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The inside story on Britain's shifting attitude towards Zimbabwe
The arrival of the Zimbabwean Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, in London signals a new chapter for Zimbabwe's relations with its former colonial master.Britain's Foreign Minister, the some...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 15:53hrs | 6 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mugabe officially picks Gono for President
COLOGNE/CAPE TOWN - President Robert Mugabe has reportedly cherry-picked, former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono, for president and to become his successor of choice in an afterma...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
Mugabe, French President to hold talks over 'diplomatic tiff'
President Robert Mugabe is expected to come face-to-face with his French counterpart Francois Hollande in Mali on Saturday to discuss the diplomatic tiff that emerged following anti-Mugabe protest...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 19:08hrs | | by new24.com
Outgoing French envoy mocks Mugabe
Laurent Delahousse the outgoing French ambassador to Zimbabwe, used his farewell dinner on Wednesday to mock President Robert Mugabe over the Zanu-PF leader's embarrassing "wrong speech" gaffe las...Published: 23 Sep 2016 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mushohwe scapegoats US and Canada, whilst Charamba intimidates protestors
Asked by a BBC reporter in 1979 whether he had any qualms about the use of violence on the Smith regime, Mugabe answered, "We have tried all manner of peaceful demonstrations, with the biggest being i...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 19:36hrs | 1 | by Zanda Shumba
Burning & looting in Harare as MDC-T youths run riot
Property worth thousands of dollars was destroyed, while two trucks belonging to police and the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation were burnt to shells by MDC-T youths who ran amok in Harare yesterday ...Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Freeman Razemba
Zimbabwe police to use brutal force
POLICE will not hesitate to use "force on rogue" elements bent on disturbing peace and tranquillity in the country, Commissioner- General Dr Augustine Chihuri said yesterday. He said those who wanted ...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Freeman Razemba
Zimbabwe social media abusers to be jailed
Those abusing the social media to instigate violence, banditry, sabotage and general instability in Zimbabwe will soon be jailed in terms of new regulations being crafted by the Government....Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'USA ambassador arming rural areas with smartphones' - Jonathan Moyo claims
Former President Robert Mugabe's chief critic, Professor Jonathan Moyo has claimed that US ambassador to Zimbabwe Harry Thomas, Jr is planning on distribute seven million smartphones in the rural area...Published: 04 Aug 2016 at 18:08hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
US envoy hits out at Jonathan Moyo
UNITED States ambassador to Zimbabwe, Harry Thomas Jnr, has rubbished recent claims by Zanu-PF politburo member and Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo that the current wave of anti-government...Published: 04 Aug 2016 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt paranoid #ThisFlag could weaken Zanu-PF strong holds in rural areas
The state media on Sunday accused #ThisFlag movement by the citizens of Zimbabwe of plotting to instigate civil disturbances in rural areas.This comes as state media continues its smear campai...Published: 24 Jul 2016 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
'#ThisFlag Pastor Mawarire a fraudster' - claims State media
In a continuing character assassination attempt, the Zimbabwe state media on Saturday claimed that #ThisFlag Pastor "Mawarire is a fraudster who collected money from gullible believers in the United...Published: 23 Jul 2016 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
#ThisFlag Pastor to launch political party, claims Manheru
Popular clergyman Paste Evan Mawarire would be 'fool' if he does not launch his own political party, a Herald columnist, Nathaniel Manheru has said.Mawarire is the face of #ThisFlag moveme...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Zimbabwe: The French connection
Well, like I indicated last week, the pilferage of the uumph of civil servants demonstrations by some externally glamorised fringe political upstarts last week was bound be exposed in the failed lockd...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 07:50hrs | 4 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Ambassador dismissed 'with disdain the ridiculous accusations' France sponsored street protests
Following last week's public protests that both shocked and shook the Zanu PF regime to the core; the regime had its usual knee-jerk reaction and accuse the West, specifically the Americans and French...Published: 15 Jul 2016 at 15:40hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Opposition seeks relevance via failed protest
THE announcement by MDC-T deputy president Ms Thokozani Khupe of another demonstration, this time called "beat the pots" to protest "against hunger" in the country points to something going wrong in h...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 07:18hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
ANC supports Mugabe's govt
Regional countries have vindicated evidence gathered by Zimbabwe's security systems showing that there was a third force in the civil disturbances that rocked some parts of the country last week....Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Tendai Mugabe
#ThisFlag Pastor had been on the run since last week
EVAN Mawarire of the shadowy #This Flag campaign has handed himself to the police who were looking for him for inciting violence following the abortive July 6 "shutdown Zimbabwe" campaign.Sour...Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 12:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe slams US, France over human rights hypocrisy
THE Government has rapped the US and French administrations for trying to lecture to Zimbabwe civil rights and democratic practices that are not even accepted by their own systems. This follow...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 07:00hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe
'US, French Ambassadors had a hand in recent riots,' says Chombo
UNITED States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Harry Thomas and his French counterpart, Ambassador Laurent Delahousse, helped engineer last week's civil disturbances in Harare and Bulawayo, Home Affairs ...Published: 10 Jul 2016 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
More chaos rocks Unity Square activists
CHAOS has erupted among a group of activists carrying out a Western-sponsored anti-government protest in Harare's Africa Unity Square dubbed #16DaysOccupation (June 1-16), as the leader of the initiat...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Army denies Dzamara claims
THE Zimbabwe National Army has denied recent allegations by Patson Dzamara that the Military Intelligence is behind the disappearance of his brother, journalist-cum-opposition activist, Itai Dzamara....Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Freeman Razemba
Gruelling political battle awaits Mujuru
A SHONA proverb goes: "Mudzimu waro bonga kuwana huku dzichirwa (lucky is the wildcat that finds chickens fighting)."The proverb depicts a scenario whereby a hunting wildcat comes across a coc...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Andrew Kunambura
Zimbabwe's finance chief plans visit to Paris to woo investors
Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa is planning to visit France with a view to woo French investment into the economy. Zimbabwe's treasury is facing fiscal pressure due to the declining rev...Published: 29 Jan 2016 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
French envoy hails Mugabe
French Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Laurent Delahousse has hailed President Mugabe as a knowledgeable leader who deeply understands the consequences of climate change to Zimbabwe and Africa.Speak...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 05:17hrs | 1 | by Innocent Ruwende
Tsvangirai backtracks on election boycott
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has dismissed the claim that his party has resolved to boycott elections, saying his party is pushing for meaningful reforms before polls can be conducted....Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Western diplomats should stop meddling in local affairs
It has become a norm that the western diplomats have taken the role of proponents of regime change instead of representing their governments as ambassadors. Ambassadors should not be reckless in h...Published: 23 Jul 2015 at 12:48hrs | 1 | by Stewart Murewa
8 Zimbabweans on Interpol missing persons list
DESPITE clamours by the opposition, Western diplomats and civil society organisations over the whereabouts of MDC-T activist Itai Dzamara, eight Zimbabweans are on the International Police Organisatio...Published: 19 Jul 2015 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warns French envoy over Dzamara utterances
The phenomenon of missing persons is a universal one which happens in all countries including Europe but governments are never accused or insinuated to be responsible for missing persons.In a ...Published: 18 Jul 2015 at 18:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
$10 000 reward for Dzamara
Police have offered a reward of $10 000 to anyone with information on the whereabouts of journalist-cum-opposition activist Itai Dzamara as investigations into his disappearance intensify. Dzamara wen...Published: 18 Jul 2015 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Elita Chikwati
Zimbabwe summons French envoy
Government yesterday summoned French ambassador Laurent Delahousse after he pulled a shocker on Tuesday by proposing a toast to MDC-T activist Itai Dzamara who was reported missing since March, ac...Published: 17 Jul 2015 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
French ambassador wades into Dzamara saga
FRENCH ambasador to Zimbabwe Mr Laurent Delahousse yesterday paraded Itai Dzamara's wife, child and brother during his country's celebrations of the French National Day in Harare, saying he was abduc...Published: 15 Jul 2015 at 08:33hrs | 2 | by Abigail Mawonde
French ambassador urges Zimbabwe to find 'abducted' Dzamara
French Ambassador to Zimbabwe Laurent Delahousse says the abduction of Occupy Africa Unity Square activist and former journalists Itai Dzamara three weeks ago is a bad development in the country and g...Published: 03 Apr 2015 at 08:34hrs | 2 | by Irwin Chifera
Mugabe meets French investors, clarifies indigenisation
A French business delegation that is the country has acknowledged that lack of clarity regarding Zimbabwe's 51/49 percent indigenisation policy was scaring away potential investors.The delegat...Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 16:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe's Zanu-PF should re-engage international community'
FRENCH ambassador to Zimbabwe Laurent Delahousse has urged the Zanu-PF government to change course and urgently re-engage the international community for a financial rescue package to stop the cu...Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EU-Zimbabwe re-engagement Prudent
The EU-Zimbabwe re-engagement effort is the most prudent thing which is envisaged to end one and half decades old conflicts between the two parties. It is anticipated that the existing diplomatic ...Published: 30 Jul 2014 at 14:21hrs | 4 | by Suitable Kajau
Open letter to the French Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Laurent Delahousse
Dear Ambassador "We want to come back to Zimbabwe. We are happy that President Robert Mugabe has tried to initiate a safe and sustainable environment for the investors. That is precisely w...Published: 08 Jul 2014 at 15:13hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe asks France to help mend rift with Britain
Zimbabwe has asked France to help the troubled southern African nation mend relations with former colonial ruler Britain.Christopher Mutsvangwa, Zimbabwe's deputy Foreign Affairs minister, ask...Published: 24 Mar 2014 at 17:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
France to resume lending to Zimbabwe
Direct government to government co-operation between France and Zimbabwe will resume before the end of the year, French Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Laurent Delahousse has said.Delahousse to...Published: 18 Mar 2014 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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