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The Latest Breaking News from Emmerson Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe to investigate gold smuggling after Al Jazeera expose

In a four-part investigative series, Al Jazeera exposes gold smuggling from Zimbabwe involving high-ranking officials.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2023

Opposition feels police heat ahead of voting in Zimbabwe

With a presidential election expected in July, government critics report clampdown on freedom of association, movement.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2023

How Zimbabwe uses gold smuggling to evade sanctions choke

Al Jazeera infiltrates gold smuggling gangs that help Zimbabwe’s government secure dollars amid sanctions.

Al Jazeera · Mar 30, 2023

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Zimbabweans outraged by Al Jazeera exposé on gold smuggling elite

An Al Jazeera investigation exposed several individuals linked to the government who are involved in gold smuggling.

Al Jazeera · Mar 30, 2023

Top Zimbabwe ambassador involved in gold smuggling scheme

Uebert Angel, appointed by President Mnangagwa, offered undercover Al Jazeera reporters his diplomatic cover to launder.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2023

Gold smuggler tied to Kenyan plunder is back — now in Zimbabwe

Kamlesh Pattni, implicated in the Goldenberg scandal which almost bankrupted Kenya, is now smuggling gold from Zimbabwe.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2023

Who are the Gold Mafia? Godmen, conmen and a president’s niece

Gangs that smuggle gold and launder money, that is what the Gold Mafia investigation is about. But who are they exactly?

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2023

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How a ‘Gold Mafia’ is looting Southern Africa, washing dirty cash

Al Jazeera infiltrates large gold-smuggling rings and reveals a giant money laundering scheme.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2023

‘Like slaves’: Zimbabwe farmworkers lash out at work conditions

Farm labourers in Zimbabwe are decrying colonial-era working & living conditions that they say still defines their jobs.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2023

Robert Mugabe’s son charged in Zimbabwe for damaging cars at party

Son of late authoritarian ruler arrested over damage worth £10,000

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

Belarus' Lukashenko visits fellow Russia ally Zimbabwe

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Zimbabwe to pomp and fanfare, in a visit that seeks to cement economic and political ties between the two countries that are both close allies of Russia

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

‘The Crocodile has not changed’: Zimbabwe opposition warns of election violence

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa urges world to keep ‘eyes on’ President Mnangagwa amid fears of repression this summer

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

Analysts predict economic struggles for Zimbabwe in 2023

Ahead of the 2023 polls, there are concerns that Zimbabwe’s economic woes could spill over.

Al Jazeera · Dec 30, 2022

US announces sanctions against son of Zimbabwean president

The US Treasury Department has accused Emmerson Mnangagwa Jr of ties to sanctioned businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2022

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The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

US hits Zimbabwe president's son with sanctions

The Biden administration is slapping corruption sanctions on the son of Zimbabwe's president as the U.S. prepares to host a major summit of African leaders in Washington

Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2022

Record low Kariba dam levels see Zimbabwe, Zambia facing drastic power cuts

Zimbabwe and Zambia both rely on lake Kariba – the world’s biggest dam – for the bulk of their hydro-electric supply. The record-low water level at present means electricity supplies in both countries will be heavily rationed.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022

Biden aims to narrow trust gap with US-Africa leaders summit

President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Zimbabwe's imposing new Chinese-funded parliament opens

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has delivered a State of the Nation address at the country's new multimillion-dollar parliament building

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Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Vladimir Putin crony directly threatens nuclear world war if Russia lose Ukraine war

Dmitry Medvedev has warned multiple times at his desire to use nuclear weapons on the West, saying there are specific reasons Russia could find to justify the Kremlin using them

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty of inciting violence

Novelist given suspended sentence after staging peaceful protest calling for political reform

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Author Dangarembga found guilty in Zimbabwe rights protest

World-renowned author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been found guilty of promoting public violence in her home country of Zimbabwe for participating in an anti-government protest in 2020 that called for reforms

Al Jazeera · Sep 10, 2022

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II in Zimbabwe

Some Zimbabweans criticise the late monarch for failing to ‘promote the interests of Africans in the colonial era’.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 3, 2022

South African president Ramaphosa slams anti-immigrant protests

South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa condemned anti-immigrant protests in the capital, Pretoria, after demonstrators barred non-nationals from accessing a hospital. The trouble was sparked by a video on social media showing a regional health minister berating a Zimbabwean patient at a South African hospital a week ago.

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jail

Zimbabwe’s general election is several months away but many opposition figures say they are already battling government repression similar to the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, the former president who died in 2019

Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2022

Zimbabwe electoral appointments spark controversy ahead of 2023

Electoral commission’s appointments of people related to party stalwarts has triggered fears of electoral malpractice.

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