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Komichi, Mudzuri names feature in MDC-T takeover bid
POLITICAL hawks within the MDC-T are baying for party leader Douglas Mwonzora's blood and plotting his ouster ahead of an elective congress set for July, with supporters accusing him of leading the op...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Boardroom coup to topple Matabele leader backfires on Chamisa
When it comes to tribalism in Zimbabwe, CCC aka MDC and ZANU-PF lead. To put it in other words, ZANU-PF is the first anti- Matabele Shona project and first home for Shona supremacists in Zimbabwe and ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 560 | by Israel Dube
MDC-T wants Mwonzora out
POLITICAL hawks within the MDC-T are baying for party leader Douglas Mwonzora's blood and plotting his ouster ahead of an elective congress set for July, with supporters accusing him of leading the op...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:48hrs | 2240 | by Staff reporter
Surely, there is no honour among thieves
NO honour among thieves is a universal truth, a biblical saying that has found resonance globally to denote the actions of robbers who usually double-cross each other, never mind the perils involved i...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 543 | by Fungi Kwaramba
So tragic that Zimbabwe regime respects animals more than its own citizens!
This morning I watched, in profound amazement, a news report on the Zimbabwe government's impassioned pleading with the EU (European Union) to support the country's cause at this year's CITES Conferen...Published: 17 May 2022 at 11:01hrs | 1554 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Southern African opposition parties need to form a shadow SADC to represent oppressed masses!
It has now become an open secret that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is nothing more than a leaders' club, which seeks to serve and protect the interests of those in power, at the e...Published: 16 May 2022 at 08:51hrs | 1201 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa challenger's case raises eyebrows
The court challenge over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy took an ominous turn following last week's arrest of the Zanu-PF activist, who instituted the high profile case.Sybeth Museng...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:15hrs | 3457 | by Staff reporter
There is no my vote is my secret, 'Death leaves no track record, voters do!' boasted Mnangagwa
"SaBuku pamberi, (Zanu PF) district chairman shure navanhu, councillor aripovo. Kwava kunovota." (Village headman will be in front, (Zanu PF) district chairman behind with the people and the local cou...Published: 14 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 1790 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Ex-UK ambassador's Zanu-PF links exposed
THE United Kingdom lawmakers have exposed former British ambassador to Zimbabwe Catriona Laing over Zanu-PF links and misleading the government into believing President Emmerson Mnangagwa, then the la...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:13hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
'Stayaways not likely to work in Zimbabwe'
ANALYSTS yesterday said stayaways are not likely to work now as Zimbabwe is a highly informalised economy where the majority have no formal jobs.It was business as usual on Monday, the day of ...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:15hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Why others will land man on Mars whilst we still 'struggle to cross the street!'
"And we (in Africa) are still struggling to cross the street!" was the spontaneous respond of "Mwalimu" (Teacher) Julius Kambarage Nyerere, then President of Tanzania, when he learnt the American had ...Published: 11 May 2022 at 08:04hrs | 691 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zimbabwe army will step in if Zanu-PF loses in 2023, calls for dialogue'
LITTLE known opposition Ideas Party for Democracy (IDP) president, Herbert Chamuka, has warned Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander, Valerio Sibanda, might step in to save ruling Zanu-PF if it lose...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:48hrs | 5730 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says he is on course to upstage Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he is on course to upstage President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu-PF in next year's elections as he dismis...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:17hrs | 3120 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai estate: Workers claim US$150 000
THE family of the late former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe and MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai may not benefit much from the politician's estate as domestic workers and other employees are claiming sa...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
CCC congress debate: Whither democracy?
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was built around Morgan Tsvangirai's personality. It is personality politics or personality cultism. Similarly, Zanu-PF under the late former president Robert ...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:28hrs | 214 | by Faith Zaba
'I was paid US$75 000 by Americans to assault Chief Serima' Former MDC-T Minister says
Former MDC-T Deputy Minister of Youth Tongai Matutu has alleged that he was paid US$75 000 to assault one Chief Serima in 2010 by the United States of America Embassy in a bid to project Zimbabwe as a...Published: 05 May 2022 at 15:48hrs | 3014 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zec abandons polling station at Zanu-PF torture base
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will no longer be using a polling station in Kwekwe situated in an area where there is a traditional Zanu-PF torture base manned by the party's violent terror s...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:30hrs | 1967 | 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
Zanu-PF sets conditions for Chamisa talks
Zanu-PF yesterday set conditions for talks with opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, saying he must first publicly distance himself from British politicians.Ad...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:06hrs | 11146 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1840 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Nelson Chamisa Workers' Day statement
WORKERS' DAY is a special day to appreciate, salute and celebrate the amazing efforts ,resilience and endurance of all the hard pressed workers who gave and continue to give their sweat and bloo...Published: 01 May 2022 at 18:37hrs | 594 | by Nelson Chamisa
Chamisa's Pre-Elections Pact on Reforms is a pseudo pre-marital power sharing agreement- no reforms will be implemented
If I was in a position to do so, I would make reading George Orwell's book, Animal Farm compulsory reading for all Zimbabwe for two reasons:1) The book is an allegorised allu...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 21:46hrs | 2189 | by Wilbert Mukori
ZBC must stop marginalising Ndebele
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation is now the chief architect of tribalism and regionalism, through the airwaves.All its stations have now been turned into de facto Shona and English channe...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:21hrs | 399 | by Martin Stobart
Chamisa: When the snake bites the charmer
Staring the abyssVery slowly but definitely quite surely, the world is drifting towards a scary nuclear abyss. The conflict in Eastern Europe now has all the makings of a major superpo...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 198 | by jamwanda
Please tell me the president is also paid in Zim dollars!
As a truly patriotic Zimbabwean - who earnestly cares about this country's development and fellow citizens' welfare and wellbeing - I make every effort in...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 20:33hrs | 2329 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
PHOTOS: Thokozani Khupe; Welshman Ncube tour Bulawayo
CCC Deputy President, Professor Welshman Ncube teamed up with former MDC-T President Thokozani Khupe on Tuesday to encourage residents of Bulawayo to register to vote. ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 17:12hrs | 8898 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Reports of Zanu-PF defeat in 2023 polls are tad premature
SEVERAL Zimbabwe commentators have interpreted recent by-elections as raising the possibility that Zanu-PF's 42-year-long grip on power is loosening and, come the 2023 general elections, opposition le...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:34hrs | 1363 | by Derek Matyszak
When the West, opposition believe their own propaganda
Following the March 26, 2022, by-elections, the Western media and the opposition have been very childishly excited by the performance of the Nelson Chamisa-led CCC.In the process, the West and...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 157 | by Nobleman Runyanga
MDC-T bigwigs gun for deflated Mwonzora
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's days at the helm of the opposition outfit could be numbered as hawks within the party are baying for his blood, attributing the political outfit's dismal performance in...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:31hrs | 3941 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's dalliances with Mnangagwa run much deeper
This article on the mysterious and controversial relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and local publisher Trevor Ncube is a summary based on an extract from...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:22hrs | 2061 | by Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Chamisa's friends jostle for safe seats
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) heavyweights are reportedly jockeying for "safe" seats in the cities ahead of the 2023 general elections after the Nelson Chamisa-led party scored big in...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Charamba exposes Mwonzora, Mnangagwa alliance
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has exposed that MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora for being the ruling Zanu-PF party's project to destroy the opposition led by Nelson C...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:50hrs | 3920 | by Staff reporter
Komichi chides Mwonzora over suspensions
THE MDC Alliance chairperson, Morgen Komichi has rebuked some members for causing chaos in the opposition party in remarks seen as aimed at its leader, Douglas Mwonzora.After the party failed ...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:49hrs | 2642 | by Staff reporter
'Public mistrust in Zec behind voter apathy'
THE Citizens in Action Southern Africa (Ciasa) has attributed the low voter turnout to lack of trust in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and poor voter education, among other factors.In...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:47hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
'CCC cannot work with Mwonzora and Khupe, snakes' - who amongst CCC did not sell out on reforms, cast first stone
"We have a situation where a snake sneaked into the house, swallowed all the kids and when we attempted to kill it, we did not finish it off … And now we want it to be part of the family. No. You ca...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 1031 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mwonzora suspends Epworth losing candidate
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has suspended losing parliamentary candidate for Epworth constituency in the recent by-elections, Zivai Mhetu, accusing him of bringing the name of the party into disrepu...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:15hrs | 3053 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fails to decimate opposition
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) was the biggest winner in last weekend's by-elections, with Zanu PF coming a humble second while the MDC-T performed dismally despite the state pouring money i...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2476 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora expels provincial chair
MDC-T Harare provincial chairman Zivai Mhetu was kicked out of the Morgan Tsvangirai House after a video of him claiming he lost Epworth to Zanu PF because people did not like the "jacket" he was putt...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2403 | by Staff reporter
Losing MDC candidate calls for Mwonzora sacking
LOSING MDC-T parliamentary candidate for Epworth National Assembly constituency Zivai Mhetu has come out guns blazing against his party president Douglas Mwonzora, accusing him of a plethora of flaws ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:06hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's role in Mnangagwa coup exposed
THE ruling Zanu-PF has disclosed that the late MDC founding president Morgan Tsvangirai played a crucial role in "sanitising" the ouster of late President Robert Mugabe in a military coup in November ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:05hrs | 2401 | by Staff reporter
March 26 by-elections drive final nail in the MDC's coffin
THE names, Morgan Tsvangirai, Gibson Sibanda, Welshman Ncube, Fletcher Dulini Ncube and Isaac Matongo have been immortalised in some sections of Zimbabwe's political discourse. Against all odds, they ...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:34hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mwonzora bury hatchet
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa and his rival MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora yesterday buried the hatchet and pledged to form a coalition ahead of the 2023 e...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:26hrs | 3559 | by Staff reporter
Women living disabilities suffer from political exclusion
TRAUMATIC episodes of unmitigated violence and stigma are among deterrents in mainstream political participation for women with disabilities in Zimbabwe, a development that leads to disability issues ...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:05hrs | 49 | by Staff Reporter
Komichi says, 'People have rejected us'
MDC-T national chairperson Morgen Komichi has cast serious aspersions on the future of his party after it was trounced during last Saturday's by-elections.In a leaked audio clip, Komichi is he...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 18:08hrs | 2389 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says winning 2023 elections is a must for his CCC
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said winning the 2023 elections was a must for his Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party to preserve the late MDC founder Morgan Tsvangirai's legacy....Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:55hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Mwonzora's MDC-T says disappointed by election results
The Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T has issued a statement saying it is disappointed by the party's performance in the just ended 26 March by-elections which saw the party getting zero seats. Earli...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 14:13hrs | 3808 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa humiliates Tsvangirai tormentor
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week waded into a chieftainship row in his in-laws' family by endorsing his wife Auxillia's brother, Paradzai Kutyauripo, to take over a chieftainship in Mazowe distr...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 12:34hrs | 3389 | by Staff reporter
Biti, Kore disorderly conduct trial pushed to winter
CITIZENS Coalition For Change (CCC) co-vice presidents, Tendai Biti and Lynette Karenyi-Kore trial for public disorder has been moved to May.They were arrested in 2020 at Harvest House (now Mo...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:28hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must embrace Khupe
I AM happy that MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe has joined the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).Those who are opposed to her decision because they don't trust her are wrong, totally wrong....Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:23hrs | 770 | by Martin Stobart
Is pursuing regime change a crime?
COUNTLESS times we read and hear President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF fundamentalists accusing pro-democracy activists and opposition parties of being used by Western countries to champion regime ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:22hrs | 244 | by Muzokomba villager
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