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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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

Political Overview Since gaining independence in 1980, the ruling ZANU-PF party has held uninterrupted power in Zimbabwe, led first by Robert Mugabe, and then Emerson Mnangagwa from 2017. The main opposition is the MDC party. Zimbabwe’s next presidential elections will take place in 2023. Economic Overview Zimbabwe faces continued cycles …

Battle lines have been drawn between MDC-Alliance president Nelson Chamisa and one of his deputies, Tendai Biti over the recent decision by the former to forego primary elections and let communities choose their parliamentary candidates for 2023 elections. As part of the Citizen Convergence For Change (CCC) drive, Chamisa is …

As Zambia prepares to go to the general polls on 12 August, it does so in a context of political decay. It’s also in the midst of a serious economic crisis and the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. Tensions have escalated for months. In addition to forceful police conduct, and the prevention of the opposition to …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will continue to equip the Zimbabwe defence in order to defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Mnangagwa made the pledge Tuesday during the country’s 41st commemorations of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day at State House. “In this context, any sinister activities or clandestine …