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Barak Obama is out of touch about Kamala!

Brother Obama, president (2008-2016) is himself the cause for the decline of support among blacks for the Democratic Party.The entry of former president Barak Obama into the fray on behalf of Kamala Harris campaign is dominating the news c…

Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:03hrs | 187 | by Kenneth Mufuka

Obama was 'fundraising phenomenon' but nothing compared to Mnangagwa's US$ 240 startup, thanks to Gold Mafia

When elections costs in an impoverished nation like Zimbabwe are comparable and even exceed those in a very rich nation like United States of America; you can be sure of one thing the Zimbabwe elections are NOT the same free, fair and cred…

Published: 11 Apr 2023 at 09:51hrs | 12 | by Wilbert Mukori

Obama's step-grandmother dies

Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former United States President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday. She was at least 99 years old.Mama Sarah, as the step-grandmother of the former U.S. president wa…

Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:53hrs | 5 | by AP

Chamisa's 'Obama' effect electrifies

THE question that confronts us today is not whether MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa will win the presidential race scheduled for around August 2018 but, by what margin? If I am to proffer a conservative estimate, I would say by not l…

Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 06:18hrs | 3 | by Brigadier General Agrippah Mutambara

Obama and the fallacy of the African dream

When then-Senator Barrack Obama won the presidential election in the USA, ahead of Republican Party nominee John McCain, on Tuesday, November 3 in 2008 â€“ Africa as a whole celebrated the election of a man many people on the continent reg…

Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 14:54hrs | 1329 | by Tafi Mhaka

Zimbabwean artists' participation in politics

The 'Arts' sector has for years complained that the government and politicians are not respecting them by not listening to their demands. Since 1980 the Zanu PF government has never appointed a cabinet minister with an arts background to h…

Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 19:24hrs | 11 | by Silvanos Mudzvova

Keeping ZDERA alive

A key strategy of imperialism is raising false dust so as to cloud national focus and vision. Or to blur a clear identification and knowledge of who the real enemy is. History, including our own, is replete with instances where this time-w…

Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 11:16hrs | 13 | by Nathaniel Manheru

Fare thee well Osama, sorry Obama

An askari sat in the Oval Office at the White House for eight years, and did not want to disappoint the white establishment standing guard over his every action. And he made sure he left a lasting imprint and legacy of destruction in Afric…

Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 11:09hrs | 11 | by Joram Nyathi

Why Mugabe flushed Obama's speech in the Lavatory

Obama reminds me of the farmer in the "Parable of the Sower" in Matthew 13 who scattered seed "some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up." His recent trip to Africa remains as fresh as yesterday. I was struck not by the sh…

Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 08:04hrs | 9 | by Field Ruwe

Forked tongue: Obama applauds gay marriage, sings Amazing Grace

What is duplicitous and unacceptable is to enjoy the credibility that comes from confessing the Christian faith while simultaneously holding views that are explicitly condemned in that faith.IF you are in the habit of bedding prostitutes i…

Published: 29 Jun 2015 at 10:59hrs | 9 | by Edmund Kudzayi

Tech companies warn Obama

Top U.S. tech companies are warning the Obama administration against imposing new policies that the companies say would weaken increasingly sophisticated encryption systems designed to protect consumers' privacy.In a strongly worded letter…

Published: 09 Jun 2015 at 15:01hrs | 456 | by Staff Reporter

'Mugabe advised to look beyond Obama'

COLOGNE- Zimbabwe strongman, President Robert Mugabe, and his inner circle have reportedly been advised to look beyond U.S President, Barack Obama, in Harare's bid to end the country's decade long International isolation with the West, The…

Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 06:43hrs | 9 | by Itai Mushekwe

A leaders' summit without African leadership

The entry of US President Barack Obama in 2009 was characterised by inflated and buoyant expectations by most Africans that the Washington song would be sweet melody for the rest of the continent.In reality, there has been a lingering sens…

Published: 11 Aug 2014 at 11:03hrs | 8 | by Nelson Chamisa

Obama is cheating on Michelle?

A well-known Japanese politician has accused US President Barack Obama of cheating on his wife and said it is "an open secret" that the couple is about to get divorced.Kazuyuki Hamada, a member of the upper house of Japan's parliament, was…

Published: 26 Apr 2014 at 19:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

'Obama, Beyonce dangerously in love', French media goes crazy over romour

A French media firestorm has been circulating claims that Barack Obama and Beyonce are dangerously in love.It came as Francois Hollande, France's head of state and a well-known love cheat, arrived in America on an official state visit with…

Published: 11 Feb 2014 at 06:35hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter

Obama's remarks at Mandela memorial - Full text

To GraâˆšÃ‰Â¬ÃŸa Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of state and government, past and present; distinguished guests - it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life un…

Published: 10 Dec 2013 at 07:42hrs | 6 | by Barack Obama

Is Obama truly pro-black?

The day Barack Obama stood on that podium in 2009 accepting the 44th Presidential nomination of the United States of America, how many Africans within the international community that day would have thought that George. W. Bush would have …

Published: 27 Sep 2013 at 07:41hrs | 7 | by Tsungai Chipato

Should Obama avoid the Syrian war under present financial conditions?

Rather than paying attention to the immediate financial dangers hovering over the US empyrean, the government is paying increased attention to the Syrian issues. However, majority of the Americans aren't wishing to take part in the Syrian …

Published: 23 Sep 2013 at 18:45hrs | 2116 | by Mirana

Obama wins backing for Syria strike from key figures in Congress

U.S. President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the U.S. Congress, including Republicans, in his call for limited U.S. strikes on Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad for his suspected use of chemical weapons against civ…

Published: 04 Sep 2013 at 01:51hrs | 192 | by Reuters

Obama's 'Rumble in the Jungle' highlights issues affecting Africa

Throughout history, very few people have had the rare ability to conjure up such a concoction of emotions in people when they speak. Hate him or love him, President Barack Obama has distinctively set himself apart as an orator of note thro…

Published: 01 Jul 2013 at 11:17hrs | 6 | by Perry Munzwembiri

Obama's wife is a Zimbabwean!

HARARE - Newspapers in Zimbabwe's major cities are selling like hot cakes after reports suggesting that United States First Lady Michelle Obama's father was born in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP).Fraser Robinson, Michelle's father was a plum…

Published: 01 Apr 2013 at 09:51hrs | 4 | by Conilious Toga

Man (25) pleads guilty to threatening to assassinate Obama

A 25-year-old Alabama man, Jarvis Britton pleaded guilty to threatening to assassinate President Obama in a Twitter message. A member of the anti-government militia F.E.A.R., Britton will be sentenced on June 20. "Let's kill the president.…

Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 11:42hrs | 3751 | by Staff Reporter

Historic victory for Obama

Barack Obama has won the US presidential elections for the 2nd time.The call comes after the Obama was the projected winner in the crucial battleground of Ohio, and subsequently won both Iowa and Oregon. This put Obama over the required 27…

Published: 07 Nov 2012 at 01:29hrs | 3848 | by Moyo Roy

US President, Obama tours storm-hit Louisiana

Laplace - President Barack Obama toured hurricane-stricken Louisiana on Monday and promised federal recovery help as he sought to show his administration was on top of the disaster response on the eve of his Democrats' national convention …

Published: 04 Sep 2012 at 04:05hrs | 237 | by Reuters

US group attacks Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden

A group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives is set to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds President Barack Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and argues that high-level leaks…

Published: 15 Aug 2012 at 03:59hrs | 7 | by Reuters

Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ - Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa"I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world âˆšÃ‰Â¬Â¢âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã¶Â¬Â¨âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â‰ˆÃ¬ …

Published: 15 Jun 2012 at 04:51hrs | 2 | by APO

Beyonce pens an emotional letter to Michelle Obama

US pop diva Beyonce is so impressed with the example Michelle Obama has set as First Lady that she picked up a pen and poured out her praise on paper.The superstar songbird and new mom posted the emotional letter to the First Lady on her r…

Published: 12 Apr 2012 at 22:41hrs | 5 | by Moyo Roy

US White House shooting suspect called Obama 'the anti-Christ'

WASHINGTON - A 21-year-old man charged with firing a semiautomatic rifle at the White House last week called President Obama "the anti-Christ" and told federal agents he wanted to hurt the president, according to court documents released T…

Published: 17 Nov 2011 at 22:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

America is "here to stay", Obama tells Asia

US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the US military would expand its role in the Asia-Pacific region despite budget cuts, declaring America was "here to stay" as a Pacific power which would help shape the region's future.China,…

Published: 17 Nov 2011 at 10:54hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter

The war President

The fact that Barack Obama is currently engaged in six destabilisations the world over, I refuse to call them wars, the White House announced on Wednesday that it was imposing a new round of economic sanctions against Iran, while Obama's s…

Published: 14 Oct 2011 at 04:15hrs | 730 | by Farirai Chubvu

Obama, the arrogant voice of imperialism

US president Barack Obama delivered an empty and arrogant sermon to the United Nations on Wednesday, laced with platitudes about "peace" that were designed to mask Washington's predatory policies.The American president received a tepid res…

Published: 24 Sep 2011 at 13:18hrs | 186 | by Bill Van Auken

Obama, you can choose your friends BUT not your relatives

ONE of the irrefutable, yet unwritten, laws of nature is that in spite of earth being so vast, there are some things that you can't hide. The most powerful man in the world discovered this very recently when a relative who was classified a…

Published: 08 Sep 2011 at 13:37hrs | 11 | by Lenox Mhlanga

Obama admin cost the US its top-notch credit rating held for almost a century

Obama administration's early promises of deficit reduction have cost the U.S. government the top-notch credit rating it has held for almost a century, theglobeandmail.com's columnist Konrad Yakabuski revealed on Friday.Standard & Poor'…

Published: 06 Aug 2011 at 05:10hrs | 874 | by Konrad Yakabuski

Remote control killing: USâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢ new sport

DEFENCE contractor giants like Boeing, Lockeed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and others, as well as smaller rivals compete for growing demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). They include remote control operated killer drones, also called …

Published: 29 Jun 2011 at 04:29hrs | 9 | by Stephen Lendman

Zimbabweans want their stories to be told: Michelle Obama

Here's the full transcript of Michelle's Obama's speech which she delivered this morning at the Regina Mundi Church in Soweto. It was moving and perfectly delivered:MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much. It is such a pleasure and an hon…

Published: 22 Jun 2011 at 10:30hrs | 9 | by Michelle Obama

Osama's death exposes US 'brutality'

The South African government reacted cautiously to the news that al-Qaeda founder and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces in Pakistan on Monday.In a statement issued by the Department of International Relations …

Published: 03 May 2011 at 12:38hrs | 4 | by Deon de Lange and Michelle Pietersen

$25 million US tax payers' money to be given to Libyan rebels

President Barack Obama plans to provide Libya's rebels with up to $25 million in urgent, non-lethal aid, a senior US diplomat told lawmakers in a letter obtained by AFP.The message from Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative A…

Published: 21 Apr 2011 at 10:11hrs | 170 | by Byo24News

Osama, Obama Hussein in Operation Odyssey

THE West has turned a deaf ear to claims by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi that the so-called protests in Libya are in fact not protests from the people of Libya, but a complex opportunistic insurrection by an al-Qaeda affiliated group in Benghaz…

Published: 31 Mar 2011 at 05:13hrs | 7 | by Reason Wafawarova

Iran 1 Israel 0 in turmoil

The two regional powers most affected by the turmoil in the Middle East are going to be Iran and Israel. Life sometimes offers strange parallels. There is much in common between the two intractable adversaries. These two non-Arab countries…

Published: 31 Jan 2011 at 14:33hrs | 7 | by M K Bhadrakumar

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