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Matutu Tears into MDC Alliance leaders
FORMER MDC Masvingo Urban legislator Mr Tongai Matutu yesterday tore into the party's leadership led by Mr Nelson Chamisa accusing them of "witchcraft" for rigging elections to choose the party's new ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:05hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
Outcry on Maridadi's appointment: Much ado about nothing
The appointment of former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi as one of the 15 ambassadors- designate, has torched a storm which, nonetheless, is much ado about nothing.Section 1...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 20:06hrs | 4408 | by Tafara Shumba
'Intra-party violence fomenting split'
THE intra-party violence rocking the main MDC party ahead of its May congress might cause the party to split if history is anything to go by, analysts contend.Reports coming from the provinces...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:36hrs | 601 | by Maxwell Sibanda
Mnangagwa fishes in Chamisa's pond
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to appoint more opposition officials to key government positions notwithstanding his continuing brawl with MDC boss Nelson Chamisa - who has adamantly refused to rec...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | 13853 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Maridadi ambassador
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has picked former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi for a role as an ambassador.The former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation disc jockey, Maridadi'...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 20:25hrs | 10613 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa trips: Cross triggers a storm
FORMER MDC official Eddie Cross has triggered a storm following reports that he supported President Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant for flying in luxurious jets.Opinion is sharply divided over M...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:51hrs | 1552 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Mnangagwa's pick for new Zacc chair
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has chosen High Court judge, Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo (pictured), who is also Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo's wife, to be the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commissio...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:11hrs | 4325 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blocks US$1bn pipeline project
THE Ministry of Energy has blocked a plan by South African-owned Mining, Oil and Gas Services Company (MOGS) to construct a US$1 billion 550-kilometre fuel pipeline from Beira to Harare, arguing that ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:08hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
MDC Top leader back in court over treason charges
MDC legislator for Kuwadzana East Charlton Hwende will be back in court on Wednesday to answer charges of seeking to subvert a constitutionally elected government.Hwende is challenging the leg...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:02hrs | 1251 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government values human rights
Human rights are defined as freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled, and these often include the rights to life, liberty, equality, freedom of expression and many others.The...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 17:01hrs | 578 | by Peacemaker Zano
UK takes interest in MDC Alliance court cases
THE United Kingdom says it is following closely how the Zimbabwean government is handling the various cases of opposition legislators and pro-democracy defenders arrested and charged for participating...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:29hrs | 2043 | by Staff reporter
Women empowerment key to socio-economic and political development
Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women's month that falls in March. This year the celebrations are running under the theme, #BalanceforBetter. International Women's Da...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:27hrs | 241 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
BREAKING: Top MDC leader arrested at the airport
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change has announced that its Treasurer General Charlton Hwende has been arrested upon landing at the Robert Mugabe International airport. "Deputy Treasu...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 10:07hrs | 6253 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Rogue police, soldiers turn to crime
More and more members of the security services are being arraigned before the courts for playing a major role in perpetrating blue-collar and violent crime.Analysts attribute the breakdown of ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:25hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls on Mnangagwa to stop blaming him and instead solve the crisis
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has, in a no-holds-barred interview with international media, accused his political nemesis President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being out of touch with reality and mis...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 21:16hrs | 2854 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa out of touch, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has, in a no-holds-barred interview with international media, accused his political nemesis President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being out of touch with reality and mis...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:41hrs | 4712 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross hails Monetary Policy Statement
ECONOMIST and former MDC legislator Mr Eddie Cross has hailed the 2019 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Monetary Policy Statement and believes it will play a major role in stabilising the pricing system...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:32hrs | 2852 | by Staff reporter
MDC legislator fumes over 'partisan distribution' of agric inputs
Mutasa South legislator Regai Tsunga (MDC Alliance) has challenged government officials to change their mind-set on the distribution of State-funded agricultural inputs which were distributed on parti...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:27hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP Nduna must resign, demands MDC Alliance
ZANU-PF's controversial Chegutu West member of parliament (MP) Dexter Nduna must resign immediately after appearing to threaten a rival legislator with death, the opposition MDC has said.Nduna...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:19hrs | 3109 | by newimbabwe
'Is Mnangagwa's govt pro-poor or Queen B?'
MDC legislators on Wednesday grilled Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi over the effects of government's austerity measures while bigwigs are living an extravagant life...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:42hrs | 1926 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC MP faces jail over bank loan
FORMER MDC legislator Paul Madzore risks civil imprisonment after he was taken to court by CBZ Bank Limited over a $22 000 debt.The financial institution issued summons for civil imprisonment ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:38hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF plots to embarrass Chamisa at congress
The clampdown on the ring leaders of the national shutdown that left a trail of destruction and over 12 civilians dead at the hands of security forces across the country is a Zanu-PF ploy to target MD...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 20:11hrs | 6516 | by Staff reporter
Hwende in hiding, seeks Namibian police protection
SENIOR MDC official and Kuwadzana legislator Charlton Hwende is seeking the assistance of Namibian police to stop the possible "abduction and rendition" to Zimbabwe in the ongoing crackdown against op...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:58hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs bailed after 2 weeks in custody
BULAWAYO High Court Judge Justice Martin Makonese on Friday granted bail to two treason-accused MDC legislators from Kwekwe.Redcliff MP Lloyd Mukapiko and Mbizo counterpart Settlement Chikwiny...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:43hrs | 323 | by newzimbabwe
'Mnangagwa exercised his rights on Hodzi'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa fully exercised his constitutional prerogative in appointing new Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi without giving in to political pressure, secretary for Justice Virg...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:06hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt denies imposing 'curfew'
GOVERNMENT has dismissed claims the country was now in a state of emergency following the continued presence of armed forces within Harare's residential areas and some parts of the country.Spe...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:33hrs | 4731 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu-PF MPs heckle MDC MP in parly complaint over state crackdown
ZANU-PF MPs Tuesday heckled MDC legislator Innocent Gonese as he tried to raise a formal complaint through the house against an ongoing state crackdown on those accused of taking part in recent anti-g...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1258 | by newzimbabwe.com
Chamisa rescued by Tuku mourners
POLITICAL tempers flared at the burial of the late music icon and national hero Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi yesterday after State security agents, for the second time inside 24 hours, attempted to block op...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:59hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Commonwealth bid hits snag
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to rejoin former British colonies' club, the Commonwealth, as part of his re-engagement efforts with the West, appears to have hit a snag after the ex-colonial maste...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:12hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Chamisa's MDC won't impeach Mnangagwa
MDC legislators said they were not going to be used by Zanu-PF to fight their factional battles through the planned impeachment of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.This comes amid high fears over ...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:08hrs | 8005 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa seeks AU, Sadc intervention
MDC vice-president Morgen Komichi yesterday implored the Southern African Development Cooperation (Sadc), the African Union (AU) and the rest of the international community to intervene on the deterio...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:18hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warn plotters
Serious fresh ructions have emerged in Zanu-PF, resulting in two prominent members of the former liberation movement revealing explosive details over the past few days of an apparent plot to topple Pr...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 16:07hrs | 2996 | by Staff reporter
AK-47 wielding soldiers go on rampage in Zimbabwe
SOLDIERS have continued to maintain a high presence in residential areas around the country, harassing civilians and, in most cases, beating them up without explanation, as opposition MPs and activist...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:23hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo looting had SA flare
Analysts and politicians in Bulawayo have hailed the significant uptake of the national shut down in the second capital, noting that citizens in the city heeded the call due to the unacceptable levels...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | 8651 | by Staff reporter
'Insulting judges will not set aside court rulings,' Malaba tells Chamisa?
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba called Monday for "respect of legal processes and decisions", defiantly stating that insulting judges will not set aside court rulings.The country's top judge made th...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 09:28hrs | 3581 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa on the edge
Mass protests proposed by the combined force of civil servants, labour unions and the opposition MDC Alliance have plunged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party into panic, amid fears the...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa on the edge over unrest
Mass protests proposed by the combined force of civil servants, labour unions and the opposition MDC Alliance have plunged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party into panic, amid fears the...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:26hrs | 7685 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs humiliated overseas over govt debt
Zimbabwe's Parliament has over 12-year-old debt arrears owed to regional and international parliamentarian organisations, Parliament heard recently.This comes after Zimbabwe's national debt ha...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 18:39hrs | 4964 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube grilled over 2% tax
MDC legislators last week grilled Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi over the legality of the two percent tax which was introduced in October this year.Speaking...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 21:43hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
The day MDC legislators were paid in own coin
Since the beginning of the ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe, MDC legislators have displayed a sickeningly childish behaviour which is unbecoming of an opposition partyanywhere. The lawmakers have sought t...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 13:48hrs | 1451 | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Withhold Parliament benefits for rowdy MDC legislators'
THE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East youth league want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to withhold government benefits given to MDC Alliance legislators until the opposition recognises his legitimacy.The...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:44hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
A paradox within the MDC
The launch of the National Cleaning Day in Highfield last week left many stuck in awe in trying to unlock the logic of what is actually transpiring within Nelson Chamisa's MDC party.Since the ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 09:40hrs | 1578 | by Brightface Mutema
Zanu-PF celebrates terror leader return
ZANU-PF last week threw a lavish party to welcome back its official after he was released from jail, having spent 14 years behind bars for killing an MDC activist in the run-up to the 2002 general ele...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:54hrs | 5276 | by Staff reorter
Zanu-PF wants MDC legislators punished for contempt of Parly
Parliament's standing rules and orders should be tweaked to enable it to punish opposition MPs whose conduct have become a "nuisance" in the House by disrupting business of the House, a Cabinet minist...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:48hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
MDC legislators are confused
Dear Sir, The opposition has been very critical of the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi for his position that opposition legislators should not expect resp...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 13:16hrs | 1191 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa's ministers refuse to answer questions from Chamisa's MPs
Parliamentary proceedings descended into yet another farce yesterday when Cabinet ministers refused to answer questions from MDC legislators to protest the opposition's continued refusal to acknowledg...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 15:56hrs | 1525 | by Staff reporter
Opposition legislators should complement Govt programmes
The Parliament of Zimbabwe consists of two chambers thus, the upper chamber which is the Senate and the House of Assembly which is the lower chamber. Parliaments are usually defined as having two main...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 13:11hrs | 477 | by Peacemaker Zano
Pressure mounts on Chamisa's MPs
PRESSURE is piling on MDC Alliance legislators who do not recognise the leadership of President Mnangagwa after one of their party members approached the High Court seeking to stop payment of their al...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:43hrs | 1836 | by Staff reporter
MDC petition to AU, SADC misplaced
Last Thursday saw the Nelson Chamisa led MDC embarking on a strike demanding the scraping of the 2 percent tax on all transactions, cash shortages, three tier pricing system and increasing budget defi...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 14:25hrs | 3140 | by Elijah Chihota
Plumtree dealers sell cement in US$
FORMER MDC legislator for Bulilima East, Norman Mpofu has urged Industry and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu, to rein in unscrupulous cement dealers in Plumtree who were rejecting the bond note and...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:39hrs | 1070 | by Staf reporter
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