Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe Secures Investment to Expand Irrigation and Strengthen Food Security
The Zimbabwean government has finalised nine investment agreements with private firms to expand the nation’s…
China-aided Hospital in Zimbabwe Enhances Quality of Medical Services
Gertrude Nyathi walks calmly into Zimbabwe’s Mahusekwa Hospital for antenatal care in Mashonaland, where she…
SADC Leaders Isolate Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Rally Behind SA and DRC
In a significant shift in African politics, leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)…
Zimbabwe Unveils Pangolins Conservation Strategy
Zimbabwe’s First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has unveiled a Pangolin Conservation Strategy and an action plan…
Zimbabwe Emphasises Importance of Adding Value to Country’s Diamonds to Boost Export Income
Constantino Chiwenga, Vice President of Zimbabwe, has emphasised the importance of adding value to the country’s diamonds to increase export earnings from the commodity. He said the diamond industry was facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities. This is reported by ZBC News, a partner of TV BRICS. The Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development Polite Kambamura and Manicaland Public Policy Minister for Provincial Affairs and Decentralisation Mishek Mugadza noted the support given to the mining sector. “These facilities demonstrate a…
Zimbabwean President Reassigns Ministers, Appoints CIO Boss
President Mnangagwa yesterday reassigned two Cabinet Ministers and appointed a new Director General of the Central Intelligence Organisation. Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister July Moyo has been appointed Minister of Energy and Power Development while the incumbent, Edgar Moyo, takes over the Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare portfolio. The reassignments are with immediate effect. The President also appointed a new Director-General of the President’s Department, Dr Fulton Mangwanya. In two separate statements yesterday evening, Chief Secretary to…
Zimbabwe’s Ongoing Drought Plight Gets Lifesaving Assistance From China
In the parched landscape of Mudzi District about 400 km from Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, the long-lasting drought has tightened its grip on long suffering villagers. The once lush fields lie barren, a reminder of the ravages of nature’s wrath. As the days turn into weeks without rain, families are facing a desperate struggle for survival. With the crops already failed and their livestock dwindling, many villagers are teetering on the brink of starvation. The drought is not just confined to…
Duma Boko Inaugurated As Botswana’s President
Multitudes of people thronged the National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital city, on Friday to witness the inauguration of Duma Boko as the southern African country’s sixth president. Boko promised that his government would create a brighter tomorrow with support from the citizens during the ceremony. “We will create the Botswana we all desire. You have given me strength and hope, and I am prepared to return strength and hope to you a thousandfold. I say to you, dare to…
SADC Calls For ‘Immediate and Unconditional’ Removal Of Sanctions On Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for the “immediate and unconditional” removal of economic sanctions on Zimbabwe, describing them as “illegal measures that violate the basic human rights of ordinary Zimbabweans.” This call came on the 25th of October, which SADC has designated as Anti-Sanctions Day, a day set aside annually to spotlight and protest against the sanctions imposed on SADC member states. In a media statement released on Friday, October 25, 2024, Zimbabwean President and SADC Chairperson…
GLOBALink | Zimbabwe, China Enjoy Fruitful Cooperation In All Spheres: Zimbabwean President
Zimbabwe and China enjoy a time-honored friendship and are now carrying out fruitful cooperation in the political, economic and social sectors, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency
FEATURE: Zimbabweans Remember Departed Liberation Veterans On Heroes Day
HARARE, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Atop a hill about six km south of downtown Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, lies a revered shrine where Zimbabwe’s departed heroes are laid to rest. Every second Monday of August, Zimbabweans gather at the shrine overlooking Harare to pay tribute to liberation war fighters who took up arms and fought colonialism to deliver the country from the shackles of British colonial rule. The day comes as a reminder to Zimbabweans, particularly young people, that the freedom they…
Zimbabwean President Assures Food Security As Election Date Approaches
HARARE, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday said the country has attained food security during a campaign rally in Harare, the national capital, to drum up support for his ruling ZANU-PF party in the upcoming harmonized election on Aug. 23. “We are food secure, we shall continue to remain food secure,” Mnangagwa said amid loud cheers from party supporters. “We addressed the question of food security at the household level.” Mnangagwa, who came to power in…
Panic Prevails as Mugabe’s Protege Enters Zim’s Presidential Elections Race
THE emergence of a leading figure in the faction of the now-late former president, Robert Mugabe, to contest against his successor and incumbent, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has sent the ruling party into panic mode ahead of the August 23 general elections. Saviour Kasukuwere (53), a former cabinet colleague of Mnangagwa under Mugabe, has by throwing his name into the presidential race, thrust the cat among the pigeons as the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) saunters towards the watershed…