Source: Smuggling threatens manufacturing sector value-addition chain -Newsday Zimbabwe A dark cloud casts its shadow over Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector as the scourge of smuggling tightens its grip, jeopardizing not only the survival of local industries but also the job opportunities they create. Particularly hard-hit are textile and blanket manufacturers, once pillars of the nation’s economy. […]
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Bindura police detain 37 women protesters
Source: Bindura police detain 37 women protesters –Newsday Zimbabwe Police in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province, have reportedly arrested and detained 37 women protesters at Trojan Nickel Mine. The women were protesting their husbands’ unpaid salaries. A Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights team is on the ground to negotiate the protesters’ release. National police […]
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Cop up for indecent assault
Source: Cop up for indecent assault – The Southern Eye A POLICE officer based at Ross Camp in Bulawayo is in trouble with the law after he fondled his sister-in-law’s daughter aged 14. The 38-year old policeman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor, was not asked to plead to indecent […]
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Parents demand removal of Lupane headmistress
Source: Parents demand removal of Lupane headmistress – The Southern Eye A school head in Lupane, Matabeleland North province, has clashed with locals over abuse of office among other charges as the row over the deployment of teachers in the region continues. Locals with support from the secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) are now demanding […]
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Sabi Gold Mine production up 166%
Source: Sabi Gold Mine production up 166% -Newsday Zimbabwe SABI Gold Mine in Zvishavane has increased production to 40 kilogrammes (kg) of gold bullion per month from 15kg following the resuscitation of the yellow metal producer by Anmack Mining Private Limited. Speaking during a tour of the mine on Wednesday, Midlands Provincial Affairs minister, Owen […]
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Environmental rights activists face victimisation
Source: Environmental rights activists face victimisation -Newsday Zimbabwe ENVIRONMENTAL Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs) are being subjected to harassment, threats, and victimisation by corporates especially mining companies for flagging business practices that harm the environment. This was said by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) which called on the media to highlight the crucial role that […]
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BCC turns to engineers as water crisis deepens
Source: BCC turns to engineers as water crisis deepens – The Southern Eye BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is pinning hopes on its engineering department to formulate strategies towards addressing the crippling water crisis in the city. This comes after the government refused to declare the city a water crisis area to allow authorities to seek […]
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Save the Children responds to humanitarian crisis
Source: Save the Children responds to humanitarian crisis -Newsday Zimbabwe SAVE the Children has launched a development hub to capacitate local and national organisations on how to respond to humanitarian needs in Zimbabwe such as the looming drought In a statement on Tuesday, Save the Children country director Bhekimpilo Khanye said more than 50 local […]
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Heads to roll at Harare council
Source: Heads to roll at Harare council –Newsday Zimbabwe HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume says heads will roll over the delays in procuring the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system used for billing ratepayers. Mafume accused some council officials of conniving with officials from the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) to benefit from the chaotic billing system. […]
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Man jailed 20 years for raping, impregnating daughter
Source: Man jailed 20 years for raping, impregnating daughter – The Southern Eye A 58-YEAR-OLD man from Queens Park East in Bulawayo has been slapped with 20 years in jail for raping his daughter and impregnating her. In another case, a 26-year-old Nyamandlovu man was jailed 15 years for for raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter. […]
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