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Zanu-PF factional tensions escalate
A contentious push to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028 is rapidly gaining momentum, as factions within Zanu-PF rally around the idea, despite the President's public stance agains...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 18:13hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ED2030 project gaining momentum
Zanu-PF's bid to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidency beyond the constitutional limit of 2028 is reportedly gaining momentum, with party structures and affiliates rallying support for the ...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 16:35hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally in land grab storm
A prominent ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and a senior Zanu-PF official, Voyage Dhambuza, has appeared in court on charges of land grabbing and unlawfully allocating council land to homeseekers...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:58hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF in tatters...as Chiwenga, Mnangagwa factions loot Harare
The ZANU-PF succession infighting has torn apart Harare provincial leadership into political debris, with some land barons allegedly channelling their loot towards consolidating alliances and legitima...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 17:02hrs | 6140 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Land barons fund ED2030 sloganeering campaign
Most of the land barons dominating Harare, Masvingo and Midlands provinces have spent their loot towards funding an exercise to push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's foiled unconstitutional term ext...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 17:01hrs | 626 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga faction blocks Mnangagwa's bid to extend presidency
A fierce power struggle within Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has escalated, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's faction retreating after a failed attempt to extend his presidency beyond 2028. The co...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:10hrs | 3018 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga faction attacks Mnangagwa allies?
Tensions within Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu PF party are reaching a boiling point as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's military-backed faction takes a hard stance against President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 15:02hrs | 4843 | by Staff reporter
Opposition grows to Zanu-PF's ED2030 slogan at Harare meeting
A tense provincial co-ordinating committee meeting in Harare on Sunday revealed growing opposition within Zanu-PF to the controversial ED2030 slogan, which calls for the extension of President Emmerso...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:53hrs | 1838 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga battle lines drawn
The recently concluded ZANU-PF conference has unveiled deepening rifts within the ruling party, with factions positioning themselves for the succession battle of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Tensions...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 5449 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns Zanu-PF of '2017'
Tensions ran high at a Zanu-PF Central Committee meeting as top officials clashed over a controversial campaign pushing to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028. The campaign has expo...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 17:26hrs | 2263 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Chair's offices petrol bombed
The business offices of Zanu-PF Harare provincial chairperson Goodwills Masimirembwa were petrol bombed by unknown assailants in Harare. The attack occurred at the premises housing the Zimbabwe Instit...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:38hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
Masimirembwa not arrested
POLICE and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) have dismissed as false, reports that they had arrested or were investigating Zanu PF Harare provincial chairperson Goodwills Masimirembwa. ...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:26hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF-linked extortion ring fleeces residents
Several Zanu-PF officials are allegedly running a large-scale extortion scheme in Harare South, targeting over 150,000 illegal residents by demanding US$50 in "regularisation fees" from each household...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:01hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military a stumbling block to Mnangagwa manoeuvre
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks to extend his presidency beyond his constitutionally mandated second term, he faces significant opposition from Zimbabwe's military, a key political power broker ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:56hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
'If Chiwenga is no longer wanted in Zanu-PF, we'll fully support him'
Sybeth Musengezi, a Zanu-PF youth who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy following the 2017 coup, has pledged his support for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.This comes a...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 13:48hrs | 9636 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF steps up plans to extend Mnangagwa tenure
ZANU-PF provincial coordinating committees across the country are endorsing a proposal to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidency beyond the constitutionally-mandated end of his second term i...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:34hrs | 1322 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa addresses the ED2030 question
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated that he does not intend to extend his stay in office, despite calls from some observers for him to address his allies who are advocating for a constitutiona...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:56hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Communist Party slams Zanu-PF's bid to extend Mnangagwa's rule
The Zimbabwe Communist Party (ZCP) has criticised Zanu-PF's efforts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule, asserting that Zimbabwe needs to move beyond the current leadership due to its role i...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 16:10hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's allies set in motion manoeuvres to amend Constitution
Allies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa are spearheading efforts to amend the Zimbabwean Constitution to allow him to extend his presidency beyond the two-term limit, which currently ends in 2028....Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:11hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF begins process for Mnangagwa to stay in office beyond 2028
ZANU-PF structures are pushing for constitutional amendments to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his presidency beyond 2028, when his second and final term is set to end. The proposed chan...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 12:51hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger acquitted
A ZANU-PF activist, Sybeth Musengezi, who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power following the November 2017 coup, has been acquitted by the Harare Magistrates Court after applying fo...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:46hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Jim Kunaka wants Zanu-PF readmission
Former Zanu-PF youth leader Jim Kunaka's attempt to return to the ruling party has ignited a fierce factional dispute, reminiscent of past political upheavals involving former President Robert Mugabe ...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:22hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF-linked residents fail to grab stands
The High Court in Harare has dismissed an application by 840 house owners in Msasa Park and Chadcombe who sought to have the land their properties are built on transferred to their names without payin...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:48hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Attempts to name-drop Zanu-PF in land dispute fail
Attempts by approximately 850 stand owners in Msasa Park, Chadcombe, to transfer ownership of their properties without paying market prices and related costs were dismissed by the High Court. The owne...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:06hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accuser applies for discharge
Sybeth Musengezi, a ZANU-PF member who contested President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power following the 2017 coup, has filed for discharge at the conclusion of the State's case against him. ...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:23hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Vapostori join Mnangagwa's 2030 bid bandwagon
Thousands of Vapostori and MaZion for ED members convened for a national prayer in Chitungwiza, where they turned the congregation into a show of support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, chanting slo...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sakupwanya buys votes with bag of maize meal, flour and loaf of bread
Supporters of Zanu-PF who attended a rally for party candidate Pedzai Sakupwanya in the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency received a 10kg bag of maize meal, a 2kg packet of flour, and a loaf of bread, two d...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Fear and intimidation cloud Mabvuku-Tafara by-election campaign
Political tension has intensified in the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency ahead of Saturday's by-election, prompting opposition candidate Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi to go into hiding.Kufahakutizwi, v...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF climbs down on suspensions
Zanu-PF Midlands province has climbed down and nullified all hearings, suspensions and prohibition orders issued to several members accused of de-campaigning the party's candidates ahead of the August...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rescues Wadyajena
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and former Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has survived another Zanu PF chop after party spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, lifted suspensi...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:24hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Suspensions expose serious Zanu-PF wars
Zanu-PF has lifted the suspension of provincial and district officials in Midlands and Harare with party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa saying the measures were in violation of a politburo prohib...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ropes in war vets for Sakupwanya's campaign
Zanu-PF has gone for broke in its bid to win the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency in the December 9 by-elections, roping in war veterans and collaborators to campaign for the party's candidate, Pedzisai "S...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger trial continues
The trial of Sybeth Musengezi, a member of Zanu-PF, for allegedly forging his residential address to gain membership in the ruling party, proceeded with the testimony of the second witness on the late...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare province celebrates cabinet appointments
Harare metropolitan province has been known to be the home and stronghold of the opposition movements under whatever name or form they choose for the day. The 2023 harmonised election saw ZANU...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 11:23hrs | | by Gift R. Mabhaudhi
Mnangagwa challenger trial kicks off
On Tuesday, Sybeth Musengezi, a Zanu-PF supporter who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to the party presidency, appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda for trial. Musengez...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected to descend on Harare Province
AS Zanu-PF continues to display massive mobilisation capacity, steely political willpower, and a magnificent show of charisma, President Mnangagwa and his team are expected to descend on Harare Provin...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers deface Mnangagwa posters
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces has dismantled the Cleveland Shooting Range in Harare amid allegations that some soldiers stationed there were defacing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's campaign posters in M...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 08:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Black Vendetta mafia gang ravages Chitungwiza
A CHITUNGWIZA gang popularly known as Black Vendetta is terrorising residents of the dormitory town particularly Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters, NewsDay has established.There a...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pledges to clean up opposition rot in cities
Zanu-PF will put in place measures to clean the rot in towns and cities brought about by incompetent opposition councillors who have been in charge of urban councils since 2000, Vice President Dr Cons...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates 'snub' Mnangagwa
ASPIRING Zanu-PF legislators in Harare are snubbing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's campaign events ahead of the August 23 elections despite the ruling party's presidential candidate investing heavily ...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates frog-marched to Mnangagwa's events
Zanu-PF's Parliamentary candidates have been ordered to attend all of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's events, with a register set to be signed according to Harare Province Chairperson Godwills Masimire...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa determined to improve people's lives,' claims Chiwenga
ZANU-PF's knowledge of people's troubles at the hands of colonialists is not a folktale but painfully lived experiences that led the party to fight for independence and now forms the basis on wh...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Masimirembwa cornered in Mnangagwa challenger trial
Zanu-PF Harare provincial chairperson Goodwills Masimirembwa was yesterday cornered by former youth member Sybeth Musengezi over discrepancies in the ruling party's cell register.Masimirembwa ...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 21:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Drama, heartbreak at Nomination Court
ACROSS the country's 10 provinces, aspiring legislators and councillors filed their nomination papers before the closing of the Nomination Courts at 4pm yesterday with drama and heartbreak in some are...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Land barons ride on Zanu-PF campaign
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF-linked land barons have invaded large tracts of land in Harare and Chitungwiza, where they are doling out residential stands to desperate home-seekers as a vote-buying gimmick ahead ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF abusing the courts, Mnangagwa challenger
Zanu-PF former youth member Sybeth Musengezi yesterday accused the ruling party of abusing court processes to solve internal party issues.Musengezi said this through his lawyer Nqobani Sithole...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger's trial continues
The trial of political activist Sybeth Musengezi, in which he is being accused of joining Zanu-PF party structures fraudulently yesterday continued with his counsel making attempts to make the court d...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in title deeds vote-buying storm
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is allegedly registering people who are at least 55 years and above for possible issuance of title deeds in Chitungwiza.The registration exercise reportedly took place...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger's trial kicks off
The trial of political activist Sybeth Musengezi finally kicked off yesterday after his application for stay of proceedings was dismissed by Harare magistrate for lack of merit.Musengezi, who ...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters throng Epworth for title deeds
BUSINESS was brought to a standstill in Epworth in the capital where President Emmerson Mnangagwa was doling out title deeds to Zanu-PF supporters.Inter Africa and Trip Trans buses were among ...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
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