DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Ig Nobel prize: Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive award
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But thanks to the efforts of the research teams awarded the IG Nobel Prize on Thursday, some of these questions – which you might not even have thought existed – now have answers. Professor Sander Woutersen, right, displays an oversized stuffed worm while accepting a shared Ig Nobel Prize in chemistry for research using chromatography to separate drunk and sober worms. Steven Senne/APAmong those collecting their prizes was a Japanese research team led by Ryo Okabe and Takanori Takebe who discovered that mammals can breathe through their anuses. A Dutch-French research team also produced a live demonstration when they collected the chemistry prize to explain how they used chromotagraphy to separate drunk and sober worms. On that note, some of the items in the box were missing, presenters said, and the box itself was “almost impossible to open.”

Persons: –, ”, Sander Woutersen, Steven Senne, Ryo Okabe, Takanori Takebe, B.F Skinner, Jacob White, Felipe Yamashita, James C, Liao, Fordyce Ely, William E, Petersen Organizations: CNN, eBay, Murphy’s Locations: Japanese, European, French, Chilean

Three men in South Africa are accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs on their farm in a case that has outraged the public. The men appeared in court Tuesday in the northern province of Limpopo. Several political parties protested outside Mankweng Magistrates Court, calling for the men to be denied bail and face the harshest possible sentence. The South African Human Rights Commission called on the public not to take the law into their hands in retaliation. Violent crimes on South Africa’s farms have been a concern for years, including the killing of farmers by criminals and farmers’ abuse of workers.

Persons: Zachariah Johannes Olivier, Andrian Rudolph de Wet, William Musora, Locadia Ndlovu, Maria Makgatho Organizations: Zimbabwean, Human Rights Locations: South Africa, Limpopo, Mankweng

☆ Louis Mhlanga: How rock icon Jimi Hendrix inspired one of Africa’s greatest guitarists
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Lauren Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For the 67-year-old award-winning Zimbabwean, music has been the sole focus of his life. “My brother brought it home, and I thought, wow, that guitar,” Mhlanga added. Still, it was through collaboration that he made his mark, working with Zimbabwean music icon Oliver Mtukudzi. Mhlanga released his first solo album in 2000 and has since released more than 10 solo albums, EPs, and collaborative projects. After more than half a century playing his guitar, Mhlanga still aims to transform the African jazz sound.

Persons: CNN —, Louis Mhlanga, “, I’ve, ”, Mhlanga, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Shaft, they’ve, ” Mhlanga, Jimi Hendrix, ” , Marvin Gaye, Louis Mlhlanga, Oliver Mtukudzi, Sipho Mabuse, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Hope ”, George Duke, James Ingram, Al Jarreau, Andy Narell, Hans Timmermans Organizations: CNN, Isle of Wight Festival, Getty Locations: Isle of Wight, Vietnam, China, India, West Africa, South Africa

☆ Tiffany Haddish defends Zimbabwe grocery store TikTok video after backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Amarachi Orie | Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tiffany Haddish has responded to a backlash over a video she posted on TikTok in which she excitedly showed the folk back home that there are grocery stores in Zimbabwe. So, I’m out here in Zimbabwe in Harare and look at the grocery store. They got a grocery store. A screengrab taken from a TikTok video of Tiffany Haddish in a Zimbabwe grocery story. Believe it, believe it, believe it, believe it.

Persons: CNN — Tiffany Haddish, ” Haddish, Tiffany Haddish, “ Aw, “, “ Tiffany Haddish, Haddish, “ Tiffany, Mhako, Tiffany Haddish’s, ” Mhako Organizations: CNN, Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, Boston Consulting Group Locations: Zimbabwe, Harare, Africa, ”

☆ Putin and his Kremlin clique are rolling out their own kids at the 'Russian Davos'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewIt's the time of the year for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum — or the "Russian Davos," as it's sometimes called. This year, the biggest names attending the event include Bolivian President Luis Arce and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Related VideoBut the four-day economic forum, which started on Wednesday, now also features the children of the Kremlin's top echelons, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Advertisement"Now that this opportunity has become harder, the way to protect themselves is to appoint their children as bosses," Schulmann told Bloomberg. Putin is scheduled to address the economic forum on Friday.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, Emmanuel Macron, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, Angela Merkel, Luis Arce, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Maria Vorontsova, Katerina Tikhonova, Anton Vaino's, Alexander, Ekaterina Schulmann, Schulmann, Putin Organizations: Service, St ., Economic, Indian, Business, Bolivian, Bloomberg, Russian Association for, Kremlin, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center Locations: St, St . Petersburg, Russian Davos, Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Berlin

☆ Southern Africa’s drought and floods could push tens of millions into hunger
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Sarah Dean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The country’s top priority “is securing food for all Zimbabweans,” the president told journalists at the state house in Harare. Kb Mpofu/ReutersIn Zambia, Malawi and Central Mozambique, extreme drought has damaged more than 2 million hectares of crops, Oxfam said. Zambia declared its drought a disaster on February 29. In Mozambique — a country accounting for only 0.2% of global emissions — 3 million people face hunger, according to Oxfam. The country’s capital, Maputo, experienced devastating floods in March, after Tropical Storm Filipo hit followed a few weeks later by further intense rainfall.

Persons: South Africa CNN —, Emmerson Mnangagwa, El Niño, Zimbabwe —, Filipo, ” Teresa Anderson, Machinda Marongwe, ” Marongwe Organizations: South Africa CNN, Oxfam, Reuters, Democratic, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, United States Agency, International, Systems Network Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Harare, “, Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Pumula East, Bulawayo, Central Mozambique, ” Southern Africa, Maputo

☆ Sethembile Msezane on creating the iconic image “Chapungu — The Day Rhodes Fell”
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Chapungu — The Day Rhodes Fell” has since become an iconic photograph, capturing the spirit of the #RhodesMustFall movement which led to the removal of 19th century colonist Cecil Rhodes’ statue at the University of Cape Town. “There is no way I could have conceptualized that moment and the way things unfolded on that day,” said Msezane, speaking to CNN from Cape Town. Artist Sethembile Msezane on a plinth in front of the statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes. While several have now been returned, to this day, it remains at Rhodes’ former home at the Groote Shuur estate in Cape Town, Msezane explained. The statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes was removed from South Africa's Cape Town University on April 9, 2015.

Persons: Sethembile Msezane, Rhodes, ”, Cecil Rhodes ’, Msezane, —, Sethembile, Cecil John Rhodes, Charlie Shoemaker, Zimbabwe —, Chapungu, Cecil Rhodes, ” Msezane, “, Schalk van, Lady Liberty, Rosie Organizations: CNN, University of Cape, Fine Arts, South London, South Africa's Cape Town University, Panzi, Democratic, University of Cape Town, Freedom, Worker’s Locations: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, “, Zimbabwe, Great Zimbabwe, Groote, London, Chile, Poland, United States, Iran, Bangladesh, South Africa's, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal

☆ Zimbabwe, After Expelling U.S. Officials, Accuses Them of Promoting ‘Regime Change’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The government of the southern African nation of Zimbabwe detained, interrogated and deported officials and contractors working for the United States government last month, and this week accused them publicly of promoting “regime change” in their country. The incident is the latest in the Zimbabwean government’s aggressive efforts to thwart both domestic and international challenges to its authority. The incumbent government claimed victory in a chaotic election last year that several independent observer missions said lacked fairness and credibility. But it also points to a deeper tension over the United States’ proclaimed efforts to promote democracy around the globe. Leaders in Zimbabwe have grown closer in recent years to both China and to Russia, and have supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Persons: United States ’ Organizations: United Locations: Zimbabwe, United States, China, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Zimbabwe leader and wife sanctioned by US for alleged corruption and human rights abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and first lady Auxillia have come under a slate of new US sanctions imposed that also targeted senior government officials accused of corruption and human rights abuses. Incumbent President Mnangagwa, 81, who was the speaker of the Zimbabwean parliament in 2003, was among 76 high-ranking officials hit by the US sanctions at the time. And as long as members of Corporate Zimbabwe are under sanctions, we are under sanctions,” he added. His wife, Auxillia Mnangagwa, was also sanctioned for her alleged complicity in corruption. Mnangagwa, nicknamed “The Crocodile,” succeeded authoritarian leader Mugabe in 2017 after helping to orchestrate the coup that ousted him.

Persons: CNN —, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Auxillia, Constantino Chiwenga, Oppah Muchinguri, Washington “, Robert Mugabe, Mnangagwa, Wally Adeyemo, Joe Biden, Nick Mnangagwa, Mnangagwa’s, “, Farai Marapira, ” Marapira, ” Mnangagwa, “ Mnangagwa, Auxillia Mnangagwa, ”, Mugabe Organizations: CNN, Defense, Washington, Treasury, US Treasury Department, Corporate Locations: Zimbabwe, Corporate Zimbabwe

☆ Russia says it has delivered 200,000 tons of grain to African countries
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Russian Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday it had shipped 200,000 tons of grain in humanitarian aid to six African nations, fulfilling the Kremlin’s pledge to the continent last July. Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said late Tuesday that Burkina Faso, Mali, Eritrea, and Zimbabwe each received 25,000 tons of grain while the Central African Republic and Somalia got 50,000 tons each, Russian state news agency TASS reported. Somalia and Eritrea had previously sourced 90-100% of their grain needs from both Russia and Ukraine before the conflict, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). ‘A strategic donation’The Kremlin’s grain initiative has been described by analysts as a “strategic” move as Putin’s African alliance broadens. So, it’s contestation.”Many African states took a neutral stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in perceived loyalty to the Kremlin.

Persons: Dmitry Patrushev, Vladimir Putin, “, ” Patrushev, ”, Godfrey Kanyenze, Kanyenze, they’ve Organizations: CNN, Russian Ministry of Agriculture, Central African, United, Agriculture Organization, FAO, Labor and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe Locations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Somalia, United Nations, Turkey, Africa, St . Petersburg, Russia, Ukraine, rocketing

☆ Activists protest against fossil fuel industry at COP28 climate summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Climate activists protest against fossil fuel emitters, demanding action and more contributions to the Loss and Damage Fund, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 5, 2023. Chiponda argued that language calling for the phase-out of "unabated" fossil fuels was merely a distraction that would allow for their continued use. Governments at COP26 agreed to phase down the use of unabated coal, the most polluting of fossil fuels. This year, countries remain split over what role fossil fuels should play in the future. Jaber has made a point of including the fossil fuel industry at the summit, insisting that oil and gas companies should be part of discussions on tackling climate change.

Persons: Amr Alfiky, Lorraine Chiponda, Chiponda, Sultan Al Jaber, Jaber, Thomas Joseph, Jainno Congon, Alexander Cornwell, Katy Daigle Organizations: Damage, United Nations, United Arab Emirates, REUTERS, Rights, United, COP26, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Dubai, United Arab, COP28, Glasgow, Paris, United Arab Emirates, UAE, California

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the visa restrictions and mentioned, among others, the marginalization of groups like the LGBT community in Uganda and civil society advocates in Zimbabwe. In June, the U.S. State Department imposed visa restrictions on Ugandan officials after the passage of the law. The State Department also previously put visa restrictions on Ugandan officials following the country's 2021 elections, which it called "flawed." Blinken also announced a new visa restriction policy for those he said were undermining democracy in Zimbabwe. "Anyone who undermines the democratic process in Zimbabwe - including in the lead-up to, during, and following Zimbabwe's August 2023 elections - may be found ineligible for U.S. visas under this policy," Blinken said.

Persons: Antony Blinken, SAUL LOEB, Blinken, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Kanishka Singh, Leslie Adler, Sandra Maler Organizations: Al, Al Maktoum International Airport, Rights, U.S . State, The State Department, Thomson Locations: Al Maktoum, Dubai, United States, Uganda, Zimbabwe . U.S, Zimbabwe, Washington

But none made her feel more beautiful or purposeful as the pageant for people with albinism that was held this month in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. “I can be that inspiration for young girls, especially those with albinism, to feel comfortable and beautiful in their own skin," Muhitu said. I don't feel shamed, I feel empowered," she said, shaking hands with people eager to congratulate her. The Mr. Albinism Southern Africa title was claimed by Zimbabwean Ntandoyenkosi Mnkandla, 26, a trainee paralegal. Muhitu, who received $250 for winning the Miss Albinism prize, commended the growing number of events that celebrate people with albinism in Africa.

Persons: Andreia Solange Sicato Muhitu, Muhitu, ” Muhitu, Brenda Mudzimu, ”, Mudzimu, Mnkandla Organizations: Human Rights, AP Locations: HARARE, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Angolan, Zimbabwe's, Harare, “, Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, Angola's, Cubango, Saharan Africa, North America, Europe, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, africa

☆ Zimbabwe extends multi-currency system to 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A man poses with Zimbabwe's new two dollar banknote as customers queue outside a bank in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHARARE, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government will maintain its multi-currency system, anchored by the U.S. dollar, to 2030, it said on Friday. The government had previously said that the multi-currency system would end in 2025. "Settlement of any transaction or payment for goods and services in foreign currency, shall ... be valid until the 31st December, 2030," reads the gazette. The government reintroduced the local currency in 2019, but it rapidly lost value again.

Persons: Emmerson Mnangagwa, Nyasha Chingono, Nellie Peyton, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Philimon, Rights, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Philimon Bulawayo, Rights HARARE

☆ A German tourist was found alive after being lost for 3 days on safari with lions, leopards, and buffalo
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A German tourist went missing for three days in Zimbabwe's Matusadona National Park. The safari park is teeming with predators, including lions and leopards. AdvertisementAdvertisementA German tourist who had gone missing in a Zimbabwean safari park teeming with predators was found alive three days after his disappearance. According to the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, Matusadona National Park contains four of the "big five" animals people seek to spot on a safari — elephants, lions, buffalo, and leopards. The authority's website warns tourists visiting the safari park to be particularly cautious around certain animals, particularly lions, elephants, and buffalo with their calves.

Persons: —, Andreas Hoberg, Tinashe Farawo, Farawo, Hoberg, ZimLive.com Organizations: Service, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, Independent, and Wildlife Management Authority Locations: Zimbabwe's, Zimbabwean, Zimbabwe

☆ Zimbabwe: At least 10 dead in gold mine collapse as rescue efforts continue
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Rescue teams in Zimbabwe are continuing the search for survivors, three days after a disused gold mine in the country’s Chegutu district collapsed, killing at least 10 illegal miners. The mine, which is located in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West province, sits 62 miles west of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Artisanal mining is common in Zimbabwe, which is rich in vast deposits of gold and diamonds. Accidents at illegal mining sites are also common in the southern African country. In 2019, the bodies of about two dozen illegal gold miners were pulled out from a flooded mine in a rural settlement in the Mashonaland West province.

Persons: Marian Chombo, Constantino Chiwenga, Chiwenga, ” Chombo, Chombo, Stringer Organizations: CNN — Rescue, AP Locations: Zimbabwe, Chegutu, Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West province, Harare, Mashonaland West province

There are signs that the country has now slipped into another era of brutal oppression, even as newly reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks publicly of “peace, love, harmony and tolerance." “It is the beginning of a new term and we are seeing people being abducted and tortured, people’s homes being burnt down, and lawyers arrested for simply doing their job,” said Doug Coltart, one of Nhende’s lawyers, who was himself arrested. The sight of an elected representative showing injuries from a beating isn't uncommon in Zimbabwe. The CCC and analysts say there is a clear post-election clampdown now that the international observers have left. “It was a sham election, a disputed election, a flawed election.

Persons: Womberaiishe, truncheons, Emmerson Mnangagwa, —, ”, Doug Coltart, Robert Mugabe, Mnangagwa, Tapiwa Muchineripi, Coltart, bode, “, ” Mnangagwa's, Nhende, ” Nhende, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Mkwananzi, Siziba, clampdown, Rashweat Mukundu, Nelson Chamisa, Chamisa Organizations: Citizens Coalition, ZANU, CCC, Coltart, Amnesty, Human Rights, PF, Police, AP Locations: HARARE, Zimbabwe, Harare, Africa, Zimbabwean, africa

☆ Zimbabwe: Outrage as Mnangagwa appoints son second-in-command over treasury after disputed polls
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Zimbabwe’s recently re-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing outrage after appointing his son as deputy minister to the country’s finance ministry. Mnangagwa’s 34-year-old son, David, was among 26 officials sworn in as cabinet ministers Tuesday despite public anger when the list of the nominees was made public on Monday. In his expanded cabinet, Mnangagwa’s son is to deputize finance minister Mthuli Ncube while his nephew, Tongai, would serve as deputy minister in the country’s tourism ministry. Some Zimbabweans have accused Mnangagwa of running the impoverished southern African country as “a family business.”“Slowly Zimbabwe is becoming a family business. The opposition CCC party, which placed second in last month’s disputed polls, also criticized the ministerial list which included a couple, Christopher and Monica Mutsvangwa, both associates of President Mnangagwa, as ministers.

Persons: CNN — Zimbabwe’s, Emmerson Mnangagwa, David, Mnangagwa’s, Mthuli Ncube, Tongai, ”, Mugano, “ It’s, Ncube, ” Mugano, David Mnangagwa, Nick Mangwana, “, ” Mangwana, Christopher, Monica Mutsvangwa, Mnangagwa Organizations: CNN, University of Zimbabwe, Business Administration, Drake University, CCC Locations: Zimbabwe, Harare, doldrums, United States

Iran's Presidency/Mohammad Javad Ostad/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Five U.S. citizens detained in Iran who are expected to be swapped for five Iranians imprisoned in the United States as early as next week are "in full health," Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday. The United States said it will have "oversight" on how and when the funds will be spent. IRNA, citing Iran's mission to the United Nations, said "some of the freed Iranians will remain in the United States while others will return ... "The arrangements have been done and the final action of swapping the prisoners should be finalized in the due time," Raisi told NBC, according to excerpts released by the network. "This money belongs to the Iranian people, the Iranian government, so the Islamic Republic of Iran will decide what to do with this money," Raisi said in the interview, speaking through an Iranian government translator.

Persons: Ebrahim Raisi, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mohammad Javad Ostad, Matthew Miller, Raisi, Lester Holt, Siamak, Morad Tahbaz, Mehrdad Moin, Ansari, Kambiz Attar, Kashani, Reza Sarhangpour, Amin Hassanzadeh, Kaveh, IRNA, John Kirby, Arshad Mohammed, Rami Ayyub, Daphne Psaledakis, Parisa Hafezi, Timothy Gardner, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: State House, Iran's, West Asia News Agency, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, U.S, United, Department, NBC Nightly, U.S ., British, U.S . State Department, United Nations, White House, MSNBC, NBC, Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Iran, United States, South Korean, Washington, Tehran, U.S, Emad Sharqi, Qatar, Islamic Republic of Iran, Dubai

☆ Iran's Raisi: five US citizens detained in Iran 'in full health'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (not pictured) during his official visit at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 13, 2023. Iran's Presidency/Mohammad Javad Ostad/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Five U.S. citizens detained in Iran, who are expected to be swapped for five Iranians imprisoned in the United States as early as next week, are "in full health," Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a television interview on Tuesday. One source familiar with the talks has previously said the Swiss embassy, which represents U.S. interests in Iran, had visited the five Americans and said they were in good health. While Raisi appeared to acknowledge the $6 billion may only be used for humanitarian purposes, he said Iran would decide how the money would be spent. "This money belongs to the Iranian people, the Iranian government, so the Islamic Republic of Iran will decide what to do with this money," Raisi said in the interview, speaking through an Iranian government translator.

Persons: Ebrahim Raisi, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mohammad Javad Ostad, Raisi, Lester Holt, Morad Tahbaz, Arshad Mohammed, Samia Nakhoul, Timothy Gardner Organizations: State House, Iran's, West Asia News Agency, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, U.S, NBC Nightly, U.S ., British, NBC, U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Iran, United States, Tehran, U.S, Emad Sharqi, South Korean, Washington, Qatar, Swiss, Islamic Republic of Iran, South Korea, Dubai

☆ Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa appoints son as deputy finance minister in new cabinet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Nyasha Chingono | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks during his inauguration at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHARARE, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday appointed his son as the deputy finance minister and retained Mthuli Ncube as the finance minister as he battles to rescue the country's ailing economy. Mnangagwa appointed his son David Mnangagwa to be Ncube's deputy as part of the parliament's youth quota, while also announcing Soda Zhemu to head the mining ministry. Mining generates more than half of Zimbabwe's foreign export earnings and Mnangagwa has said the sector, which is attracting investors in lithium mining, will anchor future economic growth. The ruling ZANU-PF party's national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri was re-appointed as the Defence Minister.

Persons: Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mthuli Ncube, Mnangagwa, Ncube, David Mnangagwa, Zhemu, Winston Chitando, Oppah Muchinguri, Kashiri, Nyasha Chingono, Bhargav Acharya, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Zimbabwe, National Sports, REUTERS, Philimon, Rights, Mines Minister, of Energy, Power Development, Mining, ZANU, PF party's, Defence, Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Philimon Bulawayo, Rights HARARE

☆ Iran's Raisi urges Japan to release frozen funds, then wavers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a joint press conference with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (not pictured) at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 13, 2023. "Japan should act independently from the U.S. by releasing our blocked funds," Raisi said when asked by a Japanese reporter about $1.5 billion of blocked funds in Japan. "I must clarify that our Central Bank earlier said we only had unjustly frozen funds in South Korea. All other assets abroad are at the disposal of Iran's Central Bank," Raisi said. Tehran and Washington have reached an agreement in which five U.S. citizens held in Iran will be freed in exchange for $6 billion of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea.

Persons: Ebrahim Raisi, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mohammad Javad Ostad, Raisi, Tehran's, Andrew Cawthorne, Nick Macfie Organizations: Zimbabwean, State House, Iran's, West Asia News Agency, REUTERS, Rights, Central Bank, Iran's Central Bank, U.S, Dubai Newsroom, Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Japan, Washington, South Korea, U.S, Tehran, Iran, Qatar

☆ Incumbent Claims Victory in Zimbabwe Election Amid Fraud Accusations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( John Eligon | More About John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“We reject any result hastily assembled without proper verification,” Promise Mkwananzi, the party spokesman, wrote on Twitter shortly after the results were announced. Mr. Mugabe was removed in a coup in 2017 by Mr. Mnangagwa and his allies. The following year, Mr. Mnangagwa eked out a victory over Mr. Chamisa in an election, winning just over 50 percent of the vote. The Zimbabwean police drew global condemnation for arresting dozens of members of one of the country’s most respected election watchdogs on election night, accusing them of plotting to sow discord by releasing projected election results. The night after the raid, ZANU-PF officials offered their own election projections at a news conference, and drew no ire from the police.

Persons: “, Mnangagwa, Robert Mugabe, autocrat, Mugabe, Chamisa Organizations: Twitter, Mr, Zimbabwean, ZANU Locations: Zimbabwe, African

☆ Zimbabwean tailors cash in on party apparel demand as vote nears
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Nyasha Chingono | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Zimbabwe's ruling party supporter Lameck Chimanikire checks tailor-made clothing made in support of Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, at a workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 18, 2023. Business is booming for Zunze making colourful clothing printed with smiling faces of politicians seeking office in the presidential and parliamentary elections due on Aug. 23. Ahead of the vote, the informal clothing industry that includes tailors like Zunze is cashing in on demand from party supporters wanting to wear their party colours on their sleeves. For others, like ZANU-PF youth leader Lameck Chimanikire, the colourful outfits are not just about making a fashion statement. Since I grew up in the apostolic church, I thought of adapting the garment to tell a political message," Chimanikire said.

Persons: Lameck, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Judah Zunze's, Nelson Chamisa, Lameck Chimanikire, Chimanikire, Nyasha Chingono, Olivia Kumwenda, Peter Graff Organizations: Zimbabwe's, REUTERS, Citizens Coalition, ZANU, Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Bulawayo HARARE, Harare's Warren Park, Gweru

Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, had promised sweeping political, economic and social reforms. Several opposition activists, journalists and human rights activists have been arrested over the last year, including Job Sikhala, a Parliament member and senior official with the CCC. Obey Shava, a prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer who has represented various opposition party supporters facing questionable charges, was violently attacked earlier this month. Human rights group Amnesty International called it a “brutal assault on civic space.”At the same time, government corruption remains a problem in Zimbabwe. Mnangagwa has blamed Western sanctions for the current economic crisis in Zimbabwe, where the annual inflation rate reached 175% in June.

Persons: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s, Mugabe’s, Emmerson Mnangagwa, “, ”, Joe Biden, ” Biden, Nelson Chamisa, Job Sikhala, Obey, Bill –, Bill, Al Jazee, Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mnangagwa, Macky Sall, Felix Tshisekedi, Stephen Chan, ” Chan, Ruben Mbofana, –, Mbofana, Leonard Koni, Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei, Emmerson Mnangagwa Jr, ” Koni Organizations: U.S . Congress, “, ZANU, Citizens Coalition, Amnesty, Movement, Democratic, Mugabe, U.S, Congress, Zimbabwe Democracy, ., U.S . Treasury, Union, Reuters, SOAS University of London Locations: MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Mutare, Rhodesia, U.S, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Senegal

Search resuls for: "zimbabwean"

25 mentions found