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Zanu-PF yet to fulfil 2018 election promises

IT'S so painful that less that two years before the 2023 elections, Zanu-PF has not delivered on its 2018 electoral promises. The ruling party is now making new promises when the economy is in shambles. Why not expend more energy on fixing…

Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Gato

2018: The year in which anger took centre stage

At some point, almost every adult Zimbabwean could easily be defined as being angry in the year 2018.And all for different reasons. A majority of us were apoplectic about the state of the national political economy as accompanied by the pr…

Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Takura Zhangazha

Why Mnangagwa 'won', but lost the 2018 election

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa won the 2018 election on one hand, but lost it on the other. First, while the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and Mnangagwa celebrated their vindication by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), the upshot was that Ze…

Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:57hrs | 15 | by Moses Tofa

2018 elections post-mortem

IT'S a week after the July 30 elections and with tensions having simmered down a bit, it's time for some introspection and a post-mortem of the elections.The first thing that we need to deal with are the legal "myths" being shared in the p…

Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Paul Kaseke

July 30 election a fake, waste of time

When Moses was sent to approach Pharaoh to demand the freedom of the Israelites, Pharaoh was adamant. He would not let them go.Every evidence was there that Egypt was not their land and that they were under heavy oppression.It had to take …

Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 08:20hrs | 2 | by Zanda Shumba

Who will win Zimbabwe's 2018 elections?

The harmonised elections are barely a month away and aspirants of all persuasions are out in full force hugging babies, giving to the needy, officially opening bins and promising everything to everyone as they desperately seek to sway publ…

Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Dumisani O Nkomo

Service delivery key to human, economic development

Whoever wins the 2018 elections whether its MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa, or Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa or another candidate must grapple with critical questions around service delivery, without which the "Zimbabwe …

Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Dumisani O Nkomo

2018 Election: We now need a signal

Today is the day the nomination court sits to accept nominations for the elections that is the councillors, MPs, and presidential candidates. Various parties are concluding on their final lists of representatives and the major parties, the…

Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:51hrs | | by Munyaradzi N Ziburawa

Zanu-PF poised for landslide election victory

Zimbabwe's political parties are now campaigning vigorously ahead of the harmonised elections slated for July 30 with the two main political parties â€“ Zanu-PF and the MDC Alliance â€“promising to mend the country's economy, which has bee…

Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Cuthbert Mavheko

2018 elections: Re-igniting the enduring national values

Antagonising a certain truth does not invalidate its popularity nor does it decapitate its prominence.In a polarised polity, it is fashionable for political analysts to take a side and after all it is normal that analyses is underpinned on…

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:28hrs | | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

What Zanu-PF was MDC has become

For some, South African struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who sadly passed away on April 2, 2018 (may her dear revolutionary soul rest in peace!) is a controversial figure, what with the perceived length she was prepared to go in th…

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Staff writer

I am sorry Mr Chamisa, but my vote isn't yours

To begin with, I must applaud the MDC Alliance for coming up with a splendid document.It does take some effort and concern and obviously all the issues at the heart of the Zimbabwean are hard to summarise in a mere 106 pages. So let's acco…

Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:40hrs | | by Radar

Red flags ahead of July 30 elections

THE campaign season is already in full-swing and judging from what is happening from the terraces it seems the electoral playingfield has shifted from being "very" uneven to being relatively "even", although there are still concerns around…

Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 3 | by Admire Mare

Insults, nastiness do not win votes

The election date has been proclaimed and campaigning has shifted gears upwards for all serious political parties.We are seeing all sorts of attention- seeking gimmickry being deployed. The presence of international observers who have alre…

Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Nick Mangwana

Chamisa flying on broken wings

Following the passing on of Tsvangirai, the late leader of a faction of the MDC, I had an animated discussion with some opposition figure whose identity I shall not disclose. Congenitally boisterous and energetic, this talkative politician…

Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:28hrs | 1 | by Igomombe

MDC-T intimidate voters, demands voter registration slips

MDC-T is demanding that voters taking part in its ongoing primary elections produce voter registration slips issued by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.Ironically, the opposition party had raised concern against asking people to produce v…

Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Opposition must continue pushing Zec for reforms

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has finally relented and will allow political parties to observe the printing of ballots, a significant victory for the opposition that has been campaigning for this.It is a mystery why Zec has been …

Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Why Chamisa will win 2018 elections

BILL Taylor, in his article Do you pass the leadership test, alludes to the fact that the true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action - an unconventional business strategy, a unique product development ro…

Published: 19 May 2018 at 15:04hrs | | by Edwin Ndlovu

Zanu-PF primary elections: Success wrapped in chaos

Last week I focussed on unpacking the Zanu-PF primary elections, which have now come, but have not gone as they still dominate the news cycle.There is a prevalent view that the commissariat (organ in Zanu-PF responsible for running interna…

Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:04hrs | | by Innocent Batsani Ncube

'Elect a statesman, not a politician'

HISTORICALLY, the electorate the world over is left divided each time countries go for national elections. In Zimbabwe, where the electoral commission announced this week that the country is a thriving democracy, it is time for voters to l…

Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Gibson Nyikadzino

Rugeje is just what the doctor ordered for Zanu-PF

Rugeje's sincerity in ensuring vibrant internal democracy in zanu-pf is widely acknowledged even by those who used to be on the other side of the political divide.Exactly two months ago, Zanu-PF national political commissar Engelbert Rugej…

Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | 8 | by Ranga Mataire

LATEST: Zanu-PF primary poll winners list out

Zanu-PF yesterday announced the official list of candidates who will contest the forthcoming National Assembly elections on the ruling party's ticket. The results reflect a renewal of the party after several party heavyweights lost out to …

Published: 03 May 2018 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chief makorokozas â€˜bless' Kwekwe, use money to buy votes

In what can be regarded as the battle for Kwekwe, prominent Zanu-PF "godfathers" of illegal gold mining in Kwekwe have invaded the political arena with much controversy.The "godfathers" of illegal gold mining were practically buying votes …

Published: 03 May 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Roy Muroyi

2018 polls could be Zanu-PF's waterloo

In the past few weeks, the chorus has been how good Zanu-PF is at organising and how they have got the rural areas on lockdown.There is a defeatism about it, as activists and some in the media seem to think that the opposition cannot come …

Published: 03 May 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi

Sound policies can win it for MDC Alliance

The MDC Alliance is showing dangerous traits of continuously proposing a welfare State and doing so without the consideration that the double entry of a welfare society is the taxpayers' burden. There is too much of "free" interventions be…

Published: 02 May 2018 at 07:58hrs | 4 | by Brian Sedze

The NPF-Mugabe factor in 2018 polls

The emergence of the National Patriotic Front (NPF) led by the former minister of state for Mashonaland East provincial affairs, Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri, has created possibilities of what could be described as "the NPF …

Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 14:00hrs | | by ZDI RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Capital's interest, influence in Zimbabwe's 2018 polls

At the risk of stating the obvious, the "ease of doing business" is an inherently political term. Not merely because President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is using the term in each and every one of his major speeches. Locally and internationally.I…

Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 07:54hrs | | by Takura Zhangazha

2018: Why do we prefer bad leaders?

Behold the Ides of March are come and gone with little event and no fanfare, save for some bitter blue roof rantings of an aged, vanquished, fangless rattlesnake.The dim headlamp of Election 2018 begins to flicker and appear on the politic…

Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Zifiso Masiye

No basis for optimism in 2018 elections

The Media Alliance of Zimbabwe last week convened a useful seminar on the media and election reporting. The alliance managed to invite an articulate delegation from the Sadc Parliamentary Forum, together with other equally erudite speakers…

Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:40hrs | | by awanda Majoni

2018 election no easy walk to freedom

THE 2018 election is winnable on issues and strategy, but the opposition must make no assumptions about a clear and easy victory. Historically, all great moments of great oppositional momentum have been thwarted by either violence, out and…

Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 16:43hrs | 2 | by Brian Kagoro

How the 2018 polls will be lost or won

This week's article focusses on an important subject: how the 2018 elections will be won or lost.Regrettably, but for good reason, I will disappoint a number of my readers who believe in the conventional public campaigns and their persuasi…

Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Innocent Batsani Ncube

Response to 2018; Let's not be misled by armchair radicals

Response to 2018; Let's not be misled by armchair radicals, Newsday Jan 4I am surprised with how the author of the above article and some others seem to blindly support the new government. I have been following your articles and you portra…

Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Zanda Shumba

Mnangagwa begins journey to key 2018 election

Zimbabwe's new president is showing signs of charting a path different from that of his ousted mentor, Robert Mugabe, as he tries to win over the country before next year's elections.On Friday, the ruling Zanu-PF party is expected to endor…

Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 15:26hrs | 2 | by AFP

Who's Nkosana Moyo fooling?

Like salesmen, Zimbabwe's politicians are out in full force to market themselves to the electorate ahead of the 2018 polls.As is part of life, not everyone is gifted in whatever they do, and this also applies to our politicians.Even though…

Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 16:52hrs | | by Hama Saburi

Poor registration figures in Matabeleland irking

I am going to speak a very regional message to the people of my region right now which I know when you speak you are given that dreaded tribalist tag.I have learnt to completely ignore that tag which as Discent Collins Bajila rightfully sa…

Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 14:30hrs | | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo

Voters will reshuffle Mugabe out of power

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe once more proved that he has run out of ideas, strategies and sound advice to keep his party intact and the economy floating.His latest Cabinet recycle, or is it reshuffle, which saw Priscah Mupfumira and Tshinga Du…

Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by PM

Zimbabwe Election 2018: The prospects

Zimbabwe is once again heading into another election, as has become the norm, every five years since 1980.We are one of the few countries that did not start off as a one party state after we attained independence, although we have had one …

Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 16:00hrs | | by Reason Wafawarova

Inside Zanu-PF gerrymandering

This is a second in a series of articles on a report by the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) titled BVR, Zec and the Struggle Against Political Decay: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? and related imp…

Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 17:45hrs | 12 | by Zimbabwe Democracy Institute

2018 Zimbabwe's most expensive vote

If in 2018 I decide, as I should, to exercise my right and responsibility to cast my vote in the watershed Zimbabwean elections, it is going to cost me an arm and a leg.Fadzai Mahere wants to be a Member of Parliament for Mount Pleasant co…

Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:50hrs | 1 | by Ronald Ncube

'Victory is certain,' says Zanu-PF

Zanu-PF will romp to an inevitable victory in the 2018 harmonised elections, and opposition attempts at forming coalitions are an inadvertent acceptance that they cannot defeat President Mugabe, the ruling party's Secretary for Youth Affai…

Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 12:57hrs | 1 | 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 are always a talking point after every election.M…

Published: 06 Aug 2017 at 13:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

BVR not the panacea to Zim's electoral challenges

With the 2018 elections fast approaching, this week the Daily News speaks to Rindai Chipfunde-Vava, the Director of Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) on a number of issues around this crucial vote, its preparation and short comings …

Published: 18 Jul 2017 at 12:06hrs | 1 | by Maxwell Sibanda

Election 2018: Is it a foregone conclusion?

Zimbabwe goes for elections every five years and before each election we are always inundated with all sorts of predictions, be it wishful thinking, propaganda blitzes, scientific polling, prophecy, sorcery, right down to electioneering an…

Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Reason Wafawarowa

Is Nkosana Moyo a decoy or real deal?

The arrival on the political stage of Nkosana Moyo has been received with mixed feelings.Just like Simba Makoni did in the run-up to the 2008 elections, Moyo has generated an equal amount of energy, excitement, dissention, opposition and m…

Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Dumisani O Nkomo

Mahere's entry into mainstream politics is helpful

Advocate Fadzayi Mahere (pictured) has offered herself as a candidate for the Mount Pleasant constituency parliamentary seat. There was a lot of grumbling by various people on social media with a lot of people decrying her decision to stan…

Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 18:08hrs | 2 | by Tapiwa Mubonderi

Who is Nkosana Moyo?

"I was born in Makuva, and I started school at Makuva Primary School, then went to Don Bosco."At the end of a two-day, high level strategy session, you do not expect to hear such a humble statement from the putative guest of honour.And, pe…

Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 06:53hrs | 12 | by Albert Gumbo

Tsvangirai and his 'Bhora Musango' moment

Interesting! A couple of days ago, a local newspaper ran a story that alleged that MDC-T's ELECTED (emphasis mine) deputy president Thokozani Khupe was ganging up with National People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru to have an alliance t…

Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 08:26hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga

'Coalition of zeros' in panic mode at Mugabe's popularity

The ruling Zanu-PF has launched Presidential Youth Interface Rallies that will see President Mugabe going around the country meeting youths and hearing their concerns for later addressing.At the time the ambitious programme was announced, …

Published: 15 Jun 2017 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Nicole Hondo

Punish Zanu-PF in 2018

Reports that top Zanu-PF bigwigs closed Mutare at the weekend flaunting their ill-gotten wealth driving top-of-the-range all-terrain vehicles amid a sea of poverty are a clear indication that the ruling party does not care about the mess t…

Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by NewsDay Editor

Tsvangirai et al. sleep-walking into 2018 poll defeat

Opposition political parties in this country are missing the point. While they have a right to moan and groan about the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's biometric voter registration (BVR) and a litany of other complaints, they are committin…

Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 13:45hrs | | by Brezhnev Malaba

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Unless Zimbabwe army takes to the streets, there will be no protest

Chiwenga supporters issue red alert over alleged assassination Plot, call for mass mobilisation

PHOTOS: Scenes at Zanu PF National Conference

Time for President Mnangagwa to uphold his constitutional oath

Mliswa challenges Operation Restore Legacy narrative, calls for institutional reform over hero worship

Education Minister hails Starlink approval as game-changer for Zimbabwe's schools

Geza's October 17 revolution is a paper tiger: Come back home and lead!

When education becomes a business, Zimbabwe loses its future

Mthwakazi demands UK apology over colonialism

Bulilima, Mangwe face food insecurity risks

Bulawayo town clerk digs in over exit

MP's death: More details emerge

Zanu-PF warns fund beneficiaries

CCC demands forensic audit over US$3.2bn corruption dossier

'Chiwenga is not a superhero,' says Mliswa

Business tycoon Mohamed Mussa dies

'Fighting corruption is too risky,' PG confesses

Zinara launches flexible payment plan for motorists in arrears

Town clerk challenges residents to bring proof of corruption

Kuda Tagwirei joins Zanu-PF Central Committee

Police name victims of Chigumira shops bloodbath

Chiweshe robber sentenced to 7 years for motorbike theft

Chiwenga accused of incitement, treason

Man stabs himself to death in front of in-laws

3 000 Bulawayo drivers on wanted list

Ex-cop wants Commissioner General Mutamba jailed

Police hunt youth service graduates after viral video

Ramaphosa's Phuthi Mahanyele and Apartheid Naspers' News24

Power Hunger and the Erosion of Hope in Zimbabwe

Mazowe police arrest suspect in armoured cable theft