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WhatsApp gag order divides Zanu-PF
RULING Zanu-PF's security chief, Lovemore Matuke this week rebuffed reports that he has directed party organs to disband WhatsApp groups, which officials have claimed were dividing the party, but prov...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's democratic credentials non-existent
ON his return from brief exile in South Africa on November 22, 2017 after the late former President Robert Mugabe had been deposed by his military chiefs in a coup, Emmerson Mnangagwa told Zanu-PF sup...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs sweat over poor rally attendances
Zanu-PF's woes in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's backyard continue to mount, with party candidates in the forthcoming polls now resorting to commandeering traditional leaders to frogmarch their subjec...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trouble brewing in Mnangagwa backyard
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party is being ravaged by infighting, especially in his home province of Midlands following controversial primary elections that were marred by vote riggi...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth commissar vehicles torched
TWO vehicles belonging to the Beitbridge Zanu-PF Youth political commissar Lawrence Mbanje were last night torched at his home in Dulibadzimu in a case suspected intra-party violence.This come...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primary reruns complete
Zanu-PF has completed its primary elections process after successfully holding the main elections and re-runs.Last weekend, Zanu-PF held re-runs in 27 local authority wards.The local a...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF returns to polls after violence
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has been forced to rerun local authority primary elections across the country after the outcomes were contested in the first round due to violent clashes, among other reasons....Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ward primaries re-runs tomorrow
Zanu-PF will hold primary election re-runs for local authorities in at least 27 wards tomorrow after a number of incidents in the initial polls. The re-runs will complete the party's sele...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moots more primary poll reruns
The ruling party on April 15 held primary election reruns in Churu, Mbare, Gokwe Nembudziya and Zvimba West after violence and vote rigging marred the initial polls.The reruns saw Justice mini...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
More Zanu-PF poll reruns on the way
Zanu-PF is expected to hold primary election re-runs for local authorities in at least 24 wards on Saturday next week after a number of incidents in the initial polls necessitated the retake.T...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa losing grip on Zanu-PF
DEFEATS of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close allies in Zanu-PF primary elections is an indication the embattled Zimbabwean leader is losing grip on the ruling party and power struggles could erupt ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 20:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Politburo endorses final list of candidates
The Politburo yesterday endorsed the final list of candidates who will represent the revolutionary party in the upcoming harmonised elections, with Robert Nyemudzo bouncing back in Chipinge South, aft...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son to stand as Zanu-PF MP
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa' son, Kudakwashe David, has won the ticket to stand as a Zanu-PF youth quota candidate in the Midlands province.This emerged yesterday when Zanu-PF national politi...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies humiliated
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies were once again left licking their wounds after suffering a second humiliating defeat in the ruling Zanu-PF party primary election re-runs.Mnangagwa had r...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries reruns this weekend
RERUNS for the Zanu-PF primary elections will be held tomorrow with any candidate who will engage in acts of violence facing immediate expulsion.Reruns will be held in Mbare, Churu, Gokwe-Nemb...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa saves humiliated Zanu-PF allies
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa ignored recommendations by a Zanu-PF special ad-hoc committee charged with dealing with the party's primary election disputes to save allies who suffered humiliating defea...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's rigging tendencies exposed
Zanu-PF's rigging practices in elections were seriously exposed during internal primary polls to choose candidates who will represent the party in the coming watershed general plebiscite. The party ha...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries show a 'generational shift'
SITTING Zanu-PF legislators paid the price for "ditching" their constituencies as they went on to lose primary elections held a fortnight ago.Zanu-PF this week announced successful candidates ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vote buying, violence forces 're-runs' in CCC's candidate selection process
ALLEGATIONS that some incumbent councillors and Members of Parliament (MPs) had doled out money to communities so they could be nominated and acts of violence in some constituencies have forced Citize...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ropes in chiefs to pick candidates
Zanu-PF has confessed that traditional leaders played a pivotal role in selecting its candidates during the recent primary elections, despite the Constitution directing traditional leaders to be apoli...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF says ready for re-runs
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday said it was all systems go for primary election re-runs after going through all the complaints raised by candidates and party supporters.The ruling party has...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rescues Zanu-PF bigwigs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday rescued some of his allies who lost in the party's recent primary elections, with Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere bouncing bac...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands re-run in violence hotspots
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered a re-run of Zanu-PF primary elections in areas where violence was recorded.Mnangagwa said this while addressing the politburo yesterday. The party prim...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns violent party officials
Zanu-PF has warned party members, who may be unhappy with the outcome of the primary elections not to resort to unruly behaviour as that would result in immediate expulsion.This emerged at yes...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should remember what happened to Mugabe, he must be careful
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been warned of a likely coup if he does not reign in the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and Zanu-PF affiliate Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) fingered in th...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean opposition's history of election fraud exposed
Each time Zimbabwe prepares for elections, the opposition prepares a case for a stolen vote.By now, the trend is abundantly clear: no matter the election, no matter the evidence and sometimes ...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Top Zanu-PF officials arrested as factional fights turn ugly
TWO top Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial officials were arrested by police last week after threatening to assault acting provincial chairperson, Abia Mujeri as tensions in the fractured ruling part...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF completes DCC poll reruns
Zanu-PF members Kindness Paradza, Binali Yard and Ronald Chuma won in the District Coordinating Committee (DCC) election re-runs held on Monday. The re-runs were ordered by the ruling party's ...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Rugeje, Makwarimba factions violent'
Zanu PF politburo member Jorum Gumbo, who was in charge of Masvingo District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections held on December 05 - 06, has said a faction allegedly fronted by senior party membe...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 19:15hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under pressure over DCC mess
THE chaos that gripped Zanu-PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections will today come under the spotlight as the ruling party bigwigs meet to take stock of the polls.President Emmers...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda accused of being a sore loser
A war of words has erupted in Gokwe South amid reports that the winners of last week's chaotic District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections have vowed to stop the National Commissar Victor Matemada...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mum on DCC chaos
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has remained tight-lipped on the chaos that gripped the district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections which are yet to be finalised despite voting having ended over a week ...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF orders DCC poll re-runs in some districts
ZANU-PF will descend heavily on party members found to have had a hand in the chaotic scenes which marred its weekend district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections.The former liberation mov...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 19:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tracks chaos mongers
ZANU-PF will descend heavily on party members found to have had a hand in the chaotic scenes which marred its weekend district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections.The former liberation mov...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
DCC elections expose Zanu-PF
THE chaos that has been the hallmark of Zanu-PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections continued yesterday in different parts of the country with re-runs and failure to produce results, whil...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Former Zanu-PF members fuelling DCC chaos'
A ZANU-PF linked cleric Obadiah Msindo yesterday accused disgruntled former party members of dishing out money to voters to fuel chaos in the on-going Zanu-PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) el...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC Congress re-run appeals a waste of time'
INDIVIDUALS aggrieved by the outcome of specific elections for particular positions, are the ones likely to be affected by any re-runs in the opposition MDC congress, if their appeals are upheld, part...Published: 04 May 2019 at 20:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Will Mangondo pull a 'Samkange' in Macheke?
POLICE officers looked helpless as Zanu-PF party supporters seized ballot boxes and burnt down ballot papers at the middle of a football pitch at Craiglea Secondary School, Zawe district in Macheke a ...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa expels 25 MDC-T members
The MDC-T faction led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa has expelled members who defied the party's directive by filing their papers at the Nomination Court to stand as independent candidates in the forthcom...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 16:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Primary elections increased intra-party violence'
Intra-party violence significantly increased over the past few months, following political parties' primary elections conducted ahead of the harmonised elections slated for July 30, a civil society or...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 14:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chipanga spotted at Nomination Court
ZANU-PF primary elections losing candidates Batsirayi Pemhenayi, Talent Kadzima as well as musician-cum-social commentator Mr Hosiah Chipanga were the major surprises at the Nomination Court in Mutare...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF releases candidates list
ZANU-PF yesterday announced the final list of candidates who will contest the forthcoming harmonised elections on the ruling party's ticket.The list includes 210 National Assembly candidates, ...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZPP laments violence that characterized Zanu PF and MDC-T primary elections
The Zimbabwe Peace Project ha said the primary elections in the two main political parties, Zanu PF and the MDC-T, continued to shape political events in May. The MDC-T held its primary electi...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 08:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MDC-T, Zanu-PF turn Epworth into a hotbed of violence
A number of civilians were hospitalised over the last two months as the MDC Alliance and Zanu-PF turned Epworth into a hotbed of violence during their disputed primary elections.On Saturday, p...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 11:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo mayor, deputy out of race
MASVINGO mayor Hubert Fidze and his deputy James Chiwara are out of the race for this year's general elections after they surrendered their council seats in MDC-T re-run primary elections held at the ...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's 'bhora musango' headache
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday rallied warring Zanu-PF camps to bury their differences, stemming from the just-ended divisive party primary elections, to avoid a repeat of bhora musango...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF poll rerun results next week
Zanu-PF name candidates who won in primary election reruns held in 15 constituencies after next week's Politburo meeting.The reruns were held two week ago.In an interview on Wednesday,...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ray Machingura wins Zanu-PF's Chipinge Central primary poll
THE tussle for Chipinge Central seat finally ended with the incumbent Ray Machingura winning resoundingly at the third time of asking.Re-runs for the seat had to be conducted three times to de...Published: 24 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Squabbling in Zanu-PF, MDC-T to result in more independent candidates
The squabbling in the ruling Zanu-PF party and the opposition MDC, is likely going to create a serious crisis that will result in many aspiring candidates contesting as independents, analysts have sai...Published: 21 May 2018 at 13:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
John Nkomo's son cries foul over Zanu-PF primaries
The late Vice-President John Nkomo's son, Jabulani, has claimed there was rigging in the Zanu-PF primaries for the Tsholotsho South seat, but his opponent, the legislator for the area, Zenzo Sibanda d...Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
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