[allAfrica] Cape Town -- An interdict against seismic scanning by oil giant Shell has been granted by the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda, IOL reports. This puts the oil giant's fuel exploration activities along the Wild Coast on hold until a s...

[New Zimbabwe] ASPIRING Zanu PF Mashonaland West chairman, Vengai Musengi has courted the ire of his rivals, who accuse him of transporting stuffed ballot boxes and attempting to impose his preferred presiding officers in a desperate bid to win the e...

[New Zimbabwe] VIOLENCE in parts of Mashonaland West and allegations of rigging across the country's 10 provinces characterised Zanu PF's provincial elections held Tuesday, with some candidates being accused of fleeing with ballot papers.

[GroundUp] The health department has withdrawn welcome changes to isolation, quarantine and contact tracing policies

[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission is concerned by the slow pace of prosecution of corruption cases in the justice delivery system saying that has an adverse effect of eroding public confidence.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has, as a mark of deep respect, declared that the late Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu be accorded a Special Official Funeral - Category 1.

[New Zimbabwe] FIREWORKS are expected as Zanu PF provincial elections kick- off Tuesday, with officials and big wigs involved in heavy campaigning often spilling overnight Monday

[New Zimbabwe] THE suspended Zifa board members, buoyed by the recent backing from the world football governing body, Fifa have called on the government to institute an open inquiry into the conduct, motive and decisions of the Sports and Recreation ...

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Loyce Matanda-Moyo has heaped blame on inept prosecutor general Kumbirai Hodzi for failing to properly prosecute corruption cases.

[New Zimbabwe] BUSINESSMAN Tafadzwa Musarara has taken a commanding early lead in the hotly contested race for the Zanu PF Mashonaland Central provincial chairmanship, preliminary election results show.

[Daily Maverick] It is worrying that after 1968 most sources are ambivalent about Lillian Diedericks. It is appalling that most of them do not question the downplaying of her leading role as a liberation activist.

[New Dawn] President George Manneh Weah has paid tribute to fallen Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, saying his passing is an enormous loss to the global community.

[Nyasa Times] A grouping calling itself 'Voice of the North' is demanding that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) must increase the number of constituencies in the northern region from thirty-seven as per its recent demarcation exercise to a minim...

[Nyasa Times] Disagreement has erupted between Karonga residents and Northern Region Water Board (NRWD) over the "impromptu" decision to relocate the multi-billion kwacha Garnet Halliday Water Plant that was initiated by Paladin Africa Limited in 201...

[The Herald] Police have released names of the five people who were shot and killed at a shopping centre in Mhondoro by a member of the security services who is still at large on Christmas Day.

[The Herald] TWO men have been brought to court for allegedly masquerading as police officers and robbing unsuspecting people on five occasions.

[The Herald] Wise Owl Group of schools was dragged to court on allegations of unlawfully delaying the payment of wages and benefits to one of their employees after terminating his contract of employment.

[The Herald] The Zanu PF provincial elections are expected to go on today as scheduled with the ruling party yesterday expressing its readiness to conduct the internal polls.

[The Herald] THREE suspected armed robbers believed to be members of the security services have been arrested on allegations of shooting and killing a Harare man after they raided his house in Hatfield and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash ...

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE senior national women's football team captain Emmaculate Msipa had a perfect start at her Turkish Super League side Fatih Karagümrük, scoring three goals in two matches played so far.

[The Herald] The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has called for the registration of companies and individuals who are willing to venture into macadamia production for next year.

[The Herald] THE Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC) says unclaimed benefits increased significantly to $2,5 billion during the third quarter to September 30, 2021, driven by revaluation gains on assets supporting such liabilities. In its quarter...

[The Herald] Some traditional crops are on the verge of extinction as smallholder farmers who used to be the major producers have turned to other high value crops grown under contract farming.

[The Herald] Schools re-open on Monday with the resumption of O-Level and A-Level examinations following the fortnight break for Christmas and New Year, the shortest Christmas holiday ever while the rest of the pupils start a week later on Monday Jan...

[The Herald] VETERAN defender Onismor Bhasera says Zimbabwe's Warriors are not intimidated by the big names they are going to face at the AFCON tournament which begins in Cameroon next month.

[The Herald] THE Zimbabwe Handball Federation are set to take the Under-18 and Under-20 trials to Midlands and Masvingo next month before they can start periodic camps in preparation for the International Handball Federation Trophy Zone Six.

[The Herald] THE Zimbabwe Golf Association will hold their inaugural strategic planning meeting which will guide their operations from 2022-2026.

[The Herald] OVER 15 Zimbabwean players have been linked with moves to different football clubs across the region in the upcoming January window period.

[The Herald] Arden Capital (formerly Brainworks), says it is now waiting for approval from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to conclude its proposed voluntary liquidation transaction.

[The Herald] Victor Maphosa -- POLICE in Mashonaland East have arrested a 14-year-old boy on allegations of raping a 2-year-old girl who was left in his custody when the child's mother had gone to Harare.