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Ngarivhume further remand
A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume's application for removal from remand in a case where he is accused of public incitement to violence.Last wee...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | 1464 | by Staff reporter
Democracy is not about generational entitlement
Following the United Parties for National Development's (UNPD) win in Zambia's August 12, 2021, general elections, the MDC Alliance faction leader Nelson Chamisa became unnecessarily excited.T...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | 125 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Tribalism cripples MDC rural penetration strategy
Sources within the MDC Alliance national and provincial structures have declared that the party's rural penetration strategy is facing serious challenges as a result of tribalism and the perceived mar...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 10:34hrs | 2183 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's handful MPs boycott Mnangagwa's SONA
THE few remaining opposition MDC Alliance MPs Thursday boycotted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Parliament Building in central Harare.MDC Alliance MPs...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 18:25hrs | 2038 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo 'helping-hand' divides Chamisa's MDC
EXILED former Zanu-PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo's offer to assist MDC Alliance polling agents ahead of the 2023 general elections has left the opposition party sharply divided, with some senior o...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 06:02hrs | 7802 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's new Ponzi scheme
FOLLOWING the MDC's dizzying electoral defeats at the hands of Zanu-PF in March 2013 and July 2018, the opposition outfit lost most of its traditional Western funding as donors turned off the funding ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 273 | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Zanu-PF open to dialogue'
The ruling Zanu-PF is willing to discuss electoral issues by opposition parties through the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad). This was said yesterday by Zanu-PF's legal affairs secretary Paul...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:55hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala accuses the govt of sabotage
ZENGEZA West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala yesterday accused the government and Chitungwiza council officials of sabotaging community development projects in the town.Sikhala said the gover...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 09:57hrs | 289 | by Staff Reporter
State seeks to remand Sikhala for 6 months
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala was yesterday left stunned in court after the State sought a remand of six months to next February despite indicating that it was ready for trial....Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:20hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala wants case dropped
MDC-Alliance Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala yesterday applied for refusal of further remand in a matter he is charged with publishing falsehoods, arguing that the State had failed to prosec...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:09hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF are cowards, Zimbabwe does not belong to their mothers!' - whilst they enjoy absolute power, it does
"Good pple there is need to teach ZANU PF a big lesson once and for all in 2023. They talk a lot of nonsense as if this country belongs to their mothers. They have got arrogance of a coward.Th...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 17:15hrs | 620 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Convictions are not always ego
This short write-up will most likely be my last direct response to Job Sikhala's refreshing and great challenge to the opposition to "unpack the equation" and figure out how to translate popularity to...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 16:05hrs | 772 | by Dr. Noah Manyika
State ordered to bring burial order in Sikhala trial
THE State was yesterday ordered to bring a burial order to court during the trial of MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala on September 15 to prove that one of the witnesses who failed to testify was...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1813 | by Staff reporter
$60 million windfall to Mwonzora gives away Mnangagwa's game plan
THE swift allocation of funds under the Political Parties Finance Act to the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC- T by the government clearly reveals the aim by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF to d...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 06:52hrs | 6498 | by Staff reporter
Arrest warrant for MDC-Alliance youth league member
MDC-Alliance youth league member Netsai Marova, who is facing a number of criminal charges at the Harare Magistrates Court, has been issued with an arrest warrant, after she allegedly failed to abide ...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:45hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe to know her fate on Monday
Main opposition MDC Alliance MP and political activist Joana Mamombe will know her fate on Monday afternoon in a case in which the state is seeking to revoke her bail after she failed to report to pol...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 20:12hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Banks decline requests by MDC Alliance to open accounts?
SENIOR officials in the MDC Alliance in Masvingo Province have claimed that their request to open bank accounts for the opposition party have been turned down by CBZ.Zimbabwe's government has ...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 19:10hrs | 2208 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume petitions Parliament over electoral reforms
TRANSFORM Zimbabwe president Jacob Ngarivhume, who organised the world famous #31July Movement last year, has petitioned the parliament to expeditiously implement electoral reforms and address t...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:06hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe military won't hand over power'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday said it would not surrender power to the opposition, citing the Zanu-PF leadership's war credentials.Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamb...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3528 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala lays into 'village idiot'
OUTSPOKEN MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala has blasted Harare Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti over his reign of terror on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), lab...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:12hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire
RESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is under fire and faces a potential lawsuit for alleged abuse of public funds after buying vehicles for the controversial Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform members...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:56hrs | 3526 | by Staff reporter
NPA declines to prosecute Chamisa's councillor
POLICE were left embarrassed Wednesday after National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) officials in Karoi declined to prosecute Nyaminyami Rural District Council (NRDC) ward 3 councillor, Taiti Busumani (3...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 16:14hrs | 1142 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillor arrested for snubbing chief in development projects
POLICE have arrested and detained Nyaminyami Rural District Council Ward 3 MDC Alliance councillor, Taiti Busumani for deliberately sidelining traditional leaders in developmental projects in the wild...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:38hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Polad's new flashy cars
OPPOSITION parties accuse President Emmerson Mnangagwa of dolling out state-of-the-art vehicles to Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) principals as part of the ruling party, Zanu-PF's grand plan to cre...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 16:07hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
MDC name is ours, no one else: Mwonzora
AN INTERNECINE fight is brewing over the use of the name MDC ahead of the 2023 general elections, with MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora saying their party was the only legitimate owner and rights holder ...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:25hrs | 3281 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy warms up to Ngarivhume
The US Embassy in Harare is warming up to the Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume as evidenced by a token of appreciation they gave him for his stance against the Government.A source p...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 15:40hrs | 2002 | by Political Reporter
The fight against COVID-19 is everyone's responsibility
The first Saturday of this month saw local author, film maker and anti-Government activist, Tsitsi Dangarembwa, getting her first COVID-19 vaccination jab at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. She did n...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 13:35hrs | 500 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Uproar over Chitungwiza travel ban
CHITUNGWIZA residents and legislators have criticised the government decision to prohibit travel between Harare and the dormitory town except for essential services and huumanitarian reasons.T...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:10hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
'Rights' groups Report Mnangagwa to UN
HUMAN rights organisations have reported President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) for overseeing worsening gross human rights violations in the country....Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:53hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
Ndewere takes Mnangagwa to court
FORMER High Court judge Erica Ndewere is demanding reasons for her dismissal by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and yesterday filed an urgent chamber application to force the tribunal to release the inf...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:18hrs | 2114 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF indiscipline fuels Covid-19 cases'
Zanu-PF has been accused of fuelling public indiscipline on Covid-19 control after senior party officials repeatedly violated regulations by convening large gatherings which are now being identified a...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:09hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate recuses himself from Sikhala trial set to commence July 14
Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube has recused himself from presiding over the incitement of public violence trial of MDC Alliance lawmaker Job Sikhala.Ncube stood down from the case following a m...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 15:10hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala incitement trial fails to kick off
THE trial of MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala, who is accused of inciting the public to commit public violence, yesterday failed to take off after the State indicated that the prosecutor deal...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 15:00hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala application dismissed
An application by MDC-Alliance's Job Sikhala challenging his prosecution on charges of publishing falsehoods prejudicial to the State was dismissed by Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje....Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 1398 | by Staff Reporter
Sikhala project nullified
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has had the better of MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala after it won its appeal against an Administrative Court decision authorising his construction of an illegal ind...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:42hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
My life is in danger: Retired army general
RETIRED army Major General Samson Sikhulile Nyathi yesterday wept in court alleging that his life was in danger as his spouse was always abusing him.Nyathi appeared before Harare magistrate Ev...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:22hrs | 7836 | by Staff reporter
Chinese businessman granted $5 000 bail
A CHINESE businessman who allegedly tried to bribe a police officer with US$1 480 has been granted $5 000 bail by the High Court.Meng Dong, the Chinese national, who has been in remand prison ...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:03hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
MDC jailbirds recount tale of horror
PAIN was scribbled all over his face as he narrated his ordeal in prison, which lasted for 10 years, served for a crime that he did not commit.MDC Alliance activist Tungamirai Madzokere finall...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:42hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
Court exonerates MDC Alliance trio
HARARE magistrate Barbara Mateko on Wednesday exonerated three MDC Alliance activists, Terrence Manjengwa, Blessed Changara and Barnabas Gura, on charges of breaching COVID-19 regulations.The ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:17hrs | 3255 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala dares Chitungwiza council after threats to destroy vendors' markets
ZENGEZA West MP and MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala Tuesday warned Chitungwiza Municipality not to proceed with its plans to dismantle all informal business in the town as the actions will...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 19:03hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance & Zanu PF bury the hatchet to help gogo Matavire
Zimbabweans from across the globe have decided to bury their political differences and donated cash and kind to the late Paul Matavire's mother who is from Mwenezi Resettlement scheme.Despite ...Published: 27 May 2021 at 13:22hrs | 2489 | by Leonard Koni
Chinese national in custody over bribe
A CHINESE national and his two local accomplices were yesterday remanded in custody pending ruling on their bail application on allegations of attempting to bribe a police officer.The accused,...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC can fix the economy in 3 months
THE opposition MDC Alliance party said if it wins the mandate to run the country in 2023, it would only require three months to fix the economy, which has been in comatose state for over two decades u...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:56hrs | 3373 | by Munyaradzi Gwisai
Constitutional amendments, the opposition's frustrations
Last week, President Mnangagwa signed into law two amendments to the Constitution, much to the chagrin and frustration of his detractors and anti-Government elements in the opposition and the civil so...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 242 | by Nobleman Runyanga
EU warns Mnangagwa
THE European Union (EU) Ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration against creating laws that undermine the citizens' political liberties and freedom...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:21hrs | 8835 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Ngarivhume arrested for picking litter in Mbare
TRANSFORM Zimbabwe President and the founder of the July Movement, Jacob Ngarivhume has been arrested in Mbare.He is currently detained at Matapi Police Station.Ngarivhume had notified...Published: 04 May 2021 at 19:54hrs | 2301 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono wins court battle, but not the war
Zimbabwe journalist and documentary filmmaker Hopewell Chin'ono was vindicated by a court ruling this week, but he has two further cases hanging over his head.After the court ruling by High Co...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:14hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to be barred from 2023 polls?
THE MDC Alliance has claimed that the ruling Zanu PF party is plotting more amendments to the Constitution designed to bar its leader Nelson Chamisa from taking part in the 2023 elections.The ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:32hrs | 6934 | by Staff reporter
Parly intervenes in Sikhala CDF project
PARLIAMENT says it will intervene in a matter in which Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala (MDC Alliance) is accusing Zanu-PF supporters and Chitungwiza Town Council officials of attempting to stop th...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:43hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala to have his day in court
The trial of MDC-Alliance vice chairman, Job Sikhala, on allegations of inciting public violence sometime last year, has been set for June 30 at the Harare Magistrates Court. Prosecutor Mr Gar...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:34hrs | 174 | by Isdore Guvamombe
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