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Is Mnangagwa govt willing to let people die of COVID-19 just to host SADC Summit?
The recent deaths due to alleged 'flu-like illnesses' of footballer Norman Maroto and opposition legislator Murisi Zwizwai are most unsettling.In fact, this is not simply unsettling but positi...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 83 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa’s tasteless, infantile politicking regrettable
Losing Presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa, who is now a political orphan, for the umpteenth time chose to ridicule the man who walloped him during the 2023 Harmonised General elections, President ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 09:51hrs | | by Tonderai Ndoro
Zwizwai was not working with Tshabangu
Opposition leaders Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti have defended the late Murisi Zwizwai amid controversy surrounding his recent role in parliament. Zwizwai, who passed away after a short illne...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 20:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally dies
Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Murisi Zwizwai has passed away.Zwizwai was a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and a senior official in the united CCC...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 18:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 8 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
'Tshabangu has b*lls'
Zanu-PF Treasurer General Patrick Chinamasa has said late President Robert Mugabe would have been impressed by the shadowy Sengezo Tshabangu who recalled over 30 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) pu...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC: End of an era
SEPTEMBER remains significant in the MDC as the party was conceived in this ninth month of the year before making an instant impact on the Zimbabwean political landscape.Then led by firebrand ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:51hrs | | by Harriet Chikandiwa
Chamisa badly missed veterans
WITH the national election done and dusted, it has become apparent that there are several Members of the National Assembly from the ninth parliament that will not be joining the new faces at the new p...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti goes after white competitor Rusty Markham
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Tendai Biti has described those in support of his competitor Rusty Markham as snakes for daring to side with ‘vasina mabvi', a slighting term for white...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti might fall by the wayside as CCC to finalise candidate selection process
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament (MP) Tendai Biti and Rusty Markham are among those who might fall by the wayside as their party concludes its candidate selection process this...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC candidate selection hits turbulence
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change nomination process degenerated into chaotic scenes of violence and disruption in some constituencies amid fears of imposition of candidates, although the party says ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 16:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC disowns Sikhala?
THE opposition CCC has disowned Mr Job Sikhala, who is currently in remand prison facing a litany of charges, as the fallout between the party and its dissatisfied former top officials widens amid ind...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 02:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Judge tosses CCC MPs' yellow neckties challenge against speaker
HIGH Court judge, David Mangota has dismissed a challenge by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmakers who had sued the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda for throwing them out of the august hou...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'has already identified his new Chief Justice and RBZ head'
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has appointed a team to "overshadow" government ministries in parliament with insiders describing the development as demonstrative of the party's rea...Published: 16 Jul 2022 at 10:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa names shona dominated CCC shadow cabinet
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has named his shadow cabinet, which interestingly does not constitute his loyalist MPs who remain in parliament under the MDC Alliance identit...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 19:23hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP ordered to withdraw question about Chiwenga's whereabouts 'as country burns'
LEADER of government business in Parliament Ziyambi Ziyambi claimed Wednesday that only a few doctors and nurses were on strike as he reiterated the administration's refusal to pay salaries in foreign...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs back Zanu-PF's Jacob Mudenda
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) and MDC T legislators have leapt to the defence of beleaguered Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda after after he came under attack members of his own p...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Biti, CCC legislators grill Minister over Pomona rot
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators grilled Zanu-PF cabinet Minister Amon Murwira in Parliament Wednesday over government interference in the running of local authorities, citing Harare's ...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parly summons Kazembe over spikes
PARLIAMENT has summoned Home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to explain why the police were using metal spikes to deflate "errant drivers" car tyres.Parliament raised the issue after police t...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs gang up against Biti
Zanu-PF MPs jeered and booed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president Tendai Biti and prevented him from contributing to a motion under discussion in the National Assembly Tuesday, accusing ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 17:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'One stop centre for IDs, voter registration blitz'
ELECTORAL watchdogs have called on government to unveil one-stop mobile registration centres for national identity cards and voter registration to ensure that citizens are able to vote in the general ...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally takes aim at Old Guard...…as cracks emerge in CCC
AS CCC's G40-sponsored agenda to rid the party of its old guard gathers momentum, that party's leader Nelson Chamisa has reportedly unleashed his free range allies led by Human Rights Lawyer Pedzisayi...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 14:41hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fierce contest for Harare Central seat
MURISI Zwizwai of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) party, Norest Marara of the MDC-Alliance, Loice Magweba of Zanu PF, Linda Tsungirirai Masarira of the Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police 'desert' station after CCC candidate turns up to report arson, claims party
Police in Bindura have been accused of refusing to take a criminal complaint by a Citizens Coalition for Change election candidate whose house was burnt down last Saturday, allegedly by a Zanu PF-link...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises to unleash?
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday vowed to unleash violence if he lost next year's presidential race to President Mnangagwa, amid divisions in the opposition outfit....Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:27hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Biti Parly bounce-back latest
THE High Court yesterday cancelled Monday's ruling stopping by-elections in six constituencies that allowed People's Democratic Party (PDP) members to bounce back to Parliament without being subjected...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos hits Chamisa Chete Chete
CHAOS rocked the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Wednesday after the opposition party fielded double candidates to contest in the local council by-elections.The Zimbabwe Elect...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 21:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC can fix the economy in 3 months
THE opposition MDC Alliance party said if it wins the mandate to run the country in 2023, it would only require three months to fix the economy, which has been in comatose state for over two decades u...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Munyaradzi Gwisai
How to wreck a political party
One of the issues that MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa raised during his Agenda 2021 address last week were claims that Government was gunning for a one party State in Zimbabwe using some oppositi...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa's MDC enjoys pressing self-destruct button
Last week, the social media was abuzz with the news of the defection of two senior MDC Alliance members, Blessing Chebundo and Lillian Timveous, to Zanu-PF. In response to the development, the...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa blasted for failing to rein-in his kitchen cabinet
THE defection of top party executive, Lillian Timveos from the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance to the ruling Zanu PF has opened a can of worms, with party insiders claiming the young opposition leader...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's failure to rein in his 'toxic and divisive' SG has destroyed the party
THE defection of top party executive, Lillian Timveos from the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance to the ruling Zanu-PF has opened a can of worms, with party insiders claiming the young opposition leader...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC to discipline members for using WhatsApp
THE desperate state of affairs within the country’s unravelling opposition has once again been thrust into the spotlight after the MDC Alliance ordered its feuding officials this week to stop discus...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 21:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Squabbles keep Zimbabwe opposition busy
THE desperate state of affairs within the country’s unravelling opposition has once again been thrust into the spotlight after the MDC Alliance ordered its feuding officials this week to stop di...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa stuns key associates
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, is facing a rebellion from former legislators and councillors who were recently recalled from their positions by Thokozani Khupe - after he ordered them t...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City officials illegally allocate stands to each other
GWERU City Council (GCC) officials allegedly allocated each other more than two stands against rules and regulations permitting them only one stand per person.According to employment condition...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 14:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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 | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti already owns 'Mnangagwa' diplomatic passport
ZANU-PF legislator Kindness Paradza (Makonde) has accused his MDC counterparts' snub of diplomatic passports offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa government as a cheap publicity stunt as some of th...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC MPs' passports snub a publicity stunt'
ZANU-PF legislator Kindness Paradza (Makonde) has accused his MDC counterparts' snub of diplomatic passports offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa government as a cheap publicity stunt as some of th...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Hwende holds Mnangagwa's red passport
Several opposition MDC-Alliance legislators are holders of diplomatic passports issued by Government, allowing them to enjoy various advantages that include easy passage at borders, special lines at c...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa invites CVs for shadow cabinet
OVER 500 party faithful are seeking appointment into the opposition Movement for Democratic Change's national executive and standing committees, officials said yesterday.Party leader Nelson Ch...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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 | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa sweats over posts for 'losing' bigwigs
MDC Alliance leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa is sweating over how to accommodate losing party bigwigs who fell by the wayside in the just ended party congress. The congress claimed the scalp of severa...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance splits over female VP
The MDC-Alliance national executive was last night left divided over the inclusion of a woman vice president as bickering continues to rock the opposition party ahead of its congress next month. ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces VPs headache
THE opposition MDC party goes into a crucial national council meeting this weekend to map out how the opposition party will handle its May 24 congress amid disagreements over the viability of maintain...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 12:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Congress: The struggle for supremacy
As the MDC heads for its inaugural post-Morgan Tsvangirai congress slated for May 24 to 26, 2019 sharp divisions have begun to rock the party as members are split on who to choose for various position...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
MDC Congress: The struggle for supremacy
As the MDC heads for its inaugural post-Morgan Tsvangirai congress slated for 24 to 26 May 2019, sharp divisions have started to rock the party as members are split on who to choose for various positi...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 16:00hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
MDC VP race, Biti and Welshman Ncube to fight for it
A crowded field of fresh faces and bigwigs has lined up to seek the MDC's vice-presidential nomination. The diverse group vying to land the three VP posts, includes MPs and senators. A record four wom...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
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