Politics

Job Sikhala’s trial finally kicked off Tuesday with the incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) top official requesting court proceedings to be streamed live so as to allow relatives and allies to follow proceedings in real time. The Chitungwiza lawmaker is accused of disturbing police investigations into Moreblessing Ali’s murder …

The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has faced strident criticism over its rather unconventional approach to politics; nearly a year since its launch, there is little clarity over its constitution, its structures and policies or its strategy for removing Zanu PF from power. However, addressing a fundraising event held …

Slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali’s mutilated remains are set for burial at a cemetery in Mabvuku, Harare this Wednesday amid fresh squabbles among family members over the decision. Ali made headlines June this year after she was gruesomely murdered in Nyatsime, outside Chitungwiza, by suspects with …

On December 22, 1987, Zimbabwe’s two major nationalist movements namely the Patriotic Front Zimbabwe African People’s Union led by Joshua Nkomo and the Zimbabwe African National Union led by Robert Mugabe, both late, signed an agreement to form a united nationalist political party and end ethnic violence which had marred …

Finance and Economic Development Minister, Mthuli Ncube, has announced plans to procure helicopters for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to capacitate the institution in fighting crime. Ncube announced the plans to Parliament last week, during the budget debate with legislators, saying the government intends to improve conditions of service for …

South Africa’s scandal-hit President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as the governing ANC’s leader to wild cheers from his supporters. He defeated his rival Zweli Mkhize by 2,476 votes to 1,897. Mr Ramaphosa won despite being dogged by allegations of money laundering, and a last-minute surge in support for Mr …

News Editor The United States has slapped Emmerson Mnangagwa Jr, son to President Emmerson Mnangagwa with sanctions just a day ahead of the US-Africa Leaders Summit to be held in Washington, DC. Zimbabwe was invited, however,  President Mnangagwa will not be able to attend the summit starting Tuesday due to …

United States President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa — one that has grown wider over years of frustration about America’s commitment to the continent. In the …

Citizens Coalition for Change MPs are free to access US$40,000 “housing loans” from parliament, but they must repay them, the party said on Wednesday in an apparent climbdown after party leader Nelson Chamisa previously declared that they should not “drink from the poisoned chalice.” Deputy CCC spokesman Gift Ostallos Siziba …

There was chaos in the National Assembly yesterday with legislators nearly coming to blows over opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s calling out of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament (MPs) for accepting US$40 000 loans offered by government. Last week, Chamisa issued a muted condemnation of the loans and …