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ED receives hero's welcome at UNGA
When a new baby is born in a family, everyone wants to see, hold and shower it with gifts. It is normal for family members to even suggest that that the baby should be named after them. So stiff...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2815 | by Elijah Chihota
Chamisa refutes Mnangagwa claims
Losing Zimbabwe Presidential candidate and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has refuted claims made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that had suggested that he (Chamisa) will officially be recognized...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2685 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to amend Constitution to save Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to amend Zimbabwe's Constitution to recognise "official opposition" in a move critics say is meant to soothe MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, NewsDay reported....Published: 10 hrs ago | 5813 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa offers Trump Victoria Falls golf course
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday disclosed that he dangled an offer of land in the picturesque Victoria Falls to United States President Donald Trump to build a golf course.Mnangagwa, wh...Published: 10 hrs ago | 3233 | by Staff reporter
Zidera 2018 amendments Act, What does this mean for Zimbabwe?
TWO years ago, I completed my undergraduate studies and thus attained a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Accounting. The process towards attaining this qualification involved completing a research report ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 708 | by Terence Simbi
Nelson Chamisa is a dictator unfit to lead the Integrated MDC
Word on the street and in the opposition circles is that the MDC-Alliance is going to re-integrating and morph into one political party, reverting to something resembling the original 1999 MDC project...Published: 11 hrs ago | 3161 | by Gangemukange
Mnangagwa's govt not yet ready to devolve power
Government is not yet ready to set up provincial and metropolitan councils, the Local Government ministry has said.Chapter 14 of the national charter deals with devolution of governmental powe...Published: 21 hrs ago | 673 | by Staff reporter
ED offers Chamisa 'opposition leader recognition' to buy legitimacy – a hyena is a hyena with or without ticks
President Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF junta rigged the 30 July 2018 elections, that is a fundament truth at issue here. If the truth must be told; here, the truth will be told even if it makes s...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 16:49hrs | 1963 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Mugabe death' pastor to resume church services
CONTROVERSIAL cleric Pastor Patrick Mugadza is set to resume his church services, a year since abandoning the pulpit while claiming then President Robert Mugabe was using state agents to terrorise his...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:01hrs | 6543 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa looking at Mnangagwa's offer
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was ready to weigh any offers tabled by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to enable them to work together for the good of the country, but ca...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:20hrs | 4553 | by Staff reporter
I'll weigh ED's offer, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was ready to weigh any offers tabled by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to enable them to work together for the good of the country, but ca...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 09:54hrs | 3714 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa engages US on sanctions
Zimbabwe is engaging the Trump administration over economic sanctions Washington imposed on the country nearly two decades ago, in addition to working on ways to minimise their impact on ordinary peop...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 09:52hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
UNGA, an opportunity to tell the Zimbabwean story
The 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly currently in motion in the United States provides boundless opportunities for Zimbabwe to tell its story following the recent political...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 17:05hrs | 846 | by Tafara Shumba
Chigumba lashes out at 'sore losers'
Over two months since Zimbabwe held its first post-Robert Mugabe elections, the outcome of the polls is still being disputed by the country's biggest opposition party, the MDC Alliance.MDC All...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 15:21hrs | 3283 | by Staff reporter
December 12th Movement welcome ED to USA - oppressed turned shameless cheerleaders of a tyrant
The December 12th Movement has said it will hold a "welcome" rally for President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly."President Mnangagwa and...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 09:07hrs | 1589 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa reveals Chamisa deal
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed plans to give his MDC Alliance rival Nelson Chamisa official recognition as the leader of the opposition in an attempt to mend bridges after a divisive electi...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:59hrs | 4112 | by Staff reporter
Foreign Bulawayo mayor calls on councillors and residents to unite
BULAWAYO deputy mayor, Councillor Tinashe Kambarami has called on councillors and residents to unite and focus on developing the city saying the era of dirty politics has been left behind.Spea...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:49hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs the best brains Zimbabwe can produce
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is currently in New York, United States of America, for the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Friday, he had an interview with CNN's Christi...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:39hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans should brace for belt-tightening
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabweans must prepare for austerity measures that may appear harsh but are in the medium to long-term designed to set the economy back on track.Zimbabw...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:39hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
ED set to address UNGA 2018
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Wednesday, departed Harare for New York, United States (US), where he is scheduled to attend and address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 73rd session for th...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:19hrs | 272 | by Ashely Kondo
Let's make Zimbabwe great again
The baritone sound of protest from the opposition legislators is ill-advised and not in the best interest of anyone, let alone our country. Orchestra or solo, what are they trying to achieve and to wh...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:47hrs | 1919 | by Tondorindo Murisa
US activists to stage pro-Mnangagwa rally
The December 12th Movement has said it will hold a "welcome" rally for President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly."President Mnangagwa and...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:55hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
US activists to stage pro-Mnangagwa rally
The December 12th Movement has said it will hold a "welcome" rally for President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly."President Mnangagwa and...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:54hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes pitch for Zimbabwe at world stage
President Mnangagwa debuts at the UN next week, two months after his election in a poll that was declared free, fair and representative of the will of the people. He arrived in New York for the 73rd s...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:16hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans to prepare for austerity measures
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabweans must prepare for austerity measures that may appear harsh but are in the medium to long-term designed to set the economy back on track. Zimbab...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:15hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sweats over funding
NEWLY-MINTED Finance minister Mthuli Ncube this week set sail for the United States, together with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, for the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he will engag...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:46hrs | 7214 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to thwart military threat
IN the aftermath of the recent general elections which gave him some semblance of political legitimacy, albeit a hotly-disputed presidential poll, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now making bold yet r...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:44hrs | 14771 | by Staff reporter
Is it time for Africa to teach Europe what democracy and passive racism are?
Picture it. The aftermath of a national election, where senior international observer from a leading European country declares of the election process he has just witnessed: "In all the many election ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1146 | by Anonymous
IMF offers to help Zimbabwe clear arrears
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said it was ready to help Zimbabwe craft a debt clearance strategy anchored on fundamental economic reforms. This comes after outgoing British A...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
Emmerphoria marks Zimbabwe's policy shift
Who could have ever imagined a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) without former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe… Revered across the African continent and respected at in the West for his u...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 11:40hrs | 1852 | by Bruce Zvandasara
'Seek ye first the political kingdom' advised Dr Nkrumah. We did not and have paid dearly for our folly
"Seek ye first the political kingdom and all else shall be added unto you," said Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Independent Ghana. After 38 years of blundering from pillar to post wh...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 22:16hrs | 368 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
The world awaits Mnangagwa's UNGA grand entry
Despite the challenges at home which include the cholera outbreak and economic challenges, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to travel to New York for his maiden United Nations General Assembly (UN...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 16:17hrs | 4040 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwe's impressive cabinet line-up under a severe parliamentary vaccuum
For the first time in history, the new president has made constructive use of the specially elected parliamentarians window.From this window the president has addressed key discrepancies to br...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:35hrs | 1759 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
'MDC Alliance walkout on Mnangagwa backfired spectacularly,' says Charamba
IN a show of political immaturity, MDC Alliance legislators yesterday blew more than $200 000 in accommodation, fuel, meals and sitting allowances to play political games by walking out during the off...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 4746 | by Staff reporter
The Second Constitutional Amendment
A constitution, written or unwritten, is a blueprint on various national aspects such as freedom, aspirations or governance issues. Put simply, an amendment is an addition or alteration to a constitut...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 383 | by Sharon Hofisi
Mnangagwa seems to be on track
The opposition campaigned freely across the country.The presence of regional and international observers was most welcome.However, Zec has some serious house-keeping to do in order to ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 08:24hrs | 1979 | by Staff reporter
Independent media aids plurality of voices, says Mutodi
MEDIA, Information and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi has said the government appreciates the role played by independent media and called for multiplicity of voices if the country...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Khupe earmarked for a diplomatic posting
Speculation is rife within the MDC led by Thokozani Khupe that its leader could be earmarked for a diplomatic posting in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.This follows claims on social...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:06hrs | 2414 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa now talking dialogue
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to "come to the negotiating table" or face the real prospect of driving the country down the abyss.In a...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 7769 | by Staff reporter
Govt implored to ratify African laws on democracy
HUMAN rights lawyers have implored government to ratify and domesticate provisions of the African Charter that deals with democracy, elections and good governance in order to end the trauma of dispute...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
US piles pressure on Mnangagwa
Newly-appointed United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols says he is looking forward to seeing Zimbabwe return to being the powerhouse it used to be, once it embarks on a path of reviving its...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:41hrs | 21896 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's MDC relives the spirit of 1999
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is for the first time celebrating its anniversary in the absence of its charismatic founding leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, who died in February this year and effo...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:39hrs | 2691 | by Staff reporter
Hefty perks for Obert Mpofu and other fired old gurad
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has thrown a lifeline to his fellow comrades-in-arms whom he dropped from his Cabinet more than a week ago by giving them plum jobs at the Zanu-PF headquarters, complete w...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:37hrs | 6465 | by Staff reporter
Small political parties likely to collapse before the next polls in 2023
A number of opposition political parties are likely to collapse before the next polls in 2023 primarily as a result of lack of funding and their failure to gain traction at the just-ended polls....Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:36hrs | 909 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu advises MDC-T on congress
FORMER MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has warned MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to immediately call for MDC-T congress to legitimised his leadership.Chamisa and Elias Mudzur...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:53hrs | 1770 | by Stephen Jakes
Mthuli Ncube gets shock reality check
NEWLY-appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube - who arrived in the country from Switzerland early this week amid a populist storm and blaze of publicity on how to fix Zimbabwe's critically broken econ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 13083 | by Staff reporter
Judges should not run elections
On 11 September 2018, a video circulated on social media showing some opposition politicians in Parliament chanting: "mbavha! mbavha!" as Justice Chigumba entered the Parliament chamber to conduct the...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 2390 | by Tererai Mafukidze
Challenges facing Mnangagwa's govt
THE general elections have come and gone, so has the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) process of dealing with the disputed outcome. What is imperative now is how the nation moves forward.The ke...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:18hrs | 679 | by Dumisani Nkomo
Why Mnangagwa 'won', but lost the 2018 election
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa won the 2018 election on one hand, but lost it on the other. First, while the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and Mnangagwa celebrated their vindication by the Constitutional C...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:57hrs | 7428 | by Moses Tofa
Police block Chamisa party celebrations
POLICE have officially banned the MDC-T's 19th anniversary celebrations which were set for Gwanzura Stadium, Harare, this weekend citing a cholera outbreak which claimed has so far claimed the lives o...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 1012 | by Staff reporter
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