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Chombo passport application hits a snag
A bid by former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo to get his passport back to enable him to travel abroad, yesterday hit a snag after the court dismissed the application.Chombo, who is facing c...Published: 14 hrs ago | 347 | by Staff reporter
Khupe is dancing Nobert Kunonga music
Not so long ago the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe had tasted abhorrent deep factional fights pitted embattled cleric Bishop Nobert Kunonga and the then incumbent Chad Gandiya cabal. Kunonga, a stan Muga...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1359 | by Benny Gudo
Political party leaders preach peace, unity
POLITICAL parties taking part in the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) that was launched yesterday said the platform afforded Zimbabweans an opportunity to discuss issues affecting the country. The pa...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
LIVE: Mnangagwa formally launches National Dialogue
On Friday morning President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) at the Harare International Conference Centre. The co-converners of the National Dialogue are NPRC C...Published: 17 May 2019 at 10:19hrs | 6950 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lumumba calls Khupe the useless 'Mphoko of MDC'
Controversial Zimbabwean flip-flopping activist Gerald Mutumanje - also known as Acie Lumumba - has called MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe the useless "Mphoko of MDC."In a no-holds-barred rant...Published: 16 May 2019 at 07:48hrs | 8147 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, a case of illegitimacy, lies and stubbornness
The MDC is a party that has been dogged by controversy since its formation. First was the split led by the then Secretary General, Professor Welshman Ncube over the issue of participating in the 2005 ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 13:59hrs | 1231 | by Elijah Chihota
Khupe ropes in Madhuku to target MDC finances, assets
Harare lawyer Lovemore Madhuku says he has been engaged by Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T party "to implement" a court ruling which said Nelson Chamisa was not the legitimate leader of the MDC.Chamis...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:23hrs | 3205 | by ZimLive
Green fuel exposes Mnangagwa's empty promise to workers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially opened the new premises for the Labour Court of Zimbabwe in Harare where he made a commitment to enhance the administration of justice in the labour market....Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:10hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Gumbura takes matter to ConCourt
Jailed cleric Robert Martin Gumbura has filed an application seeking referral to the Constitutional Court, arguing that his rights were being violated by forcing him to his defence at the magistrate's...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:32hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Gumbura, co-accused not fit for trial, claims Prof Madhuku
The trial of jailed RMG Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura and his six co-accused on charges of attempting to escape from prison yesterday hit a snag after their lawyer indicate...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:17hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC wins Manicaland by-election
The MDC led by Nelson Chamisa has won the Mutare Central Ward 10 by election.The MDC’s candidate Rose Tanyaradzwa Mukodza polled 801 votes against Zanu-PF's Margaret Tindirika who garnered 5...Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:27hrs | 3710 | by Staff reporter
'Madhuku is hopeless' says Jonathan Moyo
Former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo says Constitutional lawyer Professor Madhuku and his colleagues who are involved in a dialogue process with Mnangagwa are hopeless individuals. ...Published: 10 May 2019 at 21:43hrs | 6721 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's MDC banks on 'Mnangagwa's failures' to retain Mutasa seat
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's continuous failure to solve the country's economy will hand the MDC-Alliance an electoral victory in the Mutasa Rural District Council ward 10 by-election slated for tom...Published: 10 May 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Gumbura's application to stop lower court proceedings dismissed
Jailed cleric Robert Martin Gumbura yesterday unsuccessfully filed an application to stop proceedings in a case in which he is facing charges of attempting to break from Chikurubi Maximum Security Pri...Published: 10 May 2019 at 06:56hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai turns in his grave as Chamisa tramples on democracy
When the late MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai championed the formation of the party while he was still the Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), he alleged that there was no...Published: 08 May 2019 at 14:09hrs | 3651 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa pursues dialogue without Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, backed by his ruling Zanu-PF party and close to 18 opposition political parties, is pressing ahead with political parties' dialogue without the main opposition MDC and it...Published: 07 May 2019 at 20:47hrs | 3359 | by Staff reporter
Madhuku admits elections were rigged, participated because it is a 'process' - no, it is an event and did out of greed
In his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of tyranny in Zimbabwe, former MDC - Ncube Senator and Minister of Education in the GNU, David Coltart, explained why Zimbabwe's opposition parties have co...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:28hrs | 3813 | by Nomusa Garikai
WATCH: Madhuku attacks Chamisa for snubbing Mnangagwa
National Constitutional Assembly leader Lovemore Madhuku has condemned MDC President Nelson Chamisa for snubbing the national dialogue for political parties being hosted by President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 02 May 2019 at 15:34hrs | 5702 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade is fast-losing steam
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) launched the special anti-corruption courts with fanfare slightly more than a year ago, but a cocktail of challenges is retarding the prosecution of graft-accused...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 301 | by Charles Laiton
'Gumbura has case to answer'
HARARE magistrate Francis Mapfumo yesterday dismissed an application for discharge filed by jailed RMG Independent End Time Message Church founder Robert Martin Gumbura, who together with his six alle...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 702 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Restoration secures court date for Kambarami legal case
1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement (1893MRM) filed a case with Zimbabwe High Court challenging the nomination and eventually appointment of Tinashe Kamabarami as a Bulawayo councillor and ultimately ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:53hrs | 938 | by 1893MRM
Mnangagwa's legitimacy discussed
Human Rights Lawyer Dr Pedzisayi Ruhanya has contradicted with Constitutional lawyer Professor Lovemore Madhuku who said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the legitimate President because legitimacy is ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:35hrs | 6959 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa's legitimacy is derived from the law' - how so, process was 'flawed and illegal'
Every time Lovemore Madhuku opens his mouth; more often than not, he has left one in no doubt that he is not irrational. He has been at it again. "The legitimacy of the president or government...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1694 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Mnangagwa dialogue laying ground for 2023'
NCA leader Lovemore Madhuku has defended his participation in the dialogue led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying he is contributing to nation building and laying the groundwork for credible elec...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:03hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa charms poll losers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has won the hearts of smaller opposition parties that sang him praises here on Thursday after they were flown to the disaster-ravaged area to appreciate the magnitude of t...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 16:24hrs | 925 | by Staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa, Thokozani Khupe go together to Chimanimani
President Emmerson Mnangagwa accompanied by leaders of different political parties arrived for a tour in the disaster-hit areas in Chimanimani District of Manicaland on Thursday.ZANU PF Patrio...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 11:28hrs | 5227 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa, small political parties visit cyclone disaster areas
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in Manicaland together with members of other political parties who are visiting Chimanimani and Chipinge in an effort to increase the level of assistance to cyclone Ida...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 11:14hrs | 1590 | by Staff reporter
Date set for Gumbura jailbreak case ruling
A Harare magistrate is on April 10 expected to make a ruling on the application for discharge at the close of the State case by jailed RMG Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura and...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 07:58hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora is a friendly but difficult opponent
AS THE eagerly-anticipated MDC congress looms large, alliances, vitriol and realignments are taking centre stage in the country's largest opposition movement.Deputy Chief Writer Tendai Kamhung...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 16:45hrs | 3617 | by Staff reporter
Mnangangwa to scrap running mate clause?
GOVERNMENT is considering amending the Constitution to remove a clause, which is set to come into effect in the next harmonised elections in 2023, that makes the post of Vice-President(s) elective....Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:45hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
A dying (public) intellectualism in Zimbabwe
THE late Masipula Sithole taught me (and many others) how to perceive and think about our country, Zimbabwe's politics.Not only formally via the university lecture room, but also more signific...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:54hrs | 1604 | by Takura Zhangazha
Chombo goes to Supreme Court
Former Finance and Economic Development Minister Ignatius Chombo has approached the Supreme Court seeking permanent stay of proceedings in the magistrates' court where he is facing several cases invol...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
Chombo trial deferred
FORMER Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo's trial on corruption charges was Friday pushed to May this year pending a Supreme Court's determination on his application for stay of prosecution on rights gr...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:01hrs | 241 | by newzimbabwe
Politician dies at Bulawayo hotel
A MEMBER of Professor Lovemore Madhuku's National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) collapsed and died yesterday at a Bulawayo hotel while attending a Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) organised wo...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:53hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must stop talk with losers,' says Mutambara
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara says President Emmerson Mnangagwa should not waste the nation's time through dialoguing with losers from the July 30, 2018 elections.He was addres...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:37hrs | 8118 | by newzimbabwe
Jonathan Moyo to be extradited
GOVERNMENT has activated plans to invoke the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act to forfeit properties and assets of individuals who skip the country to escape prosecution for corrupt...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:33hrs | 5901 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes after Jonathan Moyo's properties
The net is closing on fugitives who fled the country to escape justice as Government intends to invoke the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act to forfeit their properties and assets....Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:26hrs | 2036 | by Staff reporter
Gumbura lawyer seeks discharge
The State yesterday closed the case against End Time Message church leader Robert Martin Gumbura and eight others who are facing charges of trying to escape prison.Gumbura's lawyer Professor L...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:31hrs | 1223 | by STaff reporter
More parties pull out of Mnangagwa talks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's plan to convene a national dialogue with small opposition parties has been dealt a body blow after at least four parties have disengaged citing a sincerity and trust def...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 13:23hrs | 3509 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sidelines Chamisa in talks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has side-lined MDC leader Nelson Chamisa in today's national dialogue meeting involving presidential candidates that featured in last year's harmonised elections.M...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 14:53hrs | 4624 | by Staff reporter
Couple escapes jail for stocktheft
A CHIPINGE couple heaved a sigh of relief on Monday after it escaped a jail term for stealing another villager's goat worth $100, intending to slaughter the animal and raise money for their child's sc...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 13:48hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Guards exonerate Gumbura from prison break
Two members of the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services yesterday said they did not see jailed cleric Robert Martin Gumbura attempting a jailbreak at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.Gum...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:07hrs | 2729 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers speak on ZACC appointment delays
Constitutional lawyers say a delay in the appointment of a substantive anti-corruption commission is an impediment in the fight against corruption in the country.This follows the resignation o...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 14:48hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
The Dialogue
The so called dialogue facilitation meeting called by Mnangagwa this week is not going to help at all because people that attended that meeting cannot by any means possible influence a progressive pol...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 20:14hrs | 893 | by Clement Moyo
Charamba urges Chamisa to drop his opposition to dialogue
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson yesterday said the leader of the opposition MDC Nelson Chamisa "risked missing the bus" if he failed to pitch up for talks.This comes as under-fire ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 14:29hrs | 6109 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa dialogue hits dead end
AN ad hoc meeting of last year's presidential candidates, which President Emmerson Mnangagwa hastily convened on Wednesday in an effort to lay the groundwork for national dialogue, ended in futility a...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:55hrs | 2191 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa play hide and seek
BITTER political rivals, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC's Nelson Chamisa, again failed to meet face to face at a strategic national dialogue meeting convened by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:41hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says climate necessary for dialogue not in place
A FRESH political crisis may be brewing in the country after opposition leader Nelson Chamisa snubbed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's talks-about-talks gathering at State House yesterday, as authoritie...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 10:33hrs | 3583 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Chamisa has right to snub dialogue meeting
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says it is MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's democratic right to boycott a dialogue meeting he had called for the country's political leadership at State House on Wednesday....Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:50hrs | 3427 | by newzimbabwe
21 political parties embrace dialogue
Twenty one (21) political parties have embraced the path of dialogue created by President Emmerson Mnangagwa under the political parties dialogue banner to find lasting solutions to the country's chal...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 19:48hrs | 4244 | by Staff reporter
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