MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa has blamed his party’s dismal performance in the 2018 elections on shambolic preparations and the imposition of candidates. Speaking at the Bulawayo Press Club on Tuesday evening, Mr Chamisa said his party lost the elections by its “own commissions and omissions.” MDC Alliance lost to the ruling Zanu-PF which garnered more than two thirds majority in Parliament while Mr Chamisa was also defeated by President Mnangagwa in the presidential poll. Mr Chamisa said the party has power hungry individuals who cling onto positions resulting in the MDC Alliance fielding double candidates. “We had 32 constituencies where we had double candidates. I can tell you that in those constituencies our combined vote
The Zanu PF government is limiting a maize meal subsidy programme to rural areas, its electoral bedrock, under an opaque new coupon scheme announced on Wednesday. Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the maize meal subsidy, first announced last December, had been abused by millers, retailers and street traders – forcing the latest rethink. Under the new scheme, the government says poor and vulnerable communities will be placed on a register and issued with the coupons, allowing them to purchase maize meal from designated shops and centres at $70 for 10kg, while the rest of the population will buy at the market rate. “A targeted coupon scheme for the vulnerable is in the offing with the compilation of a database at an advanced stage. The subsidy programme is not
MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe storms out of POLAD meeting in tears. Yesterday’s POLAD executive principals meeting was rocked with power struggles, heated arguments and skulduggery as principals of other parties cried foul over MDC-T’s dominance in leadership roles in POLAD sub-committees. Thokozani Khupe, the MDC-T President who is the chairperson of the international re-engagement team, was under attack from most of the principals as they challenged and “harassed” her party members who occupy most of the chairmanship or deputy positions including as rapporteurs in nearly every committee in POLAD. She was also interrogated on why her committee spent three weeks at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harare, purporting to be engaging with Ambassadors and heads of foreign
FLAMBOYANT businessman and socialite, Genius Kadungure, better known as Ginimbi has filed an appeal at the High Court challenging the magistrate court’s ruling for denying him bail last Friday. The Acting Chief Magistrate Crispen James Mberewere denied the flamboyant businessman bail saying he had the propensity to commit more crimes since he committed the offence while on bail over similar allegations. Kadungure has refused to accept the ruling by filing an appeal at the High Court highlighting that by denying him bail the court has disregarded the presumption of innocence until proven guilty which is engraved in the constitution. “In doing so, the court a quo disregarded the presumption of innocence so jealously guarded by Section 70 (1)(d) of the Constitution. This
Chairperson of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association, Ambassador Chris Mutsvangwa says it is high time MDC Alliance leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa to join the political actors dialogue (Polad) if his party is serious about rebuilding the economy. Mutsvangwa says Chamisa wants to get favor and validation from SADAC & the USA instead of dealing with Zanu PF and the laws of Zimbabwe.
Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has this afternoon been granted $1 500 bail coupled with stringent conditions. Mary told reporters "Jeri harijairike as she was getting in her car" Mubaiwa who has been in custody since last Saturday after being denied bail by Harare magistrate Mrs Bianca Makwande is facing assault charges. She allegedly assaulted the family’s maid Delight Munyoro at Hellenic School in Borrowdale following an altercation over custody of the children last week. High Court Judge Justice Erica Ndewere upheld the appeal against the decision by Mrs Makwande of denying her bail on the basis that she had a propensity for violence. Mubaiwa was also ordered to stay at her parents’ residence in Glen Lorne until the
A few weeks ago, Zimbolivenews received a call from an MDC National Council member. He said some senior members of the MDC were concerned that Chamisa was no longer interested in leaving opposition politics. Senior members were concerned that key donors no longer wanted anything to do with the MDC. What Happened to the Money? The senior member said MDC Alliance money was stolen through two methods : 1. Nelson Chamisa receives 60% into the President’s fund for projects. This amount used to be 20%. However , instead of using this 60% to do presidential activities, Chamisa would come back and take from the 40% that is remaining for the whole party to do his activities. The 60% is never accounted for. David Coltart was confronted by some senior leaders of the MDC
Looks like things are changing and don't look bright for Uncle Roland. Reports have come out that his business in South Africa has been shit down and is under control of South Africa Authorities . Uncle Roland, real name Roland Muchegwa is under siege right now. SARS has hit him with an R68 million fine for duty evasion in SA. His fuel depot in Joburg is under lockdown right now with multiple law agencies investigating his dealings in fuel. Not sure if he is also in SA.
Marry Mubaiwa Chiwenga has accused her estranged husband Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of engineering her arrest so that she could be sent back to prison. Marry was sent back to Chikurubi Maximum Prison on Saturday after she was denied bail for allegedly assaulting the family childminder Delight Munyoro. Marry has denied the assault allegations insisting that she did not touch Munyoro. Marry’s family has gone as far as alleging Munyoro asked a soldier to slap her so that they could frame Marry in order to tarnish her image. Zimbolivenews has established from online publication Zimlive that in her bail appeal filed at the High Court, Marry conceded that she had a war of words with Munyoro but emphasized that this did not escalate into violence. Revealing the
Renowned man of God Apostle Chiwenga is back at his old tricks, this time attacking the ruling party Zanu PF . The seasoned Gomba preacher has labelled Zanu PF as stupid at his recent sermon in Harare. Speaking to his congregants he said given the opportunity Zanu would want everything to be called by its name. Currently on the national television channel it’s all about Zanu PF and nothing more as if there is nothing more to report on. Laughingly he went on to say even in sport in the near time we will hear about football teams vs Zanu PF. Chiwenga said Zanu in trying to cover up for their errors and shody areas which they do not want to be exposed, they are monopolizing the only station that is available in the nation. Chiwenga said if an opportunity to choose
