MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says it is foolhardy to think that even a united opposition can romp to victory over Zanu PF in next year’s crunch elections, without the country having held national talks. Addressing journalists in Bulawayo on Tuesday evening, the Nyanga Senator also reiterated that inclusive national dialogue remained crucial to healing the…
THE tussle for the Bulawayo deputy mayoral position has spilled into the courts after councillor Mlandu Ncube yesterday filed a High Court application seeking to bar Tinashe Kambarami from being reinstated to the position. This comes after the Bulawayo High Court recently reinstated Kambarami as deputy mayor and councillor for Ward 3 ending a three-year…
RIOT police had to be called in yesterday after a parliamentary portfolio committee on Youth conducting a public hearing on the National Youth Service (NYS) Bill here was violently disrupted by Zanu PF youth who felt that one of the contributors had disrespected their party. Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial youth chairperson Freedom Murechu yesterday confirmed…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has revealed Bulawayo will most likely lose about two of its 12 parliamentary seats during the ongoing delimitation exercise, judging by the number of its registered voters. This comes hard on the heels of recent census results which showed that Bulawayo’s population had remained almost stagnant for the past 10…
OPPOSITION stalwarts, Lovemore Moyo and Sibangilizwe Nkomo, have come up with an initiative to bring the country’s opposition parties under one umbrella to fight Zanu PF ahead of the crunch 2023 elections. This comes after the two, Moyo, who leads the United Movement for Devolution (UMD) and Zapu leader Nkomo, met in Bulawayo on Wednesday…
GENDER-BASED violence (GBV) is the biggest human rights issue in Zimbabwe which the government must give priority in terms of addressing it, a survey by Afrobarometer reveals. Afrobarometer is a pan-African, survey research network that provides data on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance, and quality of life. In Zimbabwe the Afrobarometer is represented…
ACTING president Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the re-opened Cold Storage Company (CSC) Boustead Beef plant is set to benefit small holder farmers the most through provision of a competitive market. Speaking at the official pre-launch of the revamped CSC plant in Bulawayo, Chiwenga said the company, which had been lying idle, was back for good…
MDC leader Douglous Mwonzora says the Political Actors’ Dialogue (Polad) in its current form is not a convincing platform to bring about the much-needed national dialogue to change the country’s political and economic fortunes. Polad, which was set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa soon after winning the 2018 presidential election, is composed of leaders of…
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni says the city will not bow to pressure from residents and business to cancel a parking partnership with Tendy Three International (TTI). This comes as the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bpra) recently said it was working on measures to end the deal, arguing it was killing business in the city owing…
FORMER MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe has challenged opposition political parties to adopt new strategies to lure more voters ahead of the crunch 2023 harmonised elections. Khupe, who was speaking recently on a twitter space organised by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Mthwakazi, a group of the party’s supporters based in the diaspora, said…
