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Tshinga Dube scorns Mnangagwa talks with political nobodies
FORMER War Veterans Minister, Tshinga Dube Wednesday dismissed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political dialogue with a group of less influential political leaders coalescing under the so-called Polit...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:30hrs | 5696 | by newzimbabwe
'Let Zimbabweans find one another, by themselves' diplomats instructed - after 39 years, ravenous hyena midwife to a goat
It is a real tragedy that Zimbabwe is now in a serious mess; millions are facing heart breaking hardship from lack of water, no food, no work, no fuel, no medicine, etc. The situation is now so bad th...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 09:13hrs | 741 | by Nomusa Garikai
The worse ever political year in Zimbabwe
As we come to the wire of the year 2019, there is nothing to write home about as poverty, hunger and unemployment continue to sting the ordinary people in the country.Looking at the political ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:55hrs | 2360 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe political parties failing citizens
AS the year draws to an end, it has become obvious to millions of Zimbabweans that the prospect of a broad-based, credible dialogue process are fading, further threatening the country's desperately ne...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:32hrs | 247 | by Faith Zaba
Church leaders are "local midwives delivering home-grown solution" - appeasing Zanu PF is no solution, never was
Zimbabwe's economy is in total meltdown; unemployment has remained 90% plus, 3/4 of the population are living on US$40 per month and the country's estimated 1000% hyperinflation is dragging them even ...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 09:12hrs | 365 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chiwenga rejects external mediation
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said there is no need for external mediation in Zimbabwe as the country has the capacity to find home-grown solutions to its problems. Chiwenga said ...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:07hrs | 4175 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa being fooled by events in Latin America
There are very interesting parallels between political developments in Zimbabwe and in four South American countries, namely Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. In all these countries, ther...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1891 | by Bevan Musoko
Chiwenga rules out external mediators
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga says there is no need for external mediation in Zimbabwe, as the country has the capacity to find home-grown solutions to its problems. Most of the parti...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 08:57hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
General Chiwenga calls for a home grown solution
General Constantino Chiwenga has called for home grown solution to the problems affecting the country. Chiwenga who was speaking at State House on Monday said, "Let me, therefore, reiterate Hi...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 05:56hrs | 7457 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Churches chide Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and several heads of indigenous churches yesterday took a veiled dig at MDC leader Nelson Chamisa for spurning the invitation to be part of the Political Actors' Dialogue ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 2708 | by Staff reporter
US Senate, out of touch with reality
On 26 November 2019, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch, imprudently tweeted on his official twitter handle, @SenateForeign that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Governmen...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:47hrs | 252 | by Peacemaker Zano
Churches call for inclusive political dialogue
Churches have thrown their weight behind political dialogue, which was initiated by President Mnangagwa immediately after last year's harmonised polls, but want the engagements to be comprehensive and...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:36hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Churches want stake in national dialogue
Churches have thrown their weight behind political dialogue, which was initiated by President Mnangagwa immediately after last year's harmonised elections, but want the engagements to be comprehensive...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:34hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
US Senate, out of touch with reality
On 26 November 2019, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch, imprudently tweeted on his official twitter handle, @SenateForeign that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Governmen...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 15:13hrs | 2065 | by Peacemaker Zano
Chamisa's MDC says 'No foreign mediation, no dialogue'
Since its formation in 1999, the MDC has been perceived by Zanu-PF as a "puppet of the West" and a regime change agenda proponent with the backing of the United Kingdom and the United States.N...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1331 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa asked to push Zanu PF and MDC dialogue - endorsed rigged elections soiled his hands
There is no denying that President Mnangagwa's trade-mark "Zimbabwe is open for business!" clarion call is dead in the water. Instead of putting the Zimbabwe economy back on track, the economic meltdo...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 09:23hrs | 3250 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa, Mnangagwa brinkmanship continues
Dialogue between the country's major political parties, ZANU-PF and MDC, aimed at resolving the country's political and economic crisis remains in limbo with both sides still digging-in at the expense...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:50hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Khupe ally dismisses Polad
Former Nkayi South legislator and Bulawayo businessman, Abednico Bhebhe has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of running down the economy and challenged him to admit failure.Bhebhe, who is ...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:36hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa asked to push Zanu PF and MDC dialogue - endorsed rigged elections soiled his hands
There is no denying that President Mnangagwa's trade-mark "Zimbabwe is open for business!" clarion call is dead in the water. Instead of putting the Zimbabwe economy back on track, the economic meltdo...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 18:41hrs | 4243 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's rise to democracy so weak
The latest events this week have cast a dark cloud on the future of the country, showing signs and symptoms of the dearth of democracy.Our government has again scored an own goal and caught at...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1612 | by Leonard Koni
Jonathan Moyo joins Chamisa to push for dialogue outside Polad
Self-exiled G40 kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo and MDC-ALLIANCE leader Mr Nelson Chamisa have allegedly written a letter to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and selected SADC leaders req...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 9567 | by Staff reporter
What happened to voice of the people?
When Zimbabwe was on the verge of political and economic collapse in 2007, it took the late former President Robert Mugabe and his long-time nemesis Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC, to dialogue the count...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 18:05hrs | 314 | by NewsDay Comment
Mnangagwa should now engage Prophet Makandiwa to stop this, 'economic rot'
A shortage of foreign currency has put Zimbabwe in a dire economic situation with little means for short-term recovery....Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 07:33hrs | 6434 | by Knowledge Hakata
Nelson Chamisa sends envoy to President Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson dispatched Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa and indicate that he is willing to sit with him and dialogue. This ...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 07:25hrs | 12087 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa will not talk to Chamisa outside POLAD
President Mnangagwa will not participate in any talks outside the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), a home-grown national framework where all political parties are equal and no outsiders are allowed....Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:03hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Talks poser for Chamisa, Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa will not participate in any talks outside the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), a home-grown national framework where all political parties are equal and no outsiders are allowed....Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 03:56hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa, Chamisa must talk'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa have warmed up to South Africa's calls for an inclusive approach in solving the political and economic crisis in Zimb...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:46hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
South Africa calls on Sadc to engage West on Zimbabwe sanctions
SOUTH Africa yesterday said Sadc should engage Western countries to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe to ensure the recovery of the country's economy. Delivering her keynote address at a symp...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:49hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
POLAD takes on NSSA corruption
Participants in the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) spearheaded by President Mnangagwa will discuss the corruption ravaging the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), MDC-T vice president Obert ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 18:53hrs | 1758 | by Staff reporter
MDC, politically disorganised
The recent claims by MDC that they have dropped the challenge of 'illegitimacy' of President Emmerson Mnangagwa that they have been capitalising on since he assumed office in 2018 clearly reveals how ...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 14:41hrs | 1919 | by Peacemaker Zano
Chamisa drops Mnangagwa legitimacy challenge
NELSON Chamisa's opposition MDC has dropped a key demand questioning the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, paving the way for possible talks between the chief political rivals to resolve Zim...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:52hrs | 10196 | by Staff reporter
Polad not a money game, says Gutu
Participants in the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) are disturbed by insinuations that they are lining their pockets instead of moving the country forward. In an interview on Monday, MDC-T v...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
'Nothing special about Mnangagwa, Chamisa'
PROMINENT pro-democracy campaigner Briggs Bomba has urged Zimbabweans to stop treating President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his MDC rival, Nelson Chamisa as demigods.Bomba, who is Citizens Manifes...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:34hrs | 2385 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa praises Polad platform
President Mnangagwa has hailed political parties that have joined the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) for bringing sound Governance ideas, saying those who shun dialogue should wait for the next ele...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Polad members just in it for money
POLAD, your silence when Zanu PF continues to abuse the people of Zimbabwe is astonishing. One of the latest cases of abuse is the distribution of food aid donated by the United Nations in a partisan ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 04:59hrs | 258 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Open challenge to Zimbabwe govt for nationwide LIVE public debates on so-called sanctions and their real effects
As the vast majority of Zimbabweans continue to drown in this suffocating abyss of the worst economic meltdown in a decade, the government has upped its denial and defensive mode, as it seeks to dodge...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 13:47hrs | 636 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe to engage UN on sanctions
THE Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) has resolved to engage the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the international community over the need to urgently remove illegal Wester...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 17:54hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
POLAD rallies nation to fight illegal sanctions
THE Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) yesterday rallied Zimbabweans across the political divide, colour and creed to stand together and fight illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the West. POLA...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:36hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T believes in dialogue
MDC-T will remain a key component and participant in the historic Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) launched by President Mnangagwa, as it believes dialogue is the most productive option in solving th...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:31hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
US-imposed sanctions to take centre stage at NPRC, parties dialogue
The US imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe will take centre stage during a meeting organised by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and political parties involved in the Political Actors Dialog...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:56hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Zec commissioners safe: Polad
THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) has not spoken about pushing out Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioners, but will instead retreat to Nyanga next week to discuss sanctions.Pola...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:06hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa confident West to heed Sadc's call on sanctions removal
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says he is optimistic that countries that imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe will heed the thunderous voice of Sadc countries that will protest the continued existence of illegal sancti...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 06:00hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Sadc sanctions message strong, says Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa is optimistic that countries with sanctions against Zimbabwe will heed the thunderous voice of SADC countries that will protest the continued existence of the illegal sanctions. ...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 05:51hrs | 238 | by Staff rpeorter
Indian nationals to get visas upon arrival in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean government has scrapped off the complicated visa regime on Indian nationals as they can now be granted visas at any legal entry point in the country.The Information Communicatio...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 11:38hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa intercedes for love, peace and unity
President Mnangagwa yesterday adjourned a rescheduled Cabinet meeting to attend the launch of the National Day of Prayer at State House where he urged churches to pray for peace and unity. Mos...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 07:09hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue does not mean defeat
WHEN neither side can achieve the upper hand in a game of chess, it is only a matter of time before a stalemate is declared.In a protracted battle in which no one enjoys the upper hand, the qu...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:40hrs | 836 | by Akinola Olojo
'No to dialogue outside POLAD,' says Obert Mpofu
Opposition MDC-Alliance has in the past refused to join the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) set up by President Mnangagwa. However, over the past few days the party has reached out to Zanu-PF in an ...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:34hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dismisses elections 'Sabbath'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has refused to entertain talk of a seven year election Sabbath suggested by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), arguing his electoral victory last year ...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:33hrs | 333 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa rejects church's proposal on elections
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rejected proposals by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) to have a seven-year moratorium on elections saying secular systems are run on laws which are bound ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:36hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
'Only a Zanu PF and MDC GNU will move country forward' - fixation of panicked housefly
Zimbabwe's worsening economic situation has some Zimbabweans in such a panic they have a fixation with the idea of a Zanu PF and MDC GNU as the solution they cannot listen to reason. "It's hig...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 11:58hrs | 65 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
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