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Morgan Tsvangirai must be turning in his grave
Morgan Tsvangirai, the late icon of Zimbabwe's tenuous democratic struggle, is a man I knew so well, having served as his spokesperson and trusted lieutenant for almost a decade until his untime...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 09:34hrs | 6253 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
'Zec must be sole registrar of parties'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must be given the sole responsibility of registering political parties to avoid name contestations among political actors as witnessed in the opposition MDC....Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:02hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo's recall letter causes confusion in Bulawayo council
THE MDC Alliance says recalled Bulawayo Ward 24 councillor, Arnold Batirai Dube will not vacate office until the Minister of Local Government July Moyo clarifies whom he wrote recalling him in his let...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 05:32hrs | 3219 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to field recalled councillors
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance's Bulawayo provincial executive has resolved to field all the eight councillors who were recently recalled by the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe in the upcoming by-el...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:41hrs | 9773 | by Staff reporter
Pressure keeps mounting on Chamisa
Pressure keeps mounting on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa as his former top lieutenant and now MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has said that MDC Alliance name belongs to the MDC-T and the...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 17:26hrs | 5288 | by Staff reporter
Thambolenyoka was hurt to leave military life
WE continue our interview with Tennyson Mlobi Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu who during the post-independence conflict operated as a dissident and was known as Thambolenyoka. However, during the war of liberati...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:34hrs | 4885 | by Staff reporter
Khupe drops Chamisa party name bombshell
Former deputy prime minister Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T yesterday said it is now known as the MDC Alliance in yet another dramatic twist in the battle for the control of Zimbabwe's main opposition party....Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:44hrs | 6057 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF announces Shiri replacement
Zanu-PF has nominated Eleven Kambizi to fill the Senate seat left vacant after the death of national hero and former Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri in July. ...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:14hrs | 3314 | by Staff reporter
'People must defend their vote' - never ever had a vote, can't defend what is not there
The root cause of Zimbabwe's crippling economic meltdown and political paralysis (politicians on both sides of the political divide are corrupt, incompetent and utterly useless) is the failure to hold...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 13:59hrs | 1501 | by Wilbert Mukori
Khupe's recalls a drain to the fiscus
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) last week disclosed that it required about US$18,5 million to be able to run by-elections, a process that should be done by December 5.Most of the by-el...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:07hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has cannot buy covid-19 test kits, PPE, etc. but is squandering US$ 100m on pointless by-elections
"The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) would like to inform the public that is has lifted with immediate effect the suspension of electoral activities with immediate effect the suspension of elector...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 08:16hrs | 809 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Khupe, Chamisa scuffle cripples local authorities
THE turf war between MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and her MDC Alliance rival Nelson Chamisa has left operations in the country's major cities and towns paralysed after she recalled a record 84 council...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
Khupe persists with MDC Alliance massacre
TRIGGER-HAPPY MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe has expelled several more MDC Alliance councillors in Bulawayo, Gwanda, Beitbridge and Marondera as she stops at nothing to decimate rival Nelson Chamisa's i...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:20hrs | 681 | by newzimbabwe
Khupe, Chamisa feud escalates
THE senseless blood-letting in the MDC continues with interim president Thokozani Khupe wielding the axe on 11 more councillors in Harare, including deputy mayor Enock Mupamawonde. This c...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 17:48hrs | 4720 | by Staff reporter
Khupe targets Chamisa's remaining MPs, cllrs
THE Thokozani Khupeled MDC-T has resolved to recall all remaining MDC Alliance MPs and councillors, setting the stage for a bruising fight in forthcoming by-elections. Khupe's camp yesterday recalled ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 2874 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda recants violence threat
ZANU-PF political commissar Victor Matemadanda has claimed that the statement he made at the party's annual conference last December where he was quoted as saying "if elections fail, we will use any o...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1470 | by Staff reporter
Reforms will guarantee uniformed forces voting privacy
CIVIC society organisations have called for urgent reform of the country's laws to ensure that uniformed forces enjoy their right to vote in privacy and avoid situations where they are forced to cast ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:21hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda in major climbdown, calls for dialogue
IN an unprecedented development, the Defence deputy minister and Zanu-PF national commissar Victor Matemadanda has been forced to make a major climbdown from a threat that Zanu-PF would use any means ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:18hrs | 5799 | by Election Resource Centre
18 000 dead voters struck off roll
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) struck off the voters' roll, more than 18 000 deceased people between January and December last year. ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba s...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:32hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Fact finding mission that never was
We are back to square one... It took six months for Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to release the official 2008 election results with Patrick Chinamasa then Legal and Justice Minister insi...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 23:23hrs | 1168 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Gwanda youths petition Parliament
GWANDA youths have petitioned Parliament to push through a clause guaranteeing a 30% quota representation in the legislature to ensure full representation from local to national platforms.In a...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:08hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Thambolenyoka speaks about war experiences
THE mere mention of the name, Thambolenyoka, who operated as a dissident in the districts of Matabeleland South in the 80s during the post-independence disturbances used to send shivers down the spine...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:07hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
'I totally agree, we sold out during 2008 GNU' confessed one more MDC leader - since and will sell out in 2023
"I totally agree that we missed an opportunity during GNU when we controlled the levers of power that we should maybe have exerted more pressure on Zanu-PF to have all these things reformed," said Pri...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:22hrs | 1521 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa says Mwonzora is a 'sell-out'
MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has described his former colleague Douglas Mwonzora, as a sell-out who was fighting an unwinnable petty agenda.For close to six months, Mwonzora, MDC-T in...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:34hrs | 10810 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC admits that it missed opportunity to reform govt
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance yesterday admitted that the country's opposition parties wasted a golden opportunity to push for wide-ranging political, economic and electoral reforms when they we...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2978 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T woes mount
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC has been dragged into another fight by the Multiracial Christian Democrats (MCD) over the recent recall of MPs and subsequent nomination of their replacements.The M...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 07:28hrs | 12610 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa okays early census
There will be an early population census allowing a new delimitation of constituencies by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) before the 2023 harmonised elections after President Mnangagwa approve...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:52hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
All outstanding by-elections to be held by December 5
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Wednesday lifted the suspension of elections in place since March when the country went into a coronavirus lockdown.All outstanding by-elections are ...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 20:59hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Gomba, six councillors challenge recall
SUSPENDED Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba and six councillors have petitioned the High Court to nullify their recall by MDC-T led by Dr Thokozani Khupe, claiming she has no authority to do so in terms of t...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:22hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Only court can stop us, says Zec
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said only the court can stop it from filling vacant positions in the Legislature caused by deaths and recalls on MDC Alliance MPs by the Thokozani Khupe-led...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
+30,000 voters reject Khupe MPs
OVER 30 000 voters have responded to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s call to send in objections to MDCT leader Thokozani Khupe's intention to replace MPs she recalled with nominees of her ch...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 20:11hrs | 8004 | by Staff reporter
'Everyone is taking potshot at Zimbabwe' tweeted Mnangagwa in exasperation, knows the game is up
"In sending back the first delegation led by gentleman Sydney Mufamadi with tails between legs, Mnangagwa simply racked up pressure on himself. Now the ANC sends in the hard man (Magashule)," said Pro...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 17:28hrs | 6816 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Voters ready to reject Khupe MPs'
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende yesterday claimed that opposition supporters in different parts of the country were already mobilising to reject MPs nominated by the MDC-T led...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:42hrs | 5389 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa sending envoy back to Zimbabwe - waste of time, hamstrung to do right thing
President Cyril Ramaphosa is planning to send back the special envoy to Zimbabwe in a determined effort to find a solution to Zimbabwe's worsen economic and political crisis. Last the time the envoy m...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 16:29hrs | 2182 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa ex-MPs lose diplomatic passports
THE government has withdrawn diplomatic passports issued to 21 MDC MPs recalled from Parliament as acting leader Thokozani Khupe continues to score victory after victory against Nelson Chamisa in the ...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:36hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Urgent need for MDC Chamisa to rebrand
The right to choose one's political leaders; the ones that were once chosen, shape the political destiny of a nation, is vested in every adult citizen and enshrined in the constitution. This supreme p...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 06:21hrs | 4328 | by Marakia Bomani
Chamisa's recalled MPs refusing to return 'Parliament' vehicles
THE GOVERNMENT has issued a stern warning to recalled MDC legislators who are refusing to return vehicles they got under parliament's car loan scheme.Thokozani Khupe, who was declared the legi...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 19:08hrs | 1562 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Mwonzora face legal, political minefield
MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and her ally Douglas Mwonzora face a legal and political minefield following the crackdown against MDC Alliance legislators and councillors as part of their turf war again...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 11:05hrs | 6449 | by Staff reporter
Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Before the July 30 elections in 2018, MDC Alliance's swashbuckling and technophile public relations machine nourishingly fed us the optics of what we were told were the makings of a political tsunami ...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:26hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF confident of reclaiming Kwekwe Central seat
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has expressed confidence in reclaiming the Kwekwe Central Constituency seat ahead of the impending by-election for the vacant seat. The seat was left vacant following ...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 06:48hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
UK ready to assist Mnangagwa
THE United Kingdom remains committed to assisting the crisis-hit administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, but only if Zimbabwe fulfils its end of the bargain in terms of reforms.British...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1603 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa mobilising against Khupe
EMBATTLED opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and his lieutenants are mobilising against Khupe's bid to return to Parliament and to fill other positions of recalled MPs with her allies....Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 20:41hrs | 8056 | by Staff reporter
Khupe pushing to have Mwonzora disciplined
THERE is no let-up to the mayhem devouring the divided MDC, with the party's interim leader Thokozani Khupe now pushing to have her secretary- general Douglas Mwonzora disciplined.This comes a...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:30hrs | 6789 | by Staff reporter
Parliament sits for only 20 minutes
PARLIAMENT yesterday sat for less than 20 minutes and further adjourned to September 1, 2020 with less than 30 legislators in attendance.Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Tsitsi Gezi pre...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1428 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo voters reject Khupe
SOME voters in Bulawayo East constituency have vowed to object the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)'s decision to replace MDC Alliance National House of Assembly Women Proportional Representative T...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 10:28hrs | 11138 | by newzimbabwe
Thokozani Khupe readies for return to Parliament
MDC-T leader Dr Thokozani Khupe is set to bounce back in Parliament after her name was part of 15 others the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) gazetted yesterday as people nominated by her party to ...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:14hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Khupe set to bounce back in Parliament
MDC-T leader Dr Thokozani Khupe is set to bounce back in Parliament after her name was part of 15 others the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) gazetted yesterday as people nominated by her party to ...Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 08:26hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe flares up in flames.... as SB Moyo becomes face of yet another coup
As Zimbabwe flares up in flames in the latest repressive rendition of the country's multi-layered political crisis, the regime in Harare has ostrich-style decided to firmly bury its head in the ...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 14:20hrs | 32388 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Chamisa scored own goal through ConCourt poll challenge
MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has admitted the opposition MDC had no sufficient evidence of poll rigging to launch a stronger challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 08:05hrs | 6522 | by newzimbabwe
Zec urged to stop filling MDC Alliance seats
A foreign-funded electoral watchdog has urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to stop filling the vacant parliamentary seats but await the outcome of Supreme Court appeals filed by recalled MD...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:17hrs | 3626 | by Staff reporter
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