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Mnangagwa walks tightrope in fresh diplomatic offensive

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's latest diplomatic engagements with Russia and Belarus have reignited debate over Zimbabwe's foreign policy, with experts questioning the efficacy of the country's pivot towards Eastern allies while simultaneo…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:00hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter

Diplomatic tiff between Botswana and Germany: the magnificent ELEPHANT

The president of Botswana was not angry per se. He should never be angry if he is aware of the global positioning of states: which country is at the top of the other: who is the big brother and what are the criteria? Who is calling the sho…

Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 18:10hrs | 30 | by Nomazulu Thata

Ex-diplomat in court for fraud

ZIMBABWE'S former honorary consul to the United Arab Emirates, Shamiso Fred, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court early this week charged with defrauding a group of women of US$193 000 after she allegedly lured them to invest various a…

Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 15:54hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

'No diplomatic impasse between Zambia and Zimbabwe'

ZAMBIA'S Minister of Information and Media Director Spokesperson Thabo Kawana says there is no diplomatic impasse between Zambia and Zimbabwe.Mr. Kawana says President Hakainde Hichilema was represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Stanley …

Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 15:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chiefs ask for diplomatic passports

CHIEFS have asked for diplomatic passports for ease of travel across borders.The call was made by Chief Clemence Nembiri of Mt Darwin in Manicaland province on Wednesday during a Civil Registry Department workshop. The workshop with t…

Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 18:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa breaks 23-year diplomatic stand-off with UK?

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa's engagement and re-engagement drive has broken a 23-year-old diplomatic stand-off between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, a development that bodes well for bilateral relations and investment inflows into the country.F…

Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa in diplomatic push ahead of polls

OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has embarked on a diplomatic offensive to court the support of regional leaders in his party's push for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe.President Emmerson Mnangagwa s…

Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa hints at diplomatic offensive to free Sikhala and Sithole

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa Thursday gave a sombre account admitting to his camp's failure to secure the release of legislators, Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole along with the Nyatsime 14 activists, saying al…

Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mliswa-Chikoka onnoys war vets

MASHONALAND West veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, annoyed by rising internal conflict and factionalism in the ruling Zanu-PF party, this week began moves to push out Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka under a litany…

Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Shava on diplomatic offensive

FOREIGN Affairs minister Fredrick Shava has embarked on a three-day diplomatic offensive to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa to strengthen the country's relations with the region in line with his re-engagement mandate.Ministry spokespers…

Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

MDC-A divisions have crippled its diplomatic offensive against Zanu-PF

Divisions on how to handle perceived deficiencies of democracy in the SADC region have crippled the MDC-Alliance's diplomatic charm offensive. For example, opposition parties in Tanzania had expected their MDC-A brothers to issue a stateme…

Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 15:55hrs | | by Rungano Dzikira

Major diplomatic coup for Zimbabwe

IN a major diplomatic coup for Zimbabwe, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame took the country's anti-sanctions lobby to leaders of the world's most powerful nations that convened for the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France last week.The G7 is …

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Tendai Biti already owns 'Mnangagwa' diplomatic passport

ZANU-PF legislator Kindness Paradza (Makonde) has accused his MDC counterparts' snub of diplomatic passports offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa government as a cheap publicity stunt as some of them were issued with the travel document…

Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa kick-starts 2019 reengagement offensive

President Emmerson Mnangagwa kick-starts his 2019 engagement and reengagement and economic diplomacy offensive with visits to four European countries next week and the Davos World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland.The first part of the…

Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 14:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa launches diplomatic offensive

After taking over from former President Robert Mugabe in November last year, President Mnangagwa and his team needed to provide strong leadership and put the basic fundamentals in place for the country to take off. To achieve this, it mean…

Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:34hrs | 1 | by Staffg reporter

Mnangagwa's diplomatic offensive off the rails

LAST week's damning testimonies in the United States senate on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe have thrown President Emmerson Mnangagwa's international re-engagement agenda off balance, as Washington insists on the implementation of…

Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Khupe earmarked for a diplomatic posting

Speculation is rife within the MDC led by Thokozani Khupe that its leader could be earmarked for a diplomatic posting in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.This follows claims on social media that Khupe could replace Zimbabwe's late…

Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Tsvangirai lacked diplomatic etiquette,' says Chamisa

MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa on Monday mocked the alliance's late founding president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai saying he lacked diplomatic etiquette that saw him blunder on the international scene.In reference to Mr Tsvangirai's protoc…

Published: 09 May 2018 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Diplomatic rift between Britain and Germany over Zimbabwe

A DIPLOMATIC rift between European superpowers Britain and Germany over Zimbabwe emerged this week when the British government hosted Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa while the Germans barred him from visiting. This came as Berlin adopts…

Published: 03 Mar 2018 at 17:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Mbeki's Zim GPA was a major African diplomatic success

THE former director general in the South African Presidency, Reverend Frank Chikane, recently published an interesting if not controversial book. The title of the book, 'Eight Days in September: The Removal of Thabo Mbeki' leaves you in no…

Published: 29 Mar 2012 at 05:28hrs | 2 | by Takura Zhangazha

Your comments: Britain cuts aid to Malawi

The Malawian diplomatic spat which came after revelations that Britain ordered Malawi's acting ambassador to leave the country soon after the African state expelled Britain's envoy over his criticism of its leader.COMMENT - This is Britain…

Published: 26 Jul 2011 at 11:41hrs | | by Moyo Roy

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