Category: Politics

End of Gaddaffi

End of Gaddaffi

Tripoli- The Libyan dictator who ran Libya for a period of 42 years has been killed. These are reports coming out of Tripoli. The NTC military chief confirmed reports of his death in a statement to Reuters today. Reports indicated that Gadhafi was captured by the NTC rebels early this morning. He resisted arrest and [...]

ANC got a lesson on land reform

ANC got a lesson on land reform

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe indicated that the ANC has a lot to learn from the mistakes of ZANU PF in the land reform process. Speaking at a press conference in Harare at the airport just before his departure on Friday, Mantashe said his visit to Zimbabwe was a learning experience and was not in [...]

Libyan Ambassador Deported

Libyan Ambassador Deported

Zimbabwe has given Libya’s ambassador to Harare 72 hours to leave the country. Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said Tuesday the decision was made after the Libyan embassy declared its allegiance to Libya’s Transitional National Council. Last week during a protest, Ambassador and embassy staff members burned the flag used by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. [...]

The general laid to rest

The general laid to rest

General Solomon “Rex” Tapfumaneyi Mujuru has been laid to rest with respects from multitudes of Zimbabweans from all over the country on the 20th of August 2011. The crowds who came to the heroes acre without the usual ZANU PF force tactics were a testimony that he was truly a hero to the nation. The [...]

General Solomon Mujuru Dies

General Solomon Mujuru Dies

Zimbabwe’s ex-military chief Solomon Mujuru has died in a fire at his farm, official sources have told the BBC. Mr Mujuru was one of Zimbabwe’s most senior politicians and married to Vice-President Joyce Mujuru. Analysts say his death is likely to intensify turmoil in President Robert Mugabe’s party over the question of who will succeed [...]

Mugabe gunning for foreign banks

Mugabe gunning for foreign banks

In remarks guaranteed to send shivers down the spines of investors, a Zimbabwean cabinet minister has warned that the government plans to target foreign-owned banks in its campaign to dictate control of companies operating in the country. The Minister of Indigenisation and Empowerment, Saviour Kasukuwere, said on Friday that banks were next in the government’s [...]

Gaddafi son declares allegiance to Islamists

Gaddafi son declares allegiance to Islamists

Saif al-Islam suggests Libya could become Islamic state – months after branding Islamists as conspirators in rebellion

Xenophobia attacks in Polokwane

Over a year ago, some eighteen members of the coloured community from Westernburg in Polokwane South Africa embarked on a massive crackdown on foregners from Zimbabwe dwelling within the physical boundaries of Westernburg. They were blaming the foreigners for having killed a coloured guy in one of the locations there. No one except the murderers [...]

Bin Laden assassination backlash

Bin Laden assassination backlash

A Taliban commander who has given out his name as Qudos has vowed that “The killing of Osama bin Laden will bring no change to jihad. Osama is the leader of al-Qaida and he is a powerful man in jihad. Losing him will be very painful for the mujahideen, but the shahadat [martyrdom] of Osama, [...]

Another dictator fallen

Another dictator fallen

Laurent Gbagbo, former dictator of Ivory coast was arrested as forces of the internationally-recognised successor Alassane Ouattara and French tanks advanced on his residence. Correspondents covering the conflict insisted that French troops arrested Gbagbo while officials from the French insist that it was pro-Ouattara forces who captured him. The US secretary of state said the [...]