THE seemingly unending quarrelling among the country’s opposition leaders poses a serious threat to Zimbabwe’s multi-party democracy. So warns opposition stalwart and Bulawayo mayor, David Coltart, who adds that ordinary Zimbabweans have been badly let down by these senseless divisions. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Coltart said the country’s weak opposition and its deeply-divided…

FRESH trouble has erupted in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), after acting party leader Welshman Ncube reshuffled his team at the weekend. CCC insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday confirmed that the demotion of Jacob Mafume and the dropping of Nqobizitha Mlilo, who were party spokesperson and mouthpiece for Ncube respectively, had…

THE country’s two major political parties, Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), have received a shot in the arm after the government disbursed to them funds under the Political Parties (Finance) Act. This comes after the political parties recently expressed concern that the delay by the government in releasing the funds due to…

THE interim leadership of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) appears to have now firmly shut the door on Nelson Chamisa ever returning to the party. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid a renewed push to unite the country’s at-war opposition, acting CCC spokesperson Jacob Mafume confirmed that the party did not plan to…

THE ruling Zanu PF and the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) support the call to register all political parties active in the country. The chief whips of the country’s two main political organisations confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that they agreed with the call, although the CCC put in a caveat that any amendments…

ZANU PF Masvingo has barred its provincial executive members and other officials from discussing party developments in the media. This comes amid an escalating push within Zanu PF for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030. In a notice to the party’s leadership in Masvingo, Zanu PF provincial chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa said unauthorised…

AMID growing public anxiety over rising prices of basic goods in the country, retailers have pleaded with authorities to do more to stabilise the economy. In this regard, the under pressure retailers are asking the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mushayavanhu, to shore up the ZiG, and to allow them easier…

ZANU PF provinces will start holding meetings this weekend in preparation for the ruling party’s annual national conference scheduled for October. Of note is the fact that the meetings are coming against the backdrop of growing calls within the former liberation movement for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in power to 2030. Speaking…

FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, has come under withering fire from some of his erstwhile close allies, who are accusing him of letting down Zimbabweans. In addition, this band of critics is also suggesting that Chamisa has turned his back on his incarcerated lieutenants who include Jameson Timba, who has been…