By Virimayi Chidembo

MDC is indeed a perennial electoral loser and this fact is now undisputed after a massive trouncing, the party received in the by-election held over the weekend for the vacant Mutoko North constituency.

By Gift Mashoko

The MDC has set a date for their demonstration for the 29^th of November 2018 and we hear planning and mobilising of its supporters is currently underway. The purpose of the demo is said to be, to protest against the alleged “worsening” economic situation.

by Nobleman Runyanga

Zimbabweans of various walks of life reacted in a mixed manner to the 2019 National Budget which was announced by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube last week.

by Mapozho Saruchera

There were recent media reports to the effect that confusion ensued at Zimbabwe’s ports of entry, as luxury vehicle importers refused to pay excise duty in foreign currency in line with the new regulations announced by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube in the 2019 National Budget Statement.

by Brian Johnson Mutonhori

Presenting the 2019 national budget last week under the theme, “Austerity for Prosperity,” Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube announced a raft of measures which include payments of customs duty on motor vehicles and listed goods in foreign currency. This stance must be applauded as it goes a long way in curbing excessive outflows of scarce hard currency to non-productive sectors of the economy.

by Elijah Chihota

In a love affair between a man and a woman, they live each day seeing themselves   as   soul   mates   without   thinking   anything   sinister   would happen to  their till death do us part vow. The same scenario happens in politics where a person joins a political party of one’s choice without any intention of being chucked out. Like in a love affair, in politics usually there are fallouts for one reason or the other.

By Bevan Musoko

There are simmering tensions in the MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa over the contestations for elective posts as the party prepares for its 5^th elective Congress since its formation in 1999. A faction aligned to Chamisa is lobbying for the postponement of the congress from the scheduled February/March 2019 to later in the year, around October 2018 amid accusations by other members that Chamisa is seeking to delay the watershed congress to consolidate his position. This is against the background of questions surrounding the legitimacy of Chamisa’s assumption of the MDC leadership following the death of Morgan Tsvangirai in February 2018.

By Caitlin Kamba

If there is anyone who is going to learn the hard way the consequence of improperly arranging words, it has to be MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa, as he riles ever listening to the demons which misled him to promote violence in the run up to the 30 July harmonised elections and thereafter.

By Anesu Pedzisayi

It is worrisome and disturbing to say the least, to hear a youth uttering threats of violence against a Government, worse off in a new dispensation that is calling for unity, peace and positive transformation.