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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:10:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Chamisa Slams Ruling Party for Patronising Army
[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has slammed Zanu PF for treating the Zimbabwe National Army as one of its wings and called on the party to respect the separation of powers in line with the provisions of the national Constitution.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:06:45 GMT
Zimbabwe: Opposition Activists Acquitted of Political Violence Charges
[New Zimbabwe] Kwekwe Magistrate Florence Nago has acquitted six MDC Alliance youth activists who were facing public violence charges.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:18:36 GMT
South Africa: Zuma Tells His Supporters He Is Prepared to Fight 'Injustice'
[Daily Maverick] Jacob Zuma reiterated late on Sunday night that he was not scared of going to jail for his beliefs, saying he was prepared to be a prisoner of his conscience, as he had done when he was incarcerated on Robben Island during apartheid.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 09:57:23 GMT
Southern Africa: Southern African Bloc to Investigate Police Handling of Protests in eSwatini
[RFI] A team from the Southern African Development Community will arrive in eSwatini on Sunday, after the kingdom was rocked by pro-democracy protests and claims of a deadly crackdown.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:23 GMT
Zimbabwe: Traditional Weapons Banned
[The Herald] Mash Central Bureau

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:23 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Steps Up Interventions in Hotspots
[The Herald] Herald Reporter

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:38:17 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Rejects Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Donation
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's government has turned down a donation of three million doses from the African Union (AU) of the highly potent single dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine citing lack of storage facilities.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:30:37 GMT
Zimbabwe: Pressure Group Condemns Move to Deploy Politicians for Covid-19 Awareness
[New Zimbabwe] Bulawayo-based pressure group, Ibhetshu Likazulu has expressed resentment over the government's decision to deploy MPs and ministers to "educate" people about the benefits of getting vaccinated against Covid-19.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:29:06 GMT
Zimbabwe: Delegation Attends Russia Trade Fair
[The Herald] Zimbabwe will be participating at this year's edition of Russia International Industrial Trade Fair (INNOPROM) which begins today in Ekaterinburg.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:27:42 GMT
Zimbabwe: Warriors' Forward Rusike Out of Cosafa Cup
[The Herald] Senior Sports Reporter

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:27:40 GMT
Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Shoots Down Contraceptives for Teenagers
[The Herald] Senior Reporter

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:17:01 GMT
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Says Economy Doing 'Very Well' As Half the Population Wallow in Poverty
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's economy is on a strong rebound and could emerge stronger than other countries in the SADC region and the rest of the African continent, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has claimed.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:13:42 GMT
Zimbabwe: Fire Destroys Kwekwe City's Records
[New Zimbabwe] The Kwekwe City Council Saturday afternoon lost most of its important documents after a fire broke out and destroyed a storeroom.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:12:44 GMT
Zimbabwe: Commodity Price Boom to Spur Zimbabwe
[The Herald] Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is confident Zimbabwe will meet its 2021 economic growth target of 7,4 percent driven by agriculture recovery and commodity price boom.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:11:14 GMT
Zimbabwe: Schweppes to Ramp Up Production With U.S.$35 Million Investment
[The Herald] Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited has undertaken to invest US$35 million in the next 10 years into a 2 700 hectare citrus plantation as it seeks to increase production and valued addition at its Beitbridge Juice Processing Plant.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:08:27 GMT
Zimbabwe: Media Commission Officer Arrested for Accrediting Foreign Journalists
[New Zimbabwe] Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Martin Makonese last Friday granted Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) employee Thabang Manhika a $10 000 bail.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:57:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: Cops Impound Imported Mealie-Meal
[New Zimbabwe] Police, in conjunction with the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), have launched a nationwide blitz aimed at confiscating imported mealie-meal from retailers that have defied the ban on the import of the staple.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:56:51 GMT
Malawi: Soldiers Urged to Be Apolitical
[Nyasa Times] Soldiers in the country have been asked to be completely apolitical when discharging their duties under the Malawi Defence Force (MDF).

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:53:54 GMT
Malawi: Women Farmers Urged to Diversify
[Nyasa Times] Women farmers in Malawi have been advised to embrace crop diversification as one way of beating the effects of climate change that the country has always been experiencing over the years.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 05:33:28 GMT
South Africa: I'm Not Going to Jail, Says Jacob Zuma
[Nation] Former South African president Jacob Zuma says that there is no longer a need for him to be sent to jail.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:10:05 GMT
South Africa: Zuma's Self-Made Nkandla Cul-De-Sac
[Daily Maverick] The next few days will bring finality to the question of whether former President Jacob Zuma will go to jail peacefully. Key to this is the question of whether he will call, allow or enable violence to be used to keep him out of jail...

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 10:31:00 GMT
Swaziland: Commonwealth Urges 'Constructive' Dialogue Over Crisis
[Commonwealth] Speaking on the ongoing situation in Eswatini, a Commonwealth spokesperson said:

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:27 GMT
Zimbabwe: UN Women Reaffirms Support for Zimbabwe in Fight to End Gender-Based Violence
[The Herald] UN Women has been working with various local NGOs and community based organisations (CBOs) under the first phase of the Spotlight Initiative supported through a partnership between the European Union and the United Nations to end violenc...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:26 GMT
Zimbabwe: Double Delight for Boxer Manyuchi
[The Herald] ZIMBABWEAN boxer Charles Manyuchi did not only score in the ring after retaining his WBF world title here on Saturday evening.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:23 GMT
Zimbabwe: New Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Dates Proposed
[The Herald] THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has proposed to hold this year's trade showcase in September.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:23 GMT
Zimbabwe: Judicial Service Commission Hunts for Nine High Court Judges
[The Herald] Nominations for candidates to fill the nine vacant posts on the High Court bench closed on Friday with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) now expected to select candidates for public interviews and put together the short-list of suita...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:23 GMT
Zimbabwe: Crystal Meth Suspect Freed On Bail
[The Herald] Senior Court Reporter

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: Two Knockdowns Key in Manyuchi Victory
[The Herald] THE WBF world middleweight boxing bout between Charles Manyuchi and Uganda's Mahommed Sebyala on Saturday night will rank as one of the toughest the Zimbabwean has faced in recent years.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:19 GMT
Zimbabwe: Meth Addiction - Tears, Hallucinations and Rehabilitation
[The Herald] Features, Health & Society Editor

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:27:43 GMT
Zimbabwe: Forty Five Years Ago, They Touched the Heavens
[The Herald] Senior Sports Reporter



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