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'MDC frothing over rigged elections,' says Newsday - theatrical farce, Biti et al are gloriously happy!
I have read some good article and some bad articles, this is one of the best I have read in many moons!"The MDC Alliance has been frothing at the mouth before, during and after the polls, stating ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 3128 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa scoffs at US sanctions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday scoffed at the decision by the United States of America to renew illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe.Mnangagwa implored newly appointed US ambassador to Z...Published: 17 hrs ago | 606 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa missed Heroes 'mourning stolen election' - we mourn curse of 'indecisive' Chamisa and missed reforms
It was USA Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Chris Dell, who said, back in 2004, the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai "was a flawed and indecisive character". Events have proven that the Ambassador was right a...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 16:43hrs | 2875 | by Nomusa Garikai
GNU the way out for Zimbabwe
In order to prevent Zimbabwe from plunging into unstoppable violence, which will stall economic reconstruction and unleash a fresh wave of people seeking refuge in South Africa, the country must cobbl...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 14:24hrs | 2698 | by William Gumede
Magaisa get this in your thick head: President Chamisa + 2/3 Zanu PF MPs = most dysfunctional govt ever
Alex Magaisa was the late Morgan Tsvangirai's chief adviser in the last 11 months of the 2008 to 2013 GNU. History will judge the GNU was a wasted golden opportunity to implement the democratic reform...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 17:30hrs | 12595 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Can Mnangagwa restore Zimbabwe?
Elections in Zimbabwe appear to have been free and fair, according to observers, but the vote counting has not been satisfactory to the opposition parties.Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti, leade...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 16:00hrs | 6159 | by Omry Makgoale
Zimbabwe land reform irreversible says Mnangagwa
President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said the country will not return land seized from former white commercial farmers almost two decades ago."It is now behind us, it is irreversible,"...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 15:33hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
'Let us move forward!' called ED - doesn't know, by rigging election confirmed we are stuck
"It is now time to put behind the elections and be united in working to achieve the Zimbabwe we all want. We are indeed building the Zimbabwe we want, growing the economy together, and creating employ...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 18:39hrs | 3001 | by Nomusa Garikai
'USA sanctions will harm the poor,' argue analysts - garbage in garbage out
"In computer science, garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) is where flawed, or nonsense input data produces nonsense output or "garbage"!" explained Wikipedia."The principle also applies more genera...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 07:51hrs | 859 | by Wilbert Mukori
Sanctions will hurt ordinary citizens: Moyo
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo has said the new Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera) signed into law by United States President Donald Trump last week to extend sanctions on Z...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:49hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
'Nothing wrong with retired generals in Zimbabwe Govt'
Personnel with a military background have proven to be best performers in running State business and their deployment in Government is not unique to Zimbabwe, political analysts have said. This comes ...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:40hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to continue engaging US on sanctions
Zimbabwe will continue to re-engage the United States of America despite the regrettable signing into law of the amended Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act (ZIDERA), Foreign Affair...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:39hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's US sanctions expected to sow misery in Zimbabwe
The decision by President Donald Trump to extend sanctions on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration came after Zimbabwe's new government failed to meet international obligations, and spurned a...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 15:03hrs | 4102 | by Staff reporter
'Opposition parties must close ranks for 2023'
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has to swiftly turn the Alliance into a fully-fledged political party and unite parliamentarians who won seats under the coalition banner, analysts contend.A...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 15:02hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
'Rural voters show fealty to Zanu PF,' says Matyszak - but does that count as free vote
Dear Derek MatyszakI would like to thank you for your excellent article in Zimeye. Thank you.I believe the issue of whether or not these elections were free, fair and credible is a ver...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1454 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
The anxious 14 days for Zimbabwe
As the Constitutional Court Judges begin sifting through the piles of papers of affidavits, evidence and counter affidavits and counter evidence, they surely feel the weight of the hope the na...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 06:46hrs | 2155 | by Nicholas Mlamuli Ndebele
Biti relates epic capture by 'balaclava and gun-wielding soldiers' - who mourns povo, victims of his greed
Tendai Biti was hurried and haunted out of Zimbabwe and he almost escaped to Zambia only to be nabbed at the last minute and brought back to Zimbabwe. He has been telling us his adventure and we will,...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 20:21hrs | 4044 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa win rubbished
UNITED Democratic Alliance (UDA) leader Daniel Shumba has denounced Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent presidential victory.Shumba, in a statement yesterday, also blasted South African...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:15hrs | 1336 | by Staff reporter
Lessons from Kenya (Part 1)
RARE is a country that seamlessly blends modern and vibrant cities with unspoilt white sandy beaches against the backdrop of the planet's biggest natural wildlife park, the Masai Mara (Serengeti). End...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:13hrs | 752 | by Miriam T Majome
Shumba rubbishes Mnangagwa win
UNITED Democratic Alliance (UDA) leader Daniel Shumba has joined MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa in denouncing Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent presidential victory.Shumba, in a s...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 09:37hrs | 5162 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF rigged these elections and 'MDC are celebrating election victory!' - that says it all
Guess who is celebrating election victory? MDC Alliance; Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti and their respective MDC and PDP followers have good reason to be celebrating, the Alliance saved them from sink...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 15:53hrs | 4436 | by Nomusa Garikai
Think-tank warns of prolonged social unrest in Zimbabwe
BMI Research, a Fitch think-tank, has warned of prolonged social unrest and slow pace of economic reforms owing to the disputed outcome of polls held last month in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa w...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 11:35hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Trump signs Zimbabwe sanctions law
UNITED STATES President Donald Trump has signed into law the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act.The Bill was passed by the United States Congress in July and sets tough con...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 21:57hrs | 12150 | by Staff Reporter
Time to heal the nation and move forward
Zimbabwe is at crossroads. We cannot afford to be stagnant anymore but to keep focused and heal the battered country. Its about time.The shooting of the six in Harare Zimbabwe after the electi...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 20:54hrs | 914 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa walks tight Cabinet rope
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa can fortify his push to implement key reforms in the post-poll period by appointing a mixture of technocrats and deserving politicians from all political parties into Cabi...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 19:08hrs | 10543 | by Staff reporter
'ConCourt can declare Chamisa president,' says Veritas - but to what end and purpose
Some people like to waste time chasing shadows and fairy tale stories just to escape dealing with reality.Veritas, in its latest election watch bulletin, said MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chami...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 14:47hrs | 8557 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Churches call for Chamisa, Mnangagwa dialogue
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has appealed to the ruling Zanu-PF party leadership to engage Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance to map the way forward following the July 30 disputed elections....Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe awaits EU, USA, etc. elections reports: honest and constructive or patronising BS
In next day or so the international community election observer teams will be releasing their preliminary reports on Zimbabwe's 2018 elections. The reports must answer the central question: Where the ...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 16:42hrs | 4358 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ishmael Kumire died at the MDC-Alliance violent demonstration: No single alliance official attended the funeral
He was buried in Chinamhora, writes German Journalist Christian Selz and there was not even one MDC-Alliance at his funeral. Ishmael was a street vendor eking out a living for his family when he was c...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 08:00hrs | 6045 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe is facing an uncertain future
In the July 2018 elections, opposition alliances, suffered a fatal loss, failing to get one-third of the seats for the Parliament, the country's legislative body. Since then, public opinion of Preside...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 19:01hrs | 3867 | by Sam Wezhira
Justice Chigumba the Iron Lady of Zimbabwe election
On 30 July, Zimbabwe went to the polls which were tightly contested with a registered record of 23 Presidential hopefuls. Of these, there were two top horses, President Emmerson Mnangagwa (ZANU PF) an...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 14:18hrs | 3177 | by Elijah Chihota
SA billionaire denies funding Zanu-PF's election campaign
South African billionaire Robert Gumede has vehemently denied allegations that he funded Zimbabwean president-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidential election campaign or donated cars to his Zanu-PF....Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 09:51hrs | 3572 | by TimesLive.com
Zanu-PF's majority enables it to amend Constitution
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party has won a commanding majority in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections on Monday, sweeping aside opposition parties and securing a powerful mandate tha...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:11hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
US burst Mnangagwa's bubble
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been dealt a heavy blow after the United States asked the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to release comprehensive results of the just-ended presidential elections...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:06hrs | 2948 | by Staff reporter
Another caution to Nelson Chamisa ahead af ED's inauguration
On 27 July 2018, I wrote a piece titled, "Caution To Nelson Chamisa And MDC Alliance" I acknowledged that Chamisa was popular (in terms of support base) than ED, I warned Chamisa that agreeing to part...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 11:00hrs | 17864 | by Don Chigumba
Be gracious in defeat: US
Political leaders should be magnanimous in victory and gracious in defeat, while parties aggrieved by the outcome of last week's harmonised elections should seek legal recourse and avoid violence at a...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:42hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: Whither the legacy of opposition politics?
The opposition's participation in this election is quite commendable. The 2018 harmonised elections afforded all political parties an opportunity to measure their relevance in the country's body-polit...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:39hrs | 258 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Mujuru concedes poll defeat, congratulates all winners except Mnangagwa
PEOPLE'S Rainbow Coalition (PRC) losing presidential candidate Joice Mujuru says she concedes defeat after putting up a disastrous electoral show which saw her emerge with a 0,1 percent of the nationa...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 12:17hrs | 3960 | by Staf reporter
Who is in charge?
The death of six people or may be more with time, as scores of others were said to be injured in the streets of Harare on 1 August 2018, just a day after the nation had voted in an election regarded b...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 06:15hrs | 2114 | by Clement Moyo
Chamisa's political demise: the best thing to happen to us women!
Chamisa was big-headed: he knew it all, apparently never listened to advice because he thought whatever advice came from himself. He lacked foresight, he lacked leadership qualities, his words were un...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 21:37hrs | 7374 | by Nomazulu Thata
'ZEC must release proper result!' says Chamisa - Tell us right figures then and stop being coy
MDC Alliance leaders' breath-taking incompetence would try the patience of a saint! The international community elections observers are five star saints but still even they must be running out of pati...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 19:34hrs | 4063 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'ED is duly elected President!' Who elected him, he rigged, What to do now!
When the late Morgan Tsvangirai and then Nelson Chamisa decided to contest this year's elections with not even one democratic reform in place, the nation's fate was sealed there and then. Zanu PF was ...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 14:16hrs | 2799 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Paying price of underestimating 'EDiots'
The tragedy which happened in Harare this week was not only completely unconscionable, but most preventable.The State, on the one hand, should not have unleashed soldiers on the streets, resul...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1823 | by Conway Tutani
Industry frets over violence
INDUSTRIALISTS have expressed concern over the political violence that gripped the country on Wednesday, saying it was a step in the wrong direction at a time the country has embarked on a massive gro...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:07hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Keep your eyes on the ball - rigged elections - ignore protest, a tactical diversion
"Below is a snap interview of former vice president Constantino Chiwenga early Thursday morning as he claimed that soldiers neither shot nor killed anyone in Harare yesterday. He spoke to ZimEye's Sim...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 12:40hrs | 2785 | by Nomusa Garikai
Full Text: Commonwealth Observer Group Preliminary Statement On Zim Elections
Members of the media, ladies and gentlemen.Thank you for coming to this Commonwealth Observer Group Press Conference.Let me start by expressing the Commonwealth Observer Group's profou...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 11:34hrs | 1940 | by Commonwealth Observer Group
Residents condemn MDC Alliance violence
Harare residents yesterday denounced violence unleashed by MDC Alliance hooligans in the central business district saying the party had exposed its violent nature to the whole world. Most resi...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:19hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
'Army has been deployed, don't expect a picnic!' twittered J Moyo - look business end of AK47
"I repeat what I said in 2002: WHERE THE ARMY IS DEPLOYED, DON'T EXPECT A PICNIC. When the Army was deployed in 2008, it was not a picnic, it was a reversal of a poll result; and when it was deployed ...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 18:40hrs | 5390 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Opposition activists declare Chamisa won the popular vote
Opposition activists and political analysts have raised concern over the possibility of the ruling Zanu PF gaining two thirds majority in parliament, insisting that MDC Alliance candidate Nelson Chami...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 15:00hrs | 1543 | by Mafu Sithabile
EU observer witness Zanu PF bus in fraudulent voters - we need a clean start
"Kutaurirwa hunyimwa mbare dzokumusana!" (There are somethings in life one only fully appreciate by seeing them with their own eyes!) so goes the Shona saying. One of the most significant chan...Published: 31 Jul 2018 at 07:25hrs | 4160 | by Wilbert Mukori
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