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Ramaphosa's 'plot' to kill the ANC
SOME senior ANC leaders have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with external parties to collapse the governing party and replace it with a centre-right coalition led by him after the 2024 g...Published: 5 hrs ago | 775 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells Mnangagwa to prepare for his retirement
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday declared that he will rule the country after elections expected next year.Addressing scores of mourners at the burial of the...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | 4287 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger pleads with High Court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's challenger, Sybeth Musengezi has filed an urgent chamber application requesting the High Court to dismiss a joinder application by the Federation of Non-Governmental Org...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | 3888 | 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 | 291 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Malema ally hijacked outside his mother's home
EFF MP Vuyani Pambo was the victim of a hijacking on Monday evening, the party said on Tuesday.Pambo, who is the head of the party's presidency, was accosted by three men in Diepkloof, Gauteng...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 19:29hrs | 1684 | by Staff reporter
Student takes UZ to court over SRC elections
A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) student Alfred Ndlovu has approached the High Court seeking the suspension of Student Representative Council (SRC) elections.Ndlovu was barred from running for pr...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 12:31hrs | 2507 | by Staff reporter
DD Mabuza says 'You flush me, you also flush Cyril Ramaphosa out'
Deputy President David Mabuza has dispelled rumours that he might be gunning for the ANC presidency in December and has affirmed his support for President Cyril Ramaphosa.Mabuza, who was in Ph...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 09:43hrs | 2917 | by Staff reporter
Sadc backs Charumbira
Parliamentarians from Sadc have thrown their weight behind Chief Fortune Charumbira who is vying for the Pan African Parliament (PAP) presidency tomorrow.The Zimbabwean representative is the c...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:13hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Zondo ignores dirt on Ramaphosa
MORE than R1 billion later and after eight million pages of documentary evidence, 75 000 pages of transcribed oral evidence and over 800 witnesses, the final chapter of the Commission of inquiry into ...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 11:50hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Donations to Ramaphosa' CR17 campaign linked to State capture?
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for accepting donations from Bosasa and other undisclosed donors despite his denials that he did not know.In Part 5 Volume ...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 07:58hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Shamila Batohi afraid to hold Ramaphosa accountable for Phala Phala Farmgate
THE National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi has a wonderful reputation but has been given a poisoned chalice. Batohi has had to withstand repeated requests from powerful politic...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 14:23hrs | 442 | by Ray Solomons
Ramaphosa delays Zondo's final report?
The office of the Presidency, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, issued a statement denying that President Cyril Ramaphosa ‘has, in any manner, interfered with the work of the commission or the ...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 10:19hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's CCC should be barred from competing in election,' says Professor Moyo
EXILED former Cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has said Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) should be barred from competing in the 2023 elections as it lacks the status of a genuine political party f...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 18:58hrs | 10151 | by Staff reporter
Zondo fails to deliver final sections of the report from the state capture inquiry on time
The presidency has not received the final sections of the controversial report from the state capture inquiry, it said on Friday morning.The final instalment was, by court order, meant to be d...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 12:24hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Child Presidency goes to Bulawayo
GIFFORD High School (Bulawayo) student Unathi Nyoni was yesterday elected Child President ahead of the official opening of the 13th Junior Parliament by President Emmerson Mnangagwa tomorrow.N...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:34hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga marries long-time soldier lover
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has married his long-time lover Miniyothabo Baloyi, the presidency announced on Wednesday.The two lovebirds exchanged their vows during a private ceremony a...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 17:58hrs | 11739 | by Staff reporter
Conflicted Ramaphosa stands by his decision to suspend Mkhwebane
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he stands by the decision to suspend Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, pending an inquiry into her fitness to hold office.The embattled Public Protector on Tu...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 08:07hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa, Geingob discussed 'Phalaphalagate' - report
A JUNE 2020 report compiled by Namibia's former head of the police's criminal investigations directorate, commissioner Nelius Becker, indicates that presidents Hage Geingob and Cyril Ramaphosa were in...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 18:17hrs | 2825 | by Staff reporter
All set for Zanu-PF membership audit
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will today lead Zanu-PF's inaugural cell day where the ruling party takes stock of its membership after it suffered embarrassing defeat at the hands of the opposition in t...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Namibian president denies 'inappropriately' assisting Ramaphosa
The Namibian presidency says there is no truth in allegations that President Hage Geingob inappropriately used his office to assist his African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa in an alleged cove...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 20:26hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's R62m farmgate scandal puts spotlight on David Mabuza
The $4 million (about R62m) farmgate scandal, which threatens to cut short President Cyril Ramaphosa's presidency, has thrust his deputy David Mabuza into the spotlight as a possible replacement....Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 20:25hrs | 2078 | by Staff reporter
Namibians demand ombudsman investigate Geingob over Ramaphosa cover-up
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) is demanding the country's ombudsman, Basilius Dyakugha, launch an investigation into claims that President Hage Geingob is implicated in an alleged cover...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:36hrs | 3231 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa to be saved by manufactured evidence?
Ramaphosa has been mired in controversy after former spy boss Arthur Fraser laid criminal charges against him last week, emanating "from the theft of millions of US dollars, (reportedly more than $4m)...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 17:46hrs | 2519 | by Staff reporter
ANC Parliamentarians defend their embattled Ramaphosa
The ANC is circling the wagons around President Cyril Ramaphosa to protect him from parliamentary scrutiny as he faces his biggest political crisis during his term as the president."Now you wa...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 16:28hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa suspends Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane for investigating his Phala Phala loot
Embattled South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane from the office of the Public Protector.Mkhwebane was suspended effective from 9 June 2022, the pres...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 16:24hrs | 3192 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe electoral violence looms'
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has warned that the country risks sliding into electoral violence similar to the 2008 mayhem which resulted in several opposition activists being killed or had their l...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:39hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Zapu chairperson Mbayiwa collapses, dies
WAR veteran and Zapu national chairperson, Mark Nzula Mbayiwa, has died.Mbayiwa collapsed and died at his Bulawayo home on Saturday, party secretary general Mthulisi Hanana said."It is...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:58hrs | 1672 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to name General PV Sibanda as deputy president'?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is poised to name Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda as his second vice president, former minister Jonathan Moyo claimed on Thursday....Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 09:04hrs | 12967 | by Staff reporter
Malema to release Ramaphosa burglary video 'if all goes well'
EFF leader Julius Malema has threatened to release a video of President Cyril Ramaphosa's burglary after his appearance in assault case at the Randburg magistrate's court on Friday.Former spy ...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | 1221 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa accused of kidnapping and bribery
South Africa's former spy chief has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of kidnapping and bribery in a case he has registered with the police.Arthur Fraser said the case related to the alleged a...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 19:57hrs | 1421 | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira seconded for PAP presidency
THE Pan African Parliament (Pap) southern region caucus yesterday seconded Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira for the top Pap post.This was revealed by the Head of delegation and Nami...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance congress hangs in balance
UNCERTAINTY has clouded the MDC Alliance congress scheduled for next month, with party president Douglas Mwonzora reportedly dithering on the dates.Mwonzora told journalists at a Press confere...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Moyo to contest Mnangagwa, Chamisa for presidency
FORMER speaker of parliament, Lovemore Moyo, will be contesting for presidency against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and former ally, Nelson Chamisa, at next year's elections.Moyo announced thi...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | 5590 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa, Mnangagwa will both lose 2023 elections'
NEITHER President Emmerson Mnangagwa nor nemesis Nelson Chamisa, leader of main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), will win the 2023 presidential election, a self-proclaimed prophet has s...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | 11277 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga-Indonesia arms deal jolts UK
THE United Kingdom has expressed concern over reports that Zimbabwe's Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was shopping for ammunition in Indonesia, amid growing fears of a plan to perpetuate human rig...Published: 28 May 2022 at 19:25hrs | 6076 | by Staff Reporter
Zweli Mkhize irks Ramaphosa's boot lickers
The ANC's veterans' league and party national executive committee (NEC) members have warned party members, including embattled former health minister Zweli Mkhize, against making declarations of willi...Published: 23 May 2022 at 08:20hrs | 2096 | by Staff reporter
Blame game between govt, banks reaches tipping point
A NIGHT of long knives beckons for banks after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube accused them of driving the parallel market rate up, causing the sharp tumbling of the local currency.President Emm...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger wins major battle
A Harare magistrate on Friday said former Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi was eligible for a ruling party membership in what his lawyers said was confirmation that he was facing baseless charges to ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:35hrs | 1475 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora seeks to keep rivals out
MDC Alliance president Douglas Mwonzora is reportedly planning to block aspiring candidates from contesting the party presidency after influencing some youths to declare him the sole presidential cand...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
US, CCC and local journalists gang up to foment chaos
The US government through its Harare embassy has started sponsoring local journalists to write more negative stories about Zimbabwe, at the same time undermining Chinese investments to create national...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 562 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Mwonzora reshuffles MDC-T leadership
MDC Alliance leader, Douglas Mwonzora Tuesday reshuffled his party leadership amid reports he is consolidating power to make sure his position is not contested at the party's congress set for next mon...Published: 17 May 2022 at 19:59hrs | 2288 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in Indonesia for a week
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Sunday for a week-long visit during which he will attend a UNICEF meeting for ministers of water, sanitation, and hygie...Published: 16 May 2022 at 20:51hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger arrested
Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi, who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ascendancy to the party presidency, was arrested yesterday on allegations of fraudulently acquiring the ruling party's ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 12719 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC in by-election landslide
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) was the biggest winner in the weekend by-elections to fill vacant seats following the recall of councillors by MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora.CCC, whi...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:09hrs | 2667 | by Staff reporter
Police summon Mnangagwa challenger
Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi, who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ascendancy to the party presidency, has been summoned again by the police for interrogation.Msengezi was last m...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:55hrs | 1847 | by Staff reporter
'Need pact and reforms to avoid disputed elections.' Need to end CCC sell out and confusion galore
One says this, another says that and a third says something else that is neither this nor that. Indeed, in Zimbabwe politics the same individual will say one thing now and say the exact opposite in th...Published: 04 May 2022 at 12:29hrs | 1086 | by Nomusa Garikai
Daggers out in MDC Alliance
DAGGERS have been drawn in the opposition MDC-Alliance (MDC-A) with party president Douglas Mwonzora's deputy, Elias Mudzuri and chairperson Morgen Komichi set to contest for the presidency at an elec...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:02hrs | 1841 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga at Kibaki funeral
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday joined several African Heads of State and government in paying last respects to former Kenyan President Emilio Mwai Kibaki during a State funeral....Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:11hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
ANC shuts the door in Ace Magashule's face
The neighbouring South Africa's ruling African National Congress National Executive Committee has taken a decision that members of the organisation affected but Step-Aside resolution should not be nom...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 22:32hrs | 3109 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Uganda's 'preferred' next President General Muhoozi celebrates birthday
Ugandan Army General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is set to celebrate his birthday on the 24th of April and Uganda is buzzing with messages urging the General to take over from President Yoweri Museveni. ...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 17:20hrs | 2419 | by Nicholas Ncube
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