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Lack of strategy in Zimbabwe opposition politics
ONE of the biggest issues that one must contend with in politics is that it is a contested space. Allegiances and goals are ever changing and there is, therefore, a need to be able to maneuver these c...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:02hrs | 2 | by Munyaradzi Mapfumo
Details on Sikhala's demotion emerge
Former MDC Alliance vice-chairman, Job Sikhala was recently demoted for his involvement in the founding of a party that was destined to split the MDC Alliance vote, it has emerged.Opposition l...Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 13:11hrs | 15 | by Thokozani Zhou
Chamisa's MDC face threat of new split
AS THE MDC enters the final weeks of its preparations ahead of its make-or-break elective congress next month, there are real fears that the country's main opposition could suffer another damaging spl...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 15:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
AFM church split takes new twist
The fight for control over the Apostolic Faith Mission church (AFM) has taken a new twist with revelations that the main faction led Reverend Amon Madawo is taking steps to expel members of the sm...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 14:24hrs | 27 | by Mandla Ndlovu
AFM leader to step down
ONE of the longest serving leaders of a Pentecostal church in Zimbabwe, AFM president Dr Aspher Madziyire will step down from the helm of the church after elections to choose a new leader are held thi...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Opposition failing democratic test
"WE MDC-T are being cruel to ourselves in candidate selection by allowing strangers a free ride at the expense of our long serving loyal committed cadres. Those with money and connections come through...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:12hrs | 1 | by Vincent Gono
Primaries as Prologue: What have learned?
In all the backstabbing, accusations and denunciations that have characterised the MDC primary process, it is interesting to contrast and compare this with what is happening in the aftermath of the Za...Published: 28 May 2018 at 13:11hrs | | by Joice Moyo
'Tsvangirai to blame for MDC split'
Former MDC chairperson Lovemore Moyo has accused the party's late leader Morgan Tsvangirai as the culprit being behind the latest split in the main opposition.This comes after the party's supr...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T 'faces major split' ahead of elections
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, is reportedly facing a major split after its embattled deputy president, Thokozani Khupe, announced over the weekend that she would be joining forces wi...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
AFM on the verge of a major split
APOSTOLIC Faith Mission of Zimbabwe is on the verge of a split as the fight to control the mega church escalates to unprecedented levels where top officials are pushing counter-plots to ouster each ot...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai: Rest in power - allies, foes
FRIENDS and foes immediately paid tribute Wednesday as veteran opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died in South Africa after a battle with cancer. He was 65.Tsvangirai, who founded the Moveme...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 06:07hrs | | by AFP
Tsvangirai practically annoints Chamisa
To those who may think that Tsvangirai will contest the 2018 elections, forget, there is nothing like that. It is almost clear that Chamisa is the most preferred successor. From the onset look of thin...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 20:00hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Site of vigorous political contestations and violence
THE year 2017 has seen the city of Bulawayo being used as a political battlefield for opposition parties and the ruling Zanu-PF with dismissals, suspensions, defections, resignations and even violence...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Will this be the end of an era and error?
Zimbabwe's current political conundrum is hinged on Zanu PF's weakness and the opposition's confusion. Zanu PF is engulfed in a fierce succession battle and it has never been this weak since its forma...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 09:39hrs | | by Patson Dzamara
MDC's not-so-happy birthday
That was the story of September 11, 2017, the occasion of Zimbabwe's biggest opposition party as it turned a significant 18 years of age.The year 18 is often celebrated as the legal age of maj...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe on his way out?
Hundreds of young protesters dragged logs into the streets of Zimbabwe's capital city, lighting fires to block motorists and dancing animatedly around a pink placard that screamed, "WE WANT ELECTORAL ...Published: 03 Sep 2016 at 19:03hrs | | by Tendai Marima I FP
Daily News is back to old love
Yes, it is, and that old love is the MDC-T party, which the Daily News title is almost synonymous with – to the extent of appearing as though they were cousins in an incestuous relationship....Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 12:52hrs | | by Staff write
Panic in Zim Cabinet as Zanu-PF infighting explodes
CADRES in the ruling party were left stunned this week following President Robert Mugabe's unceremonious dismissal of Jonathan Moyo from government on Tuesday after he had resoundingly won the Tsholo...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai loves it in the opposition
Isn't life easy for opposition politicians, here and elsewhere?It must be easier for Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the perennial opposition MDC-T.Get it from us, Tsvangirai would not ha...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 10:45hrs | | by Shingirai Huni
Robert Mugabe defies gravity again
Against all odds, President Mugabe yesterday bagged the African Union chairmanship. He did not waste time, immediately striking the tenor as to the nature of his year-long leadership of the continent...Published: 31 Jan 2015 at 09:52hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
2014 in Zimbabwe politics
WHAT a year in politics 2014 has been! Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai and his party set the ball in motion for the high octane drama that left Zimbabweans spellbound ...Published: 18 Dec 2014 at 09:18hrs | | by Andrew Kunambura and Ray Ndlovu
Zambia's ruling party splits
A MAJOR split in Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has seen two factions select rival candidates for presidential elections next month, raising the possibility that the opposition could snatch vict...Published: 02 Dec 2014 at 21:47hrs | | by AFP
MDC-T factions fighting over $3m in political funding
MDC-T factions are already fighting over $3 million in political funding from Treasury that the party is entitled to. All parties with a prescribed presence in Parliament must, in terms of the...Published: 29 Apr 2014 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Patrick Chitumba
Roy Bennett dumps Tsvangirai?
SELF-exiled MDC-T treasurer-general Mr Roy Bennett yesterday said he was dumping his party and fired a broadside at his colleagues' penchant for corruption saying they wanted to milk councils by seek...Published: 16 Aug 2013 at 05:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Is MDC-T UK following in Zanu-PF vote rigging steps?
The MDC party led by Morgan Tsvangirai in the UK risks a major split after evidence of vote rigging emerged at the MDC-T national elections Saturday at Leeds where chair-position contestant Emil...Published: 06 Apr 2011 at 05:56hrs | | by Byo24News
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