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The Zanu PF National Political Commissar admits blunder

The Zanu PF National Political Commissar Cde Saviour Kasukuwere has admitted he blundered by imposing a candidate in the Norton by-election which was won by an independent candidate Temba Mliswa. Cde Kasukuwere made the admission while addressing Zanu PF supporters in Mbare
July 25, 2017

Mugabe appeals to Zimbabweans abroad to return home

Lupane – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday pleaded with his country’s skilled workers living in the diaspora to return home so that they could help in reviving the southern African country’s floundering economy. This came at a time when an estimated four million
July 24, 2017

Zimbabwe: On Independent Candidates and Split Voters

Nyasha Gift WekwaNyatsambo The belief was that the new document would help dilute ZANU’s machinations and would pave the way for a democratic Zimbabwe. Everyone thought 2013 would be the end of Mugabe and his hegemony. What with all the gains that
July 24, 2017

Zimbabwe Army to decide the next President

Daily News chief writer Fungi Kwaramba sat down with respected University of Zimbabwe Political Science lecturer, Eldred Masunungure, to unpack the thorny succession issue in Zanu PF, which has caused discord in the ruling party, and also talk about prospects of the
July 23, 2017

President Mugabe (93) finally speaks on succession

By Mugove Tafirenyika President Robert Mugabe railed against Zanu PF functionaries who are fomenting divisions and plotting to dethrone him from power despite calls for him to continue from the two critical wings of the ruling party, namely the women and youth leagues.
July 23, 2017

President Mugabe’s call for violence ‘worrying’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 93, says his Zanu-PF supporters should beat-up people going around perpetrating violence using the ruling party’s name. Mugabe told his Zanu-PF supporters at a youth rally in Lupane on Friday that it had been brought to his attention
July 22, 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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