Zimbabwe Situation

The Moti Group has been trumpeting a “$1 billion” lithium project in Zimbabwe with a major Chinese investor in tow. Leaked documents and recordings however suggest that group executives led on their Chinese partner while internally sharing the view that their touted world-class prospect was “just rock”. Source: amaBhungane | #MotiFiles: Zunaid Moti’s grand lithium […] …
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Source: Mayor Coltart unpacks his vision for Bulawayo – NewsHawks BULAWAYO’S newly-elected mayor, David Coltart, a veteran politician who once served as Education minister, has come up with a cocktail of measures to restore Zimbabwe’s second-largest city to its former glory. RUVIMBO MUCHENJE He admits that it will not be a walk in the park, […] …
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Source: A Perpetual State of Insecurity in Zimbabwe The State of Peace Report 2022, diligently compiled by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), extends the pioneering work initiated in its 2021 edition. This report stands as a beacon of in-depth investigation into the intricate dynamics of peace and security in Zimbabwe, utilizing a groundbreaking “people-centred […] …
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Source: President Emmerson Mnangagwa starts his second term with very bad news Zimbabwe is now ranked the most riskiest country in Africa for doing business, and it is also sadly ranked as the country with the least investment return in Africa according to the Africa Risk-Reward Index report for 2023. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (C) […] …
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Source: Police, prosecutors humiliated as teenagers, residents acquitted of kidnapping charges SEVEN Mutare residents who include some teenagers have been acquitted after standing trial on charges of kidnapping a ruling ZANU party supporter in the run-up to last month’s harmonised elections, in a major kick in the teeth of law enforcement agents and prosecutorial authorities. […] …
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Court Correspondent Kudakwashe Sihle was granted a peace order by the Harare Civil Court against her husband’s mistress Tendai Rusenza and the mistress’s sister Sandra Rusenza.  The two Rusenza women were ordered to maintain peace and desist from hiring people to vandalise Ms Sihle’s property.  Ms Sihle alleged that the Rusenzas were violating her peace. […] …
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  A Zambian man arrives at the Harare Magistrate Courts for alleged human trafficking, escorted by detectives. — Picture Lee Maidza Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent A Zambian yesterday appeared in court on two counts of trafficking Ugandans to Zimbabwe using them in his fraudulent activities in Zimbabwe. Kimbungwe Yub Ibrah (28) was facing two counts […] …
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Crime Reporter Murder cases involving gold panners and machete gangs continue to increase in Mashonaland West Province, prompting the police to relaunch Operation “Chikorokoza Ngachipere/ Isitsheketsha Kasiphele, and No to machete wielding gangs”, to thwart such activities. The development comes as a 22-year-old man was stabbed and killed last Friday at Cooperative Mine in Battlefields […] …
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  Steward Bank says Kashagi loans are helping to promote financial inclusion by providing access to credit to individuals and businesses. Herald Correspondent Steward Bank, a subsidiary of Ecocash Holdings, disbursed $2.8 billion to 903 000 individuals and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under its digital micro-credit loan facility, Kashagi, in its 2023 financial […] …
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  Zimbabwe is expecting to produce 40 tonnes of gold this year from 35.3 tonnes last year Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S gold production fell 15 percent to 19,3 tonnes in the first eight months of the year partly due to lack of funding by the small-scale miners to modernize operations. According to data […] …
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