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Read MoreMDC leader Welshman Ncube has claimed that Zanu PF and rival President Robert Mugabe is massively contributing to climate change. Ncube said Mugabe is a culprit in causing air pollution due to burning too much fuel by his frequent travels. Writing in his weekly column, Ncube said: “ZANU PF’s 35-year stay in power has seriously contributed to climate change. “Their policies have impoverished Zimbabweans who have now resorted to the large scale cutting down of…
Read MoreXi Jinping (second from left) at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Johannesburg. (DIRCO ZA) Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged US$60 billion to African countries for the next three years in loans and grants at the China-Africa Summit being held in South Africa. US$156 million was pledged for drought stricken countries in Africa for mitigation purposes. President Xi said the relationship between Africa and China is built on win-win basis, citing the construction of…
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VICE PRESIDENT Phelekezela Mphoko has told Zanu PF members at a rally in Masvingo today that he will die with President Mugabe adding that Grace does not lead a faction. He also said rapists should be castrated and some given life sentences. He was speaking at Mushayavanhu Secondary School in Masvingo province According to the Herald, below is what he said: He says he wants to mention three things, first, being clever is not…
Read MoreFirst Lady Grace Mugabe has dropped another hint that her 91-year-old husband who has ruled Zimbabwe for over 35 years won’t be retiring any-time soon. She told a rally in Masvingo today that Mugabe is very much in the helm of the country’s leadership. “Mdara Mugabe isimbi, isimbi yebasa!…We are happy that we have a father who cares for us. Have you seen a man with 91 years walking with a straight posture like President…
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FORMER Finance Minister Tendai Biti has blasted the recent visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying Chinese investment in Zimbabwe was akin to a second colonisation. Biti, who was treasury chief in the last coalition government, now leads the opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking at a press conference held after the appointment of PDP’s national secretaries, Biti said Jinping’s visit was not different from the 1890’s Pioneer Column’s invasion of Zimbabwe. “This week’s visit…
Read MoreOPPOSITION leaders led by Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC-T on Wednesday signed a document committing to fight for electoral reforms ahead of the 2018 vote. But the event was boycotted by a number of other political parties, indicating the lack of unity in the opposition ranks despite broad agreement on the need for electoral reforms. The local opposition, led by Tsvangirai, disputes President Robert Mugabe’s triumph at the 2013 election, claiming that – as with…
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Wednesday for his second visit to the “rainbow nation” since becoming China’s head of state. Besides meeting with South African leaders in an effort to strengthen bilateral ties, Xi will also co-chair with his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, a summit on China-Africa cooperation in Johannesburg. The South African side gave Xi a grand welcoming ceremony on Wednesday, during which a 21-gun salute was sounded and the two presidents…
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Two men and a boy were killed when a hippopotamus attacked a group of people attempting to enter the country through the Limpopo River, near the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe, police said on Thursday. , Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Ronel Otto said the group of undocumented foreigners were trying to cross the river on Wednesday night when they were attacked. “A child who survived, but was injured, alerted passersby this morning [Thursday], and they informed…
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THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is carrying out massive transfers and redeployments of rangers at Hwange National Park to improve general services at the largest wildlife sanctuary in the country. The transfers came after Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri revealed in October that five game rangers were arrested in Hwange National Park for allegedly poisoning 11 elephants with cyanide.National parks regional manager central and acting spokesperson Mr Tawanda Gotosa confirmed the…
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