New RISE partnership aims to increase developing countries' participation in mineral and clean energy industries

12 october 2023 - 07:38:36
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Creating jobs and confronting climate change are two of the biggest challenges in the fight against [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention

05 january 2023 - 05:24:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Arbitrary detention must end “once and for all”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s ex-finance minister forms political party

12 october 2020 - 13:08:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's former Finance minister in President Edgar Lungu’s government, Felix Mutati, has launched his political party [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe High Court orders immediate release of incarcerated MDC Youth leader, Joana Mamombe

07 october 2020 - 17:51:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Judge, Esther Muremba, has ordered the immediate release of the Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, sworn in as MP

07 october 2020 - 17:35:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, was late Wednesday sworn in as [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Parliament remains unconvinced over exchange rate 'stability' (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent))

03 october 2020 - 16:51:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will next week introduce a programme identifying different exchange rates to weed out [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt suspends elections amid widespread recalls of legislators

03 october 2020 - 14:43:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has indefinitely suspended elections due to COVID-19 concerns, a move many citizens and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Chamisa says he will take down 'Crocodile' Mnangagwa

27 september 2020 - 10:41:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe anger grows over detention of one of three female opposition members sexually assaulted in May

26 september 2020 - 00:12:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Civil society groups, women’s rights organizations, opposition parties, and diplomats Friday expressed their anger over the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe MDC Alliance opposition official Job Sikhala released from jail

23 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala finally left prison Wednesday after his bail of ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...

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Freed MDC Alliance official, Job Sikhala, to spend Tuesday night in jail

22 september 2020 - 17:57:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Freed Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, who was granted bail of ZWL50,000 (US$610) by [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Harare Mayor recalled barely a month after winning Mayoral race

22 september 2020 - 17:53:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Harare Mayor councilor, Jacob Mafume, has been recalled by his party, the People’s Democratic Party [...] Full text...

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MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe

22 september 2020 - 17:50:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T faction announces rebranding to main faction's MDC Alliance

20 september 2020 - 13:57:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change -Tsvangirai (MDC-T) opposition faction party led by Thokozani Khupe has said it [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC-T faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, recalls 11 councillors

14 september 2020 - 18:33:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai (MDC-T) faction, Thokozani Khupe, has recalled the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume

14 september 2020 - 17:28:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] Full text...

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Prominent Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono's health deteriorates in Zimbabwean prison

01 september 2020 - 17:35:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's jailed prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, is now unwell at the country's notorious Chikurubi Maximam Security [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC Alliance Chieftain, Job Sikhala, arrested

21 august 2020 - 18:09:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance Vice-Chairman and Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala, was arrested on Friday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ZANU PF Director of Information apologises for swearing at Al Jazeera host Femi Oke

20 august 2020 - 16:53:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, has apologised to Al Jazeera host [...] Full text...

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Hillary Clinton calls for release of all political prisoners in Zimbabwe

20 august 2020 - 16:24:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former United States Secretary of State and 2016 Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, has called on the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC T faction recalls Harare Mayor, five other councillors

20 august 2020 - 16:16:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T faction, Douglas Mwonzora, has recalled [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: ZANU PF Director swears at Al Jazeera host during live panel discussion

19 august 2020 - 13:35:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, told Al Jazeera host of the [...] Full text...

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South African's President Ramaphosa under fire over Zimbabwe intervention

11 august 2020 - 12:56:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance has expressed concern after it [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate asks SADC, AU to denounce crackdown in Zimbabwe

06 august 2020 - 05:07:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is asking the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union [...] Full text...

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Bail hearing for prominent Zim journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, Opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, delayed again

03 august 2020 - 17:45:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Justice, Tawanda Chitapi, has postponed bail applications for acclaimed investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces

31 july 2020 - 20:56:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...

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Three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders freed on bail in Zimbabwe

26 june 2020 - 17:02:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe's three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders, Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova from the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, calls on citizens to protest peacefully

26 june 2020 - 16:54:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwe's Alliance leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader from MDC T recalls 9 Parliamentarians from rival faction

23 june 2020 - 19:01:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, struck again on Tuesday and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Health minister arrested for approving corrupt deals for COVID-19 materials

19 june 2020 - 17:21:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC),  accused of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance opposition party vows not to be distracted in fighting official corruption

18 june 2020 - 19:12:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, says talk of an impending [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts call on Zimbabwe Govt to end abductions

11 june 2020 - 06:19:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Zimbabwe government to immediately end a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt dismisses coup d’etat rumours

11 june 2020 - 06:01:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has dismissed rumours of an imminent military coup d’etat in the country as the [...] Full text...

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Six recently-arrested Zimbabwean opposition leaders granted bail

08 june 2020 - 17:14:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The six Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leaders who were arrested on Friday and charged [...] Full text...

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Magistrates Court in Zimbabwe upholds hostile takeover of opposition building by rival faction

05 june 2020 - 20:50:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) -T faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, Friday scored another victory against [...] Full text...

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Six leaders of Zimbabwe's main opposition party arrested

05 june 2020 - 15:59:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Six leaders of  Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, were arrested on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar's devaluation accelerates

24 may 2020 - 11:30:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) continues to depreciate on the parallel forex market, with prices standing at [...] Full text...

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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders

21 may 2020 - 14:32:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Information deputy minister over callous tweet

20 may 2020 - 21:02:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday fired deputy minister for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi, [...] Full text...

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Is Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC Alliance, under attack?

20 may 2020 - 14:17:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As previously reported, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 31 – a day after [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe authorities asked to account for disappearance of three female opposition leaders

18 may 2020 - 05:51:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Zimbabwe to urgently account for three missing female leaders [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's parliament, senate leaders recall four MDC Alliance legislators on insistence of MDC-T

05 may 2020 - 23:41:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Four members of parliament (MPs) under the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance  led by Nelson [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Finance minister reveals economy near collapse with 20 percent contraction expected (A PANA News Analysis)

01 may 2020 - 06:01:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to contract by a whopping 20 percent this year as it barrels [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF announces new Short-term Liquidity Line to enhance adequacy of global financial safety net

23 april 2020 - 11:15:27
Washington, US (PANA) – In view of intensified demand for liquidity and heightened global uncertainty, the Executive Board of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to go through with lifting national lockdown amid economic turmoil

18 april 2020 - 19:09:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decided to lift the national lockdown to combat COVID-19 (coronavirus), scheduled [...] Full text...

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South Africa's U23 coach hopes FIFA will raise age limit for 2021 Olympic Games

11 april 2020 - 19:50:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Under-23 national team manager, David Notoane, has expressed relief in the fact the [...] Full text...

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Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruling declaring opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, illegitimate exposed

03 april 2020 - 19:21:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A letter has leaked online exposing that this week’s Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruling declaring Movement [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rejects amendment giving President Mnangagwa sole powers over the country's judiciary

01 april 2020 - 17:26:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe (Concourt) has rejected an amendment to the country's Constitution giving President [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Supreme Court rules Nelson Chamisa is 'illegitimate' president of opposition MDC

01 april 2020 - 06:41:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled on Tuesday that the President of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC, tells govt. to stop politicking

22 march 2020 - 13:41:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called on government to refrain [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls for recommendations to propel country forward

13 march 2020 - 10:43:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on political actors to produce resolutions and recommendations to propel [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition party says the country is unprepared to deal with coronavirus

13 march 2020 - 10:22:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), says the country was not prepared [...] Full text...

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ZImbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on his party to implement 2018 election promises

04 march 2020 - 16:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered government and the ruling ZANU PF party departments to implement [...] Full text...

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As risk of protests in Zimbabwe grows, President Mnangagwa calls for dialogue

20 february 2020 - 17:04:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for dialogue amid heightened tensions in the country, a day [...] Full text...

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MDC opposition leader calls on Zimbabweans to rise against cartels

11 february 2020 - 16:21:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC President Nelson Chamisa, has called Zimbabweans to action after the nation's [...] Full text...

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‘Wide gap between Zimbabwe govt's reform rhetoric and reality on the ground’ - Report

09 february 2020 - 12:09:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American global policy think tank, RAND Corporation, says there is a wide gap between the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition party complains about exorbitant broadcast licensing fees

06 february 2020 - 16:12:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has accused government of curtailing media freedoms [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party considers whether it should continue to follow the law

14 january 2020 - 17:23:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Deputy Spokesperson in Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Luke Tamborinyoka, [...] Full text...

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Charge for electricity levy in US dollars: MDC Veep tells Zimbabwe govt

13 january 2020 - 23:14:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The vice president of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, MDC, Tendai Biti, Monday called on the government [...] Full text...

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Police brutality in Zimbabwe goes up 3.4 percentage points in December 2019

08 january 2020 - 14:58:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Police brutality and harassment in Zimbabwe went up 3.4 percentage points to 38 percent in December [...] Full text...

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Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition warns new Constitution Amendment Bill is undemocratic

08 january 2020 - 13:39:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - An umbrella body of local civic society organizations, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says the recent [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe accuses the U.S. of trying to bring more EU sanctions

08 january 2020 - 12:56:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Presidential Spokesperson, George Charamba, has accused the United States of putting pressure on local opposition parties [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe politicians angered by President Mnangagwa telling people to 'eat vegetables'

04 january 2020 - 16:32:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Leading Zimbabwean politicians have condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s comments telling residents from an impoverished Harare suburb, [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe after talks with party leaders

18 december 2019 - 14:46:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has left Zimbabwe after holding several separate meetings with the [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Thabo Mbeki to meet Zimbabwe's opposition leader Chamisa

16 december 2019 - 17:40:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki is due to meet Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC president [...] Full text...

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MDC leader calls the removal of a traditional chief by President Mnangagwa unwarranted

15 december 2019 - 08:16:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's  Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president Nelson Chamisa has called the persecution of outspoken traditional [...] Full text...

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Fifty-three second video of 'gunshots' fired at Zimbabwe opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, goes viral

02 december 2019 - 17:23:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A video on social media showing the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe registers new MDC opposition party

25 november 2019 - 15:32:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has registered another party called ‘Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Zimbabwe’ [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees

25 november 2019 - 14:15:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa vows mass action against government

20 november 2019 - 22:51:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Nelson Chamisa has promised mass action against the President [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police beat opposition party members ahead leader's address

20 november 2019 - 11:20:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's police have beaten members of the country's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ahead [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report

12 november 2019 - 00:00:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean elections think tank bemoans slow govt implementation of election reforms

06 november 2019 - 21:19:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local elections think tank, Election Resource Centre (ERC), Wednesday bemoaned the lack of comprehensive plans by [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa govt threatens to end diplomatic relations with United States

31 october 2019 - 21:25:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The Zimbabwean government Thursday threatened to end diplomatic relations with the United States, accusing it of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s main opposition party MDC condemns govt plans to inject fresh new currency

30 october 2019 - 23:51:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the MDC, Wednesday condemned government’s announcement to inject more cash into the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt forces school kids to participate in anti- sanctions marches

23 october 2019 - 21:19:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe government has instructed schoolchildren to march as part of planned anti-sanctions activities slated for [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's parliament speaker stops opposition legislators from questioning gov’t ministers

23 october 2019 - 20:54:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe's Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda Wednesday prevented opposition legislators from questioning government ministers during a [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe focuses on production to stimulate the economy

01 october 2019 - 13:38:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said  the turnaround of the economy hinges on focused support for [...] Full text...

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UN special rapporteur calls for urgent democratic shift in Zimbabwe - Report

27 september 2019 - 22:19:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule says the promise of a new dispensation is [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to pursue reforms

27 september 2019 - 05:32:45
New York, USA (PANA) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to pursue inclusive [...] Full text...

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Minergy celebrates mine development transition

25 september 2019 - 19:19:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Minergy, the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed coal mining and trading company has celebrated its mining [...] Full text...

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MDC seeks to get President Mnangagwa and his party designated terrorists at UN General Assembly

22 september 2019 - 09:41:17
New York, USA (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic (MDC), will submit a petition calling for [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt could be liable for US$313 million lawsuit on nullification of 2% transfer tax

20 september 2019 - 06:23:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government could be liable for a US$313 million lawsuit following the nullification of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria and challenge of illicit drugs use and trafficking (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:15:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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Challenge of illicit drugs use, trafficking in Nigeria (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa declares late President Robert Mugabe, a national hero

06 september 2019 - 19:37:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the recently deceased former President, Robert Mugabe, a national hero. In a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe slams ‘intrusive and judgemental’ statements of western ambassadors

22 august 2019 - 05:52:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday slammed a statement from western Heads of Mission in Zimbabwe calling [...] Full text...

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"Respect the right to assemble," Heads of Mission in Zimbabwe tell government

20 august 2019 - 17:47:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Heads of Missions in Zimbabwe have called on government to respect the constitutional rights to [...] Full text...

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ZANU-PF's economic policy record 'poor': US Congressional Research Service

18 august 2019 - 16:18:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Congress think tank, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), says the governing ZANU PF’s [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police ban opposition planned protests in Bulawayo

18 august 2019 - 15:31:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Sunday issued another prohibition ban against the main opposition Movement [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Community Based Organizations condemn government for denying national protests

17 august 2019 - 19:47:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Alliance of Community Based Organizations (ACBOs) has strongly condemned what it alleges are increasing efforts [...] Full text...

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128 arrests made and 12 injured over cancelled protests in Zimbabwe

17 august 2019 - 19:45:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says 128 arrests and 12 injuries were recorded in [...] Full text...

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'Long winter of discordance ahead in Zimbabwe' - MDC leader warns

16 august 2019 - 14:27:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party president Nelson Chamisa has warned of “a long winter of discordance” after [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office calls on Zimbabwe gov't to engage citizens

16 august 2019 - 12:04:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Rights bodies, Western envoys concerned about abductions of Zimbabwe civil, opposition leaders

16 august 2019 - 10:08:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Nations, local and international human rights organisations have expressed concern over increased reports concerning the [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Zimbabwe opposition party calls off Harare protest march

16 august 2019 - 08:45:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Friday called off its planned protest march in [...] Full text...

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URGENT: High Court dismisses opposition party's application to set aside ban on Harare protests

16 august 2019 - 08:28:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The High Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed the opposition Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) urgent chamber [...] Full text...

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Heavy police, army presence in Zimbabwe's capital ahead of planned protests

16 august 2019 - 08:23:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Heavily armed soldiers and police were scattered across Harare on Friday in anticipation of planned protests [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Police allege planned opposition protests are ruse for nefarious purposes

15 august 2019 - 11:17:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have alleged the planned “peaceful” national protests from 16 August by [...] Full text...

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MDC leader Nelson Chamisa calls for accountability within Zimbabwean army

13 august 2019 - 16:03:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Nelson Chamisa, has called for accountability in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt alleges 'external forces' at play in upcoming protests

11 august 2019 - 15:19:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has accused the opposition of employing external machinations under the guise of “peaceful protests” in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean opposition MDC sets 16 August to protest against the government

06 august 2019 - 21:25:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has set 16 August for national [...] Full text...

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Consumers decry increased taxes in Zimbabwe's mid-term 2019 fiscal review

04 august 2019 - 12:23:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) has strongly condemned last week’s mid-term 2019 fiscal review, describing [...] Full text...

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'Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe is better than the incumbent, Emmerson Mnangagwa'

03 august 2019 - 16:15:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Jim Risch, says the current political and economic situation in [...] Full text...

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Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe leap to defence of detained Tourism minister Mupfumira

28 july 2019 - 13:33:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Opposition leaders have come to the defence of detained Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Prisca Mupfumira, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa calls for 7-day prayer for "sick" country

26 july 2019 - 17:25:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nelson Chamisa, the president of Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Parliament Public Accounts Committee demands publication of full national debt by September

21 july 2019 - 15:45:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PPAC) has ordered the Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube, to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's opposition party, MDC, pleads with SADC to deal with Zimbabwe

21 july 2019 - 15:34:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has urged the SADC Organ on [...] Full text...

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UK Embassy in Zimbabwe engages authorities in London over 'attack' on Zimbabwe's Foreign minister

18 july 2019 - 12:43:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United Kingdom (UK) Embassy in Zimbabwe has contacted authorities in the UK over an incident [...] Full text...

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MDC National Vice-Chairperson Job Sikhala granted bail in subversion charge

15 july 2019 - 15:43:45
Masvingo,  Zimbabwe (PANA) - Masvingo High Court Judge, Justice Neville Wamambo, on Monday granted MDC National Vice-Chairperson, Job Sikhala, ZWL(Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa pilferage during DRC conflict resurfaces

14 july 2019 - 14:08:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   A United Nations (UN) Security Council report has cited Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the pilferage [...] Full text...

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Fresh details emerge from Zimbabwe’s FM being accosted by protesters in UK

13 july 2019 - 15:30:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), United Kingdom (UK) branch, blames members [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's FM, top Information ministry official accosted by protesters in UK

12 july 2019 - 15:12:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Foreign and International Trade minister, Sibusiso Moyo, and Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary, [...] Full text...

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Harrowing details emerge following arrest of prominent Zimbabwe opposition member

12 july 2019 - 11:35:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights lawyer, Doug Coltart, has narrated a harrowing experience of the detention of Movement [...] Full text...

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MDC Opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, launches recovery road-map for Zimbabwe

11 july 2019 - 16:45:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President, Nelson Chamisa, has launched what he [...] Full text...

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'Pilot error responsible for helicopter crash that killed top opposition chief in Zimbabwe'

11 july 2019 - 15:36:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident (NTSBAA) has ruled that the helicopter crash that killed [...] Full text...

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Harare High Court dismisses application by suspended directors of Zimbabwe Cricket Board

05 july 2019 - 20:59:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The High Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed with costs the application brought by the suspended directors [...] Full text...

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Election Resource Centre calls on Zimbabwe gov't to focus on election reforms as well

03 july 2019 - 18:18:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A local election think tank, Election Resource Centre (ERC), has called on the Zimbabwean government to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Ban of Multi-Currencies Challenged in high Court

03 july 2019 - 13:53:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -Zimbabwean lawyers have filed an application at the High Court seeking an order to set aside and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC leader Nelson Chamisa defends poor performance of urban councils

30 june 2019 - 16:08:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa says implementing reforms at council level is being [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused of illegal gold and chrome activities

28 june 2019 - 17:50:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - MDC Youth Assembly has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is involved in several illegal mining activities [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) urges government to criminalise torture

27 june 2019 - 19:41:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have urged government to criminalise torture and take swift actions [...] Full text...

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"We have brought normalcy with the return of the Zimbabwe dollar", says President Mnangagwa

25 june 2019 - 16:55:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar has brought the country back [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans react to abandonment of multicurrency basket and reintroduction of Zimbabwe dollar

24 june 2019 - 17:31:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Economists, experts and the general public have had mixed reactions to moves to abandon the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC recruits political activist Mahere

20 june 2019 - 10:22:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party has recruited firebrand lawyer Fadzayi Mahere into [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's annual inflation balloons to near 100 percent record

17 june 2019 - 19:26:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s annual rate of inflation has risen to nearly 100 percent, the highest in a decade, [...] Full text...

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Opposition parties decry pending reintroduction of Zimbabwe dollar

11 june 2019 - 15:33:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Political parties have decried the Zimbabwe government plan to re-introduce a fully-fledged currency before the end [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe legislator Vimbai Tsvangirai Java dies

10 june 2019 - 14:49:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe legislator Vimbai Tsvangirai Java, daughter of former Prime Minister and opposition icon the late Morgan [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's state security increases persecution of workers, civic organizations

04 june 2019 - 18:01:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s state security has increased its persecution of workers and civic organizations as it prepares to [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe opposition party spokesperson Masarira-Kaingidza launches party

03 june 2019 - 04:46:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Linda T. Masarira-Kaingidza, former spokesperson for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangira (MDC-T), has [...] Full text...

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Ziimbabwe's teachers to embark on national strike from June 3

02 june 2019 - 19:18:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe's teachers will embark on a three-day strike action from Monday to demand a 440 percent [...] Full text...

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IMF says Zimbabwe's 2019 economic prospects remain bleak

01 june 2019 - 17:05:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Staff Monitored Program will likely need to be recalibrated [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean economy has turned around - Zim Finance minister insists

29 may 2019 - 18:30:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube,  insisted that the economy has turned around ‘after six months’ as [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC party selects new leadership for the next five years

27 may 2019 - 18:35:28
Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has selected its new leadership for the [...] Full text...

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Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, calls on youth to fight against dictatorship

26 may 2019 - 13:10:07
Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan politician and firebrand opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says Africa has a united common enemy [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe war hero Dumiso Dabengwa dies

23 may 2019 - 17:22:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Liberation war hero, Dumiso Dabengwa, has died after a battle with a liver-related disease, PANA has [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe legislators grill Zimbabwe Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi over fuel increases

23 may 2019 - 17:06:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe legislators grilled Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, over the increase in fuel prices by 50 percent [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s liquidity shortages to slow growth - Fitch Solutions

22 may 2019 - 18:26:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s liquidity shortages will continue to act as a constraint on economic activity in the coming [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean leader admits his Party cannot fix the economy alone

17 may 2019 - 19:33:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has admitted that his ruling Zanu PF party government cannot find solutions [...] Full text...

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Tsvangirai’s daughter Vimbai involved in serious car crash in Zimbabwe

14 may 2019 - 12:40:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe legislator Vimbai Tsvangirai Java, daughter of former Prime Minister and opposition icon the late Morgan [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe MDC splinter leader Khupe declares herself overall party chief

11 may 2019 - 18:22:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – President of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) splinter faction Thokozani Khupe has [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe depositors lose foreign currency deposits

11 may 2019 - 07:01:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) –Depositors in Zimbabwe who put US dollars into their accounts before the separation of local and foreign [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe church leaders call for inclusive dialogue

11 may 2019 - 04:40:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe church leaders have urged the country’s citizens to cease engaging in all political activities that [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe High Court nullifies presidency of main opposition MDC party

09 may 2019 - 05:09:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The High Court in Zimbabwe has declared Nelson Chamisa an illegitimate president of Zimbabwe’s main opposition [...] Full text...

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'GNU was proposed in 2018 with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa as President of Zimbabwe'

28 april 2019 - 17:41:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF’s Generation 40 (G40) faction tried forming a ‘Government of National Unity’ headed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa still remains president

28 april 2019 - 13:15:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa will remain president after clinching [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition plans demonstration over deteriorating economy

25 april 2019 - 11:06:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has said it will hold nationwide protests [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans still fighting for Independence, 39 years on: MDC Alliance

19 april 2019 - 14:00:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the MDC Alliance, says Zimbabweans are still fighting for social, economic and [...] Full text...

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Top MDC T spokesperson sacked

04 april 2019 - 11:26:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s MDC-T opposition party said here Thursday it had sacked its spokesperson, Linda T. Masarira-Kaingidza, following [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa’s many trips irrational - MDC Alliance

01 april 2019 - 14:18:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party, the MDC Alliance, has called President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s frequent trips abroad irrational.   Since [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: NGO calls for investigations into allegations of looting of relief aid in Zimbabwe

29 march 2019 - 06:35:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Non-governmental organisation, Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA), has called for government to urgently investigate allegations [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: Zimbabwe thrown lifeline by International Community

20 march 2019 - 07:18:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The government of Zimbabwe says that it is receiving a lot of international support in disaster [...] Full text...

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(Update) Zimbabwe receives international support for Cyclone Idai disaster relief

19 march 2019 - 22:29:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) UPDATE- The government of Zimbabwe continues to receive more international support in disaster relief following extensive havoc [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Cyclone Idai death toll rises to 82 in Zimbabwe

18 march 2019 - 07:46:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The death toll from Cyclone Idai continues to rise with 82 confirmed dead and hundreds missing [...] Full text...

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National Disaster declared in Zimbabwe as Cyclone Idai death toll rises to 31

17 march 2019 - 09:26:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially declared Cyclone Idai a National Disaster as the death toll has [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party slams Pretoria's stance towards Zimbabwe

28 january 2019 - 10:37:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday announced that it would approach the [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: Zimbabwe opposition leader Chamisa accepts court's verdict dismissing his petition

24 august 2018 - 17:26:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The losing candidate in Zimbabwe's 30 July presidential election, Nelson Chamisa, has accepted the verdict of [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa reiterates peace, unity appeal

24 august 2018 - 16:19:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's president-elect, Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose victory in the 30 July elections was upheld by the Constitutional [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe Constitutional Court upholds President Mnangagwa's election victory

24 august 2018 - 15:17:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the 30 July presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans await election petition judgement

24 august 2018 - 07:16:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans are on Friday awaiting the verdict of the Constitutional Court in the election petition case [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Constitutional Court begins hearing opposition election petition

22 august 2018 - 10:27:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has on Wednesday began hearing the case in which the leader of the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe election petition fixed for 22 August

16 august 2018 - 12:00:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court will next Wednesday commence hearing the case in which the leader of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe president raises preliminary objections to opposition's election petition

16 august 2018 - 07:49:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is challenging opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's election petition against him, says [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ruling party challenges opposition leader's election petition

15 august 2018 - 12:10:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The legal team of Zimbabwe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has filed papers against [...] Full text...

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'Let's put election behind us,' President Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans

13 august 2018 - 13:24:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday urged Zimbabweans to put the 30 July election behind them, forge [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling party prepares to contest opposition party's election petition

13 august 2018 - 11:00:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) says it will on Monday file its [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe opposition party challenges election result in court

10 august 2018 - 18:07:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, on Friday filed papers at the [...] Full text...

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President Trump signs bill setting tough conditions for Zimbabwe's engagement with US

10 august 2018 - 12:13:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Donald Trump has signed into law the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment [...] Full text...

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US 'gravely concerned' about detentions, beatings in Zimbabwe post-election violence

10 august 2018 - 11:48:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government says it is "gravely concerned" by credible reports of numerous detentions, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition MDC Alliance faces Friday deadline to challenge election results in court

10 august 2018 - 06:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance faces a Friday deadline to challenge the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Court grants Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti US$5,000 bail

09 august 2018 - 19:36:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti was on Thursday granted US$5,000 bail when he appeared before Harare [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe police confirm arrest of opposition leader, Biti

09 august 2018 - 14:12:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe police have confirmed the arrest of opposition leader, Mr Tendai Biti, after he was handed [...] Full text...

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UNHCR expresses concern about forced return of Zimbabwean opposition leader

09 august 2018 - 11:44:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is gravely concerned about reports of the forced return [...] Full text...

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Zambia denies asylum claims by six Zimbabwe opposition leaders

09 august 2018 - 06:41:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian immigration authorities on Wednesday rejected a claim of asylum by Tendai Biti, a leading figure [...] Full text...

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US urges Zimbabwe stakeholders to pursue election grievances peacefully

04 august 2018 - 09:38:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has urged all stakeholders and citizens in Zimbabwe to pursue any grievances in [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa pledges to serve all Zimbabweans

03 august 2018 - 18:22:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday pledged to serve all Zimbabweans irrespective of political affiliation following [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Mnangagwa's supporters celebrate double victory, Chamisa prepares to challenge results of Zim polls

03 august 2018 - 13:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Supporters of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) have on Friday been celebrating their [...] Full text...

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International observers condemn Zimbabwe's post-election violence

03 august 2018 - 11:45:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - International Election Observer Missions to Zimbabwe have condemned the bloody post-election violence that rocked the capital, [...] Full text...

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HRW calls for 'immediate, impartial' investigation of Harare post-election protests

03 august 2018 - 06:12:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government should immediately and impartially investigate the use of force by security forces to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa wins presidential election

03 august 2018 - 00:06:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Monday's controversial presidential election, beating the main opposition leader Nelson [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announces final parliamentary election results

02 august 2018 - 11:25:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Thursday declared the results of the final three constituencies in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Uneasy calm in Harare after bloody crackdown on opposition demonstrators

02 august 2018 - 10:03:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - There is uneasy calm on Thursday in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, after Wednesday's bloody crackdown on [...] Full text...

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UN calls for restraint in Zimbabwe; presidential election results expected to be announced

02 august 2018 - 05:04:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United Nations is calling for restraint in Zimbabwe where deadly clashes in Harare on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: 3 killed in Zimbabwe election violence; President Mnangagwa blames opposition MDC Alliance

01 august 2018 - 20:10:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Three people have died in Wednesday's violence in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, after supporters of the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Violence breaks out in Zimbabwe as poll results show ruling party wins two-thirds of parliamentary seats

01 august 2018 - 15:25:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Violence erupted in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as parliamentary results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Election observer missions approve Zimbabwe's elections

01 august 2018 - 11:12:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Several observer missions to Zimbabwe’s elections on Wednesday approved the vote and made recommendations on how [...] Full text...

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Ruling ZANU-PF in clear lead in parliamentary vote; presidential results yet to be released

01 august 2018 - 06:09:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has taken a commanding lead in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: 'Disregard unofficial results', urges Zimbabwe electoral commissioner

31 july 2018 - 10:29:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Priscilla Chigumba, has urged Zimbabweans to disregard results [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Chamisa claims victory

31 july 2018 - 06:28:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa is claiming victory in Monday's historic presidential elections saying his [...] Full text...

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UN rights office appeals for peaceful Zimbabwe elections amid reports of intimidation

25 july 2018 - 06:38:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s upcoming presidential elections must be peaceful and credible, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe political parties sign peace pledge

26 june 2018 - 12:47:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe political parties taking part in the 30 July presidential and general elections on Tuesday signed [...] Full text...

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Twenty-three candidates file papers to contest Zimbabwe's presidential election

15 june 2018 - 11:36:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twenty-three candidates filed their nomination papers at the High Court on Thursday to contest for president [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans to vote for president, MPs, councillors on 30 July

30 may 2018 - 11:25:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans will hold elections on 30 July, 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced in a proclamation on [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa mourns opposition leader Tsvangirai

15 february 2018 - 11:06:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has eulogised the country's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who passed away on [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party salutes Tsvangirai

15 february 2018 - 10:45:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday joined Zimbabweans in mourning the [...] Full text...

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Zuma heads to Zimbabwe as Mugabe impeachment talks begin

21 november 2017 - 16:35:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma and Angolan President Joao Lourenco were due in Harare [...] Full text...

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Process to impeach President Mugabe begins

21 november 2017 - 14:22:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The process to impeach President Robert Mugabe began on Tuesday with the Speaker of Parliament Jacob [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Akufo-Addo sacks heads of local governments, Ghana Cocoa Board

13 january 2017 - 17:18:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revoked the appointments of all Metropolitan, Municipal and District [...] Full text...

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US: Intergovernmental G24 on monetary affairs urges WB shareholding reform

15 april 2016 - 07:15:56
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Ministers of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development have called [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Africa moves to ensure better dividends from natural resources

22 may 2015 - 11:07:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is continuing its push, through the Africa Mining Vision, to ensure that nations on the [...] Full text...

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