May 1, 2024
. . . as Tsvangirai vows to hang on DESPITE being handed his third defeat at the hands of President Robert Mugabe in last week’s election, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader Morgan Tsvangirai said he will not step down from the helm of the party to pave…
MUTARE – The Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA) is of the view that the future of the Chisumbanje ethanol plant now looks bright given that the inclusive government is now dead and buried.Basil Nyabadza, the chairperson of ARDA, said with ZANU-PF now in charge of government after defeating…
KWEKWE — Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo has blocked attempts by councillors to award themselves jaw-dropping exit packages.City fathers here had hoped to walk away with rich pickings for the services rendered to council since they were elected into office in 2008.But Chombo thwarted the move, saying the…
●ZANU-PF dismisses indigenisation fears ●Zimbabwe dollar not returning soonTHE Zimbabwe’s Stock Exchange (ZSE) suffered a bloodbath this week blamed largely on apprehension over a ZANU-PF government, with critics blaming indigenisation fears and speculation of a return of Zimbabwe’s defenceless currency for the crush.But the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe…
THE African Union (AU), which had appeared to have taken a backseat in Zimbabwe’s affairs soon after the signing of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) more than four years ago, has sprung into action, upstaging the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in shadowing the local elections. The AU…
MDC-T battling to defend territory PRIME Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) party’s election machinery rolled into the City of Kings and Queens a fortnight ago, briefly painting the city red and sending a veiled message to rivals that the party cannot be written off.…
BINGA — Last week, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Welshman Ncube launched a manifesto anchored on three pillars of which devolution of power to provinces overarches them all.Ncube chose to launch his party’s manifesto at Siachilaba Business Centre, deep inside Binga.Binga District is arguably one…
HOW the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will handle today’s make-or-break elections is likely to determine whether the country would move forward after more than a decade of intense bickering between ZANU-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations, The Financial Gazette can report.The world’s attention would be…
THE coalitions separately stitched together by leaders of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations are standing on shaky ground, raising questions as to whether they would garner the intended votes in the forthcoming polls.Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai entered into a coalition with Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) leader Simba…
DUMISO Dabengwa has revealed for the first time some of the problems that led to the revival of ZAPU, which in 1987 went into a Unity Accord with ZANU-PF to end disturbances that had rocked the Midlands and the Matabeleland provinces.The ZAPU leader said ZANU-PF was “untrustworthy”, narrating…
