MDC-T FACTIONALISM: Senior Matebeleland members, including vp Khupe, Moyo and Bhebhe boycott fundraising dinner

MDC-T FACTIONALISM: Senior Matebeleland members, including vp Khupe,  Moyo and  Bhebhe boycott fundraising dinner

  MDC-T factionalism has reached fever pitch amid revelations that senior party members, including vice president Ms Thokozani Khupe, national chairman Mr Lovemore Moyo and national organising secretary Abednigo Bhebhe boycotted a fundraising dinner that was meant to mobilise funds for Mr Morgan Tsvangirai’s chemotherapy.This was despite the fact that the three were in Harare for the National Budget delivered last Thursday by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa. Ms Khupe battled cancer a few years ago. The…

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Tsvangirai calls an emergency crisis national council meeting over Chamisa & Mudzuri appointments

OPPOSITION MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has summoned members of his national council to an emergency meeting tomorrow to resolve internal fissures triggered by his recent appointment of Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri as the party’s vice-presidents. Tsvangirai’s spokesperson Luke Tamborinyorika confirmed the development, but declined to disclose the agenda of the meeting which comes hardly two weeks after another firefighting indaba failed to resolve the impasse. “It’s true that on Wednesday there will be a…

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Chamisa And Mudziri Reportedly Appointed As MDCT Vice Presidents, With Khupe As First VP.

MDC-T leadership has reportedly appointed Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudziri as party vice presidents, Bulawayo24.com has heard. Chamisa is second vice president while Mudzuri is third. Bulawayo24.com understands the appointments where made during Thursday national executive council meeting. Thokozani Khupe is the first vice president. MDC-T leadership has reportedly appointed Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudziri as party vice presidents, Bulawayo24.com has heard. Chamisa is second vice president while Mudzuri is third. Bulawayo24.com understands the appointments…

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‘What Zanu PF Problems,….Do I Look Like I Have Not Slept’-Mnangagwa

‘What Zanu PF Problems,….Do I Look Like I Have Not Slept’-Mnangagwa

VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s arrogance played out in parliament Wednesday after he was quizzed on President Robert Mugabe’s health. MDC-T lawmaker Prosper Mutseyami had asked Mnangagwa if the country is still stable given Mugabe’s continued “gaffes and falls”. “I would want to know if the country is still safe and stable given the health problems that the President continues to encounter. “He has developed a tendency to fall and say the wrong things. Can the…

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Mugabe’s Zanu PF Regime Fails To Pay Soldiers Bonus As Promised

Mugabe’s Zanu PF Regime Fails To Pay Soldiers Bonus As Promised

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s administration Tuesday failed to honour its pledge to pay soldiers the 13th cheque in a tale-tell sign the government is technically broke due to the prevailing economic climate and low revenue collections by tax authorities. In February this year Mugabe promised to pay all civil servants their bonuses ahead of the festive season despite advice to the contrary from finance minister Patrick Chinamasa who had said there would no bonuses for the…

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Mphoko Hotel Stay ‘An Issue Beyond Parliament’s Realm’- Mnangagwa Tells Legislators

Mphoko Hotel Stay ‘An Issue Beyond Parliament’s Realm’- Mnangagwa Tells Legislators

  Mnangagwa: “I would like to tell you that some of these issues are for bigger or more senior people and should not be spoken about.” VICE President Phelekezela Mphoko’s controversial and costly stay in a luxury suite at a top Harare hotel since appointment last year cannot be discussed in Parliament, legislators were told Thursday. The injunction was issued by Mphoko’s counterpart, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Responding to a question from MDC-T Chitungwiza North…

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Mnangagwa Shocked As Chamisa’s Parly Recall Of Mugabe To Answer On Address, Succeeds

Mnangagwa Shocked As Chamisa’s  Parly Recall Of Mugabe To Answer On Address, Succeeds

MDC-T legislator Nelson Chamisa successfully moved a motion to have President Robert Mugabe recalled to Parliament and answer questions regarding his state of the nation address which was delivered on Tuesday. Parliament Speaker backed Chamisa in a ruling that left vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa shaking his head in disbelief. Chamisa raised the point or order after Mugabe had finished delivering his address saying that the veteran leader should come back and take questions from the…

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International Socialist Organization Leader Munyaradzi Gwisai On Chamisa’s Stance’

International Socialist Organization Leader Munyaradzi Gwisai  On Chamisa’s Stance’

International Socialist Organization leader Munyaradzi Gwisai has charged that Kuwadzana legislator Nelson Chamisa risks losing his political career for standing against workers. Chamisa was one of the Zuva Petroleum lawyers who last Friday won a court case against workers. In the case which Chamisa was defending the Supreme Court judge Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku ruled in his (Chamisa client) favour and allowed employers to terminate their workers’ contracts without giving them retrenchment packages. Gwisai said…

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MPs break into song and dance demanding ZBC live coverage, or else no debate.

MPs break into song and dance demanding ZBC live coverage, or else no debate.

CHAOS erupted in Parliament Wednesday afternoon as MPs protested over the failure by the state broadcaster to air their question and answer session in the national assembly. Led by MDC-T’s Nelson Chamisa, the legislators took Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa to task, asking why ZBC was not filming live their debates in line with a resolution they passed last year that Parliament should be broadcast live on Wednesday and Thursday. “We want to know why ZBC…

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’15 foreign trips since January-Mugabe runs Zimbabwe via social media’-Chamisa

’15 foreign trips since January-Mugabe runs Zimbabwe via social media’-Chamisa

Opposition MDC-T MP Nelson Chamisa has claimed that President Robert Mugabe is running the country through WiFi. Mugabe has made 15 foreign trips since he returned home from a one-month vacation in the Far East in January. Chamisa said Mugabe’s travels are worrying. “In as much as we have to be techno savvy as a nation embracing ITCs, it is unacceptable to have a Wi-Fi government governed by WhatsApp and Twitter hoping to deliver services…

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