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Coventry faces difficult task
The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Trump adds Zimbabwe to list of countries facing US travel ban
Zimbabwe is one of 36 countries whose citizens could be banned from travelling to the United States over alleged identity documentation fraud and visa violations, the Washington Post reported on Sunda...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 12:28hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not among 7 African countries blacklisted by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a sweeping travel ban on citizens from seven African countries, citing threats linked to terrorism, inadequate identity verification, and high levels of visa ov...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:11hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Africa's Underdevelopment: A Criminal Enterprise Enabled by Complicit Leadership
Africa's continued underdevelopment is not a mystery - it is a direct result of kleptocratic leadership, entrenched corruption, and systemic human rights abuses. The so-called liberators, once hailed ...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:27hrs | 150 | by Wa Malikongwa
Is Mnangagwa's tariff capitulation a dangerous gamble to appease Trump at Zimbabwe's economic expense?
Has Zimbabwe's backbone finally cracked? President Emmerson Mnangagwa's latest decision to suspend all tariffs on United States goods, announced in response to new U.S. tariffs on Zimbabwean e...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1073 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe included in proposed U.S. travel ban list
Zimbabwe has been included on a proposed American travel ban list, which could impose significant restrictions on the ability of Zimbabwean passport holders to travel to the United States. The list, w...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 12:30hrs | 16345 | 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 ...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:55hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Zambia lifts Malema travel ban
South African opposition leader Julius Malema yesterday disclosed that he was banned from entering Zambia by then President Edgar Lungu simply because the South African opposition president was suppor...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 20:35hrs | 2679 | by Staff reporter
Zanufication of the ANC on
AS South African general elections approach, the country's governing ANC is increasingly undergoing a further Zanufication process as it openly accepts offers of help from Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF wh...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:52hrs | 16 | 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
Mutodi pushes Zimbabwe MPs' visit to US to lobby sanctions removal
Bikita South legislator Energy Mutodi has moved a motion asking the house to put together a team of MPs whose task shall be to visit Washington to physically lobby the US Congress to remove sanctions ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 15:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Top US senator calls for a review of relations with Zimbabwe government
Zimbabwe's elections held on Wednesday were a "sham" and the international community "must reevaluate all facets of its relationship" with the Zimbabwe government, a top United States senator said on ...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe divorce, yet another Damascene moment for the republic
The world is not for honest people. I am convinced. Those who toil, break a sweat in various endeavours to make an honest living a...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:22hrs | 62 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
'Zanu PF is rigging 2023, it's normal and CCC must be hard-hat equipped for it!' It's insane and must be stopped, now
In an interview with AFP Nelson Chamisa admitted that Zimbabwe's electoral process has "always attracted controversy" and is "littered with rigging, manipulation" and it is his reaction that we should...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 16:54hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabweans danced when Mugabe fell, now life is worse than ever
For Jasmine Toffa, the hardest moment of her life was not being beaten black and blue by regime thugs. It came when the Zimbabwean MP appeared in parliament after surgery, broken hands in plaster, and...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:15hrs | 13 | by Christina Lamb for The Sunday Times (UK)
Sanctions choking Zimbabwe: Myth or reality?
"African politics is dogged by crises of legitimacy, monetised politics and corruption, personalised leadership, and lastly the sit-tight syndrome" notes the African Exponent. During an electoral seas...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:33hrs | 1 | by Zvikomborero Sibanda
'Sanctions frustrating radio transmitter imports'
GOVERNMENT says it has been failing to procure the best radio transmitters from the United Kingdom due to sanctions.It claims UK banks are rejecting payments from Zimbabwe. The UK embassy has,...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Why did African leaders cease speaking for ordinary citizens but standing with oppressive leaders?
Whenever I watch clips, repeatedly replayed on state television, of a couple of African leaders calling for the 'lifting of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe', my heart sinks, as I am quite sure, it also ...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 11:50hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans aren't fools and refuse to be hoodwinked with 'sanctions on country' yarn!
Today, 25 October, was put aside as a so-called 'Anti Sanctions Day' - in which, the ever suffering people of Zimbabwe, and even citizens across the regio...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 19:05hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
If Mnangagwa 'developing Zimbabwe with or without sanctions' doesn't it expose ZANU PF at fault not the West?
Having blamed supposed 'sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West' for everything that has gone wrong, is going wrong, and can possibly go wrong in the country - today, nonetheless, the government nev...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 18:04hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shouldn't all those 'confessing' to calling for Zimbabwe targeted sanctions be the first to be arrested?
Let us just imagine this scenario for a moment.I come out openly confessing to the unresolved brutal murder of a person, which I perpet...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:30hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU PF regime deliberately cutting off rural areas from modern technology in order to keep them ignorant!
It is quite easy for a president to tell rural folk that he met with his US counterpart, who promised to steadily address the thorny issues of sanctions t...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 11:01hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
If Mnangagwa is unable to explain 'sanctions on Zimbabwe' then just how real are they?
Did you know that countries that have genuine economic sanctions imposed on them by world powers, oftentimes, actually deny their true impact on the affected nation's economy?Why?Simpl...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 13 | by Tendai Mbofana
If Mnangagwa unable to explain 'sanctions on Zimbabwe' then just how real are they?
Did you know that countries that have genuine economic sanctions imposed on them by world powers, oftentimes, actually deny their true impact on the affected nation's economy?Why? Simp...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 20:54hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's scapegoat for governance failure
AHEAD of the 2023 polls, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government - after largely failing to fulfill its 2018 election promises - has found a scapegoat to justify its dismal bad governance record by ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:04hrs | 14 | by Brenna Matendere
Mnangagwa finally proves 'sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe' a big fat lie!
I have always asserted to my friends that, as much as state media is an insufferable drag to read or watch - due to the pathetic and disgraceful substandard work - but, most of the Zimbabwe regime's l...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 09:31hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa refused to sign Queen Elizabeth III's book of condolences until....
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed that he refused to go to the British embassy in Harare to sign the book of condolences following the death of Queen Elizabeth 11 earlier this month.Acc...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Are African leaders incredibly daft or deliberately pretending unaware why Zimbabweans are truly suffering?
The past week has been eventful as far as calls for 'sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe should be removed', by various, mostly southern African leaders.Firstly, it was the South African President C...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Kenya's William Ruto says sanctions impoverish ordinary Zimbabweans
Newly installed Kenyan president William Ruto has joined seemingly unyielding calls by his African peers to have western imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe lifted unconditionally.In his inaugu...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Alena Douhan's assertions on Zimbabwe sanctions' social impact gravely flawed, laughable and unscientific
The generalization of matters greatly impacting our day-to-day lives has unfortunately become a most troubling common occurrence.What is even worse is that, these are largely based on hypothes...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 18:49hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ramaphosa tackles Joe Biden over Zimbabwe sanctions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Friday told US President Joe Biden that sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the superpower two decades ago have affected his own country that continues to carry th...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 19:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbawean scientist is saluted in Time's 100 influential persons
A ZIMBABWEAN scientist credited with the discovery of the Covid-19 Omicron variant has been recognised as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.Time 100 is a yearly l...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 09:45hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
'Mnangagwa lied to diplomats'
THE United Kingdom government is plotting tougher sanctions against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, arguing the measures put in place have failed to nudge Harare towards reform, hence t...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:48hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's empire is collapsing like a castle built on sand
What you need to know:‘Gucci Grace' will, however, still live comfortably for the rest of her life even if the businesses that her husband left her collapse, as post-coup law ensures that sh...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
U.S. removal of hold on elephant trophy hunting imports to boost Namibia's wildlife conservation
Namibia's wildlife conservation efforts were this year boosted following the U.S. Government's removal of the unnecessary hold on the African elephant trophy hunting imports. The five-yea...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 08:14hrs | 20 | by Emmanuel Koro
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich slapped with heavy sanctions
Roman billionaire Russian oligarch and Chelsea football club owner Arkadyevich Abramovich is a and politician has seen his assets frozen, a prohibition on transactions with United Kingdom individuals ...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 10:19hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
US sanctions on Zimbabwe's elite ricochet across economy
Callisto Jokonya stands in the cavernous factory of Imperial Refrigeration and recalls the halcyon days.In the 1990s, his factory, located in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, was buzzing....Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean economy suffers under US sanctions
Callisto Jokonya stands in the cavernous factory of Imperial Refrigeration and recalls the halcyon days.In the 1990s, his factory, located in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, was buzzing with a ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EU replaces Southern Africa travel ban with testing requirements
European Union member states have agreed to lift the air travel ban on southern African countries, which will allow more travel to resume.The decision lifts the so-called emergency brake intro...Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 14:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Notice of motion against Zidera filed
Anti-sanctions activists have taken the United States of America president Joe Bidden and the country's lawmakers to court seeking nullification of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of ...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:21hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
US lifts restrictions on Zimbabwe
THE restrictions were implemented to slow the spread of the omicron variant in the United States, and they applied to South Africa – where omicron was first detected – as well as Botswana, Eswatin...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube fears for economy
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube says he is keeping his fingers crossed that the current wave of the Covid-19 (Omicron variant) pandemic will not get to the previous d...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
UK PM snubs Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE'S pariah status continues following reports British Prime Minister Boris Johnson consulted Southern African presidents, except President Emmerson Mnangagwa, before the latest travel restricti...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:46hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
18 CSOs take on Biden over blanket travel bans
DOZENS of health and human rights organisations have called on United States President Joe Biden to unconditionally lift the travel ban imposed on southern African countries, Zimbabwe included....Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Family concerned as Covid restrictions trap Canadian woman in Zimbabwe
ZOE Mukura's family has no idea when she will be allowed to return to Canada.In September, Mukura travelled to Zimbabwe from her home in Saskatoon to take care of her ailing mother.Whe...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 08:01hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean born scientist who helped identify Omicron slams travel bans
THE Botswana scientist who may well have discovered the omicron variant of the coronavirus says he has been on a roller-coaster of emotions, with the pride of accomplishment followed by dismay over th...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:13hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Helen Suzman Foundation fights in Zimbabwe migrants corner
MORE than 200 000 Zimbabwean migrants holding South African special permits called Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) yesterday received a major boost when the Helen Suzman Foundation moved in to assi...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 18:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Omicron hits Zimbabwe
VICE-PRESIDENT and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga yesterday confirmed that the country had recorded its first case of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, raising fears of a hard lockdown in the c...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:31hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa slams West over unscientific Covid-19 restrictions
President Mnangagwa has raised alarm over the unjustified treatment of a number of SADC member states by some Western countries and their intrusive nature in the domestic affairs of sovereign states....Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Govt imposes mandatory quarantine
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday imposed mandatory quarantine for returning citizens and foreigners entering the country and tightened lockdown measures amid concern over the new COVID-19 Omicro...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
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