Zimbabwe
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:31:02 GMTBulawayo Water Crisis Requires U.S.$3,5 Billion
[Zimbabwe Independent] An estimated US$3,5 billion is needed to link Bulawayo to the Zambezi River -- a long running project touted as a panacea to the second largest city's perennial water shortages.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:33:40 GMTChin'ono, Sikhala Protest Against Ill-Treatment By Prison Officers
[263Chat] Freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Zengeza West constituency legislator Job Sikhala have protested against ill-treatment by Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officers, who are discriminating them against other prisone...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:57:28 GMTMine Workers Demand U.S.$200 Covid-19 Monthly Risk Allowances
[New Zimbabwe] Mine workers are demanding a minimum US$200 per month as Covid-19 risk allowances arguing the mining sector is one of the key economic cogs not spared from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:28:32 GMTGovt to Demolish Illegal Upmarket Homes, Lodges in Vic Falls
[New Zimbabwe] Victoria Falls -- The government is reportedly hunting for land barons who allegedly illegally parcelled communal land outside the world-class resort city amid indications more than 100 "illegal executive settlers" will be evicted and ...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:26:35 GMTUZ Student Languishes in Prison After Calling for Revolution Against Mnangagwa
[New Zimbabwe] UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) student Allan Moyo, arrested early last December after calling for a revolt against President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains in prison as his court records were incorrectly recorded at the Harare Magistrates' Co...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:24:19 GMTSeedco Moves to Acquire Own ZSE Shares
[New Zimbabwe] LISTED seed manufacturing giant, SeedCo International Limited has offered to buy its own shares from current holders in the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed company.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:17:41 GMTMP Blocked From Addressing Mourners As Chamisa, Mwonzora Factions Brawl
[New Zimbabwe] MDC-T MP for Makoni Central, David Tekeshe was Wednesday blocked from addressing mourners after MDC-T and MDC Alliance supporters turned rowdy over which faction the deceased was a member of at the time of her death.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:47:58 GMTMusician Jah Prayzah's Porovhoka Reaches 1m Views
[New Zimbabwe] Local contemporary musician, Jah Prayzah's 'meaningless' Porovhoka music video has surpassed one million YouTube views only a month after its release.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:41:41 GMTMnangagwa Advisor Condemns Mahere, Sikhala and Chin'ono's Arrest
[263Chat] A member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) and media proprietor Trevor Ncube has castigated the state for arresting the MDC Alliance duo of Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala as ...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:02:13 GMTFour Escape Death As Plane Crash Lands
[The Herald] Four people aboard a single-engine Cessna plane are lucky to be alive after it crash landed in the Luunga area of Binga yesterday morning.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:39:35 GMTGovt Tightens Covid-19 Preventive Measures
[263Chat] The government has taken measures to increase Covid 19 testing and prevention with healthcare workers expected to join the security forces at roadblocks for purposes of screening people passing through the checkpoints.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:29:35 GMTRushwaya Granted $100,000 Bail
[The Herald] Accused gold smuggler Henrietta Rushwaya has been granted $100 000 bail coupled with movement restrictions.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:33:12 GMTEU Demands End to 'Questionable' Detention of Opposition Leaders, Journalists
[New Zimbabwe] The European Union (EU) in Zimbabwe has demanded an immediate end to "questionable" pre-trial detention of political opponents, journalists and activists in light of a surge in new Covid-19 cases in the country.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:47:56 GMTMDC Implosion Sets Back the Struggle for Change
[Zimbabwe Independent] Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to bequeath to their children ...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:06:03 GMTNcube Condemns Arbitrary Arrests
[Zimbabwe Independent] Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube has condemned the arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and senior MDC-Alliance party members -- Job Sikhala and Fadzayi Mahere -- saying the incarceration tramples upon civil liberti...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:00:04 GMTGlobal Labour Rankings - Zim Workers Doomed to Die Poor
[Zimbabwe Independent] The rating of Zimbabwe as one of the 10 worst countries in terms of workers' welfare by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is a damning indictment of the parlous state of the economy.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:59:00 GMTSelf-Styled Prophet Rapes 16-Year-Old Mother
[New Zimbabwe] Binga -- Police here have arrested a self-proclaimed prophet for rape after he allegedly waylaid a 16-year-old female in a field and had sexual intercourse with her on the pretext that he wanted to cure her daughter from an undisclosed...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:31:32 GMTAndy Flower Linked With Pakistan Coaching Job
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE cricket legend Andy Flower is set to replace Misbah-ul-Haq as the coach of Pakistan's senior cricket team, former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has claimed.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:22:46 GMTBulawayo Residents Seek Answers Over Tender Allocations to Develop Housing Stands
[New Zimbabwe] THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has written to its local council demanding details and background on the three local contractors who have been awarded lucrative tenders to develop residential stands in the city.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:01:38 GMTGovt Should Solve Share Price Puzzle Urgently
[Zimbabwe Independent] ELSEWHERE in this edition we carry a story which reveals the turmoil in the market over the valuation of the Old Mutual and PPC shares that were suspended on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) in June last year, with auditors ha...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:54:42 GMTDo Not Use Courts to Persecute Govt Critics - Chin'ono
[263Chat] Incarcerated journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono has castigated what he described as abuse of courts by the state to target alleged critics of political elites within the ruling party.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:45:23 GMTChitungwiza Municipality Closes St. Mary's Clinic
[263Chat] Chitungwiza Municipality has with immediate effect partially closed St. Mary's Clinic after a surge in COVID-19 cases left many of the dormitory town's clinics understaffed.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:32:36 GMTChin'ono Denied Bail
[New Zimbabwe] Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono was Thursday denied bail following his arrest last Friday on charges of communicating falsehoods.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:28:44 GMTArmed Prison Officer Threatens to Assault Journalist for Filming Sikhala, Chin'ono
[New Zimbabwe] An overzealous armed Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer Thursday threatened to assault journalist Frank Chikowore at the Harare Magistrates' Courts.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:23:50 GMTRuling Tomorrow On Chin'ono's Placement On Remand
[Kubatana.net] Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube on 12 January 2021 reserved ruling to tomorrow after lawyers representing detained journalist Hopewell Chin'ono challenged his placement on remand.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:01:22 GMTNhimbe Fresh Struggles to Crack Blueberries Exports
[The Herald] NHIMBE Fresh Produce, Zimbabwe's leading horticultural firm is struggling to navigate the web of bureaucracy to get an import protocol to export blueberries to China.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:19:58 GMTCourt Upholds New Charge Against Zimbabwean Journalist
[GroundUp] Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and member of parliament Job Sikhala arriving at the Harare Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Chin'ono returned to court on Wednesday where his lawyer is currently arguing for bail. Photo: Twitter/ZLHRLa...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:57:56 GMTChin'ono Arrest Arbitrary Has No Foundation At Law - Zinef
[Kubatana.net] The Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (ZINEF), has condemned as arbitrary, the arrest of freelance journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono, which they say has no foundation at law, urging the police to be professional in the discharge of their dut...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:56:40 GMTChin'ono, Sikhala Protest Against Ill-Treatment By ZPCs
[Kubatana.net] Freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Zengeza West constituency legislator Hon. Job Sikhala have protested against ill-treatment by Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officers, who are discriminating them against oth...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:53:12 GMTChin'ono's Challenge Against Placement On Remand Dismissed
[Kubatana.net] Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube on 13 January 2021 dismissed journalist Hopewell Chin'ono's challenge to his placement on remand on charges of publishing or communicating falsehoods prejudicial to the State.