Tag: Emmerson Mnangagwa
Is Zimbabwe facing another November 2017?
Tensions are rising in Zimbabwe over President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s evident intention to remain in power after his second term ends in 2028. Zimbabwe’s constitution...
New Chinese equipment for Zimbabwe Defence Forces
What Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa calls “the unparalleled strategic partnership” between his country and the People’s Republic of China saw him accept a consignment...
SADC top man meets Mnangagwa
The numbers read seven down, nine to go for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) executive secretary’s undertaking to meet the leaders of all...
ISS: Mnangagwa regime continues to score own goals
Attempts to extend the chief justice’s term show a disregard for the judiciary and for fixing the country’s tattered reputation.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime...
Zimbabwe president decries ‘divisive falsehoods’ over rights abuse claims
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday called criticism of human rights abuses by his government “divisive falsehoods” and said his administration was under renewed...
US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe businessman, company
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean Kudakwashe Tagwirei, an adviser to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing the prominent businessman of being corrupt...
Zimbabwe businesses closed, streets deserted on day of protests
Zimbabwe’s businesses were shut and streets deserted in the capital Harare early on Friday as security forces increased patrols to stop anti-government protests called...
Zimbabwe activist, journalist charged in court over planned protests
A Zimbabwean rights activist and a journalist were charged in court on Wednesday with promoting public violence ahead of planned anti-government protests next week...
Zimbabwe dismisses rumours of coup, says country stable
Zimbabwe’s National Security Council (NSC) in a maiden news conference on Wednesday accused allies of the late former leader Robert Mugabe and some opposition...
ISS: Zimbabwe’s slither towards increased authoritarianism
The assessment of Zimbabwe’s ‘Second Republic’ under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been overshadowed by the violence of 1 August 2018 and mid-January 2019. On...
ISS: South Africa again mesmerised by a Zimbabwe crisis
Almost two decades after the start of the Zimbabwe crisis, South Africa is once again standing silently on the sidelines, seemingly mesmerised, as its...
ISS: Emmerson Mnangagwa exposed
Ever since he assumed office in 2017, the big question has been whether President Emmerson Mnangagwa could stop Zimbabwe’s economic slide before social unrest...
Zimbabwe’s president takes oath as U.S. censure hangs over vote
Emmerson Mnangagwa urged Zimbabwe to unite behind his presidency on Sunday, as he took the oath of office following a divisive election...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa says grenade caused blast at rally last week
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said a grenade caused the explosion that killed two people at a campaign rally he was addressing last...
Zimbabwe elections by July – Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the country will hold transparent elections by July and he would respect the result if the opposition...
Zimbabwe ruling party fires 11 Mugabe allies from parliament
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party has fired from parliament 11 allies of former leader Robert Mugabe, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues a purge...
Zimbabwe – elections in four to five months
Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, a newspaper quoted President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying, the first time since independence...
ISS: Will Mnangagwa pull off another ‘coup’ this year?
Can Zimbabwe's president retain his grip on power, while convincing international financiers to turn on the taps?
Emmerson Mnangagwa artfully disguised the manoeuvre...
Zimbabwe’s Army: New junta or reluctant reformers?
Operation Restore Legacy, which saw the end to Mugabe's 37 year rule, has broken the log jam in Zimbabwe's politics. But does...
Zimbabwe opens amnesty window for return of stolen funds
New Zimbabwe president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, announced a three-month amnesty window for the return of public funds illegally stashed abroad by individuals and...
Mnangagwa the “Crocodile” sworn in as Zimbabwe president
Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in on Friday as president of Zimbabwe in front of thousands of cheering supporters at Harare's national stadium,...
Beware of death on the road to the presidency – Mugabe
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said the route to leadership was long and full of "pitfalls and death", as he accused his fired...
