(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially signed the Africa Fact Book whose objective is to dispel myths and western perceptions about the African continent, paving way for the document to be circulated among all 54 Heads of State in the continent. Mnangagwa on Monday morning signed the Fact Book which is published […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabweans are reportedly using domestic animals medicine- ivermectin injection to vaccinate against coronavirus as use of fake drugs and Covid-19 test certificates rile the government. The country’s Covid-19 cases increased drastically and more than doubled to close to 20 000 since December, from about 8,000 that had been recorded between March and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths has seen Zimbabwe government imposing another strict 30-day lockdown and 12-hour curfew from 6am to 6am. Zimbabwe recorded just above 8000 new cases between March and November last year but the numbers almost doubled starting in December until January 2, jumping to a cumulative […]
By Daniel Jones, Harare (African Examiner) – Thousands of Zimbabweans returning home for the festive season will spend Christmas Day at the Beitbridge Border with South Africa where they are undergoing thorough Covid-19 screening but two have already died due to suspected fatigue while on the queues. Police national spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court judge has ordered that a magistrate who was presiding over the criminal case of representing Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono be disqualified from the case for failing in his job. Justice Happias Zhou set aside magistrate Ngoni Nduna’s disqualification of Chin’ono’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and instead disqualified the magistrate from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dhieue Mathok, South Sudanese Minister of Investment, said on Monday that the government had declared 2021 as a year for investment in a bid to woo foreign investors to the world’s youngest country. South Sudan in Juba on Monday, launched a plan to woo investors into the east African country, with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s prime tourism town of Victoria Falls has been upgraded to a city, a development which the country expects will make enhance competitiveness and boost tourism. Victoria Falls was born in 1904 when the first structures were built by the Rhodesian government which started constructing the Victoria Falls Bridge, now a tourist […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party’s most powerful man after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was rushed to hospital following suspected poisoning at a party rally outside the capital. Victor Matemadanda is the party’s National Political Commissar, a position that is responsible for determining fate of members, accepting or firing people as well as disciplining those […]
Photo: Zimbabwe’s Chief Justice, Luke Malaba (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwe judiciary looks headed to the doldrums as judges have alleged victimization by the Chief Justice, Luke Malaba who they accuse of giving himself sweeping powers and punishing any dissenting voices. The case of a suspended High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere who is accused […]
photo: Zimbabwe Miners Federation President Henrietta Rushwaya (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya was arrested Monday afternoon at the Robert Mugabe International Airport here as she attempted to smuggle more than 6kg of gold to Dubai. Rushwaya (53) of Number 1 Garlake Close, Gunhill in the capital is not new to […]
Photo: Zim’s Exiled Close Allies: Patrick Zhuwao (Left), Jonathan Moyo (Centre) And Saviour Kasukuwere (Right) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe is planning countrywide mass demonstrations against economic and political sanctions imposed on the country by USA and European Union countries. The US imposed financial and travel sanctions on Zimbabwe while EU countries-imposed travel bans, arms embargo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe President Emerson Mnangagwa has fired a Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judge Justice Francis Bere for gross misconduct after he tried to coerce a lawyer thereby interfering in a case. Bere had been under tribunal investigation since March this year for alleged misconduct after lawyer Itai Ndudzo of Mtamangira and Associates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The movement of all cloven-hoofed animals and their products has been banned after an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was confirmed in Namibia’s Kavango East region, an official said on Wednesday. In a statement, Agriculture Ministry executive director Percy Misika said Namibia had detected a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwe government is seeking to attract investors to the country’s tourism town of Victoria Falls by establishing a stock exchange which will be trading in foreign currency. Initially the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) will trade under the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) before it becomes independent, backed by international investment banks […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) delegation that visited Zimbabwe recently to meet Zanu-PF leadership has torched a storm on either side of the Limpopo River for failing to broker “peace” in Zimbabwe and violating Covid-19 protocols. ANC secretary-general Elias Sekgobelo (Ace) Magashula led a six-member delegation comprising the party’s National Executive members Gwede […]
Photo: Zimbabwe’s Minister for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Under fire Zimbabwean government was forced to make a U-turn and to annul special mining grants it had issued to some Chinese companies within the country’s biggest national park. Shocked citizens mostly comprising hoteliers, wildlife activists, environmentalists and traditional leaders immediately […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-South Africa’s ruling ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule is expected to lead a 10-member delegation to meet Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF counterparts on Tuesday. The meeting is expected to discuss among other issues, the crisis in Zimbabwe although President Mnangagwa and his government have remained in denial saying there is no crisis in the country. However, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has given in to pressure from his country and “suffering” Zimbabweans to intervene in the neighbouring nation’s simmering human rights crisis as he is expected to send a delegation to engage both Zanu-PF and other stakeholders. This comes as the country is facing a possible new wave of demonstrations […]
By Daniel Jones, Harare (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s wildlife authorities have been forced to dig deeper into science after 11 elephants were found dead under mysterious circumstances near the border with Botswana, with cyanide poisoning and poaching being ruled out. The carcasses were discovered last Friday in Pandamasue Forest, one of the wildlife havens between […]
By Daniel Jones, Harare (AFRICAN EXAMINER)-A car rental company in Zimbabwe has been dragged into the messy abductions after one of its vehicles was caught on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) kidnapping one of the victims. A video showing a white Ford Ranger that was used to carry one of the victims of the abductions Tawanda […]