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'Reallocation of land won't remove sanctions'
Various political figures have castigated the move taken by the government in reallocating land to some white commercial farmers who lost their farms during the land reform program in the early 2000s....Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 15:46hrs | 1487 | by Daniel Itai, Harare, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa follows his voters wishes: ZmFirst
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is following what his voters want him to do hence his recent announcement of compensation for former white commercial farmers....Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 08:35hrs | 2031 | by Stephen Jakes
'Another coup in Africa'
Opposition parties in Zimbabwe have shared mixed feelings over the just ended Presidential elections in Malawi.On Saturday, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) declared Dr. Lazarus Chakwera ...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 13:27hrs | 6929 | by Daniel Itai, Harare, Zimbabwe
Chinese have more rights in Zimbabwe than Zimbabweans: ZimFirst
The ZimFirst Leader Maxwell Shumba has expressed concerns that Chinese seem to be having more rights in Zimbabwe than the Zimbabweans.He made the remarks following reports that a Chinese emplo...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 2503 | by Stephen Jakes
A new voice in the face of the old guard
Before the 2017 coup and for decades, this country had been referred to as "robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe". Now with the late former president gone and his former lieutenants in charge, we need new names a...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:16hrs | 609 | by Maxwell Zeb Shumba
Zimbabwe has a good for nothing parliament: ZimFirst
The ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has described the parliament of Zimbabwe as a good for nothing institution.He said when the Government, for good reasons, announced the social distancing and...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:26hrs | 188 | by Stephen Jakes
COVID-19: Absolutism smacks incompetence - ZimFirst
The ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said the outbreak of Covid 19 world wide has exposed the incompetence of the Zimbabwean government."When a government promulgates a far reaching and life...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 12:59hrs | 751 | by Stephen Jakes
Ex-Tsvangirai aide attacks MDC officials for resisting Supreme Court ruling
MAXWELL Shumba, a former chief strategist to the now late MDC founding president, Morgan Tsvangirai, has labelled senior MDC Alliance officials and their supporters a disappointment for dismissing a r...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:09hrs | 1550 | by Staff reporter
I am disappointed by MDC Alliance leaders behaviour - ZimFirst leader
The ZimFirst Leader Maxwell Shumba has expressed disappointment by the MDC Alliance leaders for attacking the courts for passing a judgement which resulted to their loss.The Supreme Court on T...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:23hrs | 2321 | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst taking Zimbabwe to the future
Zimbabwe has been groaning under the pains of corruption cronyism and relentless looting by the ZANU PF and its vampires. As Zimbabweans we hoped for a land of milk and honey managed by ourselves for ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:47hrs | 311 | by Dr Maxwell Shumba ZimFirst President
Zim could have provided social safety to citizens - ZimFirst leader
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shuba has said the country could have provided social safety to citizens during the period they face challenges economically, health and social."Over the course of the ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 15:42hrs | 632 | by Stephen Jakes
Foreigners leaving Zimbabwe in fear of lack of preparedness to prevent Covid-19 outbreak
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has claimed that Zimbabwe is currently experiencing mass exodus of foreigners who fear that if they get infected with the Covid 19 disease they would not get any treatme...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:28hrs | 5146 | by Stephen Jakes
Defiant churches on coronavirus irks ZimFirst leader
ZimFirst Leader Maxwell Shumba has expressed dismay over most of the modern churches' defiance to both government and health experts warning for people to stop mass gatherings.Shumba said the ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 10:00hrs | 2094 | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst says Zanu PF's time came with disastrous results
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said Zanu PF's time came with disastrous results and now it is of greedy looters and murders. He said the MDC had the opportunity ( remember the cross ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1680 | by Stephen Jakes
'Lets ignore Zanu PF failures and redirect our efforts on determining our future'
ZimFirst Leader Maxwell Shumba has advised the citizens to stop concerning themselves with the Zanu PF failures and start working towards mapping their fu...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 06:47hrs | 232 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa asked to stop silly jokes
The ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop silly jokes when the nation is in deep crisis which needs his serious attention."What is clear, President Mna...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:36hrs | 7530 | by Stephen Jakes
'Hardships will end when Zimbabwe gets new President'
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said Zimbabwe's hardships will end when it gets a new president, a clear indication that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will never be able to resolve the economic and ...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 09:16hrs | 2420 | by Steve Grays
ZimFirst ask citizens to desist from acting irrationally
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has challenged Zimbabweans to desists from acting irrationally following the violence hat broke out in Harare on Wednesday."At this critical moment in our nation...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Big Man' politics is what has got us to where we are, says Mangoma
Coalition of Democrats (Code) leader and presidential candidate in the July 30 harmonised elections, Mr Elton Mangoma, says Zimbabwe does not need politics of personalities, but requires leaders who a...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai ex-aide disqualified
ZimFirst president Maxwell Shumba has vowed a bruising confrontation with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for blocking him from filing for state presidency this week.Shumba is the form...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:58hrs | | by Staff reporte
ZimFirst leader nomination papers rejected
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba's nomination papers were on Thursday rejected by the Zoimbabwe Electoral Commssion on condition that some of his nominators were not in the voters roll.Shumba re...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 08:55hrs | 3886 | by Stephen Jakes
Zapu ditches Mangoma's Code
THE opposition Zapu has officially cut ties with the Elton Mangoma-led Coalition of Democrats (Code), citing differences with its partner.Party leader Dumiso Dabengwa confirmed the development...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1903 | by Staff reporter
Disposed ZimFirst leader Shumba to take Mangoma to court
The troubled Zimfirst leader Maxwell Shumba has threatened to take Coalition of Democrats leader Elton Mangoma to court for insisting that his (Shumba) party is still a member of the CODE when he (Shu...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 10:29hrs | 323 | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst will not be hijacked by morons - Shumba
Ousted leader of the ZimFirst Maxwell Shumba has declared that the party can not be hijacked by morons.The remarks come at a time when the other faction of his party said they were still in th...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 08:27hrs | 575 | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst distances self from Shumba's remarks on CODE
The ZimFirst Party National Executive Committee has said it noted with great concern the recent utterances on various online publications by the suspended Maxwell Zeb Shumba regarding Zimbabwe First P...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 08:29hrs | 505 | by Stephe Jakes
ZimFirst accuses Mangoma of arrogance
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has accused the Coalition of Democrats leader Elton Mangoma for being arrogant and ignoring their position that they officially left the CODE.ZiFirst was one of ...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:21hrs | 267 | by Stephen Jakes
CODE holds meeting on update of progress
Coalition of Democrats leader Elton Mangoma has revealed that the CODE held its Governing Council (GC) meeting on Saturday where members were appraised of various developments in the colaition and mem...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 10:37hrs | 234 | by Stephen Jakes
Reflection on 2018 elections
Zimbabwe will be going for elections soon and the electorate is spoilt of choice.Elections are fundamental human rights where the people are given the freedom to elect leaders of their choice...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 18:57hrs | 1191 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe First Party President Dr Zeb Maxwell Shumba suspended
The Zimbabwe First Party an opposition political party has suspended its President Mr Zeb Maxwell Shumba who happens to be the founder of the party on allegations of being incompetent. The Nat...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 18:08hrs | 2314 | by Leonard Koni
Mangoma's coalition crumbles
THE Coalition of Democrats (CODE) is on the verge of collapse as more founder members pull out of because of what they called the "directionless" and "selfishness" of the alliance's leadership, NewZim...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 07:44hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
ZimFirst leader promises a new Zimbabwe
ZimFirst leader Maxwel Shumba has promised Zimbabweans a new Zimbabwe after this year's election in which he claim his party will romp to victory."As we prepare to say farewell to the man who ...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 06:54hrs | 15 | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst the new hope - Shumba
The ZimFirst leader Maxwel Shumba has claimed that his party is the only new hope for democracy and economic revival to prevail in the country."The dust has settled , the awe and joy with whic...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 06:14hrs | 296 | by Stephen Jakes
Another political alliance set to be launched in Bulawayo
The Elton Mangoma led CODE Alliance is likely to suffer a still birth following a split of other parties who have grouped to form another new political coalition dubbed ZAPU Democratic Alliance which ...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 19:24hrs | 1707 | by Leonard Koni
Tsvangirai's Alliance faces disintegration
The MDC Alliance could be doing things that are not consistent with their laid down agreement, providing fertile ground for possible disintegration of the coalition and or even destructive intraparty ...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mangoma will whittle down presidential powers
Daily News editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with the presidential candidate for the Coalition of Democrats (CODE) — an alliance of six opposition political parties about the ...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 08:58hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
ZimFirst express concern over Mnangagwa's arbitrary awarding of pension to Mugabe
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has expressed concerns over the manner in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa seem to have unanimously awarded pension to the former President Robert Mugabe without the i...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 06:48hrs | 956 | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst want to bring everyone abode
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said as 2018 start the party want to bring everyone abode as the nation gears for elections which must change the lives of the people."We are one natio...Published: 03 Jan 2018 at 07:47hrs | 803 | by Staff Reporter
'Dokora was Mugabe's blue eyed boy in Cuba'
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has described former Primary and secondary education minister Lazarus Dokora as having been former President Robert Mugabe's blue-eyed boy s assigned as an English teach...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 08:59hrs | 5595 | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe's blind believers have risked everyone's freedom
ZimFirst Leader Maxwell Shumba has said President Robert Mugabe's blind believers have made him run away with everyone's rights and freedom.He said Zimbabwe has become a nation of blind believ...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 06:09hrs | 867 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mnangagwa must face Gukurahundi music'
UNITED STATES-BASED opposition ZimFirst leader, Maxwell Zeb Shumba, yesterday said the recent expulsion of former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa from both government and the ruling Zanu-PF party ha...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:55hrs | 1450 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa, Mujuru, Mutasa, Gumbo are still Zanu PF'
lets be focusedZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has warned that the disposed Vice Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Joice Mujuru and former party members Didymas Mutasa and Rug...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 06:57hrs | 10421 | by Stephen Jakes
Elections present Zimbabweans to elect selfless leaders - ZimFirst
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said the 2018 elections present Zimbabweans with yet another chance of electing this time selfless leaders who will listen to their concerns.'Presidential an...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 17:07hrs | 160 | by Stephen Jakes
Mujuru courts Tsvangirai
NATIONAL People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru, who was recently endorsed as the People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) presidential candidate, has reportedly made moves to engage MDC-T and MDC Alliance ...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:21hrs | 4726 | by Staff reporter
ZimFirst bemoans three Coalitions, One Election!
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has bemoaned the three coalitions of opposition, which have been signed ahead of the 2018 elections."One phase has been completed. The alliances of sorts: -The s...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 13:59hrs | 654 | by Stephen Jakes
Prodigal son rejoins MDC-T
Alderman Ngwalo Nyathi from Nkulumane constituency rejoined his party the MDC-T after wandering in the political wilderness.This was confirmed by MDC-T Bulawayo spokesperson Felix Mafa Sibanda...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 08:51hrs | 4667 | by Stephen Jakes
Mangoma to challenge Tsvangirai, Mugabe
THE Coalition for Democrats (Code) has nominated Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe (RDZ) leader Elton Mangoma as its presidential candidate in the 2018 elections.The coalition also elected Zapu le...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 08:47hrs | 1850 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is imploding, citizen anger ball visibly growing - Shumba
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said the country is imploding and a citizen anger ball is visibly growing, threatening to explode and finally give the nation a push towards a revolution that will f...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 07:26hrs | 1109 | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst leader introduces parliamentary candidates ahead of 2018 elections officials
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has introduced aspiring legislators for his party ahead of the 2018 elections.He introduced Thokoza Terkay Ncube as a candidate for Emakhandeni-Entumbane, Joseph...Published: 26 Sep 2017 at 07:47hrs | 1327 | by Stephen Jakes
Victims of Gukurahundi will be accorded National Heroes status - ZimFirst
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has promised that his government will accord the victims of the government sponsored Gukurahundi of the 1980s heroes status."Victims of Gukurahundi will be accor...Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 12:50hrs | 565 | by Stephen Jakes
ZimFirst fearing for the 2018 polls
ZimFirst President Maxwell Shumba has said he is humbled by the support his party is getting as the nation bears for the 2018 elections."Finally Zimbabweans are stepping up to join the platfor...Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 12:48hrs | 384 | by Stephen Jakes
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