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Mwonzora extends olive branch to former MDC members

Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Douglas Mwonzora has extended an olive branch to former party members but with a stern condition: prove your sincerity by campaigning in Epworth.Speaking at the party's headquarters, M…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter

Zim opposition needs a reshuffle

Many Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the political hunger for change wanes.The conflict requires realignment and recalibration. A robust, resilient political party that can win over both rural a…

Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:13hrs | 463 | by Leonard Koni

MDC bigwig fighting for life after vicious stabbing in adultery row

Former Public Works minister Joel Gabbuza was yesterday said to be fighting for his life at a Hwange hospital after he was allegedly attacked with an axe by another man. Gabbuza was admitted at the Hwange Colliery Hospital while his family…

Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:08hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter

MDC factions intensify battle over party properties

Rival factions within the fractured Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have reignited hostilities over control of the party's properties, chief among them the iconic Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House in Harare.The building, formerly …

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:19hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora, Mashakada in court over US$22,000 fraud case

MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora and senior party official Tapiwa Mashakada yesterday appeared before Harare Magistrate Lisa Mutendereki facing fraud charges involving US$22,000 related to a commercial property rental deal.The Movement for Demo…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 21:29hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter

Tamborinyoka's rantings border around treason and defamation

In the ever-evolving political discourse of Zimbabwe, some voices seek to enlighten while others merely engage in baseless, self-serving tirades. Luke Tamborinyoka's latest opinion piece, titled Named and Shamed: Emmerson Mnangagwa and the…

Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 15:04hrs | 946 | by Sylvia Chirau

We cannot stop Chamisa or Zanu PF rigging referendum, we can deny them legitimacy by refusing to participate

Tendai Biti has acknowledged that Mnangagwa has corrupted the opposition to make sure he will have no problem getting the 2/3 majority approval in House of Assembly and in Senate for the proposed constitutional amendment to enable Mnangagw…

Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 21:35hrs | 1390 | by Wilbert Mukori

Chamisa: 'We refused to be lured by trappings of power' - Why did you fail to implement even one token reform in 25 years?

The people of Zimbabwe have risked livelihoods, limbs and even their lives (over 500 were murdered by Zanu PF during the 2008 presidential run-off alone) to elect MDC/CCC leaders not power on the understanding they would implement the nece…

Published: 19 Jan 2025 at 19:57hrs | 815 | by Wilbert Mukori

'There is no friction between Zanu PF and CCC!' boasted Mnangagwa

In Zimbabwe there is no friction between Zanu PF and the opposition party!" Mnangagwa boasted at the festive party held at his Kwe kwe farm to celebrate that Zanu PF and CCC opposition MPs had agreed to postpone the 2028 harmonised electio…

Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 22:27hrs | 307 | by Wilbert Mukori

Zanu PF will never reform itself out of office no more than ED appoint a competent cabinet. After all he is deadwood himself!

"Opposition official, Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has castigated ZANU PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa for recycling same old faces in cabinet. Commenting on the latest cabinet reshuffle, Chuma told *Citizens Movement Radio that people like July Moy…

Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 18:12hrs | 1671 | by Wilbert Mukori

Welshman Ncube is worse than what Sengezo Tshabangu is doing today!

It is surprising how the opposition political landscape is screaming about how Sengezo Tshabangu is selling the opposition broad day light. It is bad enough what Tshabangu is doing: it smells deep into the nostrils of decent people especia…

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 23:08hrs | 1334 | by Nomazulu Thata

Opposition must call for reforms

The unification of Zimbabwe's common people is the only thing that can bring about change in the country. The progress of the struggle has been ruined and hindered by the so-called political gurus who have been involved in politics since t…

Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 19:38hrs | 266 | by Leonard Koni

Zanu-PF, CCC of accused of undermining electoral reforms

The Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC has accused the ruling Zanu-PF and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) of undoing the democratic gains achieved during the era of the late Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, particularly in terms …

Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:07hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter

Change will not come from participating in more rigged elections, protests, etc. We have been down all these rabbit holes

"Winds of change don't blow automatically: Zimbabweans need to fearlessly stand up against oppression," argued Tendai Ruben Mbofana in his blog, mbofanatendairuben.news.blog. "In recent years, a transformative shift has been sweeping …

Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 20:28hrs | 1105 | by Wilbert Mukori

MDC/CCC have 'fought in the trenches for change' said Mahere. Nonsense! Name one change they have brought in 24 years?

The sheer chutzpah and hypocrisy of Zimbabwe's opposition leaders stinks!"On the 1st of November, I spoke on the phone with Duma Boko to congratulate him on an outstanding victory in Botswana's elections. My voice crackled as we spoke.," w…

Published: 13 Nov 2024 at 21:58hrs | 875 | by Wilbert Mukori

No quality leaders can ever justify participating in flawed 2028 elections especially after 44 years of rigged elections

Let us be clear on this one thing: Zimbabwe is a failed state, a pariah state, stuck with this corrupt, incompetent, tyrannical and vote rigging Zanu PF regime and its equally corrupt and useless MDC/CCC opposition side-kick.  After 4…

Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 22:42hrs | 634 | by Wilbert Mukori

'I'll be back!' Chamisa is back to con you to participate in 2028 and perpetuate all our suffering

"I'll be back!" Nelson Chamisa might as well have said, Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger style, when he resigned as president of CCC in a huff complaining Zanu PF had infiltrated his party. Chamisa is back!"President Chamisa informed the h…

Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 23:11hrs | 1058 | by Wilbert Mukori

Ncube sheds buckets of crocodile tears over 'disputed elections'! Disputed by who; certainly not him!

When I was in High School; many, many moons ago; the high light of the year was a College Ball. The Master of Ceremony one year was X (real name withheld to protect the guilty as charged), a pompous guy. It was traditional to crown the day…

Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 18:37hrs | 1500 | by Wilbert Mukori

Mwonzora slams Zanu-PF's obsession with ED2030

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Douglas Mwonzora has criticized the ruling Zanu-PF party for prioritizing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's extended rule over addressing the severe challenges faced by Zimbabwean citizens. Mwo…

Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:30hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter

Team Pachedu belated V11 data does not 'vindicate' ZEC, it confirms the folly of CCC participating in flawed elections

Nelson Chamisa and company were hell-bent on participating in the flawed and illegal elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy for the sake of a few gravy train seats reward. The folly of participating in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legiti…

Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 13:21hrs | 675 | by Wilbert Mukori

Lovemore Moyo was Speaker of GNU Parliament yet did not know its primary task was implementing reforms. Shocking!

In a LIVE HS TV interview with Blessing Mhlanga, Lovemore Moyo revealed that he did not know that the primary purpose of the 2008 to 2013 GNU was to implement the democratic reforms. Shocking! He was the Chairman of the MDC-T, third rankin…

Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 21:47hrs | 986 | by Wilbert Mukori

Zanu-PF violence changes Gutu man's life forever

He was an energetic man, running his own life and fending for his family. He loved and embraced the supposed freedom brought by the country's liberators hence multi-partyism was just one of those fruits of independence.Takaendesa Chisese j…

Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 15:40hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter

Opposition parties should unite to fight ZANU PF - Komichi

Dear Comrades, It is very vital to unite the opposition people so that  we can fight zanupf together. After the death of President Morgan Tsvangirayi the opposition has hardly fought Zanupf, instead we have been fighting amo…

Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 23:22hrs | 128 | by Morgen Komichi

Ex-MDC MP takes a dig at 'selfish' Chamisa

Former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Chegutu West legislator Takalani Matibe has defected to Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, after completing Marxist indoctrination at the Chitepo School of Ideology in Dadaya National Youth Traini…

Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 09:18hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter

MDC awarded US$90,000 in showdown over Bulawayo party offices

The MDC, led by Douglas Mwonzora, has taken ownership of the opposition party offices in Bulawayo previously occupied by the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) and youths aligned to Nelson Chamisa.The MDC was also awarded US$90,000 in comp…

Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 16:45hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Of course, Chamisa acted 'without democratic oversight'. Herd refuse to accept it out of blind personality cult

"Ncube pointed to Chamisa's consolidation of power, describing him as having reduced the party into a one-man show where he held multiple roles including president, spokesperson, secretary general, and treasurer general without democratic …

Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 21:03hrs | 8 | by Wilbert Mukori

Vaaz not a Replica of MDC VAA nor a Mwonzora Baby: Veteran Activists Association Zimbabwe (VAAZ)

We've seen unscrupulous career politicians attempting to mislead the nation into believing the Veteran Activists for Democracy kowtow to Mwonzora. NADA, we all hate him and his entourage with a passion for donating the democratic struggle …

Published: 23 May 2024 at 23:11hrs | 38 | by Mandava Blessing VAAZ Spokesperson

'Zimbabweans must unite for a shared vision,' argued Komichi. What vision has MDC/CCC ever had other than a seat on gravy train!

"Veteran opposition politician and anti-Zanu PF hardcore, Senator Morgan Komichi has claimed that there is need for opposition movements must to unite and fight Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangwagwa's administration head-on in order to save the cou…

Published: 17 May 2024 at 17:04hrs | 17 | by Wilbert Mukori

There is evidence to prove CCC is Zanu PF team B in all but name and it's foolish to deny it

There is a mountain of evidence to prove that MDC/CCC is Zanu PF team B in all but name. MDC/CCC leaders, especially during and since the 2008 to 2013 GNU, have  played the role of Zimbabwe's main opposition party but one that underst…

Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 22:28hrs | 9 | by Wilbert Mukori

'Are there quality leaders - no paying lip service to free elections?' Need discerning and lip-reading voters to find them

"In our midst, can we not find today leaders who do not pay lip services to freedom, justice and liberty to gain the people's trust?" asked one whatsApp group member.This is not a simple question and so there is no simple answer.The proble…

Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 22:57hrs | 5 | by Wilbert Mukori

'2018 elections were free and Mnangagwa won; Americans know it.' claimed Cross. A lie, dismissed with contempt it deserve

I have heard Eddie Cross say a lot of rubbish over the years but his latest claim that the 2018 elections were free, fair and credible, Mnangagwa won and the Americans knew it; takes the biscuit. He made the outrageous claims in "Inside ED…

Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:18hrs | 19 | by Wilbert Mukori

ZANU PF is the black sheep of liberation movements

So, Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF is currently hosting a conference of former liberation movements.Nonetheless, just how is the party viewed by their colleagues in the region?Are they truly regarded as 'genuine allies' or simply liabilities an…

Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:48hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

'Mnangagwa is corrupt because he is still in liberation war mode.' True still shaming him will not end kleptocracy

There is an audio of "Retired Army officer speaks" complaining about Zanu PF's corrupt leaders and how their insatiable greed is the root cause of Zimbabwe's economic melt down. Corruption started soon after independence, he argues, and it…

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori

Mnangagwa third presidential term offer worries MDC

MOVES within ruling Zanu-PF to ensure President Emmerson Mnangagwa a third term in office, against dictates of the Zimbabwean constitution, have worried MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora.Although Mnangagwa is in his second and final five-year te…

Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Once, rather vote for monkeys just to be rid of Zanu PF; now monkeys rather than imploding CCC

"A FORMER AFRICAN LEADER URGES MNANGAGWA TO STEP DOWN" screamed the headlines by Correspondent in WINDHOEK NAMIBIA circulating in social media."Several former Heads Of States and Government who attended the Memorial service of the late Nam…

Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 21:49hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori

'Future depends on CCC leaders finding each other to defeat Zanu PF.' Who/what stopped them last 23 years?

"As the man he has always been, @DavidColtart has maturely advised anyone opposed to ZANUPF corrupt rule to not fight to kill each other.He realises that these opposition fights have only one beneficiary, ZANUPF," commented Hopewell Chin'o…

Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 17:57hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori

'Tshabangu was his own man,' claimed Professor Ncube. I believe him. My beef is why you lot sold out of reforms?

"You cannot run an authoritarian and autocratic opposition and once in government pretend you can switch to become a democratic system," Professor Welshman Ncube, acting CCC President, told local journalist Zenzele Ndebele in a video poste…

Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori

Thokozani Khupe was from the wrong region

It has happened across the continent so many times, sometimes successfully, and sometimes it is thwarted.When the founding President of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta was dying, his Kikuyi clansmen mafia tried to block his Vice President, Daniel Arap…

Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 20:20hrs | 36 | by Hopewell Chin'ono

Mwonzora's MDC presses for CCC's removal from party offices

The Douglas Mwonzora-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party has approached the courts seeking an order to evict the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) from the party offices in Bulawayo.The party offices, located at Fort Street a…

Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 19:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'Chamisa is Zimbabwe's best foot forward!' said Chin'ono. An award winning journalist too, how nauseating!

It is one thing to hear my aunt or nephew in the rural back waters Wittering about "Nelson Chamisa is Zimbabwe's best foot forward!" Their understanding of even some of the most basic issues such as rigged elections, democratic reforms, et…

Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 12:45hrs | 9 | by Wilbert Mukori

Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe, 1999 - 2024: An Obituary

Advocate Nelson Chamisa's capitulation last week at the behest of the fifth column led by Sengezo Tshabangu was the final nail in opposition politics in Zimbabwe. Armed with state institutions and exploiting loopholes and ambiguities in CC…

Published: 03 Feb 2024 at 09:09hrs | 13 | by Innocent Mpoki

MDC, CCC fight over Bulawayo party office

The MDC led by Douglas Mwonzora has issued a statement claiming ownership of the opposition party offices in Bulawayo now occupied by the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) party, CITE revealed.Mwonzora's party criticised the CCC youths wh…

Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 18:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa to form new party, 'not giving up!' Voters must, after 23 years and not even one reform implemented

Nelson Chamisa's resignation as leader of CCC has received worldwide coverage. "Mr Chamisa, a 45-year-old Christian pastor and lawyer, is expected to set up a new party. He said that "giving up or giving in is not an option," reported BBC.…

Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 08:19hrs | 14 | by Wilbert Mukori

'With immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC!' Is this the end of the phoney 'Change Champion in Chief' epoc

"With immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC!" announced Nelson Chamisa.Could this be the turning point in Zimbabwe's turbulent and chaotic political history? I for one, would like to hope so!Chamisa and his MDC/CCC fri…

Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 19:47hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori

Former MDC senator recounts Gukurahundi disappearances

ONE will not understand the pain of another's wound until he or she falls into the same predicament, goes an adage.This is the feeling that many Gukurahundi victims and survivors ponder daily since 1982 when the government-sponsored Gukura…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 09:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora elected as spokesperson of NERA not NERO

Douglas Mwonzora, the president of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), was elected as the spokesperson for the National Electoral Reforms Agenda (NERA) in Zimbabwe on January 18, 2024. NERA is a coalition of 25 political p…

Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 14:44hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

'I'll follow Chamisa no matter what!' Only one devoid of common sense would especially given his track record

Zimbabwe is a failed state and this has been a 43 year growling descend into this hell-on-earth of our own making. The ruling party, Zanu PF, the numerous opposition parties and the ordinary Zimbabweans have all played their part in landin…

Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 19:43hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori

Komichi lashed for continued use of MDC name despite dumping it

Former MDC National Chairperson, Morgen Komichi, has been cautioned against presenting himself as part of the party's leadership after it was revealed that he met with supporters in Epworth. Komichi shared a photo with 15 purported opposit…

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe is a failed state because of 'a parasitic ruling elite' admitted Chamisa, junior parasite with the anaesthetic and para

"A UNITY DAY is meaningless unless and until it is driven by Unity values and UNITY POLITICS undergirded by a unity of direction, singleness of national purpose and a preponderance of patriotic duty and consciousness by all Zimbabweans, es…

Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 10:01hrs | 18 | by Wilbert Mukori

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