Mafume’s claim outraged Harare residents, who responded by sharing photographs and videos of the dirty tap water from their kitchens on social media, saying it smelled like sewage.
HARARE - The new United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Pamela Marie Tremont says America is committed in helping Zimbabweans in having a government of the people. Speaking in Harare on Wednesday after handing over her credentials to President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House, Ambassador Tremont said the USA will continue supporting Zimbabweans despite strained relations between the two nations.
JOHANNESBURG — African National Congress leaders met on Thursday to agree on potential partners to form a new South African government. That's after voters, angered by economic stagnation and national decline, dismantled the ANC's long-held parliamentary majority.
According to the state-controlled Sunday Mail newspaper, Zimbabweans will start withdrawing cash and coins from their bank accounts on Tuesday. In an interview with the newspaper, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu said all the necessary information about the distribution of the money and withdrawal limits has been relayed to commercial banks.
Zimbabwe’s recently introduced gold-backed currency is sliding on the local black market but officials insist the currency is getting stronger and has a bright future. Even songs are played on the radio encouraging citizens to embrace the currency, called Zimbabwe Gold — or ZiG — introduced on April 5 trading at 13.56 to the U.S. dollar. Official statistics say ZiG is now trading at 13.41. But on the black market it is around 20.
Donald Trump has confirmed he personally asked FIFA to review Folarin Balogun's suspension, as criticism over the striker's eligibility continues to grow.
Makhadzi has appealed for African unity after Zimbabweans called for a boycott of South African artists amid rising tensions over Afrophobia and anti-immigrant violence.
South Africa's foreign ministry reportedly authorised its High Commissioner to receive Jacob Zuma in India, as Parliament awaits the outcome of an internal government inquiry.
