President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted that by-elections may be held soon and called on Zanu PF to get prepared, while observing World Health Organisation (WHO) safety guidelines on COVID-19. Mnangagwa told his Zanu PF party politburo members that they should leave nothing to chance in ensuring victory in the upcoming […]
The High Court yesterday threw a lifeline at former Harare East MP Tendai Biti and five other legislators after ruling that their recent recall was illegal since the man who initiated it, Benjamin Rukanda, was not the legitimate People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretary-general. High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga ruled […]
MDC Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe and activist Cecilia Chimbiri, who are accused of violating Covid-19 regulations, have again been denied bail. The duo had made a new application for bail on changed circumstances but Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi ruled that nothing has changed to warrant granting them bail. Mamombe and […]
Battle lines drawn as MDC Alliance plots to challenge Mnangagwa’s constitutional amendments in court The Nelson Chamisa-led opposition MDC Alliance has resolved to challenge the passage of Constitution Amendment No 1 Bill in court saying the manner in which it was passed by Parliament was unconstitutional and ultra vires the 2013 Constitution. […]
The passing of the controversial constitutional amendments by the Senate last week marked yet another major reversal in Zimbabwe’s push to transform into a democracy since the 2017 coup. President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the security forces that masterminded the military putsch justified their move to topple Robert Mugabe by claiming […]
Turning the country around will require a concerted effort, nationally, regionally and internationally. By Tony Reeler Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC Alliance needs to realise that despite the huge support it received at the polls in 2018, it must regain the status of a mass movement and recruit civil society as a […]
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has suffered another blow after High Court judge Justice Philda Muzofa dismissed an application to stop Treasury from disbursing money under the Political Parties (Finance) Act to a rival faction led by Douglas Mwonzora. Chamisa has been battling to stop Mwonzora’s MDC-T from accessing funds […]
Prominent government critic Makomborero Haruzivishe was jailed for an effective 14 months on Tuesday, a week after he was convicted of inciting public violence and resisting arrest. A journalist was injured outside court as police indiscriminately lashed out at people and disrupted a news conference by a spokesperson for the […]
MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende has said his party would boycott the by-elections in protest if it were blocked from using its name, which the rival MDC-T party led by Douglas Mwonzora has claimed as its own. The MDC Alliance says it will fight to keep its name ahead of […]
ZANU PF has lobbied for the arrest of opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa accusing him of calling for the unconstitutional removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa from office. Reacting to Chamisa’s much-publicised address on Tuesday dubbed Agenda 2021, Zanu PF national spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo accused the youthful opposition leader […]