Politics

The ruling Zanu PF party has so far won 53 local authority seats uncontested after opposition political parties failed to field candidates at the close of the Nomination Court on Wednesday. Zanu PF successfully fielded candidates in all the 210 seats for the National Assembly while the CCC party was …

Presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere on Thursday hinted at seeking SADC protection from vengeful Zimbabwean authorities as he announced a slew of promises to the electorate while launching his ambitious bid for the top job. The 52-year-old, who has been holed up in South Africa since 2018, was addressing journalists a …

ZANU PF will tomorrow launch its election campaign in Chipinge, home to one of the ruling party’s founding fathers, Reverend Ndabaningi Chakandiwana Sithole, who was recently conferred with National Hero status as President Mnangagwa’s administration continues to right wrongs of the past. The holding of the campaign launch in Chipinge …

A provisional list of 11 candidates headlined by incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa and arch-rival Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa’s return into the ring will be vying for presidency in harmonised elections due August 23 this year. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is still to confirm the official …

Zanu PF has pulled rank and issued a chilling warning on political rivals not to accept a US$10 million donation offered to Zimbabwean political parties by Western countries through their agencies for training of election agents ahead of the crucial August poll. In a statement Wednesday, Zanu PF treasurer general …

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has released a list of its 250 parliamentary candidates after they filed their nomination papers across the country on Wednesday. Dozens of veterans were excluded from the final list, guaranteeing new faces in the new parliament after the August 23 general elections. CCC leader …

A CARTEL in Mberengwa led by Zanu PF aspiring MP for the constituency and gold baron Tinashe “Goga” Shumba has angered the community by invading Janasi Mountain, which is considered sacred, in search of gold, lithium, iron ore, antimony, emeralds and diamonds, without consulting the local community. Villagers also believe …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zanu PF) and opposition Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday successfully filed nomination papers ahead of today’s sitting of the nomination courts across the country. Several other presidential candidates are expected to file their nomination papers on Wednesday. These include exiled former Cabinet minister …

Self-Exiled opposition activist Makomborero Haruzivishe says the one-year incarceration of Zengeza West lawmaker Job Sikhala betrays judicial capture by the ruling elite.  Haruzivishe was speaking after protesting against repression and taking Sikhala’s case to the British Parliament for the second time, hoping to increase international awareness over the case. Sikhala …

My Dear Comrades and Countrymen, I humbly write to you on the eve of the sitting of the nomination court to inform you that I have considered your plea for my return home to participate in our 2023 electoral processes. I accept the call to run for the Office of …