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Why UDC's victory is not a blueprint for Zimbabwe's opposition
The recent political landscape in Southern Africa has been marked by significant shifts, with the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) conceding defeat to the United Democratic Congress (UDC) led by Duma B...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1628 | by Tinotenda Gacha
Was Kudzi Keita a diamond dealer and a hustler?
THE first thing which would hit you about Kudzai Keita was his SURNAME.It's not a common surname in Zimbabwe and rarely does one find it being associated with a name like Kudzai.It's a...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 10:08hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors climb on FIFA Rankings
The Zimbabwe national football team, affectionately known as the Warriors, has made a significant leap in the latest FIFA Rankings, released on Thursday. Following a successful stint during the recent...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 15:31hrs | 5811 | by Staff reporter
ED2030 campaign suffers setback
An ambitious campaign to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028 has suffered a significant setback, with a key faction of the ruling Zanu-PF party failing to endorse the move in resolu...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1730 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's value-added exports rise to US$244,5 million
Zimbabwe's export sector is experiencing a significant upswing, driven by a marked increase in value-added products and local manufacturing, signaling a promising path toward sustainable economic grow...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Bosso bombshell
Highlanders Football Club has made sensational claims that their abandoned Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final match against Simba Bhora was rigged, accusing match officials of orchestrating the chaos tha...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 09:59hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Rugeje caught up in bar CIO hunt for rights activist
Days before a summit of regional leaders, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's shock troops armed with AK47s stormed a bar where a retired top general and Zanu-PF politburo member was drinking on Wednesday,...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 08:00hrs | 3473 | by Staff reportrer
Warriors unchanged on Fifa rankings
Zimbabwe's men's national football team remains in 129th place out of 210 in the latest FIFA global rankings. In the continental rankings, they are still 38th in Africa. Despite winning two ma...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 05:54hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Sables' Africa Cup final squad named
The Zimbabwe Rugby Union is set to announce the final senior men's rugby team for the Rugby Africa Cup on Tuesday. The 28-player team will primarily consist of locally based players due to difficultie...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:01hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Next Generation of Energy Leaders to Drive Transformation at the African Energy Week (AEW) 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - With Africa serving as a dynamic hub for oil and gas, renewable energy and cutting-edge technologies, the participation of youth in the sector is crucial to bringing in new p...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 17:52hrs | 163 | by APO
Drawing parallels between Kenya and Zimbabwe's social, economic, and political disturbances
We want to believe that the demonstrations in Kenya just happened overnight. The Gene Zs went on a rampage assisted by criminals. To framing them so thin, is to trivialize a genuine revolution that wa...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 23:08hrs | 32 | by Nomazulu Thata
The death of coalitions
To drag out or not to drag Biden!What a disaster for the Democrats in United States elections!With little foresight or care, Democrats pitted a dead-man-come-to-life by the name of Joe...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:16hrs | 2 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Zimbabwe Warriors face grim Afcon draw
Zimbabwe's national football team, the Warriors, faced a setback in their FIFA rankings after recent losses to Lesotho and South Africa, dropping seven places to 129th globally and 38th in Africa. Thi...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Russian Post resumes delivery services to Zimbabwe
As summer starts, Russian Post will offer customers the ability to send parcels to 14 more African countries, bringing the total to 39, the state-owned company's press service announced on Monday....Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 12:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
What the CIA really thought about Mugabe and other African leaders
One was "highly emotional", another prone to "erratic personal behaviour", and one was said to have quite impressive intellectual and political skills.Those were some of the frank assessments ...Published: 28 May 2024 at 11:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must stop flirting with extending rule
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn into office three times in six years, and in his inauguration speeches in November 2017, August 2018, and September 2023, he promised radical reforms aimed ...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:56hrs | 2 | by Nyasha Macbride Mpani
Lessons for Nelson Chamisa
UNIVERSITY of Cape Town-based constitutional law expert Justice Alfred Mavedzenge has rallied the Zimbabwean opposition led by politician Nelson Chamisa to take lessons from events in Senegal that res...Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:50hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
The imbecility of Macron - 'Africa can't manage the world!'
Imbecility of MacronFollowing a wave of anti-French feelings across Francophone Africa, a former Economic Minister for France, one Thierry Breton, took to twitter and posted the following: "It...Published: 18 May 2024 at 10:43hrs | 198 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Zelensky plans trip to South Africa
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to pay SA an official state visit in the next few months as part of his African charm offensive amid a debilitating war with Russia. International re...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe worst governed country in Sadc
ZIMBABWE has been ranked as one of the worst governed countries in southern Africa by World Economics, a respected economic research institute based in the United Kingdom.The country is also i...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors move up on FIFA rankings
The Zimbabwean national football team, known as the Warriors, has shown notable advancement in the latest FIFA world rankings. This positive shift follows their recent participation in a four-nation t...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics is a rat race and the antagonists' trump cards are deception and betrayal
Zimbabwe's political system is not a caucus race but a rat race! Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland explained what a caucus race is: "After swimming around in Alice's pool of tears...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:29hrs | 10 | by Wilbert Mukori
Time to re-energise the opposition
The future and quality of our opposition is in limbo and in dire straits. It needs to be fixed, improved as quickly as possible if it wants to be a force to reckon with. There are no short cuts to att...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 11:47hrs | | by Leonard Koni
The African continent is overgrowing with a network of American biological laboratories
At the end of October, specialists from the Scientific Research Institute of Infectious Diseases of the US ground forces arrived in Kenya. Information about their activity, obviously, was classified a...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 20:34hrs | 36 | by Staff Reporter
Record-breaking global migration - Unprecedented displacement spurs demand for people-focused solutions
On 14 June, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued his flagship annual report, Global Trends: Forced Displacement 2022. It states that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced ...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 13:14hrs | 11 | by Lansana Gberie
Two Zimbabwean Filmmakers selected for South African DFMI Business Lab
After receiving a record number of applications for the third edition of the DFMI Business Lab, the Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to announce 35 participants from 22 countries across the contin...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 10:58hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Brito chapter begins
A new chapter begins for the Warriors today as they embark on a fresh campaign under the guidance of Brazilian coach Baltemar Brito.Brito, who was appointed as the head coach of the Zimbabwe s...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Senegal restricts internet access
The action is necessary to stop the spread of "hateful messages" on social media following an opposition figure's arrest, the Communications Ministry has saidThe government of Senegal has temp...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 19:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says he stands in solidarity with Putin over Ukraine war
Zimbabwe stands in solidarity with Russia as it wages war on Ukraine, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday.In comments that will anger we...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
U.S. sanctions take center stage in Zimbabwe elections
When Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's long-time despot, lost power in a 2017 military coup, many Zimbabweans took to the streets, celebrating what they hoped would be the beginning of a new chapter.M...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's US$700k splurge on Chinese private jet for Russia trip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa hired a private jet from China to fly him to Russia on Tuesday at an estimated cost of nearly US$700,000.Mnangagwa, attending the Russia-Africa summit in St Peters...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 19:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry confident Warriors will play at home
Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation minister Kirsty Coventry is confident that the senior national team, the Warriors, will play their matches in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers at home following the ...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:03hrs | 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
If Zim economy 'growing' under sanctions, why was it not growing in the past 20 years?
So, the ruling ZANU PF regime wants to be given another term in power on the basis that it has managed to grow the economy, in spite of sanctions supposedly imposed on the country?That is perf...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 19:52hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shaka Zulu is back in pop culture
SHAKA kaSenzangakhona is universally recognised as the founder of what would become known as the "Zulu nation".He ruled from about 1817 until he was assassinated by his half-brothers in 1828....Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK targets Zimbabwe's science, maths teachers
Zimbabwean teachers are in the front row following a call by the United Kingdom for "the very best" overseas teachers to apply for vacancies, sweetened by a £10,000 relocation fee.The UK is t...Published: 31 May 2023 at 20:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in Nigeria for Tinubu inauguration
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has arrived here to join other leaders attending the inauguration of Nigeria president-elect Bola Tinubu scheduled for Monday.VP Chiwenga landed at the N...Published: 28 May 2023 at 13:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | | by Musa Kika
Zimbabwe adjudged as flood prone
ZIMBABWE has been added to Google's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Flood Hub platform which provides early warnings to people living in regions exposed to risk of floods.This comes at a time whe...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
King Mswati III calls for removal of Zimbabwe sanctions
VISITING Eswatini leader, King Mswati III, yesterday commended Zimbabwe for the various developmental projects it has embarked upon despite the negative effects of illegal Western sanctions it has bee...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Mswati heads to Victoria Falls
TWO more heads of state, King Mswati III of Eswatini and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema have confirmed their attendance at the Transform Africa Summit (TAS) in Victoria Falls next week.T...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Munetsi picked for top French award
WARRIORS midfielder Marshal Munetsi has been shortlisted for the prestigious Marc-Vivien Foé Prize award by C (RFI).Eleven players, including Munetsi have been shortlisted for the award which...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Maridadi seeks new markets for Zimbabwe products
As the manufacturing sector continues to increase production driven by favourable policies introduced by the Second Republic, Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Senegal James Maridadi has decided to help the fi...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
LIST: Top 50 African Trailblazers Awards nominees released
The inaugural Afri50 Trailblazer Awards will take place on May 1, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa, coinciding with Workers Day. The event will recognize 50 African trailblazers who have made a sig...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 08:44hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Munetsi calls out SRC, Zifa, again
FRANCE-BASED Warriors midfielder Marshall Munetsi has rued the missed opportunity to play 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers, owing to the Zi...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Senegal President to open 2023 ZITF
Senegalese President Macky Sall is set to officially open this year's Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) which will run from 25 to 29 April 2023.This was revealed by President Emmerson M...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa invited to King Charles III coronation
Zimbabwe plans to double down on its foreign policy thrust, which has so far managed to establish rewarding transactional partnerships across the world, with President Mnangagwa expected to attend the...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out again
President Mnangagwa has left the country for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he will join other African leaders for the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union summit that will tackle political, econom...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenged to answer questions in Parly
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) member of Parliament for Mbizo, Settlement Chikwinya, has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to attend the National Assembly and answer to pressing issues fac...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embassy gets land from Senegal for production of white maize
THE Zimbabwean Embassy in Senegal has been availed with more land to spearhead the production of white maize in a diplomatic show of food security initiatives that the continent is putting in place....Published: 29 Jan 2023 at 07:50hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
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