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'Bulawayo councillors ditching residents for their political parties'
Bulawayo residents have expressed growing frustration with city councillors, accusing them of prioritizing their political party agendas over the needs of the people who voted them into office during ...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:09hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Calls mount for Zanu-PF Insiza MP Farai Taruvinga's expulsion
Villagers in the Insiza North constituency are growing increasingly frustrated with their Member of Parliament, Farai Taruvinga, as concerns mount over his prolonged absence from Parliament since his ...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:06hrs | 2313 | by Staff reporter
Political wave blowing across SADC
Africa's politics are rapidly evolving. Today's voters are not accustomed to the revolutionary movements' empty and rhetorical promises.People are aware of their desires now. The days of these...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 22:37hrs | 438 | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa has not collected his pension
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has revealed that he has not collected the pension he accrued during his tenure as a Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament over 11 ...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 13:17hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
ED2030 slogan spoils Zanu-PF indaba
The ongoing controversy surrounding the push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his constitutional two terms in office threatened to overshadow the Zanu-PF conference in Bulawayo as several pr...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:45hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans mistrust SAZ report on contaminated grain
Consumers have expressed significant skepticism over a report by the Standard Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) that cleared certain grain products of containing glyphosate, a controversial herbicide, cla...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 09:01hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mafume accused of illegally pocketing prime land at Harare's expense
The Harare City Council is facing mounting scrutiny as it emerges that Mayor Jacob Mafume and several senior officials received stands under questionable circumstances, costing the municipality much-n...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:28hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt sidelining opposition councillors'
Libion Sibanda, the legislator for Tsholotsho North representing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has voiced serious concerns regarding the exclusion of elected opposition councillors from dev...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:20hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu seeks full control amid CCC leadership fight
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is facing a deepening internal crisis as self-imposed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu maneuvers to wrest full control of the party from its founding...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:33hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blows unbudgeted US$16m
The government incurred significant unbudgeted expenditures earlier this year by providing twin-cab vehicles to chiefs, a move that has placed their parent ministry in a financial deficit, Finance Min...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:12hrs | 1917 | by Staff reporter
Panners wreak havoc in Gwanda
Residents of Gwanda in Matabeleland South have raised serious concerns about the adverse effects of increasing artisanal mining activities, which have led to environmental damage, livestock deaths, an...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:16hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reads riot act to its MPs over food
ZANU-PF has instructed its members of Parliament (MPs) to refrain from participating in food aid distribution programs following reports of widespread corruption within the party. This decision comes ...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
From Ramaphoria to Ramageddon
Many political observers have reacted with both "shock and awe" to the astounding performance of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party in one of South Africa's most contested elections.Indeed, to borrow...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 15:01hrs | 2 | by Sipho Seepe
Mthwakazi protests 'Zanu-PF capture' of chiefs
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has issued a call to villagers to take responsibility for the salaries of traditional leaders in order to safeguard them from potential influence by certain elements...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Why would a head of state prefer the company of criminals?
It is not surprising at all coming across photographs of a national president posing with various individuals. These could be anything from other heads of state, foreign envoys, public persona...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:53hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
First it was Chamisa, now it's Biti, who is next?
WHEN THE KITCHEN GETS HOT, THEY UNCEREMONIOUSLY BOLT OUT: FIRST IT WAS NELSON CHAMISA, NOW IT'S TENDAI BITI, WHO IS NEXT?The recent state of the conduct of leadership ranks in the Zimbab...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 21:17hrs | 2 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Breaking the losing streak: The Revolution Starts With Us
In a country plagued by corrupt politicians and a never-ending power struggle, it is high time that the citizens of Zimbabwe rise above their frustrations and ignite a revolution. For far too long, we...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 20:32hrs | 1 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
'Recall law aiding death of democracy'
The constitutional provisions which allow legislators and councillors to be recalled should be revisited as they are aiding the death of democracy in Zimbabwe, The Carter Center has said.The U...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War vets celebrate Mutsvangwa's sacking
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) have hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sack Christopher Mutsvangwa as Veterans of the Liberation Struggle ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will 'never return'
Chalton Hwende, Member of Parliament for Kuwadzana East and a member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), revealed that he had a two-hour meeting with the party's former president, Nelson Chami...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC factions face-off
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) factions are headed for a clash when they face-off at today's National Citizens Assembly.CCC has been thrown into turmoil after its leader Nelson Chamisa di...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs frustrated by Chamisa's decision to quit
CCC Members of Parliament have expressed frustration over Nelson Chamisa's decision to quit the party without informing them about his plans.On Thursday, Chamisa abruptly resigned from CCC, ca...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 11:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'We are behind Chamisa'
Several Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) on Friday pledged their allegiance to Nelson Chamisa, a day after the politician ditched the party arguing that it had been hijacked the ruling Zanu-PF....Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mahere to quit as MP in support of Chamisa
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP for Mount Pleasant Fadzayi Mahere has announced she was resigning from parliament in solidarity with Nelson Chamisa, who quit as leader of the main opposition Th...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs turn against Chamisa?
THE majority of CCC legislators have no intention of following Mr Nelson Chamisa who resigned from the opposition party last week.While there were expectations that Mr Chamisa's resignation fr...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mahere has resigned as CCC MP, jumped before she was pushed. Madam, spare us the sauce!
If anyone thought there was peace and quiet in the country's main opposition party after Nelson Chamisa abandoned MDC A to form the new political party CCC, they were wrong. The period from the launch...Published: 28 Jan 2024 at 11:08hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
CCC's Ostallos Siziva put on tight spot by Pelandaba-Tshabalala residents
Ostallos Siziva, the purported 'candidate' for the Pelandaba-Tshabalala constituency under the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), recently found himself under scrutiny from constituents who question...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa should change strategy
Dear Mr [Nelson] Chamisa,I AM writing to you as a concerned citizen and a former supporter of yours. I voted for you in the presidential elections of 2018 and 2023, where the rigging of Zanu-P...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:31hrs | 10 | by Barnabas Musisinyani
NGOZI MINE HEALTH DISASTER: Councilor Ntando Ndlovu steps in
In a proactive move to address the longstanding environmental and health concerns of his constituents, newly elected Ward 28 Councillor Ntando Ndlovu has taken decisive steps to mitigate the impac...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 09:11hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF MPs press Mthuli Ncube to raise their salaries
Zanu-PF MPs pressed finance minister Mthuli Ncube to raise their salaries and commit to give them houses and Toyota Land Cruisers before passing his budget on Thursday.Comparing themselves to ...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 17:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa showers Scott Sakupwanya with rare praises
In the aftermath of a contentious by-election in Mabvuku-Tafara, Temba Mliswa, former Member of Parliament for Norton, has publicly congratulated Pedzai Sakupwanya, popularly known as Scott, for secur...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 07:55hrs | 8 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally resumes fight for Mabvuku-Tafara
The Nomination Court is scheduled to convene in Harare and Bulawayo tomorrow to receive candidate submissions for the by-elections scheduled for December 9. Among the candidates participating in the b...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally resumes fight for Mabvuku-Tafara
The Nomination Court is scheduled to convene in Harare and Bulawayo tomorrow to receive candidate submissions for the by-elections scheduled for December 9. Among the candidates participating in the b...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Nkulumane MP lines up victory celebration
Desire Moyo, the Member of Parliament for Nkulumane, is preparing to host a celebratory gathering in recognition of his successful election to parliament during the August elections.This event...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 22:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
COWDRAY PARK WATER CRISIS: Councillor Ntando Ndlovu intervenes
Councillor Ntando Ndlovu, representing Ward 28 in Cowdray Park, has taken swift action to address a severe water crisis that left residents without access to clean water for nearly two weeks. This cri...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:03hrs | 14 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Chamisa learning that politics is not child's play
POLITICS is no child's play. The opposition CCC are learning that now, the hard way, and they rightfully should. There are always consequences for every action. Miscalculations can be extremely costly...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Zimbabwean to head Caribbean ILO office
Zimbabwean national, Joni Musabayana, has been appointed as the new director of the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean.He will lead the ILO's efforts in promoting social justice...Published: 15 Oct 2023 at 17:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC wins plaudits for picking female mayors
The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has garnered praise for its efforts to place women in influential positions following last month's elections. This initiative has led to the election...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chadzamira lobbies his clansmen to start hunting for Chadzamira's replacement
Chief Fortune Charumbira appears to be facing multiple battles, both regionally and locally. He is vying for control of the Pan African Parliament while simultaneously engaging in local politics again...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai told to 'slow down'
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Response To Isaac Ncube's 'From Assaulting Journalists to Zimbabwean Election Observer Duties'
Nevers Mumba is Challenging the Status Quo and Standing for Truth In a world where political differences often lead to bitter disputes, Nevers Mumba emerges as a figure bold enough to speak hi...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 21:45hrs | | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
EFF Zimbabwe leader Innocent Ndibali endorses Mnangagwa for President
In what can only be described as a shocking move, EFF Zimbabwe President and aspiring Member of Parliament for the Lobengula-Magwegwe Constituency, Innocent Ndibali, announced the party's controversia...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 03:42hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Scott Sakupwanya's flamboyant campaign under the spotlight
A convoy of high-end vehicles led by police escorts snakes its way into Number One Grounds in Harare's Mabvuku high density suburb on a late Thursday afternoon.Brown dust rises as three ...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Brick by brick, a country is built by its owners'
The two often repeated philosophies of the Second Republic - "A country is built by its owners" and "Leaving no one and no place behind" - are not mere rhetorical statements to pontify the niceties of...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:06hrs | | by Stephen Mpofu
Mnangagwa govt goes after illegal boreholes
Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka has urged individuals and organisations intending to drill boreholes in their premises to apply for a d...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Independent candidate not backing down after CCC fallout
ASPIRING Masvingo Urban legislator Collen Maboke has insisted he would not have jumped to collect a hefty housing loan given to Parliamentarians last year without first asking his constituents, had he...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC resorts to ward-to-ward campaigns
WITH less than two months to the August 23 general elections, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it has adopted a ward-to-ward campaign approach to get to grips with the aspirations of the const...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube buys Cowdray Park home
RATHER than becoming a "cellphone politician" who interacts with his constituents from afar, prospective Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Cowdray Park in Bulawayo who is also Finance and Economic Deve...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unpacking Zimbabwe's 'well-educated' myth
The widely acclaimed narrative - correlation fallacy - that Zimbabweans are "well educated" and are some of the highly literate people on this continent is a myth. Myths build egos, not economies; nei...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 61 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
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