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Macron urges EU to ditch US arms makers
The EU must cut its reliance on US-made weapons and prioritize European alternatives, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. In an interview with French media published on Saturday, Macron argued ...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 13:28hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Iran joins the Nuclear boys club?
Recent reports are swirling with speculation that Iran may have conducted an underground nuclear test on October 5, sparking global intrigue and concern. Although there has been no official confirmati...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 3615 | by Staff reporter
UK jets failed to shoot down Iranian missiles
The BBC understands that British military jets did not shoot down any Iranian ballistic missiles fired overnight. Nor did the Royal Navy Destroyer, HMS Duncan, fire any of her Sea Viper missiles....Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 17:17hrs | 2132 | by Staff reporter
Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?
Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minist...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by @Jamwanda2
Russia warns West against 'playing with fire'
The US and its allies are "playing with fire" by doubling down on their support for Kiev amid the conflict with Moscow, including by planning to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, Russian Foreign...Published: 28 May 2023 at 14:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabwean pupils to learn and manufacture guns
UTTERANCES by President Emmerson Mnangagwa encouraging students to learn to manufacture guns and bombs have been widely criticised.The averements were captured on camera by state broadcaster, ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe flies British fighter jets again despite sanctions
Zimbabwe's Air Force has mysteriously found parts for its grounded Hawk fighter jets - 21 years after Britain imposed a crippling arms embargo.Four BAE Hawk jets took part in a fly-past during...Published: 01 May 2022 at 19:36hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military strength gets major boost
The strength of Air Force of Zimbabwe has received a major boost after the Hawk Fighter Jets flew for the first time in years. Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba using his new Twitter m...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 17:26hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Russia-Ukraine tiff exposes hypocrisy of US, West
On the last Friday of last month, a delegation of US Embassy in Zimbabwe personnel and its European Union (EU) counterparts made a beeline for Munhumutapa Building in Harare to the Ministry of Foreign...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Deadly helicopter was meant for Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's fleet of presidential helicopters was depleted in April when an Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper crashed in Acturus, 30 kilometres east of Harare, as new details emerge on ...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mystery over Zimbabwe army deal?
MYSTERY over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and shadowy businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's murky purchase of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) partly-owned Pen East Mining's stake in platinum m...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 20:43hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Third part soars cost of Mnangagwa copter
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelled a deal by his late predecessor Robert Mugabe to acquire a presidential helicopter from Russia opting for an Airbusmade superjet in a deal involving a third party...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Red lights flashing over Russian deals
RUSSIA is clearly keen to boost its presence in Africa. "Africa is one of the priorities of Russian foreign policy," declared Russian deputy foreign affairs minister Mikhail Bogdanov in a meeting of t...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets airport rehab
Zimbabwe will roll out an aggressive rehabilitation programme for all major airport facilities in the country as it anticipates a boom in tourism and air traffic space.Finance and Economic Dev...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 07:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shops for military technology, hardware in Belarus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Belarus last year, which was highly publicised as a strategic state visit to seal deals worth US$350 million spanning across various productive sectors of the e...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's air traffic control system outdated, risky
ZIMBABWE'S outdated air traffic control system is putting lives of passengers in danger as it exposes planes to possible collisions, aviation experts have said.The archaic system also exposes ...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
China to restrict exports of rare earths to the US
China has dropped its most obvious hint yet that it might restrict exports of rare earths to the US as a strategy in the trade war, a move that could cripple the American tech, defense, and manufactur...Published: 29 May 2019 at 17:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Mugabe pillaged the DRC and destroyed Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S former President, Robert Mugabe, in the August of 1998 sent about 11,000 troops, armoured vehicles and combat aircraft to the Democratic Republic of Congo.There was much discontent ...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zuma 'rejects ANC request' to stand down
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has defied his party and refused to step down, according to media reports.He and senior members of the African National Congress (ANC) held talks on Sunday ...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:37hrs | | by BBC
Thousands witness dawn of new era
It was an epic and historic moment reminiscent of the 1980 independence celebrations yesterday as Zimbabweans witnessed the dawn of a new era when Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa took the oath of office a...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
If Mugabe needs the masses then give him the masses!
Mr Chiwenga, allow us to take the tin-pot dictator down. This heinous dictator always hides behind the people therefore please allow the people to express their disgust and take him down today. As lon...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 14:23hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
Chinhoyi 7 declared national heroes
PRESIDENT Mugabe has recommended that the seven liberation war fighters who died in the famous Chinhoyi battle that marked the beginning of the Second Chimurenga be declared national heroes.Th...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 06:53hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Botswana to purchase expensive fighter jets, Mugabe beware!
WATCH: Botswana President Ian Khama answering questions from Swedish media on why Botswana needs such expensive fighter jets. Khama is currently on a state visit in Sweden where he is trying to get a ...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 13:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Egyptian revolution (January 25–February 11, 2011)
In Egypt, President Mubarak made the mistake of declaring January 25, 2011, "police day." A celebration of the police who had been brutalizing and terrorizing the people? It was too much to countenanc...Published: 18 Feb 2017 at 08:47hrs | 2 | by George Ayittey
When #Tajamuka becomes #Tatiza
Events over the past few weeks have really shown beyond any reasonable doubt that the cowards don't know how to deal with Zanu-PF.LET me tell you some truth which will hurt some people. Ha...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by Bishop
A comrade who refused to die
COMRADE Noah Mbira whose Chimurenga name was Chemist Ncube has just too many fascinating episodes from his time during the liberation struggle. Last week, he gave a gripping narration of his journey f...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:26hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Coup attempt plunges Turkey into chaos
A defiant Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Saturday morning to crush an attempted coup, as the Turkish president launched a series of attacks and arrests on the breakaway military faction he accuse...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zipra: The Sipolilo battles
The Wankie battles, which subsequently became known as the Western Front, lasted from 13 August to mid-September 1967. MK headquarters in Lusaka were able to follow events in Wankie, and when they hea...Published: 16 May 2016 at 14:16hrs | 39 | by facebook
American democracy is rigged
In the United States presidential elections, there are two towering political parties – the Democratic and the Republican – that during the course of their "primary" elections get to choose who wi...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Hamish Dabashi
Britons vote for WAR
British fighter jets have taken part in their first airstrikes in Syria, hours after UK lawmakers voted in favor of bombing ISIS strongholds there."RAF Tornadoes have just returned from their ...Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by CNN
Mugabe meets Putin
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is today expected to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin in closed-door talks here aimed at deepening trade and investment ties with the global power.President Mugab...Published: 10 May 2015 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu
Egypt bombs Islamic State targets
Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released a video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, drawing Cairo directly into the conflict ac...Published: 16 Feb 2015 at 12:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
State must have nothing to fear - Dzamara
Over 150 people today turned up at Africa Unity Square, to join in the wait for President Robert Mugabe's response, but, it was the apparent demonstration of serious fear and paranoia by the state...Published: 22 Oct 2014 at 14:04hrs | | by Itai Dzamara
British fighter jets strike ISIS jihadists west of Baghdad
London - British fighter jets fired on Islamic State militants west of Baghdad overnight, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday, in their second strikes in as many days in Iraq.Two Royal Air ...Published: 01 Oct 2014 at 12:16hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zim to splurge US$500 million on MiG-29 Russian fighter jets
COLOGNE - In a bid to reinforce it's fleet and air combat capabilities, while severing ties with European Union (EU) arm supplies, the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), has reportedly struck a deal to take...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Itai Mushekwe
Missing Air Algerie flight has crashed with 101 passengers
An Air Algerie flight that went missing en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers has crashed, an Algerian aviation official told Reuters on Thursday."I can confirm that it has crashed," the offic...Published: 24 Jul 2014 at 16:22hrs | 1 | by Reuters and AFP
The British engineered Gukurahundi Massacres
I understand how people hate Robert Mugabe but, to publish this report as a factual report is a horrible crime against the people of Zimbabwe. I can only assume you were neither witnesses to the t...Published: 26 Apr 2014 at 06:52hrs | 9 | by Brian Sherif
Ethiopian Airlines plane hijacked
Geneva - The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane flying from Addis Ababa to Rome hijacked the aircraft on Monday and forced it to land in Geneva where he wanted to seek asylum, police said....Published: 18 Feb 2014 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Swiss army fighter jet crash, two feared dead
Geneva - A Swiss army fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area of the Alpine country on Wednesday, likely killing the two crew members on board, defence and military officials said."This is a...Published: 24 Oct 2013 at 04:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'We will push until we bring down this military coup' - Muslim Brotherhood
Cairo - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday it would bring down the "military coup" but stressed it remained committed to a peaceful struggle, despite the heavy loss of life when government fo...Published: 15 Aug 2013 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Obama hopes to see Nelson Mandela
Johannesburg - US President Barack Obama hopes to see Nelson Mandela when he visits South Africa this week - but only if Mandela's health permits and the former statesman's family approves.Oba...Published: 23 Jun 2013 at 11:08hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'UK to supply arms or war, to rebels'
The UK is poised to ship arms to some rebel factions in Syria as soon as this summer if a planned peace conference in Geneva this month fails to make significant progress, according to British officia...Published: 31 May 2013 at 21:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fighter Jets scramble in UK, Pakistan passenger Plane held
UK - A Pakistan International Airlines plane had been diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport.The BBC reports that two men are being held on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft, Es...Published: 24 May 2013 at 13:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
China's cyber spying targets US govt
WASHINGTON - China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government's foreign policy and military plans, said a Pentagon report issued Monday.C...Published: 06 May 2013 at 23:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
South Korea vows instant strike back against North Korea
South Korea will strike back quickly if the North stages any attack, the new president in Seoul warned on Monday, as tensions ratcheted higher on the Korean peninsula amid shrill rhetoric from Pyongya...Published: 01 Apr 2013 at 16:59hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Malaysian troops attack a group of Filpinos
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian troops Tuesday attacked a group of Filpinos occupying a town in the eastern state of Sabah for three weeks to press their ancestral land claim.Explosions rocked Tanduo...Published: 05 Mar 2013 at 15:12hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Most feared al Qaeda commanders in Africa killed in northern Mali
One of al Qaeda's most feared commanders in Africa, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, has been killed by Chadian forces in northern Mali, Chad's President Idriss Deby said on Friday. French officials said the...Published: 02 Mar 2013 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
British funds helped Mugabe suppress dissent
LONDON - Britain's arms industry and other companies are to be called before politicians to explain why taxpayer funds ended up helping President Robert Mugabe buy five Hawk fighter jets and 1 030 pol...Published: 09 May 2012 at 14:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe insulted Kabila, relations took a knock - wikileaks
Relations between President Robert Mugabe and leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila could have received a knock after the long-serving Zimbabwean leader insulted the youthful leader...Published: 04 Apr 2012 at 18:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Marijuana plane' invades President Barack Obama's airspace
A small plane which violated US presidential airspace in Los Angeles was found carrying 18kg of marijuana.The Cessna plane was intercepted by two F-16 fighter jets after it strayed into restri...Published: 17 Feb 2012 at 05:35hrs | 2 | by -
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