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Senior ZANU PF member and war veteran Blessed Runesu Geza declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa “unfit to rule” and demanded his immediate resignation during a dramatic press conference in Harare on Wednesday, suggesting possible military intervention if he refuses to step down. Geza, flanked by five commanders from the ZPRA and ZANLA liberation forces, delivered a […]

MAPUTO – More than 1,500 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Tuesday, leaving 33 dead, as violent protests over disputed October elections spread across the southern African nation. Police have recaptured only 150 prisoners so far. Mozambique’s Police General Commander Bernardino Rafael warned of an imminent surge in crime. “We expect […]

MAPUTO- Protesters set fire to Maputo’s Courts of Justice and clashed with police firing live ammunition after Constitutional Council of Mozambique confirmed the ruling Frelimo party’s disputed election victory on Monday. The decision has triggered the most significant civil unrest since the country’s 1975 independence. Daniel Chapo, Frelimo’s candidate, secured 65 percent of the vote […]

Zimbabwe’s alarming slide in the Human Freedom Index (HFI) has now positioned it below even coup-afflicted nations like Niger and Gabon, earning it the dubious distinction of being the least free country in Southern Africa. The 2023 HFI results, recently released, paint a grim picture of the nation’s state of liberty. With a disheartening score […]

Since Zimbabwe’s land reform of 2000 – when around 8 million hectares of formerly large-scale commercial farmland was distributed to about 175,000 households – debates about the consequences for food security have raged. A standard narrative has been that Zimbabwe has turned from “food basket” to “basket case”. This year, following the devastating El Niño […]

Killers of persons with albnism in Malawi are from now being charged with genocide in addition to the murder charge. This is a new approach taken by the government to eliminate the barbaric act which is leaving most of the victims in hiding , according to government legal resentatives. The Southern African nation with a […]

Bathabile Dlamini, the leader of the ANC Women’s League, has resigned as a member of parliament. The announcement was made early on Tuesday, barely a day after Jeff Radebe and Siyabonga Cwele officially tendered their resignations. ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe and Chief Whip Pemmy Majodina have confirmed Dlamini’s resignation.  Last week, former Cabinet ministers Nomaindia Mfeketho, […]

The capital Harare has been inundated by the outbreak, with more than 3,000 cases reported. NGOs have accused the government of spending state cash on luxury items instead of providing basic healthcare. The latest cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has claimed the lives of 28 people, state media confirmed on Sunday. The outbreak was first detected […]

Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa called on Tuesday for associations of African states to ensure that the country’s historic election later in July is fair, adding his party would not boycott the vote. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and African Union (AU) have both sent observer teams to the election – the first since […]

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly “threatened unspecified action” against “rebel” Zanu-PF party officials, who registered as independent candidates for the upcoming polls after losing in primary elections. The privately-owned NewsDay said that a “fired up” Mnangagwa told party supporters at rally in Masvingo last week that he disliked those who registered for the July […]