Close to 50,000 new voters were registered between February 1 and 20, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has revealed. ZEC is on a month-long mobile voter registration outreach which runs until February 28. The exercise has been hampered by apathy, which opposition political parties blame on the government’s failure to …
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The European Union (EU) has removed already suspended targeted sanctions on the last three Zimbabwean public officials and politicians on the list. They are Zimbabwe’s vice-president Constantino Chiwenga, who led the military coup that dislodged the late Robert Mugabe; Mugabe’s widow, Grace; and current army boss General Valerio Sibanda. Chiwenga …
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In 2008 Zimbabwe was at a turning point. President Robert Mugabe faced electoral defeat by pro-democracy challengers for the first time in two decades. Suddenly his cash-starved regime received a surprise $100m, which it allegedly funnelled into a violent campaign that enforced the status quo and kept the country on …
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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and paved the way to provide them military support — triggering threatened new sanctions from the U.S. and Europe and further fueling fears that Russia could imminently invade Ukraine. The carefully scripted Kremlin …
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HARARE – The embattled Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa on Monday mocked opposition leader Nelson Chamisa for naively thinking that challenges being faced by Zimbabwe can only be resolved by foreigners. On Sunday, while launching by-election campaigns for his party, the Citizens Coalition for Change leader Chamisa bragged that if he got …
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The European Union (EU) reiterates its ambition for a more constructive relationship with Zimbabwe at all levels. The EU has reviewed its restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe and in this context recalls the Council Conclusions of 17 February 2020 as well as the Declaration by the High Representative on …
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DURBAN – THE ANC KwaZulu-Natal headquarters in central Durban was attacked on Sunday, by a man who claimed that his sole intention was to kill party leaders president Cyril Ramaphosa and former president Jacob Zuma. Nhlakanipho Ntombela, the spokesperson of the governing party in the province, said that without provocation, …
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Grace Mugabe made a rare public appearance on Monday for the burial of her political ally Sarah Mahoka. The 56-year-old widow of former President Robert Mugabe dressed all black as she joined mourners in Karoi, Mashonaland West. Mahoka died in a car accident on February 17 at the age of …
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Outspoken former Mashonaland West Zanu PF chairman, Temba Mliswa says the late Hurungwe East legislator, Sarah Mahoka, deserved interment at the Mashonaland West Provincial Heroes Acre for her sterling contributions to the ruling party. Mahoka (60) died in a car accident last Thursday and was laid to rest at her …
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ZIMSEC exam markers have walked out in a dispute over the payment of allowances. The standoff could delay the release of the 2021 Form 4 and A’ Level results. Teachers’ unions said two teachers were arrested in Gweru, where police ordered the striking markers to confine themselves to their rooms. …
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