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Zimbabwe's August 23 elections are already rigged
Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (Faz) is, in deed, a new kid on the block, even though it's not that new.It's new in the sense that while it was established as a trust way back in 2012, it hasn...Published: 2 hrs ago | 59 | by Tawanda Majoni
Diasporans Forgotten
The promise of a Diaspora vote by President Emerson Mnangagwa, once seen as a beacon of hope for Zimbabweans living abroad, has been nothing but a broken promise. Elections in Zimbabwe are only a few ...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 11:06hrs | 707 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Chamisa knows where to find me, says Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION political party leaders should feel free to approach the Head of State for dialogue directly as opposed to using proxies, the media and third parties, President Mnangagwa has said.P...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 2588 | by Staff reporter
Demystifying youth participation in Zimbabwe politics
ZIMBABWEAN youth are often accused of being politically apathetic. This article will attempt to separate myths and facts about Zimbabwean youth political participation, identify who constitutes youth,...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | 76 | by Innocent Mpoki
Zanu-PF ready for polls
FOLLOWING President Mnangagwa's proclamation of August 23 as the election date, Zimbabweans from across the political divide say they are ready to play their part so that the polls proceed in a peacef...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
The US Dollar to be rendered useless by year end
China's place on the world stage advances year by year. It is arguably already the world's largest economy. Its Belt and Road Initiative and its other international links like the BRICS have helped to...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 914 | by Erick Matotoba
Linda Masarira declares Mnangagwa challenge in presidential election
Outspoken feminist and politician Linda Masarira has declared her intentions to challenge President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the 2023 presidential election set for 23 August.The leader of the opp...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:14hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Saviour Kasukuwere to announce his Presidential candidature
Harare, Zimbabwe - In a surprising twist, Saviour Kasukuwere, a former Zimbabwean Minister and influential political figure, is set to announce his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential race schedul...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 15:10hrs | 6655 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
'CCC, Zanu-PF chefs eating together'
LEADER of the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) Robert Chapman says Zanu-PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) officials actually "play and eat" together and are taking Zimbabweans for a ride....Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 2226 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's election date proclamation is bad news
ON Wednesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa gazetted a proclamation fixing August 23 as the date for the 2023 general elections. This might turn out to be a general election like no other before....Published: 31 May 2023 at 20:59hrs | 2050 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe summons top US embassy official over election interference
Zimbabwe's foreign ministry has summoned the United States' top diplomat in Harare to protest the embassy's "diplomatic indiscretion."The decision came after the US embassy in Harare was accus...Published: 30 May 2023 at 09:10hrs | 1378 | by Staff reporter
'Binga chief threatens Chamisa's activists'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) members in Binga South have accused Chief Sinamagonde of threatening them with unspecified action if they attend meetings convened by the opposition party's parliam...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
US call for peaceful poll rattles govt?
GOVERNMENT says it will take action against the United States (US) embassy for calling on Zimbabweans to vote in peace during the forthcoming elections, arguing that it was against diplomatic protocol...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt choking CSOs
Independent civic society organisations (CSOs) have accused the Zanu-PF government of stifling their work by pushing the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, while allowing non-gover...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blew a marvellous chance to bring nation together
REVELATIONS that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa have never talked to each other for the past five years is more than worrying and tells of the...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 709 | by Jonathan Moyo
WATCH: Hwindi for ED threatens violence
ZANU PF Mvurwi ward four candidate councillor Elius Malukula "Hwindi Muchawa" recently threatened to deal with Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) members in Muzarabani district.Speaking at a p...Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:12hrs | 871 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Inside Elections: Stalemate in Manicaland? Perhaps not
This is the second in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and voting patterns of 2023 general election expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies.To wi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:39hrs | 278 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Mnangagwa appoints new CIO fixer to consolidate grip on power
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to re-assert his vice-like grip on Zimbabwe's state security service, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), which is critical to his power consolidation a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:42hrs | 5332 | by Staff reporter
CCC, Zanu-PF clash over violence
Opposition Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) Matebeleland North chairperson Prince Dubeko Sibanda was recently summoned by the police over a political violence incident that was recorded in Umguza....Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa refutes secret talks rumour
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed speculation that there could be secret behind-doors discussions between him and President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt fails to rig price hikes
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has frozen bank accounts of four major distributors of basic commodities as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government scrambles to find solutions to soaring prices a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
US credit rating downgraded
China Chengxin International Credit Rating (CCXI) slashed its sovereign credit score for the US by one notch earlier this week, becoming the first among top rating firms to make the move.The l...Published: 27 May 2023 at 19:44hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
'People's fear to join politics has strengthened Zanu-PF'
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) officials say fear to join politics has strengthened Zanu-PF's political standing in Matabeleland, as fewer people are willing to confront its oppressive rule.Ad...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:53hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Inside elections: Can the yellow wave shake-up Mashonaland East?
This is the first in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and possible voting patterns of 2023's general election in expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies....Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:16hrs | 503 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Manifestos and democracy in Zimbabwe
MACDONALD Lewanika (2019) in his doctoral thesis argued that contrary to popular opinion Zanu-PF is a learning organization, which has changed its electoral practices to suit different needs.M...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:38hrs | 233 | by Munyaradzi Mapfumo
Ball is in Mnangagwa's court
LAST week, Zimbabwe continued with its structured debt clearance dialogues with foreign creditors owed over US$14 billion, as the country makes important steps to weave its way out of the debt hole....Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
The tragedy of Zimbabwe
Main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere last week spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy - a major United Nations conference that shines a sp...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 382 | by Fadzayi Mahere
NGO insists on reforms ahead of polls
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has implored government to implement electoral reforms in line with regional best practices ahead of the country's August polls.Zimbabwe's election...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Election buzz has not gripped Zimbabwe
ELECTION 2023, A FIRST IN 43 YEARS: As Zimbabwe holds a General Election in the Heroes & Defence Forces MonthWhen it comes to the meaning of things whose spiritual force can move mou...Published: 25 May 2023 at 18:46hrs | 407 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimdollar in record crash
THE Zimbabwe dollar tumbled by nearly 26% on the official market on Tuesday, the biggest collapse in one day since the auction system was introduced three years ago, while a government inquiry accused...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Africa Day: Zimbabwe has achieved nothing
Zimbabwe has achieved nothing. That phrase may sting, but it is the heart-wrenching truth. As Africa Day approaches, there is no better time to reflect on the state of Zimbabwe and the current state o...Published: 24 May 2023 at 20:59hrs | 234 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
'Give us a chance to fix economic mess' cried Chamisa. Failed to fix political mess - THE critical first task
Nelson Chamisa is like Unoka, in Chinua Achebe's book Things Fall Apart. Unoka wanted a good harvest but would not put in the hard work to earn it. Chamisa wants to be president of Zimbabwe but will n...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:26hrs | 378 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa cries for a chance to 'fix this mess'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has in his election campaign promised to fix economic problems currently bedevilling Zimbabwe, which has seen retail prices soaring and the lo...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:11hrs | 1531 | by Staff reporter
Can Afrikaners save South Africa?
I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 342 | by Eddie Cross
Jonathan Moyo takes a dig at Chamisa
EXILED former Cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo has dismissed any chance of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa unseating Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa and declared Zimbabwe's wan...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:48hrs | 4979 | by Staff reporter
Are Zimbabwe retailers dumping goods on the streets?
Vendors in the country's major cities and towns have literally invaded all strategic points, including verandas of big retail shops, selling a variety of goods including basic commodities in foreign c...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Mahere's Geneva presentation rattles Zanu-PF
MAIN opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere's presentation at the high-profile Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy in Switzerland, which laid bare the cou...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in panic mode
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pressed the panic button over galloping prices of basic commodity as he accused retailers of plotting his defeat ahead of the August elections. Retailers last ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5131 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane organises cultural, arts fest
UMZINGWANE district in Matebeleland South province has set Africa Day (May 25) as the day for its annual cultural and arts festival.Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the founding of th...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Why I hate politics
So yes. I hate Zimbabwean politics. Obviously. I hate how every five years we get into this circus about giving people already with immeasurable riches and privilege the opportunity to get even more r...Published: 21 May 2023 at 09:34hrs | 723 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Mutambara roasts Mnangagwa govt
FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as incompetent, corrupt, authoritarian and directionless.Mutambara made the claims in his ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF ropes in CIO, military in poll plot
Zanu-PF's elaborate plan to deploy state security services such as the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the military as part of its strategy to win the harmonised elections at all costs has...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF splashes on 800 more cars
Zanu-PF is said to have bought 800 more top-of-the-range vehicles after dishing out at least 210 all-terrain cars to its 2023 parliamentary election candidates.The spending spree by the ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Zimbabwe economist names Zimbabwe 'Most Miserable Country' in the world
ZIMBABWE has been named the most miserable country in the world ahead of war-torn Ukraine, Syria and Sudan on renowned economist Steve Hanke's Annual Misery Index (HAMI).Hanke blamed Zimbabwe'...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:15hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga promised swimming pools, but Mbare residents swim in sewage
OVERCROWDING, poor water reticulation, obsolete sewer systems, uncollected refuse and old inhabitable homes is the story of Mbare.It is also the story of Matapi Flats in the same suburb, built...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:14hrs | 86 | by Tatenda Manyinyire
Why Zimbabwe elections must be held between August 20 and 26
Let me attempt to answer three topical issues in relation to Zimbabwe's upcoming general elections. When is the general election going to be held? Will the general election be postponed? When is the a...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:12hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs wants Zimbabwe to dump the Zimdollar
GOVERNMENT has defied opposition calls to abandon the local currency despite its spectacular free-fall and price spikes that have seen businesses abandoning it.In Parliament on Wednesday, oppo...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:45hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Call to act on unpatriotic Zimbabwean elements
ZIMBABWEANS have called on authorities to expedite the passage of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill (2022) and put an end to the tendency by opposition elements to badmouth the...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:41hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
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