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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law the heavily criticised Health Services Bill which takes away the rights for public sector health workers to strike. The new law criminalises any collective job action which goes beyond 72 hours, and any member of the Health Service who breaches the Act shall …

ZIMBABWE’S delimitation process, which changed shapes and boundaries of parliamentary constituencies, has left Zanu PF in a stronger position in the opposition fiefdom, Harare province, after it created three new constituencies in Harare South and Epworth areas. While there are some changes in Zanu PF-dominated provinces, the process mainly left …

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) preliminary delimitation report has been tabled in the National Assembly following its presentation to President Emmerson Mnangagwa electoral body’s chairperson Priscilla Chigumba last year. During the tabling process, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said, “The Constitution of Zimbabwe section 161 Sub Section (1) states that once every 10 years, …

A man died while homes and school infrastructure were destroyed when heavy rains accompanied by strong winds pounded Gwanda district Wednesday night leaving a trail of destruction in the area. An elderly man was swept away in Mlenje River in Mawaza village. His body was found by community members some …

By Wendy Kusema A Deputy Headmaster at Bare Secondary in Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central died after a huge tree fell over a vehicle she was seeking shelter from during a violent storm, Nhau/Indaba has established. Mashonaland Central Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the fatal incident which he said occurred at around mid-day …

Bank accounts of the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) were siphoned of $120 million after a syndicate of hackers gained access to the organisation’s computer systems. Using Zimdef authorisation codes, the hackers ordered banks to transfer large sums of money to their own accounts, a Harare court heard yesterday. Out …

Government’s recent move to introduce free education beginning this term has been dismissed by analysts and opposition politicians as “political banter” meant to hoodwink the electorate ahead of this year’s polls. The analysts said the programme was unsustainable as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s 2023 national budget statement did not make …

Zimbabwe’s parliament is set to break its festive period break for an emergency session that will see members debate the preliminary delimitation report to be tabled before the legislative house by the President. The report, key to the holding of the country’s harmonised elections later this year, has not yet …

Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has said more than 50,000 teachers are supporting the idea of going on strike when schools open next week. In a statement, ARTUZ said it will organise massive collective actions as part of its endeavours to push government towards reinstatement of the US$540 …

The state was Wednesday forced to abandon burial on Moreblessing Ali’s mutilated remains after the slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist’s children and other family members fiercely protested the controversial move arguing they had the final say on her burial. Ali, who was killed between May and June this …