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US moves Zimbabwean visa applications to Johannesburg
Zimbabweans seeking U.S. immigrant visas will now have their applications processed at the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, under new rules from the U.S. Department of State. Effective No...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 10:24hrs | 2490 | by Staff reporter
U.S. extends visa validity for Zimbabwean applicants
The validity of C1/D (transit and crew member) visas for Zimbabwean applicants has been extended to 24 months with multiple entry. Applications for these visas can currently be submitted at U.S. embas...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 22:58hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Akashinga Anti-Poaching unit rocked by scandal
The high-profile Akashinga anti-poaching unit is facing a leadership shake-up and internal turmoil following the deaths of two suspected unarmed poachers in December 2024. The fallout has triggered di...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
U.S Embassy orders visa applicants to make social media accounts public
The United States Embassy in Harare has issued a new directive requiring all individuals applying for F, M, and J non-immigrant visas to adjust the privacy settings of their personal social media acco...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:27hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
US warns Zimbabweans against misusing visas for 'birth tourism'
The United States Embassy in Harare has issued a stern warning to Zimbabweans against misusing its visa system, particularly for engaging in "birth tourism" - the practice of travelling to the U.S. to...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 16:19hrs | 2552 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean musician Jah Prayzah denied US visa
Zimbabwean music superstar Jah Prayzah has been forced to cancel his highly anticipated Independence Day performances in the United States after encountering visa-related complications, dealing a blow...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe showers rare praises on America
Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister Amon Murwira has extended rare and glowing praise to the United States of America, acknowledging its significant humanitarian and investment contributions throughou...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 14:20hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Namibia to require visas for U. S. citizens
In a significant policy shift reflective of the evolving dynamics of international travel, the Namibian government has announced that as from April 1, 2025, U.S. citizens and tourists from more than 3...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:46hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa slams attempts to draw parallels between Zimbabwe's and SA's land issues
Zanu-PF spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has dismissed attempts by opposition members to draw parallels between Zimbabwe's and South Africa's land issues, warning against efforts to crea...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:03hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Trump attacks South Africa again
United States President Donald Trump has once again raised concerns over South Africa's land reform policies, reiterating his claim that the country is seizing land from white Afrikaner farmers withou...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 08:16hrs | 2689 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy pauses regime change funding in Zimbabwe?
The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe has announced a comprehensive review of all funds released to the country through the State Department and USAID, in line with President Donald Trump's "America F...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 20:13hrs | 2598 | by Staff reporter
Late former ambassador, wife lose US$1,3m in investment scam
Authorities in Zimbabwe are intensifying efforts to recover nearly US$1.3 million defrauded from the late Ambassador Hurudza Gift Punungwe and his wife, Runako Beauty Punungwe, in an investment scam d...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:50hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
The 'torn' money-buying brigade: A hustle for survival in Zimbabwe
For many in Zimbabwe, especially those navigating the streets of Harare, torn or worn-out money has become more than just a nuisance - it's an opportunity for survival. One such individual, 30-year-ol...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:05hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Why Kamala Harris Lost and How Donald Trump Won: A Deep Analysis of the 2024 US Election
Today I am mourning, but this too shall favour me - Donald Trump's victory and Kamala Harris's loss carry lessons for us all. She joined the race just 107 days ago, facing a former president who began...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1744 | by Ifeanyi Abraham
100 Zimbabwean women captured into U.S entrepreneurship program
The U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe has selected 100 women for training through the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a program aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and economic growth. The init...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:13hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
US thumbs up for Zimbabwe investment
U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has stated that Washington is actively lobbying American firms to explore investment opportunities in Zimbabwe, a country she describes as having significa...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa feels the heat
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused foreign entities of orchestrating a campaign to discredit Zimbabwe in response to international condemnation of his administration's crackdown on pro-democracy...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 09:04hrs | 2880 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flock to American cruise ship industry
This year, over 2,000 Zimbabwean migrant workers are set to enter the U.S. cruise ship industry, a significant migration trend due to dwindling job opportunities in Zimbabwe. ...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 13:05hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter
Kamila Harris' grandfather lived in Zambia
Vice President Kamala Harris during her last diplomatic swing through Africa for something much more personal visited the site of her maternal grandfather's home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:51hrs | 1726 | by AP
US Ambassador Tremont meets sanctioned Mnangagwa
The new United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ms. Pamela Tremont, presented her credentials to President Mnangagwa on Wednesday, officially assuming her ambassadorial role after her initial nomination...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 16:10hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
USA 'not running away' from Zimbabwe as suggested by Mnangagwa
The United States says it has not abandoned Zimbabwe contrary to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's remarks in Russia that America is currently strongly supporting Zambia and Malawi to spite Zimbabwe wher...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:53hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students flock to the US
A recent report has disclosed a significant trend as Zimbabwean students are increasingly opting to pursue higher education at United States tertiary institutions. According to the Institute of Intern...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:49hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans outraged and deeply disturbed by US support to Israel'
The former Minister of Information in Zimbabwe, Jonathan Moyo, says peace loving Zimbabweans are outraged and deeply disturbed by the support that the United States government is giving to apartheid I...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 07:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
EU, US condemn Ngadziore abduction, call for swift investigation
Both the European Union and United States embassies in Zimbabwe have strongly condemned the shocking abduction and torture of Tafadzwa Ngadziore, a CCC MP. They have also called for a thorough investi...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 07:25hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
SADC leaders to close ranks on Zimbabwe in New York
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning to hold meetings with southern African heads of state who are currently attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York.T...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 13:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa aligned US embassy tells Mnangagwa to stop lawfare
The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe has voiced its apprehension regarding ongoing reports of politically motivated violence and intimidation in the wake of the contested Harmonised Elections of 23 A...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 20:02hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Joe Biden's US has openly rejected Zimbabwe's elections as usual
The United States has openly rejected Zimbabwe's elections, saying they did not meet regional and international standards.Through its Harare embassy, it said:"While the election days w...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 10:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean anti-sanctions group seeks reparations from U.S.
The Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS), Zimbabwe's anti-sanctions lobby group, on Monday, filed a court application at the High Court in the national capital of Harare, seeking reparations from t...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US envoy says Russian ship picked up arms in South Africa
The United States envoy to South Africa said on Thursday he was confident that a Russian ship had picked up weapons in South Africa, in a possible breach of Pretoria's declared neutrality in the Ukrai...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools ordered to hold 'anti-sanctions' events on October 25
The government has ordered schools to plan "anti-sanctions" events for October 25, ZimLive reported.The date was declared by SADC as a Day of Solidarity Against Sanctions on Zimbabwe.F...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 20:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Spies stalk US Senate aides to Harare cafe, stage high speed chase
In a dramatic incident, suspected Zimbabwe state agents tailed and secretly filmed two visiting US Senate aides who were having a meeting with a civil society activist at a Harare cafe.The inc...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 19:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kenya's Odinga copies from Chamisa's playbook
Opposition figure Raila Odinga said Tuesday that he would challenge the results of Kenya's close presidential election with "all constitutional and legal options" after Deputy President William Ruto w...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two-decade-old U.S. sanctions leave Zimbabweans suffering, triggering protests
Opposite the U.S. embassy northwest of the Zimbabwean capital of Harare sits an anti-sanctions camp marking 1,200 days of protest.On July 4, the organizer of the camp — Broad Alliance Agains...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 19:50hrs | 12 | by Tichaona Chifamba, Zhang Yuliang, Cao Kai
Zambia's ruling UPND party leader blasts Jonathan Moyo
Zambia's ruling UPND Publicity and Information Secretary Joseph Kalimbwe has accused Professor Jonathan Moyo of having a hand in the destruction of Zimbabwe during his days at the core leadership of Z...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 17:01hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Panic as America army opens military office in Zambia
Political analysts have raised alarm over the announcement by the United States of America Embassy in Zambia that the infamous United States Africa Command is opening an office in Zambia. On M...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 11:17hrs | 24 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Americans lecturing Zanu PF on 'criteria for free elections' – umpteenth lecture, how naïve/patronising
"March by-elections and the 2023 harmonized elections give the Government of Zimbabwe a chance to show that #ZimVotesMatter, especially if it honors its c...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 00:29hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
America to lecture Zimbabwe on how to hold free and fair elections
The United States of America Embassy in Harare has promised to use this week to post a series of tweets that will teach the government of Zimbabwe how to hold free and fair elections in line with the ...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 11:56hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
US plotting to discredit Chinese investments in Zimbabwe
THE Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the U.S. Department of State is implementing "an intricate plan" designed by Washington to smear Chinese businesses in Zimbabwe "through disinformat...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
China vs USA: In the battles over lowly Zimbabwe, it is what Zimbabweans want that is important
There are a number of new stories that are emerging about the role of China in Zimbabwe. In the past, the Chinese Embassy would have been less robust in defense of its bilateral aid to Zimbabw...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Takura Zhangazha
After 15 years of trying, Hichilema poised to win Zambia polls
OPPOSITION leader Hakainde Hichilema looks set for victory in Zambia's presidential election, which the incumbent Edgar Lungu declared wasn't free and fair as vote-counting continues.With 62 o...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 21:05hrs | | by Bloomberg
Western diplomats press Mnangagwa on Dzamara's abduction
Western diplomats in Harare and human rights groups slammed an enduring culture of "impunity" in Zimbabwe on Tuesday as they commemorated six years after the abduction and disappearance of activist It...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 07:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
How South Africa can nudge Zimbabwe toward stability
What's new? As Zimbabwe's political and economic crises worsen, South Africa is moving beyond its policy of "quiet diplomacy" with its northern neighbour and applying more pressure on Harare to open...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by crisisgroup
'If you want war, we are ready for it' Charamba warns teachers
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba has warned teachers that if they continue associating with the American Embassy in Zimbabwe they will be treated as enemies and political opponents. C...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 09:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
American Ambassador visits CIO abduction victims
The United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols on Thursday announced that he will be visiting victims of the latest violence against civil society and opposition activists to hear t...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 13:15hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
US Embassy condemns Zim government
The U.S. Embassy is concerned about reports of violence in Zimbabwe and urges all parties to exercise restraint and to make every effort to find a peaceful solution. We condemn any disproportion...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 10:10hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
United States supports preservation of Ndebele art and culture
HARARE - United States Ambassador Brian A. Nichols participated in a ceremony to launch a publication, documenting Ndebele traditional hut decoration in Matobo Hills. The U.S. embassy is leading effor...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by APO
Zimbabwe: United States to Improve Water Security for River Basin Communities
HARARE - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announces Resilient Waters, a five-year, $32.4 million project to address severe water challenges facing the Limpopo River Basin...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 09:50hrs | 9 | by APO
New US Ambassador to Zimbabwe meets President Mnangagwa
HARARE - The U.S. Embassy in Harare is delighted to welcome the Honorable Brian A. Nichols as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Zi...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 11:00hrs | 2 | by APO
Mnangagwa calls assassination attempt 'cowardly act'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was unscathed Saturday by an explosion at his Bulawayo campaign rally that state media called an attempt to assassinate him, later visiting his two injured vice presidents...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 16:19hrs | | by AP
US condemns attempt on Mnangagwa's life
The US Embassy in Harare has condemned the attack at the Zanu-PF rally in Bulawayo.President Emmerson Mnangagwa survived a blast at a ruling Zanu-PF party rally on Saturday after an explosion ...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 18:12hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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