Woman to walk 22 miles in bearfoot to highlight plight of women in Zimbabwe

ABERGAVENNY, WALES – A Zimbabwean woman is preparing to walk 22 miles without shoes to highlight the plight of women in her native Zimbabwe. Martha Musonza-Holman, 39, will walk from Brecon to Llanfoist along the canal in a bid to raise £5,000 for community projects. Mrs Musonza-Holman, of New Court Farm, Llantilio Pertholey said she’s [...]

ANC fears MDC-type opposition party

THE conference held by a coalition of civil society groups in October — including the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the Treatment Action Campaign — have triggered fears within the ANC that this is the first step in the establishment of a workers party similar to the Movement for Democratic Change in [...]

South African supermarket giant to increase stake in TM Supermarkets

Cape Town – South Africa’s “Pick n Pay” will spend US$13 million to raise its stake to 49% from the current 25% in Zimbabwe’s largest grocer TM Supermarkets, media reports said here. The transaction, due to be completed by March next year, will give South Africa’s second-largest supermarket chain a greater foothold in the African [...]

South Africa confirms it will fight for Robert Mugabe at UN Security Council

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa would again vote “no” to UN sanctions against Zimbabwe should the issue return onto the agenda of the Security Council during its second term. “If a similar situation were to arise, South Africa will vote no,” said International Relations director general Ayanda Ntsaluba in Pretoria on Tuesday. He was referring to [...]

Zimbabwean Banks Stuck With South African Coins

LOCAL banks are stuck with over R8 million worth of South African coins and may soon be forced to return them after retailers refused to take them up for use in their shops. Bankers Association of Zimbabwe president Mr John Mushayavanhu said local banks had found themselves stuck with the coins in response to calls [...]

South Africa to join UN Security Council. Will it take lead on Africa conflicts?

Johannesburg, South Africa – For years, South African diplomats have chafed at the overbearing power of the West in African affairs, and said the time had come for African solutions to African problems. Now, as South Africa has been elected to a two-year seat on the United Nations Security Council, South Africa has a chance [...]