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Zanu-PF tension grips Midlands
SIMMERING tension has absorbed the ruling Zanu-PF in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Midlands backyard, stoked by the party's provincial leadership's decision to block scheduled disciplinary hearings f...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 16:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Crisis meetings as turmoil grips Zanu-PF province
ZANU-PF early this week dispatched two senior party officials to the Midlands to hold crisis meetings following political turmoil that has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province ahead of...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil society approaches AU
A GROUPING of civil society organisations, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), has taken the country's human rights fight to the African Union, predicting a bloody election due to the gov...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US$1m grant splits MDC-T, infighting reaches crescendo
DIVISIONS are rocking the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T over a US$1 million government grant that insiders say was abused by party officials.Rifts are widening as top officials are fighting publi...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe violence signals bloody 2023 poll
THE storming of an opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change Press conference at the Media Centre in Harare by suspected Zanu-PF youths is yet ominous sign that the 2023 general elections could be vio...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai ally announces bid to dislodge Mwonzora
A SENIOR MDC-T official, who was close to the late opposition icon Morgan Tsvangirai, Norest Marara, says he will challenge party leader Douglas Mwonzora at the upcoming congress, becoming the first o...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga circumvents Parliament grilling for 6 months
KUWADZANA East legislator Chalton Hwende this week took to task deputy speaker of Parliament Tsitsi Gezi over the continued non-attendance of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga who doubles as ministe...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors join gravy train
After the 26 March by-elections in which the then newly formed political party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) romped to victory in Masvingo Urban which had four vacant wards, the social media was...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 19:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Youths forced to produce Zanu-PF cards for stands
YOUTHS who want residential stands from Gweru City Council are allegedly being instructed by the ruling Zanu-PF to produce their party membership cards, The NewsHawks reported.Information gath...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora faces pressure to step down
THE MDC-T is in fresh chaos amid renewed pressure for party leader Douglas Mwonzora to step down for failing to respect the constitution, alleged abuse of funds and hobnobbing with Zanu-PF while destr...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:38hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T burns
FACTIONALISM and blame games have hit the MDC-T ahead of the elective congress that has been kept a closely guarded secret by party leader Douglas Mwonzora and his loyalists who are now plotting the e...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Komichi, Mudzuri names feature in MDC-T takeover bid
POLITICAL hawks within the MDC-T are baying for party leader Douglas Mwonzora's blood and plotting his ouster ahead of an elective congress set for July, with supporters accusing him of leading the op...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T wants Mwonzora out
POLITICAL hawks within the MDC-T are baying for party leader Douglas Mwonzora's blood and plotting his ouster ahead of an elective congress set for July, with supporters accusing him of leading the op...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zec abandons polling station at Zanu-PF torture base
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will no longer be using a polling station in Kwekwe situated in an area where there is a traditional Zanu-PF torture base manned by the party's violent terror s...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:30hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa at pains to charm Matebeleland
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has made desperate moves to appease the people of Matebeleland over the early 1980s Gukurahundi genocide which claimed 20 000 lives.Mnangagwa, who is yet to public...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Commotion at Masvingo urban councillors' inauguration
Noise erupted during Masvingo newly elected councillors inauguration after Town Clerk Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa ordered Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters clad in party regalia to be chu...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 14:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chebundo's ambitious promise to Zanu-PF collapses
FORMER MDC-T legislator Blessing Chebundo's Zanu-PF promise to win back two Kwekwe seats for President Emmerson Mnangagwa spectacularly collapsed, denting his capacity to deliver, amid high expectatio...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 11:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC refuses to be audited by Chiri over public funds
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which is always accused of electoral fraud and subverting the people's will, while undermining democracy; especially ahead of the critical 2023 general electio...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 11:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T bigwigs gun for deflated Mwonzora
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's days at the helm of the opposition outfit could be numbered as hawks within the party are baying for his blood, attributing the political outfit's dismal performance in...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, July Moyo murky deals under threat
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors say they will immediately swing into action and stop all dubious deals linked to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and some scandalous agreements involving...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:30hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'There is room to improve conduct of elections' says ZCC – were rigged but will never admit, what a waste
In 2018 the EU Election Observer Mission stated in its final report that "the electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner. The final results as ...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 10:26hrs | 13 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Impressive start for CCC but lots of work ahead
ONE of the major takeaways of the 26 March by-elections is that although the Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) performed remarkably well for a newly formed party, it still has a ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Mwonzora's MDC-T says disappointed by election results
The Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T has issued a statement saying it is disappointed by the party's performance in the just ended 26 March by-elections which saw the party getting zero seats. Earli...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 14:13hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's hot air speeches
The leader of the newly formed Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, continues to peddle lies and falsehoods at his rallies and people should take him seriously at their own peril. ...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 4 | by Grace Chekai
Mnangagwa loses key allies as Kasukuwere plots comeback
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has lost the support of some of his key allies including Local Government minister July Moyo who have stood with him throughout his political rise but are now being sideli...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 07:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Govt shields dodgy US$400m deal from political scrutiny
THE government has ring-fenced a filthy US$400 million waste-to-energy Pomona dumpsite deal pushed through by Local Government minister July Moyo (pictured) from political scrutiny and possible ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 17:07hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
By-elections credibility under threat
THE credibility of the 26 March by-elections is under threat as their outcome is likely to be manipulated because the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is compromised and militarised in favour of th...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC links Chiwenga threats to violence outbreak
THE Nelson Chamisa led Citizens for Coalition Change (CCC) has called on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga to retract statements he made on February 26, where he threatened to crush the opposi...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa on party candidates
CITIZENS Coalition for Change interim leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa took an indirect swipe at his deputy Professor Welshman Ncube when he hinted that in any upcoming elections he will sideline party struc...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF terror gangs haunt Kwekwe
AT the turn of the new millennium, dozens of Zanu-PF supporters turned up at a newly built lodge, Jessie Gardens and the guest of honour was Owen Ncube, better known by his moniker Mudha Mugabe then....Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:16hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zec doesn't respond to social media criticism
ZIMBABWE'S political parties lock horns in by-elections scheduled for 26 March, but there are allegations that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is tampering with the voters' roll ahead of the p...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Maimane tells big brother SA to be tough on Zimbabwe
SOUTH Africa should team up with regional groupings including Sadc to ensure Zimbabwe's 2023 general elections are not rigged and the observers do not endorse a flawed process as happened in the past,...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC has nothing to offer, claims Chebundo
FORMER MDC legislator Blessing Chebundo has launched a scathing attack on the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), saying the opposition political party was a loud-sounding nothing.Having been ...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Storm over CIO dabbling in by-elections processes
A STORM has erupted over the embattled Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s position that it has a legal right to work with the state security agency, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), and oth...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora forked out ZW$2m for flopped rally
LESS than 500 people attended MDC-T faction leader Douglas Mwonzora's 26 March by-elections campaign launch at Zororo Grounds in Highfield, Harare, last Saturday, but this was by no means due to a lac...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factions sharpen knives as December congress beckons
ALTHOUGH President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to have contained his ambitious deputy Constantino Chiwenga, there is growing concern in Zanu-PF that the former military general may challenge for the part...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factions sharpen knives as December congress beckons
ALTHOUGH President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to have contained his ambitious deputy Constantino Chiwenga, there is growing concern in Zanu-PF that the former military general may challenge for the part...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:47hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Damning CIO report rattles Zanu-PF bigwigs
Zanu-PF bigwigs are having sleepless after a recent security report showed that the ruling party had a 45% probability of winning the 2023 elections owing to supporters' unhappiness with internal elec...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 21:24hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo lawyer exposes fake CCC party
PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer Tavengwa Hara has again distanced himself from the shadowy Citizens Convergence for Change after he was listed as the party's lawyer in a fight for the CCC abbreviation....Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
CCC project exposes Chamisa's poor political pedigree
For the past week the adherence of the MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, some interested distant watchers and anti-Government elements have been head over heels in excitement.This follows Cha...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mwonzora afraid of elections
The ever fading Douglas Mwonzora is now precariously hanging by a thread and can't stand the political thermal heat.The calling of a dialogue by Mr Mwonzora before even a vote is cast raises e...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 21:11hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Khupe, Mwonzora fight over filthy lucre
OPPOSITION MDC factional leaders Douglas Mwonzora and Thokozani Khupe are embroiled in a vicious fight over ZW$150 million (US$1.3 million at official rate and US$750 000 at parallel rate) availed by ...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has put the final nail into the MDC brand
THE move by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to change his party's name to Citizens' Convergence for Change (CCC) has put the final nail into the MDC brand, which has since 1999 emerged as one of the ...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tough questions for Mnangagwa, Chamisa ahead of 2023 polls
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's desperate quest to stop Nelson Chamisa from contesting elections under the MDC-Alliance banner betrays the Zanu-PF strongman's lack of confidence in his ability to win a...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 20:41hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mavhima's mammoth task in uniting Zanu-PF Midlands factions
THE Zanu-PF Midlands provincial elections have come and gone, with the new executive in place, but incoming Midlands chairperson Larry Mavhima (pictured) faces a herculean task in uniting the divided ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 20:39hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primary elections results expected on Tuesday
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is expected to release provisional results of primary elections ahead of the 26 March by-elections by Tuesday.The party held its primary elections on Friday across the...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Boko Haram' wins Zanu-PF primary election
THERE were wide celebrations Friday night after Zanu-PF official, Ruth ‘Boko Haram' Chikukwa won the right to represent the ruling party in the Chinhoyi Ward 2 upcoming council by-elections....Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:26hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Khupe forms new MDC faction
MDC-T Vice President Thokozani Khupe Friday announced she was breaking away from the opposition party and forming a splinter group.Khupe confirmed the development at a press conference in Bula...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 18:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's party urgently needs new name
POLITICAL scientists say the main opposition MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa has no choice but to rebrand and change its name ahead of the 26 March by-elections and the crucial general elections ne...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 18:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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