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Zimbabwe partners IOM to rescue stranded citizens in Sierra Leone
The Government of Zimbabwe has enlisted the help of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to repatriate more than 20 Zimbabweans believed to be stranded in Sierra Leone, victims of a huma...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 06:27hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Over 40 Zimbabweans stranded in Sierra Leone
More than 40 Zimbabweans are reportedly stranded in Sierra Leone after falling victim to a human trafficking syndicate that lured them with promises of lucrative jobs. The operation allegedly involves...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 15:00hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Bogus employment agent exposed
Desperate job seekers face the risk of losing their money to a fraudulent recruitment agency that promises housemaid positions in the Middle East and Europe, potentially entangling them in a human tra...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:38hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Human trafficker in court
GOVERNMENT has rescued three female human trafficking victims after they were "unknowingly" transported to Oman for labour and sexual exploitation, a Harare magistrate heard yesterday.This eme...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:41hrs | 13 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans abroad treat each other badly
One would think that Zimbabweans look after each other in foreign lands, yet it is painful that people of the same nation find pleasure in tormenting their own. You might be tempted to think t...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:10hrs | 12 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA set to repatriate kids to Zimbabwe
EIGHT children from Zimbabwe held by authorities in South Africa for three months face being repatriated despite being claimed by their parents who live in Cape Town.The SA department of socia...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 07:26hrs | | 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 | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean arrested in Malaysian model trafficking scandal
AUTHORITIES in Malaysia have arrested a Zimbabwean national linked to a pageant run by Taremeredzwa Munzara, on allegations of human trafficking after a joint sting operation by South Africa's Hawks a...Published: 02 Aug 2017 at 07:23hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Human Trafficking: 23 Zimbabweans found hidden in a bakkie in Pretoria
Suspected 23 Zimbabweans were intercepted by South African police hidden in a bakkie in Pretoria early this morning.According to Jacaranda News, the suspects are thought to be human traffickin...Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 14:55hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
More women arrive from Kuwait
Twenty-one human trafficking victims landed at Harare International Airport on Friday evening and could hardly hold back their tears as they told of the trauma they experienced in foreign lands....Published: 15 May 2016 at 12:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Stop using bond notes, trafficking victims for political mileage'
Home Affairs Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo yesterday warned political parties against using human trafficking victims and the proposed introduction of bond notes to gain political mileage.Addres...Published: 13 May 2016 at 06:47hrs | | by Nyemudzai Kakore
Zim women auctioned as sex slaves
Zimbabwean human trafficking victims in Kuwait were paraded naked and auctioned to “sex merchants”, it has been revealed, while others were tortured by their slave masters resulting in several com...Published: 08 May 2016 at 11:30hrs | | by Lincoln Towindo
Zimbabwean women auctioned as sex slaves
Zimbabwean human trafficking victims in Kuwait were paraded naked and auctioned to "sex merchants", it has been revealed, while others were tortured by their slave masters resulting in several commiti...Published: 08 May 2016 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government assists trafficking victims
The statement published by one of the weekly tabloid that the government failed to raise $12 000 to bring home the stranded women who had been holed up in Kuwait cannot be true. It is true that for so...Published: 05 May 2016 at 14:10hrs | 1 | by Stewart Murewa
Rescued trafficking victims expected today
Thirty-two Zimbabwean women who were lured to Kuwait to work as housemaids, but ended up as sex slaves, are expected back in the country today after a Parliamentary delegation secured their evacuation...Published: 30 Apr 2016 at 20:25hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Gumbo
SA actors in local film production
Drop dead gorgeous and much adored South African actress Katlego Danke, well-known for her former role, as the coy, enigmatic Dineo in the running TV soapie - Generations, is scheduled to grace a prev...Published: 24 May 2015 at 10:33hrs | 4 | by Peter Matika
Roman Catholic bishops fight back over gay rights
US Roman Catholic bishops vowed on Monday to defend their religious liberty in the face of growing acceptance of gay marriage and what they called attempts by secularists to marginalise faith....Published: 15 Nov 2011 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
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