Murky political party funding raises stink
WHILE government is searching for money to finance the constitutional referendum and general elections, political parties are also secretly hunting for funds to bankroll their electoral campaigns.The...
View Article… Rural folk in the dark over document
A COUNTRY’S constitution is supposed to stand the test of time and be inclusive in its making.The post … Rural folk in the dark over document appeared first on The Zimbabwe Independent.
View ArticleDraft constitution: ‘Zim hoodwinked’
THE preamble to Article 6 of the GPA reads: “Acknowledging that it is the fundamental right and duty of the Zimbabwean people to make a constitution by themselves and for themselves.”The post Draft...
View ArticleRow erupts over election observers
SHARP differences have emerged among the three political parties that form Zimbabwe’s transitional coalition government over the invitation of Western poll observers.The post Row erupts over election...
View ArticleWomen’s groups meet over polls code of conduct
AN initiative by the three main political parties, Zanu PF, MDC-T, MDC, to promote the Zimbabwe Code of Conduct for political parties has received a major boost from their women structures which...
View ArticleAspiring MPs threaten to split votes
DISGRUNTLED aspiring parliamentarians have threatened to split their parties’ votes by standing as independents in the imminent high-stakes elections .The post Aspiring MPs threaten to split votes...
View ArticleChaos rocks Copac publicity campaigns
ZIMBABWE’S constitution-making process continues spiralling into chaos as the three main political parties rush the draft through a shambolic awareness campaign ahead of a referendum penciled in for...
View ArticleJostling for parly seats intensifies
JOSTLING for parliamentary seats for the next elections is intensifying throughout the provinces amid revelations that some MDC-T bigwigs are likely to lose to relatively newcomers.The post Jostling...
View ArticleMutasa behind 12-year old boy’s death –– Biti
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has threatened to pull out of the general elections if politically motivated violence escalates in the country ahead of the polls in July.The post Mutasa behind 12-year...
View ArticleMinisters in fierce cabinet clashes
CABINET ministers fiercely clashed on Tuesday in a meeting chaired by President Robert Mugabe as tempers flared over the arson attack which led to the death of a 12-year-old Headlands boy, Christpowers...
View ArticleMultimedia: Christpowers’ death throwback to 2008
POLITICAL events in Zimbabwe now seem to have been moving at breakneck speed since the suspected murder of MDC-T Headlands deputy organising secretary and parliamentary aspirant Shepherd Maisiri’s 12...
View ArticleZanu PF may lose in Mash central: Mafios
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central chairperson Dickson Mafios said party structures in the province are in shambles and urgent interventions are needed for it to avoid an embarrassing defeat in the next...
View ArticleMugabe blasts war veterans
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe last week took a swipe at war veterans for belittling his indigenisation calls by fronting for white business people in mining and farming activities in the country.The post...
View ArticleMatinenga sticks to his guns
THE MDC-T is trying to convince Minister Eric Matinenga to contest the Buhera West parliamentary seat following the death of the party’s aspiring candidateJohn Makumbe.The post Matinenga sticks to his...
View ArticleSadc leaders lose faith in MDC parties
SADC leaders are beginning to view the two MDC formations as part of the problem in Zimbabwe for abandoning their push for the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) resolutions...
View ArticleDiscord rocks MDC-T… as Tsvangirai, Gutu make conflicting Zec remarks
The MDC-T is rocked by serious clashes over the need to reform the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissin (Zec) ahead of the referendum tomorrow and general elections after party leader , Prime Minister Morgan...
View ArticleMugabe is no Chavez
ZIMBABWE’S President Robert Mugabe will always be a complex character and an enigma, usually attracting varied perceptions as to the true nature of his ideological leanings and overall contribution to...
View ArticleMugabe, Tsvangirai race cliff-hanger
FOLLOWING the constitutional referendum last weekend, the spotlight is now shifting to watershed general elections due mid-year.The post Mugabe, Tsvangirai race cliff-hanger appeared first on The...
View ArticleMDC-T agonises over appropriate election strategy
INTENSIFYING power struggles within Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC -T are threatening to widen fissures in the party.The post MDC-T agonises over appropriate election strategy appeared first on...
View ArticleSadc Chief lambasts Jomic, GPA commissions
SADC has expressed deep concern with the overall performance of commissions established under the GPA signed by Zanu PF and the MDC formations in 2008.The post Sadc Chief lambasts Jomic, GPA...
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