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Zimbabwe media guru appointed into AU's AI think tank
Tabani Moyo, Regional Secretariat Director for the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), has been appointed as a member of the African Union (AU) Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Th...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:33hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leaves for AU Summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in his capacity as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairperson, has departed for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 38th Ordinary Session of the Afric...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 14:07hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt Zimsec petitioned over 'tribal bias' Heritage book
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has submitted a petition to the government, the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec), and international bodies, accusing the Heritage Studies curriculum of ...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:49hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabwean candidates remain in the race for AU Commissioner positions
Zimbabwe has two prominent candidates still in the running for key positions within the African Union Commission (AUC).Dr. Agness is vying for the position of Commissioner for Health, a critic...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 09:49hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Zambia seeks Zimbabwe's support for AfDB candidacy
Zambia has sought Zimbabwe's support for its candidate in the 2025 African Development Bank (AfDB) presidency elections, as disclosed by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Fre...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:20hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies to Ethiopia
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has arrived here in Ethiopia to attend the 37th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Summit.The President was received at the Bole International Airpo...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's dream of fresh Zimbabwe polls evaporates
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) appears to have closed the door on calls for fresh elections in Zimbabwe after the regional bloc's secretariat endorsed a project being spearheaded by...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SADC, AU denounce Western imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe
The African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have both lent their voices to the call for the unconditional removal of Western-imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe. Thousands o...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira survives PAP ouster bid
AN attempt to unconstitutionally dethrone Pan-African Parliament (PAP) president Chief Fortune Charumbira, led by his second vice president Dr Ashebiri Gayo from Ethiopia, fell apart spectacularly aft...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 09:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Goodluck Jonathan leads AU poll observer mission
FORMER Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will lead a joint observer mission of the Africa Union (AU) and Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) to observe the country's harmonised elec...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Ramaphosa, Mnangagwa and HH
Open Letter from Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda a Constitutional and Human Rights law Practitioner and African Diaspora Global Network CEO The President of Zi...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 09:50hrs | 5 | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
Mnangagwa jets off again
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa was last night expected to leave Harare for Niamey, Niger, where he is set to join other Heads of State and Government today at the Session of the African Union (AU) Summit on Indu...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Pan-African Parliament concerned over poll losers' conduct
THE Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has moved to assert its influence to ensure regional political stability in the wake of conflicts on the continent caused by disputed elections and unlawful change of ...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman makes waves at AU
SHE has already broken new ground, but her unflinching determination continues to push her further up towards breaking the glass ceiling.Last year, Zimbabwe's own Chido Cleopatra Mpemba was ap...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ratifies African charter on democracy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week signed the Instrument of Ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. Veritas, a lawyer body with an interest in lega...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'AU, Sadc can rein in rogue Zimbabwe soldiers'
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have called on Parliament to appoint persons from the African Union (AU) and the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) to head the Independent Complaints Commission ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF fears food disruptions, price hikes; pins hopes on ANC
ZIMBABWE says the ANC has the capacity to deal with South Africa's current turmoil and that for now there's no need for SADC intervention.Speaking to journalists in Harare on Wednesday night a...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 18:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa raps 'rich' nations for hoarding COVID-19 vaccines
PHILANTHROPIST and telecommunications giant Strive Masiyiwa has criticised the world's richest nations for deliberately causing a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.A livid Masiyiwa, who ...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives equipment to detect COVID-19 variants
ZIMBABWE is now able to detect COVID-19 variants after it received a donation of 57 PCR testing machines from a Chinese firm.Satewave Technologies donated the machines, along with 1 000 boxes ...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa considering a cabinet reshuffle
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, rattled by the recent loss of three ministers to Covid-19, is considering a cabinet reshuffle that has sparked fierce jostling in Zanu-PF and government.Foreign A...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
African Union hypocrisy
The African Union's condemnation of the military coup in Sudan exposes the hypocrisy of the organization. The chair of the AU Commission said it was not the appropriate response to the challenges faci...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:10hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil
3 reasons why the Gabon coup failed
Military coup drums continue to beat on the African continent in 2019. At 4:30am on January 7, Lieutenant Kelly Odong Obiang, leader of the Patriotic Youth Movement of the Gabonese Defence and Securit...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:30hrs | 2 | by Martin R Rupiya
Graft, insecurity dominate AU Summit
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today joins his counterparts from across the continent for the official opening of the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit, whose proceedings started on Friday with a...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa off to AU summit
President Mnangagwa left the country yesterday for Mauritania, where he is set to join other African Heads of State and Government for the 31st ordinary session of the African Union Summit.The...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb: 3 people still critical in ICU
TWO victims of the bomb attack at a Zanu-PF rally in Bulawayo on Saturday have died.The attack saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa escaping unharmed but 49 people who include Vice President Kembo...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Like it or not Mr president they shall be electoral reforms
People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) led by Dr J. R. Mujuru notes with serious concern that despite writing to Mr E. D. Mnangagwa a plea for political and electoral reforms on the 23rd of February 2018, a...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 14:02hrs | 1 | by Adv Gift Nyandoro
Sadc election observers jet in
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is living true to his pledge of free, fair and credible polling with his administration today opening unrestricted access for the first international election observer tea...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SADC election observers jet in for pre-election assessment
A Sadc mission arrives today for a week-long pre-election assessment, and will meet officials from Government, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, political parties and civil society.The visit,...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
AU Chair 'scornful' of Mugabe's complaints
In a major blow to former president Robert Mugabe and his followers, it has emerged that the high-level African Union (AU) mission that met with him at his palatial Borrowdale mansion last week did no...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe says Mnangagwa 'must apologise'
A bitter Robert Mugabe says new President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his allies should apologise for last year's military operation that ousted him from power - and he doesn't think Zanu-PF will win this ...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive blow for ousted Mugabe
In a major blow to former president Robert Mugabe and his followers, it has emerged that the high-level African Union (AU) mission that met him at his palatial Borrowdale mansion last week did not tak...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe is being harrassed, says Mugabe
Former president Robert Mugabe this week came out guns blazing at his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his first ever briefing to outsiders since his ousting by the military last November...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 12:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe says, 'Mnangagwa government is illegal'
FORMER president Robert Mugabe this week came out guns blazing at his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his first ever briefing to outsiders since his ousting by the military last November...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 11:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I resigned for peace's sake,' says Mugabe
FORMER President Robert Mugabe told visiting African Union (AU) chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat on Monday that he resigned on his own for the sake of "peace and development" following a military inte...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 05:45hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
'Idiotic' AU chair gives Zimbabwe coup thumbs up
Zimbabwe did not experience a coup, and the world should respect the country's decision, as the new political leadership is implementing reforms that are giving people more freedom and democracy, the ...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 01:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mystery over G40 petition
AFRICAN Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat has rubbished claims by former Zanu PF officials that a petition has been forwarded to the continental body detailing military excesses d...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assures AU, Mugabe is well, safe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated his pledge to preserve the legacy of former President Robert Mugabe while assuring the 30th African Union Summit underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, th...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military intervention was above board, says African Union
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces' popular political and socio-economic stabilisation intervention was "totally peaceful" and cannot be termed a coup, an African Union official has said.In an interv...Published: 24 Dec 2017 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mujuru's Rainbow Coalition on diplomatic offensive
THE Joice Mujuru-led People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) has resolved to embark on a regional diplomatic offensive to lobby Sadc and African Union member countries to order the Zanu PF-led government to ...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
PRC reaffirms Mujuru as Presidential Candidate of Choice for 2018 elections
PEOPLE'S RAINBOW COALITION (PRC) RESOLUTIONS OF THE 1st JOINT COORDINATING COMMITTEE HELD ON 15 DEC 2017.We are in it to win itThe First...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 12:35hrs | 5 | by Dr Gorden Moyo
Over $3 billion externalised, excluding the $15 billion
Zimbabwe's foreign currency shortages are worsening over massive capital flight amid indications corporates and business tycoons have externalised $3 billion between 2015 and June 2017 mainly to Mauri...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 05:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe 'trying to buy time' to negotiate his exit
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has refused to resign after meeting generals who have seized control of the country, as sources suggested the veteran leader was "buying time" to negotiate his exit....Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 07:20hrs | | by AFP
WATCH: Mugabe takes a dig at Ian Khama
President Robert Mugabe has accused Botswana President Ian Khama of not supporting and campaigning for Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi's bid to take over as AU Commission chair.Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, ...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 11:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dlamini-Zuma says Grace Mugabe must face the law over assault
Former African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Thursday said Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, who is accused of beating up a young South African model, must face the law....Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 20:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
South Africa 'to scrap visas for all African citizens'
Johannesburg - South Africa is working towards allowing all African citizens to enter the country without visas – but at first "trusted travellers" like diplomats, officials, academics, business peo...Published: 15 May 2017 at 09:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Statement by the Chairperson of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa Hon. Dr. W. Mzembi
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia the Fifty-ninth meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa and High-level Meeting on Chinese Outbound Tourism to Africa was opened today.Chairp...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 12:31hrs | 1 | by Dr. Walter Mzembi
Mugabe decries lure of money over principle
President Mugabe has lamented the sad sacrifice of principles as an increasing number of African leaders put monetary benefit above ideology.This follows the irregular - but not unexpected...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe back from Ethiopia
President Robert Mugabe has returned home from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia disappointed after the 28th Africa Union (AU) Summit re-admitted Morocco as a member, 32 years after quitting the continental b...Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chad's Mahamat to take over from Dlamini-Zuma as AU Commission Chair
Addis Ababa - Chad's foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat is the next AU Commission chairperson.According to ...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 16:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi re-elected for AU post
Deputy Prosecutor-General Ms Florence Ziyambi was yesterday re-elected as vice chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption beating other contestants from the continent.She wi...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
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