In a surprising turn of events, the appointment of Uebert Angel as an ambassador for the Pan African Parliament (PAP) has been revoked. This unexpected development has left many questioning the legitimacy of the initial appointment. Chief Fortune Charumbira, the outgoing president
Zimbabwean police are investigating allegations of money laundering and corruption around gold sales made in an Al Jazeera documentary titled “Gold Mafia.” The documentary accuses several prominent Zimbabweans, including businesspeople and officials of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe subsidiaries, of engaging in illegal activities. The accused individuals include Uebert Angel, Simon Rudland, Ewan McMillan, Cleopas Chidodo,
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The leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, has called on party members to stop attacking each other on social media. The call comes after journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono clashed with some CCC activists on Twitter, with Chin’ono describing the opposition party as “dead as a Dodo”. In a
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The United Nations (UN) has announced its plan to mobilize $2.8 billion by 2026 for developmental programs in Zimbabwe. The announcement was made during the High-Level Joint Steering Committee meeting of the Zimbabwe UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (ZUNSDCF) held last week. The meeting reviewed the progress made in 2022 and agreed on priority areas
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A 31-year-old Zimbabwean man has been arrested in Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa for unlawful possession of explosives. The suspect was apprehended while walking in the street by the Mpumalanga Tactical Response Team and Mpumalanga Tracking Team on Thursday. According to Brig Selvy Mohlala, a police spokesperson, the suspect was found in possession of 10 Superpower
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In a concerning development, Mpilo Hospital, the largest hospital in Bulawayo, has run out of Paracetamol, one of the most basic and widely used medicines. This shortage has left patients with no option but to seek alternative sources and purchase the drug from private pharmacies due to the hospital’s depleted stock. Paracetamol is a commonly
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Mvuma, Zimbabwe – A tragic road traffic accident that occurred along the Harare-Masvingo highway this morning has left nine people dead and 31 others injured. The accident involved two commuter omnibuses, one carrying members of the African Apostolic Church and the other carrying members of the Zion Christian Church who were on their way to
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South Africa’s request to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers accused of political corruption, has been dismissed by a court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to reports by Reuters. The Guptas are said to have used their connections with former South African President Jacob Zuma to gain contracts, influence cabinet appointments, and embezzle
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Zimbabwean politician and former ZANU PF Politburo member, Jonathan Moyo, has criticized the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for wrongly labeling four individuals as “Gold Mafia suspects”. In a tweet, Moyo stated that Cleopas Chidodo, David Chirozvi, Mehluli Dube, and Fredrik Kunaka are merely “Gold Mafia Enablers” or “Gold Mafia Pikininis” and
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Eight people, some of whom are believed to be Zimbabwean nationals, were tragically killed in a fatal motor vehicle accident on the N1 highway in South Africa’s Vhembe District on Saturday, 1 April. The incident occurred just before Baobab Tollgate, towards Musina. According to the Department of Transport and Community Safety in Limpopo, the accident
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In a tweet posted yesterday, Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba denied rumours that President Emmerson Mnangagwa had fired Presidential Envoy and Ambassador At Large Uebert Angel. The rumours were spread by Mnangagwa’s biographer Eddie Cross. Charamba stated in the tweet that, “Following claims circulating in social media that Zimbabwe’s Ambassador-at-Large, Ambassador Hubert Angel has been stripped
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