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By Dickson Bandera The African Union Commission has welcomed the signing of a landmark peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda, describing it as a significant step toward peace and stability in the Great Lakes region. In a statement released this week, the Chairperson of the African…
Zimbabwe delegation brought the top awards home By Dickson Bandera Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Zimbabwe emerged victorious at the Africa Public Service Day (APSD) 2025 celebrations, clinching two prestigious awards for its Whole-of-Government exhibition at the three-day event held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Zimbabwe took home the Gold Award in…
Zambia Ex President Edgar Chagwa Lungu By Newsreel Zimbabwe Reporter A dramatic legal battle over the final resting place of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu took a new turn on Wednesday when a South African court stopped his burial in Johannesburg, just hours before the planned ceremony. The move follows weeks of tension between Lungu’s…
President Mnangagwa giving his speech in Victoria Falls By Dickson Bandera | Victoria Falls – June 18, 2025 President Emmerson Mnangagwa this Wednesday officially opened the 28th Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA) General Conference in Victoria Falls, calling on African nations to embrace digital technology in archival…
By Dickson Bandera The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is set to hold a high-level Joint Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Education and Training and Science, Technology, and Innovation on June 20, 2025, at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare, Zimbabwe. Chaired by Zimbabwe’s Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development,…
By Dickson Bandera The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) call for nominations to elect ten new members to its Governing Board for the 2026–2029 term, as well as for its upcoming Executive Council election is approa ching the closing day. The nominations will close on the 15th of June 2025. This call presents a…
By Staff Reporter The Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK) and the National Council of National Heritage of the Republic of Cuba on 10 June 2025 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the transfer of Military equipment used in the momentous Battle of Cuito Cuanavale to the Museum of African Liberation in Harare. The MoU was…
Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu Edgar Chagwa Lungu, the sixth President of Zambia, has died at the age of 68, his party, the Patriotic Front (PF), confirmed in a statement on Thursday. According to the PF, Lungu passed away while receiving specialised treatment in South Africa for an undisclosed illness. No further details about the…
PLO Lumumba Is Set To Speak in Harare on June 6th, 2025 By Dickson Bandera The Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) comes alive today, Friday, June 6th, as the Zimbabwe International Youth Trade and Investment Forum (ZIYTFC) 2025 officially gets underway. Organised by My Africa Child in Youth Development Organisation (MACYDO), the forum brings together…
By Rejoyce Chimombe & Austin Chiwara Mozambique, once heralded as a post-conflict model of peacebuilding and democratic progress in Southern Africa, now faces a crisis that threatens to undermine the very foundations of its democracy. The country’s recent elections—including the 2019 general elections, the 2023 local elections, and the controversial 2024 general elections—have been marred…