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Tshabangu's Beitbridge West candidate chickens out
SENGEZO Tshabangu's Beitbridge West nominee for his Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction, Blessing Choeni, has withdrawn his candidature for the December 9 by-elections allegedly because he was...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:34hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Verification of Zimbabwe Presidential ballots is currently underway
As Zimbabweans wait on tenterhooks for the presidential election result following the polls, verification of the ballots is currently underway.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said:"V...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 17:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ballot printing back on track
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has started printing ballot papers for the presidential election and for more than a dozen National Assembly constituencies that had been affected by poll-relat...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:59hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's name to remain on the presidential ballot
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora's name will remain on the presidential ballot despite his withdrawal from the race, the Zimbabwe Elections Commission has said.A candidate ca...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 23:36hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora withdraws from presidential race
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora on Tuesday announced he was withdrawing from the race to become Zimbabwe's next president, describing the August 23 election as a "sham and a farce."Mwonzora said...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 22:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'fringe' presidential candidates still in hibernation
The 2023 presidential election is shaping out as a three-horse race between President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and independent Saviour Kasukuwere while the other eight cand...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa does not deserve another term, says Sepp Busha
FREE Zim Congress presidential candidate Joseph Makamba Busha says President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to respect the Constitution and should not get another five year term to govern Zimbabwe....Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC clears air on double candidacy
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has cleared the air on the Bulawayo double candidacy debacle amid concerns that the anomaly was triggered by unapproved candidates whose nomina...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obama of Zimbabwe politics bows out of Presidential race due to financial challenges
OPPOSITION Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) party leader Robert Chapman has withdrawn from the August 23 polls Presidential race citing financial constraints.This comes after DUZ Bulawayo pr...Published: 24 Jun 2023 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa headline provisional list of 11 presidential candidates
A provisional list of 11 candidates headlined by incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa and arch-rival Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's return into the ring will be vying f...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 17:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa has nothing to offer'
OPPOSITION FreeZim Congress leader Joseph Makamba Busha has announced his decision to run for presidency in the upcoming elections dismissing opponents, Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa as a failure and C...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe election US$20,000 nomination fee too low'
Opposition FreeZim Congress party leader Joseph Busha has said the US$20 000 nomination fee set by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for presidential candidates is too little."We don't want pe...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe policies ineffective'
Opposition FreeZim Congress believes Zimbabwe's economy needs effective policies to be self-sufficient.In a report titled Five key Policies for High Impact Positive Social Change and Developme...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joseph Busha attacks Mnangagwa, Chamisa
Opposition FreeZim Congress leader and business tycoon, Joseph Busha has fired shots at President Emmerson Mnangagwa and CCC leader Nelson Chamisa for perceived lack of legitimacy as he announced his ...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe GNU is premised on personal gains'
Opposition FreeZim Congress leader Joseph Makamba Busha has said the country was not ready for a government of national unity (GNU), which he said would serve personal, rather than majority interests....Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Zaka East candidate confident
ZANU-PF candidate for Zaka East parliamentary by-elections, Clemence Chiduwa says he is optimistic that the party will retain the seat next month.Chiduwa, who won the party primary elections w...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu candidate chides Tsvangirai's son
FORMER liberation movement Zapu's candidate for the Glen View South by-election has unwittingly taken a dig at former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's son Vincent the MDC's candidate in the race to ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu-PF eyes Zaka by-election triumph
Zanu-PF's Zaka East by-election candidate, Clemence Chiduwa, has said he is optimistic that the party will romp to victory in the poll slated for September 21.Chiduwa who recently won the prim...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 13:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
MOPA Bill outlaws protests
In light of the recent ban of the #FreeZimbabweMarch which was supposed to take place in Harare last Friday the 16th and today's protest ban in Bulawayo, the Local Solutions Council would like to warn...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 14:04hrs | | by Darlington Nyambiya
Zanu-PF optimistic of retaining Zaka East seat
The ruling Zanu-PF has officially launched the Zaka East by-election campaign, with the party optimistic of retaining the seat which fell vacant following the death of Caston Gumbwanda in June this ye...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 14:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'The world is watching Zimbabwe' ex-British Ambassador says
Ex-British Ambassador to Zimbabwe Bruce Wharton says he is praying for the nation of Zimbabwe as the country heads towards a period of mass protests called by the opposition MDC beginning Friday Augus...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 15:40hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
4 candidates nominated for Zaka East by-election
The nomination court which sat today, August 9, 2019, has approved four candidates from four political parties for the Zaka East by-election slated for next month, September 21.Zanu-PF will be...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muzorewa party in dual candidates storm
UNITED African National Council (UANC) president Gwinyai Muzorewa (pictured) has rubbished claims that his party fielded two candidates for the forthcoming Glen View South constituency by-election, sa...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makamba in wife abuse storm
THE magistrates' court for the district of Johannesburg in South Africa has issued a protection order against South African based Zimbabwean business tycoon, Joseph Makamba Busha at the instigation of...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Tsvangirai's son confident of victory
Vincent Tsvangirai, who won the right to represent the MDC in the Glen View South constituency by-elections, is confident of winning the by-elections on September 7 and replace his late sister, Vimbai...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 vie for Glen View South seat
The opposition MDC faces a stern challenge to retain the Glen View South seat with nine candidates having successfully filed their nomination papers last Friday.Vincent, the son of the late MD...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa joins hands in Glen View by-election
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T party will not field a candidate in the upcoming Glen View South by-election as a sign of respect for the late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai....Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Makamba drags Mnangagwa to court
OPPOSITION FreeZim Congress leader, Joseph Makamba Busha, on Friday filed an urgent High Court application against President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeking a recent reversal of government decision to re-i...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 23:27hrs | | by newzimbabwe
WATCH: Mnangagwa declares ZanuPF superior to Zimbabweans
President Mnangagwa in a 30 second rant that has gone viral and has been widely interpreted to mean only his ZanuPF party is Independent while the rest of Zimbabweans are not, has sparked outrage amon...Published: 08 May 2019 at 00:07hrs | 7 | by Methusi Ncube
'Mnangagwa won't take Zimbabwe anywhere'
OPPOSITION Freezim Congress leader Joseph Busha has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prove to the nation that he has the capacity to resolve the rising economic challenges facing the country...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's national dialogue useless'
FreeZim Congress party leader Joseph Busha yesterday described the national dialogue initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a useless exercise that will not take the country forward.Mnan...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must stop talk with losers,' says Mutambara
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara says President Emmerson Mnangagwa should not waste the nation's time through dialoguing with losers from the July 30, 2018 elections.He was addres...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Makamba Busha calls for removal of sanctions
Businessman Mr Joseph Makamba Busha, who lost in the July 30 presidential election, has called on the United States of America to remove economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, arguing that the stringent...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sweeps to victory in by-election
Zanu-PF has overwhelmingly won the Mutoko North by-election held on Saturday, reaffirming the ruling party's popularity as shown by the July 30 harmonised elections where it scored more than two third...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Chamisa, Zanu-PF lock horns again
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will lock horns with Zanu-PF in an electoral contest again in the Mutoko North by-election — three months after the July 30 disputed harmonised elections, the Daily News c...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 18:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC in poll boycott u-turn
THE MDC has finally ditched its poll boycott position and will contest the Mutoko North by-election in November after Mabel Chinomona of Zanu-PF was upgraded to becoming Senate President.The M...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 08:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge voters hope Mnangagwa win can lead to more success
VOTERS in Beitbridge have said they are looking forward to accelerated infrastructure and economic development in the area soon after harmonised elections.The district is divided into two cons...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudzengi vows to fell Mutsvangwa, Mliswa in Norton
FREEZIM Congress parliamentary candidate for Norton, Gerald Mudzengi yesterday said he was plotting to shock his big name rivals in the July 30 polls, claiming they did not fully appreciate the dynami...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC-T has failed Mufakose'
FreeZim Congress Party candidate for Mufakose National Assembly seat Mr Desire Ncube says opposition MDC-T legislator Ms Paurina Mpariwa Gwanyanya has presided over regression in the constituency....Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the avarice behind the 23 Presidential candidates for July 30
Busha Joseph Makamba (FreeZim Congress)The little known Busha in the political circles of Zimbabwe's hot political environment successfully launched his...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 05:55hrs | 10 | by Knowledge Hakata
FreeZim wins t-shirts wrangle with ZRP
THE High Court has ordered Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to immediately release 50 000 campaign T-shirts which were seized from an opposition political party by police at Beitbridge Borde...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa demands ZEC to put presidential ballot names in alphabetical order
The MDC Alliance has tabled a demand that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) should ensure ballot papers for the forthcoming presidential election have names arranged in alphabetical order beginn...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe presidential race breaks record
A record 23 people yesterday successfully filed nomination papers to contest as presidential candidates in the July 30 harmonised elections. The record figure, the highest since independence in 1980, ...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makamba Busha hits campaign trail
South African-based businessman Joseph Makamba Busha has hit the campaign trail, expressing confidence that his FreeZim Congress will give mainstream parties a good run for their money in the forthcom...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA-based mogul eyes Zimbabwe State House
If business success was the only pre-requisite for leading a country, Joseph Makamba Busha (pictured right) of the FreeZim Congress (FZC), would be certain to be the next resident of State House....Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
FreeZim reaches out to electorate through sport
FREEZIM Congress president, Joseph Busha is targeting the Bulawayo electorate through social soccer to garner support in the upcoming presidential race.FreeZim has hosted and sponsored sport t...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FreeZim youth disowns John Chakasikwa
Freezim Congress Youth Assembly will like to dismiss the purpoted campaign flier of John Chakasikwa as the alleged Presidential candidate for Freezim Congress that is currently circulating on social m...Published: 28 Feb 2018 at 05:44hrs | | by FreeZim
Joseph Busha promises jobs, a better Zimbabwe
FreeZim Congress party leader, Joseph Busha has dismissed Zimbabwe's coalition of opposition parties, saying their character is not very clear, and adding they are interested in self-preservation than...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe on Succession: Is this the beginning to an end?
Just about a month ago, War Veterans Minister Cde Tshinga Dube was rebuked for suggesting that President Mugabe must consider naming his successor to avoid confusion surrounding the ongoing succesion ...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 21:10hrs | | by James Katso
Mnangagwa to address Chiwundura star rally
ALL is set for tomorrow's Zanu-PF's star rally to be addressed by Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Chiwundura ahead of Saturday's parliamentary by-election in which the party is tipped to win....Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
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