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The sanctions lie: How Zimbabwe's ruling elite is misleading the nation
As Zimbabwe moves towards the so-called "SADC Anti-Sanctions Day" on the 25th of October, the need arises again to unpack the shameful lies spread by the ruling establishment about these measures....Published: 7 hrs ago | 191 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa headlines Anti-Sanctions Day commemorations
Zimbabwe will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Sanctions Day on Friday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as the chairperson of the regional...Published: 12 hrs ago | 34 | by Staff reporter
US Ambassador to Zimbabwe unfazed by anti-sanctions protestors at embassy
The newly appointed US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has downplayed the significance of anti-sanctions protestors camped outside the US Embassy in Harare, describing the group as being "just...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:54hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
'West seeks to regain control of Zimbabwe's levers of power'
Martin Zharare, executive director of Citizens Against Economic Sanctions (CAES), has likened Zimbabwe's current situation to a "Fourth Chimurenga," describing it as an economic war waged by the ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:42hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
WANTED: Rutendo Matinyarare facing legal woes in Zimbabwe and South Africa
Anti-sanctions activist Rutendo Matinyarare has found himself as a wanted man, with multiple cases pending against him in both Zimbabwe and South Africa. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) o...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 11:18hrs | 1746 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Debunking mischief about Tagwirei, Sakunda
There has been a sustained casting of aspersions over the success of businessman Mr Kudakwashe Tagwirei, whom I will simply call Kuda, from anti-Zimbabwe media and activists both locally and outside t...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 16:49hrs | 9 | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare
Matinyarare in big trouble
Zanu-PF activist Rutendo Benson Matinyarare has been accused of perjury by his former lawyer after he told the Gauteng High Court in South Africa that he was unaware of a gag order issued against him ...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 16:02hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'FIU and CIO are incompetent' Rutendo Matinyarare says
The controversial claims made by Rutendo Matinyarare, Chairman of the Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement (ZASM), have sparked outrage and disbelief among security agencies, financial institutions, and...Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 12:49hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mixed reactions in Zimbabwe to new US sanctions
There are mixed feelings among Zimbabwe's political class after the U.S. removed sanctions against many Zimbabweans and companies on Monday but imposed new ones on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and a f...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi repeats anti-sanctions call
Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says sanctions must be removed for Zimbabweans to enjoy rights enshrined in the Constitution.He said this during the high level segment of the 55th Session of ...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'Sadc bond unbreakable'
MEMBER States of the Southern African Development Community are united by unbreakable bonds which are historical, cultural and familial, ties that can never be torn asunder by wanton characters, Presi...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will never be ruled by traitors who called for Westerners to punish their people through sanctions
THE problem we have in Zimbabwe is we have a new generation of people who think they are educated and thus they don't acknowledge that Zimbabwe is a sacred country, nyika ine varidzi (a country with a...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Rutendo Matinyarare
Fight against sanctions not a political battle, says Zanu-PF chef
Zimbabweans have been urged to rise above political divisions that hinder them from fighting against sanctions, with Masvingo Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira sa...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 16:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The rift between Zimbabwe and Zambia: …the making of Joseph Kalimbwe
In recent years, the relationship between Zimbabwe and Zambia has taken a turn for the worse, marked by growing tensions and diplomatic strain. While various factors have contributed to this rift, the...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 07:04hrs | 6 | by Grace Chekai
A weird Presidency
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, the appointment of the Commander of the Defence Forces, General Philip Valerio Sibanda to the Zanu-PF politburo as an ex-officio member, (by vi...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 8 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Sadc anti-sanctions crusade a lost cause
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) annual Anti-Sanctions Day commemoration held last week was a sham vigil.It was misdire...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:46hrs | 7 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Lawyer implicated in robbery case
During the national anti-sanctions event in Dotito on October 25, 2023, well-known Bindura lawyer, Elatone Bonongwe, allegedly organized a gang of eight robbers to assault and rob Engineer Emson Chits...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporte
US sanctions embargo 21 Zimbabwe banks
Sanctions against Zimbabwe, initiated by the United States in 2001 through the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZDERA) and followed by the European Union in 2002, were prompted by allegat...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporte
Zanu-PF says it ha no time for CCC musings
Zanu-PF has firmly stated that it will not engage in discussions regarding the opposition party CCC's speculations about the possibility of election reruns. The ruling party has shifted its focus towa...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporte
Zanu-PF affiliate pushes for criminalisaton of 'unpatriotic' citizens
Zimbabwe Against Sanctions Trust (ZAST), an affiliate of Zanu-PF, has announced its efforts to advocate for more severe penalties against individuals and groups suspected of damaging the country's rep...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions divide Zimbabweans along partisan lines
Zimbabweans found themselves divided along partisan lines regarding sanctions. Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga claimed that the country had lost over US$150 billion in 20 years due to sanctions. I...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions have cost Zimbabwe US$150 billion
In the past 22 years, Zimbabwe has incurred a loss of over US$150 billion in potential revenue, opportunities, donor support, and loans due to the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States of Ame...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans call for sanctions removal
Zimbabweans from diverse backgrounds assembled in numerous locations across the country to protest against the damaging, illegal sanctions imposed by Western nations.Remarkably, primary and se...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:25hrs | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt workers march against sanctions
On Wednesday, civil servants in Harare are set to participate in a march protesting against the sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe on various leaders and associates of the Zanu-PF party...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF takes campaign to Gutu West by-election
Members of Zanu-PF's National Youth League are gearing up to rally support for their party in the Gutu West constituency.Addressing the National Youth League's executive members hailing from a...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 15:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa headlines Anti-Sanctions Day
On October 25, President Mnangagwa will lead the Anti-Sanctions Day commemorations, featuring solidarity marches, speeches, and musical performances. This announcement was made during a post-Cabinet b...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU, US sanctions hit Zimbabwe's agric sector hard
Since the final stage of the Cold War, the use of sanctions as a "soft approach" in international diplomacy gained pre-eminence among states that seek to influence the perception and behaviour of othe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Tony Blair pledges to support Zimbabwe's economic recovery?
FORMER British Prime Minister Tony Blair has made a major climbdown and pledged to support Zimbabwe's economic recovery by joining the anti-sanctions lobby to remove the punitive measures which he imp...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:53hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Fadzai Mahere chickens out on debate with Rutendo Matinyarare?
Fadzayi Mahere the spokesperson of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is alleged to have chickened out on debate the Patriotic Act on ZBC with Rutendo Matinyarare a Zimbabwean anti-sanctions acti...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 16:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean anti-sanctions group seeks reparations from U.S.
The Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS), Zimbabwe's anti-sanctions lobby group, on Monday, filed a court application at the High Court in the national capital of Harare, seeking reparations from t...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mahere's Geneva presentation rattles Zanu-PF
MAIN opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere's presentation at the high-profile Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy in Switzerland, which laid bare the cou...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Agenda MUST be written by Africans for Africans!' demanded Chiwenga. Prelude to bar EU election observers
"We are confronted by wars which are sure to remake the global order as we have known it until now. Africa must jealously guard against her interests and position in the unfolding global drama. We are...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Uebert Angel's PR disaster
Uebert Angel is, easily, the man of the moment, for all the wrong reasons.He was recently outed by the Al Jazeera undercover investigative team for trying to aid gold and money laundering usin...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:48hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni
Graft exposé has messed Zanu-PF anti-sanctions campaign?
Opposition People's Unity Party (PUP) leader Herbert Chamuka says damning corruption allegations exposed of individuals closely linked to the ruling elite by news network Al Jazeera has taken away the...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 16:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biden claims immunity from SA courts in Zimbabwe sanctions case
The US Embassy in Pretoria has issued a diplomatic note to SA claiming the Johannesburg High Court lacks jurisdiction over the US in the case brought a year ago by the Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 15:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Al Jazeera exposé: 'A fiction D grade movie' with 'over exaggerating pastor'
The chairperson of Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement and founder of Zimbabweans Unite Against US War Sanctions, Rutendo Matinyarare, has described the 1st episode of Al Jazeera exposé Gold Mafia docum...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
New sanctions on Zimbabwe spoiled US-Africa Summit
When President Joe Biden announced the hosting of United States-Africa Summit last year, he sounded like he was doing a favour to Africans. That was mistake number one.That is old archaic poli...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Malunga rebukes Zanu-PF leaders
Jenaguru Arts Centre founder and veteran musician Clive Malunga has once again rebuked Zanu-PF leaders for being corrupt while spreading propaganda that the country is in a mess because of sanctions....Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Triple C: Puny-wise, Pint Foolish!
Obdurate immaturityIT is not like Nelson Chamisa had not been warned, whether by living men or by past circumstances. Both did; yet he still hurtled headlong towards yet another blunder, which...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:56hrs | | by Jamwanda
Zimbabwe satellite launch should open our eyes
THAT Zimbabwe has launched its first satellite in the United States of America is more than enthralling given that the country has for too long continued to linger in the dark shadows of a fast-moving...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth set to visit Zimbabwe
The Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa is doing a lot to be readmitted into the Commonwealth, and the Club's Secretariat is expected to travel to Zimbabwe sometime this month to assess the sit...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa attacks Zanu-PF for 'child abuse and terrorising citizens'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has chided Zanu-PF for roping in school children to participate in just ended anti-sanctions events held across the country.He said c...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
US, Zimbabwe in sanctions talks, claims Zanu-PF
ZIMBABWE and the United States of America (US) are reportedly in talks to end sanctions, Zanu-PF national spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa claimed on Wednesday.Addressing a Press conference...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SADC's foolish tous pour un, un pour tous over sanctions must NOT spill into 2023 Zanu PF rigged elections
Zanu PF is blatantly rigging the 2023 elections and the party knows that there is real danger of SADC and AU condemning the process and deny Zanu PF legitimacy as happened after the 2008 elections. Th...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 22:09hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
China backs Zimbabwe in fighting external interference
WESTERN sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe violate the country's sovereignty and undermine people's right to development, a Chinese official has said.Speaking at a press conference in Beijing Tuesd...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
US, UK dismiss Zimbabwe's anti-sanctions marches
UNITED States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) yesterday rubbished anti-sanctions marches that took place on Tuesday, saying the demonstrations will not jolt them into removing them until there is rule of...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF politicising education'
Zanu-PF has been accused of political indoctrination following reports that students are being forced to participate in its political events.There are claims that some students missed lessons ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes Africa anti-sanctions stance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has saluted member states of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the progressive world for standing with Zimbabwe in the clarion call for the uncondit...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents boycott anti-sanctions campaign
THE anti-sanctions provincial campaign scheduled for Bulawayo Tuesday attracted a paltry crowd with ordinary citizens and opposition parties boycotting the event.The function, which was initia...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
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