CCC crisis chef Tshabangu rewards self with senate seat

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), self-imposed interim party secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has appointed himself Senator, according to a notice by ZEC.

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), self-imposed interim party secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has appointed himself Senator, according to a notice by ZEC.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reappointed Justice Priscilla Chigumba as the head of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), a move that has sparked controversy.

Sengezo Tshabangu filed a court application arguing that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s decision to accept nomination papers of recalled CCC MPs and councillors was unlawful.

High Court has issued a ruling barring 22 CCC Mps, recently recalled by the party's secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu, from participating in the by-elections set for Saturday.

High Court judge Munamato Mutevedzi reserved judgement in a case in which 14 CCC legislators are challenging their recall from parliament by party secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu.

The leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, has declared that his party will boycott the upcoming by-elections in December 2023, calling them a "Muppet Show."

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is considering the possibility of withdrawing its Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators from the Zimbabwean parliament after 15 lawmakers were recalled.

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has offered advice to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on how to address Zimbabwe's ongoing political crisis following the disputed elections held last month.

Chief Mtshane Khumalo of Matabeleland North has been elected as the new president of the Zimbabwe Chiefs' Council, succeeding outgoing leader Chief Fortune Charumbira.

MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has announced his withdrawal from the race to become Zimbabwe’s next president, branding the upcoming August 23 election as a "sham and a farce."