Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent Harare Magistrate Mrs Ethel Rutendo Chichera has sentenced a thief to an effective one-year jail term after he was found guilty of stealing blankets and phones in a house located in Borrowdale recently. Brian James (23) was convicted of unlawful entry charges on his own plea of guilty. Initially, Mrs Chichera […] …
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Zimbabwe Situation
SA police intensify crackdown on cross border stock theft
Stock theft Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau South African police have intensified their crackdown on cross-border stock theft and arrested a foreign national transporting 53 suspected stolen goats and 13 sheep worth an estimated R100 000. These are mostly being stolen from the Beitbridge district and smuggled out via the Limpopo River. Limpopo police spokesperson, […] …
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Low turnout at voter’s roll inspection centres
Source: Low turnout at voter’s roll inspection centres – #Asakhe – CITE The voters’ roll inspection exercise witnessed a low turnout in Bulawayo, with some voters failing to find their names on the roll while others discovered they had been relocated to other polling stations, a circumstance that polling officers on the ground attributed to […] …
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RAU| Research and Advocacy Unit
Source: RAU| Research and Advocacy Unit Since 2000, and to some extent prior to 2000, Zimbabwe has had a history of disputed elections. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP) (Photo by ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP via Getty Images) The consequences for the country since 2000 have been dire, leading to the imposition of sanctions and targeted restrictions […] …
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Breaking News: Election date announced
Source: Breaking News: Election date announced Breaking News : President ED Mnangagwa has announced 30 August as election date for this years harmonised election. More details to follow …
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Worry over increased wetland invasion
Source: Worry over increased wetland invasion –Newsday Zimbabwe ENVIRONMENTALIST Never Bonde has expressed concern over increasing wetland invasions and firewood poaching in Zimbabwe and has urged authorities to tighten law enforcement to curb the vice. His concern comes as most urban and rural areas are currently experiencing increased wetland invasion with people building houses on […] …
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Mother, son in cement scam
Source: Mother, son in cement scam –Newsday Zimbabwe A MOTHER and her son appeared before a Harare agistrate on Friday last week for allegedly conning people of more than US$300 000 and $40 million in cement deals. Tinashe Zimunya representing his company Koffie Tiles and his mother Mary, who is also a director of the […] …
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8 000 SA returnees expected home soon
Emmanuel Kafe At least 8 000 migrants who registered to return home ahead of the expiry of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) in South Africa on June 30, are expected any time soon, with the Government confirming all logistics for a smooth process were in place. This is the first batch of ZEP holders registered […] …
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CALA to stay, but learners’ workload to be reduced
Debra Matabvu THE Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALA) are a key feature in the country’s primary and secondary school curriculum and will not be scrapped, but components per learning area might be reduced, a Government official has said. This comes as Government will this week begin a countrywide public awareness programme to educate key stakeholders […] …
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Why I accepted Zim debt assignment- Adesina
Hebert Zharare recently in Sharm El Sheikh, EGYPT THE African Development Bank (AfDB) will do everything it takes to help free Zimbabwe from the debt burden that has stifled economic growth for two decades and bring the country back to its central role of facilitating trade between Northern and Southern Africa, according to the financial […] …
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