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ZANU PF Politicians Protecting Nyokayemabhunu?
The Nyokayemabhunu extradition saga is still waters that are hiding a deeper truth. The battle for Nyokayemabhunu's custody is now exposing the vulnerability of activists in exile, but also the danger...Published: 12 May 2025 at 19:43hrs | 2139 | by John Mbizvo
Zanu-PF condemns Zimbabwe arms embargo extension
Zanu-PF has said that the European Union (EU)'s decision to extend the arms embargo on Zimbabwe was an outdated measure and the EU needed to take into account the professionalism of the Zimbabwean sec...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa raps anti-Zimbabwe NGOs
Zanu-PF national spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has lambasted some anti-Zimbabwe non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and opposition figures for attempting to cast aspersions on the c...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Reopening of borders will reduce illegal immigration, says Kazembe
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday said the reopening of the country's borders would reduce illegal immigration to South Africa at a time when Pretoria is struggling to contain the influx...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Hypocrisy Of Mnangagwa
SINCE becoming the president of Zimbabwe in November 2017, despite repeatedly paying lip service to calls for democratic reform, Emmerson Mnangagwa did little to further human rights and democratic fr...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 06:44hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa entrenches authoritarian rule
THE incarceration of opposition MDC Alliance activist Makomborero Haruzivishe this week has all but confirmed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's unwillingness to reform as his regime continues to use lawf...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
At least 10 killed as Mnangagwa dialed up rights abuses in 2020: Amnesty International
Zimbabwean security forces killed at least 10 people last year as President Emmerson Mnangagwa exploited the Covid-19 pandemic to step up human rights violations, deploying agents to abduct and tortur...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 09:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has reformed security services
Security Sector Reform (SSR) aims to enhance Security Sector Governance (SSG) through the effective and efficient delivery of security under conditions of democratic oversight and control. SSR...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 07:23hrs | 13 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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
Zimbabwe human rights abuses rattle UN
OUTGOING United Nations (UN) Resident Co-ordinator in Zimbabwe Bishow Parajuli says government must bring to justice perpetrators of human rights violations, as lack of action is hurting the country....Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Solve socio-economic crisis' prescribe UN - rubbish, treat disease, bad governance, not the symptom
Zimbabwe is a pariah state ruled by corrupt, incompetent, vote rigging and murderous thugs. The ruling party, Zanu-PF, has captured all state institutions so that the Police, Army, Judiciary, etc. are...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 10:48hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
United Nations statement on MDC demonstration
We understand that today's planned protests in Harare have just been called off by the organisers, following a High Court decision to uphold a Government ban. The crowds that had already gathered were...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'West must listen to Mnangagwa, not Chamisa'
This past weekend, Zimbabwe took a dramatic step towards national reconciliation. In an effort to improve the country's difficult economic situation and bring about unity among its confrontational pol...Published: 21 May 2019 at 23:25hrs | 2 | by Martin Banks
Nigerian labour body protests at Zimbabwe Embassy in Abuja
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday picketed the Zimbabwean Embassy in Abuja, demanding the immediate and unconditional release of leaders of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade unions arrested whi...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube vows bold economic turnaround
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube painted an optimistic outlook for Zimbabwe on Tuesday, despite protests over fuel prices that human rights groups say have left at least a dozen people dead.Ncube...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:57hrs | | by ZimLive
Ramaphosa could use Davos to apply pressure on Mnangagwa
The Congress of South African Trade Unions’ international relations unit has demanded that government abandon its "tepid" approach to addressing recent events in Zimbabwe and use international platf...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 12:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's scarf feature in MDC election results court challenge
Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Friday filed a legal challenge to the results of the country's first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, alleging "gross mathematical errors" and calling ...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:42hrs | | by AFP
MDC Alliance at court to lodge election appeal
Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party arrived at court on Friday to lodge a bid to overturn the results of the presidential election, which it alleges was rigged to ensure victory for Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 16:49hrs | | by AFP
Biti's deportation from Zambia was illegal
THE United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) have raised the red flag over the alleged illegal deportation, arrest and persecution of opposition MDC Alliance co-principal Tendai Biti and called on ...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers 'beating and harassing' opposition, group claims
Zimbabwean security forces and unidentified gunmen have beaten and harassed dozens of people in a crackdown on the political opposition following a disputed election, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesda...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 14:55hrs | | by AP
Soldiers to remain in Harare until 'situation over'
Zimbabwean authorities say the military will remain in the capital until "this situation is over", a reference to opposition protests over alleged manipulation of Monday's election results.Hom...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 11:25hrs | 2 | by AP
Mbasogo pays tribute to Africa’s founding fathers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Equatorial Guinea counterpart yesterday paid tribute to Africa's founding fathers who toiled to lay the foundation of a united, free and economically integrated co...Published: 26 May 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
How Mugabe, Grace failed to read writing on the wall
A month before former President Robert Mugabe's inglorious exit, his wife stunned Zimbabweans when she dared soldiers to shoot her.Grace Mugabe was complaining about alleged pressure from the ...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and the theft of history
IT is with indecent haste that Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has of late been seeking to flag his increasingly questionable presidential credentials and ambitions before Zimbabwe and the world. Th...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 06:21hrs | 5 | by Dinizulu Macaphulana
British 'excessively defensive' on atrocities in Matabeleland
THIS is the fifth in a series of articles of a detailed research paper by British academic Hazel Cameron on the state-sponsored killings of civilians by Zimbabwean security forces between 1982 and 198...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Hazel Cameron, British academic
uLoyiko members involved in a car accident- foul play suspected
Yesterday around 7am two members of uLoyiko Theatre play, Mr Ayanda Manala and Prosper Siza Nkosi, were involved in a car accident in Cape Town, SA."This is the car we usually use and it was i...Published: 31 May 2017 at 11:26hrs | 3 | by Thulani Nkala
US was warned about Gukurahundi
THIS is the fourth in a series of articles of a detailed research paper by British academic Hazel Cameron on the state-sponsored killings of civilians by Zimbabwean security forces between 1982 and 19...Published: 26 May 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Hazel Cameron, British academic
Britain's vested interests in the newly independent Zimbabwe
THIS is the third in a series of articles of a detailed research paper by British academic Hazel Cameron on the state-sponsored killings of civilians by Zimbabwean security forces between 1982 and 198...Published: 19 May 2017 at 07:57hrs | 7 | by Hazel Cameron ,British academic
Will ZRP crush Tsvangirai's demo?
The MDC has announced it is planning a large-scale civilian protest on April 14.Opposition officials say this is a fulfilment of a key resolution of the MDC's 2014 national congress that was h...Published: 07 Apr 2016 at 10:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army to train Equatorial Guinea troops
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces has deployed a training contingent to the Equatorial Guinea to train the country's military officers on operational and logistic matters following an urgent request by the ...Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 05:28hrs | | by Innocent Ruwende
Zimbabwe army on high alert
Following deadly clashes that erupted in Harare on Monday between municipal police and vendors, Zimbabwean security forces have been put on high alert. The informal traders, responding to...Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Tsvangirai won all Elections'
In western democracies a new culture has developed where any person who loses a presidential election automatically steps down as the leader of his party. This practice has been used by some to justi...Published: 08 Apr 2014 at 07:19hrs | 4 | by Douglas Togaraseyi Mwonzora
Calls for Tsvangirai to quit not well grounded
In western democracies, a new culture has developed where any person who loses a presidential election automatically steps down as the leader of his party.This practice has been used by some t...Published: 24 Mar 2014 at 07:05hrs | | by Douglas Togaraseyi Mwonzora
'Mantashe did not defend Lindiwe Zulu,' says ANC
Johannesburg - The ANC has denied defending President Jacob Zuma's international adviser Lindiwe Zulu, after an apparent reprimand from the presidency."The ANC has noted the coverage that sugg...Published: 23 Jul 2013 at 15:12hrs | 2 | by Sapa
Lindiwe Zulu jumped the gun on Zimbabwe, says Zuma
Recent comments made by members of President Jacob Zuma's technical team on the situation in Zimbabwe were "unfortunate", the presidency said on Sunday."The Presidency has noted with great ...Published: 21 Jul 2013 at 17:38hrs | 16 | by Sapa
Police should come clean on Chiadzwa murder case
The report about a Chiadzwa family demanding justice from Police over the alleged fatal assault of one of their members and serious injury to two others over suspected illegal diamond panning (NewsDay...Published: 29 Sep 2011 at 12:53hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Military men can also be political men!
Calls for security sector reforms in Zimbabwe by America and fronted here by the regime change functionaries betray unparalleled hypocrisy especially on the part of the US.While they are vocif...Published: 15 Jul 2011 at 03:37hrs | | by Tendai Moyo
KP approves Marange Diamonds, WDC tells the world to refrain
In the midst of reports indicating that Zimbabwe has received the green light to export rough diamonds from the Marange fields, the World Diamond Council (WDC) has urged members of the internationa...Published: 23 Mar 2011 at 23:15hrs | | by Byo24News
Hague warns Mugabe and other dictators
In a speech to business leaders in London, the Brtish Foreign Secretary said that the examples being set in north Africa and the Middle East will ultimately transform the relationship between govern...Published: 23 Mar 2011 at 04:18hrs | | by Byo24News
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