Coltart calls for financial probity within the MDC
New Zimbabwe.com 4th May 2019 THE opposition MDC needs to transform itself into a “strong†and financially sound institution if it is to win elections in 2023, former Education Minister David Coltart has said. Coltart was speaking in a video circulated to party structures Friday in which he accepted nomination for the position of treasurer
MDC bigwigs fight for survival
Newsday BY OBEY MANAYITI/BLESSED MHLANGA 3rd May 2019 THE stage has been set for a bruising fight in the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC as almost all candidates nominated for top positions in the party’s standing committee have accepted and are now reaching into their war chests to mount rigorous campaigns ahead of congress this monthend. Party
MDC To Conduct Public Question And Answer Sessions For Candidates
Pindula.co.zw 1st May 2019 MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume has announced that the party shall conduct public ‘Question and Answer’ sessions for party stalwarts vying for the top posts at the upcoming elective congress. Mafume said that this exercise enhances democracy and also gives candidates a chance to preempt what they will do if elected. The
Chamisa to appoint top aides
Newsday 30th April 2019 BY OBEY MANAYITI OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will appoint some of the party’s standing committee members, among them the organising secretary and spokesperson as well as a number of deputies “as per the party’s constitutionâ€, despite members nominating their preferred candidates at the just-ended provincial congresses. Chamisa has already been
Human Rights Lawyer Doug Coltart Summoned By Police
Pindula.co.zw 28th April 2019 Human rights lawyer and eldest son of former Education Minister David Coltart, Doug Coltart was on Sunday morning summoned by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). This was revealed by David Coltart on his Twitter handle. Wrote Coltart: “Mnangagwa’s menacing threat against doctors and lawyers who assisted victims of the crimes against humanity
Key takeouts from Global Education Skills Forum (GESF) 2019
Bizcommunity.com By Dorcas Dube 18th April 2019 I had the privilege to attend the Global Education Skills Forum in Dubai, which took place from the 22nd to the 24th of March 2019. Organised by the Varkey Foundation, GESF is attended by more than 2,000 delegates from across the world who are eager to share, debate
Chamisa extends lead, as Mudzuri gets first VP nomination
Newsday By Tatenda Chitagu 18th April 2019 MDC president Nelson Chamisa has extended his uncontested run to eight out of 13 possible nominations for the party’s top post, while vice-president Elias Mudzuri finally got his first nomination to remain in his current post. The new Masvingo executive, that saw current provincial chairperson James Gumbi retaining
Chief Ndiweni fights eviction of white farmers
Daily News 16th April 2019 THE surprise eviction of popular Ntabazinduna farmers, Brain and Carol Davies, who operate Tabas Induna Farm, has attracted the wrath of local chief, Nhlanhla Ndiweni. The couple was served with an eviction notice by one Floyd Ambrose on Tuesday last week, according to Tabas Induna spokesperson Buz Davies. “We lodged
Mwonzora on the ropes
Nehanda Radio 13th April 2019 The presidential ambitions of MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora appear to be sinking like the Titanic after the incumbent Nelson Chamisa bagged six nominations from six provinces that have so far conducted their congresses. The MDC elective Congress is set for May 24 to 26. Chamisa has secured the backing
Chamisa unchallenged after 4 out of 13 MDC provinces make nominations
ZimLive.com 11th April 2019 The MDC congress on 24 and 25 May will elect the leader to succeed founding president Morgan Tsvangirai Nelson Chamisa was still unopposed after Midlands province became the fourth of the Movement for Democratic Change’s (MDC) 13 administrative provinces to make its nominations ahead of the party’s congress at the end