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‘Handiende!….Mugabe Is An Annointed Leader, Who Will Die In Office,’ Grace Mugabe

Posted on November 20, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday joined war veterans in making a declaration that her husband, President Robert Mugabe, would be elected into office even in a wheelchair because he has unparalleled wisdom to lead the country. Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters in the high-density suburb of Mbare in Harare during one of her Meet the People rallies Grace said many had tried to remove the aged leader but had failed because he was anointed and…

‘Nothing Wrong With Regime Change, In Zimbabwe: It Is Necessary For Political Parties To Renew Themselves And Come Up With new Ideas’

Posted on November 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

OUTGOING United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bruce Wharton, has said there is nothing wrong with regime change in Zimbabwe, saying it is necessary for political parties to renew themselves and come up with new ideas. “Regime change after every four years it’s a good thing,” Wharton told journalists in Harare earlier this week. “We practise this after every four years and at least in my country (the US); the idea that nobody stays in power…

US Government To Build New ($199 million) Embassy Compound In The Bluff Hill Area

Posted on August 1, 2015August 2, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

THE US government will this year begin the construction of a new Embassy compound in Harare valued at $199 million. This comes after the Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) awarded a tender to B.L. Harbert, International of Birmingham, Alabama for the construction work. The new Embassy will be located on a 16.5-acre site in the Bluff Hill area. The complex will include an office building and associated support facilities. US ambassador…

‘Demon Posessed UK and Britain , Are funding Vendor Resistance’ -Mugabe

Posted on July 30, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

President Robert Mugabe has accused Britain and the United States of sponsoring vendors to resist government orders to move out of the country’s city centres. The 91-year-old leader always blames everything that goes wrong with the country on former coloniser Britain and its ally, the US. He insists the economic crisis which has collapsed formal industry and crippled the country was triggered by spiteful sanctions imposed by the West. On Wednesday he said the UK and…

US dismiss an ‘Arab spring’ like revolt in Zimbabwe

Posted on June 26, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Panelists discussing the state of Zimbabwe’s democracy and economic development at an event hosted by the Washington Based think tank, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), expressed cautious optimism, of the country’s future. United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bruce Wharton, one three panelists at the NED event, titled, “The Challenges of Democratization and Economic Recovery in Zimbabwe”, dismissed an “Arab spring” – like revolt in Zimbabwe, despite the country’s political and economic hardships, citing the population’s…