Politics

An angry listener told off Zanu PF Information Director, Tafadzwa Mugwadi and Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) party president, Linda Masarira, who were blaming sanctions for the country’s economic decay during an interview on State-owned Star FM’s Muriro On Monday show. The two were panelists, who included economist Gift …

Traditional chiefs in Matabeleland and the Midlands early this week tabled before President Emmerson Mnangagwa a number of tough demands on top of a public apology that need to be fulfilled in order to bring closure to the 1980s Gukurahundi genocide. The demands include the return of more than 100 …

The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has accused the Zimbabwe Republic Police of indirectly inflaming political tensions in the country through turning a blind eye towards crimes committed against opponents by Zanu PF loyalists while maintaining a tough hand on the opposition. In its September report, the rights based NGO which …

SADC chairperson and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, has reiterated calls for the removal of illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western countries saying they push a negative perception about the country and cut it off from global financial markets. In his statement to mark …

The United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed continued claims its sanctions and those imposed collectively with western allies on Zimbabwe have impeded economic development in its troubled former colony. This comes after Harare has gone into overdrive in its denunciation of western measures imposed soon after the turn of the century …

Constitutionally, Presidential, Parliamentary and local authority elections must take place in July or August next year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has noted and so there shall be no by-elections for vacant Parliament and local authority seats from November 1 this year. Section 143 of the Constitution states that Parliament …

Zimbabwe prison authorities have finally given in to pressure by CCC leader Nelson Chamisa to be allowed to visit jailed lieutenants Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole at Chikurubi Maximum Prison but set tough conditions for the opposition chief to abide by while in the precincts of the country’s biggest jail. …

The US government has admitted sanctions it imposed on Zimbabwe nearly two decades ago have “cost opportunities” for Zimbabweans but denies claims the diplomatic measures were tailored to shut down the troubled country’s economy. Speaking from Washington in a virtual press briefing on the measures, US Department of State Sanctions …

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation Thursday after six turbulent weeks in office, making her one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in British history. Truss, Britain’s third female prime minister, was unable to save her embattled premiership even though she ditched her entire economic plan and replaced two …

Horror accounts and images emerged on Tuesday, a day after Citizens Coalition for Change officials were attacked by Zanu PF thugs while campaigning in Insiza, where a local authority by-election is due to be held on October 22. The party’s MP for Bulawayo Jasmine Toffa (Proportional Representation) was treated for …