Voter registration campaigners in Manicaland have accused police of frustrating their efforts. Project Vote 263 transported 56 citizens to register as voters in Chikanga-Dangamvura and Mutasa North last Thursday, but activists say they were interrogated by police and had their pictures taken without their consent. “Police authorities accused us of …

Armed robbers are on the prowl in Masvingo where they have been on a warpath over the past week. A security guard was left for dead after being shot in the abdomen at Neshuro Growth point in Mwenezi on Monday while a pirate taxi driver is also battling for life …

Zimbabwe has been asked to settle a US$70 million debt after it lost an international arbitration case over canceled nickel and platinum ventures between a private company and the state miner more than a decade ago. Companies linked to the British Virgin Islands-registered Amari Platinum Mauritius Limited (Amaplat) in 2019 …

Provincial Ministers of State and Devolution have been assigned to assemble crack teams that deal with the menace of illegal miners carrying out their activities in ecological sensitive ecosystems, Nhau has learnt. The teams will be comprising of members of the security sector, the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and other …

In our recently launched book, Robben Island Rainbow Dreams, we map out the making and breaking of an institution, with hard lessons and truths about the early years. We hope our insights can be some use to the future of the museum. And more broadly to the country. For almost …

Prosecutors and attorneys are praising several victims of R. Kelly for testifying at his trial. After the singer was found guilty Monday of federal crimes that could land him in prison for decades, some of those victims were speaking out again. Jerhonda Pace, the first victim to testify, posted a statement to …

Jurors have found R&B singer R. Kelly guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, along with separate charges of sex trafficking. In this federal case in the Eastern District of New York, Kelly faced a total of nine counts — one count of racketeering, with 14 …

It is 7 pm and inside the shebeen, or unlicensed bar, in Harare, men and women clutch small bottles of “whisky” and talk animatedly as they dance to loud music. One man staggers and falls over, to the amusement of other drinkers. He mumbles inaudible words as he drifts into sleep. …

The United States (US) continues to take a firm stand against Harare’s delay in holding by-elections, reiterating President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration should respect the Constitution and should urgently conduct outstanding local council and parliamentary by-elections. Mnangagwa last year ordered the suspension of all by-elections as part of measures to control …

Zimbabwe is crafting regulations that would outlaw Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) suspected to be funding or campaigning for politicians in any election in the country. According to the state-controlled Sunday Mail newspaper, the proposed amendments to the Private Voluntary Organizations Act would include the shutting down of some PVOs and …