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Repression and dialogue in Zimbabwe: twin strategies that aren't working
Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy of coercion and dialogue has hit a series of hurdles. These include the continued opposition by the MDC and on-going scepticism of ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | 929 | by Brian Raftopoulos
Chamisa raises ante against Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has announced plans to visit Moscow and Beijing to seek help in settling the political and economic logjam gripping the southern African country, Russia...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:10hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bash for assuming SADC Troika chairmanship
ZANU-PF youths have called for a bash at the party's main headquarters in Harare to celebrate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assumption of the SADC Troika chairmanship.A message circulated on ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:59hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military says 'violent demos sponsored by third hand'
THE violent demonstration that occurred in January this year was sponsored by a third hand, a situation that prompted military personnel to intervene in order to bring sanity, Zimbabwe Defence Forces ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:53hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ramps up pressure on SADC
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will continue engaging Sadc in a bid to solve the country’s crisis although President Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon chair the bloc’s organ on Politics, Defence and Securi...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:25hrs | 6045 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to head important Sadc Troika
SADC executive secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax has formally briefed President Mnangagwa, who is taking over as chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation at the regional sum...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 20:28hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa handed SADC Troika chairperson post
President Emerson Mnangagwa will assume the chairmanship of Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security in August.According to a local daily newspaper...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 15:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lands top SADC post
President Emmerson will soon be assuming the position of the Chairperson of the SADC organ on Politics,Defence and Security Cooperation it has been revealed.In a SADC communiqué after Double ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 07:52hrs | 6817 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa not appointed chair of SADC Troika'
MDC Alliance official Discent Collins Bajila has said it was not true that declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been appointed an incoming Chair of the Southern African Development Community Troi...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 08:30hrs | 9165 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa still has faith in Sadc
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he still had faith in the regional bloc, Sadc, regardless of the fact that President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa was appointed deputy chairperson of the ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:40hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ups the pressure
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday dispatched a three-member team to lobby Sadc leaders at the ongoing regional summit in Namibia as Zimbabwe's political situation remains in...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:05hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter
Global leaders toast Mnangagwa victory
Sadc chair of the Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and Security, President Edgar Lungu of Zambia, has joined other world and regional leaders in congratulating President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa for ...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sadc mum on Chamisa's poll demands
Regional power broker, Sadc, has not yet responded to MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's plea for intervention, three days before watershed elections in Zimbabwe, whose result alread...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa in panic mode
WITH time fast running out ahead of Monday's general elections, opposition MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has reportedly pressed the panic button amid fears that the Sadc Troika ma...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa receives Chamisa's petition
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday disclosed that their planned vigils at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) offices countrywide would kick off next Tuesday a...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on track to hold credible elections: Sadc
Zimbabwe is on track to record credible, free and fair elections as the pre-election environment has been peaceful while the majority of people are confident of the electoral processes, Sadc has said....Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa speaks on Zimbabwe, DRC, Lesotho and Madagascar
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson and President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed satisfaction that peace and security are being consolidated in the region....Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 15:05hrs | 1270 | by News24
Mugabe, Mnangagwa in secret talks
A deal has been put on the table to end the bickering between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, as the ruling Zanu-PF party races against time to end internal discord be...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 14:29hrs | 10051 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leaves for Angola
The President, Emmerson Mnangagwa has left Harare for Luanda, Angola on an official visit.He is being accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Retired Lieutenant...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 10:02hrs | 2365 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi to take a political sabbatical?
Walter Mzembi was the last Foreign Affairs minister to serve under former president Robert Mugabe.Although his tenure was brief, for it was during his stint that the Mugabe's regime fell, it w...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 13:22hrs | 3317 | by Staff reporter
Thousands for #Mugabe ‘final push'
WAR veterans have called on cornered President Robert Mugabe to step down today or face the wrath of Zimbabweans in a planned final push rally to oust the only leader Zimbabwe has known since independ...Published: 18 Nov 2017 at 05:25hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Chiwenga in cliffhanger talks
Zimbabwe's long-time leader President Robert Mugabe yesterday reportedly agreed in principle to step down after 37 years in power, although details of his exit conditions were still a closed-guarded s...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 04:44hrs | 3069 | by Staff reporter
SADC Troika against military coup in Zimbabwe
SADC ORGAN TROIKA PLUS COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON MINISTERIAL MEETING ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE.1. The SADC Organ Troika Plus Council Chairperson Ministerial Meeting was ...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 17:51hrs | 7303 | by SADC
SADC Troika recommends a special summit of the head of states on Zim crisis
The SADC Organ Troika Plus Council Chairperson Ministerial Meeting noted with great concern the unfolding situation in the Republic of ZimbabweThe meeting reaffirmed SADC's commitment to the A...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 17:18hrs | 2644 | by Staff reporter
DARE Statement on ZEC Engagement
The Democratic Assembly for Restoration and Empowerment (DARE) declares a deadlock with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission with regards to their independence and impartiality. We note with disdain the ...Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 16:44hrs | | by Clemence Tabatapashi Nhliziyo
Mugabe skips Sadc troika
President Robert Mugabe yesterday reportedly failed to attend the Sadc double troika extraordinary summit in Botswana as he is still on holiday in the Far East.Instead, Mugabe sent Foreign...Published: 19 Jan 2016 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe has been airborne for a staggering 140 000 km, just five months
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has been airborne for a staggering 140 000 kilometres, just five months into the year as the Zanu-PF leader's foreign trips continue to bleed the economy.Now derisi...Published: 10 May 2015 at 11:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political crisis reaches tipping point
With an absentee ruler who has only chaired one Cabinet meeting since the beginning of 2015, the wheels have virtually come off in Zimbabwe. The economy continues to be on an unprecedented...Published: 31 Mar 2015 at 10:10hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu, MDC-T National Spokesperson
Mugabe keeps Zimbabwe guessing
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's continued absence in the country has reignited speculation around the ageing leader's health.Mugabe, who turns 91 in a month, left the country on December 14 destined...Published: 20 Jan 2015 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Proper Zimbabwe cabinet reshuffle looms
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is likely to reshuffle cabinet soon after returning from his annual holiday in the Far East, despite last week's changes, which will see several ministers and their deputies, m...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe labours with Lesotho mediation
SADC chairman President Robert Mugabe is struggling to resolve the Lesotho crisis. Rival leaders of the kingdom's coalition government met last week at the Department of Regional and Inte...Published: 22 Sep 2014 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Namibia conduct airforce drills
Zimbabwe and Namibia on Wednesday conducted a joint air drill in Nyanga, Manicaland province, aimed at practicing measures against potential threats to the Southern African Development Community (SADC...Published: 17 Sep 2014 at 21:21hrs | | by Blessing Zulu
Mugabe leaves for SADC Summit
President Robert Mugabe has arrived in South Africa where he will attend the SADC Troika Summit to be held in Pretoria on Monday.President Mugabe, who is accompanied by the Minister of Pre...Published: 14 Sep 2014 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sadc Troika meets over Lesotho
The SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security (Troika) is meeting in Pretoria, South Africa with a view of coming up with solutions to the political problems that are threatening peace and stab...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 16:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's opposition parties fast becoming irrelevant
Zimbabwe's opposition parties are in serious disarray and are fast becoming irrelevant to the struggle for survival which the people are engaged in on a daily basis.Instead of introspectin...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 16:37hrs | | by Pius Wakatama
Tsvangirai's letter to Sadc - Fulltext
Attn: The Chairperson Sadc Troika Organ on Politics, Defense and Securitycc. All Sadc Heads of State18 August 2014REF: Zimbabwe needs an urgent return to legitimacy...Published: 22 Aug 2014 at 12:55hrs | | by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
Mugabe calls Tsvangirai's demand a 'joke'
President Robert Mugabe has reportedly ridiculed former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai's call for an early return to polls, labelling the demand a "joke".According the Daily News, Tsvangirai...Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 11:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe rejects Tsvangirai's fresh polls call
President Robert Mugabe has rejected opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's call for an early return to the polls, rubbishing the demand as "ridiculous."George Charamba, Mugabe's offici...Published: 20 Aug 2014 at 13:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai wants fresh polls
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has written to Sadc demanding fresh elections, claiming that last year's polls were rigged by President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF.In a damning letter to the...Published: 19 Aug 2014 at 16:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zuma musn't turn Sadc into a market for SA's products,' says Mugabe
Robert Mugabe has said Jacob Zuma should cooperate with other SADC countries instead of trying to turn the region into a market for SA's products. South African President Jacob Zuma and Namibi...Published: 18 Aug 2014 at 20:47hrs | | by Owen Gagare, Everson Mushava
'Sadc will use force against any armed rebellion'
THE Southern African Development Committee will not hesitate to use force against any armed rebellion bent on destabilising any of its member states, the director of the bloc's Organ on Politics, Defe...Published: 16 Aug 2014 at 15:04hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
'Mugabe's Sadc chair will burden Zimbabwe'
President Robert Mugabe's imminent takeover as Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairman will not bring any benefits to Zimbabwe, an opposition leader has said.Sadc will hold its ...Published: 12 Aug 2014 at 13:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai in a Catch-22 situation
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai is in a Catch-22 situation in his bid to press regional leaders meeting in Zimbabwe next week to resolve a deepening socio-economic and political crisis.His bitt...Published: 07 Aug 2014 at 14:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe rewarded with Sadc chair post'
President Robert Mugabe's ascension to the chair of (Southern African Development Community) Sadc was a reward for staging a violence-free poll and a show of solidarity among African leaders, analysts...Published: 29 Jul 2014 at 13:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's political star set to shine bright
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's political star is set to shine bright when he takes over the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from current chair, Malawi's Peter Mutharika, n...Published: 24 Jul 2014 at 11:19hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Mugabe assumes SADC chairmanship post
Zimbabwe will be the centre of SADC activities from August 2014 to August 2015, with President Robert Mugabe assuming the chairmanship of the 15-member regional grouping next month.President M...Published: 16 Jul 2014 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
We are being shut out - claims Matabele leaders in Zanu-PF
A senior Zanu-PF official in Bulawayo has unknowingly revealed to a Bulawayo24 source that members of Zanu-PF from Matabeleland more so the ex PF Zapu ones have been ordered to shut up and stay aw...Published: 07 Jun 2014 at 20:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mozambique insurgency threat to regional security
RAMPANT poaching and threats to political stability posed by the rebel Alfonso Dhlakama-led Renamo in Mozambique are serious regional issues, which should be dealt with urgently, officials said yester...Published: 19 Nov 2013 at 13:46hrs | 2387 | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwe elections a closed chapter, says Sadc
THE Sadc secretariat has said the election report on Zimbabwe presented in Harare this week by head of the bloc's Election Observer Mission Mr Bernard Membe was final, quashing MDC-T claims yesterday...Published: 06 Sep 2013 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'This election was generally credible' - Sadc reaffirms endorsement
SADC yesterday issued its final and comprehensive report on the harmonised elections, describing them as having been free, peaceful, and generally credible and a reflection of the will of the people o...Published: 03 Sep 2013 at 02:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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