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Chamisa stamps his authority, expels Harare Mayor Mafume
The President of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, has expelled Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume and six other councillors for aligning themselves with self-proclaimed party Secretary ...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 05:01hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa invades Bulawayo
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) frontman Nelson Chamisa is this Thursday set to lunch its official by-election campaign in Bulawayo.The party is also set to unveil its election agenda at t...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa Chete Chete: New party with very old habits
It's only a new name! The rest is not so different from the disbanded Movement for Democratic Change - Alliance (MDC -A) from dictatorship, imposition of candidates, fielding double candidates to shov...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance abduction skeletons tumble
A FORMER MDC official, Nqobizitha Khumalo, who is now with the People Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed how the opposition party has been faking abductions and causing terror in the country through ...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Chamisa faction ordered off Harvest House by Court
The Harare Magistrate Court has ordered the MDC Alliance to vacate Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House, which was taken over by youths belonging to the Nelson Chamisa led party.In an application f...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 10:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'MDC factions not fit to govern'?
WARRING MDC factions should not be near the levers of power as they are disposed to turn the peaceful political landscape into a war zone, a former opposition top official and insider has said. ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC haggles over mayor
The two MDC formations are haggling over the Harare mayoral elections held last week with Dr Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T saying they want the polls nullified. The Khupe-led formation said the elec...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC set to heal divisions in Masvingo
NELSON Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has moved to heal divisions following the acrimonious congress in Masvingo where some officials were disqualified in controversial circumstances. In an intervie...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rift widens in MDC Masvingo
DIVISIONS are widening in MDC Masvingo province after the party disqualified Tongai Matutu from contesting against James Gumbi for the post of provincial chairperson.Matutu was disqualified be...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos erupts after Matutu disqualified from MDC congress
CHAOS reigned supreme during the MDC Masvingo provincial congress after the party disqualified Tongai Matutu from contesting for the post of provincial chairperson.Matutu, who was squaring off...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 13:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa cries foul over military crackdown
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has cried foul over the alleged military crackdown and overnight raids on his lieutenants' homes since Wednesday last week after he rejected the election ...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Agencies
MDC Alliance to merge into a single party
MDC Alliance spokesperson Welshman Ncube has hinted on the possibility of the popular opposition coalition further merging into one single political party.The opposition front was formed 2017 ...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Chamisa fingered in Mugabe's NPF split
National Patriotic Front has split after former Bulawayo provincial affairs Minister Eunice Sandi Moyo fired retired Brigadier General Ambrose Mutinhiri.The MDC Alliance led by main opposition...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 13:40hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mugabe in GNU negotiations
THE MDC Alliance led by main opposition presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa is involved in critical negotiations with the National Patriotic Front (NPF) headed by Ambrose Mutinhiri - who has fo...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 09:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'MDC' prefix dropped from 'MDC Alliance'
Opposition National People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru has finally managed to push for a drop of the of the 'MDC' prefix in the 'MDC Alliance' name and the main opposition party's logo, as she m...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 14:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru pushes for new coalition
Opposition National People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru has finally managed to push for a drop of the of the 'MDC' prefix in the 'MDC Alliance' name and the main opposition party's logo, as she m...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangarai aide tells Welshman Ncube to 'shut up, mind his own business'
HARARE - Top officials in the MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai have told spokesperson of the MDC Alliance Welshman Ncube to go to hell and stop interfering in matters concerning the troubled opposition pa...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
PDP in South Africa welcomes Rainbow Coalition
The People Democratic Party in South Africa has welcome the formation of the Rainbow Coalition Party in which their party is a member.The coalition last week endorsed Joice Mujuru as its presi...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 13:45hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Midlands grills Tsvangirai
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, reportedly had a torrid time from party executive members in the Midlands province last week, who wanted to get clarification on the alliance which the party has for...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 13:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A coup is already taking place in Zimbabwe
ZANU-PF politicians continue to occupy the physical state offices but the military has taken over the reins, People Democratic Party (PDP) President Tendai Biti has said.He was addressing a co...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 11:43hrs | 11 | by PDP
Tsvangirai doesn't want to be challenge as coalition leader
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has put forward three proposals which opposition parties can use to select the leader of a coalition to take on President Robert Mugabe in next year's elections....Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 10:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge-Harare road dualisation a political gimmick'
OPPOSITION parties have said the groundbreaking ceremony for the dualisation of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway was a desperate attempt by President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF to win next year's e...Published: 20 May 2017 at 12:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti 'spies' infiltrate Joice Mujuru party - report
Top officials from Tendai Biti's People Democratic Party (PDP) party have been accused of infiltrating Joice Mujuru's National People's Party (NPP) with the aim of splitting it, reports sho...Published: 25 Mar 2017 at 03:48hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Call to probe Obert Mpofu's wealth
The Tendai Biti’s led People Democratic Party said Zacc must investigate allegations that Macro-Economic Planning minister Obert Mpofu allegedly siphoned diamonds money to amass his vast wealth. ...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Biti needs Tsvangirai'
Former MDC MP for Glen View South Paul Madzore recently rejoined the party he helped found along with its leader Morgan Tsvangirai in 1999.Mugove Tafirenyika spoke to Madzore about his return,...Published: 12 Dec 2016 at 13:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
I will never let you down, says Tsvangirai
Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC yesterday said it will never let the people down as it strives to form a grassroots-driven coalition before the keenly anticipated 2018 elections.Last week, Tsvan...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tough times ahead for MDC-T
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently threw his weight behind spirited efforts by Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere to clean up Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T)- dominated lo...Published: 03 Nov 2016 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Opposition grand coalition, just a rhetoric
I was once a believer in opposition coalition politics in Zimbabwe but after reading an article by former Crisis in Zimbabwe executive director, Macdonald Lewanika in the Dailynews of 21 August 2016, ...Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 09:25hrs | 2 | by John Mukumbo
Biti endorses Mujuru candidacy
BINGA - Zimbabwe People First leader Joice Mujuru yesterday moved her campaign to rural areas with a rally in Binga where Tendai Biti's People Democratic Party pledged not to field a presidential ...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti, Mujuru join forces
AFTER realising that their support is waning, the People Democratic Party led by Mr Tendai Biti yesterday announced that it will unconditionally join Dr Joice Mujuru's Zimbabwe People First and wi...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 09:07hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Mugabe's Zanu-PF panics over Zimbabwe chaos
A nervous Zanu-PF is convening an emergency politburo meeting in Harare today, amidst growing resistance to the ruling party's misrule of the past 36 years, as well as a crippling strike by angry gove...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 11:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru has no support- Tsvangirai supporter
The supporter of MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, has claimed that the former Vice President and ZimPF leader Joice Mujuru has no support if the little crowed that characterized her rallies in Bu...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Mujuru seeking political mileage
Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru who recently addressed a handful of her party supporters at Stanley Square in Bulawayo revealed that she has nothing to offer the people of Zimbabwe....Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
Politicians urged to emulate Gogo MaDube
THE late Vice President John Landa Nkomo's mother Gogo Macitshi Dube Nkomo was buried yesterday at her rural home in Tsholotsho. Gogo MaDube Nkomo (112) died on Tuesday at her family home in Bulawayo'...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Opposition parties too self-centred and disorganized to coalesce
In the aftermath of the well-subscribed Zanu PF Million Man March, it appears the opposition is scurrying in fear and are fearfully fumbling to patch up a coalition they think would be formidable enou...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Indrah Zvenyika
Opposition parties hit back at Mugabe
Opposition parties have said President Mugabe's Million-Man March speech on Wednesday stipulating that the opposition was clueless on how to revive the economy, shows that the nonagenarian leader ...Published: 28 May 2016 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Political violence exposes US hypocrisy
THE United States has been urged to deal with the log in its eye before looking at the twig in Zimbabwe in the wake of the violence that broke out in Chicago last Friday during a campaign rally by Rep...Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 05:35hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Mnangagwa faction crumbles
VICE-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been watching helplessly as his backers in the fluid race to succeed President Robert Mugabe are decimated by the G40 faction.The latest biggest casualtly...Published: 06 Mar 2016 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Opposition grand coalition, wishful thinking
Since 2002 there has been a hullabaloo about the formation of a coalition of opposition parties. A number of private meetings, which have never materialized had been held now and again by opposition l...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 09:38hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Zimbabwe opposition, minus MDC-T, on verge of forming coalition
OPPOSITION political parties, minus MDC-T, are on the verge of forming a coalition to contest the 2018 elections as one in a bid to end President Robert Mugabe's rule.Sources said the newly fo...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 12:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF is unconquerable
When we were still growing up in the rural area of Buhera, uncle Lazaurus used to be a fun chap. He would challenge us to a fight while he knelt down with one hand tied tightly on his body. That means...Published: 24 Feb 2016 at 15:44hrs | 1 | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Mugabe practically in ICU and totally unfit to run a country - Grace Mugabe
OPPOSITION People Democratic Party Harare spokesperson Nqobizitha khumalo has said First Lady Grace Mugabe has told the world that her husband is now 'practically in ICU and totally unfit to run a cou...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 10:42hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Tsvangirai begs Biti
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sent emissaries to People Democratic Party (PDP) president Tendai Biti to initiate talks that could lead to the formation of a coalition of opposition parties ahead ...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Musewe dumps Tsvangirai for Biti but still against reforms - honey bird with the twitchy tail
Comrade Vince Musewe has jumped ship; he has left the Tsvangirai and Mujuru led coalition project he had tried hard to promote, he has now joined People Democratic Party, led by Tendai Biti."W...Published: 29 Jan 2016 at 07:15hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
PDP condemn police brutality on defenseless teachers
Tendai Biti led People Democratic Party has condemned the brutal attack of protesting teaches by riot police in Harare on Monday.The teachers who were joined by vendors where protesting over l...Published: 05 Jan 2016 at 13:58hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Tsvangirai wants Biti back or is this to panic Mujuru just as he used Locadia to panic Elizabeth into marriage!
Speaking in an interview with the Daily News last week, the former prime minister in the government of national unity said his fallout with Biti and Mangoma was "based more on personal differences as ...Published: 31 Dec 2015 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe fails to pay soldiers their 13th cheque
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's administration Tuesday failed to honour its pledge to pay soldiers the 13th cheque in a tale-tell sign the government is technically broke due to the prevailing economic clim...Published: 18 Nov 2015 at 21:23hrs | | by Sij Ncube
Sibanda wins Zanu-PF primary poll for Nkulumane
Zanu-PF Central Committee member Killian Sibanda will represent the party in the December 19 Nkulumane constituency by-election after winning the party's primary poll.Sibanda narrowly beat Ald...Published: 06 Nov 2015 at 05:46hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Ncube admits opposition obsessed with 'removing' Mugabe but not the afterwards
In a rare moment of insightful thinking, Professor Welshman Ncube has admitted Zimbabwe's corrupt and incompetent opposition will at best unity to remove Mugabe and then will not know what to do after...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 21:01hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Electoral law reforms before parliament MDC demanded are 'inadequate and incomplete' says Varitas
For the record there some of us who passionately argued that Zimbabwe's 2013 new constitution was weak and feeble; it would never deliver free, fair and credible elections. Tsvangirai, Biti, Ncube, Co...Published: 13 Oct 2015 at 06:34hrs | | by Wilbert mukori
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