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Open letter to President Ramaphosa about Zimbabwe
Dear Mr President, ordinarily I would have sent this matter for your attention to your office; but as things stand north of Limpopo, the situation is dire and warrants urgent attention. This is why I ...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 22:06hrs | 2892 | by Olwethu Sipuka
In solving Zimbabwe crisis, Ramaphosa is irrelevant; he endorse rigged elections and thus shot himself in the head
Ten years ago, SADC leaders condemned the 2008 Zimbabwe elections because Mugabe and his Zanu PF thugs had blatantly cheated in the March vote count and used wanton violence in the run-off. Mugabe was...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 13:30hrs | 1142 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ramaphosa asked to push Zanu PF and MDC dialogue - endorsed rigged elections soiled his hands
There is no denying that President Mnangagwa's trade-mark "Zimbabwe is open for business!" clarion call is dead in the water. Instead of putting the Zimbabwe economy back on track, the economic meltdo...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 09:23hrs | 3246 | by Nomusa Garikai
Ramaphosa asked to push Zanu PF and MDC dialogue - endorsed rigged elections soiled his hands
There is no denying that President Mnangagwa's trade-mark "Zimbabwe is open for business!" clarion call is dead in the water. Instead of putting the Zimbabwe economy back on track, the economic meltdo...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 18:41hrs | 4239 | by Nomusa Garikai
Jonathan Moyo joins Chamisa to push for dialogue outside Polad
Self-exiled G40 kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo and MDC-ALLIANCE leader Mr Nelson Chamisa have allegedly written a letter to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and selected SADC leaders req...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 9555 | by Staff reporter
Biti blasts 'Mnangagwa nonsense'
MDC Vice President Tendai Biti has described Wednesday's brutal disruption of party President Nelson Chamisa's Harare address to his supporters as nonsensical and a typical President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:12hrs | 4934 | by newzimbabwe
'Mnangagwa, Chamisa must talk'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa have warmed up to South Africa's calls for an inclusive approach in solving the political and economic crisis in Zimb...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:46hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
South Africa offers to mediate in Zimbabwe political crisis
South Africa announced a major recalibration of its Zimbabwe diplomacy on Monday with a new push for dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition rival, Nelson Chamisa.Internat...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:37hrs | 2102 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu I ZimLive
SADC to engage USA and Europe over Zimbabwe
South Africa's Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor says the Southen African Development Cooperation must engage the United States of America and the European Union to lift the sanctions ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 08:48hrs | 3397 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PROPHECY: 'South Africa's economy to boom' says Prophet Joseph
The economy of South Africa is set for a tremendous growth, a prominent Prophet has prophesied. Speaking to this reporter on Monday the Sandton based leader of God In You Ministrie...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 15:18hrs | 2317 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa congratulates Springboks
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has congratulated South Africa for winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan yesterday. The Springboks lifted the Webb Ellis Cup with a 32-12 triumph over England ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:36hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's ministers in love triangle
A front-page tabloid exposé features sordid details of the alleged sexual activities of the two ministers.Sordid details of the alleged private lives of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Mine...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 13:54hrs | 5670 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa caught sleeping at Russia-Africa summit
A picture of President Cyril Ramaphosa sleeping at the Russia-Africa summit held in Sochi has earned him more rebuke than praise, with some saying it was "wasteful expenditure" to send him to the gath...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 17:47hrs | 4173 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa fingered in Maimane's downfall
The constant pursuit of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Bosasa donation by former DA national leader, Mmusi Maimane, led to his fall from grace, political analysts say. P...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 10:44hrs | 29916 | by Staff reporter
Pravin Gordhan is a serious liability in 'New Dawn'
It can no longer be avoided Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has become a serious liability to President Cyril Ramaphosa's "New Dawn", says the writer. File picture: ReutersThis week ...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 16:04hrs | 2227 | by Sifiso Mahlangu
SA economist urges Zimbabwean authorities to think outside the box
A SOUTH AFRICAN economist, Nisha Sewdass, has urged the Zimbabwean authorities to think outside the box and in a disruptive way to rescue the nation from economic rot.Sewdass made the remarks at t...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo ready for anti-sanctions demonstrations
BULAWAYO is geared up to join the rest of the country and the Southern African Development Community on Friday in marching against sanctions that were imposed by America and the European Union, ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 07:59hrs | 3165 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa told to resign
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to apologise for the ritual killings happening in the country caused by a group of people called Ma...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 14:50hrs | 2602 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ramaphosa calls for non interference on African issues by the West
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for non interference on African issues by powerful Western countries who continue to sponsor conflict in the continent. Ramaphosa who takes o...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 15:52hrs | 577 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe a 'selfless liberation giant'
Newcastle Mayor and ANC chairperson in Emalahleni Region Dr Ntuthuko Mahlaba on Thursday described former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe as a selfless liberation giant and Africa's Godfather. ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:55hrs | 1375 | by IOL News
Media house raided to get information it has on Gordhan and Ramaphosa
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) raided Dr Iqbal Survé's offices in Cape Town this morning, in what the businessman described as a "fishing expedition" and "an intimidation tactic"....Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 18:44hrs | 1569 | by Staff reporter
Zuma to deliver eulogy at third Mugabe memorial lecture
ANC KZN spokesperson Ricardo Mthembu says the former president describes Mugabe as a principled leader who understood the importance of liberation.Former president Jacob Zuma will on Thursday ...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 16:39hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere to challenge Mnangagwa in 2023 presidential elections
Former president Robert Mugabe's loyalists are coalescing around former Zanu-PF commissar Saviour Kasukuwere amid revelations that he is being positioned to challenge President Emmerson Mnangagwa in t...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:43hrs | 3656 | by Staff reporter
There's no substitute for real reform, Mnangagwa
Last week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa had quite a chastening and sobering experience and, instead of trying to look for a propaganda opportunity, this is the right time for him and his administratio...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 08:00hrs | 718 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Trevor Manuels and other Old Mutual directors headed towards a tragedy of their own making
When Old Mutual's board of directors decided to terminate Peter Moyo's contract, they didn't seem to have a plan for what would come nextLet's imagine for a moment a hypothetical scenario in w...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 18:00hrs | 1719 | by Tebogo Khaas
Chamisa dares Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on Saturday vowed that his party would defy bans against its demonstrations against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to force political and economic reforms....Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 13:18hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Malema credited with helping Mugabe's family with burial wishes
Robert Mugabe's nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, has credited EFF leader Julius Malema for pushing Zimbabwe's government to honour his uncle's burial wishes.Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on Septe...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 21:40hrs | 2496 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa lures Zanu-PF, civic groups to join anti-Mnangagwa crusade
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called on all civic groups and disgruntled Zimbabweans to join his party in demonstrating growing frustrations with the bungling Emmerson Mnangagwa administration....Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:28hrs | 1692 | by newzimbabwe
'Mugabe's burial place was never negotiable'
Despite weeks of controversy and confusion regarding the burial of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, the decision was finally taken to bury him at his rural village at Kutama in Zvimba distri...Published: 28 Sep 2019 at 19:28hrs | 6236 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa copies Mnangagwa; unveils Presidential Advisory Council
South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed his own Presidential Advisory Council which is modelled along the one which was formed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Ramaphosa'...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 15:15hrs | 1863 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Impunity has no place in a civilised society
LAST Sunday, my pastor said something significant: Zimbabweans are quick to boo at President Cyril Ramaphosa from the terraces of the National Sports Stadium, but what are they doing about those who a...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:37hrs | 66 | by Brezh Malaba
Zulu king 'says castration would end rape problem' in SA
South Africa's Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has said that those found guilty of rape should be castrated, the IOL news site reports."This would end this thing... this should be done in a way ...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 09:10hrs | 995 | by BBC
How Justice Zhou stopped Biti sly amendment
LAST Thursday, Zimbabweans heaved a collective sigh of relief when Justice Happious Zhou quashed the statutory instrument that brought about the unpopular 2% intermediated money transfer tax.H...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 20:18hrs | 644 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zanu-PF, ANC share special bond: Ramaphosa
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed his support for Zimbabwe and the ruling Zanu-PF party and has once again called for the immediate lifting of illegal sanctions against the countr...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
ANC to decide the fate of Zimbabweans in South Africa
South Africa's African National Congress is yet to make a decision on what will happened to the hundreds of thousands Zimbabweans who are living in the neighbouring country when the curren...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 15:49hrs | 10939 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ramaphosa reaffirms support for Zimbabwe
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed his support for Zimbabwe and the ruling Zanu-PF party and has once again called for the immediate lifting of the illegal sanctions against the co...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 06:04hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Demystifying Robert Mugabe's Pan-African bubble
When the dust settles, it's time to write. I have just watched Ian Bedowes' engagement of Robert Mugabe's legacy, which got me thinking. I was reminded of my very robust, 'no walls barred' WhatsApp re...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 16:18hrs | 1458 | by Dr Brilliant Sigabade Mhlanga
Mugabe's legacy now source of competing narratives, polemics
FOLLOWING the death of former president Robert Mugabe in Singapore, competing and contradicting narratives around his divisive legacy have emerged, reflective of the enigmatic and complex personality ...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:31hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's troubled legacy
This name evokes emotions of anger, hatred, regret and revulsion to many. Yet it is also a name that draws a lot of admiration, satisfaction, pride and gratitude to others.In death, just like ...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 18:16hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe was a towering figure against colonialism, says Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as a hero and pan-Africanist who fought colonialism."He was more than a representative figure of th...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 18:09hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe bravest in the continent - Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was the bravest leader in Africa in the call for the emancipation of black people. Ramaphosa mad...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 17:04hrs | 999 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe is dead, but old men still run southern Africa
THE death of former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe (95) saw another of the first-generation leaders of newly independent southern African states leave the world stage.Southern Africa was the ...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 06:56hrs | 553 | by Henning Melber
Mashaba refuses to apologise for deadly xenophobic violence
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has said he has "nothing to apologise for" following a spate of xenophobic attacks in the city. Mashaba was being interviewed by CNBC Africa and asked whether...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 11:38hrs | 3025 | by AFP
Ramaphosa apology for xenophobia welcome
WE welcome the public apology issued by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the African continent for the recent wave of xenophobic attacks on foreigners of African descent in his country. The ...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 07:29hrs | 217 | by Editorial - Chronicle
Ramaphosa revisits booing nightmare during Mugabe funeral
SOUTH AFRICAN President Cyril Ramaphosa has revisited his unfortunate Saturday experience in front of thousands of mourning Zimbabweans who booed him for continued xenophobic attacks on foreigners in ...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 00:07hrs | 2197 | by newzimbabwe
Mugabe Memorial: Family reflects on 'empty' stadium
While the Zimbabwean government and former President Robert Mugabe's family had indicated plans to take his remains to Zvimba, his home village following his Saturday funeral, this was ditched on Sund...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 00:03hrs | 1573 | by Staff reporter
In Pictures: Ramaphosa sends envoy to Nigeria over Xenophobia
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent a special envoy to meet Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari over the recent xenophobic attacks that saw the West African nation repatriating some of its...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 20:23hrs | 777 | by Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa heeds to Zimbabweans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's last Saturday visit to Zimbabwe, turned out to be more than just a farewell for the elderly statesman.Ramaphosa was in Zimbabwe honouring and bidding ...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 10:20hrs | 9384 | by Daniel Itai
Ramaphosa's 'dodgy donator' 'already dead' at time of crash - report
A private pathology report has reportedly revealed that former Bosasa boss Gavin Watson was already dead before he crashed his company car into a concrete pillar at the OR Tambo International Airport ...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:24hrs | 5586 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pays tribute to world leaders for mourning Mugabe
ZANU-PF has expressed gratitude to world leaders, other foreign dignitaries and the generality of Zimbabweans for paying tribute to the country's late former, President Robert Mugabe, during a State f...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 05:45hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
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