Zanu PF scared of UN poll scrutiny
THE Zanu PF element of the inclusive government has unilaterally withdrawn Zimbabwe’s application for electoral funding from the United Nations.The post Zanu PF scared of UN poll scrutiny appeared...
View ArticleChombo on ‘vote-buying spree’
AS elections loom in the second half of this year, Zanu PF has allegedly embarked on a vote-buying spree.The post Chombo on ‘vote-buying spree’ appeared first on The Zimbabwe Independent.
View ArticleMDC loses ‘kingmaker’ role
THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC has lost its role as “kingmaker” in the National Assembly after it recently dismissed a further five MPs for crossing the floor to MDC-T.The post MDC loses ‘kingmaker’ role...
View ArticleCIO deployed to vet aspiring candidates
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe, seeking to extend his 33-year stranglehold on power, has given the CIO the nod to vet Zanu PF aspiring candidates countrywide.The post CIO deployed to vet aspiring candidates...
View ArticleMDC-T engages army chiefs
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T is engaged in sensitive high-level talks with security service chiefs, including military commanders.The post MDC-T engages army chiefs appeared first on The...
View ArticleTsvangirai gets tough with Mugabe
AFTER appearing to have softened his stance towards President Mugabe PM Morgan Tsvangirai has declared that there would be no elections until outstanding reforms are implemented.The post Tsvangirai...
View ArticleVoters’ roll: The puzzle remains unsolved
AS elections draw closer, Zanu PF and other political partiesare locked in political combat over a series of issues including political violence.The post Voters’ roll: The puzzle remains unsolved...
View ArticleTsvangirai out to foil Mugabe Sadc coup
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was out in Sadc this week to lobby regional leaders to pressure President Robert Mugabe to implement political reformsThe post Tsvangirai out to foil Mugabe Sadc coup...
View ArticlePolitburo meets over primaries
The Zanu PF politburo will today hold a crunch meeting to finalise primary elections guidelines and other related issues which have divided the party for monthsThe post Politburo meets over primaries...
View ArticleZec changes open new can of worms
THE controversial appointments of Justice Rita Makarau and Jacob Mudenda to chair the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and the Human Rights Commission (HRC) respectively have opened a can of worms...
View ArticleElection promises chip off the old block
WHENEVER general elections are looming, Zanu PF usually embarks on a campaign to pull the wool over people’s eyes by making promises of development and uplifting citizens’ lives.The post Election...
View ArticlePolitical parties clash over ‘aliens’
A WAR of words is looming between Zanu PF and the MDC formations over the interpretation of the provisions on citizenship and voting rights in the draft constitution overwhelmingly endorsed in a March...
View ArticleZanu PF relaxes conditions for aspiring candidates
THE Zanu PF politburo has waived the party’s five-year minimum condition for members to represent it in the general elections in a bid to allow a few party officials.The post Zanu PF relaxes conditions...
View ArticleMutasa in sex scandal
Suspended Zanu PF Manicaland provincial vice-chairperson Dorothy Mabika has alleged the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Didymus Mutasa, is nailing her because she turned down his sexual...
View ArticleChinamasa, Mutasa in showdown
DRAMATIC scenes rocked Zanu PF’s 11-hour politburo meeting last Friday as secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa fiercely clashed with Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa and Women’s League chief...
View ArticleMDC-T alliance plans stall over power-sharing dispute
THE MDC-T’s plan to form alliances with other political parties, especially the MDC, are stalling over power-sharing mechanisms in the event of an electoral victory.The post MDC-T alliance plans stall...
View ArticleZanu PF frustrates Jomic
ZANU PF has been accused by its coalition partners of frustrating the activities of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic) set up under Article XXII of the Global Political [...]The...
View ArticleZanu PF infighting now vicious cycle
ZANU PF factionalism is now increasingly becoming a vicious cycle, those appointed to investigate renewed infighting have become entangled in the problem.The post Zanu PF infighting now vicious cycle...
View ArticleMugabe to summon military generals
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has agreed to summon service chiefs over their recent inflammatory political statements in which they threw afresh their weight behind Zanu PF.The post Mugabe to summon military...
View ArticleSadc puts foot down over reforms
SADC leaders are standing firm and insisting on the Global Political Agreement (GPA) and its attendant poll roadmap .The post Sadc puts foot down over reforms appeared first on The Zimbabwe Independent.
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