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'ZACC' Commissioners jailed for high-profile extortion ring

Two men who masqueraded as Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) commissioners and ran an elaborate extortion scheme targeting high-profile figures, including former Harare Mayor Elias Mudzuri and politician Dr Simba Makoni, have been…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 14:16hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora's MDC-T says Mudzuri is wayward

Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai (MDC-T) has described its vice president, Elias Mudzuri, as "wayward" following violent clashes at the party's Harare headquarters on Thursday.Riot police and party youths heavily guarded MDC-T o…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:29hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter

Chaos at Harvest House as Mudzuri moves to oust Mwonzora

A fierce power struggle has erupted within the opposition MDC-T party after Vice President Elias Mudzuri, allegedly working alongside former party Chairperson Morgen Komichi, launched a bold attempt to unseat embattled party leader Douglas…

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 18:57hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora expels Mudzuri, demotes Komichi

PLIANT opposition MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora yesterday expelled his deputy Elias Mudzuri and announced a new standing committee that saw former party chairperson Morgen Komichi being demoted to a mere secretary.Addressing journal…

Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mudzuri's rise and fall

FROM a shining opposition political star, Engineer Elias Mudzuri - Harare's former first resident â€” has seen his lustre fade into oblivion over the years.The ex-mayor's recent suspension from the Movement for Democratic Change led by Dou…

Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora, Mudzuri fight escalates

Power struggles have escalated as the Mwonzora-led MDC-T is headed to another split after its deputy Elias Mudzuri is going to resist any attempt to expel him.Mudzuri, Norest Marara, Mashonaland West province chairperson Gift Konjana, Masv…

Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo

Mudzuri, allies reject MDC suspension order

Former MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri and six party allies suspended recently over a slew of alleged misdemeanours, have declared their ouster was illegal, further questioning party leader Douglas Mwonzora's legitimacy.Mudzuri, Norest Ma…

Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 08:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Komichi, Mudzuri names feature in MDC-T takeover bid

POLITICAL hawks within the MDC-T are baying for party leader Douglas Mwonzora's blood and plotting his ouster ahead of an elective congress set for July, with supporters accusing him of leading the opposition outfit into oblivion following…

Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai's definition of the word 'change'

It was in 1999 when Morgan Tsvangirai formed the Movement for Democratic Change a political party which many thought was going to remove Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF from power and bring the real change as far Zimbabwe governance is concerned…

Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 19:34hrs | 14 | by Etiwel Mutero

Mudzuri, Komichi accept positions despite condemning flawed MDC-T election

MDC-T second vice president, Elias Mudzuri and national chairperson, Morgen Komichi have accepted the positions given to them by newly-elected party president Douglas Mwonzora last week.However, the two still maintain processes in the oppo…

Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

What ZANU PF would do as an Opposition - PART 1

It was at the funeral gathering of the late MDC Alliance MP, Anna Muyambo (MHSRIP) where Job Sikhala noted that the MDC Alliance, despite its so called huge following and popularity, will still be eluded by power if they do not unlock the …

Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 12:40hrs | 1 | by Robert Sigauke, Political Commentator, Johannesburg

Zanu-PF won't give up power, says Mudzuri

TOP MDC-T official Elias Mudzuri Friday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa was fronting a Zanu-PF military government that would not relinquish power if it lost in national elections.Mudzuri was speaking at the launch of his MDC-T president…

Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

MDC Alliance has let us down big time..

Why do you continue going to the courts that are captured by Zanu PF?Why do you dream of participating the 2023 presidential elections that are already rigged in favor of Zanu PF?Why are you not learning from the past mistakes of the late …

Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 08:02hrs | | by Knowledge Hakata

Chamisa sharpening swords against Mudzuri, Mwonzora

LAWYERS for the opposition MDC spent the better part of yesterday studying High Court Judge Justice Edith Mushore's ruling nullifying Nelson Chamisa's leadership of the party in order to give advice on how the opposition could respond to i…

Published: 10 May 2019 at 14:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa running away with it

OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has received an early boost ahead of what could turn out to be a bruising contest when the MDC congress gets underway next month after bagging two nominations from two provinces so far.While many have predi…

Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 14:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa secures Mudzuri's backing

MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri will not be contesting Nelson Chamisa for the top party office as had been widely expected, after the two politicians agreed to work together to reduce tensions in the country's largest opposition party.Thi…

Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mudzuri exposes Chamisa

THE weekend interview MDC deputy president Engineer Elias Mudzuri had with the private media has all but exposed the party's leader Mr Nelson Chamisa as an illegitimate, power hungry person whose political conduct is not for the good of th…

Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Nduduzo Tshuma,

Why Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda must the President of MDC Alliance

Politics need maturity and experience. A party with a mature leader is focused and can be counted as stable. MDC Alliance need a mature leader who appeals to both the young and aged. This is non other than Dr Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda, t…

Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Henry Madiro

Chamisa says he asked Tsvangirai to leave Mudzuri as party leader

MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says he was asked by his late predecessor, Morgan Tsvangirai to take over as leader of the main opposition but initially declined the offer saying this was going to put him in conflict with his co-vice presidents …

Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:47hrs | 2 | by newzimbabwe

MDC Chamisa resolve to continue mounting pressure on Mnangagwa

The MDC National Council met on the 15th of December 2018 at Morgan Richard Tsvangirai house and deliberated on a number of issues.The MDC noted with concern the worsening economic crisis and the Zanu-PF government's business as usual appr…

Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:09hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mafume

What the Nation and world should know

When MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai was ailing and walking and breathing his last, he made it clear that he wouldn't die as someone who failed the party on its succession debate. The fake news paddled by his spokesperson who nicodemusly had jumpe…

Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 15:04hrs | 1 | by Sidney Chisi

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 categories of actors, the Government a…

Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 13:11hrs | 3 | by Peacemaker Zano

Chamisa is now captured by Biti

I like the petition by MDC Alliance unveiled at a party demonstration in Harare yesterday and presented to the parliament, Mnangagwa, SADC and African Union. I support the MDC Alliance and its President Nelson Chamisa but I am against two …

Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 10:42hrs | 11 | by Etiwel Mutero

Mudzuri accused of being a sellout

Disgruntled MDC members yesterday scaled up calls for deputy president Elias Mudzuri's expulsion from the party for attending a meeting at State House with President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Parliament business as internal wars in the opposit…

Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 05:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Desperation takes over Zanu PF

The MDC would like inform the public and the media that statements attributed to party leaders who are said to be involved in fights are false.For the avoidance of doubt, Vice President Prof Welshman Ncube, Vice President Eng Elias Mudzuri…

Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 16:24hrs | | by Jacob Mafume

Defining and identifying the new leadership trajectory in MDC-T

The last days of President Morgan Tsvangirai will always be remembered as the episode when the truth was the biggest casualty as the succession debate moved from his office to his death bed. After a well-choreographed visit to his residenc…

Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda

Chamisa declares himself uncontested

Chamisa acolytes headed by MDC Organising Secretary, Amos Chibaya, are holding Provincial Council meetings where they are dominantly stating that Chamisa is not going to be contested during the 2019 MDC congress.The latest Provincial commi…

Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 18:41hrs | 4037 | by Derick Tsimba

Chamisa has created a monster

There is a well-known piece of fiction by English novelist Mary Shelley, where the main protagonist Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist creates a grotesque creature or monstor in an unorthodox scientific experiment to do his bidding. Th…

Published: 28 May 2018 at 08:25hrs | 6 | by Faith Hope

MDC Primaries: Repeating the mistakes of 2013

Just a few weeks ago, many took to social media to gloat about the chaos in the ZANU-PF primaries, and to suggest that this was evidence of a wider weakness in the party that would have implications come the general election. However,…

Published: 21 May 2018 at 11:19hrs | 2 | by Joice, Harare

Mudzuri slams imposition of 'rich strangers' in MDC-T

MDC-T deputy president Engineer Elias Mudzuri yesterday confirmed the chaos rocking the party's process to select representatives ahead of national elections, alleging imposition of "rich strangers" at the expense of poor loyalists.Never s…

Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter

Chamisa and the cadence of a new toy

Give a boy a new toy and see how it catapults him into an abyss of dreams! For MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa, death has proved a worthy benevolent mistress, taking away party founder Morgan Tsvangirai and giving the youngster the opportunity…

Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 06:00hrs | 2 | by Staff rporter

Khupe, Mudzuri must accept winds of change

IN this article I make the case that politicians in the main opposition movement, MDC-T, must have the intelligence to feel the vibes of the winds of change and adjust accordingly in order to maintain the relevance of their struggle. With …

Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 05:19hrs | | by Learnmore Zuze

Tribal politics and male false sense of entitlement

The glaring fact being exposed and highlighted by the recent actions and behaviour of the MDC-T youths in Buhera is the entrenched divisions in our country and the factionalism within the MDCT. Supposedly, the party was built on a non trib…

Published: 24 Feb 2018 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Susan Ndlovu, ZAPU Europe Chairperson

More drama at Tsvangirai send-off

MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's mother caused a scene at Robert Mugabe Square in Harare yesterday when she refused to disembark from the hearse carrying her son's body at a send-off ceremony for party supporters.Efforts to make her dis…

Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 07:48hrs | 2893 | by Staff reporter

MDC-T succession, heads and tails?

"There is only victory and defeat. The winner gets to take the moral high-ground, because they get to write the history books. The loser, well, he just loses." Samuel L Jackson (Unthinkable). The political dustbins are bottomless pits afte…

Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 07:22hrs | 3 | by Robert Sigauke, Political Analyst Johannesburg

Mudzuri, Chamisa speak on battle for MDC-T top post

MDC-T has had arguably more than its fair share of internal squabbling in recent days as a result of the prolonged absence of its founding leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. The post of acting-president has complicated the situation given that the…

Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:25hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter

MDC-T lacking direction

Battle lines have been drawn in the leaderless MDC-T party as faction players have shown their true colours and publicly stated their candidate of choice in the succession war.A statement released on social media yesterday by MDC-T Preside…

Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 12:37hrs | | by Charles Motsi

President, VP, must 'Live and Leave' together

Mbeki-Zuma, Zuma-Motlanthe, Zuma-Ramaphosa, Mugabe-Mujuru, Mugabe-Mnangagwa, Chiluba-Mwanawasa. History is littered with episodes of back-biting, catfights and political Russian-roulettes between the incumbent and perceived successors norm…

Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 08:42hrs | 2099 | by Robert Sigauke - Political Analyst, Johannesburg

Acting MDC-T President Mudzuri visits Chegutu

Acting President Hon Engineer Elias Mudzuri and the party's senior leadership spent the day in cholera-plagued Chegutu where they held a meeting with the mayor and councilors and paid condolences to some of the bereaved families following …

Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 16:16hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka

Mudzuri to Replace Tsvangirai, or Who Else?

The opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDCT), has found itself in an ugly quandary yet again. It is a crisis symptomatic of the post - 2013 general election which splintered the MDC and gave birth to various political outfit…

Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 06:12hrs | 4052 | by Raphael Gore

'No jostling for Tsvangirai post in MDC-T'

ACTING MDC-T president, engineer Elias Mudzuri (EM) says reports that there is serious power struggle between him and his two fellow deputies in the party, Nelson Chamisa and Thokozani Khupe, are a figment of people's imagination.Mudzuri s…

Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:20hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai and the Mugabe successor cherry picking strategy?

It is surprising and yet not so much shocking that the opposition movement's leader had been learning and replicating the â€˜liberal' undemocratic means of selecting his successor(s). One would ask or at least wonder whether there are no s…

Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 20:51hrs | 944 | by Dr Takesure Tazvishaya

Thokozani Khupe on the ropes over #BeatThePot

MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe's tenure in the post could end soon amid indications party leader Morgan Tsvangirai is side lining her because she organised demonstrations and meetings without his blessings. Khupe's #beatthepot demons…

Published: 24 Jul 2016 at 09:28hrs | 7 | by Brian Chitemba

Tribalism and Patriarchy at play in the appointments of MDC-T VPs

The unilateral addition of Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri to the MDC-T presidium is set to split the party amid revelations that it is ultra vires the constitution of that movement.The MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai is one of the people…

Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 14:43hrs | 2 | by Tafara Shumba

Tsvangirai criticised over VP appointments

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has come under attack for appointing two more vice presidents.Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri have been elevated to vice presidents.This brings to three the number of vice presidents together with Thokozani …

Published: 15 Jul 2016 at 13:04hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou

MDC-T Leadership: Mudzuri better than Tsvangirai

The misunderstandings and violence currently taking place within the MDC-T party because of the debate over issues to do with leadership renewal, resulting in the emergence of two opposing teams going in different ways, only need a new lea…

Published: 27 Jun 2014 at 09:36hrs | 4 | by John Mukumbo

Mudzuri tackles Tsvangirai

Former Harare mayor Elias Mudzuri is reportedly in the running for the MDC presidency, although he acknowledges wrestling with whether to run or not given the "political challenges" he might face for attempting to dethrone party leader Mor…

Published: 17 Jun 2014 at 14:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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