Columnist / Obert gutu
Why I decided to join Zanu-PF
MY political activism dates back to the late 1970s when I actively participated in the armed liberation struggle as a young mujibha attending pungwes in my rural area in Gutu district, Masvingo provin...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:23hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Corruption is the elephant in the room
No rocket science is needed to appreciate that, coupled with the debilitating effects of sanctions, corruption is one of the major drivers of the political and socio-economic decay in Zimbabwe today. ...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu
A call for the immediate removal of all forms of sanctions against Zimbabwe
A lot of people, some of them close family members and even respected business friends and colleagues, have openly wondered whether or not I have changed my brand of politics. In certain hostile p...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 18:33hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Electoral malpractices must be cleared in time for elections
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, January 23, 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that elections will be held before July this year. The MDC has always...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu
MDC holds national organising and elections directorate meeting
On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Harvest House, Acting President Elias Mudzuri chaired the MDC national organising and elections directorate meeting. The meeting was attended by the deputy national chai...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 16:53hrs | | by Obert Gutu, MDC National Spokesperson
MDC-T tells its supporters to apply for land at government offices
Zimbabwe land reform must be rationalised One of the founding principles of the MDC clearly and unequivocally advocates for holistic and sustainable land redistribution in order to guarantee f...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu
Fight against corruption should be holistic and all - embracing
Since its formation in September 1999, the MDC has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of corruption. Indeed, the anti-corruption crusade is one of our founding values as a social democr...Published: 29 Nov 2017 at 08:40hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Pampering chiefs with vehicles a clear vote-buying gimmick
THE MDC-T respects the institution of traditional leaders and, in fact, we have always advocated for the welfare of all our traditional leaders to be adequately catered for by the responsible authorit...Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 07:52hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Zec should up their game in the BVR system
The biometric voter registration (BVR) system was rolled out throughout Zimbabwe's 63 district centres a few days ago, but so far, the process has been painstakingly slow and thoroughly inefficient. F...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 09:20hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Zimbabweans don't want a Mugabe dynasty
Zimbabwe is a sovereign republic and not a monarchy.Recent remarks by Grace Mugabe to the effect that President Robert Mugabe should appoint or nominate his successor seem to suggest that a Mugabe dyn...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 12:48hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Thuggish remarks about political situation in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe
On Tuesday,May 23,2017, one Simbaneuta Mudarikwa uttered some very unsavoury and thuggish remarks about the political situation in his constituency, Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP). Mudarikwa is the Memb...Published: 25 May 2017 at 21:28hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Kasukuwere must be brought to order
Minister of Local Government, Saviour Kasukuwere, must immediately stop behaving like a bull in a china shop. On Wednesday, April 27, 2017, Kasukuwere unlawfully suspended all the 25 councilors of Chi...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 09:58hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Electoral reforms should be bedrock of election 2018
A free and fair election is a plebiscite that produces a result that is acceptable to both the victor and the defeated; a result that is legitimate and beyond contestation. Since the year 2000, Zimbab...Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 11:47hrs | | by Obert Gutu
ZEC should independently acquire biometric voter registration kits
Recent reports to the effect that the bankrupt and faction - infested Zanu PF regime has, all of a sudden, managed to raise the more than US$17 million that is needed to acquire biometric voter regist...Published: 17 Feb 2017 at 12:58hrs | | by Obert Gutu, MDC-T National Spokesperson
Government must urgently address striking doctors' grievances
The MDC-T is acutely concerned and indeed, deeply saddened by the ongoing industrial action by medical doctors. A healthly nation is a happy and progressive nation. Thus, the importance of the role th...Published: 16 Feb 2017 at 14:00hrs | | by Obert Gutu, MDC-T National Spokesperson
Government must pay 2016 bonuses - MDC-T
Having been birthed by the labour movement, amongst other key founding partners, the MDC-T is a social democratic political party that is passionately concerned about the welfare of the working class ...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 11:42hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Government should pay civil servants their bonuses
Having been birthed by the labour movement, amongst other key founding partners, the MDC is a social democratic political party that is passionately concerned about the welfare of the working clas...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 09:19hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T expresses dismay at the sentence of 20 years imprisonment with labour
The MDC-T has been utterly shocked and dismayed by Justice Chinembiri Bhunu's decision to sentence our cadres, Yvonne Musarurwa and Tungamirai Madzokere together with former national executive member,...Published: 12 Dec 2016 at 16:55hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T calls on Zimbabwe army to stop new recruitment
The MDC is deeply dismayed and appalled by reports confirming that the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is currently recruiting thousands of new recruits to join the national army.At a time when the n...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 18:38hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Mugabe's bond notes law: A legal analysis
On October 31 2016, President Robert Mugabe gazetted Statutory Instrument 133 of 2016, which provides a legal framework for the introduction of bond notes as acceptable legal tender in Zimbabwe. S...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 07:56hrs | | by Obert Gutu i
Zanu-PF should not use State resources to fund party projects
Over the years, the Zanu-PF regime has always illegally and unconstitutionally conflated the relationship between Zanu-PF as a political party and the State or government. Because Zanu-PF is basic...Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 09:26hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Zimbabwe Anti-corruption commission must be independent
The Zimbabwe Anti - Corruption Commission (ZACC) was established in terms of Section 254 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The core functions of the ZACC are to investigate and expose cases of corr...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu
Corrupt politicians and public officials should be arrested - Gutu
Recent reports concerning the alleged pilfering of public funds in the Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education, Science & Technology Development leave a very bitter test in the mouth. From...Published: 08 Oct 2016 at 15:34hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T condemns appointment of Mugabe's son-in-law as Air Zimbabwe COO
The appointment of Simba Chikore as the Chief Operations Officer at Air Zimbabwe (Private) Limited is a very sad and tragic development for the country. This just confirms that the Mugabe dynasty ...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 09:32hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T celebrates its 17th anniversary at White City Stadium, Bulawayo on Saturday
All roads lead to White City Stadium in the City of Kings & Queens on Saturday. October 1, 2016, as the MDC holds its 17th anniversary and birthday celebrations. The people's project has come of a...Published: 30 Sep 2016 at 10:48hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Bond notes will spell disaster for Zimbabwe's economy - MDC-T
The MDC-T, as a social democratic political party that has always identified with the plight of the poor and down – trodden of society, is deeply concerned and indeed, extremely saddened by the Zanu...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 10:41hrs | 11 | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T to work with all democratic opposition parties
Since its formation in September 1999,the MDC has benchmarked its ideological inclination on social democracy.The MDC is a political party that firmly and fervently believes in peacefully and demo...Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 07:16hrs | | by Obert Gutu
A strong coalition will send Zanu PF packing in election 2018
Politics is a game of numbers. As such, small, weak and poorly-funded political parties will almost invariably find it an impossible feat to win an election; even if such an election is free and f...Published: 22 Aug 2016 at 08:22hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC has no regrets for showing solidarity with genuine war veterans
The MDC is a social democratic political party that has always held deep respect for the revolutionary struggle against settler colonialism; which heroic and selfless struggle ultimately led to th...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 09:24hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Without electoral reforms, 2018 elections will be a farce
At the very centre of Zimbabwe's political challenges over the past few decades has been the failure by the country to hold free, fair and credible elections that can successfully pass the test of leg...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 11:42hrs | | by Obert Gutu
This isn't the Zimbabwe we deserve
Zimbabweans have not experienced real and substantive peace, development and tranquillity for several decades, despite attaining independence 36 years ago.It is a historical fact that the yoke...Published: 13 Aug 2016 at 12:08hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Mphoko must be brought to order - MDC-T
On July 13, 2016 at just after 18.00 hrs the Acting President of Zimbabwe, Phelekezela Mphoko, arrived unannounced at Avondale Police Station in Harare and demanded that "his boys" be released from th...Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 08:59hrs | | by Eddie Cross and Obert Gutu
MDC-T salutes war veterans for finally seeing the light
The MDC would like to whole-heartedly thank and salute war veterans for publicly acknowledging that President Robert Mugabe has outlived his relevance and as such,he should immediately proceed to resi...Published: 22 Jul 2016 at 12:08hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Tsvangirai's MDC-T thanks the people of Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe's leading and most popular political party,the MDC would like to take this opportunity to sincerely and wholeheartedly thank the toiling masses of Zimbabwe for embarking on a peaceful ...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 14:09hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T condemns the unlawful arrest and detention on Harare mayor
The MDC would like to strenuously condemn the unlawful arrest and detention of the Mayor of Harare, Cllr. Ben Manyenyeni by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Immedia...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 15:57hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T condemns the treatment of Harare Mayor
We would like to correct persistent defamatory allegations against the Mayor of Harare, Cllr Ben Manyenyeni, who is currently facing malicious persecution and successive suspensions from office by the...Published: 27 Jun 2016 at 08:38hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Mugabe must be impeached
The MDC is deeply concerned that despite a flurry of exposition of corruption involving state enterprises, senior government officials, including Cabinet Ministers and their cronies, the Zanu PF regim...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 15:47hrs | | by Obert Gutu
RBZ Governor is part of the crisis
The desperate move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, John Mangudya, to try and arrest the prevailing debilitating financial crisis has all but exacerbated the situation. From the beginning, Ma...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 13:43hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T calls for Mugabe's immediate resignation, applauds move by churches
The MDC unequivocally applauds the recent initiative taken by various churches in Zimbabwe in their quest to find a lasting solution to the Zimbabwe political and socio-economic crisis. We take co...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 15:30hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Lack of political legitimacy is root cause of Zimbabwe socio-economic collapse
On times without number, the MDC has stated that the July 31, 2013 elections were stolen. Zanu-PF massively rigged that plebiscite and since then, Zimbabwe's economy has been on an endless tailspi...Published: 07 Jun 2016 at 12:03hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T position on indigenisation
In 2007, the Movement for Democratic Change opposed the introduction of a Bill to allow for an economic programme termed "indigenisation". The MDC viewed this draft legislation as being hostile to new...Published: 01 Apr 2016 at 14:30hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Zimbabwe is facing a cash crisis
The MDC-T is deeply concerned with the debilitating cash crisis that is slowly but surely developing in the country. The main topic of discussion among businesspeople these days is the rapidly evolvin...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 11:01hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T condemns arrest of Gweru Mayor
The MDC-T condemns in the strongest terms the arrest of Councilor Hamutendi Kombai, the Mayor of the City of Gweru. The arrest which comes barely a week after the High court ruling to reinstate ...Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 10:15hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T calls for thorough audit of Marange diamonds
Recent revelations by President Robert Mugabe to the effect that at least US$15 billion worth of diamonds from Marange/Chiadzwa has not been accounted for are very astounding and startling, to say the...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 10:11hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T mourns victims of Kwekwe bus disaster
The MDC would like to extend its deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of the 31 people who tragically lost their lives on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in a road traffic accident involving a b...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 12:01hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T calls for devolution of governmental powers & responsibilities
Section 264 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe calls for the devolution of governmental powers and responsibilities. Whenever appropriate, governmental powers and responsibilities must be devolved to pro...Published: 01 Mar 2016 at 10:14hrs | | by Obert Gutu - MDC-T National Spokesperson
MDC-T warns of a civil war
The MDC-T unreservedly condemns the Police brutality against the war veterans who had gathered for a meeting at the City Sports Centre in downtown Harare on Thursday, February 18, 2016. The action by ...Published: 19 Feb 2016 at 11:35hrs | 10 | by Obert Gutu
Electoral reforms should enhance democracy
The MDC-T advocates for electoral reforms that will deepen and enhance Zimbabwe's democratic dispensation. In this respect, therefore, Section 12 of the Electoral Act (Chapter 2: 13) has to be amended...Published: 02 Feb 2016 at 09:55hrs | | by Obert Gutu - MDC-T National Spokesperson
Government should take urgent measures to avert starvation
The current rain season has been nothing short of a disaster. Zimbabwe is facing the horrifying spectre of an unprecedented famine largely caused by the El Nino weather conditions coupled with a very ...Published: 30 Jan 2016 at 10:41hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Zimbabwe needs genuine media freedom
Freedom of expression and freedom of the media are part and parcel of fundamental human rights and freedoms that are protected under Section 61 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. Indeed, every person ha...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 11:49hrs | | by Obert Gutu - MDC-T national spokesperson
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