Chronicle Reporter PRIMARY and Secondary Education Ministry has instructed that pupils from six provinces including Matabeleland South and Masvingo not to go to school tomorrow considering the threat posed by Tropical Storm Freddy. Manicaland, Harare, Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland East are expected to be hit by Tropical Storm Freddy which has reached the Mozambican channel. […] …
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Monthly Archives: February 2023
Man hangs self in CBD
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent A man believed to be in his early 20s was found hanging from a tree in Kwekwe Central Business District in a suspected case of suicide. The man, only identified as Junior and believed to be a street vendor, was found hanging from a mango tree in a car parking lot of […] …
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Met department issues warning to citisens in provinces likely to be affected by Cyclone Freddy
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Online Reporter THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has urged citizens in some districts of the Southern parts of the country to be on high alert as the impending severe tropical storm Cyclone Freddy is expected to make landfall in the country on Friday. Districts such as Chimanimani, Chipinge, CHIREDZI, Mwenezi, Beitbridge, Chivi, […] …
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BCC, vendors clash: Calm restored in CBD
Tafadzwa Chibukwa, Online Reporter CALM has been restored within the central business district, following an early morning clash between Bulawayo city council and illegal vendors today. BCC launched an early morning raid on in an effort to clean up the city. However, vendors have returned to their illegal vending sites and it is business as […] …
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Stop issuing copper dealership and export permits to curb vandalism – Zesa
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has implored the Government to stop issuing copper dealership licenses and export permits to individuals, as the move is fuelling vandalism on the national infrastructure. The power utility is facing a number of challenges, chief among them vandalism, which has been attributed to blackouts and poor service delivery. To prove […] …
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Zimbabwe’s President Shouldn’t Sign Repressive NGO Bill
Source: Zimbabwe’s President Shouldn’t Sign Repressive NGO Bill Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to “speedily” sign into law a bill that would severely restrict civic space, the operations of nongovernmental organizations, and the right to freedom of association in the country. Click to expand Image Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, at the World Economic Forum in Cape […] …
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It’ll be a ‘rough’ campaign, says Zimbabwe opposition leader
Source: It’ll be a ‘rough’ campaign, says Zimbabwe opposition leader Summary Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwe’s opposition leader through his CCC party, is bracing for a difficult presidential election. He accuses Zanu-PF of using manipulative strategies to lure voters in Zimbabwe. He was nearly assassinated in 2021 where shots were fired at his convoy. His name is […] …
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‘Like slaves’: Zimbabwe farmworkers lash out at work conditions
Source: ‘Like slaves’: Zimbabwe farmworkers lash out at work conditions Farm labourers in Zimbabwe are decrying colonial-era working and living conditions that they say still defines their jobs. Subsistence farmer Joice Chimedza harvests maize on her small plot in Norton, a farming area outside Zimbabwe”s capital Harare, May 10, 2016 [Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters] By Cecil Dzwowa 21 […] …
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Zimbabwe caught 36 armed poachers in 2022
Source: Zimbabwe caught 36 armed poachers in 2022 The figures come from arrests made within national parks, with poachers targeting high value products like ivory and rhino horn (Dylan Mullins) Zimbabwe caught 36 armed poachers in 2022 SELL: The figures come from arrests made within national parks, with poachers targeting high value products like ivory […] …
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Scaling up anticipatory action in Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Malawi
Source: Scaling up anticipatory action in Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Malawi 21 February 2023 Johannesburg – Anticipatory actions are designed to prevent a disaster before it happens than reacting so as to protect the lives and livelihoods of communities. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that every dollar invested in anticipatory […] …
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