Source: School bus accident claims lives – The Standard A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Nyanga District Hospital mortuary in Manicaland yesterday as heartbroken parents collected the remains of their children who died when a Tynwald High School bus overturned along the Rusape-Nyanga road on Friday night. According to police, the accident happened around 7pm when the […] …
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Fresh rights abuses hit Marange
Source: Fresh rights abuses hit Marange – The Standard VILLAGERS in Marange are demanding the withdrawal of the recently deployed state security agents whom they accuse of gross human rights violations, including torture. A highly secretive security indaba was held in Harare last week where Marange villagers, civil society organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders raised […] …
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Government frets over dwindling correspondent banking relationships
Source: Government frets over dwindling correspondent banking relationships – The Standard By Melody Chikono GOVERNMENT has revealed that it is making frantic efforts to intensify international re-engagements and restore relationships with correspondent banks which have now dwindled to just two. Should the two banks leave, the government is concerned that this would make the country […] …
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Dexter Nduna blames, urges ban on driver smoking for ‘causing veld fires’
‘Veld fires are caused by those that smoke in their motor vehicles and throw away cigarette stabs’ …
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Parliament summons July Moyo over devolution circus
Parliament has summoned local government minister July Moyo to come and explain how his ministry was administering devolution amid claims of continued meddling and abuse of funds belonging to local authorities by the under-fire top government official. …
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Troubled PSMI shuts down West End and Claybank hospitals
PSMI blames “cash flow” problems at PSMAS for decision to close hospitals after workers not paid for 3 months …
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Tynwald High School bus was speeding; police release deceased’s names
Source: Tynwald High School bus was speeding; police release deceased’s names Police in Nyanga say the bus accident in which six students from Tynwald High School died was caused by speeding. Circumstances surrounding the accident are that upon reaching the 75 kilometre peg along the Rusape-Nyanga road near Pine Tree Hotel, the driver failed to […] …
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Zimbabwe is next – says Chamisa after newly formed Lesotho party pulls stunning election victory; Biti heads observer mission
Source: Zimbabwe is next – says Chamisa after newly formed Lesotho party pulls stunning election victory; Biti heads observer mission Nelson Chamisa OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa commended the upset election victory in Lesotho by a newly formed opposition party and vowed that Zimbabwe would be next. Lesotho business mogul, Sam […] …
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Ziyambi wades into Job Sikhala case
Source: Ziyambi wades into Job Sikhala case – #Asakhe – CITE Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi The government claims opposition lawmaker, Job Sikhala, who has clocked over 100 days in prison on allegations of inciting violence, violated past bail conditions, thereby denying him new bail petitions. Sikhala is said to have […] …
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Participate in EIA processes, mining communities urged
Source: Participate in EIA processes, mining communities urged – #Asakhe – CITE Communities in mining areas have been urged to actively participate in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes in order to be able to hold mining companies accountable on issues of environmental rehabilitation. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental […] …
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