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My take on Tendai Biti and the scarcity of visionaries

Biti, by all means, embodies the archetype of the political activist: vocally critical of power, sharply articulate, and willing to agitate against institutional decay. He thrives on confrontation with the state apparatus, and in this rega…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:55hrs | 485 | by Charline P Chikomo

Zimbabwe opposition needs reshuffle

MANY Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the hunger for political change wanes.The conflict requires realignment and recalibration.A robust, resilient political party that can win over both rural an…

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:00hrs | 571 | by Leonard Koni

DOP leader slams Zimbabwe opposition

Harry Peter Wilson, the founder and leader of the Democratic Official Party (DOP), has delivered a scathing critique of Zimbabwe's opposition parties, accusing them of failing to challenge the ruling Zanu-PF party effectively while also co…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:57hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter

A reset of the opposition

The opposition party is currently in dire straits and needs a serious resuscitation and to get back to its factory settings.Anyone who was in opposition for more than ten years is likely to be compromised; they are either reaching retireme…

Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 11:25hrs | 379 | by Leonard Koni

SADC must crush the plague of opposition agitation

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) must abandon its feeble approach to dealing with the destructive chaos orchestrated by opposition political parties and take an uncompromising stand against their blatant role in fuelling p…

Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 15:37hrs | 946 | by Dereck Goto

Mozambique rocked by killings of opposition figures

Gunmen in two vehicles chased down the lawyer for Mozambique's leading opposition politician and a senior opposition official and fatally shot them in their SUV late at night on a main avenue in the capital, their party said Saturday, in a…

Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:12hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF, opposition and the road to 2028

Zanu-PF's internal power dynamics regarding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms ending in 2028 and the state of the currently fractured opposition.Following the release of the most recent op…

Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:32hrs | 245 | by Zimbabwe Democracy Institute

Time to re-energise the opposition

The future and quality of our opposition is in limbo and in dire straits. It needs to be fixed, improved as quickly as possible if it wants to be a force to reckon with. There are no short cuts to attain political power.The opposition must…

Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 11:47hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni

Zanu-PF ready for progressive opposition, claims Mutsvangwa

Zanu-PF is ready to work with all progressive opposition political parties who participated in the just ended harmonised elections for the benefit of the people, the party's spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, said yesterday.The call com…

Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

A free and fair election will heal Zimbabwe

The Zanu PF's government crack on the opposition, abuse of human rights, and failure to embrace and tolerate divergent views makes it harder for the party to appeal both to regional and international community.The party has been too stubbo…

Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 21:27hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni

Zec dismisses opposition's claims

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has dismissed claims by the opposition that the voters' roll has been manipulated against their favour as "mischievous and preposterous".Zec said the voters' roll inspection exercise which is current…

Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Opposition should break, and not actually perpetuate, cycle of dictatorship in Zimbabwe!

Every dictator has a justification for his decision to be a tyrant. Authoritarian rulers have always given what appeared sound reasons as to why they should govern with an iron-fist, and any who challenged them treated as treasonous and an…

Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 08:50hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zanu-PF claims to be ready to engage progressive opposition

Zanu-PF is ready to engage with all progressive opposition parties as long as they are not receiving instructions from foreign forces targeting regime change, the party's acting Secretary for Administration Patrick Chinamasa has said.China…

Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe opposition calls for removal of embargo

Opposition political parties have called for the unconditional removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, saying the measures are holding back the country's development.On Tuesday, Zimbabwe will join the region in commemorating the fourth S…

Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe opposition set for Armageddon in 2023

What a hugely important and symbolic week this will be for Zimbabwe.On Tuesday, African voices, particularly those from Southern Africa, will rise to a crescendo, as they continue to speak out against the obscene and brazen injustice of un…

Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus

Cde Mutsvangwa, do birds and trees sexually violate each other?

I never desire to wade into these sexual indiscretion scandals, or sexual abuse accusations, which have hounded well-known Zimbabwean leaders of late - both from the ruling and opposition formations - since, I vehemently believe these are …

Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:41hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to give opposition knock-out punch

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday rounded up the Zanu-PF campaign ahead of Saturday by-elections, calling on the electorate to bury the thieving Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) that has reduced towns and cities into ruins through gross mis…

Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Aspiring MP accuses Binga investor of funding opposition

AN aspiring Zanu-PF Binga North Member of Parliament, Kudakwashe Munsaka, has allegedly threatened an International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) investor he accuses of funding the opposition party in the area.It is alleged that the Bing…

Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe opposition has let down electorate

SEVERAL fringe opposition parties in the country have failed to field candidates in all the contested seats, a situation which analysts say has given the ruling Zanu-PF party an upper hand.The March 26 by-elections are being held to fill 2…

Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mushrooming parties a diversionary tactic

ZIMBABWE'S political scene is fast changing, several parties have been launched in the past couple of weeks. However, the political discourse has not moved an inch.The Constitution has a section on political rights. Citizens can form or jo…

Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 3 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Zanu-PF seeks to reclaim Harare from opposition

ZANU-PF Provincial chairperson for Harare and Zone 4 District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson Goodwills Masimirembwa has challenged branch leaders in Harare to play the game of numbers in order to win back the capital."Zone 4 has …

Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

United opposition can defeat Zanu-PF

THERE are three keys to defeating Zanu-PF at the polls in 2023.The first key is the formation of a united opposition. By showing that they are willing to change themselves in order to change the nation, they will clearly demonstrate to the…

Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Zunde

Mnangagwa gearing to crush Chamisa's MDC?

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's weekend attack on the MDC Alliance, calling it a terrorist organisation has attracted backlash from the opposition and political analysts who say that it was a ploy by the government to crackdown on dissentin…

Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Fear paralyses Zimbabwe opposition

OPPOSITION big shots say their fight for a better Zimbabwe for all is being slowed down by fear, as authorities continue to crack down on people who stand accused of breaching the country's laws. In addition, they are worried that last wee…

Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe opposition wars comic and tragic'

The usual band of political analysts say the deepening rifts in the country's opposition will once again gift the ruling Zanu-PF an easy victory in the 2023 national elections. The analysts also say that neither the MDC's new leader Dougla…

Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe opposition's squandered opportunities

The political opposition in Zimbabwe, particularly the MDC, is stuck in the middle: between making news headlines and making reform headways.This is not new.Being stuck between making news headlines and making reform headways, has been the…

Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:18hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo

Chinamasa warns opposition

ZANU-PF says political parties that are shunning President Emmerson Mnangagwa's dialogue overtures and preferring violent confrontations will be dealt with by the law.This comes as MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has constantly rejected…

Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Numbers & brand only can't take you to State House

Zanu PF is not afraid of Facebook posts, Whatsapp and Twitter rants. Zanu PF only panics when you go back silently to the drawing board to plan and refresh on ideas. Come 2023, opposition may be given a surprise boot which may perhaps para…

Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 13:43hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo

Opposition will not observe ballot paper printing: Mangwana

Zanu-PF legal affairs secretary and party representative in the political party dialogue, Paul Mangwana (PM), has justified the presence of ex-military generals in the ruling party politburo. Mangwana spoke to our Senior Reporter, Blessed …

Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Opposition parties walk out of Mnangagwa's post-election dialogue meeting

The second session of the national dialogue with July 2018 presidential candidates at State House in Harare on Friday got off to a rocky start, with some candidates and their representatives walking out.Some snubbed the event entirely for …

Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 20:59hrs | | by TimesLive

Zimbabwe violent protests 'false flag' operations by ZANU PF to suppress opposition?

One of the most efficient and effective strategies of dictatorships - that has been used since time immemorial - to suppress any form of opposition, has been the employment of 'false flag' operations, which they will blame their opponents …

Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Taurai J. Pachena

Chamisa confused about the role of the leader of the opposition in parliament

The president of Zimbabwe indicated that he is minded to create a formal position of a leader of the opposition in parliament in accordance with the British and commonwealth system. This raised a great excitement in the opposition where th…

Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Like MDC Alliance, Mali opposition leader rejects presidential runoff result

Mali's opposition leader on Friday rejected the announcement that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was the winner of a presidential runoff in this West African nation, saying he would be filing a fraud complaint to the Constitutional Court…

Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 12:16hrs | 1 | by AP

Opposition legislator charged over elections protest

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Thursday 16 August 2018 charged Costa Machingauta, an opposition MDC Alliance party legislator for Budiriro constituency with public violence for allegedly participating in protests staged in Harare ea…

Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe prophecy fulfilled

On 26 June 2018 at 07:27HRS Bulawayo24 published a prophecy that I received in the spirit on Friday June 8, 2018 in which i mentioned I saw "an atmosphere of sudden repression and intimidation" In the prophecy I also saw a traumatized woma…

Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 06:00hrs | 18 | by Tendai Tagarira

Self-aggrandisement mars opposition politics in Zimbabwe

I arrived at Oslo International Airport one late afternoon in October 2005 en route to Oslo University where I had been invited as guest professor.By some coincidence, the then secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),…

Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 16:30hrs | 66 | by Geoffrey Nyarota.

Opposition must close ranks for Zimbabwe's sake

Zimbabwe is currently on the verge of possibility and there are high indications that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF's hegemony on power could be broken if the opposition parties play their cards well.There has never been so much…

Published: 28 May 2018 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter

Opposition must open their own private TV station

Editor, I want to say to the Zimbabwean opposition fraternity you will never ever be given a chance to sell your manifestos to the citizens of this country via the ZBC TV or radios. These national broadcasting tools are run and controlled …

Published: 16 May 2018 at 09:57hrs | 1 | by Nkomah Isaac

Zimbabwe opposition can win 'if it overwhelms polls'

Former president Robert Mugabe's attempts to stay in the limelight and a new party formed with his blessing could be good for the opposition in Zimbabwe's upcoming elections, #ThisFlag pastor Evan Mawarire has said, but he declined to answ…

Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:11hrs | | by Carien Du Plessis

Disgruntled Zanu-PF supporters threaten to vote for opposition

DISGRUNTLED Zanu-PF supporters in Manicaland province have threatened to vote for the opposition after their preferred candidates were disqualified from contesting the ruling party's primary elections.The party members are demanding nation…

Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Opposition, civil society should not rest in push for electoral reforms

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's pledge to reform electoral laws ahead of this year's general elections should have come as good news to local civil society groups and opposition parties, that for years have shouted their voices hoarse for t…

Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Why the opposition is likely to lose the forthcoming elections

As this year's elections draw near, members of the opposition, especially the MDC-T and its Alliance partners are both excited and frustrated.This is because, although the crowds that have been attending its campaign rallies are, obviously…

Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga

ZBC opens up airwaves to opposition

Build Zimbabwe Alliance - a political party determined to promote democracy & unleash Zim's full economic potential - has praised the state broadcaster ZBC for opening up the airwaves to the opposition. The alliance, whose Twitter hand…

Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul

Zanu PF activists threaten violence on villagers who will vote for opposition

Zanu PF activists in Mutare South have threatened violence on villagers if they vote against the ruling party in this year's election.Zimbabwe Peace Project reported in its latest report that a political meeting was held at Berzeley Bridge…

Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 14:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe opposition politics faces annihilation

Opposition political parties are quickly losing their relevance in the Zimbabwean political arena. Their political relevance has been hinged on the now obsolete "Mugabe Must Go" mantra which was recently obliterated when President Emmerson…

Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Prosperity Mzila

Site of vigorous political contestations and violence

THE year 2017 has seen the city of Bulawayo being used as a political battlefield for opposition parties and the ruling Zanu-PF with dismissals, suspensions, defections, resignations and even violence marking the new political culture.All …

Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe scoffs at opposition 'coalition'

The 93-year-old Zanu-PF leader President Robert Mugabe has claimed that the Presidential Youth Interface Meetings are a huge seal of approval on the work the ruling party is doing to empower ZimbabweansAddressing guests at a dinner hosted …

Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 09:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Youth convergence a crucial part of the opposition electoral victory

As the political temperatures are heating up with each day ahead of the 2018 plebiscite, ordinarily thoughts and actions should be brought together to work out a superior plan of victory. This coming election, just like any other election …

Published: 23 Jul 2017 at 23:17hrs | | by Tererai Obey Sithole

Zanu-PF has sought to proffer a new narrative

Given the history of a parked transition since 1980, Zimbabweans are worried that the country remains arrested by retrogression. Zimbabwe has been stagnant without tangible development and the future of the country is threatened by misgove…

Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 18:08hrs | 1 | by Toendepi Shonhe, Academic

Zanu PF defeats opposition at ideas - analyst

A political analyst Pedzisai Ruhanya has said the ruling Zanu-PF has defeated the opposition at the level of ideas  and advised the opposition that they should know that their constituencies are not the International Monetary Fund (IM…

Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes

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