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Chamisa frets over Madhuku, Manyeruke
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has vowed to approach the seven-member commission probing the fatal shooting of seven civilians by the military on August 1, demanding that two of the commissioners...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1007 | by Staff reporter
ED 'will woo investors' in maiden UNGA speech - no takers, given Mugabe mark-2 reputation
The Zanu PF apologists, spin-doctors and propagandists are out like the cicada flooding the world with nose. Their mission is to flood all available space with colourful portrait of Mnangagwa as a com...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 19:59hrs | 3344 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa retires Mudede in major shake-up
ONE of the country's longest-serving bureaucrats, Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede, was retired yesterday as President Emmerson Mnangagwa also got rid of several permanent secretaries and directors in...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1903 | by Staff reporter
'Focus on delivering campaign promises and 2030' said ED - no, focus on BROKEN free election promise and 2023
"As we officially open the 9th Parliament, our focus is on delivering the promises made during the campaign period," said President Mnangagwa in his speech marking the official opening Zimbabwe's parl...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 10:36hrs | 869 | by Nomusa Garikai
Local govt has crossed difficult path since year 2000
MDC Alliance official Sessel Zvidzai has said the local government sector has traversed a very difficult path since the advent of the MDC in 2000.He said MDC has since then managed to control ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 08:57hrs | 517 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC legislators disrespecting citizens by appeasing their demi-god Nelson Chamisa
The Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe was yesterday opened by President Mnangagwa amid high expectations from the people of Zimbabwe over the legislative agenda.The Speaker of the House of Assembly...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 08:10hrs | 2617 | by Prosperity Mzila
'What can deadwood cabinet advise dream team?' ask ZCTU - no ask; what will we do if it fails, yet again?
"The reshuffle of cabinet actually promoted all those deemed 'excess baggage' by certain sections of the media. The big boys whom the majority called dead wood were actually reassigned to full time jo...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 14:24hrs | 786 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Hopewell Chin'ono at it again: Should apologize to the women of Zimbabwe
After technically plagiarizing the 'Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant', Hopewell Chin'ono is at it again. He abused and underrated all women of Zimbabwe some few days ago when one media published his piece...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:47hrs | 832 | by Don Chigumba
I regret joining Tendai Biti
FORMER vice-president of the Joice Mujuru-led National People's Party Samuel Sipepa Nkomo says his political career, spanning nearly six decades, had so many ups and downs, but the lowest dip was when...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 5900 | by Staff reporter
Letter to Nelson 'Mischief' Chamisa
Dear Mr Chamisa First, greetings from the cotton tuft-haired elders in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve. Admittedly, this is the first time that the council of Karitundundu, the agel...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 3278 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa primes Zanu-PF for rebirth
The redeployment of several senior Zanu-PF officials from Government is part of an ongoing reorganisation and modernisation of the ruling party's operations to enable it to strictly monitor implementa...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:45hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa copies the Kenyan playbook
When Nelson Chamisa this week announced his intention to inaugurate himself as "People's President" of Zimbabwe, he was following in the footsteps of other African opposition leaders — specifically ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 18:50hrs | 5161 | by Simon Allison I M&G
'Engage every Zimbabwean' Manyika tells ED - fishing for gravy train seat, reward for selling-out
"In an open letter to Mnangagwa dated September 11, (Noah) Manyika said there was need for the country to avoid the trauma of disputed elections in future to ensure whoever is elected can govern with ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 16:41hrs | 2368 | by Nomusa Garikai
'We are stuck with (vote rigging) ED junta, make it work' argue Cross - how, GNU fog has never cleared
The trouble with dealing with single track minded people like Eddie Cross is once they have made up their minds on something they are off. Even a train on a single track can be stopped and even revers...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3000 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Daunting task awaits Mnangagwa's new Cabinet
WITH Zimbabwe in serious economic woes, announcement of the new Cabinet was obviously a keenly awaited event. Tongues had for some time been wagging, posturing on a number of possibilities, ranging fr...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:43hrs | 1038 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Enoughof Uncle Sam's bullying
The sanctions are indeed about the US's proclivity for regime change in order to achieve its goal to change the power matrix in Zimbabwe from Zanu- PF to the opposition MDC Alliance that will be subse...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 203 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Cabinet: part of an elaborate hoax
The Cabinet being sworn-in today suffers a lot of previous co-morbidities and dirty baggage. An illegitimate President cannot put two fresh apples in a rotten basket and hope to produce a clean basket...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 09:43hrs | 2578 | by Nkululeko Sibanda
Election 2018 the aftermath and opportunities to embrace
Politics is not entertainment neither is it Christian evangelical crusades. Politicians need to be serious and not take the electorate for granted as there are not there to entertain or preach. Grante...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 193 | by Zimbabwe Solidarity Campaign
Why technocrats succeed or fail in the Zanu government
Apologies for boring you with citing in full Mukoma Muzivazvose Google's definition of technocrats. However, this will help some of us to know a bit about technocrats in view of recently appointed min...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 510 | by Ndaba Nhuku
Mnangagwa's power of silence and love
President Mnangagwa suffered much humiliation at the hands of the G40 cabal, led by former First Lady Grace Mugabe with the tacit endorsement of then President, Mr Robert Mugabe. Around 10 mon...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 577 | by Editorial - chronicle
ZEC ready for Parliament polls
The Parliament of Zimbabwe has finalised preparations for Tuesday's election of the Speaker of National Assembly, Senate President and their deputies.Parliamentarians who missed last week's in...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:18hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
'Elections more open than any since 1980,' says Cross - for once, answer the question asked
The root cause of Zimbabwe's economic meltdown and political paralysis is the failure to remove Zanu PF from office even when it was clear the party was incompetent and corrupt. Zanu PF rigged the ele...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:33hrs | 150 | by Nomusa Garikai
ZPP exposes threats BVR was to be used for witch hunting voters
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has extensively reported on widespread intimidation and harassment used in the run up to the elections. The organisation said there were threats of using the B...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:24hrs | 316 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa invites Chamisa to play a positive role in running the country
September is the first month of spring in Zimbabwe. The jacaranda trees that line Harare's avenues will soon flower into a sea of purple. Last November their blossom formed the backdrop to the people ...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 21:15hrs | 5202 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa accused of 'name bombing'
Smarting from his failure to wrestle power from Zanu-PF, the main opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has poured cold water on rave views on Mnangagwa's government cabinet appointments sayin...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 20:51hrs | 5406 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa issues a statement on Mnangagwa's Cabinet
Zimbabwe is naturally endowed with beauty and brains. The Declared-President Mnangagwa cannot put lipstick on a pig and then declare it Miss Zimbabwe. An illegitimate President cannot put two fresh ap...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 20:46hrs | 6922 | by MDC Alliance
Mnangagwa wants a healthy opposition
September is the first month of spring in Zimbabwe. The jacaranda trees that line Harare's avenues will soon flower into a sea of purple. Last November their blossom formed the backdrop to the p...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:23hrs | 931 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
We experienced a repeat of 2008 calamity - Bajila
MDC Alliance official Discent Collins Bajila has said the nation has again experienced the repeat of the 2008 calamity arising from the just disputed harmonised elections."I have said it befor...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 09:33hrs | 2029 | by Stephen Jakes
ED rigged elections, per se, illegitimate and 'Chamisa holds the key' argue Biti - what a narcissist
Zimbabwe is in serious trouble already with unemployment at the dizzying heights of 90%, basic services such as clean running water and health all but collapsed and 75% of our people living on US$1.00...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 16:37hrs | 2520 | by Nomusa Garikai
Voters voted for the party not individuals that is why now there is concern over mayoral election
Zimbabwe Communist Party secretary general Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena has said the Bulawayo residents who voted on July 30 voted for the party MDC Alliance and were not careful to look who the candida...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1425 | by Stephen Jakes
Madiro scoffs at NPF’s poll petition
Zanu-PF Mutare North House of Assembly representative Michael Madiro has described losing National Patriotic Front (NPF) candidate, Mr Agrippa Bopela Masiyakurima's High Court petition challenging his...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
'Business is unsettled,' says Chamisa
There are three things one could have predicted with 100% certainty six months ago:1) That Nelson Chamisa and his MDC Alliance will take part in this year's elections even th...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 22:07hrs | 3702 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Love-in between Grace Mugabe and Mnangagwa'
Kuraone Chihwayi of the opposition MDC party said love-in between Grace Mugabe and President Emmerson Mnangagwa proved the hypocrisy of Zimbabwe's rulers.According to NewZimbabwe.com, Mnangagw...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 08:50hrs | 21819 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance youths call for Zec disbandment
YOUTH leaders from various political parties and civil society groups convening under the banner of National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) youth forum yesterday petitioned Parliament, demanding the r...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
How the electorate rejected Mawarire and Povo
When Pastor Evan Mawarire first emerged, many felt he had what it takes to challenge at least for a parliamentary seat. To be fair to those who saw him as a potential face for our esteemed august Hous...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 2022 | by Leroy Dzenga
Bulawayo Mayor: No place for clowns
BULAWAYO councillors are expected to vote for the city's mayor and deputy mayor today, following chaotic scenes that rocked their swearing in last Friday and deep- seated intra-MDC Alliance divisions ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 596 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Bass' compare 'messy' USA elections to Zim's rigged elections is Antoinette's 'eat cake!'
"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!" (Let them eat cake!) is what Queen Marie Antoinette is said to have said on learning that the peasants had no bread. USA Congresswoman Karen Bass' callous indifference ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 371 | by Nomusa Garikai
'ED stole elections!' insist Chamisa - what happened to 'stringent measures to stop rigging'?
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa wants any talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to yield electoral reforms and an economic rescue package for the country. "On 29 August 2018, the national...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 08:13hrs | 1444 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Protest vote yields mediocrity in Bulawayo
SAD chaotic scenes characterised the swearing in of Bulawayo city councillors last Friday with irate residents meting out instant justice on a councillor whose behaviour they deemed unacceptable. ...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:16hrs | 956 | by Editorial - chronicle
Mliswa claims 10 000 new voters
NORTON MP-elect Temba Mliswa has claimed to have secured more than 10 000 new voters during the just-ended elections, beating Zanu-PF and the MDC Alliance, whose focus was on presidential rallies inst...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:06hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF incoming MP opposes electoral petition
ZANU-PF Chimanimani West MP-elect Nokhuthula Matsikenyeri has filed a notice of opposition to an application by MDC Alliance's losing candidate Canaan Matiashe, who is seeking to overturn results for ...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Poll results dash young people's hopes
IT is just after 6pm in the city centre and human traffic is at its peak as pedestrians race to conclude a gruesome day of socio-economic activities.Zimbabwean youths, many of whom threw their...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:00hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's dawn of hope will break
HEADS, big and small must roll, and be seen by the masses in this country to tumble as both a warning and an example that any people driven by insatiable power hunger cannot, and should not be allowed...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:59hrs | 188 | by Stephen Mpofu
Global observer group backs ZESN over Zimbabwe elections
AN umbrella body of international observers has defended the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, saying the election watchdog's report endorsing the just-ended harmonised elections was impartial and in...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:55hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to Bulawayo
Dear Bulawayo City Council, Bulawayo Residents, and MDC Alliance leadership in Bulawayo I propose that with immediate effect measures be taken to recall Bulawayo's Ward 24 Councillor Arnold Ba...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:43hrs | 944 | by Ndaba Nhuku
Con-Court helped ED bury vote rigging evidence - just as Smith's judges did
Before independence it was common to hear of a white farmer beating up his black worker, tie him up with a rope and drag him around in his vehicle. The worker would die of his injuries. The court woul...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 07:35hrs | 739 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Thucydides' 'something is not quite fair' with elections - is no licence to rig elections
One of the things that has helped to drag us into the economic and political mess we are in as a nation is our failure to distinguish the wood from the trees, the trivial from the important, lies and ...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 21:21hrs | 731 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
White farmers return to Zimbabwe
The change in government in Zimbabwe is inspiring hope among some white farmers, nearly two decades after the start of the sometimes-violent land reform programme, a news report says.President...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 16:50hrs | 6762 | by Satff reporter
Age limit plans divide Zanu-PF
Ructions are emerging in the ruling Zanu-PF party over its plans to increase the minimum presidential age limit from the current 40 years to between 55 and 60 years.Early this month, controver...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 16:40hrs | 2793 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance plots to form one party
Following the massive split that also contributed to the defeat of the MDC Alliance on the July elections, the alliance spokesperson Welshman Ncube told journalists that there are plans to build the c...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 13:38hrs | 1750 | by Sithabile Mafu
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