The political dynamic within Zimbabwe's ruling party has shifted toward financial control as the main source of influence, sidelining traditional claims of authority based on military power. Insiders describe a scenario where President Emmerson Mnangagwa has effectively outflanked his rival, Vice President Constantine Chiwenga, by securing command over substantial economic resources and patronage networks. This approach has allowed Mnangagwa’s faction to consolidate power without dramatic confrontations, methodically tightening its grip through institutional and financial means.
Mnangagwa’s strategy during internal party tensions involved deploying loyalists like spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa and various senior ministers to manage...
The ZANU-PF party leadership in Matabeleland North Province is calling the past year one of major political and development wins. Provincial Chairman Richard Moyo, who also serves as Minister of State, detailed these successes. He pointed to a clean sweep in local by-elections for wards in Victoria Falls, Nkayi, and Binga. The province also held all its required party meetings properly and showed unified support for a key national conference resolution.
On the development side, a project to build new provincial party offices in Lupane, which started back in 2018, was finally finished. Moyo explained that the funding came from leftover conference donations and a significant personal donation from President Mnangagwa. The President gave...
A presidential advisor on investment, Dr Paul Tungwarara, touched down in Binga to distribute vehicles and holiday packages. The cars are donations from President Mnangagwa intended for local Zanu PF district leadership, while the Christmas hampers are meant for vulnerable residents under a presidential fund. He arrived with the party's national commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha.
Welcoming them at the Binga airstrip were several officials, including Politburo member Dr Sithembiso Nyoni, provincial minister Richard Moyo, and Binga North MP Muchimba Chineka. A large crowd of residents had already assembled at Freedom Square for the event. This follows similar activity the previous day, where the advisor allocated twenty-five thousand...
BNP officials collected candidate nomination forms for the upcoming parliamentary election for their party leaders, Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman. The forms were for the Bogura-7 and Bogura-6 constituencies, respectively, with the voting scheduled for early next year. A former lawmaker named Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu, serving as an election coordinator, got the form for Khaleda Zia from an election office on Gohail Road. He mentioned her previous consecutive wins from that area and expressed a goal to secure her another victory with a large margin of votes.
For Tarique Rahman's nomination in Bogura-6, the local BNP district president, Rezaul Karim Badsha, collected the form along with other senior leaders. They obtained it from the...
Dr. Zubaida Rahman, married to BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, flew out of Dhaka heading to London. She took a Qatar Airways flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Her trip back to the United Kingdom follows a visit where she came to Bangladesh to support BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Zia has been receiving medical care at Evercare Hospital in the capital. Sources within the party indicate that Khaleda Zia's health has improved recently, showing more stability than before.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar called the life of Sharif Osman Hadi a deep inspiration, speaking at a prayer gathering in Dhaka. The event, held at the Al-Falah Auditorium in Moghbazar and organized by the group, featured Parwar describing Hadi as an undaunted revolutionary fighter from the July Uprising. He stated that Hadi died a fortunate martyr, his desire for that fate fulfilled, making his life meaningful both here and in the hereafter. Parwar pointed to the massive national response to his death, with millions attending his funeral, as proof of an extraordinary honor granted by Allah.
Parwar demanded the immediate capture and legal prosecution of the killers, backing Inqilab Moncho's call for...
Cops are publicly casting doubt on reports that the main suspects in the Sharif Osman Hadi shooting have fled to India. During a press conference with multiple security agencies, police official Khondoker Rafiqul Islam stated that claims about suspect Faisal Karim Masud and an accomplice escaping the country might just be a misdirection play. He explained that law enforcement does not have solid info on their current location or confirmation of any border crossing, suggesting criminals often spread false info to hide. They are investigating the possibility that the suspects are still inside Bangladesh.
The victim, Sharif Osman Hadi, was a July Uprising leader and a prospective independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency. He was...
A court approved five more days of police custody for two men linked to the murder of Sharif Osman Hadi. The accused, Sibiun Dew and Sanjoy Chisim, are suspected of helping the main shooter flee the country after the attack. A detective branch inspector argued for the extended remand, saying they need to find a smuggling gang leader named Philip and identify other accomplices through further questioning.
Hadi, a political hopeful and spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho, was shot by motorcycle assailants in Dhaka. He later died from his wounds in a Singapore hospital. Investigators believe the primary shooter, Faisal Karim Masud, escaped across the border illegally with help. The case was originally filed as attempted murder by the victim's...
Inqilab Moncho made two specific demands following the murder of their spokesperson, Sharif Osman Hadi. The group posted a statement online calling for everyone connected to the killing to face justice quickly. This list includes the actual shooter, the people who planned it, anyone who helped the attacker escape, and those who gave them shelter afterwards.
They also made a demand to the Home Affairs Adviser and his assistant. The statement insists these officials publicly explain what actions the government has taken to advance the case since the crime occurred. Furthermore, the organization wants alleged fascist collaborators working inside state intelligence agencies to be found, arrested, and charged. They set a deadline tied to a...
