Zimbabwe journalist held on baseless charges – Human Rights Watch

26 march 2025 - 13:06:58
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags climate of fear as Zimbabewean President Mnangagwa is inaugurated

04 september 2023 - 13:06:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, a human rights [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for peaceful resolution of election disputes in Zimbabwe

28 august 2023 - 06:19:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for peaceful resolution of an election dispute in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Rights group criticises Zimbabwe for 'callous' attack on opposition supporters

10 january 2023 - 11:43:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has slammed Zimbabwe for "brutal attacks" against supporters of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Vice President Mohadi resigns

01 march 2021 - 17:36:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi has resigned from his post with immediate effect in the wake [...] Full text...

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ACHPR raises alarm over deteriorating human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

08 october 2020 - 17:32:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has raised alarm over the increase in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Parliament remains unconvinced over exchange rate 'stability' (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent))

03 october 2020 - 16:51:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will next week introduce a programme identifying different exchange rates to weed out [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt suspends elections amid widespread recalls of legislators

03 october 2020 - 14:43:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has indefinitely suspended elections due to COVID-19 concerns, a move many citizens and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Chamisa says he will take down 'Crocodile' Mnangagwa

27 september 2020 - 10:41:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T faction announces rebranding to main faction's MDC Alliance

20 september 2020 - 13:57:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change -Tsvangirai (MDC-T) opposition faction party led by Thokozani Khupe has said it [...] Full text...

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South African ruling party slammed for Harare trip

18 september 2020 - 10:45:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed that it will be laying criminal [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume

14 september 2020 - 17:28:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume granted bail

02 september 2020 - 13:28:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  - Jailed Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the Transform Zimbabwe party has finally been granted ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ZANU PF Director of Information apologises for swearing at Al Jazeera host Femi Oke

20 august 2020 - 16:53:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, has apologised to Al Jazeera host [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC T faction recalls Harare Mayor, five other councillors

20 august 2020 - 16:16:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T faction, Douglas Mwonzora, has recalled [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: ZANU PF Director swears at Al Jazeera host during live panel discussion

19 august 2020 - 13:35:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, told Al Jazeera host of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Energy Minister, appoints new Agriculture MInister

14 august 2020 - 13:48:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has sacked Energy Minister, Fortune Chasi, for conducts unbecoming, replacing him with [...] Full text...

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South African lawyers express alarm over Zimbabwean crisis

13 august 2020 - 12:06:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Johannesburg Society of Advocates (JSA), a body of lawyers, has expressed its disapproval [...] Full text...

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South African's President Ramaphosa under fire over Zimbabwe intervention

11 august 2020 - 12:56:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance has expressed concern after it [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition condemns human rights abuse in Zimbabwe

11 august 2020 - 06:24:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The leader of Botswana’s opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, has voiced concern about the deteriorating human rights situation [...] Full text...

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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)

10 august 2020 - 17:03:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...

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Bail hearing for prominent Zim journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, Opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, delayed again

03 august 2020 - 17:45:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Justice, Tawanda Chitapi, has postponed bail applications for acclaimed investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces

31 july 2020 - 20:56:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader from MDC T recalls 9 Parliamentarians from rival faction

23 june 2020 - 19:01:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, struck again on Tuesday and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, dies aged 79

19 june 2020 - 19:13:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, has died, aged 79, from kidney [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance opposition party vows not to be distracted in fighting official corruption

18 june 2020 - 19:12:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, says talk of an impending [...] Full text...

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South Africa opposition urges Ramaphosa to get tough on ZImbabwe

18 june 2020 - 13:20:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt dismisses coup d’etat rumours

11 june 2020 - 06:01:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has dismissed rumours of an imminent military coup d’etat in the country as the [...] Full text...

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US Senate urges World Bank to be tough in granting money to Zimbabwe's Govt

05 june 2020 - 16:51:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Jim Risch, has written to World Bank President, [...] Full text...

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Six leaders of Zimbabwe's main opposition party arrested

05 june 2020 - 15:59:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Six leaders of  Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, were arrested on [...] Full text...

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Is Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC Alliance, under attack?

20 may 2020 - 14:17:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As previously reported, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 31 – a day after [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's parliament, senate leaders recall four MDC Alliance legislators on insistence of MDC-T

05 may 2020 - 23:41:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Four members of parliament (MPs) under the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance  led by Nelson [...] Full text...

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Exiled ex-minister alleges corruption in Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe loans to resettled farm owners

24 april 2020 - 14:39:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's exiled former Higher Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa alleges that political elites were key beneficiaries of [...] Full text...

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Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruling declaring opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, illegitimate exposed

03 april 2020 - 19:21:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A letter has leaked online exposing that this week’s Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruling declaring Movement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC, tells govt. to stop politicking

22 march 2020 - 13:41:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called on government to refrain [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe govt confirms two cases and not three

21 march 2020 - 16:06:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has confirmed only a second case of coronavirus (COVID-19), amid contrary reports of [...] Full text...

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Anti-sanctions movement in Zimbabwe claims U.S. Ambassador offered them bribes

17 march 2020 - 18:36:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local anti-sanctions movement, the Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS) has made sensational claims that United States [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls for recommendations to propel country forward

13 march 2020 - 10:43:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on political actors to produce resolutions and recommendations to propel [...] Full text...

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United States senators call for more Zimbabwean human rights abusers to be sanctioned

12 march 2020 - 11:26:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States senators Jim Risch and Chris Coons have called for several more Zimbabwean officials responsible [...] Full text...

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ZImbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on his party to implement 2018 election promises

04 march 2020 - 16:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered government and the ruling ZANU PF party departments to implement [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe president restricts travel of officials to avoid coronavirus spread

04 march 2020 - 15:39:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has banned the travel of cabinet members and government officials outside the [...] Full text...

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Exiled former cabinet minister alleges growing discontent in Zimbabwe's army

01 march 2020 - 15:01:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged growing discontent in the Zimbabwe army amid heightened [...] Full text...

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Despite Zimbabwe Govt’s best efforts, the economy is re-dollarising not de-dollarising (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

23 february 2020 - 14:21:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Two weeks back, this reporter sought fuel and called a local Total Service Station manager enquiring [...] Full text...

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As risk of protests in Zimbabwe grows, President Mnangagwa calls for dialogue

20 february 2020 - 17:04:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for dialogue amid heightened tensions in the country, a day [...] Full text...

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Suspended ZANU PF youth leaders move back anti-corruption summit

16 february 2020 - 15:14:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Suspended Zanu PF party youth leaders Lewis Matutu and Godfrey Tsenengamu have moved back their planned [...] Full text...

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MDC opposition leader calls on Zimbabweans to rise against cartels

11 february 2020 - 16:21:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC President Nelson Chamisa, has called Zimbabweans to action after the nation's [...] Full text...

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‘Wide gap between Zimbabwe govt's reform rhetoric and reality on the ground’ - Report

09 february 2020 - 12:09:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American global policy think tank, RAND Corporation, says there is a wide gap between the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Suspended ZANU PF members plot anti-corruption summit for Valentine's Day in Zimbabwe

07 february 2020 - 15:18:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Suspended ZANU PF political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu has set Valentine’s Day to host an anti-corruption summit, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF expels three senior youth league leaders

05 february 2020 - 23:02:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, Wednesday suspended its deputy youth secretary, Lewis Matutu, and political commissar [...] Full text...

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US to 'enhance' targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe

30 january 2020 - 09:24:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States senators Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons, member [...] Full text...

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New report shows Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme' was a failure

28 january 2020 - 17:10:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local democracy activists, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme (CAP)' failed [...] Full text...

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'Settling US debt in Zimbabwe dollars is theft' - SADC Tribunal Rights Watch

28 january 2020 - 15:58:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Advocacy rights group, the SADC Tribunal Rights Watch (STRW), has called the recent Supreme Court ruling in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Transparency International sees nothing to celebrate in the country’s improved corruption ranking

23 january 2020 - 17:04:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has expressed disappointment over the country's two-step upwards movement to be ranked [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party considers whether it should continue to follow the law

14 january 2020 - 17:23:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Deputy Spokesperson in Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Luke Tamborinyoka, [...] Full text...

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Why the Zimbabwe dollar is failing and continues to do so - Analysis

12 january 2020 - 17:00:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar is technically valueless. This is because the Zimbabwe dollar has lost well over 500 [...] Full text...

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Exiled former Zimbabwe minister leads newly formed political party

07 january 2020 - 13:38:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi and other former government officials based in the diaspora have [...] Full text...

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New Controversial Constitution Amendment Bill seeks to allow Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa consolidate power

06 january 2020 - 16:42:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has gazetted the 'Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 2) Bill, 2019', a controversial [...] Full text...

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Exiled former Zimbabwean minister alleges coup attempt to oust President Mnangagwa

01 january 2020 - 08:33:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged that there was a coup attempt to [...] Full text...

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The impact of death of Zimbabwe's late President Robert Mugabe

29 december 2019 - 19:01:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  As the new year beckons, one of the biggest stories to have emerged from Zimbabwe in [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe after talks with party leaders

18 december 2019 - 14:46:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has left Zimbabwe after holding several separate meetings with the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe think tank flays deputy defence minister’s comments on poll results

17 december 2019 - 17:33:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local election think tank, Election Resource Centre (ERC) has denounced recent utterances by Zimbabwe’s Deputy Defence [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines gives thumbs up to Exclusive Prospecting Orders

16 december 2019 - 16:33:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) says Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) should be maintained as [...] Full text...

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MDC leader calls the removal of a traditional chief by President Mnangagwa unwarranted

15 december 2019 - 08:16:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's  Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president Nelson Chamisa has called the persecution of outspoken traditional [...] Full text...

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'No one will take power from us'- Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

14 december 2019 - 19:52:31
Goromonzi, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Saturday no one would take the mandate bestowed on the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa warns against detractors in his ZANU PF party

12 december 2019 - 16:34:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned his party, ZANU PF, against detractors within the party who [...] Full text...

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Ruling party in Zimbabwe moves to endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 elections

09 december 2019 - 17:47:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The ruling ZANU-PF party's provincial structures across Zimbabwe have been stampeding to endorse President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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New amendment bill in Zimbabwe to compel investigation into unexplained wealth

04 december 2019 - 13:54:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Parliament of Zimbabwe is discussing the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Amendment Bill that [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe registers new MDC opposition party

25 november 2019 - 15:32:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has registered another party called ‘Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Zimbabwe’ [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees

25 november 2019 - 14:15:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's VP Constantino Chiwenga returns home from sick leave

23 november 2019 - 15:38:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, received Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at statehouse after he arrived back in [...] Full text...

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'Politics and economics inextricably linked in Zimbabwe'

19 november 2019 - 06:02:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, says political and economic dynamics in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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New Zimbabwe dollar notes flood black market

15 november 2019 - 07:39:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's newly introduced currency has flooded the parallel forex market in less than a week from [...] Full text...

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SADC deeply concerned over sanctions against Zimbabwe

25 october 2019 - 19:18:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) says it is deeply concerned about the effect sanctions were [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on US Govt to immediately remove sanctions

25 october 2019 - 18:19:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the United States government to immediately remove the targeted [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt forces school kids to participate in anti- sanctions marches

23 october 2019 - 21:19:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe government has instructed schoolchildren to march as part of planned anti-sanctions activities slated for [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's parliament speaker stops opposition legislators from questioning gov’t ministers

23 october 2019 - 20:54:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe's Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda Wednesday prevented opposition legislators from questioning government ministers during a [...] Full text...

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President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried and failed To force Mugabe burial at Heroes Acre: Zhuwao

29 september 2019 - 19:30:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Exiled former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa went to great lengths [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean govt to allow late former Robert Mugabe to be buried in rural village

26 september 2019 - 19:37:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has finally agreed to allow the recently deceased former Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, to be [...] Full text...

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Mugabe 'died of cancer', President Mnangagwa reveals

23 september 2019 - 11:31:19
Harare, Zimbabwe, (PANA) - Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe died of cancer, President Mnangagwa has revealed. "National hero and Zimbabwe’s former [...] Full text...

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MDC seeks to get President Mnangagwa and his party designated terrorists at UN General Assembly

22 september 2019 - 09:41:17
New York, USA (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic (MDC), will submit a petition calling for [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe died a “sad, sad man”: Patrick Zhuwao

18 september 2019 - 21:26:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Exiled former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao says his uncle, former Zimbabwe President Robert Mubage, died a [...] Full text...

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Mugabe to be buried at National Heroes Acre - Family spokesperson

13 september 2019 - 10:07:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbawe's late former President Robert Mugabe will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on a [...] Full text...

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Vice President Kembo Mohadi dispatched to collect Robert Mugabe's body from Singapore as burial site still remains uncertain

09 september 2019 - 19:08:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government on Monday dispatched a high-level delegation, headed by Vice President Kembo Mohadi, to [...] Full text...

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Poor Zimbabweans to increased barter as trade: Report

08 september 2019 - 14:30:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s poorer households are expected to increase buying and selling goods through bartering rather than using [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa declares late President Robert Mugabe, a national hero

06 september 2019 - 19:37:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the recently deceased former President, Robert Mugabe, a national hero. In a [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President mourns Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 13:13:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, has expressed his profound sadness at the death [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s ruling ANC salutes Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 08:22:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ace Magashule, the Secretary General of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Friday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't announces death of prominent journalist allegedly paralyzed by President Mnangagwa

20 august 2019 - 18:35:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has announced the passing of a veteran state broadcaster in the 1980s, called Godfrey Majonga, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe anti-corruption body summons former VP Mphoko over office abuse

19 august 2019 - 14:11:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has summoned former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko over criminal abuse of office, [...] Full text...

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ZANU-PF's economic policy record 'poor': US Congressional Research Service

18 august 2019 - 16:18:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Congress think tank, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), says the governing ZANU PF’s [...] Full text...

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Heavy police, army presence in Zimbabwe's capital ahead of planned protests

16 august 2019 - 08:23:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Heavily armed soldiers and police were scattered across Harare on Friday in anticipation of planned protests [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa awards Cyclone Idai responders

12 august 2019 - 18:21:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, bestowed awards to individuals who did outstanding work in response to the [...] Full text...

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‘Heroes Acre not served any purpose, needs urgent rethinking' - Exiled former minister

12 august 2019 - 18:14:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, says the Heroes Acre has not served any past, present [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt alleges 'external forces' at play in upcoming protests

11 august 2019 - 15:19:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has accused the opposition of employing external machinations under the guise of “peaceful protests” in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Peace Project says food aid is being distributed along party lines

06 august 2019 - 14:30:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has reported that food aid continues to be deprived to communities based [...] Full text...

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'Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe is better than the incumbent, Emmerson Mnangagwa'

03 august 2019 - 16:15:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Jim Risch, says the current political and economic situation in [...] Full text...

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Senior Zanu PF official denies being arrested by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission

30 july 2019 - 04:09:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Ruling ZANU PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu has denied rumours that he had been arrested [...] Full text...

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Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe leap to defence of detained Tourism minister Mupfumira

28 july 2019 - 13:33:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Opposition leaders have come to the defence of detained Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Prisca Mupfumira, [...] Full text...

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Detained Zimbabwe Tourism minister charged with prejudicing the state of US$114.7 million

26 july 2019 - 16:56:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister, Prisca Mupfumira, is being charged of prejudicing the state [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s Environment, Tourism minister arrested over alleged abuse of office

25 july 2019 - 10:45:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Prisca Mupfumira has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Veep Chiwenga flown to China for further medical tests

22 july 2019 - 22:47:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has left South Africa for China where he is to undergo further [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions announce date for nationwide strikes

21 july 2019 - 18:18:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) will soon announce a date for nationwide strikes as workers’ [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's opposition party, MDC, pleads with SADC to deal with Zimbabwe

21 july 2019 - 15:34:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has urged the SADC Organ on [...] Full text...

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Fresh details emerge from Zimbabwe’s FM being accosted by protesters in UK

13 july 2019 - 15:30:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), United Kingdom (UK) branch, blames members [...] Full text...

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MDC Opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, launches recovery road-map for Zimbabwe

11 july 2019 - 16:45:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President, Nelson Chamisa, has launched what he [...] Full text...

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Zanu PF-run Zimbabwe gov't stole billions from economy through Treasury Bills - Moyo

09 july 2019 - 17:13:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former Zimbabwe government minister, Jonathan Moyo, says the issuances of Treasury Bills (TBs) is one [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Ban of Multi-Currencies Challenged in high Court

03 july 2019 - 13:53:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -Zimbabwean lawyers have filed an application at the High Court seeking an order to set aside and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's energy minister Chasi defends self over Eskom payment

30 june 2019 - 12:20:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe's Energy Minister Fortune Chasi has blamed the ministry of Finance and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused of illegal gold and chrome activities

28 june 2019 - 17:50:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - MDC Youth Assembly has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is involved in several illegal mining activities [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) urges government to criminalise torture

27 june 2019 - 19:41:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have urged government to criminalise torture and take swift actions [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President to investigate allegations of corruption in ZANU PF

26 june 2019 - 19:18:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, will form a commission of inquiry to investigate allegations presented by the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC recruits political activist Mahere

20 june 2019 - 10:22:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party has recruited firebrand lawyer Fadzayi Mahere into [...] Full text...

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Trade Policy and Export Strategy document to be ready by end of third quarter: Majuru

17 june 2019 - 23:57:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)    -    ZimTrade chief executive officer Allan Majuru says he expects the Trade Policy and Export Strategy (TPES) [...] Full text...

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IMF naive on trusting Zim govt: Steve Hanke

16 june 2019 - 20:08:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Renowned American economist, Steve Hanke, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is being naive in believing [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa's associate, Wadyajena, in hot water over Lamborghini Urus purchase

12 june 2019 - 17:49:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zanu PF Member of Parliament for the Gokwe-Nembudziya constituency, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has received heavy criticisms [...] Full text...

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Opposition parties decry pending reintroduction of Zimbabwe dollar

11 june 2019 - 15:33:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Political parties have decried the Zimbabwe government plan to re-introduce a fully-fledged currency before the end [...] Full text...

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Security operatives targetting striking teachers in Zimbabwe

10 june 2019 - 18:55:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has alleged that operatives of the Central Intelligence Organisation [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe opposition party spokesperson Masarira-Kaingidza launches party

03 june 2019 - 04:46:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Linda T. Masarira-Kaingidza, former spokesperson for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangira (MDC-T), has [...] Full text...

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Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, calls on youth to fight against dictatorship

26 may 2019 - 13:10:07
Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan politician and firebrand opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says Africa has a united common enemy [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe war hero Dumiso Dabengwa dies

23 may 2019 - 17:22:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Liberation war hero, Dumiso Dabengwa, has died after a battle with a liver-related disease, PANA has [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean leader admits his Party cannot fix the economy alone

17 may 2019 - 19:33:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has admitted that his ruling Zanu PF party government cannot find solutions [...] Full text...

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More time needed to ascertain compensation for repossessed Zimbabwe land: Sadc Tribunal Rights Watch

06 may 2019 - 22:19:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Advocacy group Sadc Tribunal Rights Watch says it is unrealistic to think that government will be [...] Full text...

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'GNU was proposed in 2018 with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa as President of Zimbabwe'

28 april 2019 - 17:41:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF’s Generation 40 (G40) faction tried forming a ‘Government of National Unity’ headed [...] Full text...

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Ugandan President Museveni calls for lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions

26 april 2019 - 22:28:47
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Friday called for the lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe, official source [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition plans demonstration over deteriorating economy

25 april 2019 - 11:06:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has said it will hold nationwide protests [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's NPRC denies missing crucial Gukurahundi massacre reports implicating ZANU PF officials

21 april 2019 - 13:37:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has denied recent comments from its chairperson, retired judge [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans still fighting for Independence, 39 years on: MDC Alliance

19 april 2019 - 14:00:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the MDC Alliance, says Zimbabweans are still fighting for social, economic and [...] Full text...

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Bread prices in Zimbabwe nearly double as local currency continues to weaken

16 april 2019 - 23:08:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Bread prices nearly doubled on Tuesday to RTGS$3.50 (US$0.76) per loaf as prices of basic commodities [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe presidential spokesperson describes 1980s 'Gukurahundi genocide' a result of conflict

14 april 2019 - 19:08:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s presidential spokesperson George Charamba has described the Gukurahundi atrocities in the 1980s as “conflict” as [...] Full text...

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'No accountability over Cyclone Idai relief assistance in Zimbabwe' - Human rights body

14 april 2019 - 13:41:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has raised a red flag over the distribution of Cyclone [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President under fire for suggesting local currency is not real money

07 april 2019 - 09:27:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for suggesting that the local currency his government [...] Full text...

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Top MDC T spokesperson sacked

04 april 2019 - 11:26:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s MDC-T opposition party said here Thursday it had sacked its spokesperson, Linda T. Masarira-Kaingidza, following [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa’s many trips irrational - MDC Alliance

01 april 2019 - 14:18:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party, the MDC Alliance, has called President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s frequent trips abroad irrational.   Since [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: NGO calls for investigations into allegations of looting of relief aid in Zimbabwe

29 march 2019 - 06:35:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Non-governmental organisation, Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA), has called for government to urgently investigate allegations [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's new currency not constitutional - Veritas

24 march 2019 - 12:00:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Legal think tank Veritas, has said Zimbabwe’s new currency is not constitutional as Statutory Instruments (SI) [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader to attempt 'citizen's arrest' of president, deputies

11 march 2019 - 04:59:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Outspoken opposition leader Tinashe Jonas says he will continue with plans to perform a ‘citizen’s arrest’ [...] Full text...

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United States tightens screws on Zimbabwe government

09 march 2019 - 17:43:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The United States government is tightening the screws on Zimbabwe as the latter revealed that South [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt hires Trump ally to remove US targeted sanctions

08 march 2019 - 06:48:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwean government has hired United States President Donald Trump’s ally and American lobbyist Brian Ballard’s [...] Full text...

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Poroposed law threatens Zimbabwe sanctions proponents - HRW

31 october 2018 - 13:04:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global human rights body, Human Rights Watch (HRW), says a call by an influential group from [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa reiterates peace, unity appeal

24 august 2018 - 16:19:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's president-elect, Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose victory in the 30 July elections was upheld by the Constitutional [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe election petition fixed for 22 August

16 august 2018 - 12:00:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court will next Wednesday commence hearing the case in which the leader of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe president raises preliminary objections to opposition's election petition

16 august 2018 - 07:49:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is challenging opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's election petition against him, says [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ruling party challenges opposition leader's election petition

15 august 2018 - 12:10:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The legal team of Zimbabwe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has filed papers against [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling party prepares to contest opposition party's election petition

13 august 2018 - 11:00:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) says it will on Monday file its [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Court grants Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti US$5,000 bail

09 august 2018 - 19:36:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti was on Thursday granted US$5,000 bail when he appeared before Harare [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe police confirm arrest of opposition leader, Biti

09 august 2018 - 14:12:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe police have confirmed the arrest of opposition leader, Mr Tendai Biti, after he was handed [...] Full text...

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UNHCR expresses concern about forced return of Zimbabwean opposition leader

09 august 2018 - 11:44:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is gravely concerned about reports of the forced return [...] Full text...

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New book chronicles Mugabe's fall from grace

07 august 2018 - 11:46:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just days after Zimbabwe’s historic elections, a new book published in South Africa reveals [...] Full text...

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US urges Zimbabwe stakeholders to pursue election grievances peacefully

04 august 2018 - 09:38:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has urged all stakeholders and citizens in Zimbabwe to pursue any grievances in [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa pledges to serve all Zimbabweans

03 august 2018 - 18:22:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday pledged to serve all Zimbabweans irrespective of political affiliation following [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Mnangagwa's supporters celebrate double victory, Chamisa prepares to challenge results of Zim polls

03 august 2018 - 13:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Supporters of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) have on Friday been celebrating their [...] Full text...

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International observers condemn Zimbabwe's post-election violence

03 august 2018 - 11:45:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - International Election Observer Missions to Zimbabwe have condemned the bloody post-election violence that rocked the capital, [...] Full text...

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HRW calls for 'immediate, impartial' investigation of Harare post-election protests

03 august 2018 - 06:12:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government should immediately and impartially investigate the use of force by security forces to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa wins presidential election

03 august 2018 - 00:06:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Monday's controversial presidential election, beating the main opposition leader Nelson [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announces final parliamentary election results

02 august 2018 - 11:25:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Thursday declared the results of the final three constituencies in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Uneasy calm in Harare after bloody crackdown on opposition demonstrators

02 august 2018 - 10:03:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - There is uneasy calm on Thursday in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, after Wednesday's bloody crackdown on [...] Full text...

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UN calls for restraint in Zimbabwe; presidential election results expected to be announced

02 august 2018 - 05:04:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United Nations is calling for restraint in Zimbabwe where deadly clashes in Harare on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: 3 killed in Zimbabwe election violence; President Mnangagwa blames opposition MDC Alliance

01 august 2018 - 20:10:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Three people have died in Wednesday's violence in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, after supporters of the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Violence breaks out in Zimbabwe as poll results show ruling party wins two-thirds of parliamentary seats

01 august 2018 - 15:25:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Violence erupted in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as parliamentary results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Election observer missions approve Zimbabwe's elections

01 august 2018 - 11:12:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Several observer missions to Zimbabwe’s elections on Wednesday approved the vote and made recommendations on how [...] Full text...

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Ruling ZANU-PF in clear lead in parliamentary vote; presidential results yet to be released

01 august 2018 - 06:09:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has taken a commanding lead in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: 'Disregard unofficial results', urges Zimbabwe electoral commissioner

31 july 2018 - 10:29:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Priscilla Chigumba, has urged Zimbabweans to disregard results [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Chamisa claims victory

31 july 2018 - 06:28:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa is claiming victory in Monday's historic presidential elections saying his [...] Full text...

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Counting of votes continues in Zimbabwe elections

31 july 2018 - 05:35:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Counting of votes in Zimbabwe's historic presidential, parliamentary and local government elections is continuing on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's historic elections conclude peacefully

30 july 2018 - 17:30:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's historic presidential, parliamentary and local government elections concluded officially at 7 pm (1700 GMT) on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: High turn-out as Zimbabweans vote in historic elections

30 july 2018 - 12:57:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - There is a high turn-out as Zimbabweans vote in historic presidential, parliamentary and local government elections [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Zimbabwe's historic elections

30 july 2018 - 05:50:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Polls have opened in Zimbabwe where voters are casting their ballots in their historic presidential, parliamentary [...] Full text...

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UN rights office appeals for peaceful Zimbabwe elections amid reports of intimidation

25 july 2018 - 06:38:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s upcoming presidential elections must be peaceful and credible, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa visits Tanzania

28 june 2018 - 11:24:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa arrived in Dar es Salaam on Thursday for a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe political parties sign peace pledge

26 june 2018 - 12:47:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe political parties taking part in the 30 July presidential and general elections on Tuesday signed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe president says 30 July elections to ahead despite election rally explosion

25 june 2018 - 13:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that the country's 30 July elections will go ahead despite [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns explosion at Zimbabwe ruling party rally

24 june 2018 - 21:04:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned an explosion which took place at an election rally in [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa condemns 'senseless' explosion at ruling party rally

24 june 2018 - 06:53:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa has condemned Saturday's explosion that targeted his rally at the country's opposition [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Zimbabwe rally explosion 'assassination attempt' on President Mnangagwa - says state broadcaster

23 june 2018 - 17:12:58
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's state broadcaster says the explosion on Saturday at a rally in Bulawayo was an "assassination [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe president Mnangagwa's rally hit by explosion

23 june 2018 - 15:07:01
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been evacuated from White City Stadium in Bulawayo following an explosion [...] Full text...

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Twenty-three candidates file papers to contest Zimbabwe's presidential election

15 june 2018 - 11:36:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twenty-three candidates filed their nomination papers at the High Court on Thursday to contest for president [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans to vote for president, MPs, councillors on 30 July

30 may 2018 - 11:25:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans will hold elections on 30 July, 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced in a proclamation on [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party salutes Tsvangirai

15 february 2018 - 10:45:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday joined Zimbabweans in mourning the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe president promotes former military chief in ruling party

23 december 2017 - 17:51:42
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promoted the man who led the military action that led to [...] Full text...

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Top Zimbabwe military, police officers retire

19 december 2017 - 07:14:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander, General Constantino Chiwenga, who was instrumental in the resignation of President Robert [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa reshuffles cabinet

02 december 2017 - 20:40:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his cabinet "to ensure compliance with the constitution and considerations [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa dissolves Mugabe's cabinet

27 november 2017 - 19:02:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on his first day at work following his inaguration last Friday, has dissolved [...] Full text...

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2ND Lead: Mnangagwa to 'hit the ground running' as he takes oath of office

24 november 2017 - 12:13:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday took the oath of office as president of Zimbabwe with a pledge [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe

24 november 2017 - 10:09:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Friday sworn in as President of Zimbabwe at a ceremony at the [...] Full text...

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SADC lauds Mugabe's 'bold decision' to resign

24 november 2017 - 06:04:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As Zimbabwe prepares on Friday to swear in its only second president since independence in 1980, [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa to be sworn in on Friday

24 november 2017 - 05:29:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president of Zimbabwe on Friday as the country prepares [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa meets ZANU-PF Politburo

23 november 2017 - 11:32:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will be sworn in as the next president of Zimbabwe on Friday, has [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe First Lady still faces assault lawsuit in South Africa

23 november 2017 - 10:15:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s former First Lady Grace Mugabe will not have her assault case dropped if [...] Full text...

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South African Parliamentary committee urges support for Zimbabwe

23 november 2017 - 07:32:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African Parliament’s International Relations and Cooperation Portfolio Committee has called on the South African [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa pledges to revamp Zimbabwe economy

22 november 2017 - 20:08:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President-designate Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday pledged to be a servant of the people and called [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa flies back home

22 november 2017 - 15:44:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former Zimbabwean vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived back home on Wednesday from South Africa following the resignation [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa's swearing-in as president 'set' for Friday

22 november 2017 - 10:55:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa, former vice-president is set to be sworn in as president on Friday, state broadcaster [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans breathe air of freedom as they welcome new era

22 november 2017 - 04:45:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans are breathing a fresh air of freedom on Wednesday, following the resignation of their only [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Celebrations in Zimbabawe as President Mugabe resigns

21 november 2017 - 17:57:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - News of the resignation of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has sparked wild celebrations across the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's official opposition calls for fresh elections in Zimbabwe

21 november 2017 - 17:44:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance said President Robert Mugabe’s resignation is a major [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mugabe bows out of office

21 november 2017 - 17:37:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has resigned. His resignation letter was read out to members of the [...] Full text...

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LEAD: President Mugabe resigns

21 november 2017 - 16:54:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Robert Gabriel Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Tuesday resigned after a week of pressure from the [...] Full text...

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Zuma heads to Zimbabwe as Mugabe impeachment talks begin

21 november 2017 - 16:35:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma and Angolan President Joao Lourenco were due in Harare [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: President Mugabe resigns

21 november 2017 - 16:15:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Robert Gabriel Mugabe of Zimbabwe has resigned after a week of pressure from the military, [...] Full text...

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Process to impeach President Mugabe begins

21 november 2017 - 14:22:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The process to impeach President Robert Mugabe began on Tuesday with the Speaker of Parliament Jacob [...] Full text...

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