Source: War Veterans Demand Promised Benefits Before They Could Back ED’s Re-election Bid War veterans have demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa approves “commensurate benefits” before they could back his re-election bid for the 2023 general elections. Their demands include loan guarantees and rebates for duty-free car imports, NewsDay reported citing ZANU PF central committee report […] …
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Zanu PF, CCC renew rivalry in Binga by-elections
Source: Zanu PF, CCC renew rivalry in Binga by-elections – #Asakhe – CITE Political rivals Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will once again test their popularity when they square up again next month in six Binga Rural District Council polls. Six council seats became vacant following the recall of six councillors […] …
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A cop has been arrested for defrauding desperate passport aspirants
Source: A cop has been arrested for defrauding desperate passport aspirants A police officer assigned to the Bulawayo Central Police Station has been detained for allegedly defrauding desperate passport hopefuls out of US$440 and R600. Sergeant Prosper Madzokera (36) allegedly targeted those seeking passports from outside of Bulawayo. According to a source at the Bulawayo […] …
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Zanu PF bigwigs connive to suck last blood out of Chitungwiza Town Council
Chitungwiza has a giant portfolio of immovable property which include crèches, beer halls, bars, butcheries and shops but a great many of them have been annexed and turned into private possession by occupants who are being led by clique of powerful individuals, an investigation has established. …
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Zimbabwe dam water levels declining despite current rainfall – ministry
The ministry said it was anticipating more significant rainfall activities in the coming weeks to boost the dam levels. …
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Prosecutor General in bid to save crumbling Chihuri wealth seizure case
The State is seeking to forfeit some of his properties including houses and motor vehicles in a bid to recover US$32 million allegedly lost through his alleged corrupt practices. …
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Zimbabwe to conduct pauper’s burial on 32 unclaimed bodies
‘The hospital is requesting relatives or family members of the dearly deceased persons to come forward and claim the bodies and give them a decent burial’ …
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Zimbabwe takes over chairpersonship of Kimberly Process
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter ZIMBABWE has effectively taken over chairmanship of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) for 2023, setting the country in line to host two international diamond mining events next year. The country was elected vice chair of KP for 2022 at the plenary meeting held in Moscow from 8th to 12th November, […] …
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A dance with ‘aliens’ . . . Zimbabwe joins space race with satellite launch
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWEANS have always looked up into the night sky, but they never dreamed that one day the country would occupy space and “dance with aliens”. But in a few hours, the fantasy the nation had never conjured up — that is until President Mnangagwa came into power — will become reality. […] …
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IsiJahunda: Death of a language, people
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief THERE are more than 7 000 living languages in the world, but Unesco predicts more than half will be extinct by the end of the century. IsiJahunda might be one of the tongues as the language is now only spoken by the diminishing elderly in Gwanda District. Zimbabwe was […] …
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