Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Broke Zimbo hangs self in Bots – The Southern Eye AN unidentified Zimbabwean man reportedly hanged himself in rented accommodation in Ditladi village, Botswana after complaining about being broke and hungry.The man is said to be in his 30s, and was in the neighbouring country illegally.  He allegedly complained of life problems before committing […] …
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Source: Mpilo CEO post sparks heated debate in Byo – The Southern Eye GOVERNMENT has appointed various public hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) and “snubbed” academic Solwayo Ngwenya, who has been Mpilo Central Hospital acting CEO for the past two years, sparking heated public debate in Bulawayo. The State opted for Narcisius Dzvanga as Mpilo […] …
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Source: Zesa blames vandalism, hailstorms for power outages – The Southern Eye ZESA Holdings has blamed the power outages that Bulawayo residents are enduring on hailstorms and vandalism. Speaking to Southern Eye, Zesa subsidiary Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company’s Western Region manager Lloyd Jaji said: “Vandalism has been the main cause of residents facing […] …
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Source: LSU runs dry, students resort to open defecation – The Southern Eye LUPANE State University’s (LSU) main campus in Matabeleland North has clocked three days without tap water amid fears of a cholera outbreak. The situation is said to be fast becoming a health hazard for the students and staff that live on campus. […] …
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Agriculture Reporter ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed food processing giant National Foods Holdings Limited will this season produce maize and soya beans on 40 000ha, as it heeds the Government’s call for industry to participate in the production of 40 percent of its raw material requirements. In an annual report for 2022, the company’s chairman […] …
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Leonard Ncube  Victoria Falls Reporter MINISTERS and deputy ministers from 13 of the 16 Sadc member States are in Victoria Falls for the high level tripartite dialogue on labour migration governance in Southern Africa. The meeting’s major objective is to identify gaps and key challenges facing labour migration within the region and possible areas of […] …
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A South African laboratory study using Covid-19 samples from an immunosupressed individual over six months showed that the virus evolved to become more pathogenic, indicating that a new variant could cause worse illness than the current predominant omicron strain. The research, conducted by the same laboratory that was to first test the omicron strain against […] …
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Dr Stuart Lake Business Reporter NON-executive chairman of Invictus Energy, the Australian company searching for oil and gas in the north of Zimbabwe, Dr Stuart Lake has stepped down three years after assuming the role and steering the company to the verge of a potential historic oil/gas discovery. The Australia Stock Exchange-listed company recently said […] …
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Minister Shava Herald Correspondent  A Zimbabwean delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Dr Frederick Shava is in Windhoek Namibia for a SADC extraordinary meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation scheduled for today.  Dr Shava is accompanied by Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural […] …
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Agriculture Reporter WHILE the majority of farmers are revelling in the onset of the rainy season, some wheat farmers are racing to complete harvesting of the cereal to escape losses with the rains constantly frustrating their efforts. Zimbabwe operationalised its import substitution measures and expanded the hectarage to 80 000ha with projected yields of 380 […] …
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