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Extreme greed among MDC Alliance, Zanu-PF MPs shocking
Before even the dust from previous Parliaments' demands for and misuse of Constituency Development Funds (CDF), there has been an outcry from current legislators - elected into the august House only o...Published: 27 mins ago | 149 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's gesture to Mugabes sign of forgiveness'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa set an example of forgiveness when he gave a helping hand to the former First Family in their hour of need despite the hostility they showed towards him in the past,...Published: 6 hrs ago | 199 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF won in Chiredzi because there is no social media '
Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairman, Ezra Chadzamira recently told supporters that his party won resoundingly in Chiredzi in the July 30, 2018 elections because people there are not exposed to social...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:25hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sweats over funding
NEWLY-MINTED Finance minister Mthuli Ncube this week set sail for the United States, together with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, for the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he will engag...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:46hrs | 7086 | by Staff reporter
Is it time for Africa to teach Europe what democracy and passive racism are?
Picture it. The aftermath of a national election, where senior international observer from a leading European country declares of the election process he has just witnessed: "In all the many election ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1091 | by Anonymous
Zanu-PF expels 'rogue' party member
The ruling Zanu-PF has expelled Talent Kadzima who stood as an independent candidate in the Nyanga South National Assembly elections.Kadzima, defied the party and stood as an independent candi...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:34hrs | 1813 | by Staff reporter
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 | 836 | by Don Chigumba
Obert Mpofu offered to step down
ZANU-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday said he volunteered to relinquish his Senatorial position to pave way for Cain Mathema following his appointment as Minister of Home Affai...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | 5647 | by Staff reporter
Poor urban service delivery leads to disease outbreak
POOR service delivery in towns and cities has been the major cause of diseases such as cholera and typhoid.It is a pity that residents in most urban centres in the country have since the turn ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:51hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to drink sewage, face huge debt
Now that Bulawayo, the city that prides itself as the cleanest and well run metropolitan has fallen into the hands of those with the DNA of corruption, residents must brace for huge unpayable debt and...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 12:06hrs | 4174 | by Israel Dube
Chamisa's MDC fumes over anniversary ban
MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume said Friday government was acting contrary to the country's laws through declaring the current cholera outbreak a state of emergency and abruptly banning public gathering...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:12hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to splash over $20 million on top-of-the range vehicles for MPs
Treasury is set to splash over $20 million on top-of-the range vehicles for Members of Parliament and Senators in the ninth Parliament.This is at a time when government is struggling to mobili...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:07hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, MDC Alliance councillors head for clash over mayoral elections
THE MDC Alliance is heading for a clash with councillors in Masvingo and Victoria Falls, who defied party directives on the selection of mayors, with the opposition party ordering one of the elected c...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs heckle shaken Malaba, Chigumba
THERE was drama in the National Assembly yesterday as opposition MDC Alliance legislators heckled and booed Chief Justice Luke Malaba, calling him a "thief" after he entered the House to swear in retu...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 4926 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda retains Speaker of Parliament post
Zanu-PF Politburo member Advocate Jacob Mudenda was yesterday voted as the Speaker of the National Assembly to retain the post he held in the previous Parliament, after beating MDC Alliance's Ms Pauri...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa orders elected Mayor to step down
MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa has ordered the newly elected Masvingo Mayor Clr Collins Maboke to step down or be recalled over allegations of defying a party directive. Clr Maboke o...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1645 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mudenda elected 9th Parly Speaker
Advocate Jacob Francis Mudenda has been elected Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe for the 9th Parliament.Advocate Mudenda defeated MDC Alliance nominee Hon. Paurina Mpariwa.He polled 1...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 15:34hrs | 1870 | by Staff reporter
MPs vote for presiding officers
The First Session of Parliament has opened with the members selecting presiding officers, that is, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Deputy Speaker, Senate President and Deputy Senate President....Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 12:18hrs | 1310 | by Staff Reporter
Zim Achievers USA to honour Maimba Mapuranga and several young achievers at upcoming gala
Former ZTV presenter and founder of Kutting Edge Sport, Maimba Mapuranga will receive the Zim Achievers Ambassador Award and honorary patronage, for services rendered nationally and internationally, Z...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 09:32hrs | 440 | by Tidi Kwidini
Why the party is always supreme
Political parties are constructed in order to conquer and exercise political power. The political party does the conquering but the Government does the exercising of the power. Therefore, the question...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 230 | by Nick Mangwana
Mthwakazi leader hits back at 'childish' Chamisa
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) president Mqondisi Moyo has hit back at "clumsy and childish" MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, after the latter last week accused secessionist party activists of prot...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | 1379 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF councillors, DA on collision course over Chitungwiza mayoral polls
DAGGERS have reportedly been drawn between Chitungwiza Zanu PF councillors and district administrator (DA) Zivanai Zisango over the recent election of mayor Gift Tsverere and his deputy Jabulani Mtunz...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Ditch presidential voting system, says Chinotimba
ZANU PF Member of Parliament for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba has called on government to do away with the direct voting system which saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa getting fewer votes than his l...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1917 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to hold Thank you rallies
THE ruling Zanu-PF party in Masvingo, will this week hold rallies across the province to thank its members for resoundingly voting for the party during the 30 July harmonised elections.Zanu-PF...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:40hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Musings from an outgoing minister Chinamasa
Zimbabwe should not heed any dictation by foreign institutions on how best to address outstanding issues to the land question, but should deal with the matter in terms of its Constitution, an outgoing...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:20hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Biti takes an oath of office for an institution that has 'crisis of legitimacy'
Greetings to you all dear congregants in the mighty name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Rugare kwamuri vanhu vaMwari.It has been a busy and long week for Zimbabwe. In fact, it was such ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:17hrs | 3903 | by Bishop
Eddie Cross calls out Chamisa on poll lies
Former MDC Alliance senior official Mr Eddie Cross has called out Mr Nelson Chamisa for lying that he won the July 30 Presidential elections as local authority results - which have remained unconteste...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:14hrs | 2712 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to hold 'Thank You' rallies
THE ruling Zanu-PF party in Masvingo, will this week hold rallies across the province to thank its members for resoundingly voting for the party during the 30 July harmonised elections.Zanu-PF...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:13hrs | 154 | 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
Chamisa will soon make tough decisions
LOSING Presidential candidate and MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa today held a rally in Chitungwiza where he engaged his supporters on the way forward.The rallies, to be held throughout ...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 18:15hrs | 4971 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Chamisa's Chitungwiza rally in pictures
LOSING Presidential candidate and MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa today held a rally in Chitungwiza where he engaged his supporters on the way forward.The rallies, to be held throughout ...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 18:11hrs | 6029 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance beds Zanu-PF in awful Faustian bargain
The mayoral and deputy mayoral elections in council chambers on Wednesday evening produced shocking results, with some of the MDC Alliance councillors voting for a Zanu-PF councillor to be deputy mayo...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 11:30hrs | 3023 | by Staff reporter
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
They stole our vote yes, but we still have our voices
Mthwakazi Republic Party has said it remains resolute in solidarity with the Bulawayo residents against the imposition of a foreign Mayor and his deputy in Bulawayo by the elements of the 'System'&nbs...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 09:30hrs | 1459 | by Stephen Jakes
Who is worse between manipulating politician and gullible follower?
AFTER the unnecessarily contentious elections, Zimbabwe could be about to reset and, thus, reboot itself on its journey from dysfunctionality to functionality.I say unnecessarily contentious b...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 774 | by Conway Tutani
ED rigged the elections, first came cash shortage and next is the exodus - no lights to turn out
"If Kinnock wins today will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights." Screamed the headlines in The Sun April 1992, Britain's leading tabloid newspaper. Neil Kinnock, Labour, did n...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1180 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF youths plan Mnangagwa victory bash
THE Zanu-PF Youth league will throw a bash in Mashonaland Central next week on Friday to celebrate President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF's electoral victories. Zanu-PF Youth league secretar...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
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
Chamisa, a failed politician
The MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has proved that he is a failed politician after he failed to win both the 2018 harmonised elections and the Concourt ruling where he challenged President Emmers...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 16:30hrs | 3607 | by Peacemaker Zano
Legitimacy comes from the people, Cdes!
OUR doubts about the efficacy of our hopeless legal system have now been proved beyond any reasonable doubt. After that charade of an election court hearing, it is little wonder this country is in the...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 15:56hrs | 1597 | by CZ
The honour of ruling a country
What we must realise as a people is that it is an honour for anybody or any political party to be given the mandate by the electorate to rule in a country. It is also important that such an honourable...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1581 | by Clement Moyo
Two vital pillars towards 'fixing' Zimbabwe
THESE are trying times we find ourselves in; the election has come and gone. Peaceful voting was met with excessive use of force by the police and army, which resulted in the regrettable loss of life....Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 463 | by Stakes Chigs
Victoria Falls residents bay for Chamisa ally's blood
CHAOS reigned supreme during voting for the next Victoria Falls mayor and deputy as residents protested imposition of a candidate by the MDC Alliance. While the swearing in process went on peacefully,...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
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
Why rural vote is heart, soul of Zimbabwean democracy
Rural folk did not limit their usefulness to war times because even when we got political independence, the country still needed to protect itself from cultural and economic colonisers. In thi...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:32hrs | 161 | by Charles Motsi
China To Africa: don't blame us for working with corrupt govts, you voted for them
Chinese officials have defended their government for working with corrupt African governments saying that China did not have a choice as it was not responsible for selecting the governments. F...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 22:04hrs | 2261 | by Sithabile Mafu
Mugabe, Mnangagwa relations improve
As the frosty relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his sulking predecessor Robert Mugabe get better, the government splashed hundreds of thousands of dollars last week hiring a charter p...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 15:50hrs | 5525 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF leadership moves in to quell divisions over council chair
THE Zanu PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has moved in to quell divisions over the selection of the new Marondera Rural District council (MRDC) chairperson.MRDC is made up of Maronde...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dispatch Farai Chinobva to supervise Bulawayo mayoral election
VOTING for the next Bulawayo mayor and deputy mayor has been postponed to Friday with council officials claiming it was illegal for the special council meeting to be moved from the council chambers to...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 2552 | by Staff reporter
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