Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko’s rise from oblivion to occupy the second highest office in the land ranks high among the strangest stories in Zimbabwean politics.

Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko’s rise from oblivion to occupy the second highest office in the land ranks high among the strangest stories in Zimbabwean politics.

Former liberation war fighters have a well-calculated strategy to set up First Lady Grace Mugabe and her backers for failure as they push for Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over from her husband President Robert Mugabe, an alleged secret document that has revived factionalism in Zanu PF claims.

Former liberation war fighters have a well-calculated strategy to set up First Lady Grace Mugabe and her backers for failure as they push for Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over from her husband President Robert Mugabe, an alleged secret document that has revived factionalism in Zanu PF claims.

Former Vice-President Joice Mujuru yesterday addressed her maiden rally as an opposition leader, drawing thousands of people and rival opposition leaders in Bulawayo, raising the prospects of a coalition to fight President Robert Mugabe in the 2018 elections.

Former Vice-President Joice Mujuru yesterday addressed her maiden rally as an opposition leader, drawing thousands of people and rival opposition leaders in Bulawayo, raising the prospects of a coalition to fight President Robert Mugabe in the 2018 elections.

President Robert Mugabe yesterday told thousands of children attending celebrations to mark the Day of the African Child in Harare that he is on his way out and wants his successors to do a better job.

President Robert Mugabe yesterday told thousands of children attending celebrations to mark the Day of the African Child in Harare that he is on his way out and wants his successors to do a better job.

President Robert Mugabe will visit Masvingo next weekend in an effort to quell worsening factionalism caused by the jostling for his throne between a camp linked to Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and another led by First Lady Grace Mugabe, Zanu PF insiders have revealed.

President Robert Mugabe will visit Masvingo next weekend in an effort to quell worsening factionalism caused by the jostling for his throne between a camp linked to Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and another led by First Lady Grace Mugabe, Zanu PF insiders have revealed.

THE deployment of soldiers at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has allegedly seen staff morale hitting rock bottom amid claims that the militarisation of the agency was scaring away donors.

THE deployment of soldiers at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has allegedly seen staff morale hitting rock bottom amid claims that the militarisation of the agency was scaring away donors.

MDC-T has accused Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere of abusing his position to further Zanu PF interests as the country’s major opposition party continues its fight to stop the minister’s alleged interference in councils under its control.

MDC-T has accused Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere of abusing his position to further Zanu PF interests as the country’s major opposition party continues its fight to stop the minister’s alleged interference in councils under its control.

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe last Thursday invoked memories of the 1980s massacres in the Midlands and Matabeleland executed by the North Korean trained Fifth Brigade as he railed against war veterans for allegedly campaigning for Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa to replace him.

Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko recently presented a damning report to President Robert Mugabe on the activities of war veterans that stopped short of accusing them of treason, it has emerged.

Anti-riot police yesterday moved to crush the 16-day Occupy Africa Unity Square protest by the Zimbabwe Activists Alliance, which has so far seen 15 activists, including missing anti-President Robert Mugabe campaigner Itai Dzamara’s brother Patson, being arrested.

VICE-President Phelekezela Mphoko will come face-to-face with victims of his disciplinary procedure when the Zanu PF central committee appeals and review board sits to hear alleged cases of miscarriage of justice.

AFTER going into self-imposed hibernation for weeks, combative Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa is back and, as has become his trademark, is pulling no punches. Mutsvangwa has allegedly threatened “bloodbath” if the former freedom fighters’ choice of successor to President Robert Mugabe, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa is stopped. The Standard reporter Richard […]

While most world leaders, including a number of African presidents and politicians, are leveraging the power of social media to engage with the populace in pursuit of democracy, President Robert Mugabe’s government has chosen to go the other way. They have threatened a clampdown on the use of the internet and other media platforms to […]

The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC-T party is using mass demonstrations around the country to mobilise support ahead of the 2018 general elections, analysts have said.

OPPOSITION Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader and former vice-president, Joice Mujuru has set the campaign ball rolling as she braces for a bruising electoral fight against her ex-mentor President Robert Mugabe.

In this 41-minute leaked audio recording of a family event, President Robert Mugabe believes his wife is strong-headed and he does not challenge most of her decisions for the sake of peace at home.

ALMOST nine years ago, war veteran Jabulani Sibanda was the face behind the former fighters’ efforts to organise a million-man march to prop up President Robert Mugabe who was undersiege from Zanu PF factions.

The Zanu PF youth league was behind the ruling party’s controversial million-man march on Africa Day where calls were made for President Robert Mugabe to rule until he dies. First Lady Grace Mugabe said her 92-year-old husband would actually rule from the grave. In this week’s The Big Interview, our reporter Obey Manayiti (OM) spoke […]

THREE months ago former War Veterans minister Christopher Mutsvangwa was breathing fire, telling President Robert Mugabe that the time he spent serving in his Cabinet was a complete waste of time.