Source: ‘Sikhala incarceration is political persecution’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe Job Sikhala BY LORRAINE MUROMO HUMAN rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa says the refusal by the State to grant bail to 14 persons arrested for the Nyatsime violence and two legislators Job Sikhala (Zengeza West) and Godfrey Sithole (Chitungwiza North) who have been languishing in remand since […] …
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Government says vexed by criminal tag on Zim migrants in South Africa
‘Cabinet would like to assure the nation that government remains committed to ensuring that citizens are given thee requisite protection and accorded thee necessary dignity’ …
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Zimplats, Mhondoro chiefs connive to dump community share payment
‘I have taken time to seek some advice and have been told that the indigenisation law does not give power to mining companies to do away with their responsibilities to local communities’ …
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Prison wardens set inmates to bash ‘trespassing’ duo
‘Plaintiff sustained severe injuries and had to seek medical attention. The Plaintiff suffered approximately three percent residual disability as a result of the assault’ …
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ZEC ups systemic sanctioning of the indigent voter in run-up to 2023 elections
Hefty ZEC Nomination fees are most likely to place social groups at the periphery when it comes to their representation. …
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Matabeleland gets Intwasa inputs…Second Republic eyes US$8,2 billion agriculture economy
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter FARMERS in Matabeleland are geared for the summer cropping season following the delivery of agricultural inputs for the 2022/2023 farming season under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, popularly known as Intwasa/Pfumvudza. Government is targeting to produce 3 million tonnes of maize during the 2022/23 summer cropping season with land preparations already […] …
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WATCH: Oasis of hope amid desolation…How Alpha Teen offers buffer zone to rural children living with HIV
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter OUTSIDE Ms Sitheni Ncube’s (42) kitchen sits a group of children born with HIV drawn from Ibaza, Impu, Khozi, Mazhowe and Bhembelele villages in Dula, Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province. These bubbly youngsters are munching on fire baked buns and corn snacks — one of few meals they have per […] …
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A gem of a national team!…Zimbabwe win second match at netball World Cup Qualifiers
Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter Zimbabwe continued their fine run in the Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers with a victory over Namibia in their second match of the campaign at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, yesterday. On Sunday Zimbabwe beat Botswana 49-41. The Gems beat neighbours Namibia 45-41 to hand Namibia their second defeat. […] …
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Illegal mining dungeons of degradation endanger communities
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ILLEGAL miners in gold rich districts of Matabeleland are causing massive land degradation, endangering communities and livestock as they leave areas that they would have been operating in littered with un-reclaimed pits. Some use dangerous chemicals and burn grass, starving livestock of pastures. Livestock farmers are counting their losses as they […] …
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COMMENT: BCC moto ‘Si Ye Pambili’ no longer relevant
If there is a motto that can be adopted by the City of Bulawayo in place of “Si Ye Pambili” (Let us go Forward), it’s the unofficial Milton High School prefects’ motto: “Order First, Liberty Last.” There is no going forward in Bulawayo. Siye Phambili is a Rhodesian motto that has lost currency in the […] …
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