HARARE East legislator Tendai Biti has said the Supreme Court ruling of Tuesday afternoon will not change the fact that Nelson Chamisa is the president of the MDC Alliance. Biti was speaking moments after the Supreme Court delivered a shattering judgement that restored the main opposition party to the settings of the 2014 congress, where Chamisa was appointed the MDC Secretary for Policy and Research. The judgement was welcomed by Douglas Mwonzora who becomes the MDC Secretary-General, while Morgen Komichi becomes the National Chairperson as he was so after the 2014 congress. Chamisa lost the October 2014 congress election and was later on rescued by party founder Morgan Tsvangirai who appointed him co-Vice President. Thokozani Khupe is now the i
In a surprising twist to the drama in the opposition MDC party, one of Nelson Chamisa’s erstwhile lieutenants Morgan Komichi has ordered his former boss to vacate his office and hand over all party assets. This comes after the Supreme Court ruled that Chamisa was an illegitimate leader of the opposition party and that Thokozani Khupe was the rightful leader of the party. Below is the full statement which Komichi read outside the court immediately after the Supreme Court passed its ruling. TODAY, the Supreme Court, which is the highest Court of the Land except in constitutional cases, has pronounced itself on the dispute that has long been affecting our Party, This follows the challenge by one of our long-standing cadres and Organizing Secretary for Gokwe District Elias Masha
THE Supreme Court today ruled that Nelson Chamisa is not the legitimate MDC leader in a judgment that settles the leadership wrangle between the two foes. The ruling follows an appeal by MDC-Alliance leaders Chamisa and Morgan Komichi challenging a High Court ruling in May last year which declared that Chamisa was illegitimately acting as the party leader. During the appeal hearing last October, Dr Khupe who was being represented by Professor Lovemore Madhuku asked the Supreme Court to throw out Mr Chamisa’s appeal on legitimacy to enable her to hold an extraordinary congress and pick up the pieces. The dismissal of the appeal must reinstate Dr Khupe as the proper leader of the Movement for Democratic Change and the opposition party will go back and start from February
THE Finance Ministry has set aside resources to cover one million vulnerable households at a time when the country is on lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement Monday evening, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube said, “Vulnerable groups in our society are the most exposed under this Covid-19 crisis. “Accordingly, treasury has set aside resources to cover one million vulnerable households under a Cash Transfer programme and payment will commence immediately.” The minister said some $200 million per month will be set aside for the programme over the next three months. Treasury has also unfrozen over 4 000 health sector posts and created an additional 200 posts as government scales up its response to the
SOUTH Africa’s Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille has reiterated that they will complete the fence on the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe within a month to restrict the movement of people. This is part of the measures implemented by the government to fight the Covid-19 pandemic ahead of the lockdown on Thursday. De Lille told the media in Cape Town on Wednesday they were on track with the plans and the contractor was already on site. She said the work began this month and the contract should be able to finish the work by next month. “With regard to the Beitbridge border, the contractor is on site and has eight teams responsible for each 5km segment of the 40km of the fence that is being replaced. Site meetings are taking place weekly with a dail
Zimbabwe has finally closed its borders in response to the deadly coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the announcement when he addressed the nation on Monday night on the further measures that his government was putting in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus which has wreaked havoc across the world. Zimbabwe has recorded two cases of the deadly coronavirus and the disease has already claimed the life of young broadcaster Zororo Makamba. Zororo who is the son of prominent businessman James Makamba died on Monday. Last week, Mnangagwa initially dismissed the idea of closing down the country’s borders arguing that no other country has closed its borders to Zimbabwe. However, President Emmerson Mnangagwa made an about-turn today, announcing t
Nelson Chamisa is leading by example making a video encouraging people to watch hands and follow instructions from the World Health Organization to fight covid-19. Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono posted the following This is an important message by Nelson Chamisa that all politicians and leaders in various spheres should heed!. Coronavirus doesn’t select on the basis of your political party affiliation! Political leaders should also not just wash hands, but push Mnangagwa to buy ventilators!‬
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to reshuffle his cabinet after succumbing to pressure exerted by the growing economic crisis and whispers of factionalism within his ruling Zanu PF party. Insiders who spoke to Zim Morning Post said Mnangagwa wants to chop deadwood and appoint competent individuals who can turn around the economy dogged by rocketing inflation, power blackouts, fuel queues and a population struggling to cover basic food needs. There is wide speculation that some bigwigs and Mnangagwa’s allies will face the axe. “It is certain that the President (Mnangagwa) will reshuffle the Cabinet this month or early April. There has been pressure from certain quarters but the President had already hinted that he will review the Cabinet based on performance thu
The case of former Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo has collapsed after the State indicated that the critical policy document that forms the basis of his criminal abuse of office charge went missing during the November 2017 military coup which toppled the late former President Robert Mugabe. Chombo was charged with criminal abuse of office after facilitating the sale of a government house in Mutare to ex-Zanu PF legislator for Mutare, Fred Kanzama. He was, however, removed from remand by regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya after he had given the State the last chance to bring the document. But prosecutor George Manokore told the magistrate yesterday that he could not secure the crucial document requested by Chombo since there was no handover takeover in the ministry. “
Ailing VP Constantino Chiwenga was in fact airlifted to China Sunday, as health woes continue to dog the powerful former military commander. This comes after Chiwenga was reported to not feeling well, and that he had been ordered by his doctors to take a rest. Lingering health concerns forced Chiwenga to abandon his State duties last week, compelling his doctors to order him to rest at home. This comes as speculation and conspiracy theories swelled last week after the powerful VP failed to attend a field day that was hosted at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's farm in Kwekwe. It also comes as Chiwenga is embroiled in an acrimonious divorce with his ex-model wife Marry - whom he has stunningly accused of attempting to kill him last year, during the time he was hospitalise
