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'Displaced people risk losing voting rights'
PEOPLE displaced from their original wards may fail to participate in elections if there are no proper voter education campaigns conscientising them on the need to update their voter registration stat...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:21hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe solves UN obligations problem, voting rights restored
Zimbabwe which had its voting rights at the United Nations General Assembly suspended over the country's mounting arrears on its financial obligations to the global body has solved the problem....Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 18:39hrs | 1737 | by Staff reporter
Gandawa blasts govt failure to service UN debt
FORMER Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa has blasted the new dispensation under President Emmerson Mnangagwa for failing to pay US$81 000 membership fees to the United Nati...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:41hrs | 1264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses UN voting rights
ZIMBABWE has been barred from voting at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as it is in arrears in the payment of financial contributions totalling US$81 770.According to a letter from th...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:37hrs | 1755 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Zimbabweans in Diaspora party is born
EDITOR,In line with the Zimbabwe Constitution Section 67 (1)(b), 67 (2)(b)(c) and 67(3)(a)(b) that confers Zimbabwean citizens political and electoral rights related to political membership an...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court decision leaves MDC-T in disarray
THE MDC held a bruising conference to choose a new leader in December and it has resulted in a legal battle. The MDC's Thokozani Khupe ran to be the party's leader against Douglas Mwonzora. She lost t...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:27hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must lift by-elections ban'
THE government must lift the suspension on by-elections as the ban stifles democracy and violates the rights of Zimbabweans to express themselves politically, analysts contend.Statutory Instru...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:53hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
I do not know that Shiri was a hero
In the good old times at The Sunday Mail with editor Willie Musarurwa, if late news arrived when we were going to press, it would be typed in blue ink and labelled, Late News.So it was, when I...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:28hrs | 7603 | by Kenneth Mufuka
MDC factions threaten to tear Masvingo apart
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has hit turbulent waters in Masvingo after members of rival camps fought each other during district elections conducted last weekend.The clashes pitted members of th...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family hopes to be granted US asylum after long wait
The Dzawo family has built their life in Burlington since fleeing government persecution in Zimbabwe in 2012. On March 4, a judge will decide whether to grant or deny them asylum status.It's b...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 08:39hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Zifa 'flout’ Fifa law as 2 ZPCS gain promotion to PSL
ZIFA could find itself offside in Fifa Club Licensing following promotion to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League of two Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services owned teams Tenax and Whawha. ...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:37hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa dialogue no longer possible without external force
Too much has already been said and done by our current political protagonist that dialogue between President Nelson Chamisa's MDC-A and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF is no longer possible wit...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 22:06hrs | 4253 | by Terence Simbi
With all said and done dialouge no longer possible without external force
Too much has already been said and done by our current political protagonist that dialogue between President Nelson Chamisa's MDC-A and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF is no longer possible wit...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 09:02hrs | 872 | by Terence Simbi
MDC renews push for diaspora vote
MDC secretary for elections Jacob Mafume has said the party will use all legal channels to make sure that people in the diaspora vote in 2023.Mafume told the Daily News that his party will app...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:31hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean authorities called to commence diaspora vote facilitation
AN independent election watchdog has called on authorities to immediately commence the process of facilitating the diaspora vote, saying any delay would continue to disenfranchise Zimbabweans living o...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:15hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt considers Diaspora vote
In what could be a major overhaul of the local voting system, Government will assess the feasibility of introducing Diaspora voting to Zimbabweans living in foreign lands, The Sunday Mail can reveal....Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:02hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Sona slated for Tuesday
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (Sona) when he officially opens the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament on Tuesday.Rehearsals for the ceremonial pa...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:26hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
What impact and advantages do foreigners have on the hosting country?
From time immemorial, people have been on the move, from one country to the other.The reasons for movement have always varied. Some movements have been short term, some medium and yet others have been...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:18hrs | 415 | by MOIR
Mnangagwa's govt in new US$5bn funding negotiations
A UNITED Kingdom-based international financial consultancy firm, ICG Capital and Finance Corps Limited — in partnership with five top-tier United States banks — has tabled a US$5 billion debt rest...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:21hrs | 2404 | by Staff reporter
MDC structures manipuated to create a one centre of power built around Chamisa.
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's opponents claim they will not be able to freely exercise their voting rights at the party's forthcoming congress, alleging the incumbent is employing unorthodox tactics to ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:59hrs | 1453 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa employing unorthodox tactics to cow rivals
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's opponents claim they will not be able to freely exercise their voting rights at the party's forthcoming congress, alleging the incumbent is employing unorthodox tactics to ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:58hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
Meet Strive Masiyiwa and Chanakira's funder
Andrew Young, Jr has been noted as one of the major people who funded Telecoms Guru Strive Masiyiwa and Banker Nigel Chanakira, it has emerged. Shadowy Twitter character Mmatigari revealed thi...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 14:28hrs | 8310 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube engages diplomats on reforms
ZIMBABWE'S international re-engagement programme and debt clearance plan are facing renewed headwinds with the United States government maintaining a hardline stance, insisting on tangible reforms, wh...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:46hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to clear arrears first
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has put in place a viable plan to turn around Zimbabwe's economic fortunes, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said, but called on the country to q...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:06hrs | 1441 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sweats over funding
NEWLY-MINTED Finance minister Mthuli Ncube this week set sail for the United States, together with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, for the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he will engag...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:46hrs | 7378 | by Staff reporter
US sanctions on Zimbabwe - truths, history and lies
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe.Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 19:01hrs | 7267 | by newsZWire
ED don't take teachers' voting rights
It is very sad to note that more than 50% of teachers are not going to cast their vote as they have been deployed far away from their polling stations.This clearly means that Dambudzo Munangwa...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 13:31hrs | 1854 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Braille ballot paper appeal thrown out
HIGH Court judge Justice Charles Hungwe, has dismissed an application filed by a visually-impaired potential voter, Abraham Mateta, who had petitioned the court seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:00hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to be arrested after elections?
Judging by on-line reaction, this column has only a handful of readers, but millions of critics! Which is what makes writing it worth every of my while. Week in, week out, you get fiery feedba...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:11hrs | 2568 | by Igomombe
Chamisa says MDC-T stands for MDC-Tsotsi
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has now publicly disowned the MDC-T name saying his party would not be using the name ever again.Addressing thousands of party supporters at Mutasa DC yes...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 17:19hrs | 4875 | by Staff reporter
The tale of a jewel and a giant: Facts about revival of Zimbabwe's economy
The Country, Nation and Our WorldMany have talked, written and caricatured Zimbabwe as a country of educated but inept leaders. A country once a jewel of Africa brought down by corruption, greed a...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 17:35hrs | 783 | by Vincent Gwarazimba
Chamisa Violated Voting Right's - A grave error
My brother in Christ President Chamisa, it is sad that some of your words can never be trusted anymore as they don't materialize at this stage, what more when you're ZIM President? You promised all pa...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 14:34hrs | 974 | by Devine Ndabezitha Mafa Sibanda
Chamisa is now a flawed cCandidate
Dear brother in Christ. President Chamisa.I hope this letter finds your well.Politics is a great career when one is people centred than anything else. With what has transpired in the M...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:35hrs | | by Masongenyoka Thsokomela Devine Ndabezitha Mafa Sibanda
'No to political violence against women,' says Mohadi
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has urged political parties to desist from violence against women as the country braces for the July 30 elections, saying they (female) should be afforded the opportunity t...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:34hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt bars millions of Zimbabweans from voting
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) yesterday effectively barred millions of Zimbabweans based in the diaspora from voting in this year's polls after it dismissed an application for amendment of provi...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zimbabweans in diaspora cannot vote from abroad
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) today ruled that the Zimbabwean diaspora cannot vote from abroad.The Court had reserved judgment in a matter in which three Zimbabweans living in the Diaspo...Published: 30 May 2018 at 10:17hrs | 1703 | by Staff reporter
Mudede ruled offside
REGISTRAR-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has been ruled offside by the High Court after he refused to issue an emergency passport to a 79-year-old ailing granny, who urgently required to travel to Namibia ...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:07hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
'Primary elections expose Zanu PF rot'
THE chaotic scenes witnessed during the ruling Zanu PF party primary elections yesterday which included late delivery of ballot papers, shambolic voters' rolls and postponement of the elections in oth...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 06:57hrs | 5835 | by Staff Reporter
Cross-border traders plot Diaspora protest
THE International Cross-Border Traders' Association (ICTA) has threatened to close all Zimbabwe's borders on April 16 and 17 this year to press government to allow locals based in the Diaspora to be a...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 07:51hrs | 1375 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora vote challenge judgment reserved
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) yesterday reserved judgment in a matter in which three Zimbabweans living in the Diaspora are seeking the amendment of restrictive provisions of the Electoral Act, ...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:19hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak versus misplaced priorities
In our last statement we mentioned the idea of being a crocodile abroad but a lizard abroad, it seems to us that the current government is in this respect falling into the trap that partially defined ...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 16:03hrs | | by Jacob Mafume
Attempt to smear ZEC's decision is unfortunate PDP
The attempt to crank a smear campaign against ZEC's decision to award a tender to IPSIDY is unfortunate.As a point of clarity, the de-duplication process is meant to eliminate repeated copies ...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 11:56hrs | | by PDP
Army's vested interest in Zanu-PF
" … the military will not hesitate to step in. Zanu-PF's standing political virtues are a product of faithful adherence to the founding values, decorum, discipline and revolutionary protocol in the ...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 14:50hrs | 787 | by Innocent Batsani Ncube, Scholar
It's My Vote!
A colleague in academia responded to my article on this platform titled 'Whither Zimbabwe?' in which I lamented our collective lethargy and responsibility for the myriad of challenges that we are curr...Published: 19 Sep 2017 at 13:23hrs | 354 | by Mthokozisi Nyathi
Why is the Zimbabwean Diaspora protesting outside the country?
Relations and nature of interaction among the ruling oligarchy, opposition elements, the general citizenry, and civil society groups in Zimbabwe have been dominated by the long and pervasive Zanu PF r...Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 08:12hrs | 364 | by Kingstone Jambawo
Basic voter education can bring changes for 2018 Zimbabwe elections
Basic voter education can bring about effective changes to the 2018 Zimbabwe elections if it can reach to almost every part of the country. Voter education gives literacy and confidence that electoral...Published: 05 Sep 2017 at 19:06hrs | 679 | by Pythias Makonese
'Zimbabwe prisoners have no voting rights'
VICE-President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told Parliament that prisoners have no voting rights.This was after Lwazi Sibanda (MDC-T Proportional Representation) asked him to explain governmen...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 08:01hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
'Alien' voters eligible to vote
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has clarified the confusion regarding the voting rights of the so-called "aliens", saying they were eligible to register as voters.ZEC chief elections o...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 07:05hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai hunts rural vote
Opposition MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has set his sights on capturing the elusive rural vote ahead of the elections next year."Our teams are currently travelling the length and breadth of ...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe elections a waste of time'
The government's failure to implement electoral reforms and create a conducive environment for free, fair and credible elections makes the 2018 polls a futile academic excise, a leading political scie...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 06:24hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
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