Source: Funeral chaos: Moreblessing Ali family engages Zimbabwe Republic Police -Newsday Zimbabwe THE grieving family of slain opposition activist Moreblessing Ali has called on the police to investigate, and bring to book, culprits responsible for episodes of violence that erupted at her funeral on Saturday. The funeral proceedings were marred by chaos as suspected followers […]
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‘We are still in control’, declares Tshabangu as he takes oath as senator
Hawkish politician bullish over CCC future after Chamisa exit Source: ‘We are still in control’, declares Tshabangu as he takes oath as senator – Zimbabwe News Now Parliament debut … Sengezo Tshabangu being congratulated by Senate president Mabel Chinomona soon after he took oath as a Matabeleland North senator HARARE – Self-proclaimed Citizens Coalition for […]
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Waste recyclers target rural areas
Source: Waste recyclers target rural areas – The Southern Eye WASTE recyclers, who have been operating mainly in urban areas, are now targeting rural areas in an effort to empower more people. Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) director Khumbulani Maphosa said: “We are already doing waste picking in rural areas. We already have groups […]
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Violence flares up in Insiza
Source: Violence flares up in Insiza – The Southern Eye VIOLENCE has erupted in Theleka area in Insiza, Matabeleland South province, after a machete-wielding gangs reportedly from Mashonaland and Midlands provinces, notoriously known as Mashurugwi or Mabhambadzi, raided villagers in what is believed to be a war over land. According to Theleka villagers, the violence […]
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Shut down bars, residents demand
Source: Shut down bars, residents demand – The Southern Eye BULAWAYO’S ward 7 residents have demanded the closure of sports bars sprouting in the area, accusing them of fuelling criminal activities and promoting drug abuse. Bulawayo Community Action Group (BUCAG) chief co-ordinator Sevina Ncube said the area had been experiencing a spike in violence-related deaths. […]
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Treasury Sanctions Zimbabwe’s President and Key Actors for Corruption and Serious Human Rights Abuse
Source: Treasury Sanctions Zimbabwe’s President and Key Actors for Corruption and Serious Human Rights Abuse | U.S. Department of the Treasury WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 11 individuals, including Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities for their involvement in corruption or serious human rights […]
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‘Chiefs now marriage officers’
Source: ‘Chiefs now marriage officers’ –Newsday Zimbabwe TRADITIONAL leaders in Zimbabwe will now have the authority to register marriages and issue birth and death certificates in a landmark development that seeks to eliminate statelessness. This was revealed by vice-president of the National Council of Chiefs Fortune Charumbira on Thursday during a conference of traditional leaders […]
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Local online publication sued over defamatory stories
Source: Local online publication sued over defamatory stories -Newsday Zimbabwe Marondera businessman Francisco Marconati has threatened to sue local online publication Bulawayo24.com for publishing two defamatory articles alleging that he was dropping Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga’s name into his dispute with former business partners. In a letter of demand dated February, Marconati’s lawyers from Joel Pincus, […]
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Waverley Blankets locks out workers
Source: Waverley Blankets locks out workers -Newsday Zimbabwe WAVERLEY Blankets has reportedly barred some of its workers from entering company premises following their refusal to sign short-term contracts in January, demanding permanent jobs. Employees who requested anonymity reported that despite having worked for the company for more than five years, management had only offered them […]
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Minister quizzed over inconsistent statements
Source: Minister quizzed over inconsistent statements –Newsday Zimbabwe TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Barbara Rwodzi was last Friday quizzed over inconsistencies in the statements she made in a case in which her political rival, Patrick Cheza, and three other opposition activists are accused of public violence. Rwodzi is Chirumanzu South legislator, while Cheza was the […]
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