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Watch the shocking moment Zanu PF thugs are filmed stoning a campaign truck belonging to the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and killing activist Tinashe Chitsunge near the Tanaka Grounds in Glen Norah, Harare.

A policeman armed with an AK47 rifle is accused of tearing down campaign posters belonging to the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) at a toll gate in Beitbridge.

After a disastrous performance by the wife, Monica, a few weeks ago on the SABC in South Africa, it was the turn of Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa to deliver another bizarre interview on Newzroom Afrika DStv channel 405.

Nehanda TV Managing Editor Lance Guma sits down for a one on one interview with the controversial and flamboyant Prophet Passion Java in central London. How does Java balance showing off his wealth in such a sea of poverty in Zimbabwe? Why does he support a President and government that prioritises posh cars for chiefs and fancy airports when there is no paracetamol in hospitals. The interview also delves into his personal controversies among many other issues.

The campaign team of independent presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being a coward after his regime instigated a court challenge to have the former minister removed from the ballot paper for next months elections.

A leaked audio features a Zimbabwean soldier who claims he was trained in the Special Air Service (SAS) and has information on how and why journalist Itai Dzamara was abducted on 9 March 2015 and what later happened to him. The soldier also goes into detail about how members of the feared unit are recruited and trained and how they are assigned to carry out various assignments. He claims street kids are rounded up from the streets of Zimbabwe and used for live drills on how to kill a person and their bodies subsequently dumped in Kariba to be eaten by lions.

Former Zanu PF political commissar and cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere gave a media briefing in South Africa, covered LIVE by the SABC, where he gave his roadmap to a better Zimbabwe.

Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa speaks outside the High Court following his nomination for the 2023 presidential election. He also answers questions from journalists on the challenges faced by his party in getting nominations accepted for parliamentary and local council elections.

Former cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has successfully filed his nomination papers for his presidential candidacy at the High Court. He was represented by his lawyer and chief election adviser, Jacqueline Sande who confirmed that his client will be physically in Zimbabwe to campaign.

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is choosing candidates for this year’s general elections using a new and untried system to select the candidate. With 3 months until the polls, Spotlight on Zimbabwe series asks: Will the CCC nominees, whoever they may be, have the time to canvass for votes and legal space to overcome the obstacles posed by the ruling ZANU PF party?