‘Zanu PF killed Morgan Tsvangirai’
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday sensationally claimed that the party’s charismatic founder, Morgan Tsvangirai, was killed by his Zanu PF rivals as part of the ruling party’s “scorched earth policy” to weaken opposition politics in the country. Chamisa told thousands of his supporters at a campaign rally at Chibuku Stadium in Chitungwiza that […]
Mnangagwa Never Canvassed to Be President, He Was God’s Gift to the Country – Oppah Muchinguri
Zanu PF national chair, Oppah Muchinguri has sang President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s praises, describing the powerful politician as a God ordained leader who never canvassed to be the country’s number one. Speaking at a rally in Redcliff over the weekend, Muchinguri said Mnangagwa was destined to rule Zimbabwe and was sent to usher in massive opportunities […]
Opposition party MDC Alliance loses 90 council seats
THE opposition MDC Alliance has failed to field candidates in at least 90 wards countrywide, giving President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF a head-start ahead of next month’s general elections. MDC Alliance spokesperson Welshman Ncube confirmed the development yesterday. “I cannot give you the figures off the top of my head, but we did not field […]
ZANU-PF doesn’t run cheap campaigns, says Obert Mpofu
ZANU PF is going for broke ahead of the July 30 general elections with a war chest of over $200 million despite reports that the ruling party is broke. The extravagant campaign has raised questions about the source of the funding amid allegations that foreign countries are bankrolling Zanu PF. BY OBEY MANAYITI Our reporter […]
Split Zimbabwe opposition helping Mnangagwa to victory
Zimbabwe’s divided opposition could bolster the long ruling party’s chances of victory after failing to forge a solid coalition for the country’s first elections without Robert Mugabe. Twenty-three candidates — the highest number in the country’s election history — are in the running for the presidential race after haggling over the allocation of parliamentary seats, […]
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa, Main Rival Chamisa Sign up For First Post-Mugabe Election
President Emmerson Mnangagwa registered on Thursday for Zimbabwe’s first national elections of the post-Mugabe era, with his main rival Nelson Chamisa hoping to rally younger voters against the generation that won independence. Western governments and investors will be closely watching the July 30 presidential and parliamentary ballots, for which monitors got clearance to deploy for […]
Presidential election results out in 5 days: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has allayed public fears of delayed election results, saying next month’s presidential election outcome would be announced within five days. Zec Manicaland provincial boss, Moffart Masabeya, made the remarks at an all stakeholders’ meeting, last week, after the electorate demanded guarantees that Zec would not delay election results for more […]
Morgan Tsvangirai visited me in my sleep claims MDC-T deputy president Elias Mudzuri
MDC-T deputy president Elias Mudzuri has claimed he dreamt of the late MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai smiling, urging them to continue with the grand coalition and telling him victory was certain in this election. Addressing thousands of party supporters at Mhandamabwe business centre, who braved the whole day waiting for MDC-T president Nelson Chamisa, who […]
Stop poking nose in electoral affairs, Zimbabwe National Army told
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has challenged the army to stop meddling in elections and called upon President Emmerson Mnangagwa to walk the talk on his pledge of free, fair and credible elections. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, HRW Southern Africa director Dewa Mavhinga said the electoral field will never be level if the military keeps […]
Zimra boss Faith Mazani quizzed over ‘smuggled’ Zanu PF campaign material
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner-general, Faith Mazani was yesterday grilled by MDC-T Chitungwiza North legislator, Godfrey Sithole, who demanded to know if Zanu PF had paid import duty for campaign vehicles and other materials, which were recently imported ahead of next month’s general elections. The issue was raised in Harare during a Zimra engagement meeting […]
