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Zanu-PF slavery
'Slave wages' was the reason the Zimbabwe Nurses' Association (ZINA) gave for health workers going on strike in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.Slave conditions describes what was behind...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 18:38hrs | 1397 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Revenue increased 57% in one month and budget surplus became deficit - Ncube hocus pocus finance
In Minister of Finance, Professor Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe has Charles Dickens unsavoury Oliver Twist characters; Fagin, a conniving career criminal; Bill S...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 05:50hrs | 2157 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa graft fight pie in the sky
European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen's remarks that the EU will not provide budgetary support to Zimbabwe as has happened to other countries to stabilise their economies in the wak...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Chanisa aligned EU ruled out providing budgetary support to Zimbabwe
THE European Union (EU) has ruled out providing budgetary support to Zimbabwe to stabilise its economy citing lack of accountability and high-level corruption.EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Ol...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt shooting itself in the foot
THE takeover of the headquarters of the opposition MDC-Alliance by the MDC-T faction led by Thokozani Khupe with the aid of soldiers and police officers, as well as the dramatic arrest of the MDC-Alli...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 08:04hrs | 1263 | by Kudzai Kuwaza
Military coup at MDC Alliance HQ
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance vice-presidents, Tendai Biti and Lynnette Karenyi-Kore were arrested yesterday after trying to gain access to the party headquarters wrested by the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T in...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 08:29hrs | 5051 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Government accuses European Union of being behind MDC abductions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has accused the European Union Delegation to Zimbabwe and its Ambassador Timo Olkkonen of being behind what they call stage-managed abductions in Zimbabwe....Published: 15 May 2020 at 11:37hrs | 3766 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EU refuses to fund Mnangagwa's administration
THE European Union (EU) has ruled out prospects of providing budgetary support to the broke Zimbabwean government, citing "massive misuse" of public funds as exposed by various audits and the failure ...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 2205 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told that he has no choice
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been told by his allies that he has no choice but to implement reforms and end human rights violations in order to win over western countries that are increasingly tig...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:08hrs | 3934 | by Staff reporter
'Before re-engagement, first hold all-stake holders meeting' Mnangagwa told - it's beginning of the end of Zanu PF
"A report by the Khupe-led committee presented by Kwanele Hlabangana and gleaned by NewsDay Weekender revealed that the team met British ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson, US ambassador to Zimba...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 09:02hrs | 1611 | by Wilbert Mukori
No Chamisa, no deal, US tells Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's re-engagement efforts with the United States and European countries has hit a brickwall with the diplomats engaged by his emissaries in the Political Actors' Dialogue (P...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 00:01hrs | 7966 | by Staff reporter
Furore as govt blocs mayor, EU envoy
Gweru councillor Josiah Makombe has accused the government of scuttling the city's efforts to engage the European Union (EU) to explore funding opportunities after the bloc's envoy was blocked from me...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:58hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
EU ready to further review Zimbabwe sanctions
The European Union (EU) is always ready to meet and review the remaining sanctions on Zimbabwe, as relations between Harare and Brussels continue to thaw.The bloc last month removed four indiv...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:46hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
'Military Intelligence behind Chiwenga coup reports'
The notorious Military Intelligence Department is behind reports of a looming coup in Zimbabwe, former Cabinet Minister Walter has said. Mzembi was responding to reports that the military has ...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 11:52hrs | 21244 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa told to account for January killings
EUROPEAN Union ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen has said the bloc is still concerned about the January 2019 killings of protesters by the military and warned that the suspended restrictive measure...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe among worst food-insecure countries
ZIMBABWE is facing its worst food crisis in years, after being ranked the fourth worst food insecure country in the world.The head of delegation of the European Union, which is helping to feed...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 10:11hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa not Mbeki spokesperson, says Polad
THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) has scoffed at MDC-A leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's claims that former South African President Thabo Mbeki was failing to communicate with President Mnangagwa to faci...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:30hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Polad to gobble US$4,5m on foreign trips
GOVERNMENT is set to splurge ZW$80 million (US$4,5 million) on the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad)'s foreign trips which will see members of the controversial grouping visiting various global capita...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 06:09hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts for reforms in Zimbabwe
The European Union says nothing is happening in Zimbabwe about reforms. EU Ambassador Timo Olkkonen insisted: ‘We want to see a faster pace in implementing reforms'. Olkkonen noted that the recommen...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1128 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe to benefit from liberalised EU market under new agreement
GOVERNMENT and the European Union (EU) have launched a project that will see Zimbabwe access 80% of goods from the EU with no tariffs, making them cheaper.The EU has set aside €10 million to...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:03hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
EU bemoans slow pace of Zimbabwe reforms
THE European Union (EU) has bemoaned the slow pace at which government is implementing recommendations made by several election observer teams and the Kgalema Motlanthe Commission meant to address the...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Donald Trump cranks up heat on Mnangagwa
The United States of America has reiterated that Zimbabwe's problems are man-made and require President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to correct them by implementing all needed reforms and ending ex...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:24hrs | 10848 | by Staff reporter
US, Sadc meet over Zimbabwe mess
United States ambassador to Botswana, Craig Tax and Sadc executive secretary Stergomena Lawrence Tax pose for a picture after their meeting in Gaborone, Botswana, yesterdayTHE United States (U...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:19hrs | 2677 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe needs urgent political dialogue'
EUROPEAN Union ambassador to Zimbabwe, Timo Olkkonen, has said only urgent political dialogue between the country's main political actors will rescue the country from the humanitarian crisis, which ha...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economic turnaround possible, says EU ambassador
EUROPEAN Union (EU) Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Timo Olkkonen has said the country has all the ingredients to achieve an economic rebound, adding that the international investment climate is also favour...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:08hrs | 2988 | by Staff reporter
'Corruption fuels Zimbabwe hunger'
CORRUPTION and mismanagement of the agricultural sector are the major drivers of food shortages in Zimbabwe, where over 7,7 million people urgently require food, a top European Union (EU) diplomat has...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:08hrs | 174 | by Staff rpeorter
EU takes Mnangagwa govt on over rights abuses
THE European Union (EU) has taken government to task over the slow pace of reforms and the country's deplorable civil rights record following a series of incidence where state security agents have use...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Govt should reduce political interference in SOEs
The World Bank has urged government to practise transparent and consistent reporting, expand gender diversity and to reduce political interference in the operations of State-Owned Entities (SOEs)....Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:40hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
EU not happy with pace of Zimbabwe reforms
European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkkonen says Brussels is not happy with the pace of reforms in the country, especially the realignment of laws to the constitution.Olkkonen (T...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:36hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe, EU step up dialogue
The second session of the Zimbabwe and European Union formal dialogue that is now at ministerial level began in Harare this afternoon.The meeting is being co-chaired by Acting Foreign Affairs ...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:11hrs | 3144 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to reform at his own pace
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared that he will implement political and economic reforms at his own pace, and insisted that the impetus for change and reform comes from within.In ...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 3070 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sends special envoy to Guinea
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday dispatched Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe as an envoy to Conakry, Guinea, where he delivered a special message to President Alpha Condé. ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:36hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-EU dialogue goes to ministerial level
The re-engagement policy being driven by President Mnangagwa will reach a milestone next week when the second session of the Zimbabwe and European Union (EU) formal political dialogue is elevated to t...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:14hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Policeman beaten in Harare CBD
A video of a policeman being assaulted by a citizen in Harare CBD has surfaced online. The video shows a man beating the police officer and disarming him of his button stick before. The police...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 15:11hrs | 9822 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EU, US not moved by Zimbabwe sanctions march
THE European Union (EU) and United States (US) have scoffed at the anti-sanctions march held by government on Friday, saying the restrictive measures would remain in place until President Emmerson Mna...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 11:45hrs | 3098 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commends EU dialogue progress
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has commended the European Union (EU) for removing the bulk of sanctions it imposed on Zimbabwe and engaging in progressive dialogue.The 28-member bloc imposed san...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:54hrs | 1711 | by Staff reporter
EU undermines Mnangagwa anti sanctions march
The European Union on Friday announced a US60 million additional aid facility to Zimbabwe coinciding with the country's anti sanctions march. President Emmerson Mnangagwa will address the anti...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 10:48hrs | 3678 | by Staff Reporter
EU calls on Mnangagwa to open up space for civil society
ZIMBABWE should allow civil society organisations to flourish as part of the country's democratisation agenda, European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen said Saturday.Olkonnen was sp...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 06:11hrs | 409 | by newzimbabwe
Top EU official meets Mugabe coup announcer
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo, yesterday met two top European Union (EU) representatives in Harare and the parties expressed increased desire to use the existing F...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 06:47hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Of human rights demands and regime change in ZImbabwe
Chapter 4 of Zimbabwe's Constitution adopted in 2013 outlines various rights which are supposed to be enjoyed by Zimbabwean citizens as they go about their business. A few bad apples among us are busy...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 06:39hrs | 160 | by Elijah Chihota
Of human rights demands and regime change
Chapter 4 of Zimbabwe's Constitution adopted in 2013 outlines various rights which are supposed to be enjoyed by Zimbabwean citizens as they go about their business. A few bad apples among us are busy...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 15:34hrs | 1148 | by Elijah Chihota
Chamisa, diplomats crank up pressure on Mnangagwa
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa on Monday pointed an accusing finger at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime following the abduction of the doctors' union president....Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 00:06hrs | 2112 | by ZimLive
European Union Ambassador warned
The European Union Head of Delagation to Zimbabwe has come under attack from ZANU PF activists who are accusing him of supporting the opposition MDC. This was after pictures of the Ambassador ...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 19:15hrs | 4980 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zanu PF media ad hominem attacks on ambassadors is insulting' - remain focused and tighten screw
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government appeared determined to commit diplomatic hara-kiri - ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword, which used to be practised in Japan - with its officials ...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 15:54hrs | 1052 | by Wilbert Mukori
EU Ambassador fumes at The Herald's 'freedom of speech'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government appeared determined to commit diplomatic hara-kiri - ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword, which used to be practised in Japan - with its officials a...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:34hrs | 3945 | by Staff reporter
Poison in Zimbabwe
The European Union's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Timo Olkkonen, says corruption is destroying the country. He said the international appeal for a couple of hundred million dollars to prevent mass starvati...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:20hrs | 1788 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Mnangagwa's re-engagement goes off the rails
LAST week's damning statement by the United States, European Union and other members of the international community on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe after opposition protests scheduled for Au...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:37hrs | 3749 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's leadership clearly 'disastrous', says Hain
IN May 2018, when the Zimbabwe Independent interviewed British peer Lord Peter Hain - a prominent critic of former president Robert Mugabe's regime - he was optimistic about the birth of a new era in ...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:35hrs | 4819 | by Staff reporter
Corruption hurting Zimbabwe more than sanctions, says EU
CORRUPTION is robbing Zimbabwe of its ability to sustain itself and its resources that will allow it to develop social safety nets strong enough to rid the country of the international food relief pac...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:13hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
'Keep your EU Brexit and I will keep my Zimbabwe'
HISTORY has a tendency to repeat itself, but in Zimbabwe, the frequency is just phenomenal. The country has twice in a decade suffered hyperinflation as a result of bad governance.For the seco...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 10448 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
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