Month: August 2023

By Wezhira Munya     As MDC sitting councillor Mhetu dumps Mwonzora and joins CCC.   Today, MDC under Mwonzora is holding a crisis-induced National Council meeting at Morgan Tsvangirai’s house.   Speaking to Studio 7 morning news today (August 7th, 2023), according to MDC presidential party spokesperson Mr. Lloyd Damba, “Today, the National Council, the Supreme decision-making body, will convene to review various matters and chart a way forward. Among the many topics to be discussed, we will come to a resolution on whether to participate or not in the forthcoming harmonized elections on August 23rd, 2023.”  ...

By Wezhira Munya     This video was recorded by Wezhira Munya on behalf of Change Radio (watch video at the end)   Zanu PF and Forever Associates of Zimbabwe, on Friday, the 5th of August 2023, blocked CCC cars from passing through Mushambanevhu Business Centre in Bikita East.   Hundreds of Zanu PF and FAZ members were mobilized to obstruct and attack CCC members who were putting up posters in Bikita East Constituency.   However, brave CCC Bikita East members managed to clear tree branches and stones that had been used to block the road.   In an...

By Wezhira Munya   Patrick Mapfumo, an aspiring member of parliament from the Chiredzi North representing Citizens Coalition for Change [CCC], has lodged a strong complaint regarding the vandalism of his campaign posters by Zanu PF members. Mapfumo, a prominent businessperson, is set to compete against Zanu PF’s aspiring parliamentary candidate, Mr. Master Makopa, a former school head.   On the 2nd of August 2023, Mapfumo caught Linda Chinamano, an aspiring member of parliament from the Zanu PF Bulawayo, Njube-Entumbane constituency, red-handed while tearing his posters in Pashazhaume, Ward 1. Chinamano was part of Zanu PF’s campaign team for...

By Wezhira Munya     With just 17 days remaining until the harmonized elections in Zimbabwe, Bikita East is marred by a disturbing escalation of violence perpetrated by Zanu PF and Forever Associates of Zimbabwe [FAZ] members against CCC members.   On August 4, 2023, a youth member of the CCC, Mr. Liberty Mufundirwa, was abducted and subjected to severe assault by members of Zanu PF and FAZ. Mr. Zebroni, an aspiring councillor of the CCC, reported this incident. Liberty recounted that he was attacked by a group of Zanu PF members, sustaining injuries to his arm, head, and...

By Wezhira Munya     ZANU-PF members in Bikita West are engaging in acts of violence and intimidation against members of the Citizens Coalition for Change [CCC]. The situation in Bikita West has escalated to the point of resembling a war zone, as ZANU-PF members have targeted and attacked innocent CCC members, according to Mr. John Mupanduki.   On August 3, 2023, Bikita West ZANU-PF members brutally assaulted Mr. Chitsidzo Makaya, a 50-year-old CCC member. Similarly, on the same day, ZANU-PF members from Bikita West launched a violent attack on Mr. Ronald Tausa, a 21-year-old youth member of the...