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Zimbabwe moving towards a one-party State
Zimbabwe appears to be hurtling toward a one-party State, as the ruling Zanu PF regime intensifies efforts to dismantle opposition forces, muzzle the media, and consolidate power under a single, uncha...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Chibaya, Machingauta fined for unlawful gathering, avoid jail time
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Amos Chibaya and Costa Machingauta have been spared jail after a Harare magistrate fined them US$500 each following their conviction for particip...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 22:24hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Arresting protesters in Zimbabwe exposes an Illegitimate government that fears its own people
Fear breeds monsters, and these monsters, in turn, seek to instil fear in others.Those who seek to instil fear in others are often the most fearful themselves.The recent arrests of at ...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:58hrs | 335 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Weapons ban spreads across Zimbabwe as police gird for March 31 protests
Police in Beitbridge have announced a ban on the possession of dangerous weapons in the lead-up to anti-government protests planned for Monday, March 31, 2025. Chief Superintendent Mesuli Ncube made t...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:47hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime's intolerance to demonstrations is what threatens peace and stability in Zimbabwe
Democracy in Zimbabwe is now in the intensive care unit! In any genuine democracy, demonstrations are a normal and indispensable part of life. They are a visible, collective, and power...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 12:13hrs | 673 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe police boss says he doesn't have authority to sanction protests
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba has firmly rejected claims that his office is responsible for authorizing or denying planned protests, including a nationwide demons...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 08:06hrs | 1904 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala details arrest drama in Penhalonga
National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) chairman Job Sikhala, a prominent activist and former MP, has recounted the events surrounding his arrest alongside 39 others during a meeting in Penhalonga, M...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 16:34hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties should account for disbursed funds
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has called for increased public scrutiny and accountability for political parties receiving funding under the Political Parties Finance Act. ...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:16hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says it's 'impossible' to run a political party in Zimbabwe
Nelson Chamisa, the former leader of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, has described the challenges of running a political party in Zimbabwe's dictatorial environment as nearly...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 17:42hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
US observer mission issues damning report on Zimbabwe polls
UNITED STATES-BASED international election observer mission, The Carter Center, has released a damning report on elections held in Zimbabwe last August and called for a comprehensive reform process to...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 16:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo fumes over PVO Bill
OPPOSITION Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has rapped the Zanu-PF government for pushing for the enactment of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill that he described as retrogressively against...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mopa reincarnation of Posa
AWARD-WINNING human rights lawyer Darlington Marange has torn into the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (Mopa), saying it is a reincarnation of the discredited Public Order and Security Act (Posa)....Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:38hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A bottled up nation
GLOBAL capitals have erupted into angry protests over Israel's continued relentless and ruthless bombardment of Palestine's Gaza Strip where millions have been displaced and thousands killed.A...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangawa protests blocked by Zimbabwe police
POLICE have blocked planned protests by some members of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa.The party had asked the police for permission to peacefull...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt panics over CCC protests
POLICE and other security agents have been put on high alert across Zimbabwe ahead of expected opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election v...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:58hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police block Mthwakazi's Umkhombandlela rally
A Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Umkhombandlela rally, set for Thursday at Stanley Square Hall in Bulawayo has been postponed by police who claimed they were ordered to postpone all political gatherin...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 08:59hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Police block Sikhala rally
POLICE have blocked a solidarity rally for opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) politician, Job Sikhala, set for Saturday, sparking outrage from his supporters.The Job Sikhala Solida...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:06hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rights commission poll report highlights FAZ menace, ZEC, police bias
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has released a report on the August 2023 elections, highlighting the disruptive influence of the Zanu PF affiliated group, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ)...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 07:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Blind power consolidation renders Mnangagwa weak
LEGAL and parliamentary affairs independent think-tank Veritas has expressed misgivings over the roles and duties which President Emmerson Mnangagwa assigned to himself and vice-presidents amid concer...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt quakes over CCC protests
In anticipation of planned flash protests by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), which disputes the results of the August 23 and 24 harmonized elections, the government has heightened ...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police stop teachers' Palestine solidarity march
POLICE yesterday stopped the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz)'s plans to deliver a petition to the United Nations office in Harare to show solidarity with Palestinian workers in th...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC proposes a Transitional Authority for Zimbabwe
In light of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) final report on Zimbabwe's recent elections, which exposed significant irregularities and non-compliance with the country's constitution, elec...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 20:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bullying rejected
While the government in Harare has been diligently working to address the chaos surrounding the general elections, the Sadc region remains steadfast in its scrutiny of Zimbabwe's problematic polls, wh...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists jailed for unsanctioned procession
Two activists from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Kwekwe have been sentenced to three months in prison each for organizing an unsanctioned gathering in July. Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo and A...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zambians came to observe Zimbabwe elections with a axe to grind
There are no matters arising from the preliminary reports by the Commonwealth and the AU election observers, pending the release of their final reports in two or so months.Otherwise, election ...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe police ban CCC rallies
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have banned three more Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rallies scheduled for Mashonaland Central province bringing the total number of the opposition party's ban...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
We're ready for elections
THE political environment has been relatively calm and peaceful.His Excellency, President Mnangagwa, has been calling on everyone to campaign peacefully and to ensure that we respect each othe...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:50hrs | 13 | by Mr Ziyambi Ziyambi
Kasukuwere's Presidential candidature protest blocked
POLICE have barred a protest against the thwarting of exiled Presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere candidature which was set for Friday.According to NewZimbabwe, police did not sanction the...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 19:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC's bid to hold road show blocked by court
Resident Magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba has turned down an application by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to overturn a Police directive prohibiting them from holding two road shows. The judgment wa...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 14:44hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa invades Zanu-PF hunting ground
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says 80% of its leader Nelson Chamisa's campaign rallies will be held in the rural areas, which is traditionally viewed as a Zanu-PF stronghold....Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Ban on Chamisa rallies has nothing to do with law,' says CCC
THE barring of main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rallies is an act of repression and has absolutely nothing to do with the law, party spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said Wednesday. ...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Partisan institutions a danger to Zimbabwe democracy
ZIMBABWE'S elections since 1980 have been blighted by disputes and August 23 polls look no different.The culprits are the same - partial or politicised State institutions ranking from the Zimb...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:57hrs | 14 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Chamisa launches poll drive tomorrow
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is set to launch his party's election campaign in Gweru, Midlands province, tomorrow after last week's false start.Police b...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zim lawyer, seven residents detained over repressive MOPO Act
EIGHT Chiredzi residents in Zimbabwe are languishing in prison after they were denied bail following their arrest charged with contravening the provisions of the repressive Maintenance of Peace and Or...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 11:17hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jakes
CCC cries foul as police ban another rally
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has sought the intervention of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) after the police banned seven of their rallies in a week. CCC was planning ...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 18:06hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
CCC Bindura rally was not banned, claims Police
THE police did not ban the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) rally slated for Bindura on 9 July.It has emerged the party was it's own worst enemy as it did not follow laid down procedure – ...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:12hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Defiant CCC resists rallies 'ban'
The Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has approached the High Court to challenge attempts by police to block a rally meant to launch the party's August 23 election campaign amid c...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Police speak on 'banned' CCC rally
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has dismissed claims in some sections of the media stating that law-enforcement authorities in Bindura have banned a Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) rally scheduled for...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC, police trade accusations over banned rallies
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has accused police of "conniving" with its Zanu-PF opponents to ban 92 of its rallies in over a year and further throw spanners in the works of the opposition's 202...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 20:52hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC disorganised, to blame for ban on its own rallies, says police
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi weekend made startling claims that the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was responsible for the ban on its own rallies through poor...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 20:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa star rally banned
POLICE yesterday barred Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa from launching his 2023 election campaign in Bindura, Mashonaland Central tomorrow, a move the opposition party said p...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:27hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Police ban Chamisa rally
IN yet another big blow on efforts to level the political playing field ahead of the August 23 harmonised elections, police in Chiredzi, Masvingo province, yesterday banned opposition Citizens Coaliti...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grants non-violent prisoners amnesty
AN amnesty has been granted to a range of prisoners serving time for non-violent offences with President Mnangagwa exercising executive clemency to release inmates who had served at least one third of...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Creator says 'It's not yet Uhuru for Zimbabweans'
ZIMBABWE's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said there was nothing to celebrate in this week's 43rd Independence Day commemorations, given the scale of problems affecting the country.Zimb...Published: 21 Apr 2023 at 19:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police defend ban on political gatherings
AS political activities heighten ahead of this year's general elections, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has defended its bans on some political gatherings, saying such decisions would have been ta...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 17:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police invoke strict COVID-19 rules for Mthwakazi rally
POLICE in Bulawayo have cleared a rally organised by secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) at Nketa Hall on very strict conditions, which the party has since contested. The party is expe...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZRP throtles PUP's fight against drug abuse, bans demo against substance abuse
Police in Manicaland have banned a People's Unity Party (PUP) demonstration which was planned for the province this Saturday to protest the surge in drug use among youths in Zimbabwe, with youth being...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 14:36hrs | 9 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Kazembe Kazembe faces Parly grilling
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has been ordered to appear before Parliament to explain why police stopped Winky D's performance at a show in Chitungwiza last Saturday.Dzivaresekwa legis...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt accused of shutting civic space ahead of 2023 elections
POLICE are reportedly banning feedback meetings of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament (MPs), which has unnerved the opposition as the country inches closer to the 2023 general e...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 15:13hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ban on meetings rattles Chamisa's CCC
POLICE are reportedly banning feedback meetings of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament (MPs), which has unnerved the opposition as the country inches closer to the 2023 general e...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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