Search / Angola
Chamisa in quandary over reforms as SADC snubs him
MDC-Alliance is now in a quandary on how to proceed with its so-called electoral reform demands after its push for a SADC Extra Ordinary Summit over the electoral situation in Zimbabwe failed to get t...Published: 21 hrs ago | 9237 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa receives Chamisa's petition
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday disclosed that their planned vigils at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) offices countrywide would kick off next Tuesday a...Published: 22 hrs ago | 3704 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranked lowest on income equality
Southern Africa is one of the regions with unequal incomes in the world, with Zimbabwe ranked among the lowest in the region, a report released by the African Union (AU) and the Organisation for Econo...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 16:08hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
'Valerio Sibanda helped Mnangagwa escape after being fired from Govt'
Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda helped in the safe escape of President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he was fired as Vice President last year, Vice President Dr Constantino...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:57hrs | 2073 | by Staff reporter
Carl Joshua Ncube up for award
TOP stand-up comedian, Carl Joshua Ncube, has been nominated for the Savanna Comics Choice Awards under the Pan-African Comic of The Year category, where he will battle it out with four other top Afri...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:21hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa takes diplomatic offensive to SA, Angola
MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa is sending emissaries to South Africa and Angola in his regional diplomatic offensive aimed at pushing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and the Zimbabwe El...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:25hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on track to hold credible elections: Sadc
Zimbabwe is on track to record credible, free and fair elections as the pre-election environment has been peaceful while the majority of people are confident of the electoral processes, Sadc has said....Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Businesses urged to take advantage of regional export opportunities
Zimbabwean businesses are failing to take advantage of export opportunities in the region, leaving South African companies to exploit them, ZimTrade acting chief executive Allan Majuru told the NMB Ex...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 10:43hrs | 368 | by Agencies
Mugabe ghost haunts Mnangagwa in Tanzania
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Tanzania last week intent on projecting Zimbabwe as a country that has moved on from the shadow of former president Robert Mugabe, the man he deposed in a milit...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:26hrs | 6892 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ditches Air Zimbabwe for Swiss luxury jet
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ditched the struggling Air Zimbabwe and hired a private Swiss luxury jet to fly him to Tanzania for a meeting with his counterpart, John Magufuli.Accordi...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:35hrs | 1437 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 9 lives of a cat
THEY say there are many ways of killing a cat.But for President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured), who has survived several attempts on his life in different formats, the old cliche does not ring ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:33hrs | 1416 | by Tatenda Chitagu
Muchinguri loses breast, airlifted for special treatment
MINISTER of Water, Environment and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, who was injured in a bomb blast at White City Stadium has been airlifted to South Africa for reconstruction surgery after ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:11hrs | 17105 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ready for polls, says Mudenda
Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has briefed the 43rd Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum on the Zimbabwe's preparedness for harmonised elections scheduled ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:14hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa bomb an inside job,' admits Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF youths and war veterans yesterday sensationally claimed that the fatal explosion that killed two State security agents and injured 47 party members during a campaign rally in Bulawayo on Satur...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:57hrs | 3440 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe in Singapore amid health fears
FORMER President Robert Mugabe reportedly flew to Singapore for medical check-ups two weeks ago, with sources saying the 94-year-old ex-leader was rushed out after his health suddenly deteriorated....Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:22hrs | 8385 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe carriers among top defaulting airlines
Angola, Sudan and Zimbabwe are among the top five countries with national carriers that are failing to repatriate revenue from ticket sales to other airlines, APA reported.According to the Int...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 14:29hrs | 1145 | by APA
Prophet Magaya want to sponsor Cosafa
PROPHET Walter Magaya says his next big football project is to try and win the rights to sponsor the COSAFA Cup because the regional tournament has charmed him as a powerful vehicle that promotes unit...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 07:59hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga tells army to remain vigilant, patriotic
VICE President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired) yesterday urged security forces to be vigilant and patriotic as some elements were bent on reversing the gains of independence as the country prep...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:41hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
SAA seeks diplomacy to recover millions from Zim
SOUTH African Airways (SAA) says it will be switching to diplomacy to recover millions of dollars that have been not been repatriated from Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe and Angola are said to owe SAA a co...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 09:42hrs | 1946 | by Staff reporter
Warriors ready for Cosafa challenge
OVIDY Karuru set the Cosafa Cup alight last year and he returns to the tournament again tomorrow with a rallying call for his Warriors to be ruthless and professional in their approach.The War...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:45hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Of NPF, NPP, political legitimacy & 2018 elections
The liberation war waged by Zanla and Zipra forces against the settler Rhodesian regime in the 1970s shaped the new nation State of Zimbabwe and has, in fact, continued to guide the narratives that ha...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 11:18hrs | 621 | by Bevan Musoko
Mhofu doubts his Knowledge
THE Warriors technical team is sweating on the availability of Belgium based captain, Knowledge Musona, who is reportedly nursing an injury and is conspicuously absent from the final 20 member squad t...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:09hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya praises Mhofu
WARRIORS' all-weather friend Prophet Walter Magaya has hailed coach Sunday Chidzambwa for picking a ''Dream Team'' for the COSAFA Cup and expects some of the players to attract the attention of intern...Published: 30 May 2018 at 13:24hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba doubtful for Cosafa
BELGIUM-based midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is doubtful for the 18th edition of the Cosafa Cup underway in South Africa due to injury.The tournament started on Sunday and will end on June 9....Published: 29 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa showcases his lighter side
President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week was in one of his most jovial moods, dedicating the bulk of his speech at the St Noah College Stadium and Sports Centre ground-breaking ceremony to jokes that le...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:05hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Mgagao clashes: A ZIPRA narrative
COMRADE Joseph Sibuko Mbedzi whose Chimurenga name was Joseph Sibuko was born in 1951 in Beitbridge. He grew up in a family that was heavily involved in politics. His big Brother John Mbedzi was expel...Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:38hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Taming government expenditure
Zimbabwe's finance ministry made a bold budget presentation of $5,071 billion in anticipated revenues against a planned expenditure bill of $5,743 billion. The budget deficit is expected to ease to $6...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:34hrs | 412 | by Victor Bhoroma
Followers abandon prophets' churches?
HAVING taken the gospel space by storm over five years ago, there is a feeling people are slowly abandoning the various churches led by prophets.Numbers at various churches have been dropping ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 16:11hrs | 3287 | by Staff reporter
Kuda Mahachi's big Bucs move
Zimbabwe international winger Kuda Mahachi - a long time Orlando Pirates target - is reportedly set to join the Buccaneers soon, NewsDay Sport has been told.Mahachi has since for the last few ...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:55hrs | 2411 | by Staff reporetr
Bev returns to South Africa
After winning the dance contest in South Africa last year, Beverly Sibanda aka Bev is returning to Mzansi to headline Africa Day celebrations in Boksburg.The Sexy Angels boss is set to share t...Published: 15 May 2018 at 13:43hrs | 2396 | by Staff reporter
New airline to fly into Zimbabwe
Zambia's leading airline, Proflight Zambia, is set to introduce flights between Harare and Lusaka during the first week of July.Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe public relations and commun...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:35hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Zipra operations in Mashonaland
This week we continue our interview with former Zipra regional commander for the Northern Front 3 (NF3), Joseph Mbedzi pseudo name Joseph Sibuko. NF3 was a Zipra military zone that covered mainly part...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:40hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Govt to address war vets' concerns
Zimbabwe's history cannot be erased easily and war veterans should always be on guard to thwart counter-revolutionary machinations designed to destroy the country's liberation legacy, Vice President C...Published: 12 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | 694 | by Staff Reporter
ZIFA engage Govt on British Brigade
ZIFA have engaged the Government to help facilitate the application for Zimbabwean passports for players born or raised abroad for possible inclusion for the Cosafa Cup which gets underway in South Af...Published: 10 May 2018 at 06:59hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is seriously fake and dishonest
Comrade Douglas Coltart said in his twitter "This kind of sexist joke might get the crowd laughing but it detracts overall message: worst of all it is the patriarchal norms that women are property," h...Published: 08 May 2018 at 19:35hrs | 4424 | by Nomazulu Thata
Freedom Camp massacre: I saw 226 cadres gunned down
COMRADE Bulukani Masola (born 13-05-1959) , whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch last week narrated how he joined the liberation struggle and the establishment of the ZIPRA communications department...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:23hrs | 258 | by Staff rpeorter
'Mnangagwa must apologise for Gukurahundi genocide' - Tshinga Dube
THE Zimbabwe Independent this week engaged former minister, senior Zanu-PF official and liberation struggle fighter retired Colonel Tshinga Dube who usually speaks out his mind, including during ex-pr...Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:26hrs | 3575 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa speaks on Zimbabwe, DRC, Lesotho and Madagascar
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson and President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed satisfaction that peace and security are being consolidated in the region....Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 15:05hrs | 1267 | by News24
Zimbabwean govt abandoned students to die in foreign lands
Letter to the Zimbabwean Government and the Algerian Government from Zimbabwean students on the Bi Lateral Presidential scholarship studying in AlgeriaF...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1680 | by Zimbabwean students in Algeria
Mnangagwa meets Russians
THE world's second biggest diamond mining company, Alrosa, is in Zimbabwe exploring investment opportunities amid huge optimism the Russia-based firm, whose annual turnover stands at $4 billion, could...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:05hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Diamond giant wants Zimbabwe gems
The world's second biggest diamond mining company, Alrosa, is in Zimbabwe exploring investment opportunities amid huge optimism the Russia-based firm, whose annual turnover stands at $4 billion, could...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 09:53hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Russians
THE world's second biggest diamond mining company, Alrosa, is in Zimbabwe exploring investment opportunities amid huge optimism the Russia-based firm, whose annual turnover stands at $4 billion, could...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 09:52hrs | 374 | by Staff Reporter
Mapeza on recovery path
REIGNING Castle Lager Coach of the Year, Norman Mapeza is making steady progress from a back operation he had last month.His assistant Lizwe Sweswe has been in charge of Zvishavane-based FC Pl...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa insists on free and fair elections
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has reiterated his message that this year's general elections will be free and fair, saying the world is welcome to come and witness the polls that are constitutionally due in July...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:13hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
All welcome to observe Zimbabwe democracy in action
President Mnangagwa has reiterated his message that this year's general elections will be free and fair, saying the world is welcome to come and witness the polls that are constitutionally due in July...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:03hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza undergoes physiotherapy
FC PLATINUM'S championship-winning coach, Norman Mapeza, is now undergoing physiotherapy sessions as part of his back treatment programme but his employers said they are waiting for a progress report ...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 07:02hrs | 2157 | by Staff reporter
The dictator's dilemma: How to succeed at succession
Have dictators finally had their day? From retirements to coups d'etat, presidential term limits and opposition candidates winning elections, democracy appears to be making progress across Africa. But...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:21hrs | 487 | by Joe Devanny, Marco Jowell
46 countries to observe Zimbabwe elections
Government has approved a list of 46 countries, 15 regional and continental bodies to observe general elections set for July this year as President Mnangagwa's administration makes good its pledge for...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 06:48hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
List of observers that Mnangagwa will invite
A list of observers that Govt will invite for 2018 elections. It includes 46 countries; the EU, US and Commonwealth. Also on the proposed list is US Senator Flake, one of the 'ZDERA' Senators ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 18:10hrs | 10517 | by Staff reporter
Political risk remains the key consideration for dealmaking in Africa
The political uncertainty and weak macroeconomic situation that accounted for fewer deals in Africa’s largest markets in 2017 look ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 10:51hrs | 252 | by APO
Load More Stories
