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Chamisa dared to proceed with 'illegal' congress
TAPERA SENGWENI, the attorney for an MDC activist who launched a court process that nullified Nelson Chamisa's status as the Movement for Democratic Change president, has challenged the 41-year-old po...Published: 10 hrs ago | 4999 | by Staff reporter
ANC, Zanu-PF brothers in arms
The recent fifth South African national and provincial elections were certified free and fair by the local and foreign observers but they were not without their critics.27 political parties lo...Published: 13 hrs ago | 688 | by Daniel Itai
Open letter to Delta Coaches management
Dear Delta coaches management,On the 13th of May 2019 I used a Delta coach from Bulawayo to Johannesburg (Bus Registration HD 64 FG - GP) and I would like to register my displeasure to the Delta C...Published: 13 hrs ago | 992 | by Sizwesimanyene Godlwayo
Ramaphosa piles pressure on Mnangagwa
South Africa pilled pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday by pushing for all inclusive talks involving MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa saying Pretoria is ready to provide a facilitator...Published: 19 hrs ago | 18460 | by Staff reporter
Complications of the congress season
WELCOME to the MDC Congress season. The circus has just dropped right down at Harvest House. All the actors have already donned their stage costumes, save for Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, whose congress ap...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1308 | by Chenai Mutasa
Chamisa's congress hit by cash crunch
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has been hit by a financial squeeze which has forced it to dig deeper into members' pockets to fund travel, food and accommodation costs for its over 6 000 congress delegate...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1850 | by Staff reporter
We need each other to solve Zimbabwe crisis, say Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is pinning hopes of improving the country's situation on the national political dialogue that he launched amid pomp and fanfare in Harare yesterday.The country is ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 668 | by Staff reporter
The Army is coming after you Mr. President, just like what happened to Omar al-Bashir in Sudan
The trigger for the demonstrations that brought the downfall of President Omar al-Bashir in April was the trebling of the price of bread last December. It came after a devaluation of the Sudanese poun...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2114 | by Knowledge Hakata
The Army is coming after you Mr. President, just like what happened to Omar al-Bashir in Sudan
The trigger for the demonstrations that brought the downfall of President Omar al-Bashir in April was the trebling of the price of bread last December. It came after a devaluation of the Sudanese poun...Published: 23 hrs ago | 583 | by Knowledge Hakata
Zimta pulls out of Chamisa's ZCTU
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has pulled out of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) citing partisan politics within the biggest labour umbrella body.With a total membershi...Published: 23 hrs ago | 3121 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Bulawayo Province to hold elections
ZANU-PF is set to hold district elections today in preparation for provincial elections tomorrow as part of the party's restructuring exercise in Bulawayo.The co-ordinator of the restructuring...Published: 23 hrs ago | 159 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora humiliates Chamisa?
MDC Alliance secretary general Mr Douglas Mwonzora left his leader Mr Nelson Chamisa holding his head in shame when he exposed the party's flawed process in the holding of internal polls that led to t...Published: 23 hrs ago | 2224 | by Staff reporter
Political party leaders preach peace, unity
POLITICAL parties taking part in the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) that was launched yesterday said the platform afforded Zimbabweans an opportunity to discuss issues affecting the country. The pa...Published: 23 hrs ago | 133 | by Staff reporter
Political party leaders must be exemplary
Address by His Excellency, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, E. D. Mnangagwa, at the launch of the National Political Actors Dialogue at the Harare International Con...Published: 23 hrs ago | 107 | by E. D. Mnangagwa
Chief Charumbira disowns ghost Twitter account
Zimbabwe Chiefs' Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira has dismissed a Twitter handle where controversial comments pertaining to President Mnangagwa and other political issues in the country were...Published: 23 hrs ago | 173 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF welcomes back prodigal son, Didymus Mutasa
Long-serving Zanu-PF member Didymus Mutasa, who was expelled from the party at the height of factionalism and readmitted in October last year after spending two years in the wilderness is retracing hi...Published: 23 hrs ago | 533 | by Staff reporter
The birth of tribal domination in Zimbabwean politics
On 8 November 1978, at the age of 61 years Chief Khayisa Ndiweni, formed the United National Federal Party (UNFP), as a break away from the Zimbabwe United Peoples Organization (ZUPO), a political par...Published: 17 May 2019 at 20:42hrs | 4020 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Fuel crisis has nothing to do with MDC unconstitutionalism
Some of the problems Zimbabwe is facing today are clearly due to faulty thinking resulting in people mixing issues —and not knowing what the idiom "fair game" means.For starters, if Presiden...Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:32hrs | 3224 | by Conway Tutani
'Mnangagwa dialogue waste of time'
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC yesterday poured cold water on the political dialogue to be officially launched today by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, describing the process as a waste of State resources....Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:29hrs | 3650 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC burns in Chiwundura
The MDC Chiwundura district leadership wrangle is raging on following protests from lower structures against the leaders elected through consensus by ward chairpersons last week.Ahead of the p...Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:25hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Jabulani Sibanda to take over Zanu-PF Bulawayo
Former War Veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda has resurfaced in Bulawayo with campaign posters gunning for the Chairmanship of the Province. Sibanda was fired from ZANU PF after accusing Grace M...Published: 17 May 2019 at 16:42hrs | 7364 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tensions boil over at a Zanu-PF Parly caucus forum
TENSIONS boiled over at a Zanu-PF parliamentary caucus meeting on Wednesday morning as MPs confronted Finance minister Mthuli Ncube over the parlous state of the economy and their welfare issues....Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:24hrs | 3409 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reels over security sector reform
AS the European Union (EU) and Zimbabwe prepare to resume formal re-engagement talks, with Brussels insisting on sweeping reforms, including security sector overhaul, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is b...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:22hrs | 3192 | by Staff reporter
Plot to unleash violent protests unearthed
A group of shady organisations from Zimbabwe with links to the opposition MDC-Alliance has in recent months been hard at work laying the groundwork for civil unrest set to be unleashed next month, The...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:25hrs | 2484 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially launch Polad today
ALL is set for the launch of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) today, with at least 5 000 delegates expected to attend. An official within the secr...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:24hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises 'fireworks' after-congress
MDC president Nelson Chamisa yesterday described next week's elective congress as the defining moment for the party, saying it will usher in a radical shift in their way of doing business, moving away...Published: 16 May 2019 at 17:52hrs | 5361 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Ndiweni's calls for more sanctions ill-informed
Chiefs are traditional leaders who are expected to spearhead development in their communities and not embracing poverty. As community leaders they are expected to be exemplary and strive for the bette...Published: 16 May 2019 at 11:22hrs | 1794 | by Gift Mashoko
ZAPU fires warning shots at Mnangagwa
ZANU is a criminal organization built on a foundation of lies, conspiracy, treachery and a network of bought puppets masquerading as all sorts of officials. These officials are found on all strata of ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 09:38hrs | 5241 | by ZAPU
Chasi strikes Mthuli with fuel fortune
A fuel crisis is any significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, in particular those used as ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 09:25hrs | 9643 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
SA sets tough terms on US$1.2bn Zimbabwe loan request
Zimbabwe's debt-ridden government is in a dilemma after South Africa asked her northern neighbour to securitise mineral proceeds in exchange for a US$1,2 billion (R17billion) bailout package, it...Published: 16 May 2019 at 07:21hrs | 3743 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni told to quit chieftaincy & join politics
CHIEF Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna has been accused of abusing his position to further the agenda of the opposition MDC Alliance with the ruling Zanu-PF party challenging him to step down ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 06:47hrs | 1968 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Bulawayo goes to polls
HUNDREDS of Zanu-PF members aspiring to be part of the Bulawayo Provincial Executive Council on Monday thronged the party offices at Davies Hall to submit their CVs and application letters.Zan...Published: 15 May 2019 at 23:47hrs | 1243 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch POLAD tomorrow
President Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to officially launch the Political Actors Dialogue (polad) at the Harare International Conference Centre, which seeks to bring unity among political players an...Published: 15 May 2019 at 23:46hrs | 2083 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni stage-manages attack?
Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna, with the aid of known anti-Government activists, yesterday stage-managed an attack on himself by people he claimed to be Zanu-PF youths in Bulawayo....Published: 15 May 2019 at 23:45hrs | 2917 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's beef industry stampedes back to life
After more than a decade in limbo, beef farmers are back in business Zimbabwe's famed beef industry, which collapsed in the 2000s following outbreaks o...Published: 15 May 2019 at 20:50hrs | 1821 | by Ray Mwareya
Mnangagwa in trouble over land compensation
National Patriotic Front Jealousy Mawarire is blowing his top over revelations that former white commercial farmers might get back land as compensation than agree to take money. Commercial Far...Published: 15 May 2019 at 20:49hrs | 4111 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Defiant chief douses vehicle with petrol to stop ZanuPF youths attack
There was drama today Wednesday afternoon in the Bulawayo city centre when a mob of ZanuPF youths attacked Chief Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna and tried to take away government allocated vehicle.The...Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:08hrs | 4935 | by Methusi Ncube
Zimbabwe military stake stymies $4bn platinum project
A plan to build Zimbabwe's biggest platinum mine at a cost of about $4 billion is floundering because a military stake in the project has deterred potential backers, according to people familiar with ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:05hrs | 1053 | by Bloomberg
Police in Zimbabwe: Helping hand or iron fist?
In response to public protests against a drastic increase in fuel prices in January 2019, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were joined by the army in a brutal crackdown that resulted in at least 15 ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:03hrs | 575 | by Afrobarometer
Chamisa, a case of illegitimacy, lies and stubbornness
The MDC is a party that has been dogged by controversy since its formation. First was the split led by the then Secretary General, Professor Welshman Ncube over the issue of participating in the 2005 ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 13:59hrs | 1219 | by Elijah Chihota
Chamisa faces Mnangagwa puzzle
The recent High Court ruling by Justice Edith Mushore has given MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa a scenario more or less similar to the debacle President Emmerson Mnangagwa is currently battling ove...Published: 15 May 2019 at 10:08hrs | 11102 | by Wisdom Mumera
WATCH: Mwonzora nails Khumalo, Biti on elections corruption
Embattled MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora has cleared his name over allegations that he signed for an unofficial candidate to contest in the Cowdray Park Council by-election that the party lost...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:40hrs | 5271 | by Ndou Paul
More pressure for Chamisa in Bulawayo
Embattled MDC Nelson Chamisa is facing more and more headwinds as disgruntled party members here have vowed to put pressure on him to dissolve the current provincial executive or face a revolt in the ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:24hrs | 4700 | by Staff reporter
Khupe ropes in Madhuku to target MDC finances, assets
Harare lawyer Lovemore Madhuku says he has been engaged by Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T party "to implement" a court ruling which said Nelson Chamisa was not the legitimate leader of the MDC.Chamis...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:23hrs | 3192 | by ZimLive
The High Court judgment on MDC: Just loud thunder
This is an opinion clarifying the court order in the High Court Judgment on Advocate Nelson Chamisa's Presidency.Nowhere in the judgment is there a ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:22hrs | 2175 | by Tapiwa Shumba
MDC mulls Tsvangirai school of ideology
The opposition MDC says it plans to introduce the Morgan Tsvangirai School of Ideology immediately after its elective congress slated for May 24 to 26.This was revealed by the party's national...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:20hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Bryn Mteki assaulted at court
Harare lawyer Moses Nkomo yesterday appeared in court for allegedly assaulting presidential aspirant Mr Bryn Taurai Mteki over a money dispute.Nkomo (40), a senior partner with Donsa-Nkomo and...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:30hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora clears his name
Embattled MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora has cleared his name over allegations that he signed for an unofficial candidate to contest in the Cowdray Park Council by-election that the party lost...Published: 14 May 2019 at 18:28hrs | 6669 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Dr Bekithemba Mpofu introduces himself to MDC structures in Matebeleland
MDC Deputy Spokesperson Dr Bekithemba Mpofu has thrown his name in the ring for the post of National Chairperson in the impending Congress pencilled for May.The former United Kingdom-based Uni...Published: 14 May 2019 at 16:23hrs | 3307 | by Ndou Paul
Chamisa, Chief Ndiweni warned
The Deputy Minister Defence and War Veterans Welfare, Victor Matemadanda has torn into Nelson Chamisa's presumed hiring of top lawyers to challenge his MDC presidential nullification, as well as Chief...Published: 14 May 2019 at 11:48hrs | 5230 | by Staff reporter
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