THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC has demanded Nelson Chamisa to stop using the name MDC Alliance saying they are the rightful owners of the name. This comes after the Supreme Court annulled Chamisa’s MDC presidency after ruling that Khupe should be the party’s interim leader – with the mandate to organise an extraordinary congress to elect new party leadership using its 2014 structures. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, reinstated MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora said Chamisa doesn’t have the right to use the name. “It is our name because the MDC Alliance is a group of political parties. We are the major political party in the alliance, they must stop using this name, they must look for another name. We will deal with this issue at the righ
MDC-T Secretary-General Douglas Mwonzora has intimated that his predecessor Tendai Biti and colleagues embezzled US$23 million which was stashed for the party in a bank in Botswana and also stole 150 party vehicles after the 2013 elections, but all paperwork was available and the matter wiol be dealt with in the courts very soon. Biti left the party after its loss to Zanu-PF in the 2013 harmonized elections, but not before he accused founding party President Morgan Tsvangirai of being a dictator worse than Mugabe and of having overstayed in power leading to the party’s poor performance in elections. But addressing party structures this weekend in Mashonaland East, Mwonzora said Biti went away with party assets and there was sufficient paper trail to demand the stolen assets ba
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has threatened to boycott the 2023 elections, saying there is need for electoral reforms before participating, while also hinting that the opposition party will soon embark on massive protests to deal with the economic and political crises. Speaking at an e-rally in Harare yesterday, the youthful opposition leader said they will not participate in the next election if electoral reforms are not implemented. “There is no 2023 or next elections without reforms. We have the capacity to stop elections,” Chamisa said. Chamisa said Zimbabweans must prepare themselves to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime, which has caused them untold suffering. “We came up with the Breaking Barriers Initiative (BBI), this year act
202 people have so far been arrested for rejecting and labelling Zim dollars as “bond notes”. It is reported that fifty-one people have so far been brought to court, while five others have been fined between $200 and $500. The arrests come after the launch of “Operation accept Zimbabwe currency as legal tender” by the police on June 26. Apparently, there have been many mischievous reports circulating on social media platforms informing people that bond notes would soon be demonetized. A s a result, a number of businesses, especially manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers, are refusing to accept payment in local currency in preference for US dollars and Rands. The reason why there are rejecting the Zim currency is because is of the persistent volat
It is almost game over for the self-exiled former Zanu Pf politburo member and Mnangagwa’s sworn enemy Professor Jonathan Moyo as the regime has intensified its plans to see him behind bars on fraud-related charges, money laundering and criminal abuse of office. He is to be extradited from Kenya where he is allegedly hiding with his wife, Beatrice Ambiyo, who is of Kenyan origin. The G40 stalwart, Moyo fled the country during the height of 2017 military coup which toppled his ally and late former president Robert Mugabe. It is no secret that the regime has been baying for his blood since. Especially with his escalated anti-Mnangagwa social media campaign. Moyo and his accomplices – Godfrey Gandawa, Fredrick Mandizvidza, Shepherd Honzeri and Nicholas Mapute &ndas
Khupe barred from holding her MDC-T Congress. The decision by authorities to stop the party from going ahead with its extra-ordinary congress followed a recent letter to the government by Khupe – in which she asked for clearance from the Health Ministry for the gathering, which was due to be attended by 4 500 delegates. The government has barred interim MDC Leader Thokozani Khupe from holding the party’s planned extra-ordinary congress slated for July 31 – until the coronavirus pandemic is under control in the country, the Daily News reports. The acting permanent secretary in the ministry of Health and Child Care, Gibson Mhlanga, said in response to Khupe that it was impossible for the MDC to hold its congress as the gathering would violate
She was Zimbabwe’s golden girl for years, until she was enticed into Mnangagwa’s toxic and corrupt regime. Her name is Kirsty Coventry! The Times of London Africa Correspondent Jane Flanagan says, “Zimbabwe’s Olympic heroine under fire.”Kirsty Coventry: Zimbabwe’s Olympic heroine under fire for accepting invaded farm. For years Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe's sports minister, was fêted for her swimming achievements but Zimbabwe’s minority white community feel angry and betrayed by news that she has now accepted a prized farm from Mugabe’s vicious successor. Jane Flanagan reports, The feats of Africa’s greatest Olympian echo daily as teachers in Zimbabwe’s creaking classrooms call the register.
The health of a Zimbabwe man who was shot 5 times by his Chinese boss for demanding his salary has taken a turn for the worse, as he is now reported to be disabled. 39-year-old Kenneth Tachiona was shot 5 times and seriously injured by his Chinese employer after a heated argument over salaries. Tachiona who has been working at a gold mine in Gweru as a general hand since 2015, was shot in the legs by Zhang Xuelin, a 41-year-old Chinese national. Tachiona was one of the many workers who had confronted Zhang after he reneged on an earlier agreement to pay his workers in United States Dollars. The workers were not happy when Zhang insisted on paying them in the local currency which has been sharply losing value in the last 2 months. However, Zhang overreacted and shot Tachiona five time
MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti, has approached the police in Harare after receiving death threats over the phone from an unknown number. According to him, this happened a month ago and shortly after the recall of 8 more MDC A senators this week. According to Biti, the unknown caller who has been labelled him a traitor, has accused him of dining with the serpent in apparent reference to MDC-T leader ThokozaniKhupe. This development follows recent reports in the Daily News and News Day which have disclosed the secret meetings that have taken place between the beleaguered VP and restored MDC-T leader, Khupe. The unknown caller who mentioned Biti’s home address further told him to quit the Alliance or face dire consequences including death. “I know these people, t
Zimbabwe’s diamond industry has been thriving in the past three years. Although the country’s diamond, gold and mineral revenues are wide, Zimbabwe expanded its diamond production from 2.8 million carats in 2018 to 4.1 million carats in 2019. The growth in the gold mining production rose from 32.5 to 40 tonnes between 2018 and 2019. Although encouraging data, the Zimbabwean economy does not thrive due to corruption and looting allegations in the sector. In October 2019, the US banned trading rough diamonds with Zimbabwe under the accusation of human rights violations of implementing forced labour at its diamond fields in eastern Marange diamond fields. This comes as part of a wider US ban against the importation of goods produced through forced labour in China, Malays
