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Chamisa to form new party, 'not giving up!' Voters must, after 23 years and not even one reform implemented
Nelson Chamisa's resignation as leader of CCC has received worldwide coverage. "Mr Chamisa, a 45-year-old Christian pastor and lawyer, is expected to set up a new party. He said that "giving u...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 08:19hrs | 14 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabweans urged to leave Israel, Pakistan
Zimbabwean citizens residing in Israel or Pakistan have received an urgent advisory to promptly vacate the area. Those requiring assistance have been directed to contact the Zimbabwean embassy in Egyp...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Artificial ivory opens another way to end ban on natural ivory trade' says U.S. NGO
A United States-based NGO welcomed a BBC report this month that Austrian scientists have developed a new artificial ivory product, called Digory, that looks and feels like the real thing. The ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:41hrs | 3 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zambian president panics
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has warned potential coup plotters not to threaten the southern African nation's democratic rule and stability, the BBC reported on TuesdayIt is not clear...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa parties with ex-adversaries
Only three out of 16 Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state attended Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration in Harare on Monday, but that did not stop the party....Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
5 years on, no leads on White City bombing
INVESTIGATIONS into the White City bombing in Bulawayo during a Zanu-PF rally in 2018 have turned into a cold case with no leads, five years on.Zanu-PF has been avoiding using White City Stadi...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF caught in bribery storm
A COLLABORATIVE probe by a British media house, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the University of Bath, has exposed how the ruling Zanu-PF party received mouth-watering bribes from the Brit...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
More vaccines arrive today
The first consignment of Indian Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines is expected in Harare today, with President Mnangagwa scheduled to receive 35 000 doses out of the 75 000 donated by the government of India. ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bid to bring Chelsea Legends to Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Chapter of registered fans of English Premiership giants, Chelsea, have embarked on an audacious bid to bring the London club's legends to come and play in this country. The suppo...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'SA covid-19 variant is dominating 61%' - proof Zimbabwe has not been testing for it until now, why
"Cabinet wishes to inform that results of the genomic sequencing which was recently conducted indicate that the new SA covid-19 variant is dominating by 61%. The variant we were dealing with in 2020 h...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 08:34hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori
Do cattle outnumber people in Botswana?
If Botswana's cows got their act together they could have ousted President Ian Khama in the election, South African comedian Loyiso Gola joked."There are more cows than people in Botswana, if ...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 08:18hrs | 3 | by africacheck
BBC banned from China
BBC World News was yesterday banned from broadcasting in China, according to the Chinese state media outlet CGTN. China's National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) said some of the B...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kamambo, Chiyangwa take war to Caf
ZIFA have refused to work hand-in-hand with Cosafa ahead of the upcoming 2021 Caf elections where the majority of the member associations on the continent have backed incumbent president Ahmad Ahmad t...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
CAF President hosts Zimbabwe's Alvin Zhakata
There was jubilation among Zimbabwe soccer fans on Tuesday after one of their own Alvin Zhakata was personally singled out by Confederation of African Football President Ahmad Ahmad to be his special ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 16:46hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
May's Brexit deal rejected by 230 votes
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting UK government in history, BBC reported.MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 to rejec...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:03hrs | 3 | by BBC
Chamisa power grab 'cost Zimbabwe opposition votes'
BBC reports that MDC 'split cost Zimbabwe opposition votes'.The report says races in some constituencies were so close that they could have gone to the opposition Movement for Democratic Chang...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 11:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
How ZIPRA outgunned Rhodesians at Chirundu
In our last instalment, Soft Magarasadza, a former ZIPRA commander, spoke about how he joined the liberation struggle and went on to walk from Mozambique to Botswana for two months after the failure o...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is a different person, he has learned
IN his well-cut suit, with outstretched hand and beaming smile, Sibusiso Moyo is the very picture of a modern politician.He speaks softly, smoothly and pauses to listen as if he had spent year...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 15:14hrs | | by BBC
Zimbabwe list of externalisers includes Panama papers shell companies
Zimbabwe published a list of more than 1 800 individuals and companies last week that the government said illegally transferred money abroad, including several who appear in the Panama Papers....Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 13:33hrs | 1 | by Will Fitzgibbon
'Mnangagwa cannot change the effects of 37 years'
The founder of #ThisFlag Movement Pastor Evan Mawarire presented a passionate speech about his experiences, economic drive, and constitutional challenges at Westminster Parliament today.The ev...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 07:45hrs | 15 | by Kingstone Jambawo
Mnangagwa cannot change the effects of 37 years - Mawarire
London - 22 February 2018 - The founder of #ThisFlag Movement Pastor Evan Mawarire presented a passionate speech about his experiences, economic drive, and constitutional challenges at Westminster Par...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 07:22hrs | 14 | by Kingstone Jambawo
Zimbabwean family leaves Bangkok after living at airport for 3 months
A Zimbabwean family, who had been living at Bangkoko's Suvarnabhumi airport for the past three months, has finally left Thailand, reports said on Tuesday.The family of ...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 12:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Chombo admitted to hospital with serious injuries
BBC reports that Robert Mugabe's finance minister Ignatius Chombo has been admitted to hospital after beatings he received in military custody.His lawyer Lovemore Madhuku reportedly said that ...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 08:25hrs | | by BBC
'Prophets told Mnangagwa he would die first'
President Robert Mugabe,93, has been hitting out at his former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa during an address to the crowds in Harare today.We've reported on his accusations here....Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 15:48hrs | | by BBC
Turmoil afte Chitepo’s death
Last week, Comrade Kenny Constantine Mabuya whose Chimurenga name was Kenny Ridzai spoke about his time at the war front and his time with Cdes Nhari and Badza who later became leaders of the famous N...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 23:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's friend defeated again
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected following Tuesday's election, officials say.Mr Kenyatta, in office since 2013, took 54.3% of votes, ahead of his rival Raila Odinga, with 4...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 22:06hrs | 2 | by BBC
Ian Khama's chopper banned from British airspace
Politicians love helicopters, quick-moving aircraft that don't need a runway and can get you between meetings while others are stuck in traffic.But in Britain and Norway, a ban on a model used...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Six die in 8 minute terror attack in London
Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police.A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about ...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ANSA criticism of Tsvangirai justified however tribal undercurrent is counter productive
Moses Mzila Ndlovu, Interim President of Alliance for National Salvation (ANSA) was spot on in his scathing criticism of Morgan Tsvangirai. "In the last seventeen years Morgen has clearly fail...Published: 23 May 2017 at 16:12hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
Suspected terrosist attack in England: 19 dead and more than 50 hurt
Nineteen people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena.The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday following a pop concert by the US singer Ar...Published: 23 May 2017 at 06:23hrs | 4 | by BBC
MDC-T youth promise 25K votes for Norton in 2018
MDC-T Youth Assembly leader, Happymore Chidziva on Saturday the 20th of May, 2017 promised 25 000 votes for his party to come from one of Zimbabwe's most coveted town, Norton, which happens to be the ...Published: 22 May 2017 at 12:30hrs | 2 | by Bien Musazi
South Africa deports Nigerians
Nigerian media reports that the South African government has deported at least 97 Nigerians for various offences, as bilateral tensions seem likely to heighten between the two countries over "xeno...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 10:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Usain Bolt to return medal
KINGSTON - Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates who won the 4 x 100m relay at the 2008 Beijing Games have been told by the country's Olympic Association to return their gold medals following Nesta Ca...Published: 28 Jan 2017 at 06:07hrs | 5 | by Reuters
HIV+ man had sex with 104 women and girls
A verdict is expected this week in the case of a man arrested in Malawi after he told a BBC reporter he had had sex with pubescent girls as part of a "cleansing" ritual. But some Malawians are asking ...Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Lucy Ashton Blantyre, Malawi
China plotting new International currency for Zimbabwe?
COLOGNE– In what appears to be a carefully calculated political move set to crystallize China's influence in Africa and Harare, Beijing is reportedly plotting to help President Robert Mugabe's admin...Published: 07 Oct 2016 at 07:18hrs | 4 | by Itai Mushekwe
Mushohwe scapegoats US and Canada, whilst Charamba intimidates protestors
Asked by a BBC reporter in 1979 whether he had any qualms about the use of violence on the Smith regime, Mugabe answered, "We have tried all manner of peaceful demonstrations, with the biggest being i...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 19:36hrs | | by Zanda Shumba
Prophet T.B. Joshua predicted the Brexit in 2011
T.B. Joshua, a ‘prophet’ based in Lagos, Nigeria is said to have predicted the Brexit, which shook the European community. In a video dated 25th December, 2011, Joshua is seen stating:"We ...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 19:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
18 lions arrested, to be sentenced
Officials in India reportedly "arrested" 18 lions on Monday, including one thought to be a man-eater involved in six deadly attacks near a sanctuary."We think we have pinpointed the guilty lio...Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 17:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lagos now wears a new look
City transforming from chaos of traffic congestion, rickety buses and pickpockets An oft-told tale of Lagos's once-notorious traffic jams is that ...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 21:33hrs | 3 | by Kingsley Ighobor
Double-decker bus blown up in London for 'The Foreigner'
A double-decker bus has been blown up on a central London bridge as part of a stunt for an upcoming movie, BBC reported.Footage of the bus crossing Lambeth Bridge was captured by London Fire B...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Death penalty raises stink
"The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings," once remarked former South African president and Nobel Prize Laureate, the late Nelson Man...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 05:59hrs | 2 | by Harmony Agere
Kenyans chide Mugabe on Twitter
NAIROBI - Don't believe everything you read on social media - especially in the recent Kenyan tirades against President Robert Mugabe.International Twitter wars (Twars) have become something o...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Half a million pounds (£500,000) donated following Cecil the Lion's death
Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit has received more than half a million pounds in donations, following the death of Cecil the Lion, BBC reported.Cecil was a well-known to...Published: 20 Aug 2015 at 12:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe bemoans Zimbabwe's economic challenges
President Robert Mugabe bemoaned the economic challenges faced by Zimbabwe as he spoke during the country's National Heroes Day commemorations in Harare on Monday, reports said."We are sti...Published: 11 Aug 2015 at 12:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bin Laden relatives killed in UK
London - Members of Osama Bin Laden's family were among the victims in the crash of a private jet in Britain, the Saudi embassy in London said Saturday in a message of condolences.Four people ...Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 15:39hrs | | by Agencies
Billionaire prince to donate $32bn to charity
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has said he will donate his entire $32bn (£20bn; €29bn) fortune to charity, BBC reported.Prince Alwaleed, 60, is one of the world's rich...Published: 01 Jul 2015 at 20:00hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean expats face deportation from UK
The UK is about to introduce a new immigration rule that will require migrant workers who have been in the country for more than 5 years to have an annual income of £35 000 (R665 625 at R19.03/pound)...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 15:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man plunges to death from British Airways plane
A stowaway who is believed to have clung on to a plane has fallen to his death, while another is in hospital, BBC Reported.The two men are believed to have been clinging to a British Airways ...Published: 19 Jun 2015 at 12:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Nigerian central bank officials nabbed over 'mega scam'
Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has arrested six senior central bank officials over an alleged $33m (£21m) currency fraud, BBC reported.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a...Published: 01 Jun 2015 at 19:34hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Gun shot in Canada parliament building - Video
A gunman shot a soldier at a war memorial in Ottawa, then ran into the nearby parliament building where he exchanged gunfire with police, BBC reported.More shots were fired outside a nearby ...Published: 22 Oct 2014 at 17:22hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
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