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16/11/2024

Zimbabwe qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations final after drawing 1-1 with Kenya in a match played in Polokwane, South Africa. One word about this … Photo: (ZIFA X)

16/11/2024

Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of Mozambique's disputed Oct. 9 elections.

Here's why the post-election violence is a concern for the rest of the southern Africa region.

(AP/ VOA)

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14/11/2024

Help this little beautiful girl get heart surgery in India. This can't be done here in Zimbabwe due to the failed health system

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13/11/2024

● A tree fell on a kombi parked at 6th Ave and Fort Street in Bulawayo

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13/11/2024

Some experts argue that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda will negatively impact U.S.-Africa relations and pave way to China, Washington’s major rival, gaining more inroads on the continent.

During his campaign, Trump talked tough on China, vowing to impose higher and sweeping tariffs on imports from the Asian nation.

Tibor Nagy, Trump’s assistant secretary of state for African affairs from 2018-2021, differs with the sentiments expressed by several experts. Speaking with VOA, he said the president-elect is well informed on how China is gaining influence in Africa and will act accordingly to strengthen relations with the continent.

“It was the Trump administration that was the first to kind of recognize the existential threat that China poses,” Nagy said, adding that Africa is a major source of critical minerals attractive to China and America.

Nagy said Trump’s first administration introduced policies that recognized Africa’s youth and talent.

“We had … the right focus because we made it about the youth. You know, our premise was that Africa is going to be undergoing a youth tsunami with the pop**ation doubling by 2050,” he said.

VOA Studio 7

13/11/2024

Meet Spencer Mabeka, the land baron who sold land illegally, leading to properties built on that land being demolished!

You all saw the properties illegally built in Harare being torn down, and you also saw how ZANUPF stepped yesterday to stop the demolitions.

Many have questioned why the law was applied selectively, it is because the land baron who sold the land illegally is ZANUPF!

Land barons are ZANUPF! This man and his accomplice sold 45 plots of land for between US$25,000 and US$40,000 each, raking in millions of dollars.

Hopewell Chin'ono

13/11/2024

This is what we mean when we say that Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ZANUPF political elites have impoverished Zimbabweans through corruption, using the central bank to loot not only public funds, but also your personal funds!

It is straightforward theft!

This man was owed US$5,156,95 by Chitungwiza Council in 2015.

Mnangagwa came to power in 2017 through a military coup and declared in 2019 that the US Dollar was now equivalent to the local RTGS dollar. Essentially, he claimed that the Zimbabwean dollar was now 1-to-1 with the US Dollar, meaning this man was now owed Z$5,156,95.

Mnangagwa then introduced another currency, which he called the ZIG, and assigned an exchange rate to it.

Today, this man has been given ZIG2.06.

It is worth less than one American dollar—it is US$0.0412 to be precise.

This means the Zimbabwean tyrant and his ZANUPF cronies stole US$5,156 from this man; they stole everything from him!

This is why trusting ZANUPF or any of Mnangagwa’s crooked antics and policies would be foolish!

If this man was a business, it would have lost everything and literally destroyed.

This is why Zimbabwe has been labelled the most corrupt country in Africa.

It is literally run by a mafia godfather and his crooks, who can wake up one day and simply declare the US Dollar is now worth a certain amount without any market logic, causing you to lose everything—just like this man did!

Hopewell Chin'ono

13/11/2024

● President Mnangagwa has taken a delegation of 238 people to the UN Climate Change Conference, significantly outnumbering representatives from other countries.

South Africa sent 51 delegates, France 63, Mozambique 78, and Botswana 39.

13/11/2024

The expensive motor, which appears to have been recently imported, bore a personalised United Kingdom licence plate, LC, thought to belong to the previous owner.

Lizwe Mabuza, the chairman of Tendy Tree Investments (TTI), is racking in the cash after securing a favourable deal with the city to collect parking fees for 70 percent of the revenue, while the city gets 30 percent.

The Voice Online News

13/11/2024

Pokugara, part of the visionary Millennium City, redefines Harare’s luxury landscape. This exclusive estate boasts: – 151 exquisite units (manors, villas, garden flats) – uninterrupted water supply – cable internet connection.

Plans are afoot to instal 24/7 security with fixed street cameras and access control – lush green spaces and scenic views.

The estate which is part of the greater Millennium City that houses Millennium apartments, Mall of Zimbabwe (coming soon) – branded 148-room apartment hotel (Block 5) redefines space use, combining luxury with densification.

The Voice Online News

13/11/2024

Last week Harare council demolished close to 20 houses in Ridgeview citing that the land had been illegally acquired from barons.
In a statement released after the demolitions, the council said the blitz would soon reach other areas in the capital where illegal structures were built.

The Voice Online News

13/11/2024

🔸For the avoidance of doubt, Zimbabwe has no shortage of leadership talent. In fact, we have a deep bench to draw from. So many people are competent and qualified to lead but for a toxic governance system.

Imagine if someone with the expertise on youth issues as Namatai Kwekweza was the Hon Minister of Youth? Imagine having someone as in touch, articulate and willing to listen to diverse young groups as her building and implementing a Youth Policy for Zimbabwe?

Imagine having her represent young Zimbabweans on the continental or global stage? Imagine her leading a team whose mandate includes advising the Govt to ensure all national policies takes into account this important demographic? Imagine her being the thought leader on how Zimbabwe should manage matters of demography and the youth bulge?

Imagine her traversing all ten provinces to hear the views and concerns of young people and making sure these are tabled and addressed by Govt?

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

Fadzayi Mahere

13/11/2024

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it.

Pressure on Welby had been building since Thursday, when release of the inquiry's findings kindled anger about a lack of accountability at the highest reaches of the church. Helen-Ann Hartley, the bishop of Newcastle, said Monday that his position was "untenable" after some members of the church's national assembly started a petition calling on Welby to step down because he had "lost the confidence of his clergy."

"I believe that stepping aside is in the best interests of the Church of England, which I dearly love and which I have been honored to serve," Welby said in a statement.

VOA Studio 7

13/11/2024

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Botswana’s secret service’s Directorate on Intelligence Services (DIS)’s Director General, Peter Magosi, is reportedly on a mission to assist the new Botswana administration in recovering alleged looted public funds by the previous leaders.

This includes providing President Advocate Duma Boko with information on where to investigate, starting with former president Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi.

Reports indicate that Masisi allegedly owns luxurious houses in the United States, United Arab Emirates, and South Africa, which were purchased between 2018 and 2022.

The new regime is planning to investigate these claims by examining files at the Directorate on Ethics and Integrity.

Several other individuals who held key ministries under Masisi are also being investigated for corruption and unexplained wealth.

Allegations include kickbacks from tenders and diverting state funds for personal gain. Some former ministers allegedly colluded with senior civil servants and Chinese contractors in multi-million dollar water tenders across the country.

Magosi has claimed that he only needs six months to recover any looted funds, suggesting that his success in doing so could lead to a contract extension. However, there is said to be resistance within the UDC regarding Magosi's trustworthiness, given his apparent willingness to expose his former boss.

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Directorate on Intelligence Services (DIS) Director General Peter Magosi is on a mission to assist the new administration recover some of the alleged looted public funds by the past leaders.

He is doing so by giving President Advocate Duma Boko hints of where to sniff.

The initial report which has been shared to Boko, zoomed into the former president Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi.

At first it is said contents are mostly focused on his asserts that are international.

It comes out that Masisi has a plush house in the exotic plains overseas.

Masisi during his presidential era, used to frequent USA’s Texas state and it is revealed that he also has a house there.

In the United Arab Emirates’ pop**ar Dubai,
Masisi has luxurious house there including even in Johannesburg’s famous Sandton.

Documents that allegedly point to Masisi’s
ownership are said to have been showed to Boko and when the houses were purchased which is from 2018 (when he became president) until last year.

It is also revealed that there were plans to enlarge his footprints.

The information is coming out including assets that Masisi owns and how he got them here in Botswana.

It is said that, the new regime will check the files at Directorate on Ethics and Integrity to peruse as to what Masisi owned then and now.

There are some individuals who held key ministries under Masisi who the UDC is interested on them and how they accumulated their wealth.

The former ministers have plots all over Botswana, farms with cattle and other amenities synonymous with good living. This publication can reveal that four of them are being snooped and soon they will have to explain.

Kickbacks from tenders and diverting state monies for individual gain have been highlighted as the sources of their wealth.

The Tuesday Grill has established that most of the said former ministers colluded with some senior civil servants as well as
Chinese contractors in billion p**a water tenders around the country.

Recently, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Lands and Water Sanitation Dr Kekgonne Baipoledi was found to have abused his authority in influencing the award of P1.8 billion Gantsi South Water Sanitation project.

The tender was awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction despite scoring less points during evaluation stage and having inflated their prices.

This publication has it on good authority that a number of former Ministers had their good share from the deal.

It is understood that the Ministry of Lands and Water is where Magosi has revealed as
the “honey pot”.

Hopewell Chin'ono

12/11/2024

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12/11/2024

Mozambique opposition calls for crippling protests over poll results

Mozambique's opposition leader on Monday called for crippling protests this week over contested elections won by the ruling Frelimo party, in power since the country's 1975 independence from Portugal.

Venancio Mondlane, who won 20 percent of the October 9 vote according to the election authority, claims the ballot was rigged. Protests over the results have already claimed 30 lives, according to Human Rights Watch.

"We are going to paralise all activities," from Wednesday to Friday, Mondlane said on social media.

He asked supporters to demonstrate in the capital Maputo, the provincial capitals, along the country's borders and at the southern African country's ports.

He urged truckers to stop bringing in goods from neighboring South Africa to Maputo port.

President Filipe Nyusi is expected to step down at the end of a two-term limit in January and hand over to the Frelimo party's victorious candidate, Daniel Chapo.

Pop**ar among young voters, Mondlane, a 50-year-old former radio presenter, was until June part of the longstanding opposition party Renamo.

He then joined the Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos).

(AFP/ VOA Studio 7 )

12/11/2024

Job Sikhala of the National Democratic Working Group was among thousands of people who attended President Duma Gideon Boko’s inauguration at the National Stadium last week in Gaborone, Botswana. (Video: Mqondisi Dube)

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12/11/2024

A livestock specialist in Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Extension Services, Hatitye Muchemwa, says 10,134 cattle have succumbed to the El Nino-induced drought in Matabeleland South. (Photos: Albert Ncube)

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