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How can Zimbabweans be helped when they don't want to help themselves?
There is a popular Chinese adage - 'it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness'.Indeed, as the people of Zimbabwe, we have endure unbelievable untold suffering, oppression and po...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 13:22hrs | 953 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Job Sikhala trial fails to kick off
EMBATTLED Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Job Sikhala, currently locked up at Chikurubi Maximum Prison, Thursday protested against Harare Magistrate Tafadzwa Miti presiding over his t...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala seeks recusal of presiding magistrate
CITIZENS Coalition for Change Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala, who is accused of inciting public violence, has filed an application seeking recusal of presiding magistrate Tafadzwa Miti.Si...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC blasts Mnangagwa's 'lame duck' SONA address
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday reiterated the need for political players to shun violence as the country prepares for the 2023 general election.Mnangagwa said this during his State of ...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 1443 | by Staff reporter
No joy for Sikhala
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala was yesterday denied bail again, with a Harare magistrate claiming the politician has shown wanton disregard of previous court orders....Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala denied bail..Magistrate says he is an unrepentant criminal
Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament (MP), Job Sikhala was denied bail again by a Harare magistrate in a case where he stands accused of inciting public violence and defeating the...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 18:12hrs | 1688 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Job Sikhala's ruling on latest bail application set for today
JAILED Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament (MP), Job Sikhala will know his fate Wednesday when Harare Magistrate, Tafadzwa Miti is expected to hand down ruling on the lawmaker's ...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says his activists are innocent
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed that the 14 Nyatsime party supporters accused of inciting violence are victims of political persecution.The 14 were releas...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 5 years after Robert Mugabe - so, what has changed?
A climate of fear still lingers in Zimbabwe, five years after long-time ruler Robert Mugabe was deposed. As the country marks this milestone, few people are willing to speak openly about whether the g...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 17:18hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala case too hot to handle
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) interim vice chairperson and legislator, Job Sikhala's quest for freedom was made impossible Monday after his case appeared too hot to handle as it was moved betwe...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 6108 | by Staff reporter
November 2017 military coup promises shattered
PROMISES of a break with the past and a new beginning, economic recovery, freedom, democratic re-alignment and prosperity by military commanders at the onset of Zimbabwe's 2017 coup as well as b...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:34hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala bail ruling deferred
Harare magistrate Mrs Tafadzwa Miti has deferred the ruling in CCC legislator Job Sikhala's fresh bail application on changed circumstances to Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Miti said that after goi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:29hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa speaks on 2023 polls prospects, accepting results
A wave of opposition victories in the Sadc region over the past two years has elicited mixed reactions from political parties in Zimbabwe.The opposition says this is a sign that the tide was c...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:40hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC raises alarm over new tough electoral law
The Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has expressed concern over amendments to the Electoral Act, which it says could be abused by Zanu-PF to disqualify its opponents from running...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:39hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Electricity blackout stops Sikhala's bail bid
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala has been remanded further in custody after his bail hearing failed to start due to power outages that affected court processes.Sikhal...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:40hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Foreign-funded NGOs give conditional backing for Zimbabwe's Commonwealth bid
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRNGO Forum), a union of 22 rights organisations whose relationship with government have been shaky for over a decade, has expressed its support for re-admission ...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:23hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
2 top judges pull out of Ndewere case
CONSTITUTIONAL Court judges, Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza and former Judge President Justice George Chiweshe have recused themselves from hearing former judge Justice Erica Ndewere's appeal ...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's activist faces 10 years in UK jail
CCC has been left with egg on its face after a United Kingdom-based activist was convicted for inciting public violence in Zimbabwe, a charge the party wants to take lightly in Zimbabwe, and now faces...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can't be re-admitted into Commonwealth without strict accountability mechanisms!
I always say Zimbabwe can be a most strange place to be - if only we lived in peace and prosperity, with our fundamental rights being respected as sacrosanct.When then President Robert Gabriel...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 08:56hrs | 447 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa meets Commonwealth delegation, gives damning report on Mnangagwa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa met the visiting Commonwealth delegation Wednesday and highlighted the continued persecution of political opponents by President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 2788 | by Staff reporter
Biti says state repression, corruption worse after Mugabe coup
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy president Tendai Biti says the November 2017 military coup that installed incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa in place of late former leader Robert ...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:39hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 14 activists freed on $50,000 bail each
Fourteen Nyatsime residents charged with inciting violence were yesterday freed on $50 000 bail each by the High Court after spending five months in remand prison.They were being represented b...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole trial in false start
The trial of CCC legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Karakadzai Sithole on charges of inciting public violence in Nyatsime area sometime in June was today in false start after their respective lawyers...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC says NO to Zimbabwe's Commonwealth return bid
"For Zimbabwe to rejoin the community of nations, it is very important for us to stop abusing citizens. You know that there are political prisoners who have been in pretrial detention for more than 14...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 3836 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Commonwealth readmission uncertain
ZIMBABWE'S bid to rejoin the Commonwealth will not be a stroll in the park, NewsDay has heard.The visiting Commonwealth team will assess the country's eligibility using a template which includ...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:51hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter§
Chamisa says Zimbabwe will never be a one party state
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has vowed his party will never surrender to the ruling Zanu-PF no matter what.This comes at a time the opposition has been accusing Za...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 19:25hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
CCC legislator Sithole granted bail
CCC Chitungwiza North legislator Godfrey Karakadzai Sithole, who is jointly charged with Job Sikhala on inciting public violence in Nyatsime area, was yesterday granted $300 000 bail at the Harare Mag...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Rowdy mob disrupts CCC presser
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF youths yesterday cordoned off the Media Centre in the capital to block opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party leaders from holding a Press conference.CCC spokes...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Petitioners ropes in international stakeholders for Sikhala's release?
PETITIONERS, who want an end to the lengthy incarceration of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, have called for "urgent action" to rope in international s...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
Call to ban biased observers from Britain
ZIMBABWE is a friend to all and an enemy to none, but the British House of Lords should not take that as a sign of weakness, Zanu-PF Chief whip Pupurai Togarepi has said.This comes after some ...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
UK's deportations deal with Zimbabwe putting lives at risk
In the four years since she arrived in the UK, 56-year-old Josephine Sipiwe Jenje-Mudimbu's life has shifted from one of hope to one of daily, grinding fear.Josy, as she's better known, is an ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 1411 | by Raoul Walawalker for Open Democracy
Jacob Mudenda fights in CCC's Jasmine Toffa's corner?
As a political analyst I enjoy following debate and discussions in Parliament. I was perplexed by the events in Parliament last week when the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda exercised his authorit...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:54hrs | 933 | by Regis Charehwa
Job Sikhala rots in jail as High Court denies him bail again
JAILED main opposition lawmaker, Job Sikhala's bail appeal in a case he is accused of defeating the course of justice has been dismissed for the umpteenth time by the High CourtSikhala, who is...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 19:03hrs | 2332 | by Staff reporter
Only a revolution not the ballot can remove Mnangagwa!
As President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa consolidates his grip on power, and openly creating parallel structures intended to entrench him as Zimbabwe's FĂ...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 18:03hrs | 3968 | by Peace Marangwanda
US NGO paints gloomy picture of Zanu-PF
A RECENT report by the World Justice Project (WJP) which ranked Zimbabwe among the world's most authoritarian states is a damning indictment on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lack of political will to...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:35hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs in near fist fight
THERE was chaos in Parliament yesterday with legislators almost exchanging blows after Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe claimed that reports of political violence were "lies".Opposition M...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 3675 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala in eighth bid for freedom
OPPOSITION legislator Job Sikhala has filed another High Court application seeking bail, the eighth, in a case he is accused of obstructing the course of justice.Sikhala, represented by Jeremi...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala bail application deferred to today
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala's bail application has been deferred to today after the State failed to respond to the submissions made by his lawyers.Sikhala (Zenge...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala trial postponed
DETAINED Citizen's Coalition for Change (CCC), legislator-cum-interim deputy chairman, Job Sikhala had his trial postponed in absentia at the High Court Tuesday.The trial is now set to commenc...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 19:09hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's humiliation complete
Zanu-PF co-deputy president Constantino Chiwenga has effectively conceded defeat by announcing his arch-rival, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as the sole presidential candidate for the ruling party ahe...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:53hrs | 8588 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala says they want to jail him until 2023
ZENGEZA West MP Job Sikhala says there is a sinister political plot by the authorities to keep him in detention beyond the 2023 general elections, The NewsHawks reported.Sikhala, who celebrate...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:53hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa may call Zimbabwe snap 2023 general polls early next year
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa may call snap general elections in the first quarter of next year - in March - after securing a fresh mandate as Zanu-PF leader and its candidate in the polls, it emerged ...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:52hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Colonialist MPs quiz minister over worsening Zimbabwe crisis
BRITISH legislators on Thursday quizzed the country's minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith, over the continued persecution of opposition off...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:51hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa feels Sikhala, Sithole's prison torture
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed that the State is maliciously exposing incarcerated legislators Job Sikhala (Zengeza West) and Godfrey Sithole (Chitungwiza North)...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:57hrs | 1244 | by Staff reporter
UK monitoring the ongoing detention of Job Sikhala
The British government says it is concerned over the continued incarceration of lawmakers of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change and political violence ahead of Zimbabwe's 2023 general electi...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 17:46hrs | 1476 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala turns 50 behind bars
DETAINED Citizens Coalition for Change legislator, Job Sikhala, was defiant Sunday as he turned 50-years-old, marking the milestone at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare where he has bee...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 12:01hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Does the West, in particular, the US really respect human rights?
The continued incarceration of Job Sikhala, Gift Sithole and other CCC activists has become a global story as those in the political fray have waded in calling for their release.The calls have...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 09:03hrs | 337 | by AT Kadada
UK warns Mnangagwa
BRITISH parliamentarians have warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against his continued clampdown on dissent, and disregard for human rights, saying the world was watching.Mnangagwa's human ri...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:04hrs | 15027 | by Staff rporter
Ramaphosa-Malema handshake impossible in Zimbabwe as EFF no threat to ANC rule!
As much as this may shock many - the African continent is full of 'democratic leaders' - but, there is always one catch......their tolerance and good-heartedness towards the opposition is on t...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 18:57hrs | 2498 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ziyambi claims Chamisa is a 'pathological liar
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has branded CCC leader Nelson Chamisa a "pathological liar" in an angry outburst against the opposition chief who told journalists Thursday his blocked prison visit wa...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 19:37hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
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