US sanctions US lobbying: Zimbabwe demands sanctions removal Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe passed away more than two years ago. The new government thinks it’s high time the human rights ... sanctions imposed decades ago, during his regime, are removed. Article 6/10 of "Africa’s Top 10 lobbying operations in Washington, D.C"
dual system Zimbabwe: Inflation returns to dash hopes of higher growth Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa hailed 2022 as the “Year of Economic Growth”, but persistent inflation is undermining rosy projections. ... Without tackling entrenched corruption, analysts doubt that the government can help the majority of Zimbabweans who are struggling to survive.
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Zimbabwe’s gold smuggling barons thrive amid faltering efforts to curb the trade Winston Chitando, Zimbabwe's mines minister, and John Mangudya, governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, have both promised new rules to crack ... down on smuggling and help small-scale miners, but the illegal trade is booming and costing the country over $1.5bn a year. Critics say the government is dragging its feet on serious reform.
In the neighbourhood South Africa/Zimbabwe: Migrants become political pawns as relationship sours The relationship between Pretoria and Harare, which has been cordial for decades, is deteriorating. Migration, as ever, is high on the list of ... grievances.
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Spoiler splits Zimbabwe: Are President Mnangagwa’s spoiler parties imploding? Ahead of the 26 March by-elections, which is set to help the ruling party, Zimbabwe's opposition parties are divided. ...
Ejector seat Zimbabwe: Why Mnangagwa fired his right-hand man, Owen Ncube Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa is struggling to unite and stabilise the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), ... especially after December's internal elections. So is the firing of his right-hand man, Owen Ncube, based on his having encouraged political violence during the recent polls in Midlands Province? Or is it a move to gain the trust of the party, proving he can do away with his closest confidant?
seriously committed? Is Zimbabwe country focusing on clean energy? When Kashiri village headman Francis Kashiri first gave a nod for Nyangani Renewable Energy (NRE) to start setting up mini-hydro stations in ... Honde Valley’s ward 5 a decade ago, he was considered a sell-out by colleagues from neighbouring villages.
name games Zimbabwe: Will the MDC Alliance led by Chamisa need to rebrand? Within Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance faction, the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora, has announced it will field its candidates ... under the banner of MDC Alliance, a name used by Chamisa’s party in the upcoming by-elections. In response, will Chamisa rebrand, boycott the polls or keep the MDC Alliance banner?
Blurred Lines Zimbabwe: How Zanu PF uses traditional chiefs to buy votes in rural areas The Zanu PF party has long been accused by civil society organisations and opposition leaders of using state resources and traditional chiefs ... to perpetuate the ruling party’s ideologies and influence elections particularly in their heartland: the rural areas. The recent comments made by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, when he threatened a local chief, is indicative of how Zanu PF exerts its control over traditional leaders.
blind subservience Zimbabwe: Does VP Chiwenga’s battle with estranged wife Marry reveal a captured judiciary? Marry Mubaiwa, who's facing several criminal charges, has been denied bail several times and the courts have refused to release her passport ... for her to seek treatment outside the country despite a serious illness.