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Obert Mpofu, the ZANU PF Secretary-General,

ZANU PF Concerned Over Electoral Challenges in Neighboring Countries

ZANU PF has raised concerns about the electoral performance of former liberation movements in neighbouring countries. Obert Mpofu, the ZANU PF Secretary-General, spoke to The Herald about the upcoming elections in Mozambique, Namibia, and Botswana, set for later this year. Mpofu claimed

July 11, 2024

Zimbabwe

Namibia Advocates for the Removal of Sanctions on Zimbabwe

Windhoek, Namibia – In a bold statement issued on March 7, 2024, the Government of the Republic of Namibia has called for the immediate and unconditional lifting of all illegal economic sanctions imposed against Zimbabwe. This call to action comes in the

March 8, 2024

Africa·Travel·Zimbabwe

Botswana’s President Masisi Firm on Passport-Free Access for Zimbabweans

Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, staunchly advocates for the removal of passport requirements between Zimbabwe and South Africa, aligning this proposal with SADC guidelines and the principles of good neighborliness. “In line with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) guidelines and good neighborliness,

February 25, 2024

Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has announced she will retire from Parliament Picture Nhlanhla Phillips Independent Newspapers

South Africa

Nkosazama Zuma Announces Retirement from South African Parliament

In a surprising turn of events, veteran South African politician and anti-apartheid campaigner, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has officially announced her retirement from the South African Parliament. Dr. Dlamini-Zuma, a prominent figure in the African National Congress (ANC) and a minister in the

January 13, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe receives regional backing; chorus to lift sanctions gets louder

Zimbabwe has received the full backing of the southern African region in the call to remove sanctions that are crippling its economy. Malawi’s president, who is also chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), called Monday for the lifting of all

October 26, 2021

Africa·Zimbabwe

SADC escalates calls for sanctions on Zimbabwe to be removed

PRETORIA – The 41st Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government, hosted in Lilongwe, Malawi has once again called for the unconditional removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. “The summit reiterated its call (for) the unconditional

August 18, 2021

Zimbabwe

LETTER: Zimbabwe sanctions must be lifted

It is almost two decades since Zimbabwe was put under sanctions, mainly by the US and EU, due to these nations’ discontent with how the government handled the land question and general human rights matters during Robert Mugabe’s reign. Whether the targeted

October 23, 2019

Africa·Zimbabwe

New SADC Chairman calls for the West to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe

Tanzania president John Magufuli, the new SADC Chairman has appealed to the international community to scrap sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying the country has already opened a new page and is ready to move forward. Speaking during his maiden acceptance speech after assuming

August 18, 2019

Zimbabwe

White House Official explains why the US ignored SADC regarding Sanctions on Zimbabwe

Watch the video below, a White House officials explains why Trump defied calls from SADC leaders to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe. The renewal of sanctions against the Zimbabwean government now led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a slap in the face for

March 8, 2019

Zimbabwe

SADC chair backs Mnangagwa despite Zimbabwe crisis, calls for end to “illegal sanctions”

Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairperson and Namibian president Hage Geingob on Monday called for the unconditional lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe. The 76-year-old president has been under pressure, especially from human rights groups and from sections of the international community, ever

February 12, 2019

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