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Mnangagwa dynastic ambitions laid bare
VIRAL images of President Emmerson Mnangagwa pictured alongside his twin sons Sean and Collins have raised eyebrows amid suspicions that this could be a strategy to psych the nation into accepting the...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 20:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Resource curse in Africa
The African continent is bestowed with so much natural wealth such as diamonds, coal, petroleum, natural gas, copper, and uranium to mention a few. Still, it has been the poorest continent in the worl...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 09:09hrs | | by Jeremie Kalombo
Botswana rejects Iant Khama's 'outrageous' claims of assassination plot
The Botswana government has dismissed as "outrageous" claims by former President Ian Khama that his family is under siege and that there is a plot to assassinate him.Khama, who left Botswana i...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:57hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Dodgy company behind shady passports deal
LITHUANIAN company Garsu Pasaulis which was controversially awarded a contract to produce e-passports by the Zimbabwean government under a murky deal is a dodgy entity previously implicated in bribery...Published: 18 Dec 2021 at 10:55hrs | 154 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe changing its passport by 2023
Zimbabwe's passport prices will double from US$60 to US$120 after the government awarded a passport production contract to a corruption-linked Belgian firm.President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tues...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe awards passport production contract to Belgian firm
A Belgian company linked to bribes-for-tenders in over half-a-dozen countries has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to produce biometric passports for Zimbabwe, ZimLive reported.Zim...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 12:06hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's corrupt election funding exposed
THE ruling Zanu-PF mortgaged the country's natural resources in lieu of US$100 million in financial support ahead of the country's 2013 general elections, a new report by a local watchdog has shown....Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 17:54hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally in coup plot storm
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Belarusian business broker Alexander Zingman has said his arrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last month was triggered by "false security reports" that he h...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Kabila's general flees to Zimbabwe
An army general under the government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) former President Joseph Kabila has fled to Zimbabwe, according to reports from the mineral-rich country.This comes as...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 16:09hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's' top ally arrested in DRC
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's top ally, Alexander Zingman, an alleged arms dealer whom the Zanu-PF leader appointed Zimbabwe's honorary consul to Belarus in 2019, was arrested in the Democratic Repub...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 06:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gradually transforming himself into a rural President
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is more or less transforming himself into a rural president as he has lost sympathy with the urbanites by failing to walk the talk in delivering what he promised prior to ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 21:32hrs | 1 | by Knowledge Hakata
Southern Africa's problem of political elite impunity
Former South African deputy foreign affairs minister Aziz Pahad's support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela throws into sharp relief the acceptance by political elites in Southern Africa of die-hard ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Tendai Biti and Mills
SADC and AU have the blood of Zimbabweans on their hands
In life there are always those things that one always finds baffling - which never seem to make any sense - and, similarly, I also have two such things in my life.One of those seemingly inexpl...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 11:12hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa congratulates Tshisekedi
The President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conveyed a congratulatory message to the winner of the presidential elections held in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).In a statement, the President ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
DRC opposition leader declared winner of presidential poll
Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of the long-delayed presidential election, the electoral commission announced early Thursday to the surprise of many, as the vast ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:17hrs | | by Associated Press
Chamisa urges DRC to release results
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called on the electoral authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to release results of the just-ended presidential election in that country.Kinshasa ...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
UN divided over how to react to Congo's election problems
The United Nations Security Council is divided over how to react to the Democratic Republic of Congo's tumultuous presidential election, according to an internal report seen by Reuters.The Uni...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:09hrs | | by Reuters
US sends troops for possible 'violent' DRC vote protests
On the eve of the first expected results of Congo's long-delayed presidential election, U.S. President Donald Trump said military personnel had deployed to the region for possible "violent demonstrati...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:01hrs | 2 | by Associated Press
DR Congo delay result of presidential vote
Election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have delayed publishing the results of last Sunday's presidential vote, despite growing calls for the outcome to be announced.The elector...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 18:34hrs | 1 | by BBC
DRC envoy meets Mnangagwa
An envoy of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila, Mr Kikaya Bin Karubi, who is also an advisor in the office of the president, met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa this morning....Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 09:21hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa should avoid Angola, DRC path
REPORTS this week that Angolan police arrested former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos' son, José Filomeno, over the alleged illegal transfer of US$500 million from state coffers to a Swiss bank acc...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:12hrs | 1 | by Editorial - the independent
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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kabila congratulates Mnangagwa, advocates for peace in the country
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila and the Vice President of Angola Mr Bornito de Sousa have congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the government and the people of Zimbabwe on ...Published: 27 Aug 2018 at 12:01hrs | | 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 | 3 | 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 | 2 | by Simon Allison
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 | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | | by APO
Spotlight on poll observers
Zimbabwe heads for elections on July 30, eight months after the removal of Mugabe. The African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) have a mandate to ensure that the countr...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 11:22hrs | | by Siphosami Malunga
DRC will give Jean-Pierre Bemba diplomatic passport to return
Democratic Republic of Congo's government says it will give former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, recently acquitted on appeal at the International Criminal Court of war crimes, a diplomatic passpo...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 20:48hrs | 3 | by AP
The dictator's dilemma: How to succeed at succession
Have dictators finally had their day? From retirements to coups d'etat, presidential term limits and opposition candidates winning elections, democracy appears to be making progress across Africa. But...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:21hrs | 8 | by Joe Devanny, Marco Jowell
Petals of bloody betrayal: Deal with Mugabe
In Petals of Blood, the 1977 novel published by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, three central themes - corruption, capitalism and land, weave a web of unbearably harsh betrayal and stifling neediness upon a small ...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
Dictator Ian Khama steps down, hands over to Masisi
Khama has visited all of Botswana's 57 constituencies since December, bidding a long goodbye to a population of just 2.2 million after serving the constitutional maximum of 10 years in office....Published: 31 Mar 2018 at 10:55hrs | 1 | by AFP
Mnangagwa demands US$1bn war compensation from DRC
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week took his election campaign begging bowl to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila, where the two leaders also discussed the political and sec...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 12:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sekuru Munya's prognostications - Zimbabwe after the elections
I was sitting in companionable silence with my Sekuru Munya, enjoying sundowners on the stoep of his farmhouse. As the night settled, thousands of diamonds were splashed across the velvet of the Masvi...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
Zanu-PF sons-in-law
My People, The recent death and funeral of former prime minister Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai was a big eye-opener and exposed that political differences were very superficial as Zimbabweans are not a...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 20:22hrs | | by Dr Stop It
Mnangagwa should warn Kabila of coup d'etat if he doesn't step down
As Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa visits the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and briefs President Joseph Kabila on the circumstances surrounding last year's military intervention -...Published: 28 Feb 2018 at 15:21hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa stand ready to partner Kabila
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo must fully exploit the potential value of their partnership and investment prospects that would translate into tangible benef...Published: 28 Feb 2018 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa apprises Kabila on Zimbabwe coup
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday held a closed-door meeting with his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart President Joseph Kabila and briefed him on the transition that led to the resignation o...Published: 28 Feb 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa off to DRC
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa today leaves for the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet his counterpart President Joseph Kabila as he resumes his courtesy calls on fellow Heads of State and Government ...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 05:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama's Botswana tells Kabila to step down
Botswana has urged the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, to step down.The foreign ministry said the situation is DR Congo is particularly bad "because its leader ha...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 14:58hrs | | by BBC
SAHRDN condemns arbitrary arrests and wanton killings of peaceful protesters in DRC
THE Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) (a coalition of Southern African human rights defenders organisations), has called on the DRC authorities to respect the right to life, secu...Published: 05 Jan 2018 at 07:43hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Joseph Kabila has violated SADC's founding objectives without consequence
Political instability rocked the Democratic Republic of Congo in December 2016, when Joseph Kabila chose not to stand down as president of the central African nation when his term in office ended. He ...Published: 02 Jan 2018 at 10:09hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
In this present crisis, govt is not a solution to our problem: govt is the problem
When Shingai Sibanda, a family man and school teacher since the early 1990s is struggling to secure high school, college and university fees for his three daughters: is it fair to deduce that life wil...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
Barrack Obama and the blame game: it is a dark and twisted Zanu-PF fantasy
Ahead of an emotional and historic visit to Ghana in 2009, Barrack Obama criticised the theatrical blame game African leaders employ all the time to disclaim their failings and debunked the extensivel...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 16:36hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
Mnangagwa's extra-ordinary track-record of escape
A child of the revolution, nurtured on the perennial run, from childhood to the present age of 75. Multiple narrow escapes! Emmerson Munangagwa's multiple escapes remain too extra-ordinary to ...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Britain makes first 're-engagement' move
Britain has pledged to work closely with the new Zimbabwean Government, with a view to turn around the economy following the inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country's new leader ye...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Takeover: Matebeles must prepare for an important announcement
The political crisis in Zimbabwe is far from over without the two state solution demanded by the people of Matabeleland. Its time Matebeleland must break away from Zimbabwe. We long served the governm...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
General #Chiwenga in state ZBC TV address
Zimbabwe's top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking by the 93-year-old leader two weeks ago triggered a...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Joe Brock and MacDonald Dzirutwe
President Robert Mugabe will not be Buried at National Heroes Acre
It became clear to some of us a long time ago that Mrs Grace Mugabe would become the next President of Zimbabwe while her husband Robert Mugabe shall retain the Presidency of Zanu-PF indefinitely....Published: 07 Oct 2017 at 18:41hrs | 2 | by Paul Siwela
Leaders who want to rule forever should have been traditional chiefs, not presidents
This past week witnessed another embarassing dent to the image of African national leaders - as Ugandan parliamentarians broke into a fist fight during a fierce debate on removing presidential age lim...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 08:29hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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