Harare Bureau HEAVY rains and strong winds brought into Zimbabwe by tropical depression Ana damaged at least eight houses and two institutional buildings in Manicaland yesterday with rainfall exceeding 100mm in places along the Mozambique border. Initial reports suggest some scattered modest damage with the heavy rains and strong winds expected to ease off from […] …
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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Gukurahundi, tribalism inspire powerful protest art
Source: Gukurahundi, tribalism inspire powerful protest art – #Asakhe – CITE A controversial mural that was painted on the wall of a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) property over the weekend has been described as a powerful piece of protest art and a reminder of the need to discuss certain historic events, scholars and analysts have […]
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Proposed law could have far-reaching ramifications on citizens
Source: Proposed law could have far-reaching ramifications on citizens – #Asakhe – CITE The Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, once enacted into law, will have far-reaching implications on the citizenry which benefits from services provided by non-governmental organisations (NGOs). These remarks were made by Human Rights lawyer, Nosmilo Chanaiwa of Zimbabwe Lawyers for […]
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Police Release Chin’ono’s Equipment
Source: Police Release Chin’ono’s Equipment – Pindula News The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has finally released the broadcast equipment they seized from prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono’s Harare home in 2020. Police arrested Chin’ono in July 2020 on charges of incitement to commit public violence through posting tweets denouncing alleged looting and corruption by well-connected political […]
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Arlington Estate Developers Respond To Demolition Threats
Source: Arlington Estate Developers Respond To Demolition Threats – Pindula News The Developers of Arlington Estate have assured stakeholders that all developments in the area were done in strict adherence to relevant laws. The developers issued a statement this Tuesday in response to utterances attributed to Harare Metropolitan Province Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, […]
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ZEC Withdraws Notice Of By-Elections Vacancies For Six Constituencies
Source: ZEC Withdraws Notice Of By-Elections Vacancies For Six Constituencies – Pindula News ZEC Chief Elections Officer Utloile Silaigwana The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has withdrawn the notice of by-election vacancies for six National Assembly constituencies that were held by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members, including the party’s former president Tendai Biti before they were […]
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Zimbabwean high flyer James Manyika hired by Google as senior vice president
‘He has spent decades working at the intersection of technology and society’ …
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Tropical storm Ana kills 46 in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi
Heavy rains and strong winds in eastern Zimbabwe cause flooding concerns …
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THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) to make PCR kits
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) is set to start manufacturing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) kits next month following delivery of a US$86 000-reagents manufacturing machine. The country has been importing PCR kits for Covid-19 tests and Government last year released funds to Nust to procure the Oligomaker reagents […] …
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Nearly 14 000 arrested in vehicle blitz
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter POLICE have said the sale of cars without effecting change of ownership emerged as one of their biggest challenges during their operation targeting motorists driving unregistered, unlicenced and vehicles without number plates. The operation, which started on January 15, has netted about 14 000 motorists countrywide, resulting in several vehicles being […] …
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