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Mnangagwa welcomes Morgan Tsvangirai's brother to Zanu-PF
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, Saturday said Zanu-PF structures should prepare themselves for an influx of former opposition supporters after receiving hundreds in Harare.In the hundreds was fo...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 19:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Late former MDC legislator Mdlongwa remembered
MATABELELAND-based pressure group, Ibhetshu likazulu on Friday held a memorial lecture for the late former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) legislator and veteran trade unionist, Esaph Mdlongwa in...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC founding Gibson Sibanda remembered
THE late founding MDC vice-president Gibson Sibanda has been described as having been politically mature and a unifier during his lifetime.This was said by former MDC legislator Paul Themba Ny...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross says Zimbabwe should not dollarise
TOP economist Eddie Cross Monday gave a gloomy image of Zimbabwe's battered economy but maintained dollarising it will destroy the country's re-industrialisation drive. Speaking to NewZimbabwe...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF goes after unpatriotic Zimbabweans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party purportedly plans to fast-track a controversial law that would punish citizens deemed "unpatriotic".The National Assembly last week adopted ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says it's time up for opposition
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zanu-PF has no role in the mindless infighting within the strife-torn MDC and its variations, a party which has demonstrated to voters its incapacity and ineptitude to run...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi suffers double stroke, mental health collapse
FORMER Prosecutor General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi was hounded by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) and senior officials from the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs following the submissi...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:47hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Exchange rate manipulators to face the law
Those involved in black market trading and damaging the economy are acting illegally and face arrest and imprisonment, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday, while stating that the Zimbab...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC has nothing to offer, claims Chebundo
FORMER MDC legislator Blessing Chebundo has launched a scathing attack on the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), saying the opposition political party was a loud-sounding nothing.Having been ...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mr Cross's zeal with limited knowledge, a danger to macro-economic stability
Mr Eddie Cross's article titled "Challenges facing the foreign exchange auction" made a lot of casual reading amusement, especially for those amongst us uninitiated in the domain of macro-economic ana...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 19:32hrs | 8 | by Jameson Dapi
Zanu-PF restructures to quantify support base
Zanu-PF is embarking on restructuring exercises across the provinces to quantify the party's support base ahead of the 2023 general elections. The party's Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu s...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF restructures
The Zanu PF Harare Province is expected to hold a cell restructuring exercise this weekend to accommodate new members joining the party. This comes as the party's progressive policies that res...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora apologises to Parliament, begs for diplomatic passports
MDC-T leader Mr Douglas Mwonzora on Tuesday apologised to Parliament for the breaches of parliamentary rules and custom by members of his party, citing pressure from the then MDC-Alliance leadership. ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's officials stampede to join Zanu-PF?
THE Zanu-PF national secretary for finance, Patrick Chinamasa claims the ruling party is overwhelmed by applications from MDC Alliance members itching to join the former liberation movement.He...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zacc goes after Grace Mugabe
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe and a group of her associates are coming under investigation from anti-corruption authorities following complaints that they grabbed residential stands worth US$10 milli...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Austerity a necessary evil, says Cross
ECONOMIST and former MDC legislator, Mr Eddie Cross has come out in full support of the Government's austerity measures saying if the economy is to heal, it has to undergo painful processes.In...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai turns in his grave as Chamisa tramples on democracy
When the late MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai championed the formation of the party while he was still the Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), he alleged that there was no...Published: 08 May 2019 at 14:09hrs | 11 | by Elijah Chihota
Matutu Tears into MDC Alliance leaders
FORMER MDC Masvingo Urban legislator Mr Tongai Matutu yesterday tore into the party's leadership led by Mr Nelson Chamisa accusing them of "witchcraft" for rigging elections to choose the party's new ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Outcry on Maridadi's appointment: Much ado about nothing
The appointment of former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi as one of the 15 ambassadors- designate, has torched a storm which, nonetheless, is much ado about nothing.Section 1...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 20:06hrs | 3 | by Tafara Shumba
'Intra-party violence fomenting split'
THE intra-party violence rocking the main MDC party ahead of its May congress might cause the party to split if history is anything to go by, analysts contend.Reports coming from the provinces...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:36hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda
Mnangagwa fishes in Chamisa's pond
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to appoint more opposition officials to key government positions notwithstanding his continuing brawl with MDC boss Nelson Chamisa - who has adamantly refused to rec...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Maridadi ambassador
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has picked former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi for a role as an ambassador.The former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation disc jockey, Maridadi'...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 20:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa trips: Cross triggers a storm
FORMER MDC official Eddie Cross has triggered a storm following reports that he supported President Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant for flying in luxurious jets.Opinion is sharply divided over M...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blocks US$1bn pipeline project
THE Ministry of Energy has blocked a plan by South African-owned Mining, Oil and Gas Services Company (MOGS) to construct a US$1 billion 550-kilometre fuel pipeline from Beira to Harare, arguing that ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross hails Monetary Policy Statement
ECONOMIST and former MDC legislator Mr Eddie Cross has hailed the 2019 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Monetary Policy Statement and believes it will play a major role in stabilising the pricing system...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC MP faces jail over bank loan
FORMER MDC legislator Paul Madzore risks civil imprisonment after he was taken to court by CBZ Bank Limited over a $22 000 debt.The financial institution issued summons for civil imprisonment ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa exercised his rights on Hodzi'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa fully exercised his constitutional prerogative in appointing new Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi without giving in to political pressure, secretary for Justice Virg...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa on the edge
Mass protests proposed by the combined force of civil servants, labour unions and the opposition MDC Alliance have plunged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party into panic, amid fears the...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa on the edge over unrest
Mass protests proposed by the combined force of civil servants, labour unions and the opposition MDC Alliance have plunged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party into panic, amid fears the...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF celebrates terror leader return
ZANU-PF last week threw a lavish party to welcome back its official after he was released from jail, having spent 14 years behind bars for killing an MDC activist in the run-up to the 2002 general ele...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reorter
Plumtree dealers sell cement in US$
FORMER MDC legislator for Bulilima East, Norman Mpofu has urged Industry and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu, to rein in unscrupulous cement dealers in Plumtree who were rejecting the bond note and...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:39hrs | | by Staf reporter
Gukurahundi commission accused of shutting out victims
THE Gukuruahundi massacres yesterday dominated deliberations at the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) symposium currently taking place in Bulawayo, with participants accusing the Nat...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police open murder dockets into August 1 'army' killings
POLICE say they have instituted investigations into the killing of six civilians during the August 1 post-electoral violence in what could further rile the opposition which claims a government cover u...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:18hrs | | by newzimbabwe
'Only UN can deal with Gukurahundi'
The United Nations is the most suitable organ to bring the controversial Gukurahundi issue to finality as domestic instruments are not fit to address the issue, a United Kingdom conference recently he...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 16:57hrs | | by STaff reporter
Majome quits MDC politics
Former MDC legislator for Harare West Ms Jessie Majome on Thursday said she was no longer a political activist, having quit politics on July 31 this year. Responding to questions during a publ...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former MDC legislator confronts supermarket over cooking oil
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has confronted Greens Supermarket senior officials in Plumtree for demanding that customers buy grocery worth $10 before they could be allowed to buy 2lt cooking oil...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 16:36hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Motlanthe commission condemned for Zimbabwe genocide arrests
Fellow Matebeleland nationals and friends of Matebeleland, the 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM), reaches out to you today once more, as our Nation is under siege from the ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 14:07hrs | | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
Mnangagwa is failing the nation
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is failing the nation as the economic crisis rocked the nation.He said the man lacks authority . Business people are de...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Former MDC legislator hails govt for opening borders for purchase of basic goods
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has hailed government for allowing citizens to purchase basic commodities from outside the country and the shortage of basic goods started to escalate and black mark...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 16:36hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MDC hijacked by dictators - Mpofu
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has said if true that MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa won't be contested at MDC Alliance congress as is alleged National Organiser Amos Chibaya said, then cry the...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 10:18hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe business are mercenaries out to loot the poor: MDC legislator
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East, Norman Mpofu, has described Zimbabwe business people as mercenaries out to loot the poor saying that prices in shops have been hidden. "You walk into t...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 09:20hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa turning a blind eye to rampant violation of law - Mpofu
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has bemoaned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government are now neglecting to enforce the law leading to rampant violation of the law."There must b...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 14:15hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Plumtree business people 'devils' - Mpofu
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has described Plumtree business people as devils who refuse to sell their goods in bond notes but buy villagers cattle using the same money they refuse to collect at...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Greens wholesale Plumtree demands American dollar or SA rand
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has said Greens wholesale Plumtree is demanding American dollar or South African rand for cement."No bond no swipe no ecocash. Here I am not talking about a ...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:11hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu PF groomed economic criminals...
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has said Zanu PF groomed economic criminals are becoming a pain not only on the side of the nation but also to their creator Zanu PF.He said these people kno...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 11:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa has to be proactive
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to be proactive as the economic situation deepens following the imposition of taxes."Mnangagwa has to be proactive. S...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
For ten years Zanu PF has been stealing people's money
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has said for 10 years the government of Zanu PF has stolen people's money twice."When multi currency was introduced all our money in bank a...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Electronic payment costs review progressive - analysts
Government has reviewed tax for all electronic transactions from 5 cents per transaction to 2 cents per dollar with both monetary and fiscal authorities commending the new system, which now captures t...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Plumtree town hit by artificial cement shortage
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has bemoaned that Plumtree town was recently plunged into artificial shortage of cement.This happened as there are escalating speculations ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 09:30hrs | | by Stephen Jales
Ecocash and swipe are gradually being phased out
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has said the Ecocash and swipe method of payment which has become the major methods of payment are now being rendered useless as some shops now dem...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 09:00hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
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