Majome told journalists Monday that she has been asked by the people to contest the polls as an independent even if she is still a member of the MDC-T led by Nelson Chamisa.
The court papers also revealed that ivory seller Mudzingwa used to allegedly chat with President Mnangagwa’s daughter, Tsitsi. The contents of the chats have not been made public.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling ZANU-PF and Nelson Chamisa of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change faction have begun to position themselves as frontrunners.
'We are extremely concerned that the military ofcourse played a pivotal role in politics of our country in the context of what happened in November but also in the context of what is happening now in terms of elections …'
'Let me say this since the media are here. During Operation Restore Legacy, I was with General (Phillip Valerio) Sibanda, he is a great man as you see him. I also called (Police Commissioner-General Godwin) Matanga (to the meeting). Unfortunately, I fell very sick while in their company.'
“Of the candidates who have submitted their CVs, 512 want to represent the party as parliamentary candidates while the rest wish to represent the 1,958 local government wards in the country."
'I have received numerous reports by community members who have been intimidated by unscrupulous traditional leaders and ZANU PF members … With the 2018 elections approaching, this is very worrying.'
'The amount of time left before the elections is shrinking, so the importance of taking prompt, concrete steps to demonstrate the president’s commitment to democracy is becoming more and more important'
Holders of dual citizenship are supposed declare their status when they attain 21 years of age and failure to do so results in someone losing his or her Botswana citizenship.
MDC-T attorney Lucas Nkomo said he may take the matter to the Supreme Court.
According to the state-controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga dismissed the nurses as in his capacity as the supervisor of the social services cluster.
Khupe’s attorney Lovemore Madhuku argued that the matter was not urgent since Khupe still maintains that she is the legitimate acting president of the MDC-T.
Secretary general Enock Dongo of the Zimbabwe Nurses’ Association told VOA Studio 7 that they gave the government a 14-day ultimatum, which expired on Sunday, to address their grievances or face an industrial action.
Chiwenga said Mnangagwa has been “running around looking for lines of credit to revive Zimbabwe’s economy and as such it shows that he has people at heart.”
Transport Minister Joram Gumbo and Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa said the government through the Ministry of Finance took a decision to secure funding for the procurement of the four planes together with eight Embraer aircrafts which were supposed to be used as feeder planes.
'In their (G40) calculation, which is rather foolish, they want to appropriate the symbolism of Mugabe and use it to relaunch themselves politically, therefore, they don’t want any meeting to take place.'
“The provincial executive feels that they are no longer able to work with Mguni and Moyo on the basis that they have associated themselves with Khupe,” she said.
Chamisa expressed dissatisfaction over lack of comprehensive electoral reforms, including failure by the government to overhaul the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
The High Court’s order follows recent clashes at the provincial offices between the two factions in which some MDC-T activists, including Khupe’s aide Witness Dube, were seriously injured.
Chamisa told a visiting delegation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Harare led by Advocate Leshele Thoahlane that Mnangagwa’s government is unlikely to implement reforms initiated by SADC in 2013.
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