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ZLHR concerned about treatment of Chin'ono and Ngarivhume in prison
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is concerned about the treatment of freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of Transform Zimbabwe political party, who are curr...Published: 6 hrs ago | 965 | by Stephen Jakes
Lawyer fears for Chin'ono's life
INCARCERATED journalist Hopewell Chin'ono's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has said they fear he could be poisoned in jail as authorities put restrictions on delivery of food from outside.Mtetwa said ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2919 | by Staff reporter
What becomes of unwanted babies?
IT is a common national habit to turn a blind eye or be very judgmental about problems that we are too uncomfortable to deal with such as unwanted teen pregnancies or the necessity of providing contra...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:37hrs | 314 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Why internationals visit Zimbabwe in peak tourist seasons
Zimbabwe reported 1.8 million international visits in 2018. This number was a 4 percent increase from 2017. Why are internationals interested in Zimbabwe, a country located in Southern Africa? The cou...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:12hrs | 301 | by Staff Writer
MDC mayor in questionable land deal
MAYOR Solomon Mguni is in the news once again after being granted a development permit to construct six townhouses on a piece of land measuring 4 287 square metres.Two months ago, Mguni attrac...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 17:20hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Strong institutions needed in fight against corruption
WHILE reasonable progress has been made in strengthening capacity to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and accountability in the management of national resources, the institutional framework for dealin...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 09:08hrs | 463 | by Tawanda Zinyama
Dr Chiwenga's appointment is Constitutional
The appointment of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as Minister of Health sparked a legal debate erupted among legal experts on social media. However, knowledgeable top lawyers including Nelson Cha...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 22:19hrs | 5842 | by Staff reporter
Legal experts speak on General Chiwenga's appointment as Minister of Health
The appointment of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as Minister of Health sparked a legal debate erupted among legal experts on social media. The matter was started by MDC Secretary f...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 20:38hrs | 7241 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A passport is a privilege in Zimbabwe
I goT my current passport in 2016, three years after the election that ended the government of National Unity. This was also the year the government introduced bond coins and bond notes, and foreign c...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:29hrs | 786 | by Kudzai Mubaiwa
Zimbabweans still have a right to protest
Trade unions, political groupings and civil society organisations called on the public to take to the streets on July 31 to protest against economic mismanagement and public corruption.Some of...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:24hrs | 198 | by Veritas
Elderly barred from funerals
COMMUNITY leaders in Matobo have banned pregnant women and the elderly from attending funerals while consumption of food at such events is also no longer permitted as part of strategies adopted to pre...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:16hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Borehole drilling scam surfaces
A NUMBER of Zimbabweans, who are in need of borehole drilling services are made to pay exorbitant charges in foreign currency or give away livestock by a cartel of companies suspected to be of foreign...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:11hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans stuck in SA just got a last-second reprieve – and 3 more months to leave
On Saturday, 1 August, Zimbabweans and a range of foreign visitors in South Africa would have faced being declared undesirable after having overstayed their visas.But just hours before that, o...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 18:18hrs | 2654 | by Staff reporter
'Perrance Shiri died after repenting of Gukurahundi sins'
Former 5th Brigade Commander Perrance Shiri repented of his involvement in commanding the notorious 5th Brigade that killed more than 20 000 Zimbabweans from Matabeleland and Midlands. A WikiL...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 10:17hrs | 6158 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govts can restrict protests - UN
GOVERNMENTS have the right to restrict protests on public health grounds, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has said, when it stepped in to formulate its legal interpretation, having seen a ga...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:29hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
WFP urgently seeks US$250m for Zimbabwe crisis
With COVID-19 aggravating an already severe hunger crisis in Zimbabwe, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for an additional US$250 million to support a rapidly expanding emer...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 10:54hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vows to defend peace
AMID deafening sabre-rattling from the country's opposition parties, Western embassies and civil society organisations that want to subvert the will of the people on July 31, Zanu-PF yesterday vowed t...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 09:26hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Stiffer conditions to pass roadblocks
Police at roadblocks will now be seeking more detailed documentation signed by an employee's chief executive officer or general manager so that those legitimately going to work in an essential service...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:45hrs | 1049 | by Staff reporter
3 300 Zimbabweans in SA apply for food assistance
ZIMBABWEANS who missed the submission deadline on 19 July to apply for food assistance cannot get an extension, Zimbabwean consul general in Johannesburg Melody Chaurura told GroundUp last Wednesday....Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 10:56hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Police announce documents needed for citizens to pass through roadblocks
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has specified the documents required for members of the public to pass through roadblocks and checkpoints in line with the COVID19 national measures announced by President...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 12:58hrs | 10311 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe Curfew regulations clarified
THE gazetted legal statutory instrument amending lockdown regulations by setting the 6PM to 6AM curfew, now requires church gatherings, jogging, walking and cycling to take place not earlier than 8AM ...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:20hrs | 5024 | by Staff Reporter
Harare, Bulawayo face total Covid-19 lockdown
GOVERNMENT is set to impose a stricter, total Covid-19 lockdown in Harare and Bulawayo in view of a sharp increase in infections amid concerns by cabinet ministers that the public is flouting the rest...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:13hrs | 2643 | by Staff reporter
BCC warns against smuggling of corpses
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has warned residents against smuggling groceries into the country following reports that omalayitsha (cross-border transporters) were either sneaking in corpses with basic ...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:07hrs | 889 | by Staff reporter
R1.5 million business loan unveiled to Zimbabweans in South Africa
The Zimbabwe community in South Africa (ZimCommunitySA) has unveiled a Business Rescue Loan Facility to Zimbabweans residing in neighboring South Africa. In a statement issued on Thursday by t...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 13:58hrs | 3311 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Human Rights Watch statement on Chin'ono and Ngarivhume arrests
The Zimbabwe police today arrested and detained Hopewell Chin'ono, an awarding-winning journalist, and Jacob Ngarivhume, leader of the political group Transform Zimbabwe. Both are accused of inciting ...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 15:04hrs | 1652 | by Dewa Mavhinga
How to get a loan abroad?
Any unplanned spending abroad? Is it possible to take a loan in another country? Yes! Operational financial assistance is provided on the website "PaydayMe.com"...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 23:14hrs | 1386 | by Staff Writer
Thousands return to Zimbabwe as COVID-19 bites
OVER 11 000 Zimbabweans living in foreign lands have returned home since the COVID-19-induced lockdown, with thousands more still en-route and due to arrive over the next few weeks, official data show...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 16:00hrs | 3223 | by Staff reporter
Transport situation to normalise
THE transport situation in Bulawayo is set to normalise from today after Zupco received 120 000 litres of fuel yesterday.Thousands of commuters had to walk to and from work on Friday and yeste...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:36hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Thousands tracing their footsteps back home as Covid-19 bites
OVER 11 000 Zimbabweans living in foreign lands have returned home since the Covid-19-induced lockdown, with thousands more still en-route and due to arrive over the next few weeks, official data show...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:26hrs | 430 | by Staff Reporter
Kariba tension-gripped as government departments dither tactlessly
Kariba is a tense town this week for both tourists and local stakeholders, with emotions boiling over in some instances. Government departments' inept handling of important issues is at the core of th...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 18:47hrs | 4869 | by Laiton Kandawire Patsaka-Nyaminyami Community Radio Environment and Tourism Correspondent
July 31 demo to go ahead with or without police approval
OPPOSITION Transform Zimbabwe leader and coordinator of the planned July 31 mass demonstrations, Jacob Ngarivhume has vowed the anti-government protest will proceed with or without police approval....Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 08:00hrs | 1986 | by newzimbabwe
Over 1,000 Zimbabwean students face return from US
Many of the more than 1000 Zimbabwean students at American universities may have to return home following a US Government decision that foreign students at universities that now teach online with no f...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 19:43hrs | 2518 | by Staff reporter
Cain Mathema bans churches from using schools
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says schools remain closed for church or any other gatherings during the Covid-19 period.In a statement Education Minister Cain Mathema said sch...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 15:38hrs | 1830 | by Moyo Roy
Chinese man who shot 2 black workers released on $10 000 bail
A Chinese mine manager Zhang Xuelin who is accused of shooting two black employees in Gweru has been freed on a ZWL$10 000 bail by a High Court Judge in Masvingo.Justice Garainesu ordered Xuel...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 12:46hrs | 1733 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo faces extradition from Kenya?
Former minister Professor Jonathan Moyo may have to flee Kenya to avoid extradition to Zimbabwe on fraud and related charges involving the alleged diversion of US$244 575 from the Zimbabwe Manpower De...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 16:16hrs | 4346 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa asks Kenya to urgently deport Jonathan Moyo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has requested assistance from the government of Kenya to assist in the extradition of Professor Jonathan Moyo. Moyo who went to exile in 2017 after th...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 07:33hrs | 8301 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The Ecocash heist - A modern tale of irresponsible corporate behaviour
Sometime in 2013, I applied and became an Ecocash Agent (Agent), and immediately set shop in at least two locations within Harare CBD. The setup and running costs for me as an Agent were high, but the...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 19:27hrs | 6769 | by Tendayi Mudhadha
Taxis show Ramaphosa the middle finger
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) say government is not taking the industry seriously and that they have decided to take the "the bull by its horns...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:21hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Bankable land could reignite Zimbabwe economy
THE solution to Zimbabwe's unending economic problems is the provision of bankable land rights, which will spur farming as real business, a renowned economist has said.John Robertson said at a...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the Minister of Local Govt and Rural and Urban Development Hon. July Moyo
As concerned citizens, it is our belief that Local Government refers to the establishment of participatory and democratically elected structures that can identify with the needs of people at grassroot...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 1844 | by Concerned citizens of Bubi Rural District
Malaba's lawyers dress code directive reversed
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has withdrawn Practice Direction (PD) 6 of 2020 banning tight-fitting, body-hugging and colourful attire for legal practitioners appearing before the Magistrates Courts. ...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
New dress code for Zimbabwe lawyers, body-hugging and colourful attire banned
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has banned tight-fitting, body-hugging and colourful attire for legal practitioners appearing before the Magistrates Courts. For female lawyers, skirts must at least ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:56hrs | 1421 | by Staff reporter
Retail shops reject local currency
Reports from Habakkuk Trust Community Advocacy Action Teams in Matabeleland Province indicate that a significant number of shops are refusing to transact in local currency.The trust in a repor...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 08:24hrs | 3975 | by Stephen Jakes
CBZ dismisses gold buying license reports
CBZ Bank has dismissed as false reports that the financial institution has been awarded a gold-buying licence by the Government.Some sections of the media had claimed that CBZ was now buying g...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 19:31hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa defends Kuda Tagwirei
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswea has defended President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and Zanu PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei after reports that he could soon become Zimbabwe's biggest gold...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 16:22hrs | 3552 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Landela and CBZ get green-light to buy gold
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and Zanu-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei could soon become Zimbabwe's biggest gold buyer after getting a special permit from Fidelity Printers and Refiners....Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 14:58hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
SA returnees receive medication
ONE hundred and twenty-nine people quarantined in Beitbridge after returning from South Africa have received medication for chronic illnesses.According to Beitbridge District Medical Officer (...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 14:45hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa allies plot to scuttle Khupe congress'
MDC officials, who were members of the party's national council under the late Morgan Tsvangirai, are reportedly piling pressure on acting MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe to hold a national council me...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:05hrs | 7694 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in South Africa to get the R700 million grant
Zimbabweans in South Africa had a breather after the South African Pretoria High Court made an order compelling the government to include asylum-seekers in the R700 million Covid-19 relief grant...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 18:28hrs | 5415 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe special permit holders to get SA's R350 Covid-19 relief grant, says court
The Pretoria High Court's ruling compelling the government to give asylum-seekers the R350 Covid-19 relief grant, is expected to cost the Department of Social Development R700 million.The judg...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 20:09hrs | 3107 | by Staff reporter
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