Politics

Sudanese rebels ransacked the office and home of Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Sudan Hilda Mafudze and stole valuables belonging to the envoy. In a statement, Sudan’s foreign ministry condemned the attack and urged the international community to also speak against the ‘terrorist and criminal behaviour’. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns …

Zimbabwe cannot afford another five years of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s misrule characterised by toxic political differences, a failed economy and social strife, former Zanu PF stalwart Saviour Kasukuwere said on Monday. In a statement to officially announce plans to submit his papers to the nomination court sitting tomorrow, Kasukuwere, commonly …

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says candidates who are not happy about the party’s candidate selection process are free to stand as independent candidates in the upcoming elections. The opposition party adopted a community-driven candidate selection process ditching the traditional primary elections process. However, the process …

Russia reported fierce fighting on Sunday on three sections of the front line in Ukraine, a day after hosting an African peace mission that failed to spark enthusiasm from either Moscow or Kyiv. A Russian-installed official said Ukraine had recaptured Piatykhatky, a village in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, and were …

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it has completed the independent selection of candidates (councillor and parliamentary) who will represent the party in the August 23 harmonized elections. However, a list of candidates’ names announced during a press conference held Sunday revealed up to three preferred nominees in most constituencies …

After days of political drama, anxiety and bated breath, President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date, setting the stage for a season of intrigue, joy and heartaches. Zimbabwe decides on 23 August and the country’s commitment to democratic principles will be put to the test. Using his power of incumbency, …

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has dismissed claims by the opposition that the voters’ roll has been manipulated against their favour as “mischievous and preposterous”. Zec said the voters’ roll inspection exercise which is currently ongoing had been instituted to clean as well as fix errors and irregularities which some …

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Tendai Biti has warned the unconstitutional recruitment of agents from spooky Zanu PF aligned group, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) to allegedly tamper with the country’s election process was fertile ground for a military coup. The politician, who is also CCC co-vice president, was speaking …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has finally proclaimed the long-awaited date when the country’s harmonised elections will take place. According to Proclamation 4 of 2023 which has been gazetted, the fixed date for this year’s elections is August 23 while October 2, 2023 has been set as the date for a run-off …

Zimbabwe’s foreign ministry has summoned the United States’ top diplomat in Harare to protest the embassy’s “diplomatic indiscretion.” The decision came after the US embassy in Harare was accused, in state media, of meddling in the country’s domestic affairs over a Twitter post encouraging Zimbabweans to “register to vote and …