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Donors demand democracy and accountability from CCC
The CCC is facing serious financial problems ahead of the 2023 elections as donors are demanding that it accounts for all the funds previously provided and that the opposition party should select its ...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 14:27hrs | 1089 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Game over for Temba Mliswa the chameleon?
Temba Mliswa's greatest achievement has been to be all things to all people. However, his latest outbursts about internal processes in ZANU PF, a party that he is not a member of, suggest that his day...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 11:33hrs | 2357 | by Nicholas Ncube
Al Jazeera Gold Mafia exposed Mnangagwa as corrupt dunderhead. Charamba threats will not put gene back
The Al Jazeera Zimbabwe's Gold Mafia documentary uncovered the details of gold smuggling and money laundering that has left all those involved stack naked with nowhere to hide. Zanu PF has hit the pan...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 10:30hrs | 1598 | by Wilbert Mukori
Spectre of Zanu PF thugs rigging party primaries underlines folly of participating in 2023 without even verified voters' roll
"Matsotsi haagerani!" (Crooks do not cut each other's hair!) so goes the Shona adage. Meaning it is one thing the crooks playing their mischief on the unsuspecting public, when one of them is the vict...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 11:36hrs | 822 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanu PF primaries were utter fiasco for ED thx Mafia' said Mliswa. ED's turn to sleep with one eye open
If one, Right Honourable Temba P Mliswa, MP for Norton, is to be believed, then the Gold Mafia is certainly bigger then Zanu PF and they are the ones behind President Mnangagwa's humiliating defeats i...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 11:12hrs | 3951 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanu PF's gold Mafia is punishing those who voted for it too.' Where is solace in sniggered at ghost voters!
The Al Jazeera "Gold Mafia: Laundry Service" of the looting of Zimbabwe's gold has forced many Zimbabweans to sit up and pay attention. In my WhatsApp group there is a photo of a couple sniggering wit...Published: 27 Mar 2023 at 10:05hrs | 2164 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Gold Mafia is bigger than Zanu PF' said Al Jazeera. The tail is wagging the dog - out of spite!
"Gold Mafia Episode 1: Laundry Service" will be aired on Al Jazeera TV tonight Thursday 23 March 2023, an advance version was already circulating on the social media. There are six take home point...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 03:14hrs | 7633 | by Wilbert Mukori
'We have learned GNU lessons' insist Chamisa - yet participating in flawed elections for umpteenth time!
It is bad enough that we should find ourselves ruled by corrupt, incompetent and murderous thugs whose only priority is to secure absolute power and retain it at all cost. Of course, they know that in...Published: 22 Mar 2023 at 07:30hrs | 1471 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF perfects vote-buying tactics
Zanu-PF has resorted to its traditional vote-buying tactics ahead of the next elections with the latest move being the pampering of traditional chiefs with all-terrain vehicles in a development that s...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:07hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
'Forget elections, go out in the street!' argue Mapfumo. Protesting what? It's CCC who is hell bent in participating in flawed e
"Zimbabweans must understand who they are really dealing with, [President Emmerson] Mnangagwa took over power from (Robert) Mugabe in an unconstitutional manner and he will never let go of that power ...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:22hrs | 359 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa has failed the youths, through Mutoriro and Kambwa
As far as Zimbabwe is concerned things are not appealing ranging from economic, social to political discourse. The government of Zimbabwe is supposed to start now to lay out robust and effective mecha...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:11hrs | 182 | by General Franco
Mzembi predicts GNU post 2023 elections
EXILED former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has predicted dialogue and the formation of a government of national unity (GNU) after this year's general elections.Mzembi, has been holed up in S...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 07:03hrs | 3445 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF postpones primary elections
Zanu-PF has postponed primary elections that were scheduled for Saturday due to an overwhelming response from party members seeking to represent the party in the 2023 elections.The party's pol...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:53hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
'A new great Zimbabwe is possible!' says Chamisa. Not as long as pay lip service to reforms before elections
Nelson Chamisa, President of CCC, Zimbabwe's main opposition party penned a three pages long article - a departure from his usual two paragraph tweets - affording a very rare glimpse into what's cooki...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:05hrs | 358 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF bigwigs fretting ahead of the party's primaries
Some Zanu-PF bigwigs, including ministers, are said to be fretting ahead of the party's primaries slated for the weekend amid reports that some of them are throwing spanners into the works of their ri...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 09:16hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
'West should have lifted sanctions after 2017 coup!' ANC maintains. Nonsense, Zimbabwe was and remain a pariah state.
One of the most obnoxious things appoint white racism is the how the whites denied the blacks a voice. "Our blacks are very happy it is the Russian and Chinese communists how are agitating for black m...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 21:51hrs | 1138 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF abusing power of incumbency
THE election season has officially begun. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has in the week deliberately given his party, Zanu-PF, inside information on the August elections instead of gazetting such infor...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:37hrs | 294 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Underperforming ANC hell bent on stopping regime change in Zimbabwe; it's fiddler crab strategy
"South Africa has a Zimbabwe problem - and no one is willing to help it, said African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula as he called for an end to long-standing sanctions agains...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 07:33hrs | 1902 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu PF launches 'Zimbabwe is open for business: Mark 2' Someone is making a killing from these dunderheads!
The Zanu PF spirit to revive the Zimbabwe economy is willing but the intellect is weak!When then Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his fellow conspirator staged the November 2017 military ...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 20:07hrs | 630 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's govt accused of shutting civic space ahead of 2023 elections
POLICE are reportedly banning feedback meetings of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament (MPs), which has unnerved the opposition as the country inches closer to the 2023 general e...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 15:13hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ban on meetings rattles Chamisa's CCC
POLICE are reportedly banning feedback meetings of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament (MPs), which has unnerved the opposition as the country inches closer to the 2023 general e...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:18hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's final mobile voter registration begins
THE final nationwide mobile biometric voter registration will begin next Sunday as preparations for 2023 harmonised elections gather momentum following the recent conclusion of the delimitation exerci...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:18hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
New boundaries binding for next 10 years
THE gazetting of new electoral boundaries a fortnight ago by President Mnangagwa has paved the way for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to begin preparations for the 2023 harmonised elections. ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:17hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
US tightens screws on Zimbabwe
A representative of the United States government has indicated that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration should satisfy sanctions conditions in full for Washington to approve its arrears clea...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 10:22hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Chiroto vows to expose Chamisa
Mutare-Former Harare Mayor and President of Urban Council Association in Zimbabwe who is among a host of Zanu-PF returnees has declared that he will expose all strategies and inside information that b...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:18hrs | 2910 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's absentee MP told not to contest 2023 elections
Mazowe North Member of Parliament Campion Takura Mugweni (Zanu-PF) was last week told by party chairpersons in Mashonaland Central province not to contest at this year's general elections.Mugw...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 20:50hrs | 2208 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's latest revised plan: 'Nyika inovakwa inorakashwa ivenevayo imashefu namaChina!'
"Zimbabweans jam UK work visa applications" screamed the headline. 8 363 skilled and semi-skilled Zimbabweans were granted UK work permit in 2022 up from 499 in 2019. The truth is Zimbabweans have bee...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 18:57hrs | 1202 | by Nomusa Garikai
US, UK to spoil Zimbabwe polls
The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) are determined to spoil the country's elections to isolate Zimbabwe on the international stage and in their subversive plots, they have roped in non-...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 06:46hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF is rigging 2023, it's normal and CCC must be hard-hat equipped for it!' It's insane and must be stopped, now
In an interview with AFP Nelson Chamisa admitted that Zimbabwe's electoral process has "always attracted controversy" and is "littered with rigging, manipulation" and it is his reaction that we should...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 16:54hrs | 396 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa et al are hell bent on participating in flawed 2023 out of greed. What's in it for povo?
Zimbabwe's 2008 elections were a watershed elections in that Zanu PF's power to rig elections was exposed in its ugliest and graphic details. Ever since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, the co...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 15:25hrs | 420 | by Wilbert Mukori
Western Embassies demand democracy from Chamisa
Information reaching this reporter indicate that Harare-based Diplomats from Western countries have expressed concern over the Citizens Coalition Change's undemocratic practices. The reports i...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 13:07hrs | 1734 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa commits to fair elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has committed to running the upcoming 2023 elections fairly amid signs that the country's creditors have specified the area as a prerequisite for debt resolution.A...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:31hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume ditches Chamisa
Jacob Ngarivhume, Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) President, has decided to withdraw his backing for Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa.In 2018 Ngarivhume joined a union of oppo...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:23hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
US$1,44 million for ZEC to build polls capacity
THE United Nations yesterday expressed confidence in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's ability to successfully conduct the harmonised elections to be held later this year, with Japan giving US$1,44 ...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:51hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Political violence casts spotlight on free, fair polls
WITH political violence escalating in Zimbabwe, national elections slated for later this year face questions about whether the polls will meet free and fair international benchmarks.Zimbabwe's...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:33hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
18 Binga schools post 0% pass rate and Zanu PF post 80% rural vote regardless - thx to voter rigging mastery
"18 Binga schools record 0% passes!" screamed the headlines in Newsday Zimbabwe and Bulawayo24. "At least 18 schools in Binga, Matabeleland North province, recorded a zero percent pass rate at...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 15:02hrs | 653 | by Nomusa Garikai
Does Zimbabwe's PVO Bill spell doom for NGOs?
The Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill, which was passed by Zimbabwe's parliament on January 31, is seen by critics as a drive against non-governmental organisations (NGOS) cham...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 19:36hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is NOT a democracy and Zanu PF is rigging 2023 - the reality we must accept and act accordingly
Zimbabweans love to talk about democracy but most of us have no clue what they are talking about. None! "Democracy is the government of the people, for the people and by the people!" said Abra...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 07:05hrs | 2169 | by Wilbert Mukori
PHOTO: 1 000 CCC members defect to ZANU PF in Masvingo
Former MDC Member of Parliament and leader of #Returnees4ED Tongai Matutu says his organisation has welcomed 1 000 former opposition CCC party members who defected to the ruling party ZANU...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 17:25hrs | 1783 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Canada agonize readmitting Zanu PF into Commonwealth - trade democracy for ED's company, gold for fool's gold
"After allowing a wave of authoritarian regimes to become members in recent years, the Commonwealth and member states such as Canada are now pondering one of their toughest dilemmas: whether to approv...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 19:22hrs | 640 | by Wilbert Mukori
CCC duplicity, hell bent on participating in 2023 with not cat in hell chance on winning, has exposed SADC duplicity
Yes, Zimbabwe is heading for yet another rigged elections. Zanu PF has learned the lessons from the past and by putting these into practice, the party is hoping to get political legitimacy from SADC a...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 09:52hrs | 1361 | by Nomusa Garikai
Saviour Kasukuwere: The visionary leader Zimbabwe needs
As the 2023 elections in Zimbabwe approach, one candidate stands out as the leader the country needs to overcome its economic and social challenges: Saviour Kasukuwere. The 53-year-old former Cabinet ...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 10:31hrs | 2572 | by Ntokozo Msipha
Zimbabwe government denies Mnangagwa handed final delimitation report
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) delimitation report was Friday mired in yet another controversy after government denied earlier media claims ZEC boss Priscilla Chigumba had submitted the final...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:20hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
CCC leader distributes 45 letters to 45 Luveve Pastors on Chamisa birthday
Discent Collins Bajila who is one of the CCC champions in Luveve has written a letter to 45 church leaders in Luveve and Gwabalanda urging them to encourage their members to register to vote in the 20...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 08:45hrs | 1493 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF has already won 2023 elections'
A TOP Zanu-PF official has claimed that the ruling party has already won this year's general elections and will never relinquish power even if the opposition is declared winner.Zanu-PF secreta...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:47hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
CCC hell bent on participating in 2023 regardless rigging and damned consequences
The 2023 Zimbabwe elections will be taking place by August 2023, that is seven months to go. The political temperature is rising!When Emmerson Mnangagwa seized power following the November 201...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 07:25hrs | 451 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
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 | 717 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa swore a solemn oath to serve the good of Rome and not - by rigging elections - the glory of Caesar
If we in Zimbabwe are serious about digging ourselves out of the economic and political hell-on-earth we are in, then we must start by paying attention to detail on why we got into this mess. If we kn...Published: 28 Jan 2023 at 21:23hrs | 1232 | by Wilbert Mukori
'1987 Unity Accord brought peace!' Shut up! It brought capitulation and the de facto dictatorship
It is a matter of public record that Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is one of Zimbabwe's many church leaders who have received far...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 00:18hrs | 1017 | by Wilbert Mukori
'We aim to win big!' insists Chamisa oblivious Zanu PF is rigging big, there is verified voters' roll, etc., etc.
"The world is flat or round not because you or me say it is flat/round. It is round because the mountain of supporting evidence say it is round," my Secondary School teacher used to say. Zimba...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 17:04hrs | 1406 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
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