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Hwende cries foul over allowances

Kuwadzana East legislator Chalton Hwende has raised concerns over the worsening conditions affecting lawmakers, accusing the government of dragging its feet on commitments to address outstanding allowances and benefits.Speaking on a point…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 18:13hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter

Hwende spurns portfolio committee reassignment

Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Charlton Hwende has rejected his reassignment from the influential Public Accounts Committee to the Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power Development, describing the move as…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:15hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter

Hwende, Tshabangu clash in Parliament

Zimbabwe's Parliament was thrown into disarray on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, after a fiery showdown between Charlton Hwende, the former chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, and Sengezo Tshabangu, a rival leader within the deeply…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 12:56hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter

UZ students cry foul over 'ghost' module

Final-year postgraduate social work students at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have raised alarm after completing a module without attending a single lecture or writing a formal examination, sparking fresh concerns about deteriorating…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:14hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter

Hwende gets the axe in CCC parly reshuffle

Parliament's Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) has decided to remove Kuwadzana East legislator Charlton Hwende as chairperson of the influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC), appointing Marondera Central Member of Parliament…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa is far much better than Mugabe,' says Hwende

Kuwadzana East legislator Charlton Hwende has once again courted controversy, this time drawing sharp criticism after publicly comparing President Emmerson Mnangagwa favorably to his predecessor, Robert Mugabe.Hwende's remarks came shortly…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:18hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter

Hwende defects to Zanu-PF

Former Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Chiredzi Town Council chairman Gibson Hwende has defected to Zanu-PF, stating that opposing President Emmerson Mnangagwa is futile.Hwende announced his defection at a Zanu-PF meeting held at…

Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 13:17hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter

Hwende joins Zanu-PF

Former Chiredzi Town Council (CTC) Chairperson, Alderman Gibson Hwende has officially joined Zanu-PF after serving two decades as opposition's Ward 1 councilor in Chiredzi Urban.Hwende confirmed the development to TellZim News and went on…

Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 10:47hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa allies stole funds for elections, claims Hwende

SENIOR opposition CCC official and legislator Mr Charlton Hwende, who is aligned to a faction controlling the party, yesterday accused leaders of another faction aligned to ex-leader Mr Nelson Chamisa of stealing party funds meant to pay…

Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:49hrs | 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 Chamisa, on Tuesday, following Chamisa's…

Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa remains the opposition's 'best foot forward'

Political activist Chalton Hwende, who was MDC Alliance Secretary-General and its successor CCC senior official, says former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa remains the opposition's "best foot forward" in the current protracted democratic…

Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 17:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Hwende challenges Chamisa to save sinking opposition

Legislator Chalton Hwende of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has urged the leadership of the opposition party to find a resolution to address the challenges facing the political movement. The CCC recently faced another setback in…

Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Hwende wants Uebert Angel arrested

KUWADZANA East legislator Chalton Hwende this week in Parliament cranked up pressure on the government to arrest President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Ambassador-at-Large to Europe and the Americas Uebert Angel over his abuse of diplomatic…

Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 14:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Hwende targets UFC contract

MIXED Martial Arts (MMA) pundit Nicholas Hwende has set his sights on earning a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract after successfully defending his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title for the second time last…

Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Hwende dumps CCC campaign

KUWADZANA East legislator Chalton Hwende (Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)) has withdrawn from the party's rural mobilisation exercise, citing "too much negative social media comments" from colleagues in the party.He told NewsDay that…

Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Hwende stops campaigning over negative comments from CCC citizens on Twitter

THERE is internecine strife in the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) party to the extent that top official, Charlton Hwende, has decided to stop campaigning for the party in Mhondoro.This comes after claims that Hwende is planning to…

Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean defeats South African to retain EFC bantamweight title

RISING Zimbabwean Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Nicholas "Gokwe Boy" Hwende retained his EFC Bantamweight title after beating challenger Nkazimulo Zulu of South Africa by a unanimous points decision in Johannesburg on Thursday night.In…

Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 14:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'ShutDownZimbabwe to force Sikhala's release from remand prison'

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) top official, Charlton Hwende has called for mass protests to force the immediate release of incarcerated legislators, Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, along with14 other political activists.Hwende, a…

Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Questions for CCC Secretary General Hwende

1. If in your eyes Smith was worse than ZANU PF because "he killed our people simply because they were black", what does that say about how you see Ndebele people who were killed by Mnangagwa simply because they were Ndebele? Or do you…

Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:28hrs | 7 | by Simon Peter Chamisa

'Congress will cost CCC US$2 million' Hwende says

A Congress of the Nelson Chamisa led CCC will cost the party a minimum of US$2 million, the Party's Secretary General Charlton Hwende has said. Responding to pressures from its various stakeholders who are calling for a Congress Hwende…

Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 13:41hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Shock as CCC leader calls for the end of US$ dominance...praises Gaddafi

CCC Secretary General Charlton Hwende has shocked his followers after posting a tweet praising the late Libyan dictator Mu'ammar Al-QadhdhÄfÄ« describing him as a visionary who wanted to bring to Africa the realization on a continental…

Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Jonathan Moyo castigates Chamisa

EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo, wrote to MDC Alliance secretary general Charlton Hwende and his leader Nelson Chamisa strongly chastising them over the party's failure to respond to a story by NewZimbabwe.com exposing how…

Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Hwende blasts Mnangagwa for opening a bus terminus

MDC Alliance secretary general Chalton Hwende has blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa for officially opening a Bus Terminus today in Gweru.Hwende said Mnangagwa is clueless about the roles of the President."Clearly Mr @edmnangagwa is…

Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 11:29hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Hwende puts Gokwe on the map

ON his maiden appearance in the Extreme Fighting Championship, Gokwe-born pugilist Nicolas Hwende (25) registered his first professional win with a one-punch knock out over South African Themba Mkhize in the second round on Saturday in…

Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Ridiculous glory seeking' Hwende rebuked

GOVERNMENT Saturday rebuked as "ridiculous" claims by MDC Alliance party secretary-general Chalton Hwende that huge turn experienced at the health centres of citizens seeking Covid-19 jabs was due to the opposition party's…

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's recalled MPs lose reinstatement bid

Four recalled MDC Alliance lawmakers have lost a High Court challenge against their removal from the legislature after a judge ruled that their case was "fatally ill-conceived and must fail."Former MPs Charlton Hwende, Prosper Mutseyami…

Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chiredzi evictions must be condemned

THE decision by the Zanu-PF government through Local Government minister July Moyo to evict over 12 000 villagers settled in Chilonga district, Chiredzi to pave way for a grass project meant to feed cattle for a dairy company is the…

Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Chalton Hwende

Timveous, Chebundo sold the struggle for personal gain

IT has come to our attention that former MDC Alliance national executive committee members Lilian Timveous and Blessing Chebundo have resigned from the party and joined the ruling party Zanu-PF.As a movement we respect their right to…

Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by MDC Alliance Harare

'Chamisa's MDC now a Twitter party'

THE infighting and strategic missteps wracking the MDC Alliance are once again coming to a head, with a worried insider telling the Daily News yesterday that the coalition was becoming "a Twitter party".In addition, the senior alliance…

Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's ally under fire

MDC Alliance secretary-general, Chalton Hwende, pictured, who has been accused of bullying and at the centre of the ructions bedevilling the Nelson Chamisa-led formation, has offered to go before the party's disciplinary organs to clear…

Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 19:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's failure to rein in his 'toxic and divisive' SG has destroyed the party

THE defection of top party executive, Lillian Timveos from the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance to the ruling Zanu-PF has opened a can of worms, with party insiders claiming the young opposition leader's failure to rein in his "toxic and…

Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Senator Timveos speaks about MDC's politics of witchcraft & factions

I found the Twit by Charlton Hwende that my reasons for resigning from the MDC Alliance was that the First Lady promised me that my senatorial car will not be seized to be demeaning and a lie by an evil person in the MDCA who will destroy…

Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:28hrs | | by Senator Lillian Temvoes

'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 them were issued with the travel document…

Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

EXPOSED: Hwende holds Mnangagwa's red passport

Several opposition MDC-Alliance legislators are holders of diplomatic passports issued by Government, allowing them to enjoy various advantages that include easy passage at borders, special lines at customs, tax exemptions, travel upgrades…

Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

MDC leaders to address the nation on Wednesday

MDC Secretary-General Charlton Hwende says the opposition party is going to address the nation on Wednesday to give more clarity about the impending mass protest that has been called for the 16th of August.In a statement, Hwende said, "We…

Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

MDC will never split again, says Hwende

NEWLY-ELECTED MDC secretary-general Charlton Hwende says the Nelson Chamisa-led party will never split again as structural issues which were causing divisions have been addressed through constitutional amendments.Hwende (CH) recently spoke…

Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora loses Secretary General post to Hwende

Former MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora has lost the battle for the Secretary General post to Charlton Hwende. The results coming from Ascot stadium in Gweru indicate that Hwende won with more than a thousand votes.Thank you MDC…

Published: 27 May 2019 at 08:59hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu

MDC MP Hwende seeks removal from remand

Kuwadzana East legislator Chalton Hwende (MDC Alliance) on Tuesday put the State on notice as he seeks to apply for refusal of further remand if he is not furnished with a trial date on the next remand hearing.Hwende, who was represented…

Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Hwende application dismissed

Harare magistrate Mrs Rumbidzai Mugwagwa yesterday dismissed MDC-Alliance legislator for Kuwadzana East Chalton Hwende's application for refusal of further remand saying the messages he sent on his Twitter account were meant to remove a…

Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Hwende must be allowed to do his work

The MDC is shocked by the revelation of a baseless ban on Hon Charlton Hwende who intended to visit the Mabvuku fuel reserve Depot as part of his parliamentary duties.Hon Hwende is a full member of the portfolio committee on energy and…

Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 21:59hrs | | by Jacob Mafume

Hwende remanded in custody to March 30

KUWADZANA East Member of Parliament Chalton Hwende (MDC Alliance), who is facing charges of trying to subvert a constitutional government by inciting people to protest, was yesterday remanded in custody to March 30 by a Harare…

Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Hidding MDC MPs left with 7 parliamentary sits or they lose their seats

Parliament has ignored the opposition MDC party's plea for guarantees that protect their MPs who are in hiding for fear of persecution over recent violent protests triggered by government's decision to increase fuel prices.Last month…

Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 16:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

MDC calls for its members to die for Chamisa

The opposition Movement for Democratic Change has called upon its members to engage in mass action in 2019 and to be courageous enough to die in defense of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa.The call was made by the radical MDC Deputy Treasurer…

Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 09:07hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu

ZANU PF spends $1 million on 'War Room'

ZANU PF invested more than a million dollars in funding a media 'war room'  comprising of young people  with expertise in social media and public relations to launch an 'aerial battle' during the 2018 elections, MDC Deputy…

Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

'Tsvangirai was weak' says MDC leader

MDC Deputy Treasurer General Charlton Hwende has sensationally claimed that the late veteran politician Morgan Tsvangirai was a weak negotiator who failed to negotiate a better deal for the then MDC-T in the Government of National…

Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 19:56hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

MDC leader recognises Mnangagwa as President

MDC Deputy Treasurer General Charlton on Thursday shocked social media users when he referred to President Emmerson Mnangagwa as 'President' for the first since elections.MDC leadership is on record vowing never to recognise Mnangagwa as…

Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 13:40hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

MDC-T resolves primary election disputes

THE MDC-T faction led by Nelson Chamisa yesterday declared it was all systems go after resolving all primary election disputes over the selection of party candidates for next month's general elections. National party chairperson, Morgen…

Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 13:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

Russia to print Zimbabwe ballot papers?

A Senior MDC Alliance has insinuated that the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) will secretly print Russia's pre-marked ballot papers.MDC-T deputy treasurer, Charlton Hwende, revealed this on microblogging website Twitter.Hwende wrote…

Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 11:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Charlton Hwende hurt by stupidity

MDC-T deputy Thokozani Khupe told party deputy treasurer Charlton Hwende that he is being hurt by stupidity. Hwende was celebrating an 'expose' which has come to light that it is a smear campaign in a poorly done article from the Sunday…

Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 19:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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