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Africa’s forced migration crisis: Why Nkrumah’s call for unity still matters
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (649+ words) There was a time Africans moved freely without worrying about being labelled asylum seekers or refugees" We may ask why. Then came the Berlin Conference of 18841885, which partitioned and parcelled Africa without regard for the cultural and historical ties of…...
Retired generals demand referendum over planned constitutional amendments
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (918+ words) The party does not reshape itself around the appetites of its leaders. Leaders reshape themselves around the will of the people" HARARE " A retired Air Force general has mounted a dramatic intervention in Zimbabwe"s constitutional reform debate, warning that…...
Madagascar's junta leader Randrianirina dismisses prime minister and cabinet
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (104+ words) He offers no explanation for the dismissal ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar " Madagascar's President Michael Randrianirina, who seized power "in October, has "dismissed his prime minister and the entire cabinet on "Monday, his spokesperson "said in a statement. Randrianirina seized "control of the…...
Mahere hit with $33,000 legal bill in Machakaire defamation battle
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (448+ words) Mahere seeks court review of expenses claim by minister's lawyer after she loses preliminary application HARARE " A court has ordered lawyer and opposition politician Fadzai Mahere to pay US$33,000 in legal costs in her ongoing defamation dispute with youth minister…...
Zimbabwe moves to force tobacco buyers onto auction floors
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (432+ words) Price collapse triggers panic, anger HARARE " The government has moved to rescue Zimbabwe's 2026 tobacco auction season by ordering licensed merchants to start buying within two weeks or risk losing their licences. The intervention comes after farmers began withdrawing their tobacco…...
Farmers hit by low prices as tobacco marketing season opens
1+ week, 2+ day ago (258+ words) Surplus of tobacco on the market sees prices drop from $4.60 to as low as $0.50 HARARE " The 2026 tobacco marketing season opened at auction floors in Harare on Wednesday amid protests by farmers angry over low prices. The season opened with a…...
Chiwenga says future generations will ‘spit on our graves’ over minerals plunder
1+ week, 2+ day ago (554+ words) HARARE " Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has warned against the export of unprocessed minerals, declaring that Zimbabwe risks being remembered with contempt by future generations if it fails to industrialise rural communities and retain value from its vast mineral wealth. Speaking…...
ZTA shuts down over 25 facilities for non-compliance with licensing regulations
1+ week, 3+ day ago (308+ words) Fast food outlets, Airbnbs among facilities shut down HARARE " The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) on Tuesday launched a sweeping nationwide blitz, closing more than 25 unregistered tourism facilities for failing to comply with licencing regulations. The crackdown forms part of the…...
US rejects claims it sought Zimbabwe’s minerals in $367m health-aid talks
1+ week, 2+ day ago (380+ words) US insists Zimbabwe offered no explanation for withdrawing HARARE " The United States has flatly denied that it was seeking access to Zimbabwe's mineral wealth, insisting that a proposed health-aid agreement abandoned on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's instructions contained no provisions related…...
Mzembi says Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Mnangagwa backed church TV donations
1+ week, 3+ day ago (735+ words) Mnangagwa handed over the assets at Mbungo (Zion Church of Christ)" HARARE " Former Tourism minister Walter Mzembi on Tuesday mounted a vigorous defence in court, arguing that "public-viewing screens he is accused of illegally donating to major churches were not…...