A German tourist who went missing in a national park teeming with wild animals in northern Zimbabwe has been found alive and in “good health” along with his rental car three days later, a spokesperson for the national parks agency said Tuesday. Tinashe Farawo with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife …
Read More »Access To Information Should Not Be Abused To Cause Anarchy
Zimbabweans should not abuse the government’s enhancement of the right to access information by peddling falsehoods that may lead to unnecessary mayhem in the country, Information minister Dr Jenfan Muswere has said. Dr. Muswere warned the public against such behaviour during the belated joint commemorations of the World Post Day …
Read More »Chamisa Headache… Tshabangu Flexes Muscle To Screen CCC December By-Election Candidates
A man claiming to be the interim secretary general of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says he will be in charge of screening and endorsing prospective candidates for the forthcoming December 7 parliamentary by-elections. Sengezo Tshabangu, who recalled 15 CCC legislators claiming that they were no longer party …
Read More »VP Mohadi Collapses, State Agents Try To Cover Up Publicity Of Incident
Vice President Kembo Mohadi Saturday collapsed while addressing a Zanu PF by-election campaign launch for the Gutu West constituency where ruling party deputy youth secretary John Paradza is contesting. The by-election is set for November 11. Elections in the constituency were not held on August 23 following the death of …
Read More »Zimbabwe Declares Drug, Substance Abuse Menace A “National Disaster”
Government has declared the drug and substance abuse menace a “national disaster” lamenting its baleful impacts, especially among the youths, prompting the adoption of swift mitigation measures including establishing reaction teams from the national to village level. The prevalence of drug and substance abuse in communities has reached alarming levels, …
Read More »Migration Africa’s Own Problem
A new ZAM Magazine transnational investigation into migration from five African countries shows that, in many cases, the urge to leave is so desperate that migrants consciously risk extortion by smugglers, abuse, exploitative labour, and even death. In the vast majority of cases, awareness campaigns about these risks, financed by …
Read More »Ofcom Suspends Zimbabwean Director For Anti-Israel Comments
Ofcom’s online safety supervision director has been suspended after anti-Israel comments were posted on her Instagram account. Fadzai Madzingira’s private account posted messages after the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October. The Guido Fawkes website posted screengrabs of what appear to be posts from her account. One described Israel …
Read More »Union Blasts ZIMSEC For Poor Exam Leakage Strategy
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has poked holes in a recent government attempt to plug rampant leakages of public examination papers under the management of the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC). Under the new measures introduced by the government examination body, question papers will now be transported …
Read More »‘We Also Want To Be Billionaires’, Chanakira Tells War Veteran Mutsvangwa
Top banker and entrepreneur Nigel Chanakira has challenged Zanu PF to ensure the removal of barriers for enterprising Zimbabweans willing to join the ruling party-dominated league of billionaires. Speaking at the just-ended CEO Roundtable in Victoria Falls, Chanakira questioned whether those from Zanu PF had preserved that status for themselves …
Read More »Sadc Blasts Zim For Ignoring 2018 Poll Recommendations
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM) final report, presented to the Sadc executive secretary Elias Magosi of Botswana and President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week, bemoans the failure by the Zimbabwean government to implement recommendations made after the 2018 polls, including aligning electoral processes to the constitution. …
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