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Zimbabwe cabinet ministers sworn in

Zimbabwe cabinet ministers sworn in

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday swore into office his new 20-member cabinet that will drive Zimbabwe’s economic revival in the next five years. This comes after Mnangagwa named the leaner cabinet last Friday that is composed of new, old, experienced and youthful faces. A cross section of the Zimbabwean society has welcomed the cabinet […]

Omar al-Bashir sacks his entire Cabinet, appoints new PM

Omar al-Bashir sacks his entire Cabinet, appoints new PM

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir Sunday sacked the country’s 31-member cabinet and appointed a new prime minister who will form a smaller government to tackle a growing economic crisis in the African country. Bashir’s decision to fire the entire government was approved by the top leaders of his ruling National Congress Party (NCP) at a late […]

As president, here’s what I want for Zimbabwe: a healthy opposition

As president, here’s what I want for Zimbabwe: a healthy opposition

September is the first month of spring in Zimbabwe. The jacaranda trees that line Harare’s avenues will soon flower into a sea of purple. Last November their blossom formed the backdrop to the people taking to the streets and demanding change. This year, following our democratic election in July, it shall welcome a new era […]

Mnangagwa Cabinet: technocrats without reforms will fail

Mnangagwa Cabinet: technocrats without reforms will fail

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new cabinet, in which over a dozen ministerial level officials were reshuffled or removed, is a mixture of new faces, technocrats and some experience, as well as political loyalists. At least the deadwood is gone, well most of it. Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube symbolises meritocracy – the embrace of technocrats and […]

Bobi wine was beaten, not tortured – Ugandan minister

Bobi wine was beaten, not tortured – Ugandan minister

The Ugandan government says opposition MPs nursing serious injuries after being attacked by security forces were “beaten” not tortured. Mr Julius Maganda, President Yoweri Museveni’s East African Affairs minister, says MPs Mr Bobi Wine and his Mityana Municipality counterpart Francis Zaake were only harassed. TORTURE The lawmakers are seeking medication in the US and India, […]

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says now accepts President Mnangagwa as legitimate president

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says now accepts President Mnangagwa as legitimate president

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has said he now accepts President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country’s legitimate leader after initially accusing him of leading a “disgraceful” de facto coup that ended his near four-decades rule last year. On the eve of the July 30 vote, Mugabe said he would vote for the opposition to remove Mnangagwa’s “military […]

Bobi Wine’s friend Muhammed Kirumira ‘shot at’ near Bulenga

Bobi Wine’s friend Muhammed Kirumira ‘shot at’ near Bulenga

Gunmen have reportedly shot at suspended Buyende District Police Commander Muhammad Kirumira and his wife. The two who were driving in the family car were reportedly shot near their home in Bulenga, Wakiso District. The attackers were riding on a boda boda. His body and that of his wife have been removed from the scene […]

Is Zimbabwe new Health Minister Obadiah Moyo a fraud?

Is Zimbabwe new Health Minister Obadiah Moyo a fraud?

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s new Health Minister, Obadiah Moyo, is an academic fraud who does not have the qualification he claims to possess, according to the United States embassy. Moyo, who lost to the MDC Alliance after standing on a Zanu PF ticket in Zengeza East on July 30, was named in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Cabinet […]

President Mnangagwa announces Zimbabwe’s new cabinet with Oxford economist and Olympic swimmer

President Mnangagwa announces Zimbabwe’s new cabinet with Oxford economist and Olympic swimmer

The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda, flanked by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has announced the new cabinet at State House this afternoon. The 20 cabinet Ministers are as follows: 1. Finance and Economic Development – Professor Mthuli Ncube 2. Defence and War Veterans – Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri […]

President Mnangagwa returns from China… Set to announce new “powerful” Cabinet

President Mnangagwa returns from China… Set to announce new “powerful” Cabinet

HARARE: President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned home from Beijing, China, where he attended the Forum on China-Africa Relations (FOCAC) summit and is now expected to announce his new cabinet anytime soon. The President met Chinese and international investors and he is on record encouraging investors to visit Zimbabwe to get first-hand experience of the limitless […]

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