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A chain is as strong as its weakest link
The Bishop's heart always bleeds each time he thinks about Ethiopia, the land of brave men and women who valiantly frustrated Italy's imperial designs in the 20th century, making it difficult for colo...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:08hrs | 8 | by Bishop Lazarus
UN envoy to meet Chamisa?
THE Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Commission (OHCHR) has invited submissions from various stakeholders for the United Nations special rapporteur Alena Douhan, who is on a 10-day vis...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Legendary Macheso is humble,' says Freeman
Zimdancehall chanter Energy Silvester Chizanga better known as Freeman or HKD boss in the music industry has appreciated Sungura boss Alick Macheso for his humbleness in their joint venture.Fr...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 16:38hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'We need NTA or heading for Armageddon' - no, we there and Zanu PF will drag us past no-return
Zimbabwe has sleep-walked into "failed state" and now the country is heading for dark dungeons of Armageddon!"We need a national transitional authority (NTA), we need a soft landing for our co...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe, North Korea, Syria and Myanmar among countries defending China's actions in Xinjiang
Ambassadors representing 37 countries praised China for its "remarkable achievements in the field of human rights," just a day after a group of 22 other countries formally condemned Beijing for the ma...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | | by Joshua Berlinger, CNN
'Need transition Govt if there is no Govt' Zanu PF acknowledges - Exactly, present is illegitimate
"Zimbabwe does not need a transitional Government. Transiting to where? This country is governed through the Constitution which was adopted by more than 90 percent of Zimbabweans in 2013 and the same ...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
An inherited crisis of imagination: A Long Essay concerning the understanding of Zimbabwe - Pt1
If it is a despot you would dethrone, see first his throne erected within you is destroyed lest what you call freedom is the strongest of chains. The Gibranian perception sums the November 201...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:02hrs | 2 | by Tshepo Mabalane Mabalane
Bulawayo White City explosion: Dereliction of duty
In every election, be it in Zimbabwe, Africa or any other country, there are pre-election furores, these are events and pronouncements that either shock or intrigue the masses before the election....Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:55hrs | 5 | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
Isis threatens Ronaldo, Messi ahead of World Cup
Fundamentalist group the Islamic State (Isis) has issued an eerie new threat ahead of the World Cup in Russia, this time aimed at soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.In chilling ne...Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by News.com.au
Will MDC rule if they are voted in?
In September 2017 Zimbabwe experienced a coup within a coup. Coup d'etat is a French word to mean that strike on the state. A coup detat is usually an unconstitutional means of changing the status cor...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 18:48hrs | 6 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Trump denies Mugabe lunch
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday snubbed President Robert Mugabe as he treated other African leaders to a working lunch on the sidelines of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe on Donald Trump's radar
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is among an "exclusive club of the world's dictators", who remain on United States President Donald Trump's radar, it has emerged.US national security adviser Herbert...Published: 02 Aug 2017 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Al Jazeera on the brink of being shut down
Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions.Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are asking the Gulf state ...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 09:41hrs | | by BBC
President Robert Mugabe to award Dr Grace Mugabe with another doctorate
The leadership of President Robert Mugabe is generally viewed as a dictatorship. Political history informs us that dictators have a propensity to hand over power within their family circles. The obtai...Published: 29 Apr 2017 at 21:48hrs | 1 | by Themba Mthethwa
'Zimbabweans gave Mugabe freedom to destroy'
A LEADING figure in neighbouring South Africa's growing anti-President Jacob Zuma social movement has warned the country's citizens not to allow their nation to be destroyed "Zimbabwean style"...Published: 26 Apr 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donald Trump launches US air strikes against Assad regime, Russian military informed
The United States launched a military strike Thursday on a Syrian government target in response to their chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians earlier in the week.On Presiden...Published: 07 Apr 2017 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Iran, Venezuela, North Korea back Zimbabwe at UN inquiry
Activist group United Nations Watch (UNW) has expressed disgust over the hailing of Zimbabwe's human rights record by "rogue" States - Iran, Venezuela and North Korea.While the three count...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 16:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe - The First Lady from Hell
The on-going saga surrounding the multi-million lavish lifestyle of the First Lady, Grace Mugabe, clearly shows that her greediness has reached alarming and unacceptable levels as she has become the b...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 18:03hrs | | by PDP
US admits to butchering dozens of Syrian forces
The US has admitted carrying out an attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of Syrian forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS).According to the BBC, the US-led coalition said the "m...Published: 29 Nov 2016 at 18:12hrs | | by BBC
Of protests, opposition politics and Western imperialism
THE wave of protests that characterised Harare in recent weeks all but confirmed a failed retracing of the Libyan, Tunisian, Egyptian and Syrian political footprints.Granted, the country is fa...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:05hrs | | by Vincent Gono
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Mugabe to declare a state of emergency?
Opposition political parties have raised concern that President Robert Mugabe could soon declare a state of emergency in a bid to thwart increasing violent protests, NewsDay has established....Published: 29 Aug 2016 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'French policy to blame for Paris attacks'
Damascus - Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Saturday that French policy had contributed to the "spread of terrorism" that culminated in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group which killed 128...Published: 14 Nov 2015 at 12:54hrs | | by AFP
Russia bombs CIA trained rebels
Beirut - Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar Assad's government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a further sign of the r...Published: 01 Oct 2015 at 17:43hrs | | by Reuters
Russia launches airstrikes in Syria
Russia has launched its first airstrikes in Syria, sparking concern from the US, France and Britain.The Russian defence ministry said a number of airstrikes had targeted vehicles and warehouse...Published: 30 Sep 2015 at 21:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rebels seize largest army base in Syria
An umbrella group of opposition fighters have seized the largest army base in the southern province of Deraa - the birthplace of Syria's four-year uprising - after 24 hours of fighting, a rebel spokes...Published: 09 Jun 2015 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'HSBC helped conceal over $100 billion in Swiss accounts'
Global banking giant HSBC for years catered to a motley crew of weapons dealers, tax evaders, tin-pot dictators and celebrities, using its private Swiss arm to shield accounts worth more than $100 bil...Published: 09 Feb 2015 at 10:38hrs | | by CNNMoney
Saudi King Abdullah dies
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world's top oil exporter and birthplace of Islam said in a statement carried by state tele...Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 09:27hrs | | by Reuters
French-speaking jihadist threatens to execute Lebanese soldiers
Beirut - A French-speaking jihadist threatened on Friday to execute Lebanese soldiers held hostage by the Islamic State group, saying three prominent anti-ISIS Lebanese politicians would be responsibl...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 17:17hrs | 1 | by AFP
USA created Al-Qaeda and the ISIS terror group
MUCH like Al Qaeda, the Islamic State (ISIS) is made-in-the-USA, an instrument of terror designed to divide and conquer the oil-rich Middle East and to counter Iran's growing influence in the region. ...Published: 23 Sep 2014 at 08:01hrs | 6 | by Garikai Chengu
Woman stoned to death for 'adultery'
Jihadists in the northern Syrian province of Raqa have accused a woman of adultery and stoned her to death, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.It was the first "execution" ...Published: 20 Jul 2014 at 10:40hrs | | by AFP, KIRKUK
Syrian troops recapture strategic town, takes upper hand
Syrian troops recaptured the strategic town of Deir Attiyeh Thursday, less than a week after losing it, taking the advantage in its bid to crush rebels just north of Damascus.The seizure of De...Published: 28 Nov 2013 at 15:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mbeki reveals plot to topple Mugabe
FORMER British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaned on South Africa to back a plot for a military invasion of Zimbabwe and topple President Mugabe from power, former President Thabo Mbeki has revealed. ...Published: 27 Nov 2013 at 10:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Key Syrian rebel leader dies
BEIRUT - The leader of one of Syria's most prominent rebel units died early Monday of wounds sustained during a strike by government troops last week, his group said, dealing another blow to fighters...Published: 18 Nov 2013 at 13:52hrs | | by AP
Suicide vehicle bombing near Damascus kills 16 soldiers
Beirut - Syrian activists say a suicide vehicle bombing of an army checkpoint outside Damascus has killed 16 soldiers.The state news agency SANA confirmed a blast on Saturday in the suburb of ...Published: 19 Oct 2013 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Should Obama avoid the Syrian war under present financial conditions?
Rather than paying attention to the immediate financial dangers hovering over the US empyrean, the government is paying increased attention to the Syrian issues. However, majority of the Americans...Published: 23 Sep 2013 at 18:45hrs | | by Mirana
Russia and France disagree on Syria chemical attack
Russia said on Tuesday it still suspected an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria was carried out by rebel forces, despite a report by U.N. investigators which France said showed the government ...Published: 17 Sep 2013 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Barack Obama rejects Putin's claim
Washington - President Barack Obama rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Syrian rebels were responsible for a 21 August chemical gas attack but, in an interview broadcast on Sunday, ...Published: 15 Sep 2013 at 18:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
US 'to drop military threat' on Syrian regime
Washington - The United States concedes that Russia will not allow the UN Security Council to authorise military strikes against the Syrian regime, senior White House officials said on Friday....Published: 14 Sep 2013 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Syrian rebels behind chemical attack says Putin
Washington - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday argued that Syrian rebels were behind a chemical weapons attack which prompted the United States to threaten military strikes against Bashar ...Published: 12 Sep 2013 at 04:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Diplomatic efforts intensify on securing Syrian chemical arms
Diplomatic efforts toward placing Syria's chemical weapons under international control intensified on Wednesday and U.N. investigators concluded Syrian government forces were almost certainly responsi...Published: 12 Sep 2013 at 03:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
UK has fresh Syria evidence says Cameron
London - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that Britain had further evidence of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, which a British source said confirmed the use of sarin."We hav...Published: 05 Sep 2013 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
UN honours Zimbabwe's top army officers
FOUR senior Zimbabwe National Army officers have been conferred with United Nations medals in recognition of their outstanding service during the peacekeeping observer mission in Syria last year....Published: 04 Sep 2013 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obama wins backing for Syria strike from key figures in Congress
U.S. President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the U.S. Congress, including Republicans, in his call for limited U.S. strikes on Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad for his suspec...Published: 04 Sep 2013 at 01:51hrs | | by Reuters
Britain, U.S. discuss Syria
Washington - US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron inched closer on Saturday to attributing blame for a massive chemical weapons attack near Damascus to Bashar al-Assad's ...Published: 25 Aug 2013 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Russia and U.S. officials agree to prepare for Syria peace talks
U.S. and Russian officials agreed on Friday on the need to convene a long-delayed Syrian peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible, but they offered no concrete plan to bring the warring governme...Published: 10 Aug 2013 at 02:55hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Russian President warns on arming Syrian rebels
Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned the West on Friday against arming Syrian rebel forces, which he said included "terrorist" groups, and warned that a swift exit by President Bashar al-Assad r...Published: 22 Jun 2013 at 06:11hrs | | by Reuters)
Al-Qaeda poison gas cell busted
Baghdad - Iraq's defence ministry said on Saturday it has broken up an al-Qaeda cell that was working to produce poison gas for attacks within the country as well as in Europe and North America....Published: 02 Jun 2013 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff Report
U.S. concerned Syrian war could spill into Lebanon
Washington - The United States expressed concern on Friday that Lebanon could find itself dragged into Syria's civil war, and expressed support for efforts by the country's army to halt an outbreak of...Published: 25 May 2013 at 03:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
No-fly zone over Syria, 'would have to come through the UN'
Washington - Any decision on an eventual no-fly zone over Syria would have to be made by the United Nations, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted on Friday."With respect to no-...Published: 18 May 2013 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Israeli official confirms Syria strike
Israel has carried out an air strike into Syria, targeting a shipment of missiles bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon, an Israeli official said on Saturday.The Jewish state ...Published: 04 May 2013 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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