Search / Elections
'Are there quality leaders - no paying lip service to free elections?' Need discerning and lip-reading voters to find them
"In our midst, can we not find today leaders who do not pay lip services to freedom, justice and liberty to gain the people's trust?" asked one whatsApp group member.This is not a simple quest...Published: 14 hrs ago | 120 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe is a failed state in dire need of democratic reforms. We must stop Mnangagwa 'cementing' the dictatorship
Dictators live in their own cloud cuckoo-land world in which they, characteristically, see and hear only what THEY want to see and hear. It is no surprise therefore that Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe is now at...Published: 14 hrs ago | 372 | by Wilbert Mukori
South Africa's Electoral Commission bars Zuma
South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission says it has barred former president Jacob Zuma from being on his MK Party list for parliament due to his criminal record.The IEC upheld an objec...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa out to impress Sadc leaders
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government are renovating several roads in Harare as part of preparations to host the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) summit in the capital in August...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:46hrs | 2755 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere ghost haunts Zanu-PF
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cracked the whip on errant Zanu-PF top officials whom he either suspended or expelled from the party accusing them of backing former political commissar Sa...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:37hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA urges caution over Zille's citizenship stance
Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa, Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena, believes people should take South Africa's opposition party leader Helen Zille's comments on giving Zimbabwean migran...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 2090 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's secret advice to ANC exposed
Zanu-PF's behind the scenes moves to have the courts bar exiled minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, from contesting the 2023 elections has been laid bare after it emerged the ruling party advised South Afri...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:07hrs | 4961 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillors reinstated into civil service
GOVERNMENT has reinstated Zanu-PF councillors who resigned from the civil service to contest in the 2023 general elections in violation of its directive that bars civil servants from serving in local ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
The rise of General Chiwenga: My reply to this article
My article today is to reply an article written by Samkeliso Ncube on Bulawayo 24: it was written in large; The rise of General Chiwenga, Zimbabwe's vanguard to a prosperous future. This article is no...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:30hrs | 1400 | by Nomazulu Thata
Does ZANU PF lack leaders who can take over from Mnangagwa?
Speculation rages on as to President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's intentions regarding his post-2028 future. Most of the issues raised understandably revolve around the legal implications of ...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:25hrs | 556 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'2018 elections were free and Mnangagwa won; Americans know it.' claimed Cross. A lie, dismissed with contempt it deserve
I have heard Eddie Cross say a lot of rubbish over the years but his latest claim that the 2018 elections were free, fair and credible, Mnangagwa won and the Americans knew it; takes the biscuit. He m...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:18hrs | 651 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabweans should be wary of Trojan horse constitutional amendments!
So, the Zimbabwe government is planning more constitutional changes.This is according to Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, in an interview with the state-cont...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:12hrs | 253 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Charumbira re-elected PAP President
Chief Fortune Charumbira has been re-elected as the Pan-African Parliament President in elections held in Midrand, South Africa this Monday. Chief Charumbira polled 127 votes out of 172 eligib...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:35hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig exit: More details emerge
FORMER Zanu-PF director general, Dickson Dzora, was reportedly forced to retire over a basket of allegations that include corruption and abuse of party vehicle policy, NewsDay reported.Dzora r...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:33hrs | 4642 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to crack whip on MPs
Zanu-PF Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi has urged disciplinary action against party Members of Parliament (MPs) and officials who habitually skip crucial meetings of the ruling establishment's organs...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:28hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni accuses Zanu of hypocrisy
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has accused the Zanu-PF government of "hypocrisy" in commissioning the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupane....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:01hrs | 1265 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional changes on cards in Zimbabwe
Government has set in motion plans to transfer the responsibility to register voters from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to the Civil Registry Department in sweeping changes to the electoral ...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:56hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
4 CCC factions tussle for political party funds
Four factions of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are locked in an intense fight for the party's share of funds that are disbursed by the Government under the Political Parties (Finance) Act....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:55hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes another empty promise on Lake Gwayi-Shangani
THE Lake Gwayi-Shangani project is set to be completed by the end of this year with President Mnangagwa yesterday reiterating his Government's commitment to pushing it to the end given its strategic s...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:43hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses CCC's appeal on Bulawayo Provincial Council matter
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal made by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) challenging a previous judgement of the Electoral Court that declared the opposition party had failed to file ...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 20:02hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Kidwell Mujuru challenges CCC candidate in court
FORMER Zanu-PF councillor for Ward 6 in Cowdray Park suburb, Kidwell Mujuru, has filed an urgent High Court application challenging the election and christening thereafter of Mr Nkosilathi Mpofu as co...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Russia vow to strengthen ties
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is realising the fruits of its relations with Russia, a global powerhouse in maize, wheat and fertiliser production which significantly contributes to world...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF now needs a leader chosen on merit!
For as long as Zimbabwe has existed as an independent country, we have only known ZANU PF as the ruling party. In spite of several attempts at removing the party from power through democratic ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:12hrs | 1535 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
How did things get so bad in Haiti? Here's what to Know
Things in Haiti have gotten so bad that Ariel Henry, the unelected Prime Minister, resigned and called for the installation of a tra...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 18:58hrs | 798 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's plan to stay in power past 2028
President Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to extend his second and final term by at least two years until 2030 after abandoning plans to abolish term limits through a constitutional amendment which would req...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:25hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
Russian elections held in peaceful and conducive environment
The head of Zimbabwe’s electoral observer mission to the 2024 Russian presidential election Priscilla Chigumba says the Russo poll was held in "a peaceful and conducive environment" as well as run i...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 07:50hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
China supports total sanctions removal on Zimbabwe
China stands ready to support Zimbabwe for the total removal of Western sanctions, the defence of its sovereignty and the pursuit of strategic security interests, visiting Chinese Communist Party (CCP...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa pays tribute to Petronella Mukwende
Main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa made a rare public appearance since he resigned from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), travelling to Chivi over the weekend for the funeral of the late Pet...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:55hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF is the black sheep of liberation movements
So, Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF is currently hosting a conference of former liberation movements.Nonetheless, just how is the party viewed by their colleagues in the region?Are they trul...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:48hrs | 163 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe accuses American officials of ‘regime change' agenda
In a dramatic turn of events, Zimbabwe finds itself embroiled in a diplomatic spat with the United States following the detention and deportation of American officials and contractors last month....Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:48hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
ANC, Zanu-PF and other former liberation movements converge
AHEAD of the country's 44th Independence celebrations next month, Former Liberation Movements (FLM) will converge in Victoria Falls to exchange notes and guard against infiltration by former coloniser...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:08hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa awards Chemist Siziba liberation war hero status
The funeral service of the late Zimbabwean businessman Chemist Siziba, who died last Saturday, was held this morning at his Borrowdale (Hogerty Hill) home in Harare.Siziba died of kidney failu...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 16:32hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, are you satisfied with how you're treating Zimbabweans?
So, the Zimbabwe regime believes that the manner in which they are governing the country is for the benefit of citizens.In fact, information minister Jenfan Muswere was quite unequivocal, a fe...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:43hrs | 1758 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Mnangagwa is corrupt because he is still in liberation war mode.' True still shaming him will not end kleptocracy
There is an audio of "Retired Army officer speaks" complaining about Zanu PF's corrupt leaders and how their insatiable greed is the root cause of Zimbabwe's economic melt down. Corruption started soo...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 1660 | by Wilbert Mukori
Targeted sanctions were inevitable
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, my deduction is that targeted sanctions were inevitable. It does not augur well for Zimbabwe that you are the first sitting President to be des...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:09hrs | 279 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Rights watchdogs condemn embarrassment of Zimbabwe lawyers
GLOBAL legal watchdogs, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), have urged the government of Zimbabwe to urgently investigate the abuse of la...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:37hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu faction lays claim to government 'windfall'
CITIZEN Coalition of Change (CCC) self-imposed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu's faction has written to the government requesting for the disbursement of a "windfall" due to the party unde...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | 2790 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries set for next week
Zanu-PF will hold primary elections for Mount Pleasant and Harare East constituencies on March 23, after the completion of the cell restructuring process, the party's Harare provincial political commi...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans explode
WOES are continuing to mount for veterans of Zimbabwe's armed liberation struggle, who say their welfare is continually being neglected, with tertiary learning institutions refusing to enrol their chi...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:38hrs | 1437 | by Staff reporter
Get Zimbabwe to its factory settings
Zimbabweans living in the diaspora must have a say and given a platform to share their ideas and contribute much to the economic, political and social dev...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 07:20hrs | 699 | by Leonard Koni
Edgar Lungu calls for early election in Zambia
Zambia's ex-President, Edgar Lungu, has urged citizens to demand an early election, alleging that his successor, Hakainde Hichilema (HH), has mismanaged the nation's economy.Lungu also critici...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 18:18hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Why an uprising against Zanu-PF will fail
I SEE some people advocating an uprising against Zanu-PF Have you people thought this through? If you really provoke a crisis, with the populace on one side and the machinery of the Zanu-PF go...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:32hrs | 1076 | by Kumbirai T Nhamo
Mnangagwa's third-term bid gathers pace
THE dolling out of top-of-the-range all-terrain vehicles to 100 chiefs from across the country by the government has raised eyebrows amid revelations that the traditional leaders are being rewarded fo...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:08hrs | 2538 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins 2 council by-elections
Zanu-PF has won Harare Ward 36 and Chinhoyi Ward 4 after defeating opposition candidates in Saturday by-elections.The Harare Municipality by-election was necessitated by the recall of former c...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:50hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu hits out at incompetent leaders, corrupt police officers
ZANU-PF secretary-general Dr Obert Mpofu came out guns blazing against unscrupulous law enforcement officers in Nyamandlovu, Matebeleland North Province yesterday, as he addressed concerns by villager...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:26hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
US spies busted, deported
FOUR United States nationals contracted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reportedly sneaked into the country last month without notifying the authorities as per protoc...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:24hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
CCC pulls out of by-elections
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will not participate in the upcoming by-elections, a it is focusing its efforts on stabilising the party and the institution of key electoral reforms in the cou...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 14:55hrs | 2912 | by Staff reporter
People will follow Chamisa everywhere he goes
Former MDC Alliance and the Citizens Coalition for Change Organizing Secretary Amos Chibaya has claimed that Zimbabweans do not follow political parties but people.Chibaya who was speaking to ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:42hrs | 2501 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to dethrone chiefs over droughts
President Emmerson Mnagagwa has blamed traditional leaders mainly chiefs over impending droughts that the country is facing.Mnangagwa who was addressing scores of Zanu-PF supporters at the Rob...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:40hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
More changes loom at ZBC
A CHANGE of the editorial team at State broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is looming in the wake of a restructuring exercise being implemented by a newly-appointed board.The ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:17hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories