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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 another five-year term.Mugabe has been in …

Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 09:40hrs | | 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 close to 36 years now."I may be 90 years …

Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 20:55hrs | 1 | 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 Change (MDC), Zimbabwe's largest oppos…

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, itself a splinter of the mainstream Movement for…

Published: 11 Jun 2015 at 08:18hrs | | 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 ado about nothing.The two parties have pen…

Published: 02 Apr 2015 at 09:14hrs | | by 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 the ruling Zimbabwe African National Un…

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). The development, coming after years …

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 could set in motion the decline of the…

Published: 24 Nov 2014 at 14:36hrs | 1 | 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 â€“ as its first secretary - and Zimbabwe since the country gained independence from colonial power Britain in April 1980.&nbsp…

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 gave her assessment of the state of the co…

Published: 25 Sep 2014 at 09:32hrs | | 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, Morgan Tsvangirai, is still at the helm of t…

Published: 04 Sep 2014 at 07:56hrs | | 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 continues to intensify and has put thos…

Published: 17 Jul 2014 at 12:36hrs | | 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 the coming weeks, he is set to embark on a whirlwin…

Published: 06 Mar 2014 at 08:51hrs | 1 | 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 party.Their intention was to isolate P…

Published: 20 Feb 2014 at 11:45hrs | | 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 Ndlovu (RN), on a range of issues, among…

Published: 28 Nov 2013 at 01:55hrs | 2 | by Ray Ndlovu

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