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Ramaphosa calls for removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe
SOUTH AFRICAN President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has called on the European Union (EU) to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe saying the country has turned a wonderful corner and needs support on its path to great re...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:33hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa tells EU that Zimbabwe 'has turned a corner'
ZIMBABWE was on the agenda in talks South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa had with European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday.During a media briefing, Ramaphosa said he discussed the importance ...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 06:14hrs | 3275 | by Fin24
SA's Malusi Gigaba resigns
South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Malusi Knowledge Nkanyezi Gigaba has resigned. He tendered his resignation to President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday. Gigaba indicat...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 15:15hrs | 4457 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC security chief summoned over Chamisa 'kidnap' scuffle
ZIMBABWE POLICE have summoned MDC President Nelson Chamisa's head of security for questioning in connection a dramatic tussle that saw the opposition leader survive what the party claims was a kidnap ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 07:31hrs | 2791 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'kidnap' drama, Zimbabwe police refuse to comment
Mabvuku police station officers handling the attempted kidnapping case of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa refused to talk to journalists referring them to Zimbabwe Republic Police national spokesperson Assi...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:23hrs | 6008 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa using ANC integrity commission to purge Zuma loyalists
The ANC is at odds about the status of its integrity commission rulings, with some members arguing that the structure is used to settle factional scores.The matter was among the dominant subje...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 15:19hrs | 811 | by City Press
Strive Masiyiwa's loyalty is to business
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is "sincere in what he's doing", economic recovery will be tough and Western sanctions must be lifted, says Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa.Masiyiwa was pa...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 1275 | by newZWire
Captured Ramaphosa disses the term 'white monopoly capital'
President Cyril Ramaphosa has dissed the term "white monopoly capital" while addressing the inaugural SA Investment Summit dinner on Friday."One thing that I learnt is the three Es: Education,...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 18:51hrs | 2892 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF meets as tension rises
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow chair two crucial Zanu-PF meetings in Harare as he battles to deal with the twin challenges of Zimbabwe's worsening economic crisis, as well as mounting disc...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 17:04hrs | 3824 | by Staff reporter
All eyes on Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow chair two crucial Zanu-PF meetings in Harare as he battles to deal with the twin challenges of Zimbabwe's worsening economic crisis, as well as mounting disc...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 07:18hrs | 7330 | by Staff reporter
Fresh bid to nullify Cyril Ramaphosa's ANC election
A fresh bid to nullify the election of President Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC leader is under way, with unhappy party members claiming that Ramaphosa was elected by bogus Mpumalanga branches at the party's ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 18:35hrs | 3617 | by City Press
Fresh turmoil rocks Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
Trouble is brewing in Zanu-PF, with some militant war veterans pushing for former Cabinet ministers now stationed at the party's Harare headquarters to be expelled from the former liberation movement ...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:34hrs | 6355 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Nene 'fired' as SA finance minister
Nhlanhla Nene has resigned as finance minister, the presidency announced on Tuesday.Tito Mboweni, a former Reserve Bank governor, will replace him as finance minister.The announcement ...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 15:53hrs | 3762 | by TimesLive
China won't seize Zimbabwe assets
CHINA has downplayed and rejected the oft-repeated charge that it is building a colonial empire in Africa in the same way European powers did in the 19th century, blaming Western countries for lying t...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:11hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga's double life exposed
Frank Buyanga, the controversial 38-year-old property tycoon, has been faking it that he is a reverend, The Standard reported.Buyanga, with nearly 400 000 followers on Facebook, wants to be kn...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 2821 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and his VPs urged to declare assets
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two deputies - Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi - have been urged to publicly declare their assets in order to demonstrate their commitment to fighting corrup...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:11hrs | 1837 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has changed Zanu-PF into a fresh new-look organisation
Political analysts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet - in which he dumped both friends and foes alike on Friday last week - demonstrates that he is determined to reset the government's co...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 20:01hrs | 5230 | by Staff reporter
South Africa heads for an economic crunch
South Africa is likely going face a recession starting from the last quarter of this year. The recession is mainly attributed to the malfunctioning of the agricultural sector, the mining sector, the t...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 10:16hrs | 3105 | by Daniel Itai
Zimbabwe doomed as May, Merkel back Mnangagwa
On August 28, British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, for a one-day working visit. This visit was part of a three-nation tour of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria designed...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1035 | by Tafi Mhaka
Mnangagwa has the world at his feet
There were some heart-warming pictures from President Mnanagwa's swearing-in ceremony at the National Sports Stadium on the afternoon of August 26 in Harare. President Mnangagwa having a good ...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 459 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Mnangagwa to retire long-serving Cabinet ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to retire long-serving Cabinet ministers and deploy them at Zanu-PF headquarters — as he comes under growing pressure to dump the deadwood that worked for decades...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 15:05hrs | 3246 | by Staff reporter
Post-poll violence commission criticism baseless
Following the unfortunate incident in which six people died in the post-election violence of August 1, 2018, which was instigated by the MDC-Alliance as it staged anti-Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Z...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:24hrs | 190 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Ramaphosa tells Donald Trump to keep ‘your America'
SOUTH Africa's land issue exploded into an international dispute after President Cyril Ramaphosa told US counterpart Donald Trump to "keep your America" in a rant akin to former Zimbabwean leader Robe...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 18:26hrs | 3550 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over racist South African writer’s toxic article on Zimbabwe
A VICIOUS article penned by a South African freelance white cricket writer, describing Zimbabwe as a "fascist'' country whose national team should not be allowed to compete against their international...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 541 | by staff reporter
UK supports South Africa land reform, says May
British Prime Minister Theresa May says the UK supports South Africa's land reform programme provided it is carried out legally.Prime Minister May was speaking in Cape Town, South Africa, toda...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 12:43hrs | 2071 | by Staff Reporter
Acid test for President Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will face his first greatest test when he selects his new Cabinet in which he will have to strike a balancing act between his old Zanu PF lieutenants' political interests ...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3061 | by Staff Reporter
Nelson Chamisa mulls rolling demos
HARARE - Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa was yesterday weighing up all his options - including mounting demos - in the wake of Friday's decision by the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) to uphold Pres...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 16:38hrs | 4268 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa sworn in as President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, marking an end to an electoral season that officially began on May 30 when he proclaimed 30 July as the election date...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 12:33hrs | 5244 | by Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa urges Zimbabwean leaders to accept ConCourt decision
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged Zimbabwean leaders to accept the decision of the country's Constitutional Court which upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent election victory....Published: 25 Aug 2018 at 15:54hrs | 1770 | by Staff Reporter
Trump under fire over South Africa land reform
SOUTH Africa's land reform policy was long overdue and attempts by United States President Mr Donald Trump to muddy the programme is clear testimony of his administration's defiance to black self-dete...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:43hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
South Africa lashes Trump over land 'seizures' tweet
South Africa accused US President Donald Trump of fuelling racial tensions yesterday after he said farmers were being forced off their land and many of them killed.Trump's tweet touched on the...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:41hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Trump threatens Ramaphosa over land
South Africa's land expropriation debates have caught the eye of United States president Donald Trump.On Thursday‚ Trump tweeted that he was looking into South Africa's land seizures....Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 08:58hrs | 7195 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is still in trouble
Zimbabwe reached a major milestone this year, holding its first parliamentary and presidential elections since Robert Mugabe was removed from power after 37 years of continuous rule. Mugabe's Zanu-PF ...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 15:48hrs | 6151 | by Heike I Schmidt
Zimbabwe's constitutionalism moves notch up
Today is a momentous day for Zimbabweans as constitutionalism moves a notch up with the Constitutional Court sitting to consider submissions by MDC-Alliance presidential contestant Nelson Chamisa in c...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:02hrs | 158 | by Elliot Ziwira
'Zimbabwe polls were meant to start new era'
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been declared president of Zimbabwe amid protests and violence.But Zimbabweans are now in a post-political, economy-first mood.Before Zimbabwe's general election...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 13:58hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa gets away with it, then Kabila can too
WE knew, even before the first vote was cast, that Zimbabwe's election was marred by serious irregularities. These included, but were certainly not limited to: a partisan electoral commission; 250 000...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:10hrs | 489 | by Simon Allison
Chamisa ups the pressure
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday dispatched a three-member team to lobby Sadc leaders at the ongoing regional summit in Namibia as Zimbabwe's political situation remains in...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:05hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's inauguration scuttled by Chamisa
PRESIDENT-ELECT Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration ceremony scheduled for yesterday had to be aborted after the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance last Friday successfully filed its Constitutional Court (...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa win rubbished
UNITED Democratic Alliance (UDA) leader Daniel Shumba has denounced Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent presidential victory.Shumba, in a statement yesterday, also blasted South African...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:15hrs | 1341 | by Staff reporter
Shumba rubbishes Mnangagwa win
UNITED Democratic Alliance (UDA) leader Daniel Shumba has joined MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa in denouncing Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent presidential victory.Shumba, in a s...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 09:37hrs | 5197 | by Staff Reporter
African leaders are a weak cowardly treacherous bunch!
I have been following closely events in South Africa, as they mark Women's Week - with special focus on gender-based violence - and this led me to make comparisons between abusers and leaders we have ...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 15:57hrs | 1941 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ian Khama, Ramaphosa, Masisi coming for Mnangagwa inauguration
Sadc chairman and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Botswana counterpart, Mr Mokgweetsi Masisi , have confirmed their attendance at President-elect Mnangagwa's inauguration set for Sunda...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa to attend Mnangagwa inauguration
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 09 and Friday, 10 August 2018 undertake Working Visits to the Republic of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to hold consultative ...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 09:00hrs | 3954 | by APO
Chamisa shouldn't go to court
Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC Alliance, has said he will not accept the results of the hard-fought and blood-soaked July 30 election.According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) he...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 08:21hrs | 6564 | by Staff reporter
China, Russia congratulate Mnangagwa
THE Communist Party of China (CPC) has congratulated President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF for winning the recently held harmonised elections saying the victory is testimony of the overwhelmi...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa should unite Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is at present highly divided, fragile and calls for a leadership with the ability to unite people, social and political analysts have said.They said one sure way to solve the ongoing ...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:07hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Global leaders toast Mnangagwa victory
Sadc chair of the Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and Security, President Edgar Lungu of Zambia, has joined other world and regional leaders in congratulating President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa for ...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:48hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs to seize the moment
He has the chance to burnish his own questionable legacy by becoming the man who makes his country great again.It is worrying that President Cyril Ramaphosa could leap in and congratulate Zimb...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 13:30hrs | 3149 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa staged a coup against the people, says Chamisa
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's (Zec) declaration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa as winner of Monday's presidential election was a "coup against the peo...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:33hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Magufuli congratulates Mnangagwa
Tanzania's president John Magufuli has sent a congratulatory message to President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he was declared the winner of the presidential election by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 12:47hrs | 2357 | by Mafu Sithabile
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