Zimbabwe Situation

Source: MSU scoops innovation awards – The Southern Eye President Emmerson Mnangagwa congratulating MSU stakeholders after they scooped several awards at the Presidential Innovation Fair held in Harare early this week MIDLANDS State University (MSU) scooped several innovation awards at the two-day Presidential Innovation Fair held in Harare on Wednesday and Thursday. The innovation fair […] …
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Source: Fake promises might cost Zanu PF: CCA – The Southern Eye Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) president Rocky Moyo THE Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) says fake promises by the Zanu PF-led government to allocate them land for places of worship may cost the party in the upcoming elections. The CCA, which […] …
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Source: Police have no mandate to inspect shop licences: Harare mayor -Newsday Zimbabwe Harare mayor Jacob Mafume Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has ordered the Zimbabwe Republic Police to stop harassing business operators under the guise of inspecting operating licences. This follows a video which has gone viral of police officers confronting a businesswoman, purportedly asking for […] …
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Source: ‘Govt neglecting Mat South schools’ – The Southern Eye ‘Govt neglecting Mat South schools’ VILLAGERS in Matabeleland South province have accused the Primary and Secondary Education ministry of neglecting schools in the province, resulting in many posting a zero pass. According to the parents, the majority of rural schools suffer from lack of experienced […] …
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Zimbabwe boasts a highly diversified mineral resource base, with the mining industry contributing approximately 12% to the country’s GDP. Source: Top 5 Minerals Produced in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe boasts a highly diversified mineral resource base, featuring close to 40 exploitable minerals that include platinum group metals (PGMs), chromium, gold, coal, diamonds, lithium, manganese, iron ore, copper, […] …
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Source: UNESCO laureate helps a young woman continue her studies in Zimbabwe | UNESCO © The Female Students Network Trust Speaking out “I was a first year student at university and was thrown out of school. I did not live up to society’s expectations of how a girl should live,” said Audrey. Audrey was suspended […] …
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Zanu-PF’s anti-American rhetoric is not only deployed to win friends abroad. As elections approach, it is also a prominent campaign tactic at home. Source: Zimbabwe’s ruling party vilifies the opposition as American puppets. But the party itself had strong ties to the US Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressing a rally in Bulawayo recently. Zinyange Auntony/AFP […] …
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Source: ZRP undertakes to fix illegal bus rank menace after ZLHR’s protest THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has undertaken to dismantle a chaotic and illegal bus rank in Harare and bring sanity and order following a complaint lodged by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). ZRP assured ZLHR that it is working towards bringing sanity […] …
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Source: ‘Middlemen milk women smallholder farmers’ -Newsday Zimbabwe THE majority of women smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe are getting less than 15% of the value of their produce while middlemen, transporters, processors, wholesalers and retailers get the lion’s share, a recent survey has revealed. The survey conducted by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) […] …
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Source: Charumbira threatens ‘sex attack victim’ –Newsday Zimbabwe CHIEFS Council president Fortune Charumbira CHIEFS Council president Fortune Charumbira, who has been reported for allegedly sexually abusing his married niece on two occasions, has threatened to sue the victim for defamation, claiming the charges were baseless. Charumbira, is who is also president of the Pan-African Parliament […] …
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