Founding President of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, passes away, aged 95

09 february 2025 - 14:25:42
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The founding President  of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, is dead, the Namibia Press Agency reported on Sunday.The [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s founding father Kaunda laid to rest, Govt. declares 28 April public holiday in his honour

07 july 2021 - 13:30:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s founding father Kenneth David Kaunda who died on 17 June 2021, at 97, was laid [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Zimbabwe on 41st Independence anniversary

18 april 2021 - 13:29:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As Zimbabwe celebrates its 41st independence anniversary on Sunday, the United States has expressed support [...] Full text...

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Rights group says hundreds of thousands trapped in misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe

16 april 2021 - 07:29:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe have been forced [...] Full text...

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Rwandan private university forced to close due to financial woes

04 november 2020 - 19:07:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Kigali Institute of Management (KIM) University, one of the private institutions of higher learning in [...] Full text...

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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link

30 september 2020 - 22:18:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...

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Mandela's lawyer dead at 92

10 september 2020 - 05:41:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in from around the world for acclaimed South African human rights [...] 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Zimbabwe opposition party says the country is unprepared to deal with coronavirus

13 march 2020 - 10:22:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), says the country was not prepared [...] Full text...

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Screening for infected coronavirus travellers at Zimbabwe's international airport remain poor

11 march 2020 - 18:29:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Parliament Committee on Health and Childcare found the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport wanting in [...] Full text...

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EU maintains arms embargo on Zimbabwe Defence Industries

17 february 2020 - 17:16:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has renewed its arms embargo and asset freeze on the Zimbabwe Defence [...] 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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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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'No case of coronavirus in Zimbabwe' - Health ministry

02 february 2020 - 13:26:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Health and Child Care ministry has assured Zimbabweans that no case of coronavirus has been reported [...] Full text...

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Formal employment for Zimbabwean youth remains elusive - Report

02 february 2020 - 12:45:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Only 24 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 35 in Zimbabwe are formally [...] 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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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 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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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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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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'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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Zimbabwe’s airspace becoming increasingly unsafe

03 december 2019 - 23:35:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  A breakdown in radio frequency at the air traffic control (ATC) at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former diplomat cleared in hate speech case

01 december 2019 - 13:43:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ruled in favour of South Africa’s former [...] 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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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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Angolan George Chicoti tipped to be elected Secretary General of ACP

25 october 2019 - 11:46:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola's ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, George Chicoti, who is running for the post [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s ruling party joins calls for end to sanctions against Zimbabwe

25 october 2019 - 10:56:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), has called on the international community to [...] 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 Govt declares October 25 'Anti-Sanctions Day'

23 october 2019 - 05:41:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has declared 25 October, Anti-Sanctions Day, as it seeks to have international sanctions [...] 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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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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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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Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe buried at his home town

28 september 2019 - 19:10:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The remains of former President Robert Mugabe have been  interred at his Kutama Mission homestead in [...] 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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South Africa: Malema in hot water for racist tweet

24 september 2019 - 18:30:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Tuesday ruled that recent comments attributed to [...] 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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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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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe’s body expected in his rural home on Monday

16 september 2019 - 06:26:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The body of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe is expected to be taken to his rural [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogise former Zimbabwean president Mugabe

14 september 2019 - 14:14:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Several present and past African leaders on Saturday eulogised former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, describing him [...] Full text...

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Funeral service for former Zimbabwe president Mugabe under way

14 september 2019 - 08:48:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The funeral service for Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe, who passed on at a Singapore hospital [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa commemorates fallen rapper

14 september 2019 - 07:29:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)   - The life of leading South African rapper Jabulani Tsambo who died last year will [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Burundi Parliament attends funeral of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe

13 september 2019 - 14:16:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundian Speaker of Parliament, Pascal Nyabenda, left Bujumbura on Friday to attend the funeral of former [...] 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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Mugabe's final resting place still unknown as preparations for funeral proceed

12 september 2019 - 12:51:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As preparations for the funeral this weekend of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe proceed, the family [...] Full text...

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Botswana President Masisi honours late Mugabe

12 september 2019 - 12:44:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday signed a condolences book at the Zimbabwean Embassy in Gaborone [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe's body flown back home

11 september 2019 - 16:53:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The remains of Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Mugabe, have been flown home on Wednesday from Singapore [...] 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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Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe to be given state funeral on Saturday

09 september 2019 - 09:56:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe will be given a state funeral on Saturday, 14 September, the [...] Full text...

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Malian President mourns late Robert Mugabe

07 september 2019 - 11:46:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said he was deeply dismayed and sad by the death on [...] Full text...

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African Union mourns Mugabe, the symbol of Pan Africanism

07 september 2019 - 00:41:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   The African Union Friday mourned the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the "emblem [...] 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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'President Mugabe was maligned', says Zambian ex-president Kaunda

06 september 2019 - 19:14:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda, has said that it is regrettable that the late Zimbabwean former [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President issues special proclamation to mourn Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 17:03:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued an executive order declaring the national flag to fly half-mast [...] 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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Kenyan president Kenyatta mourns former Zimbabwean President Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 11:18:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned the former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as an elder African [...] 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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LEAD: Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa mourns Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 07:32:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially announced the death of former President Robert Mugabe, at the [...] Full text...

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British govt warns Zimbabwe over human rights abuses

06 september 2019 - 07:10:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The British government expressed grave concern about human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and warned that its [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe dies, aged 95

06 september 2019 - 06:18:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is dead. President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the death of Mugabe, 95, in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Force completes airlift of relief materials to Mozambique, Zimbabwe

31 august 2019 - 18:23:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday announced the completion of airlifting of relief materials to [...] Full text...

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AI gives damning report on Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa's first year in office

27 august 2019 - 07:19:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, marked his first year in office on Monday, human rights [...] 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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'Long winter of discordance ahead in Zimbabwe' - MDC leader warns

16 august 2019 - 14:27:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party president Nelson Chamisa has warned of “a long winter of discordance” after [...] Full text...

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Rights bodies, Western envoys concerned about abductions of Zimbabwe civil, opposition leaders

16 august 2019 - 10:08:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Nations, local and international human rights organisations have expressed concern over increased reports concerning 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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'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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UK Embassy in Zimbabwe engages authorities in London over 'attack' on Zimbabwe's Foreign minister

18 july 2019 - 12:43:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United Kingdom (UK) Embassy in Zimbabwe has contacted authorities in the UK over an incident [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions officials receive threatening letters with bullets'

17 july 2019 - 16:03:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Peter Mutasa, and Secretary-General, Japhet Moyo, have alleged receiving [...] Full text...

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'Adopt a sustainable human-centered development plan', Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum urges

16 july 2019 - 15:32:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights organization, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum (ZHRF), has urged the government to adopt [...] Full text...

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'Kill Mnangagwa and spare me, I’ve kids’ – Zimbabwe's first lady says in alleged leaked recording

16 july 2019 - 09:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former government minister Jonathan Moyo released a bombshell audio alleged to be Zimbabwe's first lady [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa pilferage during DRC conflict resurfaces

14 july 2019 - 14:08:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   A United Nations (UN) Security Council report has cited Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the pilferage [...] 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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Zimbabwe's FM, top Information ministry official accosted by protesters in UK

12 july 2019 - 15:12:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Foreign and International Trade minister, Sibusiso Moyo, and Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary, [...] Full text...

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Harrowing details emerge following arrest of prominent Zimbabwe opposition member

12 july 2019 - 11:35:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights lawyer, Doug Coltart, has narrated a harrowing experience of the detention of Movement [...] Full text...

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'Pilot error responsible for helicopter crash that killed top opposition chief in Zimbabwe'

11 july 2019 - 15:36:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident (NTSBAA) has ruled that the helicopter crash that killed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Freedom of Information Bill draft copy of draconian AIPPA: MISA

07 july 2019 - 20:04:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe says the Freedom of Information Bill fails to give [...] 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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UK Firm, Getech findings show huge oil and gas potential in Muzarabani, Zimbabwe

01 july 2019 - 11:50:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Invictus Energy Limited (IEL) says findings from a United Kingdom geo-analysis firm, Getech Group Plc., show [...] 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’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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Zimbabwe Investment Development Bill has second reading in parliament

19 june 2019 - 22:55:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Investment Development Bill (ZIDA) will soften up on foreign investors and treat them in [...] 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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Two remaining incarcerated civil society leaders freed in Zimbabwe

10 june 2019 - 13:53:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women’s rights activist, Stabile Dewa, and director of the Female Prisoners Support Trust, Dr. Rita Nyampinga, [...] Full text...

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Five civil society leaders released on bail in Zimbabwe

09 june 2019 - 17:16:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Five of the seven civil society activists detained on charges of plotting to overthrow Zimbabwe President [...] Full text...

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EU and Zimbabwe revive bilateral talks

05 june 2019 - 18:19:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the government of Zimbabwe on Wednesday launched formal talks after more [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwe activists

31 may 2019 - 05:15:43
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is calling on the Zimbabwe authorities to immediately release seven activists and drop [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch joins calls for release of recently arrested civic leaders in Zimbabwe

30 may 2019 - 14:45:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has joined growing calls to release seven recently incarcerated civic leaders and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's President lands in Zimbabwe for two-day state visit

28 may 2019 - 19:47:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) (Breaking) - Tanzania's President John Joseph Magufuli, is being hosted to a state dinner on Tuesday evening [...] 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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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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British legislators want post-Brexit sanctions on Zimbabwe to focus on Mnangagwa and administration

01 may 2019 - 20:19:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  British legislators have called for sanctions to be updated to focus on Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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Air Zimbabwe says its only functioning, but grounded plane will be fixed quickly

30 april 2019 - 16:41:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s national struggling airline, Air Zimbabwe, says it will quickly fix its only functioning plane, a [...] 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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Uganda's President Museveni lands in Harare to open ZITF exhibition

25 april 2019 - 22:02:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni arrived here Thursday to officially open the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni on two-day visit to Zimbabwe

25 april 2019 - 19:46:55
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni on Thursday embarked on his first visit to Zimbabwe since the ouster [...] Full text...

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Prosecutor seeks second DNA tests on Rwandan journalist accused of defiling teenager

24 april 2019 - 16:40:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's prosecutor wants a second DNA test performed on the blood of the managing editor of [...] 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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South Africa's prosecuting authority refuses to address Grace Mugabe extradition claims

17 april 2019 - 08:15:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is refusing to confirm or deny claims that it has [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa acknowledges corruption now

15 april 2019 - 11:10:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said  he only now realises that there is corruption in the [...] 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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Britain prepares sanctions against Zimbabwe post Brexit

14 april 2019 - 14:47:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Britain is preparing sanctions against Zimbabwe in the eventuality the western country leaves the European Union [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Government to complete land valuations for compensation next month

07 april 2019 - 19:02:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwean government said here Sunday it planned to complete land valuations by the end of [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa won 33 pct of 2018 Zimbabwe elections - Moyo

26 march 2019 - 21:51:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former minister of higher & tertiary education, science and technology development Jonathan Moyo Tuesday alleged that [...] 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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EU renews sanctions against Mugabe, allies

22 february 2019 - 11:41:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has renewed targeted sanctions against former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and personalities [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party slams Pretoria's stance towards Zimbabwe

28 january 2019 - 10:37:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday announced that it would approach the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe refuses to extradite Grace Mugabe to South Africa

22 december 2018 - 07:44:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Zimbabwean government has said it will not extradite former first lady Grace Mugabe [...] Full text...

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South Africa police seek Interpol's assistance to arrest Grace Mugabe

19 december 2018 - 14:16:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rights group AfriForum on Wednesday confirmed that an arrest warrant has been issued for [...] 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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Top South African prosecutor sets his sights on wealthy businessman

19 october 2018 - 10:54:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who found international fame for his role in [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe’s tomorrow brighter than yesterday

26 august 2018 - 15:58:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Declaring the end of Zimbabwe’s election on Sunday, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa said he has been [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa takes oath of office

26 august 2018 - 10:59:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Sunday sworn in as Zimbabwe’s President at a colourful ceremony that was [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: Zimbabwe opposition leader Chamisa accepts court's verdict dismissing his petition

24 august 2018 - 17:26:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The losing candidate in Zimbabwe's 30 July presidential election, Nelson Chamisa, has accepted the verdict of [...] 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 Constitutional Court upholds President Mnangagwa's election victory

24 august 2018 - 15:17:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the 30 July presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans await election petition judgement

24 august 2018 - 07:16:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans are on Friday awaiting the verdict of the Constitutional Court in the election petition case [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Constitutional Court begins hearing opposition election petition

22 august 2018 - 10:27:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has on Wednesday began hearing the case in which the leader of the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe opposition party challenges election result in court

10 august 2018 - 18:07:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, on Friday filed papers at the [...] Full text...

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President Trump signs bill setting tough conditions for Zimbabwe's engagement with US

10 august 2018 - 12:13:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Donald Trump has signed into law the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment [...] Full text...

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Study suggests specific roles for member states to make SADC more effective

09 august 2018 - 12:10:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due to meet in Windhoek [...] 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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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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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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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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South African opposition, NGO call for extradition of Grace Mugabe for assault case

31 july 2018 - 09:52:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Organisation Afriforum and the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) are calling for the prosecution [...] 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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South African court overturns ruling in Grace Mugabe assault case

30 july 2018 - 11:53:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South Gauteng High Court on Monday set aside the decision by the Department [...] 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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Head of Commonwealth Observer Mission arrives for Zimbabwe vote

24 july 2018 - 09:43:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Head of Commonwealth Observer Mission for Zimbabwe's 30 July elections, former Ghanaian president John Dramani [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's elections offer chance to break with gross human rights violations - Rights group

10 july 2018 - 06:55:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's election at the end of this month will take place in the context of decades [...] 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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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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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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UN development official urges greater international support for Zimbabwe

24 may 2018 - 18:38:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - With a new administration in place and plans to hold free and fair general elections later [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe begins process to re-join Commonwealth, invites observers to July elections

22 may 2018 - 09:04:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has applied to re-join the Commonwealth it left in 2003 and has invited the grouping [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe government, companies failing to protect tobacco workers - HRW

06 april 2018 - 09:04:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Children and adults who work on Zimbabwe’s tobacco farms are facing serious risks to their health [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson pledges support to revive Zimbabwe’s economy

22 february 2018 - 16:43:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed the African Union’s support for [...] Full text...

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European MPs favour full resumption of cooperation with Zimbabwe

21 february 2018 - 12:02:16
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Members of the European Parliament have decided to support the "full and complete" resumption of cooperation [...] Full text...

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Defiant South African President Zuma refuses to go

14 february 2018 - 15:18:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A defiant President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday indicated that he was not prepared to [...] Full text...

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Global rights body reports increased repression of peaceful dissent in Southern Africa

18 january 2018 - 18:02:05
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Southern African governments clamped down on vocal journalists, activists, and opposition politicians in 2017, Human [...] 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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Presidents Mnangagwa, Zuma to meet in Pretoria

20 december 2017 - 14:37:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma of South Africa will meet with his Zimbabwean counterpart President, Emmerson [...] 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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Zimbabwe military says 'Operation Restore Legacy' ends

18 december 2017 - 10:55:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Defence and Security Services said on Monday that it has ended its operation that has [...] Full text...

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Botswana denies deporting Zimbabwe’s former VP

02 december 2017 - 15:34:09
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has allayed media reports suggesting that Zimbabwe’s former vice President Phekezela Mphoko was deported from [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa announces first cabinet

01 december 2017 - 06:43:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced his first cabinet in which he rewards those who [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa gives 3-month amnesty to return illegal funds, assets sent outside

28 november 2017 - 14:46:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's new President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, says his government has granted a three-month amnesty for the return [...] 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 meets Zuma before returning to Zimbabwe

22 november 2017 - 16:28:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa left for Zimbabwe on Wednesday after briefing South [...] Full text...

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Botswana retains support to Zimbabweans

22 november 2017 - 16:21:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has lifted a travel embargo on its citizens intending to travel to Zimbabwe following the [...] 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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Kenya opposition leader hails Mugabe exit from power

22 november 2017 - 09:51:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has hailed the exit of long-time Zimbabwean ruler, Robert Mugabe, saying [...] 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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Botswana President Khama tells President Mugabe to step down

21 november 2017 - 12:25:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama has sent a letter to Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe asking [...] Full text...

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Former vice-president Mnangagua wants President Mugabe to resign

21 november 2017 - 11:00:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former Zimbabwe Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stepped into the political crisis in the country asking [...] Full text...

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