HARARE – The recently-held harmonised elections have left Zimbabwe as a divided nation. The governing Zanu PF won a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly while incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa narrowly beat MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa in the presidential ballot. Chamisa has disputed the outcome of the presidential poll and is expected to launch…
HARARE – Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC Alliance, has said he will not accept the results of the hard-fought and blood-soaked July 30 election. According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) he lost, but could Chamisa legally challenge the results? And how would that process work? According to leading domestic fact-checking portal, ZimFact, in…
HARARE – The recent arrest of Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo has thrust the spotlight back on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s corruption fight. Chivayo was arrested last week on corruption charges while trying to flee the country when he had gotten wind that law enforcement agents were looking for him. The controversial businessman and his company —…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is on the edge of bedlam owing to a disputed presidential poll. A declared winner of the poll, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is seemingly not in full control of apparatus of the State security. Official, albeit disputed, elections results show that Mnangagwa “won” by a small margin while the “losing” candidate, Nelson Chamisa, believes…
HARARE – Events of the past week have demonstrated how deeply divided Zimbabweans are. The voting patterns which emerged at just-ended harmonised polls mirrored the dichotomy between the rural folk and urbanites, whereby those who bore the brunt of the liberation war effort in the countryside voted for Zanu PF, with the latter rooted for…
HARARE – Well the elections have come and gone, former president Robert Mugabe voted for Nelson Chamisa and the MDC Alliance and the rest of us queued on average for about 3 hours to cast our votes. I voted in a tent and could hardly see the ballot paper. I had to use my cellphone…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is a bruised nation. Citizens have endured crisis after crisis, the bulk of which happened during the reign of former president Robert Mugabe, who had almost turned the country into a personal fiefdom. What we have is a battered economy, grappling with myriad challenges — record unemployment figures, cash shortages, struggling industries…
HARARE – The long-awaited July 30 has come and gone. Results are out. If campaign utterances are anything to go by, some will simply refuse to “feel the rhythm.” It is difficult to accept, having already practiced the guard of honour salute and packed bags en route to Plot 1. Some were already in Cabinet…
HARARE – When former president Robert Mugabe resigned from power last year — after running the country he inherited in a sound economic state from the Rhodesians into the ground — Zimbabweans from all walks of life celebrated that significant development. It was a window of opportunity for the long-suffering masses to bring closure to…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been declared president after winning the presidential election by a lean margin. His main challenger Nelson Chamisa, who lost the poll by a whisker, put up a valiant fight against all odds, and has the backing of almost half this country, going by Zec’s official results. Now, Mnangagwa must…
