The British Government has appointed Mr. Peter Vowles as the new British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, a press release from The United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office says on its website www.gov.uk/fcdo. He will replace outgoing ambassador Ms. Melanie Robinson upon appointment in September this year. It reads: Change of …
Read More »CCC Releases Much-Awaited 2023 Election House Of Assembly Candidates List
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has released a list of its 250 parliamentary candidates after they filed their nomination papers across the country on Wednesday. Dozens of veterans were excluded from the final list, guaranteeing new faces in the new parliament after the August 23 general elections. CCC leader …
Read More »SA Authorities In Bribery Scandal To Process Zimbabwe Exemption Permits
South African Home Affairs officials at the Verification Visa Centres are allegedly demanding bribes from desperate Zimbabweans seeking to submit applications to regularise their stay in the neighbouring country beyond the expiry of their Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) whose grace period has been extended to December 2023. The official submission …
Read More »Unions Blame ‘Low Wages’ As Teacher Is Found Hanged After Collecting Pay
Two unions have blamed derisory salaries after a deputy head allegedly hanged herself at a primary school in Mwenezi, Masvingo. She has been named as Miriam Mzenda, nee Manyarara. The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and the Amalgamated Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) said Mzenda was found hanged in …
Read More »50pc Of Zimbabweans Are Lodgers
Zimbabweans continue facing an acute shortage of affordable housing options amid indications that at least half of the country’s urban population lives in rented accommodation. This is according to the 2023 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee report (ZimVac) which indicated rented accommodation continues to be an economic survival strategy especially for …
Read More »Transport Minister Mhona Abuses Office To Lure Votes Through Driver’s Licences
Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has been sucked into a driver’s licence scam where villagers from his constituency were reportedly overcharged to obtain provisional driver’s licences. Mhona, a Zanu PF aspiring candidate for the Chikomba East constituency, set up mobile Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) depots in his constituency …
Read More »Corruption Drove Govt’s Failure To Deliver On Key Priorities: Survey
A new report by research organisation Sivio Institute has shown that most citizens believe the government has failed to deliver on key priorities having ample resources, with corruption being the major contributory factor. The report shows that central government has failed to provide employment and adequate healthcare, which are among …
Read More »Zimbabwe’s Civil Servants Suffer Health Burden As PSMAS Implodes
Robby, 51, lies on a bed in a public hospital in Harare. A car accident in January resulted in serious leg injuries, and he needed emergency care. At the time of the accident, Robby, who requested to be identified by only his first name for fear of retribution, believed the …
Read More »South Africa Extends ZEPs Expiry To December
By Daniel Kachere News EditorZimbabweans in South Africa have been given a lifeline after the country’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) yesterday extended the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs) to December 31 this year, Nhau/Indaba has established. ZEPs are legal documentation issued to Zimbabwean nationals living and working in …
Read More »Official Zim Dollar Exchange Rate Breaches 3 500 Mark
Zimbabwe’s official foreign currency exchange rate breached the 3 500 mark at the close of Tuesday’s Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign currency exchange auction. The auction ended with the Zimbabwe dollar officially trading at a weighted average of $Z3 673.77 per United States dollar. Last week the rate shot …
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