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Mnangagwa succession takes centre stage in Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF finds itself in a familiar predicament as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's supporters aggressively advocate for his potential extension of presidency beyond 2030, despite his current term ending...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:36hrs | 2004 | by Staff reporter
Zambia is on the verge of being a one-party state
Zambia's former ruling parties have typically fared poorly after losing power. The United National Independence Party (UNIP) ruled for 27 years but gradually collapsed following its defeat in 1991. Th...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 21:11hrs | 12 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Chamisa party splits
CCC could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crises that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nomination Court where rival factions tussled for ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells aspiring candidates not to jump the gun
Zanu-PF has warned aspiring candidates intending to represent the party in next year's harmonised elections against jumping the gun saying everyone should wait for the party to make an official statem...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Intense jockeying for Zanu-PF youth post
THERE is intense jockeying among Zanu-PF members for the vacant secretary for youth affairs with President Emmerson Mnangagwa reportedly keeping his cards close to his chest on who to select.....Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in tough Zanu-PF balancing act
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is said to have pacified his deputy Constantino Chiwenga by picking some of his close lieutenants into the central committee to stop factionalism.There was specula...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
The burdened party politician
As the 2023 elections draw closer, jockeying and jostling for political party candidature will soon become the order of the day. The process itself is far from clean.It involves pleasing the e...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
Chamisa's friends jostle for safe seats
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) heavyweights are reportedly jockeying for "safe" seats in the cities ahead of the 2023 general elections after the Nelson Chamisa-led party scored big in...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh Zanu-PF tensions over polls
Zanu-PF is headed for renewed factional turbulence ahead of a string of fresh internal elections starting next month, NewZimbabwe.com can report.The ruling party, still smarting from highly co...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:09hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
G40 ghost haunts warring Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF yesterday said the term G40 was being abused in the party's factional fights and restructuring exercise with losers resorting to accusing victors of being aligned to the grou...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zapu in vote buying allegations
THE jockeying for Zapu's presidency ahead of the party's congress set for next month has intensified amid vote buying allegations by some aspiring candidates.Zapu is set to finally hold its el...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 20:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu: Mnangagwa's most reliable lieutenant
President Emmerson Mnangagwa deployed Dr. Obert Mpofu to serve at party Headquarters on a full-time basis. This deployment was similar to the Robert Mugabe deployment of Didymus Mutasa one of ZANU PF'...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 14:32hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Ncube
'Team Number 2' faction emerges in Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has been rocked by the emergence of a shadowy new faction going by the moniker, Team Number 2, which was showcased at recent clandestine Women's League meeting in Bulawayo, the Zimbabwe Indepe...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fierce jostling for positions erupts in Zanu-PF
FIERCE jostling for positions has emerged in Zanu-PF, ahead of its annual conference set for October, with the latest episode in the soap-opera style factional battles playing out in the volatile Zanu...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Netflix chose Masiyiwa for its board
ZIMBABWEAN tycoon and founder of pan-African telecoms heavyweight Econet Group Strive Masiyiwa has taken a board seat at Netflix, underlining the Silicon Valley giant's ambitions on the continent of m...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso to hold elections, AGM
HIGHLANDERS will go ahead with its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections due next year despite the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.Gatherings of more than 100 people are banned and Highlande...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC sued over by-election dates
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) breached the constitution by failing to hold by-elections when they became due, a group of citizens joined by the Elections Resources Centre (ERC) said in a law...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factionalism bad for Zimbabwe?
OF late we have been running stories on the re-emergence of factional fighting in Zanu-PF ahead of the re-introduced district coordinating committees (DCCs) elections.The countdown to the poll...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 18:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo: The absent citizen
He must have been a pro. We never had a glimpse of the camera-man. He stood afixed to the door and focused on the desk and the town clerk's quivering face and frothing mouth. Even watching, many faint...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:24hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
Rival camp plots Chamisa isolation
MDC members opposed to Nelson Chamisa's presidency are reportedly plotting to leave him isolated after the opposition party's congress next month, with most of his trusted lieutenants culled off in th...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 13:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Poll defeat deepens MDC-Alliance divisions
DIVISIONS have deepened within the MDC Alliance after the party lost to Zanu-PF in the Cowdray Park council by-election in Bulawayo over the weekend amid fears of a witch-hunt as the opposition party'...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa confronts James Gumbo?
MDC Masvingo provincial chairperson James Gumbi confirmed MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's impending visit today, but declined to shed more light on the purpose of the visit."The president is going...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 14:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa won't split MDC
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed warnings that the party's May elective congress was divisive that it could lead to another split.Chamisa, who cancelled a rally scheduled for Bulawayo a...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 13:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora finds muti stashed in his mailbox at Parliament building
MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora said that he discovered a plastic container with a strange-looking liquid when he checked for his mail at Parliament in a suspected case of juju.The MDC ...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Turmoil rocks MDC-Alliance
MDC-Alliance has been plunged into fresh turmoil here amid intense jockeying for posts in the party provincial executive, with members aligning themselves with different camps ahead of a make-or-break...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor-General appointment chaos
THE race to succeed Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba has been plunged into chaos after it emerged this week that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has rejected the three front-runners for political reasons...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Which devolution Mthuli Ncube?
On the back of another, rather surprising, albeit welcome political somersault that has seen President Emmerson Mnangagwa embrace devolution, a hitherto Zanu-PF taboo, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube an...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Zifiso Masiye
Jockeying for Mnangagwa Cabinet posts gets nasty
Jockeying for Cabinet posts is turning nasty, with some of those eyeing positions in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration resorting to a vicious propaganda campaign to undermine other contend...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 21:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jockeying for Kwekwe mayoral post begins
Former Kwekwe mayor Councillor Shadreck Tobaiwa is tipped to land the mayoral post for the city for the second time amid revelations that jockeying for the position was intensifying with six councillo...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We should have clipped Mugabe's wings'
Zanu-PF Politburo member Perrance Shiri believes that the party could have erred in giving former president Robert Mugabe carte blanche to stay in office for as long as he pleased, as this seems to ha...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maridadi to replace Obert Gutu
Mabvuku-Tafara MDC MP James Maridadi, is tipped to become the opposition party's spokesperson, replacing Obert Gutu, who was expelled from the party early this year.Party insiders said Nelson ...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 16:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T chair's resignation throws party into disarray
The MDC-T has been thrown into disarray after its provincial chair Mr James Gumbi unceremoniously resigned from his post, forcing the national party leadership to reject his resignation, fearing the m...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in VPs dilemma
With only a few weeks left before this year's tricky general elections, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, faces a dilemma over who to appoint as his deputies, amid fears that poor choices could crea...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF/MDC-T primaries: A tale of two parties
THE two main political protagonists in the forthcoming general elections - the ruling Zanu-PF party and opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance have conducted their internal polls (primary ...Published: 29 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
The British could be wrong on Zimbabwe once again
In early 2017, a colleague, Everson Mushava, stumbled upon a story about British involvement in Zanu-PF factionalism and that the United Kingdom had a dog in the fight.At the centre of it all ...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Chamisa vs Mafa Sibanda
"The similarities of Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda to advocate Nelson Chamisa :an unbiased analysis"Chamisa did not rise to power through kissing some people's asses. He never asked for handouts...Published: 15 May 2018 at 17:07hrs | | by Henry Madiro
Nathaniel Manheru resurfaces as Igomombe?
DEAR reader, we regaled each other leisurely under the eaves last week. But it can't be play, play, play forever. We have to get down to the business of interpreting our times, what with so much happe...Published: 15 May 2018 at 16:23hrs | | by Igomombe
Our bad patch called Nelson, more ambitious than Satan
DEAR reader, we regaled each other leisurely under the eaves last week. But it can't be play, play, play forever. We have to get down to the business of interpreting our times, what with so much happe...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:23hrs | | by Igomombe
2018 elections are about restoring international relations, says Charamba
THIS year's elections go beyond the contestations of political parties as they are about restoring international reengagement and legitimacy, permanent secretary for Information Media and Broadcasting...Published: 12 May 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T Matebeleland leaders jockey VP post
MDC-T leaders in Matebeleland have started jockeying for senior party posts including the deputy president's post which fell vacant following the expulsion of Thokozani Khupe.Khupe was last mo...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF girds for elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF will today announce its guidelines and date for its internal selection process ahead of the general elections expected in the next four months, NewsDay has been ...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's conduct shameful, appalling
WE are appalled by the shameful behaviour of opposition Movement for Democratic Change officials who are jockeying to succeed party leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai who died in South Africa on Wednesday la...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is being betrayed by the MDC - The opposition must think outside the box
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai stands as a giant in Zimbabwe politics. More than any other, he has taken the fight up to ZANU PF for the last 18 years and he has paid dearly for his courageous stance. At a...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 10:09hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
Former CIO operative to contest for Chiredzi East seat
Former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative Jevas Masosota has expressed interest in contesting in Chiredzi East constituency, where he is likely to face off with Zanu PF central committe...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Jockeying for admin positions starts at Bosso
THE end of the 2017 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season has seen the Highlanders family shift focus to ushering in a new executive next year.Elections for three of the five executive pos...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fight over Chimene, Chipanga seats erupts
THE expulsion from Zanu-PF and recalling from Parliament of Cdes Mandi Chimene (Makoni South) and Kudzi Chipanga (Makoni West) on Tuesday has triggered a battle for political supremacy among members k...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs jostle for Cabinet posts
TOP Zanu-PF officials, among them politburo members, from the former President Robert Mugabe-led regime have reportedly circled President Emmerson Mnangagwa , jostling for Cabinet posts ahead of the a...Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to announce his new Cabinet this week
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to announce his new Cabinet team this week, which analysts say will indicate how his administration is likely to perform - amid much speculation and jockeying ...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 15:43hrs | 1 | by staff reporter
The rise of a liberator . . . and fall of a tyrant
BROUGHT into the nationalist movement reportedly because of his eloquence and clarity of thought, former President Robert Mugabe's legacy as one of the most ruthless tyrants of modern times will remai...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politicians plot post-Mugabe reforms
In January, a photograph appeared in Zimbabwe's media showing Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa enjoying drinks with a friend. In his hand was a large novelty mug emblazoned with the words: "I‘M THE...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 08:44hrs | | by Joe Brock, Ed Cropley
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