Chinas new leadership highly values friendship with Zimbabwe

Visiting Vice Premier Wang Yang on Wednesday told Zimbabwean Vice President Joyce Mujuru that China's new leadership highly values the traditional friendship with Zimbabwe.Wang said his visit is to follow up to the African trip by Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this year and join Zimbabweans in efforts to push Sino-Zimbabwean cooperation in all fields to achieve "greater ...

Zimbabwe Election Funding Elusive as South Africa Refers Request to SADC

WASHINGTON DC -- South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has recommended that Zimbabwe sends its election funding appeal to the Southern African Development Community for consideration, contradicting remarks by the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Ebrahim Ebrahim, last week that Pretoria was willing to help fund Zimbabwe’s elections. Gordhan was responding to ...

Thomas Mapfumo New Constitution Must Improve Peoples Lives

WASHINGTON DC -- Chimurenga music guru Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo on Wednesday backed the country’s new constitution but urged authorities to use it to improve the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans. He said the country’s supreme law should not be used selectively. Speaking from Oregon, here in America shortly before leaving for London where he is expected to perform, ...

U.N Seeking $25 Million for Zimbabwe Food Aid

WASHINGTON -- The United Nations World Food Programme needs nearly $25 million to ensure it meets food aid requirements in Zimbabwe over the next six months. In its monthly report, the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs said the shortafall would make it difficult for the agency to assist the needy in the country from May to October. Its food agency, WFP, needs $24.5 million for ...

Bulawayo Council Auctions Residents Property

BULAWAYO -- Bulawayo residents have condemned the auctioning of property belonging to residents who owe the local authority thousands of dollars in unpaid water and supplementary charges. Although the Bulawayo City Council suspended such moves last year after complaints from residents, it has since started the auctions with property from 16 households having already gone under the hammer and ...