Tag: Robert Mugabe

IMF lowers Zimbabwe's growth forecast after exports fall

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe creates cyber ministry in cabinet reshuffle

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe moved Patrick Chinamasa from the finance ministry on Monday to lead a new cyber security ministry that will focus on crimes on social media and other…

Mugabe creates new cyber ministry in cabinet reshuffle

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe creates cyber ministry in cabinet reshuffle

In Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, hard currency just got a whole lot harder

After defying economic gravity for a year, Zimbabwe’s homemade U.S. dollars have fallen to earth with a bump. Rumors the central bank was buying up black market U.S. dollars…

Mugabe in SA for Bi-National Commission

Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe makes first public appearance since SA debacle

The wife of 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, a potential successor to the president, was granted diplomatic immunity and left South Africa on Sunday.

Op-Ed: Grace Mugabe – why diplomatic immunity isn’t always an ‘out of jail’ ticket

Gerhard Kemp | Stellenbosch University Grace Mugabe, the wife of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, is accused of assaulting a young woman while on a visit to South Africa. A week after the…

Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe urges husband to name successor

Africa’s oldest leader, Mugabe, 93, has ruled the former British colony since independence in 1980.

Op-Ed: Mugabe, thanks for independence #ShowMeMyFreedom

Robert Mugabe and his cronies have good reason to confuse independence with freedom. They may fool themselves, but they can’t fool me, says Rejoice Ngwenya.

Like Angola, Nigeria’s President – Zimbabwe’s Mugabe overseas for medical treatment

The Standard said President Robert Mugabe had left again for Singapore on Friday for more medical treatment.

Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe donates $1mn to the African Union

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Monday he was donating $1 million to the African Union (AU), hoping to set an example for African countries.

South African opposition takes election lead in major cities

Op-Ed: Democracy is looking sickly across southern Africa

Politics are in shambles across the world. Populism and political gambles are making headlines from London to Washington. Southern Africa is no exception. If it’s any comfort, this suggests that…

Landlocked Zimbabwe calls for end of sanctions at U.N. oceans summit

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe used an address on Monday at the opening of the first United Nations conference on oceans to call for an end to sanctions on his landlocked country.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe tells allies to stop fighting over his successor

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe called on Friday for unity in his ruling ZANU-PF party, which has been riven by infighting over who will eventually succeed.

Africa and West at odds over disputed Zimbabwe election

Frequent flier Mugabe racks up the air miles – and dollars

Despite his advancing years and increasing frailty, 93-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe shows few signs of losing his love for foreign travel, a predilection that is costing his cash-strapped country…

Zimbabwe’s cash shortages could worsen: IMF

The southern African nation has been grappling with cash shortages since last year and the introduction of a “bond note” currency in November has failed to meet demand.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe says gov't will take over all diamond operations

Zimbabwe is not a fragile state: President Mugabe

Mugabe was a panellist on a debate about fragile states

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to attend first WEF since Tanzania 2010

Organisers say more than 100 countries from around the world will be represented at this year’s WEF Africa compared to 70 at last year’s WEF in Rwanda.