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Mnangagwa, Ramaphosa hold talks
President Mnangagwa yesterday held a tête-à-tête with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the 41st Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government here. Foreign Affairs...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
SADC to deploy troops to help Mozambique contain insurgency
Recently in Maputo, Mozambique SADC member states have resolved to deploy a force to help Mozambique contain insurgency in its northern provinces where terrorists have left a trail of destruction that...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
SADC talks tough on Mozambique bandits
SADC member states are not going to stand aside and watch while terrorists and non-state actors threaten regional peace and security as well as the integrity and sovereignty of Mozambique where insurg...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana's President Masisi arrives in Zimbabwe
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has arrived in Zimbabwe for a meeting with his Zimbabwean counterpart President Mnangagwa.He is lobbying for Botswana to takeover the position of SADC Exec...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 18:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'There is no crisis to mediate in Zimbabwe,' says Sadc
AS PRESSURE mounts on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to once again intervene in Zimbabwe's political disputes, the Botswana-headquartered regional bloc says there is no reason for i...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes U-turn on UK free vaccine offer?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday further extended the lockdown by another two weeks with government saying it was not clear on the efficacy of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine received from China ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa further extends lockdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday further extended the lockdown by another two weeks with government saying it was not clear on the efficacy of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine received from China ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Covid-19 vaccine cheaper than PPE'
PROCURING Covid-19 vaccines will cost the country far less compared to what it is spending on personal protective equipment (PPE) and other consumables to fight Covid-19 and what it is losing economic...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sadc takes anti-sanctions fight to another level
President Mnangagwa attended the 39th Ordinary Summit of Sadc Heads of State and Government which ended in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania yesterday. This was the second time that he has attended the Sadc Sum...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Editorial - Chronicle
Sadc declares anti-sanctions day
Sadc countries have declared October 25 as solidarity day against illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe and resolved to conduct various activities in their respective countries on that day to resoundi...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa back from SADC Summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived back home from Tanzania where he attended the 39th SADC Heads of State and Government ordinary summit this weekend.President Mnangagwa was ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 20:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ready to engage the world, says Magufule
NEW Sadc chairperson Tanzanian President Dr John Magufuli yesterday called on the international community to remove sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, saying the country has "now opened a new chapter and ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo flies out to Lusaka on Friday
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo is expected to attend the 21st Ministerial Committee of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation in Lusaka on Frid...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to head important Sadc Troika
SADC executive secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax has formally briefed President Mnangagwa, who is taking over as chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation at the regional sum...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 20:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa handed SADC Troika chairperson post
President Emerson Mnangagwa will assume the chairmanship of Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security in August.According to a local daily newspaper...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 15:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let's embrace the fight against sanctions
The adverse consequence of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe is detrimental to its economic growth as it negatively affects the living standards of its citizens.For almost two decades, Zi...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 14:00hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Sanctions drawing Zimbabwe back: Sadc
The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has reiterated its call for Western countries to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, saying the embargo was limiting private sector investment and hin...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Opposition, West respect Zimbabweans' vote
On 30 July 2018, Zimbabweans went to the polls looking for their best foot forward. While the other 22 Presidential aspirants laid bare their intentions during electioneering, the incumbent and ultima...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 10:11hrs | 14 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Mnangagwa nails foreign agents
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday made contact with a number of Heads of State and Government from the region and continent as part of a diplomatic offensive to apprise them on the situation obta...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa apprises Sadc, AU on Zimbabwe situation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday made contact with a number of Heads of State and Government from the region and continent as part of a diplomatic offensive to apprise them on the situation obta...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
No need for Chamisa's GNU
The much hyped MDC-Chamisa faction demonstration has come and gone, and one of the key demands in their six-page petition was a dialogue with President Mnangagwa to map the way forward of a Government...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 10:11hrs | | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
SADC tells Chamisa to get real
Sadc Executive Secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax has advised the opposition MDC Alliance that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy is indisputable, underscoring that the regional bloc is prepa...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is a sovereign country' SADC tell MDC - many became failed states too
"SADC Executive Secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax has advised the opposition MDC Alliance that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy is indisputable, underscoring that the regional bloc is prep...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Sadc pours cold water on Chamisa petition
SADC Executive Secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax has advised the opposition MDC Alliance that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy is indisputable, underscoring that the regional bloc is prepa...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 12:38hrs | | by Staf reporter
Top SADC chief flies into Zimbabwe
SADC Executive Secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax is expected in Zimbabwe tomorrow for a three-day working visit in which she will interact with representatives of regional organs based in the count...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 12:41hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa elected deputy chair on politics, defence and security of SADC
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned home from the 38th SADC Summit held in Windhoek Namibia where he was elected the deputy chair on politics, defence and security of the regional grouping....Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 17:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's bitterness the X-factor
FORMER president Robert Mugabe (pictured) has accused several of his former Zanu-PF lieutenants of betraying him in his hour of need and launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 11:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Panic grips MDC Alliance as elections draw closer
With the do-or-die elections now on the horizon, the MDC-Alliance is apparently showing signs of panic. Reality has crossed their mind that the match ahead is a delayed one with a scoreboard that is n...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 14:12hrs | | by Tafara Shumba
'Zimbabwe a beacon of democracy,' says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said the country is moving towards becoming a beacon of democracy on the continent where citizens can enjoy their freedoms without the fear of being victimised.In...Published: 26 May 2018 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Putin congratulates Mnangagwa
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to President Mnangagwa for his inauguration as Head of State and Government."The Russian-Zimbabwean relations are traditionally f...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
EDenezer as hero worshipping continues
PRESIDENT-designate and Zanu-PF First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa will today be sworn-in as the country's Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces with sever...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe 'a true champion of Pan-Africanism', says SADC
The Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) commends His Excellency, President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, for his bold decision to step down from his position of Head of State of ...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 06:29hrs | | by H. E. Stergomena Lawrence Tax the Executive Secretary of SADC
Mnangagwa takes oath of office today
PRESIDENT designate and Zanu-PF First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa will today be sworn-in as the country's Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces with sever...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Mugabe saved Sadc: The untold story
IN August 1998, the newly installed government of President Laurent Kabila in the Democratic Republic of Congo came under heavy attack from some rebels from Rwanda and Uganda. Clearly lack...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe dismisses tiff with Ian Khama
President Mugabe has dismissed as mere speculation reports by media in Zimbabwe and Botswana of a tiff between him and Botswana President Lt General Seretse Khama Ian Khama, saying the two were great ...Published: 21 May 2015 at 08:18hrs | | by Victoria Ruzvidzo
Mugabe Botswana trip causes stir
Botswana was yesterday forced to deny reports that President Robert Mugabe was snubbed by his Sadc deputy Ian Khama who was not at the Sir Senetse International Airport to receive him and local m...Published: 20 May 2015 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
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