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Gwanda to host Zanu-PF's December conference
ZANU-PF will in December hold its annual conference in Matabeleland South, Gwanda, the party's Secretary for Administration, Dr Obert Mpofu, has said.This will be the first time for the ruling...Published: 3 hrs ago | 41 | by Staff reporter
'Arrest of bigwigs in line with Zanu-PF’s anti-corruption stance'
ZANU-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu has said the arrest of bigwigs, among them former Cabinet ministers, is in line with the ruling party's resolutions to clamp down on all forms of gr...Published: 17 hrs ago | 654 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu denies growing rich off govt corruption
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu sits down for a wide-ranging interview with the Daily on Sunday's Mugove Tafirenyika. Find below excerpts of the interview.Q: Zanu-PF has intro...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 14:28hrs | 1880 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has stabilised
We, (as Zanu-PF), follow the constitution of the party on restructuring at all levels.However, when certain developments that warrant restructuring occur, we do (the) restructuring.We ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:44hrs | 162 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Obert Mpofu looks to revive Zanu-PF business empire
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF is looking to revive its fallen business empire, crippled by gross mismanagement and corruption.In an exclusive interview with the Daily New...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:38hrs | 2723 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu sued over $76k bank loan
LOCAL financial institution, CBZ Limited, has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel former Home Affairs minister, Obert Mpofu, his wife Sikhanyisiwe, and the couple's business, Trebo an...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1017 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa outlines his 3 deputies' roles
OPPOSITION MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday gave his three deputies - Elias Mudzuri, Morgen Komichi and Welshman Ncube - specific roles to play as he moves to strengthen the party following its e...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 5193 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu offered to step down
ZANU-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday said he volunteered to relinquish his Senatorial position to pave way for Cain Mathema following his appointment as Minister of Home Affai...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | 5653 | by Staff reporter
Bosso avert blushes over unpaid bills
HIGHLANDERS last week averted a potentially embarrassing situation that would have resulted in their property being attached by Bulawayo City Council over an unpaid water bill amounting to about $40 0...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Hefty perks for Obert Mpofu and other fired old gurad
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has thrown a lifeline to his fellow comrades-in-arms whom he dropped from his Cabinet more than a week ago by giving them plum jobs at the Zanu-PF headquarters, complete w...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:37hrs | 6464 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa forces Obert Mpofu to relinquish his Senate seat
Former Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has been forced to relinquish his Senate seat to make way for his successor Cain Mathema, a week after he lost his Cabinet post.President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 14793 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa woos Mugabe protégé
President Emmerson Mnangagwa met one of former president Robert Mugabe's top allies, Ambrose Mutinhiri, amid indications that the Zanu-PF leader is on a charm offensive to lure back his foes into the ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:05hrs | 6698 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa primes Zanu-PF for rebirth
The redeployment of several senior Zanu-PF officials from Government is part of an ongoing reorganisation and modernisation of the ruling party's operations to enable it to strictly monitor implementa...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:45hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Let's give Mnangagwa a chance to turnaround Zimbabwe
For a long time, Zimbabwe was a country in the wilderness with little taking place, but since November 24, 2017 when President Mnangagwa took over the levers of powers, things started to tick. He emba...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:16hrs | 196 | by Elijah Chihota
Charamba sexual abuse probe set to start
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission has launched a probe into claims of sexual harassment levelled against police Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba's husband and two other Department of Immigr...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:13hrs | 1641 | by Staff reporter
Economic war cabinet
After the noise and deliberate anti-development scheme by the opposition President Mnangagwa has appointed a new well balanced and surprising Cabinet. The nation is very anxious for change and the anx...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 701 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa's new cabinet an average team
THE cabinet appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week dubbed the "dream team" by government publicists, though a marked improvement from previous ones, has shortcomings as it features minist...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:23hrs | 1578 | by Staff reporter
ED 'so far so good' but you need Chamisa to resuscitate the economy
It is always good to give an applause when someone in the caliber of President Mnangagwa does well. As much as I don't like the man but I think he deserve a little bit of some thumbs up and respect co...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 09:45hrs | 3432 | by Knowledge Hakata
Mnangagwa has changed Zanu-PF into a fresh new-look organisation
Political analysts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet - in which he dumped both friends and foes alike on Friday last week - demonstrates that he is determined to reset the government's co...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 20:01hrs | 5121 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'is now his own man'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new cabinet signifies his determination to "reset the government's compass", as he hopes to turn around the country's deteriorating economy, an analyst has reportedly sa...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 15:48hrs | 5211 | by Staff reporter
Let's give Mnangagwa a chance to turn Zimbabwe around
For a long time, Zimbabwe was a country in the wilderness with virtually nothing taking place, but since 24 November 2017 when President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the levers of powers things starte...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 16:16hrs | 2438 | by Elijah Chihota
Ex-ministers get new jobs
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has deployed a number of former ministers who were dropped fromPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet to the party headquarters where they will take up full-time jobs....Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 14:33hrs | 2865 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new Cabinet: A patronage, merit alchemy?
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa, following a disputed narrow victory in July which had to be validated by the Constitutional Court in August, appointed a new Cabinet on Friday, September 7....Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 13:38hrs | 1594 | by Washington Katema
Obert Mpofu redeployed to Zanu-PF HQ
SEVERAL former ministers who did not make it into the 20-member Cabinet announced by President Mnangagwa last week were yesterday redeployed to work at the Zanu-PF headquarters as full time employees,...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1526 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reassigns ex-ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has re-assigned some of the former ministers who were retired from government to full time heads of departments at Zanu-PF party headquarters today.This was reveal...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 19:42hrs | 6917 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu to work full-time at Zanu-PF
The Zanu-PF politburo is also expected to rubber-stamp a proposal by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to allow some senior officials such as secretary for administration Obert Mpofu and Simon Khaya Moyo t...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 12:04hrs | 4410 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hailed for dumping 'wealthy ministers'
WAR veterans secretary-general and newly-appointed War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for dumping some of the long-serving ministers whom he descri...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF commends Mnangagwa over Cabinet appointments
ZANU-PF yesterday commended President Mnangagwa for appointing Cabinet Ministers on meritocracy, saying the new team has the capacity to drive his vision of modernising the country while creating weal...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Hope as Mnangagwa swings axe
Cabinet appointments anywhere in the world are by their nature highly-contested and emotive affairs - because virtually all politicians think they are Cabinet material, while ordinary citizens harbour...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:15hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb blast probe raises questions
Police are still to make inroads in their investigations into the White City Stadium bomb blast in June in spite of claims by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the suspects are now known.Polic...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:09hrs | 1918 | by Staff reporter
All eyes on Mnangagwa's Cabinet
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet has been well-received after his bold decision to bring in technocrats who are not necessarily politicians and the more to drop deadwood.Zimbabweans ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:51hrs | 1282 | by Editorial - The Standard
Axed ministers speak out
Some Zanu-PF heavyweights left out of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet yesterday said they had accepted their fate and were not bitter.Former Energy minister Simon Khaya Moyo said he...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:50hrs | 7523 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance square off for top Parly seats
Zanu-PF has activated internal processes to select the party's preferred candidates for presiding officers in the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe ahead of Tuesday's elections.Parliamentarians wil...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:15hrs | 1294 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accused of 'name bombing'
Smarting from his failure to wrestle power from Zanu-PF, the main opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has poured cold water on rave views on Mnangagwa's government cabinet appointments sayin...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 20:51hrs | 5406 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa failed to make the cut
President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a 20-member cabinet with some surprise new inclusions while some Zanu PF heavyweights who had almost become permanent features in successive governments since in...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 11:25hrs | 7854 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints technocrats in new Cabinet
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pulled a shocker when he dropped several Zanu PF party bigwigs, some who had served as Cabinet ministers for several years, and appointed three technocrats - for...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:28hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Cabinet shocker
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pulled a shocker when he dropped several Zanu PF party bigwigs, some who had served as Cabinet ministers for several years, and appointed three technocrats - for...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 2786 | by Staff Reporter
17 ministers left out of Mnangagwa cabinet
The following are no longer ministers in President Mnangagwa's new cabinet:Patrick Chinamasa - (Minister of Finance and Economic Development)...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 16:46hrs | 24686 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa dumps Obert Mpofu
Former Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has been left out of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new lean cabinet, which does not include long serving members such as Simon Khaya Moyo, Patrick Chinamasa, ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 16:11hrs | 14042 | by Staff reporter
Mudede sued for blacklisting Violet Gonda
HUMAN rights lawyers have taken Registrar-General (RG) Tobaiwa Mudede to the High Court, seeking an order compelling him to remove travel restrictions imposed on freelance journalist Violet Gonda, who...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:10hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doomed as May, Merkel back Mnangagwa
On August 28, British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, for a one-day working visit. This visit was part of a three-nation tour of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria designed...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1023 | by Tafi Mhaka
Chamisa rally hearing set for tomorrow
THE Bulawayo High Court has deferred the hearing of MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's challenge against stoppage of his Kwekwe rally to tomorrow.The matter was initially supposed to be hear...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa challenges police ban
The MDC Alliance has filed an urgent application before the Bulawayo High Court challenging the police's decision to ban its Kwekwe rally that had been scheduled for last Sunday.Police blocked...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 15:04hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF rules out inclusive govt with Chamisa
ZANU-PF has effectively dashed people's hopes on the possibility of forming an inclusive government by shutting its doors on any negotiations in the face of a crippling economy, dilapidated public inf...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1902 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu threatens protests crackdown
HOME Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has threatened a crackdown on any street protests amid fears in government of a possible uprising by MDC Alliance supporters over an unfavourable Constitutional Court...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 13:46hrs | 2980 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa implored to 'refresh' cabinet
VICE-PRESIDENTS Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi yesterday took the oath of office at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing a litmus test over the calibre of ministers who will constitute...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 13:38hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
War vets receive cars
Zanu-PF yesterday handed over vehicles to provincial chairpersons of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) in fulfilment of the party's commitment to improving their welfa...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 12:29hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to appoint a young, dynamic and small Cabinet?
Jostling for Cabinet posts has reached fever pitch, as pressure mounts on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint a young, dynamic and small Cabinet capable of breathing fresh life into the country's ...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3811 | by Staff reporter
Acid test for President Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will face his first greatest test when he selects his new Cabinet in which he will have to strike a balancing act between his old Zanu PF lieutenants' political interests ...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3038 | by Staff Reporter
Paul Siwela: Lion King that is about to roar
The Lion is not called "Lion King" for no reason. Paul Siwela is the Lion King that is about to roar and when he does (roar) all other animals in the political jungle will go to hiding.In the ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 07:59hrs | 3089 | by Israel Dube
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