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Zim opposition needs a reshuffle
Many Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the political hunger for change wanes.The conflict requires realignment and recalibration. A robust, resilient...Published: 18 hrs ago | 313 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe takes sanctions fight to US Congress
The Government of Zimbabwe is contemplating sending a high-level parliamentary delegation to the United States Congress to advocate for the repeal of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amend...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
China urges Western countries to lift illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe
China urges the very few Western countries, including the United States, and organizations to lift their decades-long illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 17:15hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will not regret taking back land!
ON January 1, 1994, a group of indigenous Mexicans took up arms against their government in what became known as "the struggle of the Zapatistas".While the idea of an armed insurgency was quic...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 87 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Mnangagwa headlines Anti-Sanctions Day commemorations
Zimbabwe will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Sanctions Day on Friday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as the chairperson of the regional...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:16hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF at its weakest since 2008
The Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) reports that Zanu-PF may be at its most vulnerable point since the 2008 general elections, largely due to factional infighting and skepticism about President Emm...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:02hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Military cog undermining democracy in Zimbabwe
A recent report from the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) highlights the growing influence of the Zimbabwean military in undermining democratic processes and manipulating the country's electoral sys...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:58hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military a stumbling block to Mnangagwa manoeuvre
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks to extend his presidency beyond his constitutionally mandated second term, he faces significant opposition from Zimbabwe's military, a key political power broker ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:56hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
Army roadblock for Mnangagwa
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks to extend his term beyond the 2028 constitutional limit, despite his public claims of upholding constitutionalism, the military stands as a significant obstacle. ...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 17:16hrs | 8954 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's allies set in motion manoeuvres to amend Constitution
Allies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa are spearheading efforts to amend the Zimbabwean Constitution to allow him to extend his presidency beyond the two-term limit, which currently ends in 2028....Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:11hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe a full-blown dictatorship'
Zimbabwe is being criticized for its increasing authoritarianism and interference with judicial processes, particularly in the context of recent arrests of opposition activists. Zanu-PF spokes...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 09:27hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency crisis: Time to face the truth
THERE is, of course, no such thing as "a shortage of foreign currency".In open and disciplined markets, all that such a claim reflects is an over-valued local currency, whose managers resist t...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Obert Nyandoro
Zimbabwe sanctions review. . . Devil is in the detail
ON March 4, 2024, United States President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14353, which somewhat shifted the US' sanctions regime on Zimbabwe.But what exactly has changed?The devil is ...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:23hrs | 16 | by Tawanda Musarurwa
America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Zimbabwe rejects 'Let's Go Brandon's token sanctions review
NOTHING short of a prompt, unconditional and total removal of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States is acceptable and continued slanderous statements from Washington shou...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime doing the work of US sanctions in Zimbabwe!
My own views on this sanctions issue have always been that we needed to prove these measures were the cause of our suffering. I have never denied that there have been targeted sanctions impose...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:01hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zidera is the primary obstacle Zimbabwe's economic progress
INDUSTRY leaders have pleaded for the total removal of the sanctions programme under the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera), citing them as the primary obstacle to the economic prog...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
US slams door on Mnangagwa
UNITED States Senate Foreign Relations member Jim Risch and analysts have said the sanctioning of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and human rights violations is a damning indictment of his...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube wants all sanctions removed
THE piecemeal removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States has been described as a step in the right direction, although the country prefers to have the illegal embargo completely rem...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
US punishes Mnangagwa
The United States on Monday said it was ending its 2003 sanctions programme against Zimbabwe as it reimposed new restrictions on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his inner circle for alleged corruptio...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US makes piecemeal adjustments to Zimbabwe sanctions
THE United States yesterday made piecemeal adjustments to its targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe signalling the success of the country's engagement and re-engagement drive under President Mnangagwa....Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa scuttles Chiwenga's political plans
Zanu-PF co-deputy president Constantino Chiwenga, who harboured succession ambitions in the hope that President Emmerson Mnangagwa would step down after completing two constitutional terms, has been t...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:35hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
81 year old Mnangagwa's third term bid exposed
Ruling Zanu-PF structures are reportedly engaged in covert political manoeuvres to push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's third term in office, it has emerged.Mnangagwa (81) is currently serv...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi pushes Zimbabwe MPs' visit to US to lobby sanctions removal
Bikita South legislator Energy Mutodi has moved a motion asking the house to put together a team of MPs whose task shall be to visit Washington to physically lobby the US Congress to remove sanctions ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 15:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pushes for law barring opposition members 'inviting' sanctions from running in elections
Members of Parliament from Zanu-PF are advocating for legislation that would prevent opposition members, whom they accuse of inviting sanctions, from participating in elections. The proposal emerged d...Published: 03 Feb 2024 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF challenges US diplomats over sanctions
Zanu-PF Members of Parliament (MPs) want United States (US) embassy diplomats summoned to Parliament to answer questions on the impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe.The call was made by the party's...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy's revelation exposes decades of economic sabotage in Zimbabwe
In a declaration that has rekindled fervent discourse, the United States Embassy proclaimed Zimbabwe's potential as a burgeoning economic powerhouse within Southern Africa, a revelation reigniting the...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The year Mnangagwa tightened grip on power
The air crackled with anticipation on November 22, 2017 as Zimbabwe witnessed a moment etched in history.Emmerson Mnangagwa, the man once cast out, returned to his homeland not as a fugitive, ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:59hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's MPs advocate for the removal of US sanctions
Against the backdrop of economic upheaval and increasing hardships in Zimbabwe, legislators affiliated with the ruling party, ZANU PF, have taken a proactive stance to seek international assistance. T...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:45hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs lobby for US visit
Zanu-PF Members of Parliament (MPs) want to fly to the United States (US) to lobby Washington to lift sanctions first imposed on Zimbabwe after the fast-track land reform programme at the turn of the ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:36hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zec will not entertain any complaints of rigging and electoral malpractices
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will not entertain any complaints of rigging and electoral malpractices raised by opposition party candidates in the Gutu West constituency by-election ...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:27hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt awards chiefs hefty bonuses
The government has awarded traditional leaders a 100% bonus this year as a "performance reward" after they played a key role in mobilising their subjects to vote for Zanu-PF during the August election...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
US sanctions embargo 21 Zimbabwe banks
Sanctions against Zimbabwe, initiated by the United States in 2001 through the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZDERA) and followed by the European Union in 2002, were prompted by allegat...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:19hrs | 9 | by Staff reporte
Sanctions divide Zimbabweans along partisan lines
Zimbabweans found themselves divided along partisan lines regarding sanctions. Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga claimed that the country had lost over US$150 billion in 20 years due to sanctions. I...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions have cost Zimbabwe US$150 billion
In the past 22 years, Zimbabwe has incurred a loss of over US$150 billion in potential revenue, opportunities, donor support, and loans due to the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States of Ame...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC should address its own internal contradictions
THE Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), an independent public policy think-tank, says Zimbabwe opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) should address its own internal contradictions that have ...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 19:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in strategic blunder
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa announced that his party would temporarily withdraw from all council and parliamentary business in protest over the recall of 15 MP...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to maximise internal resource usage to bust sanctions
Zimbabweans are urged not to be burdened by the two-decade-long illegal sanctions imposed on the country by Western allies. Instead, they should focus on fully utilizing internal resources to accelera...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
EU, US sanctions hit Zimbabwe's agric sector hard
Since the final stage of the Cold War, the use of sanctions as a "soft approach" in international diplomacy gained pre-eminence among states that seek to influence the perception and behaviour of othe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Mnangagwa re-engagement plan in danger
This week, political analysts and prominent economists cautioned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's efforts to re-engage with the international community could be jeopardized by several unfavorable r...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 18:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions on Zimbabwe are a human rights issue
The United States and her allies in the global North for a very long time, have presented, defined and projected themselves as champions of democracy and human rights defenders.Nothing could h...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 09:18hrs | 3 | by Sam Matema
Mnangagwa unleashes FAZ on NGO?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly deployed shadowy Zanu-PF affiliate Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) to intimidate and spy on non-governmental organisations (NGOs), a latest report by a lo...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
G40 and Gamartox embrace Mnangagwa re-election
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe, the widow of Zimbabwe's late founding leader, Robert Mugabe, was in attendance at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration ceremony held at the National Sports Stadi...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa pins hopes on Sadc, AU
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it is now pinning its hopes on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the African Union (AU)'s intervention following its decision no...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to contend with Zanu-PF factions jostling for power
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's final term is likely to be marred by intense jostling for power in Zanu-PF as warring factions jostle to position themselves for the control of the ruling party and the ...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Zec captured'
LOCAL policy think-tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), has claimed that Zanu-PF captured the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to rig elections.ZDI red flagged the composition of t...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Faz backfires on Mnangagwa?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reliance on a shadowy organisation to spearhead his re-election campaign has come back to haunt him after foreign observer missions cited it as one of the plethora of th...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 13:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces a mountain to climb in his bid to remove Mnangagwa from power
Mufaro Boroma became eligible to vote under Zimbabwean law two years ago, but she will not be voting in her country's general elections on Wednesday."I didn't register to vote because I didn't...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 08:08hrs | 23 | by Chris Muronzi
'FAZ heavily involved in electoral manipulation'
A recent study by the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) found that the deployment of Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) into Zimbabwe's electoral processes was a key part of Zanu-PF's electoral manipu...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 18:56hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president
"I was called to do this … my mission is to finish the work that was not fulfilled by [Robert] Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, and Morgan Tsvangirai. When I am done, I will say I have fixed the country," the ...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:26hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
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