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Chamisa's CCC says structures are old fashioned
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will not be coaxed by Zanu-PF into forming party structures because the formations are "old fashioned".Since its formation in January...Published: 15 hrs ago | 580 | by Staff reporter
Harare backs Moscow
WINDS of a renewed Cold War between the United States and Russia - thunderously manifesting itself in Ukraine through iron and blood - swept across the southern African region this week as Russian For...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:07hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF unleshes machete gangs?
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has allegedly unleashed machete-wielding gangs in the Midlands province to mobilise voters for its five million votes for ED campaign ahead of this year's polls.NewsDa...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:36hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri's rise and fall
FROM a shining opposition political star, Engineer Elias Mudzuri - Harare's former first resident — has seen his lustre fade into oblivion over the years.The ex-mayor's recent suspension fro...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:44hrs | 3007 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirayi says no opposition party can unseat Zanu-PF
LATE MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai's son, Mr Vincent Tsvangirai, says there is no single opposition party in Zimbabwe with the capacity to defeat the ruling party, Zanu-PF, in the forthcoming electi...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:45hrs | 1675 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Mudzuri fight turns dirty
The Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T is headed for another split after its deputy leader Elias Mudzuri said he would resist attempts to expel him from the party as part of intensifying power struggles....Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:01hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Mudzuri fight escalates
Power struggles have escalated as the Mwonzora-led MDC-T is headed to another split after its deputy Elias Mudzuri is going to resist any attempt to expel him.Mudzuri, Norest Marara, Mashonala...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 08:21hrs | 2173 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Vicious crackdown on opposition part of Zanu-PF election playbook
THE arrest of Citizens' Coalition for Change parliamentarians Costa Machingauta and Amos Chibaya (pictured in khaki shirt) alongside other party members, including the elderly and juveniles, for ...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 09:39hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri, allies reject MDC suspension order
Former MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri and six party allies suspended recently over a slew of alleged misdemeanours, have declared their ouster was illegal, further questioning party leader Douglas M...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 08:10hrs | 2057 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai denies joining Zanu-PF
OPPOSITION Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) legislator, Vincent Tsvangirai, has poured cold water on rumours circulating that he has jumped ship to join the ruling party, Zanu-PF.Thursday,...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:45hrs | 2543 | by Staff reporter
Former MDC party officials resist their suspension
Movement for Democratic Change national chairperson Solomon Chikohwero announced the suspension of seven officials saying they face serious disciplinary charges, yesterday.The seven are Mudzur...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 14:22hrs | 480 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mwonzora suspends seven senior members
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change has suspended seven senior members of the party with immediate effect for alleged breach of the party's constitution.In a statement released yeste...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 08:53hrs | 2976 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zanu-PF factional wars fueled by Zec
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission's controversial preliminary delimitation report has created serious divisions in Zanu-PF as one faction believes that there are manoeuvres to sideline its members, it has...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:21hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa complicit in brutalisation of Zimbabweans
Of late, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been making a lot of noise over supposed "sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe".He has used every opportunity to speak to both his local audience ...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:50hrs | 1567 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa scared of polls?
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has demonstrated his fear of elections as seen by his avoidance of establishing internal structures in his party, and his imposition of candidates for national polls, Zanu-PF...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
The year Mnangagwa reined in his rival Chiwenga
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this year emerged triumphant at the Zanu-PF elective congress after a fierce five-year power struggle - characterised by scheming, backstabbing, a grenade attack, poisonin...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:26hrs | 2465 | by Staff reporter
A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year
As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 1289 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Chamisa's CCC made loud splash in 2022
THE dawn of 2022, January 24 to be precise, marked the birth of a new political party, the Citizens' Coalition for Change, which has outdone itself in terms of branding and publicity in just one year....Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:50hrs | 1289 | by Staff reporter
'ANC does not believe in Zimbabwe regime change'
SOUTH African Police minister and African National Congress secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has drawn brickbats from a section of Zimbabweans for his recent utterances where he said the African ...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:14hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU threatens to boycott meetings
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has threatened to boycott the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meetings next year, saying the body has failed to represent the interests of workers....Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:11hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Walter Mzembi praises new ZANU PF Politburo appointments
Exiledformer G40 Kingpin Walter Mzembi has showered praises on the new ZANU PF Politburo appointments announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday. Writing on miroblogging site Twitter ...Published: 23 Dec 2022 at 20:00hrs | 3248 | by Mandla Ndlovu
New ZANU PF Politburo announced, Mnangagwa promotes wife
President Emmerson Mnangagwa promotes his wife to a ministerial post In Zanu PF while announcing the new politburo. Mnangagwa has announced a full line-up of Politburo members, whose work...Published: 23 Dec 2022 at 14:14hrs | 2933 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Malema in soup for fighting Ramaphosa
South African opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Sello Malema has come under fire on social media after he said President ...Published: 22 Dec 2022 at 08:25hrs | 4574 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa laughs off independent media ban at Zanu-PF functions
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reprimanded some of his cabinet ministers and questioned their work ethic.Mnangagwa, who was speaking to journalists before chairing his last cabinet...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:12hrs | 1810 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe unlikely to benefit from US$55 billion Africa injection
ALTHOUGH the United States government promised US$55 billion investment into Africa over the next three years at the US-Africa summit that ended this week, Zimbabwe is unlikely to benefit much because...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:08hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
ANC does not support idea of regime change in Zimbabwe
Moments after being announced as incoming secretary-general of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula said his party would intensify assisting neighbouring Zimbabwe to recover from...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:08hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Fikile Mbalula offside
Congratulations Mr Fikile Mbalula for your newly appointed post as the ANC Sectretary General. Just a gentle reminder, in utmost good faith it is not a criminal offence to effect a regime change in Zi...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 10:57hrs | 966 | by Leonard Koni
Ramaphosa re-elected as ANC leader
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) for a second term.President Ramaphosa, who had been widely tipped to secure a...Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 21:30hrs | 1112 | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T Youths aim for 66% of votes in 2023
Young people will be encouraged to register to vote, the newly elected MDC-T youth chairperson, Albert Chidhakwa, told journalists on Sunday in Harare.Chidhakwa said, "For the elections i...Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 18:34hrs | 338 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Chiwenga's grand plan remains intact
AT Zanu PF's elective congress this October, delegates unanimously endorsed Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain the ruling party's leader for the next five years.This means the 80-year-old president ...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 10:58hrs | 6378 | by Staff Reporter
Mwonzora set to tighten grip on MDC-T
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is set to consolidate his power in the opposition party at today's elective congress in the capital where 2 500 delegates are expected to attend.Mwonzora is...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 06:51hrs | 889 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa gives Zuma ultimatum
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his predecessor Jacob Zuma until Monday to withdraw his "abusive" private prosecution against him, failing which the unprecedented and politically explosive situation co...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 06:48hrs | 2470 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's foreign policy stuck in a time warp
ZIMBABWE'S foreign policy and international re-engagement drive has not shifted from the Mugabe era, as shown by the imposition of fresh sanctions on individuals, analysts have said.President ...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:38hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri declares no interest in any post at MDC-T Congress
FORMER Energy and Power Development minister, Elias Mudzuri, has confirmed he is not contesting for any position in the upcoming ‘flawed' MDC-T Congress set for this weekend.Mudzuri served as En...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:16hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Forthcoming Zimbabwean elections not a Chamisa alone spectacle
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa cannot wrestle power from Zanu PF single -handedly without all progressive Zimbabweans putting hands on deck....Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 16:03hrs | 1137 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Biden angry with Mnangagwa snub, slaps son with sanctions on eve of African leaders summit
The United States on Monday slapped corruption sanctions on one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sons as the U.S. prepares to host a major summit of African leaders in Washington which was snubbed by...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:48hrs | 4302 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC set for launch ahead of 2023
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party is set to be officially launched early next year with its leader Nelson Chamisa coming in as an uncontested presidential candidate for the 2023 elections,...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:23hrs | 1402 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs shielded from power cuts
At least 100 top government officials, including service chiefs, are having solar panels installed at their homes at the taxpayers' expense to cushion them and their families from the inconvenien...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 09:12hrs | 1778 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa snubs Joe Biden's US-Africa summit
ZIMBABWE will, for the first time in two decades, participate at the US-Africa Summit starting next Tuesday.President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be represented by Foreign Affairs minister Frederi...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:56hrs | 3822 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says confident his party will win 2023 elections
OPPOSITION MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has claimed the party will shrug off a disappointing show in this year's by-elections to punch above its weight and win next year's presidential elections....Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:16hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
'Mwonzora never intimidated anyone'
MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora yesterday said he never intimidated any presidential hopeful intending to challenge him at the party's elective congress set for December 18."No one was st...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:14hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Edd Branson congratulates US Reverend Warnock on Georgia win
Harare based Flamboyant preacher Edd Branson has congratulated American Baptist pastor and politician Sen. Raphael Warnock who defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia r...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 13:31hrs | 731 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe unemployment, education system not directly linked
IN the Wednesday edition of NewsDay we carried a story in which some of our college student leaders were frothing at the mouth over the failure by many of the students to get employment soon after gra...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to host Africa justice indaba
ZIMBABWE has won a bid to host the 7th Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CJCA) congress in 2024 after Gabon and Mozambique withdrew from the race.In a statement, the Judici...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Things not looking good for Chamisa's CCC
The events that are taking place within CCC coupled with the party's defeat by Zanu-PF in the by-elections held in Binga, Gweru and Mberengwa over the weekend show that things are falling apart in the...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | 2002 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Students blame Zimbabwe education system for joblessness
ZIMBABWE's tertiary students have blamed the country's education system for not preparing them for formal job after completing their studies, resulting in many turning to vending to make ends meet....Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe opposition parties need strategies to appeal to rural voters'
With only six months until the elections and no comprehensive electoral reforms in place, analysts say if the opposition in Zimbabwe is to win the 2023 national elections, it will need to put in place...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Hwende stops campaigning over negative comments from CCC citizens on Twitter
THERE is internecine strife in the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) party to the extent that top official, Charlton Hwende, has decided to stop campaigning for the party in Mhondoro.This c...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:35hrs | 4862 | by Staff reporter
'CCC MPs defiance over US$40k Govt loans a sign that Chamisa doesn't lead anyone'
EXILED former Cabinet minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo, who has been on a tirade poking holes at opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) for operating without party structures, has once again...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:13hrs | 2900 | by Staff reporter
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