Politics

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM) final report, presented to the Sadc executive secretary Elias Magosi of Botswana and President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week, bemoans the failure by the Zimbabwean government to implement recommendations made after the 2018 polls, including aligning electoral processes to the constitution. …

Government has warned the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) against taking any action which may likely cause an uprising in the name of democracy. The remarks were made by Foreign Affairs acting minister Amon Murwira when he addressed the African Union ambassadors affiliated to Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday. Apart …

The European Union (EU) says its chief election observer, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, failed to access the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) during the just-ended polls despite assurances made in an administrative arrangement made between Harare and Brussels. Ahead of the 23 and 24 August elections, Zimbabwe and the bloc entered into …

The opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) decision to proceed without a constitution and with no congress to elect substantive leaders is the reason why it has been trapped in a predicament in which a non-member of the party has recalled its MPs, councillors and senators. A seasoned political analyst …

From as early as 2018, CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa sent various envoys who included journalists, businessmen and church leaders to open talks with President Mnangagwa but all his missions collapsed as they were predicated on deceit, dishonesty and double-standards, President Mnangagwa’s spokesperson Mr George Charamba has said. In his …

Zimbabwean political leader Job Sikhala is severely ill, according to his legal team, but remains in custody at the Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. The opposition politician for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and lawyer has been in prison since 14 June 2022, when he was arrested for charges arising …

CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has withdrawn all party legislators and councillors from both parliament and councils in response to the shock ouster of 15 party MPs at the behest of self-styled party secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu. Tshabangu set the cat among the pigeons early this month when he wrote to …

Zanu PF has dismissed claims by CCC leader Nelson Chamisa that the ruling party was sponsoring recalls on opposition legislators and councillors in attempts to both fan division and destroy his party. This follows the shock ouster of 24 party legislators and 17 councillors under a dubious directive issued by …

Several MPs were injured when anti-riot police stormed parliament Tuesday to turf out CCC legislators who were defying an order to vacate the legislative house by national assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda. For nearly two hours, parliament was a battle zone after Mudenda announced the recall of 24 opposition lawmakers at …

Vice President, Hon. Gen. (Rtd.) Dr. C. G. D. N. Chiwenga;Vice President, Hon. Col. (Rtd.) Cde K. C. D. Mohadi;Our National Chairman, and Minister of Defence, Hon. O. C. Z. Muchinguri-Kashiri;Honourable Ministers, Returning and Newly-Appointed;Attorney-General, Honourable P. Machaya;Chief Secretary, Dr. M. J. M. Sibanda, and the Secretariat Team. It is …