By Melody Mlilo In 2020, China announced proudly to the world that it had managed to lift its people from poverty. This is a feat that is remarkable, and closes off 40 years of hard work, accelerated under the leadership of President Xi Jinping. The eradication of poverty by China is a global first, which
The Guardian When I tell white British people I’m going to Zimbabwe, I’m used to seeing two emotions quickly flash across their faces. The first is excitement and the second is fear. Who can blame them? Excitement and fear are how the continent of Africa has been painted for decades – long before malnourished children
By Pride Mkono Abstract Since the coup of November 2017, Zimbabwe has been faced with the intensification and consolidation of authoritarianism which is actively closing the democratic space, reversing democratic gains and seeking to annihilate the opposition. Simultaneously, the opposition’s own contradictions have deepened and are spiraling out of control to the point of almost
By Kudakwashe Mataire NOBLE yet detached! Doing the wrong things right! Similar strategies with different economic foundations and results. How so? This might be true of the current economic relationship between Zimbabwe and China vis-a-vis the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) of Zimbabwe and the New Five-Year Plan of China. The blueprints share a number
Africa Report WHILE the year 2020 will undoubtedly play an integral part in history – bringing the world to a halt as a result of the pandemic – Zimbabwe’s politics will go down as an historic year for the Movement for Democratic Change, once a united front, now split into two: MDC Alliance led
By Simukai Chigudu – The Guardian AFTER growing up in a Zimbabwe convulsed by the legacy of colonialism, when I got to Oxford I realised how many British people still failed to see how empire had shaped lives like mine – as well as their own. There was no single moment when I began to
Global Voices ON the morning of July 30, 2020, Zimbabweans awoke to the presence of heavily armed soldiers standing ready to crush anti-government protests scheduled to take to the streets the following day. No one was permitted entry into the central business district. The official line was that protests were prohibited in an effort to
By Nomazulu Thata Is it even possible to make such comparisons between Madam Thokozani Khupe and Donald Trump regarding the shenanigans of the two politicians’ elections defeat? Yes, it is possible; this is a global village whose stories are caught on social media with great exuberating and excitement. On NewZimbabwe.com social media there was an
Central government at the epicentre of the challenges facing local authorities By Luke Tamborinyoka Introduction Today is Christmas day, the day we celebrate the birth of the Son of Man, our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a day that is supposed to be a day of love, unity, togetherness and celebration. A day that families
Fellow Zimbabweans, The bold font of divisions, destruction, violence and anarchy continues to override the voices of love, unity, peace, reason and development in our country. This is largely because our nation-building project has not fulfilled the promise of the glorious days of independence. We need true unity, peace and prayer to heal and build
By Tapiwanashe Chiriga Thirty-three years ago on this day, the country’s then two major political parties signed an agreement that has since been named the Unity Accord to end the violent, brutal, genocidal and savage massacre of Zimbabwean citizens mostly from the western half of the country by the government of Robert Mugabe. The Zimbabwe
Daily Maverick SOUTHERN AFRICA and the wider international community are growing increasingly impatient as they wait for Mozambique to spell out a coherent, credible plan which others can support to help it fight an Islamic State-linked terrorist insurgency in its gas-rich northernmost province, Cabo Delgado. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) the European Union, France,
WALPE statement On the 11th of December 2020, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) launched a campaign dubbed 2.2 Million Votes for Women from Women. The campaign aims to engage and mobilise 2.2 million women across the country to vote for women candidates in the 2023 elections. The campaign will serve as an
By Thandekile Moyo THE first wave did not hit the country as badly as we feared. But now the second is upon us and, with our health system in shambles and our health workers still incapacitated, many fear we may not be as lucky. The first known casualty of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe was Zororo Makamba,
By Thandekile Moyo In January 2020, teachers in Zimbabwe did not go back to work when schools opened. They said they were incapacitated, they did not have transport money to go to and from work and they did not have any money to buy meals to eat at work. They also said they could not
By Ellen Fungisai Chipango Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg MANY African countries depend on wood for fuel. About 81% of sub-Saharan African households use fuelwood for cooking. This is stoking concern about the links between fuelwood access, conservation and rural livelihoods. Demand for fuelwood and charcoal is often thought to be driving forest degradation.
By Rachel Mary Sithole DO fathers, both married and unmarried, have rights with regards to minor children and if they do, how far do these rights apply with regards to child custody upon divorce or separation? Many a concerned father in matrimonial actions consider their prospects of success at being granted custody of minor children.
By Dzvinka Kachur Russia is clearly keen to boost its presence in Africa. “Africa is one of the priorities of Russian foreign policy,” declared Russian deputy foreign affairs minister Mikhail Bogdanov in a meeting of the Russia-Africa Public Forum on November 5. Last year’s successful Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, and September’s presentation of the new
By Niculin Jager THIS year marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Zimbabwe. Forty years ago, in a display of political vision, Switzerland recognised the independence of Zimbabwe ahead of the declaration in April 1980 and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries started on day one of independence followed
By Nomazulu Thata Watching the video of the so-called prophet Bushiri arriving in his home country Malawi sent tongues wagging to many who know that Bushiri is a conman. Is this video, recent one or old, is neither here nor there. Bushiri’s recent escape from South Africa to Malawi, aided apparently by South African officials
