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'US debt is a pyramid scheme used to defraud other nations'
Senior Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin has branded US federal government debt a global pyramid scheme that is heading for an inevitable collapse. The comments come as Washington struggles to agree...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:39hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Inflation triggers food shortages in Britain
Britain has been hit by a massive food shortage that has been triggered by a combination of factors that include inflation and a biting energy crisis. According to reports from British media t...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe was colonized through a 'mega deal', and happening again with the Chinese and Belarusians
When people talk of colonization, there are those with the misguided notion that this only occurs via military conquest - usually, by a more powerful nation over a far weaker one.Yet, this cou...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1285 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa associate biggest winner in Zimbabwe-Belarus deals
ZIMBABWE'S honorary consul to Belarus Alexander Zingman, a close associate to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, was the biggest winner in trade agreements signed t...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:13hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
President Lukashenko, be warned, Zimbabwe will never be a colony again!
Amongst all the hullabaloo, with the pomp and fanfare, surrounding the so-called 'historic' state visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Zimbabwe - some of us are more wary of a leader ...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 08:51hrs | 1519 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Russia/ Ukraine crisis is a manufactured one to sabotage ties
THE Russian Defence ministry on Thursday morning announced that it had taken on Ukraine's air defences and its Air Force with a series of precision attacks, after airports and runways across the count...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | 3292 | by Staff reporter
US, UK tell Mnangagwa to introspect on sanctions
THE United States (US) and Britain yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of hiding behind a finger by blaming sanctions for his misrule and rising corruption, economic mismanagement, failure ...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:41hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Harare, London entering another diplomatic level?
CORDIAL engagement and re-engagement between the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe testify that the Second Republic is quietly working and making good progress in terms of re-engaging the world. Thi...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:07hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Why are so many countries legalizing cannabis?
For a long time, in countries all around the world, marijuana had a terrible reputation. People who used cannabis on a regular basis were known to be lazy, unhelpful stoners that didn't give anything ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 20:43hrs | 36 | by Staff write
Why are so many Countries Legalizing Cannabis?
For a long time, in countries all around the world, marijuana had a terrible reputation. People who used cannabis on a regular basis were known to be lazy, unhelpful stoners that didn't give anything ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 08:57hrs | 73 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe in key post-Brexit UK investment indaba
Zimbabwe's engagement and re-engagement drive continues to bear fruit after the United Kingdom invited local businesses to participate in next week's Africa Investment Conference along with companies ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe to Mnangagwa: From frying pan into fire?
A time comes when overwhelmed Africans desperately desire to see a change in leadership and don't pay rapt attention to the details of the next leadership provided it is a new face. This despe...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 13:51hrs | 3213 | by Omolola Lipede
China tells Zimbabwe 'Don't blame us, sort your own house'
The China-Zimbabwe relationship is viewed by many as bad because China is said to be enjoying unfair advantages but the giant Asian state has business ethics, acting ambassador Zhao Baogang has said....Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 12:12hrs | 6133 | by Staff reporter
UK using Zimbabwe govt officials to interrogate failed asylum seekers
The Home Office has been inviting Zimbabwean government representatives to interview asylum seekers who have fled political persecution in the country, in what has been branded a "corrupt" exercise....Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 08:13hrs | 1585 | by The Independent
Turkish Airlines set to fly into Zimbabwe
Turkish Airlines is expected to expand its flight route into Zimbabwe by the second quarter of next year following profound deliberations held by authorities from the two countries at the ongoing Turk...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 13:52hrs | 1643 | by Staff reporter
Chinese are new colonisers of Zimbabwe - MDC Alliance legislator
MDC Alliance legislator Chalton Hwende has warned Zimbabwean citizens that the Chinese who are touted as investors in the country are not as such but they are new authorised colonisers of the nation....Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1462 | by Stephen Jakes
Big new UK immigration plan expected
British prime minister, Theresa May, has agreed to a post-Brexit immigration system that will offer visas to immigrants in a tiered system based on skills and wealth.According to a report by ...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 14:12hrs | | by Staff Writer
Hiding in the comforts of Sweden: Paul Siwela pens a letter to Mnangagwa
Dear Bhudi Paul, With dismay I read the letter you wrote President Mnangagwa today. I hasten to say that I was disappointed by this militant language you have now adopted as a party: MLO. What...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 20:25hrs | 3729 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe doomed as May, Merkel back Mnangagwa
On August 28, British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, for a one-day working visit. This visit was part of a three-nation tour of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria designed...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
Mnangagwa seeks to revive Chinese mega deals
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will pursue mega deals with China during his visit to the Asian country.The southern African nation, still battling to shake off a hangover from a decade-l...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 15:40hrs | 1908 | by Staff reporter
Prof. Mthuli Ncube: How to kick start Zimbabwe's economic recovery
There is a lot of work to do on the economic front but what is important is to draft a very clear economic vision and strategy for the country, to create an economy that exhibits strong GDP growth ove...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 22:05hrs | 6569 | by Professor Mthuli Ncube
Chamisa or Mnangagwa: It's the economy stupid
TOMORROW, standing in the small voting booth, with pen in hand, looking down at the 23 names of presidential aspirants on the ballot paper, there's little doubt the voter will be making a crucial deci...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:25hrs | | by Tartira Zwinoira
Zimbabwe companies clinch $3m deals in DRC
ZIMBABWEAN mining companies recently clinched business deals worth over $3 million at the just-ended DRC Mining Week, ZimTrade has said.The expo, attended by 10 Zimbabwean mining companies, wa...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:33hrs | 731 | by Staff Reporter
What is Chisa Mbama Chisa?
Zimbabwean populism has a clear history, and Morgan Tsvangirai epitomized its paradoxes. At his graveyard, he united political adversaries, religious people, blacks, whites, Indians; yet at the height...Published: 14 May 2018 at 18:48hrs | 8082 | by Sam Wezhira
Britain changes Zimbabwe policy?
Britain is reported to have adopted a radical new approach to Zimbabwe at odds with United States policy. A London-based fortnightly newsletter Africa Confidential says Britain is now promoting the id...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 23:23hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
UK push for Zimbabwe debt write-off in exchange for reform commitment not delivery - not altruism
The British government's approach on Zimbabwe continues to be out of synch with the rest of the international community and, most worryingly, contrary to what is in the best interest of the people of ...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 09:22hrs | 489 | by Wilbert Mukori
A week is a long time in politics, just ask Nelson Chamisa
Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson used to famously say that ‘a week is a long time in politics'. And few weeks have proven this statement more than the one we have just had.This ti...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 08:16hrs | | by Mike Tawanda
Why the Opposition should be putting Zimbabwe first
For many decades, Zimbabwean policy was dictated by the whims of one person who treated our nation like a fiefdom and whose deals and investments were purely for his own benefit.Thankfully, si...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 12:26hrs | | by Tawanda, Bulawayo
ZETDC and CAFCA under probe
The Competition and Tariff Commission is probing Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) and CAFCA on a case of suspected anti-competitive behaviour.ZETDC is a...Published: 11 May 2017 at 15:46hrs | 677 | by Staff Reporter
UK Supreme Court rules PM May must get parliament's approval to trigger Brexit
The UK Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May must get parliament's approval before she begins Britain's formal exit from the European Union.The UK's highest judicial b...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 11:41hrs | | by Reuters
Trump talks, British pound drops
UK Prime Minister Theresa May won endorsement from US President-elect Donald Trump over her Brexit course but sterling plunged on Monday on fears that Britain could be on a collision course with its E...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 15:35hrs | | by AFP
Africa after Brexit
African economies may be severely affected by Britain's exitBy 6:30 a.m. on 24 June, less than 12 hours after a successful referendum on Brexit (Britai...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 07:35hrs | 240 | by Amelia Tan
What Brexit means for Africa, Zimbabwe
"Fog in the channel - continent cut off." The Brookings Institution reminded us of this famous though apocryphal British headline in an analysis of Brexit this week. For Brookings, the headline epitom...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by Peter Fabricius
BREAKING: UK votes to leave European Union after 43 years
The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum.According to BBC, London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote h...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 06:12hrs | 2222 | by Staff Reporter
Donald Trump to run for US Presidency
New York - US business tycoon Donald Trump declared on Tuesday he was running for the White House. "I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our coun...Published: 16 Jun 2015 at 19:09hrs | | by AFP
Britain's Charm Offensive - as Zim, West mend relations
THE British government will this month send a trade delegation to Zimbabwe in a bid to explore possible areas of investment, a State controlled publication reported today.The British governmen...Published: 03 Oct 2014 at 06:22hrs | 2058 | by Staff Reporter
Intra-Africa trade: Going beyond political commitments
Progress will come when agreements are implemented Among Africa's policy wonks, underperforming trade across the continent within the region ...Published: 23 Aug 2014 at 09:01hrs | | by Masimba Tafirenyika
Ukraine clashes turning deadly as protests escalate, 4 shot dead
Kiev, Ukraine -- At least four people have been shot dead and hundreds injured as demonstrators clash with police over new laws limiting the right to protest in Ukraine, the head of the protest mo...Published: 22 Jan 2014 at 23:30hrs | 2004 | by CNN
Illicit Financial Flows from Africa: Track it, stop it, get it
Illicit money outflows are draining Africa's domestic resources, depriving it of crucial investment funds.The figures are staggering: between $1.2 tril...Published: 27 Dec 2013 at 15:59hrs | 310 | by Masimba Tafirenyika
US warns Zimbabwe against selling uranium to Iran
The United State has warned Zimbabwe against selling uranium that could be used in a nuclear weapons programme to Iran.The US said such a deal would violate international law and lead to seve...Published: 12 Aug 2013 at 10:02hrs | 3717 | by Staff reporter
Snowden must stop leaking secrets to stay in Russia, says Putin
MOSCOW - Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Monday that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will have to stop leaking U.S. secrets if he wants to get asylum in Russia, bu...Published: 02 Jul 2013 at 05:09hrs | 2446 | by AP
Ecuador refuses to bow to U.S. pressure over Edward Snowden
Defiant authorities in Ecuador say they won't bow to U.S. pressure as they weigh former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's request for asylum.Ecuador's president and other top officials said Thur...Published: 28 Jun 2013 at 12:30hrs | | by CNN
Zimbabwe snubbed by China?
AS Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Africa last week, Zimbabwe could only longingly stand-by as the country was not on the Chinese leader's itinerary.Xi is the second leader to give Zimbab...Published: 01 Apr 2013 at 17:52hrs | 2538 | by Staff Reporter
Indigenisation is Privatisation: A Botched Policy
Indigenisation and empowerment in Zimbabwe has become the political hot potato. Moves towards elitism and Eastern dominated trade deals have challenged and continue to challenge the authenticity of I...Published: 19 Apr 2011 at 23:26hrs | 872 | by Farai Chikowore
Hu supports human rights
Hu Jintao conceded Wednesday that “a lot still needs to be done” to protect human rights in China – a considerable breakthrough given the communis...Published: 20 Jan 2011 at 14:57hrs | | by Byo24News
The Untold Story of Remedying Broken Governance
Democracy and human rights are now at the fore front of Zimbabwean politics. However moves towards more political parties, privatization, indigenisation and Eastern dominated trade deals have challen...Published: 19 Nov 2011 at 09:59hrs | 760 | by Farai Chikowore
Mugabe attendance to cause uproar
The European Union (EU) has been accused of lacking “guts” to deal decisively with President Robert Mugabe, internationally condemned for human rights violations, pol...Published: 28 Nov 2010 at 23:29hrs | 257 | by Mafirakure
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