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Assassination attempt on Mwonzora?
Reinstated Secretary-General of the opposition Movement for Democratic (MDC) party, Senator Douglas Mwonzora has reportedly been involved in a minor road accident along Lomagundi road.Reports ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4280 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's youths threaten protests after lockdown
Militant MDC youths have threatened rolling protests soon after the 21-day national lockdown to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down and allow the formation of the National Transitional Aut...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1731 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora denies Prime Minister ambitions
MDC top politician Douglas Mwonzora has dismissed as malicious, social media claims he was keen on dragging MDC into a government of national unity with the Zanu-PF led administration in an arrangemen...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1026 | by newzimbabwe
What does the supreme court ruling against MDC tell us
The opposition MDC with all its divisions and branches has been put on the limelight again. The task before the MDC is a very easy one. It is for the MDC to show that they are capable and able to prac...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 20:13hrs | 3616 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC MPs urged to resign en masse
Former Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Godfrey Gandawa has urged opposition Members of parliament to resign from the August house and leave ZANU PF to fail on its own. Said Ga...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 13:25hrs | 7512 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Thokozani Khupe says 'Supreme Court ruling a victory for democracy'
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a previous High Court judgment that declared Mr Nelson Chamisa an illegitimate leader of the MDC. The court ruled that Dr Thokozani Khupe was the legitimate acting...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 12:04hrs | 1635 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo doesn't need Nelson Chamisa
Two days after former President Robert Mugabe fired Professor Jonathan Moyo, I received a meeting request from the former information and publicity minister. It was a crazy, unpredictable time....Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 11:49hrs | 6086 | by Tafi Mhaka
Chamisa must account for $7m party funds, says Khupe
Mr Nelson Chamisa, whose ascension to the helm of the opposition MDC-T in February 2018 was recently nullified by the Supreme Court, has to account for the $7 million he received under the Political P...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:31hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's organising secretary taunts 'sell-out' Komichi, Mwonzora
MDC top politicians Morgen Komichi and Douglas Mwonzora face the unenviable task of redeeming themselves within the main opposition with party national organising secretary Amos Chibaya describing the...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:29hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
'Welshman Ncube deliberately setting up Chamisa for failure so that you take over from him in 2024'
MDC top politicians, Welshman Ncube and Douglas Mwonzora have had ugly exchanges on twitter with the latter accusing the party vice president of plotting a coup against disputed party leader Nelson Ch...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:21hrs | 1296 | by newzimbabwe
Spare a thought for Nelson Chamisa!
Luke Tamborinyoka who was the deputy spokesperson of the opposition led by Nelson Chamisa before the Supreme Court ruling this week has said that Morgen Komichi’s move to support the ruling caught t...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 17:39hrs | 7671 | by Ka Mhlaba's social media
Chamisa ignores Supreme Court ruling
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has ignored the Supreme Court ruling and will remain focused on fighting the spread of COVID-19 instead of dealing with people in "political grief" after losing at...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 14:31hrs | 6624 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's police lock down Chamisa's HQ
POLICE yesterday besieged the opposition MDC headquarters in Harare, the Morgan Tsvangirai House, and blocked officials from both the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC and those from the Nelson Chamisa-led part...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 14:30hrs | 4453 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor in soup over alliance with opposition
ZANU-PF leadership in Chikomba District wants council chairman Isarel Dhikinya stripped of his post for working closely with MDC Alliance councillors, which the leadership says was not in line with pa...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 14:29hrs | 1828 | by Staff reporter
Wasted 40 years of uhuru
As we celebrate the country's independence this month most of our faces are gloomy and crying with no hope for the future.When the late former President took over from the colonial system led ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 20:29hrs | 824 | by Leonard Koni
Process vs populism: Unpacking the Supreme Court ruling against Chamisa
Populism without process has turned out to be wholly inadequate for the party of excellence.The judgement is germane to the MDC. MDC-T was a moniker developed to distinguish the Tsvangirai faction...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 15:22hrs | 2039 | by David Hofisi
'Khupe's orders must be followed or else...,' says Mwonzora
REINSTATED MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has delivered stinging criticism of his long-time nemesis Nelson Chamisa and his allies, saying they faced disciplinary action for failing to comply w...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:30hrs | 2591 | by Staff reporter
Khupe can recall MDC MPs
Leading academic and University of Zimbabwe political science lecturer, Eldred Masunungure, says that the MDC is facing significant turmoil.All this comes after the Supreme Court upheld last y...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:29hrs | 3611 | by Staff reporter
Khupe's group moves to take charge of MDC-T
FEARS are mounting regarding the future of the MDC, amid warnings from both within and outside the country's main opposition that Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling could have far-reaching implications on...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:28hrs | 2521 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces disciplinary action, Mwonzora threatens
REINSTATED MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has delivered stinging criticism of his long-time nemesis Nelson Chamisa and his allies, saying they faced disciplinary action for failing to comply w...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:06hrs | 4987 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Khupe on collision course
FORMER opposition MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has set himself on a collision course with party leader Thokozani Khupe after blasting the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform, where ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:56hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa more worried about COVID-19 menace than politics'
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's attention is still focused on saving human life in the wake of COVID-19 and any attempt to derail his ambitions to achieve that goal will not succeed.These...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:15hrs | 455 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu-PF 'infiltrates' MDC structures in South Africa
ANOTHER breakup is projected for the troubled Zimbabwean official opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).This follows a Supreme Court ruling ousting Nelson Chamisa as party presi...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 20:36hrs | 3991 | by Agency staff
Zimbabwe police lay siege on Chamisa's HQ, as fight for assets brews
POLICE officers are laying siege at the opposition MDC's headquarters in Harare, the Morgan Tsvangirai House, blocking officials from both the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC and those from the Nelson Chamisa...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 18:45hrs | 2950 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF refuses to grant Clark Mpofu national hero status
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 15:33hrs | 4234 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
What the Khupe-Chamisa Supreme Court ruling means
On March 31, 2020, the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling in the seemingly interminable battle over stewardship of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). In the case of MDC and O...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:26hrs | 4695 | by David Hofisi
MDC court ruling adds to confusion
A decision by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe to strip main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of his title as the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has fragmented the party instead of se...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:36hrs | 2818 | by Shingai Nyoka, BBC News
MDC criticises top court's ruling on Nelson Chamisa
Zimbabwe's top court on Tuesday upheld the decision of a lower court that Nelson Chamisa was not the legitimate leader of the country's largest opposition party.Chamisa's leadership was contes...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:53hrs | 764 | by Agency Staff
Alliance executives stampeded to voice their support for Chamisa
MDC Alliance leaders and former office-bearers of the opposition party yesterday rallied behind their beleaguered president Nelson Chamisa after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he had assumed ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:47hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not the change that Zimbabwe needs!
During the course of my life I heard three stories that I dismissed as mere jokes. Firstly a human resources lecturer once told us that he once came come across a white colour employee that did not kn...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:17hrs | 1003 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
MDC Alliance leaders rally behind Chamisa
MDC Alliance leaders and former office bearers of the opposition party yesterday rallied behind their beleaguered president Nelson Chamisa after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he had assumed ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 2574 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says court ruling will never break MDC
DISPUTED MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has vowed no court outcome will break the spirits of the main opposition party.This follows a Tuesday Supreme Court ruling his ascension to the helm of the M...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:30hrs | 3874 | by newzimbabwe
Mudzuri takes aim at Chamisa
TORMENTED top MDC official and ex-party vice president Elias Mudzuri has launched an indirect attack on disputed party leader Nelson Chamisa he accuses of personal egos and ambitions in his bid to sta...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:26hrs | 5209 | by newzimbabwe
MDC Alliance's Bulawayo structures back Chamisa
THE MDC Alliance's Bulawayo structures have scorned party leader Nelson Chamisa's ouster in a watershed Supreme Court ruling Tuesday and further expressed unwavering support for the under-fire opposit...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:23hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Komichi rejected by own Midlands allies
AMBITIOUS top MDC politician, Morgen Komichi has been rejected by his own allies in Midlands Province where he is a party senator.By virtue of having been party deputy chair post MDC-2014 cong...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1547 | by newzimbabwe
Clark Mpofu: Zanu-PF had no reason to declare him a national hero
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 18:58hrs | 4184 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Khupe has more to worry over Supreme Court MDC leadership verdict than Chamisa
---- as this could signal end of her political careerThe 31 March 2020 verdict by Zimbabwe's Supreme Court, over the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leadership wrangle, between...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 18:53hrs | 10836 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
All hopes are now on Kasukuwere to carry the cross
Zimbabwe needs a Saviour now, more than ever. Many opposition characters and trusted leaders are crumbling under pressure and selling out, the masses are dejected and alone. Nelson Chamisa is em...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 16:37hrs | 6583 | by Peter Moyo
Challenging the attempt to remove Nelson Chamisa as MDC president in Zimbabwe
On 30 March, Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has issued a judgement that would effectively remove Nelson Chamisa as the leader of the MDC-A. Although the name of the party is not essential as a new moniker c...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 14:20hrs | 4138 | by David Coltart
Mudzuri speaks about Chamisa 'ouster'
"It is an opportunity to deal with the succession issue and to rise above personal egos and ambitions so we unite to win 2023," Mudzuri said Wednesday.MDC Harare Senator, Elias Mudzuri believe...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:10hrs | 1985 | by Staff reporter
Can the judiciary choose for the people?
Zimbabwean politics is a joke and it is now at its rotten state. Politics and judiciary are never near each other. The juduciary consists of lawyers, laws and judges whilst politics has people, ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:01hrs | 793 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe's opposition leader loses party position
Nelson Chamisa remains hugely popular among MDC supportersImage caption: Nelson Chamisa remains hugely popular among MDC supportersZimbabwe's main opposition leader has lost a court appeal to ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 08:07hrs | 3721 | by Shingai Nyoka, BBC News
Re-imagining the post-COVID-19 political scene in Zimbabwe
There is no denying that the global pandemic figuratively known as COVID-19 has disrupted our everyday lives. Even our economies have ground to a halt. Our educational institutions have been for...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:50hrs | 213 | by Admire Mare
For autocratic regimes, COVID-19 is a window to consolidate power
Leaders around the world have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them?Last Friday, the Zimbabwe government published ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:48hrs | 169 | by New York Times
Chamisa ouster angry reactions
MDC Alliance and other politicians were Tuesday left fuming over a Supreme Court judgement passed by Chief Justice Luke Malaba declaring as illegitimate, party president Nelson Chamisa's leadership an...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:38hrs | 3846 | by newzimbabwe.com
Obert Gutu hints on bouncing back as united MDC-T spokesperson
OBERT Gutu, voted then MDC-T spokesperson during the party's 2014 congress that has been recognised by the courts, says he has no problems taking his job back.Gutu early this year resigned as ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:29hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
Politics in Zimbabwe is a game with no rules
Zimbabwe's political field is a game with no rules. It is a game any player can just enter provided he/she meets the right age. It does not matter whether the individual fully ascribes to the dos and ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:28hrs | 237 | by Obert Gutu
Welshman Ncube confronted Komichi, Mwonzora on 'the Zanu-PF' strategy
MDC Alliance vice president Welshman Ncube has revealed some intense haggling between politicians linked to Nelson Chamisa on one hand as well as Morgen Komichi and Douglas Mwonzora on the other, rega...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:25hrs | 8445 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi tells 'ousted' Chamisa to accept his fate
The Deputy Minister of Information, Media, Publicity and Broadcast services Dr Energy Mutodi and Zanu-PF MP Energy Mutodi has told ousted MDC Alliance leader to accept his fate and allow for the holdi...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 17:44hrs | 4187 | by Staff reporter
Komichi reinstates all MDC mayors fired by Chamisa
MDC-T National Chairman Morgan Komichi has announced that the party has reinstated all the Mayors that were recalled during the times when Nelson Chamisa was the leader of the party. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 17:27hrs | 6624 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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