Mnangagwa leads regional push to end South Africa’s anti-migrant crisis through traditional leaders
By Staff Reporter HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a regional diplomatic initiative aimed at helping end the growing anti-migrant crisis in South Africa by engaging influential traditional leaders, as Zimbabwe simultaneously scales up the repatriation and reintegration of thousands of citizens returning home. The initiative comes amid escalating anti-migrant protests and heightened immigration enforcement […]
Prevail Group opens jobs for returning Zimbabweans as repatriation from SA continues
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — The Prevail Group of Companies has announced an employment drive targeting skilled Zimbabweans returning from South Africa, as the government steps up efforts to reintegrate citizens coming home amid escalating anti-immigrant tensions across parts of its southern neighbour. In a Monday recruitment notice, the company invited Zimbabweans who have recently returned […]
Zimbabwe scales up repatriation as thousands flee South Africa unrest
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — The number of Zimbabweans who have returned home from South Africa has climbed to 58,768, as government steps up its repatriation programme in response to escalating anti-migrant violence and a tightening immigration crackdown in the neighbouring country. In an update released Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba said 11,065 Zimbabweans had been […]
Mnangagwa says Village Business Units key to rural industrialisation
By Staff Reporter HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Village Business Units (VBUs) will play a key role in Zimbabwe’s rural industrialisation programme as the Government expands initiatives aimed at stimulating economic activity in rural communities. The VBU model combines boreholes, solar power, irrigation systems and community-managed production to support rural enterprise development under the Government’s […]
“Remain rooted among the people,” — Tungwarara reflects on central committee debut
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Newly appointed Zanu PF Central Committee member Paul Tungwarara says his inaugural meeting of the party’s Central Committee was defined by a clear directive from President Emmerson Mnangagwa for party leaders to strengthen their engagement with communities and faithfully execute the party’s mandate. Tungwarara attended his first Central Committee meeting on […]
Mnangagwa hails Presidential Youth Fund, says revolving projects are transforming livelihoods
By Staff Reporter HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the Presidential Youth Fund is beginning to deliver sustainable economic opportunities for young Zimbabweans, with beneficiaries now running income-generating projects that are generating revolving capital for expansion to grassroots structures. Addressing the 131st Ordinary Session of the Zanu PF Central Committee in Harare on Thursday, President Mnangagwa […]
Zanu PF admits Tungwarara to central committee, backs Manicaland Province
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Zanu PF’s politburo has approved the co-option of businessman Paul Tungwarara into the party’s central committee, ending months of internal delays that had threatened to deepen tensions in Manicaland Province. The decision was taken at a politburo meeting held on Wednesday at the party’s headquarters, following prolonged disputes over the legality […]
Tungwarara assures the nation that he will bring billions in investment to Zimbabwe due to the good environment President Mnangagwa has created
By Victor Fanuel HARARE —Presidential Special Advisor to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Paul Tungwarara, has applauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa for his statesmanship and diplomatic clarity. He said the incumbent’s remarks this week underscore a mature, sovereign leadership approach that will unlock multi-billion-dollar investments across Zimbabwe’s key economic sectors Tungwarara was responding to President Mnangagwa’s comments […]
Presidential Empowerment Schemes here to stay, vows Tungwarara as accountability structures are finalised
By Staff Reporter MUTARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s empowerment programmes are not being abandoned but are set to continue under tighter accountability frameworks, according to the President’s special investment adviser, Paul Tungwarara. Tungwarara said the Presidential Empowerment Schemes (PES), remain a core pillar of the government’s development agenda but were temporarily slowed to allow the ruling […]
Inside the ploy to silence Tungwarara – because he exposed ‘exaggerated’ political entitlement
By Political Editor Political Opinion — As the old adage goes, “politics is a dirty game,” and those with the dirtiest hands are often the first to manoeuvre, deploying sponsored political pawns to launder their tarnished images and deflect scrutiny away from themselves. It is usually a sign not of strength, but of diminishing relevance. That […]