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Violence Alert: Soldiers bash MDC Alliance member in Harare
The Tendai Biti led political party, PDP, reports that soldiers in Harare attacked an Alliance member who was leading a team of their members in distributing campaign material in Mandara today....Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 14:43hrs | | by PDP
Catriona Laing's tweet of shame
The People' Democratic Party is irked by Catriona Laing's unrepentant nauseating conduct, that coming from a diplomat and one from a country which is known for strong democratic practices....Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 11:18hrs | | by PDP
Bleak Workers Day Celebrations
Tomorrow, the working people of Zimbabwe will again converge to celebrate workers day or rather to interrogate the plight of the working people of Zimbabwe.38 years after independence the peop...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 23:29hrs | | by Jacob Mafume PDP Spokesperson, MDC Alliance Information Committee
Zimbabwe Airways scandal a continuation of the ZANU-PF looting machine
The unfolding theatrics involving Zimbabwe Airways, Air Zimbabwe and central government exposes the rhetoric around combating corruption being parroted by the Mnangagwa government.It confirms ...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 14:55hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mafume - PDP Spokesperson, MDC Alliance Information Committee
MDC Alliance takes PEACE to SADC
Yesterday a high powered MDC Alliance delegation met with the SADC assessment team in Zimbabwe and made the point that the next election is key in ensuring a return to legitimacy following the coup of...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 10:37hrs | | by PDP
The Mnangagwa Administration, brute force and reform hypocrisy
The regime has gone to town celebrating their first 100 days, a period of mediocrity and a total failure to break from the past.In ZANUPF the more things change the more they remain the same, ...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 09:20hrs | | by PDP
PDP's statement on violence at Tsvangirai funeral
The People's Democratic Party joins the MDC-T and the MDC Alliance at large in appreciating the citizens who braved the weather to pay their last respects to our departed leader at the residence, at H...Published: 22 Feb 2018 at 13:39hrs | | by Jacob Mafume PDP Spokesperson
Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai - The Peak of the Struggle's Hall of Fame
Ash Wednesday is the day that the traditional churches remember that the human being is mortal; the Priest physically draws a cross of ash on each of the foreheads of every congregant accompanied by t...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 10:26hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP
PDP resolutions on the MDC Alliance, the Economy and Elections
People's Democratic Party Management Committee Resolutions on the MDC Alliance, the Economy and Elections.07 February 2018Yesterday, the People's Democratic Party held its first Management...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 09:01hrs | | by Settlement Chikwinya, PDP
Price controls, tinkering with the deck when the titanic is sinking
An unrelenting inflationary environment has characterised our economy for over three months, the surge of prices has become one of the biggest challenges in the lives of Zimbabweans.Any attemp...Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 14:46hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Attempt to smear ZEC's decision is unfortunate PDP
The attempt to crank a smear campaign against ZEC's decision to award a tender to IPSIDY is unfortunate.As a point of clarity, the de-duplication process is meant to eliminate repeated copies ...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 11:56hrs | | by PDP
A clean break from the past is needed, current path just a joke
Zimbabwe is burning which must be motivation enough for the leadership to seek a clean break from the past including a holistic change of culture.The People's Democratic Party is irked by the ...Published: 05 Jan 2018 at 10:44hrs | | by PDP
Security sector transformation not an opposition issue - PDP
Emmerson Mnangagwa's last act of 2017 was a bad decision to deploy soldiers on young protestors in Bulawayo at a church service ironically convened to celebrate the peaceful and bloodless nature of th...Published: 02 Jan 2018 at 10:38hrs | | by PDP
Spread of Lacoste lies, a call for media reforms - PDP
A free press is one of the pillars of a constitutional democracy, it is an essential means of public participation in decision making. Without a free press the citizen would be unable to make informed...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 07:54hrs | | by PDP
Basics price hikes expose the myths of Chinamasa's budget
On the 8th of December President Biti presented the MDC Alliance's alternative national agenda towards a transformative democratic developmental state. We challenged the myths around grow...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 10:32hrs | | by Jacob Mafume PDP Spokesperson
Setting the recod straight, full text of Biti's US presentation
The current government has benefited from lies peddled in an attempt to run away from a commitment to the democratic obligations provided in our constitution ,Contrary to reports, President Bi...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 18:46hrs | | by PDP
Our team will not seek imposition of Sanctions (ZANUPF lies must be ignored)
The nation is already aware that the MDC Alliance has deployed a team which includes our President Tendai Biti, Prof Welshman Ncube, Hon Adv Nelson Chamisa and Mr Jacob Ngarivhume on a diplomatic miss...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 10:15hrs | | by PDP
Rising cases of illegal activities by the military a concern
The starting point is that the military must stick to responsibilities stated in section 212 of the constitution."The function of the Defence Forces is to protect Zimbabwe, its people, its nat...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 12:59hrs | | by PDP
Chaos in the health sector - PDP
Yesterday an old look cabinet was restored into office by President Mnangagwa who blew an opportunity to restart, bring in new ideas and buy confidence from the Zimbabwean people.The citizen h...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 15:46hrs | | by PDP
Deploying soldiers on vendors is barbaric - PDP
The decision by the current administration to deploy soldiers on vendors and commuters is a bad development which must not only be condemned but must stop forthwith.The past few weeks have bee...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 10:44hrs | | by PDP
Slave trade is a scourge and a disease which must be fought by everyone - PDP
One of the world's biggest victories is that of the abolishment of slave trade, it is sad to see a resurgence of the scourge.The developments in Libya where migrants are captured and sold in w...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 08:14hrs | | by PDP
Mugabe must stop embarrassing himself - PDP
President Mugabe must resign and allow Zimbabwe to open the new chapter; his legacy of the past 37 years is that of failure, mediocrity and that of sowing division so as to maintain his grip on power....Published: 20 Nov 2017 at 15:34hrs | | by PDP
Biti's consistent call for an NTA vindicated
The People's Democratic Party is glad to witness a developing convergence around the idea of establishing a National Transitional Authority whose proponent is President Tendai Biti.Dating ...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 10:04hrs | | by PDP
Dynastic politics dangerous but military interference catastrophic
The People's Democratic Party last week warned against allowing the creation of a Mugabe dynasty.This was against the backdrop of ZANUPF's misdirected meeting where a rowdy crowd purported to ...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 10:50hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Its time to converge against a Mugabe dynasty
The past few days have seen the heightening of madness in the motherland, insanity reached it's the highest levels yesterday.A praise and worship session held at ZANUPF headquarters yesterday ...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 14:09hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Five reasons why Grace Mugabe cannot lead - PDP
Recent developments in Zimbabwe including the firing of Vice President Mnangagwa have proved beyond reasonable doubt that Grace is the biggest threat to the stability of this country; she is the bigge...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 17:32hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Increasing human rights violations a concern - PDP
Attempts to quash political dissent witnessed in the past few weeks concerns the People's Democratic Party.In the past few weeks the state has demonstrated its unrepentant disrespect of human ...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Mugabe's death penalty utterances uncalled for
Mugabe's call for reconsideration of the death is unwarranted and a reflection of someone who is not in sync with the world we live in.The People's Democratic Party is concerned with such reck...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 12:17hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
OneLove campaign gathers momentum
The #OneLove campaign is expected to reach its peak this week with a record high of voter registration numbers expected in Harare East as a result.The #OneLove campaign is an encouragement to ...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 14:53hrs | | by PDP
Mugabes Airways a last supper kind of looting
The People's Democratic Party has consistently exposed the first family for the evil they commit not only against Zimbabwean citizens but the prejudice suffered the nation including on the long term a...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 17:40hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Zimdollar returns?
PDP President Tendai Biti yesterday warned Zimbabweans to brace up for a huge fight against the impending introduction of the Zimbabwean dollar.Delivering the second edition of the State of th...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 11:10hrs | | by PDP
PDP Mourns Abisha Nyanguwo
The People's Democratic Party joins the MDC-T, the Nyanguwo family and all the democrats in mourning the untimely passing of Mr Abisha Nyanguwo.Mr Nyanguwo was a veteran trade unionist who dem...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:06hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Biti to deliver a State of the Economy Address
The economic crisis is deepening, today's Herald reports that inflation rose by 0,78 percent following price increases which according to the ZIMSTAT are a result of foreign currency shortages. We are...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 16:41hrs | | by PDP
No sympathy for Chinamasa but Chombo will be worse - PDP
The man at the centre of economic decline in the Motherland is in the United States attending to meetings meant for treasury officials, with the shock from non-event called a reshuffle in ZANUPF dicti...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 15:58hrs | | by PDP
President Biti honoured for Human rights work
The 99 year leases issued government are a terrible arrangement which expose women to the risk of being homeless and losing everything they would have worked for in a wince of an eye, President Biti h...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 15:57hrs | | by PDP
Resign, a reshuffle is a waste of everyone's time - PDP
Zimbabwe has for a long time been caught in a permanent fudge status quo, straddling from one crisis to another, radar-less, leaderless and clueless.Government business has come to a standstil...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 12:04hrs | | by Jacob Mafume PDP Spokesperson
Celebrating the recovery of a paltry $55 000 reflects desperation
On Tuesday the People's Democratic Party released a statement expressing disappointment on the misdirected efforts by government in its desperate attempt to deal with the liquidity crisis.We a...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 10:36hrs | | by PDP
ZANU-PF's use of force and coercive legal instruments ill advised
A dark cloud has once again enclosed the motherland; misdirected decisions have been taken by the government as a reaction to the current crisis.The People's Democratic Party restates that an ...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 10:33hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
The People's Democratic Party- General Council Resolutions 29 September 2017
Resolutions We, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) General Council seating in HARARE on this the 29th of September 2017.Concerned by the deepening suffering of the o...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 20:55hrs | | by PDP
Read books of basic economics, Bimha's investigation of denial won't help
ZANU-PF's failure to take responsibility of the current crisis will only serve to worsen the situation. In an attempt to shift the blame to externals a misdiagnosis of the situation is bound to happen...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 11:00hrs | 4 | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
ZANU-PF must face it; the balance sheet reflects failure in absolute terms
Recent developments that have seen service stations running dry and poor Zimbabweans failing to make it to work this morning are an indictment on Mugabe's leadership, Patrick's Chinamonics and the hyp...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 13:19hrs | | by Jacob Mafume PDP Spokesperson
PDP Coalition status, setting the record straight
The People's Democratic Party is part of the MDC Allaince; the party has no intention of forming another parallel coalition.For the avoidance of doubt the PDP Management Committee held in Gwer...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 19:53hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Mnangagwa has captured the Presidency through Misheck Sibanda
In the African society, morality demands that we protect the elderly from abuse for age makes them vulnerable. In the Zimbabwean case the opposite is true especially when it pertains to Mugabe....Published: 19 Sep 2017 at 10:46hrs | 1 | by PDP Communications
Stinking electoral amendments from an interested party
On Friday the 15th of September the President gazetted Statutory Instrument 117 of 2017 in terms section 2 of the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act.He sought to amend section 24, 25...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 16:34hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Biti to grace South African attorneys gathering
After delivering what was a grand speech at an event dubbed "The State of the Profession-Looking Forward" on the 21st of April 2017 in South Africa, President Biti has once again been invited to grace...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 09:56hrs | | by PDP
Early elections will be another sham
Proclamation 6 of 2017 sets 14 September as the commencement voter registration ending on the 15th of January 2018, the PDP is of the view that the proclamation is premature.We are of the view...Published: 11 Sep 2017 at 12:56hrs | | by Jacob Mafume PDP Spokesperson
Biti continues in defence of Zim constitution
ZANU-PF has been exposed for its attempt to amend the constitution through uncouth means against the procedures set in the constitution and Sections 95 (2); 96; 97; 98 of the Standing Orders.B...Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 15:38hrs | | by PDP Communications
Wheels come off Chinamasa's mystic wagon, the bond note myth is exposed
The wheels have come off Chinamasa's mystic wagon, the unorthodox attempt to get around fundamental rules and principles of economics have failed, his cosmetic fiscal tactics are finally exposed as we...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 19:31hrs | | by Jacob Mafume PDP Spokesperson
Use the law to assert women's rights, Biti urges young lawyers
The law is the best way to assert human rights in a country where the government is reluctant or the perpetrator of violations, President Biti has said.Addressing a strategic planning meeting ...Published: 05 Sep 2017 at 12:08hrs | | by PDP
Biti outlines the economic agenda of the MDC Alliance
The MDC Alliance will present to the people a detailed economic blue print in the near future, PDP leader, Tendai Biti has said.Speaking at the Bulawayo Launch of a Pre-Election pact involving...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 11:33hrs | | by PDP
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