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Outcry over new Zinara vehicle exemption rules
There is growing outrage among Zimbabwean vehicle owners following the introduction of a new, cumbersome vehicle licence exemption policy by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara)....Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:42hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
CCC Elders acknowledge Tshabangu's grievances
Members of the Citizens Coalition of Change (CCC) Elders have acknowledged the existence of grievances within the opposition party that require resolution. However, they view Sengezo Tshabangu's initi...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 22:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa blamed for disqualification of candidates
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has been fingered as the main culprit in the chaos bedevilling the party in Bulawayo following a High Court judgement which disqualified th...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sets tone for Chamisa's strategic ambiguity
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) continues to feel the effects of the "strategic ambiguity" with some of its members in Bulawayo plotting weekly demonstrations at the party's offices, a move th...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos in Bulawayo as Chamisa tries to calm angry party members
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa on Sunday sent a delegation to Bulawayo to calm growing anger over his handling of the candidate selection process for the August 23 election.The in...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 11:06hrs | 12 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Bulawayo councillor fumes over Mwonzora links
A BULAWAYO councillor, who two weeks ago attended a caucus meeting of Citizens' Coalition for Change despite her being a member of the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T has taken a swipe at her colleagues ac...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors push for Bulawayo mayor, Town Clerk ouster
NEWLY elected Bulawayo councillors belonging to the Citizens Coalition for Change are reportedly pushing for the ouster of the city's mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni and Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hlalo takes a swipe at Mwonzora, MDC-T
Former Bulawayo senator, Matson Hlalo has distanced himself from the Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T, saying he will never join the party.Hlalo, a former Bulawayo councillor, was responding to a so...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Mwonzora a crook'
FORMER Bulawayo MDC senator, Matson Hlalo has distanced himself from a Facebook post published early this week by the MDC-T claiming the firebrand politician is an active member of the party.A...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Full list of Commissioners to take over Bulawayo City Council
Bulawayo residents gathered at the Bulawayo City Hall on Monday and resolved to request Minister of local government July Moyo to suspend councillors and replace them with a Commission to run the affa...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 10:09hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Separate local government election from national elections'
FORMER Bulawayo councillors have said the power struggle at City Hall involving MDC councillors is a result of skewed local government election processes.The aldermen said local government ele...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
City fathers or city dealers at council chambers?
THERE is a wide and telling difference, just like the North and South Poles, in stature and charisma, between city councillors of old and the current generation of men and women in the council chamber...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 11 | by Limukani Ncube
Lead if you may, without power
The top left grandstand at the iconic White City Stadium gave me a vintage hawk's eye view of proceedings. Increasingly, White City has become an arena less popular for sport, for football and Boy Ndl...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | 3 | by Zifiso Masiye
Gift Banda targets MDC treasury post
MDC Alliance Bulawayo provincial chairman, Mr Gift Banda, is said to be eyeing the party's national deputy treasurer's post during the opposition party's congress set for May. MDC Alliance pre...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5 gun for MDC Bulawayo chairperson's post
FIVE MDC Alliance members are reportedly jostling for the Bulawayo provincial chairmanship position as the incumbent, Mr Gift Banda, is eyeing a national executive post during the party's Congress to ...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hlalo rejoins Chamisa
FORMER MDC-T Mzilikazi senator Matson Hlalo has rejoined the MDC Alliance, two years after he was expelled for defying the party.Hlalo joined Tendai Biti's People's Democratic Party (PDP) afte...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru releases names of some of her candidates
THE People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) led by Dr Joice Mujuru has completed candidates' selection in five of the country's 10 provinces with the process expected to be concluded on Friday.PRC is...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube dares MDC Alliance
Makokoba legislator Tshinga Dube has dared opposition parties vowing to contest in the constituency saying he was taking no prisoners as he was almost hundred percent confident of retaining the seat....Published: 23 May 2018 at 14:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Violence damages MDC-T credibility
INTRA-PARTY violence currently engulfing the MDC-T and the party's propensity for resolving leadership squabbles through brutality have disproved the mantra that the opposition formation is deeply roo...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 12:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru coalition to unveil campaign strategies
THE People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) led by former Vice-President Joice Mujuru has announced plans to unveil its 2018 election campaign strategies in Bulawayo on Friday next week following its launch ...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Tsvangirai ally to contest on PDP ticket
FORMER Mpopoma-Pelandaba MDC-T legislator, Bekithemba Nyathi, has been elected as People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the same constituency in preparation for the 2018 elections.Nyat...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai to to stop complaining about Mugabe's misrule
FORMER MDC-T Bulawayo senator, Matson Hlalo, has challenged Morgan Tsvangirai to stop complaining over President Robert Mugabe's misrule without doing anything to assist the electorate get rid of the ...Published: 16 Aug 2017 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T warns Matson Hlalo
THE MDC-T has urged Tendai Biti's People's Democratic Party to rein in its new executive council member, Matson Hlalo, and stop him from attacking fellow opposition parties involved in coalition talks...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matson Hlalo unveiled as PDP's Makokoba candidate
THE Tendai Biti-led People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday unveiled former MDC-T Senator Matson Hlalo as its parliamentary candidate for Makokoba constituency.Hlalo, who was fired from MD...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-corruption stance costs Hlalo MDC-T top post
FORMER MDC-T Senator Matson Hlalo claims that he was fired from the opposition party because of his tough stance against corruption.Hlalo, who has joined the Tendai Biti-led People's Democrati...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fear perpetuates Mugabe misrule
EXPELLED MDC-T Senator, Matson Hlalo who has joined the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed fear and cowardice gripping Zimbabweans as the main reasons why they have failed to remove Zanu-PF fr...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Biti vital cog to coalition talks'
THE People's Democratic Party (PDP) deputy president, Kucaca Phulu yesterday said any coalition without the opposition party is empty, and will not topple President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF.Phu...Published: 15 Jun 2017 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Senator Hlalo ditches Tsvangirai, joins Biti
FORMER MDC-T Senator Mr Matson Hlalo has joined the Tendai Biti-led People's Democratic Party.Mr Hlalo was fired from the embattled party last year in February after he approached the High Cou...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Senator Matson Hlalo joins PDP
There are unconfirmed reports that expelled MDC-T Senator, Matson Hlalo, has joined the Tendai Biti led People's Democratic Party (PDP).Senator Hlalo was expelled from the Morgan Tsvangirai le...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 07:45hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul
MDC-T members clash over senators
THERE were ugly scenes on Friday at the MDC-T Bulawayo provincial office as youths started singing protest songs targeting some party officials as divisions within the fractured party once again c...Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 09:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai to handpick his Bulawayo Senator
MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, poised to pick a new Senator for Bulawayo Metropolitan province, has been in talks with key officials in the second city and promised to unveil his nominee soon, w...Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 12:54hrs | | by staff reporter
Gift Banda tipped for Senatorial seat
Senior MDC-T Bulawayo provincial officials have hit top gear in jostling to land the vacant senatorial and MDC-T national executive seat.Officials are keen to replace the late Victor Mapungwan...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 12:37hrs | | by Alice Dube
The rise and fall of Thokozani Khupe
ONE of MDC-T's three vice presidents, Ms Thokozani Khupe, at the weekend led a handful of women on the streets of Bulawayo beating pots in a self-serving campaign that served nothing but to mark her p...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 06:26hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Khupe angered by Tsvangirai appointments
MDC-T deputy president Ms Thokozani Khupe is reportedly fuming after party president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday effectively diluted her power and influence in the beleaguered party by appointing t...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:05hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube and Tinomuda Chakanyuka
A tale of two marches
THE main opposition Movement for Democratic Change party is holding its much awaited demonstration in Bulawayo today. But who is noticing?The only game in town seems to be the highly subscribe...Published: 28 May 2016 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff writer
I'm not finished yet, says Matson Hlalo
MDC-T member Mr Victor Mapungwana was sworn in as Senator for his party after the expulsion of Senator Alderman Matson Hlalo from the opposition party. The firing of Mr Hlalo from MDC-T stemmed from a...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:55hrs | 6 | by Dumisani Sibanda
MDC-T's Mapungwana replaces Hlalo
MDC-T's Victor Mapungwana has been sworn in as a replacement for Matson Hlalo as a senator for Bulawayo.Mapungwana was sworn in on Wednesday last week.The Acting Senate President Charl...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:35hrs | 4 | by Nqobile Tshili
Senate Acting President announces MDC-T new senator for Bulawayo
The Acting Senate President Senator Charles Tavengwa on Wednesday announced to the senate that in terms of Section 39 (7) (a) of the Electoral Act, [Chapter 2:13], The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Z...Published: 07 May 2016 at 10:49hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ZEC confirms Senators
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has confirmed Zanu-PF nominee Tabeth Murwira to replace Dr Olivia Muchena as Mashonaland East Senator, while Mr Victor Mapungwana of MDC-T will replace Mr Matson Hlal...Published: 30 Apr 2016 at 20:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-senator refuses to be expelled from MDC-T
Former MDC Mzilikazi senator Matson Hlalo has renewed his bid to be reinstated in the party after he yesterday filed a fresh application for review at the High Court.Hlalo was last month expel...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 15:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T replaces Hlalo with Maphungula
THE MDC-T has moved swiftly to replace fired Bulawayo senator Matson Hlalo with the party's national executive member Victor Maphungula.Hlalo's fate was sealed this week when the High Court di...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 06:52hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Bulawayo rocked by Zanu PF conflict after Mutsvangwa's dismissal
Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that Bulawayo Zanu PF province has been rocked by serious conflict following the dismissal of War Veterans Minister Christopher Mutsvangwa from the ministerial post...Published: 29 Mar 2016 at 06:33hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu PF centre can not hold power- ZPP
Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that as the factional winds continue to rage in the ruling Zanu-PF party, it is becoming apparent that the centre can no longer hold, a development which has seen t...Published: 29 Mar 2016 at 06:31hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Expelled MDC-T Senator takes Tsvangirai to court
EXPELLED MDC-T Senator Matson Hlalo has taken his party and its president Morgan Tsvangirai to court challenging his expulsion from the Senate.Hlalo was last month fired from the opposition pa...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 09:04hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
MDC-T phone insults row spills in court
MDC-T councillor for Ward 13, Lot Siziba, has dragged a fellow party member from Pelandaba suburb to court for allegedly sending him abusive text messages that also celebrated Matson Hlalo's expulsion...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 05:40hrs | | by Melody Baya
Tsvangirai reportedly under surge
A source in the MDC-T has claimed that the party's President Morgan Tsvangirai is under surge from the party's Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora who is said to be one of those plotting a rebellion ag...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 05:22hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu PF's predatory politics killing economy - PDP
The predatory politics, which Zanu PF is expanding most of its energy on by expelling and purging its senior party officials, instead of concentrating on government business, has resulted in the count...Published: 04 Mar 2016 at 15:25hrs | | by PDP
MDC-T's Matson Hlalo recalled from the Senate
BULAWAYO Senator Matson Hlalo has been fired from Parliament's Upper House after the MDC-T wrote to Senate President Edna Madzongwe disowning him.Acting Senate President Charles Tawengwa annou...Published: 04 Mar 2016 at 09:31hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Parliament ejects MDC-T Senator
Parliament yesterday ejected Bulawayo Senator Matson Hlalo from the Upper House following a decision by the MDC-T to recall the outspoken legislator from the August House. The recalling of...Published: 04 Mar 2016 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZPF visible in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has said the former Vice President Joice Mujuru led Zimbabwe People First (People First) was visible on the ground setting up structures and recruiting members in Bula...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 05:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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