The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa says one of its supporters was killed on Sunday in an orgy of violence in Zimbabwe's Midlands city of Kwekwe when suspected Zanu PF activists said to be armed with spears and machetes went on the rampage in an attempt to disrupt the opposition party's by-election rally. Police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, could neither deny nor confirm that an unidentified CCC supporter died when the ruling party members attacked CCC activists while Nelson Chamisa was addressing the rally. Nyathi said, “At the moment I’m not in a position to comment because I’m in a very noisy place. Call me later.” CCC spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere, claimed that one of their supporters, who is
The newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been equated to a useless infantile party by Acting President Constantino Chiwenga who also berated the country's opposition for running down major cities and towns. The Acting President was speaking at Njovo wetland in Masvingo Central where he officially launched the National Wetlands Policy and the Wetlands Management Guidelines. Rallying Zimbabweans to continue voting the tried and tested Zanu-PF party in the forthcoming March 26 municipal and parliamentary by-elections, the Acting President also took an indirect dig at CCC party leader Mr Nelson Chamisa for trying to name his new political outfit after himself. "We (Zanu-PF) are going to contest the by-election with a newly born small party, kanonzi chii zviye
MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora has recalled MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe from parliament. This was revealed by Khupe during a press conference held on Wednesday. Khupe said Mwonzora wrote to Mudenda in January notifying him of his intention to recall Khupe. Said Khupe, "on the 26th of January 2022, I received a letter from the Speaker of Parliament through a courier, FedEx which was delivered to my house in Bulawayo together with my colleague Nomvula Mguni to the effect that we had been recalled and we were no longer Members of Parliament. I have never heard in the history of Parliament a member being recalled through a letter sent to their home by FedEx at a time when Parliament is not in session." Read the full statement below: On the 21st of January 202
I am not a politician and I don’t support any political party but I stand with the poor masses of Zimbabwe who do not have access to privileges like those who have become puppets of zanu pf overnight because of hunger and starvation . They will be used and thrown away very soon after the regime is done with them and have rendered them useless . Let me say this on behalf of those who are tired of the brutality , evil governance , poor living standards and the deteriorating economy of Zimbabwe but can’t say a word because of fear . The Mugabe regime is not different from the Mnangagwa regime . Firstly there is no sane president who can appoint false prophets to be part of his cabinet or to be anywhere close to the government offices , let alone appointing
Nelson Chamisa has formed a new political party – Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) – promising to beat all parties in any election. Addressing a press conference in Harare today, Chamisa said Zimbabweans are charting a new course. He said the citizen is central to their new thrust. “We have left everything. Gold yellow. “We are number one in the country. Champions are fought by mediocrity. You can’t stop us. Number one. It’s a done deal. The citizen is back at the center. One man one vote … It’s not going to be easy … Citizens turn the turbines of a nation. Every Zimbabwean must be organized for change. “A new great Zimbabwe is being born. We are here, we are having a new entity and new organizations. We have left
Embattled MDC-T vice president Thokozani Khupe on Friday announced that her boss Douglas Mwonzora broke away from the party after he indicated that his outfit was going to campaign in the upcoming by-elections under the name MDC Alliance used by Nelson Chamisa. Addressing her supporters in Bulawayo, Khupe announced that Mwonzora escaped from the opposition party and formed a splinter group. She also accused the party leader of violating the organisation’s constitution by appointing a second vice president. Khupe said the 2020 extraordinary congress that installed Mwonzora as president was “bogus” and “illegitimate” because it did not form a quorum. “Mwonzora has on times without numbers violated the constitution of the party during his tenure as
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has alleged that ZANU PF Spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa is plotting to become the President of the country and entrench his wife as the Vice President. Speaking during a wide-ranging interview with journalist Lance Guma on Thursday, Mliswa said, "Chris Mutsvangwa is a power-hungry person who is plotting to become the President of the country. His plan is that he gets the current Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga removed and get himself enthroned. He also wants the Chairman Oppah Muchinguri removed from her position and her wife to step into her shoes so that she becomes the most powerful woman in Manicaland. This will allow him to make sure that when he takes over after the current President (Emmerson
Douglas Mwonzora’s MDC-T has accused former cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo of pushing the arrest of the opposition party’s leaders “using social media posts that are devoid of truth.” This comes after Moyo tweeted that Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe (MDC-T) reported Mwonzora and party secretary-general Paurina Mpariwa to the police for lying under oath in a case before the Bulawayo High Court. Through his lawyer Nqobani Sithole, Makombe said Mwonzora and Mpariwa jointly lied before the High Court where the MDC-T leaders claimed they had not recalled him from office. Makombe together with Khupe and Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko, recently, filed a joint urgent application at the Bulawayo High Court seeking an interdict to stop their impending recalls from the op
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday revealed that it registered only 2 000 new voters in 2021, a drop in the ocean in the face of various campaigns by political parties and civic groups to register first-time voters. The ruling Zanu PF and opposition parties rolled out voter registration campaigns during the course of the year to register millions of first-time voters ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections. Zanu PF has set a target to increase the number of its registered voters to five million to ensure a 65% election victory.The main opposition MDC Alliance is targeting six million voters. A number of voter registration awareness campaigns running under various hashtags were launched in November ahead of the suspended Zec mobile voter registration blitz which
EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo, wrote to MDC Alliance secretary general Charlton Hwende and his leader Nelson Chamisa strongly chastising them over the party's failure to respond to a story by NewZimbabwe.com exposing how they were wrangling over his role in assisting the opposition party during the 2023 general election. The article expose how senior MDC Alliance members were sharply divided over Moyo's offer to train 44 000 of their polling agents amid fears by some of the top brass that not the best foot forward as he count not be trusted. The article also revealed that Chamisa's co-deputies, Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube, as well as firebrand deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala were highly antagonistic to the idea of working with Moyo. Sources in
