Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent THE State has withdrawn armed robbery charges against freelance journalist, Xolisani Ncube, after conceding it had failed to prove its case against him. This prompted Harare regional magistrate Mr Clever Tsikwa to set Ncube free, at the close of the State case, due to lack of evidence linking him to the […] …
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Zimbabwe Situation
Mamombe, Chimbiri trial deferred
Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent Harare regional Magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has deferred to June 23 the trial of CCC members Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri who are accused of lying that they were kidnapped and dumped in rural Bindura at Muchapondwa Business Centre. The duo recently had their application […] …
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4 students arrested over Sikhala demo
Source: 4 students arrested over Sikhala demo –Newsday Zimbabwe File pic: FOUR University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students were yesterday arrested for staging a protest on Monday evening over the continued incarceration of opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker, Job Sikhala and the “weaponisation” of the law against government critics. According to the Zimbabwe NGO […] …
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Chinese national loses US$3K to conmen
Source: Chinese national loses US$3K to conmen –Newsday Zimbabwe TWO Harare residents appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi on a charge of impersonating police officers to defraud a Chinese national. Primrose Tarumbiswa and Prosper Chimbunu were granted $50 000 bail each and told to return to court on June 28. Allegations are that last week on […] …
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Govt revamps forestry policy
Source: Govt revamps forestry policy –Newsday Zimbabwe Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa GOVERNMENT is crafting a national policy to promote community participation in forest management. Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said sustainable utilisation of forest resources as guided by the Constitution might benefit and change lives of communities in rural areas. “The National Forestry Policy will ensure […] …
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Zim’s pledge to implement key reforms under global spotlight
Source: Zim’s pledge to implement key reforms under global spotlight –Newsday Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa The international community is monitoring Zimbabwe’s pledge to implement key reforms to resolve its debt burden to end years of international isolation. In a statement, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said President Emmerson Mnangagwa reassured development partners and creditors that […] …
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High Court convicts HCC bosses for criminal abuse of office
Source: High Court convicts HCC bosses for criminal abuse of office –Newsday Zimbabwe High Court of Zimbabwe THE High Court on Tuesday convicted Harare City Council finance director Stanley Ndemera and chamber secretary Charles Kandemiri on a charge of criminal abuse of office. Ndemera and Kandemiri were being charged alongside former mayor Herbert Gomba and […] …
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Africa should stop being such a crybaby!
Tendai Ruben Mbofana We all know there is nothing more ‘uncool’ or ‘unsexy’ than someone who never owns up to his own failures in life – but seeks to blame others as to why he is not succeeding. Amongst all these, the ones that take the trophy (at least, as far as I am concerned) […] …
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Big brother in Zimbabwe
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Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe Will Hold Free, Fair And Credible Elections This Year
Source: Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe Will Hold Free, Fair And Credible Elections This Year President Emmerson Mnangagwa WASHINGTON – President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government will conduct free, fair and credible elections this year. Speaking at a high-level debt resolution forum in Harare today, Mnangagwa said the government is putting in place all the necessary measures to […] …
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