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Anti-trafficking experts expose traffickers' tactics
Local anti-human trafficking experts have urged Zimbabweans to exercise caution when considering job offers abroad, particularly those that appear too good to be true. This follows the recent Sierra L...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:25hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga launches anti-trafficking plan
Zimbabwe is richly endowed, has a conscientised populace and its leadership is driving the country towards development thus the citizenry shouldn't be easy prey to human traffickers, Vice President Dr...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students stuck in Turkey
CYPRUS has said students lured to the country on dubious scholarship programmes are held in prisons in the Northern region of that country which is under the "illegal" control of neighbouring Turkey....Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe fails to combat human trafficking'
ZIMBABWE has been ranked lowly for failing to fully meet the minimum elimination of human trafficking standards, despite making concerted efforts to do so.Last week, the United States released...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport 'now a human trafficking hub'
"A lot of things happen here at the airport. It all depends on the money on offer," an immigration official at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport said.In October 2021, Roselyn Dun...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cabinet approves Human Trafficking Bill
CABINET has approved amendments to the Trafficking in Persons Act to arrest the rising cases of human trafficking.On Tuesday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa told a post-Cabinet media b...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt officials lambast trafficking middlemen
VILLAGERS who use their homes in the vicinity of the country's borders with other countries to facilitate human trafficking have no respect for human life and must face the full wrath of the law, a se...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe on track to counter human trafficking'
As the government intensifies efforts in criminalising human trafficking, the provincial anti-trafficking taskforces have been receiving training in Harare to equip them with necessary skills that ena...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 20:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
U.S. engages Zimbabwe on human trafficking
The United States is pushing for more partnerships with Zimbabwe to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and will support efforts to reform legislation so it conforms to international best practice, a ...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 07:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
USA notes Zimbabwe progress in combating human trafficking
A United States government report says Zimbabwe made notable progress to strengthen its capacity and to respond to cases of trafficking in persons in the past year. "The (Zimbabwe) government ...Published: 01 Jul 2017 at 10:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe improves in human trafficking rankings
ZIMBABWE'S rankings in human trafficking have improved this year, moving from tier three to tier two, a United States diplomat, Lisa Krista, told journalists in Harare yesterday.Tier three ran...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches National Plan of Action on Human Trafficking
The Government has launched the National Plan of Action on Human Trafficking (NAPLAC) as it consolidates its fight against the scourge following reports that hundreds of Zimbabweans were being traffic...Published: 30 Jul 2016 at 08:50hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
200 Zimbabwean women trapped in Kuwait
OVER 200 Zimbabwean women are reportedly stranded in Kuwait after they were lured to the Middle East country on the pretext that they were going to be offered lucrative jobs by a local human traffick...Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 06:29hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Over 200 Zimbabwean women stranded in Kuwait
OVER 200 Zimbabwean women are reportedly stranded in Kuwait after they were lured to the Middle East country on the pretext that they were going to be offered lucrative jobs by a local human traff...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 08:17hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Woman raped 43,200 times
In one of the worst cases of human trafficking, a survivor from Mexico has told CNN how she was raped 43 200 times after falling into the hands of traffickers.Karla Jacinto said she was forced...Published: 12 Nov 2015 at 17:48hrs | | by CNN
Reducing ivory demand and poaching most effective for saving - Study
New Study released on World Elephant Day 12 August: Reducing ivory demand and poaching most effective for saving elephants, not legalising tradeA ...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Andreas Wilson-Späth
Al Jazeera's 101 East reveals Madagascar's illegal wildlife trade
Convicted smuggler Anson Wong is discovered still operating his multi-million dollar illegal business, having been helped by Madagascan presidential candidate's son Malaysia, 17 November ...Published: 20 Nov 2013 at 06:03hrs | | by Al Jazeera
Khupe launches anti-trafficking publicity campaign
Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe on Wednesday launched the Anti-Trafficking Publicity Awareness Campaign to educate Zimbabweans on the practice and its effects. The campaign comes in the ...Published: 09 Nov 2012 at 04:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
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