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EU diplomats brand Chamisa a dictator over failure to hold primary elections
Representatives of various countries have condemned the CCC for not holding primary elections ahead of the 2023 plebiscite in Zimbabwe.On 10 March 2023, the DailyNews quoted Nelson Chamisa as ...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 14:44hrs | 3545 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Al Jazeera and relations between Zimbabwe and Qatar
Last week CCC aligned opposition activist, Hopewell Chin'ono announced that the Qatar government-owned global television company, Al Jazeera would release a video on money laundering and resources loo...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 14:13hrs | 1581 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwe on the radar of the new US Africa strategy
The United States foreign relations committee held confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden's Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Rwanda and Niger ambassadorship nominees on Wednesday.The four countries a...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 20:59hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Kagame to headline top digital Summit in Victoria Falls
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa and his Rwandan counterpart, President Paul Kagame are scheduled to headline a high-level three-day continental technology and digital event, the Transform Africa Summit (TAS), org...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:53hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Canada agonize readmitting Zanu PF into Commonwealth - trade democracy for ED's company, gold for fool's gold
"After allowing a wave of authoritarian regimes to become members in recent years, the Commonwealth and member states such as Canada are now pondering one of their toughest dilemmas: whether to approv...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 19:22hrs | 640 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa's foreign policy stuck in a time warp
ZIMBABWE'S foreign policy and international re-engagement drive has not shifted from the Mugabe era, as shown by the imposition of fresh sanctions on individuals, analysts have said.President ...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:38hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe need the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE joined the Commonwealth in 1980 after gaining independence from Britain - in what appeared to be a major victory for the Commonwealth. Twenty-three years down the road, Zimbabwe quit the Comm...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 319 | by Vusi Nyamazana
Why Kagame postponed Zimbabwe visit
RWANDAN President Paul Kagame (pictured) recently postponed his visit to Zimbabwe at the end of last month to launch a massive US$800 million rural electrification project, which President Emmerson Mn...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:45hrs | 3813 | by Staff reporter
Paul Kagame: Cruel Betrayal of Matebeleland
In the first week of September 2022, Emmerson Munangagwa visited the Rwanda Genocide Memorial while he was attending a continental African Green Revolution Forum Conference in that country. Many peopl...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 08:56hrs | 2140 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Kagame expected in Harare
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to visit Harare as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.This comes about two ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Kagame comes to Zimbabwe to bolster Zanu-PF's 2023 poll campaign
RWANDAN President Paul Kagame will be in Zimbabwe next week to launch a massive US$800 million rural electrification project which President Emmerson Mnangagwa sees as a game changer in his bid to sec...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:25hrs | 3499 | by Staff reporter
'Kagame mobilises $800m for Zimbabwe's rural electrification'
President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has revealed that President Paul Kagame helped Zimbabwe secure US$800 million funding for its rural electrification programme.The programme is aimed to transform...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | 2623 | by Staff reporter
US$800m rural power deal ready
A US$800 million rural electrification programme will be launched this month, with Rwandan President Paul Kagame set to visit the country for the historic unveiling, President Mnangagwa has said....Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:52hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Rwanda relations put to test again
ZIMBABWE'S diplomatic relations with Rwanda face a new test as it emerged a prominent Zanu-PF and anti-sanctions activist has launched a tirade against President Paul Kagame.Apart from denounc...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:12hrs | 2637 | by Staff reporter
Mr Mnangagwa, Blair is in the past, and remains there
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, with all due respect, it was an abasement for you to be ecstatic on meeting former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. As I see it, your beati...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Ndiweni sad to see Mnangagwa in Rwanda
FORMER Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has said he felt sad to see President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2022 saying the Zanu-PF leader had impoverished ...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2848 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Blair to meet again
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is keen to resolve deep-rooted differences with Zimbabwe and create a new beginning for relations between the former colonial power and the country, President ...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 17:36hrs | 2502 | by Staff reporter
West's double standards on coal slammed
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday slammed the West's double standards that discourage African countries from generating power from coal while ignoring the fact that these first world countries developed t...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Kagame tells Mnangagwa to stop pretending Zimbabwe economy is doing good
RWANDAN President Paul Kagame has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop pretending or try to convince other countries that things were good in Zimbabwe.Kagame said this on the sideli...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 20:41hrs | 12711 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Rwanda teachers deal salary package shrouded in secrecy
ZIMBABWE'S bid to export teachers to Rwanda is shrouded in mystery as there is no clear position on how much they will be paid in the East African country.A Rwandese delegation led by Permanen...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teachers undergo exams for Rwandan jobs
ZIMBABWEAN teachers who have applied to work in Rwanda following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries will this week go through virtual examinations before they...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Smith Debate is a Stroke of Genius
We have Lisah Ncube (Dutchess of Matebeleland) to thank for initiating the Smith was better than Mnangagwa debate. I don't know whether she planned it&n...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 14:04hrs | 981 | by Simon Peter Chamisa
Stong Zimbabwe presence in Rwanda as Harare eyes Commonwealth re-admission
ZIMBABWE, which has applied to be readmitted into the Commonwealth, has a strong presence at the ongoing Commonwealth meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.Ministers, business leaders, students, and membe...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:16hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe a safe haven for wanted genocidists
The Zimbabwe government is known for deploying the Zimbabwe National Army 5th Brigade in Matabeleland to commit genocide in which over 40 000 Matabele civilians including women and children were dasta...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 11:54hrs | 4031 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa's Davos trip of shame
ZIMBABWE'S pariah state tag haunted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent visit to the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland with political analysts equating the journey to a trip of shame....Published: 28 May 2022 at 20:04hrs | 4526 | by Staff Reporter
Rwanda starts recruiting Zimbabwean educational personnel
The Rwandan government has started recruiting Zimbabwe's educational personnel, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two countries in December last year.The MoU was...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:50hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to headline AfCFTA talk at Davos
President Mnangagwa, in Davos attending the World Economic Forum, is today expected to contribute to and co-chair a breakfast discussion around Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).The ...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:19hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
'We'll get him dead or alive': Reid's Mpiranya trail to Zimbabwe
A BESPECTACLED white man of medium height probably in his early 60s walks into the hotel restaurant where I am seated outside on patio couches basking in the sunshine while surfing social media platfo...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:20hrs | 2848 | by Dumisani Muleya
Rwanda, Zimbabwe relations in spotlight
PARLIAMENT has summoned Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava to explain why Zimbabwe brought in, harboured and buried one of the world's most wanted genocidaires, Protais Mpiranya, the last of the...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:30hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Zambia acting as a strategic hub for US military operation in the region
Investigations have revealed how President Hakainde Hichilema was forced to agree to set up the controversial AFRICOM office in Lusaka by the Brenthurst Foundation.Highly placed diplomatic sou...Published: 10 May 2022 at 08:45hrs | 2897 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leaving a legacy of failure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa for umpteenth time last week told those who care to listen that he was preparing a sjambok treated with salt and hot spices (shamhu ine munyu) to beat up and inflict pain ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 363 | by Muzokomba villager
Uganda's 'preferred' next President General Muhoozi celebrates birthday
Ugandan Army General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is set to celebrate his birthday on the 24th of April and Uganda is buzzing with messages urging the General to take over from President Yoweri Museveni. ...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 17:20hrs | 2426 | by Nicholas Ncube
What Rwanda did to bring real reconciliation after brutal genocide is exactly what Zimbabwe refuses to do
The international community today, commemorates the beginning of one of the darkest, most horrific, and barbaric incidents in world history - the Rwanda genocide of April 7 to July 15, 1994, in which ...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 19:03hrs | 495 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Rwanda to employ 500 Zimbabwean teachers by September
HARARE: Rwanda is set to receive close to 500 Zimbabwean teachers by September this year, according to the Rwanda Education Board (REB).REB Director General Nelson Mbarushimana announced the d...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:59hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo hunter named acting prosecutor general
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday named Nelson Mutsonziwa as the acting prosecutor general, following the involuntary resignation of Kumbirai Hodzi last week.Mutsonziwa is the deputy pro...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:31hrs | 4732 | by Staff reporter
Yellow ‘fever' fast turning into despair
Just a few weeks down the line, the euphoria is fast dying down.The yellow fever is fast turning into despair.Zimbabweans being the creative lot that they are have turned CCC into "Cha...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:40hrs | 1052 | by Major Action Mandingo (Retired)
Zimbabwe, Rwanda sign deal to import teachers
Rwanda and Zimbabwe signed a memorandum of understanding that paves the way for Kigali to recruit teachers from the southern African country.The MOU signed by Zimbabwe's Public Service, Labour...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 07:45hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Marc Holtzman: His axis with Mnangagwa and CBZ Bank
ON Monday last week - 15 November - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa travelled with a delegation of senior government officials and top business executives to the Intra-African Trade Fair in Du...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:54hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
CBZ swoops on FML shares as new financial group emerges
CBZ Holdings, currently trading under cautionary, has secured a 31.22% stake in First Mutual Holdings Limited (FML), paving the way for the creation of a US$2.5 billion financial behemoth to rival Old...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:38hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cocktail encounters and futility of summit diplomacy
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his publicists climbed Mount Everest celebrating inevitable chats with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and happenstance exchanges at a cocktail with Un...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
When will Africa wake up from economic slumber?
THE Chinese bamboo is an amazing tree. Its seed stays underground for five years without germinating, but when it does, it grows considerably big in one week.What is important is not how long ...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 16 | by Anon
What's the point in building Zimbabwe 'brick by brick' whilst dismantling it 'wall by wall'?
There is a popular saying, "taking two steps forward, and one step backwards" - that describes a scenario whereby things are not going smoothly, when one's efforts are not yielding the desired results...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:51hrs | 23 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Africa stuck in generational curse
WHOEVER bewitched African leaders probably perished at Nagasaki in 1945, many years before the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was founded in 1963. That person, alongside his tools of trade and hi...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:02hrs | 13 | by Sapien Sapien
Chombo can now freely rejoin the feeding trough
THE nation celebrates with Ignatius Chombo, who can now freely join the national feeding trough in peace.It was announced this week that all charges against the man had been dropped, seeing as...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:02hrs | 13 | by Muckracker
Zimbabwean teachers embrace Rwanda jobs offer
LOCAL educators yesterday said there was nothing to celebrate during this year's World Teachers' Day commemorations, but applauded plans by the Rwandan government to recruit qualified teachers from Zi...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:49hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ready to export teachers to Rwanda
GOVERNMENT has started working on bilateral arrangements with Rwanda to export local teachers to the east-central African nation.This follows Rwandan President Paul Kagame's call for the impor...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Rwanda keen on Zimbabwean teachers
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said Zimbabwe and his country share a common history that gives impetus to current efforts to develop the two countries and consolidate existing relations.The...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
The era of strongman politics over in Africa
THE era of damaging personality-driven politics in Africa, including Zimbabwe, may soon be coming to an end due to democratic reforms by the African Union and changing political dynamics fuelled by a ...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zambians: Who do you think you are?
Dear Zambians, What has gone wrong with you dear Zambians, curiously our neighbours north of us? Are you slipping over to those countries north of the Mediterranean and elsewhere who practice ...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 15:44hrs | 145 | by Nomazulu Thata
Macron seeks Mnangagwa's military intervention in Mozambique
MOZAMBICAN President Felipe Nyusi visited Zimbabwe last week looking for military assistance to secure French investments in the conflict-ridden northern Mozambique at the behest of President Emmanuel...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:08hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
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