HARARE – The MDC Alliance has kickstarted its bid to reshape the Zimbabwean economy for a post-Zanu PF government, anchored on Transformation, Opportunities and Prosperity (TOP). Former Finance minister Tendai Biti unveiled a blueprint for sweeping reforms of the Zimbabwean economy at an MDC Alliance rally in Chipinge at the weekend, as the opposition front-runner…
HARARE – Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s nephew, Tongai yesterday staged a demonstration in Harare South after he failed to make it onto the list of candidates selected to contest primary elections to represent the ruling party in the National Assembly polls. On Saturday, Zanu PF secretary for the commissariat Engelbert Rugeje announced the names…
HARARE – Break-away MDC formation president Thokozani Khupe has lashed out at her political male rivals saying their criticism of the elected leaders of her new formation border on cowardice. Khupe, the newly-elected leader of the latest breakaway MDC faction, has said she has no regrets for cutting ties with Nelson Chamisa, whom she accused…
HARARE – Angry members of Parliament plan to summon President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured right) to explain his government’s contentious decision to retain controversial “tenderpreneur” Wicknell Chivayo on the $200 million Gwanda solar project — all this despite damning allegations of corruption and fierce objections from many quarters. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – A potential conflict and possibly a constitutional crisis might emerge if President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not deal with overlapping responsibilities between him and his equally powerful deputy, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, analysts warned this week. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Our News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for an exclusive interview with veteran journalist and media executive Henry Muradzikwa. Muradzikwa has been the chief executive officer of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBC) between October 2006 and May 2008. Muradzikwa also served as the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of State news agency Ziana for 10 years,…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces the spectre of a repeat of the sabotage that characterised the 2008 elections after scores of prospective legislators were elbowed from the race to represent the ruling party in the forthcoming elections. The ruling party’s secretary for the commissariat Engelbert Rugeje told reporters on Saturday that thousands of prospective…
HARARE – MDC president Nelson Chamisa has pledged to review the hero status of the late nationalist Ndabaningi Sithole who was buried at his farm in Mount Selinda, if he wins the forthcoming general elections. Chamisa, who will contest this year’s presidential elections on the MDC Alliance ticket, told a bumper crowd at Kondo Business…
HARARE – Opposition political parties are unhappy with amendments to the Electoral Act, which they allege to be another ploy by the ruling Zanu PF party to stall reform using its majority in Parliament. This came out during a political parties’ interface meeting convened last week by Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition in conjunction with the…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been challenged to maintain peace and justice by averting a repeat of the previous violence in the country’s forthcoming 2018 harmonised elections. This comes as the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) joined other civil society organisations under the church-led Zimbabwe Divine Destiny (ZDD) during a march on April 13…
