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BREAKING: Prof Welshman Ncube suspends Sengezo Tshabangu
In a bold move aimed at restoring order within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Acting President Professor Welshman Ncube has suspended interim Se...Published: 09 Jan 2025 at 07:12hrs | 2999 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mafume fired as CCC Spokesman?
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction led by Professor Welshman Ncube has announced a new spokesperson, with Willias Madzimure taking on the role and Jacob Mafume transitioning to secretary ...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 09:24hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
Sadc must come clean on Zimbabwe elections
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) should stand with the people of Zimbabwe if it wants to restore or boost its credibility.As citizens of Zimbabwe we agree, support...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Kurauone Chihwayi
MDC Alliance top officials attend MDC-T meeting
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC-N has suspended four top executives and summoned them to a disciplinary hearing for attending a meeting convened by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T on August 3, 2021....Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 07:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
How does Zimbabwe define its heroes?
I WANT to thank President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his team for the conferment of provincial war hero status on Saul Musaka, Soul Jah Love. I would like to thank him again for the conferment of national...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:50hrs | 15 | by Kurauone Chihwayi
Zanu-PF should give in to talks with opposition
Recent calls for dialogue by the two MDC formations should be embraced by all those believing in a homegrown inclusive solution to our social, political and economic problems. An engagement pl...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Kurauone Chihwayi
No machinations can ever kill opposition politics in Zimbabwe
The man-made frictions within the opposition circles are too far from killing the opposition in Zimbabwe. The ructions have been badly misinterpreted to mean demise of the opposition in this country....Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:44hrs | | by Kurauone Chihwayi
Hostilities persist in Chamisa party
HOSTILITIES in the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance are escalating with each passing day amid complaints that its elections directorate approved unqualified candidates to contest the Highfield West pri...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 22:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's selection of by-election candidates raises temperatures
FRESH trouble is brewing in the MDC Alliance, with its leaders now standing accused of overlooking an agreement which allows the group that came with one of the coalition's deputies, Welshman Ncube, t...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa imposes allies in Kuwadzana primary elections?
MDC-Alliance leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, has yet again elbowed his partners in the troubled political outfit by imposing his allies in the party's primary elections in Kuwadzana. Chamisa's dict...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops bash MDC official
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance elections director, Henry Chimbiri, was seriously injured after he was caught in the crossfire and assaulted by Harare law enforcement agents pursuing illegal vendors on Friday...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 07:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must take responsibility for shootings'
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) and opposition political parties yesterday challenged President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa to take responsibility for the fatal shooting of seven civilians by soldiers...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance activists defacing campaign posters?
THE Zanu-PF youth league has accused MDC Alliance activists of defacing the ruling party candidates' campaign posters across the country as incidents of defacing of campaign posters are on the increas...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parties scale up campaign against frog-marching children to rallies
OPPOSITION political parties and civic groups have scaled up the campaign against frog-marching of schoolchildren to political rallies, thus exposing them to attacks.This follows a suspected g...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Parties condemn Mnangagwa explosion
OPPOSITION political parties and other interest groups yesterday condemned the use of violence against political opponents, describing the mysterious explosion that hit a Zanu PF campaign rally at Whi...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Opposition political parties condemn Zanu PF explosion
OPPOSITION political parties and other interest groups yesterday condemned the use of violence against political opponents, describing the mysterious explosion that hit a Zanu PF campaign rally at Whi...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Why Prof Ncube-led MDC fired deputy spokesman
THE Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC yesterday fired its deputy spokesperson Mr Mbuso Siso for allegedly putting the party's name in disrepute.Mr Siso however dismissed the claim that he was f...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strong anti-Ndebele sentiment in MDC-T
MDC Alliance partners have blasted the coalition's leader Mr Nelson Chamisa as a deceptive politician who does not respect agreements after he dribbled them and fielded candidates in constituencies re...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC urges electorate to inspect voters' roll
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC has called on the electorate to take the ongoing voters' roll inspection seriously and check if their details were properly captured on the roll to avoid being turned away o...Published: 26 May 2018 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vindictive Welshman shuts out Misihairabwi-Mushonga
THE MDC has excluded legislator Ms Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga from its list of party candidates to contest in the forthcoming harmonised elections in what insiders say is a culmination of her fal...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube unveils Parly candidates - full list
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC has named its 31 parliamentary candidates for the seats it was allocated by the MDC Alliance.Party spokesperson Kurauone Chihwayi yesterday said the candidates' fina...Published: 14 May 2018 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fear drives Welshman Ncube rigging claims
THE Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC is already running scared ahead of the country's harmonised elections claiming that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) decision not to go public about procuri...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance partner develops cold feet
THE Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC is already running scared ahead of the country's harmonised elections claiming that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's decision not go public about procuring ball...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC taken to task over Braille ballot papers
OPPOSITION political parties have accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of blocking visually-impaired Zimbabwean citizens from voting in the upcoming general elections due to absence of Brai...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube deputy in car crash with CIO agent
THE Welshman Ncube led MDC has claimed an assassination plot on party deputy President Edwin Mushoriwa who on Friday survived a car accident involving a member of the dreaded Central Intelligence Orga...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 22:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Voting Mnangagwa perpetuates Mugabeism'
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC has described Zanu-PF presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa as a cut from the same cloth with former President Robert Mugabe, adding voting him would be a perpetuation o...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Mujuru, Chamisa to attend Uhuru Day celebrations
Opposition political parties have said they will be attending a rally marking Zimbabwe's 38th independence anniversary celebrations in Harare tomorrow, saying it was a national event.Zimbabwea...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 12:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government not worried about nurses and patients
The MDC observes with great concern another potentially crippling nationwide strike embarked by nurses in Government run hospitals on Monday 16th April 2018.For the MDC, the definition of fail...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 11:50hrs | 1 | by Kurauone Chihwayi, MDC National Spokesperson
3,200 'Green Bombers' bounce back
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has made a U-turn and re-engaged Zanu-PF's dreaded national youth service graduates, derisively called known as Green Bombers to their positions as youth offi...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grand coalition fails to take off
Chances of opposition political parties forming a grand coalition to battle with Zanu-PF at the forthcoming polls are narrowing to zero with more and more disjointed alliances emerging each day, the D...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 19:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Grace Mugabe must be arrested over PhD'
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to dissolve the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and appoint an uncompromised commission with capacity to probe and caus...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 05:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC makes U-turn on primary elections
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC has rescinded its earlier plans to forego primary elections to choose party candidates for this year’s polls, saying all aspiring candidates will now be subjected to prima...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC to impose candidates
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC will not hold primary elections to choose its candidates for the forthcoming elections, but has, instead, invited applications from aspiring legislators from the party....Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Arrest Grace Mugabe over academic fraud'
Welshman Ncube's opposition MDC has called for the arrest of former first lady Grace Mugabe for fraudulently obtaining a doctorate that she apparently obtaining a doctorate that she apparently receive...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to 'bite the bullet'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will have to keep his word and run a free, fair and credible election if Zimbabwe is to be fully integrated into the international community of nations, opposition parties...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
ZEC's long road to BVR success
These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no ...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 14:14hrs | 1 | by Charles Motsi
No to rushed polls, Mnangagwa told
OPPOSITION parties warned yesterday that they would resist attempts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to railroad them into a general election before the implementation of Sadc-approved election princip...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai mourns Roy Bennett
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday expressed shock and grief over the death of Roy Bennett, the opposition party's former treasurer-general, and his wife Heather in a helicopter crash in the Uni...Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC mourns the passing of the struggle veteran Roy Bennett
The MDC is greatly saddened by the untimely passing of democratic struggle veteran Roy Bennet and his wife Heather in a tragic helicopter crash in North America today.MDC National Spokesperson...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans celebrate Chihuri departure
ORDINARY citizens, human rights activists and opposition parties yesterday hailed outgoing Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri's move to step down, with some describi...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa plots constitutional amendments on devolution
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for more amendments to the country's Constitution after Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa last week announced the need to further amend the charter to remove issues of devolu...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube MDC celebrates international human rights day
MDC led by Welshman Ncube has joined the world in celebrating the the international human rights day."Zimbabweans commemorate Human Rights day and the MDC joins the world in observing this ico...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
The Gukurahundi issue is far from over - MDC
MDC led by Welshman Ncube has said the Gukurahundi issue is far from over despite some Zanu PF officials trying to sweep it under the carpet.This was after Special adviser to President Emmerso...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Shootout at Chihuri's residence, indiscipline within police force'
OPPOSITION parties have described the Wednesday shootout at Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri's residence as a manifestation of gross indiscipline within the entire...Published: 09 Dec 2017 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe searching for totem-less politics
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa returns from exile after fleeing Zimbabwe following his sacking from the Vice Presidency the previous fortnight by the then President of Zimbabwe and the ruling party, Robe...Published: 09 Dec 2017 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Cabinet - Same old incompetent Zanu PF
The new old Cabinet announcement by the new old President Emmerson Mnangagwa has confirmed the MDC assertion that talk is indeed cheap. The grandiose promises made by Mnangagwa of reformism are coming...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Kurauone Chihwayi
MDC demands reforms, free and fair elections
The MDC National Standing Committee sat in full session in Bulawayo on Saturday 26th of November 2017 to deliberate and review the current political and socio -economic situation in the country, empha...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Kurauone Chihwayi
Mnangagwa walks Cabinet tightrope
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa should appoint a corruption-free, younger, skilled and experienced Cabinet to take the country out of its current pitiful economic state within the shortest possible time,...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe immunity deal questioned
There has been mixed reactions to a secret deal granting immunity from prosecution to former President Robert Mugabe.The 93-year-old ex-president was reportedly granted a $10 million golden ha...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
RG Mugabe airports name causes a stink
Opposition parties have reacted angrily to the renaming of Harare International Airport by government this week which honoured President Robert Mugabe by naming the airport after him in a process whic...Published: 11 Nov 2017 at 16:14hrs | 4 | by staff reporter
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