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Chamisa's MDC took money from 'murderers'?
THE motor-mouthed MDC secretary for elections, Jacob Mafume, has defended the party's decision to embrace people implicated in the murder of the party's activists in previous elections.Respond...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 18:12hrs | 3371 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa bemoans corruption in MDC councils
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has admitted that there is massive corruption in MDC run councils, highlighting that quick and significant change of lifestyle when one becomes an MDC councillor or MP is ...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:32hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Police open fire at motorist
Zimbabwean police on Christmas Day opened fire and injured a motorist after he failed to heed their sign ordering him to stop. After investigations, police said they established that the diver...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 17:05hrs | 5863 | by Staff Reporter
Police brutality frighten women off politics, says Mafume
Police brutality against women witnessed during the recent Hope of the Nation address by Nelson Chamisa in Harare represents the many threats that discourage female participation in political activiti...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:16hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
'Matemadanda spilled the beans on Zanu-PF poll rigging'
DEFENCE deputy minister and Zanu-PF political commissar Victor Matemadanda inadvertently spilled the beans on vote-rigging when he lashed out at his party's Midlands provincial leadership over poor pe...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 20:00hrs | 3054 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda threatens to dissolve Zanu-PF Midlands
MERCURIAL Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda has threatened to dissolve the party's Midlands provincial leadership led by chairperson Daniel Mackenzie Ncube on allegations of slee...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:44hrs | 2918 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Amendment Bill ready for Parliament
THE Constitutional Amendment Bill, incorporating a number of agreed amendments to the existing electoral law, is now set to be brought to Parliament before Christmas, with debate and passage of the Bi...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:22hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
'Time running out for electoral amendments'
THE MDC, say time is running out for Zimbabwe to take into account all the recommendations submitted to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) by election observers.Secretary for elections Ja...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:22hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Minister in farm inputs storm
ZANU-PF Member of Parliament for Gutu North, Yeukai Simbanegavi has been embroiled in a fight over the presidential input scheme which she declared was for the ruling party supporters only.Acc...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 2551 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa divides Chamisa's councillors
PRESIDENT will today address predominantly MDC councillors in Bulawayo amid divisions in the opposition party over the Zimbabwean leader's legitimacy.T Emmerson MnangagwaIronically, MDC Member...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:41hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
PG under pressure to act on Mthuli Ncube
Lawyers representing pro-democracy activist Mfundo Mlilo will engage Prosecutor –General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi before going to court after the lapse of a seven-day ultimatum within which they demanded...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:55hrs | 6839 | by Staff reporter
MDC renews push for diaspora vote
MDC secretary for elections Jacob Mafume has said the party will use all legal channels to make sure that people in the diaspora vote in 2023.Mafume told the Daily News that his party will app...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:31hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Harare blows millions on bloated trips
THE cash-strapped Harare City Council (HCC) has splurged ZW$1,6 million and US$69 000 on local and foreign travel at a time it is battling to provide treated water and other essential services to resi...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:23hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa MDC staffs Harare Council jobs with relatives?
Harare City Council has been caught in a nepotism storm after it emerged that councillors in the city could be seconding their relatives for jobs in various departments, leaving a trail of similar nam...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:13hrs | 2087 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: MDC Alliance national spokesman visits ZBC Pockets Hill
MDC Alliance national spokesman and Hwange legislator Mr. Daniel Molokele recently visited the ZBC's Pockets Hill headquarters as part of the opposition party's on-going engagement with media houses. ...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 10:50hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi headlines human rights forum
Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi will be the guest speaker at a high-powered human rights discussion forum to be held in Harare on October 10 at Harry Margolis Hall in Milton Park. The event o...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:58hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Armed police surround MDC offices
Armed Police in Harare have surrounded the offices of opposition MDC ahead of its 20th Anniversary celebrations set for Saturday. The police are reported to have taken over the roads sur...Published: 28 Sep 2019 at 10:50hrs | 3950 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Voters are under siege from Zanu PF, MDC will educate them come 2023' - new excuse for participating again
The root cause of Zimbabwe's devastating economic meltdown is the country's failure to remove this corrupt and incompetent Zanu PF dictatorship from office. Ever since our independence in 1980, Zanu P...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 885 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zaka East headmen back Zanu-PF candidate
TWO traditional leaders in Zaka East, Masvingo Province defied the Constitution in the just-ended parliamentary by-election by openly declaring allegiance to the ruling Zanu-PF and intimidating voters...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC defends pathetic rural electoral show
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has justified its perennial poor electoral performance in rural areas across the country, accusing Zanu-PF of using State resources, particularly food aid to manipulate rura...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 08:28hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for MDC leader
MDC elections Boss Jacob Mafume is under fire for failing to coordinate the party to win various by elections held recently, media house proprietor Brighton Musonza has alleged. Said Musonza, ...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 14:22hrs | 5576 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Whodunnit? And Why?
Two of the country's dumbest and dummest criminals — Alexio Chibwana and Obvious Tembo — will not only be in the slammer for the next two years, but they will definitely be immortalised ...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 09:25hrs | 382 | by Bishop Lazi
Tsvangirai's son wins Glen View South by election
FORMER Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's son Vincent won the right to represent Glen View South in the National Assembly after beating Zanu-PF candidate Offard Muchuwe by close to 2000 votes in Satur...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 06:32hrs | 1799 | by newzimbabwe
Mixed reactions to Mugabe death
ZIMBABWEANS and political leaders from across the globe yesterday expressed mixed reactions to news of the death of former President Robert Mugabe, with some describing him as a judicious leader while...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 09:11hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Lies run sprints, truth runs marathons
They say time heals even the deepest of scars, but not for Bishop Lazarus.And they say everything — absolutely everything and anything — has a price, but not this man of scripture and pray...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:33hrs | 87 | by Bishop Lazi
Sekai Holland attacked for defending 'home boy' Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe People First spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has attacked former minister Sekai Holland for dismissing allegations that MDC Alliance youth leader Obey Sithole was almost abducted by state secu...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 17:47hrs | 5018 | by Staff Reporter
Glen View new battlefield for Chamisa, Mnangagwa
THE two main political parties, Zanu-PF and the MDC, have turned their rivalry to the Glen View South constituency by-election amid allegations of vote-buying, intimidation and financial warfare....Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1612 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will never dance to Mnangagwa's tune
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa will not be part of the Political Actors Dialogue convened by President Emmerson Mnangagwa with the party describing the process as an out of tune choir. Mna...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 10:03hrs | 4250 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe opposition must revisit campaign strategies'
POLITICAL think-tank, Local Solutions Council (LSC), has urged the opposition to re-look its electioneering strategies in rural areas to avoid continuous thumping by the ruling Zanu-PF party.L...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
MDC run Harare city's 2018 audit in jeopardy
The Harare City Council's 2018 external audit lies in limbo amid a row between the local authority and BIQ billing software developer over a US$75 000 debt. This has jeopardised the city's chances of ...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:54hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu wins it for Zanu-PF in Lupane
ZANU-PF supporters in Lupane have attributed their clean sweep in two local authority by-elections and a parliamentary vote held on Saturday in Matabeleland North to Obert Mpofu the party's secretary ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 20:02hrs | 8081 | by Ndou Paul
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF thrash Chamisa's MDC in Lupane by-election
Zanu-PF had a clean sweep in two local authority by-elections and a parliamentary vote held on Saturday in Matabeleland North.Mthandazo Dube was confirmed winner as Zanu-PF held on to the Lupa...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 19:21hrs | 2696 | by ZimLive
Mugabe spokesperson calls for army involvement in Zimbabwe's multi-party dialogue
NATIONAL Patriotic Front and ex-President Robert Mugabe's spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has urged the direct involvement of the country's military in proposed national dialogue processes widely belie...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | 991 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa ally escape 'abduction'
MDC top officials, among them secretary for elections Jacob Mafume and youth leader Obey Sithole, were reportedly attacked by unknown assailants suspected to be State operatives on Wednesday evening i...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 3308 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC goes for broke
MDC has gone all out to grab the Lupane East constituency from Zanu-PF, dispatching party heavyweights and its president Nelson Chamisa to drum up support for candidate Dalumazi Khumalo.Chamis...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 20:59hrs | 5752 | by Staff reporter
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 | 2284 | 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 | 3990 | by newzimbabwe
Let's not mistake gifting votes for vote-rigging
IT'S easy and convenient to shift blame from yourself.After losing two by-elections recently, the main opposition MDC has been pointing fingers in the direction of the ruling Zanu-PF party, al...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 675 | by Conway Tutani
Tsvangirai's son seek to preserve the legacy of the Tsvangirai family
LATE MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's son Vincent is eying a seat in Parliament after winning the party's internal primary elections ahead of the September 7, Glen View South constituency by-election....Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1625 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC raps Zec
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) seems determined to ignore recommendations made by observer missions to level the political playing field and run free and fair elections, a top opposition offi...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:19hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Presuming 'no normal person votes Zanu-PF' is what makes MDC lose
Appearances can deceive big-time.Perusing the South African media before that country's general elections in May this year, one would have concluded that the ruling ANC was finished and would ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1509 | by Conway Tutani
Zanu-PF in Lupane East vote buying storm
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF party has been sucked into a vote buying storm, after a letter in which Health Minister Obadiah Moyo agreed to restock clinics in Lupane East constituency ahead ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:42hrs | 771 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu-PF wins Nyanga and Bikita by-elections
THE ruling Zanu-PF has wrestled the Nyanga South ward 26 seat from the MDC Alliance in a by-election which was held Saturday and retained Bikita Rural District Council ward 31 on the same day....Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:38hrs | 987 | by newzimbabwe
MDC confident of winning Bikita by-election
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to guard against all electoral malpractices, including vote rigging during the Bikita ward 31 by-by-election set for today,...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told to prioritise electoral reforms
The government needs to prioritise electoral reforms and deepen democratic institutions and not to just focus on the failing economy, leaving out key areas such as democracy and critical electoral ref...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 20:44hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rescues congress losers
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday fished his political nemesis from the political dustbin when he appointed former party vice-presidents Morgen Komichi, Elias Mudzuri and former secretary-general Do...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1475 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa gives Mwonzora a junior position
Information that has leaked from Harare indicate the MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's National Council has appointed individuals who shall occupy the all powerful National Executive Council. Of not...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 18:30hrs | 15692 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa 'reloads' Zimbabwe rescue plan
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC national council is scheduled to meet today to finalise the party's blueprint dubbed "Reload", which spells out a plan to immediately set up a transitional authority to resc...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:41hrs | 3233 | by Staff reporter
MDC bigwig crashes his Toyota Hilux
On Monday this week, the MDC said its chairman for Matabeleland South Solani Moyo had crashed his vehicle, a Toyota Hilux, while travelling from rural Plumtree to Bulawayo. He is in a stable c...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 19:27hrs | 5861 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, demos top Chamisa MDC agenda
The MDC will tomorrow convene a special national council meeting to deal with issues agreed on and ratified at congress in Gweru last month, but are yet to be implemented.Top of the agenda are...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 3990 | by Staff reporter
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