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US State Department revokes 6,000 student visas

The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department said.The agency said the "vast majority" of the violations were assault, driving under the influence…

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:33hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter

Warmonger joins Israel in attacking Iran, strikes Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz sites

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has announced that United States forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites in a "very successful attack", adding that the heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility is "gone".Trump's decision on Saturday to join Israe…

Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter

Trump adds Zimbabwe to list of countries facing US travel ban

Zimbabwe is one of 36 countries whose citizens could be banned from travelling to the United States over alleged identity documentation fraud and visa violations, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.A memo was signed by Secretary of Sta…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 12:28hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter

US denies Trump aid cuts are affecting Zimbabwe's HIV treatment

The United States government has rejected allegations that its recent aid reductions are jeopardising Zimbabwe's access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and other essential humanitarian and health programmes. This follows growing fears that…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:39hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe not among 7 African countries blacklisted by Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a sweeping travel ban on citizens from seven African countries, citing threats linked to terrorism, inadequate identity verification, and high levels of visa overstays. The ban, which takes effect on…

Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:11hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter

Second group of white Afrikaners arrive in the US

A SMALL small batch of white Afrikaners quietly arrived in the US on Friday, as part of President Donald Trumpâ€™s offer to resettle them amidst false claims of white genocide and persecution in South Africa.They are part of 8,000 who will…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter

Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?

Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay compensation to white farmers who lost l…

Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 15:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trump unveils new global tariffs, Zimbabwe faces 18% reciprocal tax

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acted on his campaign promises to "build that wall" and announced a raft of tariffs targeting countries around the world, including some of America's closest trading partners, in a move that risks spa…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reported

70,000 Afrikaners seeking relocation to US

At the time, chamber president, Neil Diamond, said the inquiries were from people who wanted to relocate to the US with their families. This week, Diamond has travelled to South Africa with his delegation, where he has met officials from t…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 11:39hrs | 1700 | by Staff reporter

Biden's pardons 'void and vacant', says Trump

US President Donald Trump has claimed that pardons signed by his predecessor, Joe Biden, lack legal force, alleging they were never properly considered and authorized.Shortly before leaving office, Biden granted preemptive clemency to seve…

Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 15:21hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter

Voice of America dismantled over propaganda claims

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".A White House statement said the order would "ensure taxpayers are no longer o…

Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 10:15hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter

Trump's US is looking for a political showdown with South Africa

The debate on Ebrahim Rasool's public expulsion as South Africa's ambassador to the US has focussed on the wisdom of his remarks. But this debate misses the substantive issues at stake. First, the public way the expulsion was done suggests…

Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 13:44hrs | 1301 | by Adam Habib

US expels 'race-baiting' South African ambassador

The United States has expelled South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates America and President Donald Trump.Ties between the United States and South Af…

Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 09:52hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter

Mombeshora addresses health concerns amid Trump's recent executive orders

THE Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, has assured Zimbabwean citizens that the government is actively addressing the nation's health concerns. His statements come in response to recent Executive Orders by US Presid…

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:37hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe welcomes US investment in coal production

Zimbabwe is prepared to welcome investment in coal production from the United States following Washington's major shift in energy policy, which now seeks partnerships with African countries in coal production. The move marks a reversal of …

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:07hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter

Musk calls for shut down Voice of America, Radio Free Europe

United States billionaire Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, has called for the shutdown of U.S. government-funded propaganda machines Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Voice of America.Musk made the remarks Sun…

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 14:42hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter

Extending Mnangagwa's term through corruption and patronage

AS Zimbabweans grapple with economic hardships, skyrocketing inflation, and a deteriorating healthcare system, Zanu-PF is once again prioritising its grip on power over the welfare of the people.The ruling party's latest scheme - a blatant…

Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:40hrs | | by Political Correspondent

'South Africa being unjustly punished by the Trump'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has strongly criticized the United States for imposing sanctions on South Africa, likening the situation to the punitive measures placed on Zimbabwe following its Land Reform Programme. In a statement to journa…

Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trump, Ramaphosa war of words escalates

The South African government has hit back at United States President Donald Trump after his administration froze aid worth over $400 million, accusing Washington of engaging in a "campaign of misinformation and propaganda." The diplomatic …

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trump promotes resettlement of South African white refugees

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order cutting all foreign aid to South Africa, citing concerns about the country "seizing" ethnic minority Afrikanersâ€™ agricultural property without compensation.Trump alleged South Af…

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against…

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chinese nationals face additional charges over Zimbabwe farm shooting incident

The State has pressed additional charges against two Chinese nationals who were arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at their employee and firing three warning shots during a confrontation over unpaid wages at a Gweru farm.The incident, w…

Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 19:37hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter

545 Zimbabweans to be deported from the United States

In a move that has raised concerns among human rights advocates and Zimbabwean communities in the United States, a total of 545 individuals claiming Zimbabwean citizenship are set to be deported following a ruling by U.S. immigration autho…

Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 19:14hrs | 13733 | by Staff reporter

Trump suggests Canada should become the 51st US State

US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that Canada should become the 51st US state unless it manages to halt the flow of illegal migrants and drugs across its border with the US, Fox News reported on Monday, citing sources. Accordin…

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter

'Trump Presidency to hurt Zimbabwe's trade, investments'

Zimbabwe's trade and investment prospects could face significant challenges following United States President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariff policies, according to an analysis by FBC Securities.Trump, who recently made a political co…

Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Britain's interference in the US presidential election will backfire badly

Foreign interventions in elections or referenda rarely end well for the interventionists. In 2016, then US President Barack Obama foolishly lectured the British people on how they should vote in the upcoming referendum on EU membership, wa…

Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 989 | by Nile Gardiner

Biden tells President Trump to 'get a life' and 'help these people'

The US president has criticized his predecessor's rhetoric about the recent hurricanes which have battered the nationUS President Joe Biden has lashed out at his predecessor, Donald Trump, when asked about "disinformation" supposedly sprea…

Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:22hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter

Elon Musk leaps onto stage at Trump rally

The tycoon hailed the Republican presidential candidate as a champion of democracy and the US ConstitutionTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has made an appearance at a Donald Trump rally, endorsing the Republican presidential nominee as the o…

Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 11:13hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter

US elections have literally become a problematically violent affair

It's rich and absurd for the new US Ambassador to Zimbabwe - Pamela Tremont - to start her first day in her office in Harare by recklessly charging that the US has "problems with elections" in Zimbabwe, when elections in the US have litera…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 826 | by Jonathan Moyo

Donald Trump issues fresh challenge to elderly Biden

The former president has called for a debate and golf game so that his rival can prove he's capable of leading the countryFormer US President Donald Trump has challenged Joe Biden to a "no-holds-barred" debate and an 18-hole game of golf s…

Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:08hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Joe Biden has entered the twilight zone!

The debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump has revealed a terrible secret Democrats have been hiding from American citizens for the last three years. London's University College professor Robert Howard sa…

Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:42hrs | 5 | by Kenneth Mufuka

Trump to end 'gender insanity' in schools

Former US President Donald Trump has promised that if reelected this November, he will defund schools that promote "inappropriate" content to children such as gender identity and critical race theory. He also pledged to strip federal fundi…

Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 12:44hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter

Why Donald Trump's support has been growing!

My friends in Europe and in Africa ask me the perennial question. What makes for Donald Trump's longevity in American politics? And why are the Democrats trying their best to lock him up in a  jailhouse to prevent him from being on th…

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:59hrs | 20 | by Kenneth Mufuka

Persecution of Donald Trump!

If I were in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's situation, and the US I had an audience with the ambassador whereby the honourable ambassador would lecture me about free and fair elections, the rule of law, and accountability, I would keep my …

Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka

From Trump to Biden, it is getting 'more worse!'

In black English,  former president Donald Trump was a lunatic, a loud-mouthed New Yorker, whose mouth was unfiltered, a thoroughly "worse guy". If that is so,  US president Joe Biden (lovingly called Uncle Joe) has proved, in ma…

Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:35hrs | 5 | by Kenneth Mufuka

Donald Trump engages in jecha/ sand tactics on the U.S. economy

Democratic political consultant James Carville once said that if he were reincarnated, he'd want to come back as the bond market because "you can intimidate everybody." Donald Trump is not intimidated by the bond market. On the contrary, i…

Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 20:08hrs | 11 | by Steve Chapman

New restaurant opens in Bulawayo

Check out this unique new establishment, The Good Place Restaurant, situated downtown of Bulawayo, offering a coterie of dishes that include western and traditional African menu.The restaurant opened up its doors to the public on Friday 11…

Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 11:38hrs | 13 | by Jamela

When the US media is captured!

When my mentor, Eddison Zvobgo, returned to his hotel room in London after the Lancaster House Conference, he was met with delirious laughter from his English friend. The cause of laughter was Zvobgo's assertion that the Lancaster Constitu…

Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:19hrs | 10 | by Ken Mufuka

Chamisa and Trumpism - Sanctions, Sex and Infiltration

That the MDC-Alliance led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa is an ailing force is no longer a subject for debate.The party suffers mostly from self-inflicted wounds - ones that its opponents are graciously exploiting, meaning that it is no longer…

Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 20:00hrs | 1 | by Grace Kwinje

Trump, Chamisa birds of the same feather

Outgoing United States (US) president, Donald Trump and Zimbabwe's opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa both refused to concede defeat, in their separate elections. The world is surprised by Trump who has revealed his dictatorial…

Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 14:38hrs | 3 | by Prosperity Mzila

Donald must phone Dambudzo

It never rains but pours for the little boy. Things haven't been going his way of late and I would never want to be in his shoes. Zvakaomera Chamisa hama dzangu and I feel sorry for him. Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, Save rwizi rwukuru, Rest …

Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 18:47hrs | 1 | by Mapombi

Trump called Chamisa for advice

The American elections have shown us a number of interesting things and indeed it has given us shocking similarities between Trump and Nelson Chamisa. There is a striking similar behaviour between the two which shows us that Chamisa and th…

Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 22:47hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavza

Trump hammers nail into coffin of US's fake democracy

WE all knew it was coming, and now it is here: an attempted coup. There is no other way to describe what US President Donald Trump did in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.Standing in the East Room of the White House, the room where Frank…

Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:08hrs | | by Lowenstein

The inscrutable Mr Trump!

*This letter uses American jargonIt took me sometime to figure out why the inscrutable, rascally US President Donald J Trump drives so many elites into a lunatic frenzy until I read a post from my old friend of the Drum magazine days, Andr…

Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:09hrs | 2 | by Kenneth Mufuka

Pfumvudza agricultural inputs are home

It was agric-fete or farming 'tombola' at Chinehasha Community shed as villagers exhibiting excitement and zealousness mingled and mixed to receive the 'Pfumvudza' farming inputs. The unrelenting September heat did not deter the mass of hu…

Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:24hrs | 2 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa

US media has become the true opposition

LISTEN ye men of Dzimbahwe, even those foolish MaShurugwi, to these wise words.Over the last 30 years, the power of the media has grown out of all proportion to its intended purpose, which was to render to the citizen unvarnished informati…

Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:59hrs | 14 | by Ken Mufuka

An abiding tortoise of White House goons

Politics, as an existential science, can be characteristically hot, heavy and heady.In its very extreme form, politics can be similar to religious fundamentalism, where it becomes a matter of life and death.It is high-octane stuff that can…

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Bishop Lazi

Trump's isolationist message dangerous

Listening to the United States President, Donald Trump's speech at the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), yours truly could not help but join the leaders of other nations in chuckling at his speech. T…

Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 4 | by Tafara Shumba

We were too hopeful about Zimbabwe . . .

Zimbabwe is back on the international radar following elections that were held on July 30. Feels like we have been here before.Yes, we have been. Anyone who had hoped otherwise is either a hopeless optimist or naÃ¯ve. Or perhaps stupid. Th…

Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Tichaona Zindoga

American meddling must be resisted

THE word "coon" is short for raccoon; - and in the old American South was (and, if we are honest, is) used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a black person.It is equivalent to "nigger", but instead of being descriptive (black), it …

Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 06:36hrs | 4 | by Tinomudaishe Chinyoka

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ZRA warns ZESCO over excessive water use at Kariba dam

'Incompetent' magistrate banned from criminal trials

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