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Chamisa denies Geza's claims over roping him in planned protests
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president and prominent opposition figure Nelson Chamisa has denied any association with the outspoken and now-expelled Zanu PF Central Committee member, Ble...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 06:26hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'nepotism' angers Zimbabweans
Nick Mangwana, the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, faced a backlash on social media after defending President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent Cabinet appointments, which many criticiz...Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 19:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe's business empire crumbles
THE blistering sun scorches vast swathes of lush green land in the picturesque Mazowe Valley, 40 kilometres north of Harare, as the November heat takes a toll on the baked surface below.It is ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 05:25hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Are Mugabes creating a political dynasty?: People in Zimbabwe need to exert their authority over Zanu Political decay
Media and social networks on Zimbabwe by Zimbabweans, in my opinion, has played silent role on who is who in Zimbabwe on politics, community building, discipline and prudent management objectivity inc...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 12:48hrs | 3 | by Andrew M Manyevere
Matemadanda's war vets, MDC-T join hands
The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC has accepted the invitation by war veterans to join hands and stop what they called the creation of a dynasty by President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace.Reacti...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 12:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans don't want a Mugabe dynasty
Zimbabwe is a sovereign republic and not a monarchy.Recent remarks by Grace Mugabe to the effect that President Robert Mugabe should appoint or nominate his successor seem to suggest that a Mugabe dyn...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 12:48hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Mugabe son-in-law joins political fray
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's political dynasty seems to be growing with each passing day, amid claims that his son-in-law, Simba Chikore, is eyeing a parliamentary seat in Makoni North constituency, Mani...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'No to Mugabe dynasty'
VETERANS of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle will work hard in the coming month to stop President Robert Mugabe's bid to create a political dynasty in the country, NewsDay has been told.In a...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF succession war claims more casualties
African politics is by nature unpredictable and full of surprises.In Zimbabwe prophets of doom have never had problems predicting the outcome of every election since independence.But none of t...Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Thabo Kunene
'Mugabe has lost control,' says Dabengwa
Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa yesterday predicted doom and gloom in year 2016, blaming post-congress Zanu-PF and its frail nonagenarian leader President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace for steer...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Gushungo syndrome
"Gumbo is a murderous pathological liar," the Sunday Mail declared last weekend.Expelled Zanu-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo was branded a "coup plotter" by the state-controlled Sunday Mail aft...Published: 05 Dec 2014 at 18:11hrs | | by MuckRaker - Twitter: @MuckrakerZim
Robert Mugabe struggling to reassert his authority on Zanu-PF
THERE ARE reports that president Robert Mugabe is struggling to reassert his authority on the damage done to Zanu PF by his wife Grace Mugabe.Apparently Zanu PF officials have come out in the ...Published: 03 Nov 2014 at 21:24hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF headed for a split
ZANU-PF could be on the verge of a split as its new kid on the block, President Robert Mugabe's 49 year-old-wife Grace Mugabe, who has plunged headlong into turbulent and volatile Zanu-PF politics, ap...Published: 24 Oct 2014 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Elias Mambo
Zanu-PF dog eat dog fight spells demise of the party
The dog-eat-dog fighting in Zanu-PF could be the best thing that has happened in Zimbabwe in that it offers the nation an opportunity for a clean political start!Mugabe chose to surround himse...Published: 05 Sep 2014 at 16:09hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Grace Mugabe moves to build support base
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace, will, starting next week, hold "thank you rallies" across the country's 10 provinces where she is expected to thank Zanu-PF structures for endorsing her nominat...Published: 05 Sep 2014 at 12:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Don't mess with my family says Mugabe
Harare - President Mugabe warned against messing with his family, amid a heated debate within the ruling party about his wife's entry into politics.Robert Mugabe's 49-year-old wife Grace accep...Published: 04 Sep 2014 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's 'first shopper' continues to rattle Zanu-PF
SHE has expensive tastes, owns a lot of land in the country and is now entering politics, a move that is roiling a nation that has known only one leader since independence: President Robert Mugabe, wh...Published: 30 Aug 2014 at 17:19hrs | 4 | by AP
Brazil presidential candidate dies in plane crash
RIO DE JANEIRO - The campaign plane of Eduardo Campos, a Brazilian presidential candidate and scion of a resurgent political dynasty, crashed on Wednesday in the port city of Santos, killing him and s...Published: 14 Aug 2014 at 08:54hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Fear of 'The Mugabe' political dynasty
HARARE - First Lady Grace Mugabe's endorsement to take over the leadership of the Zanu PF Women's League and the push by Mashonaland provinces for her son Robert Junior to be nominated for an influent...Published: 05 Aug 2014 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF tense over Grace Mugabe
THE recent endorsement of First Lady Grace Mugabe as Zanu-PF Women's League boss-elect ahead of the league's congress next month has raised anxiety in the party amid fears that the elevation was part...Published: 28 Jul 2014 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe promoting a culture of political dynasty,' says Biti
MDC-T renewal faction leader Tendai Biti yesterday hit out at Zanu-PF for seeking to elevate President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace, to head the party's women's league.The Zanu-PF women's ...Published: 28 Jul 2014 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
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