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By-elections date for recalled Bulawayo councillors set
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said by-elections for eight recalled Bulawayo Citizen Coalition for Change councillors will be held in December while the nomination court will sit next mon...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament petitioned to change car scheme
When political parties recall and replace parliamentarians, the old and new legislators should not both be able to benefit from the Parliamentary vehicle loan scheme, Progressive and Patriotic Citizen...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NRZ pensioners' widows getting US$2 per month
OVER 70 widows of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)'s late workers are living in abject poverty in Bulawayo earning a paltry $1 200 per month, an equivalent of US$2.After enquiring with ...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance failing to agree on Bulawayo
The embattled MDC Alliance is failing to agree on the course of action to take on the troublesome Bulawayo Province as some National Executive Council (NEC) members want the James Sithole led executiv...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Kundayi Masekesa
Chamisa MDC's fresh sanctions call flops
THE MDC-Alliance unsuccessfully tried to lobby the European Union (EU) to impose fresh sanctions on Zimbabwe after its parliamentarians had been recalled from Parliament following a Supreme Court ruli...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dissolves Bulawayo structures
THE MDC Alliance Commission of Inquiry set up to probe infighting rocking the party's Bulawayo structures has recommended that the party's provincial executive should be dissolved and replaced by a fo...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Biti set to lose Parly car
PARLIAMENT has approached the High Court to repossess top-of-the-range vehicles it issued to six former People's Democratic Party (PDP) MPs following their recall and expulsion from Parliament in Marc...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's VP, MPs challenge Parly expulsion
SEVEN MDC Alliance MPs led by party vice president Lynette Karenyi-Kore have approached the High Court challenging their expulsion from the house on the advice of MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora ....Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Expelled MDC lawmakers taken to court over vehicles
Zimbabwe's parliament has gone to court to demand back vehicles issued to 19 former MDC Alliance MPs and Senators who were controversially expelled by the MDC-T party.Also being sued with the ...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 20:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bhebhe dismisses claims of rejoining Mwonzora's MDC
EXPELLED MDC-T national organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe has rebuffed to claims by the opposition party's that he had been reinstated into the structures after begging for readmission.MDC-...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa loses more senior members?
MDC-Alliance continues to count costs after it lost more senior party officials to the MDC-T led by Mr Douglas Mwonzora, who now leads the biggest opposition party in terms of representation in Parlia...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Mwonzora's MDC-T?
CHAOS rocked the MDC-T national executive and national council meetings on Saturday with calls for the nullification of the party's December 2020 extraordinary congress presidential election results, ...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora battling various plots to topple him
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is battling various plots to topple him, barely two months after he was elected to the helm of the party.Mwonzora beat then interim MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe i...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora makes 6 key MDC-T appointments
MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has announced several appointments to the Standing Committee during the meetings of the party's National Executive and National Council held today as an extension of t...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC amends constitution, readmits Abednego Bhebhe and Dorcas Sibanda
The National Executive and National Council today met, as an extension of the Extra Ordinary Congress, to consider and resolve on a number of internally and externally focused issues. Key on t...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 17:21hrs | | by itness Dube
Khupe declared winner in MDC-T presidential nomination poll
The independent Election Management Body that conducted MDC-T's provincial presidential nomination election in Bulawayo last week declared interim party leader Thokozani Khupe the winner, despite repo...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally loses Parliament recall challenge
MDC Alliance proportional representative for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Dorcas Sibanda has lost a bid to challenge her recall from Parliament after the High Court dismissed her application....Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 20:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC gazettes 3 MDC-T seats vacancies
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has gazetted vacancies for three more proportional representation National Assembly seats following the recall of legislators by the Dr Thokozani Khupe led MDC-...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's selection of by-election candidates raises temperatures
FRESH trouble is brewing in the MDC Alliance, with its leaders now standing accused of overlooking an agreement which allows the group that came with one of the coalition's deputies, Welshman Ncube, t...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Zec sued over by-elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, his deputy Constatino Chiwenga and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) have been taken to court by disgruntled voters for unilaterally suspending by-elections in cont...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa under growing pressure for failing to tackle Mnangagwa & Zanu-PF
LARGER-THAN-LIFE MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has advised his principal Nelson Chamisa not to think that popularity will guarantee him to become Zimbabwe's next leader...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 18:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala tells Chamisa that popularity alone won't be enough
LARGER-THAN-LIFE MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has advised his principal Nelson Chamisa not to think that popularity will guarantee him to become Zimbabwe's next leader...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tapiwa Makore's murderers must be executed, says MP
ZANU-PF legislator for Mhangura, Precious Masango yesterday raised a matter of privilege in the National Assembly over the recent gruesome murder of a seven-year-old Murewa boy Tapiwa Makore by his un...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Khupe chokes Chamisa again
UNLESS brawling MDC leaders end their futile wars soon, Nelson Chamisa will not be able to participate in the party's leadership contests when the court-directed extra-ordinary congress gets underway ...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 21:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
No uniforms for pregnant schoolgirls
GOVERNMENT has decreed that pregnant schoolgirls be allowed to attend class in their maternity attire as formal school wear might not be compatible with their changed body stature.Women Affair...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gloves off again in brawling MDC's scorched earth fight
ANY lingering hopes that warring MDC factions would soon come to their senses were quashed yesterday, after the main opposition's interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe, pictured, recalled a furthe...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt supports pregnant pupils
GOVERNMENT is facilitating that pupils who fell pregnant during the lockdown period be allowed to attend lessons in their clothes while child support committees have been established to mentally equip...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe recalls Chamisa deputy and 9 more MPs
The MDC-T recalled 10 more MDC Alliance lawmakers on Thursday, as the battle for the control of Zimbabwe's main opposition escalated.Among those to lose their seats was MDC Alliance vice presi...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 22:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Charamba torches a storm by 'insulting' a South African journalist
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba yesterday torched a storm when he "insulted" South African journalist Sophie Mokoena following their protracted debate on South Africa's inv...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi: MPs insist on truth-telling
OPPOSITION legislators have urged government to allow for truth-telling as a conflict resolution mechanism to address the emotive Gukurahundi issue. The MPs made the demand in Parliament on Th...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 09:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti already owns 'Mnangagwa' diplomatic passport
ZANU-PF legislator Kindness Paradza (Makonde) has accused his MDC counterparts' snub of diplomatic passports offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa government as a cheap publicity stunt as some of th...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'MDC MPs' passports snub a publicity stunt'
ZANU-PF legislator Kindness Paradza (Makonde) has accused his MDC counterparts' snub of diplomatic passports offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa government as a cheap publicity stunt as some of th...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Childish pranks dominate Parly in Speaker's absence
LEGISLATORS have this week been wasting a lot of debate time on childhood pranks and useless interjections during Parliament sittings.This has been the norm whenever Speaker of the National As...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs rail against rowdy touts
LEGISLATORS have expressed dismay over the manner in which touts are causing havoc at transport pick up points, perpetrating serious cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and verbally abusing women....Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police demand $3,6m for rebranding
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, who admitted in Parliament yesterday to selective application of the law by members of the police force, said they required at least $3,6 million for rigoro...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 10:13hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Female representation in local authorities dips
Female representation in local authorities has continued to drop since 2008 with a paltry 261 women councillors voted into office in the July 30 polls, down from 373 and 323 in 2008 and 2013, respecti...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High Court to hear postal vote appeal
The High Court will today hear the MDC Alliance's appeal seeking to have postal ballots casts in police camps nullified.The case will be heard in chambers today.The Nelson Chamisa-led ...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance in all-night protest at Ross Camp
MDC Alliance officials spent a night at the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) headquarters at Ross Camp here in a bid to thwart police officers from casting their votes.Top MDC Alliance official ...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 17:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa moves to nullify postal votes
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has approached the High Court seeking to have postal ballots cast in police camps nullified for violating provisions of the Electoral Act.MDC-T secretary-ge...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa postpones Harare, Chitungwiza primaries
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has postponed primary elections in Harare and Chitungwiza provinces to this coming weekend ostensibly to allow formally employed people to vote.MDC national chairper...Published: 22 May 2018 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Chamisa MDC-T polls
Chaos yesterday rocked the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC primary elections after the party shelved the internal polls to choose parliamentary candidates until Wednesday.The postponement was ostensibl...Published: 21 May 2018 at 13:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T infighting results in candidates deadlock
INFIGHTING in the Mr Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-T has resulted in the party failing to finalise its list of candidates who will represent it in Matabeleland in the forthcoming general elections.Th...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Drama in Parliament over 'coup government' comment
There was drama in the National Assembly yesterday after fuming opposition legislators labelled President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration a "coup government" after Zanu-PF legislators rejected a d...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aspiring Zapu candidate promises constituency development policies
ZAPU's aspiring parliamentary candidate for Bulawayo Central, Iphithule Maphosa has pledged to facilitate development of a permanent constituency development policy to guide implementation of various ...Published: 07 May 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
VP Aspirant - Senatorial Aspirant- Bekithemba Mpofu - the Opportunist
Chamisa's personal friend, Bekithemba Mpofu wrote on his Facebook page that he was elated to be on the final MDC-T senatorial list. What a shame. The other article on Bulawayo24.com went on to say the...Published: 06 May 2018 at 21:29hrs | 2 | by Thandekhile Dhlamini
Chamisa-led MDC-T squabbles deepen
The leadership crisis has deepened in the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-T party with Mr Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda accused of being impatient and improperly campaigning for the post of vice president....Published: 04 May 2018 at 17:01hrs | | by Staffr eporter
No imposition of candidates in Magwegwe constituency
Movement for Democratic Change-T Harvest House 44 Nelson Mandela Street Harare Zimbabwe 15 April 2018 The President -Nelson Chamisa The Vice President - Elias...Published: 01 May 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Magwegwe residents
Dorcas Sibanda aka Dorcas Shumba is not Ndebele Mr president, Don't impose
Dorcas Sibanda was born Dorcas Shumba in Zvimba many years ago. She changed her name to Dorcas Sibanda after relocating to Bulawayo. It is quite unfortunate that the MDC-T president is about to ...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 17:41hrs | 2 | by Thabetha Mangena
MDC-T members jostle for Khupe's post
SENIOR MDC-T members from Matabeleland region are allegedly jostling to replace fired deputy president Dr Thokozani Khupe.MDC-T last month fired Dr Khupe together with her allies, national org...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Bulawayo candidates list out
MORE than 180 individuals from the Advocate Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-T faction in Bulawayo have submitted their names for consideration to represent the party whose ego has been seriously dented by a sp...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 09:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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