Zimbabwe
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:34:38 GMTCSOs Call for Immediate Withdrawal of the Draconian PVO Bill
[New Zimbabwe] Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for the immediate withdrawal of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) amendment bill and urged government to initiate comprehensive consultations with the public and NGOs.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:34:33 GMTArmed Robbers Strike Mukuru Agency in Bulawayo, Get Away With U.S.$100 000
[The Herald] Armed robbers raided a cash in transit vehicle at Mukuru Money Transfer Agency in Bulawayo before stealing US$100 000 and over R500 000 today in the morning.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:05:36 GMTGovt Workers Insist On U.S. Dollar Salaries
[New Zimbabwe] Finance minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is, this Monday, set to meet heads of civil service unions as restive State workers continue to demand US-dollar salaries to cushion against runaway inflation and a collapsing local currency.
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:17:29 GMTZimbabwean Minister Decries Low Level of Trade With Rwanda
[New Times] HARARE- Zimbabwe's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Fredrick Shava, has bemoaned the low levels of trade and economic cooperation with Rwanda saying this does not match the levels of friendship the two countries enjoy.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:06:47 GMTEcocash Pins Hopes On U.S.$ Transfer Product
[New Zimbabwe] EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited (EHZL) has expressed optimism that the new US$ transfer product introduced recently will be a key market driver which will augment the already growing mobile money business segment.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:59:19 GMTChief Says 'Insane' Opposition Parties Banned in Gokwe
[New Zimbabwe] In a veiled attack on the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), Gokwe's Chief Njelele has dismissed as 'insane' opposition supporters agitating for the ouster of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the forthcoming 2023 harmonised elections...
Sun, 31 Jul 2022 06:50:59 GMTZimbabwean Lesbian and Refugee Part of Gay Rights Parade At Commonwealth Games Opening
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean LGBTI and human rights activist Moud Goba was among the six activists who joined Olympic gold medallist and Queen's baton holder Tom Daley at the official opening ceremony last Thursday night.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:09:32 GMTThree Redcliff School Kids Commit Suicide Due to Drug Abuse - MP Says Depression Also a Huge Problem in Impoverished Town
[New Zimbabwe] The Midlands town of Redcliff has seen an upsurge in drug abuse, mostly among school children, following the closure of the government-owned Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) more than a decade ago.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:53:07 GMTRwanda, Zimbabwe Sign Deals to Boost Investigation and Immigration Cooperation
[New Times] Rwanda and Zimbabwe have signed three key agreements as the two countries continue to cement their relations.
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:38:06 GMTHarare Dealer Who Shot Girlfriend Dead Commits Suicide
[New Zimbabwe] A HARARE dealer who shot his girlfriend dead Friday morning has reportedly committed suicide.
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:05:21 GMTUnsung Living HIV/Aids Hero Spreads Message of Hope
[IPS] Chitungwiza -- In 2001, when Reki Jimu was 30 years old, his wife died aged 27.
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:43:47 GMTNew Court Challenge to Decision to Scrap Zimbabwean Permits
[GroundUp] The Zimbabwean Immigration Federation seeks to defend the rights of Zimbabweans living in South Africa
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:11:20 GMTMinister Promises Periodic Salary Reviews but Insists Govt Can't Pay in Foreign Currency
[New Zimbabwe] Government does not have the capacity to pay civil servants in foreign currency but will make periodic reviews on the current Zimbabwe dollar wage in recognition of the current inflationary environment.
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:53:28 GMTBook Review - the Conflicted Legacy of Solomon Mujuru
[This is Africa] Blessing-Miles Tendi writes with thorough commitment. The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe came out of approximately 150 in-depth interviews with Solomon Mujuru's military and political associates in five countries. Tendi does not hold ...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:29:59 GMTStudent Develops Anti-Stock Theft App
[The Herald] Sifelani Tsiko -- Farirai Masocha, a 21-year-old University of Zimbabwe Computer Science student has come up with a livestock tracking application that can work as a digital defence to help prevent stock theft and alert farmers to the co...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:17:33 GMTHorticulture Farmers in Honde Decry Input Costs
[The Herald] Smallholder horticulture farmers in Honde Valley, the Manicaland Province, have bemoaned high costs of inputs, which they say are preventing them from realising their full potential.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 05:40:43 GMTInflation Is Spiking (Again). Why High Interest Rates Aren't the Answer
[The Conversation Africa] The central bank of Zimbabwe has raised its benchmark rate from 80% to a fresh record of 200%. This increase comes as Russia's invasion of Ukraine is driving global commodity prices higher, exacerbating inflation in many cou...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:45:21 GMTNoviolet Bulawayo's New Novel Is an Instant Zimbabwean Classic
[The Conversation Africa] In Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo's new novel Glory - longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 - animals take on human characteristics. Through this she explores what happens when an authoritarian regime implodes, using cha...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:21:17 GMTJournalists Barred From Covering First Lady
[CPJ] On July 19, 2022, a spokesperson for Zimbabwean First Lady Auxullia Mnangagwa barred four journalists from covering an event featuring Mnangagwa, according to news reports, a statement by the Zimbabwean chapter of the Media Institute of Souther...
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:19:24 GMTMPs Ask Govt What Happened to U.S.$900 Million IMF Money
[New Zimbabwe] The government has been warned that it risks sparking deadly unrest in the country if authorities continue to harass vendors who are trying to survive in an increasingly challenging economic environment characterised by hyper-inflation...
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:15:57 GMTZanu-PF Land Barons Under Spotlight As Residents Decry Poor Service
[New Zimbabwe] Land barons reportedly linked to Zanu PF have cast a deaf ear on calls to improve service delivery by residents in the sprawling suburb of Victoria Ranch.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:43:50 GMTZimbabwe Begins Relocation of Over 2,600 Wild Animals As Drought Worsens
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE has begun the relocation of more than 2,600 wild animals from the southern parts of the country, where they are at risk due to drought, to the northern parts of the country.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:32:30 GMTZambia Says Surplus 1,000MW to Service Agreements With Namibia and Zimbabwe
[New Zimbabwe] The Zambian government last week said that it will use its surplus electricity to fulfil its power agreements with Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:57:11 GMTGold Smuggling-Accused Rushwaya's Bribery Trial Begins
[New Zimbabwe] The trial of Zimbabwe Mining Federation (ZMF) president, Henrietta Rushwaya, for allegedly bribing a Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) official in a bid to smuggle six kilograms of gold to Dubai has started.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:46:00 GMTTop American Lawyers Join Opposition Politician Sikhala's Legal Team
[New Zimbabwe] A leading international law firm based in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) has joined the legal team representing incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member of parliament Job Sikhala.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:19:29 GMTBogus Officials Extort Land Seekers Using Mnangagwa's Name
[New Zimbabwe] Two bogus land officials appeared in court Monday charged with fraud after they duped desperate home-seekers of US$4,200 while claiming to have been sent by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:09:07 GMTAudio Recoding Exposes Zanu-PF Vote Buying in Kariba
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF Mashonaland West provincial executive members are underfire after reportedly misappropriating a donated US$2 500 vote-buying war chest.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:05:15 GMTSoldiers Show No Remorse As Judge Imprisons Them 20 Years Each for Murder
[New Zimbabwe] Two Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) soldiers have been slapped with a 20-year-jail term each following conviction for murder.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:53:21 GMTRushwaya Bribery Trial Starts
[The Herald] Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, who is facing charges of trying to bribe an official from the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) to let her pass when she was carrying 6,9kg of gold in her luggage as she ...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:55:52 GMTGovt Introduces Gold Coins in Hopes of Reducing Demand for U.S. Dollars
[VOA] Harare -- Zimbabwe's central bank has introduced gold coins that it hopes will ease citizens' demands for foreign currency. But economists and ordinary Zimbabweans are skeptical.