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Mudenda blames opposition for sanctions

Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has accused opposition legislators of being responsible for the economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, in remarks that risk fuelling further tension in Parliament.The exchange took place duri…

Published: 12 Sep 2025 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zambia calls for removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe

Zambia has urged the full removal of all unilateral sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, ahead of the SADC Anti-Sanctions Day commemorations next month. The appeal was made by Zambia's Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and I…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Grok unavailable in Zimbabwe due to sanctions

Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot created by Elon Musk's U.S.-based startup xAI, appears to be inaccessible in Zimbabwe. Although the company has yet to provide an official explanation, mounting evidence points to U.S. sanctions - …

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 23:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF warns South Africa against US sanctions

Zimbabwe's ruling party (ZANU-PF) says South Africa should not be intimidated by a proposed US bill that could empower President Donald Trump with "superpowers" to impose sanctions on African National Congress (ANC) leaders.ZANU-PF spokesp…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:52hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter

How Tagwirei's ascent threatens - and could reward - investors

Zimbabwe's political landscape has erupted into a new era of factionalism, with sanctioned tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei's meteoric rise within the ruling ZANU-PF party becoming a flashpoint. As the 2028 presidential elections loom, his align…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 15:18hrs | 579 | by Harrison Brooks

US Congress proposes sanctions against South Africa

A controversial bill introduced in the United States Congress aims to cut off direct aid to South Africa and impose targeted sanctions on its political leaders, citing the country's legal action against Israel at the International Court of…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 19:57hrs | 2345 | by Staff reporter

Anti-Zimbabwe MP asks why UK lifted sanctions on Ncube and Sanyatwe

A prominent British legislator and long-time critic of Zimbabwe, Baroness Kate Hoey, has questioned the United Kingdom government over its recent decision to lift sanctions on four high-ranking Zimbabwean officials and one state-owned arms…

Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Isaac Moyo, Matanga, Sanyatwe, Ncube, ZDI removed from UK sanctions list

The United Kingdom (UK) has officially removed former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) head Isaac Moyo, Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, former army commander Anselem Sanyatwe, Minister of State for Midlands Owen Ncube, a…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Defence Industries removed from EU sanctions

THE European Union Council has removed the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) from its restrictive measures imposed in 2002, but maintained its embargo on arms and equipment that could be utilised for internal repression, underscoring its c…

Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:55hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter

Australia must sanction South Africa

An Open Letter from the British Australian Community Urging Suspension of Australian Aid to South Africa Over Anti-White Property Rights Violations South Africa's President Ramaphosa signed the country's new Expropriation Act 13 into law o…

Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:56hrs | 2509 | by Online

UN General Assembly to debate sanctions on Zimbabwe

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is set to formally debate the impact of illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States, following the submission of two critical reports by the UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coer…

Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 09:58hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter

US Ambassador agrees that Zimbabwe was under sanctions

In a recently published op-ed, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela M. Tremont, provided clarity on the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, emphasizing the limited scope and specific targets of these measures. Tremontâ€™s article aims to address t…

Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 12:54hrs | 611 | by Ambassador Pamela M. Tremont

Mnangagwa blasts US for crippling Zimbabwe's economy

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed grave concern over the suffering endured by ordinary Zimbabweans due to economic sanctions, despite these measures being targeted at specific individuals. His remarks come as the Southern African …

Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:53hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter

NRZ struggles amid sanctions, as revival efforts falter

In its prime, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) was the backbone of the nation's transport system, transporting passengers across the country and facilitating the movement of goods beyond Zimbabwe's borders. The rhythmic sound of tra…

Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:07hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter

The scream of sanctions: A weary story

Zimbabwe has been under sanctions since 2001 due to human rights abuses, poor governance policies, and actions that impede and shrink democratic spaces and rule of law.It is now necessary to alter the sanctions issue and put an end to this…

Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 15:05hrs | | by Leonard Koni

US sanctions on Zimbabwe are real, US Bank to close accounts

Mercury Bank, a fintech based in the United States offering banking services to more than 100,000 early-stage startups, has included Nigeria in a list of countries restricted from opening and operating accounts on its platform.With this de…

Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:57hrs | 23536 | by Staff reporter

Why Zimbabwe should break free from the US dollar's grip

Government Up Close"Normalcy is that a country must have its own currency," President Mnangagwa is on record highlighting this fact.Some people have argued that one of the gravest financial mistakes Zimbabwe made was to put in place a bask…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:10hrs | 74 | by Nick Mangwana

Zimbabweans should now see it's corruption, not 'sanctions', causing their suffering!

Zimbabweans has been engulfed in a seemingly unending debate as to what is the real source of their two-and-a-half-decade-long suffering.There have been two dominant narratives.Unsurprisingly, the ZANU PF government has never admitted or a…

Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 21:50hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

UNMASKED: Philippe Van Damme's gross exaggerations on Zimbabwe's hunger situation

Phillipe Van Damme, a former European Delegation country representative to Zimbabwe, has once again demonstrated his propensity for spreading misinformation. His recent claim on social media that Zimbabweans are dying due to hunger caused …

Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 12:36hrs | 36 | by Tonderai Ndoro

Sanctions driving Zimbabweans to commit crime in Botswana

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi says targeted sanctions imposed by the West on ruling Zanu-PF officials, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, are forcing desperate Zimbabweans to commit crime in the neighboring country.Masisi made …

Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:23hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

China supports total sanctions removal on Zimbabwe

China stands ready to support Zimbabwe for the total removal of Western sanctions, the defence of its sovereignty and the pursuit of strategic security interests, visiting Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s senior official and Vice Chairman o…

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Why US sanctions on Zimbabwe 'have not worked'

The United States is a global superpower. Its political and economic reach is massive and global in character. Look back in history and you can see how the US has so often made real changes to the world economy and political dispensation.I…

Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:54hrs | | by Eddie Cross

Targeted sanctions were inevitable

GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, my deduction is that targeted sanctions were inevitable. It does not augur well for Zimbabwe that you are the first sitting President to be designated by the United States (US) under…

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:09hrs | 3 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Unilateral sanctions are not illegal!

IT was so laughable listening to Information minister Jenfan Muswere fuming over US targeted sanctions on some Zimbabweans.I could easily tell that he was trying his best to please his boss, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, by soundi…

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe minister updates Sadc on sUS anctions

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Ambassador Frederick Shava, yesterday updated SADC about the purported removal of sanctions by the United States, but reiterated that Zimbabwe wants nothing short of total removal of the he…

Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Kasukuwere tells Mnangagwa that insults won't shake off US sanctions

Former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has issued a challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, urging him to transparently address his human rights and corruption allegations, which prompted the United States of America (US) to impose …

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'US's new sanctions on Mnangagwa ineffective'

The new regime of sanctions against Zimbabwe's top government officials and their enablers is new wine in an old wineskin and will not achieve anything in bringing change to the country, analysts have said.On March 4, the United States (US…

Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:48hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF using sanctions as excuse for corruption

Moses Mzila Ndlovu says the Zanu-PF government is heavily profiting from corruption, with the elite externalising funds out of the country and investing them elsewhere rather than in social services, all the while deceiving the Zimbabwean …

Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zambia calls for complete sanctions removal on Zimbabwe

ZAMBIA has called on the United States and her allies to remove all forms of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, not just the piecemeal adjustments it made on Monday.The US made fringe adjustments to its targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe that were…

Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF claims foreign policy victory after Biden token sanctions review

Zanu-PF has declared a triumph in the nation's foreign policy endeavors following the US's removal of a longstanding sanctions program on Zimbabwe. However, the victory is tempered by the stipulation that certain individuals, including Pre…

Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe rejects 'Let's Go Brandon's token sanctions review

NOTHING short of a prompt, unconditional and total removal of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States is acceptable and continued slanderous statements from Washington should be withdrawn immediately, the Govern…

Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

US slams door on Mnangagwa

UNITED States Senate Foreign Relations member Jim Risch and analysts have said the sanctioning of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and human rights violations is a damning indictment of his leadership since he assumed power via …

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

United States sanctions on Zimbabwe: who is off the list, who is on?

 The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses.The Treasury Department'…

Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

US makes piecemeal adjustments to Zimbabwe sanctions

THE United States yesterday made piecemeal adjustments to its targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe signalling the success of the country's engagement and re-engagement drive under President Mnangagwa.Washington however, still maintains the illeg…

Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

US issues fresh sanctions on Mnangagwa and 8 others, terminates 2003 curbs

The United States on Monday terminated a Zimbabwe sanctions programme and reimposed curbs on nine people and three entities, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, over their involvement in corruption and human rights abuses.President Joe…

Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

'23 years of sanctions embolden Zimbabwe'

ZIMBABWE'S story is that of resilience, innovation, people-centred policies and the undying resolve to defeat illegal Western sanctions that have continued to pound the country for over 23 years.Today, Zimbabwe is the fastest growing econo…

Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF blasts EU for extending sanctions on Zimbabwe

Zanu-PF has jumped to the defence of Zimbabwe's security sector in its latest rant after the European Union's (EU) extension of sanctions targeted on Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI).Sanctions on ZDI were extended by a year to February 20…

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Europe extends Zimbabwe sanctions

THE European Union (EU) has renewed its restrictions on Zimbabwe dealing a major blow to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration's re-engagement bid.According to a statement issued by the council of the EU, sanctions on the cou…

Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF challenges US diplomats over sanctions

Zanu-PF Members of Parliament (MPs) want United States (US) embassy diplomats summoned to Parliament to answer questions on the impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe.The call was made by the party's Buhera West legislator Tafadzwa Mugwadi during…

Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Countries under illegal US sanctions must unite against Washington

Yes, it is very possible for Zimbabwe, China, Russia, Cuba, Iran and all other countries under illegally imposed United States sanctions to formerly gang up and fight Washington.There is power and strength in numbers. There is a pool of wi…

Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | 3 | by Joseph Meta

Sanctions have cost Zimbabwe US$150 billion

In the past 22 years, Zimbabwe has incurred a loss of over US$150 billion in potential revenue, opportunities, donor support, and loans due to the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States of America and the European Union. However, t…

Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe GDP to grow by 4,8%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that Zimbabwe's real gross domestic product is expected to grow by approximately 4.8 percent in the current year, driven primarily by robust performances in the mining and agriculture sect…

Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

SADC, AU denounce Western imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe

The African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have both lent their voices to the call for the unconditional removal of Western-imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe. Thousands of Zimbabweans participated in peaceful …

Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

EU, US sanctions hit Zimbabwe's agric sector hard

Since the final stage of the Cold War, the use of sanctions as a "soft approach" in international diplomacy gained pre-eminence among states that seek to influence the perception and behaviour of other states. In recent times, the use of s…

Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | | by Livingstone Kazizi

Sanctions on Zimbabwe are a human rights issue

The United States and her allies in the global North for a very long time, have presented, defined and projected themselves as champions of democracy and human rights defenders.Nothing could have been further from the truth on account of t…

Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 09:18hrs | | by Sam Matema

'Sanctions have made Zimbabwe to be more innovative,' says Mnangagwa

THE level of development and economic transformation achieved in the last five years without access to global lines of credit is an indication that Zimbabwe under the Second Republic is effectively defeating the illegal Western sanctions, …

Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

U.S. sanctions take center stage in Zimbabwe elections

When Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's long-time despot, lost power in a 2017 military coup, many Zimbabweans took to the streets, celebrating what they hoped would be the beginning of a new chapter.Mugabe's successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, had prom…

Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Sanctions eroding value of Zimdollar

The depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar is partly due to illegal economic sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in its African Economic Outlook report released on Wednesday last wee…

Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Loosen Zimbabwe sanctions for renewable energy future

MORE than 20 years ago, the late former President Robert Mugabe endorsed a move by indigenous Zimbabwean farmers to occupy and forcibly retake farmland that was owned, at the time, by farmers of European descent.Right or wrong, this move s…

Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 7 | by Glenn Jakins

Jonathan Moyo dismisses the notion that there are no sanctions against Zimbabwe

EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has dismissed the notion that there are no sanctions against Zimbabwe.Prof Moyo said it is desperate propaganda to claim that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s clarification that it is not a …

Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 21:23hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

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