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Masowe's Big 5 leader dies
The Johanne Masowe Echishanu apostolic sect is mourning the loss of one of its most respected elders, Madzibaba Mathias Nyakudya, who passed away in the early hours of Friday at his home in Domboshava...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:52hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo gifts top-of-the-range SUVs to Johanne Masowe church leaders
Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo has once again made headlines after gifting luxurious Mercedes-Benz vehicles to senior members of his Johanne Masowe apostolic sect.This week, Chivayo p...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 16:06hrs | 13828 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chivhayo, Tagwirei and the wantons of social media
Awareness, understanding, and consideration for the complexities of business, personal effort, and the broader energetic principles at play in society. Here's a refined argument that acknowledges the ...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 15:26hrs | 1008 | by Collins Chapasuka
Wicknell Chivayo's US$5 million spending binge
FOR Wicknell Chivayo, money seems to grow on trees.Never the one to be shy to ostentatiously display his wealth, Chivayo, who likes to call himself Sir Wicknell, has of late been on an unrelen...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:36hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries preliminary results out
RESULTS for the Zanu-PF primary elections are still trickling in, with a mixed bag of young Turks and the old guard sailing through.The results are however, still subject to confirmation by th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Massive turnout in Zanu-PF primaries
VOTERS yesterday turned out in huge numbers, as Zanu-PF held its primary elections in eight provinces across the country, prompting the party leadership to extend voting to today in some areas....Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 10:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reads riot act
THE Zanu-PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has blocked the planned eviction of scores of families from Mlanje Estates which is at the centre of an ownership wrangle between Godfrey Gonese and...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga rift exposed by rigging
Zanu-PF bigwigs accused of rigging January provincial elections have embarked on a witch-hunt to silence dissent in lower structures as infighting in the ruling party boils over following the disputed...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vows to wrest Marondera seat from opposition
Zanu-PF says it will wrest the Marondera Central seat from the opposition where it has deployed seasoned politicians to lead its campaign.A number of party bigwigs on Saturday attended the pro...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Looming by-elections fuel Zanu-PF factionalism
ANNOUNCEMENT of by-election dates by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has triggered rivalry and factionalism within Zanu-PF in Mashonaland East province as aspiring candidates are trying to outwit each ot...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic sect sets condition for COVID-19 vaccines
MEMBERS of the apostolic sect have said they were ready to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but the government should bring the programme right at the shrines to speed up the process.Speaking o...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Soldier dark horse in Marondera primaries
A Zanu-PF dark horse has emerged in Marondera Central constituency ahead of a looming primary elections, resulting in party members diverting attention from traditional contestants.Richard Mav...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF readies for Mashonaland East primaries
THE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East province has sent CVs submitted by potential candidates interested in contesting in the primary elections to their respective districts for vetting.The province ha...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:01hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF eyes MDC Alliance's Marondera seat
THE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial executive has scaled up its campaign to wrest the Marondera Central parliamentary seat from the opposition MDC Alliance in the upcoming by-election.This...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff report
Land barons, infighting cost Zanu-PF Goromonzi South seat
THE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership has admitted that infighting and land barons caused them to lose Goromonzi south constituency to the opposition MDC alliance in the 2018 elections....Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gears for by-elections
Zanu-PF has stepped up preparations for primary elections to elect candidates for by-elections in the three parliamentary seats that were left vacant in Mashonaland East province.This is despi...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF members boycott DCC elections
SOME Zanu-PF members yesterday boycotted voting in the party's district coordinating committee elections after names of their preferred candidates were removed from ballot papers under controversial c...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reverses decision to clear disqualified cadres
THE Zanu-PF party in Mashonaland East Province has reversed its decision to clear disqualified members ahead of the district co-ordinating committee elections.On Wednesday, the provincial lead...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF clears 'G40 remnant'
THE Zanu-PF party has finally cleared Bornface Mutize who was disqualified for allegedly being a G40 member ahead of the looming district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections to be held this weeken...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF DCC polls widen fissures in party
FISSURES within Zanu-PF continue to widen as power struggles intensify ahead of the reintroduced district co-ordinating committees (DCCs) elections, with some provincial members seething with anger af...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF purges 3 000 over G40 links
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has reportedly rejected 3 000 CVs from potential candidates for the party's district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections over their alleged association with the vanquished...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF DCCs process soiled by factionalism, name-dropping and tribalism
SEVERAL Zanu-PF bigwigs, including Cabinet ministers, survived a nerve-racking and tension-filled process at the weekend as the ruling party chose candidates for its divisive district co-ordinating co...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 19:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters storm party offices
SCORES of disgruntled Zanu-PF supporters in Marondera on Tuesday night stormed the ruling party's provincial party offices accusing their leaders of imposing candidates ahead of primaries for the Maro...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
War veterans demand automatic entry to elections
War veterans are demanding automatic tickets to represent the governing Zanu-PF party in the by-elections to fill vacant parliamentary and municipal seats.They want the same to be done in the ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC in massive voter education exercise
THE MDC Alliance in Marondera has embarked on a massive voter education exercise ahead of the hung local authority and constituency by-elections.The Marondera Central seat fell vacant after th...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Political parties go all out campaigning for by-elections
Zimbabwe's political parties - Zanu-PF, MDC-Alliance and MDC-T - are going all out campaigning ahead of anticipated by-elections to fill vacant parliamentary and municipal seats.The Zimbabwe E...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF begins campaign for Marondera East seat
AT least five Zanu-PF candidates will contest the party's primary elections to be held soon to fill the Marondera East constituency seat that was left vacant following the death of Patrick Chidhakwa....Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors blast own MP over fake promises
MDC Alliance councillors last week took a swipe at Marondera Central legislator Caston Matewu, accusing him of failing to honour promises he made in the run-up to the July 30, 2018 elections.S...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa win paralyses Marondera
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election victory in the July 30 election has left thousands of people distressed in Marondera as they had expected MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to upstage the ruli...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs bay for minister's head
MASHONALAND East Provincial Affairs minister David Musabayana is in trouble with traditional leaders who have demanded that he be recalled as Zanu PF's candidate for Hwedza North constituency in the f...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primary poll winners list out
Zanu-PF yesterday announced the official list of candidates who will contest the forthcoming National Assembly elections on the ruling party's ticket. The results reflect a renewal of the party after ...Published: 03 May 2018 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces 'Bhora musango' scenario
In a stunning development, many long-serving Zanu-PF stalwarts have fallen by the wayside in the party's selection of candidates who will participate in this year's watershed elections, the Daily News...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 14:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths court businesswoman to run for Parly seat
A GROUP of Zanu-PF members in Chikomba East at the weekend reportedly approached businesswoman, Sekai Nzenza, to represent them in the forthcoming elections.The constituency is currently being...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers join Zanu-PF campaign
ZANU-PF's Mashonaland East leadership has roped in an army officer to assist the ruling party's Marondera Central district election campaign team.NewZimbabwe.com reported that the development ...Published: 03 Mar 2018 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF purges more G40 members
TEN top Zanu-PF officials linked to the G40 faction are this week expected to appear before a disciplinary committee, as factional fights continue to dog the ruling party.Despite the call by t...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnagagwa ally tell govt workers to change their attitude
Mashonaland East Minister of State, David Musabayana says there is need for change of attitude among staff in government institutions to improve service delivery.Musabayana, who has been on a ...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 20:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's major headache
Mnangagwa faces a major headache following revelations that a number of legislators linked to the Generation 40 (G40) faction are mulling shifting their allegiance to former vice president Joice Mujur...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 15:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to recall G40 left overs from Parliament
The Zanu-PF provincial leadership in Masvingo wants four MPs to be recalled from Parliament while Mashonaland East has recommended 13 senior officials to be redeployed for being foot soldiers of the G...Published: 03 Jan 2018 at 09:49hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa ally says Mugabe remains his hero
One of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's surprise picks in a Cabinet unveiled last week was Terrence Mukupe, a former banker.Mukupe, now the deputy Finance and Economic Development minister was c...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 08:06hrs | 2 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Popular prophet faces rape charges
Victory World International Ministries Church leader Paul Sanyangore is facing rape charges after a congregant reported a case against him in June this year.The Daily News reported that a woma...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi eyes Bikita South seat
Outspoken businessman-cum politician Energy Mutodi is eyeing the Bikita South National Assembly seat after the ruling Zanu-PF party transferred him from Mashonaland East to Masvingo with effect from J...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 14:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP accused of threatening to kill fellow MP in Parly
MARONDERA Central MP Lawrence Katsiru (Zanu-PF) yesterday lodged a complaint in the National Assembly, accusing his party colleague, Terence Mukupe (Harare East MP) of threatening to kill him over an ...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No more bond notes,' says Chinamasa
FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa last week said no additional bond notes would be released into the market to ease the cash crunch, saying the only solution lay in increasing exports.Chi...Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters disrupt Bill hearing
Participants disrupted the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee hearing on the National Peace and Reconciliation Bill at Cooksey Hall in Chinhoyi yesterday.The hearing ended prematurely after...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawrence Katsiru a clueless MP
Marondera Central Lawrence Katsiru is a clueless MP who does not deserve to be in parliament and he is disrespecting the Ndebeles and Mthwakazi nation as a whole.His utterances to talk n...Published: 17 Mar 2017 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Zanu-PF MP stirs a hornest nest with his comments on Ndebeles
Zanu-PF MP for Marondera Central, Lawrence Katsiru stirred a hornet's nest this week when he made unfortunate statements to the fact that Ndebele people must first pay lobola and compensate Shonas "fo...Published: 17 Mar 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
'Gukurahundi genocide can be resolved if Ndebeles pay for 19th Century raids'
Gukurahundi genocide can only be resolved if the Ndebele people first pay lobola and compensate Shonas for abducting and forcing into marriage young girls and raiding cattle from the same in the 1...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 18:09hrs | | by NewZimbabwe.com
Daggers drawn against Mutodi
Learnmore Marikomo who is Energy Mutodi's political and business issues advisor and spokesperson has claimed that daggers have been drawn against his boss for allegedly insulting President Rober...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF rubbishes Bikita violence reports
ZANU-PF has dismissed claims that its supporters assaulted National Constitutional Assembly candidate, Mr Madock Chivasa ahead of tomorrow's by-election in Bikita West constituency while police sa...Published: 20 Jan 2017 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
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