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'Sengezo Tshabangu defeats Morgan Tsvangirayi record' Analyst says
Sengezo Tshabangu, the Interim Secretary General of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has emerged as a formidable force in challenging the ruling ZANU PF through strategic electoral maneuvers, ...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 11:48hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to give opposition knock-out punch
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday rounded up the Zanu-PF campaign ahead of Saturday by-elections, calling on the electorate to bury the thieving Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) that has reduced towns ...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A political accident waiting to happen
Communities are glued and bound together by more than blood.They share a common past, history, heritage, values, norms and aspirations.The commonality bred by sharing similar languages...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:58hrs | 6 | by Bishop Laz
Mnangagwa gifts title deeds to urban dwellers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has gifted urban dwellers Christmas and New Year gifts in the form of title deeds that will benefit residents who built houses on undesignated land under the watch of the incompete...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders schools to reopen
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended level 4 lockdown measures indefinitely to contain the continued surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, but ordered schools to prepare for reopening.Paren...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga taskforce takes over MDC-run councils
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has set up an inter-ministerial team led by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga (pictured) to take over and speed up service delivery in all opposition-run councils....Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
$400m for urban road rehab
Work has already started on repairing urban roads under the Government's Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP), set up after the MDC-run urban councils had failed, spending much time on polit...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why is exposing suffering under MDC local authorities OK, but exposing brutalisation under Zanu-PF regime 'unpatriotic'?
The insincerity, lying, and downright double standards of the Zimbabwe regime over the emotive issue of patriotism is a very dangerous dagger hanging over the nation, as the continued abuse and mishan...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 14:49hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF primes for Harare comeback
ZANU-PF Harare Province has devised strategies to help wrestle back control of Harare City Council through securing council seats left vacant by opposition councillors who have left Town House....Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes dismissal of four Harare water engineers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating how four senior managers in Harare City Council's Water Department were dismissed ahead of the forensic audit on council ordered by Pres...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare cemetery turned into dumpsite
WARREN Hills Cemetery has been turned into an illegal dumpsite by Warren Park D residents as the MDC-run council fails to provide basic service delivery in the area. A visit to the cemetery ye...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders Harare audit
President Mnangagwa has ordered a forensic audit on Harare City Council to get to the bottom of deep-rooted corruption that has seen two mayors, many councillors and senior officials being arrested. ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
What Zanu-PF would do as an opposition – Part 1
What would the Zimbabwean government, ruling Zanu-PF party, or their perennial supporters, say of me if I were to declare: "In terms of our economy, and citizens' wellbeing, and if you go anywhere in ...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:43hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Central government at the epicentre of the challenges facing local authorities
IntroductionToday is Christmas day, the day we celebrate the birth of the Son of Man, our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a day that is supposed to be a day of love, unity, togetherness and cel...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 20:19hrs | 1 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
So, did ED also 'disparage' Zimbabwe, and sound like a 'nefarious detractor'?
What would the Zimbabwe government, ruling ZANU PF party, or their perennial supporters, say of me if I were to declare, "In terms of our economy, and citizens' wellbeing, and if you go anywhere in Zi...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 17:33hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa to intervene in mismanaged cities
Government is concerned by the appalling service delivery in major cities and towns which are run by the opposition MDC-led councils, with plans already in motion for the State to intervene and avert ...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa a 'shameless liar', claims Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF has castigated MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa for being a "shameless liar" after the opposition leader tried to blame the Government for the demolitions of houses in the suburb of Budir...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitown mayor assaulted over town clerk suspension
Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko (MDC Alliance) was severely assaulted by suspected Zanu-PF activists who stormed council offices yesterday as he tried to serve Town Clerk George Makunde with a letter...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF thugs brutally assault Chitungwiza Mayor
Chitungwiza Mayor Clr Lovemore Maiko was today brutally attacked by bussed Zanu PF thugs inside the municipality's Town House today.The Mayor sustained injuries and is seeking medical attentio...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 16:10hrs | 1 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Council dolls stands to fallen hero's spouses
THE Beitbridge Municipality says it will offer families of fallen heroes of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle residential stands at half the normal price as an appreciation of their selfless sacrifices....Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to crack whip on councillors
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on Sunday threatened to crack the whip on corrupt Bulawayo councillors after accusing them of bringing the party's name into disrepute.Chamisa said the MDC...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | | by Staf reporter
Zanu-PF targets urban voters
The ruling ZANU-PF will come up with programmes to improve the lives of the urban population as it moves to break the opposition's stronghold in future elections.Since 2000, ZANU-PF has strugg...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 14:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF eyes Glen View South seat
Zanu-PF started its campaign trail yesterday in Glen View South constituency in which Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda confirmed that President Mnangagwa had procured borehole equipment from Bel...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC develops into a four-headed monster'
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has created a bloated National Executive which is a concoction of four factions of the original MDC and that is bound to cost Chamisa in the next elections a former MDC...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 14:25hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
How Chamisa and Mwonzora handed Zanu-PF Bulawayo by-election win
Nelson Chamisa blamed the party's shock defeat in a council by-election in Bulawayo on an "invisible hand" which he vowed to "cut off".The MDC lost the ward 28 by-election in the suburb of Cow...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Bulawayo council to hike rates by up to 42%
COUNCIL is mulling raising service charges for water, refuse collection and leases by up to 42 percent to help balance its books.This flies in the face of the MDC-run municipality's pledge to ...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coltart defends Mwonzora, dismisses MDC infiltration claims
A member of MDC-Alliance party Mr David Coltart has said the opposition party has a problem of labelling members that show ambition to contest for posts Zanu-PF agents. Mr Coltart last week to...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF holds inter-district meetings
Zanu-PF Harare Province is holding inter-district meetings today to update its members on the current socio-political and economic developments in the country. In an interview yesterday after ...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shadow President Chamisa to officiate at tree-planting ceremony
MDC president Nelson Chamisa will today lead a tree-planting campaign as part of the opposition party's national SMART councils environment day, with 300 trees expected to be planted in Norton....Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutodi: Eccentric politician or mere court jester?
For eccentric Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi, old habits die hard.Mutodi, a struggling sungura musician and controversial businessman before his...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Dr. Nkosana Moyo will become the next president of Zimbabwe
Whilst many are locked in the belief that the Zimbabwean Presidential Election is a two-horse race between Nelson Chamisa of the MDC Alliance and ED Mnangagwa of Zanu PF, Zimbabweans in general may be...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 18:53hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Chiwenga urges deserters to, 'Come back home'
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday encouraged Zanu-PF supporters, who might have joined the MDC during the previous administration, to return home and assist in developing the country. H...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC has done nothing for the people for the past 18yrs - Chiwenga
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday encouraged Zanu-PF supporters, who might have joined the MDC during the previous administration, to return home and assist in developing the country....Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa not only looking East
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is not just looking East but open for investors from all parts of the world.Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters at-PFupajena Stadium in Chegut...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 16:29hrs | | by Staf reporter
Sikhala blasts Chiwenga
Aspiring MDC Member of Parliament for Zengeza West Job Sikhala has described Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as being part of the ruling Zanu-PF elite which has been taking Zimbabweans for a ride ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 12:27hrs | | by Staff reporetr
Chamisa tramples the constitution and shows electorate the middle finger.
MDC T chairman Mr Morgen Komichi gave a cup full of confusion and brought out the dictatorial tendencies of the MDC T and its alliance. in a Press statement released today the 7th may 2018 Komichi pro...Published: 08 May 2018 at 09:07hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Why the MDC Alliance will lose
The main opposition political party, the MDC Alliance, has committed a series of serious mistakes that have created conditions necessary and sufficient to ensure its own electoral defeat.Some ...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Maliki Mpereki
Chamisa has the numbers: Moyo has sound social and economic policies = a landslide winning equation in 2018 elections!
At the eleventh hour before the 2018 general elections we need to think practically and regroup ever to win the coming elections. Something bigger and greater than thunder must happen with expediency ...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 20:00hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Plans to name road after Tsvangirai
Harare councillors have proposed to name one of the streets in the CBD after the late opposition MDC founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai.Tsvangirai - who died last month aged 65 after a long bat...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T must desist from violence
MDC-T is inching towards yet another split after members from rival factions were involved in a bloody clash in Bulawayo on Sunday.The party has been divided in recent weeks over the successio...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
The mystery of the missing MDC-T constitution
Political parties are a key element of democratic politics. Their internal deliberations and leadership elections can have significant consequences for national politics.Intra-party decision m...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 15:14hrs | | by Joe Devanny
MDC-T set for March extraordinary congress
THE opposition MDC-T is set to hold a critical extraordinary congress to fill the void left by iconic leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who passed away last Wednesday following a two-year battle with cancer, ...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Acting President Mudzuri interacts with Harare vendors
The acting MDC President Hon Engineer Elias Mudzuri today spent three hours interacting with Harare vendors and listening to their issues and concerns.In his remarks, the acting President urge...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 12:49hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
MDC-T election preps go up in smoke
The MDC's election preparations are in disarray due to lack of funding as donors continue to give the party a wide berth.The Daily News can report that plans by the MDC to hold primary electio...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must brace themselves for a real opposition political outfit
The incessant bickering among opposition and many other serious missteps by the Zimbabwean opposition leaders have left me with no choice but to launch a smart opposition party by September 2017. The ...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 22:03hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
Thokozani Khuphe attack confirms evil gukurahundi spirit in Tsvangirai
MLO condenms with all contempt it deserves, the abuse and violent behaviour by Morgan Tsvangirai towards the people of Matabele origin.MLO is not surprised at all that Morgan Tsvangirai sent S...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 11:58hrs | | by Israel Dube
MDC-T to broke for 2018 elections?
The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC - which has not been spared by the economic meltdown - has hit hard times, casting doubts over its capacity to withstand the well-oiled Zanu-PF machinery in the 2018 elec...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 13:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T roasts Kasukuwere
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC yesterday waded into Zanu-PF's ugly factional and succession wars, accusing embattled Local Government minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, of vindictively suspendin...Published: 29 Apr 2017 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa praying for Mugabe’s health
MDC-T's Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has said he is praying for good health for President Robert Mugabe so he lives beyond 2018 "to see a new MDC-run Zimbabwe in which he will need not travel overseas fo...Published: 04 Apr 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zacc free to probe MDC-T'
The opposition MDC has said the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is free to investigate the party's council officials who might have engaged in corrupt activities.Following repor...Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 15:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
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