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Tagwirei co-opted into Zanu-PF Central Committee
The Zanu-PF Harare Province executive has officially co-opted prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the ruling party's Central Committee, citing his strategic business acumen and long-standin...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 16:40hrs | 1963 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa succession: Zanu-PF purge opens can of worms
ZANU-PF officials recently expelled or suspended from the party are claiming they are being punished for opposing a campaign to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule beyond 2028, a move they say ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:23hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF expels Chiwenga allies
In a dramatic and high-stakes move, Zanu-PF has expelled central committee member Blessed “Bombshell” Geza, highlighting the growing divide within the ruling party over President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 09:30hrs | 3434 | by Staff reporter
Geza now free to lead Mnangagwa protests from outside Zanu-PF
THE Zanu-PF Politburo has expelled Central Committee member Blessed Geza from the party with immediate effect, the ruling party's Secretary for Legal Affairs, Patrick Chinamasa, has announced....Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 06:57hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
'Rich Gang' hijacks Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
Loyalty to President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to be waning among some of his long-time supporters, as tensions within Zanu-PF rise with allegations of factionalism, betrayal, and a shifting power bala...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:49hrs | 1331 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF in tatters...as Chiwenga, Mnangagwa factions loot Harare
The ZANU-PF succession infighting has torn apart Harare provincial leadership into political debris, with some land barons allegedly channelling their loot towards consolidating alliances and legitima...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 17:02hrs | 6161 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga faction blocks Mnangagwa's bid to extend presidency
A fierce power struggle within Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has escalated, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's faction retreating after a failed attempt to extend his presidency beyond 2028. The co...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:10hrs | 3154 | by Staff reporter
Opposition grows to Zanu-PF's ED2030 slogan at Harare meeting
A tense provincial co-ordinating committee meeting in Harare on Sunday revealed growing opposition within Zanu-PF to the controversial ED2030 slogan, which calls for the extension of President Emmerso...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:53hrs | 1843 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga battle lines drawn
The recently concluded ZANU-PF conference has unveiled deepening rifts within the ruling party, with factions positioning themselves for the succession battle of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Tensions...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 5503 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF indaba accreditation begins
Preparations for the 21st Zanu-PF Annual National People's Conference, set to take place in Bulawayo, are nearing completion, with the accreditation of delegates beginning yesterday. Delegates are bei...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:15hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF aims to register 500,000 members in Harare
Zanu-PF's Harare Province is aiming to register more than 500,000 members. This restructuring effort emphasizes the importance of people registering in their respective cells to become bona fide suppo...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 15:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies campaign to reclaim seats
THE ruling Zanu-PF has intensified its campaign to win back Harare East and Mt Pleasant constituencies in by-elections set for April 27. Teams have been deployed to the constituencies to ...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries set for next week
Zanu-PF will hold primary elections for Mount Pleasant and Harare East constituencies on March 23, after the completion of the cell restructuring process, the party's Harare provincial political commi...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa determined to improve people's lives,' claims Chiwenga
ZANU-PF's knowledge of people's troubles at the hands of colonialists is not a folktale but painfully lived experiences that led the party to fight for independence and now forms the basis on wh...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 06:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners 'invade' retail space reserved for Zimbabweans
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have been allocating retail licenses to foreigners in contravention of the law, investigations have established.Retail space in the capital Harare is now dominated by In...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dishes out free-range chickens
Zanu-PF Churu constituency candidate, Ephraim Fundukwa, has hit the ground running after rolling out several projects in the area in line with President Mnangagwa's clarion call of leaving no one and ...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-opposition officials cleared to contest in Zanu-PF primaries
THE much anticipated Zanu-PF primary elections that were postponed last week will now be held this Saturday with an array of candidates including those who were once in the opposition set to contest....Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters bash each other
VIOLENCE has continued to rock constituencies ahead of Zanu-PF primary elections as supporters of rival aspiring candidates clashed in bloody battles in Chegutu West constituency on Monday.Che...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries get all clear
THE Zanu-PF Politburo has approved at least 99,9 percent of CVs of aspiring primary elections candidates with the ruling party saying only those involved in violence and criminal cases were disqualifi...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official in court for disrupting Zec programme
A Zanu-PF aspiring candidate for Epworth constituency appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday charged with obstructing Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) officials from doing their...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police ban Chamisa's final campaign rally in Epworth battleground
Nelson Chamisa's final campaign rally in Epworth on Thursday was banned by police, citing "security reasons."The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) said it had engaged lawyers to fight the "p...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Damning CIO report rattles Zanu-PF bigwigs
Zanu-PF bigwigs are having sleepless after a recent security report showed that the ruling party had a 45% probability of winning the 2023 elections owing to supporters' unhappiness with internal elec...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 21:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Harare, Masvingo elect new executives
THE Zanu-PF Harare province has elected a new provincial executive committee that is expected to steer the party forward by winning seats in the forthcoming by-elections where 12 parliamentary seats a...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Internal polls expose Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF faithful have unwittingly disclosed that they were given fake national identity (ID) cards to cheat in the party's internal elections, a revelation that renders credence to opposition claims o...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF skeletons tumble
The government stopped the demolition of fancy houses at an alleged illegal settlement on the outskirts of Harare after it emerged that Zanu-PF bigwigs owned some of the housing stands.Several...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF restructures to quantify support base
Zanu-PF is embarking on restructuring exercises across the provinces to quantify the party's support base ahead of the 2023 general elections. The party's Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu s...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF on restructuring exercise
Zanu-PF is embarking on restructuring exercises across the provinces to quantify the party's support base ahead of the 2023 general elections.The party's Secretary for Administration Dr Obert ...Published: 18 May 2021 at 13:59hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF attends to demolition of houses
ZANU PF national Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda yesterday continued with interactive meetings with Harare South residents where he received concerns regarding the regularisation of their stand...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries worsen party wars
ZANU-PF has failed to announce the results of its elections to choose the party's parliamentary and council candidates for Harare, amid claims that the polls were riddled with bribery and rampant chea...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 22:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance defy Chiwenga's election ban
THE ruling Zanu-PF and opposition MDC Alliance yesterday said they were going ahead with preparations for by-elections despite the recent poll ban imposed by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga....Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:25hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Violence, chaos rock Zanu-PF primaries
VIOLENCE and chaos rocked Zanu-PF primary elections in Harare over the weekend as the ruling party was forced to postpone the Kuwadzana East polls amid allegations of electoral malpractices.Th...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 18:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs box over positions, power spoils
THIS weekend's Zanu-PF elections to choose the party's parliamentary candidates for Harare are the latest activities of the former liberation movement to be hit by debilitating chaos - with senior off...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 21:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's DCC elections to be held at once'
ZANU-PF will hold all outstanding District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections at once as it moves to consolidate its structures, the party's national political commissar Victor Matemadanda has sai...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Political parties fail the code of conduct test - ZPP
Several political parties participating in this year's election might have failed the code of conduct test after some of them engaged into hate speech, violence and intolerance in their campaigns....Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:41hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF supporters in fierce clashes
At least nine Zanu-PF supporters were yesterday charged with public violence following violent clashes that rocked Epworth on the outskirts of Harare last week.The accused were said to be memb...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Intimidation claims ahead of polls
Epworth legislator Zalerah Makari has accused Zanu-PF aspiring MP Kudakwashe Damson of intensifying intimidation tactics ahead of forthcoming elections.This comes as the Zimbabwe Peace Project...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 14:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested over Mnangagwa's campaign posters
ZIMBABWEAN police have arrested two Harare residents for allegedly tearing some political campaign posters belonging to ZANU PF party leader Emmerson Mnangagwa.Zimbabwe Republic Police officer...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 15:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MDC-T, Zanu-PF turn Epworth into a hotbed of violence
A number of civilians were hospitalised over the last two months as the MDC Alliance and Zanu-PF turned Epworth into a hotbed of violence during their disputed primary elections.On Saturday, p...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 11:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor joins Mujuru's NPF
ZANU-PF Epworth Ward 1 councillor, Elina Mazhandu, has quit the ruling party to join the New Patriotic Front (NPF), believed to have strong links to former president Robert Mugabe.Mazhandu cit...Published: 23 May 2018 at 15:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF factions clash over land in Epworth
Zanu PF factional fights over land issues were recently reported in Epworth at Overspill area in ward 7.Zimbabwe Peace Project in its latest report said it is alleged that Zanu PF provincial c...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 08:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MP pelted with stones, forced to abandon meeting
EPWORTH legislator Zalerah Makari (Zanu-PF) was on Tuesday reportedly pelted with stones and forced to abandon a Local Government ministry meeting she was addressing in the constituency.Makari...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heal Zimbabwe riled by increase in human rights violations
Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) has been riled by the increase in cases of politically motivated violence in some parts of the country.The trust said cases of violence are being recorded in both urb...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 08:59hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu PF official's house petrol bombed
The house of a Zanu-PF Provincial Commissar for Harare Kudakwashe Damson is reported to have been petrol bombed by yet unknown suspects.This was twitted by Zanu-PF patriots on Wednesday....Published: 03 Jan 2018 at 09:37hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF candidate dragged to court for disrupting rally
A losing Zanu-PF candidate for ward four in Epworth was dragged to court yesterday after he allegedly mobilised a group of youths to disrupt a meeting convened by a local councillor.Kudakw...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 14:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Scheme to derail Mnangagwa's presidential aspirations exposed
Political opponents of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa within President Robert Mugabe's warring Zanu-PF are said to be sharpening their knives against him and his allies - amid claims that "an elabo...Published: 20 Aug 2015 at 11:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional fights escalate
Zanu-PF factional fights in Harare have escalated to the party's lower structures where some officials aligned to provincial chair Amos Midzi are allegedly terrorising those they deem to be loyal ...Published: 07 Oct 2014 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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