Movement for Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai has on Thursday reiterated calls for President Robert Mugabe to step down from his position to pave way for an all inclusive transitional government. Tsvangirai who was addressing journalists at his Highlands residency following a meeting by the party's
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP) climate talks in Bonn, Germany, on Wednesday. (AP) HARARE, Zimbabwe: The United Nations says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing for “calm, non-violence and restraint” in Zimbabwe. UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq
ZANU PF officials on Wednesday stampeded to call for the appointment of Grace Mugabe to replaced the axed Emmerson Mnangagwa saying her philanthropic work makes her the ideal candidate. By Jeoffrey Ncube and Faith Zvorufura Speaking at the solidarity march held at the party headquarters on Wednesday,
Perturbed by the actions of the Chiefs Council recently, the Election Resource Centre (ERC), has written to the authorities demanding the rebuking of the Chiefs Council on the recent pronouncements pledging their allegiance to President Robert Mugabe in 2018 general elections. The ERC has written to
Zimbabwe’s current political conundrum is hinged on Zanu PF’s weakness and the opposition’s confusion. Zanu PF is engulfed in a fierce succession battle and it has never been this weak since its formation in 1963. On the other hand, the opposition finds itself enmeshed in
If there is one single most tragic characteristic of Zimbabwean - and even African - politics that has played a leading role in the festering of dictatorships and corruption, it has been the pre-medieval practice of 'cult politics' and hero-worshiping. Although, much to the pride of
The major reason Zimbabwe is in this mess is a direct result of a leadership that is not visionary, but seeks to retain office by proffering shortsighted policies that please people today, but make them suffer tomorrow. Zimbabwe does not need such a myopic leadership. A good
Libya has experienced nothing but war and brutality since the reign of King Idris I started in 1951. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposed the monarch in a bloodless coup in 1969. Under Gaddafi, or 'Brotherly Leader,' as he loved to be called then, oil-rich Libya was
As the watershed Zimbabwe 2018 elections loom over the horizon - and various political entities strategically position themselves where they hope to garner the best results - the major focus has been on the 'fight' for the ultimate prize - the presidency. Over the past couple
Acting President Phelekezela Mphoko has torn into vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing his counterpart of undermining the authority of President Robert Mugabe and fanning ethnic tensions following claims by the Lacoste kingpin that he was poisoned, the Shuvai Mahofa style. By Philemon Jambaya Mnangagwa who was speaking
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