A ZIMBABWEAN truck driver was left traumatized and pleading to be allowed to go back home to Zimbabwe after his house was burned to rubble in the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Emmanuel Manyere was renting a house in Jeppestown near Johannesburg, but a gang comprising of his neighborhood youths burned the house to ashes saying they did not want foreigners taking over their jobs. In an interview with Voice of America, Manyere said he feared for his life and wanted to return to Zimbabwe. “A gang called Mzansi Wethu (meaning Our South Africa) attacked my rented houseom Tuesday. They managed to break into the house and they took whatever they wanted and they burnt everything, things like my refrigerator, radio, television set and when I came from work I
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa said yesterday he was happy with the pace of ongoing dialogue with United States President Donald Trump, which is aimed at bringing an end to illegal and ruinous economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. He said this in an interview with Bloomberg TV at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa here yesterday. The President said relations between Zimbabwe and the US, were cordial in nearly two decades, adding that while the country worked on its reform agenda, it had also focused on rejoining the family of nations and normalising relations with the US. “We have rejoined the family of nations,” said President Mnangagwa. “I am happy that dialogue with Trump is ongoing. I am happy with the progress we are so far making, which had never happened in
LEADER of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Sello Malema, has said foreigners are welcome and South Africa is for everybody in the wake of attacks targeting truck drivers and businesses owned by foreign nationals in Johannesburg since Sunday. Malema said it was wrong for South Africans to think that foreign nationals were taking over their job and economic opportunities, adding that if anything, persons from other countries were actually contributing to the economic development of South Africa. “Whether you are from South Africa, whether you are from Zimbabwe, whether you are from Nigeria – this is your home. “There are no jobs in South Africa because whites are refusing to invest money in South Africa, they’ve got too many savings in the bank,&rd
Cape Town(New Ziana)-President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday urged the South African government to deal with on-going xenophobic attacks being perpetrated against African foreigners by its citizens. Speaking at a dinner event hosted in his honor by the Zimbabwe Diaspora Business Forum here, President Mnangagwa said the South African government should use a bit of force to quell the xenophobic attacks. “I have no doubt that the authorities here will not fold hands. They must bring sanity and to do so, they must apply a bit of force,” he said. President Mnangagwa’s remarks come as he joined other African leaders here to attend the 28th session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) for Africa which opens here on Wednesday. South Africa has been hit by an outbreak of xenoph
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called for unity across the African continent. Below is Chamisa’s full statement : The attacks against fellow Africans in South Africa are appalling and heartbreaking. We call upon our African brothers and sisters to show a full sense of brotherhood and sisterhood consistent with the timeless wisdom of Ubuntu. Brother against brother or Sister against sister is inimical to Ubuntu. Extremely disturbing are scenes and sights of violence and horrendous attacks in South Africa. It is time to take decisive action to protect all in South Africa and stop any attacks on fellow Africans. Priority must be given to individual security & stopping of all manner and forms of violence. While these attacks are routinely described as xenophobic, it is evi
THE solidarity march that was scheduled for tomorrow, has been deferred to next week, due to President Mnangagwa’s unavailability owing to other national duties. The President, who is attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in South Africa, was expected to address thousands of people at the anti-sanctions march. The march has since been upgraded to national event status. The march is in solidarity with President Mnangagwa for assuming the chairmanship of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation at the just ended 39th SADC Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Further, the march is in support of SADC member states that have joined the campaign for the removal of illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States and the European Union.
Rutendo Benson Matinyarare has becomes a voice of reason & truth in these hard times facing Zimbabwe & Africa as a whole. Rutendo Benson Matinyarare is a controvesial figure when it comes to his point of view on Zimbabwean Sanctions & other issues concerning Zimbabwe & Africa. One thing that all Zimbabweans can agree on is that Rutendo Benson Matinyarare loves Zimbabwe & the continent of Africa. With the latest Xenophobia attacks happening in South Africa where Rutendo Benson Matinyarare is based he shares an insight into the situation which is very sobering and insightful. Rutendo Benson Matinyarare discusses about solutions to stop the Xenophobia attacks and the way forward. In his video he talks about events which have lead to the current s
Cdes and Friends, May I on behalf of the Labour Economist and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) render my heartfelt appreciation to the South African community who have provided a chance for coexistence which in turn forms the anchor and root of the African spirit and legacy. How ever we are deeply concerned with the current developments regarding the rumors of xenophobic violence. These developments are unfortunately escalating threat on foreign nationals who are resident in South Africa. In addressing this issue it is important to note that the reflection we see being portrayed, does not represent what is on the ground in terms of how the South African community has welcomed foreign nationals together they have realized that poverty is the enemy go on the ground you will discover this. N
PROMINENT cleric and founder of the Destiny for Africa Network,. Obadiah Msindo, has said MDC leader Nelson Chamisa committed political suicide and lost a golden opportunity to push for electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 elections when he spurned the official opposition position and chose street-based violence and protests. Msindo said by also spurning the dialogue process called by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Chamisa will head into the next harmonized elections in a much weaker position because he failed to take his chance and opted for a hard-line stance against Zanu-PF which will simply never work in MDC’s favour. Msindo said this on Friday evening at the launch of Pastor Olinda Marowa’s album in Harare, an event that Destiny for Africa Network funded. “Whe
President Mnangagwa back home in Zimbabwe after successfully selling the Zimbabwe brand at the TICAD-7 conference in Yokohama, Japan. The conference ran from 28 - 30 August PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived back home from Yokohama, Japan, where he joined other African leaders at the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, otherwise known as the TICAD7. He was met at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport by Vice President Kembo Mohadi, Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, State Security Minister Owen Ncube, Harare Metropolitan Minister Oliver Chidau, senior government officials, service chiefs, among others. The conference mainly looked at unlocking business opportunities for Japanese corporates in infrastructural develop
