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Chamisa, diplomats crank up pressure on Mnangagwa
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa on Monday pointed an accusing finger at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime following the abduction of the doctors' union president....Published: 28 mins ago | 29 | by ZimLive
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 | 1310 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe's frosty relations with Western powers are thawing
Zimbabwe's frosty relations with Western powers are thawing, despite tensions caused by a brutal repression of protests, the country's foreign minister says.Since the military-backed ouster of...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 21:39hrs | 747 | by AFP
Kasukuwere blames Mnangagwa for Mugabe's death
Former Zanu-PF national commissar Savior Kasukuwere says former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's health deteriorated leading to his death due to the treatment he received from his successor Emmers...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 17:08hrs | 7332 | by Staff Reporter
Jacob Mudenda set to challenge Mnangagwa?
A section of the Matebeleland community has come out openly urging Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda to challenge ED Mnangagwa for the position of First Secretary in the ruling party ZANU PF....Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 14:10hrs | 8720 | by Thulani Gumede
'Zimbabwe loses US$98 billion due to sanctions'
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo, yesterday presented a paper to Cabinet, indicating Zimbabwe lost about US$98 billion due to the illegal sanctions imposed on the cou...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:01hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Liberation movements will miss Mugabe
The death of Zimbabwe's founding father, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, whom President Emmerson Mnangagwa, described as "comrade, liberator, founder and leader", has coincided with the 10th meeting of secreta...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 06:55hrs | 84 | by Trevor Shiri
European Union Ambassador warned
The European Union Head of Delagation to Zimbabwe has come under attack from ZANU PF activists who are accusing him of supporting the opposition MDC. This was after pictures of the Ambassador ...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 20:15hrs | 4930 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC bigwig threatens Mnangagwa with ICC prosecution
MDC deputy secretary for legal affairs and Gweru urban legislator, Brian Dube, says the continued human rights violations in the country coupled with the August 2018 and January 2019 army killings, co...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 13:00hrs | 3580 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crisis: Time for second govt of national unity?
ZIMBABWE is going through its worst socio-economic and political crisis in two decades. Crippling daily power outages of up to 18 hours and erratic supply of clean water are just some of the most obvi...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 12:41hrs | 804 | by Tapiwa Chagonda
'Mnangagwa not immune to ICC prosecution'
MDC deputy secretary for legal affairs and Gweru urban legislator, Brian Dube, says the continued human rights violations in the country coupled with the August 2018 and January 2019 army killings, co...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Decentralise export permits: ZimTrade
The country's trade promotion body, ZimTrade has asked Government to decentralise the issuance of export permits as part of the latest round of Ease of Doing Business reforms. ZimTrade manager for exp...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:20hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
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 | 492 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's love-hate affair
He came to power as a Mao-jacketed revolutionary, charmed the West with his policy of racial reconciliation, adopted stylish Saville Row suits and was knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth.But...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 18:31hrs | 3437 | by AFP
Obituary: Robert Mugabe, Infallible and fallible in equal measure
The great liberator Robert Mugabe is no more. The first leader of a post-colonial Zimbabwe has died at the age ninety-five. A teacher by profession, Robert Mugabe was introduced to nationalistic polit...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 11:53hrs | 1124 | by Lloyd Msipa
Challenge to UK Parliament suspension rejected
A legal challenge over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament has been rejected in the High Court.The case was brought by businesswoman Gina Miller, who argued the move ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 11:03hrs | 487 | by BBC
British govt insists on reforms for support
THE British government this week insisted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa must bring to book perpetrators of human rights violations, as well as implement substantive political and economic reforms ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:43hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Call for meaningful reforms grow louder for Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent jaunt to Japan in search of elusive investment has once again brought to the fore the futility of his numerous trips outside the country without introducing polit...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
UK tells Mnangagwa to reform or no support
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's re-engagement process will stall if his government does not implement critical political reforms and bring to account securocrats accused of fronting an assault on human...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:21hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and the third force, what's the next move?
The MDC leadership is in a quandary after all of its lined-up protests were quashed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police last week. The demonstrations that were earmarked to take place in major towns of th...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 13:11hrs | 6942 | by Thomas Mukandi
Chamisa, Maimane plead with Ramaphosa
Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in South Africa, Mmusi Maimane, have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to help resolve the Zimbabwean political an...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:38hrs | 1244 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions solidarity march deferred to next week
THE highly-anticipated solidarity march that was scheduled for tomorrow, has been deferred to next week, due to President Mnangagwa's unavailability owing to other national duties.The Presiden...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:36hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF anti-sanctions should be anti-xenophobia march
THE Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T, often scorned by opposition rivals for being too close to common opponent Zanu-PF, has called on the ruling party to dump its proposed anti-sanctions march and instead m...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:35hrs | 412 | by newzimbabwe
MDC and the season of disruptive demonstrations
After losing the 2018 Presidential race, MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa vowed to embark on nationwide demonstrations until he was declared the winner of that plebiscite. The MDC wants to use this tool to ...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:35hrs | 279 | by Elijah Chihota
'Zanu PF media ad hominem attacks on ambassadors is insulting' - remain focused and tighten screw
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government appeared determined to commit diplomatic hara-kiri - ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword, which used to be practised in Japan - with its officials ...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 15:54hrs | 1017 | by Wilbert Mukori
'UK must be suspended from Commonwealth'
Celebrated Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka has called on Commonwealth member countries to send a fact-finding mission to the UK following last week's decision by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend -...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:57hrs | 2640 | by BBC
EU Ambassador fumes at The Herald's 'freedom of speech'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government appeared determined to commit diplomatic hara-kiri - ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword, which used to be practised in Japan - with its officials a...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:34hrs | 3942 | by Staff reporter
'One rule for Zanu-PF, another rule for others' over sanctions march
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF party has called anti-sanctions protests for Harare on Thursday, two weeks after authorities banned countrywide protests by the Movement for Democratic Change (M...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 09:42hrs | 3511 | by ZimLive
Reviewing Zimbabwe's austerity reforms
Zimbabwe launched its austerity measures under the Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) in October 2018. The stabilization programme itself is running from October 2018 to December 2020. Austeri...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 09:37hrs | 3256 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mahiya must stop misrepresenting us: Zipra war vets
WAR veterans in Bulawayo have distanced themselves from recent statements made by Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZLWVA) spokesperson Douglas Mahiya and warned him to stop misrepresenti...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to address anti-sanctions march
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to address thousands of people set to gather next Thursday for an anti-sanctions solidarity march in Harare. The march is in support of SADC member states who a...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:39hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
CSC installs $9m solar plant
COLD Storage Company (CSC)-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe wants to install modern technology, including a 3MW solar project at its Bulawayo headquarters before it resumes operations to address some of the ope...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Poison in Zimbabwe
The European Union's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Timo Olkkonen, says corruption is destroying the country. He said the international appeal for a couple of hundred million dollars to prevent mass starvati...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:20hrs | 1773 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Deaths, abductions and terror in Mnangagwa's backyard
Antony Kadozo, a veteran of Zimbabwe's liberation war, is struggling to come to terms with the death of his son, who was allegedly killed by Zanu-PF youths.The 65-year-old Kwekwe resident said...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:52hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
No alternative to genuine reforms in Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa got very useful advice when he met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the just ended seventh International Conference on African Development (Ticad) in...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:52hrs | 173 | by Editorial - The Standard
Obliquity and politics of re-engagement
A man called John Kay is one of Britain's leading economists. His work — widely acclaimed — is centred on relationships between economics, finance and business while his career has spanned academi...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:25hrs | 121 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Poll ghost haunts Mnangagwa
A NEW case study done by exiled former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo, a political science professor, in collaboration with publisher Ibbo Mandaza, under his Southern African Political Economy Trust (...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:38hrs | 9221 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's re-engagement goes off the rails
LAST week's damning statement by the United States, European Union and other members of the international community on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe after opposition protests scheduled for Au...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:37hrs | 3689 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's leadership clearly 'disastrous', says Hain
IN May 2018, when the Zimbabwe Independent interviewed British peer Lord Peter Hain - a prominent critic of former president Robert Mugabe's regime - he was optimistic about the birth of a new era in ...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:35hrs | 4790 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe demonstrations - like sanctions - are not targeted
IT is hoped that several developments in the past week or so will finally open people's eyes to see that party politics is the only game in town; that politics is not the only thing worth concerning o...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 845 | by Conway Tutani
Corruption hurting Zimbabwe more than sanctions, says EU
CORRUPTION is robbing Zimbabwe of its ability to sustain itself and its resources that will allow it to develop social safety nets strong enough to rid the country of the international food relief pac...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:13hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
War vets rant is the last thing Zimbabwe needs
FOR nearly two decades, Zimbabwe has been in the wilderness, isolated by the entire world – save for a few – simply because of one critical issue: Gross human rights abuses. While in that socio-ec...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:12hrs | 487 | by Editorial - Newsday
Zimbabwe not moved by Western hostility, says Mohadi
Zimbabwe Vice President Kembo Mohadi said Thursday Zimbabwe is not moved by the hostility that it is getting from some Western countries as most of it is historical.Speaking to journalists aft...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:05hrs | 392 | by Xinhua
When looters become 'human rights defenders'
Zimbabwe and many other countries not subservient to the United States of America, it has become common practice that the US instigates opposition political activists to deliberately break the law of ...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 07:58hrs | 363 | by Isdore Guvamombe
President Mohadi raps Western detractors
Acting President Kembo Mohadi has said Zimbabwe will remain tough against its Western detractors' bid for regime change. He ridiculed some Western countries for "believing their own lies" about the ob...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 07:57hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
'Keep your EU Brexit and I will keep my Zimbabwe'
HISTORY has a tendency to repeat itself, but in Zimbabwe, the frequency is just phenomenal. The country has twice in a decade suffered hyperinflation as a result of bad governance.For the seco...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 10405 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
'Chamisa's MDC can go hang'
WAR veterans have declared that they will not let power slip into the hands of the opposition MDC party, which they accuse of being a proxy of the West.Speaking after a national executive meet...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 3317 | by Staff reporter
Corruption has more devastating effects compared to Western sanctions
Money siphoned from government institutions through corruption was enough to cater for Zimbabwe's humanitarian aid appeal and more, the European Union has said.This comes after government rece...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 228 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe War vets warn neo-imperialists
War veterans are committed to defending the country's sovereignty against erstwhile forces working in cahoots with the opposition MDC-Alliance, an official has said. Speaking at a Press briefi...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:24hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Foreign missions told stick to their mandate
Foreign missions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) should stop interfering in Zimbabwe's internal political processes, but confine themselves to their line of duty, Zanu-PF national spokespers...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:24hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
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