Source: We’re burying opposition-led councils: Chiwenga –Newsday Zimbabwe VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga has said the ruling Zanu PF party is geared to end opposition dominance in urban councils in elections set for later this year. Chiwenga was speaking at the launch of the Presidential Title Deeds and Settlement Regularisation Programme in Epworth, Harare, […] …
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Monthly Archives: April 2023
ED challenger employing delaying tactics: Court
Source: ED challenger employing delaying tactics: Court –Newsday Zimbabwe Sybeth Musengezi A ZANU PF member, Sybeth Musengezi, who is facing fraud allegations for allegedly falsifying his residential address when he joined the ruling party, has been accused of employing delaying tactics to evade trial. Musengezi, who last week appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda for trial, […] …
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AI red-flags growing Statelessness
Source: AI red-flags growing Statelessness –Newsday Zimbabwe Isaiah Laiton, a former farm worker from Malawi, sits in front of his hut on a farm at the southern outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. HUMAN Rights watchdog, Amnesty International (Al) has warned over Zimbabwe’s growing Statelessness as it amplified calls for alignment of laws to allow thousands […] …
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Media challenged to stick to ethical standards
Source: Media challenged to stick to ethical standards -Newsday Zimbabwe Misa advocacy officer Malvern Mkudu THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has challenged the media to stick to ethical standards while disseminating information to allow citizens to make informed electoral choices. Media practitioners are mandated to give equal coverage to all political parties and […] …
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Maize markets in Zimbabwe: a complex web of hidden activity
This year looks like it will be a bumper harvest, with the recently published crop assessment expecting a massive 2.3 million tonnes of maize, up 58% from last year. Maize is central to a complex web of small-scale businesses supporting … Continue reading → …
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ZITF: The only place to be this week
Nqobile Bhebhe and Bongani Ndlovu IF you are in business and you are not in Bulawayo this week, wherever you are, you are in a wrong place! The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), one of Africa’s premier trade showcases, kicks off tomorrow at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre (ZIEC). Many start-ups have successfully launched at […] …
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Eveline High bags global award
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, thandeka.moyo@chronicle.co.zw A heritage online project created by an Eveline High School teacher and his learners has won an international award, Ciena Solutions Challenge Sustainability Award. The Ciena Solutions Challenge Sustainability Award is a US$2,500 award that eligible educators can apply for to sustain or scale their challenge project(s). The award funds will be […] …
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Breaking stereotypes and building careers
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, sukulwenkosi.dube@chronicle.co.zw SWIMMING is a sport which has been confined to elite schools but Downtown Swimming pool operators in Gwanda seek to break this stereotype through equipping learners from public schools with swimming skills. The swimming pool is being managed by a Gwanda based family who are professional swimmers. Ms Lisa Wenha and her […] …
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Zimbabwe hailed for media freedoms
Leonard Ncube, leonard.ncube@chronicle.co.zw THE Second Republic has been commended for championing media freedom and ensuring safety of journalists despite criticism from the country’s detractors. After enactment of the Constitution which guarantees media freedom and safety of journalists in 2013, Government repealed the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act which was replaced with the […] …
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COMMENT: All is set for ZITF to open
WE are here again, the week when Bulawayo hogs the stage. The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) begins in the city tomorrow, ending on Saturday. Everyone who matters in business in our country, Sadc and Africa will be in the city to show what they have to offer, to seek markets and partnerships. The five-day […] …
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