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• March 11, 2018

  Mugabe-Linked National Patriotic Front, 106 Other Parties Show Interest in Zimbabwe's 2018 Elections

  Commissioner Qhubani Moyo told VOA Studio 7 that each party is, however, not likely to field presidential, senatorial, parliamentary and local government candidates nationwide.

• March 06, 2018

  Deputy Mayor, Councillor Arrested Over MDC-T Violent Clashes

  They are accused of masterminding violent clashes in which supporters of vice president Thokozani Khupe were pelted with stones while they were holding a meeting at the party headquarters.

• March 04, 2018

  MDC-T Activists Seriously Injured as Rival Party Factions Clash

  “I was scared that my vehicle, which was already hit, would be set on fire. The other cars belonging to Khupe and Chief Ndlovu were also hit. So, I dashed out of the building to save my car and the same was done by Khupe’s driver who was unfortunately hit by a missile on his forehead and was bleeding profusely. He is in hospital right now.”

• March 02, 2018

  Donald Trump Extends Targeted Sanctions Imposed on Mugabe, Mnangagwa And Others

  The extension was made in a notice signed by President Donald Trump on Friday, March 2, 2018, which stressed that the situation in Zimbabwe has not yet transformed following the removal of Robert Mugabe from power.

• March 02, 2018

  MDC Alliance to Feature Nelson Chamisa as Presidential Candidate

  MDC-T Alliance spokesperson Professor Welshman Ncube said they believe that Chamisa will beat the ruling Zanu PF’s candidate, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was helped by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces to unseat long-time ruler Robert Mugabe.

• March 02, 2018

  Zimbabwe Court Blocks Coronation of New Ndebele King

  Effie Dlela Ncube, spokesperson of the Royal Crown Trust that is overseeing the installation of Prince Bulelani Lobhengula Khumalo, said they will convene an urgent meeting to map the way forward amid with indications that the event may go ahead despite the court ruling.

• March 01, 2018

  MDC-T Suspends Party Spokesperson Obert Gutu for 'Promoting' Factionalism

  ” … Party spokesperson Obert Gutu is suspended pending internal disciplinary processes and in the meantime deputy spokesperson Hon. Thabitha Khumalo becomes the acting party spokesperson.”

• February 28, 2018

  Zimbabwe Govt Blocks Installation of New Ndebele King

  '... It is unconstitutional to resuscitate and install a Crown Prince of King in Zimbabwe and therefore you should cancel your intended installation of Crown Prince Bulelani Lobhengula scheduled for 3rd March 2018 in Bulawayo ...'

• February 28, 2018

  Zimbabwe Nurse Dies After Posing in Viral Photograph With Late MDC-T Leader Morgan Tsvangirai

  According to the newspaper, Ms. Ncube was found dead in her apartment a few days ago. Police are investigating the issue.

• February 23, 2018

  MDC-T Resolves to Field Nelson Chamisa in Crucial Presidential Election

  If endorsed by the National Council as the presidential candidate, the 40 year-old who has several degrees, will face President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the presidential poll.

• February 21, 2018

  Nelson Chamisa: We Are Investigating Harassment of VP Khupe And Several Senior MDC-T Officials

  “The police must apprehend and charge those responsible for this dastardly act. The MDC is a party of excellence, a party of non-violence and a party of peace. The party will never accept as comrades those who perpetrate violence in its name.”

• February 20, 2018

  MDC-T VP Thokozani Khupe Beaten Up, Nearly Set on Fire in Hamlet At Tsvangirai Funeral

  “One man asked us to go into his hut. Those thugs threatened to burn the hut but we were lucky that it was raining and so the thatch could not catch the fire. They threw a burning log into the hamlet. If it was not rain, we were going to die ..."

• February 18, 2018

  Thousands of People Attend Tsvangirai Memorial Services as Mnangagwa Urges Parties to Shun Political Violence

  '... In the coming national elections, I am appealing to all the political parties in this country to hear my call that we need no violence … We need fair, free and credible elections this year.'

• February 18, 2018

  Morgan Tvangirai's Mother: I Don't Want to See Elizabeth And Chamisa At Tsvangirai Memorial Events

  “Tell your uncles that I don’t want to see Elizabeth (Tsvangirai) and Chamisa … And even Chamisa’s speech … (Otherwise) I will hang myself (if they come here).”

• February 16, 2018

  MDC-T VP Thokozani Khupe Attacks Chamisa Over 'Cheap' Political Moves After Tsvangirai's Death

  “May I state on good authority that the family and indeed the majority of the party leadership stands distanced from any and all of the disturbing cheap politics we have witnessed since the passing on of President Tsvangirai ..."

• February 14, 2018

  Profile: Who is Morgan Richard Tsvangirai

  Vibrant and energetic, Tsvangirai, a former member of the ruling Zanu-PF party, became a force to reckon with when the ZCTU he led transitioned into a political party in 1999, with him as its founding president.

• February 13, 2018

  MDC-T Youth Breathing Fire Over Factionalism Urge Leaders to Stop It

  Youth Assembly leader, Happymore Chidziva, said they will take unspecified action if the MDC-T leaders continue fighting over the post of party president.

• January 25, 2018

  MDC-T Dismisses Mnangagwa's Remarks on Holding Free, Fair Election in Zimbabwe

  “Whilst the Mnangagwa administration has been persistently stating that this year’s elections will be free and fair, the situation that obtains on the ground points to a totally different scenario."

• January 24, 2018

  Zimbabwe President Offers Trump 5% Incentive to Build Golf Courses, Hotels

  “If we lose the elections, that’s it,” said Mnangagwa.  “Whichever party wins the election will proceed to take the reigns of power.”

• January 24, 2018

  Mnangagwa’s Govt Orders Ministers, Top State Officials to Declare Assets

  “In line with the new thrust, it has become mandatory for all Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Heads of Ministries, Senior Principal Directors, Board Chairpersons and Board Members of State Enterprises and Parastatals ... to submit a written declaration of their assets."

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