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Mutsvangwa's presidential ambitions under scrutiny
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa's recent attack on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has sparked speculation that he harbors presidential ambitions and is attempting to weaken a key riva...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 15:18hrs | 3799 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa succession: Zanu-PF purge opens can of worms
ZANU-PF officials recently expelled or suspended from the party are claiming they are being punished for opposing a campaign to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule beyond 2028, a move they say ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:23hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF unfazed by new visa restrictions imposed by the US government
Zanu-PF says it is unfazed by new visa restrictions imposed by the United States government on individuals accused of rigging elections and intimidating voters.US Secretary of State Antony Bli...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 20:54hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Rallies legitimise Zanu-PF hegemony'
Academic, Mcdonald Lewanika, has characterized Zanu-PF's campaign rallies leading up to the August 23 harmonized elections as a deliberate effort by the ruling party to legitimize its dominance. He as...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-based NGOs in panic mode
A new law governing operations of non-governmental organisations is likely to be operational in Zimbabwe before year end.Predictably, there is uproar and panic in the NGO sector, including som...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:17hrs | 2 | by Ranga Mataire
Crackdown on NGOs could impact election observation
Zimbabwe is pressing ahead with a controversial Bill that critics say seeks to criminalise the operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the country.According to senior go...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 11 | by IPS
Mnangagwa told to change course to escape sanctions
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, is using every platform to denounce targeted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States and the European Union (EU), analysts contend he must do w...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa should act or Zimbabwe will burst'
Having started the year engulfed with a myriad of problems - from fuel shortages, soaring prices of goods and services, shortages of drugs to labour disputes - the Daily News on Sunday's Assistant Edi...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet fails to sit
Cabinet failed to sit on Tuesday despite the fact that President Emmerson Mnangagwa had to cut short his annual leave to attend to a crippling strike by doctors in public hospitals.Cabinet is ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's arrogance spoiled the party
Failure by opposition parties to agree on a grand coalition cost MDC Alliance's Nelson Chamisa crucial votes that could have seen him deny President Emmerson Mnangagwa an outright victory, hence force...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Lack of unity costs opposition'
Political analysts have blamed the country's opposition parties for authoring their own downfall in Monday's national harmonised elections by failing to set aside their differences and contest the rul...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 14:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's security deficiencies exposed
Political and civil rights activists believe that the bomb explosion that rocked an otherwise sleepy city of Bulawayo on Saturday gives rise to serious questions around the ability of President Emmers...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 13:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fears poll violence
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and its coalition partners feel more susceptible to violence after a bomb attack on a Zanu-PF party rally narrowly failed...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 16:01hrs | | by Tendai Marima
Women can think on their own
When Fadzai Mahere expressed her desire to stand as an independent candidate, many people accused her of being used by Zanu PF to split the opposition vote. Having listened to the people's concerns, w...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Whitlaw Mugwiji
'Tsvangirai family has no future role in MDC-T'
The late Morgan Tsvangirai's family will not have anything to do with MDC politics as their role in the party naturally ended when he was buried on Wednesday, social and political analysts have said....Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 11:16hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda
'Chamisa now unstoppable'
MDC acting president Nelson Chamisa is beating his internal party rivals with the help of his charm and vitality and could harness those gifts to help him successfully run for president, observers and...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 15:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reactions to Mugabe-Mujuru alliance
There have been mixed reactions to a coalition of the wounded between former President Robert Mugabe and his former deputy Joice Mujuru, with some analysts saying it will have zero political impact, w...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 16:51hrs | 5 | by Staf reporter
Chiwenga for Vice President
Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander, General Constantino Chiwenga, is seen standing a good chance of being elevated straight from the barracks to become one of the two vice presidents at Zanu-PF's...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to announce his new Cabinet this week
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to announce his new Cabinet team this week, which analysts say will indicate how his administration is likely to perform - amid much speculation and jockeying ...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 15:43hrs | 6 | by staff reporter
Meet Zimbabwe's coup director
Emmerson Mnangagwa is due to be sworn-in this week as President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.The 75-year-old takes over from Robert Mugabe, becoming the second president of independent Zimbabwe...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'#Zimbabwe military coup strengthens Zanu-PF'
The current military siege in the country which is meant to push President Robert Mugabe into resigning will most likely benefit the ruling Zanu-PF while on the other hand this might signal the death ...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 22:02hrs | 3 | by Maxwell Sibanda
'#Zimbabwe military in guardian coup'
The current military take-over in Zimbabwe is a "guardian" coup where the army has had to step in to deal with poor or bad governance, political analysts have said.They said while the politica...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 15:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has reached 'a point of no return'
Amid the country's deepening political crisis, owing to worsening infighting within Zanu PF, analysts said yesterday that Monday's unprecedented move by the military to warn President Robert Mugabe an...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ferocious fightback shows that Zanu-PF wars far from over
The ferocious fightback in last Wednesday's explosive Zanu-PF politburo meeting by under-fire Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his backers shows that the former liberation movement's deadly succe...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 18:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe appoints his chief spy as the new Justice minister
The unexpected appointment of former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director-general Happyton Bonyongwe to head the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ministry has sent tongues wagging ...Published: 12 Oct 2017 at 16:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to count losses after Cabinet reshuffle
President Robert Mugabe is seen prising Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa out of the Justice ministry but let him retain the vice presidency in his mooted Cabinet reshuffle, analysts said yesterday....Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 16:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
What to do now that Tsvangirai is sick?
Opposition MDT-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's urgent admission into a South African medical centre has thrown Zimbabwe's political landscape wide open.Tsvangirai has colon cancer, and has been u...Published: 24 Sep 2017 at 15:11hrs | 1 | by Barnabas Thondhlana
Tsvangirai fit to fight again
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai whose illness has thrown the country into a state of panic, is now stable and on the path to recovery, the Daily News heard yesterday.Tsvangirai's inner circle rev...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa at crossroads
The continued onslaught on Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) could drive the 74 year-old politician to a point where he might have to make difficult choices if it is indeed true that he har...Published: 12 Sep 2017 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mega demo set for Wednesday
Security commanders have summoned opposition parties to a meeting in Harare tomorrow, ahead of Wednesday's planned mega demonstrations - amid fears by panicking authorities that the spirit of resi...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 15:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa supporters take on Mugabe
It is now open war in President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF - after Zimbabwe's long-ruling leader said pointedly at the weekend that there was not one person among all his ambitious lieutenants...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe dribbles factions
Zanu-PF bigwigs say President Robert Mugabe was at his "foxy" best during Wednesday's heated politburo meeting in Harare - running rings around the ruling party's two warring factions and apparent...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 10:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mutasa makes stunning claims
The persistent suspicions that President Robert Mugabe will lead Zanu-PF and Zimbabwe for life were given fresh wings yesterday when former State Security minister - and for decades one of the non...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 12:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe govt descends heavily on critics
The case of two activist clergymen, Evan Mawarire and Patrick Phillip Mugadza - who are both languishing in prison for expressing dissenting views against President Robertv Mugabe and his warring ...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 15:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sadc must use Ecowas way to tackle Mugabe
Following Ecowas' sustained pressure that has forced Gambia's former authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh into exile in Equatorial Guinea after his crushing poll defeat, analysts and opposition parties s...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 06:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The going has just got tougher for Mujuru
There was widespread agreement yesterday that the going has just got tougher for former Vice President Joice Mujuru and her fledgling Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party, after they suffered a crush...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Coalition without MDC-T, ZimPF weak'
Any opposition coalition without the Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC and Joice Mujuru's ZPF would be weak, less decisive and with no serious expected outcomes, analysts said yesterday.The sentim...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 10:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai, Mujuru major opposition players, analysts
Opposition political parties have been warned it would be suicidal to form a grand coalition that exclude heavyweights Morgan Tsvangirai and Joyce Mujuru, political analysts say.Th...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bond notes, Rands divide opinions in Zimbabwe
FINANCE minister, Patrick Chinamasa and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John Mangudya are strong-willed individuals.In the face of mounting opposition to their plan to introduce a surro...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 10:18hrs | | by NewsDay
Zanu-PF wars reach a climax
Zanu-PF insiders say last week's dramatic turn of events which saw disaffected war veterans burying the hatchet with powerful First Lady Grace Mugabe and cranking up the heat on under siege minist...Published: 20 Nov 2016 at 13:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets declare war on Jonathan Moyo and Kasukuwere
In an unexpected turn of events within President Robert Mugabe's warring Zanu-PF, disgruntled war veterans buried the hatchet with First Lady Grace Mugabe and Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko yes...Published: 18 Nov 2016 at 20:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dictators panic as Donald Trump wins US election
HARARE - Donald Trump's stunning victory in the American presidential election, despite losing the popular vote, has sent shock waves around the world, with African leaders cautiously welcoming his un...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 14:40hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Crunch time for Zanu-PF factions
The alarming escalation in Zanu-PF's deadly factional and succession wars over the past few weeks represents a desperate "final push" to take all the spoils by the two main camps in President Robe...Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 12:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe savaged on graft
Zimbabweans have pooh-poohed President Robert Mugabe's pledge on Thursday that he will not shield senior Zanu-PF and government officials fingered in corruption from prosecution, with critics, say...Published: 30 Oct 2016 at 12:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army comments trigger concern
The unusual statement by the army this week that the government should deal more decisively with corruption, by aggressively pursuing public officials implicated in graft, has fuelled fears that Zanu-...Published: 27 Oct 2016 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brace for more Zanu PF terror
Following the barbaric violence that was witnessed in Norton at the weekend, and which was widely blamed on President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu PF, there are growing fears that the keenly-anticipate...Published: 17 Oct 2016 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama criticism wounds Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe and his embattled administration once again find themselves under a fresh regional and international spotlight, after Botswana President Ian Khama bluntly told the nonagenarian...Published: 23 Sep 2016 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tense as crisis deepens
The government's savage clampdown against dissenting voices got even heavier this weekend, with panicking authorities deploying tens of thousands of police and other law enforcement agents around ...Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 15:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sadc, UN increasingly getting compelled to intervene in the deepening Zimbabwe crisis
The spate of protests that have rocked Zimbabwe are set to bring the country back into the regional and international spotlight, political commentators said.They said organisations like Sa...Published: 29 Aug 2016 at 17:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
#ThisFlag Pastor given long term refuge in US
Activist clergyman Evan Mawarire - who waged a valiant social media campaign to press President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF to arrest the country's deepening rot, and who has now been for...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 13:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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