HARARE East legislator Tendai Biti has said the Supreme Court ruling of Tuesday afternoon will not change the fact that Nelson Chamisa is the president of the MDC Alliance. Biti was speaking moments after the Supreme Court delivered a shattering judgement that restored the main opposition party to the settings of the 2014 congress, where Chamisa was appointed the MDC Secretary for Policy and Research. The judgement was welcomed by Douglas Mwonzora who becomes the MDC Secretary-General, while Morgen Komichi becomes the National Chairperson as he was so after the 2014 congress. Chamisa lost the October 2014 congress election and was later on rescued by party founder Morgan Tsvangirai who appointed him co-Vice President. Thokozani Khupe is now the i
In a surprising twist to the drama in the opposition MDC party, one of Nelson Chamisa’s erstwhile lieutenants Morgan Komichi has ordered his former boss to vacate his office and hand over all party assets. This comes after the Supreme Court ruled that Chamisa was an illegitimate leader of the opposition party and that Thokozani Khupe was the rightful leader of the party. Below is the full statement which Komichi read outside the court immediately after the Supreme Court passed its ruling. TODAY, the Supreme Court, which is the highest Court of the Land except in constitutional cases, has pronounced itself on the dispute that has long been affecting our Party, This follows the challenge by one of our long-standing cadres and Organizing Secretary for Gokwe District Elias Masha
THE Supreme Court today ruled that Nelson Chamisa is not the legitimate MDC leader in a judgment that settles the leadership wrangle between the two foes. The ruling follows an appeal by MDC-Alliance leaders Chamisa and Morgan Komichi challenging a High Court ruling in May last year which declared that Chamisa was illegitimately acting as the party leader. During the appeal hearing last October, Dr Khupe who was being represented by Professor Lovemore Madhuku asked the Supreme Court to throw out Mr Chamisa’s appeal on legitimacy to enable her to hold an extraordinary congress and pick up the pieces. The dismissal of the appeal must reinstate Dr Khupe as the proper leader of the Movement for Democratic Change and the opposition party will go back and start from February
THE Finance Ministry has set aside resources to cover one million vulnerable households at a time when the country is on lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement Monday evening, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube said, “Vulnerable groups in our society are the most exposed under this Covid-19 crisis. “Accordingly, treasury has set aside resources to cover one million vulnerable households under a Cash Transfer programme and payment will commence immediately.” The minister said some $200 million per month will be set aside for the programme over the next three months. Treasury has also unfrozen over 4 000 health sector posts and created an additional 200 posts as government scales up its response to the
A High Court judge’s 21-year old son was on Tuesday arrested for the murder of the missing Ximex Mall dealer who was found dead in Ruwa after a two week- long search. Masvingo resident judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze, is the father to the self- confessed murderer. The murderer Munyaradzi Junior Mawadze confessed to committing the heinous act and implicated his two friends Elvin Dongo Saungweme(22) and Dylon Balani (22) after interrogation by officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (Homicide). Details are that on March 12, the trio approached a cell phone dealer identified as Sipho ‘Million’ Ncube around the former Ximex Mall area. They masqueraded as prospective buyers and ‘kidnapped’ Sipho before robbing him of f
SOUTH Africa’s Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille has reiterated that they will complete the fence on the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe within a month to restrict the movement of people. This is part of the measures implemented by the government to fight the Covid-19 pandemic ahead of the lockdown on Thursday. De Lille told the media in Cape Town on Wednesday they were on track with the plans and the contractor was already on site. She said the work began this month and the contract should be able to finish the work by next month. “With regard to the Beitbridge border, the contractor is on site and has eight teams responsible for each 5km segment of the 40km of the fence that is being replaced. Site meetings are taking place weekly with a dail
ZIMBABWE’S first family has been linked to the disappearance of a minor child, whose Zimbabwean father lives in South Africa and wants his son returned after alleging his mother ‘kidnapped’ him. The woman, Chantelle Muteswa, bore the child out of wedlock to Johannesburg businessman Frank Buyanga, who is now demanding that the police commissioner and the country’s home affairs minister investigate the matter urgently. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family was dragged into the matter between Buyanga and his former girlfriend as Muteswa is now dating the president’s son Collins. Collins is accused of facilitating the disappearance of the four-year-old boy. In a message to Buyanga seen by The Citizen, an alleged witness tells him: “My b
Zimbabwe has finally closed its borders in response to the deadly coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the announcement when he addressed the nation on Monday night on the further measures that his government was putting in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus which has wreaked havoc across the world. Zimbabwe has recorded two cases of the deadly coronavirus and the disease has already claimed the life of young broadcaster Zororo Makamba. Zororo who is the son of prominent businessman James Makamba died on Monday. Last week, Mnangagwa initially dismissed the idea of closing down the country’s borders arguing that no other country has closed its borders to Zimbabwe. However, President Emmerson Mnangagwa made an about-turn today, announcing t
Businessman Genius Kadungure, who is facing four counts of prejudicing Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of over $3,8 million in taxes, has applied for exception on all the counts arguing he did not act criminally in any way. Kadungure is charged in his personal capacity as the second accused while his company, Piko Trading, is the first accused. Through his lawyer Mr Jonathan Samkange, Kadungure argued in his application that he could not be charged in his personal capacity because he was not resident in Zimbabwe during the relevant period. He added that essential elements of the offence were not linked to him. Part of the exception application reads; “The facts do not speak of the second accused having so acted in his personal capacity nor having been on a frolic of
Nelson Chamisa is leading by example making a video encouraging people to watch hands and follow instructions from the World Health Organization to fight covid-19. Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono posted the following This is an important message by Nelson Chamisa that all politicians and leaders in various spheres should heed!. Coronavirus doesn’t select on the basis of your political party affiliation! Political leaders should also not just wash hands, but push Mnangagwa to buy ventilators!
