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SADC Executive Secretary His Excellency Ellias Magosi By Dickson Bandera Victoria Falls– SADC Executive Secretary, His Excellency Ellias Magosi says strong political will across member states has driven notable gains in electricity access, with the regional average now reaching 56 percent, while warning that sustained investment is critical to maintain momentum. Electricity access in the…
Images: William Muchingamiri/Marcus Chimudzi By Brenda Mazhambe VICTORIA FALLS – Energy and Power Development Minister July Moyo says all is set for the 2026 SADC Sustainable Energy Week, with delegates expected to converge in Victoria Falls for a packed programme of high-level engagements beginning Monday. Delegates have been flocking into the resort city, with all…
Minister of of Transport and Infrastructure Development Hon Felix Mhona By Dickson Bandera A law to compensate victims of road traffic accidents is nearing completion as Government intensifies stakeholder consultations on the Road Accident Fund Bill, a legislative overhaul expected to reshape Zimbabwe’s post-crash compensation framework. The Bill, being spearheaded by the Ministry of Transport…
By Dickson Bandera With just four months remaining before the United Nations General Assembly meets in New York, where member states will elect five non-permanent members to the 15-member Security Council, Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The election is scheduled for 3 June 2026, and Harare…
Angola Former Vice President watering the Angola Solidarity Tree at the Liberation Museum. By Brenda Mazhambe and William Muchingamiri Angola’s former Vice President, H.E. Bornito de Sousa, this Saturday, paid a courtesy visit to Liberation City, a flagship Pan-African heritage and education site, where he commended the depth of work underway and the notable progress…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe has approved a new Foreign Relations and International Trade Policy, a strategic framework designed to boost economic growth, strengthen diplomatic ties, and promote the welfare of Zimbabweans at home and abroad. Announcing the decision this week, the Government said the policy seeks to position Zimbabwe as a peaceful…
By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s Vice President, General (Retired) Dr. Constantino Guvheya Dominic Chiwenga, has welcomed the decision by the Gauteng High Court in South Africa to grant a forfeiture order against his former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, marking a significant step in cross-border efforts to curb illicit financial flows. In a statement released this Tuesday by…
By Dickson Bandera A high-level delegation from the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is currently in Madagascar to wrap up final preparations for the upcoming SADC Heads of State and Government Summit set for August 2025. The team is led by the Deputy Executive Secretary for Corporate Affairs, Dr Judith Kateera. The…
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…
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,…