Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Army officer, Zimbo aided robbers escape –Newsday Zimbabwe Army officer, Zimbo aided robbers escape A SOUTH African soldier and a Zimbabwean national have been arrested for allegedly attacking police and helping six-armed robbery suspects awaiting trial to escape on Monday. Kedibone Albert Langa (38), a member of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and […] …
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Source: Corporal punishment permissible: High Court –Newsday Zimbabwe High Court Of Zimbabwe A HIGH Court judge yesterday ruled that corporal punishment is permissible and cannot be classified as assault and a criminal offence if the intent to discipline is proven. Justice Munamato Mutevedzi made the ruling when he cleared Yeukai Graham Mutero of charges of […] …
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Source: Zanu PF official in court for disrupting Zec programme –Newsday Zimbabwe Kudakwashe Damson A ZANU PF aspiring candidate for Epworth constituency appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday charged with obstructing Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) officials from doing their work. Kudakwashe Damson, who was represented by Servious Kufandada, was granted $50 000 bail and […] …
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Source: Govt to destroy boreholes drilled on wetlands –Newsday Zimbabwe HARARE Metropolitan province secretary Tafadzwa Muguti HARARE Metropolitan province secretary Tafadzwa Muguti yesterday said all boreholes that were illegally drilled on wetlands will be destroyed and equipment confiscated. Muguti revealed this in a statement following a meeting with the Harare Wetlands Trust and Harare residents’ […] …
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Source: Zimbabwe Implements the International Monetary Fund’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System Washington, DC: With the successful launch of a new data portal, Zimbabwe has implemented a key recommendation of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) to publish essential macroeconomic and financial data. The e-GDDS is the first tier of the IMF Data […] …
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Source: Mother acquitted of killing son | The Herald Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter A Chitungwiza member of an apostolic sect who fatally assaulted her son for being initiated into the Nyau cult (zvigure) walked away free after the High Court acquitted her of murder after finding she had acted lawfully in the corporal punishment […] …
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Source: Zim, Zambia to sign ecosystems deal | The Herald Minister Jenfan Muswere Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Reporter Zimbabwe and Zambia are set to conclude an agreement which is expected to foster transnational cooperation in ecosystems management through the establishment, development and management of the Lower Zambezi Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area (LOZAMAP TFCA). The TFCA […] …
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Source: Directors further remanded over illegal billboard | The Herald Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent The matter of two Harare directors who allegedly erected an illegal billboard in Borrowdale discrediting a property developing company was today deferred to April 14 for a possible trial date. Paragon Printing director Mark Strathen and Fairclotte Investments director Grant Russell, […] …
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Source: Details emerge on robber found dead near hospital | The Herald Crime Reporter The silver Honda Fit in which a suspected armed robber was found dead on Monday morning just outside Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare was reported to have been stolen in Parktown, Waterfalls, last week. As investigations into the death intensify, […] …
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Source: Form One pupil commits suicide | The Herald The late Pauline Moyo Mkhululi Ncube Chronicle Reporter A Form One pupil at a private school in Luveve suburb on Sunday committed suicide by hanging in the presence of her 8-year-old sister. The girl hanged herself in her bedroom at around 7PM while her younger sister […] …
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