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Donald J Trump's political Houdini act dazzles Kamala Harris
Donald J. Trump completed the greatest political comeback in modern U.S. history in the early hours of Wednesday, claiming enough electoral votes to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris and return to t...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 11:49hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa: The Biblical Joshua that never was
With Zimbabwe being largely a Christian nation where religion and politics are juxtaposed, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa touted himself as the Biblical Joshua sa...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:17hrs | 642 | by Brighton Chiseva
Zanu-PF wields axe on young MPs
A faction in Zanu-PF pushing for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to have a third term has come out guns blazing pushing for the ouster of young party parliamentarians whom they accuse of sabotaging the 2...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:54hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's plan to stay in power past 2028
President Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to extend his second and final term by at least two years until 2030 after abandoning plans to abolish term limits through a constitutional amendment which would req...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:25hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Rival CCC candidates nominated to face a Zanu-PF candidate
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has published an Election Notice with the names of local authority candidates nominated in some 28 wards for the 3 February 2024 by-elections.Some highlights:...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 18:12hrs | 8 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Chamisa rolls sleeves as battle hots up
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa will today conduct marathon campaign rallies in Bulawayo as his loyalists seek to regain their seats in weekend by-elections following controv...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:43hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa never wanted to sign Patriot Bill'
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa never intended to sign the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, but used it as a means to intimid...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chadzamira lobbies his clansmen to start hunting for Chadzamira's replacement
Chief Fortune Charumbira appears to be facing multiple battles, both regionally and locally. He is vying for control of the Pan African Parliament while simultaneously engaging in local politics again...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions architect charged with bribery in the US
A US senator, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which sanctions Zimbabwe was engaged in corruption and bribery in cash and gold bars in Egypt. ...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 23:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
UN's Antonio Guterres congratulates Mnangagwa on his election victory
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his election victory.....Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 20:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Green Bombers' groupings haggle over who 'owns' Mnangagwa
TEMPERATURES are rising among former National Youth Service (NYS) graduates, derogatorily known as ‘Green Bombers', amid revelations two distinct groupings are tussling to claim rights to canvass su...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Inside Elections: Stalemate in Manicaland? Perhaps not
This is the second in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and voting patterns of 2023 general election expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies.To wi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:39hrs | | by Farai Chirimumimba
Teachers dragged to pro-Mnangagwa workshops
School teachers in Matabeleland say they have been forced to attend what unions feel are Zanu PF indoctrination workshops organised under the partisan #Teachers4ED banner.The workshops, accord...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Missing' ZANU-PF MP resurfaces, begs for reelection
ZANU-PF Mazowe North legislator Campion Mugweni was grilled by party district chairpersons in his constituency for going AWOL for four years and only reappearing in the constituency when he is seeking...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 19:09hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Service delivery is not a favour but a mandate for Gweru City council
The erratic water supplies in Gweru as well as non-collection of garbage in Gweru has exposed the local authority.The Midlands capital city is surviving on the edge and it's a miracle that no ...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 09:36hrs | 4 | by AT Kadada
New ANC KZN leadership could spell trouble for Ramaphosa second term
The ANC has elected new leaders in the key region of KwaZulu-Natal, though it remains unclear whether the new collective will back President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to win a second term as head of the p...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
War Veterans demand ZANU PF provincial election rerun
War Veterans Association in Mashonaland Central province have petitioned the Politiburo for an ZANU PF provincial election rerun in Guruve and Mbire distr...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 12:52hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
President Mnangagwa did not reward POLAD but empowered the spirit of development
POLAD has been the power to peace in Zimbabwe after the 2018 elections. By giving them cars to enhance their work MNANGAGWA did not seek to bribe but to empower those who love their country at any cos...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 16:50hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF cajoles business for support
THE ruling party Zanu-PF says businesses owe President Emmerson Mnangagwa votes in the 2023 elections since his policies are responsible for their success and they should repay by supporting the presi...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso forced to shelve AGM, elections
HIGHLANDERS have indefinitely postponed their scheduled annual general meeting (AGM) and elections after their request to hold both was turned down by the responsible authorities due to the COVID-19 p...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Democracy dies in darkness
Democracy is facing tough time in Zimbabwe,it is wilting, suffocating and profusely bleeding.Infact it's wasting away- dying in full view of a public that couldn't care less.A public that is p...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Taruberekera Masara
Political drama engulfs 2018
The curtain came down on 2018 and as 2019 is finally into full swing, the Daily News spoke to a number of social and political analysts who gave us what they think were the political highlights of the...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth refuses to endorse Mnangagwa election victory
The Commonwealth has refused to endorse the July 30 elections saying they failed to meet international standards.The final report was released by the Commonwealth Observer Group to Zimbabwe wh...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni challenges Charumbira reelection
NTABAZINDUNA Chief Felix Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni has taken the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court seeking nullification of provincial assembly and national chiefs council elections held bet...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa proud of bins ceremony
MAKONI CENTRAL MP and Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa is proud of the ceremonies conducted to commission skip bins in Rusape on Sunday.Three skip bins were commissioned in Rusape –two of...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 16:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another Zimbabwe GNU in the making
Amid indications that the first round of voting may not produce a clear winner, a section of the civil society in Zimbabwe has started putting together building blocks for a transitional authority - m...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 18:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Charred remains of literacy in Nigeria
Sixty-five million Nigerians are illiterates, according to UNESCO. Nevertheless, the year has been moderately fine for Nigeria, having fared favorably in enviable awards, such as ranking big as the wo...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 12:22hrs | 1 | by Nimi Princewill
'Mnangagwa must allow Diasporans to vote'
EDITOR,President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried hard to impress at the just-ended 48th World Economic Forum, but a few mistakes that he made could work against him.The biggest error he made ...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 14:07hrs | 1 | by Kennedy Kaitano
The demise of Mnangagwa
What Grace Mugabe said on Sunday about how her husband, Robert Mugabe, mistrusted his then Deputy President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is not a new story.Many years ago, one of Mugabe's old friends ...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 15:51hrs | | by Hopewell Rugoho-Chin'ono
Mugabe can never win free, fair elections
CDE Mugabe knows very well that people have lost confidence in his rule. He also knows that he is now only forcing himself and his will on the people of Zimbabwe. People don't want him anymore because...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 12:06hrs | | by Zanda Shumba
Is power a cancer for African leaders?
As Rwandans go to the polls to vote on whether presidential limits should be lifted or not, possibly paving the way for Paul Kagame ruling the tiny east African country till 2034, that ever-embarrassi...Published: 19 Dec 2015 at 08:34hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZAPU elective Congress set for next year
ZAPU party will hold its elective Congress as the party seeks to invigorate its outfit to match other groupings in the country's political battlefield and also prepare for the 2018 general electio...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 12:47hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Mugabe urges unity in Zanu-PF
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has called for unity and discipline in his faction-ridden party where behind-the-scenes jostling for positions is threatening internal cohesion ahead of its much-awa...Published: 28 Sep 2014 at 19:25hrs | | by APA
'West accepts Mugabe reelection,' says UK's Chatham House
ZIMBABWE needs to repair damaged relations with European nations and the U.S. to accelerate its economic development, according to a report by Chatham House."Engagement with the Zimbabwe gov...Published: 09 May 2014 at 06:59hrs | | by Bloomberg
Charamba's fate tied to Mugabe
George Charamba is the press secretary in the President Robert Mugabe's office and permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services says he will not continue in the ...Published: 27 Jan 2014 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama may boycott Mugabe inauguration like Tsvangirai
Former Botswana heads of state, Sir Ketumile Masire, Festus Mogae and current Vice President Dr Ponatshego Kedikilwe are due in Zimbabwe on Thursday to witness President Robert Mugabe's inauguration...Published: 22 Aug 2013 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election: Accept and build
SA deputy international relations and cooperations minister Ebrahim Ebrahim headed the SA team of SADC observers to Zimbabwe's elections. He spoke to Nicholas Kotch ...Published: 08 Aug 2013 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Kotch
Zimbabwe: Beware of the ides of 2013 (Part 1)
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Zimbabwe rated eighth most dangerous country in African
Global Peace Index has recently released a report on global ranking of countries according to their dangerousness, a dozen African countries are among the most affected by war, terrorism and political...Published: 29 Jun 2012 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
56 percent of Americans think Obama will win 2012 presidential election
Fifty-six percent of Americans think President Barack Obama will win the 2012 presidential election, compared with 36 percent who think Republican challenger Mitt Romney will win, according to the US...Published: 16 May 2012 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Oprah Winfrey backs Obama's 2012 presidential campaign
Declaration comes after a report last April saying Winfrey would not publicly endorse Obama during his reelection campaign for fear of alienating her network's viewers, the New York Daily reported on ...Published: 15 Jan 2012 at 07:23hrs | | by nydailynews
Confusion hits ZCTU
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has split with a camp aligned to Mr Lovemore Matombo announcing that it will hold its own congress before the end of this year.The announcement was made b...Published: 24 Aug 2011 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obama to lay out deficit plans
Washington - US President Barack Obama will on Wednesday seek to wrest control of Washington's fevered debate over the economy and bulging deficit, sure to be a dominant theme of his 2012 reelec...Published: 13 Apr 2011 at 14:00hrs | | by Byo24News
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