Politics
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Moreblessing Ali’s killer suspect arrested
By Elvis Dumba Hurungwe – Pius Jamba, suspected to be behind the heinous murder of Citizens Coalition of Change activist Moreblessing Ali was arrested in Hurungwe. Zimbabwe Republic Police announced that Jamba was arrested in Chidamoyo area near Magunje in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West “Pius Jamba was arrested in connection with the callous murder of…
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Chiyangwa urges churches to complement government initiatives
By Elvis Dumba Manjenjenje, Zvimba – The church has been urged to complement various government efforts set up to improve community livelihoods as the country moves to attain a middle-income economy by the year 2030. The call was made by Zvimba South Member of the House of Assembly, Dr. Philip Chiyangwa. Speaking as the guest…
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The War Veterans Compensation: A Public Finance Management Perspective
By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) Zimbabweans from all walks of life appreciate the efforts of the war veterans in liberating the nation from colonial rule. It is such generous efforts that led to the liberation of this great country. Thus, rationale and prudent compensation of the war veterans is necessary. Nevertheless, the…
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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations On DStv
DStv viewers in Zimbabwe can join people around the world to enjoy highlights of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Britain, running from Thursday, June 2 to Sunday, June 5. Celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne, the jubilee coverage starts with the military ceremony of Trooping the Colour, broadcast live on Sky News and…
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WTO In Talks With Member Countries To Prevent Food Crisis: Okonjo-Iweala
The World Trade Organisation has said that it is finding ways to prevent member countries from hoarding their food and avert a global food crisis. The WTO Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, said the over three-month Russia-Ukraine crisis is posing a huge threat to global grain supplies. She also admitted that the fertilizer industry was hit…
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United Nations Zimbabwe empowers editors, senior journalists on development reporting
In pursuit of empowering communicators on sustainable development, the United Nations in Zimbabwe is undertaking a week-long workshop on development reporting as well as embarking on field visits in Manicaland. Bringing together some 30 editors, sub-editors and senior reporters, and United Nations (UN) officials, the high-powered seminar will be followed by subsequent field visits to…
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Phillip Chiyangwa donates land to the African Liberation Museum
By Elvis Dumba Harare – As a way of commemorating Africa Day, the Museum of African Liberation received a shot in the arm after Affirmative Action Group Founder and Executive Chairman of Native Investments, Dr. Philip Chiyangwa donated more than one hundred hectares and Kirkman Shops Mall for the establishment of an African Liberation City.…
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CCC, Zanu (PF) youths unite through sports
By Lloyd Rabaya On a positive but rare occasion, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and ZANU-PF supporters were among various political party youths who locked horns in a football tournament organized by a Non-governmental organization 4-H Zimbabwe. Various other political parties converged in Belvedere for the festival, including the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), Front For…
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Progressive People’ s Party of Zimbabwe pledges houses for newly-weds
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa The Progressive People’s Party of Zimbabwe (PPPZ) has pledged to offer free houses for newly wedded couples. Speaking at the party’s manifesto launch at the Media Centre, PPPZ President Reverend Timothy Chiguvare said that once elected into office, newly wedded couples should not stress over accommodation as his government will offer free…
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Mutare Accident: United Freedom Party blasts police
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa A new opposition outfit, United Freedom Party has accused the police of being complicit in the fatal accident near Mutare. The accident occurred on Tuesday along Vumba Road when a commuter omnibus plying the Mutare-Chigodora route veered off the road and overturned after a police officer allegedly threw a spike. According to…
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Rising exchange rate impoverishing Zimbabwean workers: UFP
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa The United Freedom Party (UFP) – a newly formed opposition party has raised concern about the spiralling exchange rate saying it is impoverishing most workers. The foreign exchange rate is hovering around US1-450RTGS on the black market and United Freedom Party (UFP) in its Workers’ Day statement, said the development has had…
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ZEC has broad powers to ensure a free, fair, and credible election
By Alex Magaisa There is a video clip in which the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Justice Priscilla Chigumba claims that she and her organization have no power to perform functions that the public demands in the running and supervision of elections. She argues that stakeholders must approach parliament so that she and ZEC…
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A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation
By Richard Mahapatra Food prices are increasing at an unprecedented rate worldwide, triggered by 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruption and now the Russia-Ukraine war The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was pushed off global front pages last fortnight by food inflation. Food prices have leaped 75 per cent since mid-2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) assessed. In India,…
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Liberation war hero Cde John Gwitira dies
By Jacob Kudzai Mutisi Cde. John Gwitira, a liberation war hero who miraculously escaped several death attempts and played a vital role to help liberate the people of Zimbabwe has died. He was a tough-talking, no-nonsense man with a strong stammer. John Gwitira sometimes referred to as “Gwindingwi” his freedom-fighting name, would fight for what…
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Shincheonji Church: End war and uphold peace
More than 2,345 verified civilian casualties – including 177 innocent children – suffered in Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights believes the real death toll may be much higher. This ‘senseless war’ has left many baffled as to why the idea of peace and safety…
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ZEC trains online content creators on electoral concepts and processes
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has trained online content creators, the majority of whom use social media as a platform for churning out their work, on electoral concepts and processes in pursuit of ensuring the delivery of an electoral process whose integrity is beyond reproach. Addressing the online content creators during the workshop held under…
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Suspending elections: Right time to revisit the Sabbath call?
By Rev Dr. Kenneth Mtata In 2019, the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), the largest platform of church bodies in Zimbabwe, proposed a moratorium on elections for a seven-year period. The proposal was made out of the realisation that (a) the citizens were too impoverished for meaningful participation in democratic processes, (b) the cost…
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Zimbabwe’s historic 42nd Independence anniversary: main commemorations in Bulawayo
The Forty Second Anniversary of the country’s Independence under the theme “Zimbabwe at 42: Leaving no one and no place behind” celebrations are historic and extraordinary in that they are the first in which the main commemorations are being held outside the capital city of Harare, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. He made the remarks…
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Stop brutal killings in South Africa: Ramaphosa, ED Mnangagwa urged
By Jacob Kudzai Mutisi I am urging President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently stop the killing of helpless Zimbabweans on the streets of South Africa. Images of Zimbabweans being set alight and being killed in broad daylight are becoming common. There is a perception that these are state-sanctioned killings. We now have…
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NERA strongly condemns ZEC for demanding USD payment from local observers
The National Elections Reform Agenda (NERA) is vehemently concerned and seriously condemning the way the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is handling the accreditation process by demanding foreign currency payment from local observers. NERA said a majority of citizens are not working, with unofficial unemployment levels estimated to be above 85%. “It’s sad that ZEC demands…
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UZA Party to ensure everyone enjoys the fruits of independence
By Desire Tshuma The United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) Party has assured citizens that it will work to ensure that everyone, rather than a selected few as is the current norm, will enjoy the country’s independence from colonialism. The party was launched on Wednesday, March 16 at Harare Showgrounds by its founding president Elizabeth Valerio. More…
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ERC & ZESN Statement on Phase 1 of Voter Registration
Statement on Phase 1 of Voter Registration (1 – 28 February 2022) I. Overview As part of their commitment to support democratic development and promote credible, transparent, and accountable electoral processes in Zimbabwe, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) observed the first phase of the registration blitz and shall…
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Ukraine Crisis Highlights Importance of Food Security
Regardless of your business, South Africa sits at the very end of very long global supply lines. Even before Covid-19 and the July 2021 civil unrest bought home the importance of shortening and diversifying supply chains, South Africa’s balance of trade and ZAR volatility and weakness were already prompting a re-think as businesses pivoted to local – or…
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CiZC condemns ZRP for blocking supporters to attend CCC Marondera rally
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) is condemning actions by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) who have reportedly been deployed to block a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally to be held in Marondera today. The police action is despite the fact that the High Court cleared the event yesterday after the Zimbabwe…
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Turkiye says Russia-Ukraine negotiating to sign ‘comprehensive peace agreement’
In tripartite meeting, Turkiye stressed keeping humanitarian corridors in Ukraine open, says Foreign Minister Cavusoglu ANTALYA, Turkiye Russia and Ukraine are having talks to sign a “comprehensive peace agreement,” the Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday after a three-way meeting amid the Russia-Ukraine war. “There are a lot of topics which Russia and Ukraine are…
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International Women’s Day 2022: “Breaking The Bias: Realising Women’s Rights”
By Linda Masarira International Women’s Day is a day set aside every year on the 8th of March to celebrate women’s achievements in all spheres of life. This year’s theme is a clarion call to all women to ensure that they play a participatory role in advocating for gender equality and ensuring the protection of…
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How have African agro-based countries allowed politics to destroy the potential for home-grown solutions?
By Charles Dhewa Following the success of politics in liberating African countries from colonial injustice, a mindset that has been planted in Africa is that politics has a monopoly on all solutions. Unfortunately, this has overridden people’s capacity to explore solutions outside politics. For resource-rich countries like Zimbabwe, politics has been allowed to dominate the…
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ERC & ZESN Deploy Observers for 2022 Voter Registration Blitz
By ERC and ZESN Introduction As part of their commitment to support democratic development and promote credible, transparent, and accountable electoral processes in Zimbabwe, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) are observing the voter registration blitz on an independent and nonpartisan basis for all Zimbabweans. The joint observation effort will…
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By-election update: CCC candidate optimistic of overwhelming win
By Takudzwa Mahari The aspiring Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate for Epworth, Ethrage Kureva has vowed to retain the constituency to improve the livelihood of the residents, especially the youths. Epworth is one of Harare’s 12 constituencies that fell vacant after the Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T party recalled Nelson Chamisa loyalists across the country.…
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ZANU (PF) to launch ED Youth Cup
By Elvis Dumba Banket – A ten-team national sports tournament is set to be launched soon by the ZANU PF youth league. The Sports tournament which will be known as the Emmerson Mnangagwa Youth Cup Tournament will see the ruling party’s youths battle out in both male and female soccer, netball and volleyball disciplines. ZANU…
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King Jae’s ‘Valentine Gift’
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa Upcoming ZimDancehall artiste, King Jae, has released Valentine’s Day song to celebrate Zimbabwean women. In an interview with this publication, King Jae, born James Manama, said the single ‘Zimbo Girl’ is to appreciate the love and beauty of Zimbabwean women hence the timing of the release on Valentine’s Day. “The song, Zimbo…
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Musician Suluman Chimbetu lambasts soldiers over harassment
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Dendera Music crooner Suluman Chimbetu on Sunday complained over harassment at the hands of Zimbabwe National Army members in Banket. The “Batai munhu” hit-maker who was en-route to Hurungwe for a ZANU PF by-elections campaign launch told the ruling party supporters at Banket Sports Club attending the party’s Zvimba Inter-district…
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Address grey areas ahead of by-elections: RACER
The Residents Association Coalition for Electoral Reforms (RACER), an alliance of Residents Associations advocating for electoral and local governance reforms has flagged out grey areas that need to be addressed including but not limited to the continued lack of access to national registration documents, political intolerance, lower voter registration turnout, and poor service provision ahead…
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ZHOCD adds voice to upcoming by-elections
The leaders of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), comprising the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ), Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), and Union for Development of Apostolic and Zionist Churches in Zimbabwe (UDACIZA) have added their voice on the upcoming by-elections set for the 26th of March 2022. The…
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RACER petitions Parliament on RG Office reluctance to offer national IDs
Concerned that access to national identification documents has become an impediment for people to register to vote and has the potential to make the voter registration blitz exercise futile, the Residents Coalition for Electoral Reforms (RACER) has petitioned Parliament to take action against such a miscarriage of justice. The petition was signed by Reuben Akili…
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Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill before the Botswana Parliament shocking: SAEF
The Southern African Editors’ Forum (SAEF) has said it is deeply alarmed at what is about to happen in Botswana – the thwarting and suppression of free expression among its people and by extension the media through the contemplated Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill. SAEF joined the Botswana Editors’ Forum (BEF) and the African Editors…
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New name for Nelson Chamisa’s party
Nelson Chamisa has finally announced his Party’s new name that he said will be centred on the Citizens of Zimbabwe at a press conference held at a local Hotel in Harare. Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) is the name of the New Party. More on this and other stories to follow.
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Elections credibility depends on the conduct of ZEC: Residents Associations
In its recent statement, the Residents Associations Coalition for Electoral Reforms (RACER) ahead of upcoming local government by-elections said the credibility of the plebiscite depends on the conduct of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). According to RACER, the proclamation of the dates for by-elections provided a huge relief to residents across Zimbabwe who suffered from…
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George Charamba confirms state’s intention to silence Gukurahundi: Crisis Coalition
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has noted with great sadness recent utterances by the Deputy Chief Secretary for Presidential Communications, Mr George Charamba to the effect that the construction of a memorial plaque in honour of victims of the Gukurahundi genocide at Bhalagwe in Maphisa, Matabeleland South province is illegal. On January 4,…
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YEMAP dismisses Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition election results as botched
By Goodwell Kazingizi The coordinator of the Youth Empowerment Management and Protection Trust (YEMAP), an affiliate of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), Pride Mkono has dismissed the results of the elections recently announced by the Elections Resource Centre (ERC) as botched. The disputed elections which were held virtually on the 12th of January this…
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Implement Electoral Reforms: ERC urges ZEC
As it welcomed the proclamation of 26 March 2022 as the day for by-elections through Statutory Instrument 1 of 2022 by the President of Zimbabwe, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) called upon the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to ensure that the elections become transparent, free, fair and credible by implementing electoral reforms. It emphasised that…
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Residents challenge ZEC on voter registration
The Residents Associations Coalition for Electoral Reforms is set to engage Parliament to summon the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) over the distortion of the numbers of registered voters. Speaking in an interview on behalf of the Residents Associations Coalition for Electoral Reforms, CHRA Programmes Manager, Reuben Akili said the coalition was also concerned over…
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Mbare demolitions: ZANU (PF) distances itself from space barons
The Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Province, Senator Oliver Chidau has stressed that ZANU-PF does not tolerate space barons most of whom had encouraged the construction of illegal structures in Mbare and were extorting money from the people operating in these structures. He was speaking to the media yesterday on the demolition of illegal…
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Inadequacy of Legal, Administrative Electoral Provisions Prior By-Elections worrisome: ZESN
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has welcomed the promulgation of Statutory Instrument (SI) 2 of 2022, proclaiming a date for the holding of by-elections to fill in vacancies in wards and constituencies. The holding of by-elections was indefinitely suspended as a means to curb the Covid-19 pandemic through SI 225A of 2020. In a…
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Extraordinary summit to review progress of SADC mission in Mozambique
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) informs that the Extraordinary Summit and its preceding meetings that were scheduled to take place virtually from 5th – 7th January 2022 had been rescheduled. The meetings will now take place in Lilongwe, the Republic of Malawi from 11th – 12th January 2022. The Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and…