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'MDC went into GNU with no plan, sat and ate' - amused and irritated SADC in equal measure
"Chamisa: We went into GNU with no plan, sat and ate!" screamed the headlines in New Zimbabwe.Every SADC leader involved in the Zimbabwe political crisis during the 2008 to 2013 GNU was amused...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:41hrs | 2510 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa imposed Shona councillors causing tribal may ham in Bulawayo
On 15 September 2018, when more than 12 Shona councillors took office in the City of Bulawayo on the ticket of MDC Alliance MLO released a statement that partly read as follows: "hoi! to the people of...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:41hrs | 3820 | by Israel Dube
MDC tribalists' plans exposed
It has come to our attention that the recently elected MDC-A Bulawayo leadership which is predominantly Shona, and stand accused of bribing their way up on tribal grounds is fully behind Kambarami in ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:40hrs | 1752 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Mayor humiliates Kambarami, lifts suspension of town clerk
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni has reversed a decision by his deputy Tinashe Kambarami to suspend town clerk Christopher Dube, as the battle for control of the City of Kings intensifies.Kambaram...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:14hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
'We don't eat Nationalism' says Mthwakazi President
So many people in Zimbabwe particularly shonas and some of our Ndebele speaking people do not really understand or comprehend with what is meant by the term "Nationalism". To Shonas, nationalism means...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1179 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Zimbabwe's curse of voodoo economics
I was attending a pre-conference of Christian pastors in Masvingo at the urgent invitation of Prophetess Elizabeth Chademana.I had been charged by the saints in Greenwood District of the Unite...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:30hrs | 344 | by Kenneth Mufuka
'Zanu PF will not turn around economy' said MDC A, gleefully - neither will you, just want TA
MDC Vice President Professor Welshman Ncube says the current Zimbabwean government is poised for failure and anyone pinning their hopes on it will be disappointed."Is there still anyone who st...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 15:18hrs | 1526 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Welshman Ncube speaks on Mnangagwa's government
MDC Vice President Professor Welshman Ncube says the current Zimbabwean government is poised for failure and anyone pinning their hopes on it will be disappointed."Is there still anyone who st...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 09:37hrs | 5152 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa doesn't eat in public?
Nelson Chamisa surprised aides on Tuesday after eating food during a walkabout in Harare's high density suburbs.The MDC leader - who undertook the unannounced visit to familiarise himself with...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 11:09hrs | 7683 | by ZimLive
Dennis Murira - An obituary
The late Dennis Murira to many in the MDC family would be distinctly remembered for being part of the group that wanted to usurp that party's leadership on the eve of the late Morgan Tsvangirai's trea...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 06:51hrs | 605 | by Views Matopo
Sudan Army hires Mugabe's consultant
The notorious Sudanese army has hired Dickens & Madson (Canada) Inc a firm owned by Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli spy based in Montreal,Canada to polish the image of Sudan's milita...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 09:40hrs | 9370 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Welshman Ncube's brother appointed Supreme Court judge
President' Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday appointed Justices Nicholas Mathonsi and Charles Hungwe as judges of the Supreme Court the public newspaper The Herald has reportedJustice Math...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 19:38hrs | 5429 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko to get his exit package
Former vice president (VP) Phelekezela Mphoko, is now likely to get his terminal benefits, more than a year after he was booted out of government. According to the independently-owned Daily Ne...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:42hrs | 7325 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa shows disgruntled Bulawayo members the middle finger
MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has riled disgruntled members from Bulawayo who lost in the chaotic provincial congress in April ahead of the party's congress in May by reneging on a resolution ...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1242 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala talks tough
Following the MDC Alliance elective congress recently, our deputy editor, Tangai Chipangura (TC), spoke to the newly-elected vice-chairman of the party Job Sikhala (JS) on a wide range of issues....Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:16hrs | 4831 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance rocked by fresh divisions
FRESH divisions have emerged in the MDC Alliance in Bulawayo with reports that some officials raided offices belonging to Professor Welshman Ncube's old MDC demanding keys and an inventory of property...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:16hrs | 1911 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to introduce term limits for all key positions
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance president Nelson Chamisa will introduce term limits for all key positions in the party including trimming the three vice presidential seats to remain with...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 20:30hrs | 2015 | by Staff reporter
'MDC develops into a four-headed monster'
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has created a bloated National Executive which is a concoction of four factions of the original MDC and that is bound to cost Chamisa in the next elections a former MDC...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 14:25hrs | 7322 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mudenda calls for new GNU - last was soft-landing for Zanu PF, not this time
Zanu PF Speaker of parliament, Jacob Mudenda, calls for the formation of a new GNU."We enjoyed serenity of politics during the GNU. That spirit must come back. It must come back."I pray to...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 07:33hrs | 6615 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Succession poser for Chamisa's MDC
THE opposition MDC's elective congress in Gweru last month failed to deal with the party's thorny succession issue, setting the stage for potentially explosive power struggles in the event that its pr...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1979 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and the pretence to unity
AT the burial of liberation icon Dr Dumiso Dabengwa in Ntabazinduna recently, MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa postured as a unifying figure vowing to work towards uniting the people of Zimbabwe....Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:59hrs | 762 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Sindiso Mazibisa leaves MDC
This is it. The wait is over. While I do not have a legal duty to issue this personal and political announcement I know that a moral and political reposes upon me to do so. Deliberately I am doing so ...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 16:19hrs | 3993 | by Sindiso Mazibisa
Fare thee well Ruth Lemani
The only certainty in a hero's life is that it could end at any moment. As a hero, RUTH LEMANI could not banish dangers, but could banish fears.We mustn't demean life by standing in awe of dea...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 06:31hrs | 677 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe treason trials raise fears of relapse to Mugabe years
Twenty people have been charged with treason since the beginning of the year, prompting critics to draw parallels between President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule with that of his predecessor Robert Mugabe...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
MDC will never split again, says Hwende
NEWLY-ELECTED MDC secretary-general Charlton Hwende says the Nelson Chamisa-led party will never split again as structural issues which were causing divisions have been addressed through constitutiona...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
MDC: Beyond Congress politics
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) 2019 National Elective Congress has come and gone. Amongst many other things, the key achievements of the congress were uniting the party to as nearest to its ...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 09:46hrs | 3646 | by Dadirai Chivimbiso Bvute
Election losers turn to campaign at Dr Dabengwa's funeral
The passing on of one of Zimbabwe's liberation war icons, Dr Dumiso Dabengwa on 23 May 2019, saw all people from all walks of life from far and near coming to pay their condolences in respect of the l...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 10:52hrs | 2265 | by Elijah Chihota
Fresh headache for Chamisa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa faces a delicate balancing act of making critical appointments to serve in his top party decision-making body, the national standing committee, amid jostling and lobbying by ...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:19hrs | 7553 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele 'King' told to open a bank account
Former MDC Youth leader Shephard Dube has urged claimant to the Ndebele throne King Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo to set up a bank account where he can receive tribute from his subjects. Dube sai...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 13:11hrs | 10984 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa berates Mnangagwa over 'his intolerance'
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has berated President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying the failure by the Zanu-PF leader to attend liberation war hero Dumiso Dabengwa's funeral showed his intolerance.Dabe...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 17:08hrs | 4488 | by Staff reporter
Lead if you may, without power
The top left grandstand at the iconic White City Stadium gave me a vintage hawk's eye view of proceedings. Increasingly, White City has become an arena less popular for sport, for football and Boy Ndl...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | 2767 | by Zifiso Masiye
Calls for unity as Dabengwa is buried
A SEA of people from all walks of life thronged Manxeleni Village in Ntabazinduna, Umguza District, about 37km from Bulawayo to bid farewell to national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa who was laid to r...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:20hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ring-fences presidency
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has moved to ring fence his post at the helm of the party by asking delegates to ensure that they endorse him as party leader in the next congress.In his acceptance s...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:56hrs | 4172 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF blasted for monopoly over national hero status
ACTING Zapu president Isaac Mabuka yesterday said the Zanu-PF politburo should not have the monopoly to declare who national heroes are and called for an independent body to be set up to select people...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
Thousands bid national hero Dabengwa farewell
THOUSANDS yesterday thronged White City Stadium to pay their last respects to national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa as speakers from a cross section of society testified to his impeccable liberation war cr...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:46hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa barred from Dabengwa memorial VIP tent
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa was Friday barred from taking up a seat in the VIP section during late national hero Dumiso Dabengwa's memorial gala at White City Stadium in Bulawayo.Sources close t...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:26hrs | 9653 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Chamisa meets 'King' Bulelani Khumalo
MDC President Nelson Chamisa on Friday met with one of the claimants to the Ndebele throne 'King' Bulelani Khumalo.The two were denied access to the VIP tent at white City stadium and they coi...Published: 31 May 2019 at 17:44hrs | 7313 | by Mandla Ndlovu
New MDC leadership must self-introspect
NOW that the MDC elective congress has been conducted, resolving the party's leadership dispute in the process, the party should now focus on playing a critical role towards resolving Zimbabwe's intra...Published: 31 May 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1418 | by Staff reporter
MDC rebels rewarded as loyalists booted out of power
The opposition MDC Alliance party saw former rebels being rewarded by getting elected into top positions, while loyalists were booted out, when the opposition movement elected new leadership over the ...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:30hrs | 1628 | by African News Agency
Chamisa's MDC pushes to oust Mnangagwa
THE just-ended MDC congress has passed a potentially-explosive resolution that empowers its leader Nelson Chamisa to push for the ouster of President Emmerson Mnangagwa before his five-year term expir...Published: 28 May 2019 at 15:07hrs | 2619 | by Staff reporter
MDC congress failed to transform the party - Chamisa plus 3 Amigos are back blundering from pillar to post
Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess because the country has had the great misfortune of having some of the most corrupt, incompetent and utterly useless politicians in human history. Havin...Published: 28 May 2019 at 09:38hrs | 3151 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa vows to modernise MDC
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) elected Nelson Chamisa unopposed to remain as leader at its first congress since the death of its founder, Morgan Tsvangirai, the party announced Monday....Published: 28 May 2019 at 08:16hrs | 950 | by AFP
MDC must play constructive role in nation building
THE opposition Movement for Democratic Change concluded its congress in Gweru yesterday with the election of office bearers, among them president Mr Nelson Chamisa, vice presidents Professor Welshman ...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:49hrs | 191 | by Editorial - Chronicle
Mutambara dumps Chamisa
Zimbabwe People First President Agrippa Mutambara announced at a press conference that his party is exiting from the MDC Alliance because of fundamental differences. Mutambara said they had be...Published: 27 May 2019 at 21:21hrs | 11491 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC engages in a diplomatic offensive
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has announced that his party is engaging in a diplomatic offensive to present the resolutions of the Congress to the African continent.Chamisa was giving closing r...Published: 27 May 2019 at 14:59hrs | 4690 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Komichi speaks on losing Vice Presidency
Former MDC Vice President Morgan Komichi says he is not bitter about losing in the Vice Presidency role. Komichi was speaking on Monday after the party announced the full list of elected Vice ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 14:00hrs | 7904 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt sabotaged Chamisa's congress
THOUSANDS of MDC supporters slept in the open for the entire duration of their party congress in Gweru at the weekend due to lack of financial resources, amid allegations that the Zanu-PF government h...Published: 27 May 2019 at 12:19hrs | 3506 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to snub Dabengwa's burial?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa may not be attending the burial of the late former ZPRA Intelligence Supremo Dr Dumiso Dabengwa sources close to the funeral arrangements have revealed. The source...Published: 27 May 2019 at 10:37hrs | 13635 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC CONGRESS: Full election results
Results coming from Ascot Stadium indicate that the opposition Movement for Democratic Change has produced the following leadership during its electoral process that happened throughout the night....Published: 27 May 2019 at 09:56hrs | 22834 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chaos, ballot stuffing mars Chamisa's congress
Chaos has marred the MDC-Alliance congress amid allegations of massive vote buying by candidates and delays in the voting process while party members endured extremely cold temperatures after being ma...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:43hrs | 3485 | by Staff reporter
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