Rights group urges 3 African countries to abolish death penalty 'once and for all'

10 october 2024 - 12:03:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three sub-Saharan African countries on the cusp of abolition must act now and abolish the death [...] Full text...

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African Ministers seek regional capital markets to finance climate change action

05 march 2024 - 12:25:12
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for measures to address climate change, the debt crisis [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa, 10 others, three entities for corruption

05 march 2024 - 06:42:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday sanctioned 11 Zimbabweans, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities, under [...] 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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South Africa's president Ramaphosa attends Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's inauguration

04 september 2023 - 11:39:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa attended Monday’s inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of President Emmerson Mnangagwa at [...] Full text...

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South African President congratulates Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa on re-election

29 august 2023 - 08:15:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined other African leaders in congratulating Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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US calls for publication of disaggregated polling station results in disputed elections

29 august 2023 - 06:20:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the  Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to make the disaggregated polling [...] 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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EU reiterates its ambition to nurture constructive relationship with Zimbabwe

28 february 2023 - 14:20:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) welcomes the intention of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend an invitation [...] Full text...

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Optimism as Zimbabwe holds dialogue platform meeting on arrears and debt resolution

25 february 2023 - 10:07:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe took a major step in its dialogue with creditors this week, organising a second structured [...] Full text...

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Libyan Finance minister discusses activation of Libyan investments in Senegal with President Macky Sall

27 january 2023 - 17:06:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, discussed on Thursday [...] Full text...

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US sanctions four Zimbabweans, including president's son; removes 17 from sanctions list

13 december 2022 - 06:55:09
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday imposed sanctions on [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum 2022 draws $31 billion in investor interest

07 november 2022 - 10:58:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This year’s Africa Investment Forum Market Days, the continent’s premier investment platform, has drawn $31 [...] Full text...

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Kenya's new President begins implementing election campaign pledges

13 september 2022 - 17:29:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly-elected President William Ruto rode a ceremonial military Landover on Tuesday shortly after taking oath [...] Full text...

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Gamechanger HIV injection rolls out in South Africa and Brazil

18 march 2022 - 16:19:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa [...] Full text...

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Former Zambian President Banda laid to rest

18 march 2022 - 14:54:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda was on Friday accorded a state burial at the Presidential Embassy [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean president begins visit to Kenya

09 march 2022 - 13:12:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa kicked off a three-day visit to Kenya with an elaborate welcome ceremony [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe endorses African Union medicines agency treaty

18 september 2021 - 17:32:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Zimbabwe has become the 11th. member-state of the African Union to deposit its instrument of [...] Full text...

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Kenya to deepen economic, diplomatic ties with Zambia

24 august 2021 - 21:57:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Visiting President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with President Hakainde Hichilema during which he assured [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogize Zambia’s first President Kaunda

02 july 2021 - 13:38:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday led foreign heads of state and other dignitaries in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana, Zambia cement relations with new bridge

09 may 2021 - 16:14:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswanan and Zambian presidents are billed on Monday to officially open the Kazungula Bridge that connects [...] Full text...

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SADC leaders agree regional response to terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique

09 april 2021 - 05:43:35
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Extraordinary Double Troika Summit (DTS) of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe issues Easter holiday regulations

01 april 2021 - 19:07:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Aware of a steady decline in COVID-19 cases, the government of Zimbabwe says it still remains [...] Full text...

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African leaders pay glowing tribute to fallen Tanzanian president Magufuli

22 march 2021 - 17:20:20
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – A cross section of African leaders on Monday paid glowing tribute to former Tanzania President John [...] Full text...

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Thousands of villagers face eviction in Zimbabwe, says rights group

07 march 2021 - 11:41:07
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government is evicting thousands of people from an indigenous minority group from their communal [...] Full text...

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EU presses Zimbabwe to end rights abuses

22 february 2021 - 07:01:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union is stepping up pressure on Zimbabwe over the lack of substantial reforms that has allowed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's foreign minister Moyo succumbs to COVID-19

20 january 2021 - 09:52:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo, has died, Presidential spokesperson, Mr George [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s re-elected president takes oath of office; pledges hard work for nation’s prosperity

05 november 2020 - 13:22:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – President John Pombe Magufuli on Thursday took the oath of office to lead Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s Magufuli to be sworn in Thursday

04 november 2020 - 20:11:45
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newly re-elected Tanzania’s president, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, will be sworn in on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, sworn in as MP

07 october 2020 - 17:35:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, was late Wednesday sworn in as [...] 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 anger grows over detention of one of three female opposition members sexually assaulted in May

26 september 2020 - 00:12:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Civil society groups, women’s rights organizations, opposition parties, and diplomats Friday expressed their anger over the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Harare Mayor recalled barely a month after winning Mayoral race

22 september 2020 - 17:53:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Harare Mayor councilor, Jacob Mafume, has been recalled by his party, the People’s Democratic Party [...] 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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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa reinstates controversial head of Power Utility

15 september 2020 - 18:04:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reinstated Sydney Gata to his position as executive chairman of ZESA [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC-T faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, recalls 11 councillors

14 september 2020 - 18:33:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai (MDC-T) faction, Thokozani Khupe, has recalled the [...] 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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Jailed Zimbabwe investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono finally set free

02 september 2020 - 22:19:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Jailed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was Wednesday finally granted bail in the sum of ZWL10,000 (US$120.01) [...] 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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Prominent Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono's health deteriorates in Zimbabwean prison

01 september 2020 - 17:35:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's jailed prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, is now unwell at the country's notorious Chikurubi Maximam Security [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC Alliance Chieftain, Job Sikhala, arrested

21 august 2020 - 18:09:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance Vice-Chairman and Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala, was arrested on Friday [...] 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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Hillary Clinton calls for release of all political prisoners in Zimbabwe

20 august 2020 - 16:24:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former United States Secretary of State and 2016 Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, has called on the [...] 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 Magistrate court removes incarcerated journalist's renowned human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa

18 august 2020 - 14:07:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare's Magistrate Court on Tuesday removed and banned respected human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, from representing [...] Full text...

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Twitter suspends account of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information

18 august 2020 - 13:08:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The micro-bogging website, Twitter, has suspended the account of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting [...] 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 Africa's opposition slams President Ramaphosa over Zimbabwe

14 august 2020 - 12:48:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday took aim at President Cyril [...] 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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Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, and acclaimed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail

07 august 2020 - 18:35:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the political party Transform Zimbabwe, and respected investigative journalist, Hopewell [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate asks SADC, AU to denounce crackdown in Zimbabwe

06 august 2020 - 05:07:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is asking the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union [...] Full text...

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US slaps Zimbabwe President's ally, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, and business, with sanctions

05 august 2020 - 17:40:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has slapped sanctions [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa appoints deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, as new Health Minister

04 august 2020 - 18:09:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed one of his two deputies, Constantino Chiwenga, as the new [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa appoints ex-soldier as Permanent Secretary in Health ministry

03 august 2020 - 18:59:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has appointed Air Commodore Jasper Chimedza, as the Permanent Secretary in the [...] 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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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa laid to rest in full military honours

29 july 2020 - 17:05:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa was on Wednesday laid to rest in full [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe signs US$3.5 billion land compensation deal with former white farmers

29 july 2020 - 14:17:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has inked a deal with former white farmers to pay them US$3.5 billion [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, succumbs to virus

29 july 2020 - 11:28:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, has died at the age of 65 from complications associated with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN rights office says pandemic must not be used to stifle freedoms in Zimbabwe

25 july 2020 - 05:18:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should not be used as an excuse to clamp down on fundamental [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UNOHCR concerned at clamp down on freedom of expression in Zimbabwe

24 july 2020 - 12:56:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it is [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces arrest of investigation journalist in Zimbabwe

22 july 2020 - 22:27:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday denounced the arrest Monday in Harare of Hopewell Chin'ono, a Zimbabwean [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President announces nationwide curfew

21 july 2020 - 19:48:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, citing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Health minister as civil unrest grows

07 july 2020 - 19:00:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired the Health and Childcare Minister, Obadiah Moyo, for awarding contracts, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Zimbabwe records 18 new cases, one more death

07 july 2020 - 10:37:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Eighteen people tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday bringing the total number of positive cases in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt bans trading on the stock exchange and all mobile money transactions

26 june 2020 - 20:59:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government Friday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, calls on citizens to protest peacefully

26 june 2020 - 16:54:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwe's Alliance leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called [...] 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's Health minister released on ZWL50,000 (US$2,000) bail

20 june 2020 - 17:31:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been released on a ZWL50,000 (US$2,000) bail despite being charged [...] 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 Health minister arrested for approving corrupt deals for COVID-19 materials

19 june 2020 - 17:21:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC),  accused of [...] 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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Magistrates Court in Zimbabwe upholds hostile takeover of opposition building by rival faction

05 june 2020 - 20:50:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) -T faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, Friday scored another victory against [...] 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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Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights bemoan indefinite lockdown extension

21 may 2020 - 15:08:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has bemoaned government's extension of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Information deputy minister over callous tweet

20 may 2020 - 21:02:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday fired deputy minister for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi, [...] 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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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe extends lockdown indefinitely

16 may 2020 - 20:04:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) national lockdown restrictions in place [...] 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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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's ministry of health revises downwards number of confirmed cases from 40 to 34

02 may 2020 - 19:16:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Ministry of Health and Child Care Saturday revised downwards the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Leaked letter shows Zimbabwe's ministries are redirecting COVID-19 intended funds for own use

02 may 2020 - 16:39:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A leaked Zimbabwe Treasury letter has exposed line ministries diverting coronavirus (COVID-19) intended funds into personal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's lockdown partially lifted

01 may 2020 - 17:53:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has partially lifted the COVID-19 (coronavirus) national lockdown whilst also extending it [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Finance minister reveals economy near collapse with 20 percent contraction expected (A PANA News Analysis)

01 may 2020 - 06:01:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to contract by a whopping 20 percent this year as it barrels [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's positive cases reach 40

30 april 2020 - 09:52:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe added eight new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases, on Wednesday, raising the total to 40, making it [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa mulls relief for tenants affected by national lockdown

28 april 2020 - 23:50:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa is mulling a new statutory instrument to provide a moratorium for tenants [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe VP orders retailers to slash prices amid COVID-19 lockdown

22 april 2020 - 16:19:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Vice President Kembo Mohadi has issued a price moratorium ordering retailers to revert to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe president extends COVID-19 national lockdown by 14 days

19 april 2020 - 17:09:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has backtracked on lifting the 21-day COVID-19 (coronavirus) national lockdown, that was [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to go through with lifting national lockdown amid economic turmoil

18 april 2020 - 19:09:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decided to lift the national lockdown to combat COVID-19 (coronavirus), scheduled [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe has announced its 10th COVID-19 case as it expects 1,000 cases

06 april 2020 - 22:45:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care Monday confirmed a 10th COVID-19 case, following one positive [...] Full text...

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AU pursues debt forgiveness to address coronavirus impact

04 april 2020 - 20:10:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union's top organ, the Bureau of Heads of State, has called for a global debt [...] Full text...

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Rwandan papers focus on response to the coronavirus economic crisis

04 april 2020 - 13:11:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week largely focused on ongoing  efforts in the country to deal with the [...] 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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Twitter restricts Zimbabwe's info Ministry from accounting over unusual activity

03 april 2020 - 18:11:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twitter has temporarily restricted Zimbabwe's Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services from accounting for the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rejects amendment giving President Mnangagwa sole powers over the country's judiciary

01 april 2020 - 17:26:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe (Concourt) has rejected an amendment to the country's Constitution giving President [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe moves to combat COVID-19

01 april 2020 - 16:32:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) has invoked public procurement systems to respond to the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Supreme Court rules Nelson Chamisa is 'illegitimate' president of opposition MDC

01 april 2020 - 06:41:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled on Tuesday that the President of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe announces 21-day lockdown as confirmed COVID-19 cases rises to seven

27 march 2020 - 23:52:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a 21-day lockdown starting on Monday as the number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe to close its borders to curb possible COVID-19 infections

23 march 2020 - 20:40:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe will close its borders to human traffic, in a raft of measures announced on Monday [...] 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 President launches COVID-19 national response plan

19 march 2020 - 17:25:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, officially launched a US$25 million National COVID-19 (coronavirus) Preparedness and Response Plan, [...] Full text...

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How the coronavirus could affect Zimbabwe's already failing economy (By Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2020 - 20:22:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, finally declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster on Tuesday. This came as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President holds rally a day after banning all public gatherings

18 march 2020 - 20:16:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A day after banning public gatherings of 100 people or more over the potential spread 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 bans public gatherings following COVID-19 infected UK traveller

17 march 2020 - 16:20:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has banned gatherings of 100 people or more for the next 60 [...] 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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US President Donald Trump extends Zimbabwe's targeted sanctions

05 march 2020 - 17:53:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States President Donald Trump has extended targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe, accusing the government of accelerating [...] 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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AfDB notes lack of reform coordination in Zimbabwe government

26 february 2020 - 14:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the Zimbabwe government lacks reform coordination and urged the [...] Full text...

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Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development opens in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

25 february 2020 - 13:41:29
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARF-VI) on [...] 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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Leading Zimbabwe economists warn of reduced private consumption

16 february 2020 - 14:47:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local economists say private consumption as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) has rapidly [...] 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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President Mnangagwa signs Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Bill into law

07 february 2020 - 16:37:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill into a [...] 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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ECA boss pays courtesy call on Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

05 february 2020 - 15:04:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe on Wednesday paid a courtesy call [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa orders govt to prioritise food amid fear of famine

04 february 2020 - 17:40:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed his government to focus on food security amid the heightened [...] Full text...

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Overturning of Malawi presidential election historic - Zimbabwe Opposition leader

04 february 2020 - 16:19:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has called the overturning of Malawi's Presidential election a historic [...] 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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Controversial Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment Bill to cut Parliament's oversight role

27 january 2020 - 15:05:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local legal think tank, Veritas, has raised concern that the controversial ‘Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 2) [...] 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 President appoints two deputy director generals into the CIO

16 january 2020 - 19:25:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the country's dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation [...] 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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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa meets visiting Chinese Foreign Minister

13 january 2020 - 15:08:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa took another break from his holiday to meet visiting Chinese Foreign minister, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President cuts short vacation to meet with Presidential Advisory Council

10 january 2020 - 16:59:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa briefly ended his annual leave to meet with representatives of his Presidential [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa goes on vacation

08 january 2020 - 15:07:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken his 2019 annual leave for the next three weeks until [...] Full text...

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Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition warns new Constitution Amendment Bill is undemocratic

08 january 2020 - 13:39:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - An umbrella body of local civic society organizations, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says the recent [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe accuses the U.S. of trying to bring more EU sanctions

08 january 2020 - 12:56:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Presidential Spokesperson, George Charamba, has accused the United States of putting pressure on local opposition parties [...] 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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Zimbabwe politicians angered by President Mnangagwa telling people to 'eat vegetables'

04 january 2020 - 16:32:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Leading Zimbabwean politicians have condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s comments telling residents from an impoverished Harare suburb, [...] Full text...

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'Persevere', Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa tells citizens

01 january 2020 - 09:52:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to continue to persevere, as 2020 will [...] 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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Zimbabwe Govt cancels press conference over accusations of trying to block release of artiste's new album

01 january 2020 - 00:36:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe's Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Ministry Tuesday cancelled a press conference after being accused of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Vice President Chiwenga back to China for medical review

30 december 2019 - 10:48:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is currently in China for a medical [...] 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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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa rules out one-on-one dialogue with rival Chamisa

22 december 2019 - 16:20:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ruled out talks with his main political rival, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa encourages Zimbabweans to be "proud" of their currency

18 december 2019 - 15:43:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to be proud of the local currency [...] 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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Former South Africa President Thabo Mbeki to meet Zimbabwe's opposition leader Chamisa

16 december 2019 - 17:40:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki is due to meet Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC president [...] 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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'Work hard to be comfortable like me', President Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans

05 december 2019 - 19:03:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Zimbabweans need to work hard if they want to reach [...] Full text...

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World Bank urges Zimbabwe Govt to improve corporate governance structures with state entities

04 december 2019 - 17:09:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Bank has urged government to practice transparency and consistent reporting, expand gender diversity and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt approves bill to provide citizens with basic healthcare services

04 december 2019 - 05:48:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government has approved a bill that seeks to promote the right of every citizen [...] Full text...

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Fifty-three second video of 'gunshots' fired at Zimbabwe opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, goes viral

02 december 2019 - 17:23:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A video on social media showing the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's striking doctors reject offer for more wages from the country's richest man

29 november 2019 - 18:45:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s striking doctors have rejected an offer from the country’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, to return [...] Full text...

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'Implement reforms to restore economy,' US tells Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

27 november 2019 - 12:29:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement reforms [...] 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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Exiled former minister reveals intelligence plan to derail a human rights workshop in Zimbabwe

24 november 2019 - 15:56:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former Zimbabwe cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, shared an intelligence document written by State Security minister [...] 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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Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa vows mass action against government

20 november 2019 - 22:51:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Nelson Chamisa has promised mass action against the President [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police beat opposition party members ahead leader's address

20 november 2019 - 11:20:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's police have beaten members of the country's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ahead [...] 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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Former cabinet minster Moyo reveals details of escape during Zimbabwe's November 2017 coup

18 november 2019 - 05:22:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's exiled former Cabinet Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed how he escaped the military two years back [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report

12 november 2019 - 00:00:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President reshuffles his cabinet

08 november 2019 - 19:42:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reshuffled his cabinet amidst growing economic and social turmoil that continues [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa govt threatens to end diplomatic relations with United States

31 october 2019 - 21:25:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The Zimbabwean government Thursday threatened to end diplomatic relations with the United States, accusing it of [...] Full text...

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EU avails €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe's health sector

28 october 2019 - 19:38:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has announced a €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe for health and [...] 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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NGO says human rights situation in Zimbabwe worsening

24 october 2019 - 21:30:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe human rights NGO forum (ZHRNF) reported here Thursday the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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United States hits back at Zimbabwe for blaming them for sanctions

24 october 2019 - 18:32:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The United States has blamed Zimbabwe’s continued socioeconomic downturn on corruption and a lack of tangible [...] 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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South Africa’s National Council of Provinces chairperson calls for lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe

17 october 2019 - 23:56:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)   -   South Africa’s National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo Thursday tabled a motion urging [...] Full text...

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SADC observer mission to be launched

11 october 2019 - 18:40:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to the 2019 General Elections in the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe peace projects record 67 abductions in August

10 october 2019 - 21:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) said here Thursday a total of 67 abductions were recorded in the [...] Full text...

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High Court of Zimbabwe dismisses application to compel President Mnangagwa to declare water crisis 'national disaster'

09 october 2019 - 19:00:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Owen Tagu on Wednesday dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Community [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe focuses on production to stimulate the economy

01 october 2019 - 13:38:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said  the turnaround of the economy hinges on focused support for [...] 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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UN special rapporteur calls for urgent democratic shift in Zimbabwe - Report

27 september 2019 - 22:19:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule says the promise of a new dispensation is [...] Full text...

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Activists take Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to court over water crisis

27 september 2019 - 21:52:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Water rights organisation, Community Water Alliance Trust (CWAT), Friday hauled President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court seeking [...] Full text...

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UNGA 2019: 'Hands off our girls!' - African first ladies cry out

27 september 2019 - 18:16:08
New York, US (PANA) - Africa’s first ladies, led by Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, brought their campaign to ban [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to pursue reforms

27 september 2019 - 05:32:45
New York, USA (PANA) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to pursue inclusive [...] 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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'Sanctions stifling us', Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa tells the world

26 september 2019 - 19:25:51
New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa continued with his predecessor’s, the late former President Robert Mugabe, rhetoric [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe hires third US firm to improve bilateral relations with Americans

24 september 2019 - 14:38:14
New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe government has hired its third American public relations company, Mercury Public Affairs (MPA) through [...] Full text...

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Universal health coverage in Zimbabwe blocked by sanction - Mnangagwa

23 september 2019 - 23:19:11
New York, USA (PANA)    -    Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Monday targeted sanctions were preventing his government from increasing [...] 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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Zimbabwe's central bank freezes accounts of companies linked to President Mnangagwa's son, business associate

21 september 2019 - 04:53:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) froze the accounts of four companies to investigate money laundering [...] Full text...

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Missing Zimbabwe doctor found alive

19 september 2019 - 23:07:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  - The missing president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), Dr Peter Magombeyi, whose disappearance caused [...] 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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UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, calls on Zim govt to respect human rights amid worsening situation

18 september 2019 - 19:40:56
New York, USA (PANA) - United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says “true political and economic reform” in Zimbabwe must [...] Full text...

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