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BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA The ruling Zanu PF party is likely to face a litmus test in the looming Murewa South by-election if Noah Mangondo, who was an independent candidate in the 2018 general elections, decides to contest. The seat fell vacant following the death of Joel Biggie Matiza last month. Matiza, who was also the Transport minister succumbed to COVID-19 and was buried at the National Heroes Acre. In the 2018 election, both Matiza and Mangondo polled more than 10 000 votes with the former winning by a small margin.Mangondo challenged the result, but lost the case. A top Zanu PF official in the constituency, who refused to be named, said Mangondo was likely to take over from Matiza. The official urged the party to readmit the former central committee member into its structures to avoid a humiliating defeat. “As the party seeks to find a new legislator for the constituency, it will be good not to ignore Mangondo in the whole matrix,” the official said. “Matiza almost lost to him and the fact that an independent candidate gave him a torrid time speaks volumes of the kind of person he (Mangondo) is. It is high time for the revolutionary party to readmit him for the benefit of both the party and electorate.” In a bid to retain the seat, popularly known as Macheke, the late Matiza, who was also the Zanu PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson, reportedly ensured that Mangondo’s CV was missing ahead of the party’s primaries. Chaos erupted afterwards as Zanu PF supporters protested against the missing CV. Mangondo then decided to go solo, a move that rattled the party as the former ambassador attracted better crowds than Matiza. Yesterday, Mangondo refused to comment on his candidature. “I have no comment,” he said. But residents say Mangondo has been a defacto MP and had done several developmental projects in the area. A number of candidates were reportedly positioning themselves to succeed Matiza, among them Michael Chifamba, youthful politician Josphat Tanga and provincial women’s league boss Lyn Gororo. Matiza has been Murewa South legislator for close to two decades. Follow Jairos on Twitter @jairossaunyama
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
Maluleke has over 20-years experience in a variety of fields, and has a strong reputation as one of SA's foremost female business leaders.
Observers from the African Union and the Economic Comunity of West African States (ECOWAS) have said Guinea was conducted transparently, despite opposition claims of irregularities.
On Monday, opposition leader Cellou Diallo declared himself winner, saying his own tally gave him a first-round victory over president Alpha Conde.
Diallo’s claim was swiftly rejected by the electoral commission, which called it “premature” and “void”.
Addressing journalists in the capital, Conakry, Augustin Matata Ponyo, the AU’s head of mission in Guinea, said on Tuesday the ballot was held “in transparency”.
\"The elections were held in a transparent, secure, calm and peaceful environment, once again demonstrating the maturity of the Guinean people and political actors\", he asserted.
Tension is building in the country ahead of the release of official results. Diallo's supporters have held celebrations in the capital.
Francis Behanzin, ECOWAS' Peace and Security commissioner urged candidates \"to resort to legal avenues\" if they are aggrieved.
Space City Shows, the first and only Black-owned drive-in movie theater in Houston, Texas, is open for business. 26-year old Khairi Sharif says he launched the venue to provide entertainment in the midst of the pandemic for people who love going to the cinemas just like him. 'I enjoy going...
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus. byJames Bandler,Patricia Callahan,Sebastian RotellaandKirsten Berg, Propublica.org At 7:47 a.m. on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, Dr. Jay Butler pounded out […]
Philip Walton is now free after less than a week in the hands of kidnappers. Walton was abducted early Tuesday morning from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger by kidnappers who demanded a ransom from the man's father.
Friday night, a US joint special operations force moved in Nigeria, just across the border, to rescue the American.
\" They went in with a large group, zero casualties. We've got our American citizen, young man, we got our young man back\", US President Donald Trump said, as election day.
Niger has faced a growing number of attacks by extremists linked to both the Islamic State group and to al-Qaida. Walton's abduction came two months after Islamic State-linked militants killed 6 aid workers and their 2 guides in the region.
A U.S. official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the rescue before an official announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity, said there were no solid indications that Walton's kidnapping was terrorism-related and that it was instead ``trending toward a kidnapping for ransom.''
But the official said the U.S. government was concerned that the hostage could be passed to another terrorist group, or that the kidnapping could become a prolonged hostage-taking.
THE two candidates vying for the top job in the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) say they are ready with strategies to effectively lead their side in Parliament and manoeuvre the issues, regardless of the 14-49 majority which the Jamaica Labour Party Government now holds in the legislature.
… of Miami Gardens, who is African-American, raised concerns about the campaign … Jamaican.
“When we talk about African-American and Caribbean voters in Florida … them and clutching signs reading “African Americans for Biden,” they fanned out …
A screenshot of the supposed plot for Space Jam: A New Legacy has been shared by Writer and director Ben Mekler on Twitter, and if it's legit, it will be just as zany and out of this world as the first movie.
For months as Trump undercut his own medical experts, sidelined scientists and refused to
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… for and delivering for the African American community. As a U.S … the Voting Rights Act, protecting African Americans' right to vote.… "Platinum Plan" for Black Americans, telling “Fox News Sunday” in …
The Compton rapper delved into his creative process.
A majority of U.S. registered voters say climate change will be a very or somewhat important issue when casting their vote for president.
The White House on Saturday unleashed on Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's leading infectious disease
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While the ideological divide and gut-wrenching political violence which dominated the campaign for the 1980 general election have been largely put to rest, there is consensus that unhealthy legacies still linger four decades later. Among them are...
Agriculture ministers from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) today joined their counterparts from Latin America for a three-day meeting aimed at finding solutions to the challenges of food and agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Black and Hispanic households were 'much more likely to contract COVID-19, suffer lost income, and face housing insecurity as a result of the pandemic,' the researchers concluded.
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Young voters in Florida, a battleground state for the US Presidential elections, think that America faces image crisis during Trump administration for its stance on climate change and handling of coronavirus pandemic. They say Donald Trump has done pretty well in economic front [though some say as continuation of the previous Obama administration's policy], he does not care
By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press An altered photo of rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent in hats that appear to show support for President Donald Trump circulated widely on social media Tuesday, fueled in part by a tweet by Eric Trump. 'Two great, courageous Americans,' Trump's son tweeted. He removed the tweet with a photo of the two rappers in hats saying 'Trump 2020' after being called out by Ice Cube on Twitter. In the original photo, both entertainers were wearing baseball caps with sports logos. Ice Cube's hat says 'Big3,' a reference to a 3-on-3 basketball league he co-founded, […]
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