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Faz spearheads Zanu-PF by-elections campaign
FOREVER Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), a shadowy organisation linked to the country's spy agency, has retraced its footsteps back into the political arena, this time campaigning for ruling party candidate...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 14:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wants Chamisa's candidates disqualified
THE ruling Zanu-PF wants the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to disqualify 15 parliamentary candidates of the main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo, saying they fi...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:03hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Faz destabilises Chamisa's CCC
SHADOWY Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-linked Zanu-PF group Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (Faz), which took over the running of elections from the military in order to boost the prospects of...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:47hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa chides CCC MPs for getting US$40 000 loans
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says the US$40 000 loans given to legislators were in fact bribes to stop the MPs from speaking out against ongoing looting.He says a...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 18:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC cracks
CRACKS are emerging in the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) amid allegations of imposition of candidates in Bulawayo and Masvingo provinces which are threatening to rip apart the recently rebrande...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's party rocked by internal revolt
SUPPORTERS of Mpumelelo Moyo, one of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates for Bulawayo's Ward 26 Municipal by-election, Saturday staged a demonstration against the alleged imposition of ...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters picket over imposition of candidates
THE Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is already embroiled in discord ahead of the upcoming by-elections with party supporters on Friday staging a demonstration in Bulawayo's Ward...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's party blames 'a technical glitch'
THE newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa yesterday acknowledged that it blundered when it submitted more than one candidate in certain wards to contest in municipal e...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Confusion grips new/ old party
CONFUSION reigned supreme in the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party when it double fielded candidates in two Bulawayo wards at yesterday's seating of the Nomination Court for by-el...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's new party hit by factionalism
The newly-formed Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) on Wednesday submitted double candidates to stand in at least two municipal by-elections in Bulawayo, exposing differences in the party's top echelo...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 21:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chaos hits Chamisa Chete Chete
CHAOS rocked the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Wednesday after the opposition party fielded double candidates to contest in the local council by-elections.The Zimbabwe Elect...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 21:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma legislator vows to retain seat
ZANU PF Mpopoma-Pelandaba legislator Joseph Tshuma has described himself as the candidate of choice in this year's forthcoming elections, claiming the constituency has benefited a lot from the ruling ...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PRC plots takeover of Bulawayo city
People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) candidates have expressed confidence of turning Bulawayo into their stronghold, taking over from the MDC-T that has been in control of the city since 2000.Bula...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Bulawayo mourns Tsvangirai
OPPOSITION political parties and civic society have described the death of MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) as a huge blow to the struggle for democracy and human rights in the country....Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mphoko singing for his supper'
OPPOSITION parties and civil society groups in Matabeleland have roundly condemned Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and accused him of singing for his supper, after he recently dismissed the region's...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 07:02hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe gobbles $10m on UN trip
OPPOSITION parties and civic groups have expressed outrage at reports that President Robert Mugabe's delegation of more than 70 people to the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly will blow over...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mangudya should resign over failed bond notes'
OPPOSITION parties and civic society groups have called on Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya to honour his promise and step down over bond notes' failure to abate the country's liq...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Tsvangirai ally to contest on PDP ticket
FORMER Mpopoma-Pelandaba MDC-T legislator, Bekithemba Nyathi, has been elected as People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the same constituency in preparation for the 2018 elections.Nyat...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Ncube a disgrace to the people of Matabeleland - MRP
The skirmishes which took place at MDC-T offices in Bulawayo on Sunday, where Thokozani Khuphe and other MDC-T officials were attacked by thugs allegedly from Harare sent by Morgan Tsvangirai, are a r...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 08:47hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo PDP targets 5,000 voters per ward
THE opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a voter registration programme targeting to see at least 5 000 of its supporters register to vote in every ward for the 2018 general electio...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti's allies shoot down attempts to impose Tsvangirai coalition president
A TOP official in Tendai Biti's People's Democratic Party (PDP) has shot down attempts by MDC-T officials to impose former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai as an "automatic leader" of the proposed coa...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
PDP baffled by Zanu PF's bid to re introduce Green bombers
The People's Democratic Party has expressed concerns over Zanu PF government's alleged moves to resuscitate the Border Gezi militia which was reportedly used to kill and assault opposition members in ...Published: 17 Apr 2017 at 07:33hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Robert Mugabe Way getting a facelift ahead of ZITF
Bulawayo's Robert Mugabe Way is getting a facelift ahead of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), but opposition parties and activists are peeved at what they see as a window-dressing exer...Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gumbo must resign over bad state of roads
TRANSPORT minister Jorum Gumbo must resign because he has failed to find a solution to the poor state of the country's road network, in particular, among other failures, the opposition People's De...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Olivia Muchena sued
FORMER Higher and Tertiary Education minister, Olivia Muchena has been dragged to court by Parliament of Zimbabwe which is seeking to recover $32 653 the ex-Mutoko MP still owed under a vehicle lo...Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sipepa Nkomo sued over $44 000 loans
PARLIAMENT has filed a combined $44 361 lawsuit against former Water Resources minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo and his wife, Roselene, over outstanding vehicle loans advanced to them during their ten...Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parly sues former MPs
AT least 19 former legislators who were expelled from Parliament two years ago have been dragged to court over failure to repay vehicle loans totalling $364 000.The loans were extended to all ...Published: 18 Feb 2017 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Parliament sues ex-MPs over $258,000 car loans
PARLIAMENT has descended heavily on six former legislators, who left without servicing their vehicle loans.Former Zanu-PF chief whip, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti (Mwenezi East) and ex-Energy mini...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru working with the West to topple the Mugabe led Government
ZIMBABWE People First (ZimPF) leader Dr Joice Mujuru yesterday confirmed speculations that she has all along been working with the West to topple the President Mugabe led Government, when she vowed th...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 12:30hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
The year opposition politics sunk into oblivion
From the preponderance of splits to the injudicious decision to boycott by-elections, 2015 was the year in which the opposition formations were vanquished, leaving Zanu-PF to dominate the political sc...Published: 03 Jan 2016 at 10:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns of civil unrest
Newly-elected Mpopoma-Pelandaba MP Joseph Tshuma (Zanu-PF) has pleaded with government to swiftly act on the decaying economy and arrest the unabated company closures especially in Bulawayo. ...Published: 29 Jul 2015 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Tshuma steps up campaign for Mpopoma - Pelandaba constituency
Zanu-PF member and businessman Joseph Tshuma has stepped up his campaign for the 10 June by-elections in Mpopoma-Pelandaba constituency saying that he was ready to serve the people.Tshuma who ...Published: 31 May 2015 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Rebellion imminent' in MDC-T over by-elections
AN unconfirmed number of MDC-T members are reportedly jostling for the vacant Parliamentary seats in Bulawayo, Tsholotsho and Kwekwe despite the opposition party's claims that it would boycott the Jun...Published: 07 Apr 2015 at 08:40hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
Prof Jonathan Moyo blasts MDC-T by-elections snub
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo yesterday described as "electoral cowardice" and "political hypocrisy" a decision by MDC-T to snub by-elections for 14 co...Published: 26 Mar 2015 at 06:20hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Biti, MDC-T rebels take expulsion to court
TWENTY-ONE MDC-T legislators aligned to Tendai Biti's Renewal Team, who were last week expelled from Parliament, yesterday approached the Constitutional Court seeking nullification of their expulsion....Published: 26 Mar 2015 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai cuts nose to spite face
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), which this week recalled 21 legislators who went to Parliament on the party's ticket and later formed another political outfit of their own, has done a diss...Published: 20 Mar 2015 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Maggie Mzumara
Expelled MDC-T legislators turn to courts
EXPELLED MDC Renewal Team legislator Roseline Sipepa Nkomo is bracing for a fight in Tsholotsho North constituency as her party challenges the decision by the Speaker of Parliament to expel 21 legisla...Published: 20 Mar 2015 at 07:45hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
Jonathan Moyo eyes vacant Tsholotsho seat
ZANU-PF gleefully greeted the expulsion of 21 former MDC-T MPs and Senators from Parliament yesterday - and attention immediately turned to the high-prize Tsholotsho North constituency, one of just a ...Published: 18 Mar 2015 at 06:36hrs | | by Clemence Manyukwe
Acid test for Tsvangirai as parly expels 21 MDC-T 'rebel' MPs
Parliament has expelled the 21 MDC-T MPs who defected from the party to form the Renewal MDC and eventually joined the professor Welshman led MDC to form the United MDC.The move paves th...Published: 17 Mar 2015 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T notifies 'rebel' MPs of recall bid
The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC-T has written letters notifying 21 Members of Parliament who left his party to form a splinter MDC Renewal faction of a decision to recall them from Parliament.Th...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 07:21hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
21 MDC-T MPs face the boot from Parliament
Twenty-one MDC-T legislators face the boot from Parliament after the party wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly and Senate president asking for their recall saying they were now members of a ...Published: 09 Mar 2015 at 06:24hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe
'Rebel' MPs agents of Zanu PF, face recall from Parly - MDC-T
BULAWAYO MDC-T provincial council has lashed out at the United MDC members particularly the house of assembly members who rebelled from the party describing them as agents of Zanu PF.The...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 19:06hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Fresh bid to expel 18 MDC-T rebels
MDC-T has launched a fresh bid to have seats belonging to 18 "rebel" MPs declared vacant following the expulsion of ex-Zanu-PF members Didymus Mutasa and Temba Mliswa from the legislative assembly....Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 09:07hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti in futile endeavour
Yesterday, Zimbabwe witnessed the launch of what should certainly become yet another futile opposition adventure.MDC and MDC Renewal launched an alliance, United Movement for Democratic Change...Published: 02 Mar 2015 at 09:12hrs | | by chronicle editorial
Ex-MDC-T MP 'swindles' homeseeker
FORMER Mpopoma-Pelandaba MDC-T Member of Parliament, Samuel Sandla Khumalo allegedly swindled a desperate Bulawayo homeseeker of R17,000 a magistrate heard yesterday.Khumalo, 51, of Pelandaba ...Published: 04 Feb 2015 at 06:58hrs | 13 | by Mashudu Netsianda
MDC Renewal 'democrats' hang in balance
EIGHTEEN legislators belonging to MDC Renewal Team linked to Tendai Biti are likely to hear their fate today if parly consolidates the verdict, speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda said yesterday....Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mudenda to rule on MDC-T MPs recall
Jacob Mudenda, the Speaker of the National Assembly, will make a ruling on Thursday on the fate of 18 legislators that have been recalled by Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party.Mudenda told the Dai...Published: 12 Nov 2014 at 12:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T recalls 15 MPs from Parliament
The MDC-T has today recalled fifteen House of Assembly members and three Senators following a resolution passed by the recently held 4th National Congress.The following is the list of thos...Published: 06 Nov 2014 at 14:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Fight over the MDC-T logo overtaken by events,' says Judge
THE fight over the MDC-T logo and campaign materials between the party and four members who had rebelled against the MDC-T and chose to stand as independent candidates at last year's elections, c...Published: 17 Oct 2014 at 15:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Press statement on Tsvangirai rigging
06 October 2014Bulawayo1. I would like to acknowledge the presence of the national leadership of Renewal Hon Dr Sipepa Nkomo, Hon Dr Gorden Moyo, Hon Reggie Moyo, Hon R Nkomo, Hon Beki...Published: 09 Oct 2014 at 08:50hrs | | by Albert Mhlanga, MP
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