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Zimbabwe dismisses UK 'emotional overreach' over Blessed Mhlanga
Zimbabwe's government has dismissed calls by British lawmakers for punitive action over the continued detention of journalist Blessed Mhlanga, describing the pressure as an "emotional overreach" that ...Published: 27 Apr 2025 at 18:30hrs | 1626 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife faces UK protests
Zimbabwe's First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa is set to face a storm of protests and tough questions when she visits the United Kingdom in June, amid growing outrage over human rights abuses and the contin...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 10:13hrs | 1597 | by Staff reporter
Jonny Oates demanded stern action against Mnangagwa's govt
The plight of incarcerated Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga sparked fiery debate in Britain's House of Lords on Thursday, as Liberal Democrats peer Lord Jonny Oates demanded stern action against ...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 14:09hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
British Lord lampoons Zimbabwe for congratulating Botswana's opposition
In a scathing response, Lord Jonathan Oates, a member of the United Kingdom's House of Lords, has condemned Zimbabwean government spokesperson Ndabaningi Mangwana for congratulating Botswana's opposit...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:49hrs | 2627 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics: Lineaments of stock characters
What are stock characters?LET me be basic so I am accessible to many of my readers, whatever level of education, and from whichever discipline they hail.In literature we have what are ...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:00hrs | 14 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
British parliament seeks UK probe into Angel, Gold Mafia cartel
Avowed gold smuggler and money launderer Uebert Angel is not off hook yet after the House of Lords has moved to have the under-fire Zimbabwe top diplomat's assets frozen and his British citizenship st...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 18:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa left the fact-finding Mission deeply unimpressed
One Morris too manyWhat it's a name?The name of the old Triple C activist "beaten" in Murehwa is Morris Seremani. Morris as also the name of one turncoat freedom fighter who betrayed t...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:22hrs | 4 | by Jamwanda
Chamisa's 'fake abduction' activist says still living in terror
A Zimbabwean human rights activist who alleges she was subjected to harrowing torture after she was abducted by suspected state security services said she still lives in terror des...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 17:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Britain to engage Ramaphosa over Zimbabwe's 2023 polls
BRITAIN will engage South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa to lead efforts to make African leaders put pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to ensure that Zimbabwe's 2023 general elections are f...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK monitoring the ongoing detention of Job Sikhala
The British government says it is concerned over the continued incarceration of lawmakers of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change and political violence ahead of Zimbabwe's 2023 general electi...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 17:46hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets 'regime change' UK lawmaker
THE ruling Zanu-PF has castigated a vocal United Kingdom lawmaker Jonathan Oates (Lord Oates), a British Liberal Democrat politician and member of the House of Lords, accusing him of being undemocrati...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora plays down Zanu-PF links
MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) president Douglas Mwonzora has sought to play down accusations by British Lord Jonathan Oates that his political outfit is getting funding from the ruling party, Z...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T is a Zanu-PF puppet - UK parliament told
THE British parliament has been told that opposition Douglas Mwonzora's MDC Alliance is nothing but a ruling Zanu-PF party project.Lord Jonathan Oates, told the British House of Lords that Mwo...Published: 01 May 2022 at 12:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under attack again
Zimbabweans all over the world were shocked to hear Lord Johnny Oates, Liberal Democrats, in parliament on behalf of Baroness Katey Hoey stating that Zimbabwe is in a systematic attack on rule of law ...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
UK claims to be concerned over political violence in Zimbabwe
THE British House of Lords on Wednesday called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to condemn violence and hate speech ahead of the March 26 by-elections.This came after an opposition Citizens Coa...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK Parliament blasts Chiwenga
THE United Kingdom parliament has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to bring Zanu-PF activists accused of killing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporter Mboneni Ncube to justi...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 17:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deputy minister shells out $770,000 on Rolls Royce
Deputy sports minister Tinomudaishe Machakaire has splashed US$770,000 on a Rolls Royce Phantom - the latest illustration of the gulf between Zimbabwe's poor and super rich political elites.Th...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scoffs at Britain's attempts to link Rushwaya to Mnangagwa
The Zimbabwean government has reacted with consternation a recent debate in the British House of Lords describing the animated and long deliberation as a "shocking level of invasive interest" in the S...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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