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'Mnangagwa must resign,' says Chitando
FORMER Masvingo Central legislator Jeffreyson Chitando has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign, saying that he has failed to diligently execute his duties as Head of State.Chitand...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:32hrs | 13134 | by Staff reporter
Mugwadi accuses Biti of colluding with doctors to target Zanu-PF politicians
Zanu-PF information director Tafadzwa Mugwadi has backed a now withdrawn claim by government spokesman Nick Mangwana that doctors were responsible for purposely killing several ruling party bigwigs wh...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 21:44hrs | 4638 | by Staff reporter
CONDOLENCE SUPPLEMENT: High profile deaths rise as Covid-19 surges
ZIMBABWE is reeling from a sharp surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. By 23 January 2021, the country's caseload was at 31,007 while fatalities were at 974. The victims include high pro...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 19:12hrs | 2996 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs retreat to farms as Covid-19 bites
SEVERAL government and Zanu-PF bigwigs have retreated to their farms and villages as the Covid-19 pandemic bares its teeth with four Cabinet ministers having died so far and President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:56hrs | 4031 | by Staff reporter
'Should we have empathy for Zanu-PF?' - not whilst thug big foot on our throat, can't breathe
"Should we have empathy for those we hate?" asked Taruberekera Masara in Bulawayo 24 article."Yes we have a moral obligation to. It was a heartwarming experience to read MDC Alliance communiqu...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 20:38hrs | 1437 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Should we have empathy for Zanu PF?' - not whilst thug big foot on our throat, can't breathe
"Should we have empathy for those we hate?" asked Taruberekera Masara in Bulawayo24 article."Yes we have a moral obligation to. It was a heartwarming experience to read MDC Alliance communique...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 08:09hrs | 1465 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'SB Moyo meticulous planning saved nation from chaos' - yet 3 years on, chaos still rules the roost
"It is with a heavy heart that I announce Foreign Minister Dr S B Moyo has died," announce Emmerson Mnangagwa."Zimbabwe has lost a devoted public servant and a true hero, and I have lost a fri...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 13:25hrs | 989 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa's MDC tells ANC not to be distracted bu Zanu-PF antics
THE Nelson Chamisa-led opposition MDC Alliance yesterday waded into the fight between ruling parties African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa and Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF, urging the ANC not to be di...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 07:09hrs | 3399 | by Staff reporter
'Mwonzora should promptly engage the ruling Zanu PF'
HOPE is high that Zimbabwe's much-talked about national dialogue could finally start in earnest this year, following recent political developments and hints to this effect by both President Emmerson M...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:50hrs | 1481 | by Staff reporter
Auditor-General exposes CSC rot
A NUMBER of Cold Storage Company (CSC) senior managers did not have relevant qualifications to drive the turnaround of the company with one line manager exposed as only having an Advanced Level certif...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:37hrs | 2428 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF, police leading human rights violators'
THE ruling Zanu-PF party and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have been ranked top in the violation of human rights which occurred in December last year, latest findings by the Zimbabwe Peace Projec...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:29hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora reiterates his readiness to work with political rivals
NEW opposition leader, Douglas Mwonzora says he will pursue a new type of politics that will see him seeking heightened interactions with both the ruling Zanu-PF and other opposition forces.Sp...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 08:49hrs | 1831 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora moves to fix broken MDC
NEWLY-ELECTED MDC leader, Douglas Mwonzora, said yesterday that he was ready to work with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF to resolve Zimbabwe's decades-long myriad challenges.At the s...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 17:00hrs | 3308 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands loyalty from Zanu-PF members
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday demanded loyalty from the party's newly-elected District Coordinating Committee (DCC) members ahead of the 2023 elections.Speaking before yesterday's cen...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 16:59hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Douglas Mwonzora takes charge of MDC-T
Newly-elected MDC-T president, Mr Douglas Mwonzora, yesterday assumed his new role as opposition leader and immediately unveiled a new executive in which he retained his election rivals - Dr Thokozani...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 08:03hrs | 2961 | by Staff Reporter
Mwonzora appoints Khupe, Mudzuri as his VPs
MDC-T newly elected president, Mr Douglas Mwonzora assumed his newly found role at the helm of the opposition party today by unveiling a new executive in which he retained his fellow election rivals t...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 16:57hrs | 3087 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T continues to burn, Khupe does a Donald Trump
FORMER MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is the new leader of the country's biggest opposition party after he trounced his main rival, Thokozani Khupe, in Sunday's chaotic election in Harare....Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 16:54hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa culpable for Zimbabwe's political and economic challenges
PROFESSOR of World Politics at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, Stephen Chan, says the international community will continue to show a lack of interest in Zimbabwe un...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 17:18hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Central government at the epicentre of the challenges facing local authorities
IntroductionToday is Christmas day, the day we celebrate the birth of the Son of Man, our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a day that is supposed to be a day of love, unity, togetherness and cel...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 20:19hrs | 1238 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Mnangagwa's riot police bashes 11-month baby
POLICE in riot gear on Saturday accidentally struck a baby with a truncheon in Chiredzi barely two days after the world commemorated Human Rights Day on Thursday last week.The 11-month-old bab...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
MDC chaos worsens
IN YET another sign of the chaos that has been engulfing the opposition, the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC yesterday cancelled its much-anticipated extraordinary congress hours before it was due, citing log...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 18:31hrs | 1691 | by Staff reporter
The harassment of nurses is getting ridiculous!
THE Zanu-PF politburo on Wednesday took a jab at nurses and we know the meaning of what the party bigwigs were trying to say — intimidation and harassing of health workers.This is the same p...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:47hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF VIPs left dismayed
Zanu-PF disappointed many party bigwigs after the party endorsed most of the results of the recent hotly disputed district coordinating committee elections (DCC) elections. Among those who wer...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:29hrs | 3241 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gags Zanu-PF followers
President Mnangagwa yesterday gagged Zanu-PF members from discussing party issues in both mainstream and social media following the chaos that rocked the DCC elections. Addressing a politburo ...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:16hrs | 2113 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under pressure over DCC mess
THE chaos that gripped Zanu-PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections will today come under the spotlight as the ruling party bigwigs meet to take stock of the polls.President Emmers...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Ratepayers act against council graft
Harare ratepayers have petitioned Parliament over the tightening of laws to curb corruption in municipalities following a spate of arrests of council officials in the capital on accusations of corrupt...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 09:59hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Plot to remove Zacc chair anti-corruption body ruffles political feathers
POLITICAL pressure to remove the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) the independent constitutional body created to combat corruption and crime - Loyce Matanda-Moyo is mounti...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:35hrs | 2311 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa battles G40, Gamatox remnants
ZANU-PF's vanquished Generation 40 (G40) and Gamatox factions have joined forces in a bid to destabilise President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the party ahead of the 2023 polls, a senior official of the fo...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 19:10hrs | 1461 | by Staff reporter
'G40, Gamatox teaming up against Mnangagwa'
ZANU-PF's vanquished Generation 40 (G40) and Gamatox factions have joined forces in a bid to destabilise President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the party ahead of the 2023 polls, a senior official of the fo...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 7062 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC to discipline members for using WhatsApp
THE desperate state of affairs within the country’s unravelling opposition has once again been thrust into the spotlight after the MDC Alliance ordered its feuding officials this week to stop discus...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 21:26hrs | 1576 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's penchant for chaos does not bode well for country
Zanu-PF held its long awaited District Coordinating Committee (DCC) polls over the weekend. They were as chaotic as could be expected of a party whose hegemony has driven the country to the br...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 17:08hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
The factions exposed during DCCs must be dealt with now
There are two primary causes for voter apathy: alienation and voter fatigue. Alienation is defined as,the sense that voters feel like the political system does not work for them and any attempt to inf...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 15:24hrs | 695 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Squabbles keep Zimbabwe opposition busy
THE desperate state of affairs within the country’s unravelling opposition has once again been thrust into the spotlight after the MDC Alliance ordered its feuding officials this week to stop di...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1963 | by Staff reporter
Pannic as COVID-19 hits Zanu-PF HQ
PANIC has gripped the ruling Zanu-PF party after two senior party officials on Sunday tested positive for COVID-19 with confirmed cases likely to go up as results of mass tests done recently continue ...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | 2945 | by Staff reporter
DCC elections expose Zanu-PF
THE chaos that has been the hallmark of Zanu-PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections continued yesterday in different parts of the country with re-runs and failure to produce results, whil...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe may have been right after all
CHAOS that erupted in the Zanu-PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) polls over the weekend could be an apt reflection of how factionalism is deep-rooted in the ruling party.From burning o...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:38hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs jostling to take over from Mnangagwa
IN HUMOROUS remarks that may contain some truth for ambitious Zanu-PF bigwigs, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, joked on Thursday about the sure-fire credentials of the person who would likely succeed hi...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 20:49hrs | 2683 | by Staff reporter
Bruising battles in Zanu-PF DCC polls
THE stage is set for bruising battles as the ruling Zanu-PF conduct their much awaited district co-ordinating committees (DCCs) elections across eight provinces today.This comes as cracks have bee...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 20:48hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala bids to end Zimbabwe's myriad challenges
FIREBRAND opposition grandee, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has joined other MDC bigwigs in calling for dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF, to end the country's myriad challenges.Spe...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 16:09hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala says 'It's time for talks with Mnangagwa'
FIREBRAND opposition grandee, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has joined other MDC bigwigs in calling for dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF, to end the country's myriad challenges....Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 07:03hrs | 8440 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF clears 'G40 remnant'
THE Zanu-PF party has finally cleared Bornface Mutize who was disqualified for allegedly being a G40 member ahead of the looming district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections to be held this weeken...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | 1570 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa calls on Zanu-PF to deal ruthlessly with troublemakers
WAR veterans leader and former Cabinet minister, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has called on Zanu-PF leaders to deal ruthlessly with troublemakers whom he accuses of fomenting chaos in the ruling party ahea...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 19:34hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF must crack whip on troublemakers'
WAR veterans leader and former Cabinet minister, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has called on Zanu-PF leaders to deal ruthlessly with troublemakers whom he accuses of fomenting chaos in the ruling party ahea...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:36hrs | 2228 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants wade into Zanu-PF politics
JOSTLING for top positions in the ruling Zanu-PF party has gone into full swing ahead of the district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections on December 5 and 6, with some bigwigs fearing being kicke...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1908 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF emerges biggest winner in major scandal
THE ruling Zanu-PF, which thrives on a chokehold grip on airwaves to win elections by hook or crook, has emerged as the biggest winner in the controversial awarding of six new free-to-air licences to ...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:28hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aims his guns at Zanu-PF land barons
IT HAS emerged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa blew a gasket on Wednesday after he learnt that some Zanu-PF bigwigs were allegedly land barons who were using the proceeds of their ill-gotten gains t...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 16:00hrs | 2881 | by Staff reporter
Only few heads have to roll in Midlands for sanity to prevail
In the 2018 elections ZANU PF lost in Kwekwe to a G40 kingpin the late Blackman Matambanadzo. It was not the campaign of Matambanadzo or the idiocy of Chebundo which lost the plot for ZANU PF. It was ...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 23:46hrs | 1054 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa bid to build school, hospital hits brick wall
Gutu Rural District Council led by its chairman, Nicholas Zambara has flatly refused Nelson Chamisa the MDC A president the chance to build a boarding school and a hospital in his home area in Ward 23...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 17:42hrs | 6689 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to cut loose errant Zanu-PF bigwigs
A LIVID President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned Zanu-PF bigwigs to be loyal to the party or risk being cut loose, as he bids to contain growing divisions in the former liberation movement.Addr...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:18hrs | 6481 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cacophony remains needless!
THE seemingly growing cacophony in the ruling Zanu-PF party is needless and a threat to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's thrust to turn around the fortunes of the country's flagging economy.Over...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:12hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
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