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Why MDC-T supported Zanu-PF
MDC-T senators were cajoled into voting with Zanu-PF to pass controversial amendments to the constitution in the hope that the ruling party will return the favour by backing it in its battles with the...Published: 17 mins ago | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zapu to 'recall' Zanu-PF ministers
OPPOSITION party Zapu says it will this week write to Parliament seeking to recall its former members, who are now part of the ruling Zanu-PF.Iphuthile Maphosa, the Zapu spokesperson, said the...Published: 19 mins ago | 37 | by Staff reporter
$6m scandal haunts Mwonzora
An MDC-T activist on Friday lodged a complaint with the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission (Zacc) accusing the party's leader Douglas Mwonzora of stealing over $6 million from the opposition party's c...Published: 21 mins ago | 30 | by Staff reporter
No gatherings on Independence day, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabweans should not be tempted to form gatherings in celebrating the impending 41st Independence anniversary on April 18 but should, instead, uphold the measures put in place by Government and Worl...Published: 1 hr ago | 97 | by Staff reporter
REDISTRIBUTION: MDC-T in dramatic U-turn…As Zanu PF vows to create 1 million jobs
DOUGLAS Mwonzora's MDC-T MPs are demanding that the Zanu PF government should allocate them farms, accusing the ruling party of partisan land redistribution that excluded them.The demand was m...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1456 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Sexually transmitted leadership will not take us anywhere: flouting democratic values
My previous article regarding the nomination of Sibangilizwe Nkomo to contest the Zapu presidential candidacy must have been too emotional to appreciate my perspective. What is disturbing is that be i...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1059 | by Nomazulu Thata
'MDC A will boycott 2023 elections' - why now, participated in all since ignoring 2013 SADC boycott plea
"Parties went into the 2018 elections after they had already been rigged as Zanu-PF had implemented cosmetic electoral reforms," wrote Chief Chiduku. He was spot on there.Parties did go into t...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 06:50hrs | 1694 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Zanu PF has dismembered MDC A, will not need to rig to win 2023' - only counter, demand reforms before 2023
Dear Tony Reeler,Thank you very much for your thought-provoking article 'Zanu PF won't concede electoral defeat' in New Zimbabwe and Bulawayo24. The root cause of Zimbabwe economic meltdown an...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1541 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Recalls hurting service delivery'
MARONDERA residents have blamed the recall of some MDC Alliance councillors for poor service delivery.This was revealed during a Zimbabwe Union of Journalists-organised discussion at Mbuya Neh...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 05:00hrs | 707 | by Gwizhikiti
Mwonzora reported to ZACC over theft of party funds
INTRACTABLE MDC-T activist Patson Murimoga Friday reported his party president, Douglas Mwonzora to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) alleging the Nyanga senator, working in cahoots with ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:01hrs | 1455 | by Staff reporter
'Give us farms' MDC Mwonzora MPs pleads with Mnangagwa's minister
MDC-T MPs Thursday took to task Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka on why the government's land distribution exercise remained partisan leaving out MDC members, especially MPs.The minister wa...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:43hrs | 2854 | by Staff reporter
Haruzivishe represents everything wrong about opposition politics
A young member of the MDC formation led by Nelson Chamisa, Makomborero Haruzivishe, was sentenced to 14 months in prison by the Harare Magistrates Court this week for inciting public violence. ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | 324 | by Nobleman Runyanga
More misery for Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has suffered another blow after High Court judge Justice Philda Muzofa dismissed an application to stop Treasury from disbursing money under the Political Parties (F...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:53hrs | 3734 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs hail Mwonzora's 'convergence' with Zanu-PF
CHIEFS Council president Fortune Charumbira has claimed there is "convergence" between the opposition MDC-T and the ruling party after Douglas Mwonzora called on the West to remove sanctions against Z...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:52hrs | 2579 | by Staff reporter
2 Bulawayo lawyers shortlisted for NPRC
TWO BULAWAYO lawyers are among 30 candidates shortlisted for the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) interviews to be conducted on 16 April in Harare. In terms of Sections 237 ...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:48hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Amendment (No.1) Bill sails through Senate
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to sign Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Bill into an Act after it sailed through Senate on Tuesday by 70 votes to one.The rescheduling of the vote follows th...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa advised against election boycott
ANALYSTS yesterday urged the MDC Alliance not to boycott elections as doing so would leave the ruling Zanu-PF party enjoying unbridled power.Nelson Chamisa's party looks set to fight with the ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | 4600 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, MDC Alliance's 'defining moment'
WITH pressure mounting on its leaders all round, insiders say the MDC Alliance has reached a critical point where tough decisions now have to be made about its future.This comes as both Zanu-P...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 17:01hrs | 3015 | by Anesu Mirisawu
Parliament nominates candidates for Peace Commission posts
The Parliamentary Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) has nominated 30 candidates who include former MDC-T vice president and lawyer Obert Gutu for interviews on those aspiring to become Nat...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:48hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to fight for MDC Alliance name
THE MDC Alliance says it will fight to keep its name ahead of possible by-elections to replace its recalled legislators and councillors, or risk allowing impunity to reign unchecked.Speaking t...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:52hrs | 3059 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora finding out that his ruse fools no one
THOSE who have mastered the art of gambling know very well that when a gambler says to look carefully at the cards when shuffling, there is something that they are doing that they don't want you to ob...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:39hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora suffers major blow
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's manoeuvres to position himself as the main opposition leader suffered a double blow last week after the United States and the European Union (EU) signalled that they co...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 10:00hrs | 7424 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu is CIO, suggests Jonathan Moyo
Exiled former Zimbabwe Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has suggested that former MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu could be a member of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation ( CIO)....Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 11:29hrs | 6143 | by Ndou Paul
'State of opposition politics in Zimbabwe worrying'
Former MDC-T National Organising Secretary, Abednico Bhebhe, who denied allegation that he has joined the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa says the state of the opposition politics in Zimbabwe is wo...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 15:41hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Abednico Bhebhe denies joining Chamisa's MDC
THE continued polarisation within the MDC family has long been a cause of concern to many progressive Zimbabweans. My position on this matter is known. I have not only decried the persistent fractiona...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 12:34hrs | 1614 | by Abednico Bhebhe
Opposition won't win against Zanu-PF, says Gutu
FORMER MDC-T vice-president Obert Gutu, who has since defected to the ruling Zanu-PF party, on Tuesday claimed that none of the opposition parties stood a chance against Zanu-PF in the 2023 elections....Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:31hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF dangling money to MDC activists'
FORMER Nkayi South MP Abednico Bhebhe (MDC Alliance) was allegedly approached by Zanu-PF officials who dangled money to entice him to join the ruling party. The claim was made by former Zanu-P...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:26hrs | 1495 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt hails Chamisa's Marondera councillors
GOVERNMENT yesterday hailed the then MDC Alliance-led Marondera council for using devolution funds wisely to better the lives of residents in the farming town.This was said by Mashonaland East...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Councillors pressured to resign
THE MDC-T-LED Kadoma Council is under siege from pro-Zanu-PF youths who are calling for the mayor and his entire council to resign on allegations of incompetence.A pro-Zanu-PF group called The...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:14hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Violence won't save MDC-Alliance from mass defections
THE MDC-Alliance is reeling from mass defections and recalls by rival formations, further weakening the troubled movement at a time when it should be tightening its belt ahead of the 2023 elections. E...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 06:59hrs | 431 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Chebundo slams 'immature' MDC Alliance
FORMER MDC Alliance senior politician and ex-legislator Blessing Chebundo, who recently joined Zanu-PF, has described his erstwhile colleagues as a destructive and immature lot.Addressing Zanu...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 2951 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora wants compulsory vaccination
LAST week in the resort town of Victoria Falls, President Mnangagwa received his first Covid-19 jab at an event witnessed by several political leaders, who included main opposition leader Mr Douglas M...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T is putting the cart before the horse
RECENTLY, someone asked me to share my view on the recent call by the MDC-T for dialogue for all the concerned stakeholders to discuss a common way forward for our great country, Zimbabwe.The ...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1658 | by Daniel Molokele, Hwange Central MP, MDC Alliance
By-elections will cut Mwonzora to size
WITH the COVID-19 pandemic under control, Zimbabwe should soon be preparing for by-elections to fill in parliamentary and council vacancies created following the recall of MDC Alliance MPs and council...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1800 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Abednico Bhebhe rejoins Chamisa
UNSETTLED MDC founding politician and former legislator Abednico Bhebhe has rejoined the Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance.Bhebhe was expelled from the then Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T during the ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:12hrs | 2821 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders war vets to instil 'wartime vibrancy'
IN a script reminiscent of the violent 2002 presidential election, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the militant war veterans to mobilise in preparation for the 2023 national elections....Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 07:47hrs | 4193 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu shortlisted for National Peace, Reconciliation Commission
FORMER MDC-T Vice President Obert Gutu, who early this month joined Zanu-PF, has been shortlisted for interviews as a commissioner in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC).Th...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 07:46hrs | 2463 | by Staff reporter
Zapu plots SK Moyo, Mathema, Nyoni parly recalls
OPPOSITION Zapu is contemplating its own round of recalls from Parliament on all its former members, including Zanu-PF national spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo, who went in the august House through the ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:33hrs | 10484 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF printing MDC cards, regalia'
THE MDC Alliance has sensationally accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of printing opposition party membership cards and regalia and parading defectors before "rented crowds" as part of a wider plot to a...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 3595 | by Staff reporter
'MDC A will not disclose its WIRE strategies' - another rigged 2023 election to test that, how foolish
MDC Alliance is gearing up for the upcoming 2023 national elections although it is clear not even one democratic reform would have been implemented since the last elections. The party's leader, Nelson...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 13:16hrs | 1010 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa drops new party hint
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has hinted that his party could change its name as vultures circle on the country's main opposition party ahead of crucial by-elections that might change Zimbabwe's ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 07:07hrs | 5100 | by Staff reporter
Khupe turns heat on Mwonzora
FOrMEr MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe still wants her successor Douglas Mwonzora to be prosecuted over the alleged theft of $6,3 million belonging to the party despite claims that the two have closed ra...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 07:06hrs | 5146 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Mnangagwa onslaught against MDC Alliance leaves democracy in peril
THE onslaught against MDC Alliance legislators by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T, with help from the ruling Zanu-PF, has weakened Parliament and is now a major threat to Zimbabwe's nascent democracy, ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 07:01hrs | 795 | by Mirriam Mangwaya
Zimbabwe starts vaccinating prisoners
ZIMBABWE has started vaccinating prisoners for Covid-19 under the country's second phase vaccination programme, as the Government continues with its quest to vaccinate more than 60 percent of the popu...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:47hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must sleep with one eye open
So Bishop Lazi heard that his treatise on the proposed Patriot Bill, which is premised on giving sellouts and other quislings of hostile forces their just desserts, had riled the runaway fugitive Prof...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Khupe lobbies for cushion fund for teenage mothers
MDC-T legislator Dr Thokozani Khuphe has lobbied the government to assist young girls who fell pregnant during the course of the Covid-19 induced national lockdown period in order to enable them to su...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 18:53hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC takes over Chamisa's MDC Alliance name?
The MDC Alliance on Thursday scoffed at threats by the rival MDC-T party to field candidates in by-elections using the Alliance name.The MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora said it planned to partic...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:42hrs | 5310 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has nothing to do with recalls
Zanu-PF has dismissed allegations by the United States that it is involved in the recall of opposition members from Parliament. Speaking at a press briefing at the sidelines of the 350th Polit...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:43hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Biti bitten by that which he went hunting for
Tendai Biti was a legislator (among others) who partnered with foreign governments to collectively punish innocent Zimbabweans by inviting sanctions, in an attempt to coerce people to vote for his par...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:41hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Don't put Zanu-PF into your pocket, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored the Zanu-PF leadership to lead from the front in mobilising the people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 under Phase Two and Three of the inoculation exercise which i...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:37hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
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