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'Chamisa-run councils disappoint'
DESPITE dominating some of the country's biggest municipalities, analysts say the MDC has little to show in terms of achievements since its formation in 1999.They argue that the MDC leadership...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:45hrs | 2041 | by Maxwell Sibanda
The paradox of Chete Chete! Emerging understandings in 2019
Pursuant to last week's instalment, an erstwhile barrister in the making, Zwelithini Xaba gave a candid response on how Nelson Chamisa and his generational consensus are a façade. But the budding bar...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:57hrs | 476 | by Michael Mhlanga
Chamisa 'the chosen one' ring-fences presidency
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has moved to ringfence himself from potential challenges ahead of the party's elective congress in October after declaring that he was ordained by the late party founding lea...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:16hrs | 1788 | by STaff reporter
'Chamisa must call Mnangagwa president!' pleaded Zanu PF - nation is burning and Tweedle twins fight over rattle!
"Chamisa must acknowledge Mnangagwa who Pastors at today's Prayer called "President!" said Deputy Minister of Information, Energy Mutodi in a video released on social media. It was clear in the voice ...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 21:06hrs | 8265 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's dialogue compared to Smith's 'Internal Settlement'
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) vice president Welshman Ncube compared talks initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resolve Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis, snubbed by his party on...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 20:45hrs | 3412 | by ZimLive/Reuters
Chamisa snubs Mnangagwa's State House invitation
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has snubbed an invitation by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to attend an Indaba on Wednesday to discuss a framework for National Dialogue and Interaction. Pres...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 06:49hrs | 17030 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko' son off the hook
Choppies Stores chief executive officer Ottapathu Ramachandran has submitted an affidavit to the prosecution withdrawing charges against former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela ...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:44hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko fraud case: Witnesses in no show
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela's trial failed to take off again yesterday after witnesses, who were said to be in India for holiday defaulted again, leading to the postpone...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 08:03hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs languish in Hwahwa prison
Two Movement for Democratic Change Members of Parliament Amos Chibaya and Settlement Chikwinya are languishing in Hwahwa prison after they were remanded in custody to 28 January afte...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 15:49hrs | 3634 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe shutdown, a noble cause but many things went wrong!
Demonstrations are planned and must be planned, how do you demonstrate without prior due diligence. What is the purpose of the demonstrations, what can go wrong and what the eventualities are? The shu...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 14:02hrs | 2355 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Mthuli Ncube is a political moron,' says Welshman Ncube
MDC Vice President Professor Welshman Ncube has described Finance Minister Mthuli as a political moron due to his statements which he uttered in various interviews at the sidelines of the World Econom...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 08:12hrs | 10227 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko fraud trial stalls
State witnesses in the trial of former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela last week failed attend court and were stuck in India because of violent protests which rocked the country la...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:41hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko to be paid for 51% of Choppies
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son, Siqokoqela, have exited Choppies Supermarkets after offering to be bought out of the company to end a protracted ownership wrangle. The Mp...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:09hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mphoko finally exits Choppies
Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela Mphoko have exited from Nanavac Investments T/A Choppies Supermarkets Zimbabwe and they have declared that they no longer have interests...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 19:11hrs | 7106 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko's trial postponed
THE trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's daughter-in-law, Nomagugu Mphoko, who is facing charges of extortion, has been postponed to January 21. Nomagugu (36) allegedly ordered ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:12hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa missed post-coup golden opportunitty
MDC vice-president Welshman Ncube says Zimbabwe is in a mess after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's failed to take advantage of local and international goodwill which his administration received after t...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 14:58hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Police badly assault MDC Youth leader
Police on Monday allegedly assaulted MDC Youth leader Discent Collins Bajila during violent protests that rocked Zimbabwe. Bajila was in Bulawayo when the incident happened.Meanwhile pol...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 13:57hrs | 4163 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Redan swindles coupon holders
Redan Petroleum (Pvt) Ltd has been accused of swindling its customers who are holding coupons by changing the quantity of fuel that is redeemable. In a case where a coupon could redeem 2...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 08:49hrs | 1649 | by Mandla Ndlovu
We are starving in the Garden of Eden - damning testimonial on leaders and us all
"38 years of criminal waste of human and material resources through gross mismanagement and rampant corruption by this Zanu-PF regime has destroyed the country's economy. For decades now, the country ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 21:36hrs | 240 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa squandered global goodwill over Mugabe ouster
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has squandered the international and local goodwill which followed the November 2017 ouster of predecessor Robert Mugabe.This was said by MDC vice pre...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1519 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabweans react to 143% increase in fuel prices
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night announced new prices for petrol and diesel, effective midnight."With effect from midnight tonight, a fuel pump price of $3.11 per litre for diesel and $...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:05hrs | 2166 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko daughter-in-law's extortion trial opens Monday
THE trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's daughter-in-law has been set for Monday next week after her lawyers indicated they were now ready for the court process.Nomagugu (36) wa...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:05hrs | 593 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa finalising the integration of MDC structures
The Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance is finalising the integration of structures and assets from in the Alliance's seven political parties, ahead of the main opposition's elective congress set for not ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:01hrs | 2204 | by newzimbabwe.com
MDC still blame SADC for 2008 GNU's failure - to embrace change, find genuine GNU partners
"We have been told on countless times that MDC failed to implement even one democratic reform when in fact it is common knowledge that all efforts to do the same were thwarted by Mugabe and his party....Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 21:49hrs | 1306 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Mnangagwa is #failure itself' said Biti - true, but so are you, hence why all must step down now
Here is the thing; MDC Alliance members went into the 2018 elections knowing that Zanu PF would rig the elections; they did not mind that as long as they won a few gravy train seats. They did win a fe...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 08:52hrs | 3655 | by Nomusa Garikai
Gutu revenging being booted out of MDC Alliance tent - outside pissing in
It is no secret that Obert Gutu's departure from the MDC Alliance was not a harmonious one. He joined up with Thokozani Khupe, another one who refused to join the proposed coalition, to form the MDC-T...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 09:04hrs | 2930 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
MDC names school after Tsvangirai
The Movement for Democratic Change National Council recently adopted a resolution to set up a political school which shall be named after the late Founding President Morgan Richard Tsvangirai....Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 08:54hrs | 4454 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Best economic models that Zimbabwe government can adopt
Apparently we have the following challenges in our mainstream economy - Production levels are very low ( imports exceeding exports therefore balance of payments affected-&nbs...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 22:17hrs | 2238 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Magistrate exposed on Mphoko matter?
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela, has been freed from remand prison after successfully challenging the revocation of his bail by a Bulawayo magistrate at the High Court. ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 07:15hrs | 2336 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to humiliate Mudzuri?
The fate of MDC Alliance vice president Eng Elias Mudzuri will now be decided by opposition leader Mr Nelson Chamisa after the national council referred disciplinary issues against the former Harare m...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:44hrs | 4267 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will eventually accept position
Political bickering over the setting up of an Office of the Opposition leader in Parliament will come to an end as MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa will accept the gesture from President Mnangagwa a...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 12:58hrs | 14817 | by Simba Rushwaya
Mphoko's son to spend Christmas in jail
FRAUD accused Siqokoqela Mphoko, son to former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, on Thursday appeared before a Bulawayo regional magistrate in leg irons and was remanded in custody to 21 January next...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 09:59hrs | 3416 | by newzimbabwe
WATCH: Chaos mars MDC Alliance councillor's burial
CHAOTIC scenes rocked the burial of MDC Alliance Ward 28 Councillor Hapson Ncube in Bulawayo yesterday with party members taking the deceased's body to former councillor Collet Ndlovu's business premi...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 04:40hrs | 1962 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's world crumbling?
Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko's world is crumbling down following his fall from grace in November last year.The diplomat could just be on the verge of losing what many consider to b...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:11hrs | 3540 | by Staff reporter
Which devolution Mthuli Ncube?
On the back of another, rather surprising, albeit welcome political somersault that has seen President Emmerson Mnangagwa embrace devolution, a hitherto Zanu-PF taboo, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube an...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1780 | by Zifiso Masiye
Tribalism is when E.D funds Mugabe and persecutes Mphoko and Moyo
Being a Karanga myself, I can see that President Mnangagwa has a problem with shaking off the demons of tribalism in the manner that he is destroying Mphoko and Jonathan Moyo, while sponsoring Mugabe ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:32hrs | 4379 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Mphoko's arrest takes new twist
Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's son Siqokoqela is arrested over the alleged refusal of renewing permits for Indian workers at Choppies and not flouting any bail conditions, it has been reve...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 08:24hrs | 6027 | by Mandla Ndlovu
What the Nation and world should know
When MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai was ailing and walking and breathing his last, he made it clear that he wouldn't die as someone who failed the party on its succession debate. The fake news paddled by his...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 15:04hrs | 3065 | by Sidney Chisi
Mphoko son sent to jail - Update
A BULAWAYO magistrate yesterday revoked bail conditions of former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela and sent him to remand prison, pending trial over fraud charges.Siqokoqela...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:31hrs | 4152 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube in timely US intervention
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday made a timely intervention as he submitted a detailed paper on Zimbabwe's economic and political reforms to a United States o...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:18hrs | 1231 | by Tichaona Zindoga
MDC lacking strategic thinking
Utterances attributed to MDC Alliance Spokesperson, Jacob Mafume, that Zimbabwe had become a security threat to the SADC region and that the party would embark on a diplomatic offensive to mobilise su...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:29hrs | 1237 | by Bevan Musoko
Mphoko in $94 million headache
FORMER vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko's Botswana-based business partners are demanding US$94 million for them to allow him to take over control of supermarket giant Choppies' local operations....Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:31hrs | 2672 | by Staff reporter
Don't be left holding an empty bag
WHAT has emerged from the hearings into the events of August 1 has shown that the setting-up of the commmission of inquiry was the right step in the circumstances.The hearings have amply demon...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 10:33hrs | 1857 | by Conway Tutani
PHOTOS: Former MDC Senator dies in accident
Former MDC Senator for Makokoba Sibangiliwe Msipha was involved in a fatal accident that took his life on Thursday morning. The accident happened on N1 South between Mookgopong and Kranskop to...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 09:31hrs | 7929 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa badly wants a deal with Mnangagwa
FROM the time Nelson Chamisa entered mainstream politics as the youth chairman for the then newly formed MDC in 1999, his ambitions were quite evident. At the time all he was armed with was political ...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:19hrs | 14044 | by Reason Wafawarova
Mphoko booted out of Choppies
THE battle for the control of supermarket chain, Choppies Zimbabwe, pitting former vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko's family and its foreign business partners has taken a nasty turn after the Botswan...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:58hrs | 2405 | by Staff reporter
Government allocates US$310 million for devolution
Minister of Minister of Finance & Economic Development has announced that it has allocated US$310 million for the implementation of devolution. The move has been welcomed by Zimbabweans who are ke...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 15:09hrs | 1719 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Is Linda Masarira right on violent MDC militia?
Linda Masarira the spokesperson of the MDC-T led by Dr. Thokozani Khuphe has come under fire after being quoted on state media that MDC member were trained in acts of sabotage by a group of Serbians. ...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 11:11hrs | 3025 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Desperation takes over Zanu PF
The MDC would like inform the public and the media that statements attributed to party leaders who are said to be involved in fights are false.For the avoidance of doubt, Vice President Prof W...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 16:24hrs | 2459 | by Jacob Mafume
Chamisa ouster plot exposed
THE gloves are off in the opposition MDC as hawks plotting the ouster of leader Nelson Chamisa are reportedly unhappy that the party's elective congress will be held in October next year, when they wo...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:04hrs | 3047 | by Staff reporter
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