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When Mnangagwa buries his colleagues, does he ever reflect on the legacy he will leave behind?

4 days ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Life offers us countless moments for introspection - but it is up to us to seize them. This evening, I watched a news bulletin covering the burial of the late Luke Mushore - another in a long line of ZANU PF officials interred at the National Heroes Acre.
Even the government's own excuses prove it's to blame for drug shortages in hospitals

4 days ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

When incompetence runs deep, even your excuses end up exposing you. The recent state-sanctioned explanation in The Sunday Mail on why public hospitals in Zimbabwe are running out of basic medication such as paracetamol reads more like a public relations damage-control exercise than a sincere account of governmental failure.
It will take more than Mnangagwa's gold vault tour to restore public trust in the ZiG

4 days ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

There's a saying: trust is built over time - but can be destroyed in an instant, and once broken, confidence is not only shattered, but painfully difficult to rebuild. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent visit to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) gold vaults was clearly intended as a spectacle - an attempt to visually and symbolically reinforce confidence in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency introduced in April 2024.
Surely, what lessons in business success can Tagwirei teach our youth?

4 days ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Our youth are the greatest asset to our nation's future, and we cannot afford to lead them astray. Zimbabwe is a nation desperate for authentic leadership, especially for its youth. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, please join his WhatsApp Channel on: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaqprWCIyPtRnKpkHe08Yet, we are increasingly seeing a worrying trend where those mired in controversy, corruption, and political patronage are being paraded as role models.
When a Child President wears the 'Mnangagwa scarf', we must all be concerned

1 week ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Train up a child in the way you want them to grow, they say - but when this guidance is rooted in manipulation and politics, it risks ruining their lives before they've even begun. There was something deeply disturbing about today's sitting of Zimbabwe's Children's Parliament, held in commemoration of the Day of the African Child.
If civil servants must declare assets, then let's start with the president and his ministers

1 week ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose must be good for the gander - yet in Zimbabwe, accountability seems reserved only for the powerless. The government's recent announcement of a proposed amendment to the Public Service Act, which will compel civil servants to declare their assets, is a classic case of misplaced priorities, veiled in the rhetoric of transparency and good governance.
Chivayo's arrogance is an insult to millions of suffering Zimbabweans

1 week ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

There's a saying: "A soft answer turneth away wrath" - but what happens when arrogance and contempt are the response to a nation's cry for accountability? There is something profoundly disturbing about the attitude displayed by controversial tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo in his recent public response to reports linking him to a murky US$439 million deal to supply cancer treatment equipment to Zimbabwe - allegedly without following due tender procedures.
Varakashi tweets can never mask Zimbabweans' suffering under the Mnangagwa regime

2 weeks ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

There are some things under the sun that can never be defended or glossed over. The desperation of the ruling ZANU PF regime has never been more apparent than in its feverish attempt to strengthen its so-called Varakashi - a cyber unit tasked with flooding social media with pro-government propaganda.
The ZANU-PF–Britain alliance is a self-serving bond that never served the people

2 weeks ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

The political theatre designed to deceive Zimbabweans seems never-ending. A few days ago, senior Zimbabwean officials and British nationals gathered in Harare to celebrate King Charles III's birthday, exchanging pleasantries, diplomatic smiles, and reaffirming so-called "inevitable and unbreakable ties" between the two nations.
No one is above the Constitution: Zimbabweans must say no to term extensions

2 weeks ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabweans must never allow their country to backslide or let their hard-won rights be stripped away. In 2013, millions of Zimbabweans made history by overwhelmingly endorsing a new Constitution in a national referendum. More than 94% of voters approved this supreme law, which was heralded as a bold step toward accountable governance, democratic renewal, and the rule of law. It was not a partisan document - it was a social contract between the people and those they elect to serve.