dollars into NGOs purses in Zimbabwe under the guise of ‘safeguarding human rights and promoting democracy’, among...
THE decision last week by SADC to finally deploy troops to contain the insurgency by a terror group operating in Mozambique was not only indicative of the solidarity that binds nations in the region together, but a serious show of commitment towards protection and...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
PRESIDENT EMERSON MNANGAGWA announced Level Four lockdown with new restrictions in a bid to curb rising cases of COVID-19.
The last time the country was under strict Level Four lockdown restrictions was in January during the terrible Second Wave.
“Following a recent surge in...
KENNETH DAVID KAUNDA, or KK as he was fondly known, was a beacon of African nationalism.
He will be remembered as a leader who gave refuge to revolutionary movements, introduced democracy to his country and an international diplomat who punched well above his weight in...
IN one of his famous quotes, the late former South African President Nelson Mandela once said: “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
One can easily pick up what can become of a...
