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Chimanimani,- A Movement for Democratic Change activist in Zhombeni area here, Donald Sithole has been fined a beast by the local headman for allegedly putting up his party’s posters in the area while in another incident an MDC minister faces arrest for refusing to pay road toll fees. Sithole, an MDC activist was last week [...]

Mutasa eyes presidency

Posted: October 21, 2010 in General, Latest News, Politics

HARARE – Controversial “Diesel N’anga” Rotina Mavhunga stunned the court during her trial last month when she claimed Zanu PF stalwart Didymus Mutasa withdrew a farm gift to her after she refused to assist him ascend to the presidency in 2007. Mutasa, then Minister of State Security, also responsible for land reform and resettlement, accompanied [...]

Harare, – Deputy Prime Minister, Arthur Mutambara and the Minister of Housing and National Development, Ignatious Chombo, clashed on government’s performance to-date with Minister Chombo claiming that the Government of National Unity (GNU) was not “confused and struggling to survive” as being claimed by countries from the West. “We are not struggling and we are [...]

HARARE -Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will remain the leader of the MDC-T until the party achieves its core mission of delivering political change in Zimbabwe, the party has said. The MDC-T was reacting to media reports suggesting Tsvangirai would step down from his party’s leadership post next year in line with the MDC-T’s original constitution [...]

Harare, – Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday said he hoped the constitution making process would not be abandoned, hinting that the final outcome may be a negotiated settlement between political parties in parliament. “It has to be ultimately a negotiated settlement. But the process was to ensure that all Zimbabweans give views but [...]

  MASVINGO – Former Zanu PF Masvingo provincial spokesman who had a stint with the Simba Makoni ‘s Kusile / Mavambo project retired major Kudzai Mbudzi claims that he has been approached by the revived Zimbabwe African People’s Union Zapu led by Dumiso Dabengwa to take up the vice president’s post. Mbudzi, who broke ranks [...]