BY MTHANDAZO NYONI A LEADING resources campaigner has claimed that Zimbabwe’s elite are reluctant to push through amendments to the Mines Act, a 60-year-old legislation that has outlived its usefulness. The Zimbabwe Coalition for Debt and Development (Zimcodd) added its voice to discontentment over delays in passing the 2015 Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, saying […]
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Monthly Archives: March 2022
Rights groups fret over political violence
Source: Rights groups fret over political violence – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY METHEMBE SIBANDA / VARAIDZO MUDEWAIRO HUMAN rights groups have expressed concern over escalating cases of politically-motivated violence, as well as denial of food aid to villagers aligned to opposition parties ahead of the March 26 by-elections. The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) in its February […]
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CCC candidate challenges bid to stop by-elections
Source: CCC candidate challenges bid to stop by-elections – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Highfield West constituency parliamentary candidate Happymore Chidziva has filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application challenging a bid by MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora’s legal adviser Tapera Sengweni to stop the March 26 by-elections. Last week, Sengweni […]
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Surge in COVID-19 admissions worries govt
Source: Surge in COVID-19 admissions worries govt – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY METHEMBE SIBANDA/ PRIVELEDGE GUMBODETE GOVERNMENT yesterday expressed concern over increasing COVID-19 hospital admissions. This was revealed at a post-Cabinet media briefing by Information and Publicity minister Monica Mutsvangwa, who stated that although there were reported COVID-19 cases in schools, they were not severe. “During […]
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Mlanje Estates saga: Zanu PF reads riot act
Source: Mlanje Estates saga: Zanu PF reads riot act – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA THE Zanu PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has blocked the planned eviction of scores of families from Mlanje Estates which is at the centre of an ownership wrangle between Godfrey Gonese and former farm workers. Mlanje Estates, also known […]
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Police ‘desert’ station after CCC candidate turns up to report arson: party
CCC council candidate’s house set on fire after party held meeting at his homestead …
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Child, 4, killed in Bulawayo three-vehicle collision, 24 injured
‘We observe that most of these accidents are caused by human error which can be avoided’ …
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‘Women are shaping future of Africa’s football’
CAF president Patrice Motsepe says women are playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of African football and the socio-economic development and growth of the African continent. This was part of his remarks to mark International Women’s Day yesterday. While there is a lot of work that still needs to be done in developing […] …
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US$100m to revive agriculture sector
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE Second Republic’s re-engagement efforts continue to bear fruit with an international financial institution International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), committing a package amounting to over US$100 million towards reviving the country’s agriculture sector. There is also a chunk in the package from the Norwegian Government and other supporting partners […] …
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WATCH: Reopening borders excites travellers
Mashudu Netsianda and Thupeyo Muleya, Chronicle Reporters THE reopening of the country’s inland border posts has ignited excitement among travellers, bus operators and communities in border towns. Travellers started crossing land borders on Monday after the Government lifted restrictions that prohibited non-essential travel in the last two years to contain the spread of Covid-19. Cabinet […] …
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