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Botswana president rebukes leaders clinging to power
Botswana President Duma Boko has condemned leaders who attempt to extend their presidential terms beyond the established limits, boldly stating that such leaders are failures. His remarks came during ...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:36hrs | 1112 | by Staff reporter
Why is Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing what experts say is the biggest threat to his rule yet as a succession battle erupts ahead of general elections scheduled for 2028.Recent mano...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:28hrs | 1387 | by Staff reporter
Increased police presence in following Geza's nationwide demonstrations
Following the call for nationwide demonstrations by war veteran Blessed Geza, the streets of Masvingo's central business district (CBD) and surrounding residential areas remain heavily patrolled by po...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 13:12hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Police imposes weapons ban ahead of anti-Mnangagwa protests
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a two-month prohibition order against carrying weapons in Harare, just days before planned nationwide protests calling for the removal of President Emmers...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:11hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Police block CCC MP from holding feedback meeting
Police in the Midlands province have blocked Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Corban Madzivanyika, from holding a scheduled consultation and feedback meeting with constituents in his Mb...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:19hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobia brewing in KwaZulu-Natal as foreigners given May 20 deadline
The town of Ulundi in northern KwaZulu-Natal is on edge following a directive from an anonymous business forum demanding all foreign spaza shop owners cease trading by Sunday, May 19.The omino...Published: 17 May 2024 at 19:56hrs | 26 | by Mandla Ndlovu
George Charamba knows Chamisa more than Mkwananzi and Siziva
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson, George Charamba, has taken to his Twitter account to assert that they possess deeper insights into Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nels...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 09:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Churches meet Chamisa over protests
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) on Wednesday met MDC leader Nelson Chamisa to discuss, among others, the party's planned protests after voicing concern over potential outbreak of violence....Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
After the votes are cast....
Less than a month before he lost his job as the director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in 2017, James Comey published an autobiography titled "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Li...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
The dilemma of the electorate in Zimbabwe's 2018 polls
The Zimbabwean electorate have a real dilemma in the coming elections. There are a lot of candidates from a plethora of political parties as well as independent candidates to choose from. It can be ar...Published: 15 May 2018 at 17:12hrs | 3 | by Nicholas Mlamuli Ndebele
To the sons and daughters of those in Power
To the sons and daughters of Zimbabwe's powerful and elite, I often wonder where you stand in all this. We do not pick our parents, and so I write this, not out of judgment or condemnation, but out of...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 21:22hrs | | by Kwapi Vengesayi
Mugabe's silence frightening
President Robert Mugabe must take the opportunity presented by the Zanu-PF congress this week to show leadership qualities and stop factionalists and youths who are threatening violence against Vice P...Published: 03 Dec 2014 at 12:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sudanese police shot and 'killed 50 protestors this week' i
Khartoum - Sudanese police killed at least 50 people this week, often "shooting to kill" when they moved to quell angry protests over the government's cut of fuel subsidies, two rights groups said...Published: 27 Sep 2013 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF need to harvest the fear of 2008-9
IN less than three weeks, Zimbabweans will go to the polls for the first time since a violent, disputed vote in 2008 forced President Robert Mugabe to form a coalitio...Published: 18 Jul 2013 at 15:13hrs | 6 | by Thomson Reuters
Tsvangirai must be told to go peacefully
Zimbabweans, Sadc and AU policymakers including neutral observers around the world who have commended Zimbabwe's successful referendum on the new Constitution as the most fundamental and inclusive re...Published: 28 Apr 2013 at 07:21hrs | | by Professor Jonathan Moyo, MP
Politics of succession: coping African when leaders die
In December 2008, a Guinean newspaper published a photo of a frail and ailing President Lansana Conté, who appeared to be struggling to stand up. The photo stoked rumours of the president...Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 16:24hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
US not lifting Zimbabwe sanctions before polls
The United States' outgoing ambassador to Zimbabwe said on Tuesday that Washington would only lift sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle if polls are held peacefully."...Published: 25 Jul 2012 at 19:54hrs | | by Sapa-AFP
Polls open for Southern Sudan independence referendum vote
Sudan - Women broke out in song and men wrapped themselves in flags as voters in Southern Sudan began casting ballots Sunday in a week-long independence referendum likely to create the world's newest ...Published: 09 Jan 2011 at 16:00hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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