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'Mnangagwa running scared'
THE continued delay in proclaiming the election date by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is ample proof that the incumbent is scared of facing opposition in upcoming polls, Citizens Coalition for Change (...Published: 6 hrs ago | 296 | by Staff reporter
'Binga chief threatens Chamisa's activists'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) members in Binga South have accused Chief Sinamagonde of threatening them with unspecified action if they attend meetings convened by the opposition party's parliam...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Names vanish from Zimbabwe voters roll
THE on-going Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) voters roll inspection exercise has exposed major anomalies as many people including prominent opposition politicians could not locate their names on t...Published: 21 hrs ago | 905 | by Staff reporter
Forever Associates Zimbabwe is misleading Zanu-PF
IN yesterday's NewsDay we heard of allegations that a certain organisation called Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) - which is reportedly linked to Zanu-PF - has hijacked voters roll inspection centre...Published: 21 hrs ago | 818 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig loses US$52 000 to armed robbers
Zanu-PF central committee member and Mutare businessman Esau Mupfumi reportedly lost US$52 000 on Sunday night to armed robbers at his Gold Class garage in Mutare city.The veteran politi...Published: 21 hrs ago | 963 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says journalists need support
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora says his party will support the media in the fight against hate speech and ensure that journalists' rights are respected ahead of the August polls.The MDC-T leade...Published: 21 hrs ago | 152 | by Staff reporter
US call for peaceful poll rattles govt?
GOVERNMENT says it will take action against the United States (US) embassy for calling on Zimbabweans to vote in peace during the forthcoming elections, arguing that it was against diplomatic protocol...Published: 21 hrs ago | 243 | by Staff reporter
ZEC speaks on voters' roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said everyone who registered to vote will not be disenfranchised as the electoral body will rectify any anomalies that will be detected during the ongoing v...Published: 21 hrs ago | 253 | by Staff reporter
Election proclamation imminent
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to proclaim the election date in due course as opposed to yesterday as previously announced in the media. Presidential spokesperson Mr George Charamba said this in ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 246 | by Staff reporter
ZEC assures voters
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said everyone who registered to vote will not be disenfranchised as the electoral body will rectify any anomalies that will be detected during the ongoing v...Published: 21 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
Robert Chapman's name 'missing' from ZEC voters roll
DEMOCRATIC Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) president, Robert Chapman has red-flagged inefficiencies of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)'s voter registration system after failing to find his entry among eli...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:41hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Anti-riot police disrupt CCC media address outside ZEC offices
Truncheon wielding anti-riot police on Monday ordered Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) officials to stop addressing journalists just outside the perimeter wall of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission'...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:38hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa heading for polls without reforms
ZIMBABWE could be heading for elections without electoral reforms if President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaims the poll date before finalisation of the Electoral Amendment Bill which is before Parliament...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1322 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa urge citizens to inspect the voters roll
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his nemesis the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC0 leader Nelson Chamisa have urged all voters to inspect the voters roll as we head towards the upcom...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
'Mass exodus if Zanu-PF wins'
FORMER Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni (pictured) has predicted a mass exodus of Zimbabwean nationals if the ruling Zanu-PF wins the August general elections.Ndiweni was dethroned ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 1648 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blew a marvellous chance to bring nation together
REVELATIONS that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa have never talked to each other for the past five years is more than worrying and tells of the...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF poll disputes turn nasty
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's orders to Zanu-PF supporters to close ranks after divisive primary elections are being defied with evidence mounting of widening divisions over the ruling party's electi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to announce 2023 election dates on Monday
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will set the date for the 2023 harmonised elections on Monday, ending speculation about the timing of the long awaited polls.Mnangagwa made the announc...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 808 | by Musa Kika
Chamisa slams Mnangagwa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has slammed the failure to proclaim the elections date by President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying the move restricts planning ahead of the polls....Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:08hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC says Zec favouring Zanu-PF on voters roll
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change has accused the ruling Zanu-PF party and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission of colluding on the voters roll ahead of the August polls.Addressing a p...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:07hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for single currency across Africa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has called for the use of one currency across the continent in his message celebrating the 60th anniversary of Africa Day.Africa Day w...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:32hrs | 1132 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to secure another 5-year term, says US's Fitch Ratings
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will likely secure another five-year term in elections expected in August, Fitch Solutions, a global advisory, predicted in a new report, but warned of a chaotic aftermath...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:31hrs | 2180 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp gag order divides Zanu-PF
RULING Zanu-PF's security chief, Lovemore Matuke this week rebuffed reports that he has directed party organs to disband WhatsApp groups, which officials have claimed were dividing the party, but prov...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | 2099 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must not deliver another Lima
WHITE commercial farmers forced off their land over 20 years ago have waited since 2018 — when government agreed to a compensation deal — to receive their settlements. It is important to note that...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 4991 | by Staff reporter
Ball is in Mnangagwa's court
LAST week, Zimbabwe continued with its structured debt clearance dialogues with foreign creditors owed over US$14 billion, as the country makes important steps to weave its way out of the debt hole....Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Controversial lawyer frets over Zimbabwe election date secrecy
LAW expert and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika has revealed that failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to proclaim an election date as stipulated by the Constitution ste...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
The tragedy of Zimbabwe
Main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere last week spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy - a major United Nations conference that shines a sp...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 381 | by Fadzayi Mahere
NGO insists on reforms ahead of polls
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has implored government to implement electoral reforms in line with regional best practices ahead of the country's August polls.Zimbabwe's election...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora drops urgent polls case
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has withdrawn his urgent application in the High Court to stop President Emmerson Mnangagwa from proclaiming the date for this year's crunch elections.MDC T ...Published: 25 May 2023 at 18:56hrs | 1514 | by Staff reporter
Health time bomb ticks in Mthuli Ncube's Cowdray Park
RESIDENTS of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo are living in fear of a possible outbreak of waterborne diseases following the drilling of boreholes in wards 6 and 15 that predominantly use Blair toilets....Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Confidence in August poll hits rock bottom
A NEW report reveals that confidence in the August general election has struck rock bottom, with the country failing the litmus test on tenets of electoral international best practice, less than three...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:25hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa cries for a chance to 'fix this mess'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has in his election campaign promised to fix economic problems currently bedevilling Zimbabwe, which has seen retail prices soaring and the lo...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:11hrs | 1524 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's democratic credentials non-existent
ON his return from brief exile in South Africa on November 22, 2017 after the late former President Robert Mugabe had been deposed by his military chiefs in a coup, Emmerson Mnangagwa told Zanu-PF sup...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF urges discipline, unity ahead of polls
CHITEPO School of Ideology Principal Dr Munyaradzi Machacha has called for Zanu PF members to be disciplined and remain united to ensure a resounding victory for the ruling party during the harmonised...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Crisis meetings as turmoil grips Zanu-PF province
ZANU-PF early this week dispatched two senior party officials to the Midlands to hold crisis meetings following political turmoil that has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province ahead of...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Confidence in August poll hits rock bottom
A NEW report reveals that confidence in the August general election has struck rock bottom, with the country failing the litmus test on tenets of electoral international best practice, less than three...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:43hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Mahere's Geneva presentation rattles Zanu-PF
MAIN opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere's presentation at the high-profile Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy in Switzerland, which laid bare the cou...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1645 | by Staff reporter
Clamour for reforms puts Zimbabwe polls in doubt
Less than four months to the end of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangawa's first term, the date for the southern African country's next elections is still a mystery amid calls for electoral reforms....Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe debt clearance tied to farmers' compensation and credible polls
THE African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe's $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe's reforms. The bank is leading eff...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 262 | by Zeenat Hansrod
Mnangagwa ally flees angry Zanu-PF mob
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima was on Saturday forced to flee an angry Zanu-PF mob that was protesting against alleged rigging of the ruling party's primary elections in the Gokwe-C...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to relax accreditation rules for polls
Journalists accredited by the Zimbabwe Media Commission will soon be allowed to freely cover elections without having to be re-accredited by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission once the Electoral Amendm...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Why I hate politics
So yes. I hate Zimbabwean politics. Obviously. I hate how every five years we get into this circus about giving people already with immeasurable riches and privilege the opportunity to get even more r...Published: 21 May 2023 at 09:34hrs | 723 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
The stakes will be high in Zimbabwe's elections
After the general election in Nigeria in February, the next most significant election in Anglophone Africa will be in Zimbabwe in July or August.There is huge interest in the conduct and outco...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:47hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora tells MDC Alliance partners to 'go hang'
MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora has said allegations that he is working in cahoots with the ruling Zanu-PF to postpone elections through his ZEC delimitation report court challenge are "stupid"....Published: 18 May 2023 at 05:41hrs | 3054 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF fears diaspora vote'
FORMER Ntabazinduna chief, Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, and the opposition CCC party have accused Zanu-PF of blocking attempts to have millions of Zimbabweans in the diaspora vote in general electi...Published: 18 May 2023 at 05:39hrs | 1279 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens door to foreign observers
AHEAD of this year's harmonised elections whose dates will be proclaimed soon, President Mnangagwa has invited foreign countries interested to come and observe the polls.President Mnangagwa, w...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:08hrs | 1794 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil society approaches AU
A GROUPING of civil society organisations, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), has taken the country's human rights fight to the African Union, predicting a bloody election due to the gov...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:28hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs sweat over poor rally attendances
Zanu-PF's woes in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's backyard continue to mount, with party candidates in the forthcoming polls now resorting to commandeering traditional leaders to frogmarch their subjec...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:02hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
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