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Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as president of Zimbabwe today becoming the country’s second leader since independence from white minority rule in 1980. Mnangagwa took his oath of office in front of tens of thousands of jubilant Zimbabweans who had gathered at a stadium in Harare, after greeting the crowd with a raised fist. People […]
Soumaila Cisse who is Mali’s top opposition leader has made it clear that he would reject the election results which he described involved accusations of fraud, violence and low turnout. Ballot counting was conducted yesterday across the vast West African country where one poll worker was reportedly killed and hundreds of stations closed due to […]
Zimbabwe President elect Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on masses to forget the election period and focus on pushing the country forward. Mnangagwa’s speech came on after his violent election was challenged in court over alleged fraud that even delayed his nauguration. The election involved the army opening fire on protesters, allegations of vote-rigging and a […]
Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe‘s removal in a coup in November, won Zimbabwe’s presidential election after a poll marred by the deaths of six people in an army crackdown on opposition protests. After two days of claims and counterclaims, the 75-year-old incumbent secured a comfortable victory, polling 2.46 million votes […]
Zimbabwe’s former vice-president, whose sacking led to last week’s army takeover, has urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately. Emmerson Mnangagwa said he fled abroad two weeks ago when he learned of a plot to kill him, and he would not return until he was sure of his security. Speaking from an undisclosed location on […]
Zimbabwe has seen protests in various cities on Monday following the more than double increase in the prices of petrol and diesel in the country. Protesters began by burning tyres and boulders in the cities of Harare and Bulawayo showing their anger over President Mnangagwa. Mugabe’s successor came to say that the increase in the […]
Police were forced to remove the opposition officials from the electoral commission stage following the delayed results. Opposition parties rejected the results of the presidential and parliament elections as they were unable to verify the results, according to the Chairman of the opposition MDC Alliance party. Zanu-PF’s Emmerson Mnangagwa has beaten MDC leader Nelson Chamisa […]
Zimbabwe must act quickly to dig its economy out of a hole and access international financial aid, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Government spending and foreign debt are too high and it needs structural reform, Zimbabwe mission chief Gene Leon said.The once-thriving economy is now seen as a regional basket case. “The economic situation […]
Health plus Development communication, a young people centered organization partnered with Busoga kingdom to skilling the young people in the sub region to be nurtured and supported to became responsible adults. The partnership was geared towards improving the health of the young people and driving them out of poverty through skilling. ALSO READ:Health ministers grilled […]
After Zanu-PF vowed to impeach President Mugabe and replace him with ex-vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had been fired two weeks ago, President Mugabe in his rambling televised speech to Zimbabwe on Sunday refused to resign as president. The 93-year-old said he had met with the nation’s security force command before speaking to the nation, but […]