I don’t know the reasons for Grace Mugabe’s exit – Zuma
Photo: South African President Jacob Zuma (L) walks with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at Harare International airport, March 16, 2010. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi...
View ArticleStudent with Oxford place ‘does not know what to do if deported’
White with his local MP, Eleanor Smith, who has backed the #GetBrianToOxford campaign on social media. Photograph: Luke Wilcox/PA A student who faces losing his place at Oxford University due to...
View ArticleZimbabwe dares to dream of life after Mugabe
Robert and Grace Mugabe. Few think the president’s wife will succeed him Photograph: Aaron Ufumeli/EPA Daniel Mugabe was waiting for his first customers of the day amid the 1000-year-old ruins of Great...
View ArticleKenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court
Raila Odinga The ruling makes Kenya the first African country to have a presidential poll invalidated by a court. The election commission had declared incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta the winner by a margin of...
View ArticleZANU PF manipulates supporters to demonstrate for what they did not know
During the demonstrations, minister Chimene was interviewed by a journalist to explain the meaning of afroforum,an organisation in SA, that is supporting the young lady who was assaulted by Grace, the...
View ArticleHolders of metal ID cards will be allowed to vote
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson, Rita Makarau says, July 12, 2017, the country’s parliament must change laws otherwise her organization cannot allow citizens in the diaspora to vote next...
View ArticleMugabe ‘a prophet for other African leaders’, says wife Grace
President Robert Mugabe’s wife was granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa after she was accused of attacking a 20-year-old model at an upmarket Johannesburg hotel. Speaking at a rally in the...
View ArticleAnother white Zim farmer, 63, ‘forcefully evicted’, says over 200 workers...
Colin Nienaber Nienaber was allegedly forced out of his Robbsdale farm by some Zanu-PF authorities who were alleged beneficiaries of Zimbabwe’s chaotic land reforms embarked on by President Robert...
View ArticleConfusion over status of constitutional amendment bill
Section 131(6) of the Constitution provides that when a Bill is presented to the President for assent and signature, he must, within 21 days, either assent to it and sign it and then cause it to be...
View ArticleWhy don’t many British tourists visit Victoria Falls?
The statue of David Livingstone next to the Victoria Falls has few British visitors Fully 60 years after the explorer’s death, Livingstone’s almost mythical status was undiminished. A Christian...
View ArticleActivists and campaigners, get your act together!
President Tsvangirai The stumbling block is that all movements for change like this are incredibly reliant on activists and campaigners who are capable of leading the charge. In fact, without them,...
View ArticleWhich is witch? – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/36588820250/sizes/l https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/36814736862/sizes/m/ Less well known is Mugabe’s own obsession with witchcraft. Looking at...
View ArticleBZ Mavedzenge: the loss of a true public servant
BZ has been a research collaborator and good friend of mine for 30 years. With many others, I am devastated by our loss. A constant source of sage, practical advice, with a deep knowledge of farming...
View ArticleThe new struggle for democracy in Africa has only just begun
Mmusi Maimane Thank you for joining us this morning. Today I am reminded of the words of Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr who once said, “Freedom is never...
View ArticleZimbabwean born Civil Engineer makes history with innovative 3D road safety...
Urayayi Muvuti Muvuti, who lead the development stages of the scheme when he worked for Transport for London (TFL), said that the idea behind the 3D illusions was to slow drivers down on roads. “While...
View ArticleKenya’s Presidential Results Nullification
Uhuru Kenyatta I do applaud what the Kenya Supreme Court’s ruling nullifying the August 8 presidential election results and order a re-run. The Judiciary have absolutely shown what they are made of –...
View Article$100 billion economy in 15 years
As far as I am concerned the role of leadership is to define a compelling vision underpinned by a collective value system. We tend to debate endlessly on the how and yet that is a creative process...
View ArticleStatus of National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill
As the National Assembly has adjourned for a six weeks’ recess, the contents of the PLC’s report will not be known until the Speaker announces the report in the National Assembly once it resumes on...
View ArticleAfrican leaders are coming to fear the law
Dark continent: Africa’s lack of electricity shows up at night It’s not the International Criminal Court (ICC) that should worry African governments if events are anything to go by. Over and again,...
View ArticleWhy have the Christian leaders deserted Zimbabwe in its hour of need?
And just in case you think I am an atheist setting out to “knock” Christianity. I am not. I am a committed Christian thoroughly ashamed by his own Church leaders of all denominations. To begin with,...
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