Zimbabwe Situation

Crime Reporter Police arrested two more armed robbers who were part of the six-member gang which has been terrorising motorists and commuters along the Harare-Masvingo highway and the Masvingo area in general since January this year. The daring gun wielding criminals would pretend to be genuine travellers and stop motorists at Mbudzi Roundabout and later […] …
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Source: Council, home seekers strike deal – The Southern Eye The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and some home seekers at Emhlangeni Phase 2 and Magwegwe Extension surburbs have reached an agreement on the servicing of their housing stands. They agreed that each home seeker will pay  US$4000, excluding value added tax, towards the completion of […] …
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Source: Gukurahundi stuck like a sore thumb in 2022 – The Southern Eye The unresolved Gukurahundi issue has been topical since the beginning of the year with various stakeholders divided on how best to find redress to the 1980’s mass killings. Since assuming office in 2017, following a military coup, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has met […] …
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Source: Chief in eye of storm over land grabs – The Southern Eye Tempers are flaring in Matabeleland South’s Umzinyathini area where villagers are accusing the local chief of parcelling out pastures and their fields to outsiders. The villagers recently staged a demonstration against Chief Stanely Gwebu and lodged a complaint against him with the […] …
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Source: Currency woes: Suppliers demand cash upfront – The Standard SUPPLIERS to the retail sector have started demanding cash upfront before delivering goods purchased in Zimbabwe dollars in order to navigate the effects of currency depreciation and high inflation, retail giant OK Zimbabwe Limited has said. OK Zimbabwe made the observation in interim financial results […] …
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Source: Interview: Nyaradzo Group CEO opens up on smear campaign, state of insurance industry – The Standard Leading funeral insurer Nyaradzo Group was a victim of a fierce social media campaign where it was accused of profiteering at the expense of clients. The activist behind the campaign Alistar Nyamarari Chibanda has since retracted his claims […] …
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Source: Zimbabwe to have dark Christmas amid power cuts, high prices – ABC News Zimbabwe has loosened restrictions on travel and gatherings with the threat from COVID-19 receding A woman prepares a meal by candle light at her home in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. A buoyant holiday mood is not lifting the country […] …
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Source: Feature: Child rights get more focus in bid to fight early marriages –Newsday Zimbabwe File pic: Pregnant teen DURING the year 2022, violation of children’s rights in Zimbabwe was rampant, with girls being forced into motherhood at an early age, while several cases of child marriages were reported. There were also disturbing reports of […] …
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Source: Africa Sun donates 4000 sanitary pads to girls -Newsday Zimbabwe AFRICAN Sun Limited donates over 4 000 sanitary pads AFRICAN Sun Limited today handed over 4 000 sanitary pads to the Girl Child Network in Chitungwiza to assist girls to maintain their dignity and self-esteem during menstrual periods. Due to the high cost of […] …
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Source: ‘5,8 million Zimbos require food assistance’ –Newsday Zimbabwe AT least 5,8 million Zimbabweans are estimated to require food assistance, latest statistics from the World Food Programme have shown. According to WFP’s HungerMap Live monitoring platform, which collects data from rural households through mobile surveys on a number of indicators including food consumption patterns and […] …
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