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Quartet in court for trying to bribe rape victim
Four suspects were nabbed and dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts on Friday after they tried to convince a rape victim to change her statement in court...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Dzamara family cry for closure'
AMNESTY International (AI) has called on the government to come clean on the whereabouts of pro-democracy activist and journalist, Itai Dzamara, who was abducted by alleged State security agents and d...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Authorities must investigate the escalation of abductions, torture and killing of political activists
The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political activists, and human rights...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 19:18hrs | 33 | by Amnesty International
Dzamara's wife demands answers 8 years on
The wife of "abducted" journalist-cum-activist Itai Dzamara's wife, Sheffra yesterday expressed disappointment over the failure by the State to provide answers to what happened to her husband who has ...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Eight years on, authorities yet to give update on the disappeared journalist and pro-democracy activist
Eight years after journalist and pro-democracy activist, Itai Dzamara went missing authorities are yet to give progress report on their investigation efforts to ensure his family receives justice, tru...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 09:15hrs | | by APO/Amnesty International
A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year
As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 2 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Pressure mounts on Zimbabwe's Home Affairs over Itai Dzamara
MEMBERS of Parliament on Tuesday renewed pressure on Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to give an official update in the august House on the findings of investigations into the disappearance of a ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Difficult to find closure to Dzamara's disappearance'
MISSING journalist-cum-activist Itai Dzamara's wife, Sheffra yesterday said she was having difficulty finding closure on the disappearance of her husband, who was allegedly abducted at a barber shop i...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo power outage due to technical fault
PARTS of the Bulawayo city centre and some suburbs have suffered a power blackout following an electrical fault at a Zesa substation at the Belmont industrial area on Monday evening. Zesa acti...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC employee dies during haircut
A BULAWAYO City Council employee collapsed and died on Tuesday while having a haircut at a barbershop in Nkulumane.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the inciden...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
No to enforced disappearances, says ZimRights
Itai Dzamara was a Zimbabwean journalist who left the pen for activism. In October 2014, Dzamara hand-delivered a petition to the late former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe at his Munhumutapa Off...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt targets unregistered downtown shops
GOVERNMENT will soon pounce on unregistered shops in downtown Harare, which it blames for fuelling the parallel market for foreign currency and other illegal activities, Industry and Commerce Minister...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 20:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power cuts cripple informal sector
THE incessant power cuts being experienced across the country have hit the informal sector hardest with players now spending long hours or days without production. The power utility, Zesa, is ...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans spend $1,5m on candles
THE majority of people in rural areas who have no access to electricity are spending at least $1, 5 million on candles annually, an official has said.Zonful Power Energy products' chief execut...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:35hrs | 10 | by Staf reporter
MDC official finally buried
THE family of an MDC Highfield district executive who reportedly died after being abducted during Shutdown Zimbabwe protests in January finally managed to bury their relative yesterday following an in...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
European Union speaks on Itai Dzamara
The European Union has called upon the government of Zimbabwe to reveal what happened to missing activist Itai Dzamara who was abducted by suspected members of the Military Intelligence Department on ...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 11:16hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Barber Shops pose HIV risk
PEOPLE who have their hair cut at salons are at high risk of contracting HIV through sharing barber clippers, the National Aids Council (Nac) has warned.Clients also risk contracting the potential...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe state security agents and military responsible for Dzamara abduction
Yesterday was one of the most shocking days in Zimbabwe's political history, as the police finally announced that they would institute investigations into the whereabouts of political activist Itai Dz...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 16:32hrs | 2 | by Kudakwashe Sheddy Marangwanda
'Search for Dzamara still on,' says Police
POLICE are appealing to members of the public who may have information on the whereabouts of Itai Dzamara who went missing after he was allegedly kidnapped in a barbershop on March 9, 2015 to come for...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZRP begin search for Itai Dzamara
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is appealing for information on the whereabouts of Itai Peace Kadiki Dzamara.In a statement, the national police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner ...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 21:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's admin gazettes Indigenisation Act amendments
Amendments to the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act have been gazetted in a move signaling the government's commitment to opening Zimbabwe for business.The development has been welco...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 18:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man pees over barber's tools
USING urine as juju or just bullying?One barber in Bulawayo's Emabutweni suburb is in a dilemma following bad habits of a welder who urinates at his workplace and at times on his tools....Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa the citizens of Zimbabwe demand Itai Dzamara
Revolutionary greetings to the incoming "new" President of Zimbabwe Cde E.D Mnangagwa.First and foremost I would like to congratulate you for attaining the highest position in politics after a...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 12:30hrs | | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Another pothole claims three lives
THREE members of the same family died on the spot on Saturday in Gweru after they were hit by a commuter omnibus which was travelling in the wrong lane allegedly to avoid potholes....Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 02:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Mugabe must account for Dzamara'
Missing journalist-cum-political activist Itai Dzamara's brother Patson has called on Zimbabweans to continue piling pressure on President Robert Mugabe's government to stop the enforced disappear...Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 14:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda terror gang arrested
A GANG of nine gold panners which attacked people and patrons at night spots in Gwanda Town with machetes, knobkerries and knives has been arrested.The arrest of the gang that moved around...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dzamara arrested
Activist Patson Dzamara was arrested at Parliament today for demanding the whereabouts of his brother - Itai, Bulawayo24.com received reports.Itai, a journalist cum activist was allegedly abdu...Published: 19 Oct 2016 at 15:44hrs | 2 | by Mary Charamba
Sugar daddy jailed
Chamunorwa Mudengezerwa (45), one of the three sugar daddies who made headlines last week for sleeping with a 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil was sentenced to four years in jail by Karoi magistrate. ...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 06:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Fear grips ZimPF member
A prominent comedian in Mvurwi Courage Muropa aka Kamudhoma of Matumbu dramas is now leaving in fear after playing Mbare Chimurenga choir songs that praise his interim president Joice Mujuru in his ba...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 16:44hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Was Dzamara's picture a staged hoax?
Police should take the Dzamara family to task over the purported picture of their relative Itai in alleged detention as it is highly likely that the image is a mischievous act meant to foment instabil...Published: 06 Jun 2016 at 06:34hrs | 4 | by Felex Share
Bona offered $0 maintenance by hubby
A Harare woman Patience Bona was offered $0 as maintenance for her two kids by her husband. Patience's husband Tapiwa, a barber claimed that she stole equipment from his barber shop....Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 15:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe steps in to clarify the indigenisation confusion
PRESIDENT Mugabe has moved in to clarify the confusion over the interpretation of the indigenisation law, which he said undermined market confidence and increased the cost of doing business while weak...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 00:10hrs | | by Happiness Zengeni and Golden Sibanda
Mugabe makes mining compliance to indigenisation flexible
President Robert Mugabe has clarified the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy, which has often been misinterpreted.In a statement, the President said conflicting positions in the in...Published: 12 Apr 2016 at 21:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
A Year On: Dzamara Still Missing
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has expressed concerns that it is now one year since the disappearance of human rights activist, Itai Dzamara. Dzamara who led the Occupy Africa Unity Square campaign, calling for ...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 12:18hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
High Court to make a ruling on Dzamara march
HIGH Court Judge Justice Clement Phiri will on Tuesday 08 March 2016 hear an urgent chamber application filed by the family of missing pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara seeking an order to interdict...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe petitioned over Dzamara
Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have called on other civic groups in Africa to join them in a plea to President Robert Mugabe to investigate and resolve the circumstances s...Published: 21 Nov 2015 at 16:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dzamara worth more than the others who have disappeared or killed
CHIKUKUVATAVATA. It used to be a game we played in our youthful, colonial days. Mother asks you and your siblings to catch a cock or hen for dinner, most probably because sekuru in the sense of your m...Published: 18 Jul 2015 at 13:24hrs | 27 | by Nathaniel Manheru
$10 000 reward for Dzamara
Police have offered a reward of $10 000 to anyone with information on the whereabouts of journalist-cum-opposition activist Itai Dzamara as investigations into his disappearance intensify. Dzamara wen...Published: 18 Jul 2015 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Elita Chikwati
Dzamara probe details revealed
POLICE launched extensive investigations into the whereabouts of Itai Dzamara from the day he was reported missing, contrary to claims of inactivity by Western embassies and opposition political part...Published: 16 Jul 2015 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Takunda Maodza
Mugabe must find Dzamara, says EU Parly
The European Parliament has backed a motion by Zimbabwean High Court judge Justice David Mangota calling for Zimbabwean human rights activist Itai Dzarana to be found immediately.Although the ...Published: 24 May 2015 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala prays for Dzamara
MDC-T senior member Job Sikhala has prayed for the journalists and political rights activist Itai Dzamara asking God to take charge of the whole saga saying the almighty have authority over all in...Published: 18 May 2015 at 11:11hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe: Silence on 'disappeared' Dzamara
Zimbabwe authorities should urgently provide information on the whereabouts of a prominent human rights activist, Itai Dzamara, Human Rights Watch said today. Five armed men abducted Dzamara on March ...Published: 08 May 2015 at 13:06hrs | | by HRW
CIO boss faces arrest and imprisonment
CIO Boss Happyton Bonyongwe is facing arrest and imprisonment for 90 days over his failure to search for abduted activist Itai Dzamara. A court move has been launched naming Bonyongwe Police C...Published: 14 Apr 2015 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's allies face jail over Dzamara
High ranking officials in President Robert Mugabe's government face imprisonment for disobeying a High Court order directing them to show commitment and report progress to human rights lawyers in the ...Published: 06 Apr 2015 at 22:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe must limit foreign travel
President Robert Mugabe's penchant for globe-trotting has reflected very badly on how the Zanu-PF government sets its priorities. The president, who only returned to the country on January 21 from a p...Published: 23 Mar 2015 at 12:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe & his CIO must account for the whereabouts of Itai Dzamara
On March 10, 2015, Itai Dzamara, a courageous man who had held a one man protest for months in Harare, the capital city, to pressure President Mugabe of Zimbabwe to step down, was kidnapped by Mug...Published: 13 Mar 2015 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Maxwell Nyandoro
Teary wife demands release of Dzamara - Video
The family of Zimbabwean political activist and former journalist who has been missing since Monday, have pleaded for his safe return.In an interview with the SABC, Dzamara's teary wife, Shef...Published: 12 Mar 2015 at 13:35hrs | | by Sapa
'Government not protecting Dzamara'
The Zimbabwe government does not consider abducted activist Itai Dzamara worthy of protection, the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition said on Wednesday.Dzamara, 36, was abducted from a barber sh...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 22:15hrs | | by Sapa
Police assault marching MDC-T youths
Armed police today assaulted hundreds of MDC-T youths who marched and petitioned parliament for the immediate release of Itai Dzamara, an activist who abducted by suspected state security agents o...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 13:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe Peace Project demands the immediate release of Itai Dzamara
Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) yesterday added its voice in the call for the release of the Harare base Journalists, human and political rights activist Itai Dzamara who was abducted on Monday March 9....Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 13:00hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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