Politics

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has berated some opposition parties and foreign countries who he accused of using the emotive Gukurahundi genocide to gain political mileage. Mnangagwa was speaking at the Bulawayo State House, Monday where he launched a community engagement programme, which marked the beginning of a chiefs-driven programme which will …

Government is intensifying its vindictive approach to seizing farms belonging to its critics, most of whom were the late former president Robert Mugabe’s loyalists in the twilight years of life and rule. The latest victim is former police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri whose Inyika Farm in Shamva, Mashonaland Central province, has …

Zanu PF activist Sybeth Musengezi has vowed the weekend arson attack that damaged his home and also destroyed property will not deter him from seeking justice in his court challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy. Musengezi and his family escaped what he believes was an arson attack by suspected state …

Zimbabwean pastor and international human rights activist Evan Mawarire had a meeting with United States secretary of State Anthony J Blinken on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he informed the senior US official that rights violations in Harare had worsened under President Emmerson …

The continued incarceration of opposition lawmakers Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, together with 14 Nyatsime residents for over 100 days, has cast Zimbabwe’s deteriorating political situation under the spotlight as the United Kingdom House of Commons keeps an eye on the developments. Sikhala and 15 others have been behind bars …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s alleged use of parallel structures has divided the ruling Zanu PF with party officials warning of possible infiltration ahead of elections. Leaked WhatsApp chats from a Zanu PF group called Zanu PF Live Bulletin have exposed the growing discontent among party members who are against continued mushrooming …

The ruling Zanu PF political party has issued a directive compelling top party leaders to make contributions of varying amounts ahead of the 7th National Congress, which has been thrown into jeopardy following a legitimacy challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa kicking off today. The event, largely convened to endorse Mnangagwa …

South Africa’s home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has scornfully dismissed speculation that his decision to extend permits for Zimbabwean immigrants was aimed at helping the ruling Zanu PF party win next year’s crunch general elections. Motsoaledi had, throughout the year, vowed to not renew the expiring Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), …

Zanu PF activist Sybeth Musengezi’s Harare home was Saturday ‘petrol bombed’ in a suspected arson attack by persons believed to be unhappy with his bold court challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy as the ruling party’s number one. Musengezi broke news of the incident through his Twitter handle Saturday evening. …

Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa, fearing being relegated to an ordinary party member, has pleaded for the allocation of more central committee seats to Manicaland after he was rejected by his Makoni district. Chinamasa was rejected by his own district at a recent Makoni inter-district meeting, with party members saying he …