Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Police crackdown on CCC, leaders arrested – The Standard Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) organising secretary Amos Chibaya and Budiriro legislator Costa Machingauta were arrested in Harare yesterday alongside 23 other party members while attending an internal party meeting held at the legislators’ residence. Anti-riot officers besieged Machinguta’s house, stopped a private internal party […] …
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Source: The Difficult Life Of Zimbabwean Immigrants In South Africa This week Operation Dudula announced its intention to camp outside schools in Gauteng to prevent undocumented foreign children and teachers from accessing education in the country. The targeting brought to light the typical problems faced by foreigners in the country, particularly Zimbabweans. Many Zimbabweans in South Africa are economic […] …
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Source: ZEC urged to fix constituency voter population – #Asakhe – CITE The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has been urged by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Analysis of the 2022 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Preliminary Report on the Delimitation Exercise to ensure that each constituency or ward has an equal number of voters, as required […] …
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Source: Vic Falls in pursuit of total cleanliness – #Asakhe – CITE THE Pristine Victoria Falls Society has said awareness campaigns on the need to keep the resort city clean are bearing fruit with about 80 percent of businesses now meeting basic waste management requirements. Stakeholders in Victoria Falls in 2021 formed the PVFS, an […] …
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Source: CCC reiterates it will not impose 2023 candidates  – #Asakhe – CITE THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is working on a template that will allow citizens to choose their 2023 council and parliamentary candidates without being dictated to by the political party. This move was confirmed by CCC national deputy spokesperson Gift Ostallos […] …
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Source: Lack of protection for LGBTQI people worsens intimate partner violence – #Asakhe – CITE LISA*, a lesbian, was severely injured in 2019 after her lover attacked her with a bottle. She needed a police report to receive medical help and opened a docket but decided to dismiss the assault allegations after receiving medical attention. […] …
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Source: Lithium ban: SARW calls for more reforms –Newsday Zimbabwe File picture: Lithium THE Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) says government should implement other measures to support its decision to ban lithium ore exports to lessen the detrimental effects the ban has had on artisanal miners. In an effort to boost investment in domestic processing […] …
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Source: Haulage truck robbers on the loose: Police –Newsday Zimbabwe File pic: Haulage trucks POLICE have warned haulage truck drivers on Harare-Chirundu highway to be on the lookout for dangerous criminals who are on the prowl targeting trucks during the night. In a statement, national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “Police inquiries have […] …
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Source: Farmers turn to drought-tolerant grains as maize falters -Newsday Zimbabwe “IN the past, if I planted 10 kilogrammes of maize seed, I would get at least two tonnes, but now we get 150kg from the same amount of seed. The rain is now erratic — it is getting less every year,” said Gilbert Butau, […] …
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Source: Jitters over Gwai-Shangani Dam relocations – The Southern Eye A MATABELELAND based human rights group has accused government of dithering on plans to relocate hundreds of villagers in Lubimbi, Binga in Matabeleland North to pave way for the Gwayi-Shangani Dam. Government initially said it would relocate the villagers to the identified new site in […] …
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