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Over 30k people to be affected by demolitions

20 housing cooperatives lose court caseWomen, children face harsh rainy seasonGovt supports demolitions By Kundai MarunyaCity of Harare (CoH) is ready to act on their court victory against 20 housing cooperatives that illegally sold land to unsuspecting residents, a development that will leave approximately 30 000 people without shelter. The …

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New TV stations: New wine in old bottles

Nhau CorrespondentLack of diversity has been cited as a major concern for the newly licensed television stations, whose ownership is either linked to already existing media houses, Government or the ruling party ZANU PF. Of the six stations licensed by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) – Zimpapers Television Network …

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ZINARA Executives Up For Corruption, Obstruction of Justice

Two top Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) executives have been hauled before the courts facing allegations of corruption and obstruction of justice. The duo, Human Resources Administrator Gilfern Moyo and Finance Director Adam Zvandasara appeared before Magistrate Ngoni Nduna. Zinara Chief Executive Nkosinathi Nyathi is also implicated in the case …

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We are poorly resourced: ZRP

…As judge blasts police for ‘arresting to investigate’ Daniel Kachere Police investigating the gruesome murder of Tapiwa Makore (Junior) are yet to conduct searches at suspect Thanks Makore’s other house where his second wife resides due to lack resources. This emerged at Thanks Makore’s bail appeal application heard at the …

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Six new TV channels licensed in Zimbabwe

…nation celebrates job opportunities The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe has announced the six new media houses that have been given television licences. The six applicants, who came out tops out of a shortlist of 12 aspirants, are Zimpapers Television Network (ZTN), 3KTV, Rusununguko Media, Kumba TV, Ke Yona TV and …

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Mnangagwa’s Covid-19 headache

Cases continue to rocketSchools teeter on brink of closureSickly economy can’t shutdownParents withhold children from school As it increasingly becomes clear that Zimbabwe is in the grip of another wave of Covid-19 – President Mnangagwa and his Cabinet find themselves at sixes and sevens. On Tuesday, Cabinet resolved to shutdown …

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Kasukuwere throws weight behind Chin’ono

Exiled former ZANU PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, has thrown his weight behind journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who is currently incarcerated at Chikurubi Maximum Prison. Chin’ono was arrested and charged on allegations of defeating or obstructing the course of justice. Kasukuwere openly sympathised with Chin’ono, who has taken the Second Republic …

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Mamombe’s trial at a standstill

Deputy Chief Magistrate Bianca Makwande has postponed her ruling on whether to accede to the State’s application to have Harare West legislator Joanna Mamombe’s trial separated from her MDC Alliance colleagues. Last week, State prosecutors Messrs Whisper Mabhaudhi and Michael Reza applied for her charges to be separated from those …

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