Zimbabwe’s ruling party Minister of Science and Technology Development, Olivia Muchena has expressed discomfort over the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on March 29, as she is set to leave office.

Former Zimbabwe Finance minister Dr Simba Makoni has broken with the ranks of the ruling Zanu PF party and thrown his hat into the presidential race.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono is currently not sharing the same bed with President Mugabe's ruling party, Zanu PF members- as they used to, The Zimbabwe Gazette can reveal.

Zimbabwe's institutions of higher learning have become centres of brainwashing and propaganda, eliminating students who are viewed as 'fighting' against the college authorities and the ruling ZANU PF party and its leader President Robert Mugabe.

The MDC has described the upcoming harmonised presidential and parliamentary election as a ‘farce’.

President Morgan Tsvangirai last week briefed African and European diplomats in Harare over several issues including the Freedom March, the SADC dialogue, the forthcoming elections and the need for a united front to fight the repressive Zanu PF regime.