Zanu PF & MDCT Allocated US$6 Million In Zimbabwe’s 2016 Budget

Zanu PF & MDCT Allocated US$6 Million In Zimbabwe’s  2016 Budget

In each annual national budget, the Finance and Economic Budget Minister, allocates a certain amount to political parties. The latest budget (2016) has allocated a total of US6million dollars to ZANU-PF and MDC-T , a rise of 100% from the previous budget. By Sibusiso Ngwenya.

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Section 97 Of Zim Constitution: ‘President Can Be Removed From Office Due To Physical Or Mental Incapacitation

Section 97 Of Zim Constitution: ‘President Can Be Removed From Office Due To Physical Or Mental Incapacitation

An opposition Member of Parliament says Zimbabwean lawmakers fed up with President Robert Mugabe’s 35 year rule can unseat the president if a secret ballot is used in a motion to impeach him. Godfrey Sithole of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai claims that there are some Zanu-PF parliamentarians who no longer support the president saying he is no longer capable of properly running the country. According to Section 97 of the…

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Are Zimbabwe’s Political Violence & Abductions, A Taste Of 2018 Ballot?- Eric Knight

Former Radio Zimbabwe Disk Jockey Eric Knight has lamented that politics in Zimbabwe has become more dirty that it is expected as violence and abduction of opposition members has been reported since year  2000 to date. “Politics is a dirty game is one of the most over used adages I always hear. More often than not I have always challenged those who sing it. Why is it only a dirty game to some parts of…

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MDC-T Goes To Court To Stop Grace Donating Government Implements At Zanu PF Rallies.

THE opposition MDC-T says it is pressing ahead with plans to stop President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, parcelling out government sourced farm machinery and other implements during Zanu PF rallies. However, in a separate interview with NewZimbabwe.com Tuesday, presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, seemed to suggest the powerful Zanu PF women’s league boss may be abandoning the controversial practice during her Mashonaland East rally this Wednesday. MDC-T spokesperson, Obert Gutu, said the opposition has not baulked…

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Though Dangerous, Street Protests, Remain The Most Viable Tool Against Mugabe’s Oppressive Authority

Though Dangerous, Street Protests, Remain The Most Viable Tool Against Mugabe’s Oppressive Authority

OF LATE, opposition political parties have intensified their calls for mass action against President Robert Mugabe’s “failed” leadership. The MDC-T demonstrations are meant to force the Zanu PF led administration to deliver on its pre-2013 election promises top among them the creation of 2, 2 million new jobs. Inspired by the recent student protests in South Africa, coined around the FeesMustFall mantra, Tendai Biti’s PDP has also threatened to roll out its own MugabeMustFall demos….

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‘We Won’t Be Pushed Into Unwarranted Arrests Of Zanu PF Supporters, Simply To Pacify MDC-T’-ZRP

POLICE have denied bias against opposition MDC-T supporters adding they will not be pushed into making unwarranted arrests of Zanu PF supporters simply to pacify those claiming the bias. A local rights group said Friday that the ZRP targeted the MDC-T supporters when violent clashes between rival activists broke out in Harare’s Hopley Farm and Mbare in the past two weeks. “The ZRP is not biased against anyone. “We apply the law equally according to…

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Violent Clashes, 35 Arrested Police Break ‘Mugabe Must Go’ Demonstrations In Harare

Violent Clashes, 35 Arrested Police Break ‘Mugabe Must Go’ Demonstrations  In Harare

Several shops and offices along Nelson Mandela Avenue and other streets in Harare temporarily closed yesterday as anti-riot police and MDC-T youths fought running battles in the city centre. A total of 35 people some of them MDC-T youths and others who claimed they were vendors and passers-by were arrested in the latest episode of violence, as political temperatures soar. Parts of the central business district resembled a warzone, as violent clashes erupted when police…

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17 MDC-T Supporters Arrested, 10 Hospitalised After Fearsome Clashes With Police,

17 MDC-T Supporters Arrested, 10 Hospitalised After Fearsome Clashes With Police,

Seventeen MDC-T supporters were yesterday arrested, while 10 others were reportedly left hospitalized after fearsome clashes with the police, when the law enforcement agents swooped on the opposition’s supporters at a rally in Harare South. Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said a total of 17 MDC-T activists had been arrested, including Erick Murai, the Highfield East MP, for holding an illegal gathering. She said investigations were underway. However, sources said police officers had…

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‘MDC T Supporters Will No Longer Fold Their Hands When Attacked By Zanu-PF Activists’- Says President Tsvangirai , MDC -T

Opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change, on Friday said his supporters will no longer fold their hands when attacked by ruling Zanu-PF activists. Speaking in Alaska, Chinhoyi, Tsvangirai said he was tired of the police taking sides with Zanu-PF supporters, adding it was time his supporters learnt to give back in equal measure what they have been getting over the years from President Robert Mugabe’s party. Tsvangirai castigated what he said…

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