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Canadian University, Zimbabwe forge sports alliance

A new international partnership between Brock University's Sport Management (SPMA) program and the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) is set to open opportunities for athletes, researchers and sport leaders in both Canada and Zimbabwe.The fi…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

MDC violence a threat to national peace

TIME and again many have inked articles articulating how the MDC-Alliance is wired in violence, with the streak running so deep that removing it simply means an end to the political outfit that was formed to push the whiteman's agenda.That…

Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:01hrs | 7 | by Fungi Kwaramba

MDC-Alliance: Chickens coming home to roost

The occurrences within the MDC-Alliance have left people wondering if Nelson Chamisa has finally met up with karma and is being beaten up with what he dug up. In Shona, we have a proverb that says "akarumwa nechekuchera".Others argued that…

Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila

Mafume exposes MDC Alliance's poor leadership pedigree

Last week, social media was on fire when the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana revealed that despite getting three times less in the Zimbabwe National Road Administrati…

Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga

MDC Alliance: An opposition effort built on a foundation of lies

Last week some of the issues making rounds on both the mainstream and social media included the arrest of MDC-Alliance deputy chairperson, Job Sikhala, MDC-Alliance spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere and activist, Hopewell Chin'ono for using the…

Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:45hrs | 13 | by Nobleman Runyanga

Mind your own business Cde Mwonzora

DEAR Douglas Mwonzora, The fact that you bagged the MDC-T presidency through dubious means does not mean you should dictate your point of view to us (MDC Alliance family). I can easily see that you are a victim of the new whistle. Please k…

Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 20:57hrs | 1 | by Alliance for ever

MDC Alliance urged to avoid violence

The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has urged MDC-Alliance to put in place strategies to ensure demonstrations called for on August 16 do not degenerate into violence. In a statement, Commissioner Lilian Chigwedere said…

Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

The DA - MDC unholy Alliance

South Africa goes to elections next month at a time when the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is under siege for taking a decision to redistribute land. President Cyril Ramaphosa has been strong and determined to implement the land r…

Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Isdore Guvamombe

MDC Alliance nomination process exposes party's lack of democracy

THE forthcoming opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance congress set for 24-26 May is fast turning into a farce following the withdrawal of secretary general Mr Douglas Mwonzora from the presidential election race citing a pleth…

Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | | by Editorial - chronicle

Chamisa's nihilism, a futile role in Vision 2030

THE importance and necessity of ideology in modern politics is to enable an organised institution to speak with clarity, confidence and propose its values to the electorate in a fashion that is persuasive and equally actionable. The era wh…

Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Marshall Gore

MDC Alliance lie has no legs

A number of Non-Governmental Organisations and the opposition MDC Alliance have been on the warpath, peddling falsehoods regarding last month's riots, which interestingly, were instigated by them.The NGOs and MDC-A have been busy pushing a…

Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff writer

Looking 'through' the MDC Alliance protest

After watching Thursday's MDC demonstration, I had a seminal tÃªte-Ã -tÃªte with a comrade in the academic struggle. We decided that we should focus on protests as political strategies, inquiring their yield. The comrade submitted that whi…

Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:18hrs | 2 | by Micheal Mhlanga

Chamisa hypocrisy exposes lack of political, ideological depth

A video circulating on social media of MDC officials, Murisi Zwizwai and Charlton Hwende publicly confronting, accusing and humiliating MDC co-vice-president, Engineer Elias Mudzuri for attending a meeting of Parliamentary officials with P…

Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:12hrs | 5 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda

What next for Nelson Chamisa?

On Thursday, Nelson Chamisa led Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-Alliance in a demonstration in central Harare. The demonstration, ostensibly protesting the current economic environment, was billed to be the mother of all demonstrations, coming o…

Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:07hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga

MDC Alliance, the poor cousin of the EFF

The days leading to the July 30 general election gave birth to desperadoes, some of them claiming to be holier-than-thou and campaigning whilst clutching the Bible.Promises to serve the electorate were made day and night and some swore by …

Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:17hrs | | by Nicole Hondo

MDC Alliance drama Queen MPs complain over sexual harassment

MDC Alliance female legislators have complained before the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda over sexual harassment in the House by Zanu PF legislators Tafanana Zhou (Mberengwa North) and John Paradza (Gutu West).Manicaland pr…

Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Who can rescue MDC Alliance?

ONE of the biggest takeaways from the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling last week against MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's application to have Zanu-PF candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory overturned on the ground…

Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:09hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Big town fellows' mentality cost MDC Alliance rural vote

Agreed the election was stolen, the people's will was subverted for the gains of a few, selfish individuals that claim to have monopoly over Zimbabwe.The motherland is battered and shuttered, our only hope of restoring order, peace and tra…

Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:08hrs | 6 | by Roy Muroyi

Sadc repels 'vultures'

IN a distinctive show of character, solidarity, objectivity and defiance, the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) recently endorsed Zimbabwe's elections and went one step further by appointing President Emmerson Mnangagwa the dep…

Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:35hrs | 4 | by Shame Isaki

Did the MDC really call for Zimbabwe sanctions?

ZANU-PF often makes the claim that it is the opposition that has called for sanctions. The opposition's stance on sanctions has shifted according to its proximity to power.In 2012, Tendai Biti, then Finance Minister, told a meeting in Wash…

Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 18:52hrs | | by newsZWire

Chamisa's Alliance was strategic but poorly designed'

After successive defeats at the hands of the ruling Zanu-PF party, the MDC as the biggest opposition party in the country was urged to form a grand coalition that would fight from one corner.The call was so loud that the late MDC president…

Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

MDC-Alliance not ready for real power

One of the major advantages of the first-past-the-post electoral systems is that coalition governments are the exception rather than the rule. Proportional representation electoral systems tend to grant small political parties disproportio…

Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Editorial - The Herald

NPF-MDC is a dangerous alliance for Zimbabwe

For the last 9 months I have been walking around in a daze. Mugabe has gone, Mugabe has gone, Mugabe has gone! These words reverberate around my brain on an hourly basis. Having been beaten up by Mugabe's regime too many times, physically,…

Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:01hrs | | by Innocent Dube

Chamisa should now rethink his strategy

WHILE opposition political parties, with the MDC Alliance leading the pack, have genuine questions concerning the voters' roll, ballots, postal votes and polling booths, they must now focus on other critical aspects of the electoral proces…

Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 14:46hrs | | by Faith Zaba

MDC-Alliance spoiling for fight they canâ€™t win

THE threats to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC-Alliance are indeed unfortunate. They are a futile attempt by a player to influence the outcome of the election. Let us be clear, ZEC as an institu…

Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Msipa

MDC Alliance remains talk show as clock ticks

Two weeks before the elections the MDC Alliance has largely remained a talk show of kindergarten stories that have no takers in the adult world, which unfortunately, constitutes the voting college.Back in the village as the 2018 harmonised…

Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Isdore Guvamombe

Chamisa, prepare for defeat in a dignified manner

Two weeks before harmonised elections the MDC-Alliance has largely remained a talk show of kindergarten stories that have no takers in the adult world, which unfortunately, constitutes the voting college. Back in the village as the 2018 ha…

Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Isdore Guvamombe

MDC Alliance: Pitfalls of running without â€˜mother's milk of politics'

"DADDY, I think Chamisa will be defeated by ZEC. He can't win this election," my seven-year-old daughter said to me last week. "What do you mean?" I asked her. "Isn't it that Chamisa and ZEC are going to clash in th elections?" she respond…

Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:48hrs | 1 | by Bishop

Can MDC Alliance point finger at Zec?

THERE is a time to set the record straight so that repeated lies about anyone and anything do not begin to sound like the truth.Fellow Zimbabwean Brighton Musonza posted this on social media recently: "Listen folks, no one is paid to have …

Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

WATCH LIVE: MDC Alliance protests against ZEC

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has said he will today lead the protest march against Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s alleged bias towards Zanu-PF ahead of this month's crunch polls. Chamisa said the electoral management body was …

Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Perrenial malcontents trying to undermine Zec

There are two sides to Zimbabwe's elections. There is a side that wants to portray the country as peaceful and going through a democratic process in which the will of the people will prevail and be respected.They have done a lot and beyond…

Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Nick Mangwana

Chamisa's MDC Alliance stutters in Bulawayo South

INCUMBENT Bulawayo South MDC legislator Eddie Cross' decision to step aside ahead of the July 30 harmonised elections has opened avenues for Zanu-PF and new entrants in the constituency if events on the ground are anything to go by.MDC All…

Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's MDC Alliance too unstable to govern

A delusion is defined simply as a belief or impression that is falsely held despite being contradicted by reality and rational argument. There have been many of those around. One of the most prominent ones being that the MDC Alliance is th…

Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:41hrs | | by Nick Mangwana

MDC Alliance 'bullet train' political campaign

The MDC Alliance's "bullet train" political campaign has clearly been quick off the mark (no pun intended).Perhaps too quick off the mark to the extent that they had raked up in excess of 40 rallies without a manifesto from which their cam…

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:21hrs | 3 | by Staff writer

PHOTOS: MDC-Alliance rally at Pelandaba Stadium, Gwanda

MDC-Alliance rally at Pelandaba Stadium, Gwanda - 25 May 2018

Published: 25 May 2018 at 16:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Violence mars MDC-T primaries

PRIMARY elections held by the MDC-T faction led by Mr Nelson Chamisa over the weekend were marred by violence in most parts of the country as members traded accusations of imposition of candidates and vote buying.In Bulawayo, the party's s…

Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Jessie Majome: The â€˜dark art' of manufactured outrage

Election season is in full swing in Zimbabwe. The country's first election without its "political godfather", former President Robert Mugabe, is due in a few months' time.What makes this election different from previous polls, is the freed…

Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Enocent Nemuramba

Chamisa expecting victory, yet planning defeat

ZANU-PF understands that in every circumstance, if its supporters do not pull the party agenda in one direction, they risk being pulled down. With solid structures with an ideological firmness that is ready to usher President Mnangagwa int…

Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Gibson Nyikadzino

MDC Alliance primary elections: bottled smoke

African politics appears simple, yet it is a delicate balancing act. The most savage part of it is that those involved never tell each other the truth of what they think of each other, but what the other side wants to hear. This explains w…

Published: 11 May 2018 at 16:20hrs | | by Bruce Zvandasara

Why the MDC Alliance will lose

The main opposition political party, the MDC Alliance, has committed a series of serious mistakes that have created conditions necessary and sufficient to ensure its own electoral defeat.Some causal factors have just been a resultant of hi…

Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Maliki Mpereki

British investment will be secure under an MDC Alliance government

Today (yesterday) I leave for the UK to join MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti for a series of meetings this week with British Government leaders, opposition leaders and officials.We will also be meeting jo…

Published: 07 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by David Coltart

Chamisa, quest for political endorsement

MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa stirred controversy during his recent campaign trail in Bulawayo.Chamisa paid homage to prominent political figures and families, among them a respected freedom fighter and former Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Nat…

Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 11:02hrs | | by Retlaw Matatu Matorwa

Behind MDC Alliance's rented Bulawayo crowd

MDC Coalition leader Nelson Chamisa seems to be frantically employing antiquated political mobilisation strategies that could cost the Alliance heavily in the election.In my humble view, there appears to be two political mobilisation strat…

Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Dr Panganai Kahuni

Chamisa reads riot act over alliance

ACTING MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa , yesterday read the riot act and warned his detractors, particularly top MDC-T officials, against plotting to derail the coalition project ahead of this year's general elections.Addressing a camp…

Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Thokozani Khupe's Triple Jeopardy

Life is amazing. If you are lucky, you might just be in the right place at the right time and things turn out great for you. Sometimes you have it all planned, but bang! in a flash of an eye, you miss the turn and you find yourself miles o…

Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 11:31hrs | 3 | by Rejoice Ngwenya,

Tsvangirai must step down now!

Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is a hero who, for the past 20 years, has spearheaded the fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, taking the fight up to an evil and treacherous foe. He has endured despite being arrested on trumped up charges in 2000 and …

Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 07:12hrs | | by Tapson Muchena

Welshman Ncube sending wrong message

During my time as a reporter I always looked forward to having interviews with politicians, musicians and athletes who gave me riveting stuff.If it was not riveting, it was controversial stuff.In my reasonably long career which is almost n…

Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Guthrie Munyuki

Mujuru's bravado is all hubris, join Tsvangirai alliance

Many people have argued that National People's Party leader (NPP) Joice Mujuru should support the MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai-led coalition because the former trade unionist has the numbers compared to the former Vice-President Mujuru.T…

Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 06:25hrs | 4 | by Moses Tofa

Welshman Ncube defends Tsvangirai's candidature again

MDC president Professor Welshman Ncube has defended MDC-T president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's presidential candidature in next year's elections saying despite his failing health, he is still the best candidate to lead the opposition.Addressin…

Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai must step down

MDC-T has been on recording for priding itself as an opposition party that speaks to peace and democracy. However, the spate of violence and rifts between its leadership speak volumes on how the party has failed and is on the brink of coll…

Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 15:17hrs | | by Tatenda Gono

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Delta invests in new Bulawayo brewhouse

Zimbabwe police assure public of security ahead of 17 October 2025

Man to pay $12k monthly maintenance to estranged wife

Jealous ex-husband sued over years of abuse

Woman accuses mum of forging late father's will

Zanu-PF councillor swindled US$56 600 in shady car deal

Banker, wife dies in car accident

Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coins value shoots from $53 to $105 in just 2 years

Charamba disowns 'Chiwenga demo statement'

Zimbabwe prison overcrowding hits 300%

Neville's arrest deepened the rift between Mutsvangwa and Chiwenga

Government announces US$150 Presidential bonus for civil servants

ARTUZ demands public apology from Minister Torerai Moyo

Mutsvangwa in fresh Chiwenga attacks

PHOTOS: Elephant carcass linked to fatal accident that claimed Nkulumane MP Desire Moyo

Trump pressured to release $13.4m for Zimbabwe 'regime change'?

Geza considers cancelling protest over Chiwenga's alleged anti-demo statement

'Tshabangu pushing for suspension of 2028 elections'

PHOTOS: ED must go, graffiti at Dzivarasekwa barracks

Varakashi4ED congratulate Tagwirei on appointment to Zanu-PF Central Committee

Police investigate fatal hit-and-run accident

Zimbabwe, Russia sign key cybersecurity MoU

BREAKING: Chiwenga warns Zimbabweans against demonstrating on October 17

Mnangagwa doles out more cars

RBZ urged to reduce bank charges

'Tagwirei funded the military in 2017 coup that toppled Mugabe'

120MW boost as Hwange Unit 6 restored

Mliswa urges govt and Winky D to reconcile

Minister Phuti warns of rising cyber threats

CSOs Launch Fifth Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation

BREAKING: Chiwenga warns Zimbabweans against demonstrating on October 17

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

PHOTOS: ED must go, graffiti at Dzivarasekwa barracks

2 arrested for impersonation at schools

PHOTOS: Scenes at Zanu PF National Conference

Mutsvangwa in fresh Chiwenga attacks

Geza considers cancelling protest over Chiwenga's alleged anti-demo statement

Chiwenga accused of incitement, treason

MP's death: More details emerge

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

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