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Die Zimbabwiese polisie sê hulle het 95 mense in hegtenis geneem vir die aanhitsing van openbare geweld na 'n betoging om president Emmerson Mnangagwa uit die kussings te lig. Die groep het in die hof verskyn ná gister se versetoptrede wat gereël is deur 'n veteraan wat eens deel was van Mnangagwa se party, ZANU-PF. Die 95 was tussen 200 mense wat saamgedrom het op Vryheidsplein in Harare, die polisie met klippe bestook en 'n hoofroete tydelik versper het terwyl hulle slagspreuke gedreunsang het. Kosmos 94.1 Nuus het met Setfree Mafukidze, 'n kommentator van die Health Factor in Zimbabwe, gepraat:

Zimbabwe is bracing for widespread protests today as liberation war veterans and citizens demand President Emmerson Mnangagwa's removal, amid escalating tensions over his intention to extend his rule beyond 2028. The war veterans, once loyal to Mnangagwa, have now shifted their support to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, citing the president's failure to revive the economy. With tensions escalating, Elvis Presslin spoke to ZANU-PF spokesperson, Farai Muroiwa Marapira, to shed more light on this developing story

Zimbabwe is bracing for what has been dubbed an 'uprising' as liberation war veterans are rallying ordinary Zimbabweans to join TOMORROW's protests in their push to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The former freedom fighters, who are backing Mnagagwa's deputy, Constantino Chiwenga to take over, feel that the president has reneged on his promises and presided over a struggling economy characterised by massive corruption, nepotism, cronyism and organised looting of the fiscus. With only three years before the expiry of his last constitutional term of office, Mnangagwa's loyalists are also campaigning for the Zanu-PF leader to remain in office beyond 2028. Riled by this campaigning, ex-combatants led by Blessed Geza – a former MP, have called for the countrywide uprising. The events are echoing a repeat of 2017 that led to the ousting of Robert Mugabe, led by Chiwenga, who was then the country's military chief. To discuss this Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Ricky Mukonza, Associate Professor of Public Affairs at Tshwane University of Technology

Namibia Fact Check wil weet waar is die bewyse van verkiesingsingmenging deur Zanu-PF in Namibië se November stemmery. Dit het begin met besoeke van Swapo se sekretaris-generaal Sophia Shangingwa en later arbeidsminister Utoni Nujoma in aanloop tot die November verkiesing. Vyf partye, die IPC, die Affirmative Repositioning-beweging, die LPM, PDM en All People's Party het eise gemaak dat daar geknoei is deur die Zimbabwiese party... soos Job Amupanda gesê het...

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently told journalists that he has no interest in extending his term of office. “These terms are very definite, and I'm so democratic. When they come to an end, I will step aside and my party will elect my successor”, he said. But will the head of state really hand over the baton to someone else? Towards the end of last year, Mnangagwa's party, Zanu PF passed a resolution to extend his term when it ends in 2028. Some in Zimbabwe believe the president is in fact playing politics and that he intends to consolidate his power. At the same time, a group of Zanu PF war veterans are pushing for Mnangagwa to immediately vacate his office, accusing him of failing to improve the country. So, what does the future hold for the southern African nation? Presenter: Alan Kasujja Guests: Shingai Nyoka and Dr. Gideon Chitanga

A group of prominent Zimbabwean war veterans, including a senior figure from the ruling Zanu PF party, have issued a rare rebuke against the country's president Emerson Mnangagwa. They've accused him of seeking to violate the country's constitution by pushing for a third term in office. What does this mean and how significant is this?Also we return to the story of the Malawian women facing abuse as domestic workers in Oman.And who are the Lukurawa and why have they been designated a terrorist group? Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Nyasha Michelle in London and Frenny Jowi in Nairobi Technical Producer: Frank McWeeny Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Zimbabwe's war veterans have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down after accusing him of nepotism, corruption and failing to address the moribund economy. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare where he talks to the ruling Zanu PF party

A Zimbabwe-born professor says he is confident President Emerson Mnangagwa will not extend his term in office beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms. The ruling Zanu-PF has urged the president to extend his term in office and delay the 2028 elections. The Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations this week called on the president to uphold the constitution. Elliott Masocha, a professor of business and political science at DeVry University in Columbus, Ohio, tells VOA's James Butty, President Mnangagwa will respect the constitution because he wants to be remembered as a good president who did not accept the urge to remain in power

Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party THIS WEEK announced a plan to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term in office by two years until 2030. A Zanu PF parliamentarian on WEDNESDAY confirmed that efforts are being made by the ruling party and a faction of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to amend the Zimbabwe Constitution in order to extend the term of office of the president. The proponents of the draft motion also claim that Mnangagwa deserves an extension of his term beyond 2028, when his two terms expire, as he has worked hard for Zimbabwe's social and economic development. Other opposition forces are vehemently opposed to the plan. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Douglas James Coltart , a Zimbabwe Human Rights expert in Harare..

« Daniel Chapo, président élu du Mozambique, a prêté serment hier matin dans une capitale, Maputo, placée sous haute sécurité, relève Le Monde Afrique. Après trois mois de violences, de pillages et de grèves à répétition qui paralysent le pays depuis la proclamation des résultats de l'élection du 9 octobre, le centre-ville de Maputo était quadrillé par les forces de l'ordre. Une autorisation était nécessaire pour accéder aux abords de la place de l'indépendance où se tenait la cérémonie d'investiture du successeur de Filipe Nyusi. Le premier défi de Daniel Chapo sera de sortir le pays de son marasme politique et d'une crise post-électorale qui a déjà fait plus de 300 morts. »« L'investiture de Daniel Chapo comme président du Mozambique, un événement censé marquer un nouveau départ pour ce pays d'Afrique australe, plonge en réalité le pays dans une atmosphère de tension et d'incertitude, renchérit Afrik.com. Tandis que les partisans de l'opposant Venancio Mondlane multiplient les appels à manifester, les promesses d'unité et de dialogue du nouveau chef d'État sont mises à rude épreuve. »Election volée ?Venancio Mondlane qui conteste toujours la victoire de Daniel Chapo. Et ses partisans ne faiblissent pas. « L'image est malheureusement classique en Afrique, soupire Ledjely en Guinée. Une élection à la régularité plus que douteuse. Mais un pouvoir qui s'en moque et une opposition déterminée à obtenir par la rue la victoire qui lui a été refusée par les urnes. Et une répression aveugle et sourde menée par des forces de l'ordre (…). »Pour le site guinéen, « il est évident pour tout le monde que la victoire du président a été volée. Mais puisque les institutions en charge de certifier les résultats se sont rangées du côté du mensonge, on ne peut que s'en contenter. L'élection que revendique aujourd'hui Daniel Chapo, le candidat du FRELIMO, ressemble beaucoup à celle d'Ali Bongo Ondimba en 2016 face à Jean Ping ou à la victoire attribuée en 2018 à Félix Tshisekedi face à Martin Fayulu. »Examen de conscience pour le FRELIMO ?Pour Le Pays à Ouagadougou, que l'élection ait été volée ou pas, « le soutien populaire dont bénéficie le leader de l'opposition est le signe que le parti historique au pouvoir est aujourd'hui loin de répondre aux aspirations du peuple mozambicain. » Et, « au-delà de la décision de la Cour constitutionnelle, poursuit le quotidien ouagalais, les résultats fortement contestés de ce scrutin, appellent le FRELIMO à une véritable introspection. Et ce, dans un contexte sous-régional où d'autres partis historiques comme l'ANC en Afrique du Sud ou encore la Zanu-PF au Zimbabwe connaissent un net recul au sein de leurs opinions nationales. C'est dire aussi la montagne de défis qui attendent le nouveau président, pointe encore Le Pays, à commencer par l'apaisement du climat social. Il lui appartient donc de savoir tendre la main à l'opposition à l'effet d'ouvrir un dialogue constructif ainsi que des négociations visant à mettre fin aux violences en cours dans le pays. »Vers un partage du pouvoir ?WakatSéra, toujours au Burkina s'interroge en écho : « jusqu'où ira donc le FRELIMO pour garder la main, dans un pays où son pouvoir ne fait plus recette, notamment auprès d'une jeunesse désabusée, confrontée au manque d'emploi, à une économie exsangue et à la vie chère, et guettée par un avenir sans perspective réelle ? Le FRELIMO finira-t-il par lâcher du lest pour répondre à la volonté du peuple (…) ? Le FRELIMO acceptera-t-il, ou sera-t-il contraint, d'une manière ou d'une autre, à partager le pouvoir avec son opposition, à défaut de quitter les affaires ? Qui pourra trouver les solutions à cette équation à plusieurs inconnues ? Tout porte à croire que chaque partie restera campée sur sa position, prête à tirer la corde, jusqu'à la casser ! »Enfin, on revient au Monde Afrique pour qui « Daniel Chapo ne peut aujourd'hui sortir de l'impasse politique qu'en tendant la main à l'opposition. “Il faudrait que, dans les prochains jours, Daniel Chapo nomme un gouvernement avec des ministres issus des partis de l'opposition et de la société civile mozambicaine, considère Eric Morier-Genoud, professeur d'histoire de l'Afrique à l'université Queen's de Belfast. C'est nécessaire, poursuit-il, pour créer un gouvernement inclusif et lancer une nouvelle dynamique dans le pays“. »

David Coltart, a former minister in Robert Mugabe's Government of National Unity (GNU), shares some of the hard lessons learned in Zimbabwe where Zanu-PF used the GNU to hollow out the opposition and become stronger than ever. “.. applying that to South Africa, the DA, the IFP,  they need to demonstrate some savvy. It's a balance. Obviously, they've got to deliver effectively on their own ministry so that they can demonstrate to the electorate in South Africa that they are competent and inspire confidence. And that needs to be their dominant responsibility. But they must not ever do that at the cost of allowing the ANC to consolidate their power in the areas of civic bodies, universities, the judiciary and critically, the media”. Coltart doesn't see former President Jacob Zuma's MKP as a major threat to the GNU as long as the GNU works and delivers to the South African people. “But if the DA, the IFP laps into this notion that they hold these positions as of right and they don't have to deliver, then they will become very vulnerable to the populism of MK and the EFF to a lesser extent,” he warns. Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here. The seventh BizNews Conference, BNC#7, is to be held in Hermanus from March 11 to 13, 2025. The 2025 BizNews Conference is designed to provide an excellent opportunity for members of the BizNews community to interact directly with the keynote speakers, old (and new) friends from previous BNC events – and to interact with members of the BizNews team. Register for BNC#7 here. If you prefer WhatsApp for updates, sign up to the BizNews channel here

« Daniel Chapo, président élu du Mozambique, a prêté serment hier matin dans une capitale, Maputo, placée sous haute sécurité, relève Le Monde Afrique. Après trois mois de violences, de pillages et de grèves à répétition qui paralysent le pays depuis la proclamation des résultats de l'élection du 9 octobre, le centre-ville de Maputo était quadrillé par les forces de l'ordre. Une autorisation était nécessaire pour accéder aux abords de la place de l'indépendance où se tenait la cérémonie d'investiture du successeur de Filipe Nyusi. Le premier défi de Daniel Chapo sera de sortir le pays de son marasme politique et d'une crise post-électorale qui a déjà fait plus de 300 morts. »« L'investiture de Daniel Chapo comme président du Mozambique, un événement censé marquer un nouveau départ pour ce pays d'Afrique australe, plonge en réalité le pays dans une atmosphère de tension et d'incertitude, renchérit Afrik.com. Tandis que les partisans de l'opposant Venancio Mondlane multiplient les appels à manifester, les promesses d'unité et de dialogue du nouveau chef d'État sont mises à rude épreuve. »Election volée ?Venancio Mondlane qui conteste toujours la victoire de Daniel Chapo. Et ses partisans ne faiblissent pas. « L'image est malheureusement classique en Afrique, soupire Ledjely en Guinée. Une élection à la régularité plus que douteuse. Mais un pouvoir qui s'en moque et une opposition déterminée à obtenir par la rue la victoire qui lui a été refusée par les urnes. Et une répression aveugle et sourde menée par des forces de l'ordre (…). »Pour le site guinéen, « il est évident pour tout le monde que la victoire du président a été volée. Mais puisque les institutions en charge de certifier les résultats se sont rangées du côté du mensonge, on ne peut que s'en contenter. L'élection que revendique aujourd'hui Daniel Chapo, le candidat du FRELIMO, ressemble beaucoup à celle d'Ali Bongo Ondimba en 2016 face à Jean Ping ou à la victoire attribuée en 2018 à Félix Tshisekedi face à Martin Fayulu. »Examen de conscience pour le FRELIMO ?Pour Le Pays à Ouagadougou, que l'élection ait été volée ou pas, « le soutien populaire dont bénéficie le leader de l'opposition est le signe que le parti historique au pouvoir est aujourd'hui loin de répondre aux aspirations du peuple mozambicain. » Et, « au-delà de la décision de la Cour constitutionnelle, poursuit le quotidien ouagalais, les résultats fortement contestés de ce scrutin, appellent le FRELIMO à une véritable introspection. Et ce, dans un contexte sous-régional où d'autres partis historiques comme l'ANC en Afrique du Sud ou encore la Zanu-PF au Zimbabwe connaissent un net recul au sein de leurs opinions nationales. C'est dire aussi la montagne de défis qui attendent le nouveau président, pointe encore Le Pays, à commencer par l'apaisement du climat social. Il lui appartient donc de savoir tendre la main à l'opposition à l'effet d'ouvrir un dialogue constructif ainsi que des négociations visant à mettre fin aux violences en cours dans le pays. »Vers un partage du pouvoir ?WakatSéra, toujours au Burkina s'interroge en écho : « jusqu'où ira donc le FRELIMO pour garder la main, dans un pays où son pouvoir ne fait plus recette, notamment auprès d'une jeunesse désabusée, confrontée au manque d'emploi, à une économie exsangue et à la vie chère, et guettée par un avenir sans perspective réelle ? Le FRELIMO finira-t-il par lâcher du lest pour répondre à la volonté du peuple (…) ? Le FRELIMO acceptera-t-il, ou sera-t-il contraint, d'une manière ou d'une autre, à partager le pouvoir avec son opposition, à défaut de quitter les affaires ? Qui pourra trouver les solutions à cette équation à plusieurs inconnues ? Tout porte à croire que chaque partie restera campée sur sa position, prête à tirer la corde, jusqu'à la casser ! »Enfin, on revient au Monde Afrique pour qui « Daniel Chapo ne peut aujourd'hui sortir de l'impasse politique qu'en tendant la main à l'opposition. “Il faudrait que, dans les prochains jours, Daniel Chapo nomme un gouvernement avec des ministres issus des partis de l'opposition et de la société civile mozambicaine, considère Eric Morier-Genoud, professeur d'histoire de l'Afrique à l'université Queen's de Belfast. C'est nécessaire, poursuit-il, pour créer un gouvernement inclusif et lancer une nouvelle dynamique dans le pays“. »

A violência pós-eleitoral continua a marcar a actualidade no continente africano. O Conselho Constitucional de Moçambique validou, esta segunda-feira, 23 de Dezembro, os resultados finais das eleições gerais de 9 de Outubro e proclamou o candidato apoiado pela Frelimo, Daniel Chapo, como vencedor nas presidenciais com 65,17%. A decisão, que não é passível de recurso, trouxe o caos às ruas do país, fazendo mais de 120 mortos nos confrontos entre manifestantes de polícia. Segundo o Conselho Constitucional, em segundo lugar ficou Venâncio Mondlane, do Podemos, com 24,19% dos votos, seguido de Ossufo Momade, da Renamo, com 6,62%, enquanto o líder do Movimento Democrático de Moçambique (MDM), Lutero Simango, obteve 4,02%.Daniel Chapo garante que as vozes de todos foram ouvidas e apela ao “diálogo” para “superar as diferenças”. O candidato Frelimo diz ter chegado o momento de pensar “sobre a melhor forma de criar uma realidade democrática representativa da riqueza e diversidade do país” e tal deve ser feito com “calma e serenidade”. Acrescentando que é necessário a construção de uma “nova arquitectura democrática que responda às aspirações da sociedade”. “A todos os estratos sociais e, principalmente à juventude, aos militantes, simpatizantes, membros e apoiantes de todos os partidos políticos, asseguro que a vossa voz foi ouvida e vamos trabalhar durante esses dias. Que o nosso sistema eleitoral necessita de reformas profundas, todos nós concordamos. Precisamos construir uma nova arquitectura democrática que responda às aspirações da nossa sociedade e não apenas aos interesses partidários. Estou disposto a liderar este processo de reformas. Quero ainda aproveitar esta ocasião para dizer que chegou a hora de pensarmos, com calma e serenidade, sobre a melhor forma de criar uma realidade democrática que envolva os diversos actores que representam a riqueza e a diversidade do nosso país.Essa diversidade é a nossa força. O diálogo é a chave para superar as nossas diferenças”, disse.O candidato presidencial Venâncio Mondlane alerta que se avizinham “dias difíceis” para os moçambicanos, acrescentando que “ou a gente organiza o nosso país agora ou então nada feito”.A proclamação dos resultados eleitorais levou o caos às ruas em diversos pontos do país, com o registo de feridos a tiro e um rastro de destruição ainda por calcular.Mondlane, também nas redes sociais, reagiu à proclamação dos resultados eleitorais pelo Conselho Constitucional de Moçambique. Alertou que “neste momento sério da nossa vida”, “virão dias difíceis”.“Este é um momento sério da nossa vida. Ou a gente organiza o nosso país agora ou então nada feito. Em Moçambique, o Conselho Constitucional é legal. Mas esta legalidade está a legalizar o roubo, a fraude, a humilhação do próprio povo. Chegou a hora! Temos que estar prontos! Moçambicanos temos que estar prontos!Virão dias difíceis, mas é de dias difíceis onde se faz também a melhor história. A história dos povos não é feita apenas de mar de rosas, não é feita apenas de momentos de felicidade, de gozos, de beijos. É feita também por momentos espinhosos, pedregosos. É feita por momentos difíceis.Mas a verdade é que a vitória está garantida para todos nós. E em todas as coisas que ocorrerem, fiquem a saber: sairemos sempre mais do que vencedores”, alertou.Os resultados das eleições gerais moçambicanas mostram, ainda, uma grande queda da Renamo, até agora maior partido da oposição. Ossufo Momade, Presidente da Renamo, fala “num retrocesso da democracia”, distancia-se dos resultados anunciados pelo Conselho Constitucional e promete mobilizar a população para sair à rua pela verdade eleitoral. Momade voltou a pedir "a anulação deste processo".“Este acórdão representa o desrespeito pelo povo. É um retrocesso para a nossa democracia. O partido Renamo não pode, de forma alguma, permitir que isso aconteça. O partido Renamo convocou esta conferência de imprensa para dizer que não reconhecemos os resultados, nem o suposto vencedor, muito menos números atribuídos ao seu partido. A Renamo entende que Moçambique merece um Governo legítimo, escolhido pelo povo e não por um grupinho de pessoas. A Renamo defende, sempre defendeu, a anulação deste processo.Estamos diante de uma situação intolerável. A decisão do Conselho Constitucional de validar e proclamar os resultados eleitorais, mesmo após a exposição de evidências contundentes de fraude, é um acto de traição à nação. Este órgão devia ser baluarte da justiça e da democracia. Tornou-se numa ferramenta de opressão e de desrespeito da verdade eleitoral. É inaceitável que um órgão que carrega a responsabilidade de zelar pela integridade do nosso sistema democrático ignore as denúncias de manipulação e corrupção. O Conselho Constitucional não falhou apenas na sua missão, mas tornou-se cúmplice de um processo que sufoca a voz e a vontade do povo”, denunciou.O candidato presidencial do MDM, Lutero Simango também não reconhece os resultados do escrutínio que dão vitória à Frelimo e ao seu candidato, Daniel Chapo. Simango ressalva que “Moçambique está em crise” e que a “anulação das eleições” “teria sido a decisão mais acertada” para “um ambiente de paz”.“Queremos dizer a todos os moçambicanos e moçambicanas que não concordamos com o acórdão que ontem foi pronunciado. Pelas mesmas razões que dissemos aquando do anúncio dos resultados feita pela CNE: discrepâncias, enchimento nas urnas, falsificação de editais, manipulação de resultados e má gestão do todo processo eleitoral em cadeia, desde o orçamento eleitoral até ao tratamento dos resultados expressos nas urnas. Não reconhecemos os resultados. Não se pode aceitar a fraude eleitoral. É por essa razão que o MDM sempre defendeu a anulação das eleições. E essa teria sido a decisão mais acertada para se poder criar não só um ambiente de paz, assim como buscar uma outra verdade eleitoral. Moçambique está em crise. Não podemos negar que a situação política que se vive no país hoje só espelha a crise”, defendeu.A proclamação dos resultados eleitorais pelo Conselho Constitucional trouxe o caos às ruas em diversos pontos do país, com feridos a tiro e um rastro de destruição, levando à fuga 1500 reclusos da cadeia Central de Maputo. As autoridades têm um discurso contraditório quanto aos responsáveis pela evasão da prisão. O comandante-geral da polícia Bernardino Rafael acusou os manifestantes de serem os responsáveis pela fuga de prisioneiros. Todavia, a ministra moçambicana da Justiça, Assuntos Constitucionais e Religiosos, Helena Kida, apresentou uma versão diferente dos factos, garantindo que “a rebelião começou no interior do estabelecimento prisional”.O candidato presidencial suportado pelo partido Podemos fala em “manipulação” e afirma que “foram os guardas que abriram as portas da cadeia”. Venâncio Mondlane denuncia ainda um plano macabro da Frelimo, responsabilizando o chefe de Estado Filipe Nyusi e o comandante-geral da polícia Bernardino Rafael.“Bernardino Rafael, o principal responsável disto, é um homem sanguinário, um assassino frio. Ele é que é responsável, juntamente com o comandante em chefe das Forças Armadas, o Presidente da República, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi. [Eles] combinaram isto porque sabiam que, no terreno, estavam a perder espaço para os manifestantes”, acusou.A tensão social está também a ter impacto no funcionamento do Hospital Central de Maputo que conta com apenas 60% do pessoal de saúde necessários. Há ainda o risco de começar a faltar comida para os pacientes internados na unidade hospitalar, alerta a diretora clínica substituta do HCM, Eugénia Macassa.“Os nossos fornecedores também não conseguem chegar à unidade sanitária. Não conseguimos ter os alimentos que precisamos para alimentar os nossos pacientes (…). Não há pacientes que ficam sem comida, mas corremos esse risco se não recebermos alimentos nas próximas horas”.A União Africana pediu uma “solução pacífica” para os confrontos pós-eleitorais em Moçambique. Declarações que traduzem uma certa impotência de uma comunidade internacional que está mais preocupada com os investimentos que tem no país, considera João Feijó, investigador do observatório do Meio rural em Maputo.“Os países da região, sobretudo a África do Sul, que depende fortemente das matérias primas que saem de Moçambique (…) Por outro lado, os países da região também estão com medo, nomeadamente os partidos dominantes que ainda estão no poder, o ANC, o ZANU-PF do Zimbabwe ou o MPLA de Angola estão com medo daquilo que podem ser os ventos de mudança de Moçambique que podem depois contagiar também a oposição nestes países”, admite.Também o secretário-geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres, lançou um apelo aos líderes políticos do país, com o objetivo de acalmar as tensões, através do diálogo.De acordo com a plataforma eleitoral Decide, Mais de 120 pessoas foram mortas em dois dias de confrontos com as forças de segurança em Moçambique. A plataforma diz que a expansão de novos focos de protestos, saques e a agitação em cadeias causaram o aumento do número de óbitos, referindo que mais de 250 pessoas morreram nas manifestações pós-eleitorais em Moçambique desde 21 de outubro.

By 'n onlangse perskonferensie het Zanu-PF se sekretaris vir inligting, ambassadeur Christopher Mutsvangwa, die Zimbabwiese president Emmerson Mnangagwa geloof as 'n proaktiewe leier wat daartoe verbind is om die lewens van alle burgers te verbeter. Hy het dit duidelik gemaak dat Zanu-PF nie gesprekke voer oor 'n potensiële opvolger vir Mnangagwa nie ten spyte daarvan dat mense daarvoor vra.

Die bewerings dat Zanu-PF en Swapo met die verkiesing ingemeng het bly in die nuus. Die eerste bewerings is deur die leier van die Affirmative Repositioning-beweging Job Amupanda gemaak en die LPM stem saam. Ivan Skrywer van die party sê daar is geen twyfel dat demokrasie in Namibië in gedrang is nie.

Sommige politieke partye beweer dat die verkiesingsproses dieselfde was as Zimbabwiese verkiesings, en kan aandui dat Zanu-PF Swapo beïnvloed het met sommige van hul sogenaamde verkiesingsbedrogtaktieke. Die Landless People's Movement het so beweer, asook die AR-beweging se Job Amupanda. Henock TV het onlangs 'n onderhoud met die Republikeinse Party-president Henk Mudge gevoer, wat sê hy sal nie verbaas wees nie maar dit sal nie in Namibië werk nie.

Die LPM-leier Bernadus Swartbooi het Zimbabwe se regerende party, Zanu-PF, daarvan beskuldig dat hy Namibië se verkiesings beïnvloed en bekook. Swartbooi het tydens 'n pers-inligtingsessie gesê Zimbabwe se verkiesings is op dieselfde manier uitgevoer as Namibië se verlengde stemdae. Swartbooi sê Namibiërs, veral die jeug, moet self besluit wat gedoen moet word om wat hy die verkragting van demokrasie noem te hanteer.

A court in Zimbabwe recently convicted dozens of opposition politicians belonging to the Citizens Coalition for Change party for holding an illegal gathering. Is the party facing a clamp down from Zanu-PF?How the church is trying to navigate governance challenges for Kenya and AfricaPlus, lessons the South African city of Cape Town learned about water security from the 2018 drought Presenter Charles Gitonga Producers: Sunita Nahar, Amie Liebowitz and Bella Hassan in London and Susan Gachuhi in Nairobi Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Philip Bull Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Reaksie is ontvang op die plaaslike media wat vandag berig oor moontlike inmenging van die regerende party van Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF, in verkiesings in die streek. Daar was wel verskeie besoeke van regeringslui en Swapo-amptenare aan Zimbabwe maar, daar is ook vrae oor hoe Zanu-PF sou inmeng en wat sy doelwit sou wees. Nietemin, sê politieke ontleder Henning Melber, Swapo moet sy vriendskap met Zanu-PF op ‘n demokratiese vlak handhaaf.

A spokesperson for Zimbabwe's fragmented main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it is focused on preparing the country for the future. Gift Ostallos Siziba says the opposition believes the country's future is in the hands of ordinary Zimbabweans. Triple C founder and President Nelson Chamisa resigned abruptly earlier this year after accusing the ruling ZANU PF of refusing to introduce political, constitutional, and electoral reforms. Over 80 CCC supporters are currently in jail for planning to protest at the August SADC summit in Harare. Spokesperson Siziba tells VOA's James Butty, he is in the United States to attend the just-concluded UN Summit of the Future as well engage with Zimbabweans in the US

Nadat hy die afgelope twee maande byna 100 aktiviste tronk toe gestuur het, het Zimbabwe se president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Woensdag 'n nasionale ontbyt-gebedsbyeenkoms gehou waarin hy God se leiding gevra het. Die gebedsbyeenkoms het senior lede van die regerende Zanu-PF en regeringsamptenare gelok wat met uitgesoekte geestelikes by Staatshuis vergader het. Kosmos 94.1 Nuus het gepraat met Setfree Mafukidze, 'n Zimbabwiese aktivis, wat kommentaar lewer.

On Daybreak Africa: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is ready to retire and hand over the presidency to a new ZANU PF leader. Plus, Namibian lawmakers introduce a bill to counter a same-sex marriage ruling by the Supreme Court. An alliance of Western countries sets sights on minerals needed for a global shift to green energy. Samson Omale's Sports. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

Today Alan Kasujja sits down with Dr.Philbert Komu from the University of Dar es Salaam and Dr. Gideon Chitanga of the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. They are discussing the role of former liberation movements in Africa's contemporary politics. Is their performance in line with the expectations of their nations? The conversation was sparked by the dismal showing of the African National Congress in South Africa's May 2024 elections. Others like Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe have also lost support over the years, relying on rural votes to remain in power. Although icons like Jomo Kenyatta, Julius Nyerere and Samora Machel are still celebrated to this day, Alan attempts to understand if their ideas still work.

Cameroon's opposition groups vow to unseat President Paul Biya+++Zimbabwe's opposition says ruling ZANU-PF determined to remain in power

Vanjaar se verwoestende droogte het in Zimbabwe gelei tot wydverspreide misoeste, wat meer as die helfte van die bevolking dwing om staat te maak op voedselhulp, volgens die Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee. Humanitêre organisasies soek egter fondse om bystand te lewer aan sowat 6 miljoen mense in landelike gebiede en 1,7 miljoen in stedelike gebiede wat nie genoeg kos het nie. Setfree Mafukidze, 'n Zimbabwiese aktivis, het met Kosmos 94.1 Nuus gesels oor waar die regering voedselhulp sal kry om burgers te help.

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In Zimbabwe, another opposition leader has announced he's leaving active politics. The New Zimbabwe website reports that Tendai Biti, one of the three vice presidents of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says he needs a sabbatical. In January this year, Triple C founder and President Nelson Chamisa abruptly resigned from the party, saying it had been hijacked by the ruling ZANU PF. Tendai Ruben Mbofana, a Zimbabwe social justice advocate and writer, tells VOA's James Butty, Biti's departure is one more sign that the Zimbabwe opposition is effectively dead.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Zimbabwean opposition politician Job Sikhala. He was recently released after almost two years in jail. Now he's promising to build a grassroots movement to challenge the ruling Zanu-PF party. But amid economic crisis and political repression, is change possible?

“As an ordinary Zimbabwean I have to be worried when my president is sanctioned, because an investor who is in Dubai will think twice before coming to Zimbabwe” – Dr. Alexander Rusero, Zimbabwean political analyst. The United States has imposed fresh sanctions, replacing a broader programme that was introduced more than two decades ago. Those targeted include president Emmerson Mnangagwa who is accused by President Joe Biden's administration of corruption and human rights abuses. Others on the list are First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri. In a statement the United States says, “We continue to witness gross abuses of political, economic and human rights”. The White House further says, the targeting of civil society and severe restrictions on political activity have stifled fundamental freedoms. But Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF has denied America's claims. So, where do these developments leave ordinary Zimbabweans? Alan Kasujja speaks to Zanu-PF spokesperson Tafadzwa Mugwadi and political analyst Dr. Alexander Rusero.

Sanctioning of Zanu-PF leaders and not Zimbabweans welcomed – Herman Mashaba by Radio Islam

The disintegration of Zimbabwe's main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (or Triple C) continues. This, after the party's president, Nelson Chamisa, resigned earlier this month accusing the ruling ZANU PF of infiltration. Over the weekend, one faction of Triple C named Welshman Ncube as new leader . Tendai Ruben Mbofana, a Zimbabwe social justice advocate and writer, tells VOA's James Butty, Zimbabwe opposition politics centers around personalities, not policy, and the new Triple C is likely to suffer the same fate as its predecessor, the MDC Alliance.

Nelson Chamisa resigns; says ZANU-PF infiltrated his party | Tino Mambeu - Zimbabwe Exile forum by Radio Islam

On Daybreak Africa: Senegalese are digesting President Macky Sall's abrupt postponement of the February 25 presidential election. Plus, Namibians mourn the death of President, Hage Geingob, who passed away Sunday at age 82. Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party on verge of a two-thirds majority in parliament following weekend by-elections.. The W-H-O says one in six deaths globally are due to cancer related illnesses. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

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Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has been controlled by one political movement - ZANU-PF. Outside the country this was often seen as the personal fiefdom of one man, Robert Mugabe. Undoubtedly he was the key figure, but after his removal from power in 2017, the party has continued to control Zimbabwe's politics and its institutions. So it is a fair question whether there has ever been a legitimate election held in the country.Last week on 4 September president Emmerson Mnangagwa, formerly seen as one of Mugabe's most ruthless henchmen, was sworn in for a second presidential term after another election marred by serious allegations of election irregularities, violence and targeting of opposition supporters. But this time there were differences: election monitors from Zimbabwe's neighbouring countries, which have a history of turning a blind eye to such irregularities, on this occasion chose to spell out in highly critical detail the problems with the poll. Another big difference was the way that opposition activists were able to use their smartphones and modern tech to run a highly credible vote tally, clearly demonstrating that the officially declared results were questionable at best.To discuss these elections I was joined by Dr Sara Dorman (Twitter: @afr_pol), a Zimbabwe specialist from the University of Edinburgh and author of Understanding Zimbabwe, published by Hurst. https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/understanding-zimbabwe/ I also spoke to Makomborero Haruzivishe(Twitter: @MakomboreroH) who is a Zimbabwean political activist now based in the UK after a year as a political prisoner in Zimbabwe.If you are enjoying this podcast please subscribe via whichever platform you use and give us a positive review. Thanks for listening!Vyner Street Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

07.09.23 Pt 2 - Zimbabwe has been the talk of the town since the SA Presidential delegation visited there after Zanu-PF's election win. Godfrey Madanhire, a Zimbabwean living in South Africa, speaks his mind about the recent poll, and comments on Zimbabwe's request to join BRICS… plus lots more on African and global politics. www.cliffcentral.com

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has been slammed for his rhetorical utterances following ZANU-PF's election victory in Zimbabwe's “chaotic” election. Ringisai Chicohomero, a political analyst with The Institute for Security Studies (ISS), who was in Zimbabwe for the election, tells BizNews that Mbalula's celebratory statements are deflecting from the real issues. And he warned that it is “very much likely” than many more illegal and legal migrants will be flocking to South Africa, to Botswana, to Zambia and other Southern African Development Country (SADC) countries. He says South Africa cannot be trusted to be an independent or neutral arbiter as the Southern African region sits with the “headache” of deciding how to respond to the South African Development Community (SADC) denouncement of the electoral process. “…most of the Southern African countries, like any country, have shortcomings when it comes to elections. So this is a direct implication on the next round of elections. So whatever they do now can be precedent-setting. So they have to be treading very carefully.”

Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the positive comments Mbalula made about the recent elections in Zimbabwe. They also discuss the changing attitudes to nuclear power and the state of the SANDF. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 26, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the racially-motivated massacre of African Americans in Jacksonville, Florida; Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF ruling party has won another term of office in the Southern African state; the British Museum is saying it has retrieved some of the artefacts which were missing from the institution; and in Madagascar people have been killed in a stampede at a sporting event. In the second hour we have details on the Jacksonville race massacre which took place earlier today. The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has won another election to continue its rule in the Southern African state. Finally, we continue our Black August month-long focus on the struggle of African people against enslavement, colonialism, neo-colonialism and imperialism.

The Zimbabwean government spokesman, Nick Mangwana, tells us he hopes President Emmerson Mnangagwa will win Wednesday's elections so that he can fulfil his electoral programme. The elections pit the incumbent and Zanu-PF party leader against the opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa. Also on the programme: the former prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, has returned from self-imposed exile, been arrested and sent to prison; and we hear the latest on the attempts to rescue people stuck in a cable car in Pakistan. (Picture: Zanu-PF party rally. Credit: Getty Images)

“What a lot of Zimbabweans are really concerned about at the moment is the level of joblessness. This has been a historical problem and so has been the high cost of living” - Shingai Nyoka On Wednesday, millions of Zimbabweans are expected to vote in this year's national election. A total of eleven presidential candidates appear on the ballot paper. But Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change of Nelson Chamisa are seen as the frontrunners. Zimbabweans will go to the polls at a time when hyperinflation pushes up the prices of basic necessities. So, what changes can the elections bring, especially considering Zanu PF's 43 year rule?

Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans are fleeing their country, looking for work in the West, especially in the United Kingdom. Last year Zimbabwe was the third largest source of foreign workers for the UK, behind India and Nigeria, and ahead of the Philippines and Pakistan, which have much larger populations. A popular social media post reads: “the Zimbabwean dream is to leave Zimbabwe.” Many of those leaving their country are highly qualified. They're taking jobs in the British care sector, where there is a huge shortage of workers. They send much of what they earn back to their families in Zimbabwe. For those back home it's often the only way to survive in a country with hyper-inflation. Zimbabwe is about to go to the polls but few expect things to change. The economy is in dire straits and the opposition hasn't been allowed to campaign freely. Some activists have been imprisoned or even killed. The ruling ZANU PF party, which has been in power since independence in 1980, shows little sign of losing control. Earlier this year the UK gave Zimbabwean teachers “Qualified Teacher” status, allowing them to work long-term in the UK. Zimbabwean parents fear their children's teachers will be the next to leave. Zimbabwe's latest skills exodus could break the country's healthcare and education systems, which are already crumbling after decades of under-investment and corruption. For Assignment, Charlotte Ashton hears from Zimbabweans who've left, Zimbabweans who want to leave and Zimbabweans who say they can only dream of leaving. Presenter: Charlotte Ashton Producer: John Murphy (Image: A well-used five US dollar note in Zimbabwe. Credit: KB Mpofu)

Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans are fleeing their country, looking for work in the West, especially in the United Kingdom. Last year Zimbabwe was the third largest source of foreign workers for the UK, behind India and Nigeria, and ahead of the Philippines and Pakistan, which have much larger populations. A popular social media post reads: “the Zimbabwean dream is to leave Zimbabwe.” Many of those leaving their country are highly qualified. They're taking jobs in the British care sector, where there is a huge shortage of workers. They send much of what they earn back to their families in Zimbabwe. For those back home it's often the only way to survive in a country with hyper-inflation. Zimbabwe is about to go to the polls but few expect things to change. The economy is in dire straits and the opposition hasn't been allowed to campaign freely. Some activists have been imprisoned or even killed. The ruling ZANU PF party, which has been in power since independence in 1980, shows little sign of losing control. Earlier this year the UK gave Zimbabwean teachers “Qualified Teacher” status, allowing them to work long-term in the UK. Zimbabwean parents fear their children's teachers will be the next to leave. Zimbabwe's latest skills exodus could break the country's healthcare and education systems, which are already crumbling after decades of under-investment and corruption. Charlotte Ashton hears from Zimbabweans who've left, Zimbabweans who want to leave and Zimbabweans who say they can only dream of leaving. Presenter: Charlotte Ashton Producer: John Murphy Studio Mix by Rod Farquhar Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman Series Editor: Penny Murphy

This week on the Sunday Times politics Weekly we shine the spotlight on the prospects of the Zimbabwe elections. Our panellists on the podcast are prominent Zimbabwean scholar professor Ibbo Mandaza and Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena representing Zimbabwe Community in South Africa organisation. The two assess what the elections mean and the role of the Southern Africa region in turning the country around. Next month, on August 23, Zimbabweans head to the polls to choose from a dozen candidates vying to be the county's next president. The main contest is between Zanu-PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa, who seeks a second term and Nelson Chamisa, of the new Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). The guests are pessimistic about what the elections hold. As the Brics summit approaches next month in South Africa, Mabhena says Zimbabwe must benefit from Brics programmes. Mandaza says “there can be no solution to the Zimbabwean crisis without South Africa” but SA leaders should be informed about the Zimbabwe. The host is Sunday Times deputy editor Mike Siluma and the producer is Bulelani Nonyukela.

Twitter's former employees in Ghana say the company has gone silent on all negotiations regarding payment of severance pay. In Africa, the biggest impact was in Ghana where the company opened a physical office just four days before the decision to fire staff. We speak to BBC business reporter in Lagos, Nkechi Ogbonna. In Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that every party must be allowed to campaign. However, the high court has banned former cabinet minister and member of Zanu-PF, Saviour Kasukuwere from standing in the race due to ineligibility. He tells us why he finds the court ruling baffling. Plus, In the fight against AIDS, an impressive success story has emerged from five African countries—Botswana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. We hear from Dr. Jerome Kamwela, the Director for Monitoring and Evaluation at the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACADS) about this progress.

    Clement speaks to President of the MDC Douglas Mwonzora, Trust Ndlovu the SA leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change and ZANU PF official Kennedy Mandaza as they discuss the political instabilities in Zimbabwe and what they are promising for their country ahead of the upcoming elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zimbabweans will be heading to the polls in August, during a climate of intensified economic hardship largely driven by hyperinflation and currency issues. Business Day TV spoke to Louw Nel, Senior Political Analyst at Oxford Economics Africa about Zanu-PF's chances of winning the election amid the current circumstances.

In 2009, Morgan Tsvangirai was inaugurated as Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, following a controversial election. Robert Mugabe remained president. Their parties, the MDC and Zanu-PF formed what came to be known as the Government of National Unity. Although it brought a sense of stability to the troubled nation, it never lasted long. South Africa is another country that has, in recent years, been testing coalition governments in various cities nationwide. But these political arrangements don't appear to work. The mayors of two metropolitan areas, including Johannesburg, were sacked through a vote of no confidence, only to be reinstated a few days later. Even president Cyril Ramaphosa recently acknowledged that power sharing leads to instability. Presenter: Alan Kasujja (@kasujja). Guests: Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe's former Finance Minister and Boniface Dulani, Associate Professor at the University of Malawi.

“It's quite challenging, because some people have been here and they were not going home…. And there are no jobs in Zimbabwe.” Yesterday Africa Daily spoke to some of the Zimbabweans affected by a decision to end the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit scheme by December this year. The permits allowed nearly 180,000 migrants to live, work and study in South Africa – but from now on they will need to prove they possess critical skills that are needed in the country – meaning unqualified workers will not be able to stay. Many of them have been in the country for 12 or more years. In this second part of a two-part series, Alan Kasujja finds out more about the court challenge that has now been brought, in a bid to reverse the government's decision. He also speaks to a spokesperson for Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF about what's being done to give Zimbabweans opportunities back in their own country – so they don't need to look to other countries for work.