Raymond Jaravaza, raymondjaravaza@gmail.com IN September 2021, then-31-year-old Bongani Ngwendu was attacked by a vigilante group in a suspected xenophobic attack at an informal settlement in Pretoria, South Africa, where he was burnt to death in his shack. His charred remains were positively identified through DNA tests from samples supplied by his biological sister in the neighbouring […] …
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Zimbabwe, Russia standardise professional qualifications
Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw ZIMBABWEANS who study in Russia can now start their careers locally without doing the conversion of degree programmes as the Government strengthens inter-cooperation with Russian universities for mutually beneficial outcomes and in the field of mining in particular, to improve explorations. Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister, Professor Amon […] …
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Parly to fast track age of consent, PVO Bills
Zvamaida Murwira, Harare Bureau PARLIAMENT has resolved to fast-track the revised Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill, Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Protection of Children and Young Persons Amendment Bill, and the Administration of Estates Amendment Bill as the Second Republic moves to close potential gaps in the laws. The three Bills were tabled before the National […] …
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Women urged to speak out Gukurahundi experiences
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube has urged women who were affected by the Gukurahundi conflict to come out in the open and utilise the forthcoming public hearings to tell their stories to find closure and aid the national healing process. President Mnangagwa is expected to officially launch the commencement of […] …
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3 investors eye sugar industry
Michelle Moyo, moyomichelle19@gmail.com THREE potential investors have expressed interest in tapping into investments in the country’s sugar industry amid plans to set up a new milling plant in the Lowveld, which could break the Tongaat Hulett-dominated monopoly in the sugar-producing industry. Government is working on facilitating the widening of the sector, as it believes this would […] …
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Guards stole US$53k dropped by robbers in US$700k Quest Finance heist, court told
Spend loot on housing stands, cars and lobola
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Ex-police commissioner and wife held for kidnapping 2-month-old baby
Tot was kidnapped in Gweru and driven to Harare
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Man jailed 7 years for attempted ritual murder of Grade 1 pupil
Businessman accused of hiring 20-year-old man to bring him a human head pleads his innocence on Facebook
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Commercialising agriculture in Zimbabwe: new research on the political economy of agricultural development
This is the fourth blog in a series summarising new research on Zimbabwe’s land reform. In this blog, I look at newly published material on agricultural commercialisation and the shifting political economy of command politics and capitalist expansion. The land … Continue reading → …
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Man jailed 19 years for attempted murder
Source: Man jailed 19 years for attempted murder -Newsday Zimbabwe A 25-YEAR-OLD Nyamandlovu man, who ran amok and axed his cousin before setting his property worth US$14 000 ablaze, was sentenced to 19 years in jail by Bulawayo magistrate Matthew Mutiro on attempted murder and malicious damage to property charges. Nqobizitha Moyo, who pleaded guilty […]
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