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Vimbaishe Musvaburi her candidature for Bulawayo South

A Bulawayo youthful politician, Vimbaishe Musvaburi has just announced that she will be running for MP in Bulawayo South constituency. Bulawayo South is currently held by the MDC-T legislator Eddie Cross. Musvaburi said she will be contesting the 2018 election to challenge
July 21, 2017

Mystery shrouds President Mugabe accident

Mystery surrounds the car which was involved in a horrific accident with a biker who was leading President Robert Mugabe’s motorcade last Saturday. On Saturday, one of the bikers leading the motorcade was involved in a crash with an Isuzu truck near
July 21, 2017

Zimbabwe should investigate allegations of torture

Zimbabwe’s adoption of a new Constitution with an expansive Bill of Rights in 2013 was a major achievement, but since then the government has implemented no meaningful legislative reforms to align existing laws to the constitution. In 2016, President Robert Mugabe undermined
July 21, 2017

Mugabe paid $134 million compensation to white former farmers

Zimbabwe paid $134 million as compensation to white former commercial farmers last year, helping to widen the budget deficit, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa said on Thursday. President Robert Mugabe’s government in 2000 began seizing white-owned farms saying this was to redress colonial
July 21, 2017

Is President Mugabe’s son-in-law eyeing a parliamentary seat?

Harare – President Robert Mugabe‘s son-in-law Simba Chikore is reportedly eyeing a parliamentary seat in Zimbabwe’s Makoni North constituency, Manicaland province. According to NewsDay, unnamed Zanu-PF senior party leaders said that Chikore was preparing to contest the seat in next year’s election on
July 21, 2017

Madiba’s ghost haunts Jacob Zuma on Mandela Day

The glow of International Mandela Day has quickly faded this year with the values of forgiveness‚ courage and tolerance of diverse opinions that were being celebrated on Tuesday already in the trashcan. The guns are out for ANC MP Makhosi Khoza‚ who
July 20, 2017

President Mugabe son-in-law joins political fray

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s political dynasty seems to be growing with each passing day, amid claims that his son-in-law, Simba Chikore, is eyeing a parliamentary seat in Makoni North constituency, Manicaland province. BY RICHARD CHIDZA Chikore is married to Mugabe’s only daughter, Bona,
July 20, 2017

Zimbabwe’s 2018 election to cost more than $270m

Harare – Zimbabwe will reportedly need at least $274m to fund next year’s presidential and parliamentary elections. According to New Zimbabwe.com, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), chairperson Rita Makarau has told the women affairs committee of parliament that she believes the financial squeezed
July 19, 2017
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