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“Such a Shame”: Zimbabweans React as Government Suspends All US Tariffs After Trump Imposes 18% Duty on Zimbabwe Exports
Tim. E. Ndoro April 6, 2025 iHarare Mixed Reactions As Zimbabwe Removes Tariffs On US Imports Zimbabweans have taken to social media to voice mixed reactions after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the suspension of all tariffs on goods imported from the United States. The decision came just days after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped an […]
Bulawayo housing waiting list balloons
05 Apr 2025 Bulawayo24 News A Bulawayo councillor has proposed converting certain flats to homeownership in an effort to alleviate the city’s growing housing backlog. The suggestion was made on Wednesday during a full council meeting at the council chambers. Bulawayo’s housing waiting list currently stands at over 150,000, and Ward 13 Councillor Lovewell Mwinde […]
Bulawayo prioritises BF renovation in sports facility upgrade
23 Mar 2025 Bulawayo24 News Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has reaffirmed that the renovation of Barbourfields Stadium remains a top priority as the city moves forward with the Government’s directive to allocate seven percent of its budget towards the rehabilitation of sports facilities. Speaking to Zimpapers Sports Hub on Thursday after the Zimbabwe men’s national […]
The Rarity of White African Politicians’ Involvement in African Politics
AllAfrica.com By Kylie Kiunguyu 27th September 2018 Southern Africa unlike other parts of the continent has had a number of White government officials in post-colonial Africa. With Zimbabwe recently appointing Kirsty Coventry as Youth, and Sports Minister, we take a look at the rarity of White African politicians in many countries. We ask: Why do […]
Putting servant-leadership into perspective and context
The Chronicle By Tomson Dube 17th September 2018 THE current mantra in Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe is open for business — has become synonymous with Servant Leadership especially by the public office bearers as they emulate the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. I have heard on numerous occasions before, […]
Coventry ‘a mere swimmer’?
Newsday By Conway Tutani 14th September 2018 Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy’s law. Well, Murphy’s law seems to following — nay, stalking — losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa. CONWAY TUTANI If there are two or more ways to do something and one of those results in a […]
Memorandum to Advocate Thabani Mpofu
David Coltart Memorandum to Advocate Thabani Mpofu dated 6th August 2018 3rd September 2018 There has been considerable propaganda employed since the hearing of the Presidential election challenge by Nelson Chamisa against Emmerson Mnangagwa which has sought to discredit Chamisa’s case. Most of the discussion has centered on the main grounds used by the Constitutional […]
Mnangagwa must show he’s not above the law
The Times By Senator David Coltart 21st August 2018 Zimbabwe’s president needs to allow judges to tell the truth about how the election was stolen Since coming to power in Zimbabwe last November following the coup that removed Robert Mugabe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has sought to portray himself as a changed man. His rhetoric speaks of […]
No more lipstick on the pig
Daily Maverick By Paul Trewhela 10th August 2018 South Africa must not allow President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the inauguration of the tribalist and human rights criminal Emmerson Mnangagwa as President of Zimbabwe on Sunday. In his article,” If we do not end the rule of the junta, the misery of Zimbabwe will continue” (9 […]
It will be hard for democratic countries to embrace Mnangagwa as someone different to Mugabe
The Telegraph Op-ed by David Coltart 4th August 2018 When Robert Mugabe was removed from power in the November 2017 coup I wrote that whilst a tyrant had been removed, we had yet to remove a tyranny. Emmerson Mnangagwa impressed me with his rhetoric when he took over as president. He spoke of a commitment […]