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Mnangagwa wife's UK trip descends into chaos
Organisers of the First Ladies African Impact & Resilience (Flair) Summit, scheduled to take place in London from June 16 to 18, are facing growing pressure to reconsider the participation of Zimb...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:20hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
Pressure Mounts on Organisers of UK Summit to Reconsider Invitation to Zimbabwe's First Lady
London, UK - Organisers of the upcoming First Ladies African Impact & Resilience (Flair) Summit are facing mounting pressure to reconsider the participation of Zimbabwe's First Lady, Auxillia Mnan...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 13:28hrs | 1140 | by Staff Reporter
Duty free access into EU for Zimbabwe exports
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting foreign direct investment (FDI) and offering duty-free access to European markets for Zimbabwean products, EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe, ...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:29hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Sexual exploitation of female cross-border traders raises concern
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has expressed serious concerns over the sexual exploitation of female cross-border traders at the country's ports of entry, highlighting a systemic problem of sexu...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:48hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya plans bigger and better Heart Women Soccer League
As the curtains fell on the Heart Women Soccer League season this past weekend, title sponsor Walter Magaya has set his sights on an even bigger and better competition for next year. The businessman, ...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 07:01hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to be guided by Sadc decisions'
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has affirmed that President Mnangagwa, in his role as Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), will be guided by the resolutions of the 44th SADC S...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:28hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife visits jailed women and their children
First Lady Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa visited Chikurubi Female Prison, demonstrating her motherly love and inclusivity by interacting with jailed women and their children. This gesture, which led to tears...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:24hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife misses UN women's conference over 'visa complications'
First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa failed to attend a United Nations conference on women's rights this week after what has been described as "visa complications", ZimLive reported.The 68th Session ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 18:10hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates Gumbonzvanda
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today met the newly appointed Deputy Director for Normative Support, United Nations System Coordination and Programme Results at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and t...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
AU livestock programme launched in Zimbabwe
THE African Union-Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation yesterday launched the resilient African feed and fodder systems (RAFFS Project) in Zimb...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Qoki women acquire coach
THE entrepreneurship drive of Qoki Zindlovukazi women continues to scale dizzy heights after they bought a luxury coach which is set to ply the Bulawayo-Harare route.The group comprising 30 wo...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 08:08hrs | 34 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa reads riot act on prices
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday read the riot act on businesses that are working behind the scenes with vested foreign countries to hike prices to make the people suffer and turn against the Zanu-PF-led...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Women in agriculture capacitated
Over 200 women in agriculture were invited to meet with various stakeholders in Mashonaland East province for a capacity building in Agribusiness in Marondera today.The workshop unpacked oppor...Published: 18 May 2023 at 16:12hrs | 33 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Marondera
Zanu-PF primaries bring new vibe
Zanu-PF will print 23 million ballot papers for the revolutionary party's primary elections as a huge turnout is expected in the polls that have also attracted a record number of aspiring candidates w...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Young Women for ED Gwanda outreach launched
THE Young Women for Economic Development (YWED) has spread its wings countrywide with the Gwanda chapter launched.The women empowerment oriented organisation last year successfully launched ou...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Women in majority at ZOU graduation
More than half the 1 367 graduates from Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) who were capped by President Mnangagwa yesterday are women, showing their determination to make their mark and take up Government...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Female pilot feted at State House
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa on Monday hosted a dinner at State House in honour of history making female officer graduate Air Lieutenant Gamuchirai Maria Mbigi who for the first time in the history o...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora in tight spot
EMBATTLED MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora was yesterday battling to douse fires sparked by his decision to whip his MPs to support Zanu-PF-championed constitutional changes that critics say would give P...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Khupe lobbies for cushion fund for teenage mothers
MDC-T legislator Dr Thokozani Khuphe has lobbied the government to assist young girls who fell pregnant during the course of the Covid-19 induced national lockdown period in order to enable them to su...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 18:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Remembering those who made it possible, our fallen heroes
As the blood of the heroes flows beneath our freedom, reminding us that every expression of joy and every fruit of freedom was watered by the blood of our heroes. It will become history if we do not r...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 19:31hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe takes sanctions fight to UN
Zimbabwe will next week use the opening of the 75th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), that will be held virtually because of Covid-19, to reiterate its call for the unconditional remo...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Gonzalez ready to make Simba roar across Africa
In her world, 'I can' certainly sounds better than 'I can't'. In fact, Barbara Gonzalez has no talent for bowing to the inevitable, neither does the word impossible exist in her vocabulary.It ...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 15 | by Mthokozisi Dube
Captured Ramaphosa warns infighting will drive investors away
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the country's economy will battle to recover if infighting persists within the ANC and country, as investors would abandon the country.Ramaphosa was s...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 21:37hrs | | by Political Bureau
Minister slams prosperity preachers
A CABINET Minister has slammed some church pastors for milking their congregants to poverty through cash demands. Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Dr Sith...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC candidates sell Tsvangirai legacy as trump card
One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective; election and power are, according to American columnist Calvin Thomas.The MDC Alliance's elective cong...Published: 23 May 2019 at 19:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The Herald falsehoods exposed, claims Newsday
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) has castigated The Herald for abusing and forsaking the tenets of journalism in a desperate attempt to soil the image of NewsDay.This followed a malicious and false ...Published: 18 May 2019 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman honoured with a life-size statue in New York
Zimbabwean scholar, humanitarian and author Tererai Trent will be honoured with a life-size statue in New York for her role in the fight for gender equality and women's rights, reports CNN. He...Published: 14 May 2019 at 09:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Vice President guilty?
When domestic crime was meted brutally against our own, our fellow woman; the Honourable Tambudzani Mohadi, we waited to see if the arm of government, the police were dutifully going to take state act...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mrs Mnangagwa clinches cancer treatment deal
First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa has clinched a fellowship programme for local doctors with Merck Foundation that will aim to boost the limited number of oncologists in Zimbabwe and train the existing one...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 16:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa goes on three-week jaunt to New York
First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, increasingly carving out a government role for herself, flew to New York on Monday to attend a United Nations gender summit.The 63rd session of the Commission on...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 11:01hrs | | by ZimLive
Government values women through empowerment
As the world celebrates International Women's Day on 8 March 2019, it is imperative to note that the Government of Zimbabwe has been playing a critical role in empowering its women from all the differ...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 22:23hrs | | by Chido Chikuni
Women empowerment key to socio-economic and political development
Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women's month that falls in March. This year the celebrations are running under the theme, #BalanceforBetter. International Women's Da...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 13:27hrs | 1 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Khupe wanted to be a soldier
Tendayi Madhomu sits down for a wide-ranging interview with MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe. Find below excerpts of the interview.Q: Who is Thokozani Khupe; where and when was she born?A: ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Canada sanctions on ZImbabwe to remain
CANADA is one of the Western countries which imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe following the violent and chaotic post-2000 land reform programme. Since then, relations between the two countries have been ...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's de facto challenge
This week, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor P Nagy is visiting four African and two European countries; United Kingdom, France, Togo, Mali, Ethiopia and Nigeria...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Pearl Matibe
Zanu-PF urges government urged to align Electoral Act with constitution
ZANU-PF has said Government should amend the Electoral Act to align it with constitutional provisions on gender parity to increase the overall representation and participation of women in politics. ...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why marginalise women in politics?
WOMEN in Zimbabwe continue to suffer from historical marginalisation and structural inequalities that exist in the political, social and economic spheres. Historically, colonisers made sure that women...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Linda Masarira
Patriarchal dominance, misogyny in Zimbabwe's political economy
WOMEN in Zimbabwe constitute about 54% of the population of about 14 million people. In the just-ended 2018 harmonised elections, statistics compiled by Women In Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) indicate...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Linda Masarira
Mnangagwa's inauguration speech
The First Lady, Amai A. Mnangagwa, Chairperson of the African Union, His Excellency President, Paul Kagame, Heads of State and Former Heads of State here present,Chairp...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 17:48hrs | 44 | by President Mnangagwa
'Thokozile Mathuthu led call for women's quota'
National heroine Thokozile Mathuthu was amongs the first people in Zimbabwe to call for a women's quota in Zanu-PF and Government, a senior ruling party official has said.Mathuthu died aged 61...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Big Man' politics is what has got us to where we are, says Mangoma
Coalition of Democrats (Code) leader and presidential candidate in the July 30 harmonised elections, Mr Elton Mangoma, says Zimbabwe does not need politics of personalities, but requires leaders who a...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa hails empowerment group
Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Monica Mutsvangwa has hailed a local organisation - Young Women in Business - for supporting business initiatives that empower women and promote sel...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZLHR celebrate International Women's day
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has joined the world in celebrating the International Women's day."ON the day of commemorating the United Nations International Women's Day under the them...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 12:54hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mutinhiri fires warning shots
Former Cabinet minister and diplomat Ambrose Mutinhiri was arguably the biggest newsmaker last week after his abrupt resignation from Zanu-PF and Parliament to lead a breakaway party now challenging P...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt takes heed of cancer patients' plight
The government has taken heed of the plight of cancer patients who are bearing the burden of paying exorbitant costs of chemotherapy and has committed to review the cost.This was revealed by P...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Thokozani Khupe's Triple Jeopardy
Life is amazing. If you are lucky, you might just be in the right place at the right time and things turn out great for you. Sometimes you have it all planned, but bang! in a flash of an eye, you miss...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 11:31hrs | 2 | by Rejoice Ngwenya,
Adopting movements, chastening the norm
Many things should be considered when we adopt certain movements based on individual experiences and social advocate rights. While being bold and brave is a valuable ethic to embrace, much attention s...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 18:31hrs | 2 | by Zenani Masuku
'Tsvangirai is winning 2018 elections'
Former deputy prime minister Thokozani Khupe last week took the bull by its horns and went on an aggressive campaign to urge MDC-T supporters to register to vote in their numbers during the Zimbabwe E...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mugabe kisses Thokozani Khupe
President Robert Mugabe could not hold his appreciation of the beauty and achievement of his bitter political rival MDC-T Vice President Thokozani Khupe during her graduation with a PhD when he openly...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 15:44hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Grace Mugabe initiates chicken project
THE First Lady, Dr Grace Mugabe, has initiated a chicken rearing project to empower Zanu-PF Women's League members countrywide.To kick start the programme, women in Lupane district of Matabele...Published: 30 Aug 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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