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Renewed EU sanctions dent Zimbabwe's re-engagement drive
THE decision by the European Union (EU) last week to maintain sanctions on Zimbabwe drives yet another dagger in the heart of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reengagement drive, amid fresh allegations ...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Why the colonial UK sanctioned Zimbabwe security chiefs
UNITED Kingdom ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson says the British government is not happy with President Emmerson Mnangagwa government's pace of reforms.Robinson (MR) told Alpha Media Ho...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:13hrs | 556 | by Ken Mufuka
Mnangagwa haunted by army killings
THE European Union (EU) has renewed sanctions against the Zimbabwe De-fence Industries (ZDI), a military-controlled company, over "persistent" human rights abuses by the Harare administration. ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 09:02hrs | 4205 | by Staff reporter
EU renews sanctions against Zimbabwe - These measures do not affect the people of Zimbabwe?
THE European Union (EU) has renewed sanctions against the Zanu PF led government while maintaining a targeted asset freeze on the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI).The Western bloc announced t...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:33hrs | 364 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
EU renews sanctions against Zimbabwe
THE European Union (EU) has renewed sanctions against the Zanu-PF led government while maintaining a targeted asset freeze on the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI).The Western bloc announced t...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:38hrs | 2462 | by Staff reporter
NSSA to dispose of FML, Turnall stakes
The National Social Security Authority is set to dispose part of its shareholding in First Mutual Holdings Limited and to divest from Turnall Holdings as part of its investment refocus strategy which ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 10:18hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean dairy products a hit in Zambia
ZIMBABWEAN dairy farmers should strive to ensure they maintain their genetically modified organisms (GMO)-free status which has seen their products in demand in regional markets.Veterinary Ser...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 15:23hrs | 1527 | by Staff reporter
'Militarisation worse in post-Mugabe era'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has used the military to infringe on the rights of Zimbabwean citizens and the media, far more than his late predecessor, Robert Mugabe, a fresh report by the Zimbabwe Dem...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:20hrs | 2625 | by Staff reporter
Army generals pay tribute to national hero Masuku
THE late national hero, Brigadier-General Crispan Masuku has been described as a steadfast, humble and hardworking soldier who gave his life to the country.The Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:22hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Brig-Gen Masuku declared national hero, buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery
ZIMBABWE Defence Industries (ZDI) general manager Brigadier-General Crispan Masuku who died on Wednesday at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) has been declared a national hero. He was buried at Lady Sta...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
EU ready to further review Zimbabwe sanctions
The European Union (EU) is always ready to meet and review the remaining sanctions on Zimbabwe, as relations between Harare and Brussels continue to thaw.The bloc last month removed four indiv...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:46hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
'Free elections are a process not event' - given will, 18/4/1980 event and not 40+ year process
Zimbabwe is facing a very serious social and economic crisis that is now causing untold human suffering and deaths and is threatening the country's stability and that of the whole southern African reg...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 21:42hrs | 536 | by Wilbert Mukori
EU tightens screws on Mnangagwa
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) yesterday tightened screws on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government after they maintained sanctions against the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI), citing human rights abuse...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 13:17hrs | 4953 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pressured on talks with Chamisa by EU
THE European Union (EU) has indicated that it does not recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa's pet project, the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) as adequate to resolve the problems in Zimbabwe and s...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:55hrs | 3683 | by Staff reporter
EU not taking Polad seriously
The European Union (EU) has called for "inclusive national dialogue", a clear indicator that it is not taking the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) seriously and believe dialogue between Mnangagwa and...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 12:59hrs | 2591 | by Staff reporter
EU sanctions blow for Mnangagwa
The European Union (EU) has renewed its arms embargo on Zimbabwe and sanctions on the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) for one year and lifted restrictions on four individuals following the Council o...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 12:58hrs | 2490 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Europe renews sanctions against Zimbabwe Defense Industries
The European Union has renewed against the Zimbabwe Defense Industries for a period of one year. In a statement issued on Monday EU said, "Taking into account the situation in Zimbabwe, includ...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 11:34hrs | 13271 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's graft commission yet to meet
A ZANU-PF commission of inquiry set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in August last year to investigate bigwigs accused of corruption by the party's youth league has not met since then to deal with ...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 14:42hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa organising the 2020 Diaspora Homecoming Conference
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says plans are at an advanced stage for the Diaspora Homecoming Conference penciled for April 2020.Speaking to Zimbabweans in the diaspora in Cape Town, South Afri...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 13:27hrs | 2637 | by Staff reporter
Democracy and philanthropism in governance and five of Africa's most rare men in politics
Democracy is a system of governance in which the people choose their leaders by voting for them in elections. ... Philanthropy is free-giving of help or money to those in need. Governance is control o...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:34hrs | 902 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Convicted NatPharm boss,Newman Madzikwa, out on bail
The acting general manager of the government drugs supplier, the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm, has been freed on bail pending appeal after he was jailed for raising the prices of drugs....Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1770 | by Staff reporter
How Col Tshinga Dube, Gen PV Sibanda were almost blown up by Rhodies
TODAY we conclude our series of interviews with Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, the last Zipra chief of communications, former Cabinet Minister and chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Industries (ZD...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:09hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military stake stymies $4bn platinum project
A plan to build Zimbabwe's biggest platinum mine at a cost of about $4 billion is floundering because a military stake in the project has deterred potential backers, according to people familiar with ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:05hrs | 1133 | by Bloomberg
Tshinga Dube speaks on military communication
Rtd Col Tshinga Dube speaks on military communication Military radio communicationToday we continue with our interview with Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, the former Zipra chief of communicatio...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:59hrs | 2476 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blighted by a 'tsunami' of fake news
Zimbabwe has once been described as a country blighted by a 'tsunami' of fake news since the beginning of a "new dispensation" following the largely unexpected or seemingly impossible removal of forme...Published: 01 May 2019 at 09:31hrs | 1228 | by John Masuku
Pioneer guerilla Tshinga Dube speaks on first operations
IN our past two editions we published the military and political exploits of renowned pioneer guerilla fighter, David Mongwa Moyo aka Sharpshoot. Moyo spoke about his deployment in a unit of 1...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:45hrs | 5827 | by Staff reporter
Van Hoogstraten shakes CFI
Business tycoon Nicholas Van Hoogstraten through one of his investment vehicles, has moved to increase shareholding in Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) suspended agro-industrial group CFI Holdings under ...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 09:54hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Muradzikwa quits Nicoz Diamond
Distinguished insurance executive, Grace Muradzikwa is stepping down from NicozDiamond, Zimbabwe's largest short-term insurer after 30 years with the company.Muradzikwa had been managing direc...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:27hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa not genuine in dealing with political corruption'
Zimbabwe's transition to a democratic and economic recovery is shadowy due to a lack of political will to fight corruption, a local political think tank has said.In its December 2018 report, t...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:49hrs | 1516 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's transition in prisoner's dilemma
This study interrogated two fundamental indicators of transition in the "quality of government" (service delivery and corruption reduction) in Zimbabwe since November 2017.Undergirding the stu...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:52hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
No leads in Mnangagwa bombing
Investigations into a bomb blast that missed President Emmerson Mnangagwa by a whisker nearly six months ago do not seem to be heading anywhere, with the probe team still to apprehend suspects linked ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:06hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Bus accident victims' families seek $2,2m compensation
NINE surviving spouses and three guardians of the June 2017 horror accident involving a King Lion bus along the Harare-Chirundu Highway have filed a $2,2 million compensation lawsuit from the bus comp...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa challenge weighs down ZSE
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)'s market capitalisation lost over $200 million last week as the market indices continued to be held down by the uncertainty around elections, ZSE data shows.A...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 2847 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Human rights defenders at risk as elections approach
Preliminary findings of a field missionPARIS, France - Ahead of Zimbabwe's much anticipated general elections scheduled on July 30, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:20hrs | 954 | by FIDH
Fears of military interference persist as Zanu-PF denies backing
The Zimbabwean army has revised its political involvement in electoral processes ahead of the 2018 presidential, parliamentary and municipal polls so as to duck local and international condemnation, i...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:01hrs | | by Nkosana Dlamini
Army deployed in G40 strongholds, Ruhanya claims
DEFENCE forces chiefs are worried that people in G40 strongholds will likely vote for the opposition to spite President Emmerson Mnangagwa who took over through a military coup, a local think tank has...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 09:25hrs | 2100 | by Staff reporter
'Military increases presence in villages'
LOCAL political think-tank, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), has claimed that contrary to denials by public officials, a huge number of soldiers had, indeed, been deployed in most villages across t...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
'Back to the barracks!' CSO report urges the military in villages
A local think tank, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) launched a report titled 'Zanu-PF/ Military deterrence of the village vote: Perceptions on the 2018 election environment,' through a press confer...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 16:00hrs | 2185 | by Keith Sithole
Landmine used to bomb Mnangagwa, says Tshinga Dube
Former War Veterans minister and ex-army colonel Tshinga Dube said those behind the June 24 attack at White City Stadium in Bulawayo may have used a landmine to carry out their heinous act, instead of...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:35hrs | 3560 | by Staff rpeorter
Matebeleland questions Zimbabwe's democracy
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) held a multi-stakeholder transition dialogue in Bulawayo to encourage dialogue and citizen engagement towards sustainable political and socio- economic solutions, ye...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 15:14hrs | | by Keith Sithole
Presidium target of Bulawayo blast: Police
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga yesterday said investigations had proved that the explosion that rocked a Zanu-PF campaign rally in Bulawayo nearly two weeks ago was targeted at President E...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 08:19hrs | 1290 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza embraces internet freedom campaign
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) and Media Centre, yesterday, conducted a civic education forum at Chitungwiza town to promote internet use in tracking, monitoring and reporting electoral related ma...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 15:23hrs | 266 | by Francis Tshabalala
2008 election fiasco haunts Masvingo
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) held transition dialogue meetings in Masvingo yesterday, to allow people from various associations to share ideas on the transition they want.Civil society r...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 16:55hrs | 2090 | by Francis Tshabalala
Gweru calls for democracy, good governance
One of Zimbabwe's leading think tanks, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), held a transition dialogue meeting in Gweru this morning, focusing on democracy and the rule of law post Mugabe era.P...Published: 22 May 2018 at 20:13hrs | 1167 | by Agencies
ZDI calls for people driven politics, respect for constitutionalism
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) has called for a transition to people driven politics and respect for constitutionalism towards a democratic state at a dialogue meeting held in Mutare this morning....Published: 10 May 2018 at 18:47hrs | 915 | by Agencies
'Mnangagwa must apologise for Gukurahundi genocide' - Tshinga Dube
THE Zimbabwe Independent this week engaged former minister, senior Zanu-PF official and liberation struggle fighter retired Colonel Tshinga Dube who usually speaks out his mind, including during ex-pr...Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:26hrs | 3604 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 'A World Cup without me wouldn't be a World Cup'
LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live where he said "a World Cup without me wouldn't be a World Cup" in front of a rapturous live audience.Ibrahimovic si...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 10:24hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
CSOs up in support of internet freedoms
The internet has given a 'few' willing Zimbabweans a room to open up, demonstrate and petition against injustices perpetrated by the socio-economic and political power block.The digital room '...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 14:51hrs | 382 | by Francis Tshabalala
Institutions mandated to promote human rights & democracy urged to stay present, accessible, interactive online
In partial contribution to partnered investigation into the state of internet governance in Zimbabwe, ZDI and Media Centre released an advocacy paper titled 'Internet use for promoting human rights an...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 11:48hrs | 262 | by Patience Sibanda
Constraints on the work of Human Rights & Democracy Defenders, internet freedoms core in democracy promotion.
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) in conjunction with Media Centre releases an advocacy report titled, 'How the right to be online has been assaulted in Zimbabwe: Consequences on the work of Human ri...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 18:46hrs | 274 | by Patience Sibanda
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