Communist Party of China set to tighten grip on military
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is set to tighten its grip on a downsized military through major institutional changes that could enhance the combat edge of the force. Chinese President Xi Jinping...
View ArticleNamibia's Cabinet says country must leave ICC
WINDHOEK, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Namibia has become the latest African country to consider withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) following a cabinet decision taken last week. Namibia...
View ArticleWar Veterans Push Mugabe
[Zimbabwe Standard] President Robert Mugabe could be forced to reconfigure his handpicked Zanu PF politburo at the party's conference starting tomorrow after war veterans yesterday reiterated their...
View ArticleZanu-PF Indaba Roars Into Life
[The Herald] Zvamaida Murwira and Tendai Mugabe -The Zanu-PF 15th National People's Annual conference roars into life today with the Politburo meeting at the party headquarters in Harare followed by...
View ArticleChinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed in cash-strapped Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Thousands of people lined Harare's roads and welcomed Chinese president Xi Jinping, whose visit has raised hopes that China will help stabilize...
View ArticleXi kicks off African trip with stop in Zimbabwe
Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a five-day trip to Africa this week with a stop in Zimbabwe Tuesday and expectations that he will sign deals to fund infrastructure projects. Chinese President Xi...
View ArticleBOKAMOSO | Time to liberate ourselves from Zuma’s ANC (DA - Democratic Alliance)
(Source: DA - Democratic Alliance) The time has come for South Africans to put our country first and liberate ourselves from Zuma's ANC. Experience across Africa shows that first we must be liberated,...
View Article30 Percent Discount for Zanu-PF Delegates
[The Herald] Tour operators and hotels in Victoria Falls are offering up to 30 percent discount on activities and accommodation to delegates attending the 15th Zanu-PF Annual National People's...
View ArticleSuccession Battle a Threat to Party, Zimabwe's Mugabe Says
Reuters HARARE, ZIMBABWE— Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told his ruling ZANU-PF party Wednesday that it was in danger of splitting and accused rival factions of stoking division as they positioned...
View ArticleAFP Africa News Agenda
What's happening in Africa on Thursday: BANGUI: Local officials prepare for this Sunday's referendum on a new constitution which is supposed to open the way for new presidential and parliamentary...
View ArticlePresident Jets in for Indaba
[The Herald] Herald -President Mugabe arrived in Victoria Falls yesterday for the 15th zanu-pf Annual National People's Conference which he will officially open today, with deliberations expected to be...
View ArticleZanu-PF Ups Security to Block 'Mujuru Gatecrashers' At Conference
Zanu PF says it has put in place tight security ahead of the official opening of its conference amid fears some expelled members were spotted in Victoria Falls on Thursday. President Robert Mugabe only...
View ArticleZanu-PF Gathers for Annual Talk Shop
[Zimbabwe Independent] President Robert Mugabe will officially open the Zanu PF conference in Victoria Falls today amid a cloud of economic implosion characterised by company closures and job losses...
View ArticleZanu-PF Blocks Blacklisted Members From Conference
[Financial Gazette] The Zanu-PF factional drama has resurfaced at the party's conference venue with the ruling party indicating that it has tightened security in a bid to bar blacklisted party cadres...
View ArticleSuccession - Who's Who in the Battle for Zanu-PF Leadership
AHEAD of the official opening of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF conference on Friday, President Robert Mugabe has admitted that jostling for positions "threatens to split the party". So who exactly are the...
View ArticleWar Vets After Mphoko, Kasukuwere - Say No to Grace Mugabe Presidency
[New Zimbabwe] WAR Veterans, a key power broker in Zanu PF, have amplified their calls for the party to appoint one of their own as national commissar and for the re-adoption of the women's quota...
View ArticleMnangagwa on the Ropes
[Zimbabwe Independent] After emerging as practically shoo-in to succeed aging President Robert Mugabe in the aftermath of the Zanu PF's watershed congress last December, Vice-President Emmerson...
View ArticleAll Eyes On Mugabe
[Financial Gazette] MONTHS of ructions in the ruling ZANU-PF party could culminate in the wobbly ruling party appointing a national chairman at its National People's Conference, currently underway in...
View ArticleZimbabwe's Robert Mugabe tells potential successors to stop infighting
President tells rival factions in Zanu-PF their ambition to follow in his footsteps ‘should not divide the people’...
View ArticleMugabe: Rivalries threaten to split ruling party
The annual conference of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party is under way, with the disastrous state of the economy as a major talking point. Another issue in focus is the growing questionmark over who...
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