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Zanu-PF borehole campaign gimmick exposed
Residents of Bulawayo are urging the government to complete the drilling of boreholes in several city suburbs, which they believe were abandoned after the August 2023 elections. Critics have accused t...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:36hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Pardon Tapfumanei: Pioneering Political Harmony in Mpopoma-Mzilikazi
In an inspiring move towards political unity and community engagement, Pardon Tapfumanei, affectionately known as "The Duke," has set a groundbreaking precedent in Mpopoma-Mzilikazi. As an aspiring In...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 17:38hrs | 4 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Recalled CCC MPs in Matebeleland now shadow MPs
FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators from Matebeleland say they continue playing the role of shadow Members of Parliament (MPs) in their constituencies following their recall from Pa...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:02hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
CCC legislators ejected, suspended
Rowdy CCC legislators were ejected yesterday from the National Assembly for disturbing the swearing-in ceremony of the nine new constituency legislators elected during the by-elections held on Saturda...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC confusion brings back Zanu-PF in Bulawayo
THE controversial weekend by-elections were significant for two main things: They gave the ruling Zanu-PF a two-thirds parliamentary and a return to Bulawayo from rural exile.The polls brought...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 17:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF on cusp of two thirds majority
Zanu-PF claimed seven of the vacant nine National Assembly seats to get to within three seats of a two thirds majority in parliament.The ruling party also gained four council seats – three i...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 07:26hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
NRZ passenger train service to be revived
PLANS are underway to capacitate the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) that will result in the revival of abandoned passenger services to ease the pressure on the country's major highways, Vice- Pre...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'By-elections manna from Heaven for Zanu-PF,' says Chiwenga
VICE-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Zanu-PF will capitalise on the confusion within the opposition ranks to clinch a resounding victory in the by-elections slated for this weekend....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF deploys by-elections campaign teams
Zanu-PF is prepared for the nine impending by-elections set for December 9 triggered by the first round of CCC recalls, and has already deployed campaign teams to mobilise people to vote for the rulin...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF by-elections campaign starts
Zanu-PF Secretary-General Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday implored voters to rectify their slip-ups when they voted for CCC during the August harmonised elections by voting the ruling party in the coming by-...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
BPRA leader eyes Parly seat
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) chairperson Ambrose Sibindi has relinquished his position after successfully filing his nomination papers to contest for a parliamentary seat in...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits, Double candidates fielded for by-elections
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crisis that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nominati...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa party splits
CCC could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crises that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nomination Court where rival factions tussled for ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally resumes fight for Mabvuku-Tafara
The Nomination Court is scheduled to convene in Harare and Bulawayo tomorrow to receive candidate submissions for the by-elections scheduled for December 9. Among the candidates participating in the b...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally resumes fight for Mabvuku-Tafara
The Nomination Court is scheduled to convene in Harare and Bulawayo tomorrow to receive candidate submissions for the by-elections scheduled for December 9. Among the candidates participating in the b...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF urges residents to shun chaotic opposition
Residents of Bulawayo have been encouraged to vote for development by supporting the ruling Zanu-PF in the upcoming December 9 by-elections and distancing themselves from the opposition, which has bee...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF confident of by-elections upset
The results of the Zanu-PF primary elections held in nine National Assembly constituencies on Saturday are expected to be announced today. The ruling party is confident of winning in Bulawayo, Harare,...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube excluded from Zanu PF primaries
Zanu-PF is set to hold its primary elections tomorrow to select candidates who will represent the ruling party in the upcoming by-elections on December 9. Mthuli Ncube who lost the Cowdray Park parlia...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries scheduled for tomorrow
Zanu-PF is set to hold its primary elections tomorrow to select candidates who will represent the ruling party in the upcoming by-elections on December 9. These by-elections were triggered by the reca...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC recall case judgment set for next week
The High Court is scheduled to issue its verdict prior to the nomination day next week in the case filed by 14 CCC legislators who are contesting their recall from Parliament by their interim party se...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
By-elections Nomination Court sits next week
The Nomination Court is scheduled to convene next Tuesday to accept nomination papers from potential candidates for the December 9 by-elections. These by-elections aim to fill nine vacant National Ass...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections move betrays Zanu-PF
The main opposition party, Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of revealing his involvement in the recalls of its parliamentarians and councillors by self-pr...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 10:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'More CCC recalls on the cards'
The orchestrator of the recall of 15 Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) National Assembly representatives, Mr. Sengezo Tshabangu, has indicated the possibility of further recalls as he aims to elimi...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 19:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Armed police invade Parliament to handle 'recalled' CCC MPs
The proceedings in the National Assembly yesterday were disrupted for nearly two hours as a group of unruly CCC legislators obstructed the removal of 15 of their colleagues who had been recalled from ...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament declares 15 CCC seats vacant
Jacob Mudenda, the Speaker of the National Assembly, has announced the vacancy of 15 parliamentary seats in Matebeleland held by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). This decision comes...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 11:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC preparing for a fight back
Reeling from a heavy blow of losing 15 MPs in parliament delivered behind-the-scenes by its bitter rival Zanu-PF, with the support of the Central Intelligence Organisation-run Forever Associates Zimba...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 10:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC mulls full withdrawal of MPs
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was on Monday discussing a full withdrawal of MPs and Senators from parliament after 15 lawmakers were controversially recalled.Speaker of Parliament Ja...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
150 000 electoral officers for Zimbabwe polls
ABOUT 150 000 electoral officers will be deployed to the 12 370 polling stations that have been identified across the country for voting on August 23, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said....Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
ZEC announces 12,370 polling stations for August 23 elections
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced that 12,370 polling stations will be established countrywide for the August 23 elections.The elections will be held to elect a new preside...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 19:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo needs true MPs not political party mouthpieces'
Bulawayo needs Members of Parliament (MPs) who will truly represent residents rather than be mouthpieces for political parties or leaders headquartered outside the city, an independent candidate in th...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 21:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zapu frets over move to disqualify its candidates
Former Zapu secretary-general Strike Mnkandla says a court challenge against his candidacy and other opposition candidates was a deliberate Zanu-PF strategy to eliminate challengers in the August 23 e...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Court challenge against most likely intended to eliminate serious competition'
An independent candidate, cited as one of the respondents in a case where twelve registered voters in Bulawayo seeking the nullification of the candidature of those they alleged registered after the c...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo voters sue Zec over late candidates?
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is facing a lawsuit from some registered voters in Bulawayo for allegedly accepting nomination papers and candidature of members of various political parties in...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:09hrs | 6 | by Staff rporter
ZEC faces lawsuit for accepting CCC nominations out of time
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is facing a lawsuit from some registered voters in Bulawayo for allegedly accepting nomination papers and candidature of members of various political parties, i...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF going to court to challenge nomination of 15 CCC National Assembly candidates
THE ruling Zanu-PF is going to court to challenge the nomination of 15 opposition CCC National Assembly candidates in Bulawayo that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) registered after the 4pm dea...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wants 15 CCC candidates nullified
THE opposition CCC failed to meet the deadline to register 15 of its National Assembly Members in Bulawayo on June 21 and Zanu-PF is contesting the decision by the Zimbabwe Election Commission to exte...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC clears air on double candidacy
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has cleared the air on the Bulawayo double candidacy debacle amid concerns that the anomaly was triggered by unapproved candidates whose nomina...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
LEAKED: Full list of CCC Bulawayo MPs and Councillors unveiled
Following the successful completion of the candidate selection process in Bulawayo, the leaked recommendations from the Citizens movement provided to us by a Harare senior leader based on the candidat...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 09:35hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa pushes out CCC bigwigs in Bulawayo
A NUMBER of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) bigwigs aspiring to represent the party in the August 23 polls fell by the wayside after being disqualified during the verification process which starte...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rolls out Zanu-PF election plan
IN 1964, a group of men determined to free the country from the shackles of colonialism and ensure majority rule through one man one vote converged in the city of Gweru at the inaugural ZANU Congress....Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drug lord in Zanu-PF primary election contest
VIOLENCE mongers, drug lords, and shoddy characters were disqualified from standing for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections as Zanu-PF maintains high ethical standards with rerun polls set t...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 10 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Zanu-PF primaries preliminary results out
RESULTS for the Zanu-PF primary elections are still trickling in, with a mixed bag of young Turks and the old guard sailing through.The results are however, still subject to confirmation by th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Command centres submit Zanu-PF primary elections winners list
ZANU-PF provincial command centres have submitted the names of the winners of primary elections to the party's national elections directorate in Harare, which will officially announce the results....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF releases primary election candidates list
Zanu-PF Bulawayo province has released a full set of candidates set to battle for the House of Assemble and local authority tickets to in the harmonised elections.The primaries are set for Sat...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's bid for Cowdray park seat sparks debate
A debate has ensued about Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube's electoral chances after he surfaced as a contender in the Zanu-PF primary elections, to represent the newl...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Young Turks plot surprises
DAGGERS are out in Zanu-PF as aspiring youthful candidates turn on the heat on the party's old guard ahead of the ruling party's primary elections.It appears the ruling party has opened up the...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fresh uproar over Zec report
CONSTITUTIONAL experts and opposition parties have renewed their onslaught on the recently gazetted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) delimitation report, describing it as constitutionally unusable ...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Republic Party threatens mass action
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has threatened mass action if the preliminary delimitation report produced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is adopted in its current form.The part...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 13:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
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