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Barak Obama is out of touch about Kamala!
Brother Obama, president (2008-2016) is himself the cause for the decline of support among blacks for the Democratic Party.The entry of former president Barak Obama into the fray on behalf of ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:03hrs | 173 | by Kenneth Mufuka
'Ideologically bankrupt' Ramaphosa's ANC in a governance tailspin
To suggest that the 2024 electoral outcome has fundamentally altered how parties relate to one another post-election would be an understatement.Never has the party with a majority of votes fou...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 13:56hrs | 4 | by Sipho Seepe
US votes to punish ICC over Israel
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to punish the International Criminal Court for seeking to charge Israeli leaders with war crimes in Gaza.ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has sought a...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 09:17hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Biden fall: 'Even Jesus' would have tripped twice
US President Joe Biden tripped twice on Tuesday as he boarded Air Force One for a flight to California. Although the White House has insisted he is in excellent health, the 81-year-old Democrat has pe...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 17:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
US to review SA relations following ICJ case against Israel
A bill has been submitted to the United States congress calling for a full review of the country's bilateral relationship with South Africa following the International Court of Justice ruling that fou...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 13:46hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's survival depends on his rivals
As the New Year inches closer, it has become apparent that opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's political survival will depend on his ability to work with a team of ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 14:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
United States mulls fresh bid to strangle Zimbabwe
IN what could pan out to be a reincarnation of the diabolical Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera), the US is mulling enacting legislation that will impose stiff penalties on African ...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why HH has been invited to the White house by Biden
President Hakainde Hichilema has been invited for a meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House while in the US attending the United Nations General Assembly. ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Mwansa P. Chalwe snr
Polad engages US on sanctions
POLITICAL players under the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform have submitted a detailed report to the United State's House of Foreign Affairs Committee covering the devastating effects of the...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unmasking sanctions promoters
Many had hoped that the coming of a new administration led by President Donald Trump in America was going to usher in a fresh foreign policy trajectory. This deduction was wrong. Let me ...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Ranga Mataire
Zimbabwe's coup: Net gain or no gain?
The scene in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe, on 21 November 2017 was extraordinary.Thousands walked through the streets, cheering, waving Zimbabwean flags, greeting soldiers as heroes, and taking s...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:12hrs | 12 | by Linda Thomas-Greenfield & Bruce Wharton: US Diplomats
Zimbabwe : Responsible citizenship and leadership
Gordon Hickley once said, "Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation" How a nation is viewed by other nations very much depends on the conduct of its own citizens. Much more if those citizen...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe general warns on foreign bases in Djibouti
Major General Trust Magoba - who now serves as a special advisor to the African Union office for Peace and Security - has raised concern at foreign interference on the continent."The establish...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 14:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New dispensation and the rotten apple theory
Election 2018 is over, and it ended with telling lessons for the two main parties in the race. Zanu-PF nearly paid the ultimate price for years of infighting; something that clearly affected the outco...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Reason Wafawarova
US to intensify sanctions on Zimbabwe
THE United States Senate and Congress have passed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act (ZIDERA) sanctions amendment Bill (S. 2779), energised at the behest of the opposition's re...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 15:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe sued for $35 million
A former United States Congressman has slapped ousted leader Robert Mugabe and a host of ministers who served in his Cabinet with a $35 million lawsuit over claims he was tortured by intelligence oper...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is NOT ready for elections,' says observers tell ZEC - we know, 'You ain't seen nothing yet!'
It is pleasing to see that the international elections observers are now in Zimbabwe and some are already "cutting their teeth"! "International Observers Claim Zimbabwe Is Not Ready For Electi...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 17:39hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
US rights groups jet in for elections
TWO United States-based rights groups, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), have dispatched a joint delegation to assess Zimbabwe' readiness to con...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reacts to sanctions Senator's claims
President Mnangagwa's administration has taken adequate executive decisions to ensure free, fair and credible elections and Government will not lecture the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on how t...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa should stop grandstanding
Let us say things as they are. Threats to boycott elections are a very stupid idea, especially in cases where one is singing the threat as part of some attention seeking tomfoolery. This is one of tho...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Nick Mangwana
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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fidel Castro's eldest son kills himself
Havana, Cuba - Fidel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart, the eldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, took his own life on Thursday, the island's state-run media reported.He was 68 years...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by CNN
Mnangagwa in excellent start, says US envoy
THE United States has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa has had an "excellent start" as the country's leader and American investors and politicians are expected to start arriving in Zimbabwe this mont...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga re-emerges in China amid mounting tensions in Zimbabwe
Gen. Li Zuocheng, member of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the Joint Staff Department under the CMC, met with Gen. Constantine Guveya Chiwenga, commander of the Zimbabwe Defens...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 05:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
More details on Mugabe bribe emerge
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and a host of government officials, including former War Veterans minister Christopher Mutsvangwa, reportedly benefited from huge bribes from former United States Congressman M...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 18:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs in bribery storm
HARARE - Top government officials and other high-ranking Zimbabwean citizens have been fingered in murky dealings involving a convict who acted as a middleman for American businesses in a development ...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 13:32hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mugabe linked US congressman convicted
FORMER United States congressman Mel Reynolds, who had links with top government ministers in President Robert Mugabe's government, was last Thursday convicted by a federal judge on misdemeanour charg...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa testifies in US tax fraud case
War veterans leader, Chris Mutsvangwa, testified over the phone in a United States tax fraud case - which had sucked in Zimbabwean senior government officials - resulting in the conviction of former C...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 11:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
American scheme to bribe Mugabe exposed
Former Congressman Mel Reynolds said in court Tuesday that a clout-heavy Chicago businessman tried to use a partnership with Reynolds to funnel bribes to officials in Zimbabwe - allegations that the b...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 12:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Children to pay the price for Trump's 'Muslim ban'?
As U.S. President Donald Trump's revised travel ban takes effect, an upcoming Fault Lines documentary on Al Jazeera highlights the consequences of a blanket policy that closes America's doors to those...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 10:46hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Digesting Mugabe's opinion of Trump
Because President Mugabe's birthday happens to be the same day Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, Mother Africa's children at home and abroad have always considered this day...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 05:44hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
No country with a McDonald's can remain a democracy
A wave of revulsion rolls around the world. Approval ratings for incumbent leaders are everywhere collapsing. Symbols, slogans and sensation trump facts and nuanced argument. One in six Americans now ...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 05:51hrs | 2 | by George Monbiot
Effort to impeach Brazil's president plunges into chaos
Rio de Janeiro - The fight over President Dilma Rousseff's future has taken a strange twist in Congress, with the leader of the lower house saying senators can't go ahead with an impeachment vote and ...Published: 11 May 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Agencies
Understanding Zimbabwe's Look East policy
Whenever President Mugabe and ZANU-PF are questioned by Diaspora based Africans, especially the so-called African Americans, concerning their relationship with the Chinese; past and present, we hope e...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 05:11hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Obama takes focus off Mugabe
President Obama seemed less concerned than usual about Zimbabwe on his visit to Kenya and Ethiopia, and leaked correspondence has shown that, for now at least, the focus may be off Robert Mugabe. Ins...Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T in election boycott u-turn
THE West has once again admitted to funding the MDC-T as part of encouraging the embattled opposition party to participate in future elections.A delegation from the party will visit some Europ...Published: 28 Jul 2015 at 08:29hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe
Futility of Tsvangirai politics, finally America speaks
FOR once, let's give it to them. The MDC-T appears to have mastered the politics of spite. Only the consistency is self-destructively cynical, masochistic even, exposing the lack of brains to formulat...Published: 03 Jul 2015 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Joram Nyathi
US condemns MDC-T poll boycott
Zimbabwean opposition parties must participate in elections than grumble from the sidelines, a senior United States Congressman said this week. In what seemed to be confirmation of the US...Published: 01 Jul 2015 at 14:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
US not part of Zim regime change agenda - US Congressman
Visiting US Congress delegation in Harare has denied reports that it is advocating for ouster of long-time leader President Robert Mugabe.The delegation comprising of Gregory Simpkins and Pier...Published: 30 Jun 2015 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Ex US congressman says Zim believes he is a CIA spy
Former US congressman Melvin Reynolds who was recently deported from Zimbabwe after being convicted of overstaying his visa on Friday claimed Zimbabwean authorities suspect he is a spy.Speaki...Published: 08 Mar 2014 at 15:36hrs | | by AFP
Ex-US Congressman vows to expose Zim illegal gem deals
Former US congressman Mel Reynolds said on Tuesday he is in hiding in South Africa after being deported from Zimbabwe because he fears for his life for threatening to expose allegedly illegal busines...Published: 05 Mar 2014 at 16:13hrs | 1 | by AP
Deported ex-US Congressman to spill beans on Mugabe
Former Congressman Mel Reynolds breaks his silence after being deported from Zimbabwe. He says he's now in hiding.The former Congressman says he has been in "hiding" since his flight out...Published: 04 Mar 2014 at 13:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim deports US Congressman
Former United States Congressman for Chicago Melvin Jay Reynolds, convicted on Friday and fined US$100 for overstaying in Zimbabwe, was on Sunday deported to his home country.Assistant regio...Published: 24 Feb 2014 at 03:34hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Ex-US Congressman to be deported from Zimbabwe
A Zimbabwean court on Friday ordered the deportation of former U.S. congressman Mel Reynolds after he pleaded guilty to staying in the southern African country on an expired visa....Published: 22 Feb 2014 at 19:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-US Congressman refuses to enter plea in Zim court
The lawyer representing former United States Congressman for Chicago Melvin Jay Reynolds who is facing charges of overstaying in the country and possession of p*rnographic material said he was ha...Published: 20 Feb 2014 at 20:42hrs | 1 | by Tendai Rupapa
Ex-US congressman Reynolds remanded in Zim custody
Former United States of America (USA) congressman Mel Jay Reynolds has been remanded in custody after being arraigned before the Harare Magistrates' Court on charges of contravening Immigration and Ce...Published: 19 Feb 2014 at 16:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-US congressman arrives at Zimbabwe court
Former US congressman Mel Reynolds, who was arrested in Zimbabwe on Monday for allegedly possessing p*rnography and violating immigration laws, has arrived at the Magistrate's Court in the capital...Published: 19 Feb 2014 at 14:46hrs | | by AP
Zimdollar versus the multicurrency system
The ongoing debate within Zimbabwe's financial markets about the possible return of the now-defunct Zimdollar serves to further destabilise the country's still fragile economy in general, and the fina...Published: 28 Oct 2013 at 16:07hrs | 1 | by Colls Ndlovu
Lawmakers call for a review of US domestic spying, Patriot Act
WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers called on Sunday for a review of the government's monitoring of phone and Internet activities, and one Democrat urged a reopening of the Patriot Act, the post-Sept. 11, 200...Published: 09 Jun 2013 at 19:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
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