electricity crisis Zimbabwe’s grappling with power outages could cost it dearly President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sailed through the impact of Covid-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With several months away from Zimbabwe’s ... general election where he will be seeking another term, Mnangagwa is facing a bigger challenge that could further cripple the Zimbabwean ailing economy: a power crisis.
region unity Zimbabwe: Commonwealth sends fact-finding mission to assess readmission After being suspended for more than three decades from the Commonwealth group of nations, Zimbabwe is angling for re-admission despite a chequered ... human rights record.
second chance Zimbabwe: Will ex-deputy president Kembo Mohadi come back in 2023? When President Emmerson Mnangagwa re-appointed former vice president Kembo Mohadi as the deputy president and second secretary at the recent ... Zanu PF elective congress, it was a strong indication that despite a sex scandal involving Mohadi, he is likely to come back next year should his boss win the 2023 general election.
New Deal Zimbabwe: Lithium-hungry UK, Europe should end sanctions, invest in refining The European Union and the UK need to end sanctions against Zimbabwe and invest in the country’s potential as a lithium refiner, Premier African ... Minerals CEO George Roach tells The Africa Report.
cereal boom Zimbabwe: Farming initiatives leading to wheat bumper harvest despite Ukraine war The President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government is projecting to harvest between 380,000 and 400,000 tonnes of wheat this year, which exceeds ... Zimbabwe’s annual needs. This bumper harvest is a result of a collective effort by farmers, financial institutions, the private sector, and the government, which has put forward policies and strategies to attain flour and wheat self-sufficiency during the Russia and Ukraine war.
zero chances Zimbabwe: How Mnangagwa ‘crushed’ Chiwenga’s dream of becoming president Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has outmanoeuvred his deputy Constantino Chiwenga in the fierce battle to be the 2023 presidential candidate ... for the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu–PF). At the party's Elective Congress held from the 26 to 29 October, the Central Committee, the highest decision-making body within the ruling party, endorsed Mnangagwa to seek a second term in next year’s general elections
power of change Zimbabwe’s environmentalists pile pressure on government for change As COP27 gets ready to open in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on 6 November, Zimbabwe’s young climate change activists ... are piling pressure on policymakers and the government to channel more resources towards mitigation and adaptation.
embezzlement Zimbabwe: Weak public finance systems expose government graft Weak implementation of the Public Finance Management Act, currency confusion, corruption, and non-compliance with the Auditor General’s audit ... recommendations have resulted in billions of dollars worth of losses in Zimbabwe’s state entities and local authorities.
double standard Zimbabwe plans to repatriate fighters’ remains from UK for burial over Gukurahundi victims Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa’s administration plans to repatriate from the UK the remains of the country’s iconic heroes who were murdered ... during the resistance to colonial rule in the early 1890s and early 1900s are being met with criticism, given he has denied victims of the Gukurahundi massacres in the 1980s, who remain in mass graves, a proper burial.
Payback Zimbabwe looks to clear its debts as it re-engages with the world Zimbabwe is working with the World Bank and the IMF to clear its debts as it looks to re-engage with the international community, Finance Minister ... Mthuli Ncube said during a press conference of African finance ministers over the weekend.
