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HARARE – The United People’s Nation (UPN), a new political party, has vowed to become the country’s leading opposition party, boldly stating it had the machinery to ensure that much-needed electoral reforms are implemented to break the cycle of disputed elections.
HARARE – A pre-election survey conducted by the Election Resource Centre (ERC) in Mount Pleasant ahead of the by-election on Saturday has established that among other reasons, 21.2% of those not voting are doing so in solidarity with their former MP Fadzayi Mahere who resigned.
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has seemingly insulted opposition leader Nelson Chamisa by suggesting he should be a goat herder instead of a politician. “They said Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana. Getting where? The boy should be a goat herder. He should grow up and do things the proper way. He cannot continue to be self-centred, if he wants power he should join others,” Chiwenga said.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has re-appointed Priscilla Chigumba as chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) despite presiding over chaotic elections last year that were condemned by the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
The group that includes CCC Deputy Spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba and Organising Secretary Amos Chibaya will not be on the ballot after High Court judge Pisirai Kwenda ruled on Friday that they cannot contest under the same party that recalled them.
BULAWAYO – The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed social media reports that Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy spokesman Gift Ostallos Siziba was arrested on Tuesday while campaigning in Bulawayo.
BULAWAYO – Zanu PF claimed seven of the vacant nine National Assembly seats to get to within three seats of a two thirds majority in parliament. The ruling party also gained four council seats – three in Bulawayo and one in Masvingo – in elections marred by low voter turnout.
The drama playing out in Zimbabwe’s main opposition party could be something out of a farce – as it faces by-elections this weekend with the possibility of its candidates missing from the ballot.
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Deputy Spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba has warned self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu that the ruling Zanu PF party will soon dump him when his time expires just like they did with Douglas Mwonzora.
Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-imposed Interim Secretary General of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has approached the High Court seeking an order to remove recalled party candidates who filed for the 9 December 2023 by-elections using the party credentials.