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Politicians must stop imposing women's quota reps
Political parties have been challenged to stop imposing women's quota representatives and to allow women from all sections of society to choose those that they want to represent them.The call ...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 08:24hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's third-term bid up in smoke as army moves in
WHILE Zanu-PF is gradually inching towards a two-thirds parliamentary majority through a by-elections opened by CCC's Interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu's recalls, the army has made strategic...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 09:39hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA veterans call for peace during elections
THE Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) ex-combatants yesterday called for peace in the country during the upcoming 23 August elections and urged authorities to ensure the safety of women, par...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:27hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'We're a friend to all, an enemy to none'
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR E. D. MNANGAGWA, AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 77TH SESSION O...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 14 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
History will absolve Mwonzora
MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora (DM) has often been described as a sellout and likened to Rhodesia-Zimbabwe quisling Bishop Abel Muzorewa.Mwonzora, nicknamed "Mwonzorewa" by critics who are d...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:15hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Memory Mbodiah accuses Mliswa of touching her breasts
The MDC-T and independent Norton lawmaker Temba Mliswa were trading acrimonious recriminations on Tuesday following a physical and violent confrontation in parliament during which the opposition party...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:44hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Young female politicians face sexual harassment
Aspiring young Zimbabwean female politicians continue to face sexual harassment among several impediments in their quest to enter the political arena.Zanu-PF Seke-Chikomba women's quota Member...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is in a fix!' advised Magaisa - it's Zimbabwe in the fix, thanks to you
Zimbabwe is in a serious economic and political mess and there are many reasons why we are in this mess. One of the reasons why we are in this mess is our propensity to make mountains out of a mole-hi...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 18:07hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Motherhood used as political weapon against women in politics
TABITHA Khumalo's political journey is a perfect example of the trials and tribulations of women in politics.Khumalo, an MDC founding member and former legislator for Bulawayo east, confesses ...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 09:53hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
MP urges women to take advantage of numbers to win elections
LUPANE West MP Martin Khumalo (Zanu PF) has urged women, who comprise 52% of the population in the country, to take advantage of their numbers to win seats in Parliament and local authorities....Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets demand employment for their children
Veterans of the 1970s liberation struggle, have called on government to ensure their children are given jobs despite lack of qualifications, claiming their offsprings have been denied a lot of chances...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves gear up on 'corrupt' Zanu-PF bigwigs
ZANU-PF First Secretary President Mnangagwa has tasked provinces to nominate Central Committee members into a commission of inquiry to investigate party bigwigs allegedly involved in corrupt activitie...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
The entire cabinet must be reshuffled for the good of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe needs a Major reshuffle as soon as now to get it moving again. In the inauguration speech the previous year ED had pledged to hit the ground running. The team has been assembled for the runni...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:05hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Gukurahundi healing, reconciliation timeframes set
GOVERNMENT and the Matabeleland Collective, a group of civil society organisations, have agreed on strict timeframes for the implementation of the Gukurahundi healing and reconciliation implementation...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Matabeleland leaders finally find each other
Yesterday, 21 March 2019, more than 120 civic societies, church bodies, faith based and community based organisations' leadership met the President of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnanga...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 18:42hrs | 2 | by Matabeleland Collective
Zanu-PF moves to change constitution
Zanu-PF wants Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to initiate another constitutional amendment, but this time, to ensure that the provision which saw 60 women getting into Parliament on free seats contin...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Senior ministers to be rested in this weeks reshuffle
Zimbabwe will have a First reshuffle this week since elections in July. In the inauguration speech the previous year ED had pledged to hit the ground running. The ground is available the running has s...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 20:41hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Khupe wanted to be a soldier
Tendayi Madhomu sits down for a wide-ranging interview with MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe. Find below excerpts of the interview.Q: Who is Thokozani Khupe; where and when was she born?A: ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Plot to ban Chamisa dead
A bid by Zanu-PF hardliners to push for a constitutional amendment that would have raised the age limit for presidential candidates to 52 years fell flat at the Zanu-PF conference after the ruling par...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Female MPs overshadowed by men in Eighth Parliament'
WOMEN legislators only contributed to 37% of debates in the Eighth Parliament compared to 63% by their male counterparts, a report by the Women in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) has revealed.Pr...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Patriarchal dominance, misogyny in Zimbabwe's political economy
WOMEN in Zimbabwe constitute about 54% of the population of about 14 million people. In the just-ended 2018 harmonised elections, statistics compiled by Women In Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) indicate...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Linda Masarira
MDC Khupe urges new govt to be more accountable
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has challenged the new government to abide by the Constitution and to be accountable and responsive to speed up the country's economic transformation.MDC-T spokes...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Statement on cabinet appointments
The MDC-T would like to congratulate the new cabinet which was sworn in today. We note with great appreciation efforts of inclusion of women, youth and other minority groups in our country. The cabine...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 18:45hrs | | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
Elections in retrospect: Women's perspectives
Women's organisations have concurred over the need to promote constitutional literacy of women in Zimbabwe, lobby for more seats for women in parliament and in public offices as well as set up gender ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by UN Women
Youth participation in elections hailed
YOUTH empowerment lobby group, Activista Zimbabwe, has applauded youth participation in the just-ended harmonised elections.Activista national co-ordinator Thando Gwinji said a meaningful and ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa causes Parliament storm
NORTON legislator, Temba Mliswa (independent) caused a storm in Parliament yesterday, when he proposed that war veterans should dump Zanu PF for neglecting them, adding that the proportional represent...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Women can think on their own
When Fadzai Mahere expressed her desire to stand as an independent candidate, many people accused her of being used by Zanu PF to split the opposition vote. Having listened to the people's concerns, w...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Whitlaw Mugwiji
Chamisa's efforts to oust Majome escalate
Political commentator Pedzisai Ruhanya has said efforts by some MDC-T elements to oust Harare West legislator Jessie Majome from the constituency is detrimental to the party and may mean a big disappo...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 08:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa meets Zimbabwean professionals in Rwanda
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has met Zimbabwean professionals living in Rwanda.The professionals were drawn from various sectors including aviation, education and ICTs.Introducing him ...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 12:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet negates women participation
WOMEN in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) executive director, Sakhile Sifelani-Ngoma says, women's voices in Zimbabwe have been suppressed for a long time, and this should end.She said the curren...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women's number reduced through dismissals in parliament
MDC official Discent Collins Bajila has said the number of women in parliament and top government offices has reduced following an array of dismissals of women from position on political grounds....Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Equal representation and the myth of meritocracy
At the inaugural Women Electoral Convergence meeting in Bulawayo, participants under the shevote banner demanded equal representation for women in the 2018 elections. Showing their seriousness, female...Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 13:15hrs | 3 | by Whitlaw Mugwiji
'I was Mujuru, Khupe's boss'
Women's Affairs minister Nyasha Chikwinya yesterday bragged about leading former State Vice-President Joice Mujuru and MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe at the United Nations Women in Politics semi...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Our traditions are still backward: some of them!
A lot has been said about violence against women and rightly so. It is a topic that has to be dealt with now that we once again recognize the 16 days as from the 25th of November, the Internation...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 21:17hrs | 9 | by Nomazulu Thata
ZimRights commemorates International Women's day
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has joined the nation and the international community in celebrating progress and pledging commitment in its community interventions toward gender equ...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 11:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Progress towards gender parity still slow, uneven
It's been 20 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap that set the agenda for realizing women's rights, was signed by 189 governments. While there have been ...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 06:23hrs | | by Zipporah Musau
Gender equality within reach
Some progress made, but challenges remain When the Rwandan delegation went to Beijing, China, in 1995 for the landmark women's conference, just a y...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Zipporah Musau
The greatest robbery of all time
In any country where talent and virtue produce no advancement, money will be the national god.( Denis Diderot)In their folly they danced, sang and celebrated in parliament at the passing o...Published: 21 May 2015 at 10:45hrs | | by Vince Musewe
Breaking the Silence - Raising the voice of Zimbabwe's Women
As we come together to celebrate Women's day today,the title of the theme for the year 2015 called"Make lt Happen" a campaign that is directed at encouraging effective action for empowering wome...Published: 08 Mar 2015 at 14:04hrs | | by M. Gumede
Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti in futile endeavour
Yesterday, Zimbabwe witnessed the launch of what should certainly become yet another futile opposition adventure.MDC and MDC Renewal launched an alliance, United Movement for Democratic Change...Published: 02 Mar 2015 at 09:12hrs | | by chronicle editorial
Is Zimbabwe ready for a female president?
Grace Mugabe has recently indicated at her "Meet the People" rallies that she is ready to step up to the presidency fuelling speculation that she could be the next in line to the top office in Zimbab...Published: 16 Oct 2014 at 08:59hrs | | by Maggie Mzumara
'My next position depends on Mugabe,' says Muchinguri
AS the Zanu-PF December congress draws nigh, if the recent tumultuous events - as well as the unexpected twists and turns - are anything to go by, never before have battle lines along perceived factio...Published: 28 Aug 2014 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Slow but steady walk to democracy
Despite challenges, Mauritania's democracy deepens Mauritania has been in the news lately over the hot-button issue of slavery. Last year the Ameri...Published: 14 Jun 2014 at 09:37hrs | 4 | by Kaci Racelma
ZANU PF too intelligent for opposition parties says the MDC
The Welshman Ncube led MDC concedes that the ruling ZANU PF party is "politically too intelligent for opposition parties" and will not be defeated easily in any election.This was said by t...Published: 17 May 2014 at 23:26hrs | | by Gwanda Correspondent
Women forget gallant daughter on women's day
Saturday 8 March was officially declared as the International Women's Day (IWD), a day in which the world takes time to reflect on women challenges and achievements. Several women who have defied...Published: 10 Mar 2014 at 14:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF youths request quota in Parliament
Zanu-PF youths have requested their party leadership to consider young women during the distribution of the 60 seats reserved for women in Parliament. The youths resolved this at the Indigenis...Published: 04 Jun 2013 at 03:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Vote a Woman Campaign' launched
Women from across the political divide have launched a 'Vote a Woman Campaign' in preparation for the upcoming elections.Guest of honour at the occasion Dr Olivia Muchena, who is the Minister...Published: 10 May 2013 at 00:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
A storm is looming in MDC-T over female candidates
A STORM is looming in the MDC-T party where grassroots members are reportedly demanding that the party reverses its decision to protect sitting female MPs from male challengers.The party has r...Published: 17 Apr 2013 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Conference provides vital lessons for Zim women
Female parliamentarians from Zimbabwe were part of various legislators and other stakeholders who attended the recently held 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations...Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T Press Statement on Draft Constitution
The MDC-T National Executive met today to receive a report and consider the draft Constitution concluded by the Parliamentary Select Committee and Management Commi...Published: 28 Jul 2012 at 13:10hrs | | by MDC-T
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