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Polad a tool to sanitise Mnangagwa legitimacy
FORMATION of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) in 2019 was primarily meant to give President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration a veneer of legitimacy after narrowly winning the disputed 2018 gen...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:27hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crying out for political remaking
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, the refrain of the song Remake the World by Jimmy Cliff aptly portrays the magnitude of destitution that is prevalent among citizenry....Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:06hrs | 431 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
CCC duplicity, hell bent on participating in 2023 with not cat in hell chance on winning, has exposed SADC duplicity
Yes, Zimbabwe is heading for yet another rigged elections. Zanu PF has learned the lessons from the past and by putting these into practice, the party is hoping to get political legitimacy from SADC a...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 09:52hrs | 1361 | by Nomusa Garikai
Polad gobbles millions in taxpayers' money
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's creation, the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), hangs in the balance after gobbling millions of dollars in taxpayers' money as Zimbabwe hurtles towards make-or-break ge...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:13hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies turn heat
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies that are members of a platform ostensibly set up to improve the country's electoral environment after the disputed 2018 polls have turned their swords on the Zimb...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:17hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba guns for 'rogue' Zec commissioners
SEVEN Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioners, who reportedly refused to append their signatures to the electoral body's preliminary delimitation report presented to President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:13hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies turn swords on Zec
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies that are members of a platform ostensibly set up to improve the country's electoral environment after the disputed 2018 polls have turned their swords on the Zimb...Published: 29 Jan 2023 at 08:04hrs | 3772 | by Staff Reporter
'Funding for Zimbabwe political parties insufficient'
THE Justice ministry has called on Treasury to increase funding for political parties under the Political Parties (Finance) Act as the country heads for the 2023 polls.The ministry, which hand...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa speaks on 2023 polls prospects, accepting results
A wave of opposition victories in the Sadc region over the past two years has elicited mixed reactions from political parties in Zimbabwe.The opposition says this is a sign that the tide was c...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:40hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
How genuine and sincere is Jonathan Moyo?
Zanu-PF spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa has responded to exiled former cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao's letter of apology to the party.In his response, Mutsvangwa said the tw...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:27hrs | 456 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa rips into Mnangagwa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday laid bare the worsening human rights situation in the country before a Commonwealth team currently visiting to assess its suitabilit...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 2075 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora pampered with vast farm, Mercedes-Benz
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has taken delivery of a brand new Mercedes-Benz from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, adding to a farm he was also given for free early this year in what is see...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:46hrs | 9720 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai ally announces bid to dislodge Mwonzora
A SENIOR MDC-T official, who was close to the late opposition icon Morgan Tsvangirai, Norest Marara, says he will challenge party leader Douglas Mwonzora at the upcoming congress, becoming the first o...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:45hrs | 2582 | by Staff reporter
ZIPRA cadres accuse Mnangagwa of sidelining former combatants
FORMER Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) commander, Jonh Gazi has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of sidelining former ZIPRA and fellows from main wing, Zimbabwe People's Union (ZAPU)...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Congress endorses Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF's ongoing elective congress has unanimously endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the sole party candidate in next year's presidential elections, giving him a fresh mandate to lead the part...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:01hrs | 260 | by Staff rporter
Chamisa says Mnangagwa ignoring his calls
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa was ignoring his calls for dialogue to end escalating acts of political violence ahead of the 2023...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:00hrs | 695 | by Staff rporter
The Madhuku option: Proverbial low hanging fruit?
THE out of court negotiations (herein termed the Madhuku Option) being mooted by NCA president, Polad member and prominent legal buff, Lovemore Madhuku, on the continued detention of CCC political pri...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:39hrs | 590 | by Ted Noham
Ramaphosa-Malema handshake impossible in Zimbabwe as EFF no threat to ANC rule!
As much as this may shock many - the African continent is full of 'democratic leaders' - but, there is always one catch......their tolerance and good-heartedness towards the opposition is on t...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 18:57hrs | 2502 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mthuli Ncube transforms from technocrat to political player
IF ever there was any doubt, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has fully abandoned his posture as a neutral technocrat after being elected a Zanu-PF central committee member last weekend.The centr...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 18:55hrs | 2495 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embarks on rebranding journey
ZIMBABWE is embarking on a journey to repair its image, which was battered by the Western media over the years through negative publicity.The assault on its image perception by the West follow...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Mashonalanders and Mnangagwa takes over Gukurahundi genocide resolution
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has launched a manual on the Gukurahundi community engagement processes by chiefs including a report on their consultative meetings as the Second Republic takes a bold step towards...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora joins Polad
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora yesterday joined the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) plartform created by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2018 and will now be entitled to benefits that are enjoyed by ...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 19:07hrs | 2499 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF will never win free elections!' said CCC. True. So, why is CCC one insisting on elections with NO reforms?
When it comes to elections, Zimbabwe is caught in a catch 22 situation. After 42 years of corrupt and tyrannical Zanu PF rule that has left the country in economic ruins, a pariah state and forced mil...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 13:51hrs | 385 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's govt outfoxes opposition on reforms
ELECTORAL stakeholders, including the opposition, have raised concern over the secrecy surrounding the Electoral Amendment Bill 2022 announced by government on Tuesday saying they were not consulted....Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is trying to re-brand himself as a constructive opposition figure
Born-Again Nelson?I NOTICE Nelson Chamisa is trying to re-brand himself as a constructive opposition figure, constructive in the mould of his bete noire...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 19:06hrs | 1639 | by Jamwanda2
Sikhala's continued imprisonment riles colonial masters in UK
THE continued incarceration of opposition lawmakers Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, together with 14 Nyatsime residents for over 100 days, has cast Zimbabwe's deteriorating political situation under ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:11hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tables electoral reform demands ahead of 2023 polls
Zimbabwe opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa says there was urgent need to correct historical anomalies in order to end disputed election outcomes.The timing...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:18hrs | 1455 | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala a pawn to force CCC into Polad'
LAWYER Beatrice Mtetwa yesterday claimed that legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole were being persecuted to force the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party to join the Political ...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1731 | by Staff reporter
State responds to Sikhala, Sithole bail bid
Investigations into the alleged incitement of public violence in Nyatsime by CCC members of Parliament Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole are almost complete with the trial set for November 15, the State...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Komichi differ on way forward
OPPOSITION MDC-Alliance chairperson Morgen Komichi has disagreed with party leader Douglas Mwonzora's proposition to engage Zanu-PF party leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa through dialogue, sa...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
Key reforms will only come through dialogue, not confrontation, says Mwonzora
MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has said key political reforms in the country will only come through dialogue not confrontation as these have to pass through Parliament, where the ruling Zanu-PF has ...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 20:05hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
'AU, EU must intervene on Zimbabwe crisis'
PEOPLE's Progressive Party Zimbabwe (PPPZ) president Timothy Chiguvare says the country needs mediators to address the question on electoral reforms."We need mediators such as the African Unio...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 18:24hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shields killer soldiers from justice
ZIMBABWEAN human rights organisations under the Crisis in Zimbabwe banner have engaged former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, raising questions and seeking global support in dealing with th...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:59hrs | 1721 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preaches unity in Kenya amid political intolerance back home
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he and other African Heads of States have challenged newly-elected Kenyan President William Ruto to put aside the disputed election outcome and embrace perennial losi...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 1612 | by Staff reporter
Joseph Busha attacks Mnangagwa, Chamisa
Opposition FreeZim Congress leader and business tycoon, Joseph Busha has fired shots at President Emmerson Mnangagwa and CCC leader Nelson Chamisa for perceived lack of legitimacy as he announced his ...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 19:08hrs | 4659 | by Staff reporter
Madhuku's political solution for Sikhala release stirs storm
NATIONAL Constitutional Assembly leader Professor Lovemore Madhuku may have come under fire over his suggestion of a political solution involving Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leaders and Presi...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 19:04hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
Biti dismisses Madhuku over Sikhala comments
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Tendai Biti has rubbished talks of a political dialogue with Zanu-PF to facilitate the release of party MPs Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole along with th...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:49hrs | 3198 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Mnangagwa
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,We appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to officially either serve you summons or issue a warrant of arrest or proceed to apprehend, interrogate a...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 410 | by Zvaringeni Samuel Chasi, Patriotic Party Zimbabwe president
Sikhala and Sithole are now victims of failure by their political party
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe law professor, Lovemore Madhuku, has claimed that detained legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole are victims of their own political party's decision to refuse to dialogue....Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:50hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - SA relations: Mnangagwa's cabinet launches propaganda war
THE Zimbabwean government has largely been quite over boiling anger in South Africa on the influx of foreigners who are desperately seeking jobs and free medical treatment, but are enduring xenophobic...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 20:49hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
Madhuku corners ZEC over election nomination fees
THE National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader, Lovemore Madhuku has asked Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to reverse the recently gazetted election nomination fees, saying it misunderstood its...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 19:47hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
We know our heroes
THOUSANDS of people yesterday thronged the National Heroes Acre to remember the country's luminaries who sacrificed limb and life to liberate Zimbabwe and deliver freedom that flourishes today....Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants cops barred from collecting poll data
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) wants police officers stopped from accessing any information relating to the progress of the country's elections, in a raft of demands placed by the main opposition...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 15:35hrs | 3491 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa'ss CCC dismisses POLAD's poll reform declaration
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has poured scorn on the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)'s electoral reform declaration saying it lacked critical issues that were key to the holding of credible p...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 15:33hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
POLAD electoral reform declaration forces ZEC to announce results in 72 hours
The Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), a grouping of 16 political parties which took part in the 2018 elections, including Zanu-PF, has released a declaration recommending electoral reforms before nex...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 07:37hrs | 2337 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu
Chamisa's CCC pins hope on dialogue with Zanu-PF
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it has started engaging regional leaders to facilitate smooth dialogue with the ruling Zanu-PF party to "peacefully" address the political and econo...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:22hrs | 2008 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue not elections is the way to go
Calls by civic society, political parties and faith groups for political players to embrace the idea of an inclusive dialogue as the solution to our political and economic quagmire should be tak...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 09:18hrs | 1088 | by Kurauone Chihwayi
Zanu-PF appeals to industry
Zanu-PF has introduced a programme dubbed Listening Tuesdays, in which it will invite captains of industry and company executives to deliberate on issues bedevilling the country's economy.Thro...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:25hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new political party launches, promises economic revival
A NEW political party, the Zimbabwe Republican Front (ZRF) was launched last Friday at the Bulawayo Media Centre.Addressing journalists, the party's 38-year-old leader Fanuel Lisenga said Zimb...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:48hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Your Excellency Mnangagwa, the buck stops with you
DEAR President,Your Excellency, the cost of living has been skyrocketing for quite some time now. Salaries are subjected to progressive erosion. As I see it, long before teachers in public ser...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:47hrs | 395 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
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