Zimbabwe 2018 Election

Levi Nyagura University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice Chancellor Professor has been suspended pending finalisation of a case against him on alleged abuse of office. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) opened an investigation following the military overthrow of former President Robert Mugabe last November. “His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Chancellor of […]

Why can’t elections ever be simple in Zimbabwe? Why do they always have to be hideous at worst and complicated at best? That, more or less, is what most urban folk say or would say if asked about the state of play after opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance candidate Nelson Chamisa lodged his […]

ZIMBABWE : Outgoing MDC-T Bulawayo South National Assembly member Mr Eddie Cross has resigned from the opposition party and quit politics. He said his resignation had nothing to do with the ongoing political situation in the country. “I am a retired Member of Parliament and I decided to take a break from politics. This decision […]

As the nation of Zimbabwe commemorated Defence Forces Day on 14 August, it is quite saddening and troubling that the country’s military that is supposed to be the people’s protector, has, over the course of time, being turned into the people’s tormentor. From the era of ousted long-time dictator Robert Mugabe to the current coup-installed […]

The Zambian Government has handed over opposition MDC senior official Tendai Biti to the Zimbabwean authority in total disregard of a High Court Order granted to Mr Biti last night. According to Mr Biti’s legal team, the Zambian immigration office handed the opposition leader at 06:00hrs this morning via Chirundu despite being served with a […]

MDC secretary general, Douglas Mwonzora has today started the task of overseeing the petitions relating to the parliamentary and local government elections. As tasked by the National Executive Council yesterday,Mwonzora said he has already started the findings in which one case showed ineligible foreigners were allowed to vote in Zimbabwe. “This morning I start the […]

Emmerson Mnangagwa will be inaugurated for a five-year term on Sunday‚ the foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday. President Emmerson Mnangagwa beat Nelson Chamisa‚ leader of the MDC Alliance in last month’s general elections‚ and won 50.8% of the vote. Chamisa got 44.3%. Mnangagwa’s inauguration would take place on Sunday 12 August at 10.30am at […]

Harare – Zimbabwe incoming president faces a raft of challenges after replacing Robert Mugabe, who was forced to quit in November after 37 years in office, leaving a broken economy with a collapsed currency, and a treasury unable to pay its debts or take out new ones. Emmerson Mnangagwa narrowly won the general election with […]

“The UK was encouraged that Zimbabweans turned out in record numbers to vote in the elections on 30 July, and particularly the increase in first-time voters, including many young, urban Zimbabweans, who found themselves excluded from previous electoral rolls. “While polling day passed off peacefully, a number of concerns have been raised by observer missions, […]

Republican President Edgar Lungu has congratulated his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa on his re-election as President following the July 30th 2018 elections. In a letter of congratulations yesterday, President Lungu said Mr. Mnangagwa election victory is a true testament of the confidence bestowed in him by the Zimbabwean people to steer the nation on a […]