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Chamisa loses hope on reforms
OPPOSITION parties have lost hope of the country holding free and fair elections next year in the absence of electoral reforms.Some of the political parties have predicted a disputed poll as g...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Civil unrest inevitable in Zimbabwe'
THE Coalition for Market and Liberal Solutions (Comaliso) research group has said civil unrest cannot be ruled out because of the deepening economic crisis in Zimbabwe.In a report, Comaliso di...Published: 16 Jul 2022 at 10:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Demilitarise Zec, says NGOs
CIVIC groups have continued to raise concerns over heavy military presence in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s secretariat, saying this compromised the electoral management body's integrity....Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Russia/ Ukraine crisis is a manufactured one to sabotage ties
THE Russian Defence ministry on Thursday morning announced that it had taken on Ukraine's air defences and its Air Force with a series of precision attacks, after airports and runways across the count...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
We're defending ourselves from threats
CITIZENS of Russia, friends, I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and about the fundamental threats which irresponsible Wes...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by President Vladimir Putin
Nurses blast Chiwenga
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga has with immediate effect ordered the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe (NCZ) to stop issuing Nurses' Verification Letters, a key document for those seeking employment o...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zec won't stop hiring ex-State security agents
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it will not stop hiring members of the security services, amid public concerns that the electoral management body was heavily militarised, thus undermi...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC mulls name change
THE opposition MDC Alliance has hinted on a name change as MDCT leader Douglas Mwonzora insists on using its name in the 2023 harmonised elections.This has left the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alli...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC raps Zec
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) seems determined to ignore recommendations made by observer missions to level the political playing field and run free and fair elections, a top opposition offi...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rogue soldiers accounted for, claims Justice minister
In January President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised that members of the security forces behind human rights violations during the January 14 protests would be prosecuted.Mnangagwa made the pledge...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers flood Mnangagwa's NPA
The number of soldiers at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has increased amid indications that civilian prosecutors are being relegated do to minor tasks, raising fears of the militarisation o...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF cannot convene talks'
POLITICAL and civic society activists have called for a neutral mediator to lead interparty talks, which they say should be all inclusive and not led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The remark...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe is gone, but the army remains
Robert Mugabe is gone, but the army remains at the centre of our political life. Until that changes, the violence won't stop.Like the fleeting blossom of Jacaranda trees in spring, faith in the go...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:39hrs | | by Fadzayi Mahere
National Reclamation:- Against the Perpetuation of a ruling elitist dynasty!
The leadership and general membership of the National Reclamation Assembly are deeply concerned about the current state of affairs in our beloved nation. We would like to categorically state that the ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 16:33hrs | | by Advocate Walter Nyabadza
Many of our leaders are just like that baboon
We seem to have been putting up with a lousy government, forever besetted corruption, nonsensical monetary and macroeconomic policies forever. First, we had the Rhodesian government from 1960 onwards,...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:21hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Mnangagwa moves to demilitarise NPA
Government will soon remove all prosecutors seconded to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from State security agencies with no law degrees, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyamb...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 12:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to ensure citizens participate in governance issues
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been urged to ensure that there is citizen participation in governance issues as well as demilitarise and de-politicise functional commissions so that they are effecti...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to thwart military threat
IN the aftermath of the recent general elections which gave him some semblance of political legitimacy, albeit a hotly-disputed presidential poll, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now making bold yet r...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Reduce presidential aspirants age limit to 30'
THE Southern African People's Solidarity Network (Sapsn) has said the presidential aspirants' age limit in the southern region should be 30 years to accommodate youths.In its 2018 Sadc People ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why army warning is omnious
Army press conferences are rare and ominous events in Zimbabwe. When the army calls a press conference in Zimbabwe, it is a serious matter and you better sit up and listen. When they did in November l...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 18:20hrs | | by Siphosami Malunga
Opposition must boycott Zimbabwe elections
All the 22 opposition candidates contesting this presidential election must, for once, agree on one thing, that is to boycott the elections and create a legitimacy crisis for this competitive authorit...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1 | by Gift Phiri
Zimbabwe voters roll stirs controversy
Padded out with babies, dead people and phantom voters, Zimbabwe's electoral roll has long been a contentious feature of its elections and is accused of being the rotten core of vote-rigging.T...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pressure must be mounted to demilitaries and democratise politics in Zimbabwe
A political commentator Pedzisayi Ruhanya has prompted that pressure must be piled to the international community to put more effort in forcing Zimbabwe to demilitarise and democratise politics in Zim...Published: 09 May 2018 at 11:09hrs | | by Stephen James
Chamisa dares Zimbabwe military
OPPOSITION MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa, has challenged the military to stay out of this year's electoral processes and allow democracy to flourish.Chamisa, who was answering questions at the O...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says military must be in the barracks
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has appealed to the military - which played a key role in the ouster of former president Robert Mugabe last November - to withdraw from villages in order to ensure free and c...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fears manifesto theft by Zanu-PF
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has disclosed that his coalition group would not publicise its election manifesto until Zanu-PF officials launched their own to avoid plag...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Opposition party splits delay people's victory'
Strong opposition politics in Zimbabwe begun in 1999 when dissent escalated against the Zanu-PF government then led by former President Robert Mugabe. This culminated in the formation of a formidable ...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must cure constitutional violations
Elections are a few months away and the credibility of these elections is essential for the government that will hold office. The credibility will provide legitimacy for the next administration and en...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
'Demilitarise Zimbabwe electoral process'
Acting MDC-T president, Elias Mudzuri has challenged incoming Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson, Justice Priscilla Chigumba to start demilitarising the electoral process, in order to ens...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T disappointed over exclusion from new Zimbabwe govt
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) Deputy President Nelson Chamisa said he was disappointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's exclusion of opposition parties in his government.Speaking...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
I am ready to lead MDC-T, Cdes
MY former Comrades. Things are going from bad to worse back home, I am told. They are going so bad that some prominent figures in the opposition MDC-T party, who are convinced that Morgan has effectiv...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 06:04hrs | | by CZ
US turns screws on Mnangagwa
THE Donald Trump-led United States administration has tabled a raft of tough conditions to be met before full engagement with Zimbabwe and removal of sanctions, setting the stage for a possible clash ...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs to cure the coup, as his govt is illegitimate
Zimbabwe needs to cure the coup, and needs the African Union to help with this, publisher and academic Ibbo Mandaza has said."It is true that the AU initially condemned the coup, but it has sa...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 13:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga declared he will never meet with Tsvangirai
A political analysts Doctor Philip Zamchiya has written a letter to Defence Forces Commador Constantino Chiwenga reminding him that he previously declared that he will never meet with the MDC-T leader...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Kim Jong Un threatens 'mentally deranged' Trump
SEOUL/NEW YORK - North Korea said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean after US President Donald Trump vowed to destroy the reclusive country, with leader Kim Jong Un promisi...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 13:03hrs | | by Reuters
Makarau surrenders professional values & ethics by letting her judicial robe fall to her knees
Justice Rita Makarau, former ZANU PF appointee none constituency MP for parliamentary legal committee, professional lawyer, constitutional and supreme court judge, current secretary of the judiciary s...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Themba Mthethwa
Zimbabwe army in another looting scam in Lupane
Mthwakazi Republic Party has claimed that it has come to our attention that Zimbabwe's top military brass has engaged on yet another Looting spree in Lupane district after they were once again given L...Published: 05 Jul 2017 at 14:21hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tsvangirai in catch 22
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai faces a serious political dilemma as the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections loom — in terms of how to approach, and whether to talk up or down the waters...Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
'CIOs must leave Zec'
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (Crisis) has said it is concerned with the continued involvement of State security agents in matters involving the country's elections.With opposition politica...Published: 07 May 2017 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
What happened to black Germans under the Nazis
The fact that we officially commemorate the Holocaust on January 27, the date of the liberation of Auschwitz, means that remembrance of Nazi crimes focuses on the systematic mass murder of Europe's Je...Published: 18 Apr 2017 at 13:57hrs | | by Eve Rosenhaft
Zimbabweans fret as 2018 polls beckon
As the 2018 elections draw nearer, Zimbabweans are becoming restless over the Zanu-PF government's reluctance to spearhead electoral reforms to ensure free and fair polls.The Elections Res...Published: 30 Oct 2016 at 12:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
MSU warns students against abuse of university logo for political gain
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has threatened to introduce punitive measures against students found guilty of using the university's logo for political purposes.The proposed stringent...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo's revelations expose Zanu-PF rigging plan
Recent revelations by one Ignatious Chombo clearly exposed the illegitimate Zanu-PF regime's rigging tactics in Hurungwe West constituency. This is vintage Zanu-PF; always threatening, manipulati...Published: 11 May 2015 at 16:06hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Zuma to be impeached?
Cape Town - DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko vowed on Tuesday to table a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma if the public protector's report on Nkandla fingered him....Published: 18 Feb 2014 at 16:16hrs | | by Sapa
More than 7 000 Zimbabweans deported from South Africa
More than 7 000 Zimbabweans were deported from South Africa between January and March this year, according to a joint report by the Solidarity Peace Trust (SPT) and People Against Suffering Oppressio...Published: 05 Jun 2012 at 18:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
No political party in Zim can defeat MDC-T, Chamisa tells Britain
IN a free and fair election, no political party in Zimbabwe can defeat the Movement for Democratic Change led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the party's national organising secretary Nelson Cha...Published: 03 Mar 2012 at 20:07hrs | | by Admore Tshuma in Birmingham, England
Is the EU trivialising human rights abuse in Zimbabwe?
News reports that the European Union is to lift its ban on Zimbabwe's 'blood diamonds' despite torture claims (Telegraph.co.uk, 08/08/11) are very disturbing and could have serious implications....Published: 11 Aug 2011 at 10:41hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri | Political Analyst, London,
Zimbabwe syndrome: Nyikayaramba clings to NRZ board
BRIGADIER-GENERAL Douglas Nyikayaramba's board, whose term of office ended three years ago, is still calling the shots at National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), a government official has revealed....Published: 10 Jun 2011 at 05:53hrs | | by Tatenda Macheka
Zim youth movements meet in Johannesburg
Today the youths Movements of Zimbabwe in South Africa met at COSATU house in Johannesburg to discuss the way forward for Zimbabwe and their involvement in Zimbabwean Politics. ...Published: 03 Jun 2011 at 17:49hrs | | by Lincon Moyo
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