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19/09/2026

As H.E. President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa prepares to attend the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Zimbabwe will reaffirm its commitment to multilateralism, peace and global cooperation.

Speaking on the significance of the Presidentโ€™s participation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, says Zimbabwe will use the UN platform to advance peace and security, UN reform, equitable representation and sustainable development.

The Presidentโ€™s attendance comes as Zimbabwe prepares to serve on the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member for 2027โ€“2028, under the theme โ€œ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ.โ€

Zimbabwe will continue advancing its foreign policy principles of โ€œ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐žโ€ and โ€œ๐™๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐š๐›๐ฐ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ.โ€

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, is leading the Zimbabwean delegation at...
18/09/2026

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, is leading the Zimbabwean delegation at the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ being held today at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York.

The gathering, held under the theme โ€œ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ, ๐–๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž,โ€ brings countries together to accelerate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strengthen international cooperation towards the 2030 Agenda.

His Excellency President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is expected to deliver Zimbabweโ€™s message virtually, highlighting the countryโ€™s commitment to sustainable development and the importance of collective global action.

For Zimbabwe, achieving the SDGs is central to improving its people's quality of life through progress in areas such as ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž, ๐๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก.
Globally, accelerated SDG implementation offers a pathway to improve livelihoods and ensure development reaches communities everywhere. The United Nations notes that progress remains too slow and uneven, requiring stronger partnerships, sustained investment and collective action to close implementation gaps before 2030.

๐™๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐š๐›๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade joined other Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies in ...
17/09/2026

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade joined other Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, for the Inter-Ministerial Games and Arts Festival.
The Festival was officially opened yesterday by the Vice President, Honourable Col (Rtd) Dr. K. C. D. Mohadi, represented by the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Matabeleland South Province, Hon. Albert Nguluvhe.
Held under the theme, โ€œHealthy Nation, Productive Workforce,โ€ the Games included athletics, volleyball, choir competitions, soccer, tug of war, netball, and showcased the national fabric through modelling.
The Festival provided an important platform for public servants to interact beyond the workplace, strengthen inter-ministerial cooperation, celebrate Zimbabwean culture and talent, and embrace healthy lifestyles through sport and arts.
The Ministry remains committed to advancing wellness, unity and collaboration within the Public Service as key pillars for effective service delivery and national development.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, has arrived in New York for the 81...
16/09/2026

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, has arrived in New York for the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81), running under the theme, is "๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ."

This timely global theme directly mirrors Zimbabweโ€™s current domestic and international trajectory, as the UN's call to restore trust is perfectly exemplified by Zimbabwe's recent landslide election to the UN Security Council for the 2027โ€“2028 term with a resounding 96% global endorsement (182 out of 190 votes).

Furthermore, the UN's focus on managing transformation and delivering for all aligns seamlessly with Zimbabwe's internal shift toward technological self-reliance under Heritage-Based Education 5.0 and President Mnangagwaโ€™s foundational philosophy of "๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐."

To translate this diplomatic visibility into tangible economic returns, the delegation is leveraging the assembly to host a high-level Zimbabwe Business Forum on the sidelines, coordinated alongside ZimTrade, ZIDA, and ZTA under the banner "๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐™๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐š๐›๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ," pitching the nation's booming agriculture, mining, and tourism sectors directly to international financiers while reinforcing its non-adversarial foreign policy as a โ€œ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ž.โ€

16/09/2026

H.E. President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweโ€™s youth to draw inspiration from the countryโ€™s rich liberation history and the legacy of the Munhumutapa Empire as they take an active role in building a modern, industrialised and prosperous Zimbabwe.

Speaking during the Munhumutapa Day celebrations in Mvurwi, President Mnangagwa said the theme of honouring the past, empowering the present and securing Zimbabweโ€™s future should inspire young people to embrace production, innovation, discipline and self-reliance in pursuit of Vision 2030.

The President also challenged the youth to preserve Zimbabweโ€™s heritage while harnessing the lessons of the Munhumutapa Empire in areas such as trade, innovation, governance and self-determination.

๐‘พ๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ช๐‘ฏ: ๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ด๐’๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’˜๐’‚ ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’˜๐’†โ€™๐’” ๐’‡๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†.
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14/09/2026

This Monday marked a monumental milestone for regional diplomacy and economic integration! The Government of Zimbabwe has officially signed the Country Host Agreement with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), paving the way for Harare to host the upcoming 25th COMESA Summit of Heads of State and Government.

Welcoming COMESA Secretary General Ms. Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, reaffirmed Zimbabwe's constitutional mandate under Section 12(2) for Pan-African solidarity and regional integration.

Operating under the theme โ€œOne Market, One Future: Advancing Inclusive Industrialisation, Investment and Regional Integration in COMESA,โ€ this summit will serve as a premier platform to accelerate regional value chains and expand intra-regional trade.

With preparations entering their final phase, Zimbabwe stands ready to provide a secure, efficient, and world-class, hospitable environment for private sector growth and Heads of State deliberations.

10/09/2026

๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡| The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, sharing Zimbabweโ€™s vision for growth and global integration at the 19th Sanganai/Hlanganani/Dzimbahwe Tourism Expo.

In his speech, he emphasized Zimbabweโ€™s commitment to tourism, peace, and building strong international relationships for a prosperous future.

10/09/2026

๐ŸŽฅ ๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡: "๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐."

Speaking at the Tourism Investment Forum during the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Dzimbahwe Tourism Expo, the Guest of Honour, the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Prof. Mthuli Ncube, outlined a transformative vision for scaling up Destination Zimbabwe.

In this brief, Prof. Mthuli Ncube makes a compelling call for the government to invest heavily in Air Zimbabwe's domestic fleet expansion to smoothly connect key routes like Kariba, Harare, Gweru, Masvingo, and Buffalo Range.

Drawing directly from his personal journey of building a lodge in Matopo while living in Switzerland, he issues a powerful invitation to the Zimbabwean diaspora to invest back home. Most importantly, he stresses that true investment success must always protect our heritage and prioritize local communities by creating jobs and sustainable value.

10/09/2026

๐ŸŽฅ ๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡: "๐™๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐š๐›๐ฐ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž."

Today, on the margins of the Sanganai/Hlanganani Dzimbahwe World Tourism Expo in Masvingo, a high-level Tourism Investment Forum was held to unlock new infrastructure capital for the nation.

Addressing delegates and global financiers, the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Hon. Barbara Rwodzi, highlighted Zimbabweโ€™s impressive, award-winning growth in tourist arrivals, receipts, and investment inflows.

Guided by the H.E. President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwaโ€™s vision of achieving an Upper-Middle-Income Society by 2030, Minister Rwodzi put a spotlight on untapped opportunities in Masvingo Province,including downstream community projects like the natural African-map rock matrix in Zaka, proving that sustainable tourism infrastructure.
directly transforms local livelihoods.

| ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ| #๐’๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐š๐ข/๐‡๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง๐ข/๐ƒ๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Today is Day 2 of the Sanganai/Hlanganani Dzimbahwe World Tourism Expo! The ...
10/09/2026

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Today is Day 2 of the Sanganai/Hlanganani Dzimbahwe World Tourism Expo!

The Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube (MP), takes center stage as the Guest of Honour, outlining how fiscal incentives, duty-free capital imports, and Special Economic Zones are actively luring global investors into our booming tourism sector.

Adding immense diplomatic weight to today's sessions, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, is in attendance as a guest speaker.

Prof. Murwira will highlight the powerful, hand-in-hand synergy between Foreign Affairs and Tourism.
As the country's premier image builders, our diplomatic missions continue to change global perceptions, unlock international travel corridors, and prove that Zimbabwe is open for world-class tourism business.

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