AN INCREASINGLY despondent leader of the MDC, Douglas Mwonzora, appears to have all but given up on his chances of doing well in the upcoming elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the dejected Mwonzora just fell short of calling for a boycott of the crunch August 23 polls — describing them as a “farce…
THE huge crowds being witnessed at the rallies of the country’s two main political parties do not have a decisive bearing on which one between them will win the August 23 elections, analysts say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts added that the party with the best poll messages and the greatest capacity…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has reiterated his strong belief that the opposition should work together if they are to defeat Zanu PF in this month’s crunch national elections. At the same time, former Zanu PF youth league notable, Godfrey Tsenengamu, revealed last night that opposition parties were engaging in talks in this regard. Speaking to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabweans must shun tribalism and remain united ahead of next month’s general elections. Addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters at a rally held in Nkayi, Matabeleland North Province, Mnangagwa said divisions would derail the country’s development. “Let us all reject and shun violence, we must reject tribalism, regionalism and hate…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has outsmarted saboteurs who wanted to wreck the country’s economy in an alleged bid to dislodge Zanu PF from power in the August 23 polls. So says presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, who told the Daily News at the weekend that the country would continue to witness welcome reductions in the prices of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has poohpoohed claims by his challengers in the opposition that he has captured the courts ahead of next month’s national elections. Speaking yesterday at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, upon his return from the Russia-Africa summit, Mnangagwa said the accusations were completely unfounded. “Those who claim that I am using the courts…
DESPITE the barrage of criticism and the many legal challenges that it has faced since it released its much-debated delimitation report earlier this year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will deliver credible elections on August 23. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zec deputy chairperson, Rodney Kiwa, also said the national elections management…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa remains fully focused on lifting the quality of life of all Zimbabweans, and is not pre-occupied with his political rivals ahead of next month’s elections. So says Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, who also told the Daily News yesterday that none of the country’s presidential aspirants posed a serious challenge to the 80-year-old…
POLITICAL parties yesterday endorsed civil society organisation, 4H Zimbabwe’s peace charter as efforts to have violence free elections intensify ahead of next month’s polls. Some of the parties which endorsed the charter include Zanu PF, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), MDC, Free Zimbabwe Congress, Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ) and National Constitutional Assembly…
POLICE have warned that they will deal ruthlessly with politicians and their supporters caught fomenting chaos in the country. This comes amid rising tensions ahead of next month’s crunch national elections, which have seen the ruling Zanu PF and the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) trading accusations over increasing cases of political violence. A stern…
