Politics

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Frederick Shava is leading his country’s delegation in Pretoria, attending the mid-term review of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) at the invitation of Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) said Shava and Pandor …

Incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole have returned to file another court challenge against placement on remand arguing that there was no justification for their continued detention. The latest application comes after the pair’s initial protest against both remand and bail failed. Through their …

ZANU PF national spokesperson, Chris Mutsvangwa has sprang to the defence of top Zanu PF officials accused of child sex abuse, rape and infidelity, saying the alleged sleaze was a ploy by the opposition to destabilise the ruling party. Australian-based socialite Susan Mutami hogged social media limelight, name-dropping senior Zanu …

Retired Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete will head the East African Community (EAC) election observation mission to Kenya. The mission of 52 observers drawn from key governance and independent institutions and civil society organisations across the seven-member EAC bloc except Kenya is expected to be in the country from August 1st to …

Former deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara has described the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s gold coins as a “self-enrichment scheme” for the Zanu PF elites. The central bank issued 2000 22-carat gold coins worth US$1,824 each on Monday, which central bank governor John Mangudya said would help tackle chronic hyperinflation. The …

Self-exiled and outspoken academic Professor Jonathan Moyo Wednesday expressed his disdain for the Nelson Chamisa led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in a blistering Twitter attack. The political scientist said a party such as CCC could not be supported as it lacks ideology, values, a constitution and structures. In a …

Scores of Hurungwe villagers were Monday summoned to appear before a traditional court to explain their continued absenteeism at Zanu PF meetings and events. About 50 people, mostly Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, were subpoenaed to appear before headman Patrick Samuel’s court where they were labelled “sellouts”. Sources told …

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has unveiled a new party logo which the party leader, Nelson Chamisa described as a symbol of hope. The new logo is a derivative of the logo that the party has been using since its launch at the beginning of the year. Chamisa’s face …

Zimbabwe has been flagged by the United Nations as one of the countries in the world systematically threatening civil liberties by imposing laws that affects human rights including the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Bill and the Zanu PF-supported Patriotic Bill. The country was named together with the Philippines, Thailand, …

Zimbabwe could easily be engulfed in a deadly conflict on the scale of Rwanda’s 1994 Genocide which claimed more than 900,000 lives, opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy leader, Tendai Biti, warned in parliament Tuesday. “Politics, in Zimbabwe, is suffocating because it is politics of intolerance, durawalls and division.,” …