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Zimbabwean-born Maroleng to testify against ANC before US House of Representatives?
Chris Maroleng, the Zimbabwe-born Chief Executive Officer of Good Governance Africa International, has received an invitation to provide testimony before the US House of Representatives Committee on F...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1320 | by Staff reporter
Don't condemn Zimbabwe, we need minerals, says British MP
The United Kingdom's approach to Zimbabwe in the aftermath of its tumultuous elections is facing potential complications, as British lawmakers caution Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government to exerci...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 18:49hrs | 1688 | by Staff reporter
UK targets Zimbabwe energy sector
The United Kingdom is actively seeking to enhance trade relations with Zimbabwe and make substantial investments in the country's expansive renewable energy sector. Mr. Andrew Mitchell, the UK's Minis...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:21hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's natural resources, markets divide UK
The recent debate in the House of Commons has highlighted the UK's dilemma regarding how to address Zimbabwe's post-election crisis while also considering its access to the country's valuable natural ...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | 842 | by Staff reporter
Russian investor prospects for gold, diamonds in Tsholotsho
The Russian conglomerate and the world's leading diamond producer, Alrosa Mining, have awarded a contract to Titan Drilling International for exploration operations focused on gold and diamonds in Tsh...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:09hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa aligned US embassy tells Mnangagwa to stop lawfare
The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe has voiced its apprehension regarding ongoing reports of politically motivated violence and intimidation in the wake of the contested Harmonised Elections of 23 A...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 20:02hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leaves for 78th UNGA
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has left for New York, United States of America, where he will join other heads of state for the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.The President ...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 21:50hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Biti warns of economic 'disaster' in Zimbabwe
Former finance minister and prominent CCC opposition figure Tendai Biti has issued a stern warning about the potential economic consequences if President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government decides to emb...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 22:14hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Russia and China are lifting sanctions against North Korea?
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the geopolitical climate had changed completely since the United Nations imposed sanctions on North Korea, and he accused the West of breaking ...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 18:19hrs | 619 | by Reuters
Mnangagwa has nothing to apologise for even if he appoints his qualified relatives
President Mnangagwa does not appear to be having trouble finding experienced candidates around him and at the moment Zimbabwe has no rules which govern appointments to the Cabinet by the President....Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 17:54hrs | 438 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe gets US$300m insurance cover
Zimbabwe has benefited from insurance support totaling over US$300 million from the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) over six years. ATIDI, headquartered in Nairobi, has ex...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 06:28hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
'Disputed polls worsening voter apathy,' Stop using sticky band-aid to fix broken limb - vote rigging
"Disputed polls to worsen voter apathy" proclaimed Bulawayo 24 headline. "The frequency of disputed elections in Zimbabwe, the most recent being the August 23 polls, will discourage more regis...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 14:15hrs | 660 | by Wilbert Mukori
African Union becomes permanent member of G-20
The group of the world's 20 leading economies is welcoming the African Union as a permanent member, a powerful acknowledgement of Africa as its more than 50 countries seek a more important role on the...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 12:11hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
African Union becomes permanent member of G-20
The group of the world's 20 leading economies is welcoming the African Union as a permanent member, a powerful acknowledgement of Africa as its more than 50 countries seek a more important role on the...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 12:11hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Whose agenda did our liberation movements truly serve?
There is nothing more baffling and shocking than hearing our so-called 'liberation movements' describing today's fight against injustice and oppression as a 'Western agenda'.The first thing th...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 18:26hrs | 422 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SA, Namibian presidents roasted over Zimbabwe Mnangagwa inauguration
CONTROVERSY over Zimbabwe's disputed elections continues to hog the global limelight as foreign Parliaments debate the polls which saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa being declared winner last month....Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | 1540 | by Staff reporter
Russia ready to ship a million tonnes of grain to Zimbabwe
Russia said on Wednesday that Turkey had agreed in principle to handle one million metric tonnes of grain that Russia plans to send to Africa at a discounted price with financial support from Qatar....Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 06:12hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Unraveling Interdependence. What Interdependence?
In today's globalized world, one cannot help but be intrigued by the intricate dynamics of resource distribution among nations. It is a fascinating subject that reveals the disparities and imbalances ...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 06:52hrs | 55 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Zimbabweans encouraged to apply for Russian scholarships
THE Russian Federation has encouraged Zimbabwean students to take up scholarships in Russia as the Eastern European-Asian nation consolidates relations with the country.Over the past decade th...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Putin, Abbas congratulate Mnangagwa
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, have congratulated President Mnangagwa for winning last week's presidential election.President Mnangagwa...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
SA, Botswana, Namibia give Zimbabwe polls thumbs up?
SOUTH Africa, Botswana and Namibia have all said Zimbabwe's harmonised elections were free, fair and credible, dismissing as misguided a preliminary report that was produced by the SADC Electoral Obse...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Money can't buy love, votes
AS many Zimbabweans seem to tire from the controversy surrounding the results from last week's harmonised elections, some are still wondering how certain candidates lost the polls.Yes, the deb...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:06hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Vladimir Putin - the global game changer
Over the past week, a lot has occurred in the world around us. The Zimbabwean elections, the Brics summit in South Africa, the passing on of Yevgeny Prigozhin head of Russia's private mercenary compan...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:06hrs | 392 | by Tapiwa Gomo
The odds were stacked against Chamisa on August 23
Zimbabwe went to the polls last week, weighed down by a cost-of-living crisis and rural food shortages, but the ruling party's 40-year grip on the electoral process suggested it was unlikely to lose p...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 12:51hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Nevers Mumba's report on Zimbabwe election is invalid
SADC REPORT THAT FAILS TO DENOUNCE THE ILLEGAL SANCTIONS' IMPACT ON ELECTIONS IS INVALID.We acknowledge the SADC report concerning irregularities in the harmonized Zimbabwean elections....Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 23:04hrs | 1942 | by Rutendo Matinyarare
Zanu-PF thanks BRICS for standing with Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has thanked BRICS countries for standing with Zimbabwe to avoid chaos caused by western countries in other parts of th...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 19:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
5 years on, no leads on White City bombing
INVESTIGATIONS into the White City bombing in Bulawayo during a Zanu-PF rally in 2018 have turned into a cold case with no leads, five years on.Zanu-PF has been avoiding using White City Stadi...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Nigeria's Bola Tinubu warned against attacking Niger
Usman Yusuf, a vocal Nigerian professor of Haematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, has warned President Bola Tinubu not to get entangled in a messy proxy geopolitical war between Nato an...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 08:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Niger: Calls for mass recruitment of volunteers to counter Nigerian military invasion
Nigeriens are preparing for a possible invasion by countries in the region, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation's democratically elected president.Residents in the capital, N...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:59hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Opposition parties, CSOs are seeing shadows in elections
As the August 23 2023 harmonised elections day draws near, there has been some shivers emanating from some opposition political parties and their funders as reality now is clear that they are facing d...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 5 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mnangagwa's diatribe against Western nations sad
IT is beyond doubt that the election silly season is upon us.This is a period when all unimaginable things are said and jaws drop at the farfetched promises made to voters, who are also spoilt...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Forces 'a vital cog in growth drive'
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces are a vital cog in the ongoing national socio-economic modernisation and development of the country and Government will continue to capacitate its service personnel through...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe engaging countries who want and respect it,' says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that his government is now engaging with countries that have shown interest in engaging with Zimbabwe.With his Zimbabwe is Open for Business mantra ha...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters 'turn against each other'
AN election debate series scheduled for Iminyela Hall in Bulawayo on Thursday was disrupted by supporters belonging to opposing camps in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).The meeting was...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:06hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Change is inevitable. Is Africa ready?
CHANGE is one of the few constant factors in our lives, perhaps since the beginning of time. Unless driven by the people, the fear of change is another constant. This is because humans, by nature, are...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe mounts global bid for UNSC seat
Zimbabwe has launched a global campaign to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member, with the country's candidature likely to be endorsed by the African Un...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe to record biggest inflation decline'
Zimbabwe is expected to record the biggest fall in inflation in the southern African region next year, according to the latest report by the African Development Bank (AfDB).This is largely due...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers deface Mnangagwa posters
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces has dismantled the Cleveland Shooting Range in Harare amid allegations that some soldiers stationed there were defacing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's campaign posters in M...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 08:13hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Why is Africa always desperate for a master to serve?
Will Africa ever stand on her own two feet, or she is determined to forever be under the control of one global power or the other? In the recent history of our continent, it would appear we ar...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 22:15hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe requests to join BRICS New Development Bank
Zimbabwe has applied to join the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.The country has submitted a request to join the NDB and expects to have the support of ...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 20:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
France and Ecowas in a fix as Burkina Faso, Mali warn against military intervention in Niger
Coup-hit Niger's neighbours, Burkina Faso and Mali, have warned that any military intervention against Niamey would be considered a "declaration of war" against their nations.The two countries...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa chides Mnangagwa over Putin chopper gift
MAIN opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa has taken a swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa for accepting a helicopter from Russian President Vladimir Putin and openly supporting his invasion of Ukraine....Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Russia's railway giant keen to expand footprint to Zimbabwe
TRANSMASHHOLDING, Russia's leading manufacturer of railway rolling stock and fifth biggest rail company in the world, is looking to expand its footprint in African countries including Zimbabwe in a wi...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF will romp to victory
Zanu-PF will romp to victory in the August 23 harmonised elections, riding on a crest of tangibles and deliverables and no meaningful opposition, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing scores...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko attends Mnangagwa's rally
FORMER Vice President, Report Phelekezela Mphoko, yesterday made a surprise public appearance when he attended the Zanu-PF Presidential Star Rally held at Nkayi Business Centre.He was among me...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe signs nuclear energy cooperation agreements with Russia
The intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Zimbabwe - which follows a memorandum of understanding concluded in September 2021 - was signed by Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev and Zimb...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa want courts to do their work
The GOVERNMENT does not interfere with the work of the Judiciary, and those accusing it of having a hand in recent court rulings barring some opposition candidates from contesting the August 23 harmon...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa taunts uneducated opponents
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a disdainful rebuke on those accusing him of masterminding court generated disqualifications on election opponents, describing them as uneducated.This f...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 20:04hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Malema urges BRICS leaders to boycott upcoming summit in solidarity with Putin
EFF leader Julius Malema has urged prime ministers from the BRICS nations not to attend the upcoming summit in South Africa in solidarity with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Malema was addre...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 19:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says he stands in solidarity with Putin over Ukraine war
Zimbabwe stands in solidarity with Russia as it wages war on Ukraine, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday.In comments that will anger we...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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