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Commonwealth condemn ED elections as 'biased and unfair' - what are we going to do about it?
In Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe but never rains but pours and now it is pouring cats and dogs! Ever since coming into a year ago following the ouster of Zimbabwe's former corrupt and ruthless tyrant, ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 19:06hrs | 3524 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'MDC want to unseat elected ED' - who elected him, even ZEC failed to verify its own result
President Mnangagwa rigged the 30 July 2018 elections cocksure his "Zimbabwe is open for business!" clarion call would deliver economic recover. Sadly, that has no happened, the flood of investors has...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 19:43hrs | 4361 | by Nomusa Garikai
Defining and identifying the new leadership trajectory in MDC-T
The last days of President Morgan Tsvangirai will always be remembered as the episode when the truth was the biggest casualty as the succession debate moved from his office to his death bed. After a w...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2114 | by Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda
One year after Zimbabwe soft coup
When Zimbabwe's army took power in a bloodless coup exactly one year ago, it promised to bring happiness back by ending social and economic suffering.The military said the coup was needed to "...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 15:03hrs | 2087 | by Tendai Kamhungira
'I am taking Zimbabwe to Canaan,' said ED - rigged elections and dragged us into hell-on-earth
"PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has rewarded one of the biggest indigenous churches, the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), with a tractor and other agricultural inputs for overwhelmingly voting for him and h...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 07:14hrs | 4868 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
ED seeking 'emergency powers' to end corruption - voiceless povo need it to force ED to step down before 2023
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa is finalising drafting legislation that will restore stability and eliminate mischief in the money markets, his spokesperson George Charamba said," reported Daily News,...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 20:44hrs | 4253 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Ramaphosa using ANC integrity commission to purge Zuma loyalists
The ANC is at odds about the status of its integrity commission rulings, with some members arguing that the structure is used to settle factional scores.The matter was among the dominant subje...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 15:19hrs | 810 | by City Press
Sanctions a convenient scapegoat for Zimbabwe’s political elite
One of the issues that has dominated the Zimbabwe political landscape for a while is the matter of sanctions, with campaigners for their removal saying they are holding back Zimbabwe, but I argue this...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 17:48hrs | 616 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Chamisa must call the midwife for a proper re-birth
After the opposition MDC Alliance commemorated its 19th anniversary last Saturday, one hopes that there will be a lot of introspection on the part of its leadership and supporters about their perpetua...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | 1405 | by Kuda Bwititi
Zinasu victory a reflection of the turning political landscape
One primary reason why young people are cynical or even repulsed at the thought of politics is because of its mental turn off.Watching your entire future being plundered by some old out-of-tou...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:27hrs | 1112 | by Roy Muroyi
Zimbabwean journalist to observe Mid-term US elections
The United States Foreign Press Centers (FPC) invited veteran Zimbabwean journalist Kelvin Jakachira to cover the U.S. mid-term elections in California and Nevada from October 31 - November 8, 2018....Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 10:15hrs | 1125 | by Mandla Ndlovu
DAFF ignores science, wastes public funds in appealing High Court Rock Lobster ruling
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) plans to appeal the recent Western Cape High Court ruling against fishing quotas for West Coast Rock Lobster thereby incurring further le...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 09:40hrs | 671 | by Louzel Lombard Steyn, Environmental journalist
Chamisa now ready to 'form transition authority' with ED - ED is illegitimate and must step down
"The only way forward is for a political dialogue with ZANU PF and it is not about the creation of another Government of National Unity (GNU), but we need to have a Transitional Authority which mechan...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:46hrs | 6080 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu-PF in another court victory 'on a technicality'
THE Electoral Court has confirmed the ruling party, Zanu-PF's victory in Chikomba Central constituency in a case in which an independent losing candidate Mr Ngonidzashe Chandiwana was challenging the ...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:19hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa AU 'poll push' was a publicity stunt
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's bid to get the African Commission for Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) hear his bid to overturn President Emmerson Mnangagwa's slim election victory ha...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:45hrs | 2041 | by Staff reporter
'Punish illegal forex dealers' argue Zanu-PF - itself illegitimate. Focus on the hyena, not the tick.
ZANU-PF's Secretary and deputy minister for Defence and War Veterans, Victor Matemadanda, said money from forex dealers should be forfeited to the State and Government should come up with a law that e...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 18:02hrs | 2938 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Komichi trial in false start
The trial of MDC-T deputy chairperson Morgan Komichi, who is facing allegations of contravening the country's electoral laws, failed to kick off on Thursday after his lawyer said the State had not pro...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:10hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
'POSA is unconstitutional' ruled Con-Court - so what, ED already has New Constitution Section 209
Public Order and Security Act (POSA) was one of the many obnoxious pieces of legislations on the Zimbabwe statute books that this Zanu PF dictatorship has relied on to deny the people of Zimbabwe thei...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 22:16hrs | 2567 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ncube begging USA to lift ZIDERA to unblock funding - not until ED steps down, he rigged elections
A few weeks ago Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube joined the IMF, WB, Paris Club, ADB, etc. meeting in Bali Indonesia. He told the nation all the world's big financial institutions had "res...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 17:01hrs | 7526 | by Nomusa Garikai
EU pressuring Zanu PF to implement reforms, already - change tact, fortes fortuna iuvat!
It is gratifying to see that the EU is taking the matter of free, fair and credible elections in Zimbabwe with the sense of urgency and seriousness the matter demands. The EU Election Observer Mission...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:45hrs | 2201 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu PF rigged electoral victory is worse than a Pyrrhic - dog got hare's ticks and worse
You can tell the dog has a flea or tick problem by the frequency the poor creature scratches itself and the greater the vigour the greater the infestation! Rigging the recent elections was the easy bi...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 19:57hrs | 1617 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
ZCC still want ED and Chamisa to reconcile - morbid clergy holding us back
"PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa have taken hardline stances to political engagement, which has stalled progress towards interparty dialogue seen as crit...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 19:18hrs | 2143 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
EU gives Mnangagwa wider win margin
The European Union Election Observer Mission says its tabulations show President Emmerson Mnangagwa's July 31, 2018 election victory margin was actually wider than that announced by the Zimbabwe Elect...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:42hrs | 3422 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's political survival at the ‘Deep End'
Zimbabwe is now falling into the dungeon again after prices of all commodities started to sky rocket like nobody's business. Citizens of Zimbabwe are in a state of panic not knowing what to do. The pr...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 19:45hrs | 11378 | by Tolexy
'Elections failed to meet standards' EU tells Mnangagwa and dishing out the punishment - so must we!
President Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF regime, as the government of the day, had the legal obligation to hold free, fair and credible elections; the highest law of the land, the constitution demanded it,...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 19:43hrs | 2723 | by Wilbert Mukori
EU poll observer report: Public camaraderie with Chamisa
While Zimbabweans had largely moved on with life after the July 30 harmonised elections, the European Union (EU) has sought to drag the country back into election mode through the release of its...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 922 | by Bevan Musoko
EU poll report reads like MDC-Alliance script
THE European Union (EU) yesterday released its final report on the July 30 harmonised elections, which largely regurgitated MDC-Alliance claims aimed at discrediting the widely hailed polls. O...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:25hrs | 1770 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election results not 'verifiable' or 'traceable', says EU
THE European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) yesterday said Zimbabwe's highly contested July 30 presidential election results were not "verifiable" or "traceable", casting doubt on their reli...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:19hrs | 2588 | by Staff reporter
'ED has done nothing wrong' argues Mahiya - he rigged the elections and not for first time but will be last time
"Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association spokesperson Douglas Mahiya yesterday accused the MDC of "conniving" with former colonisers and global capitalists to cause chaos in the country...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 13:58hrs | 6178 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF wins Chimanimani East by-election
VOTER apathy marred the Chimanimani East Ward 13 local authority by-election, with only 20% of registered voters taking part in the poll which, was won by a Zanu PF candidate at the weekend.Fi...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:11hrs | 1579 | by Staff reporter
Technocracy is a square plug forced into round political holes
IT is pleasing to see that calls for political reforms are gaining traction just two months after elections.It is also pleasing that these calls are not coming from opposition politicians only...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 11:20hrs | 1063 | by Staff reporter
ZCC in a bid to get ED and Chamisa to talk - will that end vote rigging curse
The road to hell is paved by good intentions and nowhere is this more true than when the well-meaning have no clue what they are doing. In their blundering they make the bad situation worse and even h...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 11:52hrs | 3051 | by Nomusa Garikai
Protect personal data breaches
SOMETHING that has become very worrying for me is the misuse of personal information since the election period and in this edition, we consider the importance of this and steps to be taken to minimise...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 451 | by Paul Kaseke
Chiwenga hospitalised
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, is apparently admitted at a private hospital in Harare - where he is being treated for a yet-to-be-disclosed ailment the Daily News reported.This comes as ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:29hrs | 10973 | by Staff reporter
Elections were rigged: Chamisa's presidential claim is as nonsensical as ED's - 2 nonsense don't make a right
Nelson Chamisa is now a real pain in the backside of the nation! He is like the High School boy you agree to dance with and the next thing he is telling everyone you are his girlfriend! Whilst...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 16:00hrs | 1361 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Did you rig the election?' is my Passover question to uncle ED - only if that was permitted
"Uncle, why do we eat matzah (unleavened bread) and maror (bitter herbs)?" This is the question Moses' nephew asked him on the night of the very first Passover. The story underlines a time honoured Je...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:40hrs | 2386 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zec in e-voting tender storm
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is in the eye of a storm for allegedly courting an Estonian company to roll out an electronic voting system, which it plans to use in 2023 to allow Zimbabweans in the...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rallying his supporters to unseat Mnangagwa 'peacefully'
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, who claims he has a legitimate claim to lead the country after rejecting a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling that confirmed President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1720 | by Staff reporter
'Seek ye first the political kingdom' advised Dr Nkrumah - after 38 years of blundering, the penny has finally dropped
There is a growing hunger by an ever increasing pool Zimbabweans to engage in serious debate and search for the country's way out of this hell-on-earth mess the nation finds itself in. This is just wh...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 20:20hrs | 701 | by Wilbert Mukori
The stupidity of the Majority - Zimbabwe Post Election 2018
Zimbabwe is fast becoming a nation of idiots who consistently vote for a party that has tormented them throughout the years since independence in 1980. There are various groups of these shallow-minded...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 15:42hrs | 3230 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
'My deliberate decision to (half) open democratic space', boasted ED - boast 38 years CLOSED it
"Madam President, Peace, security, stability, democracy and good governance are essential ingredients for sustainable development. In view of the fact that elections as an integral element of democrac...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 19:42hrs | 1303 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa's MP exposes lying politicians
Opposition MDC MP for Mutasa Central Trevor Saruwaka has pulled the rag from under politicians who flush money to entice voters by engaging experts to clarify roles of elected officials in the country...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 14:09hrs | 1485 | by Staff reporter
Zec challenged over BVR discrepancies
EMINENT persons observer mission under the Electoral Support Network of Southern Africa, have called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to clean up the biometric voters' roll (BVR) and improve...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Opposition cautious on Mnangagwa's diaspora vote offer
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's pledge to create conditions that will allow millions of Zimbabweans in the diaspora to vote will be a welcome move if implemented, opposition parties have said.M...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 16:22hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance gearing up its structures for a showdown with Zanu-PF
THE MDC Alliance is gearing up its structures for a showdown with Zanu-PF in Mutoko North Constituency which became vacant following the elevation of incumbent legislator, Mabel Chinomona as Senate pr...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 08:51hrs | 2731 | by Staff reporter
'Blacks like to lie to ourselves' confessed Simbi - real genius starts with being honest to oneself
Terence Simbi, your article; "Zidera 2018 amendments Act, What does this mean for Zimbabwe?" in Bulawayo24 opinion; is one of the most thought provoking articles I have read in the last five years! Th...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 07:40hrs | 1348 | by Wilbert Mukori
Online voting option for Zimbabwean in the Diaspora
Twenty-seven years ago, less than half of Estonia's population had a telephone. Today, the country could provide Zimbabwe with an ICT option for mulled Diaspora participation in elections back home: t...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new political order
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and black consciousness icon once said, "It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die". President Mnangagwa o...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 369 | by Keith Guzah
Zanu-PF aims to woo youths
Zanu-PF will mainly focus on attracting the youth vote ahead of the 2023 polls, informed by the significant inroads its major rival made at the just-ended polls in luring the youths.The party'...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 14:05hrs | 1108 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopia taps into Zec system
A FOUR-MEMBER team from the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) is in the country taking notes from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) as they move to transform their own election managem...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:36hrs | 1425 | by Staff reporter
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