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Mugabe era farm grab victims to make way for Mnangagwa's wife
In a distressing echo of past land disputes, villagers residing at Arnold Farm, commonly known as Manzou, are reportedly facing pressures to vacate their homes to make way for First Lady Auxilia Mnang...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:40hrs | 2227 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt distributes 51 000 tonnes of grain
As of June 25, 2024, the Zimbabwean government has distributed a cumulative 51,415.02 tonnes of grain to vulnerable and food-insecure individuals, ensuring food security across the nation. This update...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
The Engagement and Reengagement policy continues to yield fruits
The Second Republic, led by President E.D. Mnangagwa, continues to build momentum with its engagement and re-engagement policy. Yesterday, President Mnangagwa met with his counterpart, Preside...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Tonderai Ndoro
Zimbabwe braces for another cyclone
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it has escalated its preparedness as Cyclone Alvaro swilled off the Mozambique coast.The Tropical storm formed off the Mozambican coast near Beira and headed towards ...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Mnangagwa appoints line ministries permanent secretaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed deputy chief secretaries, line ministries' permanent secretaries and provincial affairs secretaries for devolution.In a stateme...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 21:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa critic fires from ZimTrade board
Gift Mugano, a government critic, has been swiftly removed from his position on the ZimTrade board.James Manzou, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, did not provide a specific re...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 20:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in New York
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in New York City yesterday for the 78th Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Head of State and Government landed at JF Kennedy International...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa inauguration under a dark cloud
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa will today be inaugurated in Harare for a second term after his hotly-disputed re-election under a dark cloud of illegitimacy as the main opposition abandoned i...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa warned not to undermine SADC ahead of Mnangagwa's inauguration
BUILD One South Africa movement (Bosa) leader Mmusi Maimane has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa not to attend the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's activists fined 3 goats for refusing to vote for Zanu PF
A traditional leader has fined two Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists for defying a local headman‘s directive to vote for Zanu-PF.Brothers Knowledge and Solomon Tambwera were last...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elected as vice chair of Sadc
Zimbabwe has been elected as vice chair of the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) after a Heads of State and Government meeting in Angola, which is the new chair of the regional bloc....Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Three appear in court for Illegal Gold Mining
Three illegal gold miners appeared at Concession magistrates courts on Saturday on charges of prospecting for gold without a license at Manzou farm ...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 13:41hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
King Mswati III arrives in Zimbabwe for State visit
King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini arrives in the country on Tuesday for an official State visit, which begins on Thursday, where he is expected to hold talks with President Mnangagwa....Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mini census as Zimbabwe prepares for South Africa returnees
GOVERNMENT is undertaking a mini census on the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders in South Africa to determine the total number of those that will be expatriated back home.South Africa ha...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hands over mealie meal donation to Malawi
GOVERNMENT yesterday handed over its donation of 300 tonnes of mealie meal to Malawi to assist the country in coping with the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy, which hit parts of Southern Africa early this...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 09:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana tighten noose on cattle rustlers
ZIMBABWE and Botswana have joined forces to deal with cross-border stocktheft.Speaking today at the mid-term review of the third session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC), ...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Botswana reiterates call for sanctions removal on Zimbabwe
Botswana has reiterated calls for the removal of Western-imposed illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they are impeding the country's efforts of becoming a middle-income economy by 2030.B...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Foreign Affairs budget won't last 6 months
THE Foreign Affairs ministry has decried the low budgetary allocation it received in the 2023 National Budget saying it is inadequate to meet challenges faced by the country's embassies.Foreig...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt mulls allowing automatic cars for driving tests
GOVERNMENT is contemplating allowing the use of automatic cars for Vehicles Inspectorate Department (VID) road tests following an increase of the importation of used non manual Japanese vehicles....Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives ambassadors new orders
ZIMBABWE's engagement and re-engagement drive has assumed new levels after President Mnangagwa yesterday met Zimbabwean Ambassadors accredited to foreign missions in a closed-door meeting at State Hou...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
China to avail more assistance to Zimbabwe
CHINA will soon avail more assistance to Zimbabwe in agriculture, energy, health and science and technology sectors, the country's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Guo Shaochun, said yesterday.Addressi...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe asks Iran to help it bust sanctions
FOREIGN Affairs ministry secretary, James Manzou has pleaded with Iran to join forces to denounce economic sanctions that were imposed on the country by Western powers.Speaking during the 8th ...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anxiety grips Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders
THE Government has reaffirmed its commitment to assist thousands of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders who are living in South Africa as the 31 December deadline for the expiry of the special per...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions fight gets major boost
ZIMBABWE's re-engagement policy and the fight against sanctions received a major boost yesterday with incoming ambassadors from Brazil, Botswana, Turkey and Italy, who presented their credentials to P...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP pays heavily for abuse
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) continues to count its losses as it is constantly found on the wrong side of the law and made to pay in cases of human rights violations.In the latest case, ...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mazowe Villagers to receive USD $30K
More than 20 villagers who lost property at Arnold Farm in Mazowe after being evicted by former First Lady Grace Mugabe are set to receive US$30 000 in compensation.The villagers lost property...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 10 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya
Zimbabwe's Commonwealth re-admission at crossroads
A REPORT produced by the Commonwealth after observing Zimbabwe's 2018 elections will potentially scupper the country's desperate bid to rejoin the group, four years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa'...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mugabes in farm equipment scam
LATE president Robert Mugabe's family has been rocked by a fresh scandal after allegedly selling an assortment of farm equipment belonging to government departments and pocketing the money, it has eme...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US threatens Zimbabwe over Russian ties
AS Africa reels from the catastrophic effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine marked by acute food and commodity shortages, the United States (US) has issued a stark warning of the prolonged consequen...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Conflicted EU red-flags govt on abductions
THE European Union (EU) has urged Zimbabwe to earnestly look into the issue of enforced disappearances and bring the culprits to book.Speaking to NewsDay after the fourth EU-Zimbabwe Dia...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa heads to Mozambique
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to lead a high-powered delegation to Maputo, Mozambique, today for a three-day state visit.A number of Memoranda of Understanding are expected to be signed to d...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean maids lured to slavery in Oman
SCORES of Zimbabwean women employed as domestic workers in Oman are being subjected to deplorable living and working conditions that include constant beatings, overwork, underpayment and forced labour...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa agents hunt for Jonathan Moyo
From fierce clashes in the Zanu-PF politburo meetings after a bitter political fallout over a hotly contested leadership succession during the late former president Robert Mugabe's rule to resorting t...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 19:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe readies new radar system
The Meteorological Services Department is at an advanced stage towards the setting up of a radar network to improve the accuracy of weather information. Five radars purchased at a cost of US$6...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe frets over truck drivers in SA
ZIMBABWE plans to engage South Africa following "concerning" reports that Pretoria will not renew permits of local truck drivers based in the neighbouring country beyond December.For years, th...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Mozambique push for one-stop border posts
Zimbabwe and Mozambique are pushing for the implementation of agreed projects including the setting up of a pair of one-stop border posts at Forbes-Machipanda and Nyamapanda-Cuchamano and the construc...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to prosecute sanctions advocates
FOREIGN Affairs ministry secretary James Manzou yesterday told Parliament that Zimbabwe would soon craft a law to criminalise the support of sanctions imposed on the country by individuals and organis...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
UN findings on adverse effects of sanctions on Zimbabwe welcome, says Manzou
The findings by the UN Special Rapporteur on adverse effects of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, Professor Elena Douhan, have been welcomed by the Government saying they laid bare the illegality of the ...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Iran dies
ZIMBABWE'S Ambassador to Iran Ambassador Christopher Mapanga has died. Ambassador Mapanga died in Tehran, Iran on Thursday. He was 69.In a statement on Friday, Foreign Affairs and Inte...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique terrorists murder Zimbabwean man
Zimbabwean Nyasha Mugwagwa, who was among the 12 people killed in Palma, Mozambique, when armed criminals who claim allegiance to a terrorist group ISIS that attacked the town, has been buried by Moza...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:20hrs | 6 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets off to Tanzania
President Mnangagwa left for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this afternoon where he is set to join other African and world leaders in mourning the passing on of Tanzanian President John Magufuli (61), due to...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 14:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel earmarked for Goodwill Ambassador post
EVANGELICAL preacher, Prophet Uebert Angel, will be appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Zimbabwe contrary to widespread reports that he has been appointed to serve as an envoy in one of the coun...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets €4.1 million to upgrade Chirundu Border Post
COMESA and Zimbabwe have signed an agreement that sub-delegates the implementation of Coordinated Border Management activities, Trade and Transport Facilitation programme at the Chirundu border post....Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sadc ratchets up anti-sanctions drive
REGIONAL countries will make an emphatic stand against the continued imposition of economic sanctions on Zimbabwe on October 25 through various activities to commemorate the day of solidarity against ...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe takes sanctions fight to UN
Zimbabwe will next week use the opening of the 75th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), that will be held virtually because of Covid-19, to reiterate its call for the unconditional remo...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panners terrorise villagers
TENDESAI Muzinda* balances a bucket full of water on her head with a baby strapped on her back.Muzinda is in a hurry to go home and prepare supper for her family before sunset so that they can...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can't just sweep genocide under the carpet
IT is normally serene on Zimbabwe's diplomatic scene, but there was high drama last week when government summoned United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols after Washington imposed sanctions ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:06hrs | | by Owen Gagare
Man in trouble for impersonating Perrance Shiri's son
A 31-YEAR-OLD Harare man is in trouble after allegedly impersonating Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri's son to ostensibly defraud and extort gold from a miner in the Manzou area, Mazowe.The...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
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