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Commonwealth chief bids for Zimbabwe readmission despite rights abuses
Zimbabwe could be readmitted to the Commonwealth – despite concern over its human rights record – following support from Baroness Scotland, the organisation's controversial Secretary-General....Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:27hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Ultimate Survivor: The nine lives of Wadyajena
JUST a few months ago, it looked almost certain that factional wars in Zanu PF had buried Justice Mayor Wadyajena. Yet, Mayor's detractors, especially in his turbulent Midlands Province, ...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 20:02hrs | 909 | by Paul Ndou
Mnangagwa spokesman says Commonwealth is a 'needless albatross'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman George Charamba says he would rather Zimbabwe quits the Commonwealth forever, even as the ruling Zanu PF party has been lobbying some members of the club of fo...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 16:19hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa loyalists opposed to Zimbabwe's Commonwealth readmission
A faction of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) party, primarily loyal to former leader Nelson Chamisa, has publicly opposed Zimbabwe's attempt to rejoin the Commonwealth under President Emmerso...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 11:20hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF grovels to Canada for backing in bid for Commonwealth readmission
The ruling Zanu-PF party has reached out to Canada for assistance in its efforts to end its pariah status and rejoin the Commonwealth, a move that dates back to Zimbabwe's withdrawal from the group in...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:07hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Mavhaire's return divides Zanu-PF
Members of Zanu-PF's Masvingo District are expressing dissatisfaction over the readmission of former politburo member Dzikamai Mavhaire into the party. The District Coordinating Committee (DCC) has ra...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 09:17hrs | 1699 | by Staff reporter
Paul Siwela's letter to President Mnangagwa - Buying chiefs not just nor sustainable to resolve Matabele grievances
The President of Zimbabwe Munhumutapa Building Harare Zimbabwe 28th July 2024 Ref: PresZim/07/28/24 Attention: Emmerson D. Mnangagwa Dear Mr Presi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 07:15hrs | 1379 | by Paul Siwela
Jim Kunaka wants Zanu-PF readmission
Former Zanu-PF youth leader Jim Kunaka's attempt to return to the ruling party has ignited a fierce factional dispute, reminiscent of past political upheavals involving former President Robert Mugabe ...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:22hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Zapu criticises Mnangagwa's plea for protection from Putin
Opposition Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa for seeking protection from Russian President Vladimir Putin during a recent visit to St Petersburg, as shown in a wid...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Kudzi Chipanga bounces back in Zanu-PF structures
Former Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga has secured a prominent position within the ruling party, marking his first significant role since being readmitted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chipa...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:21hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF lifts suspension of Chipinge South candidate
Zanu-PF has lifted the suspension of Chipinge South party candidate in the August 2023 elections Robert Chatogo Nyemudzo.Nyemudzo defeated Enock Porusingazi in the Zanu-PF primary elections, b...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ignatius Chombo plots dramatic political renaissance
THERE was excitement among Zanu-PF activists on Sunday following the official announcement of former long-serving Local Government minister, Ignatius Chombo's return to the party after a five-year hia...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health Services Commission boss arrested while receiving US$600 bribe
Health Services Commission Legal Manager and lawyer, Wilson Matsika has landed in the dock on allegations of demanding US$1,000 bribe from an expelled employee who was fighting to be reinstated into t...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ignatius Chombo readmitted back to Zanu-PF
Notable figures who have bounced back are former Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Ignatius Chombo, Killer Zivhu, Robert Nyemudzo, and Petronella Kagonye, among others.Zanu-PF Secretary-...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Killer Zivhu readmitted back to Zanu-PF
Former Chivi South MP Killer Zivhu has been readmitted to Zanu-PF without any conditions.Zivhu was expelled from Zanu-PF in 2020 on charges of misconduct after he wrote on his Twitter handle t...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 18:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
There is neither second republic nor new dispensation
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, from where I stand, there is neither a new dispensation nor a second republic to talk about. As I see it, the late former President Robert Muga...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:43hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Zimbabwe's Commonwealth return imminent?
ZIMBABWE is poised for a historic return to the Commonwealth early next year, before the group convenes its biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled for October in Samoa....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to rejoin Commonwealth in 2024
In a pivotal development underscoring President Mnangagwa's diplomatic doctrine of engagement and re-engagement, Zimbabwe stands on the brink of a historic return to the Commonwealth in early 2024. Th...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:25hrs | 46 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Commonwealth readmission a must for Zimbabwe
WE reported yesterday that Britain is pushing for Zimbabwe's readmission to the Commonwealth.President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been pushing for Zimbabwe's readmission to the club of nations und...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo exposes Mahere's 'big fat lie'
EXPLAINER: Fingerprints of the MDC in the "Edited" CCC Constitution filed by Tshabangu in Chamisa's Interdict Court Case to halt Further Recalls not Fraud but Proof of MDC Paternity of Lawful CCC...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 18:06hrs | 10 | by Jonathan Moyo
'Britain keen on Zimbabwe's Commonwealth readmission'
BRITISH ambassador to Zimbabwe, Peter Vowles, has said his country is keen to have Zimbabwe readmitted into the Commonwealth and end two decades of isolation.In an exclusive interview with New...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo seeks re-admission into Zanu-PF
Former Zanu-PF Politburo member and Secretary for Administration, Dr. Ignatius Chombo, has had his request for re-admission into the party accepted by the Mashonaland West Provincial Coordinating Comm...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Men are not angels, Mr President
GOOD day, President Emerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, the August 23 and 24 harmonised elections left no electoral fundamental standing. They were a sham and conspicuous by hollowness.They we...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:08hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Colonial master calls for re-evaluation of Zimbabwe's Commonwealth readmission bid
ZIMBABWE'S disputed elections will likely throw spanners in the country's efforts to re-join the Commonwealth with the United Kingdom House of Lords calling for its bid to be iced.Zimbabwe hel...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa desperate to legitimise win'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa appears desperate to legitimise his controversial re-election which has been described by observer missions as "flawed", analysts have indicated.Mnangagwa was decl...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth observer team heads to Zimbabwe
THE Commonwealth has appointed former Kenya Cabinet secretary for Education and Foreign Affairs, ambassador Amina Chawahir Mohamed, to lead a 15-member observer mission to Zimbabwe for the August 23 e...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:52hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere not Zimbabwe's Saviour
In the realm of Zimbabwean politics, the emergence of Saviour Kasukuwere as a self-proclaimed Presidential candidate has raised eyebrows and scepticism from many quarters.A man with a tarnishe...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:11hrs | 1 | by Kundayi Masekesa
Loud calls for Musona, Billiat's comeback
DYNAMOS and Warriors defender Frank Makarati has amplified calls for Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat to reconsider their decision to retire from international football so that they can lead Zimbabw...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must walk the talk on violence or be held accountable
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been calling for a peaceful election campaign this year, but his party Zanu-PF has been called out several times by human rights monitors and election support groups a...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors in World Cup draw
ZIMBABWE has been placed in one of the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying draw pots ahead of the expected lifting of its ban by the World governing body.A delegation from Fifa, Caf and Cosafa are ...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 20:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
60 countries to observe Zimbabwe elections
ZIMBABWE has extended invitations to 60 countries and regional bodies to observe the August elections, a 20% rise from 48 in the previous election, giving the international community a chance to see Z...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa breaks 23-year diplomatic stand-off with UK?
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa's engagement and re-engagement drive has broken a 23-year-old diplomatic stand-off between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, a development that bodes well for bilateral relations an...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engaged junior British officials
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa is meeting junior British government officials like Andrew Mitchell, minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, his Rwandan counterpart P...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa missing from King Charles III's historic picture with state leaders
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was Saturday conspicuous by his absence in a historic picture of recently coronated King Charles III and state leaders who attended his Saturday function in the UK....Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth maintains tough stance on Zimbabwe
THE Commonwealth has reportedly told Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement a raft of reforms for the Southern African country to be readmitted back into the league.Mnangagwa, wh...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Elections key for Zimbabwe's Commonwealth readmission'
ZIMBABWE'S elections in the next four months will decide the country's chances of being readmitted into the CommonwealthZIMBABWE'S elections in the next four months will decide the country's c...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's UK visit fails to thaw relations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa did not meet any high-level official of the United Kingdom administration when he visited London for the coronation of King Charles III.In contrast, the likes of R...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK MPs fail to cancel Mnangagwa invite?
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa leaves the country today to attend the coronation of King Charles III at a ceremony set to be attended by other world leaders, royals and celebrities in London, the United Kingdom....Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Commonwealth bid still on course, claims Govt
FOREIGN Affairs deputy minister David Musabayana has said government is still locked in negotiations to re-join the Commonwealth group of nations.Zimbabwe was first suspended from the Commonwe...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must reign in his son in-law, says football fans
FOOTBALL supporters have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in the impasse between Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and suspended Zifa board members which led to Zimbabwe's suspe...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes Commonwealth inroads?
ZIMBABWE continues to make headway in its quest to rejoin the Commonwealth after a Cabinet minister was invited to attend the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisations Ministerial Alliance for Dig...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Canada agonize readmitting Zanu PF into Commonwealth - trade democracy for ED's company, gold for fool's gold
"After allowing a wave of authoritarian regimes to become members in recent years, the Commonwealth and member states such as Canada are now pondering one of their toughest dilemmas: whether to approv...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 19:22hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
After allowing authoritarian Rwanda to join, Commonwealth faces tough dilemma over Zimbabwe
After allowing a wave of authoritarian regimes to become members in recent years, the Commonwealth and member states such as Canada are now pondering one of their toughest dilemmas: whether to approve...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | 1 | by Geoffrey York
Commonwealth has appalling human rights record
This written article by Professor Jonathan Moyo, then an academic at the University of Zimbabwe, was published by the Financial Gazette on 10 October 1991, a few days...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Chamisa left the fact-finding Mission deeply unimpressed
One Morris too manyWhat it's a name?The name of the old Triple C activist "beaten" in Murehwa is Morris Seremani. Morris as also the name of one turncoat freedom fighter who betrayed t...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Jamwanda
Baron Leong expects UK to hold free elections but it's 'too much and unfair' to ask same of Zimbabwe - how patronising
There are four tenets to rule of law: 1) The law must be simple, concise, relevant, and easily enforceable2) No one is above the law, especially those in positions of power and authori...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 19:25hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe's upcoming general elections test for Commonwealth readmission
The upcoming general elections in Zimbabwe should be a highlight of the country's willingness to re-join the Commonwealth but so far, nothing is pointing in that direction, according to Sonny Leong, a...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala case clouds Zimbabwe's Commonwealth readmission bid
UNITED Kingdom (UK)'s House of Lords member Kate Hoey has said Zimbabwe must not be re-admitted into the Commonwealth club over the country's deteriorating human rights record and continued detention ...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's UK activist jailed 13 years for terrorism
A CCC activists based in the United Kingdom has been jailed for three years for inciting public violence using his Facebook page.William Chinyanga was convicted last month on two of the four c...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 24 500km road network to be revamped by 2025
THIS week Zimbabwe Independent (ZI) business reporter, Freeman Makopa caught up with Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona (FM) to discuss updates in the progress of crucial i...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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