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Zimbabwe in 2023: There is great disorder, chaos under the heavens
GEORGE Orwell wrote so much and so well that one day it became cause for a whole essay to explain to himself and the world why he wrote as such.In the essay of 1946, Why I Write, Orwell recoun...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | 1062 | by Dr William Jethro Mpofu
Mohadi urges unity in Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has urged unity among party members to ensure a resounding success in this year's harmonised elections saying it was time for party cadres to put their hands on the...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:41hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa scared of polls?
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has demonstrated his fear of elections as seen by his avoidance of establishing internal structures in his party, and his imposition of candidates for national polls, Zanu-PF...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year
As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 1284 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Mnangagwa's rule has been disastrous
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, it is now the norm for the festive season to be without merriment.Yet, be that as it may, convention and courtesy noneth...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 21:00hrs | 2281 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Chamisa's CCC made loud splash in 2022
THE dawn of 2022, January 24 to be precise, marked the birth of a new political party, the Citizens' Coalition for Change, which has outdone itself in terms of branding and publicity in just one year....Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:50hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Forthcoming Zimbabwean elections not a Chamisa alone spectacle
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa cannot wrestle power from Zanu PF single -handedly without all progressive Zimbabweans putting hands on deck....Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 16:03hrs | 1137 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Government policy destroying the formal economy
Policy missteps and inconsistency has turned the Zimbabwean economy on its head against the formal sector, posing a threat to business continuity, domestic resource mobilization and formal employment....Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 00:06hrs | 825 | by Victor Bhoroma
Tough foreign exchange regime suffocating economy
Zimbabwe's broad money supply has grown from just under ZW$364,60 billion as of September 2021 to more than ZW$1,920 trillion as of September 2022. This represents growth of over 426% over a period of...Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 00:02hrs | 408 | by Victor Bhoroma
Things not looking good for Chamisa's CCC
The events that are taking place within CCC coupled with the party's defeat by Zanu-PF in the by-elections held in Binga, Gweru and Mberengwa over the weekend show that things are falling apart in the...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | 2002 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Violence driving away potential voters
POLITICAL violence is dissuading many Zimbabweans from registering to vote in general elections, a recent report by the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has shown.ERC said the number of new regi...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:04hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe opposition parties need strategies to appeal to rural voters'
With only six months until the elections and no comprehensive electoral reforms in place, analysts say if the opposition in Zimbabwe is to win the 2023 national elections, it will need to put in place...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF makes bold statement ahead of 2023 harmonised elections
AS Zimbabwe barrels towards next year's harmonised elections, Zanu-PF is firing from all cylinders winning elections in urban areas and increasing its leads in rural constituencies in a bold statement...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition's to-do list ahead of 2023 polls
Zimbabwe is expected to hold its presidential election next year, and the world has mixed sentiments about the impending polls due to the Zimbabwean government's reluctance to execute electoral reform...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 188 | by Evans Mathanda
Zimbabwe not ready for free, fair elections
FOR decades after independence, Zimbabwe seems to have been disillusioned by the electoral system.Democracy has been elusive. Elections have been marred by violence. Every past election has be...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:57hrs | 265 | by Innocent Mpoki
Does the Zimbabwe opposition stand any realistic chance of winning 2023 elections?
This is the million dollar question - which has been on the lips of many, and the source of much debate, in Zimbabwe. What I see, though, is that most of us are living in a delusional world - ...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 14:08hrs | 1417 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
America, Europe easing their stance on Zimbabwe
The current economic stability prevailing in the country is indirectly forcing the West to mend its relations with Zimbabwe, economic analysts have said.Economic analysts, Abednigo Matsika sai...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 09:59hrs | 2501 | by Innocent Mujeri
Zanu-PF's terrorism should come to a stop
THE recent amendments to the Electoral Act are either the work of a stupid government or a government that thinks its citizens are stupid.The disqualification of a person who has been convicte...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:20hrs | 230 | by A Mbire
Zec releases March 26 By-elections report
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has released a 115-page March 26 By-Elections report which shows that the elections body did abide by Section 21 of the Electoral Act which stipulates that cand...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP sues Zec over voters roll
HARARE North legislator Allan Markham (CCC) has filed a High Court challenge against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) seeking to compel it to provide the national voters roll in electronic form...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
ZEC gets $74 billion for elections
The Government has set aside $76 billion for the 2023 harmonised elections to cover various activities, with $53 billion earmarked for the actual polling.Presenting the 2023 National Budget ye...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC blasts Mnangagwa's 'lame duck' SONA address
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday reiterated the need for political players to shun violence as the country prepares for the 2023 general election.Mnangagwa said this during his State of ...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 1474 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's SONA raises dust
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged legislators to finalise laws relating to elections and the controversial Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) (Amendment) Bill, which has been criticised...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 2494 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for political tolerance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for political tolerance among politicians aspiring to contest in the 2023 harmonised elections.The President also said parliamentarians should swiftly atte...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Driver's licence not official ID for voting
The Electoral Amendment Bill, which seeks to relax registration requirements for voters ahead of next year's harmonised elections and amend several provisions of the main Act to bring it to conformity...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
'Jonathan Moyo, Patrick Zhuwao's intentions not yet clear'
Zanu-PF has not been formally approached by self-exiled former party members Professor Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao, and their intentions are not yet clear, it has emerged.This comes follo...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:36hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Reluctance in registering to vote shows distrust in current political players
I said it before - and, I will say it again and again. I can totally understand the immense frustration amongst some sections of our Zimbabwean society - as they wonder why there appears to be...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 08:58hrs | 271 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
We strive for a credible, transparent election - ZEC
Ahead of the harmonised elections next year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is involved in various preparatory activities to ensure a transparency and credible election. Currently, the commis...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Protest vote is anti-development, says Mutsvangwa
Voters must now be politically mature and shun the culture of the protest vote during elections, as this is self-defeating and counter developmental, a senior Zanu-PF official has said.Address...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
ZEC claims hat voters roll is accessible to all and affordable
ANY registered voter can walk into the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) offices and inspect the voter's roll free of charge while for a soft copy of the national roll any individual or organisation...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Mnangagwa is running scared
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday begged his party supporters to refuse to be tricked into acts of political violence by suspected Zanu-PF supporters....Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:58hrs | 1602 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF fears economic implosion
Zanu-PF has admitted that economic implosion is a big threat to its bid to retain power in next year's general elections.In its central committee (CC) report released last week, Zanu-PF said h...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 3380 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF congress: The Great Betrayal
IF the late former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith felt betrayed by the British government and his allies - including apartheid South Africa - whom he expected to side with him to keep Rhod...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:52hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF alarmed by CCC rural gains
The ruling Zanu-PF party has been alarmed by the inroads being made by opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the rural areas and fears the influence of electoral non-governmental organisat...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:58hrs | 3515 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa recycles deadwood
Some forgotten Zanu-PF stalwarts had their political careers resurrected at the ruling party's just ended congress after spending years in the cold following the creation of a council of elders and ap...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:57hrs | 1006 | by Staff rporter
SADC's foolish tous pour un, un pour tous over sanctions must NOT spill into 2023 Zanu PF rigged elections
Zanu PF is blatantly rigging the 2023 elections and the party knows that there is real danger of SADC and AU condemning the process and deny Zanu PF legitimacy as happened after the 2008 elections. Th...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 22:09hrs | 443 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF says by-elections victory strong base for 2023
AS Zimbabwe hurtles towards the 2023 elections Zanu-PF registered an emphatic victory against opposition pretenders in the by-elections held over the weekend in what the party and observers said is a ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF responds angrily to Matobo violence allegations
Zanu-PF Director of Information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi has fired salvo at Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) for blaming the ruling party over recent violence that rocked Matobo, describing the oppositio...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 2770 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 2023 elections: What is at stake?
TODAY I woke up with the rising sun, savouring each caressing ray of light on my skin, awed at the amazing powers of mother nature to command the seasons. Across the paddock, wild nature echoed my spi...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 345 | by Taruvinga Magwiroto
Zec tightens grip on Zimbabwe voters roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will set "reasonable conditions" on availing the voter roll to protect it against possible tampering.In a statement titled: Enhancing Security o...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa challenged about too much church verses, and not enough policy, fight
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has defended his faith after a supporter challenged him about focusing on Biblical verses more than outlining the "roadmap to a new...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:29hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's insatiable appetite for power a security threat
There are a number of issues that disturb the security of any nation. A nation's success depends largely on how it is governed. But for many nations in Africa, politics has been the most destabi...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:43hrs | 2086 | by Zanda Shumba
Welshman Ncube sounds alarm on electoral reforms
Urgent attention should be paid to electoral reforms on voter registration, transparency of the voter's roll, and the right of political parties to freely campaign, Professor Welshman Ncube has said....Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 19:37hrs | 1728 | by Staff reporter
Mberengwa, Nyanga by-election environment should replicate at next year's elections
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has deployed six static observers in Mberengwa ward 15 and Nyanga ward 27 as well as observers at the ward collation centres and a roving team to the local...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 477 | by Zesn
Chamisa's attempts to internationalise Sikhala case flops
CCC interim spokesperson, Gift "Ostallos" Siziba and a retinue of other opposition members and other detractors were in the United States for the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that ran f...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | 566 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwe voter registration requirements relaxed
CABINET has received and approved the Electoral Amendment Bill 2022 which relaxes registration requirements for voters.In the Bill, as presented by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Min...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe youths to get uncontested seats in parliament
Zimbabwean youths could soon see their demands for seats in both parliament and local authorities granted after cabinet Tuesday approved the Electoral Amendment Bill 2022, which seeks to, among other ...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 21:27hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, Zimbabwe has never known respite from terror
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as we count down to the 2023 harmonised elections, it is my fervent supplication that you replicate the Madiba blueprint. Despite the massive...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 389 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Why do Zimbabweans keep electing individuals who clearly lack leadership qualities?
What do we look for when we elect a leader? Is it their fearless stand against an incumbent oppressive government - whereby, they boldly confront injustice, and ready to die for the greater go...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 09:24hrs | 1019 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Hwende in alleged plot to impose his clique as CCC's 2023 election candidates
THERE is internecine strife in the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) party amid claims top official, Charlton Hwende, is planning to impose his preferred candidates to contest the 2023 harmonised e...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 2377 | by Staff reporter
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