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Ramaphosa reaffirms support for Zimbabwe
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed his support for Zimbabwe and the ruling Zanu-PF party and has once again called for the immediate lifting of the illegal sanctions against the co...Published: 3 hrs ago | 332 | by Staff reporter
Demystifying Robert Mugabe's Pan-African bubble
When the dust settles, it's time to write. I have just watched Ian Bedowes' engagement of Robert Mugabe's legacy, which got me thinking. I was reminded of my very robust, 'no walls barred' WhatsApp re...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1191 | by Dr Brilliant Sigabade Mhlanga
Mugabe's legacy now source of competing narratives, polemics
FOLLOWING the death of former president Robert Mugabe in Singapore, competing and contradicting narratives around his divisive legacy have emerged, reflective of the enigmatic and complex personality ...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:31hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's troubled legacy
This name evokes emotions of anger, hatred, regret and revulsion to many. Yet it is also a name that draws a lot of admiration, satisfaction, pride and gratitude to others.In death, just like ...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 19:16hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe was a towering figure against colonialism, says Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as a hero and pan-Africanist who fought colonialism."He was more than a representative figure of th...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 19:09hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe bravest in the continent - Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was the bravest leader in Africa in the call for the emancipation of black people. Ramaphosa mad...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 18:04hrs | 987 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe is dead, but old men still run southern Africa
THE death of former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe (95) saw another of the first-generation leaders of newly independent southern African states leave the world stage.Southern Africa was the ...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 555 | by Henning Melber
Mashaba refuses to apologise for deadly xenophobic violence
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has said he has "nothing to apologise for" following a spate of xenophobic attacks in the city. Mashaba was being interviewed by CNBC Africa and asked whether...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 12:38hrs | 2999 | by AFP
Ramaphosa apology for xenophobia welcome
WE welcome the public apology issued by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the African continent for the recent wave of xenophobic attacks on foreigners of African descent in his country. The ...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:29hrs | 226 | by Editorial - Chronicle
Ramaphosa revisits booing nightmare during Mugabe funeral
SOUTH AFRICAN President Cyril Ramaphosa has revisited his unfortunate Saturday experience in front of thousands of mourning Zimbabweans who booed him for continued xenophobic attacks on foreigners in ...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 01:07hrs | 2202 | by newzimbabwe
Mugabe Memorial: Family reflects on 'empty' stadium
While the Zimbabwean government and former President Robert Mugabe's family had indicated plans to take his remains to Zvimba, his home village following his Saturday funeral, this was ditched on Sund...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 01:03hrs | 1573 | by Staff reporter
In Pictures: Ramaphosa sends envoy to Nigeria over Xenophobia
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent a special envoy to meet Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari over the recent xenophobic attacks that saw the West African nation repatriating some of its...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 21:23hrs | 751 | by Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa heeds to Zimbabweans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's last Saturday visit to Zimbabwe, turned out to be more than just a farewell for the elderly statesman.Ramaphosa was in Zimbabwe honouring and bidding ...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 11:20hrs | 9307 | by Daniel Itai
Zanu-PF pays tribute to world leaders for mourning Mugabe
ZANU-PF has expressed gratitude to world leaders, other foreign dignitaries and the generality of Zimbabweans for paying tribute to the country's late former, President Robert Mugabe, during a State f...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:45hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Sympathy for the devil
The sham solidarity with Mugabe shown by African leaders at his funeral is in sharp contrast to the enlightened attitude taken by the African Union over the plight of African refugees and migrants str...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 21:40hrs | 1378 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Mnangagwa offers no apology for the coup on Mugabe
Robert Mugabe died a "sad man", his nephew told a state funeral service attended by two dozen current and retired foreign leaders in Harare on Saturday.Walter Chidakwa fought back tears as he ...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 08:02hrs | 8939 | by ZimLive
Stop mourning Mugabe, family says
Former president Robert Mugabe's family yesterday said the nation should now just celebrate the life of the former Zanu-PF leader and stop mourning him as he lived a long life."We must stop mo...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:58hrs | 2552 | by Staff reporter
South Africans need a history lesson
JULIUS Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has tried telling his countrymen that the borders they are so fond of were imposed by racist imperialists.He has also told them th...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:45hrs | 376 | by Mtandazo Dube
Final salute for Robert Mugabe
WHILE his remains will be interred at the National Heroes Acre after completion of a mausoleum currently being constructed at the national shrine, over the past week thousands of Zimbabweans gave the ...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:44hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa apologises for xenophobia
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, yesterday apologised to the African continent over the recent spate of xenophobic attacks on African immigrants in his country, promising to improve cohesion ...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's body to be kept in Zvimba?
The body of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe is being kept in his birthplace, after a sparsely-attended state funeral at in the capital Harare.African leaders hailed Mr Mugabe as a li...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 23:51hrs | 7429 | by BBC
Ramaphosa booed, jeered in Zimbabwe
Cyril Ramaphosa was booed at former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's memorial in Harare on Saturday.Earlier the South African president had received a lukewarm applause when his arrival wa...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 14:44hrs | 5333 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters snub Mugabe funeral
African leaders have hailed Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe as a liberation hero at his funeral in the national stadium in the capital Harare.Current Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mn...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 14:43hrs | 5527 | by BBC
Mbeki lands in Zimbabwe ahead of Mugabe's funeral
Former president Thabo Mbeki has described the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe as an important player in the remaking of the African continent.Mugabe died last week in Singapore...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 22:18hrs | 1963 | by Staff reporter
South Africa: Punish Xenophobic violence
At Least 12 Dead, Thousands Displaced (Johannesburg, September 13, 2019) - The South African police should take...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1719 | by Dewa Mavhinga
Tracing Mugabe's troubled legacy
This name evokes emotions of anger, hatred, regret and revulsion to many. Yet it is also a name that draws a lot of admiration, satisfaction, pride and gratitude to others.In death, just like ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:36hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama snubs Mugabe funeral
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo will form part of a list of 11 sitting African leaders set to attend late former President Rober...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:52hrs | 6432 | by newzimbabwe
Mugoba a distinguished fighter, says Mnangagwa
The late national hero, Major General Trust Mugoba, was a distinguished fighter who remained unwavering to the revolution throughout his life, President Mnangagwa has said. The Head of State a...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:08hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobia: Zimbabwe to evacuate 171
GOVERNMENT will evacuate at least 171 Zimbabweans from South Africa following the death of two locals in ongoing xenophobic violence. This was said by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting S...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 06:52hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa coming to Zimbabwe for Mugabe's funeral
South Africa will be sending a delegation from both the ANC and its government to former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's funeral at the weekend.ANC secretary general Ace Magashule said Pr...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 22:02hrs | 1937 | by Staff reporter
Some South Africans capable of more evil than the devil
It is concerning to see the xenophobic attacks in South Africa on foreign nationals. The terror and the abominable behaviour that foreigners in South Africa are being subjected to is despicable. Not l...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 21:07hrs | 521 | by Bigboy Sibanda
'Xenophobic attacks targeting Cyril Ramaphosa'
The recent wave of xenophobic attacks that is sweeping across South Africa may be funded by a faction of ANC that wants President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa to fail political analysts have said. ...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 08:33hrs | 8956 | by Mandla Ndlovu
1 killed in fresh SA Afrophobia attacks
ONE person has died while five were injured in a fresh wave of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg's city centre yesterday, as tensions between South Africans and foreigners soared. Attacks were also r...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:30hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe: Complexity, enigma and heroism
Robert Gabriel Mugabe was an enigmatic leader even unto his death. He was a revolutionary hero, who fought racial oppression and stood up to Western imperialism and neo-colonialism. He was a s...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:25hrs | 105 | by Davison Kaiyo
Afrophobic attacks in South Africa are real
The current wave of what have come to be termed 'afrophobic or xenophobic attacks' in some parts of Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa have forced those in the corridors of power in Africa to hav...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 22:22hrs | 2054 | by Kennedy M. Mandaza
Xenophobia - Afrophobia unrest flares up in Joburg CBD
Businesses in parts of the Johannesburg city centre and surrounding areas have shut their doors as a group of men, believed to be mostly hostel dwellers from Jeppestown, march and protest on Sunday af...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 17:26hrs | 3084 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean dies in Afrofobia attacks
A ZIMBABWEAN woman has died following the xenophobic attacks that have rocked neighbouring South Africa with several being injured and displaced during the unrest.Zimbabwean Ambassador in Sout...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:52hrs | 2069 | by Staff reporter
The method behind the protest madness
As international business leaders and politicians gathered in Cape Town last week for the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF), xenophobic violence erupted in parts of South Africa.Ghoulish im...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:28hrs | 89 | by Wendy Nyakurerwa- Matinde
Mugabe's nephew pained by the loss
Robert Mugabe, the former guerrilla hero turned despot who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years until the military forced him out, has died aged 95.First heralded as a liberator who rid the former Brit...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 21:10hrs | 1156 | by AFP
Mixed reactions to Mugabe death
ZIMBABWEANS and political leaders from across the globe yesterday expressed mixed reactions to news of the death of former President Robert Mugabe, with some describing him as a judicious leader while...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 10:11hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Condolences pour in for Mugabe
CONDOLENCE messages from across the world yesterday poured in following the death of former President Robert Mugabe with many describing him as an icon of liberation who dedicated his life to the free...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 10:09hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa mourns passing of Mugabe
President Cyril Ramaphosa has on behalf of the government and people of South Africa expressed his sincere condolences to the people and government of the Republic of Zimbabwe following the passing of...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 09:24hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Just a little violence on civilians ...how satanic?
This is the arrogant advice given the South African leader by a Head of State of a neighbouring country ravaged to the ground by yet to be punished genocidists wallowing in the endless comfort of the ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:01hrs | 593 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Zambia, Nigeria retaliate to xenophobic attacks
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa seem to be scaling on despite government's attempts of trying to stop them.As a result of the ongoing xenophobic attacks which many are now terming Afrophobi...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 23:01hrs | 1901 | by Daniel Itai
WATCH: SABC airs wrong president Ramaphosa speech
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has apologised to President Cyril Ramaphosa after broadcasting an incorrect version of his speech on SABC News on Thursday.https://www.youtube...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 22:09hrs | 5802 | by Staff Reporter
Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics
The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 21:20hrs | 1471 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Ramaphosa closes South Africa embassy in Nigeria
South Africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in Nigeria following reprisal attacks by Nigerians triggered by xenophobic violence in South AfricaSince Sunday, in South Afri...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 17:58hrs | 2395 | by BBC
Mnangagwa's jelly foreign policy bad for development
ZIMBABWE has for a long time looked West or East, but in the last two decades it has become disoriented as it can't concentrate on one direction and most often ended up with an empty bowel. Probably i...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:16hrs | 326 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mnangagwa in touch with Ramaphosa over Afrophobia
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has slammed senseless xenophobic attacks taking place in South Africa since last weekend and said he was working closely with President Cyril Ramaphosa on the issue. This c...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter
SA leaders must come clean on xenophobia
IN the 1980s, a jingle played regularly on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's Radio 2, that went something like this: MuAfrica, kwayedza. Kwasara mbiri chete kuti ichibva yakwana. Kunoti Azania, neNa...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:04hrs | 334 | by Editorial - Newsday
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