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Zanu-PF rewards Chamisa's ex-ally with NPRC post?
FORMER MDC-T vice president Obert Gutu, who joined Zanu-PF last month, has been appointed as a commissioner in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) alongside five others.The...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'MDC got more than US$10m to defend Western interests'
It is beyond debate that for the past decades or so, Zimbabwe has been reeling under the disastrous and debilitating effects of illegal sanctions that were imposed against the country by some powerful...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:44hrs | 8 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Obert Gutu pours cold water on MDC 'victory'
MDC-T Vice President Obert Chaurura Gutu has pour cold water on a fake Nelson Chamisa led MDC Supreme court victory ruling that circulated all over social media on Monday evening.The fak...Published: 21 May 2019 at 11:32hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Khupe is dancing Nobert Kunonga music
Not so long ago the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe had tasted abhorrent deep factional fights pitted embattled cleric Bishop Nobert Kunonga and the then incumbent Chad Gandiya cabal. Kunonga, a stan Muga...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Benny Gudo
Obert Gutu takes Chamisa head on
MDC-T Vice President Obert Chaurura Gutu has question MDC president Nelson Chamisa's capacity of leading and developing the country.Taking a dig at Chamisa, Gutru said the 41-year-old leader i...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC-T seeks divine guidance
MDC-T deputy president, Thokozani Khupe has been officially fired from the party for partaking in unconstitutional activities, putting the party into disrepute and undermining the constitutional organ...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is the boss!
MDC-T yesterday fired one of its vice presidents, Dr Thokozani Khupe, national organising secretary Mr Abednigo Bhebhe and spokesperson Mr Obert Gutu for "unconstitutional behaviour, holding illegal m...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fires Khupe and two senior leaders
The MDC-T National Council, the Supreme-decision-making body in between Congresses met today deliberated on key issues affecting the party. After seven hours of deliberations, the National Co...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 17:24hrs | | by Morgen Komichi
Obert Gutu to contest in Harare East Constituency
A lot of developments have taken place in the MDC-T party since the death of party leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently. There has been internal fighting within the party with factionalism and accusation...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Tichaona Zindoga
MDC-T to hold Extraordinary National Executive and Council meetings this Thursday
The National Standing Committee met today in the context of developments in the party. The meeting was held to bring order, sanity, traction and direction as the party builds momentum for victory in t...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 12:50hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Electoral malpractices must be cleared in time for elections
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, January 23, 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that elections will be held before July this year. The MDC has always...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu
Obert Gutu banned from MDC-T HQ by the Vanguard
MDC-T Spokesperson Obert Gutu has dismissed claims that he has been banned from setting foot at the party's Harvest House headquarters by a group of party youths calling themselves The Vanguard....Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 10:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T holds its first national standing committee meeting in 2018
Acting MDC-T President Engineer Elias Mudzuri chaired the first meeting of the MDC national standing committee in 2018 at Harvest House on Wednesday, January 17, 2018.The meeting discussed various per...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 14:44hrs | 4 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC holds national organising and elections directorate meeting
On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Harvest House, Acting President Elias Mudzuri chaired the MDC national organising and elections directorate meeting. The meeting was attended by the deputy national chai...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 16:53hrs | | by Obert Gutu, MDC National Spokesperson
State of the nation address, long on promises short on detail - MDC-T
President Emmerson Mnangagwa presented his inaugural State of the Nation Address (SONA) before a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament at the Harare International Conference Centre on Wednesday a...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 10:24hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC-T welcomes decision for soldiers to return to barracks
For a very long time now, the MDC has been calling for the return to their barracks of members of the military who had been deployed on the streets of various cities, towns and growth points. The MDC ...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 14:13hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC supports Zimbabwe's re-engagement with the international community
The MDC is a social democratic political party that firmly believes in the full and total re- integration of Zimbabwe into the international comity of nations. Zimbabwe cannot afford to remain as a re...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 11:17hrs | 2 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
New ZEC chairperson must be independent and impartial - MDC-T
The MDC takes note of the resignation of Justice Rita Makarau as the ZEC chairperson. We also note that the 2018 harmonized elections are just a few months away and as such, ZEC has a huge task ahead ...Published: 09 Dec 2017 at 14:40hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Mnangagwa speech sounded like he was reading from MDC policy documents - Gutu
The Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration speech was "refreshingly reflective of the well - grounded MDC policies."The pa...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 09:34hrs | | by Ndou Paul
MDC-T continues fight for Zimbabwe's total democratisation
MDC-T President Morgan Tsvangirai and other top leaders of the MDC were present at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on Friday, November 24, 2017, when Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated as the ne...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 09:18hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu, MDC-T National Spokesperson
Zimbabwe cries out for a fresh start
On Friday, November 24, 2017, a new President of the Republic of Zimbabwe will be sworn into office. This is, indeed, a historic moment for our great nation because this is the very first time that Zi...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 11:23hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Renaming of Harare International Airport an insult to Zimbabweans
Surely, the gods must really be crazy! The renaming of Harare International Airport to Robert Mugabe International Airport on Thursday, November 9, 2017, marks a new low in both the political and avia...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 11:52hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC-T leadership meets to strategise on BVR
On Tuesday morning, November 7, 2017, the national standing committee of the MDC held a special meeting at the our party head office at Harvest House in Harare.The main agenda of the meeting w...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 15:14hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu, MDC National Spokesperson
Government must have its priorities right
The MDC respects the institution of traditional leaders and in fact, we have always advocated for the welfare of all our traditional leaders to be adequately catered for by the responsible authorities...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 11:38hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Zanu-PF regime slowly, but surely disintegrating
It doesn't need rocket science to appreciate that the Zanu-PF regime, fronted by President Robert Mugabe, is slowly, but surely disintegrating.It is now a matter of when, rather than whether, ...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:47hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Vendors are a creation of a failed economy
Reliable statistics have established that the unemployment rate in Zimbabwe is more than 90%. Put differently, only one out of ten Zimbabweans is in gainful employment.The majority of the peop...Published: 12 Oct 2017 at 16:20hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu, National Spokesperson MDC-T
MDC-T statement on the nationwide voter registration blitz
The nationwide voter registration blitz kicked off to a slow start yesterday in what is exposing the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission as ill-prepared to run the 2018 elections. Throughout th...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 11:26hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
All eligible Zimbabweans must be able to register to vote
The democratic notion of one person one vote was one of the key pillars and rallying points of the armed liberation struggle against racist colonial exploitation and subjugation.As a social de...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 16:12hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Zanu PF dictatorship must be sent packing in 2018
The people of Zimbabwe have endured almost four decades of political repression and acute socio-economic decline and deprivation at the hands of the Robert Mugabe - fronted Zanu PF dictatorship.&n...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 11:15hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC welcomes ruling of the Kenya Supreme Court
The MDC welcomes the ruling of the Supreme Court in Kenya on Friday, September 1, 2017, which ruling set aside the results of the Presidential election that was recently held in that country. ...Published: 01 Sep 2017 at 16:48hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu - MDC-T National Spokesperson
SADC should be more pro-active
The MDC would like to congratulate all the SADC member states for successfully holding their 37th summit that ended in Pretoria, South Africa, last weekend. We sincerely hope and trust that both polit...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 09:20hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Robert Mugabe National Youth Day : an insult to Zimbabwe's heroes
When a vapid and rabid dictatorship enters the end of its days, some very strange and bizarre things begin to manifest themselves. The nation learnt with shock and consternation when the crumbling and...Published: 19 Aug 2017 at 12:27hrs | 2 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
ZEC must scrap proof of residence requirement
A democratic, free and fair election entails that all eligible voters, without exception, are not deliberately and/or unnecessarily disenfranchised through a cumbersome and difficult process of regist...Published: 19 Jun 2017 at 09:41hrs | 23 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
ZEC must stamp its authority - MDC-T
In the past few weeks, Zimbabweans have noticed their fellow citizens being frog - marched and commandeered to attend so - called Zanu PF youth rallies in Marondera and Mutare. We have observed how in...Published: 17 Jun 2017 at 19:57hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC-T will never tolerate corruption
In his keynote address at the at Mkoba stadium in Gweru on Saturday, June 10,2017, President Tsvangirai made it abundantly clear that the MDC has a zero tolerance policy on corruption.At...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 11:18hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC-T firmly united under Tsvangirai
The Morgan Tsvangirai led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) on Tuesday said the party is firmly united under its leader.MDC-T National Spokesperson Obert Chaurura Gutu said in a statement...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 11:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Land barons must be exposed and prosecuted
The recent much publicised public spat between Phillip Chiyangwa and Saviour Kasukuwere disclosed shocking details about the activities of land barons in Zimbabwe. The MDC is deeply concerned that whi...Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 17:15hrs | 4 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Zanu PF sells another dummy to MDC part 3
If the opposition thinks Zanu PF is going to lie down and play dead, then it will be up to a big surprise. In fact, the opposite is true. They (opposition) are already falling in Zanu PF's contrivance...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Government should pay civil servants their bonuses
Having been birthed by the labour movement, amongst other key founding partners, the MDC is a social democratic political party that is passionately concerned about the welfare of the working clas...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 09:19hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Zanu-PF abuses state resources to acquire 365 new motor vehicles
Recent press reports to the effect that the crumbling and faction - ridden Zanu PF political party has acquired 365 brand new Ford Ranger SUV motor vehicles vindicate what we in the MDC have always be...Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 09:23hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Coalition should be driven by the people, not by political leaders
As a social democratic political party enjoying massive grassroots support, the MDC has always put people first in all its dealings and policy making deliberations. The MDC passionately believes in a ...Published: 05 Dec 2016 at 09:34hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Zanu-PF should not use State resources to fund party projects
Over the years, the Zanu-PF regime has always illegally and unconstitutionally conflated the relationship between Zanu-PF as a political party and the State or government. Because Zanu-PF is basic...Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 09:26hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T mourns the passing on of Cephas Msipa
The MDC is deeply saddened by the passing on of a revolutionary icon and nationalist par excellence, Cephas Msipa Snr, in the early hours of Monday, October 17, 2016. The late Mr. Msipa belonged to th...Published: 17 Oct 2016 at 12:22hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
ZEC should be honest and candid - MDC-T
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has got the very important and demanding constitutional mandate to run elections that are free,fair and credible.The MDC-T, together with several other oppositi...Published: 16 Oct 2016 at 10:11hrs | | by Obert C. Gutu
Zimbabwe Anti-corruption commission must be independent
The Zimbabwe Anti - Corruption Commission (ZACC) was established in terms of Section 254 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The core functions of the ZACC are to investigate and expose cases of corr...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T condemns appointment of Mugabe's son-in-law as Air Zimbabwe COO
The appointment of Simba Chikore as the Chief Operations Officer at Air Zimbabwe (Private) Limited is a very sad and tragic development for the country. This just confirms that the Mugabe dynasty ...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 09:32hrs | | by Obert Gutu
MDC-T celebrates its 17th anniversary at White City Stadium, Bulawayo on Saturday
All roads lead to White City Stadium in the City of Kings & Queens on Saturday. October 1, 2016, as the MDC holds its 17th anniversary and birthday celebrations. The people's project has come of a...Published: 30 Sep 2016 at 10:48hrs | 6 | by Obert Gutu
Zanu-PF declares a de facto state of emergency
The beleaguered and faction - ridden Zanu-PF regime has since gone completely rogue. On Saturday, September 17, 2016, the collapsing regime, fronted by Robert Mugabe, proved to the entire world, b...Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 14:46hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC-T saddened by murder conviction, to appeal
MDC-T has described the murder conviction of Yvonne Musarurwa, Tungamirai Madzokere and Last Maengahama by High Court judge today as unfortunateThe trio was found guilty of murdering a Z...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 16:39hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Conviction of three MDC-T officials unfortunate - Gutu
Conviction of Yvonne Musarurwa, Tungamirai Madzokere and Last Maengahama unfortunateThe MDC would like to express its deep sadness at the conviction, on...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 16:35hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
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