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Chissano impressed by Mnangagwa, Chamisa's peace pledges
Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano says he is impressed by the two frontrunners in the race for Zimbabwe's presidency for their promises of peace – during and after the polls.Speak...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to announce results a day after polling?
ZANU-PF linked political analysts yesterday blasted Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa after he told his supporters at a rally in Bulawayo that his party will announce the e...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt tells journalists to reject political manipulation
GOVERNMENT has implored journalists to maintain their independence from politicians to enhance balance and fairness in election coverage.In a speech read on her behalf by Information, Publicit...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political parties 'dump' peace pledge
POLITICAL parties have reportedly dumped the peace pledge as they continuously disregard it by using hate speech and resorting to political violence ahead of the August 23 harmonised elections, a repo...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
More calls for peaceful Zimbabwe elections
THE CHURCH through the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denomination (ZHCD) has called on all political parties and citizens to desist from engaging in violent acts during this year's electoral period....Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:30hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chiefs make peace pledge ahead of elections
TRADITIONAL leaders who are part of the Kushinga Peace Club in Gutu, Masvingo province, are mobilising communities to exercise peace and tolerance during this year's elections.The Kushinga Pea...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC proposes national peace pledge
THE opposition Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC) has proposed that the country must craft a national peace pledge targeting political parties before next year's polls to ensure they are peaceful....Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC, MDC-T and Zanu-PF youths unite for peace; condemn political violence
YOUTHS from main political parties in Zimbabwe came together in Bulawayo Saturday to condemn political violence ahead of next year presidential elections.Speaking at a peace-building meeting o...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Craft 2023 elections peace pledge'
THE National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) has urged the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to ensure that a peace pledge is implemented before the watershed 2023 polls i...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NPRC to enforce peace pledge ahead of by-elections
In an effort to curb pre-and post-election violence, the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) will roll-out peace caravans in all areas holding by-elections next month and ensure that c...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi calls for all languages to be taught in schools
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi said Government should promote the teaching of all indigenous languages in schools, including those spoken by minority groups and urged Parliament to speed up the enactment...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 06:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi tables gukurahundi report
Devolution and the enactment of the Provincial Councils Act to operationalise provincial structures must be prioritised, the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission has said. This is cont...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
National dialogue way to go
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's call for national dialogue among the nation's key stakeholders brings hope to many a Zimbabweans as it is one of the ways that the country can move forward in tackling t...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:24hrs | | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
Mohadi to launch peace strategic plan
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) will today launch its five-year strategic plan aimed at entrenching peace in the country with Vice President Kembo Mohadi expected to deliver th...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Churches hold peace roadshows
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) on Sunday held roadshows in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South and Midlands provinces, calling for peace as part of a commitment to the peace-pledge signed by...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi commission engages Govt, MDC Alliance over post election violence
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has said it has engaged Government and the MDC Alliance to ensure that violent skirmishes that occurred in Harare at the beginning of this...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
2018 elections failed test
Zimbabwe's just-concluded harmonised elections have failed the real test of fairness, being free and transparent.On July 30, Zimbabweans went to vote in high numbers hoping that their voice wo...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to respect Con-Court poll ruling
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo has said Government will respect the Constitutional Court ruling on an application lodged by the MDC Alliance challenging results of t...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance protests unjustifiable
The move that was taken by the MDC-Alliance supporters, early this month to demonstrate against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, (ZEC), criticising it, of failing to announce the Presidential electi...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 15:50hrs | 1 | by Peacemaker Zano
MDC-Alliance protests unjustifiable
The move that was taken by the MDC-Alliance supporters, early this month to demonstrate against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, (ZEC), criticising it, of failing to announce the Presidential electi...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 12:24hrs | 3 | by Peacemaker Zano
Impact of Zimbabwe's post-electoral violence
On the eve of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s announcement of the outcome of the contested presidential results, Harare's central business district was barely recognisable, yet familiar, as ...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Mandipa Ndlovu
Uncertainty rocks post-election environment
The peaceful atmosphere that prevailed on Election Day has been disturbed by the tensions that engulfed the nation after a deadly crackdown on MDC Alliance protesters in Harare.Habakkuk Trust ...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Full Text: Commonwealth Observer Group Preliminary Statement On Zim Elections
Members of the media, ladies and gentlemen.Thank you for coming to this Commonwealth Observer Group Press Conference.Let me start by expressing the Commonwealth Observer Group's profou...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 11:34hrs | | by Commonwealth Observer Group
3 killed in MDC Alliance violent rampage
THREE people died yesterday while several others were injured after MDC Alliance supporters went on a rampage destroying property, torching vehicles, blocking roads and attacking people in Harare's Ce...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Everything you need to know about Zim's election
TODAY, Zimbabweans go to the polls to elect a President, parliamentarians and local councillors.The elections are an unprecedented opportunity for Zimbabweans to choose who they believe can de...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Piers Pigou
Gukurahundi commission zeroes in on Gukurahundi
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it has crafted a framework to manage the contentious Gukurahundi atrocities, covering issues such as exhumations and summoning of the alleg...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's true colours now emerging ahead of polls
ZIMBABWEANS will choose their next leader in four days' time, but it is not way off the mark to say there is really nothing new about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's "new dispensation".In fact,...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa overwhelmed by calls to open projects
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his office is failing to cope with the huge number of invitations from the corporate world inviting him to come and open or commission business projects and entities ...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 14:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa violating Electoral Act, Peace Pledge'
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has said the MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa is violating Electoral Code of Conduct and the Peace Pledge by threatening to...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa won't allow abuse of political freedom
THE law will be applied firmly on elements bent on inciting anarchy in this year's harmonised elections as authorities are committed to deliver a peaceful and credible poll, President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UN rights office appeals for peaceful Zimbabwe elections amid reports of intimidation
GENEVA - Ahead of the 30 July poll, OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell said that UN staff were not in a position to verify the reports, which have nonetheless surfaced in a context of a "widening of the...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:11hrs | 15 | by APO
Mnangagwa won't tolerate anarchy
The law will be applied firmly on elements bent on inciting anarchy in this year's harmonised elections as authorities are committed to delivering a peaceful and credible poll, President Mnangagwa has...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa in panic mode
WITH time fast running out ahead of Monday's general elections, opposition MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has reportedly pressed the panic button amid fears that the Sadc Troika ma...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru to win the Zimbabwe presidential election on July 30
THREE years after she was unceremoniously fired from Zanu-PF and government, former vice-president Joice Mujuru will on July 30 contest her first election as an opposition candidate and she believes v...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Ban inputs disbursements during campaigns'
CIVIC society organisations in Bulawayo have called for a ban on food aid and farming inputs distribution by political parties during the campaign period to curb incidents of vote-buying.The c...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Political parties violate peace pledge'
LESS than two weeks before the crucial July 30 harmonised elections, the political atmosphere in the country has become toxic, with stakeholders employing dirty tricks against opponents in violation o...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Churches organise peace march
THE Churches Convergence on Peace Consortium (CCOP) will tomorrow hold a peace march and Ukuthula-Runyararo Peace Covenant signing ceremony in Bulawayo in support of the peace pledge initiated by the ...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matanga bans Chihuri raffle ticket sales
POLICE officers yesterday celebrated after Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga abolished the mandatory purchase of raffle tickets towards the traditional Commissioner-General Funfair and Horse Race. ...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Political parties fail the code of conduct test - ZPP
Several political parties participating in this year's election might have failed the code of conduct test after some of them engaged into hate speech, violence and intolerance in their campaigns....Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:41hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Candidates must shun hate speech
WITH the general elections due in 20 days and political temperatures at their peak, we call on the political actors to exercise extreme restraint and stick to the dictates of the peace pledge which th...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 presidential candidates yet to sign peace pledge
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has disclosed that 21 of the 23 presidential candidates in the June 30 elections have signed the peace pledge, which compels political parties t...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Hlabangana promises proactive leadership
Zimbabwe requires proactive leadership to keep problems at bay, instead of reacting to them, Republican Party of Zimbabwe (RPZ) leader Mr Kwanele Hlabangana has said. Mr Hlabangana, who i...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Noah Manyika reports Zanu-PF to EU observers
BUILD Zimbabwe Alliance (BZA) presidential candidate Noah Manyika says he has notified police and election observer missions that Zanu-PF supporters are engaging in electoral malpractices ahead of the...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 09:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb: Police dragnet closing in on suspects
POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga yesterday said two suspects were arrested in Bulawayo in connection with the White City Stadium terror attack at the beginning of an intense investigation to...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZEC launch peace liaison committees but admit have 'no legal basis' - gimmick with no soul to be damned
ZEC has launched the Multi-party Liaison Committees with the usual fun fare but readily acknowledge they toothless guard dogs!"The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has intensified its prepa...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Zim fostering peace ahead of elections
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God…the Bible…. Mathew 5:9…ChristiansThe worshippers of the All-Merciful are they who tread gently upon the earth, and when the ...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 13:13hrs | | by Daphine Zulu
NPRC peace initiative welcome
Heal Zimbabwe welcomes the historic signing of the peace pledge by political parties ahead of the 2018 electionsThe peace pledge signing arrangement was brokered by the National Peace and Reco...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 14:30hrs | | by Heal Zimbabwe
Churches welcome peace pledge
THE Ecumenical Church Leaders Forum (ECLF) has welcomed the signing of a peace pledge by political parties leaders, saying a peaceful environment is a prerequisite for a prosperous nation.ECLF lea...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Khupe claims Chamisa is out to derail her campaign
A faction of the MDC led by Thokozani Khupe is accusing its colleagues-turned-rivals of embarking on a campaign to destabilise its outreach programmes ahead of the forthcoming elections.Party'...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 15:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Peaceful elections is the way to go
Elections come and go, and with only four weeks left before the harmonised elections are held it is imperative for all political players to practise and promote peace in their campaigns so as to ensur...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 12:08hrs | 1 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
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