How Zimbabwe lost on 31 July
August 5, 2020
It was 31 July 2020. Harare was a ghost town. The bristling capital, known for its hive of activity, was “sleeping”. How ironic, considering that
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It was 31 July 2020. Harare was a ghost town. The bristling capital, known for its hive of activity, was “sleeping”. How ironic, considering that
“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” goes an adage. However, in Zimbabwe things change and get worse. That seems a logical
Last week, Zimbabwe’s President and current chair of the Southern Development African Community’s (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security, Emmerson Mnangagwa met his counterpart,
Two weeks ago, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa extended the national lockdown measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic by another two weeks. This marked the
In 2016, I attended a major African Union (AU) conference, which was held in Rwanda at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) in the capital. In
In recent months, Zimbabwe has experienced massive shortages of the mealie meal. Maize is the staple food across Southern and Eastern Africa. So, Zimbabweans toil
Last week, Malawi’s constitutional court made a landmark ruling nullifying the Malawian Presidential Election of 21 May 2019. President Peter Mutharika was declared the winner
Recently, the UK-Africa investment summit was held in London. For British Prime Minister Borris Johnson, the event was of huge importance. The summit came a
Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his tour of five Africas nations in Zimbabwe. Previously, Wang Yi had visited Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea and Burundi.
It was 31 July 2020. Harare was a ghost town. The bristling capital, known for its hive of activity, was “sleeping”. How ironic, considering that
“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” goes an adage. However, in Zimbabwe things change and get worse. That seems a logical
Last week, Zimbabwe’s President and current chair of the Southern Development African Community’s (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security, Emmerson Mnangagwa met his counterpart,
Two weeks ago, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa extended the national lockdown measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic by another two weeks. This marked the
In 2016, I attended a major African Union (AU) conference, which was held in Rwanda at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) in the capital. In
In recent months, Zimbabwe has experienced massive shortages of the mealie meal. Maize is the staple food across Southern and Eastern Africa. So, Zimbabweans toil
Last week, Malawi’s constitutional court made a landmark ruling nullifying the Malawian Presidential Election of 21 May 2019. President Peter Mutharika was declared the winner
Recently, the UK-Africa investment summit was held in London. For British Prime Minister Borris Johnson, the event was of huge importance. The summit came a
Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his tour of five Africas nations in Zimbabwe. Previously, Wang Yi had visited Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea and Burundi.
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