Emmerson Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe to Fight Forest Fires with Vehicles Delivered by AFTRADE DMCC

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Monday, July 12, 2021
Africa, Countries, Government of Zimbabwe, Anti-Americanism, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Shona people, Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe has received a range of modern firefighting equipment to bolster its ability to fight forest fires.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe has received a range of modern firefighting equipment to bolster its ability to fight forest fires.
  • At a ceremony held in Mutare on Saturday, the government welcomed the fire engines, rapid response vehicles, and cross-country motorcycles manufactured in Belarus and distributed by AFTRADE DMCC.
  • It will enable Zimbabwe to fight back against the forest fires that ravage our nation," President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in a statement.
  • AFTRADE DMCC has delivered seven 11 fire trucksto Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe to Fight Forest Fires with Vehicles Delivered by AFTRADE DMCC

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 12, 2021
Africa, Countries, Government of Zimbabwe, Anti-Americanism, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Shona people, Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe has received a range of modern firefighting equipment to bolster its ability to fight forest fires.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe has received a range of modern firefighting equipment to bolster its ability to fight forest fires.
  • At a ceremony held in Mutare on Saturday, the government welcomed the fire engines, rapid response vehicles, and cross-country motorcycles manufactured in Belarus and distributed by AFTRADE DMCC.
  • It will enable Zimbabwe to fight back against the forest fires that ravage our nation," President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in a statement.
  • AFTRADE DMCC has delivered seven 11 fire trucksto Zimbabwe.

Zingman Released Without Charges After 12 Days in Congo

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
Countries, Geography of Africa, Africa, Republics, Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa

HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --U.S. businessman Alexander Zingman was released Wednesday without any charges, along with Italian businessman Paolo Persico and Zingman's colleague Oleg Vodchits.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --U.S. businessman Alexander Zingman was released Wednesday without any charges, along with Italian businessman Paolo Persico and Zingman's colleague Oleg Vodchits.
  • The three businessmen had been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the past 12 days.
  • The security agencies took us into custody upon our arrival to check our identities," Zingman told the international media.
  • He has now been released as well, as the security agencies have verified our business meetings," Zingman said.

Zingman Released Without Charges After 12 Days in Congo

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
Countries, Geography of Africa, Africa, Republics, Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa

HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --U.S. businessman Alexander Zingman was released Wednesday without any charges, along with Italian businessman Paolo Persico and Zingman's colleague Oleg Vodchits.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --U.S. businessman Alexander Zingman was released Wednesday without any charges, along with Italian businessman Paolo Persico and Zingman's colleague Oleg Vodchits.
  • The three businessmen had been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the past 12 days.
  • The security agencies took us into custody upon our arrival to check our identities," Zingman told the international media.
  • He has now been released as well, as the security agencies have verified our business meetings," Zingman said.

Zimbabwe Sticks to Reforms Despite Short-term Economic Pain

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Thursday, November 7, 2019
Africa, Countries, Government of Zimbabwe, Shona people, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, In Zimbabwe, Foreign relations of Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov.7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe is sticking to its economic reforms despite the headwinds caused by natural disasters and sanctions.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov.7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe is sticking to its economic reforms despite the headwinds caused by natural disasters and sanctions.
  • "We wanted to achieve fiscal consolidation Zimbabwe was earlier running deficits of double figures and to control our trade deficit.
  • President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took over in 2017, has made implementing structural reforms a priority, despite inheriting a struggling economy marked by hyperinflation, cash shortages and endemic corruption under former president Robert Mugabe.
  • Despite these setbacks, the government continues to open up the country's economic, political and media spaces.

Zimbabwe Sticks to Reforms Despite Short-term Economic Pain

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Thursday, November 7, 2019
Africa, Countries, Government of Zimbabwe, Shona people, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, In Zimbabwe, Foreign relations of Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov.7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe is sticking to its economic reforms despite the headwinds caused by natural disasters and sanctions.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov.7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe is sticking to its economic reforms despite the headwinds caused by natural disasters and sanctions.
  • "We wanted to achieve fiscal consolidation Zimbabwe was earlier running deficits of double figures and to control our trade deficit.
  • President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took over in 2017, has made implementing structural reforms a priority, despite inheriting a struggling economy marked by hyperinflation, cash shortages and endemic corruption under former president Robert Mugabe.
  • Despite these setbacks, the government continues to open up the country's economic, political and media spaces.

Zimbabwe Calls for Lifting of Sanctions With a Public Holiday

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Friday, October 25, 2019
Africa, Countries, Government of Zimbabwe, Shona people, Republics, Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Robert Mugabe, Foreign relations of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean coup d'état

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct.25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe has called a public holiday Friday to highlight the toll that sanctions are taking on its fragile economy.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct.25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe has called a public holiday Friday to highlight the toll that sanctions are taking on its fragile economy.
  • Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa has called these Robert Mugabe-era sanctions counter-productive, hurting his efforts to turn Zimbabwe around after decades of isolation and mismanagement.
  • But all this is at risk with Zimbabwe remaining shut out of international finance and expertise due to the sanctions.
  • The Southern African Development Community has expressed solidarity with Zimbabwe, calling for an end to the crippling sanctions.

Zimbabwe Calls for Lifting of Sanctions With a Public Holiday

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Friday, October 25, 2019
Africa, Countries, Government of Zimbabwe, Shona people, Republics, Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Robert Mugabe, Foreign relations of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean coup d'état

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct.25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe has called a public holiday Friday to highlight the toll that sanctions are taking on its fragile economy.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct.25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe has called a public holiday Friday to highlight the toll that sanctions are taking on its fragile economy.
  • Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa has called these Robert Mugabe-era sanctions counter-productive, hurting his efforts to turn Zimbabwe around after decades of isolation and mismanagement.
  • But all this is at risk with Zimbabwe remaining shut out of international finance and expertise due to the sanctions.
  • The Southern African Development Community has expressed solidarity with Zimbabwe, calling for an end to the crippling sanctions.

Zimbabwe Moves to Implement Motlanthe Commission Recommendations on 2018 Post-election Violence

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Africa, Countries, Kgalema Motlanthe, Zimbabwe, Harare, Sibusiso Moyo, Emmerson Mnangagwa

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe is taking action to implement the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission, according to the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sibusiso Moyo.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe is taking action to implement the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission, according to the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sibusiso Moyo.
  • The commission was headed by former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe and included a British human rights barrister and a former Commonwealth secretary-general.
  • Its key recommendations included reforming Zimbabwe's laws and prosecuting those responsible for the violence.
  • He pointed out that international support would strengthen the pace of reform in Zimbabwe and the government's drive for reconciliation and justice.

Zimbabwe Moves to Implement Motlanthe Commission Recommendations on 2018 Post-election Violence

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Africa, Countries, Kgalema Motlanthe, Zimbabwe, Harare, Sibusiso Moyo, Emmerson Mnangagwa

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe is taking action to implement the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission, according to the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sibusiso Moyo.

Key Points: 
  • HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimbabwe is taking action to implement the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission, according to the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sibusiso Moyo.
  • The commission was headed by former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe and included a British human rights barrister and a former Commonwealth secretary-general.
  • Its key recommendations included reforming Zimbabwe's laws and prosecuting those responsible for the violence.
  • He pointed out that international support would strengthen the pace of reform in Zimbabwe and the government's drive for reconciliation and justice.