Zimbabwe Situation

Source: ‘ED copying Smith’s colonial handbook’ -Newsday Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of copying the late colonial leader Ian Smith’s system of weaponising the law against critics. “In fact, the methods used by the Smith regime on the black majority population to stifle their rights such as the use of […] …
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Source: Govt ramps up anti-human trafficking efforts –Newsday Zimbabwe Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga addressing guests at an anti-human trafficking event last week What seemed to be a good escape from poverty back home in Zimbabwe quickly turned into a nightmare for Chipo* when she landed in Oman in 2022. Like many economically impoverished citizens, Chipo could […] …
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Source: Gold Mafia: RBZ under sharp scrutiny –Newsday Zimbabwe Al Jazeera exposed high ranking officials involved in smuggling and money laundering. THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has come under renewed pressure to deal with allegations of gold smuggling and money laundering after a leading think-tank said the central bank’s operations should be audited following […] …
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Source: Man steals pills worth US$3 000 –Newsday Zimbabwe Pills A 23-YEAR-OLD Harare man has appeared in court on allegations of defrauding a drug supplier of pills worth US$3 000. The State opposed bail for Simbarashe Kaminga saying he was a flight risk. The matter was deferred to tomorrow for bail ruling. Allegations were that […] …
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent Two men who allegedly highjacked a taxi driver whom they had hired to take them to Lonchivar have appeared in court. Phineas Lenin Moyo and Edrin Kudzanai Kambarami appeared on Monday before Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje charged with robbery. They were advised to apply for bail at the High […] …
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Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent The application by CCC Member of Parliament Joana Mamombe for the temporary release of her passport to visit Kenya for a training conference has been dismissed by Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje. Mamombe is facing allegations of faking her abduction together with her two accomplices, one of whom jumped bail and […] …
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CALEDONIA Mining Group (Caledonia) says it will this year focus on becoming a multi-asset gold producer following the completion of the Blanket Mine expansion project last year. In a statement this week, the company’s chief executive officer, Steve Curtis, said the mining firm was continuing to evaluate investment opportunities in Zimbabwe. “Now that the Central […] …
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  National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau Police have released the names of the three people who died in an accident when a Mandaza bus side-swiped a kombi on the 29 km peg along the Hwedza-Mutiweshiri road on Monday morning. About 27 people were also injured in the accident. “Zimbabwe […] …
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Source: Mr. President, independence doesn’t mean freedom to destroy one’s country! I recall a story I was told by my parents when I was still a little child. Tendai Ruben Mbofana   There was a ruling ZANU PF meeting at our local sporting facility, named ‘Zisco Club’, in the early 1980s – which at the […] …
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Asst Comm Nyathi Online Reporter A TOTAL of 175 drivers were arrested in an ongoing operation to enforce route permits and time tables on Passenger Public Service Vehicles, bringing cumulative arrests to 16 915. Police confirmed the arrests on their official twitter account on 17 April. The police launched to nationwide operation in February 2023 […] …
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