Chiwenga skips Politburo meeting as succession battle sharpens inside Zanu PF
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Vice President Constantino Chiwenga this week skipped a Zanu PF Politburo seminar, opting instead to attend the funeral of a former ZIPRA liberation fighter. This development has fuelled speculation about intensifying factional tensions within the ruling party amid controversial constitutional reforms. Chiwenga’s absence comes at a sensitive moment, following Cabinet’s approval […]
Parliament to elect president under new constitutional plan
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The government is pushing constitutional amendments that would extend presidential terms to seven years, scrap direct presidential elections, and reshape the succession framework. Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi is expected to table a memorandum to cabinet on tuesday outlining the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill, 2026. The draft introduces sweeping changes to governance […]
Zanu PF faces fresh factional tension over Tungwarara, Tagwirei and succession stakes
By Political Correspondent HARARE — Fresh factional tensions have erupted in Zanu PF following a blistering rebuke from outspoken special presidential advisor Paul Tungwarara. The remarks by Tungwarara are widely interpreted as a direct attack on Kudakwashe Tagwirei, the business magnate whose political influence within the party has skyrocketed in recent months. At a recent rally […]
Chiwenga’s diplomatic calm hints at unease over Tanzania’s ‘growing’ fragility
By Victor Fanuel DODOMA, Tanzania — Vice President Constantino Chiwenga arrived in Dodoma carrying a ceremonial keg, a symbolic vessel of Zimbabwean solidarity, to attend the swearing-in of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The atmosphere was tense. Tanzania’s election had unfolded under heavy security and sweeping repression. The main opposition, CHADEMA, was barred from participating. Rights […]
Charamba claps back at Mliswa over “sabotage” claims
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Presidential spokesperson George Charamba has issued a strong rebuttal to former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa’s scathing criticism, declaring that he will not be lectured by what he described as a “talkative nobody” with no moral authority to advise him. Charamba was responding to Mliswa, a former Zanu PF Central Committee member, […]
Zimbabwe on the edge as Mnangagwa unleashes Ziyambi, who accuses Chiwenga of “treason”
By Victor Fanuel HARARE – Zimbabwe’s political tensions have flared after Zanu PF’s legal affairs chief and justice minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi, accused Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of “treasonous” conduct. In a 25-page dossier presented to President Emmerson Mnangagwa before the Zanu PF politburo meeting on September 17, 2025, Chiwenga alleged that the president’s allies — […]
Bopela leaks Mliswa tape on Tagwirei, military capture
By Victor Fanuel HARARE – Businessman Bopela Masiyakurima has leaked an explosive recording of Temba Mliswa alleging that fuel mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei controls Zimbabwe’s military and is being groomed as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s successor. In the audio, Mliswa claims Mnangagwa has secured the loyalty of the army through Tagwirei’s resources. He says the 100 vehicles handed […]
Inside Mutsvangwa’s double-edged ‘constitutional’ gamble – bleeding Tagwirei to bruise Chiwenga
By Victor Fanuel Harare – Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa’s attack on business mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei has triggered fierce debate within the ruling party — and it’s not just about the constitution. On Monday, Mutsvangwa publicly tore into Tagwirei, labelling him “unelectable” and accusing him of trying to “buy the party.” “He must go to […]
Exclusive – Mystery sabotage hits Tagwirei’s vehicle donation amid Zanu PF power wars
By Victor Fanuel Harare – Factional tensions in Zanu PF are taking a dramatic turn after nearly half of the 300 vehicles allegedly meant to be donated by controversial business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei were mysteriously sabotaged. According to sources within the ruling party, several diesel-powered Land Cruisers, GD6s, Fortuners, and Raptors parked at Zanu PF headquarters […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mnangagwa ally Tungwarara eyes top Zanu PF Manicaland provincial post
By Victor Fanuel Harare – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s investment adviser to the United Arab Emirates, Temptor Paul Tungwarara, is on the cusp of a dramatic political entrance, with plans afoot to co-opt him into the Zanu PF Manicaland provincial executive as secretary for finance, multiple sources within the party have confirmed. Tungwarara, a businessman-cum politician […]