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President Chamisa remains our Strategic Ambiguity going forward
Mnangagwa controversially won the recent election which is hotly disputed, he emerged badly wounded and with serious problems from the poll, which may make his authoritarian rule far more complicated ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:38hrs | 1028 | by Knowledge Hakata
CCC defends Coltart, Mabutho election
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo has come to the defense of the newly elected mayor, David Coltart, and his deputy, Donaldson Mabutho, stating that they were chosen based on their t...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 08:03hrs | 2513 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Chitungwiza mayor set free
Former Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko was on Friday acquitted on charges of illegally occupying the highest office in the dormitory town.Outgoing Local Government minister July Moyo in Octob...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:59hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
MDC: End of an era
SEPTEMBER remains significant in the MDC as the party was conceived in this ninth month of the year before making an instant impact on the Zimbabwean political landscape.Then led by firebrand ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:51hrs | 407 | by Harriet Chikandiwa
LEAKED: CCC 'legal case' for foreign run fresh election
NB: Finally, the cat is out of the bag. Below is the CCC 'legal case' against Zimbabwe's sovereignty, which calls for foreigners to organise and conduct fresh elections in Zimbabwe.The entire ...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 23:01hrs | 1912 | by Jonathan Moyo
Chamisa sat on US$3 million from EU to finance CCC campaign?
AHEAD of the recent harmonised elections, the European Union (EU) extended US$3 million to CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa to build a war chest for the polls, but he sat on the money and is now facing a ...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:12hrs | 884 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's candidates to take up their Parliament seats of a stolen election?
Zimbabwe's opposition must insist on far reaching electoral reforms before any new polls to end the cycle of disputed elections, political analysts have said.The country has been thrust into a...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | 1725 | by Staff reporter
EU extended US$3 million to Chamisa to build a war chest for the polls
AHEAD of the recent harmonised elections, the European Union (EU) extended US$3 million to CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa to build a war chest for the polls, but he sat on the money and is now facing a ...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:27hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says they had no dog in the fight
THE opposition MDC says it is not interested in the outcome of the recently-held harmonised elections because the party was not involved in the electoral process.Party leader Douglas Mwonzora ...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:08hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Voters reject Zanu-PF's big spenders
Zanu-PF big spenders suffered electoral defeats in urban areas with analysts saying the urban electorate could never be swayed by temporary trinkets, which did not address the issue of poverty....Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 13:14hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Presidential candidates concede defeat
SOME of the presidential candidates in Wednesday's harmonised elections last night conceded defeat, following the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's pronouncement of President Mnangagwa as winner of the ...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 09:55hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean voters deserve respect
FOR probably the first time in its history, Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party will go into an election without a manifesto in a clear demonstration of its disdain for voters.Zanu-PF, which has b...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 30 | by Kholwani Nyathi
A time to decide Zimbabwe's next leaders
It is the only time in five years that the electorate matters to politicians. They know that a barefooted woman in Manana or Fumukwe or that wisened octogenarian in Chiendambuya have the key to politi...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
6,6 million Zimbabweans eligible to cast ballots
ZIMBABWEANS go to the polls today with at least 6,6 million registered voters expected to decide the next leadership that will steer the country forward for five years.The Zimbabwe Electoral C...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
In the face of denialism, candidates must accept the people's voice
In any thriving democracy, a foundational tenet remains undisputed: for the electoral process to truly reflect the will of the people, the outcome – be it victory or defeat – must be accepted with...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Innocent Mujeri
Zimbabwe opposition parties go into elections under protest
OPPOSITION political parties say they are participating in Wednesday's polls under protest as incidents of human rights violations and restrictions on civic and political space have affected the credi...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
'CCC more focused on challenging electoral processes than campaigning'
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has accused opposition parties contesting council, parliamentary seats and the presidency of focusing more on challenging Zimbabwe's electoral processes rat...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ZEC allays opposition fears of double voting; over 2,000 fake registrants
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has allayed fears that over 2,000 'fake' registrants using counterfeit identity cards (IDs), identified by pressure group Team Pached...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Participating in this election is an act of foolish bravery' warned Mwonzora. True but has Cassandra's curse, no one believes h
"Participating in this election is an act of foolish bravery," warned Douglas Mwonzora."This election is stacked against the opposition; already, laws are being changed as the election process...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 20:15hrs | 10 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mwonzora says those set to contest Mnangagwa exercising 'foolish bravery'
OPPOSITION MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has said opposition parties that will contest incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party at Zimbabwe's August 23 General Elections are exercisi...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:55hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Opposition parties, CSOs are seeing shadows in elections
As the August 23 2023 harmonised elections day draws near, there has been some shivers emanating from some opposition political parties and their funders as reality now is clear that they are facing d...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mwonzora urges opposition poll boycott
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has urged opposition parties to boycott next weekend's election, which he feels is unfairly skewed in favour of the ruling Zanu-PF.The politician, who recently wi...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 21:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Diaspora must return and vote for change' Blame CCC for dragging us into flawed elections out of greed, not diaspora
"I get annoyed sometimes when l discovered that a person who is in Diaspora is supporting Zanu PF and they have got an offices in other countries. We must defeat Zanu PF politically like HH did in Zam...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 14:25hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe's only female presidential candidate was forced to drink bottle water
United Zimbabwe Alliance leader and president Elisabeth Valerio has highlighted the service delivery plight that many Zimbabweans, particularly those in rural areas, continue to face.Valerio, ...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora called Mnangagwa after ZEC's decision to bar 87 of his MPs
OPPOSITION MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora called President Emmerson Mnangagwa to air his grievances over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's (ZEC) decision to bar 87 of the party's aspiring Parliamentari...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's opposition parties slam 'uneven playing field' ahead of 2023 general elections
OPPOSITION parties in Zimbabwe have raised a red flag over the lack of preparedness of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to deliver a free, fair, credible and uncontested outcome in the general ...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ballot printing back on track
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has started printing ballot papers for the presidential election and for more than a dozen National Assembly constituencies that had been affected by poll-relat...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora was losing and keen as skunk divorcing its wife to withdraw. If Chamisa fails to field agents again, he will be next
"Chidembo kana choda kuramba mukadzi, chinoshereketa!" (When the skunk wants to divorce its wife, it will try anything and everything!) so goes the adage. When Douglas Mwonzora realised ...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 16:31hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zec put on spot over Mwonzora pullout?
LEGISLATIVE watchdog, Veritas, has called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to remove MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's name from the ballot paper for presidential candidates to avoid confusing...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora mobilises 3 000-men march in protest over absence of electoral reforms
OPPOSITION MDC party says it is planning to stage a demonstration demanding electoral reforms ahead of the upcoming general elections.In a letter seen by NewZimbabwe.com addressed to the polic...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZEC accused of printing ballot papers before court disputes are finalised
Independent presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere is going ahead with his fight for the presidency and has submitted an urgent application at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) where he wants the...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 20:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora in ballot withdrawal row
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is on a collision course with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), after the elections body said his attempt to have his name removed from the ballot paper in the rac...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 19:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's name to remain on the presidential ballot
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora's name will remain on the presidential ballot despite his withdrawal from the race, the Zimbabwe Elections Commission has said.A candidate ca...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 23:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora withdraws from presidential race
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora on Tuesday announced he was withdrawing from the race to become Zimbabwe's next president, describing the August 23 election as a "sham and a farce."Mwonzora said...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 22:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa mixes politics with religion
Tony Blair's press secretary Alastair Campbell, when the former British Prime Minister was asked about his faith, famously retorted that "we don't do God," illustrating the perceived perils of mixing ...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 22:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'No sane person will stick with Mwonzora at this stage'
OPPOSITION MDC's Warren Park Councillor Tichavona Mhetu has announced his immediate resignation from the party, before arguing party President Douglas Mwonzora's chances at Zimbabwe's polls are non-ex...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora to compensate land reform displaced farm employees
OPPOSITION MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says he will compensate black farm workers who lost their jobs when Zanu-PF embarked on a land reform programme if he is elected as president on August 23....Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T to contest just 24 seats
The Electoral Court has rubberstamped a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) ban on 87 MDC-T parliamentary candidates whose nomination papers were rejected by the poll management authority June this ye...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 08:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
No blood should be shed in this election, says Mwonzora
MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) president Senator Douglas Mwonzora has called on all political parties and citizens to maintain peace in the forthcoming elections, while encouraging tolerance of ...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora launches party manifesto
Opposition MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora yesterday launched his party manifesto promising to create a US$100 billion economy by 2040, offering free primary and secondary education as well as free heal...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai quits active politics
GLEN VIEW South MDC legislator Vincent Tsvangirai, who is the son of the founding Movement for Democratic Change leader, Morgan, says he is stepping away from politics because of its toxicity....Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strategic ambiguity rocks Chamisa's CCC
When Advocate Nelson Chamisa first declared to Blessing Mhlanga of HStv News that 'STRATEGIC AMBIGUITY' was the "biggest thing" in his and CCC's communication to "CONFUSE THE ENEMY", many thought "the...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:34hrs | 12 | by Jonathan Moyo
4 unknown political parties back Zanu-PF
Four political parties which participated in the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) established by the Second Republic in 2018, have thrown their weight behind President Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF ahead of ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira's appeal challenging ZEC's rejection of nomination papers thrown out
Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) leader Linda Masarira's appeal challenging the Nomination Court's decision to reject her nomination papers has been dismissed by High Court judge Justice...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 20:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora hits back at Witness Dube
Party leader Douglas Mwonzora has hit back at his former national information and publicity secretary saying Witness Dube and the dozen MPs who defected have been "bought" by Zanu-PF: "Some top MDC le...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 11:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi perhaps does not understand what a manifesto is
'Our work is our manifesto,' says Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi.This is what Minster Ziyambi is reported to have said, which is mind-boggling:"Zanu-PF will not produce a flowery document as...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Jonathan Moyo
Witness Dube slams 'opposition demigods'
Politician Witness Dube, the former national information and publicity secretary of the MDC led by Mr Douglas Mwonzora, has delivered a scathing critique of opposition parties in Zimbabwe. He ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF justifies not having a manifesto
Zanu-PF will not produce a flowery document as its manifesto ahead of next month's harmonised elections, but is standing on the record of the Second Republic and will let its life-changing development...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC bigwig says Mnangagwa really building Zimbabwe brick by brick
MDC Spokesperson Witness Dube, who recently dumped Douglas Mwonzora led MDC for Zanu-PF, has defended his move by arguing President Emmerson Mnangagwa is really building the country brick by brick as ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sets tone for Chamisa's strategic ambiguity
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) continues to feel the effects of the "strategic ambiguity" with some of its members in Bulawayo plotting weekly demonstrations at the party's offices, a move th...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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