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No democracy in Zimbabwe's opposition
Bulawayo South constituency aspiring opposition candidate, Engineer Francis Mangwendeza, has criticized the opposition parties once led by Nelson Chamisa, describing internal politics as undemocratic ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:18hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rolls sleeves as battle hots up
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa will today conduct marathon campaign rallies in Bulawayo as his loyalists seek to regain their seats in weekend by-elections following controv...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:43hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF holds rally in Bulawayo
TO rally cadres and connect with constituents, Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, the Zanu-PF national chairperson, paid a visit to Sizinda residents in the Bulawayo South constituency.The vis...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 16:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF urges residents to shun chaotic opposition
Residents of Bulawayo have been encouraged to vote for development by supporting the ruling Zanu-PF in the upcoming December 9 by-elections and distancing themselves from the opposition, which has bee...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:52hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF accused of imposing Modi in Bulawayo South by-election
Several Zanu-PF members in Bulawayo South Constituency have raised concerns about the party's decision to field former Member of Parliament Raj Modi as the candidate for the upcoming by-election sched...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 20:18hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF loses grip in Matebeleland
Zanu-PF's support in Matebeleland has shrunk as seen in the recent elections where the ruling party surrendered a number of seats to the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Th...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland sweeps away big guns
SOME five months ago, Zimbabwe's Finance minister Mthuli Ncube sauntered like a decorated knight in shining armour into Cowdray Park, a sprawling settlement north west of Bulawayo.The professo...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park and the myth of irrational voting
Galatians 3 verse 1: "You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified." The verse is a rebuke to the Galatians for having embraced d...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 09:58hrs | 2 | by Limukani Ncube
Huge turnout for elections countrywide
Thousands of people thronged polling stations across the country to cast their votes for their preferred candidates for Presidential, National Assembly and local authority elections.A peaceful...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Modi's MP candidacy challenged
In a case that could come as a test to the court's impartiality, a Bulawayo voter has filed a High Court challenge against deputy industry minister Rajesh Kumar Modi's candidacy, claiming the Zanu-PF ...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 20:54hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa wants to throw Zimbabwe into anarchy,' says angry Chamisa
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa is livid following the disqualification of 12 opposition parliamentary candidates in Bulawayo saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa was on the...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:56hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Modi donates US$120 000 computer bus
JUBILATION punctuated by singing and ululations was the order of the day on Sunday as scores of residents in Sizinda under Bulawayo South constituency received a US$120 000 mobile computer bus donated...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Witness Dube slams 'opposition demigods'
Politician Witness Dube, the former national information and publicity secretary of the MDC led by Mr Douglas Mwonzora, has delivered a scathing critique of opposition parties in Zimbabwe. He ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bigwig dumps MDC
MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) national secretary for Information and Publicity Mr Witness Dube has resigned and left the party.Mr Dube who has been a member of the main opposition since...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 09:41hrs | 12 | by Jonathan Moyo
DOP candidate withdraws, throws weight behind Raj Modi
DEMOCRATIC Opposition Party (DOP) National Assembly candidate for the Bulawayo South Constituency Mr Edmore Gomba has withdrawn his candidature and vowed to rally behind the ruling party candidate Raj...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 18:35hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
CCC's fortunes in Bulawayo depend on court ruling
THE main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) risks being blindsided in the 2023 general election campaign, should the High Court disqualify 15 of the party's parliamentary candidates who f...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 21:44hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube rallies Zanu-PF members to mobilise more voters for Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF Politburo member and former Cabinet Minister, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, has rallied party members in Bulawayo province to mobilise more voters for President Mnangagwa and the ruling party ...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drug lord in Zanu-PF primary election contest
VIOLENCE mongers, drug lords, and shoddy characters were disqualified from standing for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections as Zanu-PF maintains high ethical standards with rerun polls set t...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 27 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Zanu-PF primaries preliminary results out
RESULTS for the Zanu-PF primary elections are still trickling in, with a mixed bag of young Turks and the old guard sailing through.The results are however, still subject to confirmation by th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Command centres submit Zanu-PF primary elections winners list
ZANU-PF provincial command centres have submitted the names of the winners of primary elections to the party's national elections directorate in Harare, which will officially announce the results....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's bid for Cowdray park seat sparks debate
A debate has ensued about Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube's electoral chances after he surfaced as a contender in the Zanu-PF primary elections, to represent the newl...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Deputy Minister back at work after six months lockdown
INDUSTRY and Commerce Deputy Minister Raj Modi who was held in Australia for six months as a result of Covid-19 travel restrictions, is back in the country. Deputy Minister Modi returned to th...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa activist goes to court
ANTI-Government activist and Bulawayo South Constituency losing independent candidate in last year's harmonised elections, Josphat Ngulube, has approached the High Court challenging the dismissal of h...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa activist released on bail
ANTI-Government activist and Bulawayo South Constituency losing independent candidate in last year's harmonised elections, Josphat Ngulube, who was arrested for allegedly leading an illegal demonstrat...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa protest leader in court
Anti-Government activist and Bulawayo South Constituency losing independent candidate in last year's harmonised elections, Josphat Ngulube, appeared in court yesterday for allegedly leading an illegal...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF MP sets up night school in Bulawayo
ZANU PF Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South Raj has announced that he is launching a night school in his constituency for 150 students."I am thinking of setting up a night school for peopl...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 10:30hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Is it 'Democrazy' or 'Democracy' in the Movement for Change?
The council vacancy in Bulawayo's Ward 28 presented us with yet another opportunity to see how Zimbabwe's political space is not about elimination of medieval politics, but a contest of violent hegemo...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Michael Mhlanga
Losing MP granted bail
BULAWAYO South Constituency losing independent candidate in last year's harmonised elections Josphat "Mzaca" Ngulube, has been granted bail, in a case where he and 11 others were accused of fanning an...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Losing MP, DJ arrested for burning cars, stoning clinic
BULAWAYO South Constituency losing independent candidate in last year's harmonised elections Josphat "Mzaca" Ngulube and popular former entertainment promoter and DJ Marshal Mpofu have been arrested f...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Modi invited to India gold summit
THE Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, has been invited by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJPEC) to participate in the second edition of the India Gold and J...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Raj Modi lobbies govt to work from Bulawayo instead of Harare
Zimbabwe's new deputy minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi has requested government to allow him to work from Bulawayo instead of Harare.Bulawayo businessperson and Sai Enterprises...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 10:54hrs | 21 | by Staff writer
Time for Bulawayo to reclaim lost glory: Modi
INDUSTRY and Commerce Deputy Minister, Raj Modi, has said the new dispensation offers Bulawayo an opportunity to reclaim its former glory as the industrial hub of Zimbabwe. Himself a prominent busines...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bhora Musango: Mnangagwa to launch a massive witch-hunt
ZANU-PF is set to launch a massive witch-hunt to weed out party members blamed for sabotaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a protest vote code-named "bhora musango", that saw him garnering lesser v...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 15:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wary of rigging plans
THE MDC Alliance has raised alarm over plans to rig elections next week as the opposition coalition's intelligence officers claim that Zanu-PF is working tooth and nail to ensure it wins at least seve...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 15:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo South candidates storm out of residents meeting
THERE was drama at Barham Green Hall in Bulawayo South constituency when residents took parliamentary candidates to task over their frivolous promises, resulting in some of them storming out of the me...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa threatens to expel Bulawayo South co-candidates
MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa on Saturday read the riot act on the coalition's two parliamentary candidates for Bulawayo South constituency.According to NewZimbabwe.com, ...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Modi plans smartphone, laptop assembly plant in Bulawayo
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Mr Raj Modi plans to set up a smartphone and laptop assembly plant in Bulawayo over the next six months.The proposed investment is expected to employ about 500 p...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance candidate challenges Zec advert
MDC Alliance's Bulawayo South parliamentary candidate, Muvirimi Francis Mangwendeza, has dismissed a recent Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) notice claiming that he was one of the 24 candidates who...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
MDC Alliance candidate 'withdrawn' without his consent
AN aspiring MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South Mr Muvirimi Francis Mangwendeza is in limbo after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission yesterday published his name among a list of candid...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 t...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos reigns in MDC Alliance
CHAOS and back-stabbing characterised MDC Alliance's submission of nomination papers on Thursday with the coalition fielding more than one candidate in some constituencies and wards.The chaos ...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 22:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Modi to set up $7m geysers factory
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman and Zanu-PF National Assembly candidate for Bulawayo South constituency Raj Modi has partnered an India-based firm, Kanti Council Services (KCS) to set up a $7 million s...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko disowned
AS the adage does, when the times are dark, friends are few and former Vice-President Phelekezela is finding out this the hard way.Zanu-PF's aspiring parliamentary candidate for Bulawayo South...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Gun threats' at MDC-T primaries
AN aspiring MDC-T councillor in Bulawayo allegedly pulled out a pistol and threatened to shoot party supporters for allegedly holding primary elections in a constituency he claimed was reserved for yo...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Police block Zanu-PF youth demo
POLICE in Bulawayo on Friday cordoned off the Zanu-PF provincial offices and blocked a youth demonstration against alleged imposition of businessman Raji Modi as party candidate for Bulawayo South con...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Poll re-runs in select Zanu-PF constituencies
Zanu-PF yesterday released the official list of candidates who were successful in the primary polls to contest for the National Assembly seats in elections set for July with more of the old guard maki...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Independent candidate promises wonders
JOSPHAT Mzaca Ngulube (33) is an independent aspiring legislator for Bulawayo South constituency. He is a teacher by profession, director in the Sports and Recreation ministry and human rights activis...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 05:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross a Zanu-PF stooge, says Mthwakazi party
Mthwakazi Republic Party has described MDC-T legislator Eddie Cross as a Zanu-PF stooge, masquerading as an MDC-T official.This was after Cross recently claimed in his opinion article that Nde...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Vimbaishe declares her candidature for Bulawayo South
A Bulawayo youthful politician, Vimbaishe Musvaburi has just announced that she will be running for MP in Bulawayo South constituency.Bulawayo South is currently held by the MDC-T legislator E...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 15:21hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Morgan Tsvangirai drums up support
Beleaguered opposition MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai will soon embark on a nationwide tour to galvanise grassroots support, amid an escalated push for his ouster.Party policy chief Eddie ...Published: 08 Feb 2014 at 21:18hrs | | by Richard Chidza
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