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Chinese Steel Plant: Zimbabwe's economic boon
Zimbabwe is aiming to be home to Africa's largest steel plant, but disputes over the project continue even as it ramps up production.Over the past few months, villagers have been accusing the ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 06:53hrs | 6982 | by Staff reporter
UDC accuses BDP of 'smuggling' Zimbabweans in buses to rig Botswana vote
As Botswana prepares for its general elections tomorrow, the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is raising serious allegations against the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). The UDC'...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 09:54hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Tshangani dam is a tale of unfulfilled promises
The Zimbabwean government has once again delayed the completion deadline for the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, now pushing it to 2026, leaving residents of Bulawayo in a precarious situation as the city grapple...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:02hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Linking Scientific Solutions With Socio-economic Needs Leads To Successful Environmental Conservation
Johannesburg - The world, including South Africa's Gauteng Province which includes the City of Johannesburg, is increasingly acknowledging that scientific solutions to environmental challenges can onl...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 21:27hrs | 101 | by Emmanuel Koro
Mnangagwa spokesman says Commonwealth is a 'needless albatross'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman George Charamba says he would rather Zimbabwe quits the Commonwealth forever, even as the ruling Zanu PF party has been lobbying some members of the club of fo...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 16:19hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Safety of Zimbabweans in Botswana has been guaranteed
The safety of Zimbabwean nationals residing legally in Botswana has been guaranteed by local authorities following diplomatic discussions with the Zimbabwean Embassy in Gaborone. The Embassy intervene...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:47hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Milton high in Environmental Conservation programme
MILTON High School student volunteer activity group, ASEZ STAR Club Light of Hope will embark on a mission to clean up Townsend Road from Corner Leopold Takawira to 12th Avenue Extension on October 27...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 20:40hrs | 532 | by Stephen Jakes
'Projected Trump victory driving demand for dollars'
Increasing belief on the financial markets that Donald Trump will win the US presidential election next month has been strengthening the dollar, Bloomberg has reported, citing British multinational ba...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 13:45hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique's ruling party wins landslide in disputed poll
Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country's divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation, according to official results....Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:52hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF rubbishes Ian Khama's electoral accusations
The ruling Zanu-PF party has firmly dismissed accusations from former Botswana President Ian Khama, who alleged that the party interfered in electoral processes across the region to support fellow rul...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 11:31hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's celebration of FRELIMO victory premature'
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended a premature congratulatory message to Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, following disputed election results that have intensified political tensi...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 1450 | by Staff reporter
Sadc Chair 'endorses' disputed Mozambique elections
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended his congratulations to Daniel Chapo, the presidential candidate for the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo), amidst ongoing unrest in Mozambique ...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:54hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Britain's Charles is heckled by Australian politician
King Charles faced a tense moment during his visit to Australia when independent senator Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal Australian, interrupted his address at Parliament House in Canberra with shouts of ...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 12:11hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Gweru dumpsite relocation delayed again
The relocation of the Woodlands dumpsite in Gweru has been postponed once more, primarily due to delays in receiving necessary paperwork from the government, despite the City Council having already id...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:06hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Barak Obama is out of touch about Kamala!
Brother Obama, president (2008-2016) is himself the cause for the decline of support among blacks for the Democratic Party.The entry of former president Barak Obama into the fray on behalf of ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:03hrs | 168 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Ian Khama says Zimbabweans could vote in Botswana
The Botswana Democratic Party-led government could be preparing to rig the general elections by using Zimbabweans to vote, former president Ian Khama has alleged.Launching Modiri Jojo Lucas as...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:58hrs | 2457 | by Staff reporter
Namibia rubbished corruption allegations in ballot paper tender
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has strongly refuted allegations that it awarded a US$60 million contract for the supply of ballot paper for the upcoming general elections to South African c...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army faces scrutiny over unlawful gold mining operations
Rusununguko/Nkululeko Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, a company owned by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), is allegedly conducting an unauthorized alluvial gold mining operation in Allied Timbers' Tarka Forest, ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:23hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
The PVO Bill is a threat to Zimbabwe's democracy
The recent passing of the Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Bill by the Zimbabwe Senate has sparked widespread concern among civil society organizations and democracy advocates. The bill, w...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 21:07hrs | 374 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF supporters vote in Mozambique's general elections?
A significant number of Zanu-PF supporters, including a former councillor, reportedly participated in Mozambique's general elections held on Saturday, raising questions about the credibility of the po...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:20hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Trump's odds of winning have suddenly surged
A data scientist who constructed a model to predict who will win the 2024 presidential election says Donald Trump has surged ahead in the last week.Dr Thomas Miller from Northwestern Universit...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver jailed for killing pedestrian
A 26-year-old commuter omnibus driver from Hatcliffe, Kelvin Mhasi, has been sentenced to 17 months in jail after being convicted of culpable homicide in connection with a fatal road accident. ...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:27hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2617 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zanu-PF wins Umzingwane by-election
The ruling Zanu-PF party has claimed the councillor seat for Ward 15 in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South province, following a decisive victory on Saturday.Zanu-PF candidate Cde Sifelan...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 14:23hrs | 1441 | by Staff reporter
War veteran faces eviction amid corruption scandal
Bernard Masendeke, a war veteran popularly known as "Shumba," is facing eviction from a farm he has occupied for nearly 20 years following a court order linked to a corruption scandal involving senior...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 17:24hrs | 1368 | by Staff reporter
MK Party reinstates challenge to the rigged outcome of SA's 29 May elections
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has reinstated its electoral court challenge to the outcome of the 29 May national and provincial elections and has asked it to order a rerun of the poll.The pa...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Foreign mining companies should follow Zimbabwe laws
Foreign mining companies must ensure their operations in Zimbabwe benefit indigenous citizens, who are the rightful owners of the country's natural resources. This was the message from Remigious Matan...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:40hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Chinese nationals arrested for alluvial mining in Zimbabwe
Police in Magunje have arrested five Chinese nationals for allegedly conducting illegal alluvial gold mining operations along the Sanyati River in Hurungwe District. The arrests, which took place on T...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:23hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
The curse of diamonds: How Zimbabwe's wealth is failing its people
I was listening this morning as the Minister of Mines, Winston Chitando, boasted over Zimbabwe's increasing diamond production. Indeed, Zimbabwe's diamond industry has long been touted as a be...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 15:09hrs | 936 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Anti-Chinese investors Maguwu releases a damning report
The relationship between Chinese-owned extractive companies and local communities in Zimbabwe has deteriorated, marked by growing mistrust, suspicion, and a series of reported abuses. A recent report ...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, opposition and the road to 2028
Zanu-PF's internal power dynamics regarding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms ending in 2028 and the state of the currently fractured opposition....Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:32hrs | 240 | by Zimbabwe Democracy Institute
Hichilema showing his true colours
The BBC, yesterday, reported on the recent dismissal of three Zambian judges by that country's President Hakainde Hichilema in an attempt to retain and consolidate power by instilling fear and forcing...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 09:42hrs | 1636 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Hichilema gears up to change Zambia's constitution
As President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia made his annual address to parliament on 13 September, he shocked many observers as he made a series of revealing off-the-cuff remarks on the topic of constit...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:36hrs | 357 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Coltart wants Bulawayo to drink sewage-infested Khami water
Mayor David Coltart has suggested Khami Dam as a potential solution to Bulawayo's ongoing water crisis, yet he acknowledged the significant resistance from residents regarding the use of the dam's wat...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Water Crisis: Boreholes will cause more harm than good
This morning, as I watched a news report on the ongoing so-called ‘Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme', my heart was troubled. Just how sustainable is the drilling of boreholes all over t...Published: 23 Sep 2024 at 18:29hrs | 2361 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa fails to reverse poll report
President Emmerson Mnangagwa missed a crucial opportunity to address the controversy surrounding the 2023 general elections during the recent 44th SADC summit held in Harare. Despite his high-profile ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:01hrs | 1242 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa feigns shock at ANC decline
Despite the writing being on the wall for all to see, President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that it took him a while to admit that the ANC has truly failed to achieve a decisive majority in the recen...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 10:26hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Faz victims acquitted
Two residents of Hwedza, Charles Kadungure (48) and Marlon Kandenga (32), have been acquitted of disorderly conduct charges after allegedly confronting a member of Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (Faz)...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:21hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's GNU partner suggests scrapping BEE
The Freedom Front Plus has urged the removal of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Affirmative Action (AA) policies, arguing that they are detrimental and obstruct economic growth.The party ...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 12:46hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors taken to task
Former Bulawayo City Council (BCC) councillors and senior officials have criticised the current councillors for poor service delivery, urging them to focus on the city's urgent needs and seek guidance...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:10hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
FRELIMO reaches out to voters in Zimbabwe
The ruling FRELIMO party of Mozambique has taken its campaign trail to Mutare as the party seeks to mobilise over 33 000 voters in Zimbabwe in support of its presidential candidate, Daniel Francisco C...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 17:29hrs | 857 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs under fire
Zanu-PF-linked politicians are reportedly shielding errant miners in Matabeleland North's Bubi district from environmental laws, which is undermining the Environmental Management Agency's (EMA) abilit...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:27hrs | 1924 | by Staff reporter
Freeboy was given freebies to lie, says Chamisa ally
CCC spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi has exposed that Freeman Chari was given freebies to lie on Zimbabwe's 2023 Presidential election results.Chari, a US-based software engineer and long-time o...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 16:28hrs | 1675 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique's Frelimo launches political campaign in Zimbabwe
Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has launched its political campaign in Zimbabwe ahead of the country's elections scheduled for October 9, 2024. The campaign was initiated at Tendai Hall i...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 15:36hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
Team Pachedu belated V11 data does not 'vindicate' ZEC, it confirms the folly of CCC participating in flawed elections
Nelson Chamisa and company were hell-bent on participating in the flawed and illegal elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy for the sake of a few gravy train seats reward. The folly of participating in ...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 13:21hrs | 660 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chigumba wants political parties in Zimbabwe to be registered
Justice Priscilla Chigumba, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), has called for the registration of political parties to address the challenges encountered during the 2023 elections...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 07:56hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo tells Chamisa that 'facts are stubborn'
Former Zimbabwean minister and political analyst, Professor Jonathan Moyo, has raised questions about former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's handling of the 2023 presidential election, suggesting t...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 18:01hrs | 5310 | by Staff reporter
Pachedu exposes Chamisa
In last year's harmonized elections, President Mnangagwa secured 52.6 percent of the vote, while Nelson Chamisa received 44 percent. However, groups aligned with Chamisa, including Pachedu, claimed th...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:27hrs | 3343 | by Staff reporter
Mandla reveals that Chamisa lost to Mnangagwa in 2023 Zimbabwe Presidential elections
Thank you for your patience. It is the 1st anniversary of the elections. We all worked hard to mobilize resources and encourage people to vote. We went into a flawed election hoping that maybe we coul...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 14:54hrs | 1166 | by Freeman Chari
Zimbabwe bans amakorokoza
The Zimbabwean government has immediately banned all riverbed and alluvial mining activities due to the severe environmental damage they cause. This decision was announced by Information M...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 16:50hrs | 15346 | by Prof Stephen Rupange
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