Columnist / Phillan zamchiya
Beyond the Zanu-PF/ ANC communique
THE vagueness of the joint Zanu-PF/ African National Congress (ANC) communique on the bilateral meeting co...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1941 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Zimbabweans must not pin hope on ANC
THE African National Congress (ANC) has dispatched a six-member delegation of its national executive committee to have bilateral discussions with the leadership of Zanu-PF. The world of former liberat...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 07:10hrs | 508 | by Phillan Zamchiya
July 31 exposed Mnangagwa
In order to legitimise anti-democratic politics, violence and human rights abuses to the world, Zanu-PF has gone back to its exhausted ideological settings.This follows a widespread call by ac...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:36hrs | 9928 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Charamba, Tomana join diplomatic service
Former Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana and former police spokesperson Mrs Charity Charamba have been appointed into the diplomatic service and are part of a group that is undergoing training at the...Published: 14 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 3379 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Recall of MDC legislators: No easy choice for Chamisa
THE dynamic and popular Nelson Chamisa faces no easy political choices in the next few days. This follows the recall of his four MDC Alliance legislators on May 5 2020 from Parliament by the Speaker o...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:57hrs | 4214 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Abductions: It's the State stupid!
ZIMBABWE'S response to the callous abduction of Peter Magombeyi and other citizens is pathetic. Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo, and Information secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana have blamed the th...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 06:56hrs | 885 | by Phillan Zamchiya
ZEC's Black-Box Approach: Ballot Politics & Electoral Risks
'Any initiative which makes our elections more credible, inclusive and democratic cannot be said to be in violation of the constitution and electoral laws.'Reader, just across the mighty Zambe...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 11:16hrs | 486 | by Dr. Phillan Zamchiya and Washington Katema
Ballot politics & electoral risks
"Any initiative which makes our elections more credible, inclusive and democratic cannot be said to be in violation of the constitution and electoral laws."Just across the mighty Zambezi River...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | 299 | by Phillan Zamchiya & Washington Katema
Chamisa's rising star
A PRE-ELECTION survey was conducted from April 28 to May 13, 2018 by Afrobarometer in Zimbabwe. The results were published on June 7, 2018.Yes, it is useful in my view. The major finding was o...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:56hrs | 776 | by Phillan Zamchiya
How to smoke out Zanu-PF in Harare
Come 2018 general elections, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) must win resoundingly in Harare Metropolitan to stand a chance to win the Presidency and govern.It is an opposition tradit...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:25hrs | 700 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Chamisa's new path: High modernism and patriotism
Before we even reflect on MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa's political messaging at rallies, let us look at his appearance. He has a savvy hi-tech gadget and a Zimbabwean flag which sums it up. Some form o...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:33hrs | 995 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Claims and counter claims to power in MDC-T
Morgan Tsvangirai remains the president of Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T). I have checked and his current term ends in 2019.Some medical reports indicate he is not too wel...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 06:51hrs | 300 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
MDC-T must face reality
IF THEY could, the MDC-T would tear to shreds a public opinion survey conducted by US research and advocacy organisation, Freedom House, and the Zimbabwe's Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI), and pu...Published: 23 Aug 2012 at 14:06hrs | 147 | by Phillan Zamchiya
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