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America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
'Your vote counts!' said Obama. Only selective amnesia: politics (Sapo) sufferers believe it's equally true in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans suffer from selective amnesia, a peculiar variant that affects their political thinking. I will call it selective amnesia: politics (Sapo). Amnesia...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
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 electio...Published: 11 Apr 2023 at 09:51hrs | 6 | 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 s...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:53hrs | 1 | by AP
'The full Robert Mugabe' - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
The drama over the US presidential election, with long delays in releasing the results and angry disputes between the Republicans and Democrats, prompted a Vigil supporter to comment: 'They could lear...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 08:08hrs | 13 | by ZimVigil
Robert Mugabe's most famous quotes
A quick look at President Mugabe's colourful language throughout his 37-year reign as leader of Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe has died aged 95.His death was an...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Accept poll results, says Mudenda
ELECTION candidates who lose court cases should respect court decisions and prepare to battle it out in future polls instead of remaining in denial, Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has sa...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
The day Mthuli Ncube was misquoted
Mthuli Ncube did not say new currency in 12 months.No, the Minister said no such thing. His interview is available on the Bloomberg website titled "Zimbabwe Plans to Introduce Currency ‘In N...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 08:16hrs | | by Dr Alfred M. Mthimkhulu
We can import knowledge, technology to boost the economy
AS our government continues with the belief that borrowing money is one of the means to kickstart the economy, perhaps they can be reminded that they can also import new knowledge and technology, whic...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zanuism - Lets just make stuff up
In several remarks, Mr Mnangagwa has continued to peddle the argument that the west imposed economic sanctions on Zimbabwe because of Zanu PF's land reform program. For him to be respected by the loca...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 15:24hrs | 1 | by Gus Manatsa (PhD)
Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Convening Concludes with Town Hall with President Obama
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – On 18 July the Obama Foundation concluded its Leaders: Africa gathering of 200 rising leaders from 44 countries with a Town Hall with President Obama.During the ...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by The Obama Foundation
WATCH: Chamisacare to be launched soon
MDC-T President Nelson Chamisa has promised to launch a 'Chamisacare' health policy soon after winning the 2018 elections.The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often shortened to the...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 10:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Recalling the bungling and painful reality
THE recent announcement by the Government that Zimbabwe has joined Zambia and Botswana in the Kazungula Bridge project, belated though it is, is a coup de grace in international relations and co-opera...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Is ED the man for the tomorrow?
The most important aspect of information and communication technology is that it becomes a great equalizer, both in terms of knowledge and in social and economic mobility. Greater access to informatio...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 07:07hrs | 3 | by Faith Moyo
Letter to US Holocaust Museum; Mnangagwa the architect of Zimbabwe death camps
Dear Sir/ US Holocaust Museum. My name is Devine Mafa, a Zimbabwean living in American. I left my home land and was offered asylum in the USA.Zimbabwean Ndebele tribe that ...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 11:10hrs | 4 | by Devine Mafa
Mugabe's most famous quotes
During his 37-year rule of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has built up an impressive amount of controversy, mostly by using colourful and often hateful language.The 93-year-old leader - the world's o...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 13:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Digesting Mugabe's opinion of Trump
Because President Mugabe's birthday happens to be the same day Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, Mother Africa's children at home and abroad have always considered this day...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Trump rescinds transgender bathroom rules from Obama era
Donald Trump's government has revoked guidance to US public schools that allowed transgender students to use toilets matching their gender identity.The guidance, issued by his predecessor ...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 10:24hrs | | by BBC
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 r...Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 11:16hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
American hypocrisy: Obama grasp for last minute relevance
Obama's appointment to the White House was celebrated by Africa more than the Americans themselves. It was the expectant hope that a black man would fare differently and be sympathetic towards fellow ...Published: 20 Jan 2017 at 10:12hrs | | by Rungano Dzikira
Mugabe's travels inspire Africa
Addressing how a sovereign nation should conduct its external and internal affairs, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah explained: "The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an inde...Published: 20 Jan 2017 at 05:31hrs | 6 | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Biometric Voting System: Are we safe from hacking?
The recent election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States has led to a fall-out among the Americans over his campaign policies. On the other hand there has been a massive fall-out...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 06:54hrs | 16 | by Bevan Musoko
If Americans erred in electing Trump, they will learn and emerge stronger - the beauty of democracy
In 9 days' time America, will be witness the peaceful hand over of power from President Barack Obama to President-elect Donald Trump. It is this willingness to renew itself that has made America such ...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 20:31hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Africa most affected by refugee crisis - Ethiopia and Uganda praised for open-door policy
As Germany, France and other European countries contend with an unprecedented influx of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, shocking tales of women and children drowning in the Medit...Published: 17 Dec 2016 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Sulaiman Momodu
A coalition can trump Mugabe and ZANU PF in 2018
In 2008, it took the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) six weeks to release the results of an election in which only 3.2 million people had voted. Given that last week's American election attracted ...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Moses Chamboko
So how was America on November 9, and thereafter?
No surprises for me. Hopefully none for you too, gentle reader, if you didn't miss my September 24 and October 21 instalments. September 24 piece in part read: "However rough one finds him [Donald Tru...Published: 12 Nov 2016 at 18:41hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Election of Trump has unnerved Mugabe and Tsvangirai in equal measure
The election of Donald Trump as the next US President has caused a lot of consternation in both the Zanu PF camp as well as the opposition camp in Zimbabwe. A no nonsense President Trump administratio...Published: 11 Nov 2016 at 00:16hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabweans react to Trump's US polls victory
Republican candidate, Donald Trump romped to victory in the US elections, trouncing Democrat Hillary Clinton to become America's 45th president elect.Trump won both houses while also claim...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 04:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family of man who died from CIA torture speaks out for the first time
US Senate's 'Torture Report' documented 119 victims of CIA torture Al Jazeera speaks to the former secret prisoners, including the family of a man who died from his torture in CIA cus...Published: 19 Sep 2016 at 15:37hrs | 1 | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Mugabe's hilarious quotes
"Yes, I was dead. It's true I was dead. I resurrected""I have died many times. I have actually beaten Jesus Christ because he only died once."For a long time, even as the Western world...Published: 03 Sep 2016 at 20:47hrs | 3 | by online
Mawarire: Devil's advocate comes to Washington
On Thursday August 18, 2016 the US-based think tank the Atlantic Council whose headquarters is in Washington DC hosted Zimbabwean Pastor Evan Mawarire who is the face and spokesperson for #ThisFlag mo...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:14hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Tsvangirai's final battle
To the spiritually inclined, no offence intended here, who always hunker for miracles even where common sense ought to prevail and will regress to their respective religions when faced with supposedly...Published: 27 Jul 2016 at 12:11hrs | | by Sambulo Vuma
Obama's brother endorses Trump
United States President Barack Obama's half-brother Malik says he endorsed the election of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump because he is a "down-to-earth" person.An excited Trump yeste...Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Boris Johnson's appointed Foreign Secretary, US unhappy
Well, it is no secret that the President and his closest officials thought it was a terrible idea for their closest ally to leave the European Union. Their analysis was this: Bad for Washington; d...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Trump the next US President?
Johannesburg - Donald Trump has defied all odds to emerge as the Republican Party (GOP – Grand Old Party) nominee for the next United States of America (USA) Presidential elections in November 2016....Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Vusumuzi Moyo
Regime change Agent Code words
Because the US-EU imperialist media apparatus prematurely and arrogantly proclaimed themselves victors of what was labelled in political circles as the Cold War, this led our former colonisers and ens...Published: 20 May 2016 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Obi Egbuna Jr Simunye
Mugabe embodies African fighting spirit
For many Africans at home and abroad, when President Mugabe presented not only Zimbabwe, but all of Mother Africa's case before the United Nations last Thursday concerning Sustainable Development Goal...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Obi Egbuna Jr Simunye
Remembering Nkrumah's overthrow, defending Zimbabwe
This means when the Herbert Chitepo Ideological Institute begins to function in Zimbabwe, President Mugabe and ZANU-PF will ensure that the youth do not overindulge in theory, but emerge from that phy...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
America Sino-Soviet relations and its implication to African foreign policy and development
Bearing in mind that at the signing of Sino-Soviet relations soon after the World War 11 China made a declaration: "After the founding of the People's Republic, the Chinese leadership was concerned ab...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Andrew M Manyevere
'State of our Union is strong,' said President Obama - lack of same qualities has made Zim weak
"Sixty years ago, when the Russians beat us into space, we didn't deny Sputnik was up there," admitted President Barack Obama in his 7th and last State Of The Union Statement."We didn't argue ...Published: 18 Jan 2016 at 20:22hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Understanding Zimbabwe's Look East policy
Whenever President Mugabe and ZANU-PF are questioned by Diaspora based Africans, especially the so-called African Americans, concerning their relationship with the Chinese; past and present, we hope e...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 05:11hrs | 1 | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Mugabe's happy Christmas - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 26th December 2015
As we spent another Christmas in exile we were surprised to hear from the United Nations that 'Zimbabwe had done tremendously well' on the human rights front. We would never have known this if the Her...Published: 31 Dec 2015 at 15:38hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil
Mugabe's end getting close: war vets to his rescue- Commentator
A political commentator Fanuel Nsingo has said President Robert Mugabe is moving towards his end by launching an attack of the armed forces and he will only be rescued by the war veterans."In ...Published: 23 Dec 2015 at 05:22hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Obama takes focus off Mugabe
President Obama seemed less concerned than usual about Zimbabwe on his visit to Kenya and Ethiopia, and leaked correspondence has shown that, for now at least, the focus may be off Robert Mugabe. Ins...Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 13:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Obama advocates for democracy
It would be an oversimplification for a rather complex issue to use Barack Obama's speech to label President Robert Mugabe a dictator and accuse him of seeking to be a life President. This is a cl...Published: 30 Jul 2015 at 13:54hrs | | by Stewart Murewa
Opposition must be accorded freedom to contribute to national discourse - Sikhala
MDC-T senior member Job Sikhala has said the opposition political parties must be accorded freedom to contribute to national discourse.He hailed Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for invitin...Published: 28 Jul 2015 at 07:45hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Africa is on the move' said President Obama - not Zim, not until implement reforms!
US President Barack Obama on his first official visit as President to Kenya tells his the people of Kenya and the rest of Africa that the continent is on the move. "I wanted to be here, becaus...Published: 27 Jul 2015 at 14:26hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe, Obama to meet?
A report on the Malawi24 website claims that President of the United States of America who flew into Africa last night w...Published: 25 Jul 2015 at 10:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's Zimbabwe slides into famine
Zimbabwe's schizophrenia is in vivid evidence on Friday afternoons in the capital Harare's leafy northern suburbs.At the Tin Cup restaurant round the back of the Chisipite Shopping Centre, whi...Published: 17 Jul 2015 at 18:54hrs | 3 | by Newsweek
US spies flock to Zimbabwe
The visit by two American government officials last week is part of a flurry of such deputations to the country over the past few months as the Obama administration ups its spy missions ahead of a...Published: 06 Jul 2015 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
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