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The Godfather experiment, politics of attrition in Zimbabwe
GODFATHER experiments are made in instances of confrontation and attrition, mostly, if not always. Godfathers consider themselves to be powerful figures who wield significant influence, especially und...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:47hrs | 10 | by Sharon Hofisi
Muslim nations denounce Quran burning in Sweden
Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday condemned the burning of the Quran by an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning such acts "inflame" the feelings of Muslims around t...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 16:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Patriotic Bill' has made free and fair elections impossible
In the lead-up to Zimbabwe's election, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF has passed a law that puts his opponents at considerable risk.Zimbabwe is just the latest of many unf...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays not welcome, says Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who portrays himself as a defender of traditional Islamic values, has once again labeled the opposition as ‘LGBT', and insisted that liberal Western ideology will nev...Published: 30 May 2023 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
'West deceived poor nations with Ukraine grain export deal'
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine and its western allies of sending most of the grain from its reopened Black Sea ports to Europe instead of poorer, food insecure countries....Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
US, West 'weaker than before'
The leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the US and West have become weaker than before, adding that despite great efforts and spending, "their policies in regional countri...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa takes Zimbabwe sanctions removal call to UN
THE 75th Session of the UN General Assembly began yesterday with African Union (AU) chairman and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterating the call for the removal of illegal sanctions agai...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:01hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
30 heads of State console Mnangagwa
More than 30 Heads of State and Government from across the world have sent messages of sympathy to President Mnangagwa following the Cyclone Idai disaster, a development seen as a sign that Zimbabwe's...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drifts towards online darkness
One year after jubilant residents celebrated on the streets of Harare when Zimbabwe's army removed Robert Mugabe from power, the country is in darkness.In January, after days of protests over ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:26hrs | | by Ray Mwayera
Turkey, Russia ditch US dollar
Turkey and Russia are faced with yet another manifestation of political American pressure through sanctions.During the latest Russian-Turkish talks, the question arose about stopping the use o...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 12:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
EXCLUSIVE: Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe Presidential Election through the barrel of a gun
HARARE - Caretaker leader, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, is all but almost certain to be announced the winner of today's historic presidential election, by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by lu...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | 7 | by Mary-Kate Kahari- Zimbabwe Editor
WATCH: Chamisa confirms alliance with the original, authentic and undiluted Zanu-PF
MDC-Alliance Presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday confirmed he was working with former President Robert Mugabe in his bid to win the July 30, 2018 harmonised elections....Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa expected in SA for BRICS Summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to leave Harare for South Africa today to attend the BRICS Summit that started yesterday.BRICS is a grouping of emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, In...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Britain increasingly willing to cosy up to nasty regimes
LONDON - What the crowd lacked in size, it made up for in noise. Fifty or so people waved Turkish flags and shouted their support for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he gave a speech at a think-tank in Londo...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Economist
How to spot a coup!
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been detained by the country's military, who have seized control of the national broadcaster, ZBC.Soldiers and army vehicles are on the streets of the ca...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 08:00hrs | | by BBC
Treat US under Trump 'like Iran or Zimbabwe'
One of the world's largest news agencies has instructed its journalists to "practice skills learned" in hostile countries and warzones while reporting on the Trump administration.In a ...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 15:34hrs | | by Lizzie Dearden
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
Time Magazine Names Trump 'Person of the Year' - The TB Joshua Connection
A deluge of reactions online has trailed TIME Magazine's declaration of US President-Elect Donald Trump as its 'Person Of The Year'.On its cover page, the influential magazine described Trump ...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 20:34hrs | 6 | by Tawia Acheampong
Man (22) shoots himself dead live on Facebook over failed relationship
A 22-year-old Turkish man, Erdogan Ceren, shot himself dead live on Facebook after accusing his girlfriend of adultery and telling her he could not live without her.According to local media, B...Published: 12 Oct 2016 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
50 killed at wedding attack
At least 50 people have been killed and 94 more wounded in an explosion at a wedding ceremony in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep, near the Syria border.The blast, which occurre...Published: 22 Aug 2016 at 06:27hrs | | by Al Jazeera
Coup attempt plunges Turkey into chaos
A defiant Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Saturday morning to crush an attempted coup, as the Turkish president launched a series of attacks and arrests on the breakaway military faction he accuse...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Attempted military coup is underway in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly reassured citizens early Saturday in Istanbul after a chaotic night in which factions of Turkey's military said they had taken control of the country. E...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 07:44hrs | | by time
Mugabe, Malema: The lions of Africa
DOES Africa have artificial human lions? If so, would you agree that President Mugabe and Hon. Malema are the true lions or warriors of Africa? If not, what would your reaction be when you hear them b...Published: 01 Dec 2015 at 11:21hrs | | by Mutumwa Mawere
Mugabe arrives in Turkey for G20 Summit
African Union chairman President Robert Mugabe is in Antalya, Turkey to attend the G20 summit which begins on Sunday.President Mugabe was met at the Antalya airport by the Governor of Antalya,...Published: 14 Nov 2015 at 13:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohammed Morsi sentenced to death
An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president Mohammed Morsi and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011.Morsi is already serving a 20-year prison t...Published: 16 May 2015 at 13:56hrs | | by BBC
Mugabe back from E. Guinea, met by Mujuru and Mutasa
President Robert Mugabe has arrived back home from Equatorial Guinea, where he implored leaders from Africa to consider ways of mobilising resources to fund projects to be implemented under the Afric...Published: 22 Nov 2014 at 16:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
RPP congratulations message to the Turkish President-Elect
Dear President-Elect Erdogan Congratulations, President Elect, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Rwandan People's Party would like to congratulate you on your recent victory in the Turkish Pre...Published: 12 Aug 2014 at 07:14hrs | | by John V Karuranga, RPP President
And, Amai Jukwa is. . .?
The irony was obviously lost to The Sunday Mail, as it carried sensational claims exposing the identity of Baba Jukwa, whose "wife" Amai Jukwa resides in the newspapers of the glass and mortar buildin...Published: 14 May 2014 at 08:43hrs | | by Rashweat Mukundu
'We will push until we bring down this military coup' - Muslim Brotherhood
Cairo - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday it would bring down the "military coup" but stressed it remained committed to a peaceful struggle, despite the heavy loss of life when government fo...Published: 15 Aug 2013 at 09:31hrs | | 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
Turkey earthquake: death toll rises to 279
The death toll in quake-struck Van province in eastern Turkey has increased to 279 and around 1,300 people were injured, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said on Monday. Hundreds of others a...Published: 25 Oct 2011 at 05:11hrs | | by Matthews Estell
7.2- magnitude quake hits southeast Turkey, 138 confirmed dead
At least 138 people have been killed and 350 others injured in southeast Turkey where a 7.2- magnitude quake struck Sunday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said early Monday.Erdo...Published: 23 Oct 2011 at 21:24hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Mugabe 'the crazy old man': SA International Relations Minister
South Africa's International Relations Minister, Maite Nkoane Mashabane, referred to President Robert Mugabe as "The crazy old man" according to a US embassy cable from Pretoria to Washington....Published: 30 Sep 2011 at 04:20hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Syrian forces kill 19, in a campaign to crush street protests
Amman - Syrian forces killed at least 19 people in raids near the Lebanon border and in the country's Sunni tribal heartland, activists said, pursuing a military campaign to crush street protests aga...Published: 12 Aug 2011 at 06:33hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
CIA chief says Gadhafi alive after hit on house
TRIPOLI, Libya – The CIA chief says he believes Moammar Gadhafi is still alive, despite a NATO airstrike that reduced much of the Libyan leader's family compound to rubble.Ga...Published: 04 May 2011 at 08:10hrs | | by AP
Turkey offer Egypt a way out, "No government can cast aside the people's demands for democracy"
ISTANBUL, Turkey — As hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called...Published: 05 Feb 2011 at 17:52hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
So you thought this (2010) year was tough …
Politically speaking, not a lot changed and not a lot was solved in 2010. Economic hard times, disappointment with an underachieving Barack Obama, the familiar bloody slog in Afghanista...Published: 31 Dec 2010 at 12:03hrs | 5 | by Simon Tisdall
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