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Bogus chief's messengers arrested
SEVEN daring Nyanga villagers who allegedly masqueraded as Chief Saunyama's messengers, issuing counterfeit summons to villagers to appear before the community court, were recently nabbed and arraigne...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new currency greeted with pessimism
The new currency introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Friday has been branded old wine in new bottles by economists and financial experts who doubt that it will stand the test of time....Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:18hrs | 1 | by Mthandazo Nyoni
Chamisa allies stampede for Blue movement positions
Politicians aligned to former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) opposition leader Nelson Chamisa are said to be jostling for positions in their yet-to-be unveiled movement as efforts are being made ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 15:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC heading for split in Chamisa's absence
Zimbabwe's main opposition, Citizens Coalition for Change, seems to be heading for a split.It comes as its former leader Nelson Chamisa's sudden departure.He resigned last month, citin...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti convicted of assault
Harare Magistrate, Mrs Vongai Guwuriro, has convicted Tendai Biti after she found him guilty of assaulting businesswoman and investor Mrs Tatiana Aleshina at the Harare Magistrates Court sometime in 2...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube is the legitimate CCC leader
The Welshman Ncube Interview with an online publication recently cleared the air on his alleged links with Sengezo Tshabangu and the baseless sellout tag.It needs aprogressive and level headed m...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:01hrs | | by Gugugu Magorira
'Chamisa has no power to fire, recall Harare Mayor'
SELF-styled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu has written to Local Government Minister Winston Chitando dismissing a decision by his party leader Nelson Chamisa t...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 17:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mafume survives a vote of no-confidence as Harare mayor
An attempt to remove Harare mayor Jacob Mafume failed today as councilors defied Chamisa and voted against vote of no confidence motion.As Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) factionalism expl...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 18:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Biti faction takes over Harare mayorship
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) councillor Jacob Mafume has been re-elected to the position of Harare mayor following a vote in a special session.The mayor's position fell vacant following...Published: 21 Dec 2023 at 23:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa cut ties with Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti?
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction loyal to party leader Nelson Chamisa has cut its ties with Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti.Well-placed sources who spoke to the Daily News at the...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 19:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube releases more V11s on CCC debate
OPPOSITION stalwart Welshman Ncube has exposed power-hungry Citizens Coalition For Change leaders who were in the National Council who have decided to run away with the party and constituted their par...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 09:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube contradicts Chamisa
On Wednesday, former MDC Alliance vice president Welshman Ncube asserted that Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa had sidelined him. Consequently, Ncube claimed he lacked a platf...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 16:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa allies hunt for Biti, Welshman Ncube?
THE crisis in the opposition CCC is deepening and broadening, with senior members and advisors to CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa publicly firing political salvos and diatribes interpretively directed to...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti distances self from Sengezo Tshabangu
Former Harare East MP and "Change Champion" for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Tendai Biti, has at last responded to accusations of orchestrating party recalls that have disrupted the Nelson...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC crisis deepens
THE crisis in the opposition CCC is deepening and broadening, with senior members and advisors to CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa publicly firing political salvos and diatribes interpretively directed to...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Biti's 3rd ConCourt application turned down
OPPOSITION politician Tendai Biti failed again yesterday to have points of law in his trial for verbal and threatening assault referred to the Constitutional Court, with Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai G...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Biti raises constitutional issues during trial
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti's trial for allegedly verbally assaulting a local businesswoman continued today with his defence team raising constitutional issues that were dismissed by the court...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:55hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in a catch-22 situation
I MUST begin by apologising, dear reader, for not informing you that I will no longer deliver my instalment weekly as had become the tradition.I received a few inquiries and some scolding from...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:16hrs | | by Ntando Dumani
Wicknell Chivayo gifts Zanu-PF affiliated MC US$65,000 Toyota Hilux
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has donated a Toyota Hilux double cab 4×4 vehicle worth US$65 000 to financially troubled Zanu-PF affiliated MC David Masomere, who recently found himself i...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court wants Biti to present his defence on assault charges
LAWYER and politician Tendai Biti must now present his defence to charges of assault after Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro dismissed his application for discharge at the close of the State case....Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Can't continue to subject povo to sham elections to have their hopes crushed' argued Biti. He's doing exactly that, yet again
Zimbabwe's 2008 elections were a watershed in that Zanu PF was forced to show the world the sicken depths of depravity the regime would go to hang on to power. Before the 2008 elections, Zanu ...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:58hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Van Blerk has no hatred for Tendai Biti
FORMER Pokugara Properties general manager Michael van Blerk yesterday said he has no hatred for Citizens Coalition for Change vice-president Tendai Biti.Van Blerk was responding to a question...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Biti was rigged to make way for Chamisa sympathiser'
FORMER Cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo has claimed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Tendai Biti's recent loss to fellow Member of Parliament (MP) Allan ‘Rusty' Markham was rigged....Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa was desperate to see the back of Tendai Biti?
THE beleaguered CCC party is teetering on the brink of another split just a few hours before the Nomination Court sits ahead of the 23 August harmonised elections.Fissures, for long papered by...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa'S CCC selection process has been tricky and could cause turbulence
Zimbabwe's main opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa says people should patiently wait for nomination court day, 21 June, to know the party’s final election candidates. ...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 15:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rusty Markham says he is 'sick and tired' of racism from CCC and Zanu-PF
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) MP for Harare North Allan 'Rusty' Markham stormed out of the national assembly after Zanu-PF legislator, Joseph Chinotimba, hurled racial slurs him.This is ...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:57hrs | | 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
Biti's US$1m defamation case to proceed
The US$1million civil lawsuit against CCC politician Tendai Biti for allegedly defaming the owner of land development company Augur Investments, Mr Kenneth Sharpe, his company and another senior execu...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
No more job termination on 3 months notice
EMPLOYERS will no longer be able to terminate contracts of their permanent staff on three months notice after the National Assembly removed a clause in the Labour Act that conferred them powers to fir...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Last minute rush to register to vote
MISS Buhlebenkosi Dube just turned 18 and if President Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date before her birthday, she would have had to wait for five years before she could vote for the first time....Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe is being run by kleptomaniac Govt
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy leader Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe is being run by a kleptomaniac government and there is a desperate need for change ahead of the upcoming general elections....Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bans disclosure of public procurement
President Mnangagwa on Tuesday okayed a new decree under which all procurement in construction, medical equipment, medicines and drugs as well as protective clothing in hospitals "shall not be publicl...Published: 10 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti assault victim concludes testimony
LOCAL businesswoman Tatiana Aleshina has concluded her three-month-long testimony against Citizens Coalition for Change vice- president Tendai Biti whom she accuses of verbally assaulting her....Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics: Lineaments of stock characters
What are stock characters?LET me be basic so I am accessible to many of my readers, whatever level of education, and from whichever discipline they hail.In literature we have what are ...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:00hrs | 8 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
How Zanu-PF frustrated supporters
A NEW voting system used in the ruling Zanu-PF's recent primaries left many supporters disillusioned, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal.Zanu-PF insiders said many supporters were turned away...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti's lawyers say businesswoman seeking revenge
Businesswoman Tatiana Aleshina, who caused the arrest of former Finance minister Tendai Biti on allegations of verbal abuse, is linked with at least 18 companies that the veteran lawyer is representin...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
'White commercial interests dominating Zimbabwe,' says Biti
HARARE East legislator who is a Former Finance Minister and one of the leaders of Nelson Chamisa's Citizens' Coalition for Change Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe government's land ownership structure was st...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Al Jazeera documentary on Zimbabwe's gold mafia won't change anything
THE whole hullabaloo about illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash.The country‘s detractors coalesced around George Soros and his Open Society Institute of Southern Africa are clearl...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Chris Mutsvangwa
The whole gold hullabaloo about Zimbabwe illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash
The whole gold hullabaloo about illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash. The country‘s detractors coalesced around George Soros and his Open Society Institute of Southern Africa are clearly ...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:33hrs | 3 | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa
Sharpe chickens out, withdraws $20 million lawsuit
Ken Sharpe's has chickened out of his $20 million claim against a company he accused of causing him huge financial prejudice by erecting a billboard urging people not to buy stands on land under conte...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 22:11hrs | | by Paul Ndou
Biti refuses to plead
LAWYER Tendai Biti yesterday refused to plead to assault charges and chose to make an application for the recusal of Harare Magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro Muchuchuti.This came after Mrs Muchuc...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 19:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's political ratings take a plunge, claims Chamisa linked NGO
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora is the most "hated" politician in the country, a new research by SABI Strategy Group has claimed.SABI is linked to Nelson Chamisa's CCC.The survey, conduct...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Britain based NGO says Zimbabwe voters favour Chamisa over Mnangagwa
Results of a British organisation survey of Zimbabwean voters show that Nelson Chamisa will defeat ...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti chides July Moyo
PROMINENT lawyer, Tendai Biti, has shot salvos at Minister of local government, July Moyo, saying he is walking on slippery ground after the latter's lawyers applied for a postponement of a matter Har...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Triple C: Puny-wise, Pint Foolish!
Obdurate immaturityIT is not like Nelson Chamisa had not been warned, whether by living men or by past circumstances. Both did; yet he still hurtled headlong towards yet another blunder, which...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:56hrs | | by Jamwanda
Mthuli Ncube raises VAT, restores duty on basics
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube unveiled his 2023 budget on Thursday, raising value added tax (VAT) in a move the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) described as "an attack on working p...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti blames government for power blackouts
CITIZENS Coalition for Change vice president Tendai Biti has said rolling power blackouts have a negative impact on the pillars of the economy and Government should consider investing in renewable ene...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti billed to present at African Ambassadors meeting?
Citizens Coalition for Change's (CCC) diplomatic offensive is reportedly gaining traction, with senior members of that party being invited by foreign missions in the country, to present on high profil...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 17:38hrs | | by Diplomatic Agencies
Ken Sharpe is Zimbabwe's greatest land heist, says Tendai Biti
Politician-cum-lawyer, Tendai Biti has implicated controversial businessman Ken Sharpe in what he said was the greatest land heist in the history of post- independent Zimbabwe.Sharpe owns Augu...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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