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MK Party reinstates challenge to the rigged outcome of SA's 29 May elections
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has reinstated its electoral court challenge to the outcome of the 29 May national and provincial elections and has asked it to order a rerun of the poll.The pa...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe carbon credit deal raises stink
THE deal in which the Zimbabwean government is selling large tracts of forests in a carbon credits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company, Blue Carbon, lacks fairness and transparency, a glob...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'GNU is not a local herb: excluding Zanu PF would bring spectre of instability.' So hangs the sword of Damocles!
"GNU is not a local herb!" wrote Jamanda2 in Bulawayo24. "The West also made sure there was no third party or parties with which to enter into a governing alliance that would exclude Zanu-PF f...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 07:52hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Open letter to President Ramaphosa, Mnangagwa and HH
Open Letter from Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda a Constitutional and Human Rights law Practitioner and African Diaspora Global Network CEO The President of Zi...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 09:50hrs | 5 | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
BCC's new parking system generates $30m
THE new parking system implemented by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in partnership with the privately-owned Tendy Three Investments (TTI) has generated a combined $30 million in parking and clamping...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents up in arms with councillors
BULAWAYO residents have come out guns blazing accusing local councillors of "rubber stamping" any decision made by the council management while ignoring genuine grievances from the people they represe...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
ANC Parliamentarians defend their embattled Ramaphosa
The ANC is circling the wagons around President Cyril Ramaphosa to protect him from parliamentary scrutiny as he faces his biggest political crisis during his term as the president."Now you wa...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 16:28hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Minister in fresh farm grab storm
MATABELELAND North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo has been sucked into a fresh farm invasion storm as it emerged he allegedly seized another black-owned farm and parcelled it out to members ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stop giving despotics regimes in Africa a free pass
Authoritarian and dictatorial governments are repressive, corrupt and inefficient, and they threaten Africa's chances of unleashing the productive potential of its youth, writes Nelson Chamisa....Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 18:16hrs | | by MDC Alliance President, Nelson Chamisa.
'Anxiety' grips Zimbabweans ahead of Con-Court hearing
Anxiety has reportedly gripped Zimbabweans as the southern African country awaits the verdict of the Constitutional Court following the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) presidential candidate Nels...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 19:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
International community no to rubber stamping on election outcome
The world at large is focused on Zimbabwe if we are going to have the free ,fair and credible election as a country. It seems passing the test of credibility is far from being achieved. Only few days ...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 15:37hrs | | by Enos Denhere
'ZEC is independent, Chamisa selected it!' claimed ED - you owe the nation, not Chamisa, free elections
On the eve of the July 2013 elections, the then Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Patrick Chinamasa, of Zanu-PF called a press conference, all foreign diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe were...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 19:12hrs | 9 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Observers will endorse half-way decent elections,' argue ISS - now, not even the British will dare
"The international community is determined to endorse any half-way decent election devoid of endemic bloodshed. Any poll not characterised by electoral fraud so blatant that one's eyes cannot be avert...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 22:06hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Mujuru, Khupe heading towards Zimbabwe's political cemetery
The recent developments in which former Vice President Joice Mujuru and her PHD colleague Thokozani Khupe has formally decided to join hands under an electoral pact which is yet to be unveiled have no...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:38hrs | | by Knowledge Hakata
Another political alliance set to be launched in Bulawayo
The Elton Mangoma led CODE Alliance is likely to suffer a still birth following a split of other parties who have grouped to form another new political coalition dubbed ZAPU Democratic Alliance which ...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 19:24hrs | | by Leonard Koni
2018 elections and civil military relations in Zimbabwe - Dr Gorden Moyo
PEOPLE'S RAINBOW COALITION (PRC) 2018 ELECTIONS AND CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN ZIMBABWE ...Published: 27 Dec 2017 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Will this be the end of an era and error?
Zimbabwe's current political conundrum is hinged on Zanu PF's weakness and the opposition's confusion. Zanu PF is engulfed in a fierce succession battle and it has never been this weak since its forma...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 09:39hrs | | by Patson Dzamara
Mayor gets a Mercedes Benz GLE 250 class
THE Bulawayo City Council spent US$118 000 in buying a top-of the-range vehicle for its Mayor, Councillor Martin Moyo.The cost is almost double what the local authority spent when they bou...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor gets $118k car
THE Bulawayo City Council spent US$118 000 in buying a top-of the-range vehicle for its Mayor, Councillor Martin Moyo.The cost is almost double what the local authority spent when they bought ...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Poverty bites as Zimbabwe runs out dry
WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? Leadership is to accept reality, walk the talk, and address people's concerns. Share views with other before rubber stamping hogwash material. Leadership is going to the gr...Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 07:13hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
When Dongo warned of 'vakadzi vaMugabe' Ministers we should have acted there and then
When Mai Dongo talked of Zanu PF leaders being "vakadzi vaMugabe" (Mugabe's wives) because the tyrant terrorized them all turning them into nervous, unsure, subservient and downright frighten old wome...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 19:57hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mugabe sternly warned that firing war vets from security sector 'will not be tolerated'
In the boldest challenge ever to Mugabe's tyrannical, the war vets and the security chefs, notably Commander Chiwenga, told Mugabe in no uncertain terms they constitute "the stockholders of Zanu PF an...Published: 29 May 2016 at 09:10hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Copac constitution has failed to deliver free elections and its defenders are justifying why!
Everyone is aware that the new Copac constitution passed in the March 2013 referendum failed to deliver free, fair and credible elections in July 2013, which was its first acid test. This happened de...Published: 11 Apr 2015 at 19:55hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
An open letter to hon VP Mphoko
Matebeleland People in Diaspora would like to take this chance to congratulate Hon VP Mphoko over his portfolio of National Healing and Reconciliation. We are happy that this vital...Published: 27 Feb 2015 at 18:07hrs | | by Matebeleland People in Diaspora
Mnangagwa defend whipping of MPs in Parliament
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa has defended the whipping of legislators in Parliament, saying it enables a political party to achieve provisions of its manifesto....Published: 08 Nov 2014 at 16:21hrs | 1 | by Zvamaida Murwira
The root cause of Zimbabwe's mess is Mugabe's dictatorial tendency!
Former Minister of Education Sports and Culture, David Coltart said that it was thanks to President Mugabe that Bulawayo was hosting the African Union Sports Council Region Five Under-20 Games to the ...Published: 21 Sep 2014 at 08:22hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
MDC-T dossier provides 'concrete evidence' of Zim poll rigging
FORMER Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T has produced a new "dossier", which the party says finally provides concrete evidence on how the July 31 elections were allegedly rigged by Zanu-PF....Published: 27 Oct 2013 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
National assembly members sworn in
The 270 National Assembly members were today sworn in at Parliament of Zimbabwe during a ceremony that also saw the swearing in of new Speaker of Parliament Mr Jacob Mudenda and his deputy Mrs Mabel C...Published: 03 Sep 2013 at 13:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Swearing in of Members of Parliament - Live
Madzongwe's remarks concluded the day's proceedings that started in the morning with the swearing in of 268 members of the Lower House before adjourning. A total of 80 senators were sworn in after the...Published: 03 Sep 2013 at 14:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's Sadc appointment shocking,' says MDCs
The two Movement for Democratic Change formations have expressed surprise that the Southern African Development Community decided to appoint Zimbabwe to the post of Deputy Chair before the country's ...Published: 20 Aug 2013 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Inertia seems to be Zimbabwe's worst enemy
News that Zimbabwe's House of Assembly sat for only fifteen minutes on 18th June without transacting any business or giving any official explanation of developments related to the recent SADC Summ...Published: 20 Jun 2013 at 03:27hrs | 1 | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Zim must move from nationalised education curriculum to a localised one
Exploring the path of mandatory learning and teaching of Mathematics, Science and History, with key stakeholdersIn a further pursuit and response to t...Published: 19 Jul 2011 at 11:09hrs | 13 | by Akim Zwelibanzi
MDC-T to introduce council of elders to accommodate losers?
There are rumors running rounds in Zimbabwe that, in bid to contain growing factionalism and pacify some of its supporters who have threatened to leave en masse after the national congress, the MDC-...Published: 05 May 2011 at 16:10hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
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