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Polad exhibiting at ZITF
All 17 Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) parties are equal members and claims that the grouping is a Zanu-PF project meant to silence opposition parties in the country are bent on perpetuating politic...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Moyo in fresh bid to unite Matebeland-based parties
OPPOSITION United Movement for Devolution (UMD) led by former Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo is seeking to enter into a political pact with Matebeleland-based opposition parties in a bid to "recl...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - EU dialogue charms opposition parties
OPPOSITION parties and analysts have commended the launch of formal dialogue between Zimbabwe and the European Union (EU) saying if successful, the talks could contribute towards the country's economi...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - End of an era, resilience of a vision
Speaking notes for ZAPU statement at the funeral of party President Dr. Dumiso DabengwaNtabazinduna, Umguza District, Matebeleland North, ZimbabweDr. Strike Mkandla, Secretary GeneralSatur...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:09hrs | 11 | by Dr. Strike Mkandl
Political party leaders preach peace, unity
POLITICAL parties taking part in the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) that was launched yesterday said the platform afforded Zimbabweans an opportunity to discuss issues affecting the country. The pa...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially launch Polad today
ALL is set for the launch of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) today, with at least 5 000 delegates expected to attend. An official within the secr...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch POLAD tomorrow
President Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to officially launch the Political Actors Dialogue (polad) at the Harare International Conference Centre, which seeks to bring unity among political players an...Published: 15 May 2019 at 23:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC district congress re-run in false start
The MDC district congress re-run for Gokwe-Kabuyuni failed to take off in the political hotbed district on Thursday.A re-run was ordered after complaints were raised that Costin Muguti, who wo...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Sytaff reporter
Chamisa snubs Mnangagwa indaba, again
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC yesterday said it will snub another round of national dialogue slated for today, claiming President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu PF government is not taking their concerns seri...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa dialogue hits dead end
AN ad hoc meeting of last year's presidential candidates, which President Emmerson Mnangagwa hastily convened on Wednesday in an effort to lay the groundwork for national dialogue, ended in futility a...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa told to swallow their pride
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) says President Emmerson Mnangagwa and main opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa need to swallow their pride and engage to resolve economic, political and social p...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Khupe ready to meet Chamisa
MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe says she has no problems meeting former ally turned bitter rival, Nelson Chamisa if the MDC leader was to form part of the much-demanded broader national dialogue set up....Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:11hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe.com
Opposition parties slam Chamisa for sponsoring violent protests
Some opposition political parties have thrown their weight behind President Mnangagwa's administration, saying he is committed to turning around the economy. They condemned the MDC Alliance fo...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 23:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe calls for national dialogue
Three opposition political parties, Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T, Trust Chihora's Coalition of Democrats and Lucia Matibenga's People's Development Party have called on the government, civil society and al...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 21:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mangoma takes tenant to court
COALITION of Democrats (Code) president, Elton Steers Mangoma has taken one of his tenants to court over a rental dispute.Mangoma is accusing his tenant Wellington Muzerengwa of breaching an a...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 16:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa lawyers seek Devine intervention
MDC Alliance presidential hopeful Nelson Chamisa's lawyers said they had now left everything to God to make a verdict after they argued their client's case at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on We...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mangoma backs Chamisa
Coalition of Democrats (Code) presidential candidate, Elton Mangoma, has backed MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's Constitutional Court (Con-Court) challenge to the presidential election results....Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 15:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Coalitions don't thrive on egos
Some time in February, I wrote an opinion piece for this very publication, on political party alliances in Zimbabwe and elsewhere on the continent, exploring their potential to win elections.A...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 18:00hrs | 1 | by Eddie Zvinonzwa
#MeetYourPotentialLeader kicks off
Harare residents have bemoaned the poor state of service delivery and call for all aspiring candidates to honour their pledges if they do win in the harmonised elections. Residents said that aspiring ...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 11:44hrs | | by NANGO
Chamisa, Mnangagwa in panic mode
WITH time fast running out ahead of Monday's general elections, opposition MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has reportedly pressed the panic button amid fears that the Sadc Troika ma...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa snub crucial peace meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa snubbed an interface meeting of all presidential candidates convened by the civil society in Harare yesterday to foster peace ahe...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dodges Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday reportedly chickened out of a church-organised presidential candidates' indaba, which could have brought him within spitting distance of his closest challenger M...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Political parties violate peace pledge'
LESS than two weeks before the crucial July 30 harmonised elections, the political atmosphere in the country has become toxic, with stakeholders employing dirty tricks against opponents in violation o...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rejects Zec's conditions for talks
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been accused of attempting to manipulate a forum of presidential candidates that meets weekly to dismiss Nelson Chamisa's demands for administrative elector...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 15:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zec in fresh storm over polling booths
A WAR of words has erupted between the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and political parties over the redesigning of polling booths for the upcoming elections, with stakeholders arguing that the n...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe unite
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will not be able to run a free, fair and credible election, opposition parties contesting this year's presidential election have said.In a hard-hitting ...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 09:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to lead protest from front
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.C...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Daniel Shumba returns to Zimbabwe politics
Former Zanu-PF Central Committee member and legislator Dr Daniel Shumba, who has been in and out of the ruling party, returns to politics under a grouping of 22 candidates vying to take-over from Pres...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 12:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa alone in election boycott call
LEADERS of several political parties set to contest in the July 30 general elections have said they will not follow MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's threat to pull out of the race,...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Code's Chikohora targets youth in Gweru Urban
COALITION of Democrats' aspiring Gweru Urban parliamentary candidate, Trust Chikohora, has launched various developmental projects targeting the youth, as he seeks to endear himself with the niche ele...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zapu SG averted Dabengwa total sellout'
ZAPU secretary general Strike Mnkandla has been accused of allegedly sabotaging coalition talks with other opposition parties by vetoing the opposition party's national executive council resolution to...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Presidential nomination fee a rip-off: Candidate
OPPOSITION New Patriotic Front presidential candidate, Joshua Munyanduri, has cried foul over the $1 000 nomination fee demanded by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), saying it was a rip-off for...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
'It's a fake voters' roll, where are the photos?'
OPPOSITION parties and civil society groups have poked holes in the biometric voters' roll released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) this week, describing it as "fake" and a mere "list of na...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Women urged to embrace politics
ASPIRING parliamentary and local government candidates in Gweru have urged women in the Midlands capital to take up political and decision-making positions for their voices to be heard.The cal...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Big Man' politics is what has got us to where we are, says Mangoma
Coalition of Democrats (Code) leader and presidential candidate in the July 30 harmonised elections, Mr Elton Mangoma, says Zimbabwe does not need politics of personalities, but requires leaders who a...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the avarice behind the 23 Presidential candidates for July 30
Busha Joseph Makamba (FreeZim Congress)The little known Busha in the political circles of Zimbabwe's hot political environment successfully launched his...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 05:55hrs | 15 | by Knowledge Hakata
Chamisa swallows Dabengwa
ZAPU president Dr Dumiso Dabengwa has said his party is backing the candidature of MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa in the forthcoming election.Dr Dabengwa said Zapu and the MDC Allian...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Of Zimbabwe's 2 presidential candidates, plus 21 others
THEY came literally from all walks of life, in a kaleidoscope of colours, shapes and sizes to stake a claim to Zimbabwe's top job and in the end 23 will go into the hat in what is set to be a brutal f...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe presidential race breaks record
A record 23 people yesterday successfully filed nomination papers to contest as presidential candidates in the July 30 harmonised elections. The record figure, the highest since independence in 1980, ...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kisinoti Mukwazhi chickens out of polls
Political parties are in different states of preparedness ahead of the sitting of the nomination court in two-days time with some bemoaning the unavailability of the voters roll as an impediment to th...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 15:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's rising star
A PRE-ELECTION survey was conducted from April 28 to May 13, 2018 by Afrobarometer in Zimbabwe. The results were published on June 7, 2018.Yes, it is useful in my view. The major finding was o...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:56hrs | 1 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Mujuru, Dabengwa stampeding to join Chamisa?
OPPOSITION parties' talks to form a grand coalition to challenge Zanu-PF presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa in this year's polls have reportedly reached an advanced stage with several leaders, ...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu-PDZ merger teeters on the brink: Nyagomo a 'ceremonial VP'
JOHANNESBURG - The Zapu-Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ) merger is headed for stormy waters, following allegations of disrespect and mistrust between the two opposition parties. If untamed, the...Published: 14 May 2018 at 12:13hrs | 4 | by Mxolisi Ncube
Unpacking the coalition fallacy
On 5 August 2017, the late former MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, launched the so called MDC Alliance amid serious conflict with his deputy, Thokozani Khupe who was fiercely opposed to the idea of jo...Published: 10 May 2018 at 09:55hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Dabengwa to contest for presidency
ZAPU president, Dumiso Dabengwa has been endorsed as the opposition party's presidential candidate, days after cutting ties with the Coalition of Democrats (Code) – a coalition of opposition parties...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
NO democracy under Zanu PF govt
Leader of Coalition of Democrats Elton Mangoma has said there is no democracy under a Zanu PF led Government."Nurses in Zimbabwe went on a protected strike in terms of Labour Act of Zimbabwe. ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zapu ditches Mangoma's Code
THE opposition Zapu has officially cut ties with the Elton Mangoma-led Coalition of Democrats (Code), citing differences with its partner.Party leader Dumiso Dabengwa confirmed the development...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Army to rescue Mnangagwa'
ZANU-PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa is slowly girding himself for his first election, but his opponents claim his apparent confidence could be a sign he has something sinister up his sleeve....Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Disposed ZimFirst leader Shumba to take Mangoma to court
The troubled Zimfirst leader Maxwell Shumba has threatened to take Coalition of Democrats leader Elton Mangoma to court for insisting that his (Shumba) party is still a member of the CODE when he (Shu...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 10:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst will not be hijacked by morons - Shumba
Ousted leader of the ZimFirst Maxwell Shumba has declared that the party can not be hijacked by morons.The remarks come at a time when the other faction of his party said they were still in th...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
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