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Mozambique's ruling party wins landslide in disputed poll
Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country's divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation, according to official results....Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:52hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna remanded in custody
Controversial Zanu PF politician and former legislator Dexter Nduna was on Saturday remanded in custody following his arrest for illegally collecting parking fees from motorists in Chegutu.The...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 10:30hrs | 2625 | by Staff reporter
Sadc Election Observer Mission gives thumps up to Mozambique plebiscite
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM) has given Mozambique's 2024 presidential and legislative elections a clean bill of health, describing the process as ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:25hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
'Dexter Nduna faked his graduation'
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Mapfumo has confirmed former Zanu-PF MP for Chegutu West, Dexter Nduna faked his graduation with a purported Bachelor of Laws degree....Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:50hrs | 3101 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger acquitted
A ZANU-PF activist, Sybeth Musengezi, who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power following the November 2017 coup, has been acquitted by the Harare Magistrates Court after applying fo...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:46hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa told to 'declare your departure, or we expose you'
Veteran academic and political analyst Ibbo Mandaza on Saturday publicly issued a scathing critique of the embattled former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, urging him to step down and allow new lead...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:43hrs | 2374 | by Staff reporter
CIOs hound Mnangagwa challenger
Former Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi, who legally challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power, reports that he has been visited by unidentified individuals at his home. Musenge...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 15:00hrs | 5266 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe fifth lowest in electoral integrity globally'
According to the latest report from the Electoral Integrity Project, Zimbabwe's 2023 elections scored only 18 out of 100 on the electoral integrity scale, ranking it among the lowest globally. ...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:38hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Caps United's strikers in the spotlight
Caps United's season has been rocky, winning only one of their last eight matches, putting them at risk of relegation. Today's game against Bikita Minerals at Sakubva Stadium is crucial for their surv...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:13hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger's criminal charges quashed
ZANU-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi has been acquitted of fraud charges by a Harare magistrate. Musengezi was accused of falsely representing his residential address to Zanu-PF for personal gain. He den...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 12:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Lock brothers notch biggest career win
Benjamin and Courtney Lock, Zimbabwean tennis siblings, celebrated a significant victory at the 2024 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois in France over the weekend, clinching their first ATP Challenger ...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 06:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger acquitted
A Harare magistrate has acquitted ZANU-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi of electoral fraud charges after he contested President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy. Musengezi had filed a court applica...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 14:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'No one will starve!' Zanu PF has never accounted for 40 000 + political murders much less indirect deaths
"As I stated in my recent declaration of a nationwide state of disaster due to the drought last week, our Zanu-PF government will not let anyone starve," Mnangagwa said."Our government is capa...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:47hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Zesa smart meter tender challenge dismissed
A LOCAL company, Denallare Technologies Pvt Ltd, unsuccessfully filed for an application for condonation at the Supreme Court, challenging the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Compan...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 17:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Two Other Times the Premier League Had a Genuine Three-way Title Fight
In the annals of Premier League history, few title races have captivated the imagination of football fans around the world as much as the ongoing 2023/24 season. With just ten games remaining, Arsenal...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:25hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Fierce battle over Chamisa face ensues
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's main challenger in the August 23 presidential elections Nelson Chamisa might have quit his Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, but the confusion engulfing the cou...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 10:45hrs | 3 | by Tawanda Majoni
Biden fall: 'Even Jesus' would have tripped twice
US President Joe Biden tripped twice on Tuesday as he boarded Air Force One for a flight to California. Although the White House has insisted he is in excellent health, the 81-year-old Democrat has pe...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 17:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo's R9.5 million Mercedes-Benz spotted in Harare
Zimbabwean business magnate Sir Wicknell Chivayo has become a trending topic as his 2023 Mercedes-Benz G 63 Brabus was spotted on the streets of Harare.Unlike his other exotic cars imported fr...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 20:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates DRC's Tshisekedi on re-election
President Mnangagwa has congratulated DRC President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo on his re-election after garnering over 70 percent of the vote, according to results announced by the electoral ...Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 17:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Felix Tshisekedi declared landslide winner in DRC
President Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of the Democratic Republic of Congo's election, which has been condemned as a "sham" by several opposition candidates demanding a rerun....Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
SADC mum on Congo election irregularities?
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday refused opposition calls for a re-run of disputed elections, as the main observer mission reported "numerous irregularities" that c...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 07:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF on cusp of two thirds majority
Zanu-PF claimed seven of the vacant nine National Assembly seats to get to within three seats of a two thirds majority in parliament.The ruling party also gained four council seats – three i...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 07:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimate challenger applies for passport
Political activist Sybeth Musengezi who is facing allegations of using a fake address to join Zanu-PF structures has made an application for temporary release of his passport.He indicated that...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 21:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Attack on CIO boss leaves behind emotion of bitterness
THE brutal attack on Zimbabwe's state security service, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) co-deputy Director-General Gatsha Mazithulela in late August has left him and his colleagues enveloped i...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:24hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins Gutu West parly seat
Zanu-PF has retained the Gutu West National Assembly seat after its candidate Cde John Paradza resoundingly won the parliamentary by-election that was held yesterday.Paradza,who is also the ru...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC should address its own internal contradictions
THE Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), an independent public policy think-tank, says Zimbabwe opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) should address its own internal contradictions that have ...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 19:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger trial continues
The trial of Sybeth Musengezi, a member of Zanu-PF, for allegedly forging his residential address to gain membership in the ruling party, proceeded with the testimony of the second witness on the late...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Recalls meant to cement Zanu-PF's power, claims 'think tank'
The recent recalls of MPs and councillors affiliated with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) by the party's "interim secretary general" Sengezo Tshabangu have been analyzed by the Zimbabwe Instit...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'GNU is not a local herb: excluding Zanu PF would bring spectre of instability.' So hangs the sword of Damocles!
"GNU is not a local herb!" wrote Jamanda2 in Bulawayo24. "The West also made sure there was no third party or parties with which to enter into a governing alliance that would exclude Zanu-PF f...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 07:52hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Challenging the Throne: Who can dethrone LeBron James from Basketball Olympus?
In basketball, LeBron James has reigned supreme for over a decade. His unparalleled skills, unmatched versatility, and unwavering determination have propelled him to the sport's summit, earning him th...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 19:07hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
How Mnangagwa consolidated power and outwitted Zimbabwe military
WITH his controversial re-election -achieved with a minimal contribution from the military, and his subsequent swearing-in and cabinet appointments - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has all but completed...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 21:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urbanites and the politics of the West
The country is nearing the conclusion of the election period, with the appointment of Cabinet ministers, deputies, Mayors, and council chairpersons being among the final steps in the process. This ele...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger trial kicks off
On Tuesday, Sybeth Musengezi, a Zanu-PF supporter who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to the party presidency, appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda for trial. Musengez...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nicaraguan President congratulates Mnangagwa on his re-election
Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega Saavedra, has congratulated his counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his re-election in the August 23 presidential elections.In a congratulatory mes...Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 16:21hrs | 1 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
CCC's Ian Makone elected new mayor of Harare
Ian Makone of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is the new mayor of Harare following a vote by councillors on Monday.He replaces Jacob Mafume, the ward 17 councillor.Makone, of w...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 14:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
How hope dies with every election in Zimbabwe
"People died. The fear of being asked whether you wanted a short or long sleeve cut (cutting your hand or your arm) by soldiers made people vote in fear, not with their heads. We were voting with our ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Beauty Dhlamini
Zimbabwe Council of Churches says poll 'characterised by significant flaws'
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called for "honest and inclusive dialogue" after August 23's disputed elections.The ZCC, representing most of the country's traditional churches, sai...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new Members of Parliament sworn-in
Members of Parliament for the 10th Parliament took their oaths of office yesterday and committed themselves to work towards the fulfilment of Vision 2030 enunciated by President Mnangagwa to make Zimb...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue, best way forward for Zimbabwe
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, as I see it, your hitting the ground running to inauguration placed you in bad light with international development partners. It threw spanners...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Zimbabwe MPs swearing-in set for tomorrow
NEWLY-elected Members of Parliament from both the National Assembly and Senate will be sworn-in tomorrow following the gazetting of General Notice 1406A of 2023 by the Clerk of Parliament, Mr Kennedy ...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops thwart efforts to block Mnangagwa's inauguration
Police on routine patrol early Monday morning thwarted efforts by a few scattered small groups of opposition supporters to block some roads leading to the inauguration of President Mnangagwa at the Na...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
LEAKED: CCC 'legal case' for foreign run fresh election
NB: Finally, the cat is out of the bag. Below is the CCC 'legal case' against Zimbabwe's sovereignty, which calls for foreigners to organise and conduct fresh elections in Zimbabwe.The entire ...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 23:01hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabweans should refuse to be hoodwinked by enemies of development
ZIMBABWE yesterday opened a new chapter following the swearing in of Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa for his second term as the President of Zimbabwe.President Mnangagwa won the presidential elect...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa says there is no such thing as a 'perfect election'
Elections are never without glitches globally, so Zimbabwe should not be judged harshly as even those countries who claim to be the pinnacles of democracy face electoral disputes, South African Presid...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows jail over planned protests
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has branded his opponents little boys and further threatened them with imprisonment if they proceed with planned protests over his controversial poll victory last month....Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets down to work
FOLLOWING his re-election to the country's top office, President Mnangagwa has switched back to the indefatigable work ethic which characterised his first tenure with the Head of State and Government ...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
DOP President urges Chamisa to accept poll result
DEMOCRATIC Official Party (DOP) leader, Mr Peter Harry Wilson has issued a passionate plea for unity among all political parties in Zimbabwe. With President Mnangagwa and his party Zanu-PF dec...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Putin, Abbas congratulate Mnangagwa
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, have congratulated President Mnangagwa for winning last week's presidential election.President Mnangagwa...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC gazettes Mnangagwa's re-election
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has officially gazetted the re-election of President Mnangagwa for a second five-year term following his victory in last week's harmonised elections.An ...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambian President Hichilema breaks SADC protocols
ZAMBIAN President Hakainde Hichilema breached Southern Africa Development Community protocols when he appointed Dr Nevers Mumba, a man with a criminal record, to head the bloc's Electoral Observer Mis...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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