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'CCC abandons Sikhala?'
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has not deserted its incarcerated member Job Sikhala, but the party is avoiding attracting the ire of its opponents, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has sa...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF forces teachers, nurses to buy party cards
Zanu-PF took it's intimidation tactics to a higher level following reports that the ruling party is forcing teachers and nurses to buy party cards in Masvingo province.Zaka district women boss...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:16hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police persecutes Chamisa's CCC, shields Zanu-PF rogue elements
POLICE are once again on the spotlight over allegations of selective application of the law where they stand accused of moving at lightning speed to arrest and lock up opposition members suspected of ...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in fresh call for dialogue following murder of MDC activist - implement reforms, hypocrite
The sheer hypocrisy and duplicity of MDC leaders when it comes to dealing with the thorny issue of Zimbabwe's political culture of violence, never seize t...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 19:40hrs | 11 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu-PF revives Chamisa's popularity?
WHAT started as a pedestrian civic engagement for Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to interface with communities and the grassroots in Masvingo this week ahead of the 2023...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:43hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF must apologise for 2008 poll violence'
FORMER Masvingo Central legislator Jeffreyson Chitando (MDC Alliance) yesterday demanded an apology from Zanu-PF youths over June 27, 2008 violence in which hundreds of opposition supporters were kill...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
History will absolve Mwonzora
MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora (DM) has often been described as a sellout and likened to Rhodesia-Zimbabwe quisling Bishop Abel Muzorewa.Mwonzora, nicknamed "Mwonzorewa" by critics who are d...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:15hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
2008 terror leader dies
ZAKA residents say they are not sorry about the recent death of a Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Christopher Rufu Mayoyo, who led a murderous terror campaign against opposition supporters in the dist...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
What is holding back Zimbabwe - perverse Zanu-PF and MDC entente cordiale
There is no doubt that ever since the 2008 to 2013 GNU there was mutual understanding, a cordial agreement, a "entente cordiale" as the French would say, struck between Zanu-PF and MDC. MDC was suppos...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Top MDC official honours 2008 violence victims widows
MDC Mashonaland East provincial women assembly chairperson Brightness Mangora at the weekend brought smiles to three widows of the 2008 political violence victims through donation of various foodstuff...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding gangs terrorize villagers in Zvishavane
The 2008 violence that saw most rural Zimbabweans decapitated and maimed by Zanu-PF militia is being relieved in rural and urbanZvishavane and Shurugwi in the Midlands Province following a new wave of...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 18:36hrs | 3 | by MakhoPrecious Moyo
Gukurahundi haunts Mnangagwa
More than 22 years after the Gukurahundi massacres ended, that sad episode in Zimbabwe's history continues to rear its ugly head with the deputy minister of Defence, Victor Matemadanda this week rushi...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
You ain't a saint Mr Mugabe
Reading through Jealousy Mawarire's Twitter handle, the alleged to utterances of former president Robert Mugabe on his birthday celebrations, one can see a clear confirmation that the old man's anger ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 13:55hrs | | by Tafara Shumba
Mutodi lashed over Mugabe comments
Outspoken Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi has courted public anger over his attacks on former president Robert Mugabe who last week railed against a recent government crackdown against prote...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 13:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youth league warns Mugabe
ZANU PF Youth League has warned former President Robert Mugabe to appreciate the respect that is being accorded to him by President Emmerson Mnangagwa or risk dying a bitter man.The warning co...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 12:11hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mugabe now 'behaving like a child', says War vets
WAR veterans hit out at former President Robert Mugabe and said the former Zanu-PF leader should not be taken seriously as he is now "behaving like a child" due to advanced age.Mugabe, who was...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
MDC officials abducted
MDC Alliance senior official Robert Saunyama, popularly known as Jack Roberts, and his younger brother and Chikanga-Dangamvura's ward 6 councillor Danmore Saunyama were on Tuesday night abducted by ei...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 16:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Update on 1 August killings
As the Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August post-election violence hears evidence from members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and Zimbabwe Republic Police today we give you an update of the hea...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Unresolved ethnicity conflict haunts Bulawayo
For the past few weeks, the second largest city has been on the spotlight with the mayoral election taking centre stage.Residents gained interest in the election process as they argued that th...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'2008 election violence fears rekindled'
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has expressed concern over alleged continued harassment and intimidation of voters ahead of the July 30 elections, with suspected Zanu PF activists allegedly threateni...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF returns to violence'
Zanu-PF has launched a terror campaign in Manicaland with cases of violence being recorded in Nyanga with fearsome intimidation and threats for a repeat of the 2008 violent clampdown of opposition sym...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 17:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of dark horses, spoilers and kingmakers
In last week's instalment, I analysed the chances of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC-T and MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's prospects in the July 30 presidential race....Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Mugabe, Mnangagwa rift widens
The chasm between the incumbent and his predecessor is widening, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa accusing a Zanu-PF faction used by former president Robert Mugabe to persecute him before the militar...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 15:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF primary election candidate use chiefs to campaign
A Zanu PF candidate in the primary election in Gokwe is reportedly using traditional leaders to campaign against fellow members.This was revealed by the Zimbabwe Peace Projecvt in its latest r...Published: 28 Apr 2018 at 14:32hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
The West suspicious of Mnangagwa
In recent years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa seem to have discovered that Britain and the West are good.For example, when newly-appointed as vice-president in 2013, Mnangagwa was not ashamed ...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 08:02hrs | | by Tinhu
Spare a thought for rural women this election period
Zimbabwe goes into elections within the next six months. The country has experienced violent election periods since the year 2000 when the Movement for Democratic Change party was formed. The election...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Makho-Precious Moyo
Mnangagwa must apologise for 2008 violence, not gukurahundi
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's statement that the 2008 elections were free and fair cannot go unchallenged.Without doubt, the 2008 elections were one of the bloodiest Zimbabwe has ever seen an...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staf reporter
'Mnangagwa's Peace and Reconciliation Commission Flawed'
This week has been gripped with anticipation and emotions as the people from Matabeleland geared themselves to confront Mnangagwa's front line puppies in his endeavour to water down the issue of Gukur...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Rugeje's utterances on 2008 political violence remarks sinister and unfortunate!
Heal Zimbabwe has expressed concern over utterances attributed to newly appointed ZANU PF national political commissar, Retired General Engelbert Rugeje. The trust said in his address on the 1...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 09:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
EU demand 'public condemnation' of Rugeje for threatening 2008 violence - how naïve
I can understand why millions of ordinary Zimbabweans have embraced President Mnangagwa and his coup-cabinet as the real thing, the answer to all their prayers to be liberated from the corrupt, vote r...Published: 13 Jan 2018 at 20:14hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabweans should go out in millions to vote MDC in 2018
An MDC-T supporter Innocent Shumba has challenged the Zimbabweans to come out in numbers to vote for his party in the 2018 elections."In this article, I will say little about Zanu PF evil deed...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe's harvest of fear
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF is harvesting fear from the 2008 elections when over 200 people were killed, with many set to vote for the ruling party out of fear after being made acutely aware tha...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inside Zanu-PF's terror-stricken election stronghold
Uzumba Maramba-PFungwe (UMP) remains an enigma for many voters and poll observers in Zimbabwe.The remote constituency never fails to deliver for President Robert Mugabe and the poll numbers ar...Published: 06 Aug 2017 at 13:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe and politics of fear
Zimbabweans are more afraid today than they have been in a long time, with the majority unable to exercise their free will in elections because they are worried about being victims of political violen...Published: 25 Jul 2017 at 15:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF terror gangs resurface
Communities in some of the country's major towns are living in fear of ruling party youths who are operating terror gangs that are extorting money from informal and formal traders while harassing resi...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 16:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Human Rights Commission threatens to force Zec to suspend 2018 polls
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) could be forced to suspend the 2018 election if a repeat of the 2008 violence is experienced, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has warned.ZHR...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF has launched terror campaign'
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC says Zanu-PF has launched a terror campaign in the volatile Mashonaland East province, threatening villagers against attending meetings and sharing their horr...Published: 27 Apr 2017 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns opposition parties
Zanu-PF has warned opposition parties that they will face a rout of epic proportions in the much-anticipated watershed elections next year in which they are expected to participate as a coalition....Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bikita West a hotbed of violence- Heal Zimbabwe
Heal Zimbabwe trust has said there is escalating violence in Bikita west ahead of the by elections as parties jostle to replace expelled MPO Munyaradzi Kereke who is serving ten year jail term for rap...Published: 29 Dec 2016 at 04:17hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Heal Zimbabwe had deployed 30 observers in Chimanimani by elections
Heal Zimbabwe has revealed that it had deployed 30 monitors from the 14th to the 26th of November 2016 to observe the conduciviness of the electoral environment in Chimanimani West constituency....Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 04:00hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mugabe is no comrade and never trained as a fighter'
For years Zimbabwe's former freedom fighters brought misery to some citizens, and were among the largest recipients of ZANU PF patronage. But in a major twist, the Wa...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 09:45hrs | 5 | by Gonda's Hot Seat
Tsvangirai envoy want Kasukuwere's son deported from UK
Morgan Tsvangirai's envoy to the UK, Elliot Pfebve has opened an attack on Local Government Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere from his UK base.Pfebve who on Sunday morning opened a motion for d...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Heal Zimbabwe express concern over failed national healing and reconciliation
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has expressed concerns over the failed national healing and reconciliation processes in Zimbabwe.The trust said on this year's occasion of the International Day for the Rig...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 08:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Grace insults, Gukurahundi, Mphoko bootlicking, 2008 violence causes drought
A array of assumptions have been made that the current serious drought rocking Zimbabwe is due to first lady Grace Mugabe's tarried verbal attacks to the people, un appeased spirits of the Gukur...Published: 06 Jan 2016 at 05:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
With 2008 violence back, Mugabe cannot delay implementation of GPA reforms!
"Wilbert, do you know how much consternation and discomfort you and your GPA reforms are causing in Zanu PF, MDC and even People First circles? I can understand why Zanu PF does not want the reforms b...Published: 19 Nov 2015 at 20:33hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Spirit medium detects remains of the 2008 violence victims
A 19 year old girl from Epworth in Harare believed to be possessed by the spirit of a deceased relative has reportedly led her family to a mass grave in the Nyameni area of Marondera, where five skull...Published: 16 Oct 2015 at 08:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
I was not involved in election 2008 violence says Jabulani Sibanda
Outspoken former war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda has denied widespread claims that he orchestrated the bloody 2008 election campaigns.At the time, Sibanda was a Zanu PF member.In ...Published: 25 Sep 2015 at 12:56hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Zanu-PF is not a normal political organisation'
The big political miscalculation of our time is to regard Zanu-PF as a normal political organisation that is run and controlled by civilians and employs the usual standards and rules of civilian polit...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Alex T. Magaisa
MDC-T should stop clutching at straws
First it was calls for President Robert Mugabe to include him in government as he boldly declared, "Mugabe needs me".When the calls were ignored with the disdain they deserved he, like a spoil...Published: 10 Sep 2014 at 12:10hrs | 1 | by Nicole Hondo
'Is Biti Zanu-PF'
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said his former secretary-general Tendai Biti and deputy treasurer-general Elton Mangoma rebelled against him to work with Zanu PF, but their move is doomed to fai...Published: 29 Jun 2014 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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