Post Tagged with: "MDC"

Archbishop Ernest Paul Mwazha
News / Politics / Religious

MDC-T attacks Apostolic Church leader

HARARE – A 95-year-old church leader commanding a million-plus followers has crossed swords with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC, which accuses him of undermining the party amid concerns that Zanu PF is abusing churches.

ICT Minister Nelson Chamisa
Elections / News / Politics

MDC-T overwhelmed by CV’s from aspiring candidates

HARARE – The Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai led MDC party is overwhelmed by CVs of people who want to stand on the party’s ticket as either councillors or legislators. Nelson Chamisa, the party’s organising secretary, said his party has a “rich menu” of candidates.

Following its conference in Gweru, Zanu PF is running around with its tail up telling the country it will win the next election.
Elections / Opinion / Politics

Zanu PF winking in the dark: Zimind

The MDC-T needs to wake up and exercise leadership. Zanu PF is finished as a political party with nothing to offer Zimbabwe. They are tired yet still obsessed with power. What can they do now that they had every opportunity to do over the past 30 years?

MDC-T national spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora
Elections / News / Politics

MDC-T primary elections in December

HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has resolved to hold primary elections in December, but sitting MPs will have to be confirmed by their constituents.

Mac Maharaj one of Jacob Zuma’s faciliation team members
News

Zuma’s facilitation team back in Harare

President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team landed in Harare on Monday for briefings on the progress of the finalization of a new constitution, a condition for the holding of elections.

Zimbabwe: EU sanctions suspended as ZANU PF steps up pre-election harassment
News

Mugabe election dates impossible

HARARE – Zimbabwe cannot go for fresh polls in March because there is no money to bankroll a referendum and fresh elections within six months among other reasons, analysts and political parties have said.

Vince Musewe
News / Opinion

Open letter to Zimbabweans in the Diaspora

Greetings to all of you my fellow Zimbabweans, especially those who continue to hope for change in Zimbabwe. I shall be writing to you regularly to hopefully give you new perspectives on developments in your country.

Zimbabwe set for elections in March 2013
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Zimbabwe set for elections in March 2013

Joint parliamentary and presidential elections in Zimbabwe will now be held at the end of March 2013, according to a High Court appeal launched by President Robert Mugabe who wants a delay in the holding of three by-elections.

Transcript of Welshman Ncube interview on BBC Hardtalk
Audio / Interviews / News / Television

Transcript of Ncube interview on BBC Hardtalk

The leader of the smaller MDC faction, Welshman Ncube (also Industry and Commerce Minister) was a guest on the BBC HARDtalk programme which aired on Tuesday. Below is the transcript of the interview with host Zeinab Badawi.

Sibanengi Dube is a former student leader who later became a journalist in both Zimbabwe and South Africa. He has also previously served as MDC-T spokesman in South Africa.
News / Opinion

Shun goblin power and go back to the people

The MDC-T committed the cardinal sin of accepting a non-returnable goblin (tokoloshe) from a witch-doctor by going into the Unity Government with Zanu PF. A tokoloshe is powerful muti which is believed to bring truckloads of money to its host.

Elizabeth Macheka (right), First Lady in waiting?
News / Relationships

A dozen African leaders for PM’s wedding

HARARE – Nearly a dozen African leaders and other global high-rollers are expected for Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s September 15 wedding to Elizabeth Macheka, in a telling show of the MDC leader’s pulling power.

MDC-T female supporters at a rally
News / Opinion

MDC ‘abandoned the work in the streets’

It must be borne in mind that the surveys were conducted during the period of the inclusive government, when it is rather dangerous for people to be frank and open about their political preferences, especially in terms of their support for either Zanu (PF) or the MDC.

Zimbabwe draft constitution is taken to parliament. In this picture is Douglas Mwonzora (MDC-T co-chair of COPAC), Edna Madzongwe (Senate President from Zanu PF), Lovemore Moyo (Speaker of Parliament from MDC-T) and Paul Mangwana (Zanu PF co-chair of COPAC)
News

MDC-T denies it will write its own constitution

The MDC led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has moved to dismiss a statement attributed to Deputy National Organising Secretary, Abednico Bhebhe, that said they were planning to write their own constitutional draft.

LESOTHO Prime Minister Tom Motsoahae Thabane, on what the government called a “state visit” to Zimbabwe last week
News / Opinion

Lesotho PM’s visit had a diplomatic sub-text

LESOTHO Prime Minister Tom Motsoahae Thabane, on what the government called a “state visit” to Zimbabwe last week, said his country was praying for President Robert Mugabe to take a leading role in Sadc if he finishes with the country’s politics. MuckRacker

MDC-N wants expelled MP’s barred from by-elections
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MDC-N wants expelled MP’s barred from by-elections

The Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC wants its expelled legislators to be barred from contesting the pending by-elections because of the Global Political Agreement moratorium that stops parties in Government from contesting each other.

How do we unblock the Zimbabwe crisis?
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How do we unblock the Zimbabwe crisis?

Since the signing of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) in September 2008 and the setting in place of the Inclusive Government (IG) in February 2009, Zimbabwe has been stuck with the inevitable consequences of a dysfunctional peace agreement.