Nine war veterans were arrested yesterday after they allegedly besieged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s office demanding better pensions. The war veterans, who are members of the War Veterans Welfare pressure group, who were also arrested at the New Government Complex in the central business district, were charged with inciting public …
Read More »Loga Announces Warriors Squad For WCQ
Zdravko Logarusic has announced his squad for the next World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia. The Warriors will face Bafana Bafana on September 3 at the National Sports Stadium in Harare before travelling to East Africa for the second Group G match on the 7th of the month. …
Read More »UK Says No To Criminals, To Deport 36 More Zimbabweans
Britain, which deported 14 Zimbabweans a month ago, is on Wednesday expected to send back to the southern African nation at least 20 more people with criminal records. Pardon Tapfumanei, an attorney representing some of the targeted Zimbabwean people, said the deportations are part of an agreement made by the …
Read More »China, Zim In A Master-Servant Relationship?
It would not be completely out of place to state that like many African nations, Zimbabwe too is enveloped by Chinese influence, be it with regard to the political, military, or economic class. They all seem to be bowing down to the mighty Chinese who have invested heavily in the …
Read More »Weekend Of Mixed Fortunes For Warriors Abroad As Bafana Clash Looms
With less than two weeks to go before Zimbabwe take on arch-rivals Bafana Bafana in a mouthe-watering World Cup qualifier at the National Sports Stadium, all eyes were this past weekend on Warriors stars abroad and here is how they fared for their respective sides. Marshall Munetsi scored for Stade …
Read More »ZRP Launches Blitz On Menacing Pirate Taxis
Police have launched a massive operation targeting pirate taxis mostly unregistered Toyota Wish, Honda Fit and Toyota Vitz vehicles following an increase in armed robbery and rape cases countrywide, as they continue to declare war on criminals. The police are also conducting awareness campaigns urging people to desist from boarding …
Read More »ED Finally Arrives In Mutare To Launch Oxygen Plant
By Mercy MungoriwoPresident Mnangagwa just has arrived in Mutare where he is expected to commission the country’s first multi-million dollar oxygen and gas plant at Feruka. Presidential Spokesperson, George Charamba told the nation that President Mnangagwa had landed in Mutare for the historical event through his Twitter account @Jamwanda2. “His …
Read More »AFCON: Warriors In Group B, To Date Senegal
The Warriors will open their 2021 AFCON finals campaign against Senegal’s Lions of Teranga, whose quest could once again be spearheaded by Liverpool superstar, Sadio Mane, on January 10, in Bafoussam, Cameroon. The tournament will run from January 9 to February 6 next year. Having opened the 2019 AFCON finals, …
Read More »Strive Masiyiwa Toasts ‘Class’ Zambia Transition, Says Now Watching Hichilema’s Economic Policies
Businessman Strive Masiyiwa says the Zambia transition is “African class” and he will be watching new President Hakainde Hichilema’s policies to decide on possible new investment in the country. Masiyiwa owns Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Africa’s largest fibre company, which has operations in Zambia and across the continent. “Like most Africans, …
Read More »China In Africa: Unpacking ‘Crimes’ Against The Earth
The People’s Republic of China has launched radical environmental interventions to clean up its own backyard. In Africa, its Belt and Road Initiative has brought some economic development, but was destroying ecosystem immunity with apparent impunity, experts said in an Our Burning Planet webinar. Local activism offered hopeful precedents. China’s …
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