Columnist / Ray ndlovu
Zimbabwe reaches 'tipping point'
ZIMBABWE'S Finance minister Mthuli Ncube responded to the country's worsening economic crisis last week by blacking out inflation statistics for the next six months, boosting the price of the little p...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:47hrs | | by Antony Sguazzin, Prinesha Naidoo and Ray Ndlovu
'The voice of the people is the voice of God'
At Zanu-PF's headquarters and in Harare's central business district, the signs of the deep pockets of the ruling party are on full display.A large banner in the green and yellow colours of Zan...Published: 09 May 2018 at 16:15hrs | | by BusinessDay / Ray Ndlovu
No official word on Zimbabwe adopting the Rand
The South African Reserve Bank has not received any official communication from Zimbabwean authorities for the adoption of the South African rand as the main unit of trade, Jabulani Sikhakhane, the di...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 16:09hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
A coalition may elude Zimbabwe opposition
JOHANNESBURG - In the absence of a united opposition, President Robert Mugabe - who will be 94 years old when the 2018 polls take place in Zimbabwe - is tipped to retain control of the country for...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 09:40hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Is the end nigh for Tendai Biti?
THOSE who live by the sword, die by the sword.In a classic case reflecting this adage, the embattled leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Tendai Biti has been left nursing wounds aft...Published: 27 Oct 2016 at 09:36hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu and Tendai Makaripe
Zimbabwe not obliged to buy electricity from SA, says Eskom
Power utility Eskom has said its northern neighbour, Zimbabwe, is under no compulsion to continue buying electricity from it, amid indications that Zimbabwe might struggle to keep up with tariffs....Published: 25 Jul 2016 at 14:17hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Zimbabwe protests show people have power
ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe is well known both at home and abroad for crushing dissent. He has mastered the use of the police, the army and the intelligence service to keep him in office for cl...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 20:55hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Shattered opposition lets Bob jive as Zim dives
Back in the 1990s, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) was a fierce opponent of President Robert Mugabe. It drove the rise of resistance politics and gave birth to the Movement for Democratic...Published: 28 Aug 2015 at 08:54hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Zimbabwe opposition has dismally failed
The latest split highlights the hopelessness of Zimbabwe's opposition politics that has been evident since the country's independence in 1980.THE latest split involving the MDC Renewal Team, i...Published: 11 Jun 2015 at 08:18hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
No tension between Mphoko and Dabengwa
WIDELY viewed as a political party which is now past its prime, ZAPU is adamant, it still has a lot to give the people of Zimbabwe. Dumiso Dabengwa (DD), ZAPU president spoke to the Financial...Published: 15 May 2015 at 09:39hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
What went wrong in Welshman Ncube's MDC?
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Welshman Ncube continues to bounce from one crisis to another, amid indications that its pending unification with the MDC Renewal Team could be much ad...Published: 02 Apr 2015 at 09:14hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
MDC continues to lose vital members
IN the past two years, following their loss in the 2013 elections, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Welshman Ncube has had a growing number of its key members leaving the nest....Published: 26 Feb 2015 at 09:00hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Tsvangirai afraid of social media
FEAR of growing criticism appears to have influenced the recent move by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) to ban the proliferation of social media groups in the 16-year-old political movement...Published: 19 Feb 2015 at 11:46hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
It is cold outside Zanu-PF
EMBATTLED former Zanu-PF leaders face a cold spell outside of the ruling party, should they be expelled after spending nearly their entire lives in the party.The prospect of starting all over ...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 10:53hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Mutasa on a mission to 'cleanse' Zanu-PF
Didymus Mutasa, the embattled former minister in the Zimbabwe presidency and the ruling Zanu-PF's former secretary for administration, has staked his lifelong career in the party in a high-stakes bid ...Published: 30 Jan 2015 at 14:43hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu I M&G
All eyes on Saviour Kasukuwere
THE newly-appointed Zanu-PF secretary for the commissariat, Saviour Kasukuwere has an arduous task ahead of him in the New Year, as the ruling party faces the challenge of pulling itself together in ...Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 07:24hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
2014 in Zimbabwe politics
WHAT a year in politics 2014 has been! Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai and his party set the ball in motion for the high octane drama that left Zimbabweans spellbound ...Published: 18 Dec 2014 at 09:18hrs | | by Andrew Kunambura and Ray Ndlovu
MDC-T at its lowest ebb since its formation in 1999
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Zimbabwe's largest opposition party, is at its lowest ebb since its formation in 1999. Split into factions and plagued with infighting, it poses no threat to ...Published: 08 Dec 2014 at 21:47hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Challenges lie ahead for Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti
MONTHS of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations led by Welshman Ncube and Sekai Holland culminated in the formation of the United Democratic Union (UDU...Published: 04 Dec 2014 at 08:52hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Grace Mugabe's dirty tricks could hurt Mugabe
In two weeks, President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF holds its elective congress, but early signs are that the watershed indaba may result not only in high-profile political casualties, but an outcome that...Published: 24 Nov 2014 at 14:36hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
An idiot's guide to Zimbabwe politics
This is Ray Ndlovu's idiot's guide to Zimbabwe politics.President Robert Mugabe has been at the helm of Zanu-PF – as its first secretary - and Zimbab...Published: 23 Nov 2014 at 22:11hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
'Tsvangirai thinks Zimbabwe can't do without him'
GRACE Kwinjeh (GK), a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) who is now based in Brussels, Belgium, spoke to the Financial Gazette's Assistant Bureau Chief Ray Ndlovu (RN) and gav...Published: 25 Sep 2014 at 09:32hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Bulawayo closed for business
SIXTY percent of companies operating in Bulawayo have been placed under judicial management, indicative of the dire state of affairs in the country's second largest city. Once Zimbabwe's indus...Published: 11 Sep 2014 at 09:15hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
MDC-T turns 15 but there is little to celebrate
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) - once a formidable force in the country's body politic - finds itself at its most vulnerable as it turns 15 years old this month. Its founding father, Morg...Published: 04 Sep 2014 at 07:56hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Mugabe won't use Sadc chair to settle old scores
The incoming chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe moved at the weekend to quell down speculation that he would use his new position as Sad...Published: 17 Aug 2014 at 16:11hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Anxiety grips Zimbabweans in SA, Botswana
TREVOR Ndlovu, 28, has been living in neighbouring South Africa for the past seven years. The prospect of returning back home to Zimbabwe is one he struggles with and finds hard to accept. The permit ...Published: 24 Jul 2014 at 11:22hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Mugabe's political star set to shine bright
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's political star is set to shine bright when he takes over the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from current chair, Malawi's Peter Mutharika, n...Published: 24 Jul 2014 at 11:19hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
'Morgan Tsvangirai has lost it,' says Mangoma
AFTER being the target of a bruising assault at the hands of violent youths linked to Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, Elton Mangoma (EM)'s resolve to push for change...Published: 17 Jul 2014 at 12:36hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Roy Bennett linked to Tendai Biti
THE South African exiled Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) treasurer-general, Roy Bennett, is being linked to the splinter MDC Renewal Team and his membership has been confirmed by the faction's ...Published: 17 Jul 2014 at 12:26hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Govt owes faction-riddled MDC-T $5m
GOVERNMENT owes the faction-riddled Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) close to $5 million, which the party was entitled to receive under the Political Parties Finance Act. The Act stipula...Published: 04 Jul 2014 at 09:25hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Zanu-PF bigwigs prepare for a do-or-die congress
A BATTLE for top positions has ensued in Zanu-PF as party heavyweights prepare for a do-or-die congress in December amid indications that Simon Khaya-Moyo, the party's national chairman, and Didymus M...Published: 05 Jun 2014 at 18:17hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
'Grand coalition not about unseating Mugabe'
WELSHMAN Ncube (WN), president of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has given his strongest hint that he will not re-unite with his rival Morgan Tsvangirai, dashing any hope that the two could ...Published: 29 May 2014 at 10:40hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
How Biti caught Tsvangirai flat footed
"WE are going to do it differently from Welshman (Ncube) and others… We will get them out," one of the key members of the leadership renewal team in the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) told ...Published: 08 May 2014 at 08:41hrs | | by Maggie Mzumara and Ray Ndlovu
Zim opposition parties in disarray
RUCTIONS within opposition political parties in Zimbabwe have shaken the confidence of those eager to see change in the manner the country's affairs are governed. The country's main opposition politic...Published: 10 Apr 2014 at 10:59hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Zimbabweans in SA unlikely to troop back home
ZIMBABWEAN nationals based in South Africa are unlikely to troop back home despite moves by Pretoria to institute tougher legislation against illegal immigrants. An estimated two million Zimbabwea...Published: 20 Mar 2014 at 13:54hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Tendai Biti fighting a losing battle
TENDAI Biti, the secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) is straddling a fine line as he pushes for the reversal of the suspension of Elton Mangoma from the party leadershi...Published: 20 Mar 2014 at 13:52hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Tsvangirai in fight of his life
MORGAN Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) is not taking the challenge to his leadership of the party lying down.Instead, he is fighting to the bitter end. In th...Published: 06 Mar 2014 at 08:51hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Morgan Tsvangirai fighting for survival
ZIMBABWE's leading opposition political figure Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) is fighting for survival within his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), a party he helped to found in 1999. ...Published: 27 Feb 2014 at 07:16hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
EU sanctions on Zimbabwe lose their sting?
NEARLY 12 years ago, the European Union (EU) imposed "targeted" sanctions on President Robert Mugabe, an inner circle of his Zanu-PF party and several public and private companies linked to the ruling...Published: 20 Feb 2014 at 11:45hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Where is Mutambara?
FORMER deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has made an unceremonious exit from the grand political stage, quietly slipping into the shadows.Ever since the expiry of the unity government las...Published: 23 Jan 2014 at 07:13hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
'I'm still on the political stage,' says Welshman Ncube
IN his first interview after the July 31 elections, Welshman Ncube (WN), the president of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), spoke to the Financial Gazette's Assistant Bureau Chief, Ray ...Published: 28 Nov 2013 at 01:55hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Tsvangirai lost elections years ago not just on July 31
The opposition party started losing years ago Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe won a seventh consecutive term of office in last month's national election, defying old age, rumours of ill-health and...Published: 08 Aug 2013 at 09:04hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu I Financial Mail
Tsvangirai largely contributed to the 'Zanufication' of the MDC-T
WHEN Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) president Morgan Tsvangirai sits down to take stock of what went wrong during the just-ended elections, a significant portion of the blame could be found a...Published: 06 Aug 2013 at 11:28hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu and Shylet Shumba
Zanu-PF buoyed by AU stance
Zanu-PF has been cutting a lone figure in its push to hold an election on July 31 as directed by the Constitutional Court judgment passed last month.In a rare show of unity, its rivals have fo...Published: 27 Jun 2013 at 08:02hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Tsvangirai looks to Sadc over election ruling
ZIMBABWE's Constitutional Court has in effect backed President Robert Mugabe's call for swift elections by ordering them to be held before July 31, earlier than the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangira...Published: 04 Jun 2013 at 08:06hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu I bdlive
Why Tsvangirai can't win the generals
The opposition's attempt to win the army in Zimbabwe is not new and is unlikely to succeed as the military is keen to prove its loyalty to Mugabe.In these days of suspicion and mistrust amon...Published: 11 May 2013 at 21:43hrs | 1 | by M&G I Jason Moyo, Ray Ndlovu
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